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ROLLERBALL (2002)0 comments Posted by EdWood at 14:07
Directed by John McTiernan
Starring Chris Klein, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Jean Reno, Olek Taktarov, Naveen Andrews, Andrew Bryniarski
Keeping in mind which filmmakers are tuned to your own preferences is usually a pretty safe way to know which flicks will deliver, but now this policy failed big time. McTiernan is usually a brilliant director with undying classics like Predator, Die Hard and The Hunt For Red October under his belt which makes the complete failure of Rollerball a distinct mystery. The original Rollerball (1975) had a strong social commentary and the remake is stripped of such things in favor of badly executed action sequences. The cast includes fine actors like Reno and Andrews but are all wasted amidst a horrible script and really, really bad direction by McTiernan. Klein is a charmless hero and the usually perky Cool J just seems pissed for singing on to this planecrash of a film. Rightfully so. John, what the fuck happened??
Rollerball 2002 at IMDb
Rollerball 1975 at IMDb
Thursday, November 8, 2012
ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011)0 comments Posted by EdWood at 20:05
Directed by Joe Cornish
Starring John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Leeon Jones, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Simon Howard, Nick Frost
Oh man. I had such high hopes for this film but.. really, they expect me to identify and root for petty thugs as heroes? Scumbags who rob and intimidate people just for kicks? The whole film I was cheering for the fucking aliens. There's one very good aspect to Block and surprisingly it is the low budget execution. They've really had to think outside the box with the effects, especially with the aliens who are pitch black creatures, silhouettes really, with teeth that glow in the dark. Cheap and quite effective. The Brits usually deliver in these genres and Attack The Block could've been one of the greats on the level with, say, Shaun Of The Dead if only it had a little thing called likeable characters instead of bunch of assholes. Oh well.
Attack The Block at IMDb
LITTLE FOCKERS (2010)0 comments Posted by EdWood at 19:10
Directed by Paul Weitz
Starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Jessica Alba, Owen Wilson, Harvey Keitel
Ugh, the logical third step: kids. The first film, Meet The Parents was very funny and even the sequel, Meet The Fockers scraped by but two times was the limit for this franchise. The formula has tiredly been stretched to the next inevitable step and honestly how many fucking times is De Niro's suspicious father-in-law gonna close Stiller outside the goddamn circle of trust? Delivers some little laughs but really when you start adding kids to the mix, you've cashed in your last chip. And not a very good chip at that.
Little Fockers at IMDb
Thursday, November 1, 2012
AOKIGAHARA - SUICIDE FOREST (2010)0 comments Posted by EdWood at 21:43
While this short documentary isn't the kind of thing I'd normally bring up, it sincerely stopped me in my tracks and I felt it had to be shared.
The Aokigahara forest in Japan is a gruesomely notorious place for being a favored destination to people who want to commit suicide. Every year approx 50 to 100 bodies are discovered in the forest. Aokigahara is the second most popular place in the world for suicides right after The Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.
_BE WARNED_! This documentary features some graphic images of corpses.
(for subtitles, hit the close captions logo, [CC], on the bottom edge of the video)
There is also an alternate version, which informs at the end that the guy in the yellow tent was in fact removed later that day by an ambulance and had been surviving in the forest for two months with nothing but liquids.


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"Supposedly, the cabinet documents contained data about Afghanistan. Big deal," Peter Worthington scoffs in the Toronto Sun. "It's a challenge to imagine anything about our role in Afghanistan that could be damaging."
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Maxime Bernier has resigned as foreign affairs minister, after he acknowledged leaving sensitive government documents out in the open -- apparently at his former girlfriend's home.
Sources told CTV News the documents included classified information for last April's NATO summit in Romania. One sensitive document contained details about NATO's military strategy in Afghanistan.
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It's Official: John And Elizabeth Edwards Will Not Endorse In Prez Race
By Greg Sargent - May 5, 2008, 6:20PM
John and Elizabeth Edwards have finally made their endorsement plans -- or lack of them -- official.
On the eve of potentially decisive voting in Indiana and North Carolina, with political tensions at white-hot levels, John and Elizabeth revealed all in an interview with People magazine, of all outlets.
The news in the interview is that they confirmed they will not endorse either candidate in the presidential race, because they are "saving their political capital for their own causes -- his, fighting poverty; hers, fighting for universal health care," reports, um, People mag.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 14 (Reuters) - Former U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse fellow Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, a campaign spokeswoman said, giving a big boost to the Illinois senator in his effort to rally the party around his bid for the White House.
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OSLO — Canada will be probed on suspicion of violating rules for registering greenhouse gases that are the mainstay of a UN-led fight against global warming, official documents show.
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In an interview published by the French newspaper Le Monde on the weekend, Michaëlle Jean said she intends to speak about the importance of Canadian francophones who live outside Quebec when she meets with President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday.
"There are a million of them out there fighting to save their language and their culture," said Ms. Jean, who is in France to underline the significance of this year's 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City.
"And I will tell President Sarkozy, 'Look beyond Quebec,'" she said.
That prompted an angry outburst by Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe, who dismissed Ms. Jean and the monarchy she represents as "ridiculous."
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OTTAWA–Ottawa's financial watchdog says she won't go along with draft government rules that she says would undermine the independence of officers of Parliament like herself.
Auditor-General Sheila Fraser found allies yesterday who condemned the Conservative proposal, which could mean that Parliament's officers must vet their public statements through a wing of the Prime Minister's Office, as an unprecedented attack on the independence of the officers, who are supposed to work at arm's length.
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Vice President-elect Joe Biden, in his first interview since the election, says the economy is in worse shape than imagined and that turning it around will require a second stimulus package of up to $700 billion.
"The economy is in much worse shape than we thought it was in," Biden said in an interview scheduled to air Sunday on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
"The single most important thing we have to do as a new administration, to have - to be able to have impact on all of the other things we want to do, from foreign policy to domestic policy, is we've got to begin to stem this bleeding here and begin to stop the loss of jobs in the creation of jobs," Biden continued.
Biden said the goal in the short term is to keep the economy from "absolutely tanking," according to excerpts of the interview posted online on Friday. He told Stephanopoulos that he has spoken with Republican and Democratic members of Congress about another stimulus package.
"There is going to be real significant investment," Biden said. "Whether it's $600 billion or more, or $700 billion, the clear notion is, it's a number no one thought about a year ago."
