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|Previous College:
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UC Santa Barbara
As a junior, Camou appeared in 12 games starting four, batting at .250 clip ... In Big West play he batted .286 and tallied all of his hits while playing catcher ... Made his first career start on May 7 vs. Cal State Northridge ... Went 1-for-3 in that game with his first career RBI and a run scored ... Two days later, made another start behind the plate and went 1-for-4 with an RBI ... On April 17th against Cal State Fullerton he got a key pinch-hit single, marking his first career hit as a Gaucho ... 2009
Cañada Junior College
Started in 40 games, tied for most on the team...Batted .295...Hit two home runs...Finished third on the team with 37 RBI...Scored 34 runs...Had a .395 on base percentage and stole 10 bases...Named to First Team All-Coast North Conference
High School
Attended El Camino High...Playing for the Colts, Camou hit .375 with one home run, 13 RBI and 10 walks in his senior year...Named First-Team All-Peninsula Bay League...Also played football and basketball.
Daniel Paul Camou was born on Sep. 21, 1987 in San Francisco, Calif....Last name is pronounced Cuh-MOO...Majoring in sociology at UCSB...Played for the NorCal Longhorns in the summer of 2008...Hit .367 with one home run...Had a .517 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .472...Nickname is "The Danimal"...Roots for the San Francisco Giants, 49ers, Golden State Warriors, and San Jose Sharks...Favorite athlete is Joe Montana...Most memorable sports moment is "The Catch"...Favorite movie is "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"...Would invite Chris Farley, Dave Chapelle, and Bruce Lee to dinner if given the opportunity...Can speak French...Has a brother named Etienne...Parents are Jean Pierre and Marion Camou.
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Hobart entered the game without starting quarterback Nick Strang and wide receiver/punterYosh Karbowniczak. The Statesmen also had a lengthy list of active players at less than 100 percent healthy, including fullback Juan O'Farrill, who played with a cast on one hand. The news got worse as the game went on as leading wideout, senior Garth Muratori was forced from the game due to injury in the second quarter.
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The Wolverines countered with a 13-play, 60-yard march that was capped by McSweeny's five TD pass of the day, a 15-yard connection with Sean McAndrew. Wesley led 35-21 with 47 seconds left in the third quarter.
Hobart's finally scoring drive of the day got a boost from the Wolverines. After three straight incompletions, the Statesmen punted. The Wolverines fumbled the return and Hobart recovered. Wesley was also hit with a roughing the kicker penalty that moved the Statesmen half the distance to the goal line. Junior quarterback Kelly Olney hit Dougherty for 7 yards on first down and Webb scored on another 1-yard run to make it 35-28 with eight seconds left in the third.
Hobart missed its starters the most in the fourth quarter. Twice in the final 15 minutes the Statesmen found themselves inside the Wesley 10-yard line, but both times it came up empty. Muratori has thrived in those situations over the past two seasons, scoring 14 touchdowns, many of them on fade routes.
In his first collegiate start, Olney completed 16-of-37 passes for 211 yards and was sacked only once. Junior wideout Junior Woodard was his top target, catching four passes for 21 yards. First-year Elvin Souffrant pulled in three passes for 50 yards. Webb produced 138 yards of total offense, rushing for 45 yards and catching three passes for a team-high 93 yards.
Defensively, Robinson produced a career-high 15 tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, while junior linebacker Andrew Klindera added eight tackles. Senior defensive tackle Dane Wilcoxen had 1.5 sacks. First-year defensive end Tyre Coleman was credited with six tackles, including half a sack. He finished the season with 13 sacks, one shy of the Hobart season record, and 19 tackles for a loss, three off that record.
McSweeny finished the day 18-of-27 for 336 yards with five TDs and an interception. He was sacked three times. Jeremiah Howe caught a game-high six passes for 43 yards, while Koudossou had five catches for a game-high 166 yards and two TDs. McSweeny was also the Wesley's top rusher with 61 yards on 15 carries.
Mike Asiedu paced the Wolverines with 14 tackles.
Short-handed Statesmen fall to #7 Wesley 35-28 in NCAA Playoffs
|Hobart (7-2)
|No. 7 Wesley (10-1)
DOVER, Del.—Playing without several key starters, the Hobart football team gave seventh-ranked Wesley all it could handle, but came up short in its upset bid, falling 35-28 to the Wolverines in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship.


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Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 556
Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Jul 09, 2009 4:18 pm
Post subject: Logging Etiquette
I thought I would drop a note about online logging etiquette. Seeing as I've hidden a couple caches and watch quite a few cache listings, I get many emails of logs on a regular basis and I've noticed a decline in the quality of online logs.
As a hider the log from finders is your reward for hiding the cache. You want to know that people are having fun and enjoying finding your cache. Or sometimes a report that they didn't have a good experience and/or something is wrong with the cache that you might want to change or fix.
Writing a more detailed log is good for other cachers so they have a better idea of what to expect and also for yourself so you can remember the experience you had at the cache. I know with the increased volume of cache finds and hides it can be difficult to come up with interesting and unique logs, but it is something all cachers should strive for I think.
I just logged 350 finds in a very short span and I made sure to write a unique log for every one and tried to include some story, description or interesting note to each one. I made sure not to use a single acronym or copy and paste the same blurb to every log.
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Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Jul 09, 2009 9:29 pm
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Kudos to you for being able to write a unique log after finding that many caches in such a short time. My memory isn't good enough to allow that luxury. The caches that stand out in my memory definitely get a personalized note when I am logging my find though. I have been guilty of the cut and paste logs, but only on a very rare occasion. If I would have had 350 caches to log, that likely would have been one of the occasions.
Not sure if it really has the same connotation today, but several years ago if your log simple said "TFTC" it was really a code for "this cache really sucked, but my mother always taught me that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" I still get caught off guard some times when someone logs one of my caches with just "TFTC". I immediately think they didn't like the cache.
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Location: Ste. Anne
Posted: Jul 09, 2009 11:48 pm
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I've loved all the caches I have found. But sometimes there isn't much to say but Thanks.
It's not that I didn't enjoy it and am just trying to be nice.
I do try to say something more at caches that are memorable to me. but when I am out of town for a few days it's hard to remember each one individually unless it stands out in my mind.
I'll try harder in the future though.
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Posted: Jul 10, 2009 9:19 pm
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I echo JH's remarks. Except that I must have started after the TFTC code meant a crappy cache. LOL
I'm all over the map depending on the experience. Sometimes my logs are short and sweet, other times I'm much more verbose.
