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I stumbled upon the graphic, the "History of Social Media." The image comes from Jump Media. Be sure to click the image to explore the infographic in depth. As you can see, people have been using social media for centuries. The desire to connect, share and collaborate is something that is innately human. Many of us have a desire to share information, learn new insights, and be exposed to knowledge. This has occurred for centuries, with new and emerging technology, we have been able to expedite the sharing of knowledge and information.
I've mentioned this in previous blog posts, but the concept of losing touch, to me, seems archaic. In today's world, Facebook and Twitter dominate our digital social interactions, how this will look in in 10-20 years, who knows. Too often we are using social media to replace in person meetings. Personally, my greatest experiences in social media has been using social media to facilitate an in person meeting, whether this be by sending a quick note on LinkedIn, on Twitter, Facebook or through GovLoop. No tool or technology will ever replace human interaction (and if one is ever developed, I cannot wait to see it!), that's why social media is a powerful tool to connect and network with an infinite amount of people.
I found the History of Social Media Chart chart interesting to look at, and decided to write out four reasons social media has moved far away from a fad, and institutionalized into our society. There are dozens of examples, so would love to hear some of your insights, please feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an email with some ideas, always great to connect (email@example.com).
Social Media Facilitates Storytelling
Storytelling a powerful skill to have, some people are gifted orators, others gifted writers. To tell a story in a captivating and meaningful way is an important trait. I remember sitting around the dinner table, listening carefully to my grandfather tell a story, he may have told the same story twenty times, but everytime I heard something new, and saw from a new perspective. Now, I've written about some of those stories, shared some experiences, and through social media, been able to work on my storytelling.
But storytelling is not just an important personal skill to obtain, it is critical for organizations. Citizens need to know, and must know, the good work that government is doing, the story of successful programs, the impact government programs have on families and in our communities. Social media is a fantastic mechanism for government to tell their story.
On any given day, I can connect with dozens of people and I can learn from their experiences. I love learning about random topics, exploring new ideas, and finding connections between seemingly disparate concepts. Social media facilitates this kind of hyperconnectivity in our society.
Wisdom of the Crowds
Knowledge is everywhere with social media - the core question many agencies are grappling with is: how do we extract knowledge from social media? How do we use this data to make a positive impact on our decision making? Well, through new data collection methods, predictive analytics, and more robust social media analysis tools, value is become more and more apparent, and knowledge is become easier to extract.
Sharing Knowledge
GovLoop is a perfect example, think of all the knowledge stored here. GovLoop is a knowledge hub and repository of information for the government community. This trend can be replicated across dozens of websites. So not only is there a dozens of people searching for knowledge and trying to gain wisdom, they are also sharing their passions and knowledge across the web.
Although social media does have numerous benefits in our society, there are still challenges to fully leveraging value. I always like to see when organizations post their terms of use for a social network, comment policy and moderation policy. These are all great and important standards for any social media initiative. Although these are important, the greatest is when the community speaks up and tells people they are out of line, self policing on social networks shows that people value the given community, and want to keep discussions constructive.
I'd love to hear your reasons why you think social media has revolutionized our society, what have maybe been the pitfalls?
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Thanks for all the comments!
@Lauren - Exactly! Your grandfather absolutely was an expert in social media, probably taught you a thing or two as well.
@Crystal: Thanks for the comment - we do take all this great technology for granted a lot of time. My Great Uncle always reminds me what an awesome time we live in for information. He is absolutely right, it's crazy to think about how much knowledge/information we have at our fingertips.
Loved the historical review of something my group of Millenials take for granted. Watching as social networks were evolving, I sometimes thought "the craze" wouldn't last; but social networking has lasted, it's grown, it's improved and people who use technology can't get enough of new ways to communicate and share.
A tool is just a tool. How we use the tool is social media to me. My grandfather, a ham radio operator, was expert in social media :)
I'm interested in why online students are still prety far from the on-campus "college experience" - especially since the on-campus students use social media as much as the online ones. I'm excited to see the depth of the infographic since I frequently hear from posters who claim that "social media" didn't start until the 90s or 2000s... and I have to turn around and say, "gosh, I used THAT in the 80s, I think social media is a lot older than that, don't you?"
Thanks for the post!
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Go back and look at the penalties from last night...they were ALL penalties. Should the refs not call those?
Look at the fumble that was recovered by "Red"...the refs ruled that Atlanta recovered the ball. That was because an official actually got down on his hands and knees to see who recovered the ball. It doesn't matter who came out with the ball, the player who recovered the ball was a Falcon, then a Bronco stripped it away in the pile.
Look at the skirmish after that fumble...those are professional players and coaches (not to mention adults) who are pushing at each other and the officials because they think they can get away with it. It's like kids acting up when there is a substitute teacher.
How about the fact the games are taking longer...well, that might have more to do with the fact that the NFL now requires all scoring plays and turnovers to be reviewed. It also might have to do with the ridiculous numbers of penalties that teams are committing. It also might have to do with the increased amount of passing and no-huddle offenses we're seeing this year.
The only thing you can fault them on is that they mistakenly marked off the wrong distance on a couple of penalties...which is something that NO ONE on the field had managed to catch.
Did any calls cost either team the game? No...but that has happened with the regular refs.
