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We need to build a Statue of Responsibility in the San Francisco Bay to balance our Statue of Liberty in the New York harbor. This will be to symbolize the balance between freedom and responsibility. The country as a whole must re-commit ourselves to a sense of responsibility and acknowledge our debt and our obligations to society. These responsibilities include: national fiscal responsibility; responsibility for doing good in the world, including fighting hunger, poverty, and war; responsibility for the earth, especially global warming; responsibility to obey laws, a code of ethics and a code of etiquette; and so on.
Introducing the Responsibility Party
The Responsibility Party stands for individual responsibility. Each American citizen has a responsibility for the well-being of the country, and the world.
Summary: We must accept the reality of world leadership and act accordingly. History has called the U.S. to be world leaders, especially in the realm of morality. This excludes the U.S. being world leaders in production and consumption of luxury goods and the destruction of the planet. This moral leadership of the U.S. is in our national self interest in that it gives every American a sense of purpose, a sense of dignity, and a sense of meaning.
We are destroying the earth. Does this make sense? Why don't we just buy axes and begin chopping our houses down? This is the U.S. long-term goal in foreign and domestic policy: to destroy the earth. And we encourage other countries to do the same. We are on a race to the bottom: "Let's see which country can destroy the earth the most." Every country wants bigger cars, bigger houses, taller buildings, more consumer goods, more pollution, more global warming, fewer animal species, less natural resources, less fresh water, more draughts, more hurricanes, and less foods. As we drive to our big homes in our luxury air-conditioned cars, we can sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic and gaze at the hot, polluted, over-crowded world around us. And we can be proud of our accomplishment as a nation: we are developed; our economy is growing; we are helping all economies to grow. Is this what we really want?
A weakness of the free-enterprise system is that regardless of how developed the country becomes people are always struggling for basic needs. Many people are only a few paychecks away from being on the street. Thus we could assure that all citizens have access to basic needs at a reasonable cost. This is essential for a civilized society. Thus all luxury goods and services could be taxed at a high rate and all essential goods and services could be free from taxes or even subsidized. We could label as RED all products and services that are harmful to our health, to our quality of lives, to the environment, and to the economy. These would be mostly luxury products. We could label all products as YELLOW that are neither harmful or beneficial. We could label all products as GREEN that are helpful to our health, to the quality of our lives, to the environment, and to the economy. With federal, value added tax, we could tax the hell out of red products (no one would be harmed); have little tax on on yellow products, and no tax (and even subsidies) on greed products. Here are some examples of proposed red products: big houses, big cars, big boats, clothes (which are almost all luxury), meat, milk, sugar, other animal products. Here are some examples of green products: small houses, public housing, small cars (including hybrids) fruits, vegetables, grains.
Instead of railing about the 8% unemployment rate, we can just give jobs to those unemployed, who want to work. We could offer to hire them all for minimum wage plus health benefits. We could pay them for internships, for training, and for public works. We can pay for guaranteed employment partly by the following: turn prisons into factories; give disabled people jobs they can do; continue the welfare-to-work policies; have similar unemployment benefits-to-work policies; increase taxes on the rich and use the money only for guaranteed employment. Everyone can agree that a willing and ready worker should have least have a right to a job making minimum wage.
Summary: In order to maintain our position as a leader in the world; in order to maintain our national security; and in order to continue to pursue policies that will help the world, we must get our economy in order. This can only be done by austerity. The secret to accomplishing a balanced budget and debt repayment is that everyone must sacrifice. To compensate for the sacrifices everyone must make, we can make it a priority to increase the quality of life in the United States. Even with austerity, the quality of life can be increased. Here are some policies that can increase the quality of life for everyone: 1) a code of ethics and etiquette; 2) more enforcement of laws and decrease in crime; 3) socialized medicine; 4) strict immigration control, and so on.
See for more details on policies for an increase of quality of life for the American society
A code of etiquette:
As our economy grows, our quality of life is decreasing. Our laws are not considered to be moral imperatives. Moral relativity and multi-culturalism is causing a deterioration of our codes of behavior and our ethics. To increase the quality of life of the country, we could have a national code of ethics and a national code of etiquette. This code would not be enforceable by law and by civil suits. It would simply be an agreed-upon code. We could vote on the various acts that are considered unethical or rude every four years and those getting over 80% approval would be considered the agreed-upon standards.
All citizens could be guaranteed access to basic needs if a job was provided for them. People unable to work could be guaranteed these basic needs. This basic needs include: basic health care, basic housing, basic food, and basic education (for all ages).
Sooner or later, after we get out of our taboo against "socialism" we can arrive at a system like other successful systems in the world: Scandinavian countries, Germany, France, and Canada. Free enterprise doesn't work in health care. A patient arriving via ambulance in a Hospital emergency room isn't in a position to shop around for the best deal. And health care professionals seeking maximum profit aren't necessarily the best health care providers. We should have one system with its goal maximum basic health care for minimum price. Health care about the basic level can be paid with insurance.
There is little question that our schools are failing us. Make it easier to get rid of poor teachers and principles. We can't have thousands of children suffer for the job security of one person. There is no correlation between money spent and academic performance. We must separate out children who cannot or will not cooperate with the teachers and the rules of the school, especially those students who will not do homework or cause disruption in classes. These students are one the main causes of poor academics in classes.
Summary: The U.S. is the only country in the world that people demand that it has "open borders." This will destroy the country as we know it. We can't afford open borders. The huge influx of Hispanic illegal immigrants is an invasion, and if not controlled, they will take over the country. There is no Latin American country, including Mexico, that doesn't have strict immigration control. Besides open borders with Mexico is discrimatory. If we allow 12 million illegal immigrants to become citizens – because they want a better quality of life – we should allow 12 million Africans and 12 million Asians to become citizens as well.
We must keep our eye on the prize. The goal of world history is the establishment of a world government. This goal should be what every foreign policy is aimed towards. We must make all foreign policy with this goal in mind, as opposed to maximum national self-interest. With a world government we could eventually eliminate: international wars, poverty, unnecessary disease, and ignornace.
We have a choice: world government or world destruction. Which do you choose? All of our domestic and foreign policy should have a world government as a long-term goal. That is a world we have conquered these problems: war, poverty, unnecessary disease, hunger, ignorance, and oppression. This will take a long time. But we must begin now.
We cannot afford conventional warfare any longer. We must begin emphasizing more underground tactics. It cost us over $2 trillion dollars to kill Osama bin Laden, and the consequences of our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are not yet known. We must compromise some of our civil rights in our long-term wars of attrition Muslim jihad and new threats to U.S. security, including cyber warfare, terrorist bombings, and biological warfare.
We can't afford any more wars. The first war against Iraq cost as much as the Vietnam War. The second war in Iraq and Afghanistan has cost as much as World War II. And the U.S. went more in debt that we did in World War II. The country is broke. Broke, broke, broke. We use a credit card for 40% of what we spend. But we still want to be world leaders. We have a moral duty to be world leaders. The only way we can do this is by a less expensive military. And this means a universal draft.


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Tuna Noodle Cups
Older kids can get a jump on preparing dinner by stirring up these miniature tuna casseroles. Or serve them for brunch with fresh fruit, a tossed salad and rolls. —Marlene Pugh, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min.
Makes9 servings
- 8 ounces uncooked medium egg noodles (about 4 cups)
- 2 cans (5 ounces each) light tuna in water, drained
- 2 cups frozen peas and carrots (about 10 ounces), thawed
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 3 large eggs
- 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook noodles according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Add tuna, peas and carrots, onion and 1 cup cheese.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, water and seasonings; toss with noodle mixture. Divide among 18 well-greased muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake until heated through, 30-35 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges with a knife before removing from pans.
Nutrition Facts2 noodle cups: 316 calories, 14g fat (7g saturated fat), 131mg cholesterol, 549mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 21g protein.
