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Reply #751 January 12, 2010 8:37:46 AM
The correlation between CO2 and temperature is thus: When temperatures rise, CO2 follows.
Historically or more precisely prehistorically, yes, as you well know. In fact the lag of CO2 from temperature rise is approximately 800 years.
But that's not the case today. Today it's the leading release of CO2 that is causing the temperature rise.
All of this you well know, because this has been addressed multiple times in this very thread, however not yet on this particular page.
Dr Guy
Reply #752 January 12, 2010 11:11:49 AM
Climategate - what you really need to know:
Da da dum dum dum...
Qyth
Reply #754 January 12, 2010 12:34:48 PM
Quoting TheRezonator,
thats a lovely statement, because i can now go back to my first point:
Prove to me how maybe 100 years of (sketchy?) data qualifies as a wide enough base to map a change of the climate of a planet thats many billions of years old...
The 100 years of temperatures is too short period of time, but it can tell you trending. I think that scientists rely more on ice core samples from some place like Antarctica to determine CO2 levels during known ice age periods and warm periods, or something like that, which is why scientists are alarmed at the CO2 levels today.
For convenience sake here are articles debunking 29 common climate myths, many of which have been brought up in this thread multiple times. These can all be referenced directly from Climate change: A guide for the perplexed.
Why there's no sign of a climate conspiracy in hacked emails
Any cooling disproves global warming
Global warming stopped in 1998
Antarctica is getting cooler, not warmer, disproving global warming
Polar bear numbers are increasing
The lower atmosphere is cooling, not warming
The oceans are cooling
Mars and Pluto are warming too
Human CO2 emissions are too tiny to matter
CO2 isn't the most important greenhouse gas
Ice cores show CO2 increases lag behind temperature rises, disproving the link to global warming
Ice cores show CO2 rising as temperatures fell
The cooling after 1940 shows CO2 does not cause warming
It's too cold where I live – warming will be great
We can't do anything about climate change
Global warming is down to the Sun, not humans
It's all down to cosmic rays
The 'hockey stick' graph has been proven wrong
It's been far warmer in the past, what's the big deal?
It was warmer during the Medieval period, with vineyards in England
We are simply recovering from the Little Ice Age
Warming will cause an ice age in Europe
Higher CO2 levels will boost plant growth and food production
Hurricane Katrina was caused by global warming
Chaotic systems are not predictable
We can't trust computer models
Many leading scientists question climate change
It's all a conspiracy
They predicted global cooling in the 1970s
Just in case that isn't enough the following is a link to 83 Skeptic arguments along with their scientific response.
Skeptic Arguments and What the Science Says
A picture is worth a thousand words: No debunking, just debate,, but some do not understand the difference:
Reply #757 January 12, 2010 1:05:33 PM
For convenience sake here are articles debunking 29 common climate myths
For convenience sake, here is the rebuttal to the rebuttal (not debunking) of the strawmen that religious zealots love to trot out.
http://motls.blogspot.com/2009/12/scientific-american-answers-to.html
You see, when they (the religious zealots) get to frame the questions, they will always have the answer. When the real questions are asked, they have no answers.
clonmac
I didn't watch the above video (I intend to). I am not sure if it is pro-AGW theory or against, but just seeing the picture of Senator Inhofe makes me cringe. How that guy makes it into office each year is beyond me.
His campaign largest campaign contributors are Oil & Gas:
In the 2008 election cycle, Senator Inhofe's largest campaign donors represented the oil and gas ($446,900 in donations), leadership pacs ($316,720) and electric utilities ($221,654) industries/categories.[47] In 2010, his largest donors represented the oil and gas ($429,950) and electric utilities ($206,654).
He's also compared the EPA publicly to the Gestapo, believes that the American-Isreali Foreign policy should be based on what the Bible says. Also, the website Politifact debunked what Inhofe said about the email controversy here (this is an independant website that has won the Pulitzer Prize):
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/dec/11/james-inhofe/inhofe-claims-cru-e-mails-debunk-science-behind-cl/
Ke5trel
You know, we established the existence of Global Warming (in this thread) for the more rational (two or three) skeptics 15-20 odd pages ago...At this point, per Oscar Wilde, we are just haggling over the price.
You don't think it's about CO2, right? OK, why not? Is it that you don't think CO2 levels are high, or that you don't think they are manmade, or that you don't think CO2 traps infrared and near-infrared light, or all of the above?
We have research results that show these things, documented to the nth degree, so please detail your specific issues here. Seriously, we have spent 30 odd pages linking you to most of the climate science internet, and we get responses like this:
i dont put much stock in whats been 'published' simply because everyone has their price... let me clarify, i dont want to sound like a crack-pot conspiracy nut, but simply because someone went through university and got a piece of paper saying something, and then said some words that means some things, doesnt mean as much as we make it out to... everyone has their price or at least their own agendas...
and if getting published and some sort of recognition means writing about the popular subject, i reckon thats hwat they'll write about
Right...That's acceptable as a response, is it? I mean I understand that personal attacks are frowned on, and all, but just how does a rational person rebutt something like that?
And then you get a guy like Frogboy trying to make points and it gets completely lost. It's like a lynch mob screaming for blood while in among them a teacher in a smart suit quietly presents the case for why the target's crimes deserve the death penalty - any rationality he might have on the issues, as a single person, is drowned by the baying idiocy of the mob.
And then the teacher is offended because he is being lumped in with the rest, because he is clearly so different from the frothing loony standing next to him, because AGW skepticism is referenced in the same breath as Holocaust denialism.
It doesn't work that way. You may have concerns about the CO2 data-collection methodology, but the next anti-AGW poster is concerned with how "everyone has an agenda, specially them college graduates," "Scientists thought the world was flat in the 1600s," and maybe does think the Holocaust was a hoax. You can't really seperate the two on a personal level because you are both using the same sources for your narrative *in this case,* and those sources spring from belief systems and ideology that diverge from scientific analysis where necessary to remain cohesive.
Raistlyn may be vehement, even caustic, but he's not wrong.
Don't confuse my politeness with agreement. Moreover, my experience in these threads is that the AGW proponents tend to have more than their fair share of lunatics.
You or someone else insisting your opinions are correct simply because the current "scientific consensus" says so doesn't make them so.
I am skeptical that humans are affecting the climate. Skeptical is not the same as denial. I am even more skeptical that CO2 is the cause because CO2 is such minor warming effects and if it did have major effects, the temperature would be continuing to shoot straight up because the CO2 in the atmosphere has continued to shoot up drastically while temperatures have not.
I don't know any of you in "real life" but my real life experiences with AGW proponents tend to be people who aren't terribly bright but suddenly think they are somehow intellectuals because they saw An Inconvenient Truth.
My "real life" experiences in these debates typically involve the same people who come to me to settle some argument on string theory or relativity or evolution or what have you but suddenly decide I must be an idiot because I haven't bought into CO2 produced AGW. As if any of these people themselves are somehow educated enough to understand the issue.
I've been following the topic for decades. As I mentioned to Mumble, I was reading up on RealClimate.org since its founding and so I'm quite familiar with the way data is spun.
But at the end of the day, I don't care whether people believe in AGW or not. I only care if people with guns (the government) tries to make pay for what I consider their religion. Moreover, I don't have a lot of patience with random internet guy insulting me on my own forum by explicitly comparing me with a holocaust denier (as if AGW is a historical documented fact, the sheer arrogance is astounding).
Showing a little respect for other human beings in a discussion will go a long way. Because if they can't do that, I will show them the door.
Great video. Inhofe's response of "Boy, I don't know where you come from" is classic. It's clear that Inhofe was expecting a much more sympathetic venue from Kudlow because he was clearly overmatched in this clip.
just debate
Debate can be good but this is not debate, it's merely obfuscation. It's the same tactic that the tobacco industry used for decades.
From http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warming/exxon_report.pdf
Like the tobacco industry, ExxonMobil has:
Manufactured uncertainty by raising doubts about even the most indisputable scientific evidence.
Adopted a strategy of information laundering by using seemingly independent front organizations to publicly further its desired message and thereby confuse the public.
Promoted scientific spokespeople who misrepresent peer-reviewed scientific findings or cherry-pick facts in their attempts to persuade the media and the public that there is still serious debate among scientists that burning fossil fuels has contributed to global warming and that human-caused warming will have serious consequences.
Attempted to shift the focus away from meaningful action on global warming with misleading charges about the need for "sound science."
