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Think of your skin as a layer cake: the deepest layer consists of subcutaneous fat, the middle layer is called the dermis and the outermost layer (the one we see every day) is known as the epidermis. The dermis layer is full of collagen (the stuff in our skin that keeps everything looking plump, firm, and youthful). And beneath the dermis, lies the smooth muscle that's responsible for giving the face contour, expression and movement. Unfortunately, collagen production begins to decline at the age of 25 and it's all downhill from there. In equally disappointing news, the loss of youthful muscle contours in these areas is due to a variety of factors including heredity, gravity, environmental conditions and stress. This explains why as we age, our skin loses firmness and elasticity, which is why things begin to sag and wrinkle in all the wrong places.
Over the years, countless products and devices have come forward promising to nix these wretched wrinkles. In 2002, radio-frequency (RF) therapy was first approved by the FDA for visibly reducing wrinkles around the eyes. Radio-frequency (RF) therapy emits an electrical current through the skin, which in turn heats the lower dermis layer. Applying heat to the dermis layer is believed to stimulate fibroblast activity leading to increased collagen fiber production and replenishment. Increased production of collagen fibers results in mild to moderate tightening of the visible layers of skin.
How it works…
- Radio-frequency energy evenly distributed through one or more poles delivers high-frequency electrical energy simultaneously to the dermis layer while still protecting the skin surface. The heating effect causes an instant contraction of the collagen fibers, and increases the metabolism of the fibroblasts thereby accelerating the production of new collagen and elastin fibers. The contraction of collagen fibers and the production of new collagen tighten the skin layers creating smoother, healthier and younger looking skin. The most common side effects of RF therapy are swelling and redness. In rare cases patients have also reported abrasions, blistering, hyperpigmentation, scars, ulcerations, blanching, and purpura (red/purple discolorations).
Who might benefit?
- Patients most likely to benefit from an at-home RF therapy (such as the new TriPollar STOP device) are those with fine, superficial lines/wrinkles. When it comes to deep grooves and excessively sagging skin, patients are better off opting for a surgical face-lift. A surgical face-lift corrects the facial structure via removal of excess fat/skin, repositioning of tissue, and (most importantly) the elevation of mid-facial muscles. A full face-lift usually requires approximately 2-4 weeks of downtime for optimal recovery (which can often be difficult for people who have busy schedules). Non-surgical rejuvenation treatments unfortunately cannot achieve the same results as a surgical face-lift, but they may help delay the time at which a face-lift becomes necessary.
Who should avoid it?
- Contraindications for radio-frequency therapy is anyone who's had the following:
- Facial implants
- Dermabrasion, chemical peeling or skin resurfacing within the last year
- Cosmetic fillers or toxins within the last 6 months
- Oral retinoid therapy within the last year
- Topical retinoid treatment within the last two weeks
- Anyone who is immunosurpressed or has any active local or systemic infections
- Fat augmentation within the last 18 months
- Contraindications for radio-frequency therapy is anyone who's had the following:


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Monday, January 5, 2015
KKK Style Protest At Junkanoo Parade A 'National Disgrace' Says Smith
Tribune Staff Reporter
GRAND Bahama Human Rights Association President Fred Smith has called on the government to pass a Human Rights Act and make it an offence to "abuse people hatefully in public".
His statements were in response to an anonymous group that donned hats similar to those worn by Ku Klux Klan members and paraded in protest against Mr Smith and conservationist Louis Bacon during the New Year's Day Junkanoo parade.
A subsequent video of the "protest" went viral on social media, with Bahamian residents expressing how "ashamed" they are to "be Bahamian".
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SanDisk shows off People app on TouchPad with latest webOS 3.0 build at Computex [video]
We confirmed many moons ago that SanDisk was providing the storage chips for the HP TouchPad, and like many of the vendors that are contributing to the webOS tablet, they've had a few to show off here and there. The latest showing was at Computex, in the SanDisk booth, where Gadgets Magazine was able to snag a video of a newer build of webOS 3.0, complete with its darker interface.
While SanDisk managed to not spill any beans about what else might be in store for webOS 3.0, they did briefly show off the People magazine app developed for the TouchPad. We saw it before at Think Beyond, but only in portrait mode, but SanDisk's demo guy was more than willing to turn the tablet every which way, rotating and reformatting the People app along with it from a three-column layout in landscape to two rearranged columns in tall-and-skinny mode. Apart from that, there were many new revelations (a revised but not earth-shattering Contacts skin, for example), and our first live look at a TouchPad in its case, but flopped open and sitting on a Touchstone stand while simultaneously plugged in with a cable. Check out the video after the break.
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Mortgage lenders need borrowers, right?
So, apparently, sometimes they find out you're looking to borrow, and start bugging you with phone calls all day and all night.
Borrowers who believe their mortgage applications are private should think again. Other lenders, and their telemarketers, can easily find out that they have applied for a mortgage …
… in the last 18 months, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion had begun selling the names, detailed financial information, and contact information of people who have completed mortgage applications.
They obtain the information through extensive relationships with financial institutions, which rely on them to compile credit histories and scores and thereby help lenders assess a borrower's credit risk.
This can be annoying, right?
William N. Lund, the director of Maine's Office of Consumer Credit Regulation, said, "Some consumers told us they literally applied for a loan at noon, and by the time they got home that evening they got calls from competitors of the lender with whom they applied.�
In some cases, Mr. Lund said, the callers implied that they were affiliated with the company that was processing the borrower's application. "At least one said, Your lender can't help you, so your lender has given me your file to follow through Mr. Lund said.
Complete story: Honing the Competitive Edge – By Bob Tedeschi, The New York Times
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Use Case Overview
The requirements that are handed to you: These requirements are the policies of Pecunia Corp. to solve a Credit Card Dispute.
The cost of processing a credit card dispute is very high, and also critical from the customer experience perspective.
Usually the credit card holder is stressed to protect the assets trusted to the bank, therefore one of the requirements for the interaction with the dispute system is the constant feedback to the customer, informing the latest status of the dispute. E.g., who is currently processing the dispute, is additional information from the customer required, has the dispute been automatically accepted, has something gone wrong with the dispute, etc.
Most of the complexity with the CC Dispute process comes from the fact that is a multi-step process where every dispute is a one-off situation, the actual outcome of the dispute is a result of the interactions between the different actors and the decision logic. On top of that, the information regarding the case, has to be the input and output of every interaction, everybody need to look at the same data and be observers of changes in it.
The actors that we can identify are:
- Credit Card Holder: aka Customer
- Credit Card Issuer: In this case Pecunia corp.
- Card processing network: The organization that oversees the process. Some differ in their procedures than others.
- Credit Card Acquirer: A financial institution that obtains the rights to the merchant's account and tasked with getting payment on the merchant's behalf.
- Merchant: Seller of the goods and must either fight or accept the chargeback.
We can resume the process in the following diagram:
The basic steps are:
1- The Credit Card Holder starts a dispute with the CC Issuer.
2- The CC Issuer needs to decide what type of processing is required for the dispute (automated chargeack or normal processing).Jump to step 3.1. or 3.2.
3.1- The CC Issuer process the automated chargeback. Jump to step 5.1.
3.2 - The CC Issuer needs to do standard processing, contact the Card Processing network to start the dispute, the Credit Processing Network then contacts the CC Acquirer that requests evidence to the merchant and a formal response to the dispute.
3.3 - The Merchant send the evidence and response to the CC Issuer
4- The CC Issuer assess the risk of the dispute.
4.1- The CC Issuer requests a manual approval for the dispute from a knowledge worker. Jump to step 5.1. or 5.2
4.2- The CC Issuer based on the data resolves the case. Jump to step 5.1. or 5.2
5.1- The dispute is accepted and the money reimbursed to the CC Holder and the backoffice chargeback for fee transactions started
5.2- The dispute is rejected
6- The CC Issuer informs the CC Holder of the result.
Business Requirements:
There are two points in the process where depending on a business decision, the processing path bifurcates. The decision making is right now subjective, as a human - in this case a CC Issuer agent- is responsible to reach a conclusion based on his/her individual knowledge.
