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Last weekend PSD league 4 was supposed to draft, but since so few people actually signed up I merged that league with PSD league 3.
However the league (4) is still there, and I had rescheduled it to draft this upcoming sunday the 26th at 5 PM East Coast time.
It's H2H @ Yahoo as usual.
So let's see if we can fill this one up too. There currently are 11 to 13 spots available.
If you are interested post it in this thread.
If I send you the password then please sign up asap people, so I know how many teams we have etc.
Any more people who ARE interested?
The draft is later today and we still need about 8 or so spots to be filled.
The last bump for today.
If we don't have enough teams signed up 2 hours from now I'll either just put the password on here or postponed the draft.
Supreme, I'd like to join another league. I just couldn't make the other drafts. I can however attend this one. Will you be commishing this one as well? PM and I'll join right up.
Supreme, I'd like to join this League, Pm and illl Join today am not busy.
I will PM everyone I haven't already right now.
The * are signed up at the moment.
Let's see who actually signed up in 30 minutes, and we go from there.
Keep posting if you are interested. We have a couple of hours to go before the current set draft time.
Oh and if I send you the link to the league you have to sign in @ Yahoo, otherwise you get the "you are not allowed to view" thing.
If you guys dont mind may i join?
All those other people still didn't sign up but have the info.
Four more to go for a 12 team league.
Anyway, 20 minutes from now I'll start considering just putting the sign-up info on here. We still have about 45 minutes to go to get people signed up.
Yes I saw it, and with you signing up that means we are at 9 with 3 more to go for a 12 team league.
Alright, I just PMed you the info.
If you and Zambo4president sign up we would be at 11.
Right now it's 71 minutes to go untill the draft, and 41 minutes to get a few more people signed up!
We will have enough, don't worry.
In case I need to I can ask a friend to join, but he isn't a PSD member, so I'll wait with that untill I'm sure there isn't a PSD member who will sign up within the next 20 minutes or so.
don't join da_great_white's league...join supreme's league. we need ONE more person and draft is in an hour.
If you want you can be the last one in PSD league 4?
We draft 57 minutes from now.


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Good grammar might derail your career
Journalism, No image, Self-management
I love grammar. I can remember in sixth grade when we spent weeks parsing sentences. There was a moment of self-awareness when I thought to myself, "If I let anyone see how much I like this, I'll never get invited to good parties."
So I know I love grammar and I know it's not normal.
My first real corporate job came right after I went to graduate school for English. The job I landed was managing content for Ingram Micro's web site. The experience I had was HTML—I turned my master's thesis into HTML before anyone knew what HTML was.
So the head of copy writing had to teach me the AP Stylebook. I was the only person in the department who had gone to graduate school for English. I was the only person who had been published in literary journals. But when it came to grammar, there is a whole book of rules I had to learn so I could write in the Fortune 500.
An example (which, by the way, is e.g., not i.e.): Follow up is two words if it's a noun: "I'm doing a follow up." But it's hyphenated if it's an adjective: "Follow-up meeting." But when I say I love grammar, that is not what interests me. I'm interested in how we naturally know grammar because we naturally speak in sentences with good rhythm. I will spend an extra hour editing a blog post by reading it out loud and hearing in my cadence where a preposition is wrong.
This is all to tell you that I think we need to stop judging people by their grammar.
We should judge people by their ideas, their creativity, their enthusiasm. None of this naturally comes at the heels of good grammar.
(Please note that I am not talking about typos, even though I do think you should largely ignore them. Writing without typos is outdated. It's impossible to proofread your own work, and it is not financially viable to produce typo-free copy—if it made financial sense, the newspaper industry would be booming. But instead, the riddled-with-typos blogging industry is booming.)
What good grammar reveals is what sort of education you had. The more conventional and well-funded your education was, the better your grammar will be. And this is largely how people use grammar—to make snobbish judgments. Here's a great example of someone doing just that. The person who wrote the post says that if you don't know grammar rules, you're stupid.
It's snobbish because it's a set of rules that are not actually that useful. Yes, there are some grammar rules that, should you violate them, completely change the meaning of your sentence. However these situations are so rare that they are actually interesting, and even created a bestselling book: Eats, Shoots & Leaves.
Most grammar rules don't matter, though. That is, if you get them wrong, the reader still can find the meaning. For example, few people know when to use effect and when to use affect. But it doesn't matter because the first is a noun and the second is a verb so the likelihood you'll mistake the meaning of a sentence because of a grammar error in this case is extremely low.
Here's another example: Find me a sentence with the wrong version of it's that you can't understand due to the error. Wait. No. Forget it. Because you can't. So a lot of grammar does not clarify meaning, it just serves to show you are good at grammar.
But why is being good at grammar more important than, say, having good social skills? It shouldn't be. People get hired and fired for getting along with people. Not for knowing when to use lay and when to use lie. The irony is that most people who are great at the rules and details of grammar do not have great social skills — it's just how the brain works.
Why do we need to spend our brain power learning the rules of grammar if it is not interesting to us? Why not focus on what we like? Really, if each company is hiring a range of personality types with a range of talents, then only twenty percent will be interested in the philosophy of grammar, and only twenty percent will be good at memorizing rules.
Do you think I'm nuts?
Here's what's on Google's home page on May 16, 2009:
Over 28,000 children drew doodles for our homepage.
Vote for the one that will appear here!
Test yourself: Can you find the two grammar errors?
The AP Stylebook says "over" is a way to move—a preposition. And "more than" must precede a number. Also, if you are voting for one, specific doodle, then the AP Stylebook tells you to use "which" rather than "that."
But look, there is no page in the universe that gets more traffic than the Google home page. So you can bet someone who knows grammar knowingly violated AP Stylebook rules.
Anyway, if Google is deciding that these rules are no longer useful guidelines, then we can all follow suit. And if you don't, you risk being more newspaper and less Internet, and we know where that's going to put your career…
May 19, 2009 /248 Comments/by Penelope Trunk
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Kathy DeWitt says:
When did Google become the standard against which to judge grammar? That's like basing your ethical barometer on politicians because a lot of people voted for them.
I also disagree with the author's suggestion that the downfall of the newspaper industry is somehow tied to typos — what springs to mind is a certainly grammatically incorrect "huh?"
There's a definite difference between writing for promotional, entertainment, advertising, etc. vs. professional writing. The failing of newspapers lies in their shift of writing more for entertainment purposes than for actual newsworthiness. As such, they are in competition with sensationalist writers like this author who have no ethical, moral, or legal obligations to adhere to facts maintaining the integrity of a story. Instead of espousing whatever whimsy of opinion strikes you as appropriately confrontational……thus increasing readership……eliciting more opinion-based debate…….and having zero substantive value.
What's killing the newspapers? You are. And the sheep who look to the wolf pretending to write the news.
Bravo, Kathy. Good grammar isn't killing the newspapers – it's an outdated business model that can't hold the attention span of the twenty and thirty somethings who use facebook, twitter, and text messages to have their "news" delivered to them. The newspaper industry would be "booming" if it allowed typos? Are you kidding me? Penelope, did you read that out loud to yourself after you wrote it?
HR Chick says:
@Christian–Wow– bitterness everywhere!
It is virtually impossible to give 100% to everything you do and if you did, you would exhaust yourself in the process. You would be thinking that you provided 100% when actually, it was half-assed. Be honest enough to admit that you can't do it all, all the time, 100%.
It's not wisdom. It common sense and logic.
That's all I'm saying…. but thanks for the rant.
yujean says:
your awesome
"Be honest enough to admit that you can't do it all, all the time, 100%."
LOL. Oh, I am. And I'm not being bitter. I don't think I give 100% of my effort 100% of the time. I don't think anybody does and I don't require of it anybody. The problem is something else entirely. The problem is telling people to throw rules of grammar out the window just because, "Hey, nobody's perfect." It's not, "Hey, we all make mistakes from time to time." It's, "We should make mistakes (or at least do little to nothing to correct them) because the intent of our thought is more important than how we convey it." But the rules of grammar are given to us, not to show how much better we are than others by our usage of them, but to convey our thoughts in the most accurate way possible. They're our friend, not our enemy.