Also from http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/sep/19/ethicalliving.g2.
For years, a network of fake citizens' groups and bogus scientific bodies has been claiming that science of global warming is inconclusive. They set back action on climate change by a decade. But who funded them? Exxon's involvement is well known, but not the strange role of Big Tobacco.
The fact that I've posted these same links elsewhere is immaterial as they have not been rebutted there or anywhere else. Again this is not evidence of legitimate debate, these are merely attempts to cloud the issue and give the appearance of controversy, where in fact no significant controversy exists.
If you really want to argue the case then show me the peer reviewed papers published in respected journals by credentialed scientists and then I will give them some credence. Certainly a few such articles exist but virtually all of them still support the two underlying premises of AGW, that the earth is indeed warming and that human activity is a significant contributor to that warming. The balance of documented evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of AGW.
Even in the very few cases where they don't it is generally very new information that has yet to be fully incorporated into the science and if the past is any guidance it will usually end up being more supportive of the scientific "consensus" than being "the final nail in the AGW coffin" as they are undoubtedly initially touted.
However if your point is to argue that you don't agree with the high end of predicted range of outcomes then that's a different story. The most common range of temperature increases expected by the end of the century is a rather wide range of 1°C to 7°C. If you subscribe to the idea that 1°C by the end of the century is where you expect to be and that doesn't represent such a catastrophic outcome then I cannot prove you wrong. I may not agree with your opinion but it's within the range of the reasonable. Personally I don't tend to accept the high end of the range as likely either but then that's just my opinion.
What I feel is settled is the idea that the earth is indeed warming and that human activity is a significant contributor to that warming. To deny that aspect is *in my opinion* denial, whereas what the effect of AGW will be as well as what could and should be done about it are perfectly reasonable topics of debate, but for some reason it just *seems to me* that those that are ideologically opposed to proposals of what to do about AGW prefer to deny the existence of AGW itself as opposed to concentrating on what they truly find objectionable which is the proposed cure.
TheDarkKnight2008
Quoting Ke5trel,
CO2 is what everyone is fighting over. Not the amount, but if it's the cause itself.
I'd be more willing to bet that our problems have been over the sulfer and nitrogen we have been shooting in the air, causing acid rain and air pollution, then carbon dioxide and any of the bullshit that goes with that (Such as cow farts polluting the planet). I'd be more then willing to bet that once we completely remove these pollutions we'd find every issue reversed.
Quoting Frogboy,
You say "Showing a little respect..." and in that same paragraph you compared people on the opposite side to the religious, which is a big insult to me, and that "AGW proponents tend to be people who aren't terribly bright". So practice what you preach.
You know, you don't have to quote the entire reply to make a two sentence response to a one or two sentence excerpt from someone's reply, just highlight the text you want to quote prior to hitting the quote button.
It just makes for a more readable thread.
Nobody is wrong and yet everyone is right. Except when you practice fraud and deceit. (Thatis the royal you and not the 2nd person you): http://dotsub.com/view/19f9c335-b023-4a40-9453-a98477314bf2
Oh so true!
Quoting Mumblefratz,
Yes, I know how to quote, but I was at work and made a quick reply. I deleted the one or two paragraphs that did not apply just for you. Hopefully, you can now read and comprehend the 31 page thread in its entirety without my post messing with your head or confusing you.
Yes, I know how to quote,
No need to get offended. It was just that there were two replies in a row where this was done. I simply made a civil request without implying any denigration to your intelligence ... unlike you.
First, the comparison was implicit at most, not explicit. He's not calling you a Holocaust denialist, any more than I am. You were saying you didn't see why AGW proponents got mad about skepticism on this topic, he brought up some other topics he gets mad at skeptics for, and then linked to a site devoted to the tactics used by a given faction with a certain viewpoint on those topics. Read the methodology - it matches up quite neatly (on a movement and policy level, again, not about individuals here)
You took offense, and I don't get that. The tactics used by denialists, in whatever topic, regardless of ideology, are similar, no? Once again, the fact that you, personally, don't identify with a given faction on a given topic changes nothing about the fact that the methods used to manufacture debate are the same, across factions, and across topics.
It offended you earlier when we drew the explicit links between the Tobacco Lobby and anti-AGW lobby, but again, I don't get it. No one is saying *you* are the tobacco lobby, but on a policy level the tobacco lobby is deeply involved on the anti-AGW side. The link exists, and Mumble kindly provided it again on this page. You can't show anything which puts the lie to that. How is that a personal insult against you, Frogboy, or any of the commenters here, worthy of muting somebody for?
Of course I empathize with your initial impulse to muzzle anyone who points this stuff out, but doing it out of righteous indignation smacks of naivete - these are the dogs you are sleeping with, and yes, you will get fleas
That's a good line ^^
As far as real life goes - people tend to stereotype. I'll admit, when I meet someone who doesn't go with the first few tenets of AGW I'm usually going to fill in the blanks (and get, I'm sure, many of them wrong): Conservative, Christian, Anglo, family-oriented, moralistic, monolingual, if American then Republican or Libertarian, likes Fox News, likes Sarah Palin, hates MSNBC, hates San Francisco, possibly uneasy around ethnic diversity, nationalistic, jingoistic, creationist, pro-life, pro-death penalty, (as part of the two immediately preceding) zero sense of irony, pro-gun rights, non-urban, small-government, possibly college graduate but not necessarily (if so then at least upper-middle class income and business owner or manager), not a scientist, not an educator.
And of course this is where you jump on me for the parts in that admittedly biased perspective that don't fit you, specifically, right? Please remember, like Frogboy, I'm talking about my stereotypes in real-life encounters, not the people on this thread.
This wouldn't be the same Lord Monckton that was so free with his use of the "Hitler youth" label, would it?
Seems like mere high school students stood up to him quite well.
Problem, this is the primary evidence for CO2 driven warming. Because it never existed, there is no evidence for CO2 driven warming. They can't get the models to show reality, so the models are evidence to the contrary, not support.
What we know about the greenhouse effect, basic physics, physics 101 basic. None of the blocked infrared passes through the atmosphere. It is blocked very high up, and more is created bouncing other frequencies off surface objects. That new infrared is then blocked in the lower troposphere on it's way back up. The change in where the energy is blocked is equal both directions, more CO2 simply absorbs it faster on both the way in and the way out. The math says the sum effect is zero. The heat lost from the upper atmosphere, due to less atmosphere for the absorbed heat to dissipate through, is equal to the increase near the surface. This hasn't been shown.
The poles are the only regions warming significantly, the warming in the poles was a predicted outcome of CFC's depleting the ozone at those locations. This is a known, demonstrable effect. The surface stations show vastly greater warming near land than the necessarily equal amount of cooling in the upper levels. The surface shouldn't be warming as much as the lower troposphere, yet shows almost twice as much. A theory is only valid until disproven, AGW is proven invalid simply by the math.
Global Warming, Or A Lot of Hot Air? Part 2 (FoxNews Dec 20 2009)
Sure may as well dredge up McIntyre and McKitrick again. After all it is a new page.
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/myths-vs-fact-regarding-the-hockey-stick/
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/false-claims-by-mcintyre-and-mckitrick-regarding-the-mann-et-al-1998reconstruction/
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/11/rutherford-et-al-2005-highlights/
OMG_Splitshadow
We simply cannot afford to gamble by ignoring it. We cannot risk inaction. Those scientists who say we are merely entering a period of climatic instability are acting irresponsibly. The indications that our climate can soon change for the worse are too strong to reasonable be ignored.
Lowell Ponte, The Cooling p.237
Philocthetes
I don't want to get involved in this specific train-wreck here about 'science' and 'public policy,' but I will admit that in crude voting-booth terms, I'm more or less in Mumblefratz's camp. As for why Brad is justly offended by being compared to a Holocaust denier, you're making something like an error of both category and degree.
First, in the climate change context, the 'denier' thing is useless name-calling best skipped in favor of direct, fact-driven critique. Second, even accepting 'denier' as a useful category for a public debate, it's just stupid to reach directly for the Nazi baggage if you really want to talk rhetorical tactics. You disrespect the Holocaust and its legacy by treating it as nothing more than mud to fling in political argument. Mud is common, normal, sometimes even fun. The Shoah--never again. (No, I'm not Jewish; just born from several Southron generations and edu-macated enough to know that the first Jew to hold a cabinet level office in 'America' was a Confederate.)

