Monday, December 31, 2012

Quotes of the Week: 'One Tragedy Is Not Going to Push Us Away' | Synopsis

Quotes of the Week: 'One Tragedy Is Not Going to Push Us Away'

Early human intro
Early human intro by juhansonin
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Excerpt:

It was a somber week in Newtown, Conn. , as the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School were laid to rest, but even in the face of tragedy, mournful residents remained resilient. Click through to see some of the quotes that made news this week. The people of Newtown, Conn. , and the surrounding towns are filled with fear and doubt in light of the rampage that turned their worlds upside down. Despite the uncertainty, however, there is one thing parents are adamant about: They're not going anywhere. "I know it's an awful thing, but this town and the towns surrounding it, it's a big community where people come together and people know each other," resident Chris Roman said. "Growing up here, I would definitely stay." He paused a moment, before saying with great resolve, "I'm definitely going to stay.

People:

President Barack Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0.0148063

Relevance: 0.910022

SentimentQuote
-0.295426President Obama said his administration plans immediate action early next year on proposals to curb an "epidemic of gun violence."
-0.0874653"The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing," Obama said. ...
0.049667"The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing," Obama said. "The fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean that we can't steadily reduce the violence and prevent the very worst violence."
0.273335"I am very proud to announce my choice for America's next secretary of state, John Kerry," Obama said. ...
0.306024"I am very proud to announce my choice for America's next secretary of state, John Kerry," Obama said. "He understands that we have a responsibility to use American power wisely."
-0.276812Obama added that Clinton "could not be more excited about the announcement that I am making."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 6
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0306773
  • Mean: -0.0051128833333333
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731
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Jackie Barden

Overall Sentiment: -0.154829

Relevance: 0.765521

SentimentQuote
-0.0281567"Our neighbors always said, 'He's like an old soul,'" Barden said ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0281567
  • Mean: -0.0281567
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Favor Hamilton

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.603904

Chris Roman

Overall Sentiment: 0.213703

Relevance: 0.582295

SentimentQuote
-0.146776"I know it's an awful thing, but this town and the towns surrounding it, it's a big community where people come together and people know each other," resident Chris Roman said. ...
-0.114567"I know it's an awful thing, but this town and the towns surrounding it, it's a big community where people come together and people know each other," resident Chris Roman said. "Growing up here, I would definitely stay."
0.162907He paused a moment, before saying with great resolve, "I'm definitely going to stay. One tragedy is not going to push us away."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.098436
  • Mean: -0.032812
  • Standard Deviation: 1

Hillary Clinton

Overall Sentiment: 0.015562

Relevance: 0.553942

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Daniel

Overall Sentiment: 0.42464

Relevance: 0.509363

John Kerry

Overall Sentiment: 0.104348

Relevance: 0.488413

Emme Aronson

Overall Sentiment: 0.0397124

Relevance: 0.479926

SentimentQuote
-0.0737188"The actresses don't want to say, 'I'm curvy,'" Aronson told ...
0.0178081"The actresses don't want to say, 'I'm curvy,'" Aronson told ABCNews.com. "These actresses want to shout, 'I'm talented.' If they continue doing their incredible work, they're in it to win it."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0559107
  • Mean: -0.02795535
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Tony Martinez

Overall Sentiment: -0.0878543

Relevance: 0.468744

Dan Tietz

Overall Sentiment: 0.138678

Relevance: 0.462244

SentimentQuote
0.407297"We generally like this thing," said Dan Tietz, ...
-0.197764"We generally like this thing," said Dan Tietz, executive director of the research and advocacy group AIDS Community Research Initiative of America, or ACRIA. "It decreases some of the barriers to testing. It kind of puts HIV in front of people, but there's a bunch of cautions."
-0.188532Tietz called the "freaking out by themselves problem" ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.021001
  • Mean: 0.0070003333333333
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Mark

Overall Sentiment: -0.0710057

Relevance: 0.446702

Suzy Favor Hamilton

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.442751

Joe Biden

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.429817

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johns

Overall Sentiment: 0.234316

Relevance: 0.418698

J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.412191

Christina Aguilera

Overall Sentiment: 0.0915238

Relevance: 0.390818

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Christina Hendricks

Overall Sentiment: 0.0486906

Relevance: 0.373697

Disambiguation: Actor | AwardNominee | AwardWinner | FilmActor | TVActorReferences:

Kelly Lundy

Overall Sentiment: 0.105861

Relevance: 0.342229

Haley Heston

Overall Sentiment: 0.0492418

Relevance: 0.327181

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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TelevisionStation: ABC

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.43504

TelevisionShow: Mad Men

Overall Sentiment: 0.753163

Relevance: 0.422447

EntertainmentAward: American Music Awards

Overall Sentiment: 0.339567

Relevance: 0.37267

FieldTerminology: HIV

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.579

HealthCondition: HIV

Overall Sentiment: -0.436931

Relevance: 0.382493

HealthCondition: AIDS

Overall Sentiment: -0.358613

Relevance: 0.347514

Disambiguation: Organization | DiseaseOrMedicalCondition | CauseOfDeath | DiseaseCause | RiskFactor | Disease | OrganizationSectorReferences:

City: Newtown

Overall Sentiment: -0.199634

Relevance: 0.64725

City: Las Vegas

Overall Sentiment: 0.0872881

Relevance: 0.520173

City: New York

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.402945

City: Hollywood

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.38451

City: Madison

Overall Sentiment: 0.0755029

Relevance: 0.377395

Continent: America

Overall Sentiment: 0.167186

Relevance: 0.602754

StateOrCounty: Conn.

Overall Sentiment: -0.187274

Relevance: 0.563595

StateOrCounty: Wis.

Overall Sentiment: 0.0736815

Relevance: 0.371658

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

Country: U.S.

Overall Sentiment: -0.195043

Relevance: 0.532908

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"Game of Thrones" Season 3 poster released | Synopsis

"Game of Thrones" Season 3 poster released

Dark hedges of Armoy - Game of Thrones Series 2 Episode 1 filmed on location in Northern Ireland
Dark hedges of Armoy - Game of Thrones Series 2 Episode 1 filmed on location in Northern Ireland by horslips5
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

The artwork provides no hints about what's to come on the show - all it shows is the premiere date, March 31, set in front of a slab of stone. This season of "Game of Thrones" will be based on the first half of "A Storm of Swords," the third book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Tell us: Are you excited for the return of "Game of Thrones"?

People:

R.R. Martin

Overall Sentiment: -0.0800737

Relevance: 0.817105

Additional Info:

City: George

Overall Sentiment: -0.0539408

Relevance: 0.821489

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You're Hired! Apprenticeships And Unemployed Youth | Redux

You're Hired! Apprenticeships And Unemployed Youth

Recession Hits
Recession Hits by Alex E. Proimos
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

Tired of seeing young people unemployed or underemployed? Young people currently suffer from one of the highest jobless rates in the nation. Host Michel Martin speaks with Robert Lerman of the Urban Institute about solving youth unemployment through apprenticeships.

People:

Michel Martin

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.947663

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Robert Lerman

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.911842

Additional Info:

Organization: Urban Institute

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.776615

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Khloe: I'm glad Simon joked about my nipple | Essentials

Khloe: I'm glad Simon joked about my nipple

Lunar Outpost
Lunar Outpost by soundman1024
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

TV junkies Anna Chan and Ree Hines dish on the latest boob-tube news, from what happened on your favorite shows, to casting rumors, sneak peeks and more. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more TV and entertainment news.

Concepts:

People:

Ree Hines

Overall Sentiment: 0.11045

Relevance: 0.886936

Anna Chan

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.781911

Additional Info:

Company: Twitter

Overall Sentiment: 0.11529

Relevance: 0.556805

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Company: Facebook

Overall Sentiment: 0.137042

Relevance: 0.539117

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Tom Hanks bilked? Insurance agent says no | Redux

Tom Hanks bilked? Insurance agent says no

James Cospito, Brooklyn Art Project HQ / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54642.P1.L2.SQ.BW / SML
James Cospito, Brooklyn Art Project HQ / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54642.P1.L2.SQ.BW / SML by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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Excerpt:

Hey, stargazer. Don't hide your hunger for the latest in pop culture, TV, movies, music and celebrities, on the show and beyond. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, too.

