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And now……the moment you've all been waiting for. May I present the latest Duckshow creation…….MY DUCKY VALENTINE….
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And now……the moment you've all been waiting for. May I present the latest Duckshow creation…….MY DUCKY VALENTINE….
The giant rubber duck is at it again-this time in Sydney's Darling Harbour. This is the latest incarnation of artist Florentijn Hofman's famous oversized toy. This 5 story rubber duck has floated in Japan, the Netherlands, Brazil, and France! It is all part of a marketing ploy for the city's summer festival. The harbour will be transformed into a giant bathtub. Rub a Dub Dub!
Lucy Sander Sceery is at it again with her rubber duck art! She will be exhibiting her pressed duck art from NOW until February 1, 2013 at the Krause Gallery at Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Avenue, Providence, RI 02906. The artists' reception is this Friday, January 11 from 5-7pm. In case you aren't familiar with her work, here is a view of her work:
Lucy's work is represented in many private and corporate collections, including Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Gerber Scientific, Campbell's Soup Company, Blum and Shapiro, Manchester Community College, and ABS Development, to name a few. I am represented by Chameleon Arts in Newburyport, MA. To see more of Lucy's duck art click here.
CelebriDucks is in talks with Sanrio about licensing to create this Hello Kitty CelebriDuck! Hello Kitty and rubber duck collectors alike will go quackers for this one if it is created! This is just a sketch of what it could look like (we love the detail of the rubber duck on the shirt . Another great design from CelebriDucks! Can't wait to get my 'paws' on it!
One more reason to catch the Macy's Day Parade on Thanksgiving! The Aflac Duck will be floating down 6th Avenue in the parade! Aflaaaaaaac!
Stop the press! We have some very exciting duck-a-licious news! CelebriDucks is in talks with Sesame Street regarding licensing for an Ernie CelebriDuck! Here are the two designs of the duck that CelebriDucks has created. One of them will hopefully be produced in their 'Made in the USA' factory! Just see for yourself:
And….not only would this duck be produced completely in America….but it would be made in CelebriDuck's New York factory….the same factory that once made Ernie's original rubber duck back in the day! Pure serendipity! See more CelebriDucks here.
Austroducks specializes in rubber ducks with an Austrian Theme. Here is their latest creation…..ducks resembling the Vienna Boys' Choir! And-just in time for the holidays! Get ready to add these cuties to your collection coming soon! Bravo, Austroducks!
Also (just in case you missed it) the new Johann Strauss is available for purchase from Austroducks right now! You can get him on the Austroducks website. Just click here.
Quackers collectables helps you get your ducks in a row with their new vibrantly colored duckies! Their facebook fans helped them choose the colors for these ducks. The people spoke and they wanted neon, so HERE they ARE! And-there will be a set of ducks in a bigger size coming soon as well.
The word around the duck pond is that Quackers Collectables (part of Opal London) has a few more ducks up their sleeves to release in the near future. This is duck-tastic news for duck collectors! See more Quackers ducks by clicking here.
Long before she became a professor, Charlotte Lee became a Guinness World Record holder for World's Largest Rubber Duck Collection….somewhere in the 5-6 thousand range….just see a portion of it for yourself:
Charlotte Lee is a "reasonably successful" Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and is considered to be an expert in her field. However, in order to become an expert she first had to learn how to become an expert at all. While she learned a lot from her professors about how to BE an expert, her real education in terms of how to BECOME an expert was through collecting rubber duckies. Here, Charlotte talks about different elements of mastery as they play out in duck collecting but that can be applied to any area of expertise:
Those are great words of wisdom from the master of duck collecting, indeed! Bravo, Charlotte!
Have you ever wondered where all the ducks go after the race? The Oswegatchie Educational Center in New York recently retired some of their racing ducks…..4,300 of them to be exact…to make room for their new flock of 10,000 ducks. The Oswegatchie Educational Center in Croghan, New York is nestled on 1200 acres of wooded land within the Adirondack Park. Oswegatchie is owned and operated by the New York FFA Leadership Training Foundation, Inc. The center operates as a youth camp during the summer months and is open throughout the year as an educational and recreational retreat center.
What's so special about Oswegatchie's retired ducks? Glad you asked For $4 (plus $3 shipping), you can become an adoptive parent for one of these ducks. Each duck comes with an adoption certificate. To sweeten the deal, you can send them photos to be placed in a gallery on their website. 445 of the retired ducks have already been adopted. Here are some of the pics of where some of those little guys have been…
Chicago!….And many more! You can see more pictures and get more info on how to adopt these retired racers here.
In addition to the retired racers, they are selling special made FFA logo ducks…..made by the One and only CelebriDucks! See for yourself:
These ducks are a limited collector's edition so they won't be around for very long! You can get more info about this duck by clicking here.
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By Bill Burt
INDIANAPOLIS — Tonight Tom Brady, the original, will experience what he has before every game he has ever watched his famous son "Tommy" play.
His stomach will fill with butterflies.
"Sure, it's the Super Bowl and the stakes are higher, and there is always a concern for injury," said Tom Brady Sr., the father of the New England Patriots quarterback.
"But I don't think it's a whole lot different from when he was 10. Your heart is still with your kid, whether he's up at bat in Little League, shooting a free throw or throwing a pass. That part hasn't changed. It will never change."
Their postgame ritual won't change either. They kiss each other.
"We're kind of a kissing family," said dad. "We kiss everybody all of the time. We've very affectionate. Fortunately, Tommy never backed away from it."
Father and son are both competitive. They love sports. And they were two males in a family loaded with females.
"We used to hang around a lot together when he was growing up," recalled Tom Sr.. "He had three older sisters (Maureen, Julie and Nancy, all of whom earned Division 1 scholarships) and his mom. They would be together a lot doing 'girl' things. We had a lot of one-on-one time together doing 'guy' things. We would usually go off on our own, to some game or golf course."