Biden also explains his role in the transition, as well as his plans after taking office, according to teases about the interview on abc.com. He discusses the future of Guantanamo Bay, Vice President Dick Cheney and his discussions with Sen. Hillary Clinton and President Clinton about the State Department nomination.
The interview touched on some of the lighter sides of Biden's time as vice president-elect, too. Biden will be adding another puppy to the German shepherd he recently brought to bring with him to Washington, D.C. next month.
"So I wanted a German shepherd and we're going to get a pound dog, which my wife wants," Biden said, noting that they're hoping for a Golden Retriever.
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No, Biden said - his family always had "pound animals," including a "pound cat."
Biden's selection of the German shepherd puppy a couple of weeks ago from a breeder in Chester County, Penn. drew criticism from animal rights activists, especially following reports a few days later that the breeder was cited for violations.
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Racebricks adds Herbert to 2006 racing family LINCOLNTON, N.C. (Dec. 27, 2005) -- Racebricks Collectibles announced its sponsorship plans Monday, providing Doug Herbert and the Snap-on Tools Top Fuel team with a major associate sponsorship deal, ...
Racebricks adds Herbert to 2006 racing family
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (Dec. 27, 2005) -- Racebricks Collectibles announced its sponsorship plans Monday, providing Doug Herbert and the Snap-on Tools Top Fuel team with a major associate sponsorship deal, it was announced Monday by Racebricks CEO Marty Yacoobian.
Racebricks has extended its primary sponsorship deal with veteran Funny Car favorite Gary Densham through the 2006 season as well.
"After a very fast start in NASCAR, becoming an officially licensed product and working with a bunch of teams over there, Gary Densham provided us with a great entry into the NHRA drag racing marketplace and its rapidly-growing fan base," Yacoobian said. "We were so happy to see this area develop for us because my true love is NHRA. Gary is so likable and he did a great job for us and now we're adding Doug Herbert to the equation. It's a real thrill."
Densham and Herbert will share more than an affiliation with Racebricks, which manufactures three-dimensional, laser-etched racecars inside illuminated glass bricks. Densham and his Racebricks team will now benefit from the use of Snap-on Tools, and the veteran duo will pit side-by-side and share a double sized hospitality area at selected races for guests of both Snap-on Tools and Racebricks.
Snap-on Tools has provided Herbert with major sponsorship for more than a decade and will remain the primary sponsor for at least another three years. With eight NHRA victories to his name, Herbert is hoping the additional sponsor will help guide him into winner's circle more often.
"Marty is on-the-gas at all times," the 37-year-old Herbert said. "He's always got something going on and he's a very positive individual. He worked together with my crew chief, Wayne Dupuy, in the past on Darrell Russell's car when Marty owned Bilstein Engine Flush so it already feels like he's been a longtime friend of the team.
"He recently flew out to our shop here in Lincolnton (N.C.) and by the end of the day we had a deal in place. He wants to win the championship as much as we do and we really feel like his involvement with the team will help us reach the elite level of the sport. We showed how close we were last year after Wayne joined us in St. Louis. Only Tony Schumacher scored more points than us down the stretch so we know we can contend."
Densham -- a veteran Funny Car driver with eight national event wins -- said he was happy the extension was announced early. The team, he said, has been working to ensure the team is ready for a great performance in the season-opening event in Pomona.
"Obviously we're thrilled that Marty has enough faith in us to extend this deal," Densham, a 59-year-old from Bellflower, Calif., said. "I think our team came a long way last year after starting the season with nothing and none of it would have been possible without Marty's help. Hopefully we'll get him a few wins this time through and we'll keep that cash register ringing over there at Racebricks.com.
"It's a real kick to join the Snap-on team. They've been around a long time, and they've been with Doug a long time also, so we'll do our best to represent them well. I look forward to spending some time with their people all around the country."
Herbert and Yacoobian were formally introduced at the Denver race in 2005. Racebricks already has a Doug Herbert design for sale, touting last year's Snap-on Tools 85th Anniversary paint scheme, and plans several more special designs in 2006.
Densham and Herbert will have similar paint schemes on their trailers and racecars, which will be unveiled before Pomona. They will continue to share a merchandise trailer that will be stocked with Racebricks for each national event. Currently, Racebricks sells collectables of Herbert, Densham, Whit Bazemore, John Force, Ron Capps, and Gary Scelzi. Their next addition will be the U.S. Army dragster of Tony Schumacher.
"I'm happy to welcome Gary and his wife Joanne to our Snap-on family," Herbert said. "They'll fit in great with us and I know the Snap-on dealers and customers across the U.S. will love them. So many of us have grown up watching Gary Densham and he's always been a cool dude."
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Updates on staff efforts to map the extent of, and to develop a response to, the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom
March 1, 2012
Staff from the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County conducted a survey at the Sudden Valley Golf Course, with a representative from the Sudden Valley Community Association, after receiving a call from a watershed resident who had seen clam shells on the fairway that had been predated on by birds. Staff discovered several native mussel shells but saw no evidence of any Asian clams at that site.
February 29, 2012
Staff met with a dive team from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to discuss options for conducting dive surveys to map the extent of the Asian clam infestation in the lake. WDFW divers conducted two preliminary surveys in Basin 1 of Lake Whatcom to aid in the development of a dive survey protocol for the lake.
February 28, 2012
Staff conducted a shoreline survey at a property located in Basin 1 after being contacted by a Lake Whatcom resident. Staff were not able to confirm the presence of Asian clams at this location due to wave action and low water temperature but plan to return later in the season.
February 7, 2012
City staff were invited to give a brief update on invasive species prevention efforts and the proposed boat inspection program for Lake Whatcom at the Geneva Neighborhood Association meeting. This meeting gave staff the opportunity to field questions from residents interested in learning more about the Asian clam infestation and proposed efforts for preventing additional introductions.
January 12, 2012
Staff conducted shoreline surveys for Asian clams at Dellesta Point. Surveys were conducted at two residential properties as well as at the community boat launch. While no Asian clams were discovered at any of the survey sites, these surveys gave staff a great opportunity to engage members of this community in invasive species prevention efforts.
December 8, 2011
Staff conducted a shoreline survey at North Point Park in Sudden Valley. Asian clams were present at this site. Staff also conducted a snorkel survey near the Sudden Valley Marina but only found 2 Asian clams at this location despite the large area that was covered. It appears that the Sudden Valley Marina is not a point of introduction and that the clams have most likely spread south from the Lakewood/WWU site.
