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A week from today I begin my new job… er, my old job… I've been invited back to my old department! While my Europe travel buddies were sending resumes and having Skype interviews, and I was staunchly in vacation mode, this gift of full-time employment (with so many lovely people)–that was difficult to walk away from the first time around–was offered to me anew. So, with a new (old?) gig on the horizon, it's about time I get this Farewell-to-Peace Corps blog out there.
Leaving Peace Corps
As with leaving any job, leaving Peace Corps involved a series of things that had to be completed and then verified by appropriate personnel: returning our Mongolian IDs, Peace Corps property (water filter, smoke detector), having our passport Visa deactivated, and closing our bank accounts. A few of these would be global Peace Corps requirements (though maybe the type of property to be returned depends on the country of service), whereas others were specific to how things are done in Mongolia (maybe not every country issues an ID). In addition to the final VRF that each of us was required to complete, we also had to write a 2-3 page Description of Service (DOS) which is our official summary of our Peace Corps service. But actually leaving Peace Corps was more than checking these things off the list.
So many goodbyes
To PCVs, who once were spread out across Mongolia and would soon be spread out across America and the globe. I spent many hours in the PCV lounge those last few days of service. Mostly I was using the internet but it put me in a central location for catching up with the others going through the COS Checklist. They're going off to graduate school, law school, staying for a third year in Mongolia, staying in Mongolia to work outside of Peace Corps, staying in Mongolia to travel, traveling their way home (as I would), living abroad… as many different paths as there are people. We were a solid group, the M23s.
To the wonderful PC/Mongolia staff. That checklist required us to meet with people in many positions, including administrative, general services, medical, programming, and a one-on-one exit interview with the Country Director. During the waiting for signatures, I was lucky that other staff members had time to chat with me. What could have been a very frenetic two days was, instead, a very pleasant series of casual conversations that went beyond goodbye. It was very satisfying to have this downtime. It echoed leaving Govi-Altai and my host family in Orkhon.
The Ringing of the Bell
Following receipt of the final signature on our COS checklist, we were officially done. When we were ready, we took this ceremonial bell into the office of the Administrative Assistant so that she could have it broadcast over the intercom while we rang it. Within a few minutes, the entire staff stopped what they were doing and came to the lobby to say a final goodbye and give a final hug and wishes for safe travels. I don't believe this is standard operating procedure Peace Corps wide, I think it was adopted from one of the senior staff member's own country of service. I've tried to imagine what ending service would have been like without the ringing of the bell. The words that come to mind are: unfinished, incomplete, anticlimactic, sad. Ringing that bell wasn't merely symbolic. It was a definitive, tangible moment.
I rang the bell jointly with two people who were important to my Peace Corps service. One was Jason, a site mate of mine during PST. After we each went to our permanent sites, a few times I sent him a card with some Starbucks instant coffee packs that I'd received in a care package. You know how you associate certain people with certain things? Well, for me, Jason = coffee (and running) because our first morning in Mongolia, at the ger camp outside of UB, he shared his coffee with a few of us (after he returned from a run in those sneakers that have toes). Plus, he was in a soum without any sitemates and I was blessed with so many awesome people at my site and we often ate meals together (meals that were enhanced by what was in our care packages)… and, besides, who doesn't like to receive mail?
The other person was Genni, who I honestly didn't know well at the time but was about to become my second European travel buddy for three weeks and would therefore forever be inextricably tied to the end of my Peace Corps service. You know how you get a feeling about a person, like you know that the person is really cool and you want to get to know them better, and you're just waiting for that opportunity to do so to come along? Well, for me, Genni was that kind of person and our Europe trip was that opportunity. So, I was glad that we finished our service nearly simultaneously and were able to ring the bell together, thus kicking off our 3 weeks of bonding.
By the way, I'm pretty sure it is unusual for RPCVs to waltz into a full-fledged career upon return, especially given that many (e.g., those right out of college) have little pre-Peace Corps work experience. So, while I wasn't looking forward to the job search, and I was counting on my work history to give me an advantage therein, I was expecting to put in the time…believe me, my good fortune is not lost on me!
As I wrote before, I have a few more Mongolia topics in the works so this blog isn't done yet. To those of you still reading, thanks!


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One of my law school friends is a fertile myrtle. She has baby after baby without a thought. When I told her of my infertility struggles she laughed and said don't even think about it and it will happen, or other useful nuggets. She began TTC for her next baby three months before me. Those three months were interesting as fertile myrtle did not get pregnant at her first try. By month two she was a mess and it was very difficult for me to find sympathy for a mother of two who has only been TTC for two months. When I got pregnant she was one of the three people I told. I asked her, did you get testing for spina bifida and the other stuff? She shook her head. You never worried if they'd be okay? She laughed Oh honey, God is good. He would never do that to me. She pointed her finger to the sky and smiled I know my God is great. I bit my tongue though my heart began twisting in my chest. She got pregnant three days after me. I better have another boy. I don't want any girls, just boys. Girls are too much work. Again my chest constricted You should be thankful for what you get. I said with gritted teeth. She shook her head, I know that's what I should say but I'm telling you, I'll be so bummed if I have a girl. She just sent out a text I'm having a boy!
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Catlin Gabel Winter Chess Festival
Saturday, January 12, 2019 | 8:15am - 6:30pm(Time Zone: US/Pacific)
Location: Catlin Gabel School
Category:OR-OSCF Champ. Qualifiers
Saturday, January 12, 2019
This OSCF State Qualifier is conveniently located in the Catlin Gabel School, Exit 69B of Highway 26.
Registration for all sections: 8:15 - 9:00amStart Time: 9:15 am End Time: ~6:30 pmAnnouncements: 9:00 am
COST:$20.00 per player in 2018 (Early-bird)$25.00 per player through Thursday, January 10th (Regular)$30.00 per player (Onsite)
$5.00 per player bughouse registration
EQUIPMENT:Please bring a chess clock if you have one. Boards and pieces will be provided.