I can repeat this ad nauseum and ad infinitum and people will still respond with, "Oh, Christian thinks he's better than us. Why doesn't he just let us do whatever we want? We're too cultured to be restricted by grammatical rules," little realizing that they ARE using grammatical rules to convey their thoughts, just not to the magnitude that they could be doing so.
But I'm pretty sure Penelope is just trying to provoke discussion.
"not especially tolerant- you'll enjoy life more if you can hear the message over the rules. Life is poetry."
Another person entirely misunderstanding what I have been saying. You're like somebody saying, "Don't teach me how to hang glide. I want to just jump off a cliff and flap my arms and fly and be free. If you try to teach me the proper way to hang glide that just shows how intolerant you are. It's people like you who think things can only be done one way that are ruining the world and stifling free expression."
Are you aware that you yourself are using grammatical rules to convey your thoughts? According to your own line of thinking your usage of grammatical rules is preventing you from hearing the message over the rules.
Gardner says:
The article you reference by Jodi Gilbert says poor grammar "makes you LOOK stupid", not "makes you stupid". There's a difference. When the chief executive at my company says "Less things" instead of "Fewer things" in a group meeting, I cringe. I know this person is not stupid, but he appears that way. What if he were in front of soemone that didn't know him? Would they assume he was not well educated? Maybe, maybe not. Depends on the audience. Isn't it safe to err on the side of caution and assume your audience will notice and care?
and yes I did mispell someone and noticed it after the submit button.
Zak says:
P-lope,
I disagree. It's not snobbish to judge people by their grammar. What we may interpret as typos are often a lack of understanding on the part of the author. Slipping up when writing its/it's or your/you're is one thing, but not knowing which one to use in the first place is another. I constantly read emails with phrases like "miss spoke" and actually listen to people say "however comma."
When someone doesn't understand the difference between moot and mute, it often indicates an even greater ignorance.
Benjamin Lukoff says:
You've actually heard people pronounce the word "comma"? They actually pronounce their punctuation. That's bizarre.
Victor Borge explains his Phonetic Punctuation system (scroll down a little for link to the audio)
casualencounters.com/blog/ says:
The AP Stylebook has absolutely nothing to do with good writing. It's an ancient, perverse collection of incoherent and indefensible rules for American journalists and newspapermen.
If you want to learn anything about writing clearly and expressively try The Chicago Manual of Style.
You have a lovely way of discussing writing!
You're certainly right about "more than," but I can't find an entry in the AP Stylebook that calls for anything other than "the one that…"
The expression "one that" appears many times in the AP Stylebook online, but "one which" does not show up in a search.
The entry on essential clauses and nonessential clauses contains the AP's advice to use "that" in sentences like the one in the Google example.
There is another kind of error in the passage, however — a squinting reference. "One" could refer to either one drawing or one child.
Will one drawing appear on the homepage, or one child?
(And the AP, reckless of the space taken by the added space, spells "home page" as two words.)
If anyone is starved for grammar practice, try the 2000+ free exercises at newsroom101.com.
@HR Chick
We don't speak about being 100% perfect all the time. It cannot be done as you said.
But we don't think neither that write down our own native langage without typo errors is called perfect.
No, it's not to be perfect, it's to be normal. You can have the best ideas in the world, if you are unable to share them with clarity and typo errors free, then it's useless to have good ideas.
You cannot pretend to a certain level of professionalism if you are unable to write something without typo errors in it.
Sayin' that you can do whatever you want with typos without givin' a damn is… decadent.
And I really hope that people will continue to consider typo errors as abnormal status for a manager or entrepreneur.
I really cannot see the point to write like a five years old child.
To write something without typo errors in it is really that hard for you all ? You know that's supposed to be as easy than speaking ?
Especially in our days, when we all have business (or friends) contacts all around the world. Especially in our days when we all keep in touch by e-mail and stuff.
I expect from my applicant that they send me top-notch resume and cover letter, without ANY typo in it. But I expert the exact same from myself (and my associate) when we contact our partners. I rather prefer spend ten more minute to ready again myself before sending anything than be considered as lacking of professionalism.
CAS says:
Ok, perhaps you can't give 100 per cent to everything. And sure, not everyone needs to have perfect grammar.
BUT, Penelope – you are a professional writer! Professional writers MUST get it right – regardless of whether it's a book, newspaper or blogging site.
If you want people to read your work, then it is essential that your work must be accurate – and the very best it can be. It's not good enough to say, oh it's only 80 per cent because I'm too busy doing 1000 other more important things.
Otherwise go do something else where it doesn't matter (eg professional volleyball).
And, as a journalist and copy editor (we call it a sub-editor in Australia) I would not hire anyone with a typo in their resume. If a professional writer doesn't care 100 per cent, I don't care for them.
Do it right or don't do it at all.
Jane N-B says:
Call me a snob, call me a predominantly white, middle-class, college-educated person somewhere between the ages of 18-65 who is a native English speaker, call me a crank – I don't care. I do care that people care enough about their culture, their friends, their colleagues, their companies, etc., to use "good grammar."
I find it highly interesting that everywhere I turn I am hearing some variation of "me and Robert went to the movie," or "…me and him want to walk over to the library," or "me and Carole are headed over to the coffee bar," etc., etc., etc.. Ack, ack, ack. How awful.
It's a wonderful reflection of the increasing emphasis on "me, me, me" in our society – what's in it for me?
You have only to go back a generation (and further) to see the radical change. We used to have an emphasis on "other" vs. "self," and this shift is showing up in the language (Good-bye Judeo-Christian belief system…hello…whatever).
I'm not the grammar police, but this sloppy use of language is a reflection of sloppy thinking. The rise of the Internet means we all have access to lots of information…but fewer and fewer people seem to be developing much "knowledge" or "wisdom."
Who cares about history? Who cares about economics? Who cares about English (grammer *or* literature)? Who cares about spelling? Who cares about…anything? If it doesn't entertain me, titilate me, or speak just to my little world today – fuggetaboutit.
I do pity lots of young people today. They don't know what they don't know…and I fail to see how sloppy grammar is going to help them acquire the knowledge they'll need to navigate their future.
Told you I was cranky on this topic!
p.s – the demise of newspapers is also heavily correlated with the shift from "objective" journalism to "mission" journalism, again, over the last 25-30 years. Hummm…any connection to that shift from "you" to "me" in this gneration of editors and reporters?
R Day says:
My fourth grade teacher said that when you open your
mouth or write a paper, people can tell how educated you are (or not educated, as the case may be). You decide how you want to be perceived.
M E 2 says:
I am as FAR from an English major as one could be.
However, my mind is boggled by the number of people who (claim to be) are college educated and spell these two words (in my experience at least) wrong 99 times out of 100. Seriously.
The two words?
They are :
definitely (which I ALWAYS see spelled definately…WTH?)
and truly (which I don't see as often, but the fact that I see it at all is scary to me, is spelled truely…WTF????)
How did these people graduate high school let alone college????
My 9 and 14 year old nephews were able to spell these when I asked them to. Obviously, neither is a college nor high school graduate, yet.
OY! @@
and truly (which I don't see as often, but the fact that I see it at all is
scary to me, is spelled truely…WTF????)
I've spoken about this before (I think even in this thread); I simply cannot figure out for the life of me why people think "definitely" is spelled "definately." Where in the world did that come from? And why have I seen it literally hundreds of times from people who are supposedly native English speakers? I cut non-native English speakers slack but I actually think they spell this word correctly, or at least mangle it so bad that you know they are sincerely trying but at least haven't convinced themselves that a wrong spelling is the correct one. And the one common misspelling I see even more is people spelling "lose" as "loose." This happens so often that it is becoming an institutionalized misspelling and blurring with the real definition of the real word "loose." I would love to hear an explanation (somebody . . . anybody!) why these two misspellings happen sooooooo much.
Unemployed As Well says:
I think it's because lose has a long sound but short letters, whereas loose has a short sound but long letters- people expect to find a long sound reflected with the double "o"- hence they mix the two up. As for definitely vs definately this is a pronounciation issue- clear pronunciation always helps with spelling, but lots of people lack clear diction.