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The 46th annual American Music Awards 2018 took place that Stars flocked to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday to see their favorite musical talents perform and get recognized for their yearly accomplishments during one of music's biggest nights, the 2018 American Music Awards. Shortly after Taylor Swift made her grand return to the AMAs stage for the first time since 2014 as the show's opener, Cardi B won the first award for Favorite Artist in the Rap/Hip-Hop genre. Swift later won Tour of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Pop/Rock Album for Reputation and Favorite Female Artist in the Pop/Rock genre, breaking the record for most wins by a female artist.
Anyone expecting Taylor Swift to double down on her recent political statements during her show-opening performance on the "American Music Awards" Tuesday night didn't get much to chew on — at least not without dissecting the lyrics of "I Did Something Bad," which she performed in a similar format to her "Reputation" tour.
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The songs opening lines address narcissism and lies, the chorus goes "They say I did something bad/ Then why's it feel so good?/ And I'd do it over and over and over again if I could"; pyrotechnics were set off during the lines, "They're burning all the witches, even if you aren't one/ So light me up.
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Taylor Swift opened the 2018 AMAs, marking her first awards show in three years. Swift also set a new record for most wins by a female artist in history (previously held by Whitney Houston) by taking home four new titles — Tour of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Pop/Rock Female Artist and Best Pop/Rock Album.
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Anyone else agree that not much is better on a cold night than a big bowl of chili with your favorite toppings and accompaniments? What is better is making said chili in your Instant Pot pressure cooker! Behold, Instant Pot Chili!
What are you favorite things to eat with Chili – comment & let me know!
Perhaps some cornbread, cheese and avocado, sour cream, white onion, some rice or pasta, chips, your fave hot sauce, perhaps even cinnamon rolls and Peanut butter sandwiches (anyone else's mind BLOWN by those last 2? I've heard it might be a Midwest thing… comment and tell me what you think!).
Usually when I make chili, it takes about 2 hours or so in my dutch oven on the stove. I like to brown the meat, then sauté with the veg, then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer on low for about 90 minutes. I stir every 10-15 minutes or so. And I make a mess on my glass top stove top. It comes out absolutely delish, and I love it, but it takes quite a bit of time and effort.
I was pleasantly surprised (as per the usual) that my Instant Pot worked wonders for a quicker, delicious Chili!
Between prep and cook time, it took less than 45 minutes to make Chili in my Instant Pot – that's less than half the time it takes me on the stove if you didn't do the math.
The Instant Pot (or other Pressure Cooker) makes Chili a realistic week night meal – hip-hip-hooray, because sometimes those are hard time find in the time I have (ya feel me?!).
Press "Sauté" option and allow Instant Pot to heat up for 2 minutes. Add ground beef and brown for 2-3 minutes.
Add onion and green pepper, cook an additional 2 minutes on "Sauté".
Place lid on Instant Pot and close. Turn vent known to "Sealing".
Press "Manual" button and adjust cook time using "+/-" buttons to 20 minutes.
Instant Pot will take about 7-10 minutes to pressurize – display will show as "On" during this time. When fully pressurized, cook time will display and countdown will begin.
When cook time is complete, Instant Pot will beep and automatically change to "Keep Warm" setting.
Allow Instant Pot to naturally depressurize (NPR) for 10 minutes (display will count up and keep track of time on Keep Warm setting while depressurizing. Below is an example – wait until the display shows as "10".
Quickly release any remaining pressure (QPR) by turning vent knob on lid to "Venting" – I ALWAYS place a towel over the knob before venting (steam will come out).
Behold – less than 45 minutes total CHILI!
How do you like YOUR Chili? Comment and let me know!
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By Alec Hamilton on Nov 2, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
The Rosemount Irish volleyball team handled the best the Simley Spartans could throw at them and won with a three-set sweep despite not playing their best volleyball. The Irish won 25-19, 25-19, 25-12 over the Spartans at home Thursday, Oct. 26, at Rosemount High School to advance to the semifinals of the section 3AAA playoffs.
Rosemount, the third seed, played no. 2-seed East Ridge in Prior Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 1, after this article went to print. Whoever won plays in the section championship Saturday, Nov. 4, in Prior Lake against the winner of Eagan and Eastview.
"I think they (Simley) came into it with a lot better energy than we (Rosemount) came into it," head coach Smokey Vitek said. "I think we came in a little over-confident in ourselves and so we didn't bring our A-game, so I was happy they kind of put us in our place a little bit, but once we got going we were fine."
After a rough start for the first half of the first set, the Irish really settled in and took care of business. However, Rosemount quickly took a hold of the match to close out the first set and cruised from there on. Vitek did highlight the performances of a few of her players.
"I thought Lauren VanSickle played really well on the left side and then we had her on the right side in the third set and she did a really nice job," she explained. "Mari Hinkle finally got some good runs of serves, she has a very aggressive serve and she got some really good runs tonight."
Looking ahead to East Ridge, Vitek said that after a loss to the Raptors earlier in the season, her team is in a different place now.
"We lost to them in four, but that was at the point of the season where we were kind of beat up so I'm hoping that we will have a better showing against them this time," she said. "We need to play better defense than we did tonight, I think we missed a lot of digs that we should have never missed, and our middles have to get a little bit quicker and block a little bit better because they (East Ridge) play a faster game."


