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While Florida's bowl practices should fine-tune the third-ranked Gators' game heading into their Jan. 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl showdown with Big East champion and No. 21 Louisville, they also can serve as a springboard to success for UF's younger players.
If any of them need proof, they just need to look across the locker room.
"I told our football team the first day we met and talked about bowl practice the story of Loucheiz Purifoy last year," head coach Will Muschamp said. "Here is a guy who was really only a special teams player who played very little, if any, on defense throughout the season. He came into bowl practice and had an outstanding bowl practice. I do not know if he started the game, but he played a bunch at cornerback in the game and played very well for us."
Purifoy played in all 13 games in 2011, mostly on special teams where he led the Gators with 22 tackles. But he had his coming out party in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl against Ohio State, registering five solo tackles and forcing a key fumble in UF's 24-17 win over the Buckeyes.
Purifoy went on to have an outstanding spring, then went out and proved to be one of UF's most versatile performers during the 2012 season. The sophomore from Pensacola was UF's fourth-leading tackler with 51 tackles (38 solo), broke up five passes and led the Gators in forced fumbles (three) and blocked kicks (two) while also getting some reps at wide receiver and returning punts.
"As coaches, we always have a big vision of what we want to accomplish," offensive coordinator Brent Pease said. "It's the same thing coach Muschamp said about Loucheiz. I mean, he's a guy that all of a sudden showed up in bowl practices, and look how he's played throughout the whole year. You kind of see that vision for some of these young kids we're trying to develop also."
One player drawing notice is former North Marion receiver Latroy Pittman, a freshman who played sparingly in 11 of UF's 12 games and caught just two passes for six yards.
"Definitely Pittman," said quarterback Jeff Driskel. "He's had great bowl practices and I expect him to make some plays during the bowl game."
Pease backed up that assessment before expanding the list.
"Like Jeff said, Latroy Pittman has done a really nice job," Pease said. "I think (freshman running back) Matt Jones is continuing to show up. I think up front, you know, some kids that aren't going to play in the game like (freshman lineman Jessamen) Dunker have done a good job. (Freshman running back) Marc Herndon (Ocala Forest) has done a good job, (freshman tight end) Colin Thompson is starting to get some reps now and has done a good job, and (sophomore tight ends) Tevin (Westbrook) and Clay (Burton) have done a good job. A lot of those guys have reps and some don't, but those are some guys who are starting to show up. So is (freshman receiver) Raphael Andrades."
Some young players have also caught the eye of defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, specifically buck linebacker/end Dante Fowler and cornerback/safety Brian Poole.
"He's really playing at a high level right now," Quinn said of Fowler, who played in all 12 regular-season games and recorded 27 tackles, including seven tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks.
"You can see the momentum, the confidence, the understanding at a faster rate."
Those are the types of things coaches will be looking for leading up to Jan. 2.
"We have really challenged our younger players to step forward and understand this is another spring practice for them," Muschamp said. "They have a great opportunity to springboard themselves into the offseason program and really put a mark on our minds, the staff, as to where they are as a player. That is really important."
Moment of yourth arrives during bowl week
While Florida's bowl practices should fine-tune the third-ranked Gators' game heading into their Jan. 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl showdown with Big East champion and No. 21 Louisville, they also can serve as a springboard to success for UF's younger players.


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Where can you dig up a dinosaur, take an airboat ride and fly a space mission? At the science center, of course, but here's where you've got decisions to make. Which one?
Florida has 21 museums that are part of the international Association of Science-Technology Centers, or ASTC, and each one has a unique identity. So visiting the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee is a very different trip than visiting the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa.
The attractions cover the state from South Florida to the Panhandle and the best thing is that if you become members of your local science center, you've got benefits through the ASTC's reciprocal Travel Passport Program. In most cases, that means free admission, and not only for the other 20 in the state, but more than 300 around the nation and the world. If you're a member of the Orlando Science Center, for instance, then you get free entry into the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science.
There's one caveat to that. If the science center is within 90 miles "as the crow flies," then there isn't a reciprocal agreement in most cases, but some institutions make side agreements that allow it.
Orlando Science Center and Tampa's MOSI, for instance, have such a deal in place. If you're a member of one, you get free admission into the other. Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Discovery and Science members get half-price admission to both the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, formerly the Miami Science Museum, as well as the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach. The key with that is to call the science center you want to visit and make sure they take your science center's membership, or if they have some other deal in place.
Membership can range in price as well, but it tends to be not much more than just buying one-day tickets, especially if you're buying a family membership.
"There are a variety of fun experiences you can spend your money on in Orlando," said Member Relations Manager Brittany Bridges. "But not all of them can say they get kids excited about science and math, and inspire them to pursue STEM careers. We make learning science fun and there's tremendous value in that. And of course, the more times you visit as a member, the more you save."
Those extra local benefits like free parking or discounts on IMAX theaters and the like don't translate to the other centers in most cases, but it gets you free admission, which can save a family of four nearly $100.
And there is value in visiting different science centers. You'll find similarities among some of them, but there's always something completely different than the last.
So while you can learn about tornados, hurricanes and wildfires in Disasterville, or visit the year 2070 in Mission: Moonbase at Tampa's MOSI, you can take a simulated air boat ride and enjoy frolicking river otters in Fort Lauderdale. You can dig up dinosaurs and watch live alligator feedings in Orlando, or view rehabilitated birds of prey and learn all about nanotechnology in Miami.
Tallahassee's Challenger Learning Center features the Space Mission Simulator, which puts nine people together working as scientists and engineers in a Mission Control room designed after NASA's Johnson Space Center working on an orbiting space station lab modeled after the International Space Station.
The South Florida Science Center and Aquarium has the new 3,000-square-foot Aquariums of the Atlantic while up in Jacksonville, you can walk through a giant mouth and make your way through a digestive tract at the Museum of Science & History.
There are centers in Bradenton, Charlotte Harbor, Cocoa, DeLand, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Fort Walton Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Juno Beach, Lakeland, Miami, Ocala, Orlando, Panama City, Pensacola, Saint Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
Here's details for each and the reciprocal deals offered at the Florida centers so you can plan your next trip. For a list of the rest of the museums in ASTC's Travel Passport Program, head to http://www.astc.org/passport.
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory
Eastern Florida State College, 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa; 321-433-7373, easternflorida.edu/planet
Deal: Two adults and two children under 18 -- benefits include 10% museum store discount and $1 discount off ticket price
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee
200 S. Duval St., Tallahassee; 850-645-7827, challengertlh.com
Deal: Two adults and their children under the age of 18 residing in the same household. Passport visitors receive free admission to Planetarium/Downtown Digital Dome Theatre show only. Does not include IMAX Theater.
Charlotte County Historical Center
22959 Bayshore Road, Charlotte Harbor; 941-629-7278, charlottecountyfl.com/historical
Deal: Two adults and members' children or grandchildren under 18
Discovery Center
701 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala; 352-401-3900, mydiscoverycenter.org
Deal: Two adults accompanied by their children, stepchildren and/or grandchildren
Emerald Coast Science Center
139 Brooks St. SE, Fort Walton Beach; 850-664-1261, ecscience.org
Deal: Parents/grandparents and their children/grandchildren under the age of 18
Florida Air Museum
4175 Medulla Road, Lakeland; 863-644-2431, sun-n-fun.org/Museum.aspx
Deal: Four people, including family membership cardholder
Florida Museum of Natural History
34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville; 352-846-2000, flmnh.ufl.edu
Deal: Two adults and up to two children/grand-children under 18 in same family. Museum is free; Passport visitors receive a 10% discount at museum gift shops and the members' discount into the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit.