He recalled a funny story when his son was 8. Before heading out to a San Francisco Giants game, they got up early to play golf.
"We used to bet. I would bet a dollar and he would bet a car wash," recalled Brady. "One day, we were on the seventh hole and I beat him every hole. He kept doubling up! I think he owed me 50 car washes. Next thing you know he hit a bad shot and flung his club down the fairway.
"I had warned him earlier and told him he was done playing if he did it again. I told him to pick up the club and take his bag to the car and wait for me. I was going to finish the (nine holes). I told him I'd never play golf with him again. He cried and cried."
Guess what happened after they went to the Giants game?
They went back to golf nine more holes ... together, of course.
Tom Brady, the quarterback, waxed poetic about his dad several times last week, once appearing to get a little emotional.
"It's one of my favorite topics, talking about my dad and my relationship with him," said Brady, who gave his father his first Super Bowl ring. "He was my role model growing up. I really enjoyed spending time with him. My dad would always take me on trips together. We always enjoyed playing golf together and doing things one-on-one."
The Patriots quarterback elaborated how his parents made so many of his games, home and away, at the University of Michigan. It was a lot of flying from their San Mateo, Calif., home outside of San Francisco.
"We always wanted to see all of our kids play," said Mr. Brady. "There was one year when three of our kids were in high school and we counted 315 games between them. We made sure that either my wife of myself were at every one of them. It made us crazy. But it's who we are."
Mr. Brady says as proud as he is about his son's talents on the football field, and the chase for a fourth Super Bowl ring, that's not the complete story.
"Tom is an extraordinarily affectionate father and husband," said Tom Sr. "He loves his wife and kids. He has found a wife (Gisele) just as loving as he is. They both have big, big hearts. I couldn't be prouder."

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Whyte looks ahead after strong season
AFTER failing to win an individual medal in the Women's 400 metres event at the Olympic Games, Rosemarie Whyte set her mind on finishing the season strongly and was rewarded with her first Diamond League victory and a season's best.
Whyte, one of two Jamaicans to make the Olympic final in London, finished in last position in 50.79 seconds, but after a two-week rest, she improved to win at the IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham, then closed the season with a season's best 50.08 in Zegreb, Croatia earlier this month.
In an interview with the Jamaica Observer last week, Whyte, who won a bronze medal as part of the 4x400m relay team, said she was pleased with her season overall as she had achieved most of her goals.
"I'm really happy with my season. My main aim was to finish injury-free and in the last race I ran a season best and I'm grateful," said the former Holmwood Technical star.
She had a lot of people to thank, including coach Glen Mills and the Racers Track Club, which she said "took me through the season".
Whyte said after finishing outside of the medal frame in London, "I just set my mind to finish the season fast, and that's what I did". She added that while the rest after the Olympics was good, "I wasn't tired at all".
After her off-season rest, Whyte said she is setting her sights on a place on the team to the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia next August, where she hopes to make it to the podium for the first time in an individual event at a global championships.
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Today, I wanted to do something a little bit different. Over the past couple of weeks, I have been thinking about some of the major accomplishments that I have made in 2011. When I look back, it really has been a STELLAR year! After all, I began 2011 working for someone else, NichePursuits.com did not even exist, and my business was FAR from where it is now. The year 2011 really will be a year I remember for the rest of my life.
Here are just a few of the accomplishments that I had last year:
I accomplished several other things as well, but I thought this quick video would be more interesting than just listing what I did last year. The video is good from the standpoint of giving just a little bit of my history with niche sites over the past year or 2. In addition, I hope you find it MOTIVATIONAL!
In the video above, I reference how lots of my sites were penalized in October 2010. This was a huge setback for me, but ended up being a blessing in disguise as I show in the video. However, what I thought you also might find interesting is that I actually made a music video shortly after my sites were penalized.
In my opinion, its a bit more of a humorous video. It expresses exactly how terrible I felt when the penalty happened, but also makes me chuckle every time I watch this. Humor is good medicine! Anyway, if you are interested, here is a music video I made in about November 2010.
So, if you have a love-hate relationship with Google; trust me…I feel your pain!
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the 2011 year in review video. I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts or comments that you might have to share.
A very creative and inspiring year end review! I hope I can put into practice what I have learned from you and that 2012 is even more exciting and productive for you than 2011.
Hey Spancer , Great post and video.
I am following you since October and it really awesome milestones you have achieved.One of the biggest achievement of you is that you inspire lots of people including me.
I am a big fan of small affiliate sites but now i have just stared building adsense sites and one of the major reason is the inspiration i got from your blog.I hope one day i started to do blogging and share my experience.
Just checked out the 2011 review video Spencer. Very inspiring man! I had no idea that you lost the bulk of your income over a year ago. Some people would have stopped right there and walked out.
As I always say – persistence and dedication definitely pays off! Maybe this year you can finally finish off that iPhone app and break into even more different income streams?
Looking forward to following you and your endeavors here in 2012!
Wow, that was a great video. I'm sure a lot of people will be asking how you made it. Outsourced I would guess?
that's really awesome progress!!!
withing a year you achieved so much things and you are always been inspiration to me..
BTW I'm waiting for December earning reports from you
And soon, in all theater, the niche pursuits movie !
Well done Spencer, you're an inspiration for a lot of people, including me.
the second video is exactly what I feel now… thanks for your video.. make me though and keep moving..
btw, after being banned, do you sign up for adsense with the same name or how?
thanks in advance
Hey Spencer. Thanks for the great video! I have been following you since your older blog and want to thank you for all the great information you share with all of us.
Congratulations for successful year 2011!
The world changes dynamically Spencer. Are you planning or recommend to aquire valuable metals for the sake of diversity and risk mitigation?
Best 2012!
Great video Spencer. I hope to be able to put something similar together at the end of this year if all goes all well. I don't have to worry about quitting my job though since I happened to get laid off yesterday. 2012 will certainly be an interesting year and I am as motivated as you can be to get it done.
