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The NFL 2010 Outlook - Post Draft
Buffalo Bills
With three running backs now at their disposal, did anyone think about who was going to throw the ball? And since Chan Gailey was able to nearly make a Pro Bowler out of Tyler Thigpen, shouldn't they at least be looking at JaMarcus Russell?
Miami Dolphins
Quite possibly the loudest offseason with the signing of Karlos Dansby and the trade for Brandon Marshall, but then the quietest draft as five out of their eight picks were either defensive linemen or linebackers. Still, an effective draft.
New England Patriots
What's scary is that with the Patriots scouting and four out of the first 62 draft picks, it almost can't be a bad draft. Especially when you draft your greatest need at corner in the first round, and give Brady another weapon in the second and then draft the playmaker Spikes with your third 2nd round pick.
New York Jets
So the Jets bring in LT, Cromartie, draft a cornerback in the first round, and draft the number one player coming out of high school three years ago (RB McKnight). It looks like it has become clear what the game plan is; don't let the other team pass on you, and keep it out of Sanchez's hands.
Baltimore Ravens
Already a good team last year, it is suddenly a Super Bowl favorite. Bringing in Boldin was huge and gives Flacco a legit person to throw to. As well as stealing linebacker Kindle and defensive tackle Cody in the draft, this team can quite possibly run the tables this year.
Cincinnati Bengals
A team that could quite possibly have been a fluke last year added some pieces with tight end Gresham and the highly talented but not so motivated defensive end Dunlap. The team has to continue pursuing the goal they have had for several years now - win more games than number of players arrested on the team.
Cleveland Browns
The only thing saving the Browns at this point is the hope that Holmgren knows what he's doing. Colt McCoy has to be thrilled he gets to start, but has to be disappointed that the team's idea of improving the receiving corps (their "best" receiver caught 34 catches last year) was to not draft a wide receiver until the 6th round.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The idea that the Steelers could become "America's Team" would be more likely if their fan base wasn't as torn as Americans are on Obama. The general feeling is to get rid of Big Ben; a further parallel to the "America's New Team" movement.
Houston Texans
The Texans continue to tease us by letting us think we can trust them to get to the playoffs this year. They have a good team on paper, but can't for the life of them win a big game. Once again, this year could be no different. Also, the Texans might be a little worried with holdout Andre Johnson about to start his own 'Pay the Man' campaign here pretty soon if he doesn't get a new contract.
Indianapolis Colts
It is always a good sign when you are drafting from the bottom of the first round, but the problem is that you have to continually replace talent with less talented guys. The Colts always find a way to do it and continued to do so in this year's draft. The only problem looks to be that as they try to rebuild the line this season, it should be interesting to see how Manning handles getting sacked a few times a game.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Oh, this was an ugly offseason, and made absolutely no sense. There were needs all over the place and the Jags decided to spend their first four picks in the draft on defensive lineman. Their big offseason signing was Aaron Kampman who is a good, but a defensive lineman. Say it with me now, "There are other positions, coach."
Tennessee Titans
The Titans, after a terrible start, won their last 8 out of 10 games and gave people in Tennessee another reason to cheer for Vince Young. Young shows he is a winner; he has won wherever he goes. The Titans need a winner since it was otherwise such a quiet offseason. We will have to wait and see if their first round pick Morgan will be the next freak in Tennessee.
Denver Broncos
Maybe McDaniels is going to play a different type of offense that no one has ever seen before, but why do you draft Tebow when you just traded for Quinn and have Orton?? Still, all three combined at this point are not as good as Cutler was. This was also a mistake because they passed up the best wide receiver on the board at the time (Dez Bryant). This kind of reminds me of another team in this division. Move over Al Davis, there is a new idiot in the AFC West.
Kansas City Chiefs
There were so many holes in this team that it was hard to start in one place. It was clear that they needed playmakers, and this is exactly what they got with their first three picks. The front office also made good offseason acquisitions, giving Cassel and running backs a good offensive line. The Chiefs might not win the division this year, but they certainly are going to be fun to watch.
Oakland Raiders
This year's draft picks couldn't possibly have been the work of Al Davis; it was too logical. Oakland picked the best linebacker in the draft, which was a good start. Subtract the Jamarcus Russell disaster and add Jason Campbell who has more weapons in Oakland than in Washington. Also, some good offensive linemen were taken in the draft; the Raiders might not totally be terrible.
San Diego Chargers
The Chargers are trying to find the next LT. They might be disappointed that Matthews will probably not be LT, but he is probably a decent running back. The problem becomes that this defense is the same and not getting any younger. Couple that with the fact that Turner doesn't have a clue what to do with a talented football team (let alone a talentless team), and this could signal the decline of the Chargers.
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys always have more talent than most teams know what to do with. Take their best offensive players from the last five years, and add another talented player in Dez Bryant and you have a scary offense. Add to that two good picks on defense and the only question marks are the offensive linemen. If people can stay healthy, cross your fingers. (Just not your pinky finger, if you're Romo.)
New York Giants
If your team was continually picking up their jock straps last year, you might be the New York Giants. It makes sense that their first four picks were on defense. What makes little sense is when they take their first round strong 3-4 defensive end and think maybe they can turn him into a linebacker – probably making him even worse at that whole tackling thing.
Philadelphia Eagles
Well Eagles fans, you got your wish and drove McNabb right out of town. Now you're left with Kevin Kolb…ouch. He might still be good; he has plenty of tools around him and will get the ball a lot more since the first 5 picks were on defense. It's going to be most interesting to see how many of those 13 draft picks actually work out.
Washington Redskins
There must be a sign posted on the front lawn that says, "We take all running backs nearing social security," because that's what it looks like when you have Clinton Portis, Larry Johnson, and Willie Parker. And then they bring in Westbrook for a visit! McNabb has to be thinking about retiring after the next season.
Chicago Bears
The coaching staff and front office is just trying to keep their heads above water before the plug is pulled on them. This is sure to be another subpar season; Cutler still has no one to throw the ball to, and even Forte won't be able to find a hole to run through. The Bears might have to ask if the defense can score a few more times to help out the crappy offense.
Detroit Lions
It seems as though the Lions have been picking from the draft's top ten as long as they have been playing on Thanksgiving Day. We all hope this maybe the year they get out of the cellar. It might have happened already if the Lion's defense could get to an opposing quarterback before he figures out that everyone on his team is open. Sometimes it's like no one is even trying to cover the receivers downfield.
Green Bay Packers
I picked this team last year to make the playoffs after winning just 6 games the year before. They didn't disappoint - winning 11 games - but Rogers is still picking teeth off the ground after getting sacked 50 times last year. That in mind, the pick of offensive lineman Bulaga in the first round probably has Rogers going to the general manager and personally thanking him for saving his career. Let's see if this puts Green Bay over the edge.
Minnesota Vikings
As much talent as the Vikings have, the biggest challenge is to keep the people you have and add depth. With the fate of Brett Farve's decision riding on whether the Southern Mississippi baseball team makes the college world series, the Vikings probably have a few umpires on the pay role as well this season. This is what they did when Chester Taylor stepped out from under Peterson's shadow and left Minnesota - the Vikings got Toby Gerhart to replace him, which is an improvement. However, there was no improvement at quarterback. On a side note: Colt McCoy would have been a good pick in a later round, but the Vikings straight up stole fourth round pick Griffen - he is second round talent.