December 6, 2011
The Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District invited us to do another demonstration at Sofield Park for District Commissioners and staff. We were also joined by two City Council members as well as staff from the Sudden Valley Community Association. This field trip offered public officials and staff the opportunity to observe staff demonstrating field survey techniques, to ask questions, and to wade out into the water and collect clams. As the weather gets warmer, staff will organize additional field trips for those who are interested in getting a firsthand look at this aquatic invasive species in Lake Whatcom.
December 5, 2011
Staff gave an update to the Lake Whatcom Joint Policy Group on Asian clam response efforts to date including an update on surveys being conducted in the watershed and flow predictions made using a lake flow model that was presented to staff in mid-November. Staff also updated the group on some of the challenges that were discussed at the 100th Meridian Initiative - Columbia River Basin Team and the Washington Invasive Species Council meetings.
December 1, 2011
Staff were invited down to Olympia to give a presentation to the Washington Invasive Species Council on the current status of the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom. The presentation focused mainly on the Asian clam infestation but also provided the Council with an update on our recently released Aquatic Invasive Species Action Plan for Lake Whatcom that was reviewed by Council staff. The meeting also provided staff with an opportunity to hear an update on the Washington Invasive Species Council work plan accomplishments for 2011 and goals for 2012.
November 15, 2011
Staff met with two Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commissioners at the Sofield Park site in Sudden Valley to demonstrate Asian clam field survey techniques and to discuss options for aquatic invasive species prevention. Staff will conduct another field site visit in early December for other interested public officials and staff.
November 9, 2011
Staff from the City of Bellingham and the Whatcom County Noxious Weed Board attended the 100th Meridian Initiative - Columbia River Basin Team meeting in Vancouver, Washington. City staff were invited to give a presentation on the current status and lessons learned from the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom. The meeting was attended by aquatic invasive species representatives from the federal level as well as from Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia. While much of the meeting focused on regional efforts to prevent the spread of zebra/quagga mussels to the Columbia River Basin, other region-specific aquatic invasive species challenges were also discussed. This meeting gave local staff the opportunity to learn about aquatic invasive species prevention and management efforts occurring throughout the region while also allowing us to share aquatic invasive species prevention and response efforts occurring in Whatcom County.
November 7, 2011
Staff updated the Lake Whatcom Joint Policy Group on the current status of efforts to map the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom.
November 1, 2011
Staff returned to the Sudden Valley site, Sofield Park, that had been surveyed on October 27 to map the extent of the infestation at that location. Staff continued to find Asian clams as they surveyed the shoreline north of Sofield Park for approximately 200 feet. Substrate in this area was predominately sandy with some small cobble. South of the Park, the substrate became more rocky/large cobble and there were fewer clams present. There was some evidence of predation on clam shells in the area which appears to be heavily used by waterfowl. More surveying needs to be done south of the Park toward the Sudden Valley Marina to determine whether these colonies are connected.
October 27-31, 2011
Staff continued to conduct shoreline surveys in Basin 3 and Basin 1 after being contacted by Lake Whatcom residents. Staff found no clams present at a lakefront property located north of the Wildwood Resort. A survey conducted along lakefront property located adjacent to the Sudden Valley Marina was positive for Asian clams. Three additional surveys were conducted in Basin 1 along Northshore Drive. Two sites were negative for Asian clams, most likely due to the silty substrate. The third site, located closer to Bloedel Donovan, was positive for Asian clams.
October 24-25, 2011
Staff presented recommendations for a Lake Whatcom Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program to the City and County Councils. Staff also gave an update on the extent of the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom and Whatcom County to date.
Figure 7: Sites surveyed prior to October 25, 2011 (Green = No clams present, Red = Asian clams present).
October 17-21, 2011
City and County staff met with diving personnel to discuss diving protocols to assist in mapping the extent of the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom. Staff made contact with Asian clam experts and diving personnel from UC Davis and the Fund for Lake George to discuss diving protocols and lessons learned from their experiences responding to Asian clam infestations in Lake Tahoe and Lake George, respectively.
City and County staff featured in a KVOS Newsview Extra on the Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom. Staff explained the differences between Asian clams and native mussels and requested that residents with lakefront property at Lake Whatcom and other Whatcom County waterbodies keep a lookout for Asian clams on their beaches and in shallow water on their property.
Residents are asked to contact email@example.com or phone: (360)778-7965 to request a site visit from staff.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell asks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer their assistance in responding to the recently discovered Asian clam infestations in Lake Whatcom, Whatcom Creek, and Lake Padden.
10/20/2011 | Cantwell seeks federal action on Asian clams found in Whatcom County waters | Bellingham Herald
Figure 6: Asian clams discovered at Wildwood on October 19, 2011
City and County staff also conducted a survey at the Wildwood Resort at the south end of Lake Whatcom. Staff discovered several areas infested with Asian clams along the Wildwood shoreline. Initial observations indicate that the size of the population at Wildwood is similar to the populations present at the hotspots at the Bloedel Donovan swimming area and the Lakewood/WWU Facility.
October 10-14, 2011
Staff presented the Aquatic Invasive Species Action Plan to the City Council, the County Council, and the Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District Commission. Staff also gave an update on efforts to map the Asian clam infestation to date. Asian clams were also discovered in other area waterbodies including Whatcom Creek and Lake Padden. The extent of the infestation in those two waterbodies is to be determined. County staff also conducted a preliminary survey of Lake Samish but did not find any Asian clams at the locations surveyed.
October 1-7, 2011
Presented to the Lake Whatcom Joint Policy Group on October 3, 2011. Conducted surveys along north shore of Lake Whatcom including: 2 residences, the Shipp Property (at Olsen Creek), and the beach located at the North Shore Trailhead. Staff also conducted surveys at Sudden Valley at the marina and the AM/PM Beach. No clams were discovered at any of the sites along the north shore or at the AM/PM Beach. Live clams were found at the Sudden Valley Marina.
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Figure 5: Sites surveyed between September 27-30, 2011
(Green = No clams present, Red = Asian clams present, Yellow = shells present but no live clams).
September 30, 2011
City staff held a conference call with Allen Pleus, the Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator for Washington State and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pleus called to get an update on the infestation and was able to answer staff questions regarding Asian clam impacts to water supply infrastructure and potential response strategies.
Figures 3 and 4: Staff conducting Asian clam survey at Lakewood/WWU Facility
City and County staff continued to conduct beach and shoreline surveys in Basins 2 and 3. Asian clams were located in Basin 3. Surveys conducted at Lakewood turned up a substantial number of live clams at several locations along the shoreline with many clams found buried beneath the sediment. Samples were collected and locations of surveyed sites were recorded using a GPS unit.
