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Jan 16, 2014
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The other day I asked aloud in this blog if there might be some sort of anti-success trend emerging in society. I think I found it.
Some folks emailed me directly (
) to say they believe it is a waste of time to pursue success because it is a zero-sum game. In other words, they believe they can only be successful by making someone else less successful, on the theory that there isn't enough success in the universe for everyone to get a meaningful slice. They tell me it would be "wrong" on some level to pick the pockets of strangers for self-enrichment.
And there it is.
I doubt that sort of thinking would have existed before the massive media campaign against the "top 1%." The power of the top 1% story is in the false impression that rich people stole the money from the poor and middle class, and therefore it would only be fair to give most of it back.
Clearly some of the financial titans are doing little more than picking pockets. But those are the exceptions. Most one-percenters are growing the economy and creating jobs. That's obvious to people who were born in the "rising tide lifts all boats" era. And it's obvious to anyone with a bit of economics education.
But if you are in your twenties, with no deep understanding of economics, wouldn't you believe success is evil? That's the dominant story of their generation.
Making matters worse, success, money, and abuse of power are all conflated in our minds because that's how the news lumps that stuff.
So while the benefits of success are entrenched in the minds of my generation, the young might be learning that it's something to be avoided.
I can't back this hypothesis with data. We're in anecdotal territory. But it's something to keep an eye on.
Update 1:
Another reason success might have lost its luster is that successful people are considered
, and narcissism seems to be more condemned lately than at any time I can recall. (Or maybe that's just me.) But it turns out that, according to one
, a little bit of narcissism actually helps people succeed as leaders. That's a problem because what 20-something wants to be seen as a narcissist? Narcissism is the new racism.
Update 2:
Here's more evidence that success is being demonized by the young. The University of Georgia's Student Government Association is
demanding fewer success stories
because it makes those who are less successful look bad.
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[For individuals in their 20's the cost of education has skyrocketed so that most who are intelligent enough to get an education have to take out the equivalent of a mortgage to afford it and once they graduate they have to deal with the massive student loan payments and a crappy job market.
None of this is enough to justify individuals not reaching for the most success that they are capable of. There are still opportunities out there for those intelligent or creative enough to find them. Unfortunately, not everyone has one or both of those qualities, so it's much easier to complain and blame other people for their lack of success. ]
You came close here but didnt quite reach where you should have been. Its possible for a young person to be intelligent, creative and hard working and still give up on success because of the strong possibility that going to college will result in you still being out of work but with a five (maybe even six) figure debt that you cant get rid of (student debt is harder to get rid of than other kinds of debt). This situation makes it easier for them to blame the system for their lack of success not just because going for it is hard and risky, but because theres just enough truth in the 'its the systems fault' assertion for it to work.
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Jan 16, 2014
Nearly all transactions are of the win-win type or people wouldn't do them. People that believe the zero sum theory don't understand even simple economics. What do they have in mind to replace some form of capitalism? There are real problems with capitalism and democracy but everything else is worse.
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Jan 16, 2014
Clearly we need to make the pie higher.
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Jan 16, 2014
From a purely economic perspective the data shows a few trends that are clearly helping to cause this "wealth envy" or "anti-success" feeling.
1) The income and wealth distribution has become increasingly concentrated at the top. This is not to say those at the top didn't earn it, but it is a fact and it seems unfair to a lot of people, especially given at least the perception of how many at the top spend their money (buying politicians and !$%*!$%* up the economy)
2) The fraction of corporate revenues that go to wages are near an all time low while the profits are at an all time high. This leads to a situation where the average worker is overworked and/or underpaid while the stockholders and CEO's profit greatly.
3) The general distribution of jobs available in the economy has shifted gradually over the decades such that there are fewer jobs available that pay a "middle class income" vs. those that pay barely or not enough to get by (take a look at your average suburban strip mall and ask yourself how many people working there make more than $10-12/hr)
4) For individuals in their 20's the cost of education has skyrocketed so that most who are intelligent enough to get an education have to take out the equivalent of a mortgage to afford it and once they graduate they have to deal with the massive student loan payments and a crappy job market.
None of this is enough to justify individuals not reaching for the most success that they are capable of. There are still opportunities out there for those intelligent or creative enough to find them. Unfortunately, not everyone has one or both of those qualities, so it's much easier to complain and blame other people for their lack of success.
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Jan 16, 2014
Posting again because reading the comments it is sad what people don't understand about economics. Yes, we live in a world of limit resources. It is a fundamental law of economics, but everyone who says wealth cannot be created misses the importance of EFFICIENCY. A computer from the 1960s cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and used a huge amount of power to do a few operations. A calculator today can do the same thing for 10 bucks on a tiny battery that will last years. Are you saying there is no VALUE creation in that? The same TASK can be accomplished with less resources. That is a better value.
As for the zero sum people who think that to get rich someone else has to get poor, maybe you should stop buying everything. The whole idea of capitalism is that when there is a voluntary transaction, BOTH parties have to end up better off. If you buy a hamburger at McDonalds for $1, you value the burger more than the buck and McDonalds values the buck more than the burger or the transaction wouldn't occur. Or maybe you are stupid and trade things that are valuable to you for things that you don't value. In that case, I have some lint in my pocket I'd like to trade you for your car.
[That made me laugh out loud. You have just the right amount of perplexed anger in that explanation. Nicely done. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
"Narcissism is the new racism"
Ouch! That hurts. I think you once said something about how most analogies fail because they aren't even close....well try again on that one.
Also, in the age of Instagram and Twitter and people posting "selfies", I think narcissism is being embraced rather than shunned. And who are the people participating in such behaviour the most? Youth, the group you allege wouldn't want to be viewed as such. Maybe some people are narcissistic and just don't know it.
As far as the view of success, not sure there. I'll be sure to let everyone know my brilliant opinion when I think of it!
