and Oscars 2021: Awards Season Will Be Very Different, and Festivals Will Take a Backseat By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 22:00:28 +0000 Full Article Awards Academy Awards Dune Oscars
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and Election Crimes Bulletin: How Trump Stole 2020— And How We Can Steal It Back! By www.gregpalast.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:32:01 +0000 Bernstein delves into Palast’s new book, How Trump Stole 2020, which serves as a warning — and a guide to how we can steal the election back!The post Election Crimes Bulletin: How Trump Stole 2020<div id='sec-title'>— And How We Can Steal It Back!</div> appeared first on Greg Palast. Full Article Articles Audio Reports Elections Interviews & Chats Podcasts Coronavirus COVID-19 elections Josh Fox Pandemic voting Wisconsin
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and How To Use Goals and Dreams To Achieve Personal Success By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Goals and dreams are two concepts that are often used interchangeably in the quest for success. Although they can be used to complement one another, they do mean different things. This article looks at what goals and dreams are and how they can be used hand-in-hand in order to achieve personal success. What Are Goals? [...]Read More... Full Article
and Death Stranding Collectors Best Buy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:16:52 +0000 Death Stranding Collectors Edition 99.99 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/death-stranding-collectors-edition-playstation-4/6354749.p?skuId=6354749 Special Edition 39.99 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/death-stranding-special-edition-playstation-4/6354741.p?skuId=6354741 Full Article
and RiteAid BonusCash rewards for Apr 5-11, 2020 ... 20% ROI on Xbox, GameStop, Apple, Google, Netflix, Nike, Panera, Fandango, AMC, & Regal GC's By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 03:16:09 +0000 It's a bumper crop of BonusCash at your local Rite-Aid this week, with not 1, 2, 3, but 4 gaming GC's, and 1 of those gives you even more options! Nike, GameStop, Netflix ... $5 BonusCash when you buy $25 of these items.* Google Play, AMC Theatres, Apple AppStore/iTunes, Fandango, XBOX, Panera Bread, Regal Theatres ... $6 BonusCash when you buy $30 of these items.* FYI, "GameStop" is a big win, because not only can you purchase (additional) XBOX, PSN, Nintendo, and Steam credit there, but you order the GC credit from their website, and get a redemption code instantly after checkout. For those who are new to the "Rite-Aid wellness+ reward BonusCash" program, you'll receive the $$$ amount when you purchase the minimum amount specified. Gift-cards within the same bullet-point share the same "limit 2 offers per customer", but you can earn rewards on the other bullet-point lines as well. For example, you can purchase $25 each of GameStop & Netflix (or $50 of GameStop) ... and still be able to purchase another $60 mix of Google & Apple & XBOX, and can stagger your 4 GC purchases throughout the week.Screenshot of 2 separate GC offers (bullet points) included here: Spoiler Small print (at bottom of weekly ad) and BonusCash T&C's included here: Spoiler Small print at bottom of the page *BonusCash will be awarded when you purchase eligible promoted items. Unless noted otherwise, wellness+ rewards BonusCash purchase requirements must be satisfied in a single transaction. Wellness+ BonusCash will be loaded automatically to wellness+ rewards card only for use in-store or at riteaid.com, beginning at 6AM on the day after issuance. BonusCash will expire 30 days from the date it was first issued. Buy one get one free good on items equal or lesser value of the same brand, no mix & match. Buy one get one free items offered at regular price, application sales tax applies. Wellness+ rewards enrollment required for promotional pricing and BonusCash rewards.wellness+ Terms & ConditionsEarning BonusCash BonusCash will be awarded when you purchase eligible promoted items. wellness+ BonusCash is or will be loaded automatically to wellness+ or Plenti® card only for use in-store or at riteaid.com, beginning at 6AM on the day after issuance. BonusCash for online purchases will be issued after the entire order has shipped. BonusCash will expire 30 days from the date it was first issued. The products on which wellness+ BonusCash can be earned are determined by Rite Aid, in its sole discretion, and will change from time to time without notice. wellness+ BonusCash cannot be earned from the purchase of tobacco products, alcohol, lottery tickets, gift cards, licenses, money orders, money transfers, newspapers, stamps, other mail services, dairy