The Gillespie Museum
234 E. Michigan, DeLand; 386-822-7330, stetson.edu/other/gillespie-museum
Deal: Museum is free; Passport visitors receive a 10% discount on museum store purchases
Great Explorations Children's Museum
1925 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg; 727-821-8992, greatexplorations.org
Deal: Up to five immediate family members (living in same household)
HBOI's Ocean Discovery Center
Florida Atlantic University, 5600 US 1 North, Fort Pierce; 772-242-2293, fau.edu/hboi
Deal: Admission is free; Passport visitors receive a 10% discount on gift shop purchases.
Imaginarium Science Center
2000 Cranford Ave., Fort Myers; 239-321-7420, i-sci.org
Deal: Two adults and up to four children under 18 living in the same household. Includes discount to 3-D theater.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
14200 U.S. Highway 1, Juno Beach; 561-627-8280, marinelife.org
Deal: Admission is free; Passport visitors receive a 10% discount on store purchases.
MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry)
4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa; 813-987-6300, mosi.org
Deal: Free admission to MOSI permanent exhibits for up to five with a valid membership card and photo ID. Excludes special exhibitions and events, IMAX Dome Theatre, fee-based experiences, and parking.
Museum of Discovery and Science
401 S.W. Second St., Fort Lauderdale; 954-467-6637, mods.org
Deal: Immediate family residing in one household (max. 4 persons). Admission for museum exhibits only, excludes IMAX. Photo ID required for cardholder.
Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville
1025 Museum Circle, Jacksonville; 904-396-7062, themosh.org
Deal: All members of one household
Orlando Science Center
777 E. Princeton St., Orlando; 407-514-2000, osc.org
Deal: Two adults and children under 18 living in the household or grandparents and grandchildren under 18. Free admission limited to general exhibit areas only. Excludes special events, films, blockbuster exhibits and free parking. No other discounts apply.
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-646-4200, miamisci.org
Deal: Two adults and up to two children under 18 living in the same household. Admission for the Museum general areas, Planetarium, and Wildlife Center included with free admission (excludes special traveling exhibits).
Pensacola MESS Hall
116 N. Tarragona St., Pensacola; 877-937-6377, pensacolamesshall.org
Deal: Two adults and up to six children under age 18 living in same household
Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida
308 Airport Road, Panama City; 850-769-6128, scienceanddiscoverycenter.org
Deal: Two adults and up to four children under 18 living in the same household
South Florida Museum, Parker Manatee Aquarium, and Bishop Planetarium
201 10th St. West, Bradenton; 941-746-4131, SouthFloridaMuseum.org
Deal: Four total admissions. Free admission to Museum and Aquarium; $4 per person for Planetarium.
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail N., West Palm Beach; 561-832-1988, sfsciencecenter.org
Deal: Parents or grandparents (two adults) and up to six of their children or grandchildren under 18 years of age. Additional fees are required for special events, planetarium, and certain exhibit areas.
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Blackburn receives UVA's highest honor
At yesterday's Convocation ceremony, University of Virginia dean of admissions John "Jack" Blackburn received the Thomas Jefferson Award for his 29 years of service to the university. In his remarks honoring Blackburn, UVA president John Casteen highlighted Blackburn's commitment to making UVA more diverse as his ultimate legacy. "By making disadvantaged students aware of the AccessUVA program," said Casteen, "he has enabled hundreds of young men and women to study here despite their limited financial means." Blackburn is currently battling cancer and will retire his post in June 2009.


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This post is going to be a continuation or rather a second part to a series. Mostly because I like the title but also because there's nothing mellow about yellow.
Read Part One of Mellow Yellow SeriesFor a long time I never wore yellow. I'm not the biggest fan of bright colors so most of my closet is neutral pale colors. It really took some convincing for me to buy something yellow, but I feel fashion is a lot about taking leaps of faith. I also wanted to mention that this look is completely thrift-ed. I have to say as a 19 year old working a part time job, it is a wonderful thing wen one can find a good pair of shoes or a wonderful jacket for $5. I'm not gonna lie fashion is an expensive hobby (you already knew that) but there's are ways to find items you love for cheap. Yellow is a strong color though, I'm glad I got it. Everyone notices someone wearing yellow there's something about it that just attracts the human eye. I'm sure all through summer I will being wearing lots of mom jeans …I'll have to find something to change it up. My current favorite shoes are these leather Ked's that I got the other day. I am so happy with them and my mom is very jealous. I can't wait for more days to lounge around in the sun but currently I'm still getting some cloudy weather where I am.
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Dallas/Fort Worth (March 19, 2013) – NBC 5 sports director and NBC 5 News at 6 and 10 p.m. sports anchor Newy Scruggs will host "Voices of the Game with Newy Scruggs," premiering nationally Monday, April 1st, on NBC Sports Radio.
"Voices of the Game with Newy Scruggs" will air 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. CT, Monday-Friday, from a Dial Global DFW-based studio. NBC Sports Radio, which will launch its full 24/7 talk programming lineup on April 1, 2013, can currently be heard locally online at www.nbcsportsradio.com.
"I am excited to bring NBC Sports Radio listeners and my North Texas fans into daily conversations with some of the most honest, opinionated and in-the-know people in American sports," said Scruggs. "I want our listeners to feel like they are sitting at their favorite watering hole getting the inside scoop on the biggest topics and sports opinions of the day."
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Connecting you to your favorite North Texas sports teams as well as sports news around the globe.
Scruggs will be joined each day by a major renowned and recognizable sports "voice" during the entire second hour of the show. Mondays' guest host is to be determined; Tuesdays' guest host will be recently-retired Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones; Wednesdays' guest host will be Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports Radio's Chris Mannix; Thursdays' guest host will be former Texas Rangers baseball manager and ESPN MLB analyst Bobby Valentine; and Fridays' guest host will be former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy.
A multiple Emmy Award-winning sportscaster on NBC 5 since 2000, Scruggs is a 20-year veteran of TV, radio and print. He has reported from Austin, Cleveland and Los Angeles. Scruggs is the former host of The Newy Scruggs Radio Show on 105.3 The Fan and wrote commentary for the Star-Telegram.
Scruggs will continue to anchor NBC 5 News at 6 and 10 p.m., Monday – Friday.
"I will spend the first part of my day on the radio getting the pulse of what fans are truly passionate about, which will make our evening newscasts on NBC 5 top notch," said Scruggs.
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The time has come for the biggest rivalry on the football field. United States will take on England in their first game of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. USA will take the field against England at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa.
More than 60 years ago USA had stunned England in the World Cup, however, over the years England have become a formidable side and the match on June 12 will definitely have lots of excitement.
FIFA 2010 World Cup matches will be available on television networks across the world, however you can also watch all the FIFA World Cup 2010 matches live online. The best bet would be to head over to ESPN online, where they will be high streaming the FIFA 2010 matches online.
If you use Google Chrome, you can use an extension to watch FIFA 2010 World Cup matches online, if you don't then try out this link which will have live streams of the FIFA 2010 World Cup matches live online. You can also try your luck on UStream.tv or Justin.tv or livesport1.us where users sometimes stream the matches live online.
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How to shoot great photos in great places. With great people...or alone.
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Connecting people with common passions: travel, photography, culture.
London | New York | Catania | Monza
Today killer app on web and mobile is sharing photos, and people now love to share great photos.
PhotoSpotLand help them suggesting great places to do it and creating great shooting experience, with great people or...alone. We are a step above sharing photos and we don't share photos.
PhotoSpotLand is the essential instrument of where, how, what and with whom to take pictures around the world and to propose and aggregate photographers communities to share the experience.
A community where people loving photography can share best locations/events where to shoot great photos, how, when and with whom to shoot.
Are you an enthusiast or amateur or pro photographer? We will help on your journey to focus on your calling as a photographer, as you can only focus and capture the souls of your photographs.
Our users are anyone who share the Passion for photography, anyone feeling emotions shooting a photo. No matter if they are enthusiast, amateur, semi-professional or professional, including blind photographers!
They all have needs in common, and we the the solution in a web/mobile platform.