"I'm doing a follow up"
soory I am dyslexic and took 3 years longer to pass my O level english and no way is that gramatical.
Tony Brown says:
I guess I see the erosion of proper grammar in serious communication as another small indication of decay in civilization. It's kind of like the first broken window in an abandoned house. Or running stop signs and red lights (less dangerous, though, of course).
You misued "irony," not that it matters (to you).
Oh look, there's a typo in my previous post. Ah, so what? Saying that newspapers are failing because they care more about good grammar than good ideas would be like me saying that newspapers are failing because your column appears in more than 200. It's a spurious connection (not an ironic one).
If you can't construct a sentence using good grammar, why should I trust what the sentence says (or may not say, if the grammar's improper)?
Steve C. says:
This is just another example of Penelope pandering to the "Gen Y" population, most of whom could not achieve a passing grade in an elementary school English class. If you must attempt to write, at least make an honest attempt to write well, and keep a dictionary(preferably a pre-1980's edition) and a thesaurus handy. Bad grammar is like a virus, and the internet is the perfect system for its delivery. All this blathering on about the message vs. the correctness of the delivery is just a cover-up for laziness and a poor education. I too am very suspicious about the validity of the content if the expression of the content is sub-standard. It's discouraging to find that those for whom English is not their native language have a far greater command of the language than the children who are born and raised in an English-speaking country, such as the United States. It is another sign of our seemingly inevitable descent to third-world status.
There have been many interesting studies in the relationship between language and perception. In the book, "A Framework for Understanding Poverty", Ruby Payne warns educators about the danger of "eduspeak"…using language that most teachers understand but that may intimidate parents.
The fact that "eduspeak" intimidates parents explains why teachers exist, and why most parents don't teach. Those parents who are intimidated are poorly educated and it is their children who are most in need of quality language education. "Talking down" to parents is just another facet of "dumbing down" our schools, pandering to the lowest common denominator. Under those guidelines, sooner or later, everyone is a trash-talking illiterate.
I wouldn't say that all parents who are intimidated are poorly educated and illiterate…but there is a level of "higher" speech in every industry that can confound anyone unfamilliar with the industry.
When my mother and my niece (both nurses) get together and begin "med-chatting", I lose track of parts of the conversation, and I have a Master's degree…but in education.
Arizona says:
Very interesting. I caught both style errors immediately and always notice grammatical errors. And yes, I lack social skills. In fact, "sucks in social situations" describes me well; although, I have become slightly more comfortable in social situations as I've gotten older. Maybe its because lately I've been confusing lie with lay…
Darcy Murphy says:
I see your point. I don't agree with it, and I think there is definitely something to be said for speaking and writing language appropriately, but I see it.
But I think the reasoning behind it, if you can call it reasoning, is that it's simply not worth the effort to sweat over an email for 30 minutes to make sure it's written properly, when you have another 5 to get back to. It's easier and more effective to just crank out the first thing that comes to mind, use the built in spell-check if there is one, click 'Send' and move on.
On the other extreme though is writing emails in IM speak. If I received an email from a professional colleague that read like "omg ur sooo rit," I'd reconsider my relationship with them immediately.
Penelope, your posts are generally entertaining, but I won't be following along with your "AP stylebook == correct English grammar" stance.
If you're actually interested in learning more about the linguistics behind this, I recommend this post on Language Log (which actually mentions your blog post): What's wrong with this passage? by Arnold Zwicky, a university professor of linguistics.
bingo sites says:
I did a html copywriting course a while back. You'd be suprised at how different people's readin habbits are online. I still haven't grasped it fully
Marie-Laure says:
I'm coming late to comment on this post. However, I have to say I strongly disagree with your point, Penelope.
Sure, re-reading for hours to get details right when you have other important stuff to do is a waste of time. But as a foreigner (French), whose mother tongue is not English, I find it really difficult to understand some bloggers and writers when they misuse grammar.
For instance, the case of 'its' and 'it's' that (which ?) you mentioned : my English teacher told us 'it's' could mean either 'it is' or 'it has', contractions of pronoun and verb, which was already tricky for us. Good thing was, it could not be confused with 'its', that was a possessive pronoun. But more and more people use one for the other and, as 'it's' and 'its' are different kinds of grammatical objects, it can get really confusing because I don't recognize the structure of the sentence any more. Same for 'their' and 'they're'.
So I think grammar has a huge role to play in making yourself clear to people who do not necessarily possess perfect command of the language, be they foreigners or just less educated people. Besides, for such things like resumes, failing to check spelling and grammar is just disrespectful to a potential employer — and to yourself too, why give a bad image of yourself from the beginning on ?
(so now you can go on enumerating my own spelling and grammar mistakes in this comment, which are probably numerous ;))
Marie-Laure, you have actually have pretty good spelling and grammar. There were a couple minor errors, but overall you did great for a non-native English speaker.
I would say grammar has a huge role to play even when speaking/writing to people who do possess a good command of the language.
As a longtime (more than 40 years) professional writer (i.e., someone
who is paid for my work), I vehemently disagree with the premise of this column, that good grammar might derail a career. Certainly, ideas, creativity and enthusiasm are valuable characteristics for potential employees (along with good grooming and personal hygiene), but such qualities can be undermined by the inability to express oneself in a manner understandable across a variety of audiences. While proper grammar might not be especially important in nonverbal occupations, it is essential in any job that requires extensive communication, and particularly so in work that demands clear, accurate writing where the the object is not solely to write to be understood, but to write so that you cannot be misunderstood. That's the true function of grammar: to avoid confusion and ambiguity.
For a writer to blithely claim that "most grammar rules don't matter" is irresponsible. Such a statement demonstrates a deplorable ignorance in the ongoing development–encompassing more than 5000 years –of written communication. Grammar is the foundation of any language, ensuring the agreement between nouns and verbs, cases and tenses, the building blocks with which we writers must work. To cavalierly dismiss the rules of grammar is like asking an architect to build a skyscraper without a blueprint, to forget about loads and stresses and gravity,
Adherence to good grammar isn't snobbery, but common sense, usually a highly prized social skill. Improper usage, punctuation errors, typos, misspellings, and other faults may not necessarily indicate that the user is as thick as a brick, but such mistakes cannot enhance a reputation, either.
I love, love, love grammar. I am definitely lightening up the older I get. I never correct anyone (except my husband, a foreigner, and my son, a student).
I moved to Sweden fresh out of college and immediately began studying Swedish. I learned in a jiffy, mostly due to the fact that I understood my own grammar so well.
You can bet that if you don't know the intrinsic difference between 'affect' and 'effect,' between 'its' and 'it's,' or between 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're,' you're going to have a much harder time learning a new language.
So let's not get too lazy. It's ok to love grammar. I'm just sayin'…
Have you seen My Fair Lady or read Pygmalion?
The entire premise is that the use and misuse of language is what separates classes of society (with the English language, anyway). Eliza wasn't able to get a job in the flower shop because her speech was so crude she wasn't seen as a lady.
And while I agree that we should be less judgmental, there is a certain amount of trust in one's ability that is lost when he doesn't know the difference between "their" and "there."
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I found this post to be contradictory. If you know so much about grammar, why wouldn't you use it? Sort of like learning a foreign language but never speaking it. Grammar is easy, in the vast scheme of things; getting facts right can be hard. So if you can't even be bothered to get the easy things right, like grammar and spelling (the spellchecker is telling you it's wrong–why ignore it?), why should readers trust you to get the facts right?
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I work at a job where my typo could kill you – Medical Records. Paying attention to detail is not one of my natural strengths, but when I think about the possible repercussions of misspelling the name of the medication a patient is allergic to, I make the effort.
One of my doctors does not know the difference between "exacerbate" and "exasperate", or between "up and coming" and "upcoming". I smile to myself and quietly fix his reports – but I would still trust him to fix my knee. It doesn't make him a bad surgeon.
I think it's hard for most people to focus on grammar at that level when they are struggling with putting together a sentence that (or which?) isn't full of typos. But that could be the career counselor in me projecting after years of reviewing poorly written cover letters.