Of course, no one comes close to Kabuthunk length stories.
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Joined: 28 Oct 2005
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Location: Just south of Winnipeg
Posted: Jul 11, 2009 2:29 am
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I agree ertyu I think the hider deserves some positive feedback from the finder, and I also want to have a record down the line to trigger some kind of a memory of my finding of the cache. A my finds pocket query often produces some interesting reading. Also, Ive had cachers email me years after a find asking for some kind of info about a cache and after rereading my log it often triggers a better memory.
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Location: Manitoba
Posted: Jul 11, 2009 3:12 am
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I completely agree with ertyu and OBG. I think it's a nice treat for a hider to get a notice that someone found their cache, and you always want feedback on how it went for that person. It's not like it requires a story, but at least a short sentence that gives a little more context to your search and find. On my recent trip to Grand Forks / Fargo, we found close to 100 caches and I wrote a little blurb for each one.
I do agree that some caches simply don't warrant much discussion. Forgive me, but unless something truly bizarre happens to me at an ICU cache, ones like that typically get only a few words.
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Location: Manitoba-Westman
Posted: Jul 17, 2009 3:19 am
Post subject: Logs in Australia
One of the interesting things we noted with people logging caches in Australia is that they go the extra bit to thank the hider by name. It's a nice personalized touch that acknowledges the effort to place a cache. We haven't adopted it yet because I often forget to look for the hiders name before I begin the log, but on reflection it might be a good habit to get into.
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Posts: 271
Location: Manitoba
Posted: Jul 18, 2009 3:09 pm
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Oh I the queen admit to much worse logging. Partly it is the joy of my blackberry! I can log onsite now and then at Least get the order right. I love all caches if I find them. Particularly I like logging immediately in a short manner if they all are named the same in a series. I wish folks would put that @ the end.
Another excuse is that we do 20 or so @ a time. And computer time @ hotel comps is short. Arlin is finding Germany expensive buying time: 10 dollars an hour! We will try to do better. I try to choose 1 good word to log short like: dandy or fantastic.
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Location: Winnipeg
Posted: Aug 25, 2010 4:30 pm
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I just thought it was time to bump this one up again for more people to read as the quantity of short 1 word or single acronym logs is at least half the logs I read these days.
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Posts: 271
Location: Manitoba
Posted: Aug 26, 2010 9:00 pm
Post subject: Well the short gets shorter
is the new message I received and I got 6 emails with that one. WOW. I'd like to block those especially on my blackberry. I improved slightly on my trip and tried to write a better description again. Maybe I like that better than the lengthy critical ones I've gotten recently saying I lack imagination and forethought as to placement. Ouch. I have yet to find out if that sender has hidden any.
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Posted: Aug 27, 2010 5:50 pm
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... Lack of imagination... I guess those finders haven't found Huh? , Cacheaholic Anonymous or Raiders. To name a couple of your more memorable ones.
"So do they sometimes hide caches in dog poo like this?" "No, that's real poo. You might want to put that down."
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I must agree with Glacier_ice - some great caches and at least one that I have yet to find.
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Queen, I'm shocked at those comments as you have some of the best caches in the province...
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Post subject: remembering caches when you log them
Nobody mentioned this so I'm throwing it in: if you need help with remembering caches, bring a camera along and take a picture at each cache to jog your memory. I try to snap a picture of whatever it was that stood out for me. Since I'm not going to post the picture, it can be the cache itself, but more often it's the scenic view, something interesting near the cache, or something that reminds me of the search.
I think every "real" hide deserves a real log. (ICU's are not real hides.)
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I just thought it was time to bump this one up again for more people to read as the quantity of short 1 word or single acronym logs is at least half the logs I read these days.
Crap, my bad. I'll try to pick up my logs a little bit.
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Species: Grandidier's baobab (Adansonia grandidieri)
Status: Endangered (EN)
Interesting Fact: The flowers of Grandidier's baobab are said to smell like sour watermelon!
A long-lived species, the magnificent Grandidier's baobab is only found in Madagascar. These unusual looking trees have massive cylindrical trunks and, at certain times of the year, a flat-topped crown of bluish-green leaves. The flowers of this species open after dusk and are thought to be pollinated by nocturnal mammals, such as fork-marked lemurs, which feed on the nectar from the baobab's flowers. Grandidier's baobab bears ripe fruit in November and December, and the kidney-shaped seeds are thought to be dispersed by water. There are a number of animal species that may have acted as seed dispersers in the past, but these have become extinct since human colonisation.
Grandidier's baobab is heavily exploited, with the fruit and seeds being used for food and oil and the bark used to make rope. It is also threatened by habitat loss, with many trees being cleared for agriculture. Many organisations are currently working to protect the unique biodiversity of Madagascar, and plans to increase the amount of protected land will hopefully help to conserve this amazing tree.
Find out more about conservation in Madagascar: Madagascar Wildlife Conservation.
View images of Grandidier's baobab on ARKive.
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Shannon Lee Miller (born March 10, 1977) is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history. Miller was the 1993 and 1994 World All-Around Champion, the 1996 Olympics balance beam gold medalist, the 1995 Pan Am Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent 7 team at the Atlanta Olympics. The winner of a combined total of 16 World Championships and Olympic medals between 1991 and 1996, Miller ranks as the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in U.S. history. Miller was also the most successful American athlete, by medal count, at the 1992 Barcelona Games, winning five altogether.
Gymnastics careerEdit
Early yearsEdit
Miller was born in Rolla, Missouri, but she and her family moved to Edmond, Oklahoma when she was only six months old. Miller began gymnastics at age five, and four years later, she and her mother traveled to Moscow, Russia to participate in a gymnastics camp. As a twelve year old, she finished third at the 1989 Olympic Festival — a competition designed to showcase up-and-coming talent. She traveled to Europe in 1990 and 1991 for international meets and scored two perfect 10.0s on the balance beam at the Swiss Cup and Arthur Gander Memorial. At the 1991 Arthur Gander, she won the All-Around and amassed the highest all-around total ever recorded by an American woman under the traditional 10.0 scale: a 39.875. (Kim Zmeskal had also amassed this same total score at the 1990 USA vs. USSR Challenge.)
At her first World Championships in 1991 in Indianapolis, Miller won two silver medals - in the uneven bars (where she tied Soviet gymnist Tatiana Gutsu) and the team competition. The team medal was a first for the Americans, and teammate Zmeskal became the first American to achieve the World All-Around gold medal. Miller placed second in the world during the compulsory portion of the competition to Soviet Svetlana Boguinskaya.