Hence there are two decision's sets that change the overall processing making: One set that determines whether the dispute can be qualified for automated chargeback, and a set that determines the risk of the dispute for manual approval and resolution.
For the first scenario, going back and forth in the whole processing chain is costly for all the parties involved, plus the amount of the dispute can be less than the cost of processing the dispute, in addition to that the CC Issuer can offer automated chargeback to it's highly loyal customers.
So the first bifurcation point gives Pecunia corp the ability to gain loyalty with strategic customers and avoid cost, this scenario is Automatic vs Standard Processing. The following diagram describes the scenario:
The second use case has the decisions to determine the risk of the transaction and if a manual approval is required.
Once that is decided that the dispute will be processed in a standard way, by contacting all the chain of CC transaction processing (3) we have the next bifurcation in step 4 of the processing, based on the case information we need too determine if a dispute needs a manual approval, to such effect we have the following rule:
Every amount larger than 1000 should be manually approved.
An also at this point we need to determine the risk profile of the dispute, this risk scoring will be part of the input for both the manual approval path and the automated resolution.
The risk of the transaction is determined by the status of customer and the amount of the dispute:
- For a standard customer, and a dispute amount between 0 and 100, the risk is low.
- For a standard customer, and a dispute amount between 100 and 500, the risk is medium
- For a standard customer, and a dispute amount above 500, the risk is high.
- For a silver customer, and a dispute amount below 250, the risk is low.
- For a silver customer, and a dispute amount between 250 and 500, the risk is medium.
- For a silver customer, and a dispute amount above 500, the risk is high.
- For a gold customer, and a dispute amount below 500, the risk is low.
- For a gold customer, and a dispute amount over 500, the risk is medium.
Functional Solution:
Have business rules that will take into account consistent criteria defined to assess risk and automate processing. The business user must have the ability to change these criteria anytime if needed, and apply the changes according to the release process of Pecunia corp..
Non Functional:
Allow the user to change the criteria without technical assistance. Have the tooling for the user to update the rules but using standard spreadsheet-like decision tables or cuasi natural language.


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All other green campaigns become futile without tackling the economic system and its ideological defenders. Economics is only dismal because there are not enough of us making it our own. Read on and become empowered!
27 November 2009
Dubai to All That
In the more 'advanced' economies of the West, the tasteful veil between government and corporation is still maintained - in Dubai this was not the case, and it is difficult when reading some of the press stories to distinguish between Dubai World - the venture capital development corporation responsible for the irresponsible building projects - and the state of Dubai. And surely Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum could have used the phrase 'L'etat c'est moi' with more aplomb than Louis XIV ever dared. Reading about his nefarious dealings makes one wonder whether George Clooney followed the Beckhams in the trek to buy luxury apartments on Dubai's palmtree-shaped beach complex.
With energy no object it is possible to summon extraordinary buildings from sand and to make deserts bloom. The environmental consequences of this profligate use of the planet's dwindling oil resources receive far too little attention. While public debate concentrates on China's carbon dioxide emissions attention is distracted form the fact that the oil-producing states have the worst per capita record in this area. The other side of the coin is the human exploitation: the legions of South Asian immigrants who, like Irish navvies during our own 19th century building bonanza, were responsible for the heavy lifting for low pay that brought this crazed dream into existence.
Dubia is the apotheosis of an economy which is unsustainable in every sense: a grossly intensivised playground where the heedless and amoral playboys and playgirls, spawned by globalisation and a capitalist system that has broken all bounds of social control, enjoy pleasure without responsibility. Its gleaming untarnished towers are like the body of Dorian Gray; the abused workers and corrupted atmosphere are the the true picture, hidden away in the attic of our imaginations.*
Dubai is the sort of development you end up with when you let money make all the decisions. The creation of an elite resort for the super-rich is a perfect illustration of the logic of this late and putrescent stage of capitalism. It tempts you to imagine your way into a near future and imagine children being shown pictures of the artificial archipelago to help them learn the lessons of ecology.
*Thanks to Mary Mellor for this metaphor, whose appeal has helpfully been broadened by the recent movie. Tweet
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A friend of mine went on holiday to Dubai and explained that one day he saw hoards of jellyfish (type things) being washed up on the shore, "as if surrendering" - a sort of suicuide pact to escape the inevitable change afoot.ReplyDelete
What a strange place dubai is. Interesting as well that I can think of at least three documentaries that have focused on these 'new sea islands' and held them up as a feet of engineering. Can't think of one about the excess of it all?
I believe that the popularity of these 'regaining the sea' things is that they play into a narrative of man being master over nature, Canute etc. Ooops!


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December 12, 1940 - July 23, 2014
Columbia, SC - Formerly of Wallkill, NY
A memorial service for Dale Mastro, 73, will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 26th at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia, 200 State Street, West Columbia, SC 29169. Pastor Ray Toussaint will officiate.
Dale moved into a higher gallery on July 23, 2014. Born in Red Springs, NC, she was a daughter of the late Arlie and Tony Beck Hancock. Dale was a painter of life and light. She devoted over thirty years of her life to her art, and was constantly motivated by the pure pleasure of the process: the idea, the creation and the outcome. She received her formal art training in the Hudson Valley, NY, and for the next three decades, she sought out the prominent art teachers in upstate New York for portraiture, animal and landscape instruction. Her many instructors included the late John Gould and Susan Goetz Schneider. She was also trained at the Woodstock School of Art, the Bethlehem Art School and the Art Students League of New York. Dale also taught classes at Midlands Technical College, and at the Dale Mastro School of Art, and taught private lessons in her studio.
A very generous and giving woman, Dale loved children and never met a stranger. She enjoyed conversing on a wide variety of subjects, and possessed a wonderful sense of fun and humor.
Dale is survived by the husband of her heart, Ray Hardee; her two daughters, Stephanie Trautmann of Washingtonville, NY, Aubrea Mastro (Robert Bardsley) of Wallkill, NY; grandchildren, Shawanna and Brandon Trautmann of Washingtonville, NY; sisters, Gail Woodcox of Red Springs, NC, and Susie Hancock Chappell of Cartersville, GA; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 3223 Sunset Blvd. Ste 100, West Columbia, SC 29169, or Agape Hospice Foundation, Attn: Lisa Livingston, 1053 Center Street, West Columbia, SC 29169.
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This is the sermon I preached at First Church Simsbury on February 12, 2017. The original title was "The Fine Print," but "That Muttering Man in a Bathrobe," if not more appropriate, is certainly more fun!
Matthew 5:21-30
It is three in the morning. In a room lit only by the glow of a television a solitary figure shuffles back and forth in his bathrobe, brooding, seething. Absolutely convinced that he is right, the arguments against his opponents ricocheting through his mind, he mutters under his breath and gestures forcefully. He is in a position of power; how dare anyone question him. How could they not see how wonderful he is?
We know this shadowy figure, susceptible to fits of anger and lustful passions, all too well, and we will return to this scene in a moment. But first let's turn back to the text from Matthew in which Jesus interprets and expands upon the Ten Commandments.
Here, in what we know as the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus continues teaching his disciples.
Responding to those who believed that Jesus represented a break from Judaism, Jesus makes it clear that he has not come to abolish Jewish law but to fulfill it. He then forcefully emphasizes the importance of following and teaching the law. Those who break even one little commandment will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.
As if this isn't scary enough, Jesus then explains the "fine print" of this contract with God.
Beginning with the commandment, "You shall not murder," Jesus then lowers the bar saying, "But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment," even going so far as to say that anyone who says, "'you fool,' will be liable to the hell of fire."
So, in case that's not clear, Jesus is saying that we don't have to literally murder someone to break God's commandment not to kill. Simply being angry at or insulting someone is enough to break the covenant with God and experience harsh and eternal consequences.
And in case you're not already freaking out, I'll share just one more example of this "fine print" from our contract with God. Jesus next interprets and expands upon the commandment against adultery, saying that anyone who has looked at another with lust has already committed adultery in their heart. Some will remember that 40 years ago, President Jimmy Carter, in an interview with Playboy magazine, famously admitted, "I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times." Carter, then and still a Sunday school teacher in his church in Plains, Georgia, knew his Bible and was referencing this passage from Matthew.