Did any calls end up being obviously wrong, even after review? No...but that has happened with the regular refs.
Did they add an extra down? No...but that has happened with the regular refs.
Get over it folks. These refs aren't nearly as bad as people are trying to make them out to be. Are they slower in making their calls than the regular refs? Yes. Are they less articulate than the regular refs? Yes. But guess what? They aren't performing their jobs any worse.


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The latest following the appointment of Jorge Bergoglio as the new Pope and the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, who came to the Midlands in 2010.
Senior Derbyshire church leader welcomes new Pope appointment
A senior church leader in Derby has welcomed the appointment of the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina, who has taken the name Pope Francis, has been elected the 266th pontiff. He gave his first blessing from the Vatican balcony to thousands yesterday.
Father Tim O'Sullivan from St Mary's Church says he was moved by the Pope's address and looks forward to his papacy.
Midlanders reaction to announcement of new Pope
Pope thanks faithful for 'love and prayers'
Pope Benedict XVI thanked the faithful for their "love and prayers" at his first public appearance since announcing his resignation, telling them he is stepping down for "the good of the Church".
"Continue to pray for me, for the Church and for the future Pope," he said at the start of his weekly general audience at the Vatican.
The Pope was interrupted several times by rapturous applause from the 8,000-strong crowd who gathered to watch.
Pope Benedict XVI said he was "well aware of the gravity of such an act" but was also "aware of not being able to carry out my [papal] ministry with the physical and spiritual force that it requires".
Echoing the remarks he made to stunned cardinals when announcing his decision to resign on Monday, the Pope said, "I took this decision in full freedom for the good of the Church after praying for a long time and examining by conscience before God".
Pope's first tweet since announcing resignation
During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.
Read: Pope Benedict XVI thanks the faithful for their "love and prayers"
Crowd cheers loudly for Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI was greeted by a cheering crowd as he made his first public appearance since announcing his resignation:
Pope Benedict's visit to the Midlands in 2010, full report
There was great excitement when Pope Benedict visited the Midlands in 2010 with thousands of people attending a special mass and lining the streets to catch a glimpse of the head of the Catholic church.
Today, Catholics gave us their reaction to the announcement.
Lee Comley reports.
Catholics at Nottingham's Cathedral Church of St Barnabas react to Pope's departure
Pope's Britain visit remembered with 'great affection'
'Singing for the Pope was the best day of my life'
A student from Birmingham's Bishop Challoner Catholic College has told ITV News Central that singing for the Pope was the best day of her life.
Cory Smith, a Year-13 sixth former, sang for the Pope in Cofton Park, Birmingham, when he visited in September 2010.
The event attracted around 55,000 people.
The one day visit saw the beautification of Cardinal John Henry Newman
Miliband: Pope's resignation decision 'a brave one'
– Labour leader Ed Miliband
Many people will remember his historic visit to the UK in 2010 - which was a very special moment for many, especially Catholics, across the country.
His decision to stand down is a brave one and we know he will not have reached it lightly.
The choice of a successor is clearly an important one for the Catholic Church.
Our thoughts are with those who must make such a critical decision on behalf of millions around the world.


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In recent weeks we've talked about a York County community that is fighting the idea of putting strip club in a strip mall in Chanceford Township.
In one part of Dauphin County, there is a completely different situation. On Route 22/322 in Reed Township, just outside of Duncannon, there is what amounts to a strip of strip clubs. They're apparently not getting any opposition. In fact, it seems they've been welcomed.
"We get people driving through going to State College, to Williamsport, just traveling by," said Michael Danilshenko, the owner of Fantasy's Island. "We get people from Harrisburg that come up that want to get away from Harrisburg."
So what do the neighbors think? Right beside Fantasy Island is a truck stop. I didn't see any of them complaining. Right across the street, a couple more gentleman's clubs. We found two residents in the general area.
"They honestly don't bother me at all," said Shaleana Etheridge, who lives about a tenth of a mile from Fantasy's. "They really don't bother me. It's actually a place for more locals to hang out."
But another neighbor, Matt Brewster has a different take.
"I think it would be better if they weren't here because I've got four kids that I raise here and it's not really the best environment for them," he said.
But both neighbors seemed to be in agreement on there being no criminal issues involved.
"It's very quiet. Very quiet," said Etheridge. "I get traffic noise. That's about it."
"I don't see any crime," said Brewster. "I haven't seen any evidence of prostitution or any things like that."
"Neighbors in the township have not complained," said Danilshenko. "We had a meeting before we opened about putting the license in here and not one of them complained that they didn't want the license to go in on Clarks Ferry Island here."
We called Reed Township supervisors chairman Keith Rainey and was told he was out of town.
Danilshenko is working on adding a regular bar outside the gentleman's club for those patrons who just want to grab a drink without the dancers.
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I just received this and it is simply OUTSTANDING ! to say the least, probably one of the better ones, I have ever received. I believe even my friends north of our borders, up in Canada will also agree. Then to have Elvis singing in the background, will give you goose bumps.
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If you're interested, Elvis is singing "America The Beautiful" on this email, so have your speakers on.