[Narcissism and racism are similar in the sense that we see those qualities in others and imagine we don't have them ourselves. You might as well accuse someone of being carbon-based. Here I am using racism in its modern form that simply means prejudging based on patterns that can often be misleading. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
[I doubt that sort of thinking would have existed before the massive media campaign against the "top 1%."... Most one-percenters are growing the economy and creating jobs. That's obvious to people who were born in the "rising tide lifts all boats" era]
Seriously? Thats a serious question not a rebuttal. Im too young to remember the 60s and only barely remember the 70s but the impression I got was that young people during those times were more anti-rich and anti-success than they are today. You lived through those times. What was your impression?
[People were anti-war and anti-government and anti-authority. But I never met anyone in those days who opposed success as a concept. That was my experience anyway. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
The worst part is, people get upset about rich people and want to take away all their luxuries or tax the heck out of them forgetting that those luxuries employ middle class people. Taxing yachts or personal jets just hurts people who manufacture yachts and small jets. Making it less desirable to buy supercars hurts supercar makers and those are usually hand built instead of made by robots.
I always ask people who hate the 1%ers what they think rich people do with their money... Do they burn it? Stuff it under the mattress? Swim in it like Scrooge McDuck? No, they either A) put it into the stock market and encourage corporate growth, B) put it into bonds or savings accounts or other loan backing investments which allows capital to flow to people with less assets, C) buy stuff which employs people, or D) hire people. What do the poorest 1% do with money? They get payday loans, buy liquor/drugs, or buy lotto tickets (generalization of course).
The whole idea of wealth redistribution is taking money away from people who know how to manage money and giving it to people who don't. It's taking money away from people who planned for the future and giving it to those who squandered. Charity is one thing, but what we do now is encourage poor planning and discourage good planning. Don't believe me? What is the current interest rate? Is the Fed encouraging you to save your money or go out and buy a house with a loan? Don't we already have a problem with too much debt?
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Jan 16, 2014
Exhibit A is Andtalath's comments and that leftist youtube video. You are correct that the young do not want to be seen as narcissists but they happen to be the most narcissistic generation ever. That is why they need someone to blame for their failure - and the rich came along just in time. The times, they are a changing!
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Jan 16, 2014
You need a vacation! :-)
PS: And you're working really hard on #8 :-)
[Oh how we hate anyone who tries to be rational. I get that. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
If success is defined as a larger accumulation of goods and experiences that we enjoy, then I have to agree that it is, in fact, a zero sum game - if not now, then at least later. Population continues to climb heavily, and earth has a limited set of resources (even if we tap solar power for all it's worth). Especially in richer northern hemisphere countries goods and experienes all have an environmental cost that impacts everyone else.
It's a zero-sum game in another respect as well. Your success, Scott, is well earned because you're very smart, very funny, and you found an excellent niche. But there aren't an infinite number of niches for all of us to inhabit, even if we are also smart and funny. A lot of talented people haven't hit the big time, and most of them never will: you only have so many famous people. If everyone was famous, no one would be famous.
[Hypothesis somewhat confirmed: People believe the zero sum game idea for success. Amazing. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
20-somethings don't want to be seen as narcissists?
Explain this little website called Facebook then...
[That's the site their moms use. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
Accumulating wealth is by necessity an act which removes money from other people.
Also, most of the things we do expend non-replenishable resources as well.
And, while trickle down economics has some merit to it in some cases (notably in small regions), it's quite obvious things have gone to far.
The 1% is a term which couldn't have existed during any age of fair distribution of wealth.
Is a good representation of just how absurd USAs situation is currently.
Economic theory is always based on what has already happened and trying to justify why it did.
And, well, my guess is that economic theory will change quite a lot in 30 years.
My point?
We are living in extraordinary times economically, and they are growing more and more extreme by the minute.
We are growing beyond even the english colonial high-point.
And it's gross.
[Adding you to the people who don't understand economics. -- Scott]
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Jan 16, 2014
I think the situation is clear and simple. Momma and Poppa always said **there is no such thing as a free lunch.** In the first decade of the century a lot of people with a lot of authority, like banks, realtors, etc. pushed hard to get people to go against momma and poppa, saying this is a new age with new financials gizmos. And it turned out to be a big lie. So people are what I call burned skeptical. It spills over to ever aspect of the world. **Don't give me no free stuff...cause I can't afford it!!!!**
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So, most people know I am more of a dog person than a cat person. I also have always wanted an English Bulldog. I even know I that I would name him Pork Chop. I love this video because it is totally something I could see he and I doing. You know, we get up early on a saturday and go to McDonalds and both of us get a Bacon Egg and Cheese Buscuit. We would sit on the curb of the park while I try to eat mine and feed him his at the same time, and then go skating in the parking lot next to the park. Yeah, that sounds like fun.
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The following picture is a capture I took of a training module for PSTN to VoIP for Voice Telecommunications Equipment. Now, what upsets me the most about the following pictures is not how ridiculous it is (Oh yes, it is pretty stupid) but that A) Someone actually drew this, and B) I actually understand it.
A moment in time: 01:02:03 04/05/06.
This Wednesday, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.
You know, I would really love to do something fun for this. Anyone got any ideas? (Via BoingBoing)
Howto: Drink More Water
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So, from time to time I toss up some stupid post like this about what music is kind of resonating with me at that particular moment. This weekend there are two songs that are particulary reflecting kind of where I am right now. There was something really cool that happened to me last week. So, I guess thats why these two particular songs hit me.
The first being Eddie Money's Take Me Home Tonight. Yeah, I know, corny, but for some reason I heard this song on Friday night out at the bars and it just struck me. Cheesy 80's Rawk and all. And by the way, I love 80's Music, so if you don't like it you can just Shut You Pie Hole.
The second is The Fray's Over My Head (Cable Car), cause… well… I am just feeling the song.
Late Addition: Jane's Addiction Jane Says (Live Version) off the album Kettle Whistle (Sorry, would provide a link but nobody has the song so you can stream it.)