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The Credit Crunch? Labour's fault, says Shadow Treasury Minister
Tax expertise runs thin in the Labour Party at the best of times. The Party almost coped under Ed Miliband. But the staffers he brought in have all moved on. And the relationships John Wrathmell (Miliband's widely admired Head of Economic Policy) worked so hard to develop – have withered or died. Even Richard Murphy – who seemed to many likely to occupy a place at the heart of the Opposition – has no role and appears disenchanted with the project. To my knowledge there is now no one – at all – in the Shadow Team expert in the revenue raising side of Government finances.
So when I learned that Rob Marris, MP for Wolverhampton South West, was to take the tax brief as Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, I was interested to see how he performed.
The Committee stage of the Summer Budget Finance Bill concluded on Thursday. During discussions David Gauke (Marris' opposite number) pointed out that the position Marris was taking was different to that Ed Balls had previously taken. He then added gently:
I am not sure that Ed Balls is a particular hero of the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West.
Not gently enough. Marris needed no further invitation:
Yep. You read that right. Labour was responsible for the credit crunch. To which Gauke responded – well, wouldn't you have? – with:
Again, I think we can find some consensus.
I suppose it's too much to expect that Marris might also have mentioned (of many examples) this Cameron speech from 2006:
which showed that Labour and Ed Balls was on the right side – not right enough, but even so – of the debate around appropriate levels of regulation.
But then, if the real enemy is Labour's record in Government, why would you?
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Forget all of that left of centre vs right of centre nonsense.
Of course the labour party must bear their share of the responsibility for the "credit crunch" as you label it.
Traditional labour supporters would have expected the labour party to reign in the excesses of the financial sector rather than encourage them with debt fuelled growth.
Some people gained from the "credit crunch" (Tony Blair, John Prescott etc…they are all doing pretty well) whereas Michelle Dorrell who spoke eloquantly about the cuts to her working families tax credits (although I believe the right of centre just call them 'tax credits' as the right of centre stand up for 'working people') is not doing so well. As she so eloquantly explained and was dismissed by the 'right of centre' panellist.
Of course the financial sector needs to be regulated more closely. Sure with more regulation some players in the sector may move away from London but it would seem that whether these players are here or whether they are not Michelle Dorrell and other hard working people will suffer just the same. If the 'centre right' believe that it is fine for hard working people to carry the can for lack of regulation in the financial sector which allows the sorts of excesses that we have seen recently then so be it.
Let us not be surprised that Jeremy Corbyn was elected, and let us hope that his taking on the labour leadership will force people to see a bit more sense. Unfortunately it is the 'centre right' who tend to be less disadvantaged by the excesses resulting from the lack of regulation than the poor/working poor so I wouldn't hold your breath.
There was a time when a poor person in the UK was better protected than a poor person in the US but I fear that we are rapidly winning a race to the bottom for the poorest.
What we really need are Traditional British Values that tell poor people how to remain resolute in the face of poverty caused by lack of regulation and expansion of private credit. That should do it.
(just kidding with the last paragrah)
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Pointing out that Cameron also said he was in favour of "light touch" regulation in 2006 is all very well, but the electorate remembers what politicians did, not what they said.
Moreover since the Tories were – apparently – happy with the then system when they were booted out in 1997, the grounds for thinking they would have changed it are tenuous. And the grounds for thinking they would have changed it to something resembling the Labour model are non-existent.
I'm not sure that 2008 can be attributed to Ed Ball's "light touch" regime, but it certainly helped. Bankers are like children. If you don't supervise them they misbehave.
So they lent money they shouldn't have to people who couldn't afford to repay it for their own short-term benefit?
I am shocked, shocked.
The common narrative on the Left nowadays is, "The Tories have got away with this myth that 2008 was all Labour's fault". The trouble is that there is an element of truth in it.
Labour ran a regulatory system which gave the financial services industry too much freedom. It ran counter-cyclical surpluses in defiance of Keynesian orthodoxy. It encouraged a debt-mentality which led to the UK having a truly stupendous level of private debt. It then lived high on the resulting tax revenues, pretty much doubling the level of public spending in ten years, this last being an act of hubris ("no more boom and bust") which the present and last governments have been painfully unwinding.
Not "all Labour's fault" perhaps, but far from "nothing to do with Labour".
iain campbell
I think that statements like that are the equivalent of the Australian pass yesterday that gifted Scotland their last try. There might be room for disagreement on the regulatory framework, but why bring it up in that way?
An own goal.
everblue650
There's the conflation of two issues here – firstly whether or not Labour was responsible or partly responsible for the crash, and that for me is a hard sell. The crash was about lots of things – the US housing market, the long term decline in competitiveness of the EU, yes, the bankers. It's hard to argue that the Tories would have done any better than Labour here. The second point though is about whether Labour's economic policies made the resulting impact on the UK's finances much worse than it would otherwise be – your points about running a deficit in an upturn, doubling public spending etc – and here it's harder to say that this wasn't Labour's fault. Certainly it would not have happened under the Tories and we might (might) have been in a much stronger position if they had been in power.
Tristan Jakob-Hoff
The banking sector prior to 2008 was not unregulated. Far from it. I remember seeing a slide when I worked at HSBC of the sheer number of regulators the bank was accountable to. They numbered in the dozens – and that was just for the UK arm. Meanwhile we spent perhaps a billion pounds a year implementing regulatory changes to our systems and products to ensure compliance.
Yet the 2008 crisis still came. Not because there was a lack of rules, but because the regulators acted in silos, with nobody whose purview covered both the subprime lending market AND asset-backed securities AND credit risk AND balance sheet management etc. Since 2008 a whole new set of rules has been implemented, but there is still no-one manning the panopticon and looking for systemic trouble brewing. All that's really been done is to ensure the next collapse will be better cushioned.
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Young Voices Manila member tops wheelathon event
In celebration of the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, the Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (PARM) organized a fun run, July 17, 2011 at Quezon Memorial Circle. Dubbed M.O.V.E Manila Run 2011, the event aims to promote the rights and abilities of PWDs and to help support in the upliftment of the needy PWDs.
Seven Young Voices members and three former YV members participated in the event. The fun run involved separate competitions for PWDs and non-PWDs, with two categories. One for 4.4 KM (Men and Women), and 2.2 KM (Men and Women) for PWDs. There were two (2) categories for non-PWDs 3 KM (Men and Women) and 6 KM (Men and Women).
A YV Manila member, Daisy Panaligan, 23 years old and a congenital amputee who originally hails from Batangas won 1st place in the 4.4KM run. Also, Virgie Rabino, YV National Facilitator who has a poliomyelitis won 3rd place in the 2.2KM run category.
Daisy is a famous PWD athlete in the Philippines. She had recently won 1st place in Batangas Wheelathon game. As an athlete, she has represented the Philippines in wheelchair racing in different parts of the globe. Competitions gave her the opportunity to help her family, especially when her mother was hospitalized. Daisy loves her mother so much and offers her successes to her. She is also active as a member of the "Dancers on Wheels", a group of wheelchair user PWDs who uses dance in their advocacy.
The success of the fun run demonstrated that PWDs can do what non-PWDs can. It gives credence to our aim for an inclusive society that accommodates people of all background, race, creed or disability, without discrimination or limitations.
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Happy 2019, Spin fans!
The Spin Cycle spent time during the holidays reflecting on all the brand happenings in 2018, and what's in store for 2019. I stumbled upon great insight and pearls from PR Week, and what is resonating with today's plugged-in reader. Here is a short take on the magazine's most read content of 2018 – and Denny's fake press release last summer took the cake!
Denny's 'accidentally' sends out Super Slam press release draft – June 5
In the early days of June, reporters at nearly a dozen media outlets were perplexed after they opened what appeared to be the working draft of a press release from Denny's sent out by mistake. The "mistake" release, promoting the chain's $5.99 Super Slam, was scrumptious for Denny's, helping it break through to the press about the "crazy" deal value.
Gotta love democracy in action! PRWeek readers on two landmark campaigns: Go Red for Women from the American Heart Association, Cone, and Edelman; and Always #LikeAGirl from Procter & Gamble and MSLGroup. #LikeAGirl won by a slim margin as voting closed.
How an NFL star's lifelong love of Airheads led to a sweet playoff payoff for the candy – Jan. 10
Candy is truly sweet, but New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara added an extra dash of sugar with Airheads – like he's crazy over them – so much that he chews them on the sidelines after touchdowns. Airheads took a hands-off approach to working with the star RB, and it will get another chance as the Saints make another Super Bowl push.