products, items and services distributed by RediClinic®, items distributed by Moran Foods and Save-A-Lot® Food Stores, prescriptions, or other items prohibited by law, or for the payment of prescription copays, tax or shipping costs(together, “Excluded Items”). You can check your Rite Aid BonusCash balance here.Redeeming BonusCash BonusCash is promotional in nature, has no cash value, and is not redeemable for cash - it can only be applied toward the purchase of eligible merchandise sold at Rite Aid stores and on-line at www.riteaid.com. wellness+ BonusCash cannot be used for Excluded Items or prescriptions (including co-pays). BonusCash cannot be applied to previous purchases, even if on the same day. You can redeem BonusCash during the checkout process by providing either your wellness+ card or the phone number associated with your account. Although Rite Aid may as a courtesy inform you at check-out that you have BonusCash available for redemption, you may choose to use or save your BonusCash for use on a later date, subject to expiration as described below. Online purchases made with BonusCash will ship in the normal course of business. FYI ... the limit of "2 offers per customer" is tracked by your "wellness+ rewards" account, so you'll need to limit yourself to 2 offers per line item throughout the week, and not just "2 per transaction" or "2 per day". At the time of purchase, your printed receipt will indicate how many of the "limit 2" you've met, but neither the website nor register will indicate ... if you've met the limit of 2 items per BonusCash group with the current transaction, or if the transaction you're about to complete exceeds the limit of 2 per week, or when your BonusCash rewards will expire. Luckily the mobile RiteAid app (and website) list your individual accumulation & cashing out on a per transaction basis, so that's a good way to keep tabs on the expiration dates, since you only get 30 days to spend the BonusCash once earned. Good luck! --> Full Article
and Console Games, Merch Sale with Free Shipping and 50% Off 1 Month Uplay+ at Ubi Store By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:47:44 +0000 Uplay+ service, with access to + 100 games is is 50% off for the 1st month! Members can get unlimited access to + 100 games for $6.99https://store.ubi.com/us/uplayplus/ Free shipping and +50% off on all physical games until April 19th. There's merch on sale as well.https://store.ubi.com/us/free-shipping-sale/ Full Article
and PM Studios "Stay Safe" Sale - Featuring Switch/PS4, and Limited Run Games. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:06:29 +0000 PM Studios online store is back and they made a new sale featuring new reprints, overall deals and restock on rare out-of-print titles from Limited Run Games. https://twitter.com/PMStudiosUSA/status/1253401043414781959 Also all orders over $49.99 will get Cytus Alpha Limited Edition Original Soundtrack CD for free with the Coupon "FREEGIFT". Kinda sick move they did now. https://www.pm-studios.com/store Edit: Price list. Reprints/Pre-Orders: Horizon Chase Turbo (Switch) - $29.99 Ministry of Broadcast (Steelbook Edition) (Switch) - $39.99 Deals: Deemo (Switch) $39.99 - $19.99 Opus Collection (Switch) $39.99 - 19.99 Horizon Chase Turbo (First Print - PS4) $29.99 - $14.99 Hover (Switch) - $29.99 - $24.99 WILL: A Wonderful World Limited Edition (Plush, 120 page Artbook, etc) : $79.99 $69.99 WILL: A Wonderful World - Artbook: $29.99 - $24.99 Limited Run Games products: Mercenaries Series Double Pack (PAX Exclusive): $69.99 Mercenaries Wings Limited Edition (PS4 - LRG) : $59.99 Mercenaries Wings Limited Edition (Switch - LRG): $59.99 Musynx First Print (Vita - LRG): $29.99 Deemo: The Last Recital (Vita - LRG): $29.99 --> Full Article
and Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 (Xbox One, PS4, and Steam) is free until May 10th By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:42:20 +0000 Price is "on sale" for free until May 10th, so claim it while you can. PS4: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0700-CUSA04924_00-PACMANCE2BUNDLE0 Xbox One: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/pac-man-championship-edition-2/bpv04qgbn8j8#activetab=pivot:overviewtab Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/441380/PACMAN_CHAMPIONSHIP_EDITION_2/ This is apparently Bandai-Namco's way of helping keep people entertained while stuck at home amidst the COVID stuff. Full Article
