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I found this fascinating that it's a controversy--particularly since it's been done before by Canadian artist Jana Sterbak--who did it for far more interesting reasons at the time rather than just for a media spectacle. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/accessho...dy_gaga_draws_fire_from_peta_over_meat_bikini http://collections.walkerart.org/item/object/957 Although, I guess, PETA didn't have as profound a presence in 1987 as it does now.
I'm saying this as a fan - I think she needs to step back from the spotlight before she oversaturates the media and everyone gets tired of her. Let us salivate for a while over the pending release of an upcoming album/film or something. Madonna did/does this to great effect.
A living creature died so that someone could eat or be kept warm not cover Lady Blah Blah's lady parts. Seeing this annoys me, what a waste of life.
Yuck. I do like Lady Gaga and find her talented, but I wish she did not have to resort to cheap shock value so often. I also think she is largely derivative of Madonna.
And "apparently" derivative of some woman's daughter that she wrote music for, who committed suicide. http://gothamist.com/2010/09/10/gaga_7.php
Yes, every generation of adolescents has a figure like this. They find the mediocre music and "shocking" behavior exciting. It is normal development for adolescents to try on new identities (costumes) and consider issues of sexual identity. To an adult, the racy costumes and pseudosexual behaviors are not much different than when a two year old discovers it is fun to pull off the clothes and run around naked. It gets old and boring real quick.
Agree that Gaga's interpretation of this one is just for media, and it's been done better. As for he Madonna comparisons . . . it's inevitable I guess. Any female pop star coming after Madonna is going to be compared to her in the way they market themselves. But there are some things I think Gaga does WAY better than Madonna. Mainly 1) she's an actual musician, and has some serious skills in that area, 2) she's not willing to go ugly. What I mean is, Madonna will never do anything that makes her look ugly, fat, bad, unflattering, etc. Gaga to me is more fearless than Madge since she's willing to go those places that Madge didn't. But of course, Gaga wouldn't exist without Madge. So . . .
I would go further and say that Gaga's image is different. I agree with you. Madonna was all about sexuality and always made that front and center to her music, videos, etc. She always looked alluring. Even when Madonna went 'too far', it was all about sex To me, Gaga is not really interested in allure. She just wants to transmit whatever is going thru her mind. Like you said, even if it's not that attractive. Some would call it 'weird' or 'strange', so that is why I think she's different. She also seems more interested in straightforward rock n roll than M. I facebooked her and saw some interesting photos with KISS recently FTR, both Madonna and Gaga have been very complimentary towards eachother.
Untrue. Madge has been on many "Worst Dressed" lists . I don't know if it's a case of Gaga willing to go "ugly". I bet she thinks everything she put on is fabulous on her.
Well, if it P!$$E$ PETA off, it can't be that bad! I just hope there was some bacon and haggis among her, er, wardrobe.
I don't think Madonna was ever willingly 'worst dressed' though. She just didn't dress well at one time.
Oh so clever Gaga, "beef drapery/curtains", we get it. The Jackass guys did this in the 90s, and better. Not only did they have a meat suit, but they put themselves over a barbecue pit (there was a flame-retardant suit underneath) and ate the results after. Too bad we can't put Gaga on a spit and stick a fork in her because she's pretty much done.
OT but related to Lady Gaga- http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/09/12/Gay_Vets_Escort_Gaga_to_VMAs/ She chose 4 Gay soldiers to escort her to the VMAs yesterday. Nice gesture. I like to see entertainment figures bring current issues to the attention of all.
I think it's a few months too late for that - she should have laid low after the release of the "Telephone" video. At this point, there is SO much hype around her that there is no way that her next album is going to live up to the expectations. We get it. You hate pop culture. Lady GaGa's inspirtion from Madonna is obvious, but if we're going to go into "derivative" territory, I think she's more like a whitewashed version of Peaches. Or maybe the love child of Peaches and Madonna Of course, Madonna wasn't ever entirely original herself.
I don't buy into her hype, but it's hard to begrudge her for doing something pertinent like that. Even if I don't care for her or her music, I think she's being genuine when she supports LGBT rights.
Besides a million other things that have already been done, it's funny how people even think she's shocking or creative at all. Hullo, flip back to any episode of Donahue when he interviews Club Kids, there ya go - 100s of teenagers doing it better. That's a comment on all her aesthetics. The DADT soldier statement, however, ... I give her credit for using the platform she does happen to have.
For the risk of going OT in this thread, I really have to comment - Absolutely right. Back in the 'True Blue' days [late 80s] I remember everyone thinking Madonna was shamelessly ripping off Marilyn Monroe's look. Then, she was accused of seriously ripping off Marlene Dietrich's whole gender-bending sexual persona in her 'Blonde Ambition' days [1990]. I read in Christopher Anderson's bio 'Madonna Unauthorized' in 1991 [yeah, I read it ] that a 90 yr. old Marlene Dietrich had been asked about Madonna, and Dietrich replied "Her like me? HA!"