AWARDS:Trophies will be given to the top five finishers in each section. Plus score medals.Where necessary, tie-breaks (SCO) will be used.Two substantial sportsmanship trophies to be given.
Every participant will go home with a prize
U600 and U1000 sections -- 9:15am, 10:30am, 11:45am, 1:30pm, 2:45pm. Awards at 4pm. Bughouse tournament held after awards.
U1400 -- 9:15am, 11:00am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm, 4:15pm. Awards at 6pm.
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Marko Kon | Milan 'Milaan' Nikolić Cipela
"Cipela" (Shoe) is a song composed and performed by Serbian singer Marko Kon and accordionist Milan Nikolić. It was the Serbian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow, Russia. It competed in the second semi-final but failed to reach the final.
The song has several versions in different languages: Patrikalo (Greek), Godasse (French), Bashmak (Russian), Saapas (Finnish), Shoe (English) and Na'al (Hebrew). The versions in different languages were written thanks to the cooperation between Eurovision OGAE clubs, which included OGAE Finland for the Finnish lyrics and OGAE Rest of the World for the Russian lyrics. The song was, however, performed in Serbian during the Eurovision Song Contest.
Accompanying the versions in different languages, there have also been several remixes released. There has been a "dance" remix and a "trumpet" version of the song. Serbian artist "Sevdah baby" also composed a techno remix of the song. The multiple different versions have been made to promote the song on a wider European market.
The prominent instrument throughout the entire song is the accordion, a popular instrument within Serbian national folk music. It is played by Milan Nikolić throughout the performance. The composers hope that by making the instrument so important within the song, they will be able to popularise the accordion throughout Europe and at the same time bring it back into contemporary Serbian music. However, the use of the accordion has not been so popular amongst Eurovision fans with many believing that the use of the instrument makes the song sound gimmicky.
"Cipela" is about a man travelling the world who has fallen in love with a woman who doesn't want to be with him because he is not rich. The song contains many sarcastic motifs and references to materialism. The refrain of the song states that she did not want to be with him until he managed to get money and get rich. The song is highly repetitive with the refrain lyrics repeating a total of six times while the two other verses appear twice throughout the song.
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Written by Rodney Jenkins, RPM Instructor @ O2 Fitness Fuquay (+ Marathoner and Ironman)
This is the time of year that can really challenge a runner. Cold weather, occasional rain and even snow are not conditions that everyone including myself wholeheartedly embraces. Some of us however simply do not have a choice. My wife and I are already signed up for the March 2, Umstead trail marathon in Raleigh and the April 6, Golden Gate Headlands Marathon in San Francisco. We ran two turkey trot half-marathons over the Thanksgiving holidays so we have already been training for several months in cold weather.
So by now, some of you are probably thinking, "the heck with that cold weather running, I'll train for my spring race on a treadmill." For the sake of fitness, the treadmill is a great option but if you are training for a road race be it a 5K, 10K, half or full marathon, you need to include some outdoor training runs. I am a Wake County classroom business teacher so I have to be at work at 7:30 am and usually leave for home at 4:30pm. When daylight savings time ended, that meant that my weekday runs would be in darkness or on a treadmill. Most of us already know that running in the dark can be unsafe depending on where you run so on those rare days when I am on the road, I wear a headlamp and reflective clothing. But most days I opt to run on my treadmill at 5:00 am in the morning. I must confess that I do not love the treadmill but safety is certainly one of its greatest benefits. The downside and this is a big one is monotony and boredom. So, for our Saturday morning long runs we are outdoors.
Our favorite place to train is Umstead State Park. The soft wide bridle trails are hilly and challenging but the beautiful scenery makes up for all of that. At this point in our training, we are running anywhere between 14 to 20 miles in temperatures that can range anywhere between 20 to 40 degrees. Brrrrrr! Yes, it is cold but we survive. This is how we get through it and trust me, you can too.
If you are running in cotton, stop. Cold or warm weather, cotton should be banished from your running wardrobe. Why? It holds on to moisture and sets you up for a wet, cold uncomfortable run. If you are running in cotton socks, a blister is surely in your future. For a runner, a blister can be death to your training and can certainly prevent you from finishing a race. I have seen blisters cause very strong runners to crumble in pain and quit at mile 24 of a marathon (the marathon distance is 26.2). So what do you wear? The answer is Dri-fit clothing. This type of clothing literally wicks moisture away from your body thus keeping your core area warm and dry. The trick though is finding the right mix which means wearing layers of dri-fit clothing. If you wear too much, the breathability of this technical fabric goes away and you could find yourself soaked in your own sweat. If you don't wear enough, you freeze. Thus, you layer. As your body warms up, you peel off clothing and wrap it around your waist or stash it along the trail. Experience with different temperatures will eventually teach you how much clothing you should be wearing. I primarily wear Nike clothing but own some Under Armour as well. My running sock of preference is the Belega Hidden Comfort and the Thorlo Experia. My wife prefers the smartwool brand. As is the case with running shoes, find a brand of clothing that works for you. We have found all of the brands that I mentioned to be both durable and functional.
Lastly, it would be remiss of me if I did not mention hydration. Don't wait for the run to drink. You should be drinking all day long. In cold weather, you may not feel the need to hydrate as much as you do when the weather is warm but do not make that mistake. You should always carry a running bottle or wear a fuel belt. If you don't want to wear a belt (I do) or carry a bottle ( I do that too), you may be able to find a water fountain, go by a friend's house or stash something to drink along your training route. Just remember that dehydration, regardless of the weather can be life threatening.
Oh, can I mention one more thing? Don't forget the sunblock and happy cold weather running.


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News: The Sound Lovers , Gala, Brooklyn Bounce.....
The Sound Loversare back with a new single entitled My Body And My Soul, a song covered by Lori Glori ( Intermission) and La Bouche in '94.