Upon completion of the survey, City and County staff returned to Basin 1 to check for clams below the sediment. Staff were able to find a considerable number of live clams below the sediment in the swimming area at Bloedel Donovan Park. Staff were also able to confirm the presence of Asian clams at the beach where the initial sample was collected by the resident from Basin 1.
Figures 1 and 2: Staff sieving and swimming to look for Asian clams at Bloedel Donovan
September 29, 2011
Staff gave an update to the Interjurisdictional Coordinating Team (ICT) on the preliminary findings from surveys and from the literature review.
City and County staff continued communication with representatives from the WDFW, Washington Invasive Species Council, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Washington State Department of Ecology to discuss preliminary findings and potential response strategies.
September 27, 2011
City and County staff began conducting beach and shoreline surveys in Basin 1. Asian clams were located at two of the three sites surveyed, including the swimming area at Bloedel Donovan Park. Initial surveys turned up mostly shells. Staff collected samples and recorded the location of surveyed sites using a GPS unit.
September 26, 2011
City and County staff introduced the Lake Whatcom Aquatic Invasive Species Action Plan to City Council and informed the City Council that there is a confirmed Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom. Council were informed that City and County staff would be conducting shoreline surveys to determine the extent of the infestation and potential impacts to the City's intake.
September 19-23, 2011
City staff began contacting aquatic invasive species peronnel from the WDFW, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Washington State Department of Ecology to gather information on the potential impacts that might result from an Asian clam infestation in Lake Whatcom.
City staff began a more detailed review of the literature to gather information on the impacts that Asian clams have on ecosystems, recreation, and water supply infrastructure as well as response strategies currently being implemented in infested waterbodies.
September 19, 2011
Sgt. Klein contacted City staff to confirm that the clams collected by the resident from Basin 1 were Asian clams.
September 17, 2011
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers conducted a demonstration boat inspection station at Bloedel Donovan Park. During the event, a resident from Basin 1 approached WDFW officers and City and County staff with a sample of unidentified mollusks that he had collected from his beach. WDFW enforcement officer Sgt. Carl Klein was able to field verify that the unidentified mollusks were Asian clams, Corbicula fluminea. Sgt. Klein took the clams back with him to Olympia where they could be verified by WDFW personnel.
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It was only last week I was applauding the amount of quality male cosplay on display. This week? The men are shook. They're either in hiding or just taking the week off.
Disappointing for those who like a good bit of the usual male staples, like Team Fortress and Assassin's Creed, but on the bright side, the ladies this week are doing their best to make up for it.
While some of these might be a little too photoshopped for my liking - a little is OK to set the mood, but too much defeats the whole point of cosplay - others, like the Guild Wars 2 masterpiece you'll see below, are simply incredible.
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According to Google's new n-gram tool, when researching history, words count.
By analyzing over 500 billion words from 5.2 million books in Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, and Spanish, the n-gram tool allows users to track the usage of words from 1500AD onwards. The implications of this tool in terms of historical and cultural research are just beginning to come to light. In the article "Quantitative Analysis of Culture Using Millions of Digitized Books," Jean-Baptiste Michel and his fellow researchers suggest that Google's n-gram can be used to track the emergence of diseases, state censorship and the relative "celebrity" of a given person.
There is no doubt that the n-gram is, and will continue to be, an extremely useful tool in historical inquiry. However, there are some limitations that need to be addressed.
Firstly, the Google n-gram is limited in regards to language. Most of the collected works are written in English. Although this is helpful for me (an Anglophone student from Canada), some of the world's most spoken languages, like Arabic and Hindi, are not even present in the database.
Furthermore, as Jean-Baptiste Michel notes, the Google n-gram tool simply measures the frequency of words within books, and books alone. Therefore, other publications like newspapers, and academic journal articles are marginalized from each search. The impact of this becomes quite clear when you compare n-gram searches on Google, and an n-gram search that browses through local newspaper clippings like the site, Mining the Dispatch. On Mining the Dispatch, users are able to see the relative frequency of fugitive slave ads that made it into the local Richmond newspaper during the Civil War. Because of its larger scope, and inability to browse through newspapers, this kind of historical deduction cannot be made through Google's n-gram.
There is no doubt that the n-gram is, and will continue to be, an extremely useful tool in historical inquiry. However, there are some limitations that need to be addressed.
Firstly, the Google n-gram is limited in regards to language. Most of the collected works are written in English. Although this is helpful for me (an Anglophone student from Canada), some of the world's most spoken languages, like Arabic and Hindi, are not even present in the database
I think it's also important to note that language, although an important (and often forgotten) indication of culture is certainly not the only one. As historians know, geography, religion and class, all play a critical role in shaping the thoughts, actions and mindsets of a given people. Language is only one small piece of what makes us who we are.
Indeed, Canada, the United States, and the UK, may all be English speaking nations, but we have very different cultures. Just to prove this point, I decided to gauge the relative frequencies of three major sports: baseball, hockey, and football. From 1900-2008, the frequency of hockey was dismal compared to football and baseball. However, this was a search that took into account all English books written during the designated period. I imagine if I were to search a corpus containing only Canadian books, hockey would be mentioned far more frequently..
But more than that, words themselves are limited.
Think about Twitter. Depending on the words we choose to use in our hashtags, our statuses are more searchable. Similarly, if we tweet about a topic that's trending, what we say is viewed by a larger audience. But what if we don't use the right words to categorize what we're saying? What if we type in an extra "s" or add an apostrophe where it doesn't belong? But more pertinent than that, what if we say one thing, and mean another?
My previous example with sports provides an interesting example. In English, the word "football" can either mean soccer, or American football. In my search, this discrepancy wasn't accounted for. Therefore, any mention of the word "football," whether that book was actually talking about soccer or American football, was nonetheless counted. And therein lies another problem with Google's n-gram: the tool gives us no sense of context.
And for the historian, context is king.
An old Chinese proverb claims that, "If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words."
After playing around with the Google n-gram, and uncovering its uses, I think this is extremely accurate. However, words are only one investigative tool in the proverbial historical tool-belt that can be used to understand history and culture.