I was concerned that your post had some support for "Good Grammar Might Derail Your Career", but instead all it says is that mistakes in grammar doesn't necessarily stop you getting readers. That's not the same thing!
Newspaper empires are going the way of the dinosaur while blogging "booms", yes, but do you really think it's because newspapers generally have better grammar?
Are people really thinking to themselves, "I'm sick of all these grammatically correct newspapers, I'm going to go read blogs instead"?
"Most grammar rules don't matter"! I emphatically disagree. Especially when Penelope herself realises the value of at least the cardinal tenets of grammatically correct language by referring to 'East, Shoots and Leaves'. If we choose to at least go by the rules set out in that book, that would do all of us a world of good as to communicating clearly.
Sorry, it should've been 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves'. Grammar should not only help us communicate clearly, but also help us maintain the elegance of the language. How elegant, for instance, is the increasing use of "noone" when compared to the original "no one"?
How elegant, for instance, is the increasing use of "noone" when compared to the original "no one"?
Deb, do you also find "tomorrow" to be inelegant? That word was "regularly written as two words till 1500 and usually so till c1750," according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
I've always found the older spellings of "to morrow" to look very odd and inelegant — a product of what I'm used to, not what is more inherently "elegant."
"noone" looks less elegant than "tomorrow" because it jams two of the same letters together (the two instances of "o") and because each of those two letters has a different pronunciation. It's not like the word "noon" where the two vowels are the same but blend together to make one vowel sound.
What about cooperate (which is the standard US spelling) vs older spellings co-operate or
coöperate?
I believe that many complaints about a spelling being less "elegant" or "logical" are really just complaints about "that's not how I learned it!".
Yeah, there's a lot of things messed up about English. I just don't think we should consciously allow people's unfamiliarity with it to dictate changes. The problem is not that the English language is dynamic but when people who don't know the current spelling of a word tell people who do know it that they need to change it.
It's like the situation we have now where the correct spelling of "definitely" is "definitely" but there are people who erroneously think it's spelled "definately" (and there appear to be millions of them) and it's done so often that through people's collective lack of knowledge the erroneous spelling seems likely to enter the dictionary soon and take the place of the correct spelling. Same with "lose" being spelled "loose."
In short, it's great when creativity affects the language but lame when dumbness affects it, and affects it unchecked, and especially lame when people who should know better can't tell the difference between the forces of creativity and the forces of dumbness working on the English language.
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Me not you agree at. Not you right! not you right!
Nike Lebron VI says:
I am so tired of business writing. There must be some room for informality somewhere in our lives.
dlbb says:
Good grammar, wow I think I can not good at this point before I read this post.
Oil Jobs says:
Using good grammer is essential for people to understand you. That's the bottom line.
Alverant says:
"Find me a sentence with the wrong version of it's that you can't understand due to the error. Wait. No. Forget it. Because you can't."
The doctor examined the patient with an injured eye.
Who has the injured eye? Hmmm looks like I can find such a sentence. That was pretty easy. It was an example we used in my college AI class about why it's difficult for computers to understand human speech.
"But I'd wager that more
often than not, ostensibly good grammar gets in the way."
Good grammar gets in the way? Clearly spoken by another person who mistakenly believes that good grammar is about showing others how much better you are than them at following rules even after it has been abundantly explained here that that's not what it is for. But I guess you can only lead a horse to water…
Anthony Peyton Porter says:
Good grammar never gets in the way of communication.
The upshot of all the comments plus Pen's post – as I understand it, anyway – is that good grammar is not essential, but letter-perfect spelling and typing are.
Substance over style – but appearance over substance.
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The free version allows you to connect only one device, and you can use only one server in America – which will not work with Netflix, Hulu, or other popular streaming sites. You can still use it to access YouTube, Facebook, and other favorite social media sites that may be blocked. Plus, it's compatible with all major operating systems, and it's one of the fastest VPNs out there.
To choose the best VPN for you, don't just look at the price, not least because many services offer massive discounts if you take out a longer term subscription. Start with the basics: how many simultaneous connections can you have? Are there particular security protocols you want to use? Does the provider have servers in the places you'll want to use it from and the places you want to connect to? How much data will they log about you, and how long do they keep it for?
TorGuard offers applications for every major platform, including Windows, macOS, and Android. And unlike our top pick, it also supports OpenVPN on ChromeOS. (Though TorGuard does offer an iOS app, it doesn't natively support the OpenVPN protocol that allows for the easiest and most reliable secure connections.) Using these apps, you can manually select a server, click Connect, and not worry about the rest. But otherwise, the applications aren't as refined or easy to use as IVPN's. New users are likely to find themselves out of their depth when modifying anything but the most basic functions, such as auto-connecting at launch or minimizing the app.
Hellow Monfils, OpenVPN is the most preferred protocol and I would recommend you the same. It has a 256-bit encryption that lets you browse the internet safely. It gives you fastest VPN speed across great distances. If you're happy with a basic encryption and wants a fast VPN speed, then I would recommend PPTP protocol. If OpenVPN isn't support by your device, then you should prefer PPTP.
A VPN client on a remote user's computer or mobile device connects to a VPN gateway on the organization's network. The gateway typically requires the device to authenticate its identity. Then, it creates a network link back to the device that allows it to reach internal network resources -- e.g., file servers, printers and intranets -- as though the gateway is on the network locally.
NordVPN is one of those service providers that not only focus on security but super-fast VPN experience also. Within a short span of time, it has managed to come in the limelight and have been praised by many experts and got featured on highly-reputable websites like PCMag, Forbes, and The Huffington Post. With over 550 servers plotted in 49 counties, NordVPN easily made its way to our fastest VPN service list. Their servers are capable of bypassing intense geo-restriction with high-speed VPN experience. We had the chance to get help from their support team, and they set a new benchmark of proactive customer services experience. And yes, 30-day money back guarantee is another thing that is much of a consideration when you are in search for a fast VPN service, and they have it! Read more on NordVPN review and learn how they delivery top speed.
A Mozilla executive says Google's redesign has made YouTube slower on Firefox and Edge. Chris Peterson, the software community's technical program manager, tweeted on Tuesday that the video sharing site loads at a fifth of the speed on non-Chrome browsers due to its architecture, as first reported by Sofpedia. "YouTube's Polymer redesign relies on the deprecated Shadow DOM v0 API only implemented in Chrome," he wrote. "YouTube serves a Shadow DOM polyfill to Firefox and Edge that is, unsurprisingly, slower than Chrome's native implementation.
Well, yes, it does. How? Because of the data encryption and server proximity. It's always advisable to connect to a VPN server through the automatic server selection option that your VPN software has. Normally, it chooses the fastest VPN server near to you to give you better speed and a fast VPN connection. So, suppose if you have a 50 MB internet package when connected to a VPN server, you might face a little speed reduction of about 5-10 MB depending on the VPN server location and your own geographical location.
For VPN connections, however, IP datagrams sent across the Internet can arrive in a different order from the one in which they were sent, and a higher proportion of packets can be lost. Therefore, for VPN connections, MPPE changes the encryption key for each packet. The decryption of each packet is independent of the previous packet. MPPE includes a sequence number in the MPPE header. If packets are lost or arrive out of order, the encryption keys are changed relative to the sequence number.
Hi Nathan, We do not censor feedback, and if that is your experience then it is your experience. I'm sorry that you seem to have had so many problems. All I can say is that for me it was just a matter of installing the software, entering my account details, choosing a server location, and hitting start. I have experienced the odd hiccup in the past, but as far as could I see all issues have now been resolved. I tested using Windows 10 (plus Android and both Mac clients). If you are finding everything too hard, then why not just take advantage of the 30-day money back guarantee and try something else?
Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) is an EAP type that is used in certificate-based security environments. If smart cards are used for remote access authentication, EAP-TLS is the required authentication method. The EAP-TLS exchange of messages provides mutual authentication, negotiation of the encryption method, and encrypted key determination between the remote access client and the authenticator. EAP-TLS provides the strongest authentication and key-determination method.