and Best Buy Deal of the Day $7.99 Games and amiibo Figures By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:11:34 +0000 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/save-select-collectibles Xbox One Shadow of the Tomb Raider Dragon Ball FighterZ Vampyr Battlefield 1 Revolution Monster Energy Supercross 2 We Happy Few NBA 2K19 WWE 2K19 Shaq Fu LA Noire Middle Earth Shadow of War PUBG PS4 Vampyr Battlefield 1 Revolution Monster Energy Supercross 2 Yakuza Kiwami Banner Saga Trilogy Bonus Edition Titanfall 2 Shaq Fu Middle Earth Shadow of War Switch Banner Saga Trilogy amiibo Wii Fit Trainer Zero Suit Samus PC Dishonored 2 Full Article
and Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy $19.99 @Microsoft By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:23:38 +0000 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Xbox One) for $19.99 Full Article
and Queer Clicks: May 09 | Why the Porn Industry has a lot to Teach us About Safety in the Covid-19 era, Tom of Finland at 100, and Other Clicks By feeds.queerclick.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:00:31 +0000 The post Queer Clicks: May 09 | Why the Porn Industry has a lot to Teach us About Safety in the Covid-19 era, Tom of Finland at 100, and Other Clicks appeared first on QueerClick. Full Article Quick Clicks QueerClicks
and SouthernStrokes: Luke Geer and Jack Finix By feeds.queerclick.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:04:53 +0000 Jack Finix is alone in his room, with the door ajar. He’s stroking his uncut cock when suddenly, he looks up and signals for someone to come in. It’s his buddy, Luke Geer, who immediately steps inside, grabs hold of Jack’s tool, and takes over as they make out. They’re soon hard and naked except... View Article The post SouthernStrokes: Luke Geer and Jack Finix appeared first on QueerClick. Full Article Porn Site Updates SouthernStrokes
and PrideStudios: Jack Andy and Riley Mitchel By feeds.queerclick.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:06:54 +0000 After finding out about their co-worker’s secret on-the-job fuck spot, Riley Mitchel and Jack Andy sneak away the first chance they can get to check it out for themselves. They agree it’s a perfect spot where no one else would think to look for them, and not wanting to be outdone by their co-worker, they... View Article The post PrideStudios: Jack Andy and Riley Mitchel appeared first on QueerClick. Full Article Porn Site Updates Jack Andy PrideStudios Riley Mitchel
and RagingStallion: Logan Stevens and Donnie Argento By feeds.queerclick.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:08:43 +0000 Anonymous studs at the bathhouse carry on with their fun. Bearded stud Logan Stevens stumbles on Donnie Argento, face-down-ass-up in his room wearing nothing but a jock. Enticed by Donnie’s hot hole, Logan steps up and dives straight in to eat his furry ass. After eating out Donnie’s hole, Logan spins his new anon friend... View Article The post RagingStallion: Logan Stevens and Donnie Argento appeared first on QueerClick. Full Article Porn Site Updates Donnie Argento Logan Stevens RagingStallion
and Freshmen: Peter Annaud and Claude Sorel By feeds.queerclick.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:14:05 +0000 Claude is among the best bottoms and would certainly be the winner of the cutest dimples award. Given his expertise as a bottom you might be as shocked as we were to find Claude topping Peter. Yet there’s no mistake it is Claude in control using the compliant Peter for his pleasure. See more at... View Article The post Freshmen: Peter Annaud and Claude Sorel appeared first on QueerClick. Full Article Porn Site Updates Claude Sorel Freshmen.net Peter Annaud
and Fragile Families in Lilo and Stitch By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:07:54 +0000 For centuries, nations have expanded geographically and economically by taking land and labor from indigenous people. One of the narratives used to justify this colonialist expansion portrays indigenous land and space as empty, simply there for others to occupy. This narrative is known as indigenous absence. Kleinman and Kleinman write that this kind of erasure […] Full Article Uncategorized cultural imperialism/(neo)colonialism gender: marriage/family marriage/family politics: the state race/ethnicity
and Cut the Turkey and Run By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:17:01 +0000 Tis’ the season for throwing down at dinner. Every year the humor and the horror stories about Thanksgiving hit our social media feeds. This isn’t just about politics, either. Family dinners have a strong symbolic significance. When the stakes are high for a once-a-year gathering, other kinds of social conflicts are primed to play out as well. […] Full Article Uncategorized culture food/agriculture holidays politics thanksgiving