U can discover also new songs from SoundLovers HERE
Gala is coming back with MLA A Friend Of Joshua samples Gala's Everyone Has Inside.
Kandystand's song Everybody was remixed by American DJ Alex Twister. The new single Everybody - The Electro Remixes will be out on September 29th (thanks to Klems).
Brooklyn Bounce's Get Ready to Bounce recall '08 is currently doing well in Germany's, Schweiz's and Austria's DJ and dance charts (for instance #5 in German Dance Charts, #21 in 0DC, #35 in World Dance Chart)
Scooter's next single will be Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want), a cover of Status Quo, recorded in collaboration with them... Already a part of te UK version of Jumping All Over The World, it will also be featured on the next album Hands On Scooter (gathering Scooter's songs remixed by other artists)
Milk Inc's album Forever is #1 for the 8th week in Belgian ultratop.
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(This post is part of a fundraiser for 826 Boston, a non-profit tutoring and writing center. For a donation of $50 or more, readers can get me to write anything about hockey they want, so donate today to make me say stuff by clicking here. I probably don't believe the nonsense below, which was requested by Joey.)
One of the big criticisms you often hear about "advanced" stats is that you can't measure hockey like that because of "the flow of the game" and the speed of it and so on. One thing that those people don't like to keep in mind about this is that we can certainly develop those statistics, and pretty easily. We just haven't yet.
Passing stats should, in theory, be pretty easy to come up with. In much the same way that you record who's on the ice for every hit, turnover, shot attempt, penalty, and so on, you also just track that data for passes. Along the way you also add in data like who was the passer and who was the receiver, approximate length of the pass, whether the pass was successful, and so on.
It probably takes a few extra people in the press box to do this, but it would start to tell you a lot pretty quickly: The league-wide or team or individual completion rates by pass distance, which players connect for the most passes, which passes lead directly to shot attempts, etc. This would add probably a few million data points per season to our understanding of the sport.
And look, people have tried it for individual teams. Does it necessarily tell us something to know how good any handful of Islanders are at passing? Probably not, but if things were collected at the league level, that's a whole different story. Right now it's hobbyists, just like the people who tracked zone entries for so long before a few got scooped up by NHL teams. But it's all about to be moot.
That's because all current player-tracking data we have is from observation, and when the league implements RFID chips that track players and puck alike instead, we're not going to have to sit here and compile this data ourselves by watching the same games over and over again (assuming, that is, the league makes its tracking data public). Instead we'll be able to more or less instantly see all the things being discussed above, for every second of every shift in every game all season long. This really is an insane new frontier and if nothing else it's going to give us more data to evaluate the game. Maybe we'll find out, for instance, that Tyler Bozak might not be good at driving possession or putting up points, but he's comparably elite when distributing to Phil Kessel on passes of between 15-20 feet when transitioning through the neutral zone at 22 miles per hour. (We won't find that out, of course, because he's not, but in theory we could.)
That is the level of data we are about to receive (maybe). Hockey's a fluid game? You bet it is. And maybe you can't measure every aspect of it. But what if the NHL's player tracking gives us something like this? Won't the sport's analytics movement have been worth it?
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Seven Inspiring TED Talks About Filmmaking
This is a guest post by writer Nadia Jones.
Using film as a means for communication, inspiration, and entertainment, humankind uses pictures and stories to further explore our thoughts, beliefs, and world. These seven TED talks given by famous filmmakers, producers, and directors tap into the amazing potential of film as an art form, exploring the nature of inspiration, creativity, and communication.
1. Jehane Noujaim Wishes for a Global Day of Film: In this TED talk, Jehane Noujaim discusses the power of film and the potential it has to change the world. Each year the TED organization works to grant one wish of one of its speakers. Here, Noujaim reveals her wish for a global day of film. She discusses the ability film has to bridge gaps between cultures and continents. Noujaim's powerful film, Control Room, documented Al Jazeera's coverage of the Iraq war and the differing ways Arabs and the U.S. covered the war. In her talk, Noujaim discusses the power of film, inspiring any individual with dreams of making a difference in this world to pick up a camera and try:
2. Jeff Skoll Makes Movies that Matter: Discussing the things that inspire him and his dreams for the future, Jeff Skoll gives a TED talk about his media production company. Skoll's company Participant Productions aspires to make movies to inspire social change. With films about social and political issues, Skoll's production company has driven real change in the world. This talk discusses the real life social events that inspire Skoll and his company to make films. Skoll explores the potential of film to make change and the potential of people to do good:
3. Deborah Scranton on Her "War Tapes": Filmmaker Deborah Scranton discusses making her film The War Tapes and discusses what inspired her to create this experience. The War Tapes is a film that puts cameras in the hands of National Guard troops stationed in Iraq during the war. Discussing clips from this film, Scranton approaches discussing matters that are uncomfortable and difficult to talk about. She emphasizes the importance of conversation and the potential of film to create and encourage that conversation:
4. Shekhar Kapur: We Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves: Shekhar Kapur discusses where creative inspiration comes from, while exploring his thought process behind the making of the film Elizabeth. In this talk, Kapur explores the misunderstood world of storytelling and creativity, explaining that inspiration is born from "sheer, utter panic". Emphasizing the power of storytelling, Kapur explains that stories create our existence. This talk takes clips from his film and discusses his thought process behind cinematography and what the film is trying to convey:
5. James Cameron: Before Avatar... a Curious Boy: Immensely famous director James Cameron, reveals his fascination with the fantastic and the uncanny. Discussing his life and interests as a child, Cameron explains how his childhood interest in science inspired his passion and vision for science fiction. With this talk, Cameron explains that inspiration for film and pictures can come from things that are just the opposite of film. Cameron's interest in the real mysteries of the world bred a capacity for the creative storytelling of fictional mysteries in fiction worlds. This talk also approaches the issues of computer graphics in modern film and why Cameron is inspired by computer generated animation and graphics. Computer visuals enabled Cameron to display the mysteries in his imagination in film. Ultimately Cameron explains that inspiration and imagination comes from experience and exploration:
6. Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest TED Talk Ever Sold: Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock discusses film as a means for discussing important societal issues. In this talk, Spurlock discusses his new inspiration and idea for a film that would explore the world of branding and marketing. Spurlock reveals his interesting thought process for filmmaking when discussing the film he wishes to make that is completely funded by sponsors. However, while discussing his specific idea for his sponsorship film, Spurlock uncovers the things that inspire him such as people, problems, and societal contradictions:
7. J.J. Abrams' Mystery Box: Writer, director, and producer, J. J. Abrams discusses his passion for "the unseen mystery" and how that mystery inspires his films. As is evident in his works Cloverfield, Lost, and Alias, Abrams explores the mystery and depth of the unknown with his film work. In this talk, Abrams expresses his enthusiasm for mystery and the interest mystery creates. He explains how mystery and the unknown are his inspiration for his work and for life. He discusses how mystery represents potential, imagination, and hope. This speech will encourage any individual, filmmaker or not, to attack the unknown, explain the mystery, and find passion in something:
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I started with the JJ Abrams one, very cool. Love the Ted talks. thanks for sharing!
