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During the long winter nights when Ron Paul and his boisterous supporters were raising hell in caucus states, one of the regular themes sounded by many mainstream media political observers was the damage the libertarian outlier was doing to the Republican brand and ultimately the party's chances of defeating Barack Obama. Paul's cheering throngs were loud and clear at the GOP's presidential debates, and his strong showing in Iowa seemed to presage a dangerous extremist tilt to the opposition party.
But today, as Paul announced that he would no longer be campaigning in the remaining primary and caucus states, those warnings ring hollow. Paul may have had his moments during a fractious race, and his supporters will continue to make nuisances of themselves at state conventions, but in the end, his remained a symbolic candidacy that had little appeal to most Republicans. His libertarians will probably be heard from again in four or eight years if his son, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, takes the torch from his father and tries his luck at the presidential game. And some will claim he influenced the race and made great strides during his previous presidential runs. But the fact remains that his efforts fell flat as soon as the real voting started. Ron Paul ends his presidential run pretty much the way he began it: as someone outside the broad consensus of the Republican Party.
It should be conceded that Paul's campaign was well-organized and highly effective in any state where delegates were chosen in caucuses where low turnouts minimized his main deficiency: the lack of broad support from the voters. Any place where tiny groups of motivated activists could seize control of the situation was one where Paul could make a good showing. Under those circumstances, Paul's appeal to young, disaffected Democrats and independents who loved his isolationist stance on foreign policy and libertarian approach to social issues could make up for the fact that the overwhelming majority of Republicans had little interest in his ideas.
Paul was able to briefly shine in Iowa and stole the show at times in debates with his bizarre attacks on the Federal Reserve or his defense of the Islamist tyrants of Iran. Some liked his unassuming style and were charmed by the fact that, unlike the others on stage at the debates, he had no real plans to be president and therefore made no effort to pander to the voters. But his sideshow carnival candidacy ran out of steam as primary voters began to choose between the first tier candidates and he began a streak of last place finishes that were a better indication of his importance than the Iowa results.
His exit from active campaigning will, no doubt, provoke some pundits to claim that in 2012, his libertarians stopped being a marginal factor in the GOP and entered the mainstream. But this is, at best, an exaggeration. There was some overlap between Paul's strict libertarianism and Tea Party sentiment about the size of government, debt and taxes. But that common ground was dwarfed by the gap between Paul's conspiratorial view of economics as well as his foreign policy views that had more in common with the knee-jerk anti-American doctrines of the far left than with that of most Republicans.
Though many on the left wrongly assume his extremist approach resonated with the party's base, the truth was, he had little to offer average Republican voters. Nor can it be credibly asserted that he moved the conservative discussion in his direction on any issue where it had not already moved. Every time he opened his mouth, he demonstrated the strong distinction between his own extremist approach and that of even most Tea Party hardliners.
Despite all the noise he made and the delegates he won, on the day when his campaign ended with a whimper, the chasm that separates Paul's followers from the rest of the Republican Party is no smaller than it was a year ago.


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Av Corrientes 3190
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Welcome to the Abasto Hotel
Offering free tango lessons, a snack-bar and restaurant, and free Wi-Fi in the business center, Abasto Hotel caters to travelers who want to stay on Corrientes Avenue.
Hotel Features
The 120 rooms of the 19-story Abasto Hotel feature simple, comfortable interiors and include cable TV, minibars, Wi-Fi, coffeemakers, and large windows. Non-smoking rooms are available. The hotel restaurant, Volver, serves three meals a day, and room service is available around the clock. Famed tango dancers offer complimentary tango lessons daily. For even more physical activity, hit the fitness center or head to the hot tub, where there's a snack bar. Additional amenities include business facilities, a concierge and a 24-hour front desk staff. Babysitting services can be arranged for a fee.
Hotel Location
On Corrientes Avenue, across from the Abasto Shopping Mall, Abasto Hotel is within walking distance of many restaurants. Teatro Colon is two miles from the hotel, as are La Recoleta's shops and galleries. The famed Obelisk is three miles away and Puerto Madero is four miles away. It's 18 miles to Ministro Pistarini Airport.
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Jorge from Fort Louderdale, FL
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Clean everyday, they do great job. I'm so happy
Excelent price and service
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August 6, 2010
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Fabulous Free Tango lessons every night, great breakfast, free internet.
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February 15, 2010
February 15, 2010
It did not appear to be in the best section of the city, although it was safe to walk.