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The Psychology of Apologetics: Definitions (or, Flapping Your Arms With a Pure Heart)
In this, our third essay on the psychological and rhetorical techniques that underlie evangelical Christian apologetics, we will examine some evangelical Christian claims that seem devilishly difficult to prove wrong. We have all heard such claims. They would include the following:
- If you de-convert from Christianity, you never really were a Christian at all
- All Christians, in right relationship with God, experience peace in the face of adversity
- If you sincerely seek God you will find Him
- "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move." (Matthew 17:20, NIV)
What I will argue is that such statements either are not actually claims about the world at all, and hence insulate themselves from disconfirming empirical evidence by defining it away, or else they are claims/predictions, but rely on vague, ill-defined subjective states and thus, are impossible to confirm. In each case, I will elucidate the issues involved and then tie it in with the relevant psychological issues…
Continue Reading October 24, 2008 at 9:50 pm Richard 30 comments
The Psychology of Apologetics: Sin
In this article I will continue our examination of Christian apologetics from a psychological perspective. Here, I wish to look at the concept of sin, so central to Christianity, and how the teachings about sin work to convert, and then retain, people into the fundamentalist faith-system.
I will take my lead from C. S. Lewis. Lewis teaches a lot about sin over the course of his Mere Christianity (MC), The Problem of Pain (PP), and The Great Divorce. Lewis tells us that a sinless creature, such as we humans were before the Fall, would be perfectly and utterly selfless. He would be perfectly in tune with God and the will of God, and his own will would be entirely subordinated to God's. Lewis describes this memorably: "…each soul [in heaven] will be eternally engaged in giving away to all the rest that which it receives. And as to God, we must remember that the soul is but a hollow that God fills. Its union with God is, almost by definition, a continual self-abandonment– an opening, an unveiling, a surrender, of itself. " (PP, p.151)
Thus, Lewis tells us that a state of harmony with God is a state of utter selflessness, of perfect and continual abdication of the will. Thus it follows rather directly that the nature of our corruption, of our sin, is will-full-ness. Self-will, according to Lewis, is the original original sin. It is what got Lucifer kicked out of heaven – when he said, I will become like the Most High…. rather than, as Jesus said, "Thy will be done." Self-will means to make the self the center of the self-rather than God. It is a wish to disengage from this endless cycle of self-giving, and thereby keep for the self and thereby expand the self. All that is created is good, Lewis teaches, but Man has corrupted his self and the world by putting otherwise natural, good things to selfish ends. ..
Continue Reading October 22, 2008 at 1:37 am Richard 37 comments
The Psychology of Apologetics: Rebellion
The concept of rebellion against God plays a central role in Christian theology. It defines the relationship of Fallen Man to God – i.e., we humans are said to be in a state of rebellion against God. It characterized Adam's behavior in the Garden, and the result, human corruption, is now permanently embedded in our spiritual genome, so to speak. It results in our voluntary choice of eternal separation from God, according to the theology – unless, of course, an individual claims the "redemptive work of Christ" to restore her to a regenerate state. But this can only happen when the individual makes a free decision to submit her will to God and thus end the rebellion. C. S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, makes the matter quite plain: "…fallen man is not simply an imperfect creature who needs improvement: he is a rebel who must lay down his arms." (p. 59) Thus, our sinful, prideful self-will, our universal tendency to make the self the center of the self, rather than God – in short, our rebellion – is at the core of who we are, until we become Christians.
Evangelical Christian theologies differ on what exactly happens, and how, when salvation is attained, but they largely agree on at least three main basics: (1) that the proper relationship of creature to Creator is one of submission; what God says, goes. (2) That humans are corrupted through and through, and the ability to love God, choose the Good, and lead moral lives are all entirely lacking. And finally (3) voluntary submission of the will to God is required for salvation. I will address each of these in turn…
Continue Reading October 19, 2008 at 1:16 am Richard 20 comments
The Psychology of Apologetics – Introduction
Few of those who walk away from evangelical Christianity can avoid struggling, at least to some degree, with the problem of apologetics. Christians devote endless amounts of resources to producing arguments for their faith; indeed, many of us spent much time and energy mastering these very arguments ourselves.
Apologists often present themselves as just defending their faith – rational argumentation – but I suggest their activity is better understood as a form of the ancient Greek art of rhetoric. I.e., they do make arguments, but ones specifically designed to get people to change and make decisions. Apologists are indeed quite (pun intended) unapologetic about this. Their goal is, if not to convince you to convert (only God can do that, they say), then at least remove any intellectual barriers that may be holding you back from conversion. In other words, they don't just want to persuade you they are correct in their assertions; they want to win your soul.
Accordingly, their arguments are designed to have psychological force, not just (or even mainly) logical force, and this is what I would like to address in this article and the ones that follow. It has been very helpful in my own de-conversion to bracket aside the issue of trying to refute them and instead look at why these arguments can get under your skin so effectively – to vivisect them and look at their psychological and rhetorical innards, as it were…
Continue Reading October 17, 2008 at 10:32 pm Richard 13 comments
Write a Better Bible! challenge
A number of months ago I wrote pair of posts called Why Doesn't God Make Things Clearer? and God and the IRS. They touched on what has become a intellectual cornerstone of my own personal transition out of evangelical Christianity, namely, "divine hiddenness" – the idea that God, if there is one, does not seemed to have made things very clear for us.