June 2, 2011 at 1:55PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
For microbudget filmmakers I would also add the TED talk "Breakthrough designs fro ultra-low-cost products":
While not directly about making movies, there are lots of good things in this video we can apply to stretching the almighty budget dollar.
June 2, 2011 at 6:12PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
this is a great collection - I've seen two of these already, and I just saved the rest for later watching :)
June 2, 2011 at 9:23PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Sorry to spoil the party but absolute rubbish @ jeff Skoll and others..... No film or filmmaker will save the planet and no film ever made has had any social impact. Not a Holocaust documentary, not a slasher dolphin gorefest....These films screen to the most limited of audiences (don't be fooled by Avatar's green message). The world continues to burn, we kill and maim each as an industry of self indulgent, self righteous filmmakers spew their Pollyannaish delusions into art houses and tourist film festivals. As George Carlin said "f you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem."
June 3, 2011 at 3:27AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Jeez Dan, in that case what's the point of doing anything?
June 3, 2011 at 9:42AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@dan.... It's pretty easy being a cynic, isn't it?.... Seemingly our generations favorite pastime. Unfortunately for you, it's usually the dreamers, not the cynics, that accomplish anything in this world.
Inspirational filmmaking is not about changing people's opinion in 2 hours.... I think it's about planting a kernel of doubt in the self righteous attitude most people have about their understanding of others. Information does change the world and factual filmaking is information.
June 6, 2011 at 1:01PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
All I'd add to those above is that since the end of WW2, the media has probably kept this world of ours from attempting to annihilate itself several times over.
Without information we are powerless and yet film (as well as newspapers, TV, radio and the web) CAN help keep us informed as much as it can also spew rubbish. The real challenge is helping people tell the difference.
As VanLazarus says: it's easy to be cynical...
January 4, 2012 at 8:21AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@Nadia - thanks for the link love.
@Dan - As one of the seven filmmakers, and knowing Jehane, Jeff, Morgan, and JJ, very often we've spent a lot of time on the front lines of the world that burns while people are killed and maimed for the reason of bearing witness, trying to help people who are living insulated comfortable lives walk the proverbial mile in someone else's shoes and engage themselves in the outcome. Do we make a difference? Obviously not for you, but in my experience, we have helped some bridge disconnects, fostered empathy, and made the world a better place. Do we still have a long way to go? Yes. Will we get there? I don't know. But at least we are doing something. What are you doing?
June 3, 2011 at 6:25AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@ Dan - on your George Carlin qoute... "If you think there is a solution then you're part of the problem."
Carlin is a story teller.... he has made movies.... and he has made an impact on you since your using his pov to buttress your cynical stabs.
The solution is recognizing that our problem is ourselves and that is all Carlin does... he uses his show to make us look at ourselves in a different way.... and yes that is all good film does... turns the mirror back at us too see what we are doing wrong and what we can do it better. If we know we are the problem then the solution is to fix ourselves, and Dan.... I think your attitude and outlook need some fixing.
If you haven't been affected by the films you have seen in your life... then I feel sorry for you... because your taste is lacking,
@ Deb --- love your work.... you're making a difference with every viewing... for the positive, for peace.
June 18, 2011 at 12:27AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
You missed my personal favorite! Ryan Lobo, photographer and filmmaker, on compassionate storytelling: http://www.ted.com/talks/ryan_lobo_through_the_lens_of_compassion.html
June 3, 2011 at 9:22AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@ Dan. The pov that nothing is possible, that nothing can change the world, is just as much a delusional view of reality as someone who believes everything is possible. In truth I personally believe it is somewhere in-between. . I completely disagree with you when you say 'no film or filmmaker will save the planet and no film ever made has had any social impact.' Art, and especially storytelling, has been fundamentally influencing society for thousands of years, and more so now than ever, whether it is the art of the Renaissance, with Da Vinci and his 'exploration of the visual world' (which hugely influenced science and medicine) or a pop culture film introducing fashion and/or new slang, and therefore literally influencing language and culture within society. Storytelling, including film, has more influence on society than almost anything else. To take a quote from shekhar kapur 'we are the stories we tell ourselves'. We unconsciously learn a huge amount from watching films, reading and listening to stories. We learn about who we are, who we should be and where we fit into society. Media, for example, has a huge impact on minorities, either to polish their images or to tarnish them. Marlon Brando, for example didn't accept his Oscar for 'The God Father', because he recognized the impact Hollywood was having on the image of the Native Indians (usually portrayed as savages). Although film is often an escape from our own lives it is also a pedagogical tool. We learn about how to live our lives from stories, very literally. Children's stories, fairytales, myths and legends almost always teach a moral. Of course there are natural instinctual influences as well, unarguable. I agree that perhaps no SINGLE film can make more than a small dent in changing society. But if everyone contributes a dent then eventually the social landscape will look very different, and hopefully for the better, with people like Skoll, among others, pushing in a new and positive direction. And let's be honest, when it comes down to it we are always self indulgent and selfish. We help others because it makes us feel good about ourselves, but really, is that so bad? If film can help create a more sympathetic and understanding humanity then I'm all for it. Maybe one day I'll make a self-indulgent film that is meant to help a lot of people, but really it'll help me the most, and I will feel good about it.