Here is a video of Lena Morgana, the girl who died and whos mother is saying Gaga stole her style of dress and music. I don't see it at all. She is very talented though. There are pictures of her dressed kind of punk rock, but it looks more Avril Lavigne than Gaga. Pretty song though and she has a great voice. I think her mother is looking to make a quick buck off of their connection to gaga. Its actually a good idea. I bet a lot of people have downloaded her music now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY-GDqrCcyM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmrds2AesPI&feature=related This is I guesss supposedly the song she did with gaga. Writing credits go to Gaga at the end of the video. It says Ft Lady gaga and I think that is her voice at the end? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKhgj3jaYWA&feature=related Also I was just kind of reading about this online and people are accusing gaga of killing Lena LOL. There also apparently is no death record of her. This is actually very interesting.
I didn't get it other than to assume the obvious, that she guaranteed herself the morning headlines. It was only when I saw that she was on Ellen and heard her speak and apparently it has many meanings and that night (not sure if that is VMA night or Ellen interview night, or maybe those were the same night) it stands for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M1mOlamBtU&feature=player_embedded What the fcuk does that mean Even Ellen looked confused. But it's good to know she is the "most judgement free individual on earth", now I can stop waiting for the second coming of Christ.
I'll only pop in to say that a dress made of raw meat is gross, but only because it'd smell REALLY weird by the end of the night. Gaga is pretty talented, and I admire her devotion to being outlandish, because to summon up the energy to keep it up 24/7 sounds exhausting.
Too late. My "open letter" to Gaga... Dear Lady, We get it. You're a weirdo. You can stop now. Thank you. The citizens of Earth


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I've been fortunate enough to experience making 5 hole in ones (HIO) in my golfing years. I'm 45 years old -- my 1st HIO was the worst shot I've ever hit; skulled an 8-iron that bounced twice pin gets in the way and the ball goes in (no complaining here). My 2nd HIO was a nice shot made more enjoyable due to my dad getting to witness it. The 3rd HIO was a fun time because my youngest son witnessed it while enjoying a round together. The 4th HIO was almost uneventful, because it was hit on a par-3 that is built 'in a bowl' and the shot was hit about 20 yds. offline, hit the side of the hill and runs down to wedge itself in the hole. Today my 5th HIO was a rare moment -- the shot felt great off the club, went straight as an arrow and flew directly into the hole (SLAM DUNK, nothing but hole). My wife was in the group with me today and finally got to witness me making a HIO after all these years. Great Day I'd Say!
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US 5142368 A Abstract In the generation of a digital special effect boundary signal for mixing or fading television signals with a wipe movement, the boundary position is determined by the state of a counter controlled by a clock pulse oscillator coupled to the line frequency. In order to prevent a visible staircase effect on the moving boundary, a progressive phase shifting of the clock signal for clocking the counter is provided by a control signal derived from the digital data of the special effect boundary signal. For that purpose a variable delay line is interposed ahead of the clock input of the counter and the delay is controlled, line by line, by a digital ramp signal processed in a multiplier and other stages. The counter is loaded with data supplied during the horizontal blanking interval from another output of the digital multiplier.
Claims(8) 1. A method of shifting the position of a digitally generated special effect boundary pattern with edge modulation by changing the state of a programmable ramp counter clocked by a clock signal locked to a line scanning frequency for mixing or fading of video signals, comprising the steps of:
producing a less significant product of digital data of said edge modulation which includes the least significant bit thereof and a selectable amplitude for said edge modulation; deriving, from said less significant product, a control signal for line by line progressive phase shifting of said clock signals, and clocking said counter with said phase shifted clock signal. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein only a few of the significant bits of said least significant product are used for said control signal.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said control signal is proportional to a value obtained by inverting said least significant product of said digital data,
4. The method of claim 1, wherein by means of said control signal a line by line progressive phase shift of said clock signal is produced to which each step of phase shift is equal to the same fraction of a clock pulse period of said clock pulses.