A) Where to shoot great pictures
B) How to shoot great pictures
C) Shoot great pictures.
Anyone loving photos use PhotoSpotLand to ask: what, where, with whom and when to shoot great photos.
The aim of PhotoSpotLand™ is also to aggregate the micro-communities that spontaneously grow around the most popular photo-shooting Spots to share experience and knowledge.
'Spot', because we are interested in whatever can create interest to our users like landscapes, coastlines, mountain ranges, buildings or bridges, religious events cultural events, festivals, carnivals or once in a life time events such as volcano eruptions or lunar eclipses; in conclusion all the Spots where it is possible to take remarkable shots.
Our target is not to duplicate or recreate any of the existing social networks or mobile applications, but is to produce a tool that will allow and promote different level of information sharing, by using web or mobile on the Spot.
PhotoSpotLand™ allows photographers to plan in advance and with efficiency the best Spot with the best position, at the best time, with the right gears with advice from those who have shot there before.
Using PhotoSpotLand™ before leaving home you can find out if any other photographer is visiting the spot at the same time as you, and how he is organizing is trip.
And when on the spot can discover who already are around, sharing advice, gears, backup problems (battery fault, a miss tripod or flash etc). Receive immediate updates about parking spaces, wind, if there is any dangerous situations etc….by using the map you can visualize all the nearest photographers, find out which photographic equipment they have, and brand and model of the gear they use as who is available to give advice. The app will also allow the photographer to send messages to each other, so if while you are on the spot and encounter a technical problems (like a battery failure), or need a different tool for your camera you can find if anyone in the vicinity is able to help. Or only the experience to shoot together...You also may ask a close by and more experienced photographer how to take the best shot.
And if there are nearest blind photographers offer to advice and guide.
So PhotoSpotLand™ solves practical problems of anyone who share the passion for photography giving them the chance to plan, to shared experience and meet others with the same passion, having fun and saving money. On a timeline base we also connecting photographers with people who've taken photos of that spot before!
We want to change the way people shoot photos. We will help on users journey to focus on users calling as a photographer, as she can only focus and capture the souls of her photographs...Alone or on a shared experience.
With a special project, we also want to help blind photographers, we are sure that blind and 'normal' photographers can transmit and exchange one each other enthusiasm, new vision, and experience.
The market is so big, we adress potentially million of users worldwide. Think how many PhotoSpotLand user we can catch just in famous Spots like Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Piccadilly Circus in London, Time Sq in NYC etc. hundreds of thousands a day, often creating micro-communities.
On the biz model side, customers are big and medium players in the photo market industry and in tourist industry. We are customers broker, as every community born to. Collecting our users/photographers deep data and information, for each user We know: Users Photographic Gears, oldest, newest, lens,software, hardware, smartphone, tablet etc. We also know annual spending ans gears wish list. And thanks to our timeline we know travel begaviour and plans.
Main revenue model is native and traditional advertising, sponsorized spots etc. Only US Social Travel Market is more than 100million $
The team include experts in marketing, communication, social media, photography, PR, design, professional journalist, DB management and in our advisory board we had expert in marketing and opinion research, usability, famous photographers etc.
Mario Bucolo (Founder & CEO)
Serial Entrepreneurs, Intnl Mktg, Comm, Social media expert & Awards winning professional photographer
Mark Fabiani (Strategic, PR legal and Communications Counsel)
Special Counsel to President Clinton Chief of Communications, Al Gore Presidential Campaign, Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles
Luca Marturana (CTO)
Master degree(cum laude)on Computer Engineering.Skills on scalableDBenvironments,a plethora of programming languages,including mobile apps.
Mirko Santangelo (chief designer)
Visual Designer & Adobe Certified Expert
Cinzia Costanzo (content and social media manager)
Master degree in History and Conservation of Artistic Heritage, Content editor of Museumland.net. Expert in Social Media and visual arts.
Alberto Ottimo iOS Developer
Paolo Zellner (Financial Strategies Counsel)
Free Thinker, A lifetime Banker
Our competitors are fragmented and/or not focused, mainly dediated to sharing photos or location without a clear focus point, we are a step above, we help their users. Our main competitors are tradional magazine where our paying customer spent every months incredible amount of money.
Our mobile app (ready in summer) will be the only one to work in bidirectional, interactive, mode also when NO data connection. Useful for travelers want to save money on data roaming. We use our special technology, U.S. Patent Pending
NOTE: we have clear idea and plans on how to attract mass market audiences and how to get them to use the app/service on a regular enough basis. BUT due to public aspect of this form we can't share, we will more than happy to provide this information to judges on private base thanks.
NOTE for judges:
Judge "Wouldn't expect to see the second person listed in a small company team to be PR, Legal and Strategic. These skills are more important later." In fact Mark Fabiani is our co-founder and advisor, main role is to support us in the US market.
Novelty and product/service
Judges: "But I'm not sure it's the top priority for many people. It isn't clear enough from the summary how PhotoSpotLand will make the photos better and create a wow moment for people.", "Do we need another photo app? Is this a big enough market?"
Are same users that will create photospots around the world, we don't "make teh photos better" we advice users where to find great place where and when and hwo to shoot great photos. Isn't only an app but an entire platform and thanks to the project idea we are outside from sharing photo market/apps, totally different from other apps.
Commercial viability
Judges: "It will take something amazing from the product to get lots of users and make money.", "Would anyone actually pay for info they can probably find via Google?"
yes, of course traction is the main point. On the second opinion, our users don't pay and in anycase info we shares are'nt on google ;)
We will operate in a large market, both on users side (hundreds of millions worldwide) and on our customers, around 100 big players spending normally more than 2 bln$ yearly in traditional advertising (press, billboard etc) and hundresd of thousands small and medium player worldwide.
And actually we are the only one can provide high detailed users data.
We are customers broker, as every community born to. Collecting our users/photographers deep data and information, we will offer a 'DNA' like profile, 'pure gold' for marketing departments and advertisers that can't have otherwise deep targeted data. We know our users gear (and how old are the gears), wish list, travel itinerary, history and plan, and how much they spend yearly.
We talk with our customers about their need to know in deep users behavior that they can't acquire by a traditional newspaper/magazine adv.
Our customers are players in the photo market like Nikon, Canon, Sony, Fuji, Pentax, Olympus, Leica, Panasonic. Lens producers like Sigma and Tamron or Manfrotto/Gizmo for tripod etc. But also big or local retailer such B&H and Adorama (they advertise in every photo magazine in US with 8/10 pages each month).
We also deal on ENTERPRISE market, if a company (architecture firm, travel magazine etc) need a photo in a spot, it can launch a job and if there is any photographer check-in nearest he can accept the job and going to shhot upon assignment.
Our company goal is to create large network of engaged users, differentiated through user experience, and defensible through network effects.
We forecast an Ebitda of 4,8mln$ in 36 months.
On users side we target every one love shooting photos, from enthusiast to amateur to pro. The have common needs:
A) Where to shoot great pictures
B) How to shoot great pictures
C) Shoot great pictures.
NOTE: we have clear idea and plans on how to attract mass market audiences and how to get them to use the app/service on a regular enough basis. BUT due to public aspect of this form we can't share, we will more than happy to provide this information to judges on privat ebase thanks.
We are a step above our competitors, they are fragmented and/or not focused, mainly dediated to sharing photos or location without a clear focus point: Flickr, Panoramio, Sonar, Foursquare, Pro Photo Spots, Gogobot, Wipolo etc are single purpose instead of a set of tools available as on our platform PhotoSpotLand™. Our competitive advantage is to provide existing and new services/tool in a focused, integrated, web-mobile platform. PhotoSpotLand™ allow photographers to find a one stop shop for all things related to their passion. For photographic market players, data sourced from PhotoSpotLand™ will be a relevant tool to better focus on users needs.
We operate at horizontal level above the competitors level, exploiting the 'shoot beautiful photos' goal of all the users are actually overwhelmed from the passion to shoot pictures and sharing them.