June 3, 2011 at 10:25AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@Koo, just a story, honest, authentic with a point of view.
@Deborah, I can walk out my door hand a buck and loaf of bread to a homeless man on the corner and I have made a "difference" to a hungry soul for just one moment. I film that exchange what does that say to the viewer?
One person in the audience will say it comes from a dishonest place another will applaud me for my generosity.
All I ask for is the filmmaker not to applaud himself.
June 3, 2011 at 10:35AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
@ Juan totally agree with you about Jehane and Pangea Day, she is an incredible visionary and it is too bad that she didn't have an homage paid to her for paving the way.
@ Dave absolutely Morgan changed what McDonald"s offered, no doubt about it.
@ Koo you have a really great blog, I spent some time clicking around it.
@ Dan none of the filmmakers listed above handed a loaf of bread to anyone and filmed it, for applause or disparagement. I don't recall ever hearing any of us applaud ourselves, we're often asked to give talks and explain out thought processes and our work, how it came to exist, what our hopes or vision or ideas were. We do that. And for all your typing, you still haven't shared with us, what have you done besides be a cynical troll on a computer? I look forward to your posting links of your work that contribute to society or make a difference to anyone other than you.... oh, wait, let me guess, you don't have any.
June 3, 2011 at 5:48PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Thomas, I retract my comment re lasting social impact. Yes it does of course. I was targeting specifically the contemporary American Independent documentary genre and the narcissistic TED/Oprah industry. About the same really.
June 3, 2011 at 10:48AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Thanks for the links!
I think doing sth. for the sake of doing sth. is wrong.
June 3, 2011 at 11:33AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
debate!! i love it.
i don't think that films have a clear cause-and-effect, but they certainly have an effect. changes brought upon by films (and all culture for that matter) are not global, but incremental.
let's take a social issue - homosexuality. a film like brokeback mountain pushes that issue into the national conversation in a way that it never had been before. maybe not equally across all demographics, but it certainly did increase the level of awareness of that issue. you can't have change without awareness, without conversation. maybe "supersize me" didn't put mcdonald's out of business, but im sure it made a lot of people question their own diets and health. now look at mcdonalds... snack wraps?? salad?? not to mention, whats with all this organic food lately? i'm not saying these changes are the result of a single film, but they certainly ARE the result of an evolving zeitgeist - of which 'supersize me' was at least partly responsible.
and avatar? sorry dude, but it definitely had an impact. not just as another talking point in the national conversation about the environment, but in other ways. all these 3d movies today? avatar. maybe not a very social-changey, "ted" issue, but if you're looking for a sure fire, DIRECT way in which a film can influence society, there's one right there.
culture influences culture. films are culture. transitive property.
June 3, 2011 at 11:57AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
You would not believe the impact GASLAND has had here in N. Texas. It has motivated previously uninvolved people to participate directly in civic discourse regarding gas drilling/fracking. Many of them point to that film as the main factor that got them off their collective asses. And they are making a difference. Laws are being re-conceived and re-written to protect air and water quality.
June 3, 2011 at 12:14PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
Too bad that Gasland used the typically dishonest, liberally-slanted, fake documentary techniques that has hijacked the genre to motivate those sheeple into getting involved. (http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/06/01/watch-gasland-dire...)
But the ends justify the means, right? Calculated falsehoods sold to ignorant viewers who foolishly believe veracity is required from films bearing the "documentary" label as if truth-in-advertising laws applied on the content are the flocks polemicists shear for progressive profit. And boy is there money to be made selling fear and lies, isn't there, Michael Moore?
June 3, 2011 at 12:44PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
You're seriously giving Breitbart as a source for your argument? A master of manipulation and slander. What a scumbag.
June 5, 2011 at 7:54AM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
I really enjoyed Jehane Noujaim presentation. Considering that in 2006 HD-DSLR (the founding father of today's cinema-like-everyday-life-experience-sharing) was just a mind-trip of technology developers. It's kind of a shame that movie projects like Life In A Day, the exact same thing that Jehane Noujaim proposes, doesn't even mention her work or thoughts about her vision of today's cinema-like life sharing reality.
Let's just think that, great minds think a like.
Thanks for putting up together this great TED talks about filmmaking Koo.
June 3, 2011 at 12:54PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
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August 17, 2011 at 12:44PM, Edited September 4, 7:54AM
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) and its receptors are important for vascular development in the testis. Roles of VEGFA have been proposed in undifferentiated spermatogonia where proangiogenic isoforms are suggested to promote their self-renewal while antiangiogenic isoforms stimulate their differentiation. Thus, we treated male rats in vivo (perinatally with IP injections from P0-P2) with different VEGFA isoforms or an antibody to VEGFAxxxb (antiangiogenic isoforms) to determine if this would affect testis morphogenesis, expression of genes regulating the spermatgonial stem cell (SSC) niche and genes that regulate cell survival. Testis morphogenesis with VEGFA164 (1mg) isoform treatment increased cord area, reduced interstitium and tended to increase germ cell numbers while VEGFA165b (0.5 mg) decreased cord area and increased interstitium. The antiVEGFAxxxb treatment reduced expression of mRNA for Nanos2 and Ret- two genes important in SSC renewal. Furthermore, mRNA for Bax, a pro-apoptotic gene, was reduced, and the ratio of Bcl2:Bax tended to be increased. Serum testosterone tended to be increased with the antiVEGFAxxxb treatment while it was reduced with perinatal VEGFA165b (0.5 mg) treatment. A second study was performed with Amhr2-cre;Nrp-1-/- mice where Nrp-1, the co-receptor that binds proangiogenic isoforms of VEGFA, was knocked out in Sertoli cells. Mice at 78.6 days had reduced Bcl2 (pro-survival), Sin3a (niche establishment), Gdnf (SSC renewal), Neurog3 (differentiation) with a tendency for Ret and Kitl (survival and differentiation) to be reduced. Both the mRNA and the protein for PLZF (renewal) were elevated in knockout testes. Knockout males were mated to control females and allowed to breed until cessation. Compared to control matings, the knockout male matings to controls resulted in fewer pups per litter, a tendency for increased days between parturitions and fewer pups surviving to weaning. These data further confirm the balance of VEGFA isoforms is necessary for appropriate expression of genes regulating the SSC niche, and cell survival and they are also critical for male fertility.