But as we say in Texas, there is more than one way to rope a steer. (Actually, I think I just made that up. But it's pretty catchy, yeah?) Here, I'd like to make this same point a little differently, and, hopefully, more entertainingly.
So let's start with the basics: people disagree about God. They disagree about God's existence, and, even among those can agree on this much, they disagree about God's alleged nature.
But how is this even possible? How can there be so many different religions, creeds, theologies, churches, sects, and denominations? Especially if God, as is alleged, wrote a book to lay it all out for us! And if he did write us a book, then why are their so many, many views about what it really means and what it tells us about this God? This state of affairs does not seem to obtain with the IRS, where the instructions for its basic form, 1040, are intricate, perhaps, but overall pretty clear. To the point: if there is one Almighty God, and this God has one single, simple message of salvation for us all, then why doesn't he just write the damn thing down – clearly?..
Continue Reading September 16, 2008 at 1:22 am Richard 118 comments
In the Mirror of God
So the other day I was watching my son eat lunch.
Of course, "eat lunch" sounds much more, well, contained than anything usually accomplished by most 22-month olds. He grabbed big spoonfuls and/or handfuls of his mac & cheese and shoved them, fist and all, into his mouth, depositing most of it, losing a bit, and in the process coating his face, hands, hair, shirt and table in gobs of that inimitable nuclear orange cheese sauce. This was something that did not bother him at all. I found myself wishing I could focus on anything in the world as well as he focused on his mac & cheese. This kiddo really likes to eat.
And he had not a shred of self-consciousness. He did not care how he looked or how messy he was. He simply enjoyed his meal, and with a singularity of innocence and pleasure that makes sappy, sentimental parents like me want to weep. He had no awareness in the world that I was watching him, or indeed of anything else at all. He was entirely immersed in the immediacy of his experience, with no thought to what anyone else thought. I found it both striking and beautiful.
And it got me thinking about this matter of "self-consciousness". The capacity to lose self-consciousness – to be present and fully immersed in the messiness of one's bodily existence, and to live (if only briefly) without pride, shame, or false modesty – is a rare quality…
Continue Reading September 10, 2008 at 1:25 am Richard 26 comments


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As forecasted the valley woke up to yet another batch of winter weather this morning bringing with it wind, snow and cold temperatures.
Both departments of transportation in Minnesota and North Dakota had their plows out and in full force.
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As has been forecast for weeks, Hue Jackson has become the new head coach of the Oakland Raiders, according to ESPN's Michael Smith. As far as negotiations and paperwork go, Smith says "contract finished."
Adam Schefter reports Al Saunders as Jackson's likely offensive coordinator. Saunders has coached with the Rams, Chargers, Chiefs, and Redskins, spending 2009 and 2010 as the Ravens offensive coordinator. He was the Redskins' assistant head coach in 2006 and 2007, the first two years of Jason Campbell's career as the Skins starter. Campbell is currently on the Raiders roster.
Jackson and Saunders worked together in 2009 on the Ravens staff when Jackson was Saunders' quarterbacks coach. My how the tables have turned! Jackson has also coached for the Redskins, Bengals, and Falcons. He has yet to hold down a head coaching job and has only two years of OC experience.
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By Theadora Brack in Paris—
Recently one of our Cheapo readers asked us for a few shopping tips. Emily plans to visit Paris with her teenage daughter in July, which is the parfait time because "Les soldes d'été 2011" (the big summer sales) kick off on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 and last through Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Now that's planning.
So in celebration, I've fashioned a special day tour for the voguish mother-daughter team. This week, let's visit one of my favorite shopping districts, the always hustling, bustling rue de Rennes. Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock!
Getting there
Make your entrance at the Métro Rennes (line 12) sortie. Don't forget your flats, sunscreen and sunglasses, too.
Thanks to Haussmann, this super-wide boulevard was made for non-stop walking, gawking and talking. Stealing from Capote, just like at Tiffany & Co., nothing ever "very bad" could happen to you here, but do keep a tight grip on your bags. Pickpockets like to promenade, too.
Layout of the land
Rue de Rennes stretches from the Montparnasse Tower to Boulevard Saint-Germain. Truth be bold, rue de Rennes has always been one of my favorite hot spots for window-shopping. Cheapos, I dig the mix. For the love of juxtaposition, here the trendy chains and boutiques coolly mesh with classic Parisian shops.
Documentary photographer Eugène Atget would have had a field day. Wait. Stop the presses. Actually, Atget shot a dragon here 'round 1900 at 50 rue de Rennes. Today the façade has dramatically changed, but the dragon still frolics in a land called "Paree." Look for the perfect blue door.
Where else in this world is it possible to fall madly for a spectacular turban window display after trying on gorgeous maillots de bain (bathing suits) at Etam? And yes, feeling all pin-uppity, I bought both (in noir, of course, Mr. Wilder. How could I not?).
Cinematic buffs, Billy Wilder made his directorial debut in Paris. Can you name the film? Hint: It wasn't "Sabrina." Guess again!
Designs on you
Here you'll also find affordable chains like Etam (135-139 rue de Rennes), Zara (two boutiques, at 45 and 140), and Naf-Naf (143-145), along with Kookaï (155) and Darjeeling (152).