Atlanta Falcons
The 2008 Falcons' eleven win season was a fluke. In 2009, they did win nine games, which was better than expected, but still kept them out of the playoffs. After a draft that added depth to the roster and nothing special, this team could wind up the same place as last year. It's a little unfortunate since they really need a playmaker on defense. Weatherspoon is solid, but not the playmaker they need. They will be missing the playoffs this year and wondering what ever happened to that magical 2008 season.
Carolina Panthers
Last year the Panthers had one playmaker on the team: Steve Smith. Now they have someone to actually throw to him. Clausen has to be one of the biggest steals in the draft. On top of that, Carolina added some solid pieces as they picked up a big wide receiver in LaFell and also a slot wide receiver. Sadly, after that, Carolina's draft was rather poor, getting another quarterback and a linebacker who doesn't fit in their system at all.
New Orleans Saints
The biggest obstacle for the Saints is that they live or die depending on whether they can create momentum. If they get on a roll, they can't be stopped. So it's good that they picked a corner in the first round for those times that they need a stop on defense. The Saints also took a very talented tackle in the second round which helps protect the man who turned this organization around (Drew Brees).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This team needs weapons on offense, but instead they waste their first two picks on defensive tackles. This is fine if you didn't have needs in almost every other area and a second-year quarterback who needs some help. Don't think that Benn is going to be that answer. No offensive line means that Freeman will be picking himself off the ground several times a game or running after the other team once they intercept the ball.
Arizona Cardinals
We will get to see how special Warner really was when Leinart takes over. He has even less to work with now that Boldin is gone and the best player on defense went elsewhere. It remains to be seen if the Cardinals can win their division. It won't take much; the division is so bad that eight wins could do it.
San Francisco 49ers
This is the team that everyone needs to look at and consider for making the playoffs. They did some great things in getting Ginn for peanuts, practically. San Francisco also got a great safety in the second round with Taylor Mays, and two offensive linemen in the first round which will help get this offense going. The only question is whether Alex Smith can put this all together and just not mess it up. There are enough quality players around him that he doesn't have to try and win the game by himself anymore.
Seattle Seahawks
Here is another team that might have taken enough steps to throw in its hat into the field of mediocrity which is known as the NFC West. Seattle had a great draft and added some depth at running back. With head coach Pete Carroll at the helm, this team has a chance – yes, a chance - to make the playoffs. But then again, that pretty much applies to every team in this heinous division.
St. Louis Rams
Oh wait, that chance might not be available for the Rams, who are, kindly put, rebuilding. They have started well with a new quarterback, a good offensive line and one of the better running backs in Steven Jackson who finished 2nd in the league in rushing yards behind Chris Johnson. However, the big problem on offense is that there is no one to catch the ball, which could spell trouble for Bradford in his first year. At least until they figure out they don't want the next Cutler on their team – a quarterback with great talent, but no way to show it off.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that it is still reviewing how to resume shipments of non-lethal aid to moderate rebel groups fighting in Syria after an incident last month where Islamist fighters seized supplies from a warehouse.
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Lee County-- The idea didn't get far in the past but a proposal to combine Lee County firefighters and EMS workers is back up for debate.
Supporters say cross-training firefighters and EMS workers would increase safety and reduce the insurance rating. Critics say workers would be paid one salary for doing two jobs.
Tuesday night, commissioners and safety leaders agreed a committee should be formed to look at the pros and cons of the idea. The hope is that county leaders would have a clearer understanding and decide if it would be feasible.
"If they do it right, it'll work. If they do it haphazard, it won't work. Whatever they do, if they cross-train they're going to have to realize that they're going to have to compensate each employee that's getting double certification because they will be doing two jobs," said Lee County Interim Fire Chief Julian Tye.
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A small question about Australian universities.
Hey, so this is a question out to all the Australian Vergers out here.
I'm applying to a few universities these days and I'm doing Bachelor of Arts, English Language/ English Literature; which uni would be better, Monash or La Trobe?
I'm an international student and this is a very important decision in my life. I just want to know which uni would be the better if the two, in terms of prestige, employability after graduation, and simply, which uni would be better for the course I want to do.
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|Cops save toddler
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According to a recent story in the San Jose Mercury News, a Fremont, California police officer was successful saving a non-responsive toddler.
Officer Ghailan Chahouati and his colleague Officer Mike Gilfoy quickly determined after arriving on the scene that the child was suffering from a febrile seizure.
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WARNING: There's a really gross story in this Cool Green Morning THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESIST IF YOU CONTINUE READING. (Oh, and it's not the one about how Arctic peat is contributing to climate change, although that is really odd.) OK, you've been warned…
- Too Crabby: Saving the shorebird known as the red knot (which feasts on Delaware Bay's horseshoe crab eggs) means curtailing horseshoe crab harvests, says a new study in BioScience. (Note: The Conservancy does a lot to conserve red knot migratory habitat on the U.S. Atlantic coast.)
- Exquisite Corpses? Towns in Sweden and Britain are now burning cremated bodies — human and animal — for heat.
- Neither Still Nor Sparkling: The "war on bottled water" makes TIME magazine's top 10 food trends of 2008. (Hat tip: WaterWired.)
- Does Sarah Know About This? Alaska has more ambitious renewable-energy goals than California — because the price of fossil fuel is so high up there, reports the New York Times. (Hat tip: Green Inc.)
- 25 x 20: Meanwhile, two U.S. senators have introduced a bill to make 25 percent of U.S. energy renewable by 2020.
- My, How You've Grown: A senior scientist for the International Panel on Climate Change says that global warming is happening faster than just two years ago. Michael Lemonick at Yale Environment 360 goes into incredible depth on why facts are the ground are outrunning climate change modeling.
- A Side of Coal Slaw With That? The Obama administration will support a treaty to limit global mercury emissions, says The Vine — which is bad news for coal-fired power plants and good news for tuna sandwiches. (I'll let them explain.)
- Re-Peat: Here's something else to blame for climate change: swaths of peat across the Arctic tundra that don't have snow cover. (They're releasing nitrous oxide, a pretty potent greenhouse gas.)
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By Susan Jakubowski
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Paper Makeup Stamps has the honor of sponsoring this week's sketch at the Cardabilities blog. Here is my sample for this very fun sketch.
I used a variety of papers from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker collection. The green stripe paper was die cut with a scallop die, then embellished with a number of shiny silver pearls. I stamped the swirl from Starstuck on the cork die cuts.
The sentiment from Dandy Wishes was stamped on a flag die and then embellished with a tiny library clip before being adhered with boosters.
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5 comments:
- ~amy~ said...
Fun card Tina!!! Happy Monday!
- February 28, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- Cindy Haffner said...
Very PRETTY Tina!!
- February 28, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Randee E said...
I love the cork!! Those little circles are too cool. What a totally cool idea to stamp on the cork. I will definitely be tucking that technique away in my noggin. Awesome!
- February 28, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Carma said...
I love this background paper with the dress form diecut! Just perfect!!! What a great idea to stamp on the cork!!
- February 28, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- alienanessa said...
I can't believe those swirls are a stamp!! They stamped beautifully, and on cork too!!!??!! That green stripe and those silver pearls are absolutely perfect.
- March 3, 2011 at 6:04 PM
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Dork Diaries was by far the most requested series in my library this year, maybe only second to The Hunger Games and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The diary format, the illustrated novel, and the humor make this series a surefire hit. Dork Diaries 7: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star By Rachel Renee Russell [...]
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We do run the gamut here at AB4T. Quite a variety to introduce today, but all three fall under the broad category of speculative fiction.