Great job Spencer. It's been great following you on the blog but the video really brings out your accomplishments from last year really well. Cheers to a great new year!
Hey Spencer -
What a fantastic video. Very inspirational. I see you gone through tough times and pulled out of it. That is great to see that you could do that. I really look forward to having some of the level of success as you've had. I am constantly working on it myself and will eventually find the same level of success you have found online. I might just take the longer path to success than you did.
Thanks again for the motivational video and I hope 2012 will be the best year yet for you and for myself!
Spencer – congratulations on some very entertaining videos and for your perseverance. Thanks for Niche Pursuits, I always learn something.
Best Regards, Mary C
i'm new one on yourblog, could you write few words , what is a reason why google penalized your sites?
Making money LIKE A BOSS! You're an inspiration to all of us Spencer. Keep up the great work and wish you all the best in 2012 – to another great year!
Awesome video bro, I like the intro maybe could have thrown in some scratching and hip hop beats at the end ..haha
I like it
Spencer, did you detail out somewhere what you "thought" caused the Google Slap that you talk about in your video? and what you did differently in your new sites that you rebuilt?
Great videos Spencer ! The 2nd one made me LOL !
I recently overcame some setbacks also, but not anything the Big G did. Some hackers took over some of my sites, then I had problems with hostgator shutting down my sites without warning because of caching issues. I hope Big G leaves me alone, since I already have PTSD due to the hackers and hostgator.
But, like yourself, I am back in the saddle again and keep on keeping on…
2012 is getting off to a good start for me. I hope 2012 is your best yet and for all of us who follow your blog !
I also go hacked. I would suggest using something like Backup buddy or ManageWP to backup your sites.
Thanks Mike,
I now have almost all my blogs saved on a 2 TB external hard drive.
Nice work. It's a nightmare when you get hacked. I actually got hacked when my sites weren't very special at all. Which means that they will target anyone.
Advice for everyone before it's too late: backup your sites!
It's great how you came back hard after getting the Google slap. I'm currently building a bunch of niche sites so I hope I can get to your level soon.
Hi Spencer,
I was really curious about your videos. Sadly I'm from germany and your videos are not available in germany due to some music-rights and this *#&% GEMA.
I know it's a lot of work, but is it possible to create a transcript of the video?
Best regards and thanks for sharing your knowledge
Hi Spenser. A prosperous New Year to you. I got to know about your blog through Pat Flynn the owner of smartpassiveincome.com blog and i am grateful to him for recommending your blog to me. Your post inspires me and i appreciate your honesty. I wish you massive success in 2012. Thanks!
I'm fully convinced that Matt Cutts stumbled across your first vid back 2010, realized his mistakes, decided to make amends, and hence the good results in 2011.
Would you recommend I post any preemptive videos to my YT channel to try and ward off any big G slap? I was thinking maybe "Achy Breaky Heart" but I'm open to suggestions.
Jk all kidding aside congrats on a boss year that made you your own boss. Started my journey back in Aug of 2011, and I too got a good feeling that 2012 is gonna be tops.
This is a great year-end post Spencer, thanks for sharing your adventure with us. It keeps me inspired and push on forward! with my niche business.
Really cool way to share your 2011 journey, I hope 2012 is even better!
Just wanted to stop by and say CONGRATS! Definitely a stellar year, my friend
Huge congratulations Spencer! Videos are great, inspiring and funny
Its obviously been a tough journey to get to this point. Look forward to supporting your continued growth in 2012!
My congratulation to you! In 2012 if you can increase your monthly income $10,000 to at least $15,000 then you are a winner. I know that you can do it easily.
Dope video Spence!
Go big or go home…2012 here we come!
You're always a inspiration for everyone who reads your blog, keep it up mannnn!
Hi Spencer
That was a very cool epic production you put on the their!
What happened to the last 37 seconds though!
All the best for 2012. What im personelly looking forward to is to see how you do with amazon.
I know some guys out there selling membership course on adsense slag off amazon. but i dont agree. It can often make a lot more money that adsense. and i easly achieve a higher click through and income on some of my amazon siotes. Especialy when people up buy to $1000 digiatl cameras
Creative and mind blowing video. I love the pic which covers the face of the second video. You should create a third video and show that the baby is now smiling..lol
Google has been an ass lately and with what I've been reading about google, we might soon need to start spending much time on social sites for traffic.
Love your first video and learned that you re-built your Adsense assets in and early 2011.
It proved that this business model and process rocks. I'm thankful that I got your LongTail Pro eBook and it is still my blueprint.
Also love your love and hate relationship with Google and the love song in the 2nd video.
I do love Google and hope they drive me more traffic to various niche sites. As an end user, I love their web services including Gmail, Google Search, analytics, and Android!
This video is in Germany not allowed! Do you have this video outside of YouTube, too?
A great year it has been for you, Spencer, and I think that what all of us can learn from you is how much effort and conviction it takes to get up once you thought you were beat, how you never gave up, decided to try again (even though Google can be a very picky loved one) and never quit until you made your dream come true.
So let us flow into 2012 on a high, keep our expectations up and our efforts to the max. Thanks for all the inspiration
Hi Spencer, congratulations on your great success!
Unfortunately, I can't see your video because… wait for this… GEMA hasn't granted music rights to show the video in Germany. I presume that means that you're now a published artist and should receive GEMA benefits? lol – can't wait to hear your next Nr. 1 hit!
Anyway, may 2012 be as great for you as 2011 for you and your family!
Kind regards, Marion
Hey Spencer,
Your success this year isn't surprising…you consistently put out epic stuff! I'd seen your love/hate video before and got a kick out of it, but love the look back at 2011 video. Man…LTP is absolutely KILLING it there, brother.
Looking forward to a GREAT 2012. I think we'll be putting out some stuff that compliments yours nicely and looking forward to working together!