Trusting a VPN is a hard choice, but IVPN's transparency goes a long way toward proving that its customers' privacy is a priority. Founder and CEO Nick Pestell answered all our questions about the company's internal security, and even described the tools the company used to limit and track access to secure servers. The top VPN services gave us a variety of answers to these questions, some of which were frustratingly vague. ExpressVPN was the only other company to outline these controls and assure us that these policies were well-documented and not half-practiced.
IVPN exceeded our requirements for being trustworthy and transparent. It also offers good performance without sacrificing security, and it's easy to set up and use on nearly any device running Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS. Other VPNs we tested had faster connections at particular server locations or lower prices, but they came up short on essential factors such as transparency about who exactly runs them. If you're ready for a VPN, we think IVPN is worth the price, even considering competitors with cheaper options. If you're not ready to commit, you can try it out with a seven-day money-back guarantee. It's easy and obvious to turn off automatic billing, too.
ExpressVPN outranks quite a many VPN providers as it is well known for its overall remarkable performance. ExpressVPN speed is its unique selling proposition and it has one of the fastest VPN networks in the world. It comes handy both in delivering top speed and military-grade security. Having a wide range of servers located in 87 countries, ExpressVPN has this added advantage over its competitors. Although they don't offer VPN free trial, their 30-day money back guarantee is superlative to all. It gives you enough time to use ExpressVPN for varied uses, hence to get satisfied with the performance. It also offers attractive features like the Zero-logging policy, unmetered bandwidth, multi logins, and unlimited switches that are considered as bliss for any VPN user. Below is the VPN speed test result for ExpressVPN, with and without a VPN connection. Read our complete ExpressVPN review here.
The solution is also able to bypass firewalls through stealth connections. Additional security is provided through an ad and malware blocker, which can be switched on and off. For those who enjoy torrenting, the software supports such process, with certain servers optimized for P2P networks. This is designed to keep high-speed browsing on other connections. However, the service warns users to keep torrenting activities confined to specific cities around the world.
As discussed earlier, the principal use of VPNs is to protect your online identity from authorities and data snoopers. Having a fast secure VPN installed in your devices give you complete relief that no one can stalk you anymore! With strong encryption protocols, it enables you to surf internet with complete anonymity and privacy. It is important to understand that every country has different censorship norms, so selecting a right VPN protocol is highly advisable.
If you need a more affordable VPN than our top pick and don't have an Apple device—or if you need ChromeOS support—we recommend TorGuard. Its apps aren't as simple or user-friendly, but TorGuard is a good option for more tech-savvy people or those willing to spend a little more time fiddling with an app. TorGuard's CEO has built trust by talking with media outlets (including us) and detailing the company's commitment to a service built around a lack of activity logs. Though the apps aren't as easy to use as our top pick, the connections were the fastest of any we tested and the company has more than twice as many server locations.
Tunneling protocols can operate in a point-to-point network topology that would theoretically not be considered as a VPN, because a VPN by definition is expected to support arbitrary and changing sets of network nodes. But since most router implementations support a software-defined tunnel interface, customer-provisioned VPNs often are simply defined tunnels running conventional routing protocols.
Of course, there are more than just phones and computers in a home. Game systems, tablets, and smart home devices such as light bulbs and fridges all need to connect to the internet. Many of these things can't run VPN software on their own, nor can they be configured to connect to a VPN through their individual settings. In these cases, you may be better off configuring your router to connect with the VPN of your choice. By adding VPN protection to your router, you secure the traffic of every gadget connected to that router. And the router—and everything protected by it—uses just one of your licenses. Nearly all of the companies we have reviewed offer software for most consumer routers and even routers with preinstalled VPN software, making it even easier to add this level of protection.
VPN use, for example, allows an IBM employee to work from home in a Chicago suburb while accessing the company intranet located in a building in New York City, as if he was right there on the New York office's network. The same technology can be used by consumers to bridge their phones and laptops to their home network so, while on the road, they can securely access files from their home computers.
Perfect Privacy holds the top spot as the best VPN for advanced online anonymity. While it may be overkill for basic users, this is a powerful VPN with advanced online anonymity features you will not find anywhere else. It is a well-regarded service that has earned high praise from the tech community for exposing vulnerabilities and flaws other VPN providers.
Despite some of the drawbacks, ZorroVPN is a very interesting service if you are looking for advanced online anonymity. With their OpenVPN file config generator, you can create unique VPN chains with the Tor network and proxies (up to four hops). Unlike with Perfect Privacy, however, these multi-hop configurations cannot be dynamically changed within the VPN client.
In some organization intranets, the data of a department, such as human resources, is so sensitive that the network segment of the department is physically disconnected from the rest of the intranet. While this protects the data of the human resources department, it creates information accessibility problems for authorized users not physically connected to the separate network segment.
Some VPNs will also let you define the specific context in which the VPN functions. TunnelBear VPN, in particular, lets you mark a network as trusted and will only activate when you're not connected to one of these trusted networks. This will protect you from bad guys, but it will leave you open to tracking and surveillance by governments and your ISP when you're on trusted networks.
We tested each service using both the Netflix-operated Fast.com download speed test and the more comprehensive Internet Health Test; the latter measures speeds up and down through multiple interconnection points between Internet providers. We ran each test on the macOS version of each VPN software in its default configuration, with our test computer connected over Gigabit Ethernet to a cable modem with no other traffic running through it. We recorded baseline download rates without a VPN active of nearly 300 mbps, and we checked our non-VPN speeds at random intervals to ensure that our local ISP wasn't affecting the tests.
One basic test for a VPN service is to check how long a VPN client takes to connect to a VPN server and get online. For our 2018 reviews, we installed each vendor's VPN client software on an HP EliteBook x360 1020 G2 laptop running Windows 10, an iPad mini and a Samsung Galaxy S8 Android phone. (In 2017, we used a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga notebook, an Apple MacBook Air, a Samsung Galaxy S6 phone and the iPad mini.) We used each device with each VPN service we tested.
Private Internet Access, or PIA, is one of the most visible, privacy-focused VPNs available. Because of its reputation and advocacy concerning online privacy and security, it has also been a Wirecutter staff pick. But whether you prioritize speed and performance or trust and transparency, our top pick is a better bet. If you find PIA attractive because of its low price, note that spending just a little more on TorGuard will buy you much better performance.
You heard us right on that last bit: a number of VPN providers have systems in place where they will accept gift cards from major retailers (that are totally unrelated to their business) like Wal-Mart or Target in exchange for VPN credit. You could buy a gift card to any number of big box stores using cash, redeem it for VPN credit, and avoid using your personal credit card or checking information.
The VPN services market has exploded in the past few years, and a small competition has turned into an all-out melee. Many providers are capitalizing on the general population's growing concerns about surveillance and cybercrime, which means it's getting hard to tell when a company is actually providing a secure service and when it's throwing out a lot of fancy words while selling snake oil. In fact, since VPN services have become so popular in the wake of Congress killing ISP privacy rules, there have even been fake VPNs popping up, so be careful. It's important to keep a few things in mind when evaluating which VPN service is right for you: reputation, performance, type of encryption used, transparency, ease of use, support, and extra features. Don't just focus on price or speed, though those are important factors.


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In Communication, Opinion|8 Minutes
Dansby Swanson: Experiencing the Full Range of Emotions
By Jeffrey Cohn
Brené Brown has changed the way we think about vulnerability. She has numerous best-selling books, one of the most popular Ted Talks ever, and even has her own Netflix special.
Almost single-handedly, she has sparked a revolution about how people process painful emotions like shame, grief, sadness, and anger. She is the modern-day face of vulnerability. People around the world look to her for answers. So, I was a bit surprised after my conversation with Dansby Swanson, starting shortstop for the Atlanta Braves. He gave me even more perspective than Brené.
From this elite major league baseball player, I learned even more about the power of vulnerability and how to put it into context. Dansby shared practical tips and stressed the importance of experiencing the full range of human emotions. According to Swanson, experiencing and reflecting upon all emotions is absolutely critical to becoming a better leader—whether on the baseball field in local communities or in the business world.