And, lest any of you still not find yourselves convicted by Jesus' apparent condemnation of anger and lust, he concludes this teaching with these words:
"If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away, it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell."
I've always wanted to end a sermon right there. Just drop the mic and walk out of the pulpit.
But, the story of Jesus' life doesn't end there nor should any sermon we preach or lesson we teach about Jesus.
One of the phrases that was coined during this past election season was "some things are meant to be taken seriously but not literally." I don't care to revisit that phrase in its political context, but it seems relevant here. Jesus admonishment to pluck out our eye and cut off our hand when they cause us to sin are hyperbole, a literary device that uses obvious exaggeration to make a point, to grab our attention and say, "take this seriously, not literally but take it seriously."
And what is the serious point that Jesus is making? The commandments matter. Morality matters. Accountability to our relationships matters.
This may sound obvious, but I sometimes wonder if mainline, progressive Christians can emphasize God's grace, forgiveness and love so much that we can overlook and excuse bad and hurtful behavior, our own or other's. We can justify our anger because of our belief that we are right. And we can shrug off lust and even excuse adultery with an appeal to love. After all, in a pinch we can always fall back upon God's love and forgiveness.
So here, using the strongest possible language, Jesus is emphasizing for his disciples and for us that morality matters. Though he embodies God's grace, forgiveness and love, this grace, forgiveness and love is meant to be lived out by us in our relationships with one another by following God's laws and then some.
Which brings us back to that agitated, shadowy figure pacing up and down in his bathrobe at 3 in the morning. Some of you who have been paying attention to the news this week may think you recognize this scene and have an idea where this is going. There was an article in the New York Times. Well, you would be wrong.
That muttering maniac was me, at 3 o'clock Saturday morning. I woke up with my mind churning away on conversations I had had on Friday afternoon. On the surface it was nothing, not a matter of national security or human rights. The conversations had been about how to organize this service, in particular how to fit in both the blessing of our service members and the baptism of Thomas Smith in a way that was meaningful, accommodated other commitments, and didn't disrupt the flow of worship. I realize that to almost all of you this sounds ridiculous. But I can tell you that people shared a number of different perspectives on this topic in these Friday conversations. So, I made a decision. As Senior Minister, I certainly have the power to make such decisions, and I thought I was making a decision that was good and right. I was convinced of it. That decision is reflected in your bulletins.
But not everyone agreed with me. I won't name any names (Rev. Kev), because the who and what and why are not important. Everyone had perfectly understandable reasons for their opinions, all had good intentions. But what is important is that I got pretty knotted up about it. Knotted up enough to be up at 3 in the morning pacing, arguing my case to no one.
And that's when Jesus spoke to me, "So, when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with them."
Darn you Jesus!
In an instant, I realized that the issue wasn't other peoples' problems, it was my own righteous indignation. And that certainty that I was right caused me to judge other perspectives and closed me off to other options. It wasn't "them" it was me!
And as soon as I realized that and let go of my own way, I recognized that there were indeed other options, options that hadn't even been considered. And will you look at that, we blessed service members and baptized a baby and are worshipping God with gladness. God is good.
I share confessionally, what, in the greater scheme of things, is pretty insignificant, because this example demonstrates some things that are likely true for many of us.
First, we are all convinced that we are in the right from time to time. We all get self-righteous, indignant and even angry, even pastors. Thankfully, there isn't time to make a confession about lustfulness, but as Jimmy Carter showed, many of us experience that too, pastors included.
Jesus is telling us to take these things seriously. Morality matters, not to please God, but that we might live together in loving communion with each other.
So that is one important message in this morning's lesson. And the other is this. We are all implicated, right? Who among us has not been angry at someone or felt lust toward another? I won't ask for a show of hands. These feelings are part of being human. Try as we might, despite our commitment to live moral lives, we will come up short, just as I did.
And when we do, Jesus will fulfill the law in our stead. When we come humbly before God acknowledging our failings and limitations, we will be met by God's grace, forgiveness and love in the person of Jesus Christ.


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Saturday, May 19, 2007
Flickr Part 2
Here's another article that strengthens my argument against professionals using Flickr as their sole outlet. Don't get me wrong, I love the exposure, but the only way to avoid having to live by someone else's rules is to put yourself in charge.
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Officials: Maine pharmacy robberies down because of increase in heroin use
Maine pharmacy robberies fall nearly 80 percent
After hitting a record 56 pharmacy robberies last year, Maine is on pace to have fewer than a dozen this year.
Click here for Maine's 2012 crime stats.
But police are warning that one apparent reason for the decline is the increasing use of heroin.
With 2013 nearly half over, only five Maine drug stores have been robbed this year.
The high arrest rate in last year's robberies is being partly credited with the decline this year -- by getting crooks off the streets and deterring others.
"Ninety percent of those who committed those pharmacy robberies last year have been apprehended and incarcerated. This obviously eliminates the opportunity for them to strike again," said Public Safety Commissioner John Morris.
But Morris said a more disturbing reason is the surge of heroin in Maine at low prices.
He said more drug users are switching from prescription painkillers because heroin's cheaper and easier to get. Because of that, users are less likely to turn to robbery to satisfy their addictions.
"The cost of heroin is going down, and that's the bad news. Many people are addicted to opiates are now shifting to heroin," said Morris.
"What we have a problem with in Maine is addiction, and when we remove one drug, another one is there," said Portland Community Health Promotion specialist Shelby Briggs.
The Department of Health and Human Services in Portland credits the Drug Enforcement Agency for removing prescription drugs that it said have been on the streets for years. But the department said people who switch from prescription drugs to heroin are at a very high risk.
"When it's cut with another drug, it intensifies the heroin, and so it becomes very potent. So the person is then, there's no way to control what's happening to them," said Briggs.
In the past six months, the department has issued three health warning in Portland after a sharp increase in heroin-related overdoses.
"Heroin has been on the rise, and I believe that we are in for quite a summer in regards to heroin, because I see it everywhere," said Briggs.
In an attempt to save lives and control the overdoses, lawmakers signed the bill LD 1046, which will allow pharmacies to sell naloxone, a drug that can reverse and opiate overdose. The bill is on the governor's desk.


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I think that in both the cases of the PACER documents and the JSTOR documents Swartz was right to release to the public the information that he obtained. The effects of what he did in the first case of PACER is immediately obvious: change occurred and the court systems were forced to amend their policies and comply with the law. What the PACER people were doing, turning a huge profit on public records, was illegal under the E-Government of 2002 which said that courts could only charge an amount for public documents that offset the costs of maintaining that information, and no more. By organizing a movement that uploaded all of these documents to a site for free, he was able to create change where change was needed.
It doesn't appear that what Swartz did with the PACER documents was illegal, but even if it was, I support his behaviors. In order for change to occur in such a large governmental operation, the options are rather limited. One option would be to create so much public upheaval that the government has no choice but to respond to the demands. This method may work in widespread, more important cases such as whether or not to invade Syria, but it is unlikely to raise that kind of continued support for something like a court system charging too much for public records. Another option would be to sue, a method that would not only be very time consuming, but also require an extraordinary amount of money, money that only large corporations and very wealthy individuals have. And so in reality, suing was not an option for Swartz, or for the majority of citizens for that matter. Aaron Swartz saw another option though, an option that to him was not only far easier but also more co st and time and effective, and that was to download the documents and then place them on website for free access for all. This created the change that he was looking for and exposed the corruption and injustice that was occurring. Some could argue with the course of action taken by Swartz, but the end results speak for themselves: the governmental branch complied with the law and made the necessary information more available to the public.
And then in the JSTOR case, Swartz saw a similar sort of issue: an entity that possessed valuable information that was hoarding it rather than making it easily available. JSTOR was the keeper of many scholarly journals and articles, a huge wealth of knowledge and scientific developments. It is easy to make the argument that these papers should be made available to the public for the overall advancement of humanity. For example there was a fourteen-year-old kid who had access to JSTOR and was reading articles when he thought of a way to test for pancreatic cancer in its very early stages. Up until this point, this was not something that was possible. Up until this point we were only recognizing pancreatic cancer when it was too late to do anything about it besides update your will and tie up any other loose ends in your life. But because these documents were available to the public, we created an advance in medical technology and in effect, saved countless lives. And th is is only one example.
