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- Chris Anderson
- New York, NY
- United States
Curator, TED
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Should anyone be able to upload their TEDTalk to TED.com?
YES: because there are thousands of invisible geniuses out there. Let's bring their wisdom to the world! The TED crowd will quickly vote up the good ones.
NO: it will plunge the site into an ocean of mediocrity. The best thing about TED.com is that it's curated. Every talk is good. Don't turn it into youtube
Feb 25 2011: Mayhaps people could mark their YouTube videos as "TED Talk" and TED, if it chooses, could sort them out from there?
Adrian Hong
Feb 11 2011: I think this has potential if you made two adjustments:
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1) Clearly differentiated the publicly submitted section of TEDTalks
2) Allowed for an up/down voting system, so that talks with lots of positive votes can move up, and those with negative ones can move down. Alternatively, if it's a controversial talk, for example, you could have the talks that solicit the most traffic, views, comments or combination of all three move up the chain for more visibility, so naturally the mediocre talks will move down, and the hidden gems will be bumped up.Feb 25 2011: No, it would lead to further decline of quality of TED talks. Quantity is not better than quality. If you want quantity, you can get it on Youtube already (and there are pockets of quality on Youtube).Feb 25 2011: I like the concept of "TED: Collaboration." I will say "yes" but i think that TED's orchestrated talks should be kept separate from uploaded talks. I appreciate TED's screening of talks.
In addition, TED should integrate more face-to-face conversation instead of all upload/download, like here on TED conversation. TED should integrate video into this interface instead of just comment-lists. I would love to be able to have real conversations with other people in the TED community. Check out www.theinteract.net/main for instance.
Ahmad Coucha
Feb 24 2011: i say YES to the idea but with some regulations that i crystalized into a potential project that i call "TEDcollaborative " ,heres how i see it:
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-TEDcollaborative is new seperate project (the same concept like the TEDx initiative)
-TEDcollaborative would have a definite theme ,and the speakers will be collaborators from all over the world .
-the speakers would record their talk ,obeying the normal TED brilliant format,and upload it to a special page on TED.
-after a screening process by TED adminstration to make sure that the talk follows the guidelines.it ll be available for the TED community to see it.
-then all the talks will go through a voting process to choose the best talks that ill be the official talks of that specific TEDcollaborative event and then they become a TEDtalk
why this project?
-it ll give the opportiunity to those with great ideas but can never make it to the TED stage to have their voices heard.
-it wont plunge the site with ocean of mediocrity as only a few selected talks will become a TED talk.
-and of course you can never truly know if something will work or not until you try it.so i guess experimenting is the keyword heer.i also believe that there was alot of concerns about the TEDx project especially that TED gave their brand for others to use,but the project eventually proved to be a big success.
some concerns:
-there are other websites like youtube that ppl can share on what they have:i say that whats special about TED is its brilliant format,not just the exposure.
-it ll be like video blogging:the solution for this lies in the guide lines and briefing on how to make it as much of a TED talk as possible.guidelines should include how the background should look like,the quality of recording,the posture of the speaker,...etc
thats all : )Feb 16 2011: There's no need for an "either or" decision. Create a subTed -- or two Teds -- one curated and one organic. Aggregating the "best of" won't be difficult. I love the curated content that reflects recognized brilliance. AND I'd welcome the opportunity to experience the unknown grass-level ideas (with eclipse potential).
Tom Park
Feb 16 2011: Exactly, there should be more calls here to avoid either-or thinking. I agree with every point you made so succinctly. It'd also address some criticisms I've heard of TED elitism.Feb 12 2011: No. Curation, quality content, worthiness = good.
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Too much content, overwhelming experience, complexity, mediocre = bad.
Ketan Patel
Feb 21 2011: No (unfortunately)...
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I agree that there is much hidden genius in our world. Problem is there is "much" to sort through to find it and unconventional genius is not easy to detect. The subtle need not be at the mercy of a rating system; one that is idealised on conventions of mass appeal or bias based on the topic/idea (especially politically-charged ones, high media exposure, etc).
Q: Would Einstein's early ideas on relativity been given appropriate visibility in a user-rated system??? Would a low-rating influence the passions of a hidden genius?
Feb 21 2011: True & Very well put forward.
Raj Singh
Feb 20 2011: Not as "TED Talks".
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Suggest to use separate channel/website link.
Best of such talks (after due selection/moderation) to be linked available under a separate theme, "Best of Uploaded Talks", on main TED website.
Feb 20 2011: My thoughts exactly!
Avoid the excessive influx of information. NPR has an article on its main page discussing a "Media Black Hole".. A sister site to capture the full-scan of ideas is a necessity. Then filter in the key elements/developments to TED. It builds momentum!
R. W. Emerson: "The wise through excess of wisdom is made a fool."Feb 15 2011: No.
I would prefer an advanced TEDx directory that allows for easier browsing of events future and past. The videos should remain on their respective sites, with only the curated ones hosted on the main site.
As a translator, I would like to see portals that cater to the respective languages, off- or onsite. I think talks in languages other than english may not be accessible to the vast majority of the community but help immensely in spreading awareness of TED on a national basis.Feb 11 2011: Curation requires trust. People come to TED to watch videos they trust are worth 18+ minutes of their full attention. The process may not capture all the substance in the world, but eliminating noise differentiates TED from most other video hub. People upload videos for a variety of reasons: some self-promotionally irrelevant or mediocre, others validly brilliant. Voting these means the TED crowd will have to now do the sifting work to find that hidden gem. I vote no.Feb 18 2011: I agree with the No. If you want to upload some personal discussion without the curating that TED.com does now, then that is what YouTube is for. However, I see no reason that a much-discussed talk on YouTube couldn't be promoted to TED.com once it achieves significant mindshare.Feb 18 2011: My humble opinion is if you are going to add "regular" peoples ideas, they should not be in the main video threads. A separate area of the site may be nice. If a video is up ranked extremely high, it may be an honour to have it moved to the main feed. This allows the invisible geniuses a chance of being heard, keeps the integrity of TED, and shows those who are selected that their ideas do stand out above the crowd. (every one likes bragging rights )
Feb 18 2011: I agree with this option, though I think there should be the main channel as exists currently, a featured channel with the best talks from the open feed.Feb 18 2011: No, I don't think uploading it directly to TED.com would be good. I think the power of the video's on TED.com is that they are curated, and a certain level of quality is expected and delivered.