We are a step above, we learn users on how to shoot great photos in great places.
We also have a strong and high qualified team and a dream advisory board.


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So much for that charm offensive, at least for now… Yesterday was marked by tons of partisanship, obstruction, and dysfunction… Obama visits with House Republicans at 1:30 pm ET… Senate to unveil their budget today… Do balanced budgets really matter?... Obama speaks to Organizing for Action… A compromise on background checks?... 2012's highest (and lowest) turnout… And Bolling Alone: Bill Bolling won't run as indie VA GOV candidate, which is probably good news for both Cuccinelli and McAuliffe.
*** So much for that charm offensive -- at least for now: President Obama's so-called charm offensive continues today, as he meets on Capitol Hill with House Republicans at 1:30 pm ET. But after the president's events over the past week (dinner with GOP senators, lunch with Paul Ryan, meetings on the Hill with Democrats and Republicans), it's important to note that being nice and cordial doesn't immediately fix the gridlock and partisanship in Washington. Just consider what happened yesterday: GOP Sens. John McCain and Tom Coburn -- both of whom dined with Obama last week -- stalled the Senate legislation to keep the government operating past March 27; House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan -- who lunched with the president last week -- introduced his budget, which calls for the repeal of Obamacare and transform Medicare into a voucher/premium support system; Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee indicated they have no intention of confirming Richard Cordray to head up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a universal background check legislation on guns by a straight party-line vote. Yes, folks are being nicer to each other. And yes, the charm offensive and outreach could pay dividends in the future. But it isn't paying dividends right now. The reason: This is simply what happens when you have divided government.
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President Barack Obama departs the Capitol after meeting with Senate Democrats in Washington March 12, 2013.
*** Senate Dems unveil their budget: A day after Ryan unveiled his House GOP budget blueprint, Senate Democrats will do the same – and their budget is completely different. USA Today: "Senate Democrats plan to release a competing budget Wednesday that includes about $1 trillion in new revenues from closing tax loopholes for corporations and the rich, despite widespread GOP opposition to any new taxes after the January deal that raised $620 billion from wealthy Americans… "[T]heir plan also includes about $1 trillion in spending cuts, which is far below the threshold Republicans are seeking for deficit reduction It also proposes a $100 billion stimulus plan for new spending on the nation's infrastructure and no structural changes to Medicare." It's truly amazing how far apart the House GOP and Senate Dems are on these budget offers. It's as if NOTHING happened since the debt-ceiling debacle of July 2011. Neither budget seems to reflect the reality of where things are in DC. It appears these budgets were created for interest groups who keep score to decide who is a "real" Democrat and who is a "real" Republican.
President Obama is ramping up his outreach to Congress with four meetings on Capitol Hill this week, including lunch today with Republican leaders just a day after Paul Ryan released the Republican budget. NBC's Kristen Welker reports.
*** Do balanced budgets really matter? Yet here's the biggest difference between the two plans: Ryan's balances the budget in 10 years, while the Senate Dems' doesn't, although it does reduce the deficit. Given this difference, the New York Times asks a good question: Does balancing the budget really matter? The answer: Not really, at least in the short and medium term. "While economists generally agree that narrowing the government's deficit and limiting the size of the debt are necessary in the long run, most argue that balancing the budget would not restore the nation's still-weak economy to health in the near term. Indeed, rushing to do so with unemployment still elevated and the economy growing at only a sluggish pace could even set back the effort to reduce the deficit." Obama weighed into this debate, with this answer on ABC: "My goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance. My goal is how do we grow the economy, put people back to work, and if we do that we are going to be bringing in more revenue." Here's the simple truth when it comes to the politics of deficits: They REALLY matter when you're the party out of power, and they don't as much when you are in power. Remember what Dick Cheney said about deficits when the GOP controlled the White House? Parties out of power push the "balanced budget" idea because it polls well (who is against a balanced budget?), and it's a way to be against the governing party without having to say SPECIFICALLY what you are against, per se.
*** Obama speaks to Organizing for Action: In addition to Obama meeting with House Republicans at 1:30 pm ET, he delivers remarks at 6:30 pm ET to the initial Organizing for Action summit. So earlier in the day he's trying to schmooze with the opposition; and later in the day he's meeting with his political arm. As we've mentioned before, Organization for Action -- registered as a social-welfare 501c4 organization -- has received plenty of criticism because it raising big bucks from contributors, who might get access to the president (like at today's speech). Organizing for Action has promised to disclose its donors, and to bar lobbyists and corporations from giving money. But think about the larger message the president is sending today: On the one hand, he wants to reach out and show Congress he's ready to talk; on the other, he's gearing up for a potential ideological war.
*** A compromise on background checks? As we mentioned above, the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday passed -- by a 10-8 party-line vote -- Sen. Chuck Schumer's legislation that would institute universal background checks for all gun purchasers. Given that party-line vote and given Schumer's inability so far to find a Republican to co-sponsor that legislation, it's more than likely that Republicans would be able to successfully filibuster the measure. So where do we go forward? NBC's Kasie Hunt reports that senators from both parties are privately expecting the National Rifle Association not to fight any compromise background-check legislation as long as it doesn't require private gun sellers to maintain records of the checks. Now there's a difference between the NRA supporting something, opposing it, and not saying a word. And, per our understanding, the NRA simply won't say a word if this record-keeping is excluded, which would give some Republicans (read: Tom Coburn) the cover to back the background-check legislation. But as Hunt notes, gun-control advocates believe that leaving out the record keeping would render the law toothless.
*** The highest (and lowest) turnout from 2012: This is a fun recap from the 2012 election. Which state had the top turnout? Politico, per a new report released by Nonprofit VOTE: "Minnesota topped the turnout list for the eighth time in the last nine presidential and midterm elections, with 76.1 percent turnout. Hawaii came in last, with turnout at a mere 44.1 percent. Overall turnout was down from 62 percent in 2008, when the possibility of the nation's first black president caused a surge at the polls, to 59 percent in 2012. Low turnout in the nation's three most populous states — Texas, New York and California — contributed to the drop. All saw declines of nine percent or higher." None of it is that surprising: Treat a state LIKE a battleground, and voters become more engaged and they show up to vote… Go Figure!
*** Bolling Alone: Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling's (R) announcement yesterday that he WILL NOT mount an independent bid in this year's gubernatorial contest is good news for the GOP and its candidate, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R). But it's also good news for Terry McAuliffe (D), because a Bolling indie candidacy could have hurt him, too (the reason: Bolling could have occupied the middle ground, potentially taking those votes away from the Macker). So we're left with the two-way slugfest between Cuccinelli and McAuliffe – two very, very flawed candidates. This campaign will probably be defined by the candidate that makes the least amount of gaffes that play into their pre-conceived stereotypes that the other side is trying to create. Today, McAuliffe steps in it when he refuses to answer a question from a Norfolk reporter about whether he can name all the Cabinet posts in the administration.
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This is WEEK 29 of the Character Development Series I am doing for 2012. So glad you stopped by!
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. -Joseph Joubert
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. -George Eliot
If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only. –Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' –Erich Fromm Read the rest of this entry
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This is a picture from an article called "The Rescue Hug".
The article details the first week of a set of twins.
Apparently, each were in their respective incubators,
and one was not expected to live.
A hospital nurse fought against the hospital rules
and placed the babies in one incubator.
When they were placed together, the healthier of the twins
reached out an arm over the sister in an endearing embrace.
The smaller baby's heart stabilized and her temperature rose to normal.
(Verified by Snopes as true).
Both of these babies survived, and the story is a touching example of how important human touch is, and how God designed us to need it for survival, for life.
How comfortable are you with touch? American culture is typically very "hands off" and touch starved. I would like to encourage you to examine your own comfort level with touch and being touched as a means of communication with those around you. Touch doesn't have to be sexual, and it is a very important communication tool.