But it's not as if JSTOR was hoarding all of these documents and screaming like a troll under a bridge that no one was allowed to look at them. In fact, anyone was allowed to look at them, provided that they had enough money. And therein again lay the problem, money being a barrier to information. This was the common theme across both the PACER and the JSTOR companies: that there was valuable and important information that was only released in ways that would generate the maximum profit. This was something that went against what in many people's eyes is the Internet's greatest purpose: the dissemination of information. As someone who passionately loved the Internet like Swartz did, it's not surprising that he went after targets that tried to impede on the revolution that the Internet
attempted to create.
And what the Internet is doing is nothing short of incredible. The access that we have to information today compared to twenty years ago is mind blowing. For example, in the past the only places we could get news from were the major news sources on the television, radio, and newspaper. These sources have throughout history proved to be easily manipulated and too often sources of only propaganda, not news. But for anybody to be able report honest news through a medium such as the Internet is the first time that we know of that it's happened. And so today people are able to get real news of what is actually happening, and not just what a news channel or government wants you to think. Swartz knew this intimately I'm sure, and that's part of why he so passionately fought, and eventually gave up his life, for information to be free and easily accessible.
Where Swartz ran into problems in the JSTOR case though was that the documents he was surreptitiously downloading were not rightfully, legally speaking, a part of the public domain as the PACER documents were, and so therefore JSTOR had every right to prosecute him for the security breach and violation of copyright laws. A large part of the issue though is that the copyright system that we have today comes from an antiquated time, a time well before the free expanses of the Internet. The negative sides of the peer-to-peer file sharing that occur and occurred in the JSTOR case are numerous. For example people are not financially compensated in the same way as before, but regardless, it seems rather obvious that file sharing is here to stay. To long for the days before file sharing makes about as much sense as horse enthusiasts longing for the days before cars. We can sit and gripe all we want, but there's no going back.
Part of the issue between the governmental laws and the Internet is that the government is incredibly cumbersome and slow to change, while the Internet can change in an instant. Therefore the Internet will inherently progress exponentially quicker than its overall ruling body, and this leaves the government floundering in the dust, gasping for air in an attempt to catch up. The government as its currently set-up will never be able to change anywhere near as quickly as the Internet does, and so it is easier for them to try to impede the change rather than to drastically overhaul themselves, and that is exactly what they're doing when they apply the ancient copyright laws to the new world of the Internet. And that, I believe, is one of the key issues in the battle between the government and the Internet.
I believe that it's only a matter of time before copyright laws catch up to the change that the Internet has created and amend their laws to something that is more in harmony with the current culture. I believe that the moral thing to do for the evolution of humanity is not to slow down the Internet to make more it harder to create change, but to speed up and improve the government to make it more responsive. Those who make their living under the current copyright laws will need to adapt and evolve, as they have already been doing, and that is just the nature of the world: nothing stays the same. It is up to as a collective though to try and ensure that the change is in an overall positive direction.
But at the time that Swartz downloaded the JSTOR documents he was in violation of the current copyright laws, and so in light of this, yes, he was a criminal who was lawfully arrested for what he did. But does that make it wrong what he did? Was it immoral? That is subjective because of course not following what the law says is not necessarily immoral, and in fact it could mean that that person is more morally inclined than what the law dictates. Perhaps that person is willing to sacrifice something of themselves for the greater good. For a historical example of this we need to look no further than Rosa Parks.
Was what it illegal what Ms. Parks did on December 1, 1955 when she refused to leave her seat on the bus? Yes. Morally wrong? Only the most ignorant among us would think so. Laws are there for a reason and for some laws the reasons are obvious, as is the case in violence, theft, etc. For other laws though the reason is not so obvious, and I believe that it is up to us as citizens to question all the laws that we come across and determine whether or not they are moral, ethical, and sensible. If they are not, then I believe it is our duty to do something, anything, to help create change, because that is the only way that we can generate the positive evolution of our society.
And so in the spirit of Rosa Parks, Swartz saw in both JSTOR and PACER (among other things such as SOPA and PIPA) a moral and ethical dearth that needed to be addressed. And for this I whole-heartedly support what he did.
I believe that this same logic holds true in both the cases of Edward Snowden's revelations of the NSA and what was discovered through WikiLeaks. Both of these cases revealed where the US government and military were being deceitful and morally compromised, to put it lightly. The United States citizens in both of these cases, as well as anyone else, had a right to know what their government was doing. They had a right to know things that were not reported through the major news stations, and to know where their tax dollars were going. Because of these whistleblowers, the number of cases where the US government was caught in blatant lies or doing things that were morally and ethically deplorable are countless. This is a situation that needs to be remedied. Transparency is the only way to have a healthy and cooperative relationship between a government and its citizens, and this is what these whistleblowers were trying to foster.
Was what Edward Snowden and Julien Assange did illegal? Yes. Morally wrong? Again, that's subjective. People can argue that they compromised American security by releasing classified documents, and that may or may not be true, but I believe that the value of the secrets they revealed was so much greater. I believe that the morality of exposing these horrible truths far outweigh any potential immorality of compromising American security, especially since it's unclear whether or not that actually happened or if it's just a theoretical argument.
And so when it comes to cyber crimes, or any laws for that matter, I believe that we need to stand back and make an objective, holistic, and morally informed decision before jumping to any conclusions about right or wrong. The evolution of society depends on people that are innovative thinkers and who challenge the status quo; and anybody who is a radically forward thinker and/or ahead of their time will face much opposition, just like Rosa Parks did. But these are also the same people that are needed for societal growth and progress. All of this must be taken into consideration when casting judgment upon someone like Aaron Swartz, and it is my firm belief that while Aaron may have broken laws, everything that he did was morally right. I believe that if more people follow in the footsteps of people like Aaron Swartz, Edward Snowden, and Julien Assange, that the governments and major corporations will have no choice but to change and improve their behavior and laws.


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"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
Which to me points out just how vulnerable we are to divisiveness. I don't think it portends well, for us as a nation when we can't look something in the eye and stare it down. I'm not wired that way. I see a pile of excrement , I figure somebody has to pick it up. I can't walk by and pretend it's not there. But I respect your approach as being just as valid.
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Bed Bug Extermination Cost In Queens
The bed bug is an annoying pest that feeds on the blood of humans. These unsightly bugs are difficult to get rid of, so a DIY project is out of the question. Read on for more information about bed bugs and professional bed bug extermination cost.
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Bed Bug Extermination Methods
Physical and chemical are the two bed bug extermination methods. The physical methods include all methods of getting rid of these pests that do not include chemicals. In some instances, special vacuums are used to capture bed bugs, so they have no way of getting out, relocating, and reproducing in your home. Bed bugs that are found on surfaces of the home are easier to notice and can be removed by using a special clear tape or a lint roller-like tool that has an extra sticky adhesive tape that traps bed bugs. Bed bugs found on or in bedding can be resolved by placing all bedding in the dryer using high heat for a minimum of 30 minutes. The high heat from the dryer will kill bed bugs and their eggs. The chemical method of removing bed bugs involve using pesticides. Standard chemical extermination methods include using bug foggers and structural fumigation. Bug foggers are often referred to as total release foggers. To ensure favorable results are rendered, use the foggers as directed. Most bug foggers use strong chemicals that require you to cover your belongings and leave your home for a few hours.
Preventing Bed Bugs from Entering Your Home
Here are simple and easy ways you can keep these critters from entering your home and taking over.
1. Never bring outside furniture into your home. It may be tempting to furnish your home or apartment with furniture that appears to be in good condition, but it's outside on the curb for a reason. Sometimes there isn't a DIY project for furniture that is worth living with bed bugs.
2. You may be a fan of renting furniture or you may have been given a furniture set. In any event, you may want to think twice before you do either of these things. Before you bring furniture of this type into your home, thoroughly check it for bed bugs and other issues.