At the 1992 American Cup, Miller fell during her final routine on the floor exercise when she was performing her mount of whipback through to full twisting double back. Due to injury, Miller missed the 1992 Individual Apparatus World Championships in Paris. Miller competed in the compulsory portion of the 1992 Nationals, where she defeated Zmeskal. Not quite back up to speed with her more difficult manuveurs, she pulled out of the Optionals and petitioned to the Olympic Trials. Although the result was controversial, Miller won the Olympic Trials and defeated Zmeskal.
Miller won the compulsory portion of the 1992 Olympic Games, and then won the entire individual portion of the team competition, advancing to the All-Around as the number one ranked gymnast in the World. She may be best-remembered for her performance in the Individual All-around at the 1992 Olympic Games. In a duel with the Unified Team's Tatiana Gutsu, Miller missed out on the gold by the closest margin in Olympic history: 0.012 points. The result was controversial because Gutsu had originally finished 4th on her team. Though she had qualified well within the top 36 who advance to the all-around, only three athletes from each country could then advance.
In order to get round this rule, Gutsu's teammate Rozalia Galiyeva, who finished 3rd, was said to have a knee injury and was removed by the Unified Team coaches from the All-Around final. Galiyeva later said she was not injured, so perhaps Miller was unlucky to have had to compete against Gutsu in the first place. Nevertheless, by the end of the evening she had accomplished the highest All-Around placement by an American in a non-boycotted Olympics. This record would stand until Carly Patterson won the title in 2004. Tim Daggett described Shannon's vault as "the most perfect piece of gymnastics that I have ever seen. I've had conversations with a number of other people who were in the arena, and they agree."
Miller continued her strong showing in event finals, when she went on to capture three more individual medals: a silver on balance beam and bronzes on floor and bars. This haul of five Olympic medals in one Games was more than that of any Americans in any sport. Along with Lavinia Miloşovici, Miller was the only female gymnast to compete in every single event at the Games (team, all-around, all four finals) and she alone performed all sixteen routines without serious error. Thirteen of her sixteen routines scored a 9.9 or higher, with her lowest score being a 9.837 on the vault in the apparatus finals.
1993 and 1994Edit
During the next two years, Miller became the only American to win back-to-back World All-Around Championships. Her performance at the 1993 world championships in Birmingham was exceptionally dominant. After having qualified on every event in the preliminary round, Miller was sub par on beam in the all-around final but narrowly beat Gina Gogean of Romania. Following the break-up of the USSR, the athletes from the old Soviet Union had undergone upheaval and most were not ready to mount a sustained challenge at the 1993 World Games. Miller, on the other hand, reworked her routines in order to comply better with the new code. The result in the preliminary round was a victory by over two-tenths margin. She followed her all-around title with golds on bars and floor, but fell three times from the beam. She was forced to withdraw from vault due to illness.
At the 1994 world championships in Brisbane, Miller again took the all-around title, beating Romanian Lavinia Miloşovici into second place. As in 1993, her performance was strong enough for the gold. She also won the title that had eluded her the previous year, the beam, with a near perfect exercise. It was not until the Goodwill Games in late 1994 that her winning streak ended. Dina Kotchetkova, beaten into third place at the world championships, narrowly defeating Shannon Miller 39.325 to 39.268. She rebounded by earning silver medals on the vault and the uneven bars, and gold medals on the balance beam and floor exercise. She missed winning medals in the women's team competition and the mixed team competition, where she, along with her teammates, placed 4th in both categories. Two weeks later, she would compete at the 1994 U.S. National Championships, where she would win all five silver medals, each time placing second to Dominique Dawes.
Olympian and television commentator Kathy Johnson commented at the 1993 World Championships, where Miller won every single event in preliminaries, that never had she seen a gymnast so dominant since Nadia Comăneci in 1976. Bart Conner concurred, stating that only if Miller faltered could she be beaten. In 1994, however, Miller placed second to Dominique Dawes in the all-around competition at the US National Championships. Dawes also topped Miller in all four of the individual event finals at the same competition and would be Miller's chief rival for the remainder of that year. In 1995 Miller struggled with injuries, fatigue, and a growth spurt.
Although she won the 1995 American Classic, she lost the 1995 National Championships to thirteen year-old Dominique Moceanu when she fell off the beam. Coming into the 1995 World Championships, she had a realistic shot of becoming the reigning three-time consecutive World Champion, but Miller injured her ankle. Although she competed in the team competition and qualified to all four event finals once again, she could barely walk and was not up to speed. Despite performing under par, she still amassed the highest total of the entire American team. Although she had won five individual gold medals in the last two World Championships, she walked away from Sabae without a single individual medal. Here she would take seventh place on the uneven bars and a very respectable fourth place on the balance beam, after having to withdraw from both the vault and the floor exercise due to her injury.
Although struggling with severe tendinitis in her left wrist, and a pulled hamstring injury Miller won the 1996 National Championships and once again established herself as the top American entering the Olympics. Here she unveiled her new Yurchenko 11⁄2 twisting vault, and her double layout on the floor exercise. Many feel as though Shannon's performance on the floor at these nationals championships was her finest floor routine ever. Once again though, she was forced to sit out the Individual Apparatus World Championship in the Olympic year due to injury, and later the Olympic trials. She was able to petition onto the American team as the top performer, and the injury was sufficiently recovered by July to allow Miller to compete in her second Olympics. Her fellow teammates were Dominique Dawes, Jaycie Phelps, Amy Chow, Dominique Moceanu, Kerri Strug and Amanda Borden. Miller led the American team to history as the Magnificent 7 — the 1996 Olympic Gold medal winning American team - finally defeated the Russians for the first time ever. Kerri Strug garnered the lion's share of the media attention following her famous vault, but actually it was Miller who was the team's highest scorer, individually placing 2nd during the compulsories and 2nd after the entire team competition behind the eventual Olympic All-Around Champion, Lilia Podkopayeva. This performance qualified her for her second Olympic all-around competition.