A touch can convey: I am thinking about you. I noticed you. I want to show I care. You are important. I empathize with your situation. I want you to feel better. I am happy to see you. I am happy to be with you. I sense your suffering. I want to comfort you. I see you.
Touch can have healing power: comfort, decreased anxiety, decreased heart rate, decreased blood pressure, decreased pain, decreased tension, decreased restlessness, decrease in stress hormones, improved circulation, relaxation, increase in chemicals and hormones that promote a good immune system and promote emotional and mental well being.
Challenge: Reach out and connect with the people in your life via touch….a gentle hand on a shoulder, a gentle press of another's hand in yours, a hug, a massage. Let your kids lay on you, snuggle with you, give them hugs and affectionate touches. Give your husband hugs and kisses, massages, and snuggles. Connect even with strangers as opportunity presents itself with gentle touches that bestow friendliness, caring.
Touch and be touched.
A Touching Prayer for you: May you become more and more comfortable with the life giving connection of touch….as God meant for it to be shared with others as an important expression of His love and concern. May you give and receive many touches in your lifetime.
For More Information on the Importance of Touch:
5 Benefits of the Human Touch: http://www.modernmom.com/article/5-benefits-of-the-human-touch
The Healing Power of Touch: http://www.odemagazine.com/blogs/readers_blog/13878/the_healing_power_of_touch
The Healing Power of Touch Reduces Anxiety and Tension: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0675/is_n6_v9/ai_11489808/
The Healing Power of Touch: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/womens_health/83603
The Power of the Human Touch-How Important is the Touch?: http://veronicaallen.hubpages.com/hub/The-Power-Of-The-Human-Touch
The Power of Touch: http://scrubsmag.com/the-power-of-touch/


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The focus is not on the actual problem, and obviously the cause of that problem is ignored as well. The focus is on attempting to prolong the current system; prolonging the current system will only result in more suffering.
The current system is dying, and there's nothing anyone can do to save it — and delaying the inevitable will increasingly become more difficult to do. Attempting to save this system is not only pointless, it is insane. It directly shows a deranged desire for the atrocities in this world to continue.
The current system completely disregards Life and consists of massive abuse and separation. Just as it failed to honor and support Life, so will any and all attempts to "fix" or keep it. It cannot continue existing.
This world requires a NEW system. The Equal Money System is THE solution — a worldwide Equality System that absolutely supports and honors all Life. This is the only option that is Best For All. Anything else will fail.
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Trisha Goddard
is a (mostly) new voice entering the daytime-television arena; although
she has served as a guest host and conflict-resolution expert for "The
Maury Povich Show," beginning today, Trisha has a show all her own.
While hosting her own show isn't a new thing for her — she's hosted and
won awards for several talk shows in Australia and the U.K. — for
American audiences, it will be a new thing for us. I had the pleasure of
speaking with this quick-witted, humble and lovely lady about her new
show (which airs in syndication, so check your local listings), and she
can't wait for you to welcome her into your living room each weekday.
Celebrity Extra: For those not familiar with your work, how did you get started in the business?
Trisha Goddard: Well, I actually started in news and current events. I've done a lot of other jobs, too — I was in a band; I was an air stewardess based in the Middle East; I worked in public relations. But as I worked other jobs, I took journalism courses, and I started in television in Australia. I started in news and current affairs, and quickly realized that health and social welfare areas — which were kind of new in those days — were where I wanted to be.
My first presenting job came about when the presenter of a show I reported for went on maternity leave, and they asked me to fill in. Apparently the viewers took to me, so I was offered my own show by another network. The press was very quick to point out that I was Australia's first person of color ever to become an anchorwoman, which shocked me. I said, "Oh, it didn't say that on the form when I was applying for the job." But that was back in 1987.
CE: I know you also had your own talk shows in England, and then you came to the U.S. and started working with Maury Povich. What was that experience like?
TG: It was great. It was a really easy fit. Maury was very gracious. It was very lovely of him to have me on the show and hand over segments. That's what I've been doing on and off for the past two years. Time flies when you're having fun.
CE: And now you have your own daytime talk show, "Trisha Goddard." Tell me about it.
TG: The topics will cover all of life's dramas — happy, sad, humor — the whole gamut of relationships. It can be parent and child, relatives, what have you. What we did on my show in England was there are a lot of older people who want to know, as an adult: "Is this my sister; is this my cousin?" or "Is this really my parent?" Obviously, there's a lot invested in that, if you've been brought up one way or to believe that somebody was your parent and isn't. They're more complex. A lot of these stories have layer upon layer, but they are the universal issues that everyone has: trust, betrayal, happiness, joy and identity. I'll deal with all of those things, but in my very own way.
CE: Will you host celebrity guests, too?
TG: Yes, absolutely. A celebrity will be there for what they're going through and what experience they can bring to the show rather than "I have a new book" or "I have a new movie" to promote for the celebrity's sake. These celebrities will absolutely hold their own, and be willing to be honest and talk about whatever issue it is they went through that they have in common with the guest. It catches on with the celebrities who are interested in being real. We give them the opportunity to talk about something other than their new movie or their new book or what have you. But the focus of our show is on ordinary, everyday people.
CE: Since "Trisha Goddard" is a five-days-a-week show, covering most of the year, do you ever worry you'll run out of topics to discuss?
TG: Oh no, no. That's never a worry. You could do a show on divorce 300 times, and every single situation will be different. The ages, the people, different situations — you can never exhaust a subject, because there are different nuances in every single case. You never think, "Oh, I've done this story before." You might have up until a point, and then it goes off on a completely different track.
CE: That's true; you just read any newspaper, magazine or website, and there are human-interest stories galore out there.
TG: Oh, yes. And I read the newspapers all the time. Back home in England, I probably read four newspapers a day. Here I'm reading the websites and what have you. I'm always looking for ideas; I'm going to start getting local newspapers in different areas, because you start asking, what are the concerns on the ground? I want to get a feel for the issues at the local level and how I can bring that to the screen. It's always exciting. There's always a challenge.
CE: I know you are very involved in mental well-being issues and treatment — will you bring those topics to your show?
TG: Oh, yes. Collectively, mental health, mental well-being and mental illness is the entire spectrum. You'll very rarely talk to people or about people without some part of that spectrum coming into it. It's not always mental illness. It can be a lack of mental wellness, if you see what I mean. I can't divorce myself from that; it's what I'm passionate about. There are always people thinking that mad equals bad, and all those sorts of things. It's one area that really needs to be de-stigmatized.
CE: I read that you've done your share of acting as well … I bet the "Doctor Who" fans are the most rabid.
TG: "Doctor Who" fans are very … everywhere I go, there's some "Doctor Who" fan who jumps out and tells me exactly what episode I was in. That was fun. I did "Little Britain" as well, which is an English show. There was another show called "Fat Friends," which was about a whole group of friends in a slimming club, and I filmed about three or four episodes with them. I was really, really flattered to be included. My one show that I'd like to be included in here in the U.S. — I will have died and gone to heaven if I did a cameo on "Modern Family."
CE: How do you fit it all in: hosting your show here, your advocacy and charity work, maintaining a home here and across the Pond?
TG: When I was coming over to tape "Maury," I would do the show and work intensely for a week, and then go home and do unpaid work as a mother, dog walker, wife, etc., so that was OK. At the moment people ask how it's going to work out, and the answer is, I don't know. It'll be tough, but I don't want to prescribe how things are going to work out, because part of life is just going with the flow and muddling through, and then when people ask you in hindsight, it sounds like you had this marvelous plan to make it all work. But it's not like that. It's interesting, but it's scary.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Interview: Trisha Goddard, Ready for the Challenge
Trisha Goddard
is a (mostly) new voice entering the daytime-television arena; although
she has served as a guest host and conflict-resolution expert for "The
Maury Povich Show," beginning today, Trisha has a show all her own.