Zara zealots! The Zara location in the Félix Potin building is a personal favorite because it usually serves as one of last stops for the chain's closeout clothing sales. Also, the fair sight of the stunning Art Nouveau dome topping off the bargains inside is heaven. So gaze up, but do look both ways before crossing!
Need a soda pop or a sturdy bag for your purchases? There's a Franprix grocery store (71), along with a Fnac (136). Pronounced "fuh-nack," the largest French entertainment retail chain discounts their inventory of books, including the latest exhibition catalogues.
Fnac also carries cameras, camera chips and batteries (not to mention DVDs, CDs, and tons of French comic books, an art form all their own). For the love of Julia Child, three other practical and whimsical shops definitely worth a pop-by are La Vaissellerie (85), Culinarion (99), and Plastiques (103), where the umbrellas are the cat's meow.
Here's your hat
After strolling your heart out up and down the rue de Renne, make a beeline to Saint-Germain-des-Prés for some high-ticket boutique browsing.
Need a special gift for an equally special garçon? Check out the splurge-worthy cotton hats at the très cool agnès b shop on 6 rue Vieux-Colombier. Now in lavender, olive and black, they're hard to find outside of France and terribly expensive online. Designer/founder Agnès Bourgois Troublé has also created inexpensive unisex red scarves (€15). Available in cotton during the summertime and wool during the winter, the profits go to various humanitarian causes, including the fight against AIDS.
La vie en pêche
Afterwards, grab a café and a fromage Cantal sandwich at the Café de la Mairie at Place Saint-Sulpice.
Next door to this famous but reasonably priced café (with a view!), you'll find one of the Annick Goutal perfume shops. Again, difficult to find outside of France, Mimosa (with a hint of peach) is this year's featured scent. A fan for a decade, I usually buy the body cream because it's less expensive and the scent isn't as strong but still possesses staying power. Ask for their carte de fidélité. Return visits are rewarded!
Still in the mood to shop 'til you drop?
Well then, jump on the "95" bus line and take it to any of several other lively shopping meccas along its route, like the Carrousel du Louvre or the 'hood surrounding the Opéra (wannabe Black Swans, Répetto is just a hop, skip and a pirouette from the Opéra Garnier!), or the grand magasins along Boulevard Haussmann, or the funky boutiques, vintage shops and bargain bins in the Montmartre-Abbesses area. Pinch yourself! ALL these happy-hunting-grounds are on the scenic "95" bus line. It's another "win-spin."
Keep asking!
Emily, thanks for a great question! So, Cheapos, do you have other Paris shopping questions? Ask away in the comments section!
Such fun suggestions in your blog. Our husbands have been communicating about our upcoming trip to Paris. Though Glenn and Roger have been engaged in exchanges about self taught art and treading through Paris as a folklorist, I confess to be thinking in much more mundane terms. I found my favorite boots in Spain and hoped to find some equally wonderful shoe options in Paris. Though I have been known to spend more than I probably should on a pair of shoes, there are limits :). I was wondering specific stores you love…they don't need to be super cheap–just kind of super wonderful. I live in NYC, so I guess my aesthetic criteria is always about looking for stuff I can't find at home.
Also–I just discovered Fredric Malle, at Barneys–so I am hard pressed (though tempted to sojourn there). That said, I would love to find a place that has wonderful and unusual scents.
Anyplace else you think someone who is a not-so-closeted-lover of beautiful things would like…
Hoping to have dinner with you both, in the fall, when life in NC starts up again.
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Tedford confirmed that zach maynard had a thigh contusion that hurt his ability to complete short passes and run effectively.— Ryan Gorcey (@RGBearTerritory) October 10, 2011
Though it's unclear when he sustained it (during practice the week before?), Zach Maynard was playing against Oregon while nursing a thigh contusion. Apparently it limited his ability to run and complete short passes. No word on whether it will be healed by Thursday. UPDATE: Marc Anthony separated his shoulder and is day-to-day. Trevor Guyton has an undisclosed injury that he suffered against Oregon. Guyton was back at practice today, however. The young frosh Stefan McClure and Mustafa Jalil will likely get their reps.


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ZIMBABWE. Zimbabwe now a country of vendors. Nehanda Radio (20 July 2014) by Tendai Kamhungira.
THAILAND. Street vendors gradually move out of Ratchadamnoen Road. Pattaya Mail (18 July 2014).
ZAMBIA. Kabwe Council Pounces on Street Vendors. Times of Zambia (18 July 2014) by Kasonde Kasonde.
HINDONESIA. ow Jokowi Helps Jakarta's Street Vendors. Huff Post (17 July 2014) by Josephine d'Allant.
CHINA. Guangdong seeks legal status for street food vendors. Want China Times (17 July 2014).
INDIA. Corporation Eyes New Rules to Curb Street Vendors. The New Indian Express (17 July 2014).
SENEGAL. Street Vendors in Dakar Are Accused of "Anarchy". Resilient Cities (16 July 2014).
CHINA. Guangdong law would legalize street vendors. China Daily (15 July 2014) by Zheng Caixiong.
INDIA. Street vendors served notices, told to vacate footpaths. Times of India (14 July 2014).
CHINA. Chengguan install traffic bollards on streets to deal with street vendors. Shanghai List (11 July 2014).