In the All-Around, Miller was sitting in 2nd place half-way through the competition with another showdown for the gold on the horizon. But her wrist was in poor shape and had only gotten worse since the Nationals, forcing her to have 2 cortisone injections. While numbing the pain, the injections failed to solve the problem and Miller was not at her most powerful. She failed to fully complete a new skill on the floor exercise, a double layout somersault, which she landed with a big lunge forward. Miller managed 8th place finish, making her the highest ranking American in that competition. Miller won the individual Olympic gold medal on beam. This performance was her thirtieth and final routine in Olympic competition. She once again made history by becoming the first American to win the balance beam at the Olympics, becoming the first United States woman to win an individual gold medal at a non-boycotted Olympics as well as the first to win any individual apparatus in a non-boycotted Olympics. Miller concluded her career with 7 Olympic medals (two gold, two silver, three bronze).
Following the Olympics, Miller and her teammates participated in a 100-city tour and several exhibition competitions. She competed in her final world-class meet in 1997, when she won the all-around title at that year's World University Games. In 2000 Miller made a brief comeback attempt for the Sydney Olympics. She competed in the Olympic Trials, but after a fall on vault decided to scratch from the competition despite being cleared by a doctor to continue.
Her accomplishments in the sport of gymnastics have won her several major honors. She has been named to USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, the US Olympic Hall of Fame, and the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame and the Women's International Sports Hall of Fame.
Miller is the only woman, in any sport, to be inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame twice, as an individual and for her team. With seven Olympic and nine World Championship medals, Shannon Miller is the most decorated United States Gymnast, male or female. Miller is currently tied with Nastia Liukin as the gymnasts who have won the second most World Championship medals (9) for the United States (second to Alicia Sacramone, who won ten World medals). However, Miller's world medal count includes two World All-Around Titles and a total of five golds.
As a teenager, Miller attended Edmond North High School, working with a flexible program that accommodated her training, travel and competition schedule.
In 2003, she graduated from the University of Houston with a B.B.A. in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Later that year she entered Boston College Law School and graduated in 2007. Miller opted not to take the Bar Exam in any state. She moved to Florida where she made appearances at gyms, conducting beam clinics, and starring in workout DVDs.
Personal lifeEdit
Miller married lawyer and ophthalmologist Christopher B. Phillips in June 1999. The couple separated in 2004; their divorce was finalized in 2006. While Phillips accused Miller of infidelity with a married male athlete, the charge was denied by Miller and did not figure into the divorce grounds.
In August 2007, Miller announced her engagement to John Falconetti, the 39-year-old President of Drummond Press and past chairman of the Duval County, Florida Republican executive committee. The couple married on August 25, 2008, and have one son.
In February 2011, Miller revealed she had been diagnosed with germ cell ovarian cancer after doctors discovered a baseball-sized cyst. The cyst had been surgically removed the previous month. Miller underwent three cycles of chemotherapy from March 7 to May 2, 2011. In September 2011, her doctor gave her a clean bill of health.
Miller is currently President of Shannon Miller Lifestyle: Health and Fitness for Women and President of Shannon Miller Foundation, dedicated to fighting childhood obesity.
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I would like to congratulate Joe DiSibio on his victory in the District 13 race for school board and thank him for his encouragement. I also would like to congratulate Toni Pomerantz on her victory. She will be an excellent addition to the board.
I would like to thank those that supported me and let everyone know what a great experience the whole process has been. I would like to repeat my goal of encouraging more people to become involved. Our district has 28,000 residents, but on a beautiful day, only 1,577 residents took the time to cast a vote on the budget. We can do better. I also encourage more voters to be involved in the process of running for a position. I can personally vouch for what a rewarding experience it is, and would be happy to help.
It is discouraging that in 39 districts on Long Island, voters did not even have a choice because the incumbents ran unopposed. Two districts had open seats that did not even garner enough interest to have one person seek the position. Come on, Long Island, we can do better!
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Last time we saw that the points in the projective geometry PG(n,Fq) are defined to be the lines (through the origin) in the vector space Fq^(n+1). What about lines in PG(n,Fq)? Well, it's simple - they are defined as the planes (through 0) in Fq^(n+1).
Last time we saw that the points in the projective geometry PG(n,Fq) are defined to be the lines (through the origin) in the vector space Fq^(n+1). What about lines in PG(n,Fq)? Well, it's simple - they are defined as the planes (through 0) in Fq^(n+1).
Let's look at an example, to try to clarify our intuitions. Here are the points of PG(2,F3) again.
> :load Math.Combinatorics.FiniteGeometry
> ptsPG 2 f3
(Recall that each point in PG(2,F3) represents a line through 0 in F33. We have chosen the representative which has 1 as its first non-zero coordinate. This has the consequence that the coordinates in the diagram are best read back-to-front - they're zyx instead of xyz.)
So the lines in PG(2,F3) correspond to the planes through 0 in F33. For example, the plane x = 0 (the left hand face of the cube) gives rise to a line in PG(2,F3) containing the points 010, 100, 110, 120. The plane x = z (a diagonal cut through the cube from front left to back right) gives rise to the line containing the points 010, 101, 111, 121. Just to be clear, we are only looking at the planes in F33 that contain 0. So for example, 012, 101, 111, 121 - the plane x+z=2 - is not a line in PG(2,F3). Also, remember that F3 wraps around - so for example 010, 102, 112, 122 is a line in PG(2,F3).
Okay, onwards. As we did with AG(n,Fq), we can represent a line in PG(n,Fq) by any pair of points on it. We would then like to be able to do the following:
- Given a line of PG(n,Fq), list the points of PG(n,Fq) which are on it
- Given a line of PG(n,Fq), find a canonical representation for it
- Find all lines of PG(n,Fq)
(These are basically just the same things that we did when we looked at AG(n,Fq) a couple of weeks back.)
Okay, so suppose that we are given two distinct points of PG(n,Fq), representing a line, and we are asked to list all the points of PG(n,Fq) that are on the line. Well, the two points are also points in Fqn+1, and as they are distinct in PG(n,Fq), they are linearly independent in Fqn+1 - hence they generate a plane through 0. We are being asked to find all lines through 0 that are contained in the plane. Well, that's easy:
- Generate all linear combinations of the two points - all points in the plane in Fqn+1.
- Each non-zero point in the plane represents a line through 0, and hence a point of PG(n,Fq)
- However, we can filter out all except those that are in the canonical form for pts of PG(n,Fq) - having a 1 as their first non-zero coordinate - in order to avoid double counting the lines.