While hosting her own show isn't a new thing for her — she's hosted and
won awards for several talk shows in Australia and the U.K. — for
American audiences, it will be a new thing for us. I had the pleasure of
speaking with this quick-witted, humble and lovely lady about her new
show (which airs in syndication, so check your local listings), and she
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Bloomberg is reporting that RIM's upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be capable of running over 130,000 Android apps. So a tablet that isn't even powered by Android will get Android apps — how fantastic does that sound?
If there's one thing RIM's BlackBerry platform has always lacked, it's good apps. What better way to change that perception for its upcoming tablet than by using another mobile OS's set of apps? Originally rumored to be running Android apps using Google's Dalvik Java software, RIM is now expected to be using another unannounced solution.
With retro emulators, Angry Birds and a slew of great productivity apps, bringing what Android's offerings to the PlayBook seems like the ultimate taboo. Running Android apps on the QNX-powered PlayBook would be great for RIM and users as the Waterloo-based company would be able to appeal to a wider range of people — not only suits who tend to spaz out at every new BlackBerry.
RIM's decision to allow Android apps to be run on its PlayBook could be a major feature that makes the tablet a real contender against the Motorola Xoom, HP TouchPad, iPad 2 and all the other great tablets destined for this year. With its marketshare going down the toilet, it's time for RIM to suck it up and take a hit of pride — and remember it's all about making great memorable products.
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The words "obligatory NAHBS recap" have been posted so many times the bandwidth and energy used recapping the #bestNAHBSever could power a small town in China for the better part of a decade. We've got a lot to cover but we're also in the final stages of debuting a new website/blog so I'm going to save the gems for that and in the meantime direct you towards some of the other fantastic coverage of the weekend, care of our friends across the web.
Here goes:
Prolly Is Not Probably:
Recent Roll: Marty and His Geekhouse Woodville
Beautiful Bicycle: My Geekhouse Woodville Details
2011 NAHBS Recon: Geekhouse Bikes
What A Way To End The Day
NAHBS a category (because John's tag coverage was just too thorough)
And of course… The Flickr heard 'round the world: John Prolly on Flickr
Urban Velo:
All of Urban Velo's NAHBS coverage over the years.
Brad Q's Geekhouse Polo-Bike Review
Bicycling Magazine:
Interview with Ben Serotta, Richard Sachs, Gary Smith, Andy Hampsten and our own Gregory Ralich!
COG Magazine's photography was, as always, on point all weekend long!
Day 1 (keep your eyes peeled for tons of #partymarty shots),
Day 2 (you've got a great one there of Greggles and customer #1 Andy of Andy & Sandi fame).
Cycle EXIF:
Geekhouse Woodville
"Simple 'n sweet" interview with Bradford of Geekhouse Bikes
Bike Snob:
"hipster" cycling had reached its apotheosis…
Bike Rumor:
Geekhouse Bikes' Trick Bicycle Builds for Prolly, Urban Velo, Others
Trend Hunter:
Geekhouse Woodville, booze holding bikes
Geekhouse Bikes NAHBS Flickr Set:
And there's a ton more! If you haven't seen any shots from this weekend either on our 2011 NAHBS Flickr Set or somewhere else then I am sorry you lead such an unfulfilled life. Next post from us will be on the all new site! See you there.


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Titanic Disaster.
Sunk After Collision With an Iceberg.
Loss of Life.
Wireless Calls for Aid.
The White Star Liner Titanic (46,382 tons) which left Southhampton on Wednesday on her maiden voyage to New York, came into collision with an iceberg at a point about 41.45 North and 30.14 West off the North American coast at 10.23 p.m. on Sunday night (American time). The vessel was badly damaged and wireless messages were sent out for help. A number of other liners in the neighborhood hastened to her assistance, she sank yesterday morning as will be seen from the following message received as we are going to press:-
NEW YORK, April 15, 9.45 p.m.
The following despatch has been received here from Cape Race:-
"The steamer Olympic reports that the steamer Carpathia reached the Titanic's position at daybreak, but found boats and wreckage only. She reported that the Titanic foundered. About 2.20 a.m. in lat. 41 deg__16 min., long. 30 deg, 14 min."
The message adds:-"All the Titanic's boats are accounted for. About 673 souls have been saved of the crew and passengers. The latter are nearly all women and children. The Leyland liner California is remaining and searching the vicinity of the disaster. The Carpathia is returning to New York with the survivors!" Reuter.
"The Times"
London, England
April 16, 1912


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On Friday, May 13, 2016 Eli's Cheesecake participated in GNMAA Magnificent Mile's Annual Gala, "Mad About the Mile." The Mag Mile's Annual Gala serves as a fundraiser to provide grants and other financial awards to educational programs as well as neighborhood causes in The Magnificent Mile Neighborhood. It is one of the largest fundraisers of the year! Eli's has been a proud attendee for the past couple of years and this year, Eli's Cheesecake provided a wide selection of desserts for the attendees. Eli's provided three classic cheesecakes–Original Plain, Chocolate Chip, and Strawberry. Aside from cheesecakes, Eli's provided cuties for dessert–our house made Fudge Brownie, Michigan Cherry Oat Bar, and 7-layer Coconut bar.
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My interpretation of "remember layout" would be for the page to remember my tracking refresh interval rate (5 sec, 10, sec, 15 sec, etc) as well as my preferred map zoom level.
This is not the case from my experience. For one, every time there is an update the map zooms all the way in to the 150yard view. Secondly, when I leave the full page view then return the refresh interval defaults to 60 seconds.
I've noticed noticed on occassion if I have an inset map displayed and my refresh rate set relatively short (10sec) the map will often freeze in the refresh mode at the next update cycle. I'll have to close it and restart it.
Full screen does not remember layout
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The "remember layout" option currentoy remembers the size and position of the small popup map windows only. It won't remember the interval and zoom level but they are good suggestions and we'll investigate them.
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Greetings from IBC, one of the largest conferences globally focused on broadcast professionals and the technologies that support them. Check out Adobe's live coverage of the event.
We're connecting with European broadcasters and pay TV operators to discuss Project Primetime — what it is, how it benefits media companies in individual markets, and what we've learned since launching the project earlier in 2012.
Speaking with current Adobe customers and partners, it's clear that there's a need in the marketplace for a unified technology stack that integrates video content publishing, ad serving, and analytics. There's just too much device fragmentation and too much complexity throughout the ecosystem today. Adobe is working to address key industry pain points.
It's also clear that many vendors are jumping on the "any content, any device, anytime, anywhere" bandwagon — nearly every technology provider at the conference seems to be offering an "end-to-end solution" that delivers on this promise. I'm not certain what most of these folks are actually capable of executing today, but I do know that Adobe is uniquely positioned to continue innovating in media, with industry-leading products across the entire value chain — from pre-production to post-production, and across streaming, ad decisioning, ad insertion, data management and measurement.
That's a jargon-heavy way of saying that Adobe gets it, that we're trying to solve the big problems.
If you happen to be at IBC this Sunday, please drop by our booth in Hall 7 to learn more about Project Primetime. We're also hosting an invitation-only event on Sunday, September 9, where you can learn more about Adobe's role in powering the 2012 Summer Olympics for both NBC Sports and the BBC — please register if you'd like to attend.
In the video below, and accompanying videos from the show, Adobe discusses Project Primetime, tackling major industry challenges and recent partner wins.


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I bought this at an old run down antique store that was going out of business a few years back. The price tag shows that it was said to be from Lincoln's White House. It's in good condition and quite sturdy for how old it looks. Even if it's not worth much the conversation that it brings about is worth the $30 I payed for it.