Fiction about War
Roxana Robinson's Sparta joins last year's excellent additions to literature about war (both of which ended up on our Best of the Year list — The Yellow Birds and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk). Like those novels, Sparta's power comes from an examination of what happens when a young soldier returns home. Her research into the [...]
Simon & Schuster Spring Kids 2014 | Preview Peek
Simon & Schuster's spring book preview this week in New York City featured both rising and long-shining stars. Jason Reynolds, poet and debut author of the urban teen tale When I Was the Greatest, charmed the audience with stories of his upbringing in Brooklyn, while collage artist and picture book author Lois Ehlert closed the program by speaking about her own childhood in Wisconsin.
Simon & Schuster Fall Kids | Preview Peek
Simon & Schuster's recent preview of its fall children's books in New York City was a unique, and unprecedented, opportunity for celebration this year, as librarians and teachers gathered during the event to help celebrate award-winning author/illustrator Ashley Bryan's 90th birthday. Bryan was in attendance to present his newest book Can't Scare Me, which debuts next month.
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Following Stiff, Spook, Bonk and Packing for Mars, Mary Roach is back with Gulp, in which she maintains her punning, entertaining writing style, as well as her willingness to go to the gross-out extreme. There were actually moments in this book that made me nauseous, and there is one chapter in particular that I believe [...]
Review: Dork Diaries 3 1/2, 4, & 5
The Dork Diaries has been steadily circulating in my middle school library for some time now, but for the last 5 months, this series has been the most requested and on the top 10 list of items circulated since September. The series reads like Diary of a Wimpy Kid but actually skews to a younger [...]
Contemplating Horror
I've been thinking about horror fiction lately. What are the secrets of its appeal? Why are teens so drawn to it? How can we know which adult horror novels will appeal to teens and which won't? One of the reasons I've been thinking about this lately is because I enjoyed The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper [...]
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Karyn just posted an impressive roundup of last minute reading, so I'm chiming in with some more. With Monday morning's announcement looming large, it seems like everyone is trying to sprint through their last minute reads in order to feel prepared. Wonder Show by Hannah Barnaby Houghton Mifflin, March 2012 Reviewed from an ARC This [...]
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Ok, not all the books, but a whole cluster of the titles that we wanted to cover and hadn't gotten to yet, tidily rounded up in one post for your perusal. In the last two weeks, I've read two more from the original contenda list (Pinned and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the [...]
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every day by David Levithan
Published by Knopf, August 2012
Reviewed from a final copy
You know a book's a big deal when the visiting public librarian gives it a shiny booktalk and then all the students want to do is keep hearing about that book, to the exclusion of all the other books said librarian brought. [...]
Second Chance Summer (Doesn't Have a Chance at the Gold)
Second Chance Summer, Morgan Matson
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 2012
Reviewed from final copy
My friends, I have failed. For the first time this season, I'm calling DNF on an auto-contender I'm meant to be reviewing.
Second Chance Summer is a fine book. But 100 pages in, I can see that the literary merits don't [...]
Waiting, by Carol Lynch Williams
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May, 2012
Reviewed from final copy
I love a good, sad book. A real weepie is all my joy. I'll try to avoid reading them, I'll say, "oh, I'm not really in the mood for reading that," but the truth is, a book that can bring [...]
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Those wishing to help school libraries and children's collections that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy now have an array of giving options, thanks to several disaster relief programs, children's book publishers, and charities.


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I spend one night in this hotel on the 07/14/2012 in a studio (311) and i was bitten everywhere. When i wake up i had bites on back and arms like some hundreds. And in the next hours big rash. It only begins to be better after 4 days but sure i will have scars for weeks.
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Sabich. The best street food in Israel. Simple yet complex in its layering of hummus, hard boiled egg, fried eggplant, tahini, Israeli salad, potato, parsley and drizzle of amba (a tangy mango pickle sauce) all tucked into a fresh pita. Michael and Dana took us to what is considered to be THE spot for sabich: Sabich Tchernichovsky at 2 Tchernichovsky Street.
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On October 18, a federal appeals court in New York City began hearing oral arguments in a long-running copyright infringement case between media giant Viacom and internet file-sharing site YouTube.
Viacom originally filed the lawsuit in 2007, alleging that YouTube users routinely posted videos of Viacom's copyrighted works, such as "The Daily Show with John Stewart." Viacom sought $1 billion in damages. In 2010, a judge ruled in favor of Google, which owns YouTube, stating the company could not be held liable for the actions of its users because it instituted a system for identifying and removing offending material.
Speaking before the appeals court on October 18, YouTube representatives reiterated that the site responds to reports of copyright infringement by removing videos, which protects it from liability under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Bloomberg reported.
Viacom took issue with YouTube's assertions, saying the site "willfully" displays copyrighted materials, according to Bloomberg. The media company contends that YouTube executives are glad users post pirated materials, as it drives up the site's traffic, reported The Associated Press.
In August, YouTube's system for processing reports of copyright infringement came under scrutiny when it temporarily removed Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga clips after a user fraudulently claimed to own the copyrights on them.


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In the near future, as America endures its second Great Depression, former Navy SEAL Shane Laughlin finds work as a test subject at the Obermeyer Institute, only to be plunged into a strange world where mild-mannered scientists can kick his highly skilled ass. These "Greater-Thans" undergo rigorous training to master unique abilities—including telekinesis, super strength, and reversal of the aging process—by accessing untapped regions of the brain. But for the rich and reckless, there's a quick, seductive alternative: Destiny, a highly addictive designer drug that can make anyone a Greater-Than—for a lethal price.
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We have ventured into the Los Gatos hills for this week's edition of House Hunt. We wanted a taste of what it's like to live with gorgeous views in our town.
The homes featured are located in the heart of Los Gatos just a quick drive away from shopping areas, restaurants and service facilities, such as the post office and grocery store. Luckily, the roads are not too windy, making for a safer trip home.
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Horizon 2020 is the €77 billion funding package the European Commission has designed to support research and innovation between 2014 to 2020. It aims to address the political strategies set out in the EU 2020 and Innovation Union documents, in synergy with regional policies and funding support (latter not addressed here).
H2020 has 3 main "pillars," 2 of particular relevance to academic staff:
- Excellent Science: (basic) cutting edge research. Scientists are main drivers.
- Industrial Leadership: enhancing economic competitiveness. Industry
is main driver.
- Societal Challenges: tackling pressing issues. "Society" / politicians are the main drivers.
Pillar 1 funds are distributed "bottom up," Pillar 3 ones "top down."
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Are you interested to work to work as an individual (with your team), on a topic of your choice? Then bottom up funding is for you. ERC and Marie Curie grants are distributed in this way. Mobility is an option with ERC grants, mandatory for Marie Curie ones. See bottom up funds page for more details.
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If, however, you prefer to be a partner in or to coordinate an international, multi-disciplinary research project that addresses one aspect of EC-identified "societal challenges", then top down funding is for you. The EC has named 7 societal challenges it will focus top down funds on between 2014 and 2020:
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A handful of new screenshots from Obsidian Entertainment's South Park: The Stick of Truth, offer another quick look at just how much the upcoming 2D-styled RPG is being crafted to look like the long running animated TV series.
You begin as the new kid in town facing a harrowing challenge: making friends. As you start your quest the children of South Park are embroiled in a city-wide, live-action-role-playing game, casting imaginary spells and swinging fake swords. Over time the simple children's game escalates into a battle of good and evil that threatens to consume the world.Hit the thumbs below for a closer look.