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just a short description of any good memories people have from there [Busch Stadium] – waiting in line for tickets, memorable games, or personal stories that happened to them there, first dates, last dates, whatever
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Exploring a Nike Missile Bunker in Missouri
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Oracle Customer: Al Jomaih Automotive
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Industry: Automotive
Employees: 3,500
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Oracle Customer: Al Jomaih Automotive
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Automotive
Employees: 3,500
Annual Revenue: $100 to $500 Million
Al Jomaih Automotive is a business division of the Al Jomaih Group, a family business founded in 1936 and now one of the largest enterprises in the Middle East, engaged in distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications, financial services, real estate, energy, and many other markets. Al Jomaih Automotive is the largest General Motors dealer in the Middle East.
The company first deployed Oracle Database, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer in 2005. But recently, Al Jomaih Automotive had unacceptable bottlenecks on branch shop floors, inconveniencing customers and restricting workflow across its three business lines—automobile sales, automotive parts sales, and servicing.
To combat these concerns, the company took steps to transform customer expectations by improving database performance with the deployment of cutting-edge hardware technology. Specifically, it upgraded to Oracle Database, Enterprise Edition 11g and replaced its legacy HP servers with Oracle Exadata Database Machine X2-2 and the Oracle Linux operating system. With the implementation, the company reduced the time it takes for service advisors to open a service request from 30 minutes to a few seconds, and enhanced system performance by 9,000%.
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Al Jomaih Automotive had already used Oracle Database, Oracle enterprise resource planning applications, and Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer for years. It was happy with its database and software functionality, but was not satisfied with hardware performance. Since company management was impressed with Oracle's expertise, experience, and presence in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, it chose the company to create a single-vendor architecture, based on Oracle Exadata.
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Monday, 28 January 2013
Camera Hannah - Moving home.
So, it's been a while since my last post. It was a tough decision but I felt like it was time to move onto the next chapter with my photography. I've toyed with a rebrand for a while, and have finally taken the leap.
So, this is the last post here. Click the image above to go to my new website, blog and to explore the new images and keep up with the latest from my wedding photography.
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Wednesday, 7 November 2012
2012 Snapshots: Coffee & TV Cake Topper
There's so much blogging and catching up to do - for all the latest weddings and shoots visit my Facebook page but for now I'd like to share a few little glimpses from this year.
Here's the first and it's got to be up there with my favourites. I absolutely loved Laura & Barry's Coffee & TV cake topper!
Here's the first and it's got to be up there with my favourites. I absolutely loved Laura & Barry's Coffee & TV cake topper!
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Monday, 10 September 2012
Laura & Pete - The Legal Bit
Laura & Pete's "proper" wedding is on Saturday but today I was lucky enough to be part of their intimate wedding ceremony, to take care of the legalities and paperwork. I met them at their flat and together we made our way to Camden Town Hall, stopping on the way for photos and finding their closest family members. I am a bit smitten with Laura's floral crown - and Pete's Star Trek cufflinks! After the ceremony we took a stroll round to Eat Shop Do for cake and pie and sandwiches and wine and lots of chatter. There is so much more to be said about these two, but I'll save that for another time and another post, for what promises to be one very special wedding.
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Hey, it would be nice if FHB would write a filter to delete some of this comment spam...
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Re: Cutting Corners: Arches and Pocket Doors
Excellent post! Keep it coming - I really like finding out how to do arches the right way!
Thanks! J
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My personal opinion as to why homeowners are slow to use the energy effecient ideas is that they are almost always more to significantly more expensive at build. And a lot of the upgrades seem that they lilewise can take a while to pay back initial expense. I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if the insulation in one of the passiv haus setup is one of the highest amount paid in construction. Please don't get me wrong. I really like to learn about energy efficiency and work very hard when doing business to perform the highest form of efficiency that is available to me. I am just providing a possible explanation in response to your post above.
The biggest thing for Americans to learn with houses is that bigger is not better. You can build a 1200 sqft house with 20 to 30 r in the walls and more in the ceiling and design the house for and install a wood burner and then you have eliminated the need for almost any forced air heating and depending on the stove, you can run water through it to heat it.
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Nice idea! I am going to go build one for myself.
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You all did a great job on this one. A good challenge!
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Incredible! Great work on an excellent job.
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Incredible! Great work!
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Excellent idea! Sure beats 1x2s screwed to upright 2x4s!
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Hi, again :),
I just watched one of yesterdays interviews, and found out why no piers... I understand that.
Re: Build a Shed: LIVE!
I have also enjoyed watching this series. One comment, though, as some hopefully constructive critisicm. As I have watched, one thing that has caught my eye a number of times is comments about saving money on xyz. Absolutely in the real world this is something that is dealt with day in and day out. But, I am wondering if on this website, Fine Homebuilding, things should be more focused on building a better (finer) and stronger product, and not as MUCH about cost, although there still is a balance.
For example, not pouring piers for the shed. Ok, the cinder blocks are acceptable, but it seems like doing something well, would no doubt be to sink four piers. The shed would not go anywhere. Also, discussions about 16oc vs. 24oc. Is budget really that tight? Viewers can scale back the example that they see you set for budget purposes, but I would think that they would scale up what they see you build.
IMHO, it seems on this website, you should encourage people to build over and above code specs, for a more solid end product. And, saying this, I know that what you are building is not going to fall apart.
Just my $0.02.
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Ahhh - ok. Thanks!
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I'm curious - why aren't they using pneumatic nailers?
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Ed - I perfectly agree with you. They're great for measuring rooms for drywall, insulation, tile, etc., but they won't ever replace my FatMax, unless they can overcome what you mentioned. I suppose that will come when the skyhook is invented :).
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This is very disappointing that you would post something like this on your website. When I purchased the subscription to the website, I expected and would like information about building homes and the like - not this stuff. If someone has to have this type of crud, they can go to the grocery store and purchase it there.