Tom Hanks bilked? Insurance agent says no

Additional Info:

Company: Twitter

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.975419

Disambiguation: Website | VentureFundedCompanyReferences:

Company: Facebook

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.94463

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Lohan's probation revoked over crash charges | Essentials

Lohan's probation revoked over crash charges

James Cospito, Brooklyn Art Project HQ / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54642.P1.L2.SQ.BW / SML
James Cospito, Brooklyn Art Project HQ / Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009 / 20090926.10D.54642.P1.L2.SQ.BW / SML by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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Excerpt:

Hey, stargazer. Don't hide your hunger for the latest in pop culture, TV, movies, music and celebrities, on the show and beyond. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, too.

Lohan's probation revoked over crash charges

Additional Info:

Company: Twitter

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.975419

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Company: Facebook

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.94463

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Video: Egypt protests only one part of political crisis, explains expert | Redux

Video: Egypt protests only one part of political crisis, explains expert

explanation #2: Beer Pong class
explanation #2: Beer Pong class by Rob!
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

Internal struggles within Egypt's state sectors largely ignore the street protests there and could help explain the country's ongoing political crisis, explains CSIS's Aram Nerguizian.

People:

Aram Nerguizian

Overall Sentiment: -0.0144558

Relevance: 0.33

Additional Info:

Organization: CSIS

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.33

Country: Egypt

Overall Sentiment: -0.678248

Relevance: 0.33

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San Francisco Lawmakers Set to Vote on Nudity Ban | Essentials

San Francisco Lawmakers Set to Vote on Nudity Ban

American Sunday
American Sunday by Nrbelex
License (according to Flickr): Attribution-ShareAlike License
Excerpt:

San Francisco lawmakers are getting ready to bare their decision on a proposed ban on public nakedness that has sparked indignation in a city known for flouting convention and flaunting its counter-culture image. The 11-member Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the ordinance, which would prohibit exposed genitals in most public places, including streets, sidewalks and public transit. Scott Wiener, the supervisor who represents San Francisco's predominantly gay Castro District, introduced the measure in response to escalating complaints about a group of men whose dishabille is an almost daily occurrence. "Some people have tried to paint this issue as some sort of a gay rights issue, and it really isn't," Wiener, who is gay, said. "It has nothing to do with gay rights.

People:

Scott Wiener

Overall Sentiment: 0.0358902

Relevance: 0.626224

SentimentQuote
0"Some people have tried to paint this issue as some sort of a gay rights issue, and it really isn't," Wiener, who is gay, said. ...
0.248274"Some people have tried to paint this issue as some sort of a gay rights issue, and it really isn't," Wiener, who is gay, said. "It has nothing to do with gay rights. This is about behavior in our neighborhoods and trying to be respectful of one another."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.248274
  • Mean: 0.124137
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Weiner

Overall Sentiment: -0.347695

Relevance: 0.389742

Ckiara Rose

Overall Sentiment: -0.369679

Relevance: 0.341637

SentimentQuote
-0.111332"Freedom is not something man gives anyone. It's something we all — men, women, children — are born with and then people come in and try to erase it from you and if you won't let that go they want to silence you, they want to banish you and they want to burn you at the stake," Ckiara Rose, one of two dozen activists who staged a nude protest ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.111332
  • Mean: -0.111332
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Key:

  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Organization: Board of Supervisors

Overall Sentiment: -0.0411397

Relevance: 0.596129

Facility: City Hall

Overall Sentiment: -0.2505

Relevance: 0.775104

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Julia Child Group Asks to Toss Suit by Oven-Maker | Reduction

Julia Child Group Asks to Toss Suit by Oven-Maker

Julia Child's Kitchen
Julia Child's Kitchen by fixermark
License (according to Flickr): Attribution License
Excerpt:

A foundation set up by the late chef Julia Child is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the manufacturer of Thermador ovens over the use of Child's name and image. The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts says BSH Home Appliances Corp. is using Child's name without permission. The Irvine, Calif. -based manufacturer says it's simply making a factual reference to Child's use of its appliances. Child had a Thermador oven in her Cambridge kitchen, which is now displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. BSH's lawsuit asks a judge to decide the rights of both sides. Lawyers for the foundation will be in federal court Thursday asking the judge to dismiss BSH's lawsuit or to transfer it to California.

People:

Julia Child

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.935138

Additional Info:

Organization: Julia Child Foundation

Overall Sentiment: -0.0161268

Relevance: 0.856481

Organization: BSH

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.329393

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