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Bart Ehrman argues that the gospel texts are not historically reliable beginning with this analogy:
It is [oral circulation] that causes special problems for historians who want to know what actually happened in the life of Jesus. We don't have written records from his own day, only later accounts written by people who had heard the stories that had been in circulation for so many years. What happens, though, to stories as they circulate by word of mouth? Did you, or your kids, ever play the party game telephone? Kids all sit in a circle, one kid whispers a story to the one sitting next to her, who tells it to the one next to her, and so on, around the circle, until it comes back to the first kid—and by then it's a different story. (If it weren't a different story every time, it would be a pretty pointless game to play.)—Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code, p.115
(He's made similar arguments in other books and debates.)
But is this a good model for understanding oral transmission? Can we expect that the text that goes into such a model will always or usually diverge in the same way that the text passed from child to child will diverge?


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The Colts are changing things up. According to Mike Silver of NFL Network, Trent Richardson will be benched, handing the starting running back job back over to Donald Brown. It's like that trade with the Browns never happened!
Richardson has failed to bring the running game that Indianapolis so desperately wanted when it gave up a first-round pick for him. The Colts gave him enough touches when he first joined the team, but Richardson did nothing with them. He hasn't topped 60 rushing yards in a game this season, and currently holds a 2.9 yards per carry average. It was like using Leroy Hoard as a starter.
With two losses in the last three games—and only 19 total points in those defeats—Indianapolis could no longer deny Brown. He hasn't been outrageously better, but he doesn't fall over after three yards. Brown can catch passes like Richardson, so Andrew Luck won't lose an option on plays. Richardson will still contribute to the offense, but at a significantly diminished level.
The weirdest part is that general manager Mike Lombardi and the Browns look like geniuses by shipping Richardson. Now, the received first-round pick has to be used on someone worthwhile to find out if Cleveland really got away with a steal, but for now, Browns fans can comfortably deal with a running game of signed-off-the-street Willis McGahee and fullback Chris Ogbonnaya—as opposed to Richardson—while browsing mock drafts.
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Kevin Clash is not without his supporters.
A former boyfriend of the puppeteer, who provided the voice of Elmo on Sesame Street for nearly three decades before resigning last week after being targeted in two lawsuits alleging that he engaged in sexual activity with minors, objects to how he feels Clash is being portrayed in the wake of the scandal.
"Kevin is not a villain," Jason Murray, a 29-year-old teacher who dated Clash in 2004, exclusively tells E! News. "Yes, he had an affinity for younger men, but what successful [straight] man doesn't have an affinity for younger women? It's the same thing, gay or not."
Clash, 52, acknowledged that he is gay earlier this month when 24-year-old Sheldon Stephens came forward to claim that he was 16 when he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with Clash. Via his attorney, Stephens recanted his claims the following day, saying they had "an adult consensual relationship."
Two other men, Cecil Singleton and one going by John Doe, then sued Clash for damages, claiming in separate lawsuits that they engaged in sexual activity with the children's television star while they were underage.
Clash has denied engaging in any illegal activity and his attorney has said that both suits are without merit.
Murray, who says he was 21 when he met Clash at a gay club in Manhattan, told us that, while he is no longer in contact with his ex, he's happy to defend him.
"Does he prey on these guys? In my heart I don't believe that," Murray says, reiterating his opinion that liking younger men in general doesn't make Clash a bad guy.
"I think it's like Hugh Hefner, he dates younger women," he says. "Kevin likes younger guys." But, "I am reading the news and all the negative stuff. I don't see it. He had a good heart."


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Hello Abra,
My own opinion is that the more noticeable idioms are difficult for beginners to use actively in any language, because it is not easy to learn the contexts in which they are likely to occur without extensive exposure to the language.
Caricatures of "foreigners" in fiction, etc. often include a misuse of idioms perhaps caricatures in your own first language too. Over-use of idioms can be another problem.
But I think if you concentrate on learning to recognise and understand idioms in newspapers, magazines, etc., you will also gradually learn the contexts in which they are used, and develop an ear for them. So I would take a realistic but not pessimistic view.
(Other members may have other opinions, of course!)
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In Mumbai, it is now apparent that the terrorists that struck the hotels and other sites, killed nearly 200, tortured Jewish prisoners before putting them to death, and threw around hand grenades indiscriminately, were not your grandparents terrorists.
Because the Indian police captured one terrorist alive and a wealth of material and forensic evidence, we know several facts about the Mumbai terrorists:
–The surviving terrorist has told authorities he and the others were trained in Pakistan by the Islamist militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
–The terrorists were well armed with modern, first-rate automatic weapons and hand grenades.
–They used every conceivable modern technology to assist them in their deadly task: cell phones, GPS, Blackberries, text messaging and other tools were found.
–They had prepared physically and mentally for a long siege. The dead terrorists are "beefy" well muscled men who seem to have worked out physically for months recently. There is some evidence that the terrorists used steroids.
–The susviving terrorist has spoken about mental and Islamic readiness and the fact that none of the terrorists had any fear of death.
–The terrorist, though Islamic fanatics, used cocaine, LSD and other drugs to assist them to stay awake and "one the edge." Syringes, paraphernalia, and steroids were found on some of the terrorists.
–At least one terrorist wore a shirt bearing the Versace logo; a kind of Muslim taboo. The use of the logo indicates that these men are unafraid to embrace what some Muslims consider "decadent."
The wearing of the "decadent" logo might seem a small, seemingly unimportant fact. But it could be evidence, combined with the drug use and other evidence, that these terrorist are unencumbered by any religious, cultural, moral or other restrictions.
A criminal psychologist schooled in terrorism told Peace and Freedom, "these are mad dogs off the leash."
This image taken from NDTV shows a man wearing a T-shirt with a "Versace" logo carrying an automatic weapon as he enters a train station in Mumbai, late November 26. The man, Ajmal Amir Kamal, 21, is being interrogated in a safe house in Mumbai, reports said.(AFP/NDTV/File)


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The Wall Street Journal has an important editorial today on how the financial "reform" bill being considered by Congress could help kill the angel investment industry in the United States.
Burying angels under new regulations would be part of a one‐two knock‐out blow for this group of more than 300,000 higher‐income Americans who invest directly into start‐up companies. The Obama administration's tax‐increase policies would be the other blow, as I testified to the Senate earlier this year.
Angels have played a crucial role in America's dynamic job‐creating economy over the decades. Policymakers would be absolutely crackers to screw up such a successful part of our innovation economy.


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The news from Angelina Jolie has spurred lots of reaction: Cheers, yes, but also awareness.
The fact that the Oscar-winning actress and director had the preventative double mastectomy - announced Tuesday in a New York Times piece - because of genetic information has put genetic testing in a new light.