text: David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine and Niles "Cyrano" Hollowell-Dhar combined their songwriting, vocal, and production talents in 2003, while they were attending high school in Berkeley, CA. Three years later, after taking their name -- the Cataracs -- from a line in Snoop Dogg's "What's My Name, Pt. 2," they released an independent album, Technohop, Vol. 1, and produced the sparse and booming track "Blueberry Afghani" for fellow Berkeley-based group the Pack. The duo released a handful of low-key albums and mixtapes and broke through with "Like a G6," a collaboration with Far East Movement and vocalist Dev that topped the Billboard Hot 100 in late October 2010. Dev herself released a Cataracs-produced single, "Bass Down Low," which reached the chart by the end of the year. The Cataracs maintained their hit-making streak with Snoop's "Wet" -- yet another stripped-down, bass-heavy track -- which was made for Prince William's bachelor party and charted in early 2011. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi


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Replying to my last post on liberalism and republicanism, Corey Robin writes:
Nice job, though you should point out that my main concerns are: 1) freedom as non-interference fits a commonsensical understanding in US, which the workplace compromises all the time, and thus provides us with a good standard to mobilize political argument; and 2) I'm not against notions of freedom as non-domination, I just don't want to throw out freedom as non-interference as well. Also I'm not sure I'd include Milton in that camp; he seems okay with some hierarchies and other parts of republican tradition are very okay with social hierarchy, including slavery.
The final point about Milton and pre-modern republicanism is well taken. Early republicans desired non-domination, but only for a select class of people: usually land-owning white men. One of the crucial differences between modern and pre-modern republicanism is the modern republican's conviction that non-domination is a global imperative.
But the principle of non-domination requires to distinguish between dominating and non-dominating hierarchies. Republicanism is not pure horizontalism. Instead, republicanism condemns certain existing hierarchies — in modern times, hierarchies predicated on gender, race or sexual orientation — on the basis that they are de facto dominating. We can imagine other hierarchies that are not inherently dominating, such as the social hierarchies that often exist between a student and a teacher, a governor and constituents, or a jury and a defendant. But note that these hierarchies have very clearly defined formal legal boundaries, and that they are not static; a constituent can run for office, a student can become a teacher, and a member of the jury may one day be put on trial. Republicanism is not inherently anti-hierarchy, but seeks to make necessary hierarchies transparent and dynamic.
This, I would argue, is a preferable alternative to abolishing hierarchy altogether. Informal hierarchies will always be with us in one way or another, but carefully constructed formal hierarchies can serve as a check on them. Without that formal element, informal hierarchies become opaque and impossible to contest through anything but brute force.
But to return to the conflict between non-interference and non-domination: I should have been clearer about the fact that Corey is not opposed to using the concept of non-domination in our understanding of liberty. Our disagreement is entirely over whether non-interference as liberty is also a necessary concept. I would argue that it is not, for two reasons: the first, which I presented in my last post, is that non-domination theory already adequately accounts for any conceivable instance of unjust interference.
The second objection is implied by the first: freedom as non-interference can't adequately account for cases where interference is warranted or even desirable. As a result, contemporary liberal theorists have had to propose various side constraints on freedom from interference, and various other criteria for what constitutes justice. Those additional criteria — fairness and equality, for example — may plug the gaps created by freedom as non-interference, but the result is far from elegant. (And, as I have noted before, these additional criteria can still leave critical weaknesses exposed.)
In Justice For Hedgehogs — which I'll be blogging more about in the near future — Ronald Dworkin repeatedly references the old aphorism about the fox who knows many little things and the hedgehog who knows one big thing. He diagnoses most modern analytic moral theory as being rather foxy: a cumbersome patchwork of narrowly targeted principles that often conflict with one another. In place of the fox's approach to ethics, he argues for hedgehog morality: one big mutually-reinforcing system of value. Freedom as non-domination is that system, and freedom from non-interference seems increasingly to be a millstone around the neck of the progressively-minded fox.
As to Corey's first point, about non-interference's usefulness as a rhetorical appeal to common sense: that may be so, in some cases. The art of political messaging is very different from the art of moral philosophy, thank christ. But I stand by non-domination as the appropriate test of what our political goals should be. When you take that case to the voters, you can call it whatever the hell you like.


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Episode 175: Game Development with Andrew Brownsword
Guest: Andrew Brownsword
Host: Markus
In this episode I talk with Andrew Brownsword about software development for (modern) games. At the time, Andrew worked for Electronic Arts, so our discussion is mainly based on the Need for Speed franchise. We discuss characteristics and performance properties of modern games and outline the challenges for software development. We then discuss various patterns Andrew and his team used to address these.
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The King-in-waiting shows us where he might fit on the urban radio carousel, after years of stamping music with his ATL style. It almost mirrors a B.o.B. approach, using space better and a soothing R&B refrain from Rico Love. Bang this in the whip is the message. Audio after the jump.
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Maryland teenagers discuss military action in Syria
Some students say president's plan could backfire
The president's campaign to drum up support on Capitol Hill for military action in Syria has caught the attention of Maryland teenagers.
In their American government classes, the students have formed their own opinions about the conflict, which is timely because Congress is about to weigh in on how the president should go about dealing with the critical issues in Syria.
Syria and America's reaction to the use of chemical weapons is a part of the lesson plan in a ninth grade advanced placement course at Kenwood High School. American government teacher Derek Woodward is trying to help students make the connection between what's happening at home and abroad.
"We certainly don't want to just focus on the perspective of President (Barack) Obama or of Congress. We try to provide them with multiple perspective, including the Syrian people, the Syrian government and, in a larger sense, the Middle East," Woodward said.
Some students said the president's plan could backfire and affect his legacy.
"If Obama were to attack them right now, there would be a lot of economic problems. The Middle East provides a lot of oil for the United States," said Arsheep Singh, a student.
"We see him as a great leader, some of us, but some will see him as, 'Why did you do that?' Like, if it went wrong or if anything went wrong," said David Norman, a student.
"We should take military action, but not yet. I don't think matters are serious as they can get," said Anthena Claudio, a student.
"I do think America should take military action because the people, the civilians in Syria can't stand up for themselves against these types of weapons," said Christopher Greene, a student.
Kenwood is one of two Baltimore County high schools with an international baccalaureate program. It offers students more college prep courses. Students who pass those courses can earn college credits.


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Dear Em.
Received a letter from you tonight dated Oct 1, and on my first glance at the envelope could not dope out who it was from, for I knew it was not your handwriting. I failed to look on the back or I would have known. You can appreciate how I felt when on openning it all inquisitiveness ceased for your handwriting greeted me. A letter from home. This letter and one from a chap that I met in the hospital was my quota this trip, and I am answering both right away, for Ive not only got the time but also as conveinient a place to write as Ive had for months.
If only I could say some thing now, I would probably repay you for all the mail you have sent me. I can appreciate the fact that you are buisy alright when you say that you leave the house at day break and don't return until sun down. Ive got no kick coming in regard to mail and although I receive none too much you are writing as often as you can I know.
Glad to hear every one has got over their colds and, listen Em. Keep off that Spanish Influ stuff won't you? Some kitten Ill say. I wonder whose kissing her now? So it looks just like a girl I used to know. I hope I see it some day any way. You say the weather is getting chilly now. Same here. Hope you get your coal before it gets much colder. They sure are long enough getting it to you.
Glad to hear you got in on the Liberty Loan which was such a success. Yes this is the next letter and it is stating that we are at the front, and some front believe me. I guess you read in the paper about the Yanks. We are in it. You say that the papers said "After a short rest." Well there is a war on. Some of the boys you speak of as being home there in hospitals are the self same boys that left Westfield in August 1917 with me. Look them up, Im sure of at least five, that are back in God's Country now although a little the worst for their experience. Elmer Lane of the Magoun Square Gang or the chap that our street at Lynnfield was named after (Cherry Lane) is there.