5. A method of shifting the position of a digitally generated special effect boundary pattern with edge modulation by changing the state of a programmable ramp counter clocked by a clock signal locked to a line scanning frequency for mixing or fading of video signals, comprising the steps of:
deriving from the digital data of said edge modulation a control signal for line by line progressive phase shifting of said clock signal, clocking said counter with said phase shifted clock signals, and loading said digital data into said counter only during a horizontal blanking interval. 6. Apparatus for shifting the position of a digitally generated special effect boundary pattern for television wipe-mixing, comprising:
a clock pulse oscillator (1) connected in a phase locked loop circuit (PLL) for locking the frequency of said oscillator to pulses of a television horizontal frequency supplied at an input of said phase locked loop circuit; gate circuit means, (2), having inputs connected to a clock pulse output of said oscillator and to a television horizontal synchronizing signal, for providing first, second and third output pulses at respective outputs during horizontal blanking intervals and providing clock pulses at a fourth output in continuous sequences except during intervals briefly preceding and following said first, second and third output pulses; a controllably variable digital delay line having an output, a first input connected to said fourth output of said gate circuit means (2) and a second input which is a delay control input; a boundary shift-control counter (3) having an output, a count pulse input (T) connected to the output of said delay line, a data input (D) and a load pulse input (Ld) for timing the loading of said counter with data supplied at said data input, said load pulse input being connected to said first output of said gate circuit means; a ramp signal generator (5) having an output and means including a frequency divider (6) for synchronizing its output with said oscillator; a digital multiplier (7) having a first data input connected to said output of said ramp signal generator (5) and a second data input connected to a source of selectable amplitude data for producing at a first output (9') a less significant product (LSP) including the least significant product (MSP) including the most significant product bit and excluding the bits of said less significant product; an inverter stage (8) having an input connected to a source of a derived from said first (LSP) output (9') of said multiplier (7) and an output connected to said control input of said delay line (4): a digital addition state (11) having one input connected to said second (MSP) output (9) of said digital multiplier (7), a second input connected to a source of externally controllable positioning data and an output connected to said data input (D) of said counter (7); a digital-to-analog converter (14) having an input connected to said output of said counter (3) and having an output, a comparator (15) having an output, a first input connected to said output of said digital-to-analog converter (14) and a second input connected to a source of externally controllable fading control data, said comparator output being a source of a special effect boundary pattern control signal. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein those output of gate circuit means for said second and third output pulses are connected for respectively loading and unloading said digital multiplier (7).
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said ramp signal generator includes means for storing various selectable ramp signals and means for selecting one of said selectable ramp signals for supply to said multiplier under control of a computer external to said apparatus.
Description This invention concerns the provision of a wipe movement of a boundary between two pictures simultaneously displayed during a transition from one scene to another on a television screen, by means of control signals that are digital rather than analog. In an analog generator of the special effect boundary used in connection with a television mixer to provide a wipe transition, the horizontal position of the special effect outline or boundary can be controlled to any desired degree of precision, because all the signals needed for the operation are derived from sawtooth signals rising or falling linearly with respect to time. A known method for analog generation of control signals for special effect fading from one video signal into another is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,287,534. The boundary of the special effect pattern in that case can thus be shifted in a stepless by analog means. Differences from line to line in the special effect boundary position produce a so-called edge modulation which is preferably utilized in certain video fading procedures. The special effect boundary can be changed by means of a vertical frequency sawtooth signal in such a way that this boundary can be shifted, e.g. from line to line by a difference of only a few nanoseconds, so that a boundary line results without visible step formation. In the case of digital special effect boundary signal generation, the special effect boundary position is determined by the state of a counter which is controlled by a clock pulse oscillator coupled to the line frequency. Since the counter state changes only with the active flank of a clock pulse, the special effect boundary in any line can lie only at a position corresponding to a multiple of the clock period. This quantization blocks out at special effect boundary modulation at small amplitude in such a way that for several lines in succession no change of position of the boundary takes place, so that a coarsely stepped staircase is produced as the modulation edge, which of course produces a considerably disturbing effect. It is object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for shifting the special effect boundary in a wipe movement on a digital basis which avoids the above-noted disturbing coarse step appearance of digitally generated edge modulation when a wipe movement is produced. Briefly, a control signal is derived from the digital data of the edge modulation in the special effect boundary signal for producing progressive phase shifting of the clock signal for clocking the counter that determines the special effect boundary position. The invention has the advantage that quantization jumps are avoided by phase modulation of the clock signal as a result or an interpolation procedure for modulation and positioning of the special effect boundary In addition, the special effect pattern has better resolution during positioning It is particularly convenient for the phase shift of the clock signal from line to line to be produced by successive delays of equal fractions of a clock pulse period. It is also convenient to load the digital