INDIA. Street Vendors to be Issued Special ID Cards. The New Indian Express (10 July 2014) via Express News Service.
EGYPT. Coping with the street vendors. Al-Ahram (9 July 2014).
SOUTH AFRICA. Survivalist street traders keep economy running. Media Aids (8 July 2014) by Chris Maxon.
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The Arizona Wildcat's season has largely fared on their ability to hit outside shots. How that ability holds up will determine how far they go in the NCAA tournament.
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Since Ron Carlivati, General Hospital's head writer, has been looking back at the history of the show, I can only assume that this new character of Ava Jerome, to be played by Maura West, is a member of the infamous Jerome family.
Duke Lavery had an involvement with Victor Jerome, Julian Jerome, and Olivia Jerome (Tonja Walker, above).
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Exactly what I was thinking. There has to be a connection.
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Do you know Tonja Walker is Alex Olanov owner of St Blaze's Island on OLTL i remember that and also she is ex former beauty queen
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Gov. Bryant Continues Push for Charter SchoolsBy Daniel Cherry | Published 27 Sep 2012 05:31pm |
Governor Phil Bryant is continuing his push to bring charter schools to Mississippi. As MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, Bryant is looking to private schools for ideas on education reform.
That's Governor Phil Bryant speaking at the New Summit School in Jackson. Bryant's plan for education reform in Mississippi involves bringing in charter schools to the state, and he's using New Summit, a private school, as a model. Bryant wants increased school choice for families, flexible curricula, and job training programs for students.
"It's a perfect example of what we're saying charter schools should be. There's a workforce learning element here so you've got two paths. You've got a path to college and you've got a path to modern skills training opportunities when you come out of school."
Bryant made charter schools one of his cornerstone issues during his inauguration address in January. More recently, the Governor has promoted performance based pay for teachers...something he says the New Summit School already does.
"Teachers that are compensated for their ability to teach. What they're doing here, a very happy learning, exciting environment. This is what we need more of. This is what our public schools in Mississippi should look like."
Some groups in Mississippi are staunchly opposed to bringing charter schools to the public education system. Derrick Johnson, President of the Mississippi NAACP has concerns. He says charter schools have failed to perform in some states where they've been implemented.
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Today marks the 100th birthday of one of the nation's most famous cartoonists, a man whose name was once widely recognized throughout the nation but unfortunately gets little recognition here on his home turf.
His name is Alfred G. Caplin, known by his assumed name Al Capp. His comic strip, L'il Abner, was a mainstay in American newspapers for decades. It resonated on the two levels that all great comics work — it was an entertaining comic strip that also served as a perceptive reflection on the public's mood.
He died in 1979 and is buried in Amesbury, his adopted home. There are a handful of specific locations directly connected to his life in Amesbury and neighboring South Hampton, but nowhere is there any sort of public acknowledgement to his life. That ought to change.
Smart, sarcastic, caustic, witty — Capp was a complicated man who tried to reflect the world around him through his comic strip. In the midst of the Great Depression, the young and talented cartoonist struggled to find his footing in the cartoon business before finally launching L'il Abner in 1934. The cartoon was an immediate hit. At its height, some 900 newspapers carried it, and it's estimated that the peak audience was somewhere around 60 million — at a time when the nation's population was a little over twice that number. Even today it is considered by critics to be one of the greatest comic strips ever drawn.
Why? Because the podunkish characters from the backwoods fictional town of Dogpatch, Kentucky, caught the heartstrings of his readers. People laughed at their foolish hillbilly ways, were drawn in by the cliffhangers and drama, and smiled at the ways in which their simple folk sense often overcame the sophisticated tycoons, celebrities and government officials with whom they crossed paths.


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The 205-yard, par 3 start to next week's British Open was enough to cause two-time U.S. Open champ Curtis Strange, some agita in his playing days. But it was nothing like what happened to Ian Woosnam in 2001.
"The first thing you need to do on that tee is count your clubs," ESPN analyst Andy North, also a two-time winner of the U.S. Open, said during a Thursday teleconference ahead of the Open Championship. The contest will take place on the same Royal Lytham & St Annes course where a goof by Woosnam and his caddie likely cost the Welshman his last chance to lift a Claret Jug. "That wasn't the case the last time we were over there."
It certainly wasn't for Woosnam, who owned a share of the lead after a birdie at the first hole in Sunday's final round. Faster than he or his looper, Miles Byrne, could say "Rule 4-4," Woosnam's edge was gone as officials assessed him two penalty strokes for carrying too many clubs in his bag.
Byrnes had the unhappy job of telling Woosnam on the second tee that he was lugging 15 clubs, and not the standard 14, as prescribed by the regulation that states, rather simply, "The player must not start a stipulated round with more than fourteen clubs." Rules official John Paramor slapped a two-shot foul on Woosnam, who, according to reports of the event, angrily heaved the extra driver into the rough and let loose with a few f-bombs.
Woosnam, by all accounts, was furious about the mishap that occurred when he practiced with two drivers prior to Sunday's finale and he and Byrne neglected to leave one of them in the locker. After calling the penalty on himself, Woosnam promptly bogeyed the third and fourth holes. He came back with an eagle at the sixth and birdies on 11, 13, and 16, and finished tied for third place, four shots back of winner David Duval.