Currently there are a few sources for talks :
- TED Conferences
- TED Partner conferences
- TEDx events
- Best of the Web
It would not be bad to create another source for talks, which could be user submitted talks. You would need to have a rating system which would use crowdsourcing to rate video's on some of the TED quality guidelines, like self-promotion / selling, duration, and 'coolness' of the idea etc.
This could be a really good source for content and ideas. Just like the inclusion of certain TEDx talks, the best of these user-submitted talks, could be reviewed by TED staff and considered to be featured on TED.com, or as a good lead for local TEDx events.
Feb 18 2011: Richard, I really like your last point. A user-generated channel, with the best picked out by TED staff to be included in TED Talks. I vote for that.
In that way we get the best of both worlds: access to a planet-full of geniuses and some quality control so that we don't just end up with videos of Justin Bieber.Feb 19 2011: I concur with your suggestion for curating the posted talks. What about having a special section for TEDxTalks? That would also give them a good level of exposure, and even encourage uptake of TEDx events around the world.
Steve Nelson
Feb 16 2011: Originally I thought "of course not" because of the mess it would become, but with an architecture that also says anyone can be a curator on TED.com, and that allows filters based on curation cred and other attributes, it might work.
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All user-submitted TEDtalks would go into one big pool. You could browse the big pool, but more likely you would have a reasonable filter set up based on curation: TED's, your own, and user-generated curation. You can choose to follow submitters and be notified when they have posted something new. You can choose to become a curator and add a talk into your collection. You can choose to publish your curated selections for people to follow.
People can follow curators as well as submitters, and filter searches on things like topics and curation thresholds:
Show me TEDTalks about energy that have been added to 10 or more collections.
Show me TEDTalks about energy that have been added to curators I follow.
Show me TEDTalks about energy that have been added by curators with more than 1000 followers.
People can set a default view into the pool based on filters and curation selection
I would suggest a first-user experience that looks like it does today: the TED-curated filter applied.
Now I'll go see what everyone else suggested!
Feb 16 2011: agreed!Feb 11 2011: I believe that most of the invisible geniuses can be noticed by TEDx teams. If you would open up TED to basicaly everyone (like youtube) thee would be a lot of copycats and self-promotion. You could open up the algoritm of selecting speakers or maybe also use a fan-vote.Feb 11 2011: No. That geniuses in the long run will be found by TEDx organizers. TED talks get their power from curation and mentoring (rehearsals, presentation modifications etc.) And voting mechanism is not reliable.
Ajay D
Feb 25 2011: Definitely a big "NO"
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TED has established itself and any & all ideas/intellect if worthy can find its way to this PLATFORM. Once on that, it stands to gain more and has no scope of any loss/decline due to delay/timing whatsoever.
It's on its journey to be a CURRICULUM itself as it covers most facets of fundamental learning including attitude for everybody; teachers, students, experts & the community.
If people at large want to offer their intellect, they can contribute to organizing more local TED'x events and get noticed to be elevated to the main TED PLATFORM. This will enable them to rejuvenate their ideas.
TED Conversation is already a finely cut avenue for enthusiasts.
Philip Zeman
Feb 24 2011: I have to agree with the "NO" crowd on this topic. While I am a huge supporter of having the 'little guy' become noticed, (I myself am one of those little guys working to become noticed) it is important that TED be different from YouTube. TED fills a niche for video presentations and education very nicely.
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PhilipFeb 23 2011: What about WikiTED? We can have the community do the curating. Start the process by having the putative speakers make a One-minute presentation on video and then they can present a written thesis. The WikiTED volunteers/mob can act as curators and invite the approved speaker to develop their talk. If there is sufficient interest in a particular jurisdiction the speakers can be invited in a local meet up. This is part of the focus of TEDx but WikiTED can simply focus on the collaborative forum of letting "everyone" participate or curate.Feb 22 2011: I don't think anyone should be able to upload their talks, but everyone should be able to submit their talks to possible viewing as directed by the leaders of TED. This way you can pull some new people into the conference with bright new insight that may undervalue their personal wisdom.
Feb 23 2011: i agree, though i think it should go further. if rejected talks were given feedback it would allow the rejection to at least be a learning experience, and the submitter will hopefully use some thought and their next talk will be better and hopefully accepted.
Holly Hyder
Feb 22 2011: No. I think we already get 'Best of the web' and by having TED standards and protocols it means the site remains all HIT and no shit. You can honestly watch any video and be entertained, engaged, educated or simply amused without being distracted by poor production or limited presentation skill. TED, in my mind, is a platform that represents a sort of Everest for today's thinkers, dreamers and ideaswomen.
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John La Grou
Feb 18 2011: Chris, perhaps you could add an "embed video" app on TED Profile pages? People would tag their videos with content metadata. A new "Community Talks" page would be created that drew from these personal TED Profile videos, searchable by topic, name, date, etc.. Talks would be community ranked by vote, and the highest ranking would rise to the top. Perhaps the highest ranked Community Talk each month or quarter could become a home page TEDTalk. Offensive, commercial, or other inappropriate content would be flagged by crowd-sourcing.
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Feb 18 2011: I like this idea.
For starters, this can also be applicable to TEDx profile pages. There are so many good TEDx talks (and yet there are also many mediocre ones) with no real way of navigating the ocean of content on TEDxTalks youtube channel. If you can embed best two videos per event to feed into this infrastructure, that would be nice.
Do you think it's wise to consider some kind of "barrier to post"? Such as minimum TEDCred? This will help filter people who come to the site, make a login, post some random thought - without ever being interested in engaging the TED community.Feb 17 2011: YES, but not directly to TED.com.