Does management at Taunton know about this, and approve of these kind of posts? Is this a policy change, and can visitors expect to see this stuff in the future? If so, I would kindly ask for my full subscription money to be refunded.
Re: Play Fine Homebuilding's Game "The Inspector"
I just wanted to let you know that I think that you are on to a good idea, but I think that some improvements would be helpful.
First, the picture is too small. I have great eyesight, and I had to strain to figure out/look for the problems (I am a web developer, and know that you can right-click and choose the zoom-in menu item). Second, some of the errors are poorly implemented (the guy is working on the stud next to the one that is missing, so that is probably the next one that he is going to put in, and besides, you can see the rest of the stud below his ladder). The third leg of the ladder missing - who would probably ever get on a ladder that has that problem, and besides, it is just Photoshoped out? The lower plate missing under the wall - that is extremely hard to spot because of the way that the shadows are.
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Gary lawyer Tony Walker and three other members of the State Board of Education on Friday asked State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz to drop her lawsuit against the board and start working collaboratively with them.
Ritz sued 10 of the 11 board members on Monday, alleging those members violated the state's Open Door Law by meeting in secret and drafting a letter requesting that the Legislative Services Agency take over the duties of computing schools' A-F grades. House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long signed off on the request.
In an open letter on Friday, Walker, Troy Albert, David Freitas and Sarah O'Brien deny any secret meeting took place. The letter states they are a bipartisan board and "we don't believe politics have any business in education."
Ten members of the board were appointed by Gov. Mike Pence or his Republican predecessor Gov. Mitch Daniels.
The letter states the board is frustrated by requests to the Department of Education that go unanswered as well as missed deadlines on critical issues for schools.
"However, in the interest of our students — the future of our state — we are ready to set that aside and start over," the letter stated. "It is time to get to work. We welcome your assistance on education policy, and we look forward to your response."


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Carnivores in Ecosystems: The Yellowstone Experience
Edited by Susan G. Clark, A. Peyton Curlee, Steven C. Minta, and Peter Kareiva | 2011-12-30This valuable book examines the current status, management, and conservation of carnivores in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, where these animals have not only been researched for almost forty years but have also been affected by pressures from growing human uses.
Phantoms of the Prairie: the Return of Cougars to the Midwest
John W. Laundré | 2012-04-19Drawing on his years of research on cougars, John W. Laundré offers an overview of what might be regarding the return of cougars to their ancestral prairie homeland.
Kids and Animals: Drawings from the Hands and Hearts of Children and Youth
Text by Marc Bekoff, foreword by Jane Goodall | 2011-02-02This online book features the drawings, writing, and activities of children and youth engaged in Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program.
Cougar Ecology and Conservation
Edited by Maurice Hornocker and Sharon Negri | 2012-07-09A powerful and practical resource for scientists, conservationists, and anyone with an interest in large carnivores.
Green Fire
Earle F. Layser | 2010-09-29A collection of 13 original multilayered stories, cougars being the subject of one of them.
Ghost Cats of the Tetons- Books 1, 2 and 3
Fox-Parrish, Jurin, and Schafer | 2010-04-27These children's books share the story of Mitzli, a female cougar, in her home on the National Elk Refuge of Jackson, Wyoming. In book one, A Cougar's Tale, Mitzli is about to give birth to three cubs; learn how she hunts elk and how she finds the place to give birth. In books two and three, Cub Start and New Horizons, find out how Mitzli teaches her cubs the lessons of survival in the mountains of Wyoming.
Listening To Cougar
Marc Bekoff and Cara Blessley Lowe, editors; Jane Goodall, foreword | 2007-12-17A compilation of essays about cougar experiences of all kinds written by Rick Bass, Marc Bekoff, Janay Brun, Julia B. Corbett, Deanna Dawn, J. Frank Dobie, Suzanne Duarte, Steve Edwards, Joan Fox, Gary Gildner, Wendy Keefover-Ring, Ted Kerasote, Christina Kohlruss, Barry Lopez, BK Loren, Cara Blessley Lowe, Steve Pavlik, David Stoner, and Linda Sweanor.
Spirit of the Rockies: The Mountain Lions of Jackson Hole
Cara Blessley Lowe, Author; Thomas D. Mangelsen, Photographer | 2000-01-01With over 40 colorul photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen complimented by the text of Cara Blessley Lowe, this book is the first photographic documentary of wild, free mountain lions. The images were captured during the winter of 1999 on the National Elk Refuge, near Grand Teton National Park.
Desert Puma: Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation of an Enduring Carnivore
Ken Logan & Linda Sweanor, Island Press 2001 | 2001-08-01This is a scholarly monograph that presents the results of a 10-year field study of the ecology of the desert puma in the Chihuahua Desert of New Mexico.
Shadow Cat: Encountering the American Mountain Lion
Susan Ewing and Elizabeth Grossman, Sasquatch Books, Seattle 1999 | 1999-04-12This compilation of essays introduce the cougar and the controversies that surround it. Divided into three parts, the collection covers natural history, eyewitness accounts (from biologists, hunters, and admirers), and the complex, sometimes nasty politics surrounding the animal.
Soul Among Lions - The Cougar as Peaceful Adversary
Harley Shaw, University of Arizona Press - Reprinted in 2000 | 2000-09-01A wildlife biologist brings you nose to nose with the elusive cougar, sharing dramatic stories culled from his years of studying mountain lions, separating fact from myth regarding their habits while raising serious questions about mankind's relationship with this commanding creature.
Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey
Jane Goodall and Phillip Berman | 1999-09-01In this poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal spiritual odyssey, with observations as profound as the knowledge she has brought back from the forest.