data of the special effect boundary signal into the counter only during the horizontal blanking interval. Further details of the method, and especially of the apparatus, of the invention will now be explained by way of illustrative example with reference to the annexed drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of apparatus for carrying out the method of the invention; FIG. 2 is a collection of graphs drawn to the same time scale showing pulses appearing in the system of FIG. 1; FIG. 3A is a representation of the relation of clock pulse phase to special effect boundary for a case in which the method of the invention is not used, the illustration being partially in tabular and partially in graphical form; FIG. 3B is an illustration of the relation between clock pulse phase and special effect boundary, likewise in partially tabular and partially graphical form, for the case in which the method of the invention is used, and The circuit block diagram of FIG. 1 shows a phase-locked clock pulse oscillator 1 to which a horizontal frequency pulse signal H is supplied, as a result of which the oscillator 1 is locked to the line frequency of a television system. The clock signal supplied by the clock pulse oscillator 1 to a following gate circuit 2 is illustrated in line (a) of FIG. 2 and has a period duration that is preferably less than 60 nanoseconds. The gate circuit 2 generates a load pulse shown as (c) in FIG. 2, during the horizontal blanking interval, which is supplied to a programmable counter 3 at its input Ld. This load pulse blocks the further supply of the clock signal for at least two clock pulse periods as shown at (d) in FIG. 2. By means of the load pulse (c) the data input D of the counter 3 of FIG. 1 is loaded with the data word then present. The clock signal output of the gate 2 is connected, in accordance with the invention, through a controllable digital delay line 4 to the clock input T of the counter 3. By means of the control of this delay line 4 as further described below it is possible to shift the clock signal by a fraction of the clock pulse period so that a corresponding position change of the special effect boundary from line to line is possible. A PROM 5, which serves as a modulation signal generator stores several different curves which are selectable one at a time by means of data from a computer not shown in the drawing. The modulation signal generator 5 is for this purpose clocked by the clock pulse oscillator 1 through a frequency divider 6 with clock pulses having a frequency in the range from about 32 kHz to 16 kHz. The output signal of the modulation signal generator 5 containing the data of the selected curve or ramp signal, which is 8 bits wide, is now supplied to a digital multiplier 7 having a second input for a modulation amplitude signal likewise 8 bits wide, by which the magnitude of the boundary modulation can be set. The multiplier 7 receives a load pulse shown at (d) in FIG. 2 from the gate 2 during each horizontal blanking interval for loading the data and an unload pulse shown in FIG. 2 at (e) for the further transmission of the data. The product of each multiplication is available at the outputs of the multiplier 7, the outputs 9 providing the more significant product (MSP) and the outputs 9' the less significant product (LSP). When a vertical frequency ramp signal serves as the input curve signal for the multiplier 7, the so-called more significant product MSP produces a vertical frequency staircase signal with large steps and the so-called LSP produces a vertical frequency staircase signal with small steps. The conversion of both the MSP and the LSP into respective 8 bit signals is performed in the multiplier 7. The LSP contains boundary change information for every line. This information lies between two start addresses for the counter 3. Since the counter 3 does not carry out any data changes the clock pulse is shifted by means of the information from the LSP, in accordance with the invention, before the clock pulse flank which activates the counter (start address). For that purpose the LSP is supplied to the control input of the delay line 4, by means of which the clock signal can take on intermediate timing between two successive unmodified clock pulses. Only three more significant bits from the LSP are used for the delay control, since the 7.5 ns quantization thus produced is sufficiently small: that amount of quantization is too small to be resolved in a normal monitor, with the effect that the modulation boundary thus generated is practically the same as is produced by analog modulation. By means of the delay line 4 the clock pulse blocking region is also shifted in time, so that in no case would a clocking pulse get into the loading operation of the counter 3. Since the special effect boundary appears progressively earlier with increasing start addresses, it is necessary for the intermediate timing data which are formed by means of the delay line 4, to provide shorter and shorter delays corresponding to greater and greater programming numbers. Since in operation of such delay lines the delay values are in general proportional to the controlling digital signal, this requirement can be met by first inverting the control signal by means of an inverter stage 8. In that way the small numbers will relate to a great delay and the large numbers to a small delay. When the LSP control word is complemented over all of its m=8 bits in the addition stage, in the LSP region of the positioning data, it is then possible, by means of the phase modulation of the clock pulses to increase the resolution by the factor 2m without change of the clock frequency. The data of the MSP are supplied to the inputs of a digital addition stage 11, which has an additional input 12 to which the positioning data for the position change of the special effect boundary is supplied by a suitable automatic or manual setting circuit or device. The positioning data at the input 12 are entered with a width of n=12 bits, so that the smallest time shift is equal to the reciprocal of the clock pulse frequency. In the addition stage 11 these data are added and then transmitted further for setting the start address by means of 12 bits at the input D of the counter 3. The outputs of the counter 3 are connected with corresponding inputs of a 12-bit digital to analog converter 14, which produces a sawtooth signal of horizontal frequency by converting the counter information. This signal is then supplied to a comparator 15, where it is compared with a reference voltage supplied at another input 16. The reference voltage is derived from a fading lever for the changing of the special effect boundary position in the fading the video signals The comparator output 17 provides the signal for the special effect boundary. FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B respectively represent a picture region containing