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If I made this recipe again, I would put more tuna. Because the recipe called for no seasoning at all, it was very bland. I would definitely change that too. They did make a neat presentation, a nice change from a traditional casserole.

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Airbags May Increase Risk of Injury in Children Up to Age 14
Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death among children in the United States, killing over 90,000 children under age 20 in the 1990s. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if the children were properly placed in car seats, wearing seatbelts and/or positioned in age-appropriate locations in the car. But, while airbags significantly reduce the risk of crash-related death and injury in adults, they may be more harmful than beneficial for some children.
Since 1999, the federal government has required automobile makers to install driver and passenger front-impact airbags in all cars, light trucks, and vans. Although there is a risk of serious injury and death as a result of airbag deployment, it is clear that the benefits of airbags outweigh the risks for adults. From 1990 to 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that while 230 deaths were caused by airbag inflation, 14,000 lives were saved by airbags.
But these safety benefits don't necessarily apply to children. In 2001, the NHTSA demonstrated that passenger-side airbags may cause serious injuries and deaths to children seated in the right front seat. As a result, since 1997, the NHTSA has required the warning label, "Children 12 and under can be killed by an air bag," in all passenger vehicles with airbags. But researchers are not sure that age 12 is the appropriate cutoff age, and some speculate that a height and/or weight cutoff may be more appropriate.
In a new study in the June 6, 2005 issue of Pediatrics , researchers set out to determine the specific age, height, and/or weight cutoffs that determine when the benefit of being seated in front of an airbag outweighs the risk. They found that while height and weight did not affect the risk, children up to age 14 were at increased risk of serious injury or death when seated in front of a passenger airbag.
About the Study
Researchers used data from a nationally representative database that contains information on people involved in motor vehicle crashes. This study included 3,790 children aged 0-18 who had been seated in the right front seat during a motor vehicle crash from 1995 through 2002. Front passenger airbags were present in 1,433 of these crashes.
By constructing a model that compared children of different ages, heights, and weights, the researchers were able to determine whether one or a combination of these factors affected the risk of serious injury or death associated with a passenger airbag.
The Findings
Sixty children (1.6%) in this study were seriously injured, with 10 of these injuries resulting in death.
Surprisingly, height and/or weight did not affect the children's risk of serious injury or death when seated in front of an airbag.
The researchers did, however, determine an age cutoff that consistently differentiated children at increased risk when seated in front of an airbag from those whose risk was decreased. Specifically, children aged 0-14 years who were seated in front of airbags that deployed during crashes were more than six times as likely to have serious injury or death than when airbags did not deploy. This finding, however, did not reach statistical significance, an important consideration. Among the children aged 15-18, airbag deployment was associated with a 69% decrease in risk of serious injury or death.
Interestingly, the use of seatbelts did not affect the association between serious injury or death and the presence of an airbag.
It is important to point out that this study was limited because the number of children with serious injury or death was not large enough to identify an association between height and/or weight and airbag-related risk.
How Does This Affect You?
These findings suggest that children up to age 14, regardless of their body size, may be at increased risk of serious injury or death when seated in front of a passenger airbag. On the other hand, children ages 15-18 were significantly safer when seated in front of a passenger airbag.
Why did age and not body size affect the association between passenger airbags and risk of serious injury or death? Although this study could not say for sure, the researchers speculate that it may have to do with the changes in body composition that coincide with puberty. At about age 11 in girls and age 13 in boys, children experience increases in lean body mass, bone mineral content, and bone density. One or more of these factors may help decrease the children's susceptibility to injury from airbags. More research is needed to confirm this theory.
Despite this study's limitations, it seems reasonable to encourage parents to have their children up to age 14 sit in the backseat with age-appropriate restraints (e.g., car seats, seatbelts). Parents will have to decide whether this change in policy is worth the predictably loud protests from their 13 and 14 year-olds who have finally gained the privilege of sitting up front. For children over age 14, airbags seem to be protective in addition to seatbelts.
Advocates of Highway and Auto Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Child passenger safety. National Transportation Safety Board website. Available at: http://www.ntsb.gov/Surface/highway/childseat.htm . Accessed June 6, 2005.
Newgard CD, Lewis RJ. Airbags may increase risk of serious injury in children age 14 and younger. Pediatrics . 2005;115(6):1579-1585.
Q&A: airbags. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website. Available at: http://www.iihs.org/safety_facts/qanda/airbags.htm . Accessed June 6, 2005.
Last reviewed Jun 10, 2005 by ]]>Richard Glickman-Simon, MD]]>
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Grammar Up - Phrasal Verbs
Mac OS Education
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition.
Phrasal verbs are very common in spoken and written English so we need them to understand. This app helps you with just that.
• Over 26 topics.
• Over 750 multiple-choice questions with explanation.
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• Pie chart and bar chart keeps track of how you are performing in a particular topic or mock test.
• Special algorithm that randomizes questions every time you take a test.
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Dollar Store Find
10th Feb 2016
I'm always looking for different ways to decorate my house. I constantly want to paint or change this picture to this wall or change decorations in one room to the next. Here's a quick redo of canvases. It will take less than 15 minutes!
I was at the dollar store and found some 8×11 size canvases with some not so great pictures on them so I scooped up a bunch and went home to transform them.
I search through my craft supplies and found some scrapbook paper that surprisingly matched well in my hallway.
I wrapped the canvases and instant wall art in less than 10 minutes! Four new canvases that I think look pretty good and may stay there on the wall……until my next project!


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Jun 21, 2017
HELLO!! Who's ready to yell?! Jon and Russ cover Episode 18 ("The Man Who Said Hello"), which features Regis Philbin, and much more importantly, Joy Philbin! They also discuss leap year birthdays, musicals, and the finer points of foley work. Fun for the whole family. Check it out right now!


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07 Jul 13 - 02:26 AM (#3534583)
Subject: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Bearheart
Hi Folks, haven't been on in a while and having trouble re-setting my cookie, but have an urgent question.
Recently I was visiting a friend who used her USB recorder to record a healing session I was doing, and it occured to me that it could potentially be used for recording live music. I mentioned it to a friend who had written a new harp tune (he writes a lot of them) and he was concerned that the fidelity would not be so good. Has anyone had any experience with them? The friend who had purchased it really liked it and said it was very inexpensive.
07 Jul 13 - 05:15 AM (#3534607)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Grishka
Bekki, if you mean a pocket recorder, battery driven with a memory card and USB interface: I think almost every musician has one and uses it for recording live music, e.g rehearsals. As usually, price and quality are related, but very advantageous nowadays compared to just 20 years ago.
However, depending on your healing method, recordings may be disrupted by waves of Orgon energy or electronic voices.
07 Jul 13 - 05:38 AM (#3534616)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: treewind
The quality of many pocket voice recorders is excellent, and in many cases limited only by the fact that the microphones have to be small, close together and may not be terribly directional, so you may not get a full stereo image.
Even a mono device sold as a voice recorder will make a tolerable recording if you can set it to record in 16 bit .WAV or 256kbit (or higher) MP3 format.
I have an Edirol R-09 which performs very well, but since I bought that several years ago, Zoom have come out with the H2 and H1 which are much cheaper, and now there are competitive offerings from all the usual suspects including Tascam, Alesis, Olympus, Teac and Roland.
Most of these will make a good recording by themselves, and approach studio quality with external mics and preamps.
07 Jul 13 - 09:27 AM (#3534668)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Rev Bayes
Distinguish between USB mics and recorders.
There are very good USB mics out there but unless you have a specific need I don't see any reason not to go for a normal setup.
Recorders, of course vary wildy but some are as good as any studio. At least one prominent UK folkie recorded an entire album on one of these things.
07 Jul 13 - 11:05 PM (#3534904)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST
The item my friend had was a recorder in a thumb drive that you plug directly into the port, it charges from your computer, and can be hung around the neck on a cord.