Mountain Lion: An Unnatural History of Pumas and People
Chris Bologiano and Jerry Roberts | 2001-02-01This book traces the compelling history of mountain lions, focusing on its interactions with human beings throughout the years, offering a concise natural history of the mountain lion, a fascinating discussion of the mythological significance of the animal to Native Americans and early white settlers, and insight into the culture of lion hunting.
The Eastern Cougar: Historic Accounts, Scientific Investigation, and New Evidence
Chris Bologiano and Jerry Roberts, Stackpole Books, 2005 | 2005-08-10This was the first book to cover the history and current status of cougars. It investigates the controversial question of whether wild cougars still inhabit the eastern United States, collects written accounts from the settlers who first encountered the animals, and includes contributions from leading figures in the field.
The Cougar Almanac: A Complete Natural History of the Mountain Lion
Robert H. Busch | 2004-06-01A close-up look at one of the last great predators of North America.
Cougar Management Guidelines
Cougar Management Guidelines Working Group | 2005-01-01Thirteen cougar biologists and wildlife managers collaborated to assist wildlife agencies in dealing with the many challenges they face in managing this complex carnivore. This book represents provides essential information into what is known about cougar biology, the reliability of different cougar management methodologies, and strategies for dealing with cougar/human interactions.
Harold P. Danz | 1999-04-01A balanced presentation for conservationists, naturalists, environmentalists, hunters, and ranchers of the level of knowledge at the time regarding the cougar, including analysis of cougar/human interaction and documentation of cougar attacks on humans in North America.
Cougar: The American Lion
Kevin Hansen, author; Robert Redford, foreword; 1992 | 0000-00-00
Large Carnivores and Conservation of Biodiversity
Justina Ray, Kent Redford, Robert Steneck, and Joel Berger | 2005-04-01The first detailed, broad-scale examination of the empirical evidence regarding the role of large carnivores in biodiversity conservation in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, this book contributes to a much more precise and global understanding of when, where, and whether protecting and restoring top predators will directly contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.
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Faculty members whose work at Emerson has spanned four decades were honored at the Bordy Theater on October 1 for the first annual Faculty Appreciation Event, organized by The Spirit of Emerson and the Office of Academic Affairs.
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ORANGE COUNTY – Chapel Hill is adding a new parking lot downtown: on Monday, February 3, the town is opening the Courtyard parking lot, located at 115 South Roberson Street near the west end of Franklin. Town staff say there will be 53 spaces available at the new lot. (There are about 1200 available parking spaces in all in downtown Chapel Hill.)
Earth Policy Institute founder and president Lester Brown will be on campus Tuesday, February 4, lecturing on the future of agriculture in a world of dwindling water.
The lecture is entitled "Peak Water: What Happens to Our Food Supply When the Wells Go Dry?" It begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium at the FedEx Global Education Center. It's free and open to the public.
Starting in April, ARCA will begin assembling CM18 cash recyclers at its manufacturing facility in Mebane, transfering operations from Italy. The move will make the Mebane facility the only one in the U.S. to produce cash recyclers, used by banks and credit unions to speed its balancing and inventory functions.
Twelve Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School teachers have recently earned National Board Certification: Melissa Nicholson-Clark and Samantha Howard of Morris Grove Elementary; Susan Azzu, Agnes Bernasconi, and Ashley Laver of Rashkis Elementary; Christine Cohn of Estes Hills Elementary; Jennifer Pedersen of Northside Elementary; Lisa Myles of McDougle Elementary; Miles Chappell of Phillips Middle; Beth Kinney of McDougle Middle; Holly Loranger of Chapel Hill High; and Jenny Marie Smith of East Chapel Hill High. Congratulations to all twelve!
North Carolina leads the nation in the number of teachers certified by the National Board.
Another recognition for UNC: the Princeton Review has ranked UNC-Chapel Hill as the number-one public university in the nation on its 2014 list of America's "Best Value Colleges."
UNC has long been recognized as a national leader in preserving affordability and accessibility while simultaneously providing a high-quality education and maintaining high graduation rates.
NC State also made the Princeton Review's list, as the number-four public university in the nation. Williams College in Massachusetts ranked first among private universities.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools are participating in North Carolina's first official pilot test with school buses filled with propane autogas, an alternative fuel designed to lower gas costs while also reducing toxic emissions.
The North Carolina Propane Gas Association is promoting the new technology in conjunction with Triangle Clean Cities Coalition and Triangle Air Awareness. They say propane autogas can reduce emissions by 80 percent compared to diesel fuel.
Other districts participating in the pilot program include Union, Brunswick, and Nash-Rocky Mount.
Carolina Brewery is celebrating its 19th birthday with events beginning on Wednesday, February 5 and running through Saturday the 8th–including the debut of a new "Anniversary Ale" and a pint glass giveaway on Friday the 7th.
Visit CarolinaBrewery.com for a full schedule of events.http://chapelboro.com/news/news-around-time/parking-water-beer-business-education/
CARRBORO- The Board of Aldermen wants to hire a consultant to conduct a comprehensive study of the availability of residential and business parking around the downtown area, but board members differ on what should be the ultimate goal of the town's parking plan.
Sammy Slade said he'd like to see reduced parking downtown to encourage public transit and limit vehicle emissions.
"We just had a typhoon in the Philippines, we're likely to have disasters here, and we're supposed to be a town that's leading the way in mitigating climate change," said Slade. "It is very frustrating to not be able to register this reality and move forward with a bold plan."
Others, including Jacqueline Gist, disagreed, saying such a move could hurt downtown businesses.
"I cannot say 'reduce the number of parking spaces and support our downtown businesses and keep downtown accessible,'" said Gist. "I think the study will give us some facts to do that, but I'm not going to support something, the premise of which is come up with a plan that reduces parking."
Mayor Mark Chilton said while he sympathized with Slade, the request to lower the current number of spaces is not consistent with the town's growth plans.
"There are other aspects of where our planning is headed for the downtown area that call for additional businesses and additional residences to come into the downtown area," said Chilton. "It seems to me it is not very realistic to think of continued growth without having some continued growth in the amount of parking."