The immediate problem is that when many people think "genetic testing," they also jump to the conclusion: "Too expensive, and my healthcare plan probably won't pay for it."
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It's also a bit mysterious: How can my background, and that of my family, help tell me what might lie in my future?
Both of those problems are being tackled head-on by technology companies. In the Bay Area, a Mountain View-based startup called 23andMe - co-founded by Sergey Brin's wife, Anne Wojcicki - offers genetic testing (and education) starting at 99 dollars. It's meant to help people learn about their genetic makeup, at a price that allows far more people to do so than ever before.
MORE: Cancer Survivors, Fellow Celebs Commend Jolie on Preventative Mastectomy
We're also seeing reaction from a company called Myriad Genetics. Based in Salt Lake City, Myriad says one of its products can be used in the genetic testing that Jolie had. As more attention comes to such testing, Myriad saw a jump in its stock price on Tuesday.
While it makes sense that most of the attention regarding Jolie's announcement will focus on breast cancer and its prevention, the issue of genetic testing is also getting a boost. Thanks to companies looking at new, high-tech ways to bring such testing to more people, this will likely be a helpful development.
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With its wealth of other attractions, Jordan's splendid Red Sea resort is often overlooked by modern-day visitors. But apart from being a delightful place for discerning holidaymakers, this is actually a great base from which to explore various places of interest in southern Jordan.
Aqaba is a fun place. It is a microcosm of all the good things Jordan has to offer, including a fascinating history with some outstanding sites, excellent hotels and activities, superb visitor facilities, good shopping, and welcoming, friendly people, who enjoy nothing more than making sure their visitors have a good time.
Aqaba is a great place to stay if you are planning to visit Wadi Rum. Day trips can easily be organized and, because the distance is short, you will have more time to spend at the site.
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From as far back as five and a half thousand years ago Aqaba has played an important role in the economy of the region. It was a prime junction for land and sea routes from Asia, Africa and Europe, a role it still plays today. Because of this vital function, there are many historic sites to be explored within the area, including what is believed to be the oldest purpose-built church in the world.
Aqaba International Airport is situated just 20 minutes from the town center and services regular flights from Amman as well as from several European cities. From the town center, the borders of Israel, Egypt's Sinai and Saudi Arabia are no more than a 30-minute drive.
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Linear and affine transformations
A linear transformation on a vector space is a function satisfying
where is an arbitrary scalar and are arbitrary vectors. Linear transformations always preserve the origin, send lines to lines, and preserve the relative distances of points along any given line. The image of parallel lines under a linear transformation is again parallel lines. However, linear transformations do not necessarily preserve angles between lines. Examples of linear transformations include
- rotation
- reflection
- scaling
- shear
Linear transformations are closed under composition and form a monoid with the identity function as the neutral element.
An affine transformation is a function of the form where is a linear transformation and is some vector. Affine transformations preserve all the same things as linear transformations, except that they do not necessarily send the origin to itself. Affine transformations include all the above examples, along with
- translation
Affine transformations are also closed under composition, and are used as the basis for all transformations in
diagrams. Note that using homogeneous coordinates, affine transformations can be seen as a certain subset of linear transformations in a vector space one dimension higher. (
diagrams used to actually use this approach for representing affine transformations, but no longer does.)
Inverse and transpose transformations
Any linear transformation in an n-dimensional space can be represented as an n-by-n matrix: in particular, the matrix whose nth column is the result of applying the transformation to the unit vector with a 1 as its nth entry and 0's everywhere else. For example,
[4 5] [6 2]
is the linear transformation that sends (1,0) to (4,6) and sends (0,1) to (5,2). It's easy to see that multiplying a matrix by such a unit vector picks out a column of the matrix, as I claimed. It's also not too hard to see that the matrix's action on any other vector is completely determined by linearity. Finally, of course, one can verify that matrix multiplication is, in fact, linear.
By the inverse of a linear map (note I use "linear transformation" and "linear map" interchangeably), we mean its inverse under composition: a transformation T^-1 such that TT^-1 = T^-1 T = id. We can also think about this in terms of matrices: the inverse of a matrix M is a matrix M^-1 such that MM^-1 = M^-1 M = I, the identity matrix (with ones along the diagonal and zeros everywhere else). One can check that (1) the identity matrix corresponds to the identity linear map, and (2) matrix multiplication corresponds to composition of linear maps. So these are really two different views of the same thing.
The *transpose* of a matrix (denoted M^T) is the matrix you get when you reflect all the entries about the main diagonal. For example, the transpose of
[4 5] [6 2]
[4 6] [5 2]
This is (usually) not the same as the inverse, as can be easily checked. Now, how can we interpret the transpose operation on matrices as an operation on linear maps? Of course, we can just say "the transpose of a linear map is defined to be the linear map corresponding to the transpose of its matrix representation". But I actually don't have any intuitive sense for what the transpose of a linear map IS in any more fundamental sense.
What we really want to think about is the *inverse transpose*, that is, the inverse of the transpose of a matrix, denoted M^-T. Suppose we have a vector v, and another vector p which is perpendicular to v. Now suppose we apply a linear map (represented by a matrix M) to the vector v, giving us a new vector v' = Mv. In general, Mp may NOT be perpendicular to Mv! Some linear maps such as rotations and uniform scales do preserve perpendicularity (if that's a word), but not all linear maps do: for example, the 2D linear map that scales all x-coordinates by 2 but leaves y-coordinates unchanged. But what if we want to obtain another vector perpendicular to v' ? For some reason that I don't really understand (although I should probably go try to understand it better), the thing to do is to multiply p not by M, but by the *inverse transpose* of M! That is: if v and p are perpendicular vectors, then so are Mv and (M^-T)p.
Now, if one has a matrix M it is easy to compute its transpose, and not too difficult to compute its inverse. However, in diagrams, given a transformation we *don't* have its matrix representation. Linear maps are represented more directly (and efficiently) as functions. We could generate a matrix by applying the transformation to basis vectors, but this is ugly, and converting a matrix back to a functional linear map is even uglier, and probably loses a lot of efficiency as well. What to do? We need to carry around enough extra information with each transformation so that we can extract the inverse transpose. We just have to make sure that this extra information is compositional, i.e. we know how to compose two transformations while preserving the extra information.