Interesting Grishka, about the wave thing. I was doing shamanic healing work-- soul retrieval mainly. I didn't wear the device while doing the work. It did not seem to affect my connection with the healing spirits at all. I haven't had time to listen to the mp3 that she sent me because I've been on the road, but i'm assuming it recorded ok because I think she would have listened to it before sending it.
Really appreciate the feedback, and would welcome more. It is hard to get my harper friend to record anything, it's a shame because over the years he has composed about 25 or 30 tunes, all of them really lovely. I'm worried that they will be lost someday, especially since most of his most accomplished musical friends who might preserve them live far away and never get to hear them. A device like this might be the ticket.
08 Jul 13 - 09:11 AM (#3535023)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Arkie
Can vouch for the Zoom H1 and Zoom H2. Wonderful little recording machines and since they record either WAV or MP3 formats and download to computers is quick and easy.
08 Jul 13 - 09:24 AM (#3535029)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Bearheart
I think the one she had was much cheaper Arkie, but I'm sure you get what you pay for. She quoted me around $30. So maybe that one was only good for the spoken word...
08 Jul 13 - 02:11 PM (#3535170)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Arkie
The cheaper ones are intended for the spoken voice. My H1 cost about $100 after a handsome rebate. If you are in the market, you might look around and get a good deal.
08 Jul 13 - 02:16 PM (#3535173)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Just recently, a friend of another keyboardist I know, recorded a live session for us(without asking, I may add), and later in the day, played it back. It sounded reasonably alright, but nothing that compared to a well mastered recording session. I think they are OK, for listening to a general sound, or if you're working out licks, or even composing, which we were...but when it's all said and done, they just don't match the quality of a serious recording session....BUT, they sure are handy!
By the way, I've also found it VERY useful NOT to listen back to what you've recorded, till the next day...or at least a few hours after...the reason is, musicians are still in an 'active mind', and NOTHING will sound right, as far as what you played. If you give it a time span, to let your mind slow down from playing, you can listen to it more objectively, in a 'passive mind'...which most all people listen to, anyway....You'll find yourself overly critical, imagining other licks you could have played(because you're still in 'playing mode'), and won't settle down to listen to what is actually THERE!
Another word of caution...when you listen back, at anytime, don't dismiss simple mistakes, and get accustomed to listening to it 'wrong'...Always work toward perfection, in every tone, phrasing, expression and virtuosity(the ability to play and convey with feeling), and of course, the notes. We used to have an expression in the studio..."The Feeling is GREAT!!!..but the notes are all wrong!!"
Again, with a good recording session, you want to hear every nano-second, and make it seamless...your listening audience, may not be as forgiving, as you might be, making excuses, and glossing over, thinking, 'Well, it's OK, it was close enough'!..(wrong!!)..and if you can't get it exactly right, PRACTICE MORE!
...and for those practice sessions, those little recorders come in pretty nice.
Regards to ALL serious musicians out there....making things better may rest on our shoulders!!
08 Jul 13 - 02:56 PM (#3535187)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Arkie
I will agree that a well engineered recording with mics on every instrument and voice can produce a well mastered session with the emphasis where the artists would prefer it. However, so much of what I hear these days on recordings and in live sessions the instruments are louder than the vocals and the sound does not seems to mixed well at all. Is there a shortage of sound technicians with good ears?
08 Jul 13 - 03:59 PM (#3535211)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Excellent that you asked!...A couple of things...If you've noticed that, then YOU might be the guy!!!
I am a sound engineer AND musician, and I stress to EVERYBODY I play with, and to as many musicians who I think would listen...STUDY SOUND!!!
The rule, etched in stone, if you will, is 'separation and placement'!!!!!
No matter how one views themselves as being a great player, or even adequate player, or what 'image' you are trying to portray, bottom line is that we are dealing with SOUND...even if you play alone, and acoustically!!
In mixing sound, I've found a reasonably simple setting, that solves your problem....I call it a 'crooked seagull'...its the setting of your graphic equalizer, or if you don't use those, you can get pretty close with how you set your highs, mids, and lows....let me try this:....
Lows _ < Highs
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_ Mid _
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Jeez!...that was a pain in the ass!..OKAY...now see how the mid goes down?....THAT is where your vocal frequencies are, and you DON"T want the 'bass roll-off' muddying it up, so you have to use your ear, to separate the mid, warmer tones of the lows from intruding onto the voice, BUT you want the warmth of them. Also, see how I knocked down the lower bass level?...you don't want to much bottom 'ThUMPH' either...Let your ear tell you..i'm only giving you the best I can do, on here....Now, notice the 'highs'?..the top slightly higher than the highest lows(bass)...as a rule, if I'm mixing a drummer, I want to hear the immediate attack of the stick on the cymbal, and THEN the following sizzle...everything will fall into place, after that...notice how the highest high, uses a lower level??..That is to avoid having too much annoying brightness...again bright, yes!..tinny, no!
NOW the important part, see the depression of levels in the middle??..THAT IS WHERE THE VOCALS GO!!!..You can boost the volume, without interference of the bass muddying it, AND, the mid-highs blending too close to the vocals, interfering with the clarity. They actually co-opt each other, if you're not aware of it, and take away so much of the clarity of the vocals..because they have 'like frequencies' they share!..PLUS, if you push aside both the bottom and highs, the voice has so much more room to be clean...and you can raise the volume, WITHOUT raising the volume of the instruments, and Voila, separation!!! Everything now is heard.
One more thing!!!!..The Human voice is the ONLY instrument on the planet that pronounces words...so by God, pronounce them!..sing clearly, and DO NOT 'hide' behind style!!!!
Now here is a link, that I've posted before, that was recorded in Mono, live, remixed in the final mix in stereo chorus, giving it a somewhat stereo effect...but the settings were as prescribed, above, keep in mind, now, that this was recorded on TAPE, 35 years ago!!!..NOT digitally..but the mixing rule STILL APPLIES!!!
one electric guitar, one acoustic, one vocalist, live,listen to the 'presence!!
everything CLEAR..EVERYTHING heard, Everything working together, supporting the lyrical content. (By the way, the song has two meanings, see if you can see it!)
OKAY..as far as music goes, and me being on this forum, THIS is the most important contribution, that I could make to musicians who wish to record, and perfect their craft!!!!
(and it Works!!)..I have another piece done in similar style ,and settings, that was requested by the producer, because he LOVED the sound you just heard!
Any questions?????
Highest Regards, to musicians who give a damn!!
Guest from Sanity
08 Jul 13 - 04:03 PM (#3535213)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Hey, I just looked at my 'illustration' of the levels, after it posted..it came up different in regards to the 'steepness'..it should look 'softer'..like a 'crooked seagull; in flight, not such a severe 'V'.
08 Jul 13 - 04:07 PM (#3535214)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
..and By the way, the other recordings on YouTube, were recorded the same way, except 'Seascape' which was tracked on tape.
"Bittersuite:Joy' was EQ-ed the same way, but it is an instrumental, and recorded digitally.
That shoud do it for you...I think...
08 Jul 13 - 05:04 PM (#3535243)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: Bat Goddess
As Rick Watson would say, "There are no bad notes...just bad choices."
08 Jul 13 - 06:46 PM (#3535287)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Bearheart
thanks for the comments and feedback... some useful information I will be able to use.
really thinking of it as a sort of notebook for keeping track of tunes so they don't get lost, and get transmitted to friends who will keep them alive.
08 Jul 13 - 08:18 PM (#3535300)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
One more thing to note....men and women hear sound differently!!!!!
Women usually prefer more bass, and men more treble..the reason?...Their inner ears are different to pick up frequencies to each other. You will notice, that sometimes a woman will say, "Eww, that's to LOUD!'...Maybe it isn't..turn the treble down, and they will perceive it as lowering the volume...men, conversely, will want more clarity, so they crank UP the treble....lower the mid and bass, instead...and guess what?...They can hear it better!!