I think that everyone should be able to share their idea if they think their idea is worth spreading. And it is true that there are thousands of people with brilliant ideas.
However, personally made TED talks should be allowed to be uploaded to a subsite of TED.com, or to a separate site, where some kind of a experimenting system is implemented. And if a personal TED talk gains some popularity and importance within a given trial period, it should be moved to TED.com.Feb 17 2011: I am inclined to say no, though with th caveat that it may happen anyway. One thing I have noticed after taking up the job of being a TEDx Organizer and seeing the larger community behind the scenes it occurs to me that there will come a time when the amount of TEDx content will begin to eclipse the original TED content, if it hasn't already. The way that TEDx content bleeds into the system is similar to people adding their own videos but the major difference, and what I love about the format, is that it takes a community to get it there. The fact that it is still a TED style talk is what ties them together and should always be a part of the requirements. It would not bother me much if a video had terrible audio and video quality and was shot on a shaky hand held camera but I would demand that it was 18 minutes and in front of an audience of an audience. Beyond that I really would not care who was giving the talk or what it was about. I think everyone should have the ability to give a TED talk but it would have to be a TED talk.
I am also wary of online communities that are based on mass voting systems to determine what is good or bad. In my experience, which is admittedly anecdotal, they tend to form hive mind opinions that begin to reflect the preconceived notions that the community already had. TED's following may be large and diverse enough to avoid this but it is a possibility.
Larry Davis
Feb 17 2011: What is this requirement that the talk should have an audience? I realize the "E' in TED stands for entertainment, but a thoughtful presentation does not require an audience or an entertainment aspect. There are surely brilliant but solitary and shy individuals that would not have the means to gather mandatory warm bodies for a presentation.
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Musician's often require energy from the audience in order to perform at their best. But the presentation of ideas should not be constrained by such structures, and an audience need not be present in order to appreciate an idea.
Feb 22 2011: I guess it is my way of distinguishing it from youtube. I feel a lot of the passion and impact that TED Talks have would be lost if it was just one person talking into a webcam. Maybe it doesn't specifically require an audience but I feel it should at least be designed as if it did.
I understand a lot of the arguments made here are advocating that the current TED format may leave out some great minds and ideas but that will happen anyway, with nigh 7 billion people in the world. What distinguishes TED to me is not so much the curation and success of its speakers, though that certainly is a part of it, but the format in which the ideas are presented.Feb 16 2011: A clear NO from my side. There are YouTube-Channels for all the TEDx talks and good stuff will pop up that you can integrate - but the curation model is still valid and needed for quality. Thanks - and keep up the great work!
Jon Propper
Feb 16 2011: My initial reaction was yes. You have convinced me otherwise.Feb 16 2011: I believe that allowing anyone to upload a video to TED would hurt the brand. I trust the TED brand to stand for quality and that anything that's made it on TED.com has passed through a quality filter. I don't want to have to BE that filter. I've got too many other things to filter in my life. It would be like crowdsourcing the TED brand. While it's an interesting idea, are the people who would do the crowdsourcing like the people who are paying for the brand (sponsors, attendees, etc.) IDK.Feb 15 2011: NO!
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* "TED..." means "reliable". "I saw on TED" wouldn't mean much if you would always have to check "Was it a TED Talk or that candidate tv?".
* The flaws of free voting (lots of videos, many voters, everyone can vote for every video) - even if we assume the crowd can be objective, there is no guarantee each video will initially be seen by the same amount of voters
- - some good videos are left behind
- - some videos are getting votes up only because a seemingly worse video is in a higher position
I already hear my friends saying "oh, TED is publishing more than I can watch", but it's ok - at least we know that all TEDTalks are more or less worth watching and we won't need to skip 30+ to get to an interesting one. I agree, don't turn it into youtube ;)
Yes, TED might benefit from recommendation and self-recommendation system.
One way to do it: The candidate video could be sent to let's say 10 people to vote (definitely no - no - I don't know! - yes - definitely yes, and some space for comments, with a tick "I suggest to edit and reapply"). Maybe videos could have tags and they would be sent to the people who are interested in that specific area (e.g. video about innovative way to teach science - voters: 3 scientists, 3 educators, 2 passionate about those things but from other professions, 2 totally unrelated) If it gets high rating, video is forwarded to TED Staff with a summary of voting.
If video is worth spreading, it can be put under "Best of the Web".
Hehe, maybe TED could provide social bookmarking service. "I was digging the internet, stumbled upon that video, it was delicious, definitely worth spreading, TED, look!"Feb 15 2011: As pointed out before, curation is key to TED. I trust, that talks deserve to be on TED.com and have quality. I don't necessarily have to agree with the opinions expressed, but they should give me inspiration or food for thought.
Videos are submitted and then curated by a group of trusted volunteers (similar to the translation project). If enough volunteers approve it, it's submitted to the official staff of TED.com for curation (like potential TEDx videos), then it is - maybe - posted. People who think they have a potential TED talk could even contact the volunteers to get tips, similar to how TEDx organizers work with their potential speakers. I think such a system would incorporate a lot of the things learned from TEDx and open translation.
David Hornik
Feb 14 2011: It is hard to read so many No's and not want to say Yes. The beauty of YouTube has been its scale and the utter diversity of its content. It is easy enough to put in place a voting system and a moderation system that will allow viewers to curate user-contributed content. If we have learned anything over the last decade about social media it is that great content will be surfaced by end users. Which is not to say that you should abandon curation. Curation has clearly been a huge part of the success of TED.com. You should continue to promote and prioritize official TED talks. But if someone were to submit a talk sufficiently compelling as to get widely circulated by your users, your curation team should consider featuring it. You never know, you may discover the next speaker for an official TED event through one of these user submitted videos. The other advantage of a voting system at TED.com is that it will help you to sort through the immense volume of TEDx videos you must now be getting. Wisdom of the crowds is, of times, truly wise. If you were to allow a greater diversity of TEDx and User-Submitted content on TED.com, you will be able to crowd source video review. So there are some very good arguments to be made for allowing user-submitted videos on TED.com. The argument may not ultimately win the day, but it is worth considering.Feb 13 2011: No: because even during TED conferences not all talk happen to be good enough to appear on TED website. So let's keep TED for the best ones only :)Feb 12 2011: No; The whole point is selected contents is the main attraction, as opposed to and overflow that would be time-consuming to sort out, and would turn TED.com in yet another youtube-type of site. Especially considering teh amazing job the TED team does, from curation, organization to webmastering and editing the videos.Feb 24 2011: TED becoming youtube is a little improbable. If you read the comments on the conversations (and everybody is free to join these conversations, easier and quicker than uploading to youtube) you cant' find garbage. TED is already a solid community with loyal members (registered or not) sharing a common vision. So the filter is already functioning.