It's easy to see that (M^-1)^-1 = M = (M^T)^T (i.e. the inverse and transpose operations are involutions). It's not quite as obvious, but not too hard to show, that the inverse of the transpose is the same as the transpose of the inverse. Combining these facts, we see that for a given matrix M there are really only four matrices of interest: M, M^-1, M^T, and M^-T. We can arrange them conceptually in a square, thus:
Then taking the inverse corresponds to a L-R reflection, and taking the transpose corresponds to a U-D reflection. Given two such sets of four linear maps, it's not hard to work out how to compose them: just compose the elements pairwise (i.e. compose the inverse with the inverse, the transpose with the transpose, etc.), keeping in mind that the inverse and transpose compose in the reverse order whereas the regular transformation and the inverse transpose compose in the normal order.
So each transformation is actually a set of *four* linear maps. To take the inverse or transpose of a transformation just involves shuffling the linear maps around. Composition works as described above. We just have to specify these four linear maps by hand for each primitive transformation the library provides, which can be done by appealing to the matrix representation of the primitive transformation in question.
Transformations are defined in Graphics.Rendering.Diagrams.Transform (from the diagrams-core package). There are also more comments etc. there which may be helpful. First, we define *invertible* linear transformations:
data (:-:) u v = (u :-* v) :-: (v :-* u)
That is, a linear transformation paired with its inverse. We always carry around an inverse transformation along with every transformation. All the functions for constructing primitive transformations also construct an inverse, and when two transformations are composed their inverses are also composed (in the reverse order). Note that the :-* type is from the vector-space package. Don't worry about how it is implemented (actually I don't even know).
Then an (affine) Transformation is defined as follows:
data Transformation v = Transformation (v :-: v) (v :-: v) v
There are three parts here. The first (v :-: v) is the normal transformation (the linear part of it, i.e. without translation) paired with its inverse. The second (v :-: v) is the *transpose* and *inverse transpose*. The transpose of a linear transformation is just the transpose of its matrix.


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FACFE:Fellow: American College of Forensic Examiners
CChem, FRSC Chartered Chemist and Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry (London)
FAIC Fellow: American Institute of Chemists
CPC, CChE Certified Professional Chemist,
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National Certification Commission in Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering
CFEI:Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator
(Advanced Training), National Certification Board,
National Association of Fire Investigators
DABFE:Diplomate: American Board of Forensic Examiners
DABFET: Diplomate: American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology
Editor-In-Chief: Harry's Cosmeticology, 9th Ed., Chemical Publishing Company (2015)
Editor-in-Chief: North and Latin America- EuroCosmetics Magazine (Germany)
Center for Dermal Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Professional Summary
Expert has over 30 years of industrial and academic of experience in the field of chemistry and chemical engineering. He has consulted with hundreds of corporations involved in the development, optimization, technical marketing and quality control of new and existing consumer, household, medical and industrial products. Expert is experienced in products liability, personal injury, criminal and intellectual property cases. These include, but are not limited to: consumer and household products as well as industrial products and processes. He has worked with numerous law firms and insurance companies in both plaintiff and defense cases as a consulting and testifying expert in both state and Federal courts.
Expert's background includes: fires, explosions, accident reconstruction, hazardous chemicals, toxic exposures, chemical exposures, chemical burns, uncovering safer alternatives and training in courtroom procedures. He also has advanced training as a nationally certified fire and explosion investigator and is skilled at determining the origin and cause of fires, explosions and arson relating to flammable liquids, gases & solids as well as aerosol fires. Expert is also experienced in products liability issues and complex litigation relative to safety in design, formulation, packaging and handling, warnings and instructions and labels.
As an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry for 15 years, Expert trained the senior firefighters of New York City and surrounding cities in a course he designed on Fire Chemistry, Hazardous Chemicals and Fire Extinguishing Methods.
Expert is a former member of the Fire Science & Technology Educators Section of the National Fire Protection Association and a Senior Member of the National Fire Protection Association He has taken training at the National Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Training Program and the National Seminar on Fire Analysis Litigation. His experience and training includes NFPA 921, the peer reviewed, accepted scientific standard of the fire protection industry. Expert has also taken several programs in Advanced Training in the Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Science & Technology Program co-sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and the National Association of Fire Investigators (2005, 2011).
His Professional Certifications include being a nationally certified Professional Chemist and Professional Chemical Engineer. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, a Board Certified Forensic Examiner, a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology and a Nationally certified fire and explosion investigator. He is a past Executive Advisor to the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology. Meyer is a past member of the Executive Advisory Board of the Knovel Corporation, where he was responsible for guiding selection of science and engineering book content for hundreds of corporations, the U.S. patent office and the Royal Society of Chemistry (London). Expert was selected as a Vaaler Awards judge for 2003 by Chemical Processing Magazine. The awards competition honors products that improved operations or lowered costs for the chemical processing industry.
Expert serves as Editor-in-Chief for North and Latin America for EuroCosmetics Magazine (Germany) and is Editor-in-Chief of the 2,600 page book on the cosmetic industry, Harry's Cosmeticology, 9th Edition www.harryscosmeticology.com. Meyer served for six years as Chief Scientific Advisor & Director of Technical Programming for United Business Media's HBA Global Technical Conference and Expo, the largest health and beauty conference & expo in the United States. He has been the Chairman and Organizer of the Annual HBA Global Expo Safety, Regulatory and Certification Summit since 2006- a series of major international technical conferences covering the impact of global Regulations on the personal care and cosmetic industry. Expert also serves as Book Series Editor for Elsevier Publishing's Personal Care and Cosmetic Technology Series. Meyer is a member of the Center for Dermal Research at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Expert is a past Vice President of the Association of Consulting Chemists and Chemical Engineers and on its Executive Board of Directors. He is a voting member of several Standards-Making Committees of the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM). These committees include: halogenated organic solvents, fire- extinguishing agents, fire standards, industrial chemicals, and hazard potential of chemicals. He also serves on several other ASTM committees including: forensic sciences, occupational health and safety, consumer products, hazardous substances, and industrial chemicals. Expert has extensive experience in the preparation and analysis of Material Safety Data Sheets, as well as the filing of Regulatory Applications for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Litigation Support Experience
Meyer's technical product litigation experience includes, but is not limited to:
Products Liability, Chemical Technology, Accident Reconstruction, Fires & Explosions, Hazardous Chemicals, Household and Industrial Products, Safety in Design & Formulation, Safer Alternatives & Safety in Packaging and Handling; Chemical Burns & Toxic Exposures; Technical Aspects of Warnings, Instructions and Labels; Personal Care & Cosmetic Products; Hair Relaxers, slips & falls, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry & Material Properties, Product & Process Issues, OSHA Regulations, Codes & Standards, Intellectual Property Management, including patent analysis/infringement as well as trade secret litigation and CJ matters.