3. It's easy to become a victim of bed bugs when you're traveling. Do not place suitcases on the floor or bed. Before you leave the hotel or place of residence while on vacation, check your bags and the room thoroughly.
4. Every home has cracks, spaces, and gaps which make it easy for bed bugs to enter and infest a home. Cracks, gaps, and spaces can be sealed successfully by using caulk. You may not be able to locate every space and crack, but the more you find and seal, the better chance you have of keeping a bed bug free home.
It is always in the best interest of your safety and well-being of your family and home to hire a professional exterminator. These professionals have special tools and the knowledge to remove bed bugs safely from the perimeter without causing expensive damages.


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"Rad" Ross Schnell's Rad Singlespeed Racer
SLIDESHOW: Just a few days before departing Colorado and heading south of the equator to Rotorua, New Zealand for the 2010 Singlespeed World Championships, Ross Schnell shares his sub-20 pound, full-suspension SS rig.
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By dangling a few salacious photos of his new Trek Top Fuel one-gear wonderbike, Rad Ross Schnell got us all lusty and nostalgic for 1980's BMX racing, Vans shoes and mag wheels.
Just a few days before departing Colorado and heading south of the equator to Rotorua, New Zealand for the 2010 Singlespeed World Championships, Schnell launched the photos across our virtual desk like long-forgotten Polaroids of an elementary school crush dug from the recesses of a box of childhood mementos.
But there's something different this time. Yeah, it's got one gear, Oakley grips with foam donuts, and a checkered red "Rad Ross" pad on the top tube. But those aren't mag wheels; they're Crank Brothers Cobalt wheels. And instead of chromed steel it's Trek OCLV carbon fiber, molded into the shape of a Top Fuel full-suspension bike.
So it's not the moto BMXer of our long-repressed dreams after all. And it won't be launching gaps across tree trunks in a lumber yard, a la the venerable 1980s film Rad. But it's a sick beast nonetheless.
Rad gave us a rundown on his custom spec, chosen carefully to augment his upcoming SSWC title defense.
"Oh yeah! It weighs 19.8 lbs with five inches of travel!" said Rad Ross. "New Sid 120, 15mm thru-axle, carbon tapered steerer tube. Right now I'm running 2:1, 32-16t but that might change once I ride the course."
Add to the mix XO brakes, crankset, Fizik Tundra Saddle, Crank Brothers Cobalt wheels, CB Carbon handlebar, 70mm World Cup Truvativ stem and Bontrager XR1 tires.
Last year Schnell piloted a similar rig all the way to the SSWC tattoo chair in Durango, Colorado. This year he's again hoping that the full suspension will help him stay smooth and sailing all the way to another shot of ink.
"Thanks to all that helped get the new SS rolling for New Zealand!" said Schnell, shouting out to his sponsors at Trek, Crank Brothers, SRAM, and Oakley. "It's a bonus that I'm actually in shape now to defend the title proper-like. And thanks for all your support this season, it's been really fun."
Check out Singletrack.com in the next couple of days for 2009 SSWC women's champ Heather Irmiger's SS rig, and the bike that her husband, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski will race.


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One of the coolest things about living in a college town is the opportunity to hear all sorts of scholars and artists speak on campus. A couple of years ago I had the privilege of seeing the great jazz composer/educator/musician/bandleader David Baker (on faculty here at IU) interviewing the incredible Quincy Jones onstage, for example. And tonight, thanks to Jacobs School of Music faculty member Glenn Gass and his eternally-popular (and academically groundbreaking) course on the Beatles, I got to hear a lecture by journalist and music critic Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone contributing editor). DeCurtis is a fellow IU English Dept. alum; he's just a few years older than I am, and got his doctorate here, so I have no doubt we probably passed one another at a downtown street dance or in the corridors of Ballantine Hall at some point in the late seventies/early eighties – which only makes it cooler to hear him talk about the amazing musicians he has interviewed and written about. The lecture hall (Ballantine 013, a fairly large room) was packed to the gills with both undergrads and middle-aged old farts like me – a standing room only audience.
The lecture was ostensibly about the Beatles, 3/4 of whom DeCurtis has interviewed at length. And he talked quite a bit about the Beatles, their importance, and the very human individuals they were. It was fascinating to hear him talk about the differences between interviewing Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The McCartney interview was all arranged in a fairly standard, businesslike way; DeCurtis was still a little bit green as an interviewer, and he played us a tape of a bit of the interview to prove that fact. McCartney was talking about John Lennon's death, the press response, and his own grief, and DeCurtis was so eager to talk about it all too that he completely talked over McCartney for a while. He told us about having learned, after that experience, to let his subjects do the talking. He talked about how a jazz critic once described Miles Davis as being a really good listener, which is why he was able to be such a phenomenal bandleader, and said that quality is essential for an interviewer as well. (I have to admit, I love the insight that a bandleader has to be a good listener.)
The George Harrison interview was very different. Harrison was harder to reach, for one thing; he hadn't put out an album in a little while, and DeCurtis couldn't track him down via the usual manager/publicist/record label channels. He was persistent, leaving messages everywhere, and finally Olivia Harrison (George's wife) called him and, in a very low-key (and a very George Harrison-esque) way, the interview was arranged. When DeCurtis arrived, the first thing Harrison asked was, "You talked to Paul? …How is he doing?" –which sort of said a lot about the relationship between the former Beatles at the time, you know? Poignant. DeCurtis talked about having learned something important from this interview as well; he found himself getting starstruck enough to interfere with the interview a bit, and his mantra now is, just do the interview and then let yourself get excited later. He also played us a short snippet from the Harrison interview, also talking about Lennon's death, and about the spiritual connection between George and John – George said something about how if you can't have a spiritual connection with a good friend who has passed on, how can you hope to have such a connection with God? It was quite moving, really.
The notion of being starstruck, sitting there talking to George Harrison and realizing that you're talking to GEORGE HARRISON, led DeCurtis to talk about how a performer transforms when they step onstage and they become that person – he used Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen as excellent examples of this. "That's why they are who they are," he said.
And he talked about aging and mortality a bit – only natural, given that the lecture was about a group that's lost two of its members already, and that he was also talking here and there about having interviewed the Rolling Stones yesterday and they're no spring chickens either. He did not say this verbatim, but my notes say "There are no miracles in mortality but there are miracles in art." That sort of sums it up, really.
The Q&A period was fun. As mentioned, he just interviewed the Stones yesterday – in fact he was originally supposed to get to Bloomington yesterday but had to delay a day – it's pretty cool to listen to someone who can legitimately stand there and say "Well, Mick was saying to me yesterday…" (!!) Someone asked how Keith was doing and if the Stones were really going to be able to perform, and DeCurtis gave an unhesitating, resoundingly positive response. He said that Mick and Keith are getting along very nicely now, and in fact were sitting together for the interview, something he hadn't seen them do in quite a few years. They seem excited and "as if the band were happy to be the Rolling Stones." He has no doubt that they will be doing a more extensive tour next year. Good news, Stones fans!
Another cool bit – he was talking about those extremely well-crafted pop songs that are just difficult to really say much about as a critic, giving the Beatles' "The Night Before" as an example. (Which made me think of Steve Van Zandt and what he's said about Bruce Springsteen as a pop songwriter, how nobody appreciates how incredibly hard it is to write those perfect little three-minute gems.) Then DeCurtis mentioned the Rascals, and noted that the first time he went to see them, Jimi Hendrix was the opening act. (!!!!) He then referred to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee meetings at which such bands are discussed, and mentioned how Steve Van Zandt always rants about how no band that has ever worn a uniform can ever manage to get inducted. (And inside my head I was like, wait, that's exactly who I was thinking of! Heh.) I can just picture these meetings. Makes me smile, thinking about how even though it's a meeting around a table and it could certainly be accused of being corporate etc., in the end it's really a bunch of people who love rock & roll enough to argue about it.