Hi Spencer, Great videos. I've been reading your blog for a while but I guess I didn't realize you had started it less than a year ago. Inspiring stuff. Congrats on the great year and good luck in 2012. -Joe
Hi Spencer,
Congrats on your success! Wishing you a very healthy and profitable 2012 and beyond.
Do I hate Google? Oh, yeah. I've been watching my sites get bounced around like ping balls for this past year. One day Google loves me, the next day I'm chopped liver. If Google were a guy, I would have sent him packing a long time ago!
Spencer, thanks for the great video!
Here is my team's game plan or structure of 2012 as well as some background (sorry for the novel).
I was laid off from my job in late August 2011 and NicePursuits.com was my motivation to make Micro-Niche sites my bread-and-butter.
I was luckily only out of work for 12 days so I was distracted between September and November with the new job, but ever since the last week of November my team and I have created over 50 niche sites and are working on our first Amazon site this week.
Our back linking for that first round didn't start until the first week of December, so we're still waiting to see how that is going to pan out. We are using the blueprint you laid out in your "Ultimate Backlinking Guide" btw.
My team consists of myself, my wife, and my father-in-law. We all have our job roles. We all do individual keyword research and then come together as a group to make a decision on which 10 (at minimum) keywords we want to pursue in the next cycle. I think this works out great because we all generate seed keywords for or research in different ways which creates a greatly diversified set of sites we are building. And of course we all use Long Tail Pro =)
We are still refining the process and of course it will always change as our lives and the industry changes.
Our goal is create a minimum of 20 new sites every 4 weeks, but now we're pushing more like 24 sites. By the time 2012 comes to a close we should be able to build over 200 new sites in 2012 alone (taking into account family vacations, holidays, and such).
Since we began we've double our earnings month over month. Our first month started at around $5 and we closed out December at $107.80. The trend for January is looking like will not continue our doubling, but we can hope that some of our sites will raise up in the search rankings here in the next week or so.
Our CPC starting around the beginning of January really went down. I'm not sure if this is because in December advertisers pay more for their clicks or what it is. We plan on discussing this tonight in my team's weekly Thursday conference call. I've heard of some phenomenon that one poorly performing site can effect other sites within your adsense account. I can't think of what this is called. Has anybody ever experienced this?
My CPC is down about 6%, and my RPM is down about 10% from December to January. My views are way up, though, which more than makes up for the difference.
The decreased traffic around Christmas was killer, but after getting over that hump growth rates have resumed a little bit of normalcy.
As long as your keyword research principles are sound, just keep building and the everything will "normal out"
Best part: I had no idea that Weezer covered Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart."
Did you ever find out why Google penalized your sites last year?
Good stuff Spencer. I think one accomplishment you can add to 2011 is "Helped a lot of people create additional incomes via niche sites." Thanks for posting such awesome, down to earth content.
Looking forward to an epic 2012!
Hi Spencer,
thanks for your creative review of 2011! Very inspiring!
Very inspirational. I hope I can make my 2012 just as successful!
Hey Spencer,
Inspiring and amusing videos. If I approach anywhere near your 2011 level of success in 2012, I will be absolutely delighted. I just quit the job that I have held for just over 5 years, so it must be written in the stars
What's the music you use in the first video? I played it twice just to hear it again!
Seriously cool (and so was your progress in 2011!)
Wow. Very, very inspiring.
What a great idea to produce a video summary of the year!
It's interesting how set-backs and catastrophes can have different effects on different people. For some it is the end of the road and others merely a stepping stone to success.
2012 will definitely be a year to remember!!!
Well done Spencer!
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Is it Wise to Date Men in Their 50s?
As if dating in your 20s wasnt hard enough, it seems the differences between the sexes multiply as we mature.
According to Today Show correspondent Donnie Deutsch, if youre in your 50s, you should count out dating men in the same age bracket.
Deutsch says men in their 50s, especially those weathering a midlife crisis or a bad divorce, just arent looking for relationships.
This is unfair because mens needs a lot of times in their 50s are very different than women. Theyre not looking to start familieswhereas a woman probably needs more security than ever, Deutsch told Today Show co-hosts Hoda and Kathie Lee during the Other View segment.
The reality, Deutsch adds, is that the incompatible needs of single men and women in their 50s arent conducive to a long-lasting relationship.
I feel really bad for these fantastic women in their early 50s because theyre looking for solid foundations, Deutsch says.
And a man, who has his children, his life is evolved [to the point that] theyre in different places. Not always, but its a tough reality.
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To our Diaspora brethren: When it comes to criticizing Israel, there are areas you cause grave offense, and others where your input is welcome.
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In a recent speech, Davis berated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for "lacking the courage to take the steps" to advance the peace process, adding: "I don't understand the lack of strategy in Israel."
He also predicted an "apartheid state" unless Israel is able to achieve a two-state solution.
His remarks caused a furor in the UK Jewish community, with many prominent Jews in public positions defending his remarks, noting that it was high time "that honest and open discussions" about Israel took place in the public arena. Other Jewish leaders were chagrined or irritated, and issued mixed statements, while only a very few – most notably Jonathan Hoffman of the Zionist Federation and Lord Stanley Kalms – professed outright indignation.
Davis's comments are disturbing because of who he is. As chairman of the UJIA, he has devoted much time and energy to raising funds for Israel. Yet he still used this language in a public forum. This means that a growing desire to openly criticize Israel is moving from the fringes of the Jewish community into the mainstream. This is the new discussion, and arguments about whether it should or shouldn't be suppressed, are moot. It's out there and it's gaining momentum.
I'M ASSUMING that as a UK-born Israeli who has spent 25 years living, working, voting and paying taxes here, I can be part of this discussion. After all, if we're going to be honest and open, it's best to get a lot of stuff which hasn't been articulated on the Israeli side out on the table.