WPP merges Burson-Marsteller and Cohn & Wolfe – Feb. 27
And just like that, the legendary agency name of Burson-Marsteller was no more, as WPP combined the two agencies into Burson Cohn & Wolfe with Donna Imperato in the lead role boasting more than 4,000 staffers in 42 countries.
PRWeek U.S. Awards 2018: The winners – March 16
Here's the highlight: #MeToo pioneer Tamara Burke was honored as Communicator of the Year; Catherine Hernandez-Blades of Aflac and Kathy Bloomgarden of Ruder Finn won top pro honors; Weber Shandwick won Agency of the Year (again); and Frito-Lay North America and Ketchum won Campaign of the Year for Tostitos Party Safe Bag.
Video: KFC's 'Extra Crispy colonel' George Hamilton on the time he met the real Colonel Sanders – April 25
Another colonel from KFC … a bit over fried, right? Readers didn't think so, clicking in waves for the finger lickin' good video exchange with Hollywood legend George Hamilton, aka the brand's "extra crispy" colonel. The screen legend also passed on tanning tips. Can I have some chicken with my Coppertone?
PRWeek U.S. Power List 2018 – July 2
A new name topped PRWeek's Power List in 2018: Donna Imperato, CEO of the newly created Burson Cohn & Wolfe agency. Imperato also led Cohn & Wolfe through three consecutive years of double-digit growth beginning in 2014.
What it's like to be black in PR – Feb. 2
In a short documentary posted in conjunction with Black History Month, PRWeek asked black PR professionals what it's like being a person of color in the business. As with entertainment, technology, and many other industries, the communications space has a diversity problem, with too few people of color and far too few diverse individuals in executive positions.
Edelman reimburses 66 women VPs paid less than men – Aug. 27
The firm made a deal with the Labor Department to pay more than $4,000 to each woman for pay discrepancies from 2012 to 2013. Overall, the agency sent checks to 66 current and former. The Labor Department audit was "neutrally scheduled" and not prompted by a complaint.
Netflix urges people to stop 'Bird Box' challenge
Over the holidays, Netflix's popular movie "Birdbox" captured audiences, sparked debates and kicked off an avalanche of engagement with its 45 million viewers.
The film – starring actress Sandra Bullock – has fueled one of the latest dangerous internet "challenges," and Netflix is urging fans of the movie not to participate.
In today's media-driven world, people have struck a frenzy, uploading and sharing videos of themselves wandering around blindfolded doing the #BirdboxChallenge, which is inspired by scenes depicted in the movie.
In the movie, Bullock (Melanie) and two children (Boy and Girl) navigate a post-apocalyptic world while blindfolded to avoid seeing a dangerous being. In "Bird Box," seeing the brutal barbarian has deadly consequences.
In hopes of going viral, people attempted to copy the movie by wearing blindfolds, staggering through their homes and fumbling around outdoors, a recipe for disaster.
In one take, a blindfolded family of three is seen running around indoors for eight seconds before a toddler smashes into a wall. In another video, a motorist covers his eyes with a beanie hat while driving on a highway.
Netflix issued a wake-up call on Twitter, writing: "Can't believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don't know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes."
Touchdown Mic| Clemson annihilates Alabama for National Championship
Let's face it; nobody on the planet saw this train coming!
Tigers 44, Tide 16. The College Football Playoff National Championship was a mauling from the opening whistle to the closing clock. And when it was all over, and the football fog parted, it was an unmistakable orange crush. The tenacious Tigers trounced the hapless – and surprisingly mistake prone – Crimson Tide. In the end, Bama was about as effective as a handcuffed pachyderm!
The deer in the headlights domination on football's biggest stage was a sight to behold. The Tigers asserted themselves as the best team in the country with a convincing victory. It certainly wasn't surprising that Clemson won – these two powerhouses have gone head-to-head for four straight seasons in the College Football Playoff. The bewildering part was how out of sync Alabama looked. A Clemson tsunami pounded an ebbing Tide. Simply put, it was a train wreck of epic proportions.
Alabama fumbled and threw interceptions – and seemed like they had no fire, no passion, no preparation. The Tigers, meanwhile, were fireballs of fury! Two costly turnovers led to Clemson touchdowns, a botched fake field goal attempt, undisciplined penalties and an inability to stop Clemson on third down was a recipe for disaster.
The two champs have now won 11 of the past 12 CFP games and each of the past four national titles. Just how close these programs have been in that span, though, is a shrinking space between Dabo Swinney's Clemson program and a Nick Saban dynasty that has been the barometer for every other team in the land.
The Tigers made history with the victory; it's been 121 years since a major college football team won 15 games. The 1897 Penn squad also finished a perfect 15-0. Clemson achieved that Monday night with a performance for the ages – that will go down as one of the biggest national championship whuppins of all time!
True freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence stole the spotlight from Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa with a night filled with deadly accuracy. That strength led to a 31-16 Tigers halftime lead, and there were no answers, no looking back. Lawrence's ability to make spectacular plays on the most pressure-filled stage fueled sustained drives, exposing one of the few weaknesses in Alabama's defense this season. Lawrence threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns, and Tagovailoa was replaced by Jalen Hurts in the fourth quarter.
And the championship couldn't have gone to a greater, more humble, more humorous coach! Swinney stood toe-to-toe with the football dragon – and slayed the dominant beast!
And in the aftermath, he became the preacher of the gridiron. "Only God can do this, and that's a fact," Swinney said in a postgame interview. "People think I'm crazy or quacky or whatever, but only God can orchestrate this."
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Maybe the question is better phrased as: has the desire to learn how to produce podcasts for business died?
I'm wondering this because two public events about podcasting I'd been due to speak at during the next month have been cancelled because of lack of interest.
The first one was a big surprise which I heard about yesterday – Podcasting 101, the half-day pre-conference workshop at the New Communications Forum 2008 that my podcasting partner Shel Holtz and I were due to lead on April 22 (next Tuesday). The plan was I would join in remotely from the UK via video link.
But as I gather less than a handful of people had signed up, it won't be happening at all now.
Next is Podcasting for Business, a one-day workshop that I was leading for Melcrum on May 20 in London. Melcrum cancelled it a week or so ago as not a single person had signed up for it.
What we've done now is rolled the topic into a broader one-day workshop on social media that's scheduled for June 17.
In both cases, the event organizers promoted the workshops. To no avail, it seems clear.
Are these signals of a broader trend, if it is that – lack of interest in podcasting for business? Or maybe lack of interest in attending a paid-for event to learn about it?
Perhaps interest in podcasting as a business tool has peaked. Maybe not so much in the US but it looks like that in the UK. Indeed, I've never really seen any strong interest in business podcasting here outside of the mainstream media and some financial institutions' marketing-casts.
How do you see it? Is business podcasting dead?
I think this is symptomatic of how easy podcasting is to produce (relatively).
Many large businesses (RBS, BT, Centrica etc) have in-house production facilities that rival some TV studios, so getting a bit of audio out isn't a big deal).
I also think that podcasting is now one element of a much broader sweep. To put it a different way – podcasting is normal, not unusual. That's thank to you, Neville, the BBC and a few others.
In fact, a root around the iTunes business podcast charts in the UK actually reveals lots of businesses and organisations already doing it.
How well they're doing it, and how much return their getting on their investment is another matter. There's still a lot to learn about engaging with online communities whether that be via podcasting or twitter or facebook or blogs … but that's another story, I guess.
I feel we often fail to see the wood for the trees (forest for the trees if you're in North America).
The social media tool that's gone mainstream the fastest seems to me to be the one that's least discussed: the classic three minute YouTube video.
Perhaps because this looks closest to a TV commercial, no one thinks to turn to PR advice on creating one of these. Perhaps it's because mass amateurisation is happening so fast that we've moved from concept to mainstream in a blink.
The thing with video is that people can quite literally see it. Compare this with Twitter, say, which needs an army of mavens, communicators and salespeople for it to begin to approach the mainstream.
I wonder if the issue with NewCommForum is that it is more of an advanced conference whereas it was a 101 seminar. There are less folks at SNCR events who are just getting started and more who are looking to take it to the next level.
In any case, I do think video is the hot tactic du jour. I don't believe audio podcasting is dead, but I do think we are entering a period where folks are trying to figure out how best to use various media. To me, it has been less about silos for a while and more about tailoring the medium to the content I have to put out.
I think I agree with Alex. On the whole there is a growing awareness of the breadth and importance of understanding social media in general, so learning time is probably going into that.
However audio/video production and their use online are still mind bogglingly new to a frightening range of organsiations.
The trouble with rooting around iTunes, Alex, is precisely that – you really have to hunt for business podcasts produced in the UK, outside of the many by mainstream media.
Where are the UK equivalents of Whirlpool, GM, HP, Mercedes, BMW, Peugeot, etc, that's what I'd like to know. There aren't any.
The three large businesses you mention don't do business podcasts. At least, if they do, they're not in iTunes, according to a simple search.