As for the opening hole, it may be an atypical start to a major championship, but having to navigate nine of the more than 200 bunkers that dot the track presents a challenging test of accuracy and strategy, according to Strange, who, like North, opines for ESPN.
"My concern was picking the proper club, having to hit the ground and then having it run out properly," said Strange. "The anxiousness of having that as your first starting shot was enough for me."
Byrne, by the way, received his pink slip two weeks later, but not because of his trouble with math when he failed to count Woosnam's clubs. Woosnam sacked Byrne after the bagman overslept and missed his boss' tee time at the Scandinavian Masters.


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By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Hundreds demonstrated around the capital on Monday in hopes of persuading Hadassah management to pay full monthly wage.
Many hundreds of Hadassah Medical Organization staffers demonstrated in three choice Jerusalem locations – the Prime Minister's Residence, the Municipality in Safra Square and at the Bridge of Strings at the western entrance to the city on Monday. But all the efforts failed to persuade HMO management to deposit in the bank the full January salaries of all 6,000 employees.
The workers at the two Hadassah University Medical Centers will continue their minimal emergency schedule on Tuesday as no end to the labor dispute is in sight. Management was willing to deposit an average of only 90 percent of January paychecks, with the lower paid getting all of it and the higher paid getting less. This was made possible by the freeze on HMO financial dealings put in place by the Jerusalem District Court last week.
The employees fear that they will get much less pay for February, as HMO has taken little income because few inpatients and outpatients are being treated.
At around 8:30 a.m., Hadassah workers clogged streets around Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's official residence and called for him to intervene in the crisis, even though he was not present.
At 11 a.m., their buses took them to Safra Square, where Mayor Nir Barkat came down with city council members to "hug" them and offer moral support.
"Welcome to the city square," said Barkat. "I'm here to hug you and all devoted Hadassah workers and to tell [you] that HMO must not be harmed.
"Hadassah... is the basis for medical research and together with the Hebrew University is the promising future for generations of researchers and thousands of workers," he said.
"Hadassah and Jerusalem have been synonyms since I was a child," the mayor said.
"It is a source of power and personal security. I was evacuated there as a soldier when I was wounded in Lebanon, and my three daughters were born there," Barkat added.
Barkat said he was trying to work behind the scenes to bring about a resolution of the crisis caused by Hadassah's NIS 1.3 billion accumulated deficit and inability to pay salaries in full.
"We are with you until a solution is found."
The buses were then loaded for the Bridge of Strings, where light rail passengers and vehicle drivers and passengers heard their chants of protest and read their signs held high.
After that demonstration ended, staffers went back to Hadassah University Medical Center in Ein Kerem to demonstrate against management, but nothing was resolved.
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Vanessa Flynn, president of KBM Management Inc., will be the next speaker for Old Dominion University's Landmark Executive-in-Residence Speaker Series Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Sponsored by the College of Business and Public Administration, the series brings accomplished business leaders to campus to share firsthand experience with students. Flynn will speak at 12:30 p.m. in the Diehn Fine and Performing Art Center's Chandler Recital Hall. Seating is on a first-come, first- served basis.
Flynn brought to her position over 10 years of experience in the health care industry. She is responsible for the overall management of the fully licensed employee benefit and risk-management consulting firm, as well as, providing consulting services.
After gaining her clinical nursing experience at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., she became the coordinator for gerio-psychiatric health care at Levindale Geriatric Center. Flynn's risk management expertise came from her position as director of quality improvement and risk management at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital.
Flynn earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from Old Dominion.
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WASHINGTON -- A difficult task awaits Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke when he faces the TV cameras Wednesday in his quarterly news conference.
He has to try to reassure investors, analysts and politicians that the central bank has a plan for scaling back its unprecedented efforts to boost the economic recovery.
At the same time, Bernanke will have to be vague about exactly what that plan involves to avoid boxing in himself and his Fed colleagues as they try to exit from their controversial stimulus policies without damaging the recovery.
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And he has to do all that while fending off new questions about his own future as the end of his second term approaches in January.
With the Fed playing an outsized role in the U.S. and global economies, financial markets can gyrate based on Bernanke's comments.
And there have been a lot of gyrations recently as he and other Fed officials have started addressing the delicate topic of when and how to wrap up stimulus efforts that began nearly five years ago.
"I think markets maybe have gotten a bit ahead of themselves," said Gus Faucher, senior macro economist at PNC Financial Services Group. "Bernanke will be looking to provide some more details and clarity."
Here are three things to watch for as Fed policymakers wrap up a two-day meeting and Bernanke answers media questions.
1: Signals in economic projections.
The Federal Open Market Committee isn't expected to announce any major changes when it issues its policy statement at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
Analysts predict that the Fed will keep the short-term interest rate at near zero and will continue purchasing $85 billion a month in bonds to try to keep long-term interest rates low.
Committee members also are likely to keep their economic projections around the same level as in March, when they predicted moderate growth of no more than 2.8% this year.
But even small changes in those projections could signal when the Fed might act to start reducing its bond purchase.
A slight upgrade of the economic projections would portend action sooner, as early as September. A slight downgrade could mean the Fed would wait longer to act.2: More clarity on the stimulus exit.
It seems everyone in the financial world has an opinion on when the Federal Reserve should start scaling back its stimulus efforts.