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In a simple word document, please utilize your analysis of each author as you work to answer the following question: What should a historian strive to do? In your response, beyond what you view as important, be sure to consider
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First of all, some of you might be wondering, "What is prolapse anyways"? Well, according to pelvichealthsource.com "Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) occurs when the tissues that hold the pelvic organs in place become weak or stretched, resulting in the drop (prolapse) of the pelvic organs from their normal position". In other words, things down below aren't supported as they should be! You may feel a sensation of heaviness or pressure vaginally, as well as complain of difficulty emptying your bladder or bowels, report discomfort during intercourse, or feel a bulge in the vagina (and the list goes on….)
The good news is, Physical Therapy is highly effective for POP. In a recent randomized control study (March 2014), researchers found that women in the intervention group reported fewer prolapse symptoms (ie, a significantly greater reduction in the pelvic organ prolapse symptom score [POP-SS] at 12 months than those in the control group.
If you think you may be experiencing POP, consult your doctor or gynecologist and look for a local Pelvic Floor PT. In the meantime, here are a few tips to minimize strain and pressure on the pelvic floor:
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- Utilize a "functional brace" by engaging your deep abdominals and pelvic floor BEFORE lifting, bending, twisting, etc. Don't forget to breath.
- If you do start to feel worsening pressure, lie down with pillows under your bottom to elevate your hips.
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BY DANIELA COSTA – More than 80 delegates from around the world have chosen Madrid, Spain's capital, as the host venue of WorldPride in 2017.
Delegates voted unanimously for the city at the annual meeting of InterPride, held in Boston on Oct 7.
Representatives of the Office of Tourism of the City of Madrid and members of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Professionals for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender Madrid (AEGAL) presented the Spanish capital's bid.
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"The Miriams of Webster: Women Employees at Merriam-Webster, 1864–1961"
Responding to common errors in dictionary correspondents' address lines, real-life Merriam-Webster editor Kory Stamper offered this whimsical caricature of her spectral colleague "Miriam Webster": "The stack of marked sources she must type up never shrinks; the stack of finished citations never grows. […] She lives alone with her books, her disappointment, and that burnt-out lightbulb in the hallway." This spinster lexicographer, impressively diligent if acutely disaffected, counters the far more pervasive sense of dictionary makers as male, to be greeted "Dear Sirs," a form equally irksome to Stamper. Of course, Merriam-Webster dictionaries are the product of neither specter. They are and have long been the product of heterogeneous labor. As early as 1864, women were working alongside men on An American Dictionary of the English Language. By the early part of the twentieth century, women were being recruited from nearby women's colleges to serve as lexicographical as well as administrative assistants for Webster's [Second] New International Dictionary. These practices of recruiting and employment would continue for Webster's [Third] New International Dictionary, a project that would also involve women consultants, editors, and advertisers. By the close of 1960s, women and men alike would be complaining that the company's purpose-build dictionary offices afforded insufficient accommodations for its female workforce. This paper sketches the roles women played at Merriam-Webster before 1961, supplanting the single-spinster assumption with a more vibrant sense of how women inhabited and enhanced dictionary work.
Biography: Lindsay Rose Russell teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she is also core faculty in The Center for Writing Studies. Her research interests include histories and descriptions of the English language, rhetorical theory, genre studies, and feminist historiography. Her first book, Women and Dictionary Making, is forthcoming from Cambridge University Press.
Explaining hurricanes from a collocational perspective. You will know terms by the company they keep
A recent trend in Terminology is the enhancement of terminological entries with phraseological information, such as multiword expressions (MWEs). Given that verbs carry most of the semantic load of the sentence, they are essential to define the syntactic and semantic structure in which terms are inserted. Thus, the identification of noun-verb combinations in corpora is crucial to define the linguistic behavior of terms. This paper explores new techniques for the automatic identification and extraction from corpora of noun-verb combinations that are relevant for the construction of new terminological entries using a NLP software tool. Accordingly, we implemented a methodology to identify which verbs are associated with each term in the corpora. Based on Claveau & L'Homme (2006), this method has three steps: "1) isolating contexts in which N-V pairs sharing a realization relationship occur; 2) from these contexts, inferring linguistically-motivated rules that reflect the behavior of realization N-V pairs; and 3) projecting these rules on corpora to find other valid N-V pairs". Thanks to the analysis of these noun-verb combinations, it is possible to extract the most salient collocational information for specialized terms. The inclusion of such information in the entries of specialized lexicographic resources provides valuable information for writing and understanding specialized texts.
Biographies: Beatriz Sánchez Cárdenas is a lecturer in the Department of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Granada. She holds a PhD from the University of Strasbourg (France). Her main research interests are corpus linguistics, specialized language and phraseology. She has been invited to present her research in various leading universities such as the University of Paris Diderot or the University of California, Berkeley. She has published papers in prestigious journals and publishing houses such as Procedia –Social and Behavioral Sciences, Scolia (Sciences Cognitives, Linguistique & Intelligence Artificielle), Revista de Lingüística y Lenguas Aplicadas, John Benjamins, and Peter Lang. Míriam Buendía Castro is a lecturer in the Department of Modern Philology at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). She holds a PhD in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada with which she was awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. She has published more than 35 articles, book chapters, and a book in prestigious international journals and publishing houses, such as Terminology, or RESLA. Her main research interests are terminology, phraseology, and corpus linguistics.