Richard, that's been some of my thinking, too – video. Yet it's not what I hear when I talk to people. Experimentation perhaps but not a lot that's concrete. Not yet.
Chip, that was my thinking too: a pretty advanced crowd at NewComm Forum.
Nick, maybe it's all just too mind boggling for communicators?
Are the UK businesses who are not producing audio podcasts producing YouTube videos instead, or are they just dragging their heels on any kind of social media at all? Have they concluded that podcasts are only for media companies? Do they have blogs?
It takes a long time for things to reach the mainstream. We're all keeping our eyes out for the hot new thing, but I still meet a lot of people who suffer from podcastus ignoramus.
I admit many of these do not have the depth of the GM podcast. Many I'm sure will not have proved as beneficial as organisations might have hoped. More effort in terms of community engagement online and elsewhere would probably have been required to get a few of these podcasts of the ground.
But … a lot of business-related organisations in the UK have tried audio podcasting. To characterise otherwise would be a mistake.
British Telecom have done a few video podcasts too :) Search on BT in the iTunes directory.
In Portugal, podcast is still not something that is part of the day-to-day vocabulary. Except when associated with existing radio shows. So right now, I don't even know about any business podcasts.
On the issue of podcast vs video, I also think it's a matter of getting people to fit podcasting in their routines. I may go to my computer to watch video podcasts. Stopping what I'm doing to relax and just watch.
That won't happen for audio unless it's just music. I find it hard to multitask when I'm listening to podcasts or radio shows. On the other hand, I try to have new podcasts ready whenever I get stuck on traffic.
So, I don't think business podcasting is dead. Just passed it's initial phase and hype. And in Portugal, it didn't even pick up speed yet.
1) We still need to head up workshops titled with the value….how to engage with the modern consumer etc rather than the technology.
Finally maybe it is a time lag. We are always a little behind the US. Podcasting levelled in the US early 2007 and then started to see an increase in consumer "take up" later in the year…maybe in the UK we will see that uplift later this year?
I think Chip's on to something. All but one of the pre-conference sessions at the New Communications Forum had adequate registrations, not just the one on podcasting.
I wonder … could it be that more businesses are paying outsiders to produce their shows rather than doing it themselves? Mere speculation.
Sallie, I know a few folk here who work with large companies in producing their podcasts. I have one client in particular where I produce public podcasts for them (15 in past 12 months).
There's something, though, that's a blocker for more companies to get involved with something that has almost no barriers to entry (as we well know).
Maybe it's just a lack of imagination.
Alex, thanks for that list. I'm aware of most of them. Many financial institutions as I mentioned in my post. But I'm asking where are the Whirlpools, the GMs, the BMWs, etc.
Anna, I recall intense interest in business podcasting here in 2006 and early 2007. I presented at conferences on the topic, gave workshops at a number of companies about social media including podcasting and how it fits into traditional communication.
Yet little progress. With one exception, none of the companies I've talked to directly have started a podcast, internally or externally, in spite of very clear expressions of desire to do so.
In those cases, I know of many hurdles they still have to jump (mindset shifts mainly) so maybe it is all about time lags as you noted.
maybe the boundaries to tackle podcasting have become lower and people don't think they need the tutoring as much as before. Also, there is now pretty good standard-setting book out, called "How to do everything with podcasting". It might be too soon to tell, but the book comes cheaper than attendance, and has more information too.
Neville – I think there are two issues here – why aren't businesses in the UK using podcasting more and why are people not registering for the programmes you mention. They are not necessarily the same issues.
Firstly thanks to Alex for sharing those links to the corporate podcasts. It's good to know that there are at least some.
Overall in Europe there are far fewer corporate podcasts than we might like – but then that's the same for the whole area of social media communications.
I believe that there is still alot of work we need to do to engage the communications, marketing and HR communities to show them how they can include podcasting and other social media platforms both to engage with clients, prospects, business partners, prospective employees, current and past employees.
In Ireland we've only just started to see business podcasting being referenced in the media this month for the first time to a significant level in the major press.
To the point of people not registering to attend the programmes you mention, don't overlook that at a time of economic uncertainty, the one thing that most organisations look at is discretionary spend. I know that is what I would have been doing had I still been in my SVP role in a FTSE top 20 company.
Yes I know podcasting is inexpensive and can help build and sustain brand engagement and employer brand engagement during an economic downturn, but implementing new ideas and strategies when financials are under pressure is not at the top of the list for many leaders in large corporates.
It's taken some time to see the seeds we've been planting about social media starting to grow in Europe but I've received more enquiries from organisations interested in social media in 2008 than ever before and have been running a number of workshops and providing consulting on social media strategies including podcasting.
It's incumbent of all of us who are first movers in the area to continue to raise awareness of the benefits social media can, share case studies and I am sure that eventually we will see more companies adopting podcasting and social media in their marketing, communications and engagement strategies.
What Mr. Hobson and others see as some sort of lack of interest in and a leveling off of business podcasting is really a feature of podcasting many don't realize or understand.
Because podcasting is so precisely aimed and because so much business podcasting is proprietary, the fact that, as an outsider, you don't see it is not an accident but is intentional. Sometimes people forget that podcasting isn't advertising. You don't have to reach 100,000 viewers if your audience is 500 and they and only they can get your podcasts.
Indeed, the National Podcasting System has been producing most of its podcasts for selected eyes and ears only. When the audience are your employees, partners, distribution chain, trainees, sales force, retailers, or legal department, the last place you'll host your podcasts are on iTunes. Only our clients and the intended recipients know of the podcasts.
This feature not only gives podcasting an advantage of broadcasted media but is a downfall as well. The masses don't see a prevalence of business podcasting so they believe it's not a proven medium or isn't well-known enough to use themselves. Unfortunately, that type of thinking works against businesses. Especially those whose competitors are exploiting all the benefits, especially the covert ones, of podcasting.
Surely, open podcasting has a place to supplement or even replace advertising and marketing mixes and my company has produced several for a variety of companies. And those overt or open-to-all podcasts are playing an increasingly important role for business. But to only regard those as the only podcasts being used because they're the only ones that can be accessed freely disregards the huge number of covert podcasts that are being made and being watched and heard.
And while businesses might be interested in producing their own podcasts, many are turning to businesses that specialize in professional podcast production. Therefore, a seemingly disinterest in podcasting when, in reality, the medium is booming.
Hi Neville – good question. I think business podcasting was strangled at birth by its parents – people like Alex Mandossian and Paul Colligan.
I think they and many others have helped to turn what is potentially a useful, empowering medium into a pimpable, trashy, empty commodity. I thank them for their podcasting bible – it helped me get started and understand a few things, but as soon as the endless junk afiliate marketing emails started, I lost all respect for their approach.
I think podcasting has a future as a specific solution to a specific problem in a specific context.
The problem for business podcasting as I see it is that very few businesses see podcasting as a solution to any of their problems. It also doesn't clearly add to their bottom line and – even if it did – for most, the prospect of performing in front of a mic / camera is an ordeal in itself.
We're finding that businesses are not eager to podcast themselves – but they are interested in how podcasting techniques can solve certain problems. With that in mind, we're trying to create the very simplest ways for them to 'speak' leaving us to 'publish'. The 'get-rich-quick-with-information-products' approach has soured the whole podcasting field and the quicker it loses the 'podcasting' name, the better in that respect.
Here it is almost eight months after this article was posted and I wonder what has transpired since? Here in Alberta Canada I have found that the business community (as well as the community in general) are still in learning mode regarding social media and podcasting. Social networking – Facebook etc, has become more popular and the niche elements of web 2.0 such as podcasting and blogging have taken a back seat. But they haven't died off. As people are learning more they seem to be trying to digest the value of podcasting. Since it's easier to create a page on Facebook than to create a podcast, that seems to be the initial foray for business into the world of social media. Podcasting isn't dead so much as evolving into a new form of media and communication. As far as my own speaking engagements are concerned. . . one group I speak to (Alberta BusinessLink) has asked that I expand my one hour brown bag lunch event into a three hour seminar based on increased requests from their members. As podcasters we need to change and innovate to meet our clients needs. Don't forget – innovation is what created podcasts in the first place.