Chilton suggested that changing the parking ratio for future developments might be a workable alternative.
The town collaborated with UNC students in 2008 to conduct a parking survey, but Randee Haven-O'Donnell said it's time to update the plan as conditions downtown are rapidly changing.
"You know the data that's in there is based on the lots that existed or were in use at the time, but things are changing, and I think it's important for us to look at what's really on the ground now and what's going to change in the next year or two," said Haven-O'Donnell.
The comprehensive parking plan outlined by town staffers would not only include a survey of available business and residential parking, it would also lay out a policy for managing the town's parking supply.
Although board members agreed on the need for such a plan, the potential $100,000 consultant fee gave some pause.
"Obviously one of the issues here is the cost of undertaking a project like this. It has pretty big implications for a budget the size of ours," said Damon Seils. "There will need to be some discussion about that."
The board directed staffers to refine the proposal and said they want to gather public feedback to clarify the goal of the parking plan. Funding for the project will likely be discussed at the board's planning retreat scheduled for early next year.http://chapelboro.com/news/local-government/carrboro-aldermen-debate-downtown-parking/
CARRBORO – Carrboro Aldermen will consider creating a downtown parking plan when the board meets Tuesday.
Town staffers say it could cost approximately $100,000 to hire a consultant to help draft the plan, which would examine the availability of residential and business parking around the downtown area and outline ways to manage the town's supply of parking.
The board will also consider whether or not to continue to partner with Orange County to provide residential recycling pick-up once funding runs out for the current curbside service in June of 2014.
In addition, the aldermen may take a stance on a plan put forward by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board to move Spanish dual language students out of Carrboro Elementary. The plan drew fire from parents at last week's school board meeting. Two of the seven aldermen spoke publicly against it and pledged to bring the issue before the board for a vote.
The board meets at 7:30 p.m. in Carrboro Town Hall.
Parking at a residence on Carver Street in the Northside neighborhood before parking limit was put in place. Photo courtesy of Hudson Vaughn.
CHAPEL HILL – You could see a change in Northside neighborhood, as landlords who rent property there are suing Chapel Hill over a parking regulation.
Mark Patmore is the owner of Mercia Rental Properties and one of the landlords suing the Town. He's challenging a limit put in place by Chapel Hill last fall limiting the number of cars that can be parked in front of Northside properties at four vehicles per residence.
In addition, duplexes and triplexes are allowed up to six vehicles and renters can get five street parking permits per lease.
A state Superior Court has already denied the motion to get rid of Chapel Hill's rule, but Patmore says this is expected and this case needs to go to the state Supreme Court because it is a state issue.
"That authority comes from the state, so that's where it belongs, which will be, not in superior court or appeals, but supreme." Patmore says.
Benjamin Sullivan is the attorney with Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP who is representing Chapel Hill in this case. He says there is precedent for even the state Supreme Court to side with towns when it comes to parking restrictions.
"Towns and counties have had parking regulations in one form or another and those have been challenged, based on the idea that they were beyond the authority of the local government that adopted them," Sullivan says. "Our Court of Appeals and our Supreme Court have said, 'No, those are regulations that are within the zoning powers that local governments have in North Carolina."
Sullivan adds that, although parking is not included in the zoning statues, it is still within a town's legal authority to make regulations like the one in Northside.
"The zoning statues are intentionally very general," Sullivan says. "They're a pretty broad grant of authority and it's up to the towns, cities and counties to decide which regulations are appropriate."
Patmore says that Chapel Hill's restrictions on parking not only hurt him as a landlord, but force visitors to homes in Northside into an unsafe situation where they have to park away from the residence and then walk there, possibly alone or at night.
"I think every resident in this town has the right to be able to park at their home if they have the place to park," Patmore says.
Part of Chapel Hill's parking limit in Northside was to prevent visitors and others from parking on lawns and crowding yards and streets.
Hudson Vaughn is the associate director of Northside's community development center, the Jackson Center. He says that before the parking limit, there was a high volume of cars being parked on Northside properties.
"It felt in the neighborhood like a lot of the front and back yards of houses were turning into, basically, parking lots," Vaughn says.
Now, Vaughn says there are still parking violations, but overall the neighborhood looks better.
"There's a lot fewer cars and cars are often parked more in the back now and there's tighter regulations that landlords are putting on for front yard parking for the look of things," Vaughn says.
Patmore says when he built rental property in Northside, the town required him to put in a parking area.
"I went ahead and constructed that parking area and now, 10 years later, they're turning around and saying, 'You did a good job, but now you can't use it,'" Patmore says.
At trial, Patmore also argued that the fines imposed by the town for the parking violations are unfairly distributed because they go to him and not the residents doing the actual parking.
Patmore says he passes the fines onto his tenants and includes in his leases that tenants must obey the parking ordinance.
Sullivan says this method of fining better enforces the parking limit than directly fining the renters.
"The landlords have the ability to better regulate what they're tenants do than we can," Sullivan says. "It's a more effective enforcement mechanism if the property owners are held responsible by the town, because they're in a position where they can have these lease agreements with their tenants and can control what their tenants do."
Patmore says he sees it differently.
"It's arbitrary and capricious," Patmore says. "They're fining the landlord or the owner of the property for something they absolutely have no control over. I have no control over my tenants when they have visitors over."
Vaughn says the issue with parking in Northside is symptomatic of property in the neighborhood being over-occupied by student renters.
"It's all connected to the impact that student rentals in particular are having, especially when there are more than four students in a house," Vaughn says.
Violating the vehicle limit results in a $100 fine from the city, with an additional $100 for each day the excess car remains.http://chapelboro.com/news/news-around-time/landlord-sues-over-northside-parking-limits/
CARRBORO – The Carrboro Board of Aldermen continued to discuss the future of downtown parking Tuesday night, with the Board focusing on overnight parking and unbundling near the center of town.