M.S.Chemical Engineering: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (1966). Developed color toners for three- dimensional Xerox process under grant from Naval Weapons Test Laboratory.
B.S.Chemical Engineering: Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (1964).
John Zink Burner School: burner design, combustion in fired heaters; flare
design & operation, furnace operation
National Fire, Arson & Explosion Investigation Training Program
National Seminar on Fire Analysis Litigation
Skin Care Science for the Cosmetic Chemist
Expert Testimony in Litigation, Law Seminars International Training in Courtroom procedures.
National Advanced Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Science and Technology Program
Global Perspectives on Environmental Risk, Allen & Overy LLP, Continuuing Legal Education Program
National Advanced Fire, Arson and Explosion Investigation Training Program
New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists Rheology Symposium, Liberty Science Center
Professional Experience
Interactive Consulting, Inc.
East Norwich, N.Y. 11732
Position: President
Expert serves as expert witness for attorneys and insurance companies (both plaintiff & defense) in chemistry and chemical engineering technology and their application to consumer and industrial products relative to product development, safety and intellectual property issues. His expertise incudes, but is not limited to: fires, explosions, hazardous chemicals, chemical burns and toxic exposures.
Expert also consults for the cosmetic, personal care, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical areas. These include, for example, the application of fundamental polymer and surface chemistry principles to a wide variety of market development & technological issues associated with the Specialty Chemicals & Allied Industries. He conducts corporate training in mind map technology, runs ideation/brainstorming sessions, does technical marketing, customized technology and market research, technology transfer and professional technical writing/editing. Expert served as Chief Scientific Advisor and Director of Technical Symposia for United Business Media's HBA Global Expo, and was responsible for the design and organization of all technical conference programs for six years which included speaker recruitment and assessment, evaluation and editing of technical presentations of approximately 100 speakers each year and management of the technical conference program which drew approximately 1,000 attendees each year.
Expert has also been the Designer and Organizer of HBA's Annual International Safety, Regulatory and Certification Summit Conference Programs. Expert served on the Executive Advisory Board of the Knovel Corporation where he was responsible for providing content guidance for hundreds of corporations, the U.S. Patent Office and the Royal Society of Chemistry (London).
Union Carbide Corporation
Boundbrook, N.J.
Position: Development Scientist
Provided technical support and problem solving for POLYOX Water Soluble Resin: poly (ethylene oxide).
Developed aqueous lubricant to replace diesel fuel used in manufacture of bricks. Conducted research on water- soluble polymers as lubricants.
Managed a one-year safety program for 60 scientists and engineers. Trained 24 instructors who ran monthly safety awareness seminars on handling hazardous chemicals and equipment. Responsible for site laboratory facility safety issues.
Prepared Material Safety Data Sheets and technical literature describing chemical products and hazards. Set up a computer-generated MSDS for product formulations containing multiple hazardous chemical components. Consultant on "Rapid Water" fire extinguishing system used by New York City Fire Department.
Responsible for chemical/equipment safety aspects of laboratory facilities including review of Material Safety Data Sheets.
Responsible for safety protection in loud noise, taconite dust environments at temperatures from –30 degrees F. Set up and supervised thermoplastic polymer processing laboratory and insured safe operation.
Developed poly (acrylamide) and poly (ethylene oxide) flocculants and coagulants for the separation of suspended particulates in process wastes associated with industrial wastewater treatment. Conducted extensive field and lab trial development programs for coagulants and flocculants in phosphate mining waste reclamation and coal wastes. Developed taconite ore binders for use in iron ore pelletizing processes.
Union Carbide Corporation, Tarrytown, N.Y.
Position: Project Scientist
Conducted research on fuel combustion and developed additives for increasing fuel combustion efficiency. Consulted on effect of silicone surfactants as flame-retardants for polyurethane foam.
Union Carbide Corporation, Tonawanda, N.Y.; Tarrytown, N.Y.
Position: Research Engineer
Developed aqueous film-forming fire-fighting foam widely used by military and civilians for airplane crash fires. Conducted applied research in silicone surface-active agents.
Academic Experience
Adjunct Professor, Chemistry Dept. Westchester Community College, Valhalla, N.Y.
Designed and taught a Fire Science, Fire Chemistry, Chemical Hazard and Toxicology course. Instructed senior professional firefighters of New York City and surrounding cities in hazardous chemical technology of flammable, toxic and explosive chemicals. Taught physics and chemistry of modern fire extinguishing methods including: AF-3 aqueous film forming foam, low and high expansion foam; Halon and dry powder agents.
- Course Director: Center for Professional Advancement
- Designed, Organized, Managed and Taught 3-day course
- Professional Associations & Achievements
- American Board of Forensic Engineering & Technology, Executive Advisor
- American Chemical Society
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- American College of Forensic Examiners
- ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
- American Industrial Hygiene Association / Former Member Noise Committee
- American Institute of Chemists, (Former Director)
- American Society of Safety Engineers (Former Member)
- Assoc. of Consulting Chemists/Chemical Engineers: Executive Director
- Center for Dermal Research at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
- National Association of Fire Investigators
- National Fire Protection Association, Senior Member
- Member, Fire Science & Technology • Educators Section
- Former member Fire Fighting Foam Subcommittee (Standards -making body).
- Société de Chimie Industrielle, American Section (Former Member)
- Society of Cosmetic Chemists, National
- New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists
- Controlled Release Society (Member of Consumer & Diversified Products Committee)
Awards and Acknowledgments
- Who's Who in The East, 1996-2002.
- Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1996.
- International Who's Who of Professionals, 1996, 1997.
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1996-2006
- Who's Who in America, 1996-present.
- American Institute of Chemists Professional Directory, 1996.
- Dictionary of International Biography (Cambridge, England, 1998).
- Honored Member – Strathmore's Who's Who – 1999
- Outstanding People of the 20th Century, International Biographic Center,
- Cambridge, England, 1999.
Peer Reviewer Professional Journals
- Journal of Chemical Education
- Journal of Cosmetic Science, Official Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists
- The Chemist Journal of Testing and Evaluation (American Society of Testing Materials-ASTM)
- Cosmetics & Toiletries, Journal of Controlled Release Society
- EuroCosmetics Magazine (Germany)
Expert has been interviewed and quoted in the press by a variety of chemical industry publications
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