But before I do this, I'm going to say that if your love of Israel is unconditional, if you've come to the conclusion that Israelis are pretty much doing the best they can and are paying a high price to do so, you can skip this article.
But if you're thinking of joining this new chorus of public criticism, here are the two things that I would like to put across to you.
One: There are areas of criticism where you cause grave offense, and others where your input is necessary and welcome.
In the welcome category are issues which affect Jews everywhere, and where I would be glad to see a concerted joint effort and involvement in Israeli affairs. For example, I don't see the Western Wall as Israeli only but as a Jewish historical and spiritual heritage that concerns us all. I'm increasingly alarmed at the haredi takeover of this site, and would love for women of all denominations to mount a campaign to claim equal and respectable space, freedom of worship and visual access to the men's section. Similarly, the behavior of the rabbinical courts in matters of marriage, divorce and conversion affect all of us. I think it perfectly legitimate for there to be loud and furious debate on these issues across the globe.
I would also love to get more of your input and expertise for our school systems and community centers. The achievements of Diaspora communities in Jewish education and engagement, communal cohesion and responsibility and religious diversity and creativity could greatly benefit Israeli society, and have indeed already begun to do so.
But there are some in the UK Jewish community who seem increasingly inclined to level criticism in the grave offense category, on the subject of our conflict with the Palestinians, the finalization of our borders and our responses to provocation from Hamas and Hizbullah. On these issues, I believe you have no right to speak at all, mainly because you have not risked your lives and futures, and the lives and futures of your children, for Israel's security. We may be equals in many things, but in this matter we are not, because we have not invested equally. We are separated by a vale of tears and an ocean of blood, mostly very young blood.
In my particular case, I'm separated from you guys by two Lebanon wars, two Gulf wars, two intifadas, two children who've completed army service and a third about to begin, seven general elections, four unsuccessful peace processes and five terrorist organizations operating in my region. So I don't believe that your understanding of our region is as nuanced as er… mine.
I do see that these security issues affect your comfort level in British society. But the government can hardly be expected to make tough decisions on the basis of that. Anyway, I think we've each chosen our level of discomfort.
You chose the UK, so you get to squirm when the BBC reports, as a deliberate lie, that there's been a massacre in Jenin. My neighbors and I, on the other hand, chose Israel, so we get to send our sons into Jenin, hoping against hope that they'll come out again. Which they sometimes don't (or do, but as paraplegics).
This is why the remarks you fling in our direction leave us astonished and dismayed.
We may not make a big deal of it, but we walk in shadow.
The chief rabbi of the UK, Lord Jonathan Sacks, understands this perfectly well. In a recent piece on the United Synagogue website, he wrote that the debate that has erupted over Davis's remarks is "deflecting us from the real issue," which is that Israel's enemies – Hamas, Hizbullah and Iran – refuse to recognize its existence as a matter of religious principle. And as long as this is the case, he says, "there can be no peace, merely a series of staging posts on the way to a war that will not end until there is no Jewish state at all."
THERE ARE other areas where the offense is not grave, just annoying. Take the issue of African refugees pouring across the border with Egypt in their tens of thousands.
Let's see – the government has just allocated millions of shekels for the construction of a new transit center for these illegal immigrants.
I pay 50% income tax, so with the greatest compassion in the world, I'm not sure I want to finance their long term support. But no doubt, when the numbers in these temporary dwellings have swelled beyond the originally intended figures, and this holding facility becomes nothing more than an overcrowded slum, many Jews living outside of Israel will be campaigning for the food and health and shelter of these immigrants, and they''ll be campaigning for me to pay for it.
Last year, my son spent three months of his IDF service on the Egyptian border, dragging the bodies of dead and wounded refugees to waiting ambulances because they'd been shot on the Egyptian side. One Eritrean, faint from hunger and exhaustion, sank to his knees and wrapped his arms around Yonatan's legs when he discovered he'd reached the Israeli side. This refugee presumably hadn't listened to CNN or BBC, so he didn't know that Israel was a hotbed racism and apartheid. He only knew that nobody on the Israeli side would try to kill him, and that he'd get a hospital bed for his wounds and food and shelter for his family, before being released into Eilat to look for a job.
Of course this issue is ethically complex.
It's just that I find the need of Jews living outside Israel to enlighten me on those complexities incredibly patronizing. What is their investment level in this social and political dilemma? If it's zero, then that's what the opinions are worth.
POINT TWO: What is the motivation behind this need for public criticism? This is a very important factor in the debate. I can castigate a friend or sibling if I believe her behavior to be selfish or unreasonable, but if I do so in public, I will only humiliate and wound her. I would be mad to think that making her look ridiculous in front of others, and permanently damaging their perception of her is going to produce good results. In fact, I would only do such a thing if my friend's wellbeing were not the primary object. I might want to hurt her and put her down for complicated reasons of my own.
I speak for myself and many other Israelis when I say that for us, public criticism by UK Jews is suspect. For one, your call for "openness" has escalated at exactly the same rate as the delegitimization and demonization of Israel by the British establishment. This vindictive ostracizing of Israel has resulted in an extreme lowering of comfort levels for the Jewish community, as we've agreed. But should it result in your shouting to join that vindictiveness? And if you join in, does it increase your status and respectability in British society? My feeling is that it certainly does. So you'll forgive me if I doubt the integrity of your backing the shrill accusations of the British government and media.
I actually think this discomfort is an encouraging sign that the heart and soul of British Jewry is in good working order. If British Jews were not viscerally connected to Israel, the feeling would be one of apathy or contempt, not discomfort. But they are connected.
To so many of them, Israel is precious and important. When they land at Ben-Gurion Airport, their hearts are filled with belonging.
This is something we all share, we who live here and we who come to visit. To sever us from this profound recognition and unity in our psyche, to force us to feel that we have no choice but to expunge it, is to cripple us indeed. So my suggestion to you is don't agree to be crippled. Hold your head high, take it on the chin, fight it like a lion or leave.