South Park: The Stick of Truth is due on march 5th 2013 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the later expected to get exclusivity windows on DLC releases.
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A temporary rule that only cars transporting three or more people could cross bridges into Manhattan made quick friends of drivers and hopeful pedestrians, according to Mother Jones.
While there were no official carpools, one police officer said people had been very open to picking up strangers.
"Same thing happened on 9/11," he explained.
One Brooklyn resident, Melissa, said, "We almost just missed being able to get over the bridge and thankfully saw this nice stranger running the other direction, asked if he needed a ride, and he happens to need a ride."
The man, named Pascal, said it was a different time. "We all come together in New York," he said.
Watch the video, published by Mother Jones on Nov. 2, below.
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A Liberty County Bulldog has signed to play softball next year at the next level.
Ashley Sikes signed to play for Thomas University in Thomasville, Georgia.
Last year Ashley had a .487 batting average and as a Pitcher for the bulldogs she held a 1.02 era. When she wasn't pitching she played first base and held a .993 fielding percentage for the season.
Ashley helped lead the Bulldogs to an undefeated 12-0 district schedule as well as helping Liberty County make it to the class 1-A regional finals where they lost to Port St. Joe.


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Some of the pictures on this busy bee's path have the same ending sound as "bee": long E. Kids completing this kindergarten worksheet circle only the pictures whose names end in a long E to follow the path. Practicing identifying ending sounds in words helps develop phonemic awareness.
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Sugar Free Fat Free Mocha Popsicles
Summer doesn't even begin for another 2 weeks, yet we are well into the 90′s at my house. Nothing beats the heat better than a yummy popsicle. Add a little coffee for a grown up kick and you have a yummy, super low calorie treat. I have found that fat free or low fat evaporated milk will substitute for the richness of cream in most any recipe. It's a super sneaky way to keep the texture and flavor of cream without all the fat and calories.
If you want to make these for your kids, you can leave out the coffee, double the milk and use 4 Tablespoons of sugar instead of Stevia if you prefer. They are also delicious with 1/4 tsp of peppermint extract for a chocolate mint popsicle.
Sugar Free Fat Free Mocha Popsicles
- 2 1/2 cups brewed coffee
- 2 packets of Stevia or other sweetener
- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup fat free evaporated milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Blend all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze completely, about 6 hours. Dip molds briefly in hot water to release.
Servings: 8
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Servings: 8 • Calories: 27.5 • Fat: .2 g • Carbs: 4.2 g • Protein: 2.6 g • Fiber: .2 g • Weight Watchers Points Plus: 1
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A long-awaited Justice Department report by the internal watchdog unit that monitors the ethics of Justice attorneys found that two of the federal prosecutors in the corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens were guilty of "reckless professional misconduct" but that their misdeeds were not intentional.
A blistering new report reveals details about the intentional mishandling of evidence and other missteps by Justice Department attorneys in the flawed prosecution of then-Sen. Ted Stevens.
Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday ran into unexpected bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill over the Justice Department's failure to release its report on the alleged misconduct of the prosecutors who mishandled the prosecution of the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
The lawyer appointed to investigate the conduct of the U.S. attorney's office in Washington during the corruption trial of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens "is not recommending any prosecution for criminal contempt," a federal judge said Monday.
Federal accident investigators admitted Tuesday they don't really know what caused the deadly crash in Alaska last year of a plane carrying former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. The longtime Republican was among five people killed, including the pilot, who was taking a group to a fishing camp in the rugged Alaskan terrain.
Former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was buried Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
One of the prosecutors who handled the corruption trial of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens committed suicide over the weekend, according to his lawyer.
Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on September 28, according to a statement from a Stevens family spokesman.
Fmr. Sen. Ted Stevens died in a plane crash in Alaska. A pilot talks about flying in and out of the area.
Searchers looking for the airplane that slammed into the side of a tree-covered Alaskan mountainside earlier this month couldn't detect an emergency locator signal after the impact damaged the craft's transmitter, according to a federal report released on Wednesday.
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' memorial service.
Hundreds of people filled Anchorage Baptist Temple on Wednesday to pay their respects to former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was overwhelmingly remembered by speakers at the service as a man who embodied the state.
The public will have a chance to pay their respects to former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens Tuesday -- ahead of his funeral the next day.
The youngest survivor of a plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens last week has been released from a hospital in Alaska, according to his family.
A memorial Mass for former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens will be celebrated Monday at the Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage.
I was one nervous little cub reporter when I had my first sit-down interview with Sen. Ted Stevens way back in June 1997, shortly after he had taken over as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee.
Aviation has given and aviation has taken away throughout Ted Stevens' adult life.
Two of the nation's 100 U.S. senators will return Thursday from their August recess to give the chamber's unanimous consent for $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
Alaska Air National Guard Rescuers had to slog for hours through rain, fog and wind to reach the site of the plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and four others near Dillingham, Alaska.
Trying to read the tea leaves and predict elections this year is a gut-wrenching exercise in futility. And my party's march to Election Day glory is having a lot of bumps along the way.
Tea Party favorite Ken Buck thanks supporters after winning Colorado's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety Tuesday released the names of those killed and injured in the airplane crash that took the life of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. David Morris, spokesman for the GCI telecommunications company, explained who was aboard the plane.
The politican, who was the longest-serving Republican senator, was 86
Former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska was killed in a plane crash Monday. Stevens served more time in the U.S. Senate than any Republican in history.
Aviation gave and aviation took away throughout Ted Stevens' adult life.
Aviation has given and aviation has taken away throughout Ted Stevens' adult life.
The family of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens releases a statement offering "their prayers for all of those on board."
Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has died in a plane crash near Dillingham, Alaska, a source familiar with ongoing rescue efforts confirms to CNN.
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin says the reversal of Ted Stevens' case is humiliating for the Justice Department.
A federal judge on Tuesday set aside the conviction of Republican former Sen. Ted Stevens while excoriating the case's prosecutors.
Paul Steinhauser reports on the effort to drop federal charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens and the Minnesota Senate race.
Former Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has been "cleared" by the Justice Department's request to dismiss his federal corruption convictions and drop all charges against him, his lawyer said Wednesday.
You know you're low when you have lower ethical standards than a convicted felon, but that's where former Sen. Norm Coleman finds himself.
November 27 may be Turkey Day in America, but in the world of politics, every day is turkey day.
CNN's Bill Schneider unveils his political all-star team for 2008, all turkeys.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican lawmaker convicted on felony corruption charges in October, officially conceded the Senate race to Democrat Mark Begich on Wednesday.
Despite his corruption conviction, Alaskan voters may return their long-serving Senator to Washington
A defiant Sen. Ted Stevens returned to his home state Wednesday a convicted felon, telling supporters that he's innocent and vowing he will be vindicated
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has joined other top Republicans in calling for convicted Sen. Ted Stevens to resign.
Sen. Ted Stevens insists he was wrongly convicted for lying about receiving gifts and home renovations.
Republican Sen. Ted Stevens is found guilty on all counts in his corruption trial. CNN's Kelli Arena reports.
John McCain and Sarah Palin on Tuesday called on Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to resign, a day after the veteran Alaska lawmaker was convicted on federal corruption charges.
After being found guilty on seven counts of felony for accepting improper gifts, can Alaska Senator Ted Stevens still win his bid for re-election?
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens vowed to fight his Monday conviction on federal corruption charges, a verdict he attributed to "repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct."