Hall Speak: Using Language Contact and Lexical Borrowing on Halls
of Residence to Update Regional Lexicography
This study focuses on a language contact situation which has resulted in continuous lexical borrowing taking place on the halls of residence at the UWI, St. Augustine Campus. The language situations on its halls are distinct from more typical contact situations, which tend to involve two groups having prolonged contact. Here many groups are interacting; and, those involved in the contact possess a shared language (Standard English), which can be used to diffuse any misinterpretations when use of their native language variety fails. Additionally, each year, half the population of each hall consists of new students, often bringing new or updated terms. This paper reports on the results of the first survey of language contact and lexical borrowing, identifying 232 loanwords, used among these halls. 180 of these terms come from different languages around the region and the other 52 have been classified as having been developed on the halls themselves. This list of lexical items identified by residents was compiled into a dictionary and checked against standard regional references. Almost half of this study's loanword compilation are not found in the most recent of these dictionaries, particularly slang and swearwords. It is hoped that this study will serve as a platform for investigating other multicultural/ multilingual environments. The methodological framework used in this study has provided a comprehensive basis from which lexicographic research can be done elsewhere, as the terms documented in this study can be used to update and augment already existing regional dictionaries.
Biography: Kellon Sankar is currently a student of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine, pursuing an MPhil in Linguistics. He is also a Research Assistant/Tutor at UWI, St. Augustine, attached to two departments of the Faculty of Humanities and Education. His study focuses on linguistic and cultural integration on Halls of Residence at the UWI, St. Augustine campus, specifically, language contact and lexical borrowing. He has lived on a hall of residence for the duration of his undergraduate degree, as well as post-graduate degree (thus far) and has seen first-hand, the extent of cultural exchange taking place. Upon completion of this degree, he would like to progress on to a career in research, exploring regional lexicography, while continuing to teach at the tertiary level.
The contextualization of definitions in specialized lexical resources
This paper presents a new method of creating definitions, which can be integrated into the workflow of any specialized lexical resource to solve one of the problems of specialized definitions, namely, the fact that they do not always meet the needs of their target users. One of the reasons for this is the one-size-fit-all approach that is usually followed. The current practice in specialized lexicography is for each term to have only one definition. However, the knowledge transmitted by a term in real use events varies, depending on the context of activation. As a consequence, terminological definitions tend to be either too general in an effort to encompass all possible contexts, or be too specific, which means that many applicable contexts are omitted.
This paper characterizes the contextual dimension of terminological definitions and describes the flexible terminological definition approach, which includes a corpus-based methodology for crafting contextualized definitions founded on cognitive linguistics principles. As a practical example, we applied this methodology to the elaboration of definitions of environmental terms with Caribbean thematic-cultural contextual constraints. The resulting flexible definitions (based on corpus evidence) reflect the conceptual content of environmental terms from a Caribbean perspective. Consequently, these definitions provide more relevant information for users such as translators, legislators or scientific writers dealing with environmental terminology in the Caribbean context. It thus follows that incorporating the flexible definition approach in Caribbean specialized lexicography would increase the quality of its lexical resources.
Close reading of large corpora through digital reformatting
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has long been concerned with establishing the earliest date at which an English word began written use (Gilliver, 25). Throughout the dictionary's history the means of establishing such dates has largely been through the reading program (both by volunteers and OED staff). In recent years digital corpora have enabled editors to search far larger bodies of text than was possible several decades ago. Yet although the functions enabling navigation through digital corpora allow certain advantages, digital searching lacks the subtlety of close reading and its tools have typically not been designed with the needs of historical lexicographers foremost in mind. An illustration of the problems accompanying a reliance on digitally searching such corpora as Early English Books Online (EEBO) may be found in the OED entry for anxious (adj.). This entry is part of the third edition of the OED, and, given that it was updated in March 2016 it is certain that OED editors would have searched for this word in EEBO. The earliest citation in OED3 for anxious is 1548; however, a 1529 use of this word by Thomas More may be found in EEBO. The explanation for this gap is methodological. Thomas More's spelling of the word (anxyouse) is not one of the variants used by EEBO, so unless this specific (and uncommon) spelling is used by a researcher accessing this database this antedating use of anxious will not be in the search results.
This paper proposes a new search methodology, one which combines some of the nuance of close reading with the efficacy of digital searching. A large number of titles from EEBO (25,000) will be downloaded, and then run through a program (PanDoc) that allows certain types of formatting, such as the alphabetization of all individual words in the corpus. Deceptively simple, the process of alphabetizing large bodies of digital text, particularly those from a period before orthographic standardization, allows researchers to examine the contents of corpora such as EEBO from a fresh perspective. Every potential lemmata, as well as all the orthographic variants found in EEBO (many of which are unrecognized by this database's search function) are readily available for chronological comparison with recent entries in OED.
Biography: Ammon Shea is Digital Content Editor for Merriam-Webster, where he writes articles on language for m-w.com, and researches antedatings. He has previously been a consulting editor for American Dictionaries for Oxford University Press, and worked with the North American Reading Program of the Oxford English Dictionary. His most recent book is Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation (Perigee, 2014).