The hotel staff was friendly helpful. They made restaurant recommendations, gave us directions & arranged for cab pick up to the airport the next morning. The room was clean & spacious. We also found a great Italian restaurant within a few blocks of the hotel that the hotel recommended. It is also, conveniently, located next to a subway stop. This place represents a great bargain. I would highly recommend it.
James from Cranston,RI
December 5, 2009
December 5, 2009
Free breakfast, tango lessons and
Had to pay for the internet access.
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Good one! And yeah, think we'll all be wanting @Tyler Orchard autograph someday, along w/ our own, personalized @HowieG ™ brand comment. FWIW.
There is an up-and-comer in our midst. Someone you need to get to know.
His name is Tyler Orchard and I think he might be oblivious.
He doesn't blog very often (a couple of times a month), but when he does, it's full of smart information that really makes you think. He's also very self-reflective, which I always respect in people.
He talks PR, social media, and politics, which drives specifically to his experience. He's not a guy with a Twitter account and a keyboard. He really knows what he's doing.
A Canadian (or, after Martin Waxman's Cision panel yesterday, maybe I can claim he's a fellow Canadian?), Tyler does communication for the Parliament of Canada.
Mr. D is in politics and I'm always amazed at the communication (or lack thereof) skills candidates have as they begin their race for office.
Granted, Canadian and U.S. politics are a bit different. But, when someone like Tyler comes along, he really stands out among the vanilla consultants and experts in the space (Mr. D excluded, of course – he's quite charismatic).
He guest blogged for us last month, where he provided tips on being transparent and authentic in your business dealings. He created a nice conversation in the comments and wasn't afraid to take on people who debated him.
But the real reason I like him? He loves food and wine as much as I do. And, let's be real, that's way more important than intelligence.
But he's the real deal. Smart and self-reflective, with just the right amount of spark and engagement thrown in.
Check him out. You can find him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and writing at Talking Points, his blog.
Get to know him now. Before his star rises and you will no longer have access to him. Or, at the very least, get him to sign something so you can sell it on eBay.
I had the pleasure of interacting with Tyler in the past -- kind, thoughtful, and a gentleman! Here's to Tyler, so deserving of this #FF and post, Gini!
@barefoot_exec It's my favorite time of the week!
Follow you before you have a huge wall of body guards to keep us at bay?
Off to stalk your blog, before "stalking you" is actually recorded somewhere... and I live in the Middle East, this will get tougher... ;)
Well, I was going to try and come up with something extremely witty, eh; but there is no way I can top @HowieG comment.
Pook toque; isn't that what Howie is smoking in this opium den, or is it Candian bacon? And why is it round anyway?
Good to see you Tyler (again); you are in some pretty fast company here, I hope your reputation survives it.
He's also an incredibly generous person. So glad to be able to say: I knew him when.
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@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard I think one of the things I admire, glean most from this guy is his humility and patience. Yes, he is introspective, poignant -- but he is IONS more patient and reverent than I am, and speaking for those our age; that's a rare gift in and of itself.
To be honest, I tire of hearing people ramble on and on when I arrived at the same landmark a week ago. But humility and respect asks us to SHUT off our young and unwieldy minds and LISTEN to the value, insight and unique perspective others might bring.
Young Elk KudosCall, my Good Man.
Thank you for the intro, Gini D. Hello @TylerOrchard and welcome to chaos! From the looks of the comments below, you're off to a friggin' good start, eh? ;)
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@skypulsemedia Thank you very much. However, I should be thanking you for one of the best comments ever devised.
@skypulsemedia Thank you very much. However, I should be thanking you for one of the best comments every devised.
I first saw @Tyler Orchard he was trying out for the Yankees, but then Jack Welch hired him as a business advisor and helped ghost write his last book. after that he took a sabbatical and went to India to meditate with the Mahareeshi where the idea of round bacon came to him during an opium filled night in a tent with tribal elders thus changing the face of California inspired pizza forever. After returning and writing the Twilight novels he is now partial man of leisure and partial Canadian force to be reckoned with in Parliment.
Glad to see you found him! And grats on your Follow Friday now that you have been exposed to everyone and aliens your life will never be the same.
@shonali Thanks a lot, Shonali! Have a great end to the week!
Politics and Canada are like common sense and Dubya Bush, an oxymoron. But Tyler is good people. And no, Gini, you are not s fellow Canadian. You can be a Manitoba Moose, though.