Where does that leave us, you and I? I personally would rather we did not go this route.
But if you would like to criticize Israel as much as you like, then I, by the same token, will feel free to criticize you as much as I like. We will call this new way of relating "tough love."
We will use the two-directional model, instead of Diaspora Jews behaving as if their criticism is a lifesaving antibiotic, which Israel, the ever truculent child, refuses to swallow.
In conclusion, I'd like to invite Jonathan Hoffman, Lord Kalms and Chief Rabbi Sacks to dinner the next time they are in Beit Shemesh. In a crisis, it sure is nice to know who your friends are. As for poor Mick Davis, he will not get even one bite of my fabulous lasagna.
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The first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs tips off with a matchup between the Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers. This won't be the typical matchup between the Magic and the Pacers, however, as the Magic will be without star center Dwight Howard, who had season-ending back surgery and will miss the entirety of the playoffs.
The Magic finished the regular season dropping four of five games, struggling to match up with teams without the presence of Howard on the court. In the regular season, Orlando beat the Pacers three out of four times, but each time the Magic dropped the Pacers, Howard was on the court.
The Magic are going to have a tough time matching up with Pacers center Roy Hibbert without Howard on the floor.
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, April 28
Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
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That's bad enough. You cannot give up 1 out of every 5 dollars to one player and still be able to sign all the other 51 players. It just can't happen. But let's concede you can this incredibly stupid thing. That is not all Brees is demanding. He wants at least a six year deal with 4 out of every 7 dollars guaranteed. Do you realize, what that means. That means if you give him his 23 million a year. That the Saints would have to pay him 13.2 million a year for the length of the contract, even if he gets hurt and doesn't play another down. That means you are guaranteeing him 11% of your entire salary cap, even if he gets hurt and can't play another down. Do you realize what that means? Sure he has been durable as a Saint, but he does have a history of serious injury. Can this team afford that kind of risk? The answer btw for those that are NFL challenged, is no team can. You are talking about crippling this team for at least six years.
I am going to say this and I know many of you are going to scream and holler, but Drew Brees is a system quarterback. I say the same thing about Tom Brady. Out of the their system, they are good, but not great quarterbacks. And I am not just talking about the pass first philosophy of the Saints, but of things like blocking schemes to make lanes for a six foot quarterback, for things like having adjustable routes for receivers, for having receivers pinch pass rushers, so the line can block without help in order to keep so many receivers in the lanes. This scheme is what makes Drew Brees a great quarterback and not an average one. He is worth 18 to 20 million for past services and all, but he is not worth 23.
And I am going to raise more ire. Drew Brees is only worth an extra 2 wins a season with his leadership qualities, not his ability at quarterback. He makes a 10 -6 team a 12 - 4 team, but he is not Peyton Manning, who makes a 6 - 10 team, a 12 - 4 team. We can win the South and the NFC with Chase Daniels at quarterback, if the scheme can be achieved without Sean Payton. I don't think that is possible, but if we can run his scheme with our present coaching staff, I see a 10 - 6 or 11 -5 season. This being said, the one reason I do think we need to sign Drew Brees is not for his quarterbacking skills, but his knowledge of the offense. The minute Sean Payton was suspended, the Saints were forced into a corner. So, if I were the Saints, I would give him a one year deal for about 21 million and look to make a long term deal later.


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9:54am Friday 13th September 2013 in Hampton and Richmond By Tim Ashton, Sports Editor
Hampton & Richmond Borough defender Alan Bray is said to be "in good spirits" after an operation on his broken arm.
Bray broke his arm in two places in the Ryman Premier League match at the Beveree against Met Police on Tuesday night - forcing the match to be abandoned.
Club chaplain Paul Barker said: "Alan is recovering from an op on his arm, which he had earlier today, in Kingston hospital.
"He hopes to be discharged tomorrow, but it depends on having feeling in his fingers. He feels positive that he will be ok to leave. He's in good spirits and is being well looked after."
Co-manager Paul Barry tweeted: "Alan's arm has been pinned and he has had a couple of plates put in to help the repair."
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Yesterday's Know Your Nats Question: Who is the current full-season minor league system leader in On Base Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS, minimum 300 PA)? [Answer: Justin Bloxom who has an .831 OPS. Sadly, he's hurt right now.]
I had a chance to listen to most of Tom Milone's start last night. I was very impressed. His stuff doesn't appear to be top end of the rotation and he has a fastball that tops out around 90MPH. But the results, especially in his recent starts, are very encouraging. He was getting a bunch of swings and misses. His career high 13K night propelled Harrisburg to a 10-1 win over Erie. Potomac lost Michael Burgess due to promotion but that didn't hurt the offense last night. Tyler Moore hit a grand slam in a 9-1 win over Kinston and things got testy. He was plunked and winning pitcher Trevor Holder through behind a batter and was ejected. Sadly, the news wasn't all good. Atahualpa Severino gave up a walkoff grand slam in a 5-3 loss to the Louisville Bats that may be the final nail in the coffin for Syracuse's playoff hopes.
Your minors links and prospect performances after the jumps:
- April Whitzman at Nationalsprospects.com has a complete organizational summary and tonight's pitching matchups as well as a description of the exchange of beanballs that led to Trevor Holder's ejection.
- Tom Milone was the stopper last night and George Morrow gives credit to other offensive heroes like Tim Pahuta, Jesus Valdez and Tim Pahuta in his gamer. Minor leaguers like Milone do care about the playoffs:
"We definitely want to make the playoffs. Tonight was a good indication of how bad we want to make it. Last night was a tough loss, but I think the team did good at bouncing back and really showing what we're capable of." – Tom Milone on his team's expectations for the rest of the regular season.
AAA Syracuse:
- Matt Chico, LSP: 6IP, 0R, 6H, 5K 100 pitches, 69 strikes; Are we seeing the last day's of Matt Chico? His ERA at Syracuse is down to a legit 3.70 and he's doing pretty much all they can ask of him at Syracuse. Still, he hasn't earned a callup outside of his one shot deal earlier in the year.