and Social Inequality, Medical Fears, and Pandemics By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 20:38:48 +0000 Who’s afraid of a global pandemic? We all are, at the moment. But like so many other forms of fear, concern about medical issues is much more acute for people in precarious and vulnerable social positions. The privileged—particularly those who are white and upper class—can more afford not to be preoccupied with health and medical […] Full Article Uncategorized culture dataviz health/medicine inequality
and Partisanship and the Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:43:17 +0000 Can political leaders put partisanship aside to govern in a crisis? The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a crucial test of politicians’ willingness to put state before party. Acting swiftly to slow the spread of a novel virus and cooperating with cross-partisans could mean the difference between life and death for many state residents. […] Full Article Uncategorized dataviz health/medicine politics
and Of Course It's The Pandemic, Stupid! By crooksandliars.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:00:01 +0000 In 1992, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager James Carville came up with one of the most famous campaign slogans in history when he pinned a note to the bulletin board of the campaign headquarters that said “It’s the economy, stupid.” There was a lot of stuff going on at the time, the tail end of the first Gulf War, the Rodney King Riots, Ross Perot’s quixotic campaign among other things. But we were in a recession that wasn’t particularly deep but it seemed to be hitting certain people very hard. Carville understood that everything flowed from being able to address that problem. It seems that the Trump administration thinks that slogan applies to their circumstance. And it is true that the record high unemployment claims and the small business crisis is as acute as anything we’ve ever seen. They believe they can just “open the country” and everything will fall into place as people just go back to normal, maybe with a few adjustments and people over 60 staying inside their houses for the foreseeable future. But, as always, they are missing the point. This piece in The Atlantic explains why:read more Full Article covid-19 Donald Trump economy pandemic
and Maryland and Washington, DC: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:11:38 +0000 Here is the COVID-19 situation in Maryland and Washington, DC. Full Article
and Rhode Island: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:22:03 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
and BIG NEWS: eBoy FixPix (expanded, updated, refined) is here! By hello.eboy.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 20:18:39 +0000 On iOS — check it out Full Article Animations City FixPix Tokyo
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and Quarantine Beauty: The Tools And Techniques That Have Me Glowing! By galadarling.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:22:46 +0000 I don’t know about you, but giving daily make-up a rest has been doing wonders for my skin. But in case we’ve never met before — hi, I’m Gala! — I like to maximize things. My train of thought goes something like, ‘Sure, my skin looks good… But what if I came out of quarantine looking better than […] The post Quarantine Beauty: The Tools And Techniques That Have Me Glowing! appeared first on Gala Darling. Full Article beauty
and Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:35:34 +0000 Product Info: Developer: Arcade Distillery Publisher: Arcade Distillery Website: Mecho Wars: Desert Ashes Twitter: @ArcadeDistiller Full Article
and Duke Of Defense Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (Xbox Play Anywhere) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 04:45:07 +0000 Product Info: Developer: Sebastian Nigro, Christ Anselmo Publisher: HItcents Website: Duke Of Defense Twitter: @tophtacular / @Seabass_N / @Hitcents Full Article
and SokoBunny Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:37:01 +0000 NOTE: You may pre-download this game, but it will not be playable until the release date/time: 05/22/2020 – 3:00 AM (check the product page for release date/time in your region). Product Info: Developer: DillyFrameGames Publisher: DillyFrameGames Website: SokoBunny Twitter: @DillyFrameGames Full Article
and NASCAR Heat 5 Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:50:13 +0000 NOTE: You may pre-download this game, but it will not be playable until the release date/time: 07/10/2019 (check the product page for release date/time in your region). Get three days early access when you purchase the Gold Edition. Product Info: Developer: Motorsport Games Publisher: 704 Games Company Website: NASCAR Heat 5 Twitter: @704Games / @MSportgames / @NASCARHeat Full Article