a generated special effect boundary and the related pulse signals in the horizontal blanking interval for lines 0 to 8, inclusive, FIG. 3A showing this for the case in which the invention is not used and FIG. 3B for the case in which interpolation by means of the delay line 4 is used in accordance with the invention. The bottom line of FIG. 3A shows the clock pulses used in both FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B on the time scale of the left hand portions of FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B. As can be readily recognized, the special effect boundary in FIG. 3A is coarsely stepped, because as a result of the clock signals reaching the counter 3 unchanged in lines 0, 1, 2 a nd 3, there is no boundary shift in those lines, whereas the boundary in lines 4 to 7 are all shifted by just a full clock period in contrast thereto. When interpolation in accordance with the invention is used, a finer stepping of the special effect boundary is obtainable as shown in FIG. 3B. As there shown, in line 0, with the start address n and the interpolation value 0 a full period delay is in effect, since by the inversion of the LSP to the value 0 the greatest delay is provided. In line 1, with the unchanged start address the delay is reduced to 3/4 of the maximum delay, i.e. the pulse edge n arrives 1/4 period earlier, and likewise also the special effect boundary. In lines 2 and 3, the start address remains n and the delay is further reduced. In line 4 the start address has been raised by one, the interpolation number is 0, therefore maximum delay, the pulse edge n arrives exactly one period earlier than in line 0 The same sequence of events repeats in the following lines. The pulse plan of FIG. 3B shows that the pulse flank n arrives earlier by 1/4 of a pulse period from line to line, which produces a corresponding special effect boundary shift. It is evident from the comparison of the pulse patterns of FIG. 3B and FIG. 3A, respectively with and without interpolation, that the interpolation produced by the delay line 4 has the result that the entire special effect boundary appears later by one clock pulse period compared to the case without interpolation. Although the invention has been described with reference to a variations and modifications are possible within the inventive concept. Patent Citations
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SLI Systems ( www.sli-systems.com) (NZX: SLI) today announced that Samuels Jewelers ( www.samuelsjewelers.com) has seen a conversion rate nearly three times higher for site search users compared to non-site search users after implementing Learning Search from SLI Systems for its five eCommerce websites. The company has also seen per-visit values for site search users that are twice as high as the values for non-site search users. Samuels Jewelers chose SLI's Learning Search to replace the site feature in its eCommerce platform from Magento.
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An Ireland which values Travellers as a distinct ethnic group and where Travellers can reach their full potential in a socially inclusive and equitable society.Exchange House's Vision Statement
Exchange House National Travellers Service was established in 1980 at the petition of the Eastern Health Board with the aim of providing family support to the Traveller community in the greater Dublin area. Since then the organisation has developed and is now an organisation of Travellers and settled people working together to provide front line family support services, addiction services, youth work, educational services, community development and research & policy to Traveller men and women, Traveller families, and Traveller young people and children, many of whom are in crisis.
The Family Support Service is made up of a team of social workers, family support workers and addiction workers. The Family Support Service provides a range of services which include family support, social work and addiction outreach to members of the Traveller community.
The Education Service provides high quality education programmes which respect and build on existing strengths and skills of participants, providing opportunities for learning and progression. The service provides opportunities for youth and adults in basic literacy, further education/training and support in accessing third level education, training and employment.
The Youth Service is the main provider of youth service to the Traveller community in the greater Dublin area. Exchange House enables young Travellers to participate in youth work activities thus enhancing their personal and community development skills, enabling them to take greater control of their lives.
Exchange House identifies gaps in current provision and makes recommendations as to future interventions. Research activities inform service provision, reporting and advocacy, education and dissemination of information to providers and relevant agencies. Exchange House National Traveller Service has expanded to provide a national service through training, provision of expertise and partnerships with other organisations providing services to Travellers in Ireland.
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Louisiana — The Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman and the State Police Command Inspector for the Gaming Section presented the following information on Internet Gaming to the Louisiana Legislature this morning . Any inquiries should be directed to the Louisiana State Police Public Affairs Section at Headquarters.
From a regulatory standpoint, Internet Gaming presents a number of challenges and issues to consider.
- The citizens of the state must have trust and confidence that companies and individuals involved in Internet Gaming are suitable.
- Should include an application, background investigation, and licensing process similar to existing brick and mortar casinos.
- Mirror existing suitability standards in Title 27
- Licenses should be a privilege and the burden of proving suitability should be the applicant's responsibility.
- Specialized regulatory compliance that can ensure the systems and programs operate in a consistent and fair manner.
- Clearly defined minimum standards for online gaming systems.
- Ability to audit the systems to ensure revenues are collected and system controls are in place.
- Appropriate testing and approval before games are available to the public.
- Regulator access to systems and records.
- Establish / publish rules of play.
- Ability to detect violations of law, regulations and criminal activity.
- Collusion / cheating between players.
- Protections against hacking into online systems.
- Identity Theft.
- Patron Complaints
- Specialized training to deal with these issues
- Safeguards to adequately prevent underage and problem gamblers
- Systems should interact with State and casino specific exclusion lists.