@3HatsComm Thanks, Davina! I would be more than happy to sign as much as my hand could take, although it would probably end up being worth less than a Beanie Baby collection. I'd take the @HowieG T-shirt any day though!
@NancyCawleyJean It's been great connecting with you, Nancy. Thank you for the kind words. Have a wonderful weekend!
@ginidietrich what's your weekend looking like?
@Hajra My only bodyguard right now is @belllindsay . She's the one with the bedazzled denim jacket and arms folded standing in the back. Don't let looks fool you, East Coasters are notoriously strong.
Thank you for stalking me. I'm flattered.
@bdorman264 Thanks a lot, Bill. I'm hoping it survives as well. So far so good. The comment would have had to be quite hallucinogenic to beat @HowieG . We're not quite sure what he had, but he was holed up in that den with something strong. I think Canadian bacon is round because we have different shaped pigs - but I could be mistaken.
Great to connect with you again! Enjoy your weekend, eh!
@Shelley Pringle Thank you so much, Shelley! It's been an absolute pleasure getting to know you.
@Byron Fernandez Why, thank you, Byron. I strive embody a few of those characteristics. Cheers.
@EricaAllison Right? I just saw there are 100 comments. Good Lord.
@EricaAllison It's great to "meet" you as well, Erica! I see the Canadian is rubbing off! Some of the comments have been absolute beauties. There's no better way to enjoy a Friday, eh?
@HowieG@Tyler Orchard Have I told you lately that I love you, Howie...? Top *that* comment @Danny Brown ;)
@HowieG I was proven wrong. This is by far the best comment I have ever seen....anywhere.
@Danny Brown Well, this just won as the best comment of the day - hands down. I appreciate the underhanded compliment! Gini, a Manitoba Moose is an honour badge.
@Danny Brown What the heck? You're not even Canadian.
@Danny Brown Exile her to Moosejaw!
@kmueller62 Unfortunately some work. :(
@Tyler Orchard@Hajra @belllindsay I LOVE being stalked online! Real-life Not So Much though ...
@Tyler Orchard@Hajra @belllindsay Now I want to sing like Whitney!! #Bodyguard I am tough, and I will protect you in my bedazzled denim blazer (I did mention it was a blazer, right...?) :)
@Tyler Orchard We're pretty humble for how Awesome we are, eh?
@belllindsay@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown I'm singing along with you LIndsay...Have I told you lately...Come on Howie...bring it!
@Tyler Orchard@HowieG Tyler, don't feed the animals.
@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown Being from there, I'd have to agree. Congrats on the post, Tyler. @ginidietrich are you wearing a Cdn flag on your lapel yet?
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@ginidietrich Shows how much YOU know..!!
@ginidietrich@Danny Brown "heck"? way to bring out the potty mouth
@belllindsay I was going to say - it's picture time!
@Tyler Orchard@Hajra HAHAHA! Now I must take a picture of it! It's not as hideous as it sounds.
@belllindsay@Hajra I didn't think a bedazzled denim garment could get any better, but a blazer - that is a heck of a piece!
@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard In one way or another, Art is an Act of Defiance ;-) "Whomever is most impertinent Wins" (Mozart)
@Byron Fernandez@Tyler Orchard Good christ, you were doomed from the get go!!! :)
@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard Teehee. I came from a Filipino-Hispanic-Italian-French household, collective, took your shoes off at the door. We did not air our dirty laundry, we were expected to endure all things with Grace and Piety. BAHAHAHA
@Byron Fernandez@Tyler Orchard I come from a very loud and abrasive Maritime family. Can't help it!! LMAO!!
@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard SHUTTT ITTT; you vile woman! (Stewie Griffin British voice)
Followed by my online impersonation of you Linds: AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!!
@Byron Fernandez@Tyler Orchard HAHAHAHA!! You took the words right outta my mouth Byron! :)
@belllindsay@Tyler Orchard@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich I have the mittens and I wear them when I'm running. And yes...on my hands, not on my feet. Posted a photo of them http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/kaarinadillabough/17490671246/1/tumblr_lzaf27B3rt1r9zvww
@KDillabough@Tyler Orchard@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich My son just got one of those as a gift! They're great!
@Tyler Orchard@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich@belllindsay Good Lord, help us. What is this fishbowl on, and Can I Have More of IT?!? (Or is it less...)
@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich@belllindsay Definitely not a Member of Parliament. But welcome an alien invasion anytime! Just be sure to pack your toque!