and NFPA and HFSC Take Home Fire Sprinkler Week 2020 Virtual; Help Us Fill the Digital World with Life Safety Messages May 17-23 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T17:40:00Z As the world continues to deal with the ongoing demands of COVID-19, NFPA and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) have cancelled live events that week in favor of a North America wide virtual effort to show the value of home fire sprinklers from May Full Article fire sprinkler initiative home fire sprinklers hfsc fire sprinkler advocacy home fire sprinkler week covid-19 coronavirus
and In the Interest of Safety, NFPA Cancels June 2020 NFPA Conference & Expo® in Orlando By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T18:30:00Z At this time, the world continues to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 and we no longer believe it is possible to host and conduct the NFPA Conference and Expo in June. NFPA is a safety organization and we would not hold an event where the well-being Full Article nfpa conference & expo home fire sprinklers 2019 nfpa conference & expo home fire sprinkler advocacy
and Where Things Stand: Breaking Their Own Rules By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:14:06 +0000 During the Passover, first daughter Ivanka Trump was shredded in the media for traveling to her father’s resort to celebrate,... Full Article Editors' Blog 2020 election COVID-19 Donald Trump
and Where Things Stand: Political Prayers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:20:12 +0000 President Trump plans to participate in the White House’s National Day of Prayer service in the Rose Garden this afternoon.... Full Article Editors' Blog COVID-19 Donald Trump prayer
and Where Things Stand: This Is Going To Backfire By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:15:24 +0000 Another member of the inner circle has tested positive for COVID-19. MSNBC and CNN are both reporting that a member... Full Article Editors' Blog COVID-19 Donald Trump Mike Pence
and HyperX Teams up with Ducky and Launches HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini Mechanical Gaming Keyboard By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:07:25 +0000 The HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini mechanical gaming keyboard features HyperX red linear mechanical switches built for performance, longevity and an 80 million lifetime click rating per switch. The post HyperX Teams up with Ducky and Launches HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini Mechanical Gaming Keyboard appeared first on ThinkComputers.org. Full Article All News Hardware News Press Releases Ducky Gaming Keyboard HyperX HyperX x Ducky One 2 keyboard Mechanical Keyboard
and Multiple Motherboard and VGA Vendors Pulling out of Computex By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:16:45 +0000 Well things are not looking good for Computex as many companies are simply pulling out of the show all together, even though it has been rescheduled. The post Multiple Motherboard and VGA Vendors Pulling out of Computex appeared first on ThinkComputers.org. Full Article All News Hardware News Computex Computex 2020 ECS Gigabyte MSI
and 'Star Wars': Summary of the franchise and its effect on space technology By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 04:44:02 +0000 A long time ago — roughly four decades — the world was introduced to Jedi knights, lightsabers, droids and the Force. Before long, elements of the space fantasy had an effect on real-life space technology. Full Article
and Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2020: When, where and how to see it By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 18:48:34 +0000 The Eta Aquarid meteor shower from late April to mid-May offers a long stretch of spectacular 'shooting stars' that even a casual observer can spot in the night sky. Full Article
and Official: Taika Waititi to co-write and direct 'Star Wars' film By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 20:09:28 +0000 "Thor: Love and Thunder" writer/director Taika Waititi has signed on to write and direct a "Star Wars" film. Full Article
and Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s By www.ourbodiesourselves.org Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:51:46 +0000 “If the plastic speculum was the tool of choice for self-help advocates, leading women to a better understanding of their own bodies, then the popular media was Barbara Seaman’s preferred weapon in the cultural battle against medical sexism.” — Kelly O’Donnell, in her article “Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s” Barbara Seaman, a popular journalist in the 1960s and 70s who wrote for magazines including Brides, Ms., Ladies Home Journal, and Family Circle, was one of the first journalists to ... More The post Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s appeared first on Our Bodies Ourselves. Full Article Activism & Resources American Culture Birth Control & Family Planning Drugs & Pharmaceutical Companies Healthcare System Public Policy
and Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian By www.ourbodiesourselves.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:08:16 +0000 These challenging times require fierce, broad, and intersectional activism – which is just what Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) has been doing for the past four decades. This now-independent nonprofit, which used to be affiliated with Hampshire College, continues its unique movement-building work preparing younger activists to work on the front lines of today’s struggle for reproductive justice. Please consider supporting CLPP today with a generous donation. As we know, the Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those in our communities who were already facing ... More The post Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian appeared first on Our Bodies Ourselves. Full Article Abortion & Reproductive Rights Activism & Resources
and on the up and up By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:57:00 +0000 Thomas West recently asked:AmE/BrE difference of the day: "on the up and up" means "above board, not underhanded" in AmE but appears to mean "rising, on the rise, moving upward" in BrE. Is that right? @lynneguist— Thomas West (@IntermarkLS) April 16, 2020I hadn't really noticed this before, but it looks like it's probably a case of an American phrase coming to Britain and being re-interpreted (which happens now and again—I talk about a few other cases in The Prodigal Tongue and elsewhere on this blog).The expression originated in AmE in or before the 1860s. It is often hyphenated: on the up-and-up. The OED entry for it starts:a. Honest(ly), straightforward(ly), ‘on the level’. Originally and chiefly U.S.1863 Humboldt Reg. (Unionville, Nevada) 4 July 2/1 Now that would be business, on the dead up-and-up. But then it continues with a second definition that it does not mark as U.S.: b. Steadily rising, improving, or increasing; prospering, successful.1930 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. 6/1 From now on, we are led to believe, law and order will be on the up and up, as the current phrase is.1937 G. Heyer They found him Dead xiii. 265 He certainly wasn't on the up-and-up when I knew him. He was picking up a living doing odd jobs for any firm that would use him.1959 Encounter Oct. 25/2 Private travel is on the up and up.Just the first example in sense b is from an American source—but I really can't tell why they think that either of the first two examples has sense b and not sense a. I would have thought that the first one is saying that the police are going to be less corrupt or disorgani{s/z}ed, and, in the second, I would think that they were saying that he was taking money under the table. But you can see how the two senses can overlap and therefore sense a could morph into sense b, which it definitely has done by the 1959 example.Sense b comes 50 or 60 years after the first sense, during a time when the UK is getting a lot more exposure to AmE, so it does seem reasonable to think that the phrase came from the US and changed in the UK. The data from Google Books also seem to support this hypothesis: The b sense is definitely the primary sense in BrE. The (UK-based) Collins COBUILD Idiom Dictionary marks sense a as American but not sense b, and the BBC World Service's Learning English pages give only the 'successful' meaning in their list of up idioms:To be on the up and up: to be getting increasingly successful.Example:His life has been on the up and up since he published his first book. Now, he's making a film in Hollywood. One of the sources on freedictionary.com explicitly marks the b sense as British:But all that said, a few commenters on Thomas's original post seem to be Americans saying that they use the 'successful' sense. (I suspect they are younger Americans.) As we've seen above, it's not always clear which one people mean. Looking at a sample in the Corpus of Contemporary American English, though, the sense a meaning predominates:Click picture to enlargeSome of the BrE speakers responding to Thomas said that they assumed that on the up and up is an extension of a phrase on the up, meaning 'rising, being successful'. The OED doesn't record that, but there are plenty of examples in the Corpus of Global Web-Based English. (I searched for them followed by a (BrE) full stop/(AmE) period, so that I could be sure there wasn't another and up after the first up.)The examples in this data are often along the