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan recently said it should start now. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said last week that the tapering should not begin until next year.
Bernanke gave mixed messages when he testified before Congress last month, which helped roil the financial markets.
First he warned against acting too soon because it could damage the recovery. Then he said that if the economy continued to improve, the central bank could start scaling back its stimulus in the next few months.
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While Tennessee and Alabama were slugging it out Oct. 19, 1968, on Shields-Watkins Field, there was an intriguing little drama being played out in the press box, the production truck, and under Section X.
The television graphics back in the 1960s were not quite what they are today. There was a studio set up somewhere in the bowels of Section X, where the graphics were being produced, all the relevant statistics for the game, plus the scores of other games being played that day.
There were canisters covered with black felt, accompanied by a great many white numbers and letters, both upper and lower case. We also wore black gloves to ensure a set of hands didn't appear on screen by accident. We had game monitors, but no sound. We could hear the crowd noise outside the door, however. There was a camera there that showed the white letters, but nothing else.
We tried to forecast who would have the greatest impact on the game on each team, so that when someone made a big play their stats could appear at a moment's notice.
The canister with the other games was a different story. We had 25 or 30 games listed there with space for the score and the period.
The ticker, probably from AP, hummed throughout the game, allowing us to change the score ever so carefully. Every so often a voice would come over the headset, saying, "Roll the scores." This was a slow motion activity, allowing the "talent," Chris Schenkel and Bud Wilkinson, to comment on the games in progress.
It went like this: "Roll. Stop. Roll. Stop." It wasn't rocket science, but it worked.
None of us could hear what Chris and Bud were saying. We only heard the voices somewhere in the production truck and in the television booth.
Memory says we might have made $20 or $25 for the day's work, plus all we could eat after the game, some type of mystery chicken and cole slaw, maybe potato salad.
You look at today's graphics, and you would have to conclude it was very primitive back in the day.
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First things first, today is the 18th, which means…
ONE MONTH until The Boston Marathon!!!!!
Cue butterflies in my stomach, ants in my pants and OMG this is really happening thoughts!!!
Now back to our regularly scheduled program. I am doing a bit of a combination of Foodie Friday and Friday Favorites this week with a few of my current food favorites.
Please note this list does not include cookies, which are still on the top of my favorite list right now. So much so, that someone found my blog with the search phrase "as a runner I crave cookies," Yes.
As a vegetarian and a runner, I know that iron is very important and one great place to get iron is spinach! I never used to be a big fan – not sure why – but lately I have been adding it to everything!
My pretty standard dinner is a big bowl with a grain of some sort (brown rice or quinoa), a ton of sautéed vegetables, and either some beans or cheese (sometimes both). I got the great idea last week to add spinach to my vegetables and have been doing it every night since! It's so easy to make and adds a lot of much needed nutrients. I have also been adding it to my salads too!
Cascadian Farms Granola
Seriously addicted. I had this to my oatmeal and my morning snack of Greek yogurt. I can't get enough of this stuff! I have to leave the box at home and not keep it at my desk because otherwise it will be gone much too fast.
Luna Chocolate Protein Bar
I have always been a Luna Bar lover and really love the protein bar version. They are really dense and are yummy too! They recently just came out with the chocolate flavor which I loooove. It definitely satisfies my chocolate cravings while refueling me after a tough workout.
What are your food favorites right now?


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Kao's Chinese ops seen swinging to black in fiscal 2015
TOKYO -- After years of struggling in China, Japan's Kao is poised to generate a profit there for the fiscal year ending December 2015 by expanding sales channels and overhauling its business strategy.
Kao moved into China in 1993, but its relatively early entrance did not pay off as its everyday goods and cosmetics businesses continued to lose money in the market. It insisted on building its own sales network and offering a lineup of high-quality products based on a business model that succeeded in Japan. But its products have not been well received by Chinese consumers.
To correct course, Kao is revamping its China strategy. It is expanding sales channels by leveraging the sales network of local partner Shanghai Jahwa United, a major manufacturer of everyday goods and cosmetics. And Kao intends to focus its resources on disposable diapers, laundry detergent and sanitary products.
"We'll increase offerings for the middle class, instead of concentrating on just luxury products that use Japan's state-of-the-art technologies," said Kao President Michitaka Sawada.
The company's everyday goods and cosmetics operations in Asia outside Japan likely logged their first profits in a decade last fiscal year, thanks to efforts that began last year to improve earnings in China. It is also rushing to tap markets in Southeast Asia.
In a bid to compete with such global players as Procter & Gamble, Kao is planning roughly 60 billion yen ($568 million) in capital investments this fiscal year, mainly in Asia outside Japan, about 20% more than the planned capital investment by Japanese rival Unicharm. In particular, Kao aims to triple annual sales in Vietnam from the fiscal 2012 figure in two years.
With compensation payments due to the recall of skin-whitening products by subsidiary Kanebo Cosmetics getting into full gear, Kao will have to depend on increased profits in Asia outside Japan to achieve its target of boosting operating profit this fiscal year.
The company is aiming for an operating profit margin of almost 11% for fiscal 2015, up from slightly less than 9% last year. Sawada said the firm hopes to lift its operating profit margin in Asia outside Japan to 5% or higher.