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was convicted of seven corruption charges Monday in a trial that tainted the 40-year Senate career of Alaska's political patriarch
A judge ordered a one- to two-day halt to jury deliberations in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial Friday. The setback could delay a verdict until after Election Day
The judge in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens dismissed the jury Friday morning after a female juror left for California to deal with the death of her father.
The jury in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska began deliberations Wednesday.
Prosecutors accused Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday of "believing he was above the law" when he allegedly failed to report extravagant gifts
Sen. Ted Stevens repeatedly asked for invoices to cover home renovations and otherwise complied with Senate rules on accepting and reporting gifts of value, his defense attorney said in closing arguments Tuesday.
Prosecutors grilled Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday about whether he accepted gifts as a lawmaker.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens returned to the stand in his corruption trial Friday and described how he paid for home renovations that prosecutors say he should have reported as gifts on financial disclosure forms.
Sen. Ted Stevens took the stand in his corruption trial Thursday afternoon and denied that he filed false financial forms with the Senate.
A neighbor who helped oversee renovations to the home of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens denied allegations that he said Stevens was "just covering his ass" when he requested to be billed for some of the costs associated with the construction.
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch heaped praise Tuesday afternoon on indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, calling him "decent" and "honorable" in testimony at Stevens' trial.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell testified in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial Friday, saying the Republican from Alaska has a "sterling" character.
In Session's Jami Floyd has the Last Word on Alaska politics and the Sen. Ted Stevens scandal.
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii testified Thursday that he has never known Sen. Ted Stevens to tell a lie during their 40 years of service together in the Senate.
A federal judge again declined to declare a mistrial or throw out charges in the corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday, despite the defense's claims of prosecutorial misconduct.
The judge in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens said Tuesday he saw an attorney for the government's star witness trying to communicate with his client while he was on the stand Monday.
The jury in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens Monday heard the Alaska Republican use an obscenity to describe the Justice Department investigators pursuing him, as prosecutors played audio of government wiretaps as evidence against him.
In Alaska, Ted Stevens is still revered despite being on trial for corruption. CNN's Abbie Boudreau reports.
A federal judge Thursday rejected a motion by defense attorneys asking him to either to declare a mistrial in the criminal case against Sen. Ted Stevens or dismiss the indictment against him.
The Alaska oilman who bankrolled improvements to Sen. Ted Stevens' chalet testified Wednesday that Stevens requested a bill for some of the work, but he disregarded the request when told that "Ted's just covering his ass."
The man who bankrolled most of the "free benefits" that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is accused of trying to hide took the stand at his trial Tuesday.
A longtime friend of Sen. Ted Stevens has taken the stand as the star witness in the Alaska Republican's corruption trial
A behind-the-scenes move by prosecutors -- sending an ailing potential witness home to Alaska -- has angered a federal judge and given Sen. Ted Stevens an opening to renew allegations that the government isn't playing fair in his corruption case
Sen. Ted Stevens, the Alaska Republican on trial for corruption, asked that his case be dismissed because the prosecution sent a key witness home with information that was not disclosed to the defense.
The embattled Alaska Senator faces a corruption trial this week; a look back at his storied career
U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, the Alaska Republican on trial for corruption charges, did not know that an oil company was paying for improvements on his home, Stevens' defense attorney contended in opening statements Thursday.
The political future of one of the powerhouses of the U.S. Senate will most likely rest in the hands of a Washington jury that will begin hearing the corruption case against him Thursday morning.
Prosecutors wanted to speed up the weeding out of unqualified jurors in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, but a judge Thursday rejected their request to mail questionnaires along with jury summonses.
As if Sen. Ted Stevens didn't have enough problems, Sen. Barack Obama might add to them.
Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens is accused of lying to investigators involving an energy company and lawmakers.
Indicted Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of scheming to conceal thousands of dollars worth of gifts from an oil-services company.
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is due in federal court to answer charges that he lied about hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts from an oil services contractor
Sen. Ted Stevens walks through the halls of Capitol Hill a day after being indicted on corruption charges.
Indicted Sen. Ted Stevens will make his first court appearance Thursday afternoon in Federal District Court in Washington, according to court records.
Sen. Ted Stevens declared his innocence Tuesday after his indictment on charges that he concealed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts and services from a company in his home state.
Sen. Ted Stevens, indicted Tuesday on seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial disclosure forms, has a long history in the Senate.
CNN's Drew Griffin takes a look at a couple of obscure museums that members of Congress want federal taxpayers to fund.
Most members of Congress call them earmarks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to get them called "legislatively directed spending." But for almost every American taxpayer I've run into over the last year, it's called "pork" and it's not very tasty.
Thanks to scandal and retirements, the GOP must now worry that Democrats could gain a filibuster-proof majority in 2008
FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents searched the Alaska home of longtime Sen. Ted Stevens on Monday amid a corruption probe that already has snared two oil-company executives and a state lobbyist.
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The Senate immigration compromise was effectively killed Thursday, failing to pass a critical procedural hurdle.
Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.
The identity of the blogosphere's "secret senator" has been revealed.
We call it the Play of the Week but for one senator, it was the play of a political lifetime.
One reason the $388 billion spending measure that Congress rushed to approve by Thanksgiving is 3,320 pages long is that lawmakers have stuffed it with pork-barrel prizes.
After the casket of former President Ronald Reagan arrived at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, Vice President Dick Cheney, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the president pro tempore of the Senate, spoke briefly.
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Consumers playing it safe with pattern, color
January 14, 2005-- Casual Living,
Consumers continue to play it safe with beige and taupe on their outdoor seating, according to the retailers answering Casual Living's furniture fabric survey.
About two-thirds of the retailers say they tried some of the vibrant colors introduced by manufacturers in 2003 with limited success. According to those who have tried them, sales of the vibrant colors seem to be picking up. About half of those continuing to carry bright colors say cushion sales with vibrant colors outperformed other colors on their sales floor. On cushions, a few brave souls are buying red as a dominant color — 12% of retailers say it's their best-seller.
When it comes to pattern, florals and solids are the best sellers for about one-third of retailers each. Nearly three-fourths of retailers answering the survey see growth for solids. Other pattern types received mixed reviews of their growth potential, with about half of retailers saying sales are growing and the other half saying sales are fading.
In sling, basketweaves and solids are the best-selling pattern types for about one-third of retailers. About three-fourths of retailers see continued sales growth for both basketweaves and solids in sling seating.
Retailers operating more than 200 stores answered Casual Living's fabric survey by fax and on the Internet in November. About one-third of retailers who answered are casual furniture specialists, another third operate pool and patio or hearth and patio stores. The remaining retailers include full-line furniture stores, garden centers and department stores, all carrying outdoor furniture. In terms of annual sales, about one-fourth have sales of less than $1 million, another one-fourth, sales of $5 million or more, with the remaining half having sales between $1 million and $5 million. About four-fifths of the retailers carry both cushion and sling seating.
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The article gives a good snapshot of the financial issues Dubais is facing. What I did not get is how sustainable is the rate of Dubai's present income to cover the issues at hand, both long and short-term.
How does Qatar stack up in relation to Dubai--more sustainable ?
There's no real comparison. Qatar has the world's highest per capita GDP thanks almost entirely to hydrocarbons, whereas Dubai never had much in the way of oil to begin with. Qatar is also investing seriously in education and R&D - 2.8% of GDP is being spent on research. Dubai does some things very well - tourism, logistics, real estate - but beyond that relies on being a safe place in an otherwise troubled region for growth and investment, rather than an educated workforce or a culture of research and innovation. Time will tell how sustainable that is. It's certainly worked so far.