Someone asked, of all these top-notch artists you have interviewed, what do they all have in common that enables them to be so successful? Ambition, he said – you have to really want it. You don't get there by half-assing it. And what keeps them going past the point where they've already cemented their legacy, where they certainly don't need the money? They still love doing it. They love the music, they love to perform. "That's what they do." I find that really heartening; I know people have said a lot of things about the ticket prices for the upcoming Stones shows, for example, and one could infer that the band is pretty much just in it to pile money on top of money. But this is someone who's in a position to know, and he seems to think that Mick and Keith (and certainly Bruce, and others) just really, really love doing what they do. He mentioned Springsteen here and how he's playing shows that are quite a bit longer than he's done in a while, and he had this sort of look of wonder on his face as he said that – like he's as blown away as the rest of us by the quality of what's happening on the E Street stage these days. Nice.
Then someone (NOT ME! I SWEAR!) asked about the E Street Band – why they hadn't been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with Bruce, and whether they would be at some point. He had kind of a "yeah, yeah, I know" look on his face as he said something about the "peculiarities" of the nomination process and how it was "an obvious oversight" – he seems to think that some nominating committee members are erring on the side of caution in not wanting the appearance of impropriety, since Steve Van Zandt is on the nominating committee, though he said that SVZ has certainly never said anything about it in the meetings. He alluded to changes in the process, and said that he thinks it will happen eventually, both for the E Street Band and for other bands in a similar situation. (I wanted to shout out, "hurry the hell up before we lose any more of them" – but restrained myself.)
One last fascinating bit. He talked about how cultural commentary comes so immediately now that there's "a kind of meta quality to everything you encounter." He traces this back to around the time of Nirvana, and talked about how utterly different this is from the environment the Beatles came up in. It blunts the impact, he said, and people lose interest faster. For example, he noted that the Presidential election feels like it was ages ago and people have moved on from it, even though it was just last week (and even though the campaign felt like it went on for ten years). As someone who treasures a lot of what technology has brought us – reports and videos from a concert before the show is even over, and especially the opportunity to connect with so many people who love the music that I love, and the greater ease with which a regular person like me can contribute to the conversation around that music – this made me sit up and think. I wonder how we can preserve the parts of this "instant cultural commentary" world that are valuable, the connections and the sharing of what we love, without blunting the impact of the art? Because, yeah, I think he does have a point. I remember many, many hours spent alone in my room listening to the same albums over and over – how albums like Darkness on the Edge of Town and Horses and even Frampton Comes Alive for crying out loud, how those albums worked their way into the grooves of (I'm not going to say my soul, not going to say my soul, not going to say my soul) my soul and became a part of me in a way that I'm not sure they would have if I'd been tweeting with my friends about them, paying attention to what they thought, riffing with one another in ways that were maybe more about our relationship with each other than about our individual one-on-one relationship with the music.
Food for thought, I think.
Anyway, a really fun evening, and I'm grateful to have had a couple of hours to hear Anthony DeCurtis talk about the music that he so obviously still loves deeply after all these years. It was so cool to hear a few of his stories – and to imagine how many more cool stories he has to tell.


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This year, my daughter Erin suggested we wrap gifts in fabric – not paper. I think it's a great idea as we can re use the fabric year after year. I picked up fabric scraps at the thrift store. I also came across some lightweight cotton place mats that will be a nice size to wrap a small gift. I have a few older table clothes that my mom sewed for me many years ago. I think I'll re purpose them into wrap also. I hope you give green gift wrapping a try.
Posts Tagged 'reuse'
Christmas Fabric Wrap
Posted in DIY, Helpful Hints & Tips, Holidays & Celebrations, tagged Christmas, DIY, fabric, Gift, repurpose, reuse, wrap on December 10, 2014|
BBQ Potting Stand
Posted in DIY, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, tagged garden, Gardening, Plants, reduce, repurpose, reuse, table on August 9, 2013|
Last summer when our BBQ broke, my husband made me this potting table. For the top he used old floor boards that we had taken from our 1913 home. I painted the top blue – left over paint from my chair project. I like the wheels on it. I wheel it around to differant areas of the yard. In addition to using the stand for potting, I use it as an extra serving table when we're entertaining. I think it looks pretty with a plant on it.
Posted in Helpful Hints & Tips, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Uncategorized, tagged Giveaway, landfill, recycle, reduce, reuse on February 22, 2013|
I decided to post again about Freecyle after I put a computer monitor on the site for giveway. I had to replace my monitor as I have a smaller space and needed a flat screen. Instead of taking the larger monitor to the recycling depot, I decided to post it on Freecycle first. The site has changed a bit since I last posted about it. What I like now is that one can upload a photo. Freecycle is all about reuse, recycle, and keeping good stuff out of landfills. The site is very well organized and monitored. I have gifted items such as: an office chair; books; a chest of drawers; DVD s; a rain barrel; clothing; hunting gear; moving boxes; and computer hardware. I have kept many things out of the land fill. I have also acquired a few things. This is how it works in a nutshell: you post an "Offer" with a brief description of what you are offering; Freecycle members who are interested reply and you receive an email; you choose who to gift the item to; the person drives to your home and picks the item up (I put the item on my porch with a name on it). If you are looking for something in particular you create a 'Wanted' post. Please think about Freecycle the next time you are sending something to the landfill.
Repair and Reuse Old Things – Chair
Posted in DIY, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Uncategorized, tagged chair, Paint, recycle, reduce, refinish, reuse, Save on May 4, 2012| 2 Comments »
You know it is so much fun to find an old piece of furniture and give it new life. I found 4 chairs at a thrift store for 5.00 total. The local hardware store had few paint choices but we found suitable paint. My husband lightly sanded them and I painted them (royal blue). In about 12 hours we had great looking chairs in our weekend place. The chairs can be used around a kitchen table; in the corner of a bedroom; or anywhere extra seating is needed. It is so simple to refinish things. Just give it a try.
(Chair as purchased at thrift store)
(Light sanding)
(Enamel paint)
( 4th coat of paint)
Repair and Reuse Old Things – Dresser
Posted in DIY, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Uncategorized, tagged drawers, Paint, recycle, reduce, repurpose, restore, reuse, sherwin williams naval, Storage on January 20, 2012| 6 Comments »
I sure like restoring and reusing things. I previously saw the Sherwin Williams paint color 'Naval' on Favorite Paint Colors. I really liked the color and was waiting for the perfect item to use it on. I came across this small chest of drawers and decided it was the piece to paint the color 'Naval'. I think it looks great, don't you? Now I have extra storage space in my laundry area, or where I need it. It's so easy to fix something up. I simply sanded this piece lightly; washed it down; painted it; and applied new handles. I let it dry for at least 8 hours before I applied the 3rd and 4th coat of paint, just to be sure the paint was cured. All in all, it was a weekend project. Let's keep things out of the landfill and reuse where we are able.
(Chest of drawers lightly sanded)
(First coat of paint on the drawers)
(First coat of paint on the frame)
(4th coat of paint and new knobs )
(Sherwin Williams – "6244 Naval")


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Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton will return for a second season on "The Voice."
A day after soulful crooner Javier Colon was crowned champion of NBC's top-rated new singing competition, the Peacock network announced all four celebrity coaches would stick with the program.
"Our fantastic coaches were integral to the tremendous success of 'The Voice' this year and we are thrilled that they are all returning," said Paul Telegdy, an executive vice president with NBC. "We look forward to building season two and making 'The Voice' an even greater experience for fans."
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"The Voice's" inaugural season began with blind auditions, followed by a series of battle rounds and live shows. It turned out to be a hit for NBC from the get-go.
Wednesday's season finale won the 8 p.m. hour with 10.8 million viewers, and was tops in ratings for the advertiser-friendly 18- to 49-year-old demo, EW.com reported.
The show's two-hour penultimate episode one night earlier had scored 12.5 million viewers and was the highest rated "Voice" in a month, according to The New York Times.
Taking a page from the "American Idol" and "Glee" playbook, the "Voice" Top 8 will hit the road, with six tour dates confirmed already in cities like New York, Boston, and Chicago.
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GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT: Spay Day is on February 23rd, and even if your own pets have been spayed, you can still get the message out via this t-shirt from the Humane Society. It's witty, it has a bit of wink to it, and it is, above all, direct. And directness can only help this important cause. (The tee reads "It's not only rabbits who multiply... Spay or Neuter Your Pet.") In fact, the Humane Society has several cute tees that support a variety of causes; check 'em all out here. SHIRT THAT SUPPORTS: The Rabbit Ears Spay-Neuter Tee is $22.50 at the Humane Society.