So we need an auxiliary function to detect whether a point is in canonical form - what I call "projective normal form" or PNF:
ispnf (0:xs) = ispnf xs
ispnf (1:xs) = True
ispnf _ = False
Then, given two distinct points, to list all points on the line they generate:
linePG [p1,p2] = toListSet $ filter ispnf [(a *> p1) <+> (b *> p2) | a <- fq, b <- fq]
where fq = eltsFq undefined
(Recall that c *> v is scalar multiplication of a vector, and u <+> v is addition of vectors. Note that in HaskellForMaths <= 0.1.9, you must use the more general "closurePG" function instead, which has the same behaviour.)
For example, here are the two lines of PG(2,F3) that we discussed earlier:
> linePG [[0,1,0],[1,0,0]] :: [[F3]]
> linePG [[0,1,0],[1,0,1]] :: [[F3]]
A line in PG(n,Fq) can be represented by any pair of distinct points on the line. Is there a canonical pair to pick? Yes, there is. Given any pair of points of PG(n,Fq), we can consider them as the rows of a matrix. Any matrix which can be obtained from this matrix by elementary row operations represents the same plane in Fqn+1. For our canonical form, we can take the reduced row echelon form for the matrix (see wikipedia). However, I'm not going to dwell on this - use the "reducedRowEchelonForm" function if you'd like to experiment.
What I'd like to consider instead is how we can list all the lines in PG(n,Fq). The answer is simply to list all the reduced row echelon forms. We can do this in two steps:
- List all the reduced row echelon "shapes"
- Fill in all possible combinations of values from Fq, to get all reduced row echelon forms
An example will make this clearer. Suppose we want to find the lines in PG(3,Fq). Thus we are looking for the 2-dimensional subspaces of Fq^4. The reduced row echelon shapes are the following:
To get the reduced row echelon forms, we take each shape in turn, and fill in the stars with the values from Fq in all possible ways.
[1 0 * *] [1 * 0 *] [1 * * 0]
[0 1 * *] [0 0 1 *] [0 0 0 1]
[0 1 0 *] [0 1 * 0] [0 0 1 0]
[0 0 1 *] [0 0 0 1] [0 0 0 1]
To get the reduced row echelon forms, we take each shape in turn, and fill in the stars with the values from Fq in all possible ways.
The Haskell code finds row echelon shapes for k-dimensional subspaces of Fq^n. (For lines, set k = 2):
data ZeroOneStar = Zero | One | Star deriving (Eq)
instance Show ZeroOneStar where
show Zero = "0"
show One = "1"
show Star = "*"
rrefs n k = map (rref 1 1) (combinationsOf k [1..n]) where
rref r c (x:xs) =
if c == x
then zipWith (:) (oneColumn r) (rref (r+1) (c+1) xs)
else zipWith (:) (starColumn r) (rref r (c+1) (x:xs))
rref _ c [] = replicate k (replicate (n+1-c) Star)
oneColumn r = replicate (r-1) Zero ++ One : replicate (k-r) Zero
starColumn r = replicate (r-1) Star ++ replicate (k+1-r) Zero
Thus we can calculate the shapes we saw above as follows:
> mapM_ print $ rrefs 4 2
Next, to find all lines in PG(n,Fq), we need to substitute values from Fq for the stars. The following code does the trick, although I suspect that there might be a better way to write it:
flatsPG n fq k = concatMap substStars $ rrefs (n+1) (k+1) where
substStars (r:rs) = [r':rs' | r' <- substStars' r, rs' <- substStars rs]
substStars [] = [[]]
substStars' (Star:xs) = [x':xs' | x' <- fq, xs' <- substStars' xs]
substStars' (Zero:xs) = map (0:) $ substStars' xs
substStars' (One:xs) = map (1:) $ substStars' xs
substStars' [] = [[]]
linesPG n fq = flatsPG n fq 1
For example:
> mapM_ print $ linesPG 2 f3
It occurs to me that I should explain why PG(n,Fq) is worth looking at. Well, I mentioned before that the symmetry groups of PG(n,Fq) are some of the "atoms of symmetry", from which all symmetry groups are composed. In addition, projective geometry is in fact more fundamental than affine geometry (at least from the point of view of algebraic geometry, although I'm not sure how you would justify that statement in general). Well, maybe you'll just have to take my word for it that PG(n,Fq) is a beautiful thing, for the moment.
Next time, symmetries of PG(n,Fq).


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Maybe she is a cam girl, ever think of that??
School is super stressful this semester since I'm taking a full load (yea yea insert joke).I'm tired as hell. Transit in Canada sucks donkey nut: Basically a 15 minute drive is turned into a full hour of bus ride. Also, because our school book store is too "business-y" for its own good, they *INTENTIONALLY* stock too few books because their profits take a hit; meaning some texts still aren't in into the second week of class. All my teachers, except one big ass turd, have been good about posting our readings online though.I'm just pooped, the materials aren't very interesting and my Statistics course honestly dries up my lady garden every time I think about it. ...Put another way: If I had a penis, it'd either be deflated or inverted anytime I think about stats. Math is my kryptonite.


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Sharing development experience between Latin America and Africa | Helen Clark
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More than 40 social development ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa are gathering this week in Brasilia to discuss how both regions can exchange experiences and increase co-operation to end poverty. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is proud to be the facilitator of this historic gathering.
It takes place less than a month before the Rio +20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. There, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, and civil society organisations will gather to discuss how to build a more sustainable future—a crucial challenge for developing and developed countries alike.
It is clear that countries can no longer afford to grow first and try to clean up later. Or grow first and try to become more equitable later. Growth divorced from advances in human development and without regard for the environment will not sustain advances in human development, and will damage the ecosystems on which life on our planet depends.
Two weeks ago, UNDP's Africa Human Development Report on food security was launched in Nairobi with the President of Kenya. Despite sub-Saharan Africa's significant rates of economic growth, hunger continues to affect nearly a quarter of its population – which adds up to more than the entire population of Brazil (the fifth largest country in the world).
There is much experience to share between Latin America and Africa on the eradication of poverty and hunger, and not least through social protection systems. Social programmes like Brazil's Bolsa Familia, Chile Solidario and Mexico's Oportunidades have been widely praised.
This Fifth Ministerial Forum for Development will encourage even greater co-operation between the nations of Latin America and Africa. South-South co-operation and exchanges highlight development solutions which, adapted to national contexts, can help nations achieve their goals.