"Ultimately, I think we have to base this on the reality of our parking situation and be guided by the vision we have for the ideal," says Alderman Sammy Slade," while also balancing the economic development reality of the fact that most businesses do depend on cars.
The meeting was an extension of a meeting last month where the Aldermen mostly focused on town-owned lots.
Although the second and fourth meetings of each month are typically designated as workshops without public comment, the Board allowed Chip Hoppin to speak as a representative of Southern Rail, a restaurant located right at the entrance to the Carr Mill Mall parking lot.
He reiterated talking points from a letter written to the Board, including that shop owners are displeased with how the management of Carr Mill Mall handles their lot.
"They feel that management at Carr Mill Mall specifically has been failing all the store owners in the area," says Hoppin. "The bar owners specifically—the people who create an atmosphere, bring people into Carrboro and make Carrboro fun."
Alderman Damon Seils says he thought the joint letter from members of the business community was a wise gesture.
"I just want to thank you and your colleagues for writing the letter," says Seils. "In particular, in relation to the values that were expressed in the letter around the idea of a collaborative approach to parking in downtown. A really smart and thoughtful letter and I really appreciated it."
Alderman Slade says he also isn't happy with the actions of Carr Mill Mall's management.
"I've been shocked at how the manager of Carr Mill Mall misrepresents himself when he says he'd rather not tow, but that he has to in order to guarantee that there is parking, knowing full well that they're towing in the middle of the night when there are no Carr Mill shops open," says Slade. "It's really a disservice to Carrboro, and I know that's his right to do it, but I think this is wrong."
Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton adds that it's possible that people who illegally park their cars overnight are actually making a responsible decision.
"If you think about the people who leave business establishments downtown at 2 a.m., when they choose to walk home instead of driving home, that is a good thing. They give you a parking ticket for leaving your car in downtown Chapel Hill overnight. What are the incentivizing there? It isn't necessarily the best policy."
The Board began to discuss scenarios regarding the unbundling of parking, but after several minutes of discussion, members of town staff were unable to say for sure if the town's land use ordinance would have to be changed for unbundling to occur.
Unbundling occurs when residences do not require each dwelling to be assigned a parking space. That way, those who choose to drive are paying for the right to do so instead of the cost being passed onto all occupants and encouraging alternative transportation.
The Board instructed town staff to relay their findings on the matter at a later meeting.http://chapelboro.com/news/local-government/boa-continues-discussion-on-parking/
CARRBORO – The Carrboro Board of Aldermen began their discussion on the future of parking in the town with a work session largely focusing on how to handle the potential influx to the town's municipal lots.
"People like to joke when they learn that I'm the Mayor of Carrboro by asking whether I can fix their parking tickets," says Mayor Mark Chilton. "The answer is, if you mess up so bad that you get a parking ticket in the Town of Carrboro, there is nothing that I can do to help you."
The abuse of the town's free lots was one of the largest concerns raised by the Board. Chilton says UNC's decision to charge $250 for park and ride lots to the University beginning in the fall could cause students, faculty and staff to try and park in one of Carrboro's lots.
A 2008 study on parking in the town found that around 20 percent of those parking in the municipal lots were parking for more than three hours despite the fact that most town lots have a two hour limit.
But what should the town do to deter people from not using the lots as intended?
One option to help curb illicit use of the town's free lots is to increase enforcement with the hiring of an on-site attendant. But Aldermen Damon Seils says any enforcement or payment plan must make sense for the town.
"We know that parking and provision of parking costs money," says Seils. "We know that enforcing parking costs, and especially enforcing copious free parking, costs. It seems to me that the direction that we are going in is actually the costliest way about doing this and it doesn't come with any of the benefits that we would acquire from another approach."
Seils specifically cited private towing companies and the Town of Chapel Hill as potential partners in an enforcement plan—neither of which he is particularly fond of.
Another suggested option was for the town to charge for parking. But Aldermen Jacquelyn Gist says that would only make it tougher for local businesses downtown.
I'll give you a study—just walk down Main Street and talk to the people that own the businesses and ask them if they want you to charge for parking," says Gist. "Then walk down Franklin Street and ask people why their restaurant is going under, and that will be one of the top two reasons."
Aldermen Randee Haven O'Donnell adds that free parking also encourages those from the outskirts of town to enjoy some of the restaurants and shops located more centrally in the downtown
"I really support free parking," says O'Donnell. "For folks who are further out, this is their town too. When we had the Open Streets, a lot of folks came in from north of Homestead [Rd]. How did they get there? They drove—they drove to be on an open street. Check that out."
Aldermen Sammy Slade introduced a motion which stipulated that the town would formulate a "downtown parking plan" with the town's stated values as well as the monetary and staff resources that enacting the plan would entail.http://chapelboro.com/news/local-government/carrboro-boa-discuss-parking/
CHAPEL HILL- Town Manager Roger Stancil says hybrid-only parking at the Chapel Hill Public Library has been reduced by nearly two-thirds, at the request of library patrons.
Stancil says he took down eight of the eleven signs in response to complaints that the spaces were sitting empty even when the rest of the lot was full.
"I have removed the signs," says Stancil. "There were eight in the upper main parking lot and they have been taken down. I did that because we were getting these concerns."
Three spaces in the circle near the front entrance are still reserved for hybrid or low-emission vehicles. Stancil says the spaces were originally designated for hybrids to help the expanded library achieve LEED certification.
"I've asked the staff to evaluate what points do we need to actually achieve the LEED certification and we can decide what options we have about low-emission parking with good information, not just putting the signs up with the assumption that we need them."
LEED certification is a voluntary program to measure green building standards. Stancil says participation in that program is a town priority, and staff will evaluate the expanded library to see how to maintain that certification.http://chapelboro.com/news/local-government/town-trims-hybrid-parking-in-library-lot/
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I love pumpkin.