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Last year I had the pleasure of seeing Andy Losik give a presentation where he used Apple's Keynote not to make cool presentations but instead as a photo and video editor. I was inspired by this and started to think about other ways to use Keynote and then I saw this article that included a bit on using PowerPoint to make your own royalty free clipart.
I immediately realized I could do the same thing in Keynote, so I decided to give it a try. As it turns out it was really easy. You can create some great clipart by using the simple shapes in Keynote and you'll never have to worry about Copyright or even Creative Commons attribution.
Once your figure is done, just select all the objects and Group them. The copy your figure and paste it where you need it. Your figure will be a PNG image with a transparent background. If you need to save your figure as an image file after you copy just open Preview and create a new image. A new image will be created with your figure in it already. Then just save and use as needed. Pretty cool.
Below are the figures I created one afternoon. Feel free to use them with a CC-BY-NC license, or just use them as inspiration to create your own.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Use Keynote (or PowerPoint) to Make Your Own Clipart
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Just in case you haven't heard yet, there's a new boardgame resource website out there, called Board Game Info…
It's still sort of in its public beta phase, so it's a little rough around the edges in places, but it's looking pretty good so far. It's got a lot of the same features as BoardGameGeek, but also includes features exclusive content from popular game reviewers and columnists. Some of the luminaries adding their content to the site include Scott Nicholson (the "Game Professor"), Shannon Appelcline, Matt Drake, Tom Vasel, and many others.
From what I've heard, this project has been in the works from long before the merger of Boardgame News and BGG, but it certainly seems to have benefitted from some of the upheaval, especially in attracting some of their "talent".
But I just have to wonder whether or not BGI will really be able to "compete" with BGG. Personally, I think that I'll probably visit with some regularity, mostly to check out the exclusive content that I don't already get through Google reader, but I can't imagine that I'll be using it to do things like track my collection or game plays or anything else that's already taken care of on BGG. I don't have anything against it, but unless it proves itself to be, in some real and significant way, better than BGG, I don't think that it'd be worth my effort.
So, have any of y'all checked it out yet? What do you think about it? Are you willing to jump right in, or will you mostly watch from a distance to see how it develops?


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So, another mass shooting.
It is an obscenity that I have to write that sentence. Mass shootings should be as rare as hen's teeth, as uncommon as Halley's Comet or a Bartolo Colon home run or a moon landing. But, in the country of my birth, they are not. So I have to write one of the most stunning sentences I can put together: there has been another mass shooting in America.
This is usually a writing blog, and it is certainly an infrequently used and poorly written one. (And, since I brought it up, there is a story collection called "Tall...ish" that is now available at Pure Slush featuring work by me along with other much more talented people.) But the events in Orlando need to have witness born, and I feel like I need to add my tiny voice to the chorus.
We will hear the usual claims and counterclaims, posts and counterposts. Friendships will end. Angry screeds will be added to comment sections. And then we will all move on. We always move on, and only the families of the dead are frozen in time, their lives forever split by the time before and the time after, and then it will happen again, and we will get outraged, and nothing will change. Again. I have to conclude that, as a people, we are okay with this, that 20000 precious human beings going into the ground before their time is a fine price to pay, because we need to slavishly obey to the letter what a bunch of dead freedom loving white slaveowners wrote down. This is not my belief, but it is the conclusion I am forced to come to because we keep burying our children, and we never do anything to change it. If you have a leaky faucet, and you won't fix it, you learn to live with the sound of dripping.
If you honestly believe, in your heart, that the right to bear arms is so sacred, is so precious, that spouses have to become widows, and brothers have to bury sisters, and parents have to bury children, by the tens of thousands every single year, all so we don't even begin to intrude upon the fringes of this most important of rights, you have the right to believe that way. It's a free country. I won't stand in your way. But I think you're wrong on the ethics, and wrong on the law (Kurt Vonnegut's question remains valid- how does a heavily armed man, woman, or child given no aims, goals, or training by any leader constitute a militia?) , and a moral midget who sees abstractions as much more important than people.


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Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, a possibility I abhor less or discount less than my colleague Judge Cedarbaum, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging. Justice O'Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise old woman will reach the same conclusion in deciding cases. I am not so sure Justice O'Connor is the author of that line since Professor Resnik attributes that line to Supreme Court Justice Coyle. I am also not so sure that I agree with the statement. First, as Professor Martha Minnow has noted, there can never be a universal definition of wise. Second, I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life.
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English cricket to get green light for its biggest shake-up in over 50 years with new T20 event
Any ECB competition must include all 18 first-class counties until now... but new extravaganza will have eight regionally-based teams
ENGLISH cricket will receive the green light on Monday for its biggest shake-up in more than 50 years with the introduction of a new T20 event.
A vote to change the constitution of the ECB seems certain to go through at a meeting in London and then momentum for the new tournament will be unstoppable.
Until now, any competition run by the ECB must include all 18 first-class counties.
But the new Twenty20 extravaganza – starting conveniently in 2020 - will have eight regionally-based teams.
Lingering opposition has been all-but crushed with the inducement of a £1.3million annual windfall for cash-strapped counties.
It will be most significant development in domestic cricket since the introduction of one-day games in the early 1960s.
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The ECB need a three-quarters majority to alter the constitution but, with the 21 non first-class county boards unanimously in favour, the vote should be a formality.
ECB chairman Colin Graves said: "I'm very confident it will go through.
This is about increasing the appeal and reach of cricket."
The planned competition is a virtual copy of the Australia's Big Bash and officials at Lord's hope it will attract a new generation of fans to cricket.
It will span five weeks in high summer with an annual auction and the plan is for at least one match per week to be on free-to-air TV.
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By William Fisher
One of my readers in the Netherlands posed a question about how a new post-Mubarak Egypt might impact Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He wrote:
"I am again appalled by the lack of relation in the comments between the US position on Israel and Egypt, Mubarak. Why is everybody so afraid of that lobby you think?"
The lobby he was referring to is AIPAC, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Council, which advocates for Israeli positions in the United States. AIPAC is the largest pro-Israel organization in the U.S., and is highly influential at many levels of U.S. Government, from Congress to the White House.
Why are the Israelis and AIPAC worried about the implications of the dramatic struggle currently pitting pro-Democracy Egyptians against those who support the government of President Hosni Mubarak.
The Israelis' worst nightmare: A new regime comes to power in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood occupies a major position in a governing coalition. Egypt trashes its 32-year peace treaty with Israel, allows arms to be shipped from Egypt to Hamas in Gaza, and ends its role in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Is there any factual basis for Israeli fears? Research carried out in Egypt by the Pew Global Attitudes Project on "Egypt, Democracy and Islam," may provide some answers.
Last Spring, Richard Auxier of the Pew Research Center examined the views of Egyptians and six other Muslim publics about politics and the role Islam should play in it.
They found that, while a 59%-majority of Muslims in Egypt believed that democracy was preferable to any other kind of government, 59 percent also said they back Islamists, and 95% of them said they would welcome Islamic influence over their politics.
Pew also found that 50 per cent of Egyptians support Hamas, 30 per cent support Hizbullah and 20 per cent support al Qaeda.
Eighty-two percent of Egyptians support executing adulterers by stoning, 77% support whipping and cutting the hands off thieves, and 84% support executing any Muslim who changes his religion, the Pew survey found.
The Pew researchers concluded that "The Islam [the Egyptians] support is "the al Qaeda Salafist version."
They found that support for democracy was much lower among Egyptians than it is elsewhere in the Middle East. In Lebanon, 81% preferred it to any other kind of government. "In Turkey, 76% of Muslims supported it. Roughly two-thirds of Muslims also preferred democracy to any other kind of government in Jordan (69%), Nigeria (66%) and Indonesia (65%)," the research revealed.
Among the Muslim publics surveyed, only in Pakistan (42%) did fewer Muslims say democracy was preferable to any other kind of government than in Egypt.