It will be interesting to see how Qatar's economy will continue in the future now that shale gas is economically viable to extract locally by their customers, and I believe the LNG price has plummeted to 10 year lows. Also, Australia is about to overtake Qatar in terms of production, and is one of China's key domestic partners, which is where most of the global growth in LNG sales is forecast. So I think Qatar has enjoyed its peak time for a while and needs to rethink strategy if they hope to retain the wealth generation. Investing internationally only exposes them to different and uncontrolled risks now.
I also wonder about the reliance on tourism in Dubai, after Australia's horrendous experience in the 1990's - it is a fickle industry. Trading is more sustainable even given the potential supply block by, and loss of major trading partner in, Iran. Habtoor certainly seems very bullish on both markets!
In order to create a world-class economy and a financial center, a proper legal system, transparency and international standards are needed. Dubai has none of these.
Building tall buildings and fantasy islands will not bring economic success to any country. Speculation and massive debt lead to economic disaster. There is no country in the world that has built its way to prosperity!
The economic development in Dubai is largely based on hype and fantasy and lacks any real substance. Building tall buildings and fantasy islands is easy using borrowed money, brains and really cheap labour.
Economists have noted – with some alarm – that speculative activity is returning to the property sector once again. Investors who buy into the hype should pay the price for their gullibility.
Over-investment in non-productive areas such as the property sector will always lead to financial disaster. Many investors are looking for rent-seeking activities and view property investments as "safe".
In order to keep the economy growing, Dubai will keep on burying more money into the sand, until the music stops – then the party will be over!
The following are needed in order to create an entrepreneurial culture and an economy based on continuous innovation:
1. A highly educated workforce.
2. World-class universities.
3. Cutting-edge research and development centers.
4. Venture capital funding.
5. Business clusters – like the ones in Cambridge and Silicon Valley.
6. A business-friendly environment where entrepreneurs are not afraid to take risks and fail and start again.
Dubai has none of these.
What does Dubai offer other than fantasy, hype and a lot of hot-air?
1. Dubai doesn't have a highly educated workforce?
Quite the opposite, Dubai employs more "brainy people" than it probably should, every consulting firm worth its salt has a base here. The real challenge for Dubai is to encourage the local workforce to participate more. There were some good comments about this challenge by other bloggers earlier.
2. Dubai doesn't have world-class universities?
Dubai hosts 46 (!) universities, which by any standard is impressive for a city of 2 million people (and considering there wasn't even a single option for higher education as recent as 50 years ago). Examples include London Business School (the world's #1 according to Financial Times), Cass Business School, the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Boston University Dental School, Emirates Aviation College, American University, Biotechnology University College, and the Dubai School of Government. Roughly half of these universities are of international origin, the other half home-grown Emirati institutions.
3. Dubai doesn't have cutting-edge research and development centers?
See comments on universities above. Other schools and research centers include Dubai Biotechnology & Research Park, Dubai Knowledge Village, Dubai Techno Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Media City, Internet City, to name just a few. Across the border in Abu Dhabi is Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a $20 billion renewable energies research park developed in collaboration with MIT, which was recently selected to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IREA).
4. Dubai doesn't have venture capital funding?
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are THE places to raise money, mostly due to Abu Dhabi's current account surplus position. In fact, sovereign wealth and private equity funds are so well funded that they need to go abroad to invest their money. Seed capital is harder to find and small businesses / start-ups are usually funded through parent partnerships, JVs or Government foundations. In any case, Dubai arguably has a more vivid start-up scene than any other city in the Middle East. By way of evidence, look at the World Bank's "Doing Business in 2011" publication which ranked the UAE 22nd out of 185 countries in terms of "Ease of Starting a Business", and 1st in the Middle East & North Africa region in this category (see also comment below).
5. Dubai doesn't have business clusters?
Dubai has over 20 operating free zones with a further 9 under establishment, among them Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai International Financial Centre, and Jebel Ali Free Zone. It's a city that is literally built on free zones which, by recent estimates, occupy 30% of Dubai's commercial area. They offer no ownership restrictions for investors, tax and duty exemption, and business critical infrastructure. These business clusters are arguably THE key reason why Dubai does so well in the "Doing Business" rankings.
6. Dubai doesn't have a business-friendly environment?
My favorite one so far. The World Bank, in their annual "Doing Business" publication, ranked the UAE 26th out of 185 countries in terms of "Ease of Doing Business", in 2011. That's almost on par with Japan (#24) and better than Switzerland (#28), France (#34), Spain (#44), Italy (#73), China (#91) and Russia (#112) and any other Middle Eastern country except Saudi Arabia (#22). The big, often exaggeratedly publicised issue is bankruptcy protection ("you bounce a cheque, you go to jail"), a legacy issue which is now being reviewed by the Government. The UAE also ranks 22nd out of 185 in terms of "Ease of Starting a Business" and 1st in the Middle East (see comment above).
I think you answered your own question.
Dubai does have educated foreigners and foreign universities!
How many leading universities are local ones?
How many R & D centers are homegrown and what have they done?
Have they come up with any useful products and won any Nobel Prize?
Is there a bankruptcy law?
Why people are jailed for bouncing cheque?
What kinds of businesses are being funded by venture capital?
Why foreigners cannot start a business without a local partner?
Why don't you check the following before writing nonsense?
Locals are simply made lazy and pampered by the rulers in order to prevent the locals from starting a revolution like the ones in other Arab countries!
The only way to make the locals work is by cutting off all the pampering!
The hungriest wolves hunt best!
Change will only happen when dictators and despots are eliminated.
How many leading universities are local ones?
It doesn't matter as long as locals have access to universities which they do (30% of LBS' graduating class were locals, the next 30% MENA nationals, the final 40% internationals. Harvard or LBS took 100s of years to develop into the types of institutions they are today; Dubai has only had 30 years of modern history so obviously local unis have some way to go.
How many R&D centers are homegrown and what have they done?
Actually most of them are, and again, it doesn't matter if they are homegrown or not as long as locals have access.
Is there a bankruptcy law?
Bankruptcy protection is a weak point which everyone (including Dubai's policy makers) agrees is a weak point and they're working on it. Nevertheless, the "Doing Business" statistics speak for themselves, my friend.
What kinds of businesses are being funded by venture capital?
Actually quite a lot of them. My friend (a fellow LBS Dubai graduate) just received funding from a local foundation for his IT business, a healthcare services selection platform.
Why foreigners cannot start a business without a local partner?
They can. Free zones allow 100% foreign ownership. You can even own the land there if you want to.
The first Emirati person I met in Dubai in 2006 was a young US educated lady working in my bank. Today, she heads her own asset management firm. She's hungry.
How many homegrown universities come in the top 100 in the world?
Who wants to start a business in a place that jails people for bouncing a cheque?
Are there any homegrown companies that are world leaders or leading brands?
How many people buy their qualifications?
You keep repeating the same questions. See answers above.
Let's agree to disagree. You keep researching for cliches to excuse yourself for missing out, while the rest of us are moving on. Change has already happened.
TFBL - most of the "unis" like LBS and Cass are little outposts doing purely MBA work, hardly the bricks and mortar establishments pumping out undergraduates. Shame to say one of the most successful Unis in Dubai is UOWD, which when you ask any Australian they will say "Woollongong has a university?? Are you sure?" Ask your Emirati friend who funded her company, most likely Daddy. No doubt she's smart, but she'll have western education paid for by the UAE government. I've lectured at various local universities, and most males don't turn up, and most women spend their time talking on their phones under their abayas. I failed most of them, but surprisingly they all graduated.....