- Delinquent child support database.
- Can technology adequately ensure players are within the geographical boundary of the state?
- The existing regulatory structure provides a good template to build upon.
- Need flexibility to adapt to changing technology through administrative regulation vs law.
- Possible resource needs.
- Specialized positions in IT / Audit, Investigators with specialized IT training, and IT Network Security.


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Time waits for no man, but when you are nineteen, perhaps it pauses for just a second.
Today, you have these people. Tomorrow, you may not. But during the time when they are a part of your life, they are or have been important. Why not make them feel that today, irrespective of what happens tomorrow?
Often we categorize time as the enemy. As an unwavering barrier that blocks us from accomplishing all of our dreams and goals. But time is not an enemy here. In fact, there really is no enemy.
I am done with the stupid excuse of having no time; it is time to own up to who I really am. I have the time.
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We've started new jobs, new beginnings. Made new friends, began new relationships. Learned things about ourselves, and have hopefully grown in doing so.
I called up the guy who pitched me on a time machine business a few years ago.
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Although discontinued for consumer sales last July, the plastic MacBook remained available for sale to educational institutions as a (relatively) low-cost option for schools seeking portable Macs for students. If you were wondering how long that would last, wonder no longer; seven months later, Apple has ceased distributing the MacBook to educational institutions, according to Mac Rumors.
Apple has notified resellers that the plastic MacBook is now classified as "End of Life," meaning it will no longer be produced or sold to anyone. Production of the old model may have ceased as long ago as last July, with Apple selling through surplus inventory to educational institutions over the subsequent months.
Considering its recent focus on using the iPad as a digital replacement for textbooks, it seems likely that Apple will start pushing the iPad to fill the educational niche the MacBook once satisfied. Even the most expensive iPad is still cheaper than the MacBook was, and the iPad has several other potential advantages over the old MacBook.
This represents the end of the road for the plastic MacBook. First introduced in May 2006 as a replacement for the iBook, the MacBook spent most of its life as Apple's top-selling notebook. The low-cost versions of the MacBook Air started stealing some of the MacBook's thunder in the past couple years, and the 64 GB version of the 11-inch MacBook Air now fills the $999 slot the MacBook once occupied.
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Mandan Indian Village
This is located inside Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, but you have to pay extra for it. You also have to go on a guided tour , which is understandable, since they have put an incredible amount of effort in constructing the village with lots of attention to detail.
It was very interesting to learn about the Mandan Indians, whom I had never heard of before this. There aren't any real Mandan's left now, most of them died from smallpox when settlers arrived and with them the diseases that the Indians were not immune too. -
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
Besides the Mandan Indian village, the State Park had other historical military buildings, like Custer House, to visit ( also reconstructed, not the originals) that were interesting. You can also see the foundation of some of the original fort.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is in western North Dakota in the area commonly referred to as the North Dakota Badlands. The Park is divided into north and south units, with a combined area of 70,447 acres. This, in my opinion, is the most beautiful and interesting part of North Dakota. The park is accessed by two loop roads, the South Unit Scenic Loop Drive, 36 miles, and the North Unit Scenic Loop Drive, 28 miles. The park is always open, but these roads may close temporarily during winter due to ice and snow. On my August visit there I saw Bison, Pronghorn, Elk, Prairie Dogs, a Golden Eagle and other wildlife.
As a young man Theodore Roosevelt first visited this area on a hunting trip in Sept. 1883. He returned again the next year and established Elkhorn Ranch. Later, as the U.S. President who did more for conversation than any other, Roosevelt said, "I never would have been President if it had not been for my experience in North Dakota."
President Theadore Roosevelt established the U.S. National Forest Service, including 150 National Forests. Using the 1906 antiquities act, he proclaimed 18 National Mounuments. He also established 5 National Parks and 51 National Wildlife Refuges.
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World's Largest Grasshopper
Another fifteen miles down the Enchanted Highway we come to the World's Largest Grasshopper. This grasshopper is forty feet tall and fifty feet long and it certainly dwarfs Becky who is standing next to its rear hip (though I suppose technically grasshoppers don't have hips since they don't have bones).
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Meeting the grasshopper head on
The scrap metal sculptures are the brainchild of "artist" Gary Greff, a retired school teacher. The idea is to turn scrap metal into giant art and follows the philosophy first articulated in that modern American classic baseball book "Shoeless Joe": "If you build it, they will come." The "they" in this particular case are tourists with pockets full of money. The only hitch as far as I can tell is that there does not seem to be any place along the Enchanted Highway where the tourist can unload his or her cash.
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A covey of giant metal pheasants
The Enchanted Highway calls for a fairly serious time comitment. Starting from Dickinson the entire round trip is over 100 miles long and the speed limit along the Enchanted Highway is only 45 mph. The entire route is going to take over two hours. Bring water because there is not much in the way of services along the route.