So you carry a cooked ration with you. So do we, all the time but its not like what Lena puts up. Its the darb at that though. I bet its tough getting up out of a bed at that in the morning. Im feeling great and am very lucky to be in good condition right now. A fellow has to. Have heard from this side that Batty, Jimmy and that bunch is on this side now. I wish them all the luck in the world. They will be used I beleive. It would sure be some news if I told you really where I was tonight, but mums the word you know. Don't know how long I will be here nor will I kick while we are on this sector if I am here for some time.
I hope you can read enough of this letter to know what I am writing about. I guess two sheets is pretty good this time, so trusting this finds you all well Ill close. Regards to all
Samuel Ed. Avery #69762, Hdq Co. 103rd Inf. Am. Ex. Forces.
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Elisabetta Canalis said being with Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney makes her feel like she's 18 again.
"He's better than plastic surgery," the Italian actress and model told Entertainment Tonight.
Canalis, 31, who has been dating Clooney for a year, also said she's excited about her on-camera relationships with the cast of TNT's "Leverage."
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On the show, she plays an intelligence agent who blackmails Timothy Hutton's character.
"I'm very happy to be here," Canalis told ET. "It's a privilege for me, staying here with Tim and all of the cast; they are amazing and they are helping me a lot."


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For those that may not have heard, Truvia is going to be selling a new product; it will be on shelves at some point this month. Truvia has created their own version of a baking blend that will have 75% fewer calories as compared to sugar. You can use it in place of sugar in your recipes safely - it bakes and chemically behaves just like sugar. Using all stevia in your baked goods can sometimes reveal unpalatable product but this new product is an exciting development.
I wasn't able to get any precise nutritional information regarding this product, but I'm hoping my local grocery stores will start carrying it soon. Reducing the amount of refined sugars in our diets should be a priority along with reducing the intake of saturated fat and this new product will be quite a boon.
I will definitely be buying this product as soon as it is available in my area - you should consider trying it and see how it compares to regular sugar! If you want recipes and more information about this, please visit Truvia.
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The Core Standards of Veterans Day
Submitted by: Tim Ramsey
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The Core Standards of Veterans Day
by Tim Ramsey
Throughout the week, students and their teachers bustled about covering every window, door, wall, fence - every inch of the campus with red, white and blue decorations. Streamers hung from the ceilings inside, from the rafters outside, and even from every tree in the courtyard. Celebrating Veterans Day is a big thing at my school - almost as exciting as the Christmas season that follows.
Last minute touches were being made as the sun began to set Thursday evening. Finally, students began calling their parents for late rides home. When the sun rose less than twelve hours later, these very same students and their teachers were back hanging balloon arches, additional signage and streamers. They set up chairs for the many veterans who would attend the annual ceremony. They greeted men and women representing the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard. They escorted each to the hospitality room for coffee and pastries and then to their seats. The students stood to the side waiting to assist in any way necessary.
Parents and community members streamed onto the campus around 8 a.m. Previous experience had guided them to arrive early in order to get a parking spot and a good place to watch the festivities.
As soon as morning attendance had been completed, classes began to file out to their assigned areas upon the damp lawn. Most teachers had arrived prior to the start of the day and placed blankets and plastic tarps down for their children.
As the master of ceremony for this, my seventh year, I stood at the podium and marveled as the patriotism glowed with the red, white and blue garments of the children and adults before me. I looked to my right and saw the veterans seated and said a silent prayer of thanks, remembering my own father, an Air Force veteran in his own right. Ten years previously, he had attended the celebration with my mother. Now, because he is in the late stages of dementia, he had to be resigned to sitting at home. It is interesting to me that, often in his confused conversation, he speaks of the military. I shake my head as if I understand and listen.
We began with the high school Color Guard presenting the flag. All of the children, from the five-year-olds in the front to the fourteen-year-olds in the back, stood in a respectful silence. Then they all joined in unison for the Pledge of Allegiance and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner." The voice of an older gentleman in a wheelchair sailed over all other voices. This encouraged the rest of the crowd to take on the song with more determination.
The choir sang "God Bless the USA," and the audience sang along. The principal and assistant principal both spoke of honor, truth and patriotism. Then the choir sang a medley of fight songs for each branch of service. Veterans stood at attention when their specific song was sung. As each group stood, the crowd gave a roaring round of applause.
As the assembly came to a close, I reminded students to take a moment from their three-day vacation from school to honor those who had worked to give them a better life. I challenged them to set the alarms on their iPhones to 11 a.m. on Monday to carry on the tradition of recognizing veterans at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
In most schools, students would be sent back to a regular day of academic routine. Not so with my school. The experience was just beginning.
Each class had its own agenda for the day. There was time set aside for kids to look at military vehicles on campus. Some were even allowed to climb aboard the trucks and tanks! There was a giant card offered by the Blue Star Moms for kids to sign and send messages to military personnel abroad. And there were many break-out sessions for students to attend in which they listened to men and women from various wars share their experiences.
The first speaker my students listened to was an 89-year-old Navy retiree, who coincidentally was the golden-voiced singer during the national anthem. It turns out he was also a retired opera singer who had once sung with the great soprano, Maria Callas! Dr. Rochelle explained to the kids that he was legally blind and restricted to a wheelchair but that he was not a quitter, that he still worked sixteen hours a day. He shared of his experiences during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The children were mesmerized, silent - engaged. Many asked questions which Dr. Rochelle eagerly answered. Near the end of the session, one of my boys spoke: "I just wanted to tell you," he began, "that you are a true inspiration to us. You have done things that we will probably never have to do, and you've made the world a good place for us. I just wanted to say thank you."
Our day continued with more speakers and a few videos. The whole school lined the campus sidewalk to cheer on the little kids in the annul K-2 Patriot Parade. The little ones marched holding decorations and waving to the crowd. The older kids clapped and waved back.
Lunch was held outside at the picnic tables. Hot dogs were grilled; ice cream was served. Parents, grandparents, teachers and children mingled and ate in the warmth of the Arizona sun.
There are some who would say that spending an entire day on such celebrations is a waste of time. Many of these individuals are the same people who complain that today's youth are not as patriotic as their counterparts even ten years ago. I would most definitely disagree with them as I have witnessed over and over again the respect that pours from the hearts of the kids at my school each November.
Still, these doubters will push, "Where in the standards is such 'frittering away' of important academic time?" I would agree, but sadly so, that there are no standards for the things taught to our kids during this particular day. Yes, children should be able to succeed as readers and writers and problem solvers. But they also must possess the core standards of Veterans Day:
1. Attentiveness to others: Listening to others, especially their elders in order to learn about events from the past.
2. Empathy: Understanding how others feel or have felt in the past as they served this great nation. Most children are highly egocentric. This is natural - most kids believe they are the center of the universe, that the world revolves around them. They must learn that the world was revolving long before they ever arrived on this planet. They must learn to feel the emotions of those who came before them
3. Compassion and Community Service: Caring about others and working to make sure that others are happy, healthy, safe and living in peace. Kids may learn how to identify a VCCV pattern in the words they read, but they may never learn to take care of the other human beings in their lives.
4. Commitment and Perseverance: Sticking with a task until it is finished. In our media-drenched, attention-deficit world, this is definitely a necessity. Our country would definitely not be the same had those who were chosen to defend it decided to give up when things got boring or to arduous.
5. Connection to others: Children today need to feel connected to the past, to today, to the future. They must feel connected to other human beings. They must believe that they belong in a world that will love and support them.
The veterans who visited Friday used their time quite wisely. They did a great job of teaching these core standards.
Copyright, Tim Ramsey, 2013.
About the author:
Tim Ramsey has been an educator in the public school setting for 31 years. He taught for 15 years at the elementary, junior high and high school levels. He worked the next 15 years as a school administrator. He recently retired, but has since returned to the classroom as a fifth grade teacher. He teaches at the community college level as well. Tim is an avid writer. His book, "The Hugs on My Shirt," chronicles many of his experiences within the school setting.
Read more: https://www.facebook.com/TheHugsOnMyShirt