I've run a business for over 6 years in this place and had some of the most scary life experiences ever (worse than Nigeria....) I've been scammed, threatened, unpaid, ripped off, and genuinely been afraid of ending up in the slammer for being $1000 short on an office rent cheque, more times than I care to imagine. I constantly travel with my passport in my handbag in case I have to make a run for it. This is not a place for the fainthearted. All these little surveys by the OECD about "ease of doing business" - well, you know how Qatar got the world cup and Lehmans got a great credit rating....
Narelle, if Dubai is such a scary place to do business, then why are you still here? Why is everyone here?
Because it's interesting, and it's a challenge, and strange as it may seem, I'm actually committed to improving the regional skills and economy. As for money, I am earning possibly 1/4 of what I could in a private job with considerably less stress. However, it's entrepreneurs like me who probably provide jobs for people like you. And it's the teachers, and a heap of other people who aren't here for the tax breaks, or to run away from their previous lives, but travel the world to live in interesting times. We are the ones who fight for lifestyle improvements for others, and who voluntarily set up industry associations and bring top quality education to everyone, often for free. And, by the way, Dubai just happens to be central for business in Africa, Europe and Asia. So, yes, I do get annoyed when people spill tripe and don't face up to the bare facts about the places they live in, but maybe you just have a little protected life and don't want to let what really happens spoil your fun. Go back to your Porsche and pearl cufflinks while I advocate bike lanes for safe commuting, provide financial crime seminars to Uni students, and employ a few more people to add to the Dubai economy.
That's the spirit, I wish there would be more people like you.
Interesting article. Dubai is a little Disneyland in the middle of thousands of miles of authoritarianism in all directions. As such it it will long be the refuge of those who can afford to use it as a home from home. Like a rich man's refugee camp.
Qatar and Abu Dhabi will not compete and don't want to compete on Dubai's terms, which includes a significant percentage of overtly dubious money and people from Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and anywhere else from which illegal dollars need to be either washed or tastelessly wasted. Plus a mass of European professionals hiding from the enonomic winter, its protagonists in Brussels and their politics of envy and mediocrity.
And so many others, especially not forgetting the blue collar "slave labour" in their hundreds of thousands - the majority of which being better off than where they have from and sending some money home each month.
But for the most part it's just a vibrant city, interesting on some levels, vapid and endlessly shallow on many others. It is, however, better than anywhere else in a 4 hour flying radius....and hats off to the rulers for having had the vision to do it... But the experiment is still very much under way.
If you exclude Singapore, which is at 4.5 hours flying distance, you could have conveniently increased that to 8/9 hours.
Thanks D8, but Singapore is 7 hours. Approximately 5.5 hours gets you to the fringes of Western Europe - but if you head East or South there would be a comfortable radius of nearly 6 hours to Bangkok or 8 hours to South Africa before you get to somewhere that is more liveable. Although all these things are obviously a matter of personal preference.
Qatar and Abu Dhabi do not want to compete? Fact is, they can't! Bottom line, both are backward thinking/acting - "old" money mentalities. Example: if the 2022 World Cup has been awarded to Dubai, there would be NO PROBLEM. Fun would be had by all. Otherwise, I agree with much of what you say [though, Dubai is hardly the only city in the world which benefits from Russian money London doesn't do so bad either!] but - if you live here, and it sounds like you do, then you will know about the growing Art scene, the endlessly tasteful places to live, work and enjoy. Yes, there is much to do. Yes, Abu Dhabi will slow the process down, and Yes, Dubai can be/and often is - a great place to live.
It is quite shocking that Dubai has not learned from its near death experience- and now it is going on a building spree again and one even more ambitious- has Abu Dhabi bought into this ?
Are there any positive development plan for Dubai from it's ruler? They learned nothing from their "near-death"experience!Probably they are yet
to realize that they need knowledge based economy,rather it seems"concrete economy" is their motto.When we'll hear that UAE/Dubai is going to educate their citizens with world class education from their own schools?When they will establish the best Universities of the world(not the branch of the world famous University from other country)?Among established Universities the good ones are in Al Ain and Sharjah,not in Dubai,Abu Dhabi!For sustainable development they need to institutionalize their support from all respect for their economy,business,education,not hired one.Just look at Israel,look at their Universities and Think Tanks.
Will you learn something from them?
'10%' locals in the workforce. The essence of the problem is in that figure.
The most important 'alternative' generator Dubai needs to get fired up is in the immediate education of its own people; forcing them into the workforce on the back of this education; and incentivizing this migration into work by removing the current state subsidies paid out to every last one of them.
Dubai may have the world's tallest building - but the reality is that it was designed, built and continues to be maintained by foreigners.
One day, when an Emirati can stand on the 143rd observation deck of the Burj Khalifa and proudly point out 'one' building he and his fellow countrymen have actually designed and constructed themselves then, and only then, will Dubai have started along a road to a real and sustainable future.
When I read the article, I saw the "10%" figure as implying that most of the workforce is foreign nationals, rather than only 10% of Dubai nationals are in work. (If the actual population is 90% foreign, then every Dubai national is employed). This to me was alluding to a separate problem of most of the work is done by importing cheap labour from abroad, which have no rights and are sent home when done. This reliance on foreign labour is interesting (compared to Britain's views say).
The problem with that solution is that the young Emiratis have an even more advanced sense of entitlement than the youth in the US and Europe, which is hard to comprehend. They get free housing, education, and spending stipends from the government and have no great motivation to invest in their own future. There is no correlation between personal drive and success for young Emiratis; the path to success is through their connections (Arabic concept of Wasta). Your ultimate success is determined more by your parents and their connections than their dedication to their vocation.
A nation built by foreign brains and immigrants. Hmmm. USA comes to mind (only difference is they get passports in the US). One day - soon - Dubai will do the same, and sustainability problem solved!
Was Dubai's recovery from the 2009 financial crash ever in doubt ?
Read a fascinating non-fiction about Dubai
Born a Gangster's Daughter - My Mother's Story
Having modern-day Slaves is called a structural problem?
Dubai will be to tourists 1000 years from now what Petra and Machu Picchu are to tourists today, a "lost" city of the Arab oil barrens.
Future travelers will marvel at the massive ruin of the Burj Khalifa and wonder what compelled those ancients to build so tall when there are empty space all around.
Historians will use the site as proof for the importance of petroleum to ancient economies.
Archaeological will debate the purpose of the complex. Are those elongated structures actual dwellings or were they religious structures to serve a ceremonial role or maybe those skyscrapers serve no real purpose at all and are there merely to indicate the status of the chieftain.
Comments like that really crack me up. No one forces you to come to Dubai and be part of something extraordinary. Great ideas have always faced criticism from mediocre minds.
When Dubai smelled Petrodollar woke up from slumber, she assumed Skyscrapers as only indicator of prosperity, development and economic might. Little did this land of vanity projects know, that emulating New York/ Hong Kong Skyline, cannot transform herself into NY or HK. Instead of evolving into Financial and Tech powerhouse, Dubai is the heaven for American money launderer to Indian underworld. This dazzling paradise is complete with its environmentally unsustainable "Greenery", showpiece Metro network and gleaming highrises. Perhaps the only ancient things in Dubai are gender roles and modern day slavery and quasi-racist constitution.
Dubai is a nice place - fun as a tourist and great to do business. As an American its a great place to live for 3 years. But Dubai will NEVER become a true global city in any sense.