OK..I had that on my mind, after I left the computer, to go to town. The 'crooked seagull', that I tried to show you, WILL find that happy medium...AND one thing I strive to do, is ANYTHING you record in a studio, as polished as it may get, be able to reproduce perfectly 'Live'!!!!!!
....and a little side note..the 'crooked seagull' SHOULD allow you to play louder, live, and not feedback as easy!
Anything else I can help you with??
09 Jul 13 - 09:01 AM (#3535426)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: treewind
There is no single magic EQ curve that makes everything right.
Agreed, there is often something to be said for cutting out some instrumental mids to make a voice stand out in the mix without being too loud, but really, you have to use your ears to decide what's right every time. The "smiley curve" is a well known phenomenon to sound engineers, but it's not universally regarded as the right thing to do.
There's also a lot to be said for cutting the extreme bass, where the only sounds recorded turn out to be noise that has nothing to do with the music, and for cutting a lot of bass on individual instruments that don't produce any. No point in having anything below about 200Hz for a whistle or a fiddle, for example.
Going back to the live recorded session - yes, the best mics in the world, placed randomly in a mediocre room, will not produce a studio quality recording if you are expecting the clarity and balance available with separate mics on each instrument. Conversely a portable recorder can give excellent results in a live performance setup if you can find a position for good live sound, and place the recorder in that position.
Interesting about men and women hearing differently - that's a new one on me. Going to go Googling for more about that...
Anahata (also both a musician and sound engineer, these days)
09 Jul 13 - 11:33 AM (#3535488)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
treewind: "Interesting about men and women hearing differently - that's a new one on me."
Yeppers....women are more sensitive to highs...they hear the highs better then men, and the reverse is true.
treewind: "There is no single magic EQ curve that makes everything right. Agreed, there is often something to be said for cutting out some instrumental mids to make a voice stand out in the mix without being too loud, but really, you have to use your ears to decide what's right every time"
I believe I said that...YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR EARS...assuming that your ears are hearing right. Some people who have been musicians or engineers for a while, OFTEN have hearing deficiencies at the high end...also those musicians, rock for instance, have measurable hearing losses. However the 'crooked seagull' is a GREAT place to start. You may want to tweak a few freqs here and there, but by the time you're done, and got your BEST sound, it WILL resemble something like that old 'bird'!..however, as I also pointed out, the 'V' shape, came out more severe, when I posted it, as opposed to how it looked when I originally typed it.
...and then there is this...MANY people, musicians are NOT accustomed to hearing correctly!!..but rather, to what they're 'used to'.
Some people just trust that a recording should be listened to 'flat'. that would be nice, but not always the case. Try this...take out one of your favorite CD's, put it in the machine, and dial the playback, using the 'seagull', then listen...what does it tell you?
If you only have analogue dial tuners, start off with the treble just below max, and the bass about at 6 or 7...but closer to 6. Because amps and tuners are not all the same, in regards to the specs, you might have to fiddle with it..and of course, this is all useful, IF, your ears are in good shape.
Just try it....this isn't rocket science..it's better!
Also, I did provide a sample of a 'live' outdoor recording(worse possible recording conditions), using acoustic, electric guitars and a vocalist...all live, and pre-set to record at the levels they were. Check it out.
BTW, our studio controlled atmosphere is even clearer..but if you do 'live' gigs, the link SHOULD interest you!!!
16 Jul 13 - 12:46 PM (#3538107)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: Bearheart
Anyone familiar with this
17 Jul 13 - 03:44 AM (#3538343)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Jon
I've not seen that one (in fact those I know round here with one seems to have one of the Zoom range) but it is the type of device I think you'd be best opting for and I'd guess you would be OK with it. Perhaps you could search for some online reviews to get some idea how others have found it.
One consideration I had when getting mine was (not that I've wound up using it but it's there if I ever did need it) was that I wanted the option of plugging an XLR lead in for external mics. At the time, that lead me to the Zoom H4 but there are probably more on the market now with that option.
17 Jul 13 - 01:50 PM (#3538539)
Subject: RE: Tech: USB recorders
From: GUEST,Rev Bayes
The only other thing to bear in mind is the level you'll be recording. For a voice, fiddle or guitar anything will do but if you want to be recording amplified sound or loud instruments a lot of machines don't have the headroom.


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Wal-Mart operates as a distributor, and retailer of consumer goods. Wal-Mart's history is one of innovation, leadership and success. It started with a single store in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and has grown to what is now the world's largest - and arguably, the most emulated - retailer. Some researchers refer to Wal-Mart as the industry trendsetter. 1.4 million Employees worldwide, Wal-Mart's workforce is now larger than that of GM, Ford, GE, and IBM combined.
Wal-Mart has enormously affected local communities and US economy. What role does Wal-Mart play in our society? Does Wal-Mart represent the American dream or is it just a monstrous capitalist empire? In order to examine the matter from a sociologist's point of view one can use the structural functional theory and the social conflict theory.
According to the structural functional theory American society consists of interrelated social structures where each has a purpose of working together with other parts to bring social strength. One can simply say that Wal-Mart serves an interrelated force in American society and it has an inherited tendency to balance and equilibrium. Also Wal-Mart provides value to customers by offering collection of a wide variety of consumer goods in a single location, and selling those goods at the lowest prices.
One can argue that Wal-Mart is a step up for fast food, gas station, mini-mart, and most clerical jobs. It offers a job at a price (per hour) to a prospective employee that isn't going to find any better local options. My experience in Wal-Mart is that they hire people that most other places don't.
At least in the two I shop, a large percentage of the employees are 70 years old or so. I don't see a problem with requiring some physical labor of employees, considering that as far as I can see no job in Wal-Mart allows sitting down. It doesn't pay a "family wage," but does pay enough to give teens some income and experience or provide a second income to a household.
Most people prefer to shop at Wal-Mart because (a) they have the best prices, (b) I can buy nearly everything I need in one location. In order to get more opinions I decided to ask a fellow shopper, "Is Wal-Mart good or bad for America?" One of them replied, "Yes I know Wal-Mart is evil, but at least it keeps me clothed." Another said," Well Wal-Mart is good for me, because it offers great prices, Wal-Mart is good for my town, because it attracts more businesses here, and Wal-Mart is good for my business because it bring more customers.
So since it is good for me, my town, or my business then it must be good for America. So one can see that Wal-Mart attract many business all around it. If your one of the business your one of the lucky ones. Also, Wal-Mart enables people to stretch their dollars farther. The presence of a local Wal-Mart actually is a benefit to most of these businesses, as Wal-Mart is a convenient, quick source for supplies and it offers consumers a wide range of goods at rock-bottom prices.
On the other hand, according to the Social Conflict theory American society doesn't consists of interrelated parts. It is full of unequal divisions, and we are in constant completions for Power, Wealth and Prestige at the expense of others. As seen in the documentary shown during class, Frontline explores the relationship between U.S. job losses and the American consumer's insatiable desire for bargains in "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" Through interviews with retail executives, product manufacturers, economists, and trade experts, correspondent Hedrick Smith examines the growing controversy over the Wal-Mart way of doing business and asks whether a single retail leader has changed the American economy. "Wal-Mart's power and influence are awesome," Smith says.
"By figuring out how to exploit two powerful forces that converged in the 1990s -- the rise of information technology and the explosion of the global economy -- Wal-Mart has dramatically changed the balance of power in the world of business. Retailers are now more powerful than manufacturers, and they are forcing the decision to move production offshore." Wal-Mart destroys more jobs than it creates. With its low prices and huge collection of foreign good drives local businesses to the ground. Simply because they cant compete with Wal-Mart's competitive prices. A new Wal-Mart destroys jobs by putting local merchants out of business.