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Reaction to lepto vaccine
Recently, my pup Oliver had a fairly bad reaction to the lepto vaccine. He started sneezing, the vomiting. Shortly after his face started to swell and he had a hard time breathing. Scared me to death. The vet hospitalized him overnight and he came home the next day. Now my question. The vet said she would leave the decision up to me if he received the vaccine again next year. If he receives it, he will have to be dosed with benedyl prior to and likely again afterward and will also require a hospital stay. Would it be better for him not to get it at all. What if his reaction is even worse and more severe with damage to his health?
My vet decided this year not to give my dog the lepto vaccination. Last year he was very ill, and there's a small - teeeeeeeeeeeeny, tiny, really - chance that the vaccine may have triggered the problems. The vet thinks that we're safer without it than chancing a reaction. According to him, when they DO see vaccine reactions, it's normally due to the lepto vaccine and they're seeing a few more of that recently - it's not incredibly common, but it seems to be happening more and more with the new vaccines. We are even taking the precaution of dosing Tommy with Benadryl before/during/after his other vaccinations as well, also recommended by the vet just to be on the safe side.
What kind of dog is Oliver? The vet also said that some breeds are more at risk of a reaction to the lepto vaccine... pugs, yorkies, and a few others, I can't remember which ones.
If it were up to me, I would leave the lepto out for Oliver as well - I'm leaving it out due to a small possibility, but you KNOW that Oliver has a problem with it.
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I was leaning towards not giving Oliver the vaccine. I have been reading articles on the rise in lepto cases in dogs and was afraid of not getting the shot. I really don't think that all the steroids they will pump into him can be good for him either. Oliver is a six month old shihpoo.
I was pretty worried about not getting the shot too, but when the doctor wanted to leave it out I figured it was a pretty big deal. Most vets really tend to over-vaccinate (in my opinion, at least!)... so when they suddenly turn around and recommend NOT doing it, I think it's important.
Is Oliver on steroids due to his reaction this time? Poor little pup. At least he's ok now. You might want to talk to your vet about using Benadryl next time anyway, our vet recommends it for every dog who has ever had a vaccine reaction of any kind just to be safe. We just call them for a dosage and start Tommy on Benadryl 24 hours prior to his shots and keep him on it for almost a week after. It has pretty few potential side effects for dogs, at worst it made him a wee bit more sleepy in the mornings.
Oliver was on steroids for two days and benedryl for a couple days after that. Your right, he sure was sleepy for a couple days. He seems just fine now. I guess I'm just worrying in advance. They are members of your family.
I don't mean to derail this thread at all, but I just wanted to mention for Tommysmom, since it seems our dogs have similar problems, that I've stopped all but legally required vaccinations because over the years I saw a pretty direct relationship between vaccinations, HW preventatives, wormers, everything really and Streets' digestive issues.
I really think that there is the immediate reactions to worry about, but also the effects on the over all health of an animal, especially if they already have chronic conditions. I'm not at all suggesting everyone just stop vaccinating, but rather that it be treated as an individual thing which is considered in light of the animals health and lifestyle.
i am very scared of lepto, min pins do not--------- do well with it!!! i have a fenced in back yard about 1 acre i think thats good enough for them and the 2 vets i use say no lepto, brenda and the pins
Lepto is pretty much an endemic threat here--we do vaccinate against it, and we still ended up with 8 dogs being treated for it right now. Their cases are very mild, though, and we attribute that to the protection offered by the vaccine.
However, having said that, if we lived in an area with a lower prevalence of leptospirosis, we'd likely not vaccinate against it. We didn't when we lived just 40 miles from here in Eau Claire. Now that we're in the county forest, though, it's a different story.
Is there a lot of leptospirosis in your area, Mistie62? If there isn't, given that he's reacted to it previously, I sure wouldn't hesitate to just drop the lepto vaccine from Oliver's vaccination protocol.
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Thank you for bringing this up, hopefully others will see it too and perhaps gain more insight into mystery gastro issues!
And yeah, sorry for highjacking this thread! It's really all related though... it's always a balancing act between protecting our dogs from potential threats and protecting them from unnecessary medical treatments, isn't it? And heaven help the doctors if I ever have a skin baby... what's in that vaccine? Do we need it? Can I titer test my baby?
According to the vet, lepto isn't a "huge" problem here, but it's still around. After reading these posts, Oliver will most likely be skipping that one next year unless it becomes rampant.
My puppy, Roxy, just got her Lepto shot, and she's going to get her booster for it tomorrow. I didn't see any reaction with it in her, but my vet did tell me to keep an eye on her. The way my vet made it sound is all they have to do is give them a shot to reverse the affects if she does have a reaction. She said that it was common in small dogs to get reactions.
My mom's dog has severe reactions to shots too, he gets seizures from some certain shots, its really scary. She has decided not to give him his shots unless the virus becomes very common in our area and it is something to worry about.
I would ask the vet if it's something to be concerned about if he doesn't receive the Lepto. If they say you should, maybe you can leave him there and they can give him something to make the reaction go away when it becomes present. If they say they are not really worried, I wouldn't do it.
Good luck to you guys!
My dog also had a reaction as a puppy and swelled. The Vet always leaves the Lepto out of her yearly vaccines thinking that was what made her swell. He has always given a Bendryl shot when she takes her yearly to be safe. She is 10 yrs old now and never had a problem since. My opinion it was the Lepto but we never took a chance and left the Bendryl off to know for sure. Wish I could tell you more other than she has made it without the Lepto. She is 10 yrs old now.
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My golden just contracted this and we live in north Oshawa in a subdivison, not a rural area at all and she only goes for walks on the sidewalk and park no dog parks. You don't want your pet getting this it's nasty. She seems to be responding well to the antibiotics and the fever is coming down, it started at 40.2 C. plus her liver enzymes were going up. Our vet says we caught this early so fingers crossed that she continues to do well. Needless to say we will be looking into the vaccine. You would be shocked at how fast this thing attacks your dog. Not fun and scary.
Glad your golden is doing better, Style. It's a scary disease! Hope she's fully recovered soon!
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"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"
"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
I don't give lepto and my Vet fully approves. They actually said they are against it before I even had a chance to say I didn't want it. Few cases have been reported in my area and it seems the probability of adverse reaction to the vaccine outweighs the danger of getting lepto. More so if an owner is attentive and notes a problem early but we all know things can sneak up on you too. Plus, I believe it is akin to the human flu vaccine, or bordatella for that matter, in that it only targets certain strains and there is no guarantee the strain in any one area is the one of the ones the vaccine covers. I re-evaluate this decision every year at check up time.
when I brought Leo to the vet the first time after getting him from the shelter, I brought all his papers he came with and the vet was surprised to see he got a lepto vaccine. He was probably from a breeding farm which might have been why he got it, but she said a lot of dogs have reactions to it so she prefers to give it only to dogs who live in high risk environments. Not to say dogs can't catch it outside these areas but sometimes the risk of complications outweighs possibility of infection.