Some people are focused on the problem with the 10% figure of not fully engaged in the economy. That is not the problem - every rich society has an upper class that "inherits" wealth through status and privilege. There is nothing wrong with that.
The real problem is the other 90%. If these folks were citizens they would be adopting a new city, learning from it, raising families and changing it. This is the entire basis for creating wealth – citizens create wealth. And the hungriest citizens are economic migrants. They can be taxi drivers, managers, or bankers – it doesn't matter. Every great economic city in the past (Rome, Hamburg, Vienna, London) and again today (New York, Mumbai, Shanghai, London) has either cast a wide net for migrants either in their own country or from around the world. The process of citizenship makes people invest time and money into their city ensuring multiples of growth. Sure this may come with slums, crowds, and poverty but its part of the picture.
Dubai's population is 85% from South Asia, add to that 5% from Europe and 5% from the Philippines. Of this population 95% is male and 5% is female? Sound normal to you? Is their a wave of future children to support a city of 2 million people? No – they'll have to keep importing labor. Does the majority of workers invest their wages in Dubai? No, they go to villages in India or their estates in England and buy property and raise their kids to be productive in other countries. Do they buy property? No – they take it out of the country.
The entire system is a joke – where as places like London and New York have millions of people on the property ladder – Dubai encourages trillions of $'s of money out of the country so they can sell a few multi-million dollar condo's to the rich. Sorry – I have yet to talk to any economist, including my doctorate wife, who finds this a sustainable model.
The Economist of all magazines should realize the value of human capital versus infrastructure capital and focus on threats to Dubai's future from this angle – overbuilding is not the issue – a lack of citizenship is.
- a lack of citizenship? Absolutely 100% Agree. But, as I'm sure you know, Dubai would "do" citizenship. The problem here, is with most things UAE, is big brother Abu Dhabi.
The whole region achieved 300 years growth in 30 years in infrastructure. However the legal structure failed to keep the same pace. Definitely this will be a huge spanner thrown between the cogwheels of development.
Dubai really reminds me of the last scene of the cult-classic movie "Planet of the Apes". However, in Dubai's case, the setting is not fictional.
And your comment reminds me of the last scene of the movie "1492" when Columbus, the big discoverer, tells off Sanchez, the bureaucrat:
Sanchez: [Columbus stops Sanchez after he leaves an audience with the Queen. Sanchez looks at him, disgusted] You're a dreamer.
Columbus: [shooting a glance out of a window] Tell me, what do you see?
Sanchez: [pausing to look] I see rooftops, I see palaces, I see towers, I see spires that reach... to the sky! I see civilisation!
Columbus: All of them built by people like me.
[Sanchez doesn't respond - shocked]
Columbus: No matter how long you live, Sanchez, there is something that will never change between us. I did it. You didn't.
I'm glad alot of American and European posters are here pointing out Dubai's flaws. Hopefully they can get their financial house in order like the US and Europe. And hopefully they can treat foreigners and minorities as well as the Americans and Europeans.
Looks like your wish has already been fulfilled: Dubai has got its financial house back in order (debt restructuring essentially complete, CDS spreads back to normal) while the US is struggling with the fiscal cliff and record levels of debt, and Europe is still struggling with the Euro crisis and may even lose its currency altogether.
Oops, apologies, cynical reader. I didn't realise I was preaching to the converted. Good post, recommend!
Paying 15 cents on the dollar as Nakheel (fully owned by the Dubai government) is doing?
Yes I can get my financial house back in order like that.
Oooopppss, apologies I did not realise I was preaching to a hired pen
Of course there's the minor risk of permanently damaging your banking relationships by shafting the banks, so it's not exactly an easy way out.
Still want the job? We could use someone with your investigative powers...
90% of World Metropolises, there is a reluctance to build an exceptionally tall signature skyscrapper that may vie for the world's largest, because terrorists may target it as a high-value, promient kill target.
In Dubai, there is an innocence that their buildings will never be targeted by fellow Muslims.
Build the Biggest, Shiniest, and Boldest Building ever financed by record oil revenue.
It is the Islamic Insurance Policy.
Koran Risk Management.
The Mideast is the heart of terror.
And the biggest killer of Muslims in the world are other Muslims.
Tribal Warfare has been around for a millenia, and will be around for centuries.
Most buildings can be felled by one determined Suicide Bomber.
Dubai is either too optimistic or delusional to world news headlines.
If you build a magnificent sand castle at the beach, eventually someone will, out of random deliquency, demolish it.
Toss in severe, ultraconservative, draconian, absolute hyper-religionism in which God tells you destroy this like Godzilla attacking Tokyo.
One night you go to bed and it is 9/10. Then you wake up the next morning and and it is 9/11.
The Tower of Progress reaching to Heaven will be transformed to the Tower of Babel.
This whole experiment of building such tall castles in the sand or around the sand dunes is unnatural.10% natives could have lived [ or still can live] happily ever after with the money that has been pumped in to build those castles.Whole idea and the place appears synthetic.
Wrong. The money wouldn't have come had there not been any development plans. The royalties from the little oil that Dubai owns would have been far too little...
The holy city Jerusalem is well known to the world and has been seen as cradle of three religious:Judaism, Christianity and Islam. While it is much poorer many other large cities. Indian is also far from rich and the country enjoys great reputation ,especially in china,as it is the womb of Buddhism. As for China, it is still being admired as one of the Four Ancient Civilization, although it is outside the international mainstream of institution and political system.
Then what people will probably think of when it comes Dubai ? Are they the things like the world's highest building or something like that?
I am a football fun.Chances are that a piece of news hits the local paper that a certain rich man or finical group from Arabic world purchased a whatever famous team in a huge sum of money. Then my friends and I after hearing that said:"come on!those guys have nothing but money!"
I guess other people may have the same feeling.
Actually having great fortune may be known temporarily .It is a nation's spiritual and civil wealth that lasts forever. It works individually too.For example ,the rich are very likely to be targets of a ironic joke from the public if they are spiritually poor.But people tend to show sympathy and hold in awe and veneration to a poor man with literary or artistic talent.
This Is the reason that I am dying to London.I want to feel personally that how on earth this great countries looks like,although the country that contributed greatly on science, literature,philosophy and democracy in the past but now it is confronting regressions.
So I do hope Dubai could do more institution-building as well as things that push forward the spiritual construction.Then someday when oil disappears people could remember it as anything but skyscrapers ,oil and money.
Don't agree with most of the pessimistic comments against Dubai. As a modern city it is extremely recent but it is seen as "the" hub in the Middle East. It takes time to build a world city but don't forget it used to be sand. Not sure it claims to be what it isn't (NY or London) but it wants to exist on the map by attracting people (trade, tourism, finance, etc) so that its citizens get to have better living standards than their fathers.
Thank you! Finally someone who did some thinking on their own, rather than following useless cliches...
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Nexus devices are NOT "developer-only" devices.
People have been saying this a lot lately when talking about sales figures (however you perceive them) and marketability.
There was a time when Google pushed the Nexus One to developers, but that was quite a while ago. Developer-only devices wouldn't get frequently-airing TV commercials showing children playing with them, and banners hanging in local malls. Until you see ads saying "UNLOCKABLE BOOTLOADER" and "HUGE CUSTOM ROM SUPPORT", they're obviously not being pushed to the dev community.
Nexus devices are Google's cautiously-optimistic way of getting consumers to use their services, including the Play Store. They just happen to be dev-friendly, too.