The jobs Wal-Mart creates are fewer, lower-paying and mostly part-time. Also Wal-Mart has been contributing to the Chinese economy they have been knowingly hurting the American people by only offering low paying service sector jobs. If people were only consumers, buying things at lower prices would be just good. But people also are workers who need to earn a decent standard of living," says economist Larry Mishel of the Economic Policy Institute. "The dynamics that create lower prices at Wal-Mart and other places are also undercutting the ability of many, many workers to earn decent wages and benefits and have a stable life."
This paper examined how to make sense of the unique combination of the good and the bad in the emergence of Wal-Mart as a retailing powerhouse: The Company arguably reduces consumer prices for a wide range of consumer products, but it also puts small merchants out of business. It offers many new jobs pays low entry-level wages with few or no benefits. It revives defunct buildings in economically disadvantaged areas, but it is said to impose heavy "social costs" on the communities it occupies.
So from this one can gather that when looking from micro level sociological point of view it seems that Wal-Mart is good for the communities. It brings to town low priced goods along with new jobs and new businesses. However, when looking at from macro level sociological point of view one can see that it is making small businesses suffer and driving American merchandise businesses down the hill.


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Original Film and Audio Recording of the Television Show Person - To - Person Jan. 23, 1959 CBS-TV Edward R. Murrow Interview of Genevieve (Ginette Marguerite Auger)
New York: CBS Television, 1959. Comprising two items: 1. A 16 mm film of the show, in the original metal canister labeled "Positive Release Print Program Person to Person CBS Television Film Service Operations...Serial Number 59 01 23 Genevieve" and also with some Air France labeling; evidently the film had gone back and forth to France at some point; in the original black cloth heavy covered sleeved slipcase, also labeled on the outside, with two rows of "Person to Person..." cloth tape black on red and a printed label: "Person to Person CBS Television 485 Madison Avenue New York" and with the address of Genevieve 414 E 52nd St. NYC Fleet; (with) Item 2. A 33 - 1/3 RPM 'Microgroove' recording by TV-Time Recordings of White Plains, New York with a paper label with the company's logo and typed information: "Genevieve Edward R. Murrow Person to Person Jan. 23, 1959 CBS-TV" recorded one side only, the other unpressed; 10" approx. size of disc, in the original clear plastic sleeve, in a generic, somewhat humorously logo-printed TV-Time Recordings record sleeve, having "Genevieve" inserted on label at front; Condition: the film appears unwatched, with the leader and a few feet examined and seemingly in good condition, do not seem brittle; the record does not appear to have been played; the covers for the film have some wear and abuse, from travel; the album cover with some aging; otherwise, in very good condition and we predict the contents will convert to other formats if necessary; Edward R. Murrow (Egbert Roscoe Murrow) (1908-1965) pioneering American broadcast journalist, "...when American television journalists are asked to rank broadcasters, Edward R. Murrow's name is always first. He achieved international acclaim in his almost 25-year career. With each development of broadcasting from radio through television and during major international events, Murrow was there..." (Betty Houchin Winfield in the ANB) interviewing Genevieve (Ginette Marguerite Auger) (1920-2004) French comedienne and actress, famous for her 'Parisienne' and gamin acting-up on comedy shows, Jack Paar's Tonight Show, Ed Sullivan Show, "...toured in Cole Porter's "Can-Can" and other stock productions, and "worked the big rooms" in New York City when she wasn't appearing with Paar and, later, on "The Merv Griffin Show." She also toured with a one-woman show, "An Evening with Genevieve..." (from the obituary Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times 2004); we must assume Murrow had some fun with her, as he did with many of his guests on this famous celebrity talk show, perhaps the origin of this media genre. A note on provenance: This item was purchased from an Easthampton estate many years ago; 'Genevieve' was a long-time resident of the town and most probably had her own copy of the show given to her by CBS. Item #20076
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Tumbling is a great activity for children to do to supplement their athletic training, whether they are a soccer player, horseback rider, swimmer, or ballet dancer. Tumbling teaches body awareness, strength, flexibility, perseverance, power, elegance, and is really cool. When was the last time you saw someone do a good back handspring that wasn't in a leotard?
Tumbling classes are offered at very convenient times throughout the week. Classes are frequently held on weeknights after school as well as on weekends, especially Saturday mornings. Classes are typically divided by age and ability. Common age groupings are ages 5-8 and ages 9+. Classes provide students with the tools necessary to learn skills in a safe environment, building the desire to learn skills correctly versus just quickly, and integrating life lessons that carry far beyond sport into their lesson plans.
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How Long are Tumbling Classes?
Most tumbling classes are 50 minutes in length and start with a warm up, then at least 2 different areas for learning. Equipment utilized should include the trampoline, tumble track, floor exercise, and training mats with alternating activities to keep athletes progressing.
What Are Tumbling Classes Like?
Tumbling classes work on tumbling skills, and more importantly, drills for those skills. In addition to breaking skills down into parts for progressive learning, strength and flexibility stations increase an athlete's total fitness and lead to more success as a tumbler. This strong foundation leads to the ability to learn new skills at an appropriate pace.
Scheduling an evaluation at your local club is the perfect place to start!
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"Passion alone is never enough."
The same time a year ago everything changed. That includes the person I thought I am and I would be. It took me a long painful process to get over it. It's something that I no longer want to talk about through my blog or if someday I bump into you in a café, then I'll gladly do a storytelling over a cup of coffee.
At 20, people say I have achieved so many things. Let me clear things out first, this phrase is not intended for bragging, I'm initially stating facts so you could understand the whole picture. The same year, I lost everything that I reached the point wherein I even questioned my existence. I almost have everything but I'm lost. Society's pressure leads to overachieving that when a plan fails, you'll suffer from extreme depression. I did.
Throughout those days, I was bumming around trying to search for myself. It took me 20 years to simply get a 'me-time.' That only means I could finally get some fresh air out of the bubble that society corralled me. The 'me-time' that I know I deserved but I wasn't privileged enough to be awarded one. It was all because I was too competitive in this society and that I forgot that the pile of papers that they call 'certificates' are just plain papers that has your name on.
Since God has been moving me to achieve a better 'purpose' in life,` I get to meet the good and bad side of different circles. I will not talk about religion because I don't believe in such but I know God purposely guided me to meet all the people that taught me life lessons and this is why I am giving you reasons to justify the need for a support team at 20's:
The pressure of today's society is unbearable
The way you look, the way you dress and even your opinion matters and you are always prone to society's judgment. It's true that when you do something good, no one would notice but if you commit even the smallest mistake, you'll surely be judged. Thus, you always need people who can support you and sincerely give you advises whether its work related or personal.
Social media is dictating your kind of thinking
With 'influencers' all over social media, it's impossible that you won't feel a bit of enviousness with their social status and experiences. However, at some point, it causes huge comparison in real life. While scrolling on your Facebook and Instagram feed, it's impossible that you have never questioned why and how did such 'people' became lucky enough to earn a huge following and have been given the chance to access huge opportunities at an early age.
'Adulting' stuff is not easy
Right after graduation, your friends might easily find work, some might be having kids and some are working their ass off to upscale their career. The pressure is on and the whole fam is looking at you trying to figure out what exactly is happening with your life, unstoppable comparisons, questionings, and stuff.
You share the same sentiments
They say people at the same age experience almost the same issues in life. As an extension to the 'adulting stuff,' people at the same age most probably have the same experiences, if not the same -- then it might be a little parallel. Meeting once in a while will help as you share the same sentiments and you can share advice on the group. You get to learn from their experiences and you can teach them with yours.
No man is an island
Aside from the 'depressing' side of adulting, we need to accept the fact that no man is an island. We must learn from one another and a support group would help us learn and keep ourselves connected in the society. -- Be it an organization, events or just the usual weekend nights socializing parties.
Ending this is my favorite friend's shared story: "Passion alone is never enough, you need people to help you out with your journey. You help them, they help you-- you both benefit from one another, that's what life is all about" ♥
Ending this is my favorite friend's shared story: "Passion alone is never enough, you need people to help you out with your journey. You help them, they help you-- you both benefit from one another, that's what life is all about" ♥


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Ergomed PLC (LON:ERGO), which provides specialist services to the pharmaceutical industry, said it has reduced the company's cost base after a disappointing first-half performance.