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Perhaps most surprisingly Dansby helped me realize the most vulnerable human emotion isn't shame or rejection or pain, as I surmised from Brené Brown. In fact, the most vulnerable emotion isn't negative at all. It's joy.
Joy makes people feel vulnerable because they realize at any minute the joy could disappear as fast it came into existence. This is a terrifying feeling. Especially for a baseball player who may be experiencing a hitting streak but realizes each 'at bat' is a totally new experience, with at least a 70% chance of failure that doesn't result in the batter reaching first base.
Joy is fleeting. What if you get promoted at work, and then fail miserably? What if your new girlfriend realizes you're not as great as you seemed on the first few dates? What if your hitting streak doesn't last and the newspapers turn on you and start calling you a passing fad? That's scary. Many would argue it's way worse than never having experienced intense joy in the first place.
I'm reminded of George Costanza, the fictional but loveable character on the hit TV show, Seinfeld. Without exception, Costanza would get the most paranoid when good things started happening to him. When he got a new job or a new apartment or a new girlfriend, for example, he would have panic attacks. Odd as it sounds, there some truth to it. George's defense mechanisms were protecting him from what his brain perceived as a disaster waiting to happen. From George's perspective, despite the initial joy, an inevitable catastrophe was just around the corner.
How does Dansby handle the fragility and terror of joy? Just like every other feeling. He acknowledges it, reflects upon it, and even writes about it. To be sure, he is quick to acknowledge and to be grateful for the joy in his life. But it's equally important for him, to reflect on all other emotions as well.
How does Dansby handle the fragility and terror of joy? Just like every other feeling. He acknowledges it, reflects upon it, and even writes about it…
Dansby believes deeply in experiencing the full range of human emotions. "It's the key to living a full life," according to Swanson, and there's very little chance of him being a successful major leaguer without consciously trying, every day, to reflect upon these emotions and life experiences. Otherwise, there's just too much swirling around in his mind, distracting his focus and inhibiting his ability to live successfully in the moment (important to getting a big hit during a game with thousands of fans rooting for you, or against you).
Practically speaking, Dansby keeps a journal which allows him to transfer all of the information and 'clutter' from his head to pen and paper. "It may not work for everyone, but it works for me," according to Swanson. It literally frees up space in his mind and makes room for more positive emotions—like joy. It also ensures that the painful emotions—like fear and shame—hidden beneath the surface won't rear their ugly head at the worst possible time—like a key 'at bat.'
Leadership requires people dig beneath the surface and learning to better regulate their emotions. Most people either don't know how to deal with their emotions, or they're afraid. Why? Because our society doesn't encourage it. Parents may not have modeled the right behavior, or even shamed children as they were growing up. How many times have we heard parents say, "boys don't cry" or "It's not OK for a man to be more emotional than a woman" or "there's absolutely nothing to be afraid of?" Even President Trump makes a point of projecting total confidence, seldom voicing concern, and never showing fear or vulnerability.
Dansby takes a different tack. Pay attention to your feelings—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Acknowledge each feeling and try to give it a name. Write it down. Keep a journal. How exactly is it making you feel? How is impacting your behavior and performance? Are you learning anything new about yourself? Would you like to try anything new or different?
You'll be surprised how much more control you have over your emotions. You'll also increase your confidence, leadership ability, and comfort in your own skin.
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Jeffrey Cohn is an Executive in Residence at N2Growth. Jeffrey has been a trusted advisor to boards, CEOs and executive teams on over a hundred succession and leadership development initiatives. His passion is helping high potential talent become more self-aware and resilient leaders. Jeff is a frequent contributor on CNBC and in the Wall Street Journal. He has written numerous case studies and articles on innovation and leadership for the Harvard Business Review.
High EQ: The Most Desirable Leadership Tenet of Them All
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Uncharted 3 Goes All-Out for Multiplayer
Naughty Dog is taking multiplayer in the Uncharted series to the next level with Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, thanks to enhanced, cinematic gameplay, character customization, and unprecedented social media integration.
Uncharted 3's multiplayer maps are being made more dynamic, with constantly-changing environments that echo those in the single player game. Two of these modes were shown off at an event in Los Angeles this week, the most exciting of which was called "Airstrip." One team in Airstrip is inside a plane's cargo hold, taxiing down the runway for takeoff, while the other team inhabits trucks barreling down the runway all around the plane, trying to overtake it. Players will be able to jump from one vehicle to another while the scene plays out, and ultimately the plane's departure or aborted takeoff is determined by who wins the match.
Naughty Dog is also adding a major new character customization system, with nearly infinite possibilities for players to pick their own clothes, colors, accessories, and even weapons power-ups. Weapons will now have customization options that are both cosmetic and functional, a la Borderlands.
Facebook and YouTube are being integrated directly into the multiplayer experience, so you'll be able to do things like share stuff from your game directly to Facebook, send Facebook messages, and even read friends' status updates. Uncharted 3 will also let you post a recorded gameplay video directly to YouTube. Naughty Dog is launching a service called Uncharted TV that will offer regular insider updates, similar to Xbox Live's videos.
An open beta is set to begin on July 5th, with the full-featured game arriving November 11th.
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Voidheart Symphony
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Luke Walker
There's a wound in the world, and nobody seems to care. You've seen it all around you - the glint of hellfire in an abusive manager's eyes, the hungry fangs in the mouth of a debt collector, the twisting shadow of a corrupt politician. But everyone around you is too complacent, downtrodden, or busy to fight.
But you have found a cheat code in reality that allows you to stand up and rebel. The wound is a nightmare castle, tucked away in backstreets and disused stairwells: a void seeking out the worst predator and provoking them. You'll dive into that castle, steal its power, and see how that predator topples when the void abandons them.
Voidheart Symphony is an RPG of gothic urban fantasy injected with fantastical action and the survival horror. The characters are ordinary people who have found a way to fight against everyday horrors by venturing into a realm that reflects the dark psyche of those who cause pain with unearned power. Voidheart Symphony draws on a inspirational blend of Persona 5, Inception, and Silent Hill.
The RPG uses a Powered by the Apocalypse system which facilitates the players to contribute to the story in meaningful ways both in the real world and that other place.
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The unmistakable sound of a multi-rotor engine hot on your tail is enough to give anyone the chills. The buzzing sounds like something that escaped from the depths of hell and it's only closing in faster. This is the Africanized Bee of the racing world, watch out for its sting.


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Het ATP-toernooi van Stockholm 2012 (met de officiële naam If Stockholm Open 2012) werd van 15 tot en met 21 oktober 2012 gespeeld in de Zweedse stad Stockholm. Er werd gespeeld op de indoor hardcourtbanen van de Kungliga tennishallen.

De titelverdediger in het enkelspel, Gaël Monfils, werd al in de eerste ronde uitgeschakeld. In de finale versloeg de Tsjech Tomáš Berdych de Fransman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. De titelverdedigers in het dubbelspel, Rohan Bopanna & Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, speelden deze editie niet samen. In de finale versloeg het Braziliaanse duo Marcelo Melo en Bruno Soares het Zweeds/Servische duo Robert Lindstedt en Nenad Zimonjić.

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Join us for an annual holiday tradition with wonderful music of the season, sung by St. Bartholomew's Choir, Boy and Girl Choristers with Chamber Orchestra and our majestic pipe organ--all in the candle-lit splendor of St. Bartholomew's Church.
All of the ensembles will join forces to offer Part I of Handel's enduring "Messiah." Additionally, you'll hear the exquisite ancient carol "I sing of a mayden" in an arrangement for choir and strings by Bob Chilcott, and the transcendent "Det är en ros" ("Lo, how a rose") for unaccompanied double choir by the mystical Swedish composer, Jan Sandström. St. Bartholomew's Choir will "let their hair down" in a "knock your socks off" arrangement of "Jingle Bells" by Ben Perry. There is something for everyone.
Tickets at $40 and $25 with a $10 discount in both pricing categories for seniors and students can be purchased at mmpaf.org or by calling the Concert Office at (212) 378-0248. Angel Club seats at $100 (this includes a $60 tax-deductible contribution to MMPAF, an invitation to the concert reception and membership in the Friends of Great Music Guild ) are also available.