The lead pheasant is forty feet tall, seventy feet long and weighs in at 13,000 lbs. That's a lot of pheasant.Related to:- Road Trip
Knife River Indian Villages
A National Historic site which means it is part of the national park system. No entrance fee, a very nice little museum filled with artifacts and a great bookshop.
In 1804 when Lewis and Clark visited, the Hidatsa village at Knife River had 3000-5000 inhabitants. The explorers invaluable guide, Sakakawea, lived in this village before joining the expedition.Related to:- Historical Travel
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The Enchanted Highway
Giant metal sculptures dot the so-called Enchanted Highway between Gladstone and Regent about 15 miles east of Dickinson. The first sculpture just south of Gladstone is "Deer Crossing" which is still less than a year old having been "sculpted" in September 2002.
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The earthlodges at On-Slant-Village at Fort Abraham Licoln State Park are masterfully recreated. At one time there were eighty-five of these earthlodge structures on this site next to the Missouri River. The inhabitants were called the Mandan people. The Mandan were devestated by small pox in the 1780s and this village was eventually abandoned.
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Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
The oldest state park in North Dakota and probably the most expensive. They hit us up for a $5 vehicle fee and a $5 per person entrance fee for a total of $15. But this is a very nice and unique park that has commanding views of the Missouri River. Not only can you visit a U.S. federal fort and western outpost, but also a recreated Mandan indian village. This photo shows the visitor center which includes very nice modern exhibits on the natural history and traditional history of the region.
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Hometown of western adventure writer Louis L'Amour and jazz standards singer Peggy Lee, Jamestown has two American icons to its credit. But it is probably most famous for being home to the world's largest buffalo (a 46 by 26 foot sixty ton sculpture honoring the bison) and for being the hometown of "white cloud" the one in a billion albino buffalo. Check out my Jamestown page for more tidbits.
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Standing Rock
Actually not a "must see" at all. It is located in the boonies of south central North Dakota far from any major city or state park. But you can get a glimpse of the rock from Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park. I zoomed to 300 mm and blew the photo up on photoshop to get this view. It is very small and insignificant when viewed from the state park.
According to the native american legend, an Arikara women refused to follow her husband after he took on a second wife. The husband returned to his village figuring she would eventually follow. She never did and when the village went searching for her they found that she had been turned into this mass of stone.Related to:- Road Trip
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Salem Sue -- World's Largest Cow
This wonderfully tacky landmark in New Salem is visible for miles on I-94. It is a giant cow, 38 feet high and 50 feet long. It weighs 12,000 pounds and cost $40,000 when it was erected in 1974 to promote the area's dairy industry. The New Salem Lions now maintain Salem Sue, who now sports startling bright pink milk veins on her belly and udder.
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I took my kids to the Minot Roosevelt Park Zoo to see the animals. They loved it. There were little stands where you could put your money in and get a handful of food and feed the animals. There was another place where you could buy a bag of bread and feed the ducks. I loved watching all the kids running after the ducks trying to feed them the bread.
Other than that I loved the Brown Bear, one of my favorite animals.
The zoo had clean pathways and it was easy to walk around even with the crowds of people.
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International Peace Gardens -North Dakota - Canada
Devoted to World Peace, along the world's longest unfortified border, lies a 2,339 acre Botanical Garden.
A very peaceful stop to pop in and have a picnic - take a hike - tour the Peace Gardens.
Last time we visited we hopped on a "Golf Cart Tour" and the kids loved riding the carts around the gardens stopping at key points to look around and then hopping back on again.
The park is even more beautiful when the flowers are in bloom.
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Leave No Trace, Inc. Presents NOLS with Interagency Partnership Award
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - August 25, 1999 -- Leave No Trace, Inc., (LNT) along with representatives from its federal land agency partners, honored the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) with the Leave No Trace Interagency Partnership Award at Outdoor Retailer's Summer Market. Leave No Trace is a national education program that teaches and promotes responsible outdoor recreation. The award, presented annually, recognizes a LNT partner for their outstanding promotion and support of the national program.
Outdoor industry representatives and LNT supporters gathered for an award presentation and a "gray water" toast to recognize NOLS' longtime involvement to the LNT program. "NOLS' commitment to LNT is unparalleled," stated Dennis Bschor, Director of Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Resources, US Forest Service. "Without NOLS' historic commitment to minimum impact education and training, the Leave No Trace program would not be nearly as successful as it is today." Denny Bschor presented the award with LNT Executive Director, Dana Watts; Roger Semler (National Park Service) and Stew Jacobson (Bureau of Land Management).