As announced at the end of June, contract delays, in addition to reductions in scope by sponsors of other contracts, meant that revenues in the first six months of the year would be below management's expectations and this morning, in its interim results, the company revealed total revenue rose to £25.3mlmn from £22.9mln the year before.
READ: Ergomed revenue delay leads to Numis downgrade
Net service fee revenue increased 12% to £21.8mln, with the largest element of the increase being the maiden first-half contribution from the PSR acquisition completed in October 2017.
The Clinical Research Services (CRS) segment saw net service fee revenue rise to £9.8mln from £8.8mln (restated) the year before and reimbursement revenue rise to £3.4mln from £3.3mln.
The Pharmacovigilance (PV) segment's net service fee revenue rose to £12.0mln from £10.7mln while reimbursement revenue remained steady at around £100,000.
The backlog of contracted revenue stood at £91.4mln, up from £66.2mln a year earlier.
Gross profit eased to £8.6mln from £8.8mln in the first half of the year before. Adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) turned negative, at £400,000, after a positive outcome the year before at £1.8mln.
The group ended the half-year period with cash and cash equivalents of £7.4mln, up from £2.4mln a year earlier.
READ: Ergomed unveils €5.7mln acquisition of Dutch-based PSR Group, part-funded by £2.9mln placing
Ergomed said the cost-cutting programme will result in a one-off charge but will otherwise benefit underlying profitability in the second half of this year and a more significant improvement in 2019 and beyond.
Ergomed is happy to announce that we have updated our website https://t.co/eOXByaz6R4. Visit our homepage to see how we are Transforming Drug Development! pic.twitter.com/nL0PlZs4LD— Ergomed (@ErgomedPLC) July 18, 2018
"The reasons for the disappointing first half were well documented in our trading statement at the end of June. Since then, the management team has addressed the company's cost base by terminating or re-negotiating vendor contracts and reducing headcount, with an emphasis on non-billable headcount," said Stephen Stamp, the chief executive officer of Ergomed.
"These measures are expected to have a positive net impact for the remainder of 2018 and an annualised benefit of around £4.0mln next year. Our focus on services is beginning to show promise in terms of the scale of pharmacovigilance opportunities and the number of orphan drug development opportunities and we remain confident in our strategy and ability to deliver future growth," he added.
The shares have lost a third of their value since the late June update and Ergomed's joint broker, Numis Securities, thinks the time is right to start accumulating the shares again.
"Today's statement provides an encouraging update on the backlog, with a strong c.1.2x book-to-bill in the first half leaving good visibility of full year revenues, which we leave unchanged today, with cash flow also a positive, on collection of the Cel-Sci receivables," Numis said, as it upgraded the stock to 'add' from 'hold'.
"The key new news is that management have addressed the growing cost base, reducing headcount in non-billable areas, which is set to drive c.£4m in annual cost savings and protect profitability," Numis added.
Numis has a price target of 190p for Ergomed. At noon, the company's shares were trading at 163p, up 2p.
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By Abu B. Shaw, Vanguard London Bureau Chief
The naming of Didier Drogba(photo) as African Player of the Year on Saturday March 1 is the icing on the cake of his illustrious career. The Ivory Coast captain dethroned Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto by five votes.
Second spot went to the Cameroonian striker Eto who plies his trade with European Champions Barcelona FC. Eto, 25, who has been sidelined for half of this season through injury, has won the Golden Boot three times in a row for the past three years.
Didier Drogba's Chelsea team mate and Ghana midfielder Michael Essien, 24, was voted in third place. Drogba joined Chelsea from Olympique Marseille of France for Ł24 million three years ago.
Receiving his prize in Ghana, Drogba, 28, wearing a colourful gown with a matching head dress, said his award would be meaningless if his premiership team failed to clinch the league title for the third time running. Currently, run away premiership leaders Manchester united, seem reluctant to allow Chelsea's dream come true as they drubbed Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday March 3.
Drogba, already the premiership top scorer with 28 goals noted: "I may be the leading scorer but my greatest joy will come if we win the league again. I think we still have a pretty good chance - more than other contenders. The season is not yet over."
Another accolade likely to knock on Drogba's door is the Premiership Player of the Year. This prize is jealously contested between the African and Manchester United wizard and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, 22, who is second highest goal scorer so far.


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Today is the first day of my marriage. For this year. Today is also the 12th first day we've had. When we were engaged and still in the planning process for our first wedding to each other, a couple dear to us mentioned to My Knight that they have renewed their vows every year of their ... READ the POST
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The vision of what can be done now gets put on paper. This design step provides the layout for building a solution to the problem. This step will refine the scope of work giving the project more detailed guidelines. InQ builds a scope that allows for flexibility to adjust as the project begins accommodating unknown requirements that are discovered during testing. This step will produce a Functional Specification document outlining more details of how the solution will work along with pertinent configuration information. During this phase, preliminary components may be configured providing a visual of what the solution will look like so everyone is unified in understanding.
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Once the design team has laid out the blueprint of the solution, our project team then kicks in to assign the work breakdown. The InQ team will work together with the customer's project team to meet the goals and objectives of the project. InQ believes effective communication is the key to any successful project. This enables quick adjustments as the details of the project evolve and will lead to a successful project with happy end users increasing productivity.
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I'm not on Facebook that much anymore. This is mostly because, as far as social networks go, I never really got the point. There's just something innately weird about giving a website all of your personal information just so you can get all your friends to like a picture of a cat wearing a jaunty hat. Well, that and play Scrabble. Scrabble is totally the shit.
But there's another reason to avoid Facebook: it's not exactly tolerant of gay sexuality, especially when it comes to porn. At least once a week on Twitter, a porn model calls out Facebook for deleting his profile for no discernible reason. On Facebook, you can have pages for hate groups like the National Organization for Marriage, but God help you if you happen to be a gay porn model who wants to throw a couple shirtless pics up. Hell, Courtney Stodden — a girl whose sole claim to fame is that she married a 51-year-old man at age 16 — has her own page on which she posts bikini pictures of herself. Yes, let that sink in: grown adult men sharing shirtless pictures of themselves with other like-minded adults? Unacceptable! A teenage girl acting like a 40-year-old Vegas stripper? Go right ahead!
A cursory glance at Facebook's stance on adult content isn't exactly what you would call enlightening. The statement I found on its help page does note that adult content is not allowed, but even that's rather vague at best. According to Facebook, adult content "may include nudity, sexual terms and/or images of people in positions or activities that are excessively suggestive or sexual, or provocative images." And when Facebook happens to be the judge, jury and executioner on this bylaw, there's a certain amount of leeway there with which you can get completely screwed.
Look, I get it: you can't post actual porn on Facebook. That's their rule, and it's a pretty easy one to follow. The problem is that most of the pictures that get models and studios kicked off the site are not porn. Most of them are just random, candid photos from their day-to-day lives. And that's where the thinking becomes troubling: the idea that anything porn models do is porn. The idea that every aspect of their lives is sexualized because of their career.
Facebook's policy on banning gay porn models for arbitrary reasons is reflective of the way those in the business are generally seen by the public: you work in porn, therefore everything in your life must revolve around sex. You know, because someone's personality is entirely composed of his or her mode of employment. I have no problem with the owners of a website implementing their own rules for the sake of maintaining a sense of order, but only if they make sense. But hey, if Facebook wants to take a stand, why not? It's not like you can find porn anywhere else on the internet, right?