Pew's Auxier also found that, by wide margins, Muslims believed that Islam's influence in politics was positive rather than negative. In Egypt, Islam's role in politics was seen favorably by an overwhelming 85%-to-2% margin among Muslims, he wrote.
He also concluded:
Islam was seen as a positive rather than negative influence in politics by equally impressive margins in Indonesia (91% to 6%), Nigeria (82% to 10%), Jordan (76% to 14%) and Pakistan (69% to 6%).
Concerns about Islamic extremism -- both in their country and around the world -- were widespread in Egypt. About six-in-ten Egyptians were very (20%) or somewhat (41%) concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism in their country.
By comparison, at least three-quarters in Lebanon (80%) and Nigeria (76%) were concerned about Islamic extremism in their nation, while less than half expressed such concern in Jordan (44%) and Turkey (43%).
Asked about extremism around the world, 30% of Egyptians were very concerned about Islamic extremism and 40% were somewhat concerned.
Large majorities in five of the other Muslim publics surveyed also expressed concern about Islamic extremism around the world. Only in Turkey did a majority not express concern.
Egyptians were split on how big a role Islam played in the political life of their country. Among Muslims in Egypt, 48% said Islam played a large role in their nation's political life while a nearly equal 49% said it played only a small role.
Divisions about the perception of Islam's role in politics were also seen in Lebanon and Pakistan.
In contrast, Muslims in Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey overwhelmingly agreed that Islam played a large role in their politics.
In Lebanon and Turkey, close to a third said that Islam had a negative influence in politics, but in both nations more believed Islam's influence was positive than said it was negative.
Respondents who had a positive view of Islam's influence included both those who said Islam was playing a large role in their country's political life and saw this as a good thing and those who said Islam was playing a small role and saw this as a bad thing. The reverse was true for those respondents who had a negative view of Islam's influence.
Asked whether there is a struggle in their nations between those who want to modernize their country and Islamic fundamentalists, a 61%-majority of Muslims in Egypt said they did not see a struggle. Just 31% of Egyptian Muslims saw a struggle between modernizers and fundamentalists in their country. Among the seven Muslim publics surveyed in 2010, only in Jordan (20%) did fewer say they saw such a struggle.
Among Egyptian Muslims who did see a struggle, a 59%-majority sided with the fundamentalists. Just 27% of those who saw such struggle sided with the modernizers.
This stands in sharp contrast with four other Muslim publics surveyed. Many more Muslims in Lebanon, Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia than in Egypt said they saw a struggle between modernizers and fundamentalists in their country.
In each of these nations, though, a majority of those seeing a conflict sided with the modernizers. Nigeria was the only other country surveyed in which a majority of Muslims who saw such a conflict identified with the fundamentalists.
Concerns about Islamic extremism -- both in their country and around the world -- were widespread in Egypt. About six-in-ten Egyptians said they were very (20%) or somewhat (41%) concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism in their country.
By comparison, at least three-quarters in Lebanon (80%) and Nigeria (76%) said they were concerned about Islamic extremism in their nation, while less than half expressed such concern in Jordan (44%) and Turkey (43%).
Asked about extremism around the world, 30% of Egyptians said they were very concerned about Islamic extremism and 40% were somewhat concerned.
Large majorities in five of the other Muslim publics surveyed also expressed concern about Islamic extremism around the world. Only in Turkey did a majority not express concern, Auxier's research found.
So are the worries of the Israelis and their U.S. spokesman justified?
Many observers believe that the Islamist component of the pro-democracy movement in Egypt does not bode well for Israel. They acknowledge that the Muslim Brotherhood appears to have moderated its strategy and tactics over the years. But they believe that the face the Brotherhood is currently showing to the world is simply a device to exploit the pro-democracy movement to their advantage. They do not trust the sincerity of the Brotherhood's current leaders and deny that the Brotherhood now belongs in the mainstream of Egyptian politics.
They also believe that for every Egyptian who is a member of the Brotherhood, a majority of Egyptians are not members but agree with the organization's objectives. They say that, outside Egypt, the Brotherhood's main objective is to empower the Palestinians to defeat the Israelis.
This is the view that appears to have been adopted by those at the more conservative end of the U.S. political spectrum.
At the other end, many more liberal analysts contend that fears of the Muslim Brotherhood have been exaggerated and are being used as a scare tactic to turn international public opinion against President Mubarak's immediate resignation.
The Brotherhood is officially illegal in Egypt. But it is tolerated and its members run for Parliament as "independents."
These observers point out that, in elections in Egypt, the Brotherhood has never been able to garner more than 20 per cent of the vote. They also believe that, for the near-term future, a post-Mubarak Egypt would probably be headed by a coalition government of national unity. The diverse composition of that governing coalition, they say, would reign in any radical objectives the Muslim Brotherhood might want to achieve.
At this stage in the pro-democracy movement, no one can say with any certainty that he/she knows which way Egypt will turn. The only thing we know for certain is that Egypt will never be the same again.
Monday, February 07, 2011
Why Israel Fears a Post-Mubarak Egypt
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Overview of Domaine du Verdon
Nestled in the Provence hills, Domaine du Verdon is located near the famously beautiful Gorges du Verdon. This campsite is perfect for those seeking a fun, outdoor holiday in stunning surroundings.
While there's plenty to explore off site, the campsite has plenty of facilities and activities to keep everyone happy.
The pool complex has two swimming pool and a paddling pool, plus waterslides. There's also a wide range of activities to keep you active such as volleyball, basketball and mini-golf. This campsite is the ideal setting to spend an active holiday in a family-friendly atmosphere.
Local area
The campsite's location in the heart of Provence, close to the Gorges du Verdon is perfect for an adventurous outdoor holiday.
The local area is filled with outdoor activity options including canoeing on the river du Verdon. The surrounding area is full of traditional Provencal villages filled with charm and history. The medieval town of Castellane is worth a visit to explore its natural and cultural heritage.
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Congratulations to Kristin Vernon and team at Headquarters Counseling Center located in Lawrence, Kansas for successful completion of their Crisis Line and OES accreditations!
Headquarters Counseling Center (HCC) has been serving the state of Kansas since 1969. Originally a substance abuse treatment center for youth, the agency has evolved into a 24-hour service which anyone can call to talk about whatever is on their mind. HCC is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network, and provides suicide awareness, intervention, and prevention training throughout the state. The HCC operates along with the Kansas Suicide Prevention Resource Center under its parent agency Headquarters, Inc. Services include the helpline, chat, volunteer opportunities and community education programs. More information about Headquarters Counseling Center can be found at: www.headquarterscounselingcenter.org
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Poets, support these presses, support these voices…
(Full-Lengths and chapbooks are both included in this list.)
Stereo(TYPE) by Jonah Mixon-Webster (February).Mixon-Webster is a poet, sound artist, and educator from Flint, MI. He is a Ph.D. candidate in English Studies at Illinois State University, and has been awarded fellowships at Vermont Studio Center and Callaloo Writer's Workshop. His poetry and hybrid works are featured or forthcoming in Barzakh Journal, small po[r]tions, Shade Journal, Propter Nos, Spoon River Poetry Review, Blueshift Journal, Assaracus, Callaloo, LA Review of Books' Voluble, and the anthologies Zombie Variations Symposium and Best American Experimental Writing 2018.
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Tano), edited by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani (Apr. 10, box set, $32.95) continues the African Poetry Book Fund project to identify the best poetry by African poets working today and ensure their publication. This 12-piece, limited-edition box set features the work of 11 new poets…
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Sample Interviews
"My dad said, 'Slide down. I'll catch you.' I said, 'Okay.' But when he caught me, my one leg went down and hit the rack. I had to have stitches, and I fainted so they didn't know what had happened."
"My mother's garden had cracks so deep that you could put the entire length of your finger in the ground."
"[My brother] looked behind him and saw all these guns and he didn't know what to do; he was paralyzed."
"When we were teens my parents had a player piano and we danced and had popcorn every Saturday night in the living room; that was our entertainment."
"We had $35 saved up to pay the medical expenses. We hid it in a book. My husband put it in the bookcase along with other books. We put that one book in there and thought that nobody would ever look there..."