"NOLS' outdoor teaching expertise really strengthens the LNT program. We look forward to continuing this excellent partnership well into the future," said Dana Watts. NOLS developed the Leave No Trace Skills and Ethics booklet series, the Master Educator training course, and helped cultivate partnerships with the federal land agencies and others. Under NOLS' guidance, more than 1000 students across the U.S. in Mexico and Canada, have been successfully trained as Master Educators of LNT.
In receiving the award, John Gans, NOLS' Executive Director, stated, "All of us at NOLS are very pleased to receive this recognition. The LNT program has provided a great opportunity for us to extend NOLS' educational mission to an incredible number of wilderness users. NOLS is proud of its role in the Leave No Trace program."
Leave No Trace is a non-profit organization who promotes and inspires responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnership. Please call 800-332-4100 for more information.
Press Contact: Dana Watts Leave No Trace, Inc. (303) 442-8222 email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Request a Catalog or call 1-800-710-6657 NOLS, 284 Lincoln Street, Lander, WY 82520-2848, USA Copyright © 2015 National Outdoor Leadership School. All rights reserved. NOLS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational institution.


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All lemurs are lovely.
The folks at the Duke Lemur Center are helpfully offering you the opportunity to figure out: what kind of lemur are you? [more inside]
It seems this genet is making a habit of riding large herbivores.
A genet in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in South Africa has been photographed by camera traps for several weeks running, riding around on the backs of cape buffalo and rhinoceros . Researchers agree: this is weird! (via.) [more inside]
A dot of orange beneath an art-deco masterpiece.
Halfway through my three-week, 417-mile journey down the "most endangered" river in America, the water began flowing backward and the mud started talking.
It spoke in baritone gurgles, like Barry White trapped in a bong.
You know what this is, John?
No, Barry White mud.
This is QUICKSAND.
"You're a mean little girl!"
"First time I ever got beat up by a baby moose." -- Maine moose trapper/tagger Wes Livingston gets mauled by an ungrateful juvenile moose on video. [via 9MSN; TW: animal mauling; Livingston is ok] [more inside]
I think I'll call him Rusty.
The red-crested tree rat (Santamartamys rufodorsalis), not seen in over a hundred years, made an unexpected, nonchalant appearance at the El Dorado Bird Reserve in Colombia a couple of weeks ago. Witnesses are unavailable for comment, being too busy with squeals of "Awwwwwww" to respond to questions. Press release here; high-res photos heEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The Definitive Look at the Diversity of Our Planet
Five years ago this week, the BBC started broadcasting one of the most extraordinary documentaries ever to grace television: Planet Earth. The culmination of five years of field work, it employed the most cutting-edge of techniques in order to capture life in all its forms, from sweeping spaceborne vistas to shockingly intimate close-ups -- including many sights rarely glimpsed by human eyes. Visually spectacular, it showcased footage shot in 204 locations in 62 countries, thoroughly documenting every biome from the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to the lifegiving waters of the Okavango Delta, a rich narrative tapestry backed by a stirring orchestral score from the BBC Concert Orchestra. Unfortunately, the series underwent some editorial changes for rebroadcast overseas. But now fans outside the UK can rejoice -- all eleven chapters of this epic story are available on YouTube in their original form: uncut, in glorious 1080p HD, and with the original narration by renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough. Click inside for the full listing (and kiss the rest of your week goodbye). [more inside]
What Does a Bear Really Do In the Woods?
Northern Divide Grizzly Bear Project ― the grizzly bear has had a threatened status for more than 30 years now. Several zones have been established in the northwestern U.S. and Canada to monitor recovery. Kate Kendall of the USGS led a project to investigate recovery through DNA monitoring of the bears. Since the funds dried up, Kate and her team have used remote cameras to capture some interesting footage of bears and other wildlife.
Is Tiger Woods Bad for the Environment?
Are golf courses bad or good for the environment? Chances are the answer you give depends on whether you are actively involved with the game. Representing anti-golf we have the Organic Consumers Association, the Journal of Pesticide Reform (pdf), and the Global Anti-Golf Movement. Speaking on behalf of golf course management the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (pdf) and the United States Golf Association. A group of leading golf and environmental organizations have jointly developed Environmental Principles for Golf Courses in the United States.
Tiger tiger burning bright
As two more villages are relocated to create reserves for Project Tiger in India, each family will be offered two hectares of land, a house and 100,000 rupees or approximately $2200. But is this a sustainable solution for anti poaching measures? At Ranthambhore tiger reserve in the backward district of Sawai Madhopur, poaching has been controlled but pressure on the park remains as long as the seven relocated villages are unable to find alternate sources of long term income and other resources. When seeking food and shelter, saving the tiger is the last thing on their minds. Witness the slaughtering of the rare gorilla in Congo for food recently until the rebels were convinced to stop. Local needs versus long term ecological preservation will continue to be issues unless alternate viable solutions can be found.


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