One year old labradoodle
My one year old labradoodle had the lepto shot and had a bad reaction to it this was 6 weeks ago and now he has lost 10 pounds and is not wanting to eat or play I took him to the vet and we are waiting on blood work to see what's going on with him but I think it has to do with the shot he had did this happen to anyone?
Lots of dog react to the lepto vaccine
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Book Industry Racism...Where is Oprah?
In December of 2006, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled, "Why book industry sees the world split still by race." Considering the fact that Oprah Winfrey is the publishing industry's greatest marketing tool, it isn't unreasonable, in my view, to wonder why she hasn't addressed the sustained system of racial marginalizing in which, even as I type this, most publishing houses are engaged. Oprah's selections help to line the pockets of these corporations, while they consistently - and unapologetically - treat acquisitions according to the author's race vs. the manuscript's content. And in many cases, expect and force non-white authors to write their manuscripts according to their race so the publisher can limit the author's marketability to his/her own race of readers, and not to the much larger, universal marketplace.
Why haven't we heard from Oprah on this issue?
Here's my view. She's likely not really aware of it. Unless an issue reaches her directly, it must go through the Oprah Show's "producer mill." If they decide an issue isn't important or have reasons for not wanting certain things made public, it never gets through to Oprah herself. On the issue of racism in an industry Oprah has such a powerful influence on, many of her producers work and have formed relationships with the major publishing houses – they are not interested in disrupting their cushy acquaintances, and the advantages they may provide. So they turn a blind eye to the blatant racism their "buddies" are engaged in, even tipping them off about efforts to call Oprah's attention to the matter. Like most of white America, the producers are invested in ignoring it. It's not their problem, and most of them cringe when Oprah does shows about racism, anyway.
I submit that due to her attained significance in the industry, Oprah, herself, is the only one who can have a significant impact on this issue, and put it to bed once and for all. If she speaks out against some of the proven, racially discriminatory practices, the publishing houses will listen. They will have to stop seeing the world split still by race, hence stopping the perpetuating of the split itself. They will have to stop justifying racially-based marketing and internal business practices. They will have to think twice about angering the biggest marketing tool they have ever had, and maybe ever will have.
How can she not talk about this?
The recent issue with author Justine Larbalestier's book, Liar, shows that such incidents aren't going anywhere, as the real dirt has yet to be cleaned up. Publishers continue to maintain (despite their vehement denials) a very racist mindset, culture, and business model, and it's reflected in their most consistent practices. The fact that this white author sees a need for greater inclusion and commercializing of non-white characters/story/plot, etc., into the "mainstream" shows that clearly non-white authors are marginalized, even to the disturbance of fellow white authors, who are feeling urged to do something about it.
Who has noticed this about most books by white authors? That the use of racial identifiers is reserved for the non-white characters in the stories. I have noticed this for years. It's an easy place to see the deeply ingrained racist conditioning that still plagues this entire society, and will continue to do so until it is acknowledged by those who perpetuate and sustain it, and is finally honestly addressed. Most white authors don't even realize they are subconsciously marginalizing "others" who are not of their own race. Think about it. What is a non-white reader to think as they read these books? Books that are clearly being written with a white audience in the subconscious mind. Why doesn't the author have to tell the reader that all the white characters are white? But they feel compelled to tell the reader when a character(s) is Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, etc. Why is that? What does this reflect?
So why wouldn't Oprah – the most prominent figure in publishing – want to talk about this?
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- Rebecca TricolliAugust 26, 2009 5:54 PM
Great to see a new post from you, Millenia!ReplyDelete
This is a good point. Oprah's producers know that her audience is mostly white. They are about ratings, and a show to a bunch of white people about racism against black writers probably is what they think will fly.
It's a tough issue, but I do agree that Oprah will inevitably have to address it. Otherwise she looks out of touch...almost uncaring.
- Gina in DCAugust 27, 2009 10:11 AM
I agree, Oprah is more influential than the publishers, she could make a huge difference on this issue. Look what happened to you? This needs to come to an end for sure and all writers need be treated equally. Oprah can help usher that in for sure.ReplyDelete
Great post.
Gina in DC
Oprah could help, but will she? it remains to be seen. Accusations of everyday racism will NOT work with her white supporters and she'd have to be very, very careful. After all, this much time has gone by without her giving a peep over the issue.ReplyDelete
A white person would be safer doing this. See how whites minding the publishing industry paid attention and supported Justine Larbalestier compared to you over essentially the same complaint?
I remember you got slammed by some for daring to speak out on the issue along with getting charged with being uppity and not grateful enough. Larbalestier got none of that because she's white.
Oprah is still a black woman in American too. As Chris Rock said, Bill Gates would jump out a window if he woke up with [only] her money.
it's really a touchy situation. Whites hate when blacks bitch about racism. No doubt Oprah is aware of that. and no doubt lots of money gets spread around to buy the loyalty of producers who can influence her decisions.....tis a dicey one.ReplyDelete
as for monica's comment, remember Oprah's the one who confronted that racist town in....georgia? she's done tons of shows about race/class relations, i think it makes sense that the people who work for her may be on the take because people with stuff to sell....well you can figure it out. --- JJ
Looking at the flip side (not nec my point of view, but a pov nonetheless) - There is the possibility she holds the opposing view, and believes the AA section is a form of (bad choice of word coming) elitism?ReplyDelete
No fading into the background of the masses if the many great black authors are grouped together?
- Rebecca TricolliAugust 28, 2009 3:36 PM
They are about ratings, and a show to a bunch of white people about racism against black writers probably is what they think will fly.ReplyDelete
That should be ISN'T what they think will fly. I just noticed my typo. Sorry!
I don't think so little of Oprah that I believe she would consciously support -any- form of racial discrimination. I believe it's a simple matter of awareness. How aware is she? I know that producers are aware of it, but the question remains: is Oprah? And if so, what is her position on these practices?ReplyDelete
Oprah could found her own publishing house and effectively bury the competition - no current house has the ability to sell books the way she does. Not even close. I don't believe she's afraid of any backlash. I think she's just very insulated, and there are a plethora of issues vying for her attention, this among them. But given the weight she carries in the industry, I think Rebecca may be right...is it possible she's just out of touch with the issue?