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Of course TED should filter any content, and that means resources, but as I said TED is a huge community.
So i think, YES, a larger conversation could benefit all of us.Feb 23 2011: Chris, is it possible that there could be a forum similar to TED Conversations where short Ted Talks could be uploaded for a short period of time. That way it could also be a learning opportunity for those inspired to participate and we could learn though feedback.Feb 22 2011: no - TED should be about quality not quantity. Not all ideas are worth spreading.
Gabriel .C
Feb 22 2011: No. Selectivity is what makes TED truly TED. Without that, TED is YouTube.
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Now, that`s not to say "opening" the site up slightly would be a bad idea. Why not accept independent TEDTalks from those invisible geniuses, screen them so as to make sure they fill the TED criteria, and put up the very best ones every X amount of time in a special section? The screening would would be a strenuous task to be sure, but I think the videos would attract considerable attention not just from viewers, but possibly sponsors, thus making the whole scheme profitable.
I would be more than happy with that compromise, and it`s nice to see the TED staff have obviously not been too dismissive of such liberal ideas.
Sai .
Feb 21 2011: You pose a false dichotomy.
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Tertium quid: do what slashdot does.
1. Everyone can post a talk if they want, using e.g. the Youtube "submit to partner site" feature. By default, ALL TED and TEDx talks are submitted.
2. On a separate part of the site, the "firehose" is visible. People can up/down vote everything.
3. Videos that meet whatever threshold you define get posted to the main ted.com site at a rate that you choose.
The front page stays curated and everything there is good; everything is available to those that want to peruse the firehose; it works.
Note that rating systems can be made to accept things that are controversial (if you want), or that appeal to different audiences (think e.g. fo the great TEDTalk on making a better pasta sauce). These are all solved algorithmic problems, if you choose to implement them.
I would point out that you're being a bit hypocritical, though. You regularly espouse openness and letting go - but you seem to be afraid of actually implementing crowdsourced curation à la Slashdot; the TED Cred formula is secret (unlike, say, the great karma systems of Slashdot or StackOverflow); and Silverman's talk, which you personally found distasteful, remains offline - presumably censored. (I have no opinion on the talk either way, since I've not seen it, but I rile at censorshit [sic] in any form.)
tl;dr: This isn't either/or; it's a solved problem in the web2.0 world and you should adopt the known solution.
George Kong
Feb 20 2011: The great part of TED is that it attracts a certain sort... intelligent, curious, open to new ideas.
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Keep the strength of curated talks, but enhance the community aspects of the site by creating an more open and traditionally structured forum where users are able to post new ideas, topics and discussions.
On top of that, allow users to submit 'TED talks/discussions' that pass through moderation (volunteer moderation, or paid moderation, or combination of both) before hitting a special part of the site/forum.
Mark Bregman
Feb 19 2011: No.
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I think the value of curated talk is very high and I worry that TED could turn into YouTube. I already have trouble finding the time to keep up with the excellent talks that are posted. Without careful selection of the talks I would find it impossible to sort the great from the mediocre.
It might be possible to have to sites: one with curated talks and the other open to anyone's submission but combining these would be a disaster.
loop johnny
Feb 19 2011: No. We have TEDx for that.
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It can be a possibility but only in a separate section like 'TED People' or something.
Adora Svitak
Feb 19 2011: I think that the predominant worry is that this will turn TED into YouTube; it's a worry I share as well. Additionally, I'm not completely sure that the "Yes" defense of "The TED crowd will quickly vote up the good ones" is always necessarily true. While the majority of TED viewers will likely vote down bad videos, there may be some very charismatic but not-well-reasoned videos that will gain popularity. (Anyone who follows American politics will know about this trend). There's also going to be a sizable group of people who want to use the TED.com venue for the advantage of their own reputation or platform. So while I do realize that TED cannot realistically curate every single good idea worth spreading, and that the TED.com audience should be able to contribute on a greater level, I think it should start small and be managed carefully by TED staff and community.
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Gavin Smith
Feb 17 2011: I would say no.
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there are plenty of other avenues to be heard on. We are talking about superlative thinkers. They are nominated in a fair way and have to earn their chops. If that is not true of the TED selection process than by all means tear down the wall and lets have a system where the best of the best are found. I think the system is working though. If you have something amazing to say you might not be invited to TED, but if your organization finds them I believe you make their attendance possible, correct? In example scholarships for the poorer attendees? If that is true than it is a level playing field and an open system, and a good design. Maybe an external system for parsing out videos could be constructed within another site. How about a TED conversation to nominate unheard of geniuses and link to their videos on other sites.Feb 17 2011: When I read the headline, my first thought was YouTube!
Please don't turn it into another YouTube. Geniuses out there will be voted up by the crowd somewhere else to come up to TED. It's better for TED to stay relevant than to sink into an ocean of mediocrity.Feb 17 2011: I think a big part of curation is knowing what to leave OUT. Having done a small amount of speaker selection for my TEDx event- I cannot tell you how many pitches I get to sell and to self-promote. Ick. I think a big part of the TED love I feel is rooted in the trust of the curation...
Enbe Chen
Feb 17 2011: No.
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I think TED's power is the power of choosing.
TED chooses topics, speakers, and contents which are really "ideas worth spreading".
