Allan Albaitis is an artist and fire fighter with the City of Las Vegas Fire Department. Albaitis was nominated in 1989 and 1999 for the distinguished Firefighter of the Year award. Albaitis and his crew from Engine Company 6 and Rescue 3 received a Unit Citation of Valor and a Special Congressional Recognition for Heroism and Valor "above and beyond the call of duty" for their rescue of a 62-year-old woman during a structure fire in 1997.
Kasimir Berger (b. London, October 3, 1974) is the name of a German-born film child actor. He is the son of veteran spaghetti western actor William Berger and Croatian singer, songwriter and actress Hanja Kochansky. His sister is actress Katya Berger, and he is half-brother of actress Debra Berger.
Filmography
* Christopher Columbus (1985) (TV mini-series) .... Diego as a Child
* Tuareg - Il guerriero del deserto (1984) (uncredited) .... Gacel's Son
* Rosso sangue (1981) .... Willy Bennett
Filmography
* Christopher Columbus (1985) (TV mini-series) .... Diego as a Child
* Tuareg - Il guerriero del deserto (1984) (uncredited) .... Gacel's Son
* Rosso sangue (1981) .... Willy Bennett
Govende is the name of a prank and game on the Usenet newsgroup alt.usage.english. The prank was initiated in 1996 by newsgroup participant Daniel McGrath, who posted a message to the newsgroup asking for the definition of the "word" govende (a nonsense word that he had made up himself).
In subsequent threads on the newsgroup, a custom arose of providing a slightly skewed definition, then following the definition with a request for a definition of another word slightly related, in a humorous way, to the definition that was just provided.
For example:
:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In English usage, what is a "govende"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A puppet-king with a bad cold. What's a marionette?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anything from the earlybird menu. What's a raisons d'être?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Grapes dried up and shriveled in the summer sun. What's au courant?
>>>>>>>>>>> Shocking. What's electrocution?
>>>>>>>>>> Japanese radio or telephone. What's a diet?
>>>>>>>>> Nothing, it always smells like that here. What's a pheromone?
>>>>>>>> Yes. Yes. Yes. Oh Baby! YES! What's a Carmelite?
>>>>>>> Reduced-fat confectionery. What's Tofutti?
>>>>>> A lactose-free sexual initiation rite of the Trobrianders. What is Cosi fan tutte?
>>>>> A small ice-cream van playing Mozart melodies. What's a Neapolitan?
>>>> A recently coined Metropolitan. What's an Orthodox Archbishop?
>>> Dr Scholls in a seminary. What is the coming of the lord?
>> The ritual that followed the washing of his hair. What's an ablution?
> A cosmetic cream used to make tummy muscles look smooth. What's Botox?
A cuckoo clock shaped like a bikini model. What's a bolero?
(etc...)
In subsequent threads on the newsgroup, a custom arose of providing a slightly skewed definition, then following the definition with a request for a definition of another word slightly related, in a humorous way, to the definition that was just provided.
For example:
:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In English usage, what is a "govende"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A puppet-king with a bad cold. What's a marionette?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anything from the earlybird menu. What's a raisons d'être?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Grapes dried up and shriveled in the summer sun. What's au courant?
>>>>>>>>>>> Shocking. What's electrocution?
>>>>>>>>>> Japanese radio or telephone. What's a diet?
>>>>>>>>> Nothing, it always smells like that here. What's a pheromone?
>>>>>>>> Yes. Yes. Yes. Oh Baby! YES! What's a Carmelite?
>>>>>>> Reduced-fat confectionery. What's Tofutti?
>>>>>> A lactose-free sexual initiation rite of the Trobrianders. What is Cosi fan tutte?
>>>>> A small ice-cream van playing Mozart melodies. What's a Neapolitan?
>>>> A recently coined Metropolitan. What's an Orthodox Archbishop?
>>> Dr Scholls in a seminary. What is the coming of the lord?
>> The ritual that followed the washing of his hair. What's an ablution?
> A cosmetic cream used to make tummy muscles look smooth. What's Botox?
A cuckoo clock shaped like a bikini model. What's a bolero?
(etc...)
The Four Types of Pleasure is a framework to classify pleasure devised by Canadian anthropologist Lionel Tiger. Tiger identified four distinct types of pleasure; physical, social, psychological and ideological. This framework has been used in product and user-interface design.
The four types of pleasure
Physical
Physical pleasure is derived from the sensory organs, examples might include the tactile feel of a phone handset or a new car smell.
Social
Social pleasure comes from the social interaction that a product causes or stimulates, like chat around a water cooler or comments attracted by new jewellery or a new device.
Psychological
Psychological pleasure is generated by cognitive and emotional reactions. An example might be software that enables the user to accomplish tasks more simply or more accurately than previously.
Ideological
Ideological pleasure pertains to people's values. Products that are manufactured using environmentally-friendly processes would give pleasure to a user whose ideology placed a high value on ideological issues.
Further reading
Frascara, Jorge: "Design and the Social Sciences: Making Connections". CRC Press, 2002.
Jordan, Patrick W.: "Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors". CRC Press, 2002.
The four types of pleasure
Physical
Physical pleasure is derived from the sensory organs, examples might include the tactile feel of a phone handset or a new car smell.
Social
Social pleasure comes from the social interaction that a product causes or stimulates, like chat around a water cooler or comments attracted by new jewellery or a new device.
Psychological
Psychological pleasure is generated by cognitive and emotional reactions. An example might be software that enables the user to accomplish tasks more simply or more accurately than previously.
Ideological
Ideological pleasure pertains to people's values. Products that are manufactured using environmentally-friendly processes would give pleasure to a user whose ideology placed a high value on ideological issues.
Further reading
Frascara, Jorge: "Design and the Social Sciences: Making Connections". CRC Press, 2002.
Jordan, Patrick W.: "Designing Pleasurable Products: An Introduction to the New Human Factors". CRC Press, 2002.