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 1:16 PM
I see no reason to question the validity of the damning allegation that some of Oprah's producers are engaging in self-aggrandizement and being enablers to the big publisher's perpetual racism. What does it portend to the credibility of the Oprah Show operation? It's unthinkable Oprah would in anyway be insensitive or uncaring over such behavior by her producers.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 7:36 PM
This post assumes Oprah is simply ignorant of this situation, but I think you might be a little naive. Oprah's probably just as corrupt as anyone else. Plus, of all the unknowns she's brought overnight success to with her club, how many were black??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2009 10:34 AM
Anon #2: Now you've just raised the spectrum on this. But since more white people have benefited from her selections than black, does that mean she is hiding a pro-racial bias? Give me more reason than that, because I still believe Lady Oprah will be cleared of any wrong doing. This is the first of such allegations and she may well have been oblivious to it. I think she's entitled to the benefit of that doubt. Anon #1ReplyDelete
Great post! As an aspiring writer and woc, I find it interesting how the "default" race for characters in literature is white - and when race is mentioned it is done so in minimalizing terms. We need to expand our language in terms of how to describe, visualize and meaningfully portray identity.ReplyDelete
There are some great books out there where the racism is intentionally ignored, or a poc is intentionally white washed to a point where future readers do not know if the character is a poc or white (i.e. Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights; white supremacy in The Great Gatsby, etc).
If Oprah started a publishing house with the niche of publishing for/by pocs.. I'd actually have some authentic respect for her character.
- Rowan MichaelsAugust 31, 2009 4:31 PM
Millenia - it is so true what you say about white writers. If they can't even see their characters equally, what does that say for how they see real people? White characters get described to the reader: face features, hair color, eye color, etc. but when the character is not white, they get treated differently. They can't just be described to the reader like the white characters are, the reader is told first off that this is not "one of us". It's really sad. I always noticed it, but never thought of it in terms of how it exposes the way most whites (even when they don't consider themselves racist) view non-whites and how that results in subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) acts of discrimination.ReplyDelete
Can Oprah do anything about this? Hell yes! Oprah is one of the most influential people in the world. She commands attention and respect. Nobody preaches finding your "authentic self" and living your "best life" like Oprah. Is it just a sham brand, or does she really mean it? She could make a huge difference by talking consistently about these types of ways that racial division rears its head and hurts people, cripples many lives and family potential.
It is not so hidden after all, is it? Walk into any bookstore and crack open a bestseller--race division screaming at you. So true. This is no doubt a hard post to read for white authors and white persons in general, but it is still the truth, and somebody needs to have the courage to say it.
Millenia's point about how racism rears its ugly head even in the works of who do not consider themselves racist is a good one. As an editor, it's something I often encounter in manuscripts. Writers really don't seem to notice when they describe a white character by the color of their hair, eyes, hands, etc. and then toss off a one liner specifying that another character is black, as if that said it all. I always call my writers on it, and they're always shocked, and I do mean shocked, but they have to admit that I'm right.ReplyDelete
As for Oprah, I love her, but I noticed years ago how few of the authors she backed were not white. In other words, we're talking not only black writers, but Asian, Indian, etc. I also don't see Oprah as the answer. She could use her power to highlight something so blatant and yet so insidious, but I don't think she will. I just don't.
- AnonymousSeptember 07, 2009 12:24 PM
Persia Walker said: "She could use her power to highlight something so blatant and yet so insidious, but I don't think she will."ReplyDelete
The United States is some three hundred years old, and emancipation of slaves ended two hundred years ago. It shouldn't be the case that in every governmental and big highfalutin corporation there still remains procedural practices of racism. Persia makes me take a second thought, because who knows? Inequality in publishing has been public knowledge for some time now, Re: the Wall Street Journal article of 2006 on the subject. Could there be political reasons that keep Oprah from denouncing big publishers' obvious, racially biased practices?
It's really unfortunate as you can see. Just a handful of non-white people are willing to show muscle by demonstrating real intellect in a roaring shout--I'm no slavish imbecile and I know equality when I see it. This is an appalling national shame which should be denounced by all people.
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- Jennifer SlaterSeptember 14, 2009 12:49 PM
Great post, but does anyone think for one minute that Oprah's the one who really runs that show?? She's probably just the name on the package at this point. Her team of handlers are no doubt in charge of things, with Oprah SO far removed from the ground that by the time she thinks she's made a decision, it's likely already been made for her!!ReplyDelete
I've worked in organizations like that over the years, and the people at the top aren't doing the grunt work. They rely on their staff to do it for them, so the staff is EMPOWERED to tell her what's coming in and what's going out. They give her most of her choices, very likely knowing what she'll choose before she does! Heh. It's very easy for the person at the top to develop a FALSE sense of control, because they fail to realize they'd basically delegated most of it away, and left themselves with only the illusion of control, for the most part.
So I agree with Millenia. Oprah is VERY likely to be well-insulated, a habitual pattern, with the people around her making most of the decisions for her..before she even knows it! Heh.
Why would those producers want to touch this VERY sticky race issue involving their Fortune 500 pals? They wouldn't. Period.
What can be done about it? I'm not sure. It's a REALLY long shot to get any serious media outlet to pick this up and do the problem justice. None of them are interested to touch the very real and RAW realities of EVERYDAY racism. It's much easier for them to pretend it doesn't exist. They can then comfortably decry the inevitable eruptions (a la the Justine Larbalstier cover incident) and feel that's enough.
Jennifer Slater
Good points made here, and I have enjoyed reading through the comments.ReplyDelete
Has anybody noticed that most of Oprah's producers are white? It makes sense to see that they would not be predisposed to doing anything about the everyday marginalizing and unfair treatment of black writers.
As Chris Rock said: it's all right because it's all WHITE!
Don P.
Oprah should have been in the conversation 2 years ago when you first came out and fought discrimination.ReplyDelete


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Agreed.Island Nucklehead wrote:How many Canucks were on the IR (or shoulda been if your name's Kesler) or suspended (if your name is Rome)?The Brown Knight wrote: I can't recall the Boston series as well, but I recall the twins and their line generating a lot of chances.......but just couldn't finish. Marchand and his line weren't exactly holding the twins at bay. Pretty sure it had far more to do with Chara, Seidenberg, and Thomas.
I do think that if both teams were at full health in that series, we would have won in 5 or 6.