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Dancers canning, planning to meet money 'midterm'
Canning for Dance Marathon sent Eric Spindler to the hospital while trying to reach his partial collection deadline.
"I was attempting to go canning, and I had a freak canning accident," said Spindler, a Weinberg junior. "On my way back into the car to go can at Old Orchard, I managed to slam my head into the car door and had to go to Searle (Student Health Service) and the hospital."
No matter what the obstacle, dancers were asked to meet the 1 p.m. Thursday deadline to turn in $375 — half the money required to participate in DM.
Although they won't know for three days, DM co-chairpersons Emily Wessel and Zack Hall are confident they are on track at the half-money deadline.
"We have six weeks left, and all our committees are very busy," said Hall, a Communication senior. "All the events have been very successful so far."
So far this month, DM has had club night Jan. 17 at Chicago's White Star Lounge, 222 W. Ontario St., and a themed bar night Monday at The Keg of Evanston. Dancers dressed like rock stars at The Keg, 810 Grove St., to try to reduce the amount they are required to raise.
There are no consequences if dancers don't raise the $375 — only a reminder that they did not meet the deadline.
Dancers must meet the final requirement of $750, or they risk losing their place, Hall said. There are currently about 100 people on the waiting list.
"They (dancers) will find out a week before DM," Wessel said. "To get off the waiting list, it is determined by how much money you raise — not the order you sign up."
"It's kind of like their midterm," said Wessel, a Weinberg senior. "The benefit is when all is said and done there are lots of prizes for people who raise the most money. In the end there is a correlation between money raised at the half deadline and their totals."
DM finance committee co-chairwoman Anne Williamson said the lines to hand in money were long. She said she would be happy if the majority of dancers reach the half-way mark.
"I guess we could compare to last year, but there are so many different factors," said Williamson, citing the group's Fall Quarter beneficiary swap as a possible roadblock.
She said she doesn't know if the late change will have an effect on the midterm totals, but said the group "will have to wait and see."
"I have every confidence in the world that we will do well," said Williamson, a Weinberg senior. "It just might take a little longer (this year)."
Some dancers are choosing not to face the dangers of canning.
"Hopefully I won't have to go canning much," said Marcy DelMonte, a Weinberg sophomore. "I met the half deadline just by sending letters to generous family and friends."
She said she has been turned off by canning because of the cold weather and her experiences last year.
"Last year I went canning at a football game," DelMonte said. "I didn't know you weren't allowed to can at tailgates and I went to some of them and lots of alumni wanted to know what was going on and they just pulled out money.
"I felt bad getting money from lots of drunk people."
The Daily's Torea Frey contributed to this report.
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EDITORIAL: A weekend of missteps for Justin Trudeau
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada's plant in Cambridge, Ont., Monday, April 29, 2019.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins)
It's one thing for a politician to step in it from time to time. They all do it.
But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seems to be generating troubling headlines and social media blowback with an increasing frequency these days.
This past weekend was a particularly rough one for him.
First, there was Trudeau's public statements alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was in Ottawa to meet with Trudeau and discuss trade and international affairs.
For whatever reason the PM confused Japan with China and referenced Abe's country as "China" not once but twice.
Japan and China are not, to put it mildly, the closest of friends and this surely would have frustrated Abe. While it's reasonable to misspeak every now and then, it's an odd mistake to make, especially twice.
Social media piled on Trudeau for the double error.
The other big viral moment was on Saturday, when Trudeau was visiting Constance Bay, one of the Ontario communities dealing with flooding.
The PM was supposedly on hand to help with the sandbagging, but a photo op slowed down some of the work. One volunteer was particularly frustrated by all of this and confronted Trudeau, accusing him of getting in the way.
There's already increased frustration with Trudeau's "PM Selfie" antics. Now that the world no longer adores him, he'd be wise to keep the photo ops to a minimum.
Lastly, speaking of international adoration, there was one viral moment that Trudeau wasn't directly responsible for.
The PM made an appearance on the latest episode of the The Simpsons that premiered on Sunday night. While celebrities often play themselves on the long-standing popular cartoon, Trudeau's voice was instead recorded by a Canadian journalist.
No wonder the PM himself didn't lend a hand. He wasn't portrayed in a positive light.
In the brief scene, he spends the whole time doing handstands on his desk and then runs away – on his hands – when Lisa Simpson asks him about Lavscam. The scene told the show's largely American audience that Trudeau is a lightweight to be teased.
It's important the Prime Minister appears as a serious figure both domestically and abroad. Trudeau has an image problem that he needs to turn around.
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At S & S we are constantly training with our Manufactures to ensure that we are fully educated in their products, procedures and manufacturing processes. S & S Managing Director Alan Spain attended a RIAI CPD with Chieftain Fabrics, Presented by the Chieftain Fabircs Marketing Director Ciara Kinsella. The CPD was "Vinyl, A Fabric for the Future".
In 2019 S & S will be launching our new Dublin Showroom and we are working with the team at Chieftain Fabrics to showcase their fabrics on our new soft seating ranges.
We will never stop learning from the experts, said Alan Spain.
Chieftain Fabrics design and manufacture vinyl fabric for a wide variety of sectors and applications. We have a vast selection of colourways and textures to choose from within our 7 product ranges. Each collection has its own unique feature giving assurance to the customer we have what you are looking for. We also hold stock of all of our products. The vinyl fabric meets all technical requirements and comes with a 3-5 year guarantee.


We are very excited to be able to announce that the building work on the new sports hall will begin in May, with the aim being that the hall will be ready for us all to use from September 2016.
The courses are planned and the bookings are open! The course will run from Monday 11th April to Thursday 14th April, and there are courses for the "Little Littles" (Aged 2 to 4), the "Little People" (Reception to Year 2) and the "big Kids" (Years 3 -8). This holiday the "Big Kids" will be taking part in body zorbing, visiting a skate park, writing, producing and filming their own film and well as trampolining. The younger children will be having a great time around school taking part in activities based around the theme "Springtime Fun". If you would like to find out more please email the school office (office@castlecourt.com) with your full postal address or look below.


He's one of golf's big three but while he spent a few days spying Africa's big five and has his sights set on returning to world No 1 this month, Rory McIlroy's early season sojourn to South Africa is all about one thing — the first major of the year.
After rescuing what was looking like a decidedly average 2016 by stealing the FedEx Cup from under Dustin Johnson's nose with two wins in the Playoffs, the 27-year old admitted that trying to join Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods by completing the career grand slam by winning the Masters is the big goal for the first few months of 2017.
That said, the three-time former Race to Dubai champion admits that having come up short in his two previous attempts to complete his major "set", he knows that the longer the wait goes on, the tougher it will become.
"The more years without me winning it, I realise that it's going to become tougher but there is so much more to be achieved, whether it's in the majors or following up a FedEx Cup success with another one or trying to win the Race to Dubai again," he explained on the eve of the BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni.
Nobody knows this better than tournament host Ernie Els, whose participation in the 2014 Irish Open at Royal County Down is being reciprocated by McIlroy at Glendower Golf Club in the Johannesburg suburbs this week.
"The work that Ernie does and the school they are building is absolutely incredible and for him to come and help my foundation and then to be able to repay the favour is something I am more than happy and actually honoured to do," McIlroy said.
In truth, it's the perfect soft opening to 2017 for McIlroy, who has radically overhauled his golf bag after some exhaustive testing in the Middle East before Christmas.
A free agent now that Nike is out of the club business, he's changed almost everything and gone for the Callaway Epic Sub Zero driver, TaylorMade M2 fairway woods, the Custom Callaway Apex MB irons, Titleist Vokey SM6 wedges, an Odyssey putter and, crucially, the 2017 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball.
"I've decided what to start the year with which is a bit of Callaway stuff and a bit of Titleist stuff although I'm still trying some Taylormade woods out," McIlroy said.
While he had teething trouble when he first moved to Nike, he has far more control over his bag now and he sounded confident about his chance of regaining the world number one spot from Jason Day before the end of January.