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A woman once murdered her baby son because he interrupted her while she was playing FarmVille.
How addicted are you to Farmville? Would you shake your baby to death, just because his crying is not allowing you to play the game on Facebook?
A mother in Florida has been charged with the crime of shaking her son to death, which is a second degree murder. Alexandra V. Tobias is a 22 year old mother arrested in the month of January for murdering her 3 month old baby named Dylan Lee Edmondson.
During the interrogation, Tobias told the investigators that she got angry because she wanted to play Facebook's Farmville on her computer; her son did not stop crying even for a single minute due to which she was constantly interrupted.
Since the crying baby got on her nerves and since she was in no mood to feed him, she shook him. To calm her anger, she smoked a bit and waited for the baby to stop crying, but when he did not, she picked him up and shook him again and during the second time, the baby either hit his head or died due to constant shaking.
This Jacksonville resident is facing a lifetime imprisonment, now; however, according to the Prosecutor Richard Mantei, the sentence of the woman may get decreased due to the state guidelines.
Mr. Mantei stated that the plea will never have a jury trial and hence, the family will not have to go through the same story over and over again.
Farmville is one of the most popular applications on Facebook and also the most addictive one. It has more than 60 million users at the moment and a lot of new users keep adding, every single day. Most of the people admit their addiction for this game, since it not only helps them pass their time, but also keeps them entertained.
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If you haven't followed Matheson's work over the years, you've been missing something truly special. Then again, if you've never read or seen any of Matheson's material, maybe you're anti-entertainment, in which case, you probably wouldn't be reading this to begin with. Richard ruled the world of printed fiction for years, and he took that talent right to the screen. Big and small alike, Matheson wrote some amazing tales. His work on Rod Serling's, Twilight Zone is some of his earlier, but finest output. "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is still terrifying today. Hell, "Nick of Time" and "Night Call" still crawl under the skin as well.
And that's not to say that Matheson worried, in any way, about limiting himself to the Twilight Zone. He also penned episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Star Trek and Amazing Stories. He handled some stellar made-for-television projects as well, including Duel, The Night Stalker and Trilogy of Terror. The man was all over the place, spreading infectious works of fiction through any medium available.
Quite a few of his novels have been adapted for film. And as you might guess, the novels that were indeed transferred to celluloid, are absolutely riveting. I Am Legend remains one of the most impressive pieces of vampire fiction ever written, and it's widely recognized as such. The novel has been adapted thrice over for the big screen (under the titles, The Last Man on Earth – starring Vincent Price, The Omega Man – starring Charlton Heston – and the recently released I Am Legend – starring Will Smith), that's just how powerful that story is. The Legend of Hell House (written under the title Hell House) likely stands as Matheson's second most famous transfer. It's an oft-paralyzing ghost chiller with a gnarly twist. While the novel summoned a slew of comparisons to Shirley Jackson's, The Haunting of Hill House, it's a piece that stands comfortably on its own two, bringing a measure of physical violence that Jackson's classic left untouched. And, while we're discussing major transfers of Matheson's work, it feels mandatory to mention A Stir of Echoes. The film, which hit the market in 1999 is a strong adaptation of a genuinely haunting work of fiction. A Stir of Echoes is also one of those intermittent treasures that actually works to frighten readers (and viewers), it's genuinely scary, for more than a single reason. Matheson, as I noted, was truly a master of the page, the small and the big screen alike.
My fondest Matheson memories will always rest with I Am Legend, Hell House, Stir of Echoes, The Shrinking Man and What Dreams May Come. These were novels that meant something. They didn't slip from the memory bank once the final page turned, they stuck, like glue. They're each magnificent works in their own right, and while they all differ from one another greatly, it's still a rather significant challenge in deeming one superior to the other. That's how Richard Matheson functioned, he turned out amazing work on a regular basis.
Though Richard passed away on Sunday, his legacy will forever live on. The world will never forget the man or his complex mind. He gave us iconic works, tales of fiction that yanked readers and viewers into his world, and refused to let us escape. He offered us a new view on science fiction and horror, and he did so religiously. The world may have seen a great depart, but fans will see his body of work as an endless mine to be excavated on a daily basis.
Richard Matheson was 87 years old at the time of his death. As unsettling as it is to see news of this nature surface, we know that the man lived… he really lived. Inside his head a whirlwind of creative beauty carved notches in his imagination that he shared with the world, and outside, he achieved everything a brilliant mind could hope to achieve. I Am Legend? Yes, Mr. Matheson, you will always be a legend.
A Stir of Echoes is such a well-written book, and so timeless, that I was halfway through it before I realized it was written in the fifties, and then only because I noticed a plot point where important news arrived in a letter and I looked back at the copyright. Most works of genre fiction don't hold up that well. RIP Mr. Matheson.
Couldn't possibly agree with you more. Matheson was of a very special ilk. No one is about to forget his work.
I just got back after spending four hours at the Medical Clinic near where I live. It was a pleasure to get signed on and see this wonderful commentary on Richard Mathedon by Matt. Excellent job, my friend. Richard would be proud of it, if not a little embarrassed.
He was a very humble person who always treated others with kindness and respect. For those who don't know, the author also wrote the novel and screenplay for Somewhere In Time, which is of the greatest love stories of all time. Sorry, Romero and Juliet. The movie is a classic, and Richard Matheson has a brief cameo in it.
one of his books, or watching a show or movie he wrote. He would appreciate that.
I wasn't aware he wrote What Dreams May Come. Didn't he also do the short story that was the inspiration for the movie Real Steel? The Robot Boxing movie?
yes he did. I believe that was also a twilight zone episode.
The world is definitely a smaller place with Matheson gone. He is really a defining moment in horror, taking terror from the haunted castles of the Gothic tradition and the loner academicians of the Lovecraftian world and bringing it soundly into the day-to-day world.
An excellent essay. He will be missed.
I can't think of a horror writer over the age of 35 who hasn't been inspired by Matheson. He was the driving force behind some of the things I loved most. He will be sorely missed.
I'm with you all. It's nice to see our followers and contributors step up to say a small something about the man. Matheson was just a remarkable fellow who built something that time cannot bury.
Joe, Richard wrote What Dreams May Come for his wife. He wanted to write something that expressed the love he felt for her and how wonderful she'd made his life by being in it. Both the book and movie were excellent.
Matt's Tribute to the late Richard Matheson, who passed away early this week, sums up his life's work very nicely!
So many great accomplishments from a great storyteller… Great piece, Matt.
He was truly a talented writer with a vivid imagination. He may be gone, but his work will live forever.
Well, I couldn't have said it any better. Richard Matheson is one of the enduring influences on my writing (and reading). My introduction was watching 'The Last Man on Earth' in the late 60's / early 70's with Vincent Price. It was the best of the I Am Legend movie efforts, but no film has really captured that novel yet.
Anyway, thanks Richard, you will be sorely missed.
Reblogged at my site. Thanks.
Reblogged this on Craft Fear.
really glad you guys are reblogging this – the more people who understand how impacting Matheson was, the better.
Stephen King wrote a really stellar tribute to Richard Matheson. I saw it on Facebook. You know what the really sad thing here is besides Richard's death? It's the fact that so many young people don't even know who he is.
Exceptional Tribute! I will miss Matheson. He was such a pioneer. Fearless, uncompromising and genuine. Such a talent and his work on TTZ remains so timeless and unique. Great job, Matt!
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A few flavor-packed Japanese ingredients lend irresistible flavor to this dish. We're topping salmon with a savory-sweet sauce of white miso and honey—perfectly complemented by citrusy ponzu used to coat our fresh udon noodles and vegetables.
Remove the honey from the refrigerator to bring to room temperature. Wash and dry the fresh produce. Thinly slice the mushrooms. Peel and finely chop the ginger. Cut off and discard the root end of the bok choy; roughly chop. In a bowl, whisk together the honey (kneading the packet before opening), miso paste, half the vinegar, and ¼ cup of water until smooth.
Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Transfer to a cutting board, skin side down. Cut each fillet into 2 equal-sized pieces; season with salt and pepper on both sides. In a medium pan (nonstick, if you have one), heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil on medium until hot. Add the seasoned fish, skinless side down. Loosely cover the pan with aluminum foil and cook 4 to 5 minutes on the first side, or until lightly browned. Flip and cook 3 to 4 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked through. Leaving any browned bits (or fond) in the pan, transfer to a plate.
While the fish cooks, in a large pan, heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil on medium-high until hot. Add the sliced mushrooms and chopped ginger. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 to 4 minutes, or until lightly browned; season with salt and pepper. Add the chopped bok choy and sesame oil; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, or until the bok choy leaves are slightly wilted.
To the pan, add the noodles (carefully separating with your hands before adding), ponzu sauce, remaining vinegar, and 1/4 cup of water; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes, or until thoroughly combined and heated through. Turn off the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
To the pan of reserved fond, add the sauce (carefully, as the liquid may splatter). Cook on medium-high, stirring frequently and scraping up any fond, 2 to 3 minutes, or until thickened. Turn off the heat. Serve the cooked fish over the finished stir-fry. Top the fish with the sauce. Enjoy!