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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Like everyone, I suppose, I find myself on occasion wondering if there is something wrong with me. After reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I couldn't help but find myself trying so very hard not to be devastated. Why is it, Nadine, that you can't just have a read and smile and be happy just like everyone else? They're having way more fun that you are…I promise…
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Thursday-10 miles, 9:35pace
Since I ran on the treadmill this morning I made a plan of attack so I could get through 40 laps. . . I thought in my head I'm just doing a 2 mile warm up, then when that was over I increased the speed slightly and did a 5k, then increased the speed and did another 5k, and then a 2 mile cool down. I listened to music and watched Grey's Anatomy episodes. Oh, and I got really sweaty. I don't think I've ever sweated this much, gross.
I know it's not November, but I'm trying to be more thankful all year round so I can look back and remember the moments that really matter in 2013.
I'm thankful for our warm house. I've mentioned it before, and I'll mention it again. It's freezing this winter and I'm grateful for my cuddle buddies, space heaters, and extra blankets.
I'm thankful for my support system. I love having family that text, call, chat with me and really care about my world as much as I care about theirs.
I'm thankful for exercise and a body able to perform. I love being able to start my day with a run.
That's all for today's thankfuls, but there will be more to come. I definitely want to make this more of a habit.
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Elisabetta's work experiences include providing outpatient mental health services, and managing the Title VI/Native American Education Program for the Flandreau School District. Elisabetta is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the South Dakota Change Network Program. She is also a fellow of the South Dakota ACEs and Resiliency Fellowship and the Vicki Tidwell Palmer Fellowship, as well as the recipient of the 2019 NASW Consuelo Gosnell Memorial Scholarship. Elisabetta's focus areas of work include social emotional learning, cultural competence, and equity in education.
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After 'The Newsroom': What's Sorkin's Next Show?
Aaron Sorkin's revisionist news program The Newsroom's previously confirmed third season will be its last when it airs this fall in HBO. That's right: get all your crazy news-related hijinks out into the world before the spring, society, because Sorkin's got a limited time to cover. And a whole lot of fake television coverage to rage about and try to idealize.
In a press release from the network, the series' end was noted in only the most complimentary of fashions. "The Newsroom is classic Aaron Sorkin – smart, riveting and thought-provoking," explained Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming. "I'm sure this farewell season will be one to remember."
For those out there who may not be familiar with the series, it tells a revised media-based look on the recently historical news of our modern times and what it takes to tell fair and balanced news in the face of ratings, corporate, and audience demands. It stars Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy, anchor of the faux mega-network, ACN, alongside producers played by Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, and Thomas Sadoski. Sam Waterson, Dev Patel, and Olivia Munn are all slated to return.
Of course with the impending exit of Sorkin from the television landscape, it's only a matter of time before his grandstanding pops up elsewhere, so we've decided to take a stab at crafting Sorkin's next pitch for him. Following similar formulas from his previous series, of course.
The Movement: A crushing look at the misguided nature of culture co-opting in politics, John Gallagher Jr. stars as Mark Dewars, a 29-year-old gay man and founder of the Gay-OK, a youth-focused project focused on acceptance of gay youth in society. When Dewars campaign for social justice gains traction on the main media stage, he is faced with the harsh reality of his newfound fame: that sometimes people are just in it for himself. Watch Dewars and his colleagues fight the good fight and refuse to settle for any-old promotion and partnership in the name of honesty and justice. Featuring Kristin Chenoweth as Belinda Smartt, a high-powered political consultant with a flighty streak, hell-bent on getting her clients in with the organization by any means necessary. With recurring guest star Peter Krause as Republican Congressman Benjamin Barnies, the means-well politician with a lot to learn.
Viral, Inc: At pop culture curation house Viralate, creating the Internet's most sharable content is the name of the game. And for Walter Overmacher (Dulé Hill), he lives and dies by the traffic he pulls in. After being acquired by a major news outlet, Overmacher realizes his once-ambitious goals of create content that was as intelligent as it was sharable, has been eschewed for pictures of cats. Disheartened by the turn, he decides to say "fuck it all" and do the more noble work of convincing an uninterested public that you can learn something from memes. Co-starring Janel Maloney as Bridget Newhouse, the president of content at parent company AmeriNewsCorp and his greatest, most lovingly clueless adversary. Also featuring Sabrina Lloyd, Josh Malina, and Jane Levy.
One Note: When the music industry nearly collapsed following the rise of Napster in the early aughts, there was only Arthur Handler (Jeff Daniels) there to save it from itself. After being promoted to president of the once-iconic Raking In Records following the death of his mentor (very special guest star Martin Sheen), Handler must now face the reality of the music industry and its dearth of creativity and talent, and work alongside favorites like his old flame, punk rocker Caitlin Hart (Kristin Chenoweth) and vapid newcomers like the label's biggest star, Dame DaDa (Alison Pill), whose social media hijinks cause a near-daily PR nightmare. Guest starring Angela Bassett as Veronica Millicent, a marketing SVP with a penchant for coffee-spilling, will Handler single-handedly save the universe from its terrible taste?
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Linux Developers Reject GPL 3
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has opposed GPL version 3 since the draft release surfaced in January.Top Linux kernel developers, Torvalds included, vote version 3 of the GPL a no-go.
Nine months and one discussion draft later, he still isn't having it and he's not alone.A who's who list of the top Linux kernel developers has joined Torvalds in rejection of the proposed GPLv3. If it ain't broke don't fix it, they say.
"Since GPLv2 has served us so well for so long, and since it is the foundation of our developer contract which has helped propel Linux to the successes it enjoys today, we are extremely reluctant to contemplate tampering with that license except as bug fixes to correct exposed problems or updates counter imminent dangers," the kernel developers position paper states.
"So far, in the whole history of GPLv2, including notable successes both injunctively and at trial, we have not found any bugs significant enough to warrant such corrections."
Kernel developers James E.J. Bottomley Mauro Carvalho Chehab, Thomas Gleixner, Christoph Hellwig, Dave Jones, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Tony Luck, Andrew Morton, Trond Myklebust and David Woodhouse have endorsed the paper.
The obvious and most notable non-signatory to the position paper is none other than Torvalds. But that's not to say he doesn't oppose GPLv3, but rather that he has a different approach as to how he wants to voice that opposition.
"One of the reasons I didn't end up signing the GPLv3 position statement that James posted (and others had signed up for), was that a few weeks ago I had signed up for writing another kind of statement entirely: not so much about why I dislike the GPLv3, but why I think the GPLv2 is so great," Torvalds wrote in a mailing list posting.
Torvalds argued that GPLv2 has withstood the test of time and will continue to do so.
In his view the same basic reasons why he chose version 2 as the license for the Linux kernel are the same reasons it should stay the same.
"Yes, the GPLv2 is 'old' for being a copyright license, but it's not even that you don't want to mess with something that works," Torvalds wrote.
"It's that it very fundamentally is such a good license that there's not a whole lot of room for fixing aside from pure wording issues."
Torvalds explained that in the beginning when he was looking for the right license it was about fairness, so that people contribute back and don't just take.
"And that's what the GPLv2 is. It's 'fair.' It asks everybody regardless of circumstance for the same thing," Torvalds wrote.
"It asks for the effort that was put into improving the software to be given back to the common good.
"That's true grace," Torvalds continued. "Realizing that the petty concerns don't matter, whether they are money or DRM, or patents, or anything else."
Patents and DRM are two of the key new issues in the GPLv3 and have been modified as the result of extensive discussion for the second draft of the proposed license.
HP also objects to the patent provisions in the draft.
The kernel developers also cited patents and DRM as aspects of the GPLv3 they object to.
The kernel developers see the DRM clauses, which attempt to restrict developers from imposing usage rights on GPL-licensed software, as something that impedes freedom.
"While we find the use of DRM by media companies in their attempts to reach into user-owned devices to control content deeply disturbing, our belief in the essential freedoms of section 3 forbids us from ever accepting any license which contains end use restrictions," the position paper states.
"The existence of DRM abuse is no excuse for curtailing freedoms."
On the patent issue, kernel developers also see the potential restrictions that GPLv3 would impose as something that could restrict innovation.