So every time I click and watch a TED Talk, I can always expect a talk with big vision and positive value.
And TED never lets me down.Feb 17 2011: I think TED have its extraordinary style, even talks from partners or TEDx events, and TED's style is the best way to explain why people are 'addicted' to TEDTalks.
so, talks on TED.com should be curated by TED staff. But TED staff should find more interesting TED-like talks.Feb 17 2011: No, sure we wanna be an open minded community but TED stands for high-quality presentaions. I don't think that an "overflow" of different presentations will help TED. More quantity leads to less quality (that's the law of nature) and less quality will weaken the influence and success of TED, isn't it? If there is a demand for more presentations than I think there will arise new Websites for hosting them. Remember the Long Tail?Feb 17 2011: NO: it will be unprofessional. This is not Youtube. Ted is unique and has core values that sites like youtube do not. The best thing about TED.com is that it's curated. Every talk is good. Don't turn it into youtube.
However, I suggest, TED accept video clips from viewers soliciting TED with ideas/talks that TED can then pick and choose from to invite at a later date to TED or do what they have to do to work with the contributor to clean up the video and the talk and post it. This I figure would be on a limited basis, the form of which would be decided by TED, 'cause obviously TED moderators would be swamped. Contributors would have to post credentials, background experiences,achievements to give some foundation of credibility. That being said--their are some questionable political talks on TED. I wouldn't want to see a flood of Anti-community political or Biblical Palin-type nonsense, nor do I want to see Koch-corrupted ideas. Like a dissertation video talks should be based in research and able o point at resources.
But I don't think TED talks should be so frightful of challenging powerful political/commercial interests openly. Sometimes you have to call a kettle black. Why can't we get some of these innovations done? Ant-community, anti-equality entities with more rights than humans have vested interests in seeing community-action crushed to maintain SQ. That's why I think sometimes TED is really just talk. Consider green projects. jobs and green innovation exported to China. How can the USA sustain a functional society if its bled dry by the elite? Localization! We need talks on localization, fair trade, community farms, CSA's, urban farms. Consider, The Garden, a 14-acre urban community garden in a underclass neighborhood of LA is destroyed after 2 years of protest in the name of eminent domain--the King's domain--it claims it has the power to claim private property for the good of the people. The Grd sustained hundreds of disenfranchised
Dave Stone
Feb 17 2011: Nope, the curation of ted.com works great. Having been to a number of TEDx events the quality doesn't always match.
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Remo Giuffré
Feb 17 2011: Great discussion. Like anything truly unique and interesting, the best solution is never black or white, but rather an elusive shade of grey. Some reckon that the crowd demonstrates wisdom per se, and that the described system would automatically yield optimum results. That wisdom is a statistical wisdom which gives equal weight to all participants, regardless of their individual levels of subjective wisdom. Does the crowd always make the "right" decision … even a smarty pants crowd like the TED Membership? In my experience as a community and brand builder, this is not always the case. The best democracies are strongly led. The ship can be driven by the network, but people at the centre possessed of individual wisdom, exercising balance and judgement, need to take over the steering from time to time. The integration of this "old school" wisdom into any new system would be a requirement in my view.Feb 17 2011: TED is what it is because of the people making these talks have enough credibility to be making talks at TED conferences. In accordance, I would vote not to allow general public uploading of talks.
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However I think certain people should have the privilege of doing so. Sort of a meritocracy if you will. For instance, I think any featured talker should have the ability to upload more of his talks. Maybe have a Speaker related videos section or something similar.
John Mardlin
Feb 17 2011: I'd say no. But it is good to be aware of other models emerging. IdeaWave.ca here in Victoria, BC, allows people to submit their talk ideas, accepts the best 50, gives them each 10 minutes over two days. It serves a different place, by opening up the ideas platform to people who might be overlooked. Perhaps TED could develop another channel, like Robert's TEDtalking.com
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With the youtube inspiration, I would like to see people be able to create their own playlists of talks. There are so many now, it's become hard to wade through. Allowing people to curate their own section would be valuable. This would be a bit more explicit than simply having favorite talks on your profile.Feb 17 2011: Yes. TedTalking.com. I would love to see a space that even the worst of the worst self expression are welcomed commodity of learning. Rating systems would naturally take the best of the best into a position of value, appreciation and gratitude. If WE could create a space that ALL students are challenged with the tools of experiencing the art of self expression ....one step closer to 'designing utopia.'
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Feb 17 2011: At first I would say no. Because TED's strength lies in the selection process .. the staff tries to find the best ideas and presentations and is successful most of the time. But one does wonder how many great talks they have missed.
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That is why I would love to see 'amateur' TED videos. But to have one big pool of videos wouldn't do for obvious reasons.
I would suggest to split the task so that TEDx websites (youtube channels) collect videos from local speakers and their community singles out the best ones. Those could then be curated by the 'main' TED staff. That way we could still browse through all of them by location/event, but would also be presented with a carefully curated list.Feb 16 2011: While I understand the respect for TED's exclusivity and its need for selectiveness to maintain its prestige I think that a lot of interesting and intelligent people and ideas are being overlooked because of it. How many people do you think have the time and resources needed to organize a TEDx event so to bring there idea to the stage? Such requirements are daunting and most likely drive most people away, not just from the TED platform but also from the overall attempt at implementing and sharing their idea. Now some of you might say that this is a good thing as it repels people who are not motivated or confident enough but I think those requirements to be unnecessary as I believe that anybody who is intelligently passionate about something should be able to share that passion and the ideas they correlate with it.
I admit that the threat of a mini-youtube is a realistic one, which is why I propose (as some others have) a secondary TED website to host such a plethora of content. This would keep the ideas of the "common folk" separate from the well-earned prestige of TED.com. However, I do think that there should be some crossover from the secondary TED website to the original TED so to give certain access to that prestige and reputation. Obviously basing this crossover solely on popular vote would be a mistake so I think that there should be people on staff to view those user-videos and determine which would be suited to the original TED.com. I would think it would be set up like the selection for TED's Best of the Web videos but I don't really know how those are selected so I'll leave it at that.
Just to conclude, I do believe that TED has a prestige and reputation that ought to be preserved but should also be used to give opportunities to those with ideas who don't have the circumstance or resources to the properly share them. I think this to be the next evolutionary step for TED to fully promote and facilitate "Ideas Worth Spreading".
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Feb 16 2011: Hi Chris,
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Yes, but restricted only for talks presented under the umbrella of TEDx.
I think that a social recommendation engine built around existing TED Talks has the potential of bringing similar results of spreading important ideas.
For other brilliant talks, not on TED.com, TED community may curate a #tag like #TEDWorthy, which can be showcased on TED.com in community section.
Best, Umang
Min Lee
Feb 16 2011: I don't know. I think if TED.com allows to upload talks it can be change like Youtube as you said. But I also think spreading ideas is important.
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So I think make youtube channel or page to recommend talks is better.
We already have many video sites like Youtube, Dailymotion. So make people to upload their talks in video sites and submit on page. Then users score or vote that video about "Is this video good enough to upload on TED.com?". Then high scored videos can be uploaded in TED.com. And also unsuitable videos can be deleted or blinded by scoring system.
Jack Abbott
Feb 15 2011: It's a difficult question with many answers. My gut tells me that the curating is a huge part of why TED has become such a powerful, pervasive and credible resource. On the other hand, spreading the word is key and the wider net we cast the more impact we should/could have.
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I wrestle with this question every day as a TEDx Organizer. We have TEDX's literally falling over themselves here in So. Cal. Every day someone asks "why TED doesn't better manage the licensees", "isn't this going to kill the TED brand", "how do we know which is the 'real" TEDx"? I've come to terms with the challenge by focusing on 2 things: 1) TED has always broken the "rules" of branding yet the brand keeps growing stronger (allowing free and unlimited access to videos, allowing neophytes the right to the TEDx brand in their neighborhoods, etc.). 2) More and more people are exposed to this content every single day. If we really want to change the world, how can that not be a good thing?
If there was a heavy hand of TED in the TEDx realm, would it be so successful and are we not practicing what we preach by encouraging people to spread the word? I know that TEDxSanDiego produced great content but it is buried deep in the TEDxtalks site and nearly impossible to find without knowing the full name of the talk or speaker. If we are going to allow more and more video to be posted, whether curated or not, we need to find a better way to find the great content AND content delivery that people associate with TED/TEDx.
There are so many great people and ideas out there but one of the things that makes TED talks stand out is the curation and guidance provided to speakers and viewers. TEDx's challenges are a good way to gain some insight. It ain't perfect but it's sure getting more and more people exposed to great ideas, we're positively impacting lives and beginning to have an impact. How can that be so bad?Feb 15 2011: The intention of this initiative is good. But the question it raises, which already asked here, is : what will be the difference then between YouTube and TED ?? When you say "anyone", do you also mean to "anything" ?? Will be there any degree of monitoring by TED of the topics, standards, etc of the talks ??
There are, or will be, many questions. As for now, I incline to say NO, for the simple reason that the screening by TED as it is now, that makes TED so unique and qualitative. It keeps the good standard, not just of the talks, but also of the TED community, because there's a direct proportion between the standards of the talks and the standard of the people watching them and participating as TED community. I think compromising on the talk's standard means also compromising on the community members' standard (sorry for the politically incorrectness). But I truly think there are enough forums on the web now who allow exactly this and so compromise on their quality & standards. We don't need one more to be added to the flock.
The success of TED is a clear evidence for the TED entire community's trust upon the good judgement of those who manage TED. So there's no need to replace that good judgement of TED management with the judgement of TED crowd and its votes.
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Feb 15 2011: I also stick to NO. There are many other places, where people can post their talks.
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However, adding the best ones via the "Best of the web" section is in my view a good idea. It may be interesting to develop some kind of recommendation system for those talks (i.e. a place to post links cumulating the amount of recommendations in an internal database - and when videos reach high levels, they can be considered to be added)Feb 15 2011: NO: In this age, we have so much information around us, and non-curated/controled places are a mess to find out good sources. TED, at least, its clean and you can find very good sources about almost all topics without breaking your head in the process of searching.
Also, not all ideas are "worth spreading" i guess. IE: Political/religious agenda, racism, etc. So TED should have a quality control (as it does now)
Adam Burk
Feb 15 2011: I think designing a particular program for this may be worthwhile, such as a dedicated YouTube channel (TEDyou?), but to allow direct uploads to TED.com for inclusion with curated talks would be a significant mis-step.Feb 15 2011: Yes, but with a "vote" system. As a democracy, the people can vote and the talks with more number of votes, should be uploaded into the VIP site. The rest of the talks can be saved in a separate ted site. Curated by the people.
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Feb 15 2011: Not sure about the VIP thing, but the site should definitely accept recommendations. Uploaded videos could be quickly reviewed by volunteers and further validated before being accepted for viewing for the general public to see. The same way TEDx is differentiated from TED events, these videos could be made available with clear distinction that they are not curated by the site but approved by WebTEDsters.Feb 15 2011: yes, yes and yes...it seems to me a lot of people are concerned about the quality of the presentations, and feel comfortable that someone else did the judging before and gives them the guarantee that they'll spend valuable time watching it ....well, real life is not like this....we were fortunate enough with ted's care and attention, but i think that it is the time for viewers to grow up, and judge with their own minds....and there's something more...i dont think that someone would ever publish something on ted without making sure that is valuable - at least from that person's point of view...i think that this is the most valuable thing-the effort people who want to publish put on it....how much learning and discovery could trigger this thing at the very basic level of non-famous people with a spark in their heads...so to conclude...yes, yes and again, yes


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April Mt Macedon ride
Ok, giving everyone more notice this time - after having just completed my first ever climb up Mt Macedon, I'm determined to do it again before the weather starts to turn. Early-Mid April is actually quite spectacular up in the ranges, the autumn colours are earlier and much more intense than anywhere else I've seen around Melbourne. So my proposed dates are any of
April 6 (Sat), 7 (Sun), 13 (Sat) & 14 (Sun).
I'd look at starting from either Gisborne or Woodend this time instead of Sunbury, and take the 'easier' ascent from Woodend, perhaps via Hanging Rock. We'd want to leave reasonably early as there can be a fair bit of car traffic after about 9am on weekends around there, especially that time of year, so I'd suggest a 7am start.
Any suggestions/comments welcome and hopefully within a couple of weeks I can post exact details.
Please let me know if interested - if you're not a forum member, you can email me at wizofaus (no d!) at hotmail dot com.
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At this point April 13 (Saturday) is the date I'm looking at.
There may be two groups, one more experienced and one less so. For the former group, perhaps something like this: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/172646094 , and for the latter: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/172616204 .
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Looks fun! Definitely interested in the longer ride.
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There's a small possibility I'll be rowing in a Regatta on that day, hope to determine if so by the end of this week. If so then I'd opt for April 6th as some of the riders that want to do the shorter ride (not forum members) are planning to catch the train to Woodend, and on Sundays the earliest train gets in at 9:40, vs ~8:20 on Saturdays.
If there's anyone here interested in the longer ride that wants to take the train, then we'd have to move the start to 8:30. In that case it might be better to hit the mountain first then do the "forest" part of the ride, where there's likely to be less traffic.
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May I make a suggestion? Your hard route has people going down the steep side of the mountain. I never do that because I don't like going through the village centre at speed with cars doing U-turns, pulling out of the hotel carpark, turning into side roads etc. I always go up the steep side because it is much safer.
Besides, what's the point of going to Mount Macedon without hitting the 12% climb?
This is just a suggestion - I'm grateful that you have taken the trouble to work out a route and put it here for us. I'd like to join you but I'll be involved in an Audax ride that day.
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Yes, that has occurred to me, but I've already been up the steep side! Plus the less-experienced group would definitely struggle with that, and it's easier to arrange if everyone goes up the same way.
Which Audax ride is on that day? Tour of the Goldfields? 400km in one day? Eek...though there's 600km SA ride on the same day starting at 7AM...um...what sort of time do most riders take to do that? (I gather there's a 40hr limit)
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Ok I've settled on April 13:
If you can't let me know here or via FB that you're coming, please e-mail at wizofaus at hotmail dot com
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Can anyone recommend whether a route for the less-experienced cyclists that returned from Honour Avenue in Macedon to Woodend via Middle Gully or Bawden Rd would be better? The former looks to be a good packed-dirt road, that should be fine for the sorts of bicycles that group will have (actually I'm pretty sure it'd be fine for most road bikes, but I'd personally not usually want to cycle that far on an unpaved road), whereas the latter route looks like a better surface but a bit longer. I suspect either will be fine, and it's not that big a deal if they reach the unpaved section of Middle Gully Rd and decide it's a bit rough and would prefer Bawden Rd instead.
I'm actually more concerned about the longer route, whether Kearneys Rd, Pearces Rd and particularly South Bullarto Rd west of Trentham are good for higher speed riding. It's about 9.5 km worth of roads that don't look fantastically well maintained on Google Street View (actually it doesn't cover South Bullarto Rd at all), and it'd be frustrating if you had to take that much distance at a significantly slower speed. Unfortunately I'd have to change the route quite radically to avoid those roads. I'm not prepared to drive out there first just to check though!
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Ok I've had confirmation that Kearneys Rd isn't good for road bikes. Have now proposed this: http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/172618116 which is all good sealed roads. It's a bit shorter, but could be extended after the Mt Macedon climb to include Syndicate Rd etc., which I rode up through last time somewhat by accident and is actually a great little detour.
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Reminder that this is on in less than 2 weeks - Saturday after next.
The Facebook event page is the best place for information, and no you don't need a Facebook account to view it.
At this stage I'm not sure how many are coming for the shorter (30km) ride, if you are definitely interested please contact me.
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Hmm. Might try later at the desktop.
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I would like to ride but am depending on public transport. Or if I could catch a ride with some one... (Living in East Melbourne)
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The shorter ride (30km) is planned to start just after the first V/Line service gets into Woodend. If you want to do the longer ride then unfortunately you would have to find a lift - I'd shift the start of that one to 8:30 but I have something else on later that day and kinda need the extra hour sorry!
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Yeah, definitely works fine using the full FB site if you're not logged in.
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Great news...weather forecast for next Saturday is mostly sunny and 26 - it'll be cooler up on the mountain but looks like no need for wet weather gear.
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I've now added a 50km alternative starting at 8:30 for those dependent on public transport. The full 90 km ride still starts at 7:30 though, so unfortunately you will need to find a lift, or stay the night before if you're determined to join us for that ride.
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Out of interest, any foreseeable issues with this route for a visitor?
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Looks like street view is available for your whole route, so it should be fine...not sure I'd bother making that much effort to avoid the freeway though - too many turns to remember!
I will say though the riding out and around Woodend is far more scenic - I'd definitely recommend taking the train out to Gisborne or Woodend. BTW the climb up from Gisborne is pretty tough, but the descent is an absolute cracker - almost passed a car doing 80
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This seemed as good ad anywhere to post this.
I am headed up to AEMI in Mt Macedon for a week for a course and of course my trusty steed is coming with me.
Besides heading up Cameron drive to the lookout any other suggestions or warnings would be appreciated.
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Sideshow Collectibles: Imperial AT-AT Driver Sixth Scale Figure
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With San Diego Comic-Con just one week away, Sideshow Collectibles is dropping previews of all the cool stuff they will have on display at their booth including what is bound to be an absolutely stunning addition to you 1/6 shelf. Follow this link to have a look at the preview page for the
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Sideshow Collectibles: Brand New Darth Maul Sixth Scale Figure
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Officially, as of now, the second age of Sideshow Collectibles' Sixth Scale Figures collection is upon us with the announcement of the first core character redo. Follow this link to check out the preview page for
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The next piece in Sideshow Collectibles' upcoming Concept Artist Series line has been announced to be based on
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Check out the Santa Cruz exclusive for San Diego Comic Con this year! The board features R2-D2 on an old school shape. Limited quantities are going to be available each day at 4pm. The artist will also be on hand should you want it signed on the spot!
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Anybody here use a CB radio at all? During daytime especially, sunlight and weather affects radio communications and causes what is referred to as "skip", where radio waves bounce around and allow you to temporarily communicate with people far outside the normal range of your radio. (I.E. Normal range for an un-amplified CB like mine is only about 20 miles on a good day in this area, and I was talking across the country to California earlier)
Anyway, if any of you have a CB that supports single side band, do you use it on the weekends regularly? I was just able to talk to a guy in southern California and a guy in Phoenix, AZ for a couple of minutes, and thought it might be cool to give a shout-out to some of the Neowin community if any of you use CB or amateur radio.
My handle is Retro, I live in eastern Kentucky, and generally I hang out on AM channel 3 or channel 1, although sometimes on the weekends I'll switch over from AM to low side-band and go to channel 38 to try and say hi to whoever can hear me around the country.


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Can you still use the charger if your iPhone is in a case
They say some of the base chargers will not allow you to have a otterbox case. The case must be removed
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No, Mark, you would have to take your phone out of the Otterbox and put it in this case ad the "charging" unit is really the base of the case that attaches separately. I've had Otterbox cases in the past, but the Mophie (which is a case and charger) gives good protection and the battery charge is great to have.
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Legislation fears spur high gun show prices
PHOENIX -- More than 20,000 people are expected to be at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show this weekend taking place at the State Fairgrounds in Phoenix.
Many of them will be looking for AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, which are practically impossible to find at Valley firearms dealers because of fears they could be banned.
Thanks to the banning fear, items that used to sell for around $1,000 dollars at a Crossroads show will be much higher now.
"It's difficult to find something for $1,800 but they're still available," said Bob Templeton with the show.
Templeton said $2,000 for an AR-15 might seem like a bargain in just a few short months.
"People who come to the show are sticker-shocked by the prices," he said.
Calls for tougher gun restrictions and accusations that few background checks at gun shows result in weapons getting to the wrong people have not hurt Templeton's business.
"[Gun opponents] talked about closing the so-called gun show loophole which really isn't a loophole, it's a private party exclusion, meaning that people who aren't licensed dealers can buy, trade or sell guns to individuals," he said. "That happens in classified ads, over backyard fences between neighbors. The latest buzz phrase out of Washington, D.C. is universal background checks. They want to make sure every gun sold in America has gone through a background check."
Templeton feels his show is a forum for people to express their views.
"It's a First Amendment forum as much as a Second Amendment forum. People come to share their views on how they feel about their government and there's a lot of unrest right now."
Templeton said gun shows have been unfairly attacked following the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo. and at a Connecticut elementary school. Del Mar, Calif. wants to ban the show, but they have zero chance of doing that.
"As tragic and heartwrenching as situations like Newtown are, mass shootings are very rare but get a lot of publicity," he said. "They grab us emotionally and get our attention but there's no reason why 100 million-plus law-abiding Americans should pay for these acts of violence by madmen."
Templeton said he will advocate for leaving gun laws the way they are. He was among the many people who met with Vice President Joe Biden last week.
"We believe a lot of things can be done, some of which the president addressed with his executive order with regard to mental health, updating records. We think some of these things are good things, but we will continue to oppose the legislative agenda of banning so-called assault rifles and high-capacity magazines and requiring background checks at gun shows," he said. "None of the proposals from the president would have had any effect on the tragedy in Newtown or the shooter."


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Namaskar! Welcome to the Republic of India! From the land of spices and sitars, India Barbie® doll is Bollywood-ready adorned in a saffron-yellow sari with a matching hajib-like veil. Golden shoes, "gold" bangles and bold touches of red complete the traditional look. Includes "passport," country stickers, monkey friend and brush.
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Donovan Hand yielded three earned runs in seven innings Saturday in the Brewers' loss to the Nationals.
Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto has announced that he has resigned from his position.
Sonny Gray remains hospitalized due to "severe gastroenteritis," according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Matt Holliday (quad) is scheduled to do some light running this week.
Brandon Phillips (thumbs) is back in the Reds' lineup Wednesday.
Yasmani Grandal went 2-for-5 with a two-run double and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 10-inning win against the Diamondbacks.
Howie Kendrick homered in the 10th inning on Tuesday as the Dodgers took down the Diamondbacks.
Jorge De La Rosa kept the Athletics off the board over seven innings en route to a win on Tuesday.
Neil Walker hit an RBI double in the 14th inning, helping the Pirates outlast the Tigers on Tuesday.
Andrew Heaney pitched seven innings of one-run ball, allowing only two hits to earn a win over the Yankees on Tuesday.
Eduardo Nunez finished 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base as the Twins trumped the Reds 8-5 on Tuesday.
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Barbie® Doll & Stacey® Doll Reproduction Mod Shoes
Release Date: 6/1/2006
Product Code: J0961
No more than 9300 units produced worldwide.
This giftpack is an authentic reproduction of kicky mod shoes for Barbie® doll, teenage fashion model and Stacey® doll, Barbie® doll's friend from the 1960s era!
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This is the first month I was behind on my quilting bee blocks….but I finished up July's block and now I'm ready to tackle August. This block is for Edith who requested circles.
A lot of you wanted to know where you could find a tutorial for the wonky block quilt. Amy has a great one on her site, it uses more fabric but it makes it so much easier that its worth it. And you can always do a cute pieced back with your extras. My blocks were very similar to her tutorial except instead of making 2 1/2" cuts mine are 3" from the side so they are a tad more centered.
And because I have accomplished nothing else to write about, here's a dahlia from the garden to brighten up this blog post. We're off to Seattle today to visit the seals at the Aquarium and maybe do some strolling through downtown. I'll eat some clam chowder for you. :) Have a great weekend!