- Fan Fav Josh Wilkie, RRP: (H, 8) 2.0IP, 0R, 1H, 5K If you want wins, let the man close!
- Fan Fav Michael Martinez, SS: 0-4, 2K
- Atahualpa Severino, LRP: (BS, 5; L 4-3) .1IP, 2H, 3ER, BB, K, Walkoff GS HR [facepalm]
- Fan Fav Boomer Whiting, CF: 1-4, RBI, K
AA Harrisburg:
- Stepehen Lombardozzi, 2B: 1-4, K
- Chris Marrero, 1B: 4-5, 2R, 4RBI, 2R HR
- Michael Burgess, RF: 1-5, R, RBI, 2B, K
- Tom Milone, LSP: (W, 10-5) 6.2IP, 1R, 7H, 0BB, 13K
High A Potomac:
- Trevor Holder, RSP: (W, 2-2) 5.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 5K, 1HR Ejected in the 6th for throwing behind a batter trying to protect a previously plunked Tyler Moore. I'm not but so much of a Holder fan but he gets props from me for sticking behind one of his guys.
- Derek Norris, C: 2-3, R, 2BB, up to .826 OPS
- Tyler Moore, 1B: 2-3, R, 5RBI, GS HR, HBP
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I love this car, and I'm never giving it up
This car was badly neglected and abused before it was in my hands; owned by my mother and 16 year old sister. A short time after I had it, the head gasket blew. Understandable considering the conditions it had endured. Relatively easy fix, the engine is generally easy to work on.
Turn signal switch does not work correctly.
A/C compressor clutch burnt up, another easy fix.
Driver Information System crashed, displays garbled and random data now.
Radiator was badly damaged, I replaced it for more efficient cooling.
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The car in general has been great to me. As mentioned before, the engine is easy to work on.
Aesthetically, this car is top notch. VERY sleek design outside. The gray interior looks very nice after being cleaned up.
The digital instrument cluster is great and easy to read, automatically dims when the headlights are turned on; brightness can be adjusted.
Power bucket seats are VERY comfortable, great for long distance driving. Shoulder belt is a little high.
The car's acceleration is pretty decent. The 2.8l V6 is powerful, but the car is heavy.
The sound of the exhaust is very aggressive, but not loud.
Engine is built very well. Chain timing, pushrod valves to stay true to its old school siblings. When I changed head gaskets, all areas of high friction were in very good shape, despite the high mileage.
Handling is wonderful, reminiscent of a high end sports car. It stays stuck to the ground in the tightest of turns and has no body roll.
Fuel efficiency is superb. I've squeezed 54mpg highway on this car, its average is 30. The Driver Information System did a great job tracking this information.
Overall the car is built well, performs well, rides great and looks NICE. It can take a lot of abuse and continue to live. They just don't make them like this any more.
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Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism capitalizes upon the popularity of zombies, exploring the relevance of the metaphor they provide for examining the political and pedagogical conditions that have produced a growing culture of sadism, cruelty, disposability, and death in America. The zombie metaphor may seem extreme, but it is particularly apt for drawing attention to the ways in which political culture and power in American society now operate on a level of mere survival. This book uses the metaphor not only to suggest the symbolic face of power: beginning and ending with an analysis of authoritarianism, it attempts to mark and chart the visible registers of a kind of zombie politics, including the emergence of right-wing teaching machines, a growing politics of disposability, the emergence of a culture of cruelty, and the ongoing war being waged on young people, especially on youth of color. By drawing attention to zombie politics and authoritarianism, this book aims to break through the poisonous common sense that often masks zombie politicians, anti-public intellectuals, politics, institutions, and social relations, and bring into focus a new language, pedagogy, and politics in which the living dead will be moved decisively to the margins rather than occupying the very center of politics and everyday life.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
Henry A. Giroux holds the Global TV Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Canada. His most recent books include The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex (2007), Youth in a Suspect Society: Democracy or Disposability? (2009), Politics Beyond Hope (2010), and Hearts of Darkness: Torturing Children in the War on Terror (2010).
«Henry Giroux is one of the foremost public intellectuals writing on issues of education in the U.S. today. This book is another testament to his long-standing quest for a just, egalitarian, and critical pedagogy against its distortion in the service of economic, political and cultural power. His pungent style gives powerful voice to a passionate commitment to youth whose futures are placed in jeopardy by an educational system that marginalizes their intellectual, ethical, and emotional needs – and all too often becomes complicit in their criminalization. The book should be required reading for anyone concerned with the social consequences of the neoliberal assault on public education, which the present administration regretfully has done little to roll back.» (Arif Dirlik, Liang Qichao Memorial Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing)
«In this timely and compelling critique of U.S. political culture, Henry Giroux makes clear how it is that Americans are living through what Hannah Arendt once called 'dark times', times in which the violence and cruelty of human disposability remains hidden in the black light of an increasingly authoritarian public realm. Passionately and incisively argued, Giroux's critique offers insight into the political and pedagogical conditions that have produced a 'zombie politics' and its associated forms of authoritarianism. In this respect, Giroux illuminates what we need to see in order to reconstitute a lost social democratic imagination.» (Roger I. Simon, University of Toronto)
«Henry Giroux offers his most passionate defense yet of democracy and civic values in his new book. This volume is a must-read in dark times like these. Giroux has for decades been an outstanding tribune for democracy, an advocate for civic values and for questioning the unequal status quo. In this new book, he takes up more vigorously than ever the threats to the public sphere from reactionary forces gaining momentum. For Giroux, these threats to humane democracy fit the 'zombie aesthetic' now pervading television, film, and popular culture. Politics has become a monstrous caricature of public deliberation with wild propositions and charges spreading fear and division. Giroux explores the hostile forces sucking the blood out of our constitutional rights as well as the vitality out of ordinary families. We have become a society of monopolized wealth and distributed poverty, a culture of endless war, legalized torture, detention without trial, bursting prisons, and schools that turn our bright children into data. These intolerable conditions require the outrage and insight Giroux offers in his new book. He has written a volume inviting us to democratic action and civic restoration before these dark times grow even darker.» (Ira Shor, Professor, City University of New York)
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Bruce Springsteen was back in town, and we amazingly won tickets through Autism Speaks 5K, donated by Patti Springsteen. Patti was inspired by a girl with autism who could horseback ride just like a normally developing teen, and wanted to donate tickets to the Autism Speaks cause. Coincidentally, we were the lucky winners - my wife & I have been active in the Autism Speaks 5K and Walks for many years, and have a sweetheart 13-year-old daughter with autism.