"If I play well this week, I have a chance going to Abu Dhabi to regain the number one spot," said McIlroy, who also plans to marry fiancée Erica Stoll this year.
As for his love story with Augusta National, that's been tempestuous since his final round collapse in 2011.
If, like Els, he fails to win the Masters, he may look back on that final round 80 as one of the worst days of his life. Instead, he prefers to look at it as the day he learned enough to win four majors in his next 15 major starts.
"If 2011 hadn't happened, would I be standing here having won a US Open, two PGAs and an Open Championship? You never know," he asked.
Only time will tell and after his disappointments in the majors, he's determined to do better this term.
At Augusta, he started slowly and ended up 10th behind Danny Willett before sandwiching a distant share of fifth behind Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson in The Open at Royal Troon between a pair of missed cuts in the US Open and the US PGA.
To that end he's decided he needs to ease up on himself in the big ones be less afraid of losing them on day one.
"I need to start majors better and maybe that will start by putting a little less pressure on myself and going out and free-wheeling a bit more," he said.
So much depends on his putting and his new relationship with putting expert Phil Kenyon, a disciple of the late Harold Swash, was they key to turning 2016 into a success.
If the new hardware in his bag works well and his putter is hot, McIlroy may well go to Abu Dhabi next week with a real shot of becoming No 1 again for the first time since September 2015.
"You never know until you study a card after a round," McIlroy said of his new clubs. "Besides, the golfer swinging the club is more important than the club itself."
McIlroy and world No 45 Andy Sulivan are the only two members of the world's top 50 in action this week, although the field features major winners in Els and Retief Goosen and former Ryder Cup captains Nick Faldo and Darren Clarke.
With South Africans Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace and Charl Schwartzel all controversial absentees, McIlroy is drawn with George Coetzee and rising local star Brandon Stone, who was an impressive winner of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at the end of last year.
"Rory is by far the class player in the field in terms of world rankings," Els said. "He's going to be the guy everybody will be looking up at, or to beat, or to see how he's doing.
"I cannot tell you how excited I am, the field and the spectators probably to have Rory playing. He's done such great things the last couple of years.
"Brandon has great success in South Africa and I'm sure he's got unbelievable confidence after Leopard Creek. Then you have George Coetzee and Richard Sterne, so we'll see.
McIlroy is a big fans of Els, having started his career in the same stable under Chubby Chandler.
"I first played with Ernie at the Singapore Open in 2008 and my caddie JP caddied for Ernie before me so we have always had a decent relationship," he told the European Tour.
"Ernie was the first big, big name I had played with as a pro. I was nervous but I remember teeing off the tenth tee and I hit three wood past his driver and I thought 'this is alright!'.
"I always remember that and also the fact that Ernie lost to Jeev (Milkha Singh) in a play-off that week and we were part of the same management company so we went out that night for dinner and a few drinks and had a great time.
"That was the beginning of the relationship and it's kind of continued from there. I have always been a huge fan of his game but I am a bigger fan of the man and to have been able to get to know him and Liezl and the kids over the past few years in Florida has been great.
"Anything I can do to help Ernie I always will. I actually named my first dog after Ernie – I called him Theo. It's been a good relationship."
One of Els' off-course passions is his Els for Autism foundation and in 2015 it opened a Centre of Excellence in Florida which continues to expand.
Els and wife Liezl began the foundation after their son Ben was diagnosed with the condition and McIlroy is delighted to do anything he can to support the foundation's work.
"I am fully aware of everything that Ernie is doing with Els for Autism," he said.
"I know Ben very well and the whole family well because we live so close to each other in Florida.
"The work that Ernie does and the school they are building is absolutely incredible and for him to come and help my foundation and then to be able to repay the favour is something I am more than happy and actually honoured to do."
McIlroy targets fast start to 2017: "I am here to play well and get my confidence up"
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Steven Berry, David Swensen Professor of Economics, has been appointed the inaugural Jeffrey M. Talpins Faculty Director of the Tobin Center for Economic Policy at Yale.
Yale University today announced a contribution of $160 million by Edward P. Bass '67 toward the renovation of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.


Discussion in 'Panasonic TVs Forum' started by BINGOBONGO, Dec 26, 2006.
Hopefully someone can help me -- I've been searching the internet for hours for an answer for this problem. I just bought the Panasonic-TH-50PX60U & the installers (very hastily!) "half-hooked" it up for us (no tivo hookup, no surround sound, etc). But I believe when they left, they did have the DVD player working (via a 3 component cable hooked up to the TV). But shortly afterwards, the DVD player began playing only in black & white, with no sound at all -- just buzzing. I disconnected it and connected instead to our Humax Tivo unit -- same exact problem. We bought a new 3 component wire thinking that was the problem -- but the problem is the same with that wire. Is it possible our plasma TV is broken and needs to be replaced? DVD's do play properly when connected via s-cable -- but we're not excited about losing video quality & can't understand why the 3-component cable isn't working. After the installer left the powerstrip fell out of the wall & everything had to be restarted -- don't know if that relates or not. Thank you kindly in advance for your help.
1.Check if the component cables are seated properly in the slots.
2.Can you try hooking up with a different DVD player ?
3.If you have any SD card with pics or any camcorder try connecting it to your TV and check if the colors are appearing.
4.Does your DVD player / TV support both PAL / NTSC ? Was the content recorded in a format that is not supported by your dvd player or TV ?
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No, we both hate each other and at the same time need each other. We will continue to see the swing model however the constraint and compulsions on Pakistan's side remain high. And our options remain extremely limited.


I have been looking for more beet-centric recipes, this sounds delicious!
A divine looking soup! What a great idea to combine red beets with pumpkins & that topping sounds heavenly too! 🙂 MMMMMMM! Beautiful picture too!


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Sun Jihai enters Britain's footballing Hall of Fame
Dec 11, 2015 (WiC 307)
Prior to this year the 'hall of fame' at Britain's National Football Museum only had seven foreign players: Ossie Ardiles, Dennis Bergkamp, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Gianfranco Zola and Peter Schmeichel.
Understandably eyebrows were raised when Sun Jihai was inducted to join this illustrious list (in the 'special' category) in October. The Manchester-based museum said it reflects the achievements of the Chinese defender, who played 130 games for Manchester City between 2002 and 2008, in promoting English football in China. However, the Daily Mail reported that "once the bosses knew the Chinese were coming [a reference to President Xi Jinping's recent visit] they decided to put a Chinese player in the hall".
Sun's induction has now acquired even more sense following another Chinese tie-up courtesy (again) of Manchester City. The English football club's owner sold a 13% stake in City Football Group (CFG), the parent firm of Man City (which also owns New York City FC and Japan's Yokohama Marinos), to a Chinese consortium led by China Media Group (CMC) for £265m ($397 million). The move values CFG at $3 billion, on par with City's old rival Manchester United.
Manchester United claims it has more than 100 million fans in China. But with the blue side of Manchester now partly owned by a powerful Chinese state firm, the 'noisy neighbours' are just getting noisier. "Chinese capital has now converged with oil money from the Middle East. Is there any club more tuhao [a term for 'new money', see WiC217] than Manchester City?" a netizen writes on Man City's official weibo page. "It will put to rest any more rumours about the Chinese taking over Manchester United," another internet user added.
There is also speculation that a Chinese football team could be the next addition to CFG's worldwide network. "Beijing Guoan FC is the most likely candidate given Citic Capital, owner of that club, is also part of the consortium investing in CFG," Tencent Sports notes. Some media outlets have even suggested that the Beijing-based football club could be sold to CFG for about $300 million.
"We need a big team to compete with Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao. The Chinese Super League [CSL] is getting boring," a netizen writes, referring to the fact that Guangzhou Evergrande has won the league five years in a row.
The impact of the CMC-CFC pairing is being felt in Hong Kong too, with fans sharing reports from British media that CFC could create a new team that might be based in Hong Kong and yet compete in the CSL. But given the recent friction between Hong Kong football fans and their mainland brethren (see WiC295) this may not be such a bright idea. "Man City is going to be the most hated team in Hong Kong," a Hong Kong fan suggests.
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