Some moral obligations of lexicographers
It is a long-standing belief that lexicographers have a responsibility to the truth of the facts of language usage. Dictionary-makers must create senses that line up with actual usage, without distortion or obfuscation. Yet as Lew (2013) points out, dictionary senses at most correspond to reality as structured by editorial judgments of lexicographers. In this presentation, I present some of the tendencies that lexicographers follow, despite other options being available to them, such as privileging scientific accuracy over folk usage (e.g. defining cucumber and pumpkin as 'fruits', or assigning man and woman to reproductive characteristics to which speakers are not privy when they apply the labels), as well as alternatives that could support the speaker community better. One such alternative is a reduced embrace of scientism in favor of folk understanding, in line with the conception of dictionaries as repositories of words as they are actually used. Indeed, as Tao (2016) has demonstrated, dictionaries can have real-life consequences for vulnerable populations when judges use them to ascertain plain meanings. Another is to examine whether the sense order and labelling of words such as racism and gay ought to be guided by the primary or preferred usage of the speakers most likely to be harmed by the concept or by epithetic usage. Finally, we will examine the moral obligations in the development of lexicographic corpora, through the lens of coverage of Caribbean English terms in dictionaries from outside and inside the region alike, and how exclusion of countries' words affects the conception of their language.
Biography: Jason F. Siegel is the Research Fellow in Lexicography at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. In this capacity he is the Director of the Richard & Jeannette Allsopp Centre for Caribbean Lexicography. His research focuses on Caribbean lexicography of the French- and English-official Caribbean. He is also the Co-Producer of the new series Bit o'Bajan, a televised series of vignettes about Barbadian lexemes.
Detection of Errors in the Treatment of Multiple Equivalence: A Prolegomenon
The present paper is meant to be the first step in developing the mechanisms for automatic detection of errors in lexicographic treatment of multiple equivalence, the most prominent form of lexical anisomorphism. In addition to the obvious interest this phenomenon has been commanding in lexicography (e.g., Zgusta 1971, Al-Kasimi 1977, Yong and Peng 2007), important direct and indirect contributions to the study of multiple equivalence can be found in various other intellectual traditions from ordinary language philosophy (most notably in Frege 1982 and Puttnam 1975), to linguistic anthropology (Goddard 2012), translatology (Pym 2009), and second language teaching (Kramsch 1993). Sipka (2015) has identified the following common errors in the treatment of multiple equivalence in bilingual dictionaries: a. strategy mismatch, b. vagueness, c. lack of explanation or specification, d. redundancy, e. underspecification overlaps, f. overspecification gaps, g. mislabeling, h. inadequate exemplification, i. language mismatch, j. inconsistent segregation, k. equivalent omission and l. overinterpretation.
Automatic detection of the aforementioned errors in bilingual dictionaries assumes a feasible and reasonably accurate search pattern of some kind. A search pattern, in turn, needs to be efficient and its construction should not be overly time-consuming. More precisely, when deciding if it makes sense to develop a search pattern one should be guided by the following consideration: design feasibility, design resources complexity, comprehensiveness, and exclusiveness. The first parameter of a possible search pattern is a simple check if the error in question lends itself to automatic detection. If the answer to the first question above is positive, i.e., if the development of a search pattern is possible given the type of error, the next question should be what kinds of resources one would need to muster to design that particular search pattern. It may be so that gathering the resources for a search pattern is overly time consuming and that it makes more sense to search for the errors manually, by visually scanning the dictionary database. The next step in building the search pattern is the question about the proportion of the errors in question that will be detected by that particular search pattern. Ideally, the search pattern should detect all instances of treatment errors, but it may make sense to deploy the patterns that find most of them, especially if the design of the pattern is not overly time consuming. In this situation of underdetection, the cases that are not found by the search pattern may be addressed manually, left to be corrected in other editions of the same dictionary, etc. Finally, we want the search pattern to exclude the cases, which are not errors that we are looking for. Ideally, the output of the search patterns should not contain any non-errors (but, realistically, some level of overdetection can be tolerated). Possible search patterns for each of the aforementioned types of multiple equivalence are discussed in the central section of the present paper.
Biography: Danko Sipka is a professor of Slavic languages and linguistics at Arizona State University, where he teaches in the School of International Letters and Cultures. Danko Sipka's research interests include lexicography, and lexicology, as shown by his recent monograph Lexical Conflict: Theory and practice (Cambridge University Press, 2015).\


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Since I started this blog five years ago, I've had over 4.8 million visitors to the 1,454 articles I've written on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes how to use wikis or blogs in the classroom and what I've learned from my students as we got through another tech week. I have regular features like:
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Before you look at what statistics say are the most popular posts, tell me what your most popular categories are by voting in this poll:
Here they are–my top 10 and bottom 10 of 2016 (though I've skipped any that have to do with website reviews and tech tips because they're covered in separate posts):
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Here are the Top Ten Misses–posts I thought were great, but you-all didn't visit as much. One epiphany I had for why resource lists excel over pedagogy is that the former are used by students as well as teachers. I've had days where I get a 1000 hits in an hour because teachers posted the list for students. Most of the sites on the Top Ten Misses are consumed individually, over coffee and a donut. I'm not sure how to adjust for that…
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It's clear that alcohol causes harm, but it's also evident that all policies that condemn alcohol in a blanket fashion don't reflect realities in people's life's. I'm thinking of small businesses who produce beer, wine and spirits. They get taxed the same excise tax rate as large multinational companies whose market dominance is based on giving bars discount on their products, the more volume the bar can push the higher discount they get. They use daily-industry waste alcohol and a massive marketing budget to paddle cheap booze to the masses, and they tie taps and shelves in the worst offending bars - the places where people get served underage and when they're too drunk already. The existing excise rate is already steep for small producer, who don't have the same access to the markets and don't promote the same attitude towards alcohol. Most small companies distinguish themselves by marketing their product as something to be savoured and enjoyed, not binged. Their production costs are higher in ratio to the multi-nationals, so their products are more expensive already, which again makes it more likely that their product is used in the same fashion as the 2l rigger of cheap swill. If you want to effectively reduce harm from alcohol, while also sticking with your support from small businesses who get more people into jobs, and who have a steep battle to fight anyway - propose a scaled excise tax approach, in which the larger producers of alcohol by volume pay a higher tax rate. Get some money back into the system and make it less attractive for large companies to try and speed up the volume in which their product is used.
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