Really, all thing pumpkin.
Fresh pureed pumpkin. Pumpkin veggie dip. Pumpkin butter. Pumpkin seeds. The list goes on.
Thanks to canned pumpkin, there's no reason why I can't enjoy it all year long. I took a few tips from several recipes and created a paleo version. I'll explain my choices and give you the pros and cons of each at the end.
Traditional pumpkin pie recipes call for:
Pumpkin-packed with vitamins
Spices-who doesn't love to spice up food (and life) (Check out Tasha's Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix, too!)
Processed sugar-let's modify this
Evaporated milk-we can do better
Crust-grain filled delicious poison
Instead of sugar, I used honey and part of a banana. The banana was mostly because I ran out of honey. Although, sweetening dessert with bananas is a good trick to have in your bag. Bananas are so sweet I don't often eat them as a fruit, but as a dessert instead. In this case, all honey would have been better.
Instead of milk, I used coconut milk. I've heard almond milk bakes poorly and coconut is one of my other favorite flavors. Plus it's nice and creamy.
Instead of traditional crust, I used almond pulp "cookies". These were made of leftover almond pulp from making almond milk (Sorry, got excited and forgot to take pictures), banana, and spices. The pulp can be replaced with almond flour. I don't remember the exact recipe so the crust below is different than what I did. I think this will work just fine though.
- 1/2 c almond flour or pulp
- 1/2 banana
- Cinnamon to taste
- 1/2 can of pumpkin puree (canned or fresh)
- 1 1/2 Tbs cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c honey (or in my case honey plus thinly sliced banana)
- 1 c coconut milk
- Mix the first 3 ingredients together. Smash into a pie pan and bake for 10 min at 350. Mix together all the rest of the ingredients. This may need a mixer, especially if using banana. Pour into your crust. Bake for and additional 45 minutes.
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Nokia might have scrapped the N9, something else running MeeGo leaks out
This contradicts with the alleged presentation of said Nokia N9 at the MWC Expo next month by CEO Stephen Elop himself. Still, it might make sense, if the hardware is now dated, considering the dual-core onslaught coming our way in 2011, but what about MeeGo, that elusive OS that Nokia wants to make the most user-friendly out of all?
Eldar Murtazin refers to Nokia as "herself", since the "a" in the end makes the gender feminine in Russian
A mysterious hardware has been leaked on one of the forums of Eldar's site, which looks like a tablet-y device, running MeeGo's multimedia player. A lot of speculation is currently swirling around it - from a test hardware platform (then why the bezel and screen protector?), through a MeeGo tablet, to the replacement of the Nokia N9. The screen looks rather large for a N9 replacement, which is rumored to have a 4.2" one at a maximum.
Besides, it seems like a totally different concept - a black slab with no keyboard - whereas the N9 is supposed to have a physical QWERTY, as well as the 12MP shooter of the Nokia N8, so we wouldn't speculate at this point. If the N9 is still on, we can't help but wonder what good will be the battery with an Atom chipset, powering MeeGo, and, if it is indeed with the big 12MP camera sensor of the N8, how much space there will be for a larger battery, and if that's the case how huge will this thing be, and so on.
For all it's worth, it seems that Nokia still hasn't entirely shaped up its next moves. The MWC Expo is fast approaching, so we will probably have some more info from our troops on the ground, when time comes.
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1. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
This tweet's timing looks more like a bit of stock manipulation than solid evidence to me. A test tab picture is now evidence that Nokia has scrapped its flagship? Seriously? I would prefer to get my Nokia news from someone who is not a person of interest in a Moscow police investigation into the theft of Nokia IP. Talk about conflicts of interest!
2. justrandompassingby (unregistered)
I don't know if it means anything but notice how he says n9-00 is cancelled ? I think ( just my opinion though ) , that they have scrapped the design with the qwerty keyboard (n9-00) as E7 is about to come out and it's essentially a qwerty smartphone as well and they will release a candybar version (n9-01) to try and compete with iphone and android phones . We'll just have to wait and see i guess ....
3. Libertasian (Posts: 14; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
you guys sure its not the WeTab with a nokia sticker on it?
4. thatdude1 (unregistered)
Why is anyone taking this quack Eldar seriously? This guy has done nothing but try to put Nokia down every chance he gets(much like the U.S. media, bloggers, ect.). Phonearena, please refrain from posting news from idiots. Use credible sources only.
5. tsamo (Posts: 3; Member since: 24 Jan 2011)
@Libertasian no i don't think so .
But check this :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Don't they seem like the same device ?
7. Libertasian (Posts: 14; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
yea but thats just a reference board to showoff the Handset UX for MeeGo. And even if it is a Nokia tablet they would not drop the N9 to focus on tablets, thats Intel's department.
6. GLA (unregistered)
Murtazin is obviously having a vendetta against Nokia. Read this:http://the-ultimate111.livejournal.com/34
Did'nt he even claim the N8 camera was a bad one? I think gsmarena and the rest of the world has proven the oppsite. I certainly don't trust him anymore...


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On the fast track to becoming a douche.
A young Chav.
This guy will some day ruin a national bank.
I assure you of it.
@Timmay72: correct
when i saw the pic, but b4 i saw the comments, i thought "future douchebag"
Isn't this baby Derek Zoolander from the movie? If not, it is something terrible.
i think he's doing "le tigre" or possibly "blue steel"
tiki if this kid is cool i fear for your children, cuz those kids are going to be fucking retards.
if cool means a complete douchebag then yes. he's cool.
"Douche" was the first word I though of, too.
wow poor kid, he already looks like euro-trash and he cant be over 3 years old.
Sadly, he will probably grow up to be part of the next generation of borderline retards. Why? Because he's very likely learning from the current generation of borderline retards. Which seems to be more the norm than the exception.
that guy is the dick in the future thats gonna give me a headache on a very bad day
I see this guy as being a young John B
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