lines of "the numbers of X are on the up", so they are clearly about rising numbers and (by extension, often) success.Now, there is no expression on the down to mean 'decreasing' and the OED hadn't yet noticed the on the up expression, so I have to wonder whether the phrase on the up and up came from the US, got reinterpred in BrE, and then got shortened to on the up (rather than the latter being expanded from the former). It's harder to get information for on the up in a place like Google Books, because one can't do the punctuation trick and rule out all the examples like on the up grade or on the up line. I had a quick look at the Hansard corpus, the record of UK Parliamentary speech, as that gives a more reasonable amount of data to comb through. None of the examples of on the up before the first appearance of on the up and up (1946) are on the up to mean 'improving'—they are all on the up [noun], using up as a modifier for the noun. The 1946 Hansard example of up and up is used to mean 'growing, successful' (the b sense), as are the subsequent examples (33 of them). The first example of on the up in that meaning is in 1978. So, that is making it look like the phrase was cut rather than expanded in BrE.Thanks to Thomas for pointing this one out! And thanks to Jan Freeman and Ben Yagoda for noticing it earlier. I'd forgotten about Ben's post here. Full Article adverbs Americanization Britishization idioms prepositions
and coronavirus and COVID-19 By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 22:41:00 +0000 A retired colleague contacted me with this query:Has a dialect difference emerged between US novel coronavirus/new coronavirus and UK COVID-19, do you think? Novel coronavirus/new coronavirus is favoured by Reuters, but I don't know whether that counts in the dialect balance.I hear plenty of COVID-19 from US sources, so that didn't strike me as quite right, but I had a look (on 29 April) at the News on the Web (NOW) corpus, which (so far this year) had 226 covi* (i.e. words starting with covi-) per million words in US and 49 per million in UK. For coronav* it's 362 US v 92 UK. (I searched that way so that I'd get all variations, including COVID without the -19, without the hyphen, coronaviruses, etc.). Now, I don't trust the geographical coding on the NOW corpus very much, because you have things like the Guardian showing up in the US data because it has a US portal that has US-particular content, but also all the UK content—and that doesn't do us much good in sorting out AmE from BrE. I really don't know why the per-million numbers are so much higher in the US sources, since the news in both places is completely taken over by the virus and stories related to it. But anyway, about 38% of the (named) mentions of the disease are COVID in the US and 35% in the UK, so there is no notable difference in preference for COVID. I found it interesting that the two newspaper apps on my phone (Guardian [UK] and New York Times) prefer coronavirus in headlines, even though COVID-19 is shorter. But my colleague is right that there is a lot more new/novel coronavirus in US than UK. About 12% of AmE usages are prefaced by an adjective that starts with N, while only about 3% of BrE coronaviruses are. Distribution is fairly even between novel (from medical usage) and new. It's worth noting that since I'm only searching news media, new/novel is probably far more common in this dataset than it would be in everyday interactions.Including the definite article (the coronavirus) seems to be more common in AmE. If I just look for how many coronavirus occurrences are preceded by the, the proportion is 45% for AmE and 37% for BrE. this search hits examples like the one in the 'middle school' story on the left: the coronavirus lockdown where the the really relates to the lockdown. So, to try to avoid this problem, I searched for (the) coronavirus [VERB] and (the) coronavirus [full stop/period]. In those cases, then AmE news media have the the about 50% of the time, while BrE ones have it less than 30% of the time. That misses the new/novel coronavirus (because of the adjective between the and coronavirus), so the real difference in the before coronavirus is probably more stark. The media's style guides are supposed to guide the choices journalists and editors make in phrasing such things, but how strictly they follow their own guides is another matter. I had a look at a couple:The Guardian Style Guide (UK) says:coronavirus outbreak 2019-20The virus is officially called Sars-CoV-2 and this causes the disease Covid-19. However, for ease of communication we are following the same practice as the WHO and using Covid-19 to refer to both the virus and the disease in our general reporting. It can also continue