@KenMueller@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich@HowieG Howie, I feel as though you must have written this comment from an opium-filled tent.
@KenMueller@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich@belllindsay what is funny is I didn't know Tyler was ACTUALLY a member of Parliment until I followed him on G+. Now I have a go to person to eliminate the red tape for me as my Alien Invasion spreads north
@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich@HowieG Cute and cuddly....like a porcupine
@ginidietrich@HowieG He seemed cute and cuddly to start...
@jasonkonopinski@KDillabough@HowieG@ginidietrich@Danny Brown I'll take Ontario any day. Take off you hoser! (Jason's got the lingo down!)
@HowieG@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown We're like that eh (did you see how I spelled that Howie? I'm stickin' with the friggin' Canadian spelling:)
@KDillabough@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown I lost my Mickey Mouse Wallet with $5 Canadian in it when I was 6 at the Toronto Zoo and they announced it was found on the loud speaker (1974 for those wondering how old I am) and the money was still in there. Definitely different than the Bronx Zoo.
@HowieG@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown The *real* Bay of Fundy is in New Brunswick. Sheesh. Flower Pot thingies. And walking on the sea floor.
@KDillabough@HowieG@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown Don't be such a hoser.
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@ginidietrich@Tyler Orchard@Danny Brown everyone knows the two cool states are BC and Quebec. With Nova Scotia coming in a close third because of the Bay of Fundy where I have gone clamming before is really awesome,.
@Danny Brown@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich Oh. Danny. Never tease a woman about hirsuteness. ;)
@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich I was more on about the hirsuteness... ;-)
@ginidietrich@Danny Brown I should note, you bare no resemblance to a moose.
@KDillabough@HowieG@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich I'm convinced I was a Mountie in a Past Life
@KenMueller@belllindsay@HowieG@ginidietrich New Jersey? If you throw in Illinois, NJ and Florida, we'll also include Nunavut. This is a bargain deal, Ken.
@belllindsay@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@ginidietrich I should also mention that my wife and I honeymooned in Canada. It's the only other country I've ever been to. It is a country, right? Not just the 51st state? I mean, we'd gladly trade New Jersey...
@belllindsay@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich Boom. You were just Canadian-ified.
@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@KenMueller@ginidietrich "Ay" is Scottish. Granted, that's the motherland to a fair number of us - but it's pronounced like a capital "I" - Eh is Canadian - pronounced like a capital "A". Which is also the name of a local hockey team somewhere. "The Capital As"
@KenMueller@HowieG@belllindsay@ginidietrich@belllindsay@KDillabough I have an extra jacket for you. However, if you want to wear something a bit more high-fashion, we can do the Canadian tuxedo (denim jeans and denim jacket)
@HowieG@Tyler Orchard@belllindsay@ginidietrich i have a sudden urge to wear flannel
@Tyler Orchard@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich Per Wikipedia which is the foremost factual site on the web it is Ay. and I just watched the Great White North for the 193rd time and it sounds like Ay-Eh!
@HowieG@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich He stole it from the Mountie. Just sayin'...
@HowieG@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich Now this is a true history lesson. We as Canadians just died a little. However, I'm pretty sure we can steal the word back...it's just going to take a bit of work.
@HowieG@KenMueller@ginidietrich It's EH, not AY! *facepalm* I don't love you any more.
@KenMueller@belllindsay@ginidietrich Friggin is not Canadian. Per Wikipedia which is always factual it was first said in an early Laurel and Hardy movie and after traveling to England and Switzerland a Canadian Mountie snowed in during a blizzard in the Alps heard his host say 'It's Friggin Cold ya?' and the Mountie responded 'No....It's Friggin Cold Ay?'
@belllindsay@ginidietrich Actually, I've used Friggin' for years, and never knew it was Canadian. So I'm pretty excited to wake up on a Friday morning and discover that I'm bilingual!
@KenMueller@ginidietrich HAHAHAHA!! #hesaidFriggin!!
@ginidietrich it's just that i know you are capable of so much friggin' more
@KenMueller Where have you been? I always say that. My five year old nephew says it and it makes me laugh every time.
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Its charm lies in its brick row houses and early Federalist architecture, cobblestone streets, and the prestigious Georgetown University campus—most of which are now protected since the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks.