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In treating autism, the earlier the better for behavioral therapy, says Mount Sinai specialist (The Daily News)As director of the Seaver Autism Center at Mount Sinai, Dr. Joseph Buxbaum specializes in the neurobiology of psychiatric illnesses like autism. April is National Autism Awareness Month. Read more.
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April 2, 2012 marked the 5th annual World Autism Awareness Day..
In this episode we had the opportunity to go to Modell's Sporting Goods in Times Square to see how they got involved with Autism Speaks. Modell's has 152 stores on the east coast and have been helping to shine a light on autism through Autism Speaks for the past 7 years now. We highlight their store and their accomplishments in this episode!
America's false autism epidemic (The New York Post)The apparent epidemic of autism is in fact the latest instance of the fads that litter the history of psychiatry. Read more.
Guest post by geneticist Janine LaSalle, Ph.D., of the University of California-Davis School of Medicine
I'm trained as a geneticist, but I suspect that genes are not the whole story when it comes to autism. More and more scientific evidence suggests that environmental influences are contributing to increasing rates of autism.
Autism Awareness Walk raises awareness (KCBD)The 7th annual Burthart Walk for Autism Awareness drew quite a crowd Sunday. Read more.
Antidepressants may fail to help some autistic kids (Fox News)About a quarter of children with autism may be taking antidepressants that won't help them, a new study suggests. Read more.
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Photographing the world at night opens the doors to the unseen. We see but we don't see without the camera. Photographic images present colors the eye cannot register at night, show juxtapositions we cannot recognize in the dark, and reveal the passage of time unnoticed. The moods of night allow expression of emotions not so immediate in sunlight. Photography at night is a slower, less spontaneous process often solitary and silent. And yet, despite the care and the thought that goes into the creation of an image the photographer may still be surprised by unanticipated results. This series of images from natural and urban settings, all shot after the sun set and usually a very long time after the sun set, provide the viewer an introduction to the scope of night photography.
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Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raised in Colorado, Utah and California, I graduated from Carleton College and the University of Utah School of Medicine. I began my first efforts at serious photography while in medical school. During my residency I worked for United Press International as a stringer photographer. I fell in love with large format photography black and white photography at that time but had to give up my darkroom after my daughters were born and we moved to a new home. I returned to photography in 2009 because digital photography did not require a dark room. In addition to working at night, preferably right after a rain storm, I enjoy small scene nature photography and most aspects of black and white photography. When I am not taking pictures, I am a practicing physician in Salt Lake City, married to my wife of 42 years and have two daughters and one grandchild.
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Maybe this is an over-reach, i.e., more than we need. I know Andrew Davidson is happy with our secondary and probably I should be too. But I can't help feeling that man coverage skills enable blitz packages, and with Lawson, Brooks, LaBoy and Haralson on the outside, along with Willis and Spikes (and his neck) on the inside, we have a lot of potent blitz potential that i would like to see enabled. (Not to mention J. Smith and McDonald or RJF on the DL inside on passing downs.) Additionally there are, of course, safety blitz possibilities, etc. The bottome line is: when we bring 5 or 6 from unexpected places, that is hard to stop.
The keys to doing that and not getting burned, I believe, are sound schemes (we have that with Manusky!) and some man coverage ability (enough to hold for a few seconds).
So I will get to the point and my question, which is possibly irrelevant and impossible. What would you think of paying Revis 15.2 M per year* (say, 9 M guaranteed) for one or 3 years or so in the niner backfield? Would that upset team chemistry? Is it even necessary? Are there better options? Should we stand pat?
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The big news for 2012 is a new engine: The SRX is finally getting the direct-injected 3.6 liter V6 that powers many of General Motors' cars and SUVs. This is actually an improved version of the 3.6 that turns out 308 horsepower. Last year's SRX had a 3.0 liter V6 that didn't produce nearly enough power; with the new 3.6, the SRX accelerates strongly, as a luxury SUV should, and it tows up to 3,500 lbs when equipped with a $445 trailering package. EPA fuel economy estimates are 17 MPG city/24 MPG highway with front-wheel-drive and 1 MPG less with all-wheel-drive, which is about equal to its rivals -- but while most of the SRX's competitors run on premium fuel, the SRX burns cheap 87-octane gas, a benefit of its high-tech direct fuel injection system.
I sampled three SRXs during our press preview: A base model with 18" wheels and front-wheel-drive, a top-of-the-line SRX Premium with front-wheel-drive, and a second Premium model with all-wheel-drive. I was impressed with the comfortable ride and tight car-like handling of all three, although I preferred the firmer feel and better response over bumps that came with the 20" wheels. I did find the brakes a bit disconcerting; there's a good deal of pedal travel and then they bite rather suddenly, which took some getting used to.
The SRX doesn't have the hewn-from-granite feel typical of German crossovers; it shares some of its basic components with lesser GM SUVs, and that comes through in the way it drives. That said, it has way more personality and a much higher fun-to-drive factor than the Lexus RX350. It's no BMW, but I think most buyers will be satisfied with the way the SRX cruises down the highway and hustles through the curves.