to be referred to as the coronavirus. [I've added the bold on the latter]The Associated Press (US) gives similar advice, though it goes into more particular rules for science stories.As of March 2020, referring to simply the coronavirus is acceptable on first reference in stories about COVID-19. While the phrasing incorrectly implies there is only one coronavirus, it is clear in this context. Also acceptable on first reference: the new coronavirus; the new virus; COVID-19. In stories, do not refer simply to coronavirus without the article the. Not: She is concerned about coronavirus. Omitting the is acceptable in headlines and in uses such as: He said coronavirus concerns are increasing. Passages and stories focusing on the science of the disease require sharper distinctions. COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. When referring specifically to the virus, the COVID-19 virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 are acceptable. But, because COVID-19 is the name of the disease, not the virus, it is not accurate to write a new virus called COVID-19. [bold added]In comparing the two passages you can see one predictable difference between them. AP writes COVID in all caps, Guardian has Covid with the initial capital only. There is a widespread preference in BrE (and generally not in AmE) to differentiate between initalisms and true acronyms. (There's been a bit in the Guardian about it, here.)In an initialism, you pronounce the names of the letters: the WHO stands for World Health Organization and it is pronounced W-H-O and not "who". It's spel{led/t} with all caps (or small caps), no matter where you live. (AmE styles are more likely than BrE styles to insist on (BrE) full stops/(AmE) periods in these: W.H.O.—but styles do vary.)Acronyms use the initial letters of words to make a new word, pronounced as a word. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's short name is pronounced "nasa", making it a true acronym. All AmE styles that I know of spell it with caps: NASA. Many BrE styles spell it like any other proper name, with just an initial capital: Nasa. This disease name provides a slightly different case because it's doesn't just use initial letters: COronaVIrusDisease. That's probably why I'm seeing some initial-only Covid in AmE, for instance in the Chronicle of Higher Education, where they spell other acronyms (like NASA) in all caps. Other variants, like CoViD and covid are out there—but they are in the minority. COVID and Covid rule.While some other UK sources, like the Guardian, follow the initial-cap style (Covid), many UK sources use the all-cap style, including the National Health Service and the UK government.And on that note, I hope you and yours are safe.P.S. Since I'm talking about newspaper uses, I haven't considered pronunciation—but that discussion is happening in the comments. Full Article acronyms determiners medicine/disease spelling
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and RFP now open for Fire Protection Research Foundation project on “Combustible Gas Distribution in Buildings and Detector Location Analysis” By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2019-08-27T14:26:24Z Recent experiences with combustible gas releases in residential buildings have led to a proposal for NFPA Standards Development for locating combustible gas detectors and consensus on installation location requirements. NFPA is considering a proposed Full Article building & life safety research fire protection system researchers
and Research Foundation Set to Study the Economic and Emotional Impact of Active Shooter/Hostile Events By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2019-10-16T19:14:39Z The Fire Protection Research Foundation, the research affiliate of NFPA is overseeing a two-year project on the Economic and Emotional Impact of an Active Shooter/Hostile Event – thanks to Fire Prevention and Safety Grant money from FEMA. Full Article fire service fire protection research foundation codes and standards research active shooter law enforcement nfpa 3000 policymakers hostile events asher emergency medical services
and International Firefighters’ Day: Recognizing and Supporting Firefighters in Their All-Hazards Role By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-05-04T17:42:26Z Today, May 4th, is International Firefighters’ Day. Each year on this day, firefighters are celebrated – and rightly so. Most people have an image of firefighters clad in heavy coats, over-sized boots and sturdy helmets, rushing into Full Article fire service firefighter codes and standards research first responders nfff fema dhs iaff training public education fire chief responders iafc nvfc community risk reduction wild land fire response