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I am a partner in an LLC that is registered in NM. All of the current partners (5) are located in different states. We developed some software that we all use and we have one employee in another state who manages our website and provides phone support. We have a few clients (also in different states) who pay annual support fees. Currently we file and pay taxes in two states. We have no physical presence in NM since the employee who was there has passed away. I will be taking over bookkeeping responsibilities and need to make mailing address changes. Would my address become the "business location". Will I now have to file in three states? Do I need to continue filing in NM just because we are registered in that state?
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What if the Julius Randle who dominated Michigan State in the second half and the Willie Cauley-Stein who blocked nine shots against Boise State manned the Wildcat frontcourt?
What if the Andrew Harrison who scored 26 against Tennessee and the Aaron Harrison who poured in 28 vs. Robert Morris were on the floor together?
What if John Calipari could sub the Alex Poythress who went on a one-man 7-0 on Tuesday against Texas A&M for the the James Young who had 26 points against Mississippi State?
The prospect is certainly a tantalizing one, but it's not realistic.
"Everybody's not going to have a good game every game and people have to understand that," Andrew Harrison said. "But at the same time, it's not always about scoring points and stuff like that. It's about playing hard. If everyone plays hard, we're really tough to beat."
In both games and practice, it's all about effort. The Cats can't let that effort be affected by anything. Not the last play, the last game and especially not the "clutter" and outside voices to which Coach Cal has so often referred of late.
"Whether it's my point guard, whether it's James, this stuff is all game-to-game with these guys," Calipari said. "And if they get caught up in one game, you take your eye off the ball, which is the process of getting better as an individual and -- more importantly right now for us -- as a team."
No. 14 Kentucky (14-4, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) began the season atop the polls. Billed as one of the most talent-rich teams in recent memory, dominance wasn't talked about as a possibility so much as a certainty.
Instead, the Cats have had their moments and even a signature win over Louisville, but are only now beginning to find a rhythm.
"Other teams are well ahead of us right now," Calipari said, "either because they've been veteran teams and they're way ahead of us as a team, or they just needed each other more than we thought we needed each other. So we haven't made the strides as a team that we need. But we have made strides."
To continue to make those strides, UK will need Cauley-Stein to round back into form.
The sophomore had a remarkable December, blocking shots on pace with Anthony Davis and Nerlens Noel. But over his last three games, his production and minutes have plummeted. He's averaging just one point, 3.3 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 15.3 minutes during that stretch and backup Dakari Johnson has filled the void with his best stretch of play this season.
"Again, he's playing behind Willie, and Willie's really playing well," Calipari said. "You're not gonna get many minutes then. But Willie didn't play well, so now what are you gonna do with your minutes? Well, he went in and said, 'You should be playing me instead of Willie.' "
If Thursday's practice is any indication, Cauley-Stein won't be able to be kept off the floor. After working out individually late on Wednesday, Cauley-Stein looked like a different player the next day.
"It was good to see him back to instead of avoiding everything, creating and doing the stuff that we've all seen him do," Calipari said. "You go down that road and you start thinking the wrong way -- this game is more mental than anything else. And for him, he got away from what he was doing to make himself and set himself apart."
After playing with him on Thursday, Andrew Harrison stated in no uncertain terms his belief that Cauley-Stein will be back in a big way when UK takes on Georgia (10-7, 4-1 SEC) on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network). If he is, Harrison knows what that can mean.
"He's probably the best center in the country and we need him to be as good as we can be," Harrison said.
UK will certainly need all hands on deck against the visiting Bulldogs. Georgia has won four of five to open SEC play, taking down Missouri on the road, Arkansas at home and only losing at Florida.
"They're playing exactly how they have to play to win," Calipari said. "Their guards are scoring. They're shooting the 3 when they need it. They're plus-10 rebounds in our league right now."
Guards Charles Mann (13.1 points per game) and Kenny Gaines (12.0) lead a balanced scoring attack, but Georgia remains simply "the next challenge up" in Calipari's eyes, a measuring stick for UK's progress. He knows exactly the things he'll be looking for.
"When we really, truly start playing for each other," Calipari said. "Where we have no ball-stoppers on offense. That ball moves or you make a play. On defense, that we play an entire possession and we show energy for our team, not just when we're guarding the ball. When we're not guarding the ball. That we block out on an errant shot with 0.2 seconds to go, because we're gonna finish the possession."
It's unlikely all those things will happen together on Saturday, but the Cats are working to get there eventually.
"When we get there, you'll see this team take a quantum leap," Calipari said.