"As drafted, this currently looks like it would potentially jeopardise the entire patent portfolio of a company simply by the act of placing a GPLv3 licensed programme on their website," the position paper states.
"Since the Linux software ecosystem relies on these type of contributions from companies who have lawyers who will take the broadest possible interpretation when assessing liability, we find this clause unacceptable because of the chilling effect it will have on the necessary corporate input to our innovation stream."
The GPLv3 effort began in January, with a first draft that marked the first significant attempt at revising the GPLv2 license, which hasn't changed since June 1991.
The second draft was released last month, after much community input and discussion. Thousands of software applications are licensed under the GPL version 2, including the Linux kernel. This article was originally published on internetnews.


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Steven T.A. Carter
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I am a startup guy. I have worked at startups as small as 3 people and as large as 35 people and I have helped grow them to hundreds of employees and hundreds of millions of annual revenue. I have a wide breadth of knowledge from product development, finance, sales management, operations and IT functions. I have always helped other people build their dream, I wasn't much of an idea guy. I have an idea in the ecommerce space around hobbies and interests, specifically online forums and the ecommerce that happens on those forums. I am pretty skeptical when it comes to business ideas and this one keeps coming back to me because I can't find the usual reasons to shoot it down myself. It has a wide audience of customers. It has potential to have multiple selling channels. I am looking for a strong, full stack developer to help build this product. Front end, middleware and DB. It isn't a high speed transaction type concept (unlike ad serving for example) and it isn't storing mission critical data. It would have integrations with various other online products to add functionality, value and streamline the process it addresses. You would have full stack experience in a modern set of tools. Ruby, NodeJS, PHP or others are fine too. Ideally it would live in the cloud, I don't care whose cloud, I just don't see the need to own hardware at this time in the industry. I don't see this as a unicorn. More like a pony. For a couple of guys, it would be a nice business that requires low financial and time investment once it is launched. It could easily provide a nice lifestyle where you wouldn't have to punch a clock, drive to the office or hate your boss (unless you hate yourself). Equity would greatly depend on experience and acumen. I don't care where you live necessarily as I am used to working remotely from resources and business partners.


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Posted on August 17th, 2016Entrepreneurship News
Global Innovation Summit & Awards 2016 brings people and technology together for a happy and smart future
Dubai, 21 September 2016: The 4th edition of the Global Innovation Summit, the biggest congregation on innovation in the region, was held at Atlantis, The Palm. His Excellency Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, inaugurated the Summit and also presented the Disruptive Innovator Awards 2016.
The awards were meant to acknowledge technology game-changers and visionaries who strive to disrupt the regular for a better, smarter and happier future. The winners of the Disruptor Innovator Awards 2016 were Aster DM Healthcare for Aster 3D bionic hand (Best Innovation in Healthcare), Anagenesis Ecosystems Innovations Limited for Biomass (Best Innovation in Energy/Sustainability), and Helder Tech for E-Learning mobile app (Best Innovation in Education).
The theme for Global Innovation Summit and Awards 2016 was 'Happiness and the Smart Future'. The conference was attended by 2,000 high profile delegates from different business verticals including those in the areas of Smart City, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Mobile Innovation, 3D Printing, Wearable Tech, Smart Governance, Augmented Reality and more.
Delivering his keynote speech at the Summit, Al Janahi said the UAE has made remarkable strides in promoting innovation and sustainable development to bring happiness to citizens as well as residents in recent years thanks to the vision of the leadership and initiatives launched by various local and federal government agencies.
"At Dubai SME, we work to create a comprehensive support environment for entrepreneurs and innovators in varied areas of economic activity. In 2014, we launched the Hamdan Innovation Incubator, the largest of its kind incubator of innovative projects in the region, spread over a space of 20,000 square-foot. In addition, we have also organised several programmes and created partnerships with international bodies to promote SME competitiveness in innovation and adoption of new technologies, and we are proud that these initiatives have begun to bear fruit," stated Al Janahi.
"The Hamdan Innovation Incubator supports entrepreneurs and innovators starting from developing their ideas in its 'Idea Lab' and helping through the processes of preparing feasibility studies and operational plans before incorporation," Al Janahi said.
"Pursuing innovations in products, services and business models leads to more opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Dubai SME recently launched an investor network to encourage investment in innovative projects and their growth into global enterprises," Al Janahi said, adding that Dubai SME is pleased to have been part of the Global Innovation Summit as it was an ideal platform for leading enterprises to connect with entrepreneurs, stimulate creativity and promote a spirit of innovation as well as to exchange experiences and ideas with people from different countries.
The 4th Summit continued the tradition of growth in size and participation, as in the three previous editions of the event. The event brought together an unrivalled and sought-after combination of thought leaders, innovative companies and government dignitaries who highlighted the importance of happiness and stressed on creating a roadmap to achieve the same. The speakers also shared their observations on how disruptive innovation and happiness can work together on various UAE business sectors, across panel discussions, workshops and exhibits of groundbreaking technology.
Lee Miles, General Manager, Middle East and Africa, Red Hat, said: "Information Technology today is no longer a support function but a driver of business growth and success. As such, CIOs and IT managers who demonstrate creative thinking and determined problem solving, and use technology innovatively are the ones that create real value for their organisations.
The Global Innovation Summit 2016 has been an excellent and much needed initiative in the Middle East and an excellent platform for Red Hat to demonstrate the transformative power of Open Source technology. Our company was recently named by Forbes as one of the world's most innovative companies and we are keen to enter into discussions with conference attendees and showcase our innovations that have helped companies across the world increase efficiency and performance and save costs."
The Global Innovation Summit has so far attracted 8,000 international delegates from Asia, Europe and the Middle East in its three years. The convention has seen a powerful amalgamation of globally renowned speakers and influential innovators, establishing itself as a trendsetter in the field of disruption and innovation.
"Technology and Innovation are the centrepiece of future businesses; and there could not have been a better place to experience the best of both worlds than at the Global Innovation Summit 2016. An amalgamation of amazing speakers, inspiring leaders and world-class innovative organisations, Global Innovation Summit 2016 was definitely the place to be", said Shantanu Phansalkar, CEO of SPI Group and the organiser of the event.
The Global Innovation Summit and Awards 2016 played host to globally acclaimed speakers, experts and eminent panelists including Dr. Dalya Al Muthanna, President & CEO, GE Gulf; Sulaiman Al Mazmi, VP – ICT, Expo 2020, Dubai; Tim Jones, Founder of Future, Growth Agenda & Innovation Leaders, London; James Woudhuysen, Professor, South Bank University, London; Jabir Walji, Former Innovation Manager, Ashghal (Public Works Authority), Qatar; Richard Kastelein, Founder of Blockchain News, Netherlands; Hesham Metwalli, Public Policy and Education Reform advisor in MENA and Australia, Dr. Ali Alazzawi, City Experience Consultant, Smart Dubai Office, and Monique Mackinnon, Founder and CEO of Energetic Evolution, Canada, to name a few. They were eloquent about the varied aspects of innovation, the implications of disruptive innovation in varied industries and how continual innovation can create a smarter future.
The event was organized in partnership with Dubai SME and was supported by Red Hat, Nikon, Al Futtaim Motors Toyota and other leading brands.
Roberto Dasilva, General Manager of Toyota Retail at Al-Futtaim Motors, said: "Both Al-Futtaim Motors and the Global Innovation Summit believe in innovation-led initiatives and embracing forward-looking change. For more than six decades, Al-Futtaim Motors has continuously championed change for an enhanced customer relationship in a technologically advanced ecosystem, supporting the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum."


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My name is Rose, which is short for Rosemarijn.
I am a multidisciplinary designer from the Netherlands.
I initially studied Graphic Design and Illustration at the Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht, but got really into webdesign, video editing and graphic motion design along the way.
I really like to learn new things, and I have a weird interest in anything astronomy.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!


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