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Carlos García García (Durango, 13 d'agost de 1970) és un exfutbolista basc, que jugava de migcampista.

Després de destacar a la Cultural de Durango i al Sestao Sport, el 1991 fitxa pel filial de l'Athletic Club, per debutar a l'any següent amb el primer equip, en partit contra el Cadis CF.

Al conjunt de San Mamés va romandre entre 1992 i la seua retirada el 2003, tret de la cessió al CA Osasuna la temporada 94/95. En tot aquest temps, Carlos García va alternar temporades de titular amb altres en què la seua aportació seria més ocasional. Destaca els 38 partits de la temporada 95/96, els 34 de la temporada 97/98 o els 32 de la temporada 01/02. També disputaria la Copa d'Europa amb els bascos.

En total, el migcampista va sumar 226 partits i 21 gols en la màxima categoria.

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Futbolistes de Durango
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Futbolistes del Sestao SC
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Futbolistes de l'Athletic de Bilbao de la dècada de 1990
Futbolistes de l'Athletic de Bilbao de la dècada de 2000
Futbolistes del CA Osasuna

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// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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#pragma once

#include <math.h>

#include "paddle/fluid/eager/eager_tensor.h"
#include "paddle/fluid/imperative/layer.h"
#include "paddle/phi/api/all.h"

/* MLP Configurations */
// Out1 = X[M, N] x W[N, K] + B[K]
// ... x MLP_NUM_LINEAR
// Out  = ReduceSum(OutN)
#define MLP_M 4
#define MLP_N 16
#define MLP_K MLP_N
#define MLP_X_VAL 1.0
#define MLP_W_VAL 2.0
#define MLP_B_VAL 3.0
#define MLP_NUM_LINEAR 1000

namespace egr {

inline std::unordered_map<std::string, float> compute_mlp_expected_results() {
  float Out = MLP_X_VAL;
  for (size_t i = 0; i < MLP_NUM_LINEAR; i++) {
    Out = Out * MLP_W_VAL * MLP_N + MLP_B_VAL;
  }
  Out = Out * MLP_M * MLP_N;

  float GradX = 1.0 * pow((MLP_W_VAL * MLP_N), MLP_NUM_LINEAR);
  float GradW0 =
      1.0 * pow((MLP_W_VAL * MLP_N), (MLP_NUM_LINEAR - 1)) * MLP_X_VAL * MLP_M;
  return {{"Out", Out}, {"GradX", GradX}, {"GradW", GradW0}};
}

/* ---- Eager Scale ---- */
void benchmark_eager_scale(const paddle::experimental::Tensor& tensor,
                           bool accuracy_check = false);

/* ---- Eager MatMul ---- */
void benchmark_eager_matmul(const paddle::experimental::Tensor& X,
                            const paddle::experimental::Tensor& Y,
                            bool accuracy_check = false);

void benchmark_eager_intermediate_matmul(const paddle::experimental::Tensor& X,
                                         const paddle::experimental::Tensor& Y,
                                         bool accuracy_check = false);

void benchmark_eager_intermediate_mlp(
    const paddle::experimental::Tensor& X,
    const std::vector<paddle::experimental::Tensor>& Ws,
    const std::vector<paddle::experimental::Tensor>& Bs,
    bool accuracy_check = false);

}  // namespace egr

namespace paddle {
namespace imperative {
/* ---- Fluid Scale ---- */
// TODO(jiabin): Change this and remove nolint
void benchmark_fluid_scale(
    const std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>& X,  // NOLINT
    const paddle::platform::Place& place,
    bool accuracy_check = false);

/* ---- Fluid MatMul ---- */
void benchmark_fluid_matmul(
    const std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>& X,
    const std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>& Y,  // NOLINT
    const paddle::platform::Place& place,
    bool accuracy_check = false);

/* ---- Fluid MLP ---- */
void benchmark_fluid_mlp(
    const std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>& X,
    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>& Ws,
    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<imperative::VarBase>>& Bs,
    const paddle::platform::Place& place,
    bool accuracy_check = false);

}  // namespace imperative
}  // namespace paddle