Polson to have high-school jersey retired Friday
UK will take a break from its Georgia preparations to celebrate with Jarrod Polson as he has his jersey retired at West Jessamine High School on Friday night.
"I told them yesterday we were all going to go and be there for him, and they went crazy for him," Calipari said. "And what a great gesture for their high school to do."
Polson averaged 18.2 points, 6.4 assists and 4.9 rebounds as a senior, leading his team to a Sweet Sixteen berth and finishing his career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,884 points.
Even so, it's an honor Polson didn't see coming.
"I was pretty shocked," Polson said. "I didn't really know they do it actually while you're in college or anything like that so when they told me I was pretty excited and my family was pretty happy about it so I think it'll be a good night."


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This re-release seems unnecessary at first glance, but the conclusion of Kratos' journey serves up a level of spectacle that remains impressive in 2015.
Her Story is a bold and largely successful experiment in interactive crime fiction.
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Leader of the Neo Terran Front (NTF) and a key character in Freespace 2. He serves as the antagonist for part of the game as well as the driving force of the game's narrative.
He is a character from mega man zx advent with an attitude similar to Harpuia.
Chief alchemist in the Order of the Sword.
A member of the the Aerialbots, Air Raid is by far the most fearless Autobot flier.
A magical mask that protects Crash Bandicoot during his adventures.
A high-ranking demon and one of Lucifer's top Generals. He was the mastermind behind the demon invasion on Purgatory.
Stage-1 Boss of SORA. Also appears as a playable character in Acceleration Of SUGURI 2.
Finished long after Dr. Gero's death by his self-aware supercomputer, Android 13 is specifically designed to destroy Goku. He can obtain a greater form once absorbing components from #14 and #15.
Finished long after Dr. Gero's death by his self-aware supercomputer, Android 14 is specifically designed to destroy Goku.
Finished long after Dr. Gero's death by his self-aware supercomputer, Android 15 is specifically designed to destroy Goku.
Android 16 is an android created by Dr. Gero to kill Goku. He was considered a failure and remained deactivated until Android 17 killed Gero and activated him.
Android 17 is an android built by Dr. Gero to kill Goku. He rebelled against his creator and killed him.
Android 18 was created by Dr. Gero. She is later absorbed by Cell to transform to his perfect form. Krillin's love interest.
Android 19 was created by Dr. Gero to kill Goku. Unlike his previous creations, Android 19 is completely mechanical, and designed to absorb his opponent's life energy.
Angel is a mutant with Large feathery wings and a secondary mutation granting him a super healing factor.
A superhero who can use the powers on any living animal from an tiger to an eagle, Animal Man fights not just for humanity, but for every species on planet Earth.
The counterpart orbital frame to Jehuty in the Zone of the Enders series. It is part of the Aumaan project and is piloted by Colonel Nohman.
Astro Boy or just "Astro" is a robot boy that was originally created to replace Dr. Tenma's son, who was killed in a car accident. Long story short, he now fights crime and defends the Earth from other robots, monsters, etc.
Athrun is one of the protagonists of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and its sequel SEED Destiny. He is Kira Yamato's childhood friend, but the Bloody Valentine War pits them against each other.
AKA Bebi, a DragonBall GT villain.
The King of Dragons. Bahamut has been a long-time staple for summoners in the Final Fantasy games and is usually one of the most impressive/powerful summons the player can acquire in the game.
Banshee is a mutant who started as a villain, but later became a member of the X-Men. He can fly and has the ability to attack by shouting.
Bardock is Goku's father in the Dragon Ball Z franchise. He has appeared in several modern Dragon Ball games.
Big lazy robotic bird given to Mega Man as a gift for rescuing Dr Cossack's daughter. Most famous quote - Go on a diet Mega Man.
Animal orb found in Castle Crashers
Bizarro is a failed clone of Superman. "Bizzaro not failed clone of Superman! Bizarro worster than Superman!"
Blossom is the self-proclaimed leader of The Powerpuff Girls, a superhero kindergarden trio from the titular Cartoon Network series. While typically level-headed, brilliant, and compassionate, she tends to be bossy and condescending, and often feuds with her more aggressive sister, Buttercup. She is voiced by Cathy Cavadini.
Giant bird who has tangled with Wario a couple of times.
Space pirate who escapes his prison thanks to the enormous amounts of energy that was unchained during the Cell Games. Main villain in DBZ Movie 9: Bojack Unbound.
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Apple uses DRM within its iPhone to help control the iPhone developer application community. Apple uses the terms in its SDK to limit how and what gets developed for the iPhone. It then controls what programs make it into the Application Store via iTunes via an application process. All this amounts to protection involving contract (SDK, app store submission), copyright, (software code), and DRM. The iPhone DRM means that if users want to run apps that aren't sanctioned via Apple's process, they will likely have to Jailbreak their iPhones.
In two earlier posts I noted about the use of DRM/TPMs – Digital Rights Management / Technical Protection Measures – as part of the controls around DVDs and with a clear example from the games sector around the differences in using these strategies in a B2B versus a B2C context.
The twist with the iPhone is that in the United States there is a rulemaking procedure to allow for the Library of Congress to make exemptions to anti-circumvention law (the DMCA for DRM/TPMs) every three years. The 2006 review introduced an exemption to allow mobile phone users to connect to any mobile phone carrier (unlocking your mobile).
While this exemption would work solely to switch carriers, it's limited to that purpose and doesn't fit with all the additional application features in smartphones. It's 2009 and time for another review of the exemptions, and the EFF has submitted for an exemption to allow users to jailbreak their iPhones. Ars Technica covers the dispute in "Apple, MPAA, RIAA attack DRM circumvention requests", with commentary from Fred von Lohmann:
"Sure, GM might tell us that, for our own safety, all servicing should be done by an authorized GM dealer using only genuine GM parts. Toyota might say that swapping your engine could reduce the reliability of your car. And Mazda could say that those who throw a supercharger on their Miatas frequently exceed the legal speed limit.
"But we'd never accept this corporate paternalism as a justification for welding every car hood shut and imposing legal liability on car buffs tinkering in their garages. After all, the culture of tinkering (or hacking, if you prefer) is an important part of our innovation economy."
The broader public policy impact is always an important part when thinking about rules such as these and the relationship between IP law as a tool for public policy (and in thinking about some of the drivers behind open source and open innovation). But like Holmes (no, not that Holmes) we must consider the actual rights available as someone examing how to protect their product or service in the marketplace.
In terms of IP strategy, commercial strategy, and DRM, Apple has had to consider:
- The hack-counterhack back and forth with those circumventing the iPhone DRM (the "jailbreakers") and updating the iPhone firmware to prevent jailbreak;
- Consumer reaction to App store choice. Essentially how well do the allowed applications meet consumer demand and whether there are more desirable Apps only available via jailbroken iPhone. If consumers are demanding "forbidden" programs and can't have them, that leads to anger and frustration at Apple's DRM. This seems to me to be of primary concern to the power users / alpha geeks out there, but these are an important userbase;
- Consumer reaction to Apple's arguments in the DMCA exception process, which has placed them in a similar position to the MPAA and RIAA and so might lead to a negative reaction among a segment of their user base;
- The DMCA procedure itself and how that impacts the long term outlook for using DRM as part of their strategy to protect their product (such as realising the potential time limits built into that approach);
- How if losing the DMCA exception review (thus circumvention would be allowed) impacts both the iPhone and other Apple products (the "slippery slope" argument that MPAA/RIAA make on allowing any circumvention).
Of course globally, Apple may be able to pursue a DRM strategy in other markets without fear of a review procedure such as the one in place in the US, though obviously the US is a major market for Apple.
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Vonage announces net income for first time
Vonage released its Q4 earnings report and had some exciting news. Excluding adjustments, the company reported net income from operations for the very first time. Vonage reported a net income of $3 million excluding adjustments which was up $37 million from 2008.
Sequentially, net income was flat but revenue was up to $224 million. According to the release, the average revenue per user increased to $30.54 from $28.33 in the year ago quarter and $29.89 sequentially.
"2009 marks the first year generating net income excluding adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled. And, revenues per subscriber have increased while we reduced selling, general and administrative expenses by double-digit percentages," said Marc Lefar, Vonage Chief Executive Officer in the earnings release. Lefar saw the net income success as a function of an upgraded value proposition, enhancing the customer experience, and reduced costs.
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Ok I am sure it is no surprise, but I LOVE Mardi Gras at Universal Studios. I love catching beads, the music to the parade always gets stuck in my head, and the concert is always a good time!
This year Universal has a really amazing line up and I am wondering which band are you most excited for? I am going to list them all then tell you mine.
Feb 19: The B 52s
Feb 20: KC and the Sunshine Band
Feb 26: Pitbull
Mar 05: Lynrd Skynyrd
Mar 12: Foreigner
Mar 18: Neon Trees
Mar 19: The Roots
Mar 25: OneRepublic
Mar 26: Black Shelton
Apr 01: Sean Kingston
Apr 02: Ne-Yo
Apr 09: Lifehouse
Apr 16: The Beach Boys
Apr 23: Thirty Seconds to Mars
So i am going to be attending all of these, but I am most excitef for
Neon Trees, OneRepublic, Lifehouse, Thirty Seconds to Mars and the B-52s.
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Retired Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron will join TVG, America's Horseracing Network, as a member of the TVG broadcasting team, it was announced March 27. McCarron will make his on-air debut April 4, live at Keeneland Race Course.
McCarron's resume as a professional jockey includes six victories in Triple Crown races, including two Kentucky Derby victories, and nine victories in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, including five in the Breeders' Cup Classic. He was the regular rider of horses such as Alysheba, John Henry, and Tiznow. He was inducted into the National Racing Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility.
"TVG produces outstanding coverage and analysis of horseracing and my goal is to provide insightful behind-the-scenes analysis that you won't hear anywhere else," said McCarron. "I am thrilled to make my TVG debut live from Keeneland, a place that means so much to Thoroughbred racing."
McCarron retired in 2002 as the leading all-time money winner in Thoroughbred racing history, with over $264 million in purse earnings. With 7,141 trips to the winner's circle over 28 years, he is the sixth winningest jockey of all time.
"Since TVG's inception, we've evaluated prominent stars in racing that could someday serve as announcers for our network, and Chris' name has always been on the very top of the list," said Tony Allevato, TVG's senior vice president and executive producer. "Chris brings a level of knowledge and insight to our broadcasts that our network has never had before."
McCarron has provided color commentary and analysis for ABC, NBC and ESPN broadcasts of Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup races. He is currently Executive Director of the North American Racing Academy, the world-class jockey and racing school that he founded at Kentucky Horse Park and Thoroughbred Training Center in Lexington in 2006. McCarron will be based in Kentucky and provide onsite analysis at racetracks throughout the country on the TVG network.
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There is nothing anticlimactic about the Clayton County Senior Bowl, not even to the Lovejoy contingent that helps make up the South team.
A week after losing to Tucker in the Class AAAA final at the Georgia Dome, Lovejoy seniors were back on the field, looking for another game to win.
This time, however, they were paired with guys who have spent most of their time as their rivals. Players from Lovejoy, Jonesboro, Mount Zion and Mundy's Mill make up the South team that will take on the North — made up of players from Drew, Forest Park, Morrow, North Clayton and Riverdale — on Saturday at Twelve Oaks Stadium.
Lovejoy's Al Hughes will coach the South team, though he left Thursday night to tend to a death of a beloved aunt. In the meantime, Hughes' Lovejoy assistants and coaches from the other schools used a practice at Twelve Oaks Stadium to try to form a cohesive unit.
That isn't easy when you're guarding classified information. Who inadvertently wants to reveal his team's secrets to the rest of the county?
"Nobody wants to give up anything they do," Lovejoy offensive coordinator Craig Chatman said.
So practice is a pretty straightforward thing, all the more necessary since the preparation time is short.
"It's about making sure where to line up and what to run so that the kids look good on Saturday," Chatman said.
Opportunities abound in this game, where college scouts are expected to attend.
"There's supposed to be a whole bunch of people," Chatman said. "There's going to be a chance for some guys to play where they want to play. Maybe they didn't have the chance during the regular season."
Marcus Hathorne of Lovejoy, for example, likely will get a chance to showcase his skills at a number of positions. A shoulder injury limited his playing time during the season, but he could see action at cornerback, safety and wide receiver.
The players seemed to enjoy coming together as much as the coaches enjoyed getting a chance to see what unfamiliar talent can do.
"It's basically pure football," Lovejoy wide receivers coach Eric Habelt said.
Immediately after practice, players received their game jerseys for Saturday. The South will wear navy blue with white lettering and numbering, while the North will wear white with navy lettering and numbering. There were a few minor snags, a misspelled name here or there, but players seemed genuinely excited about competing again.
More like this story
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- Talent to be displayed at all-star game ( December 19, 2012 )
- Lovejoy has arms, bats to compete ( February 28, 2013 )
- Closeness key to Lovejoy's success ( December 6, 2011 )
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There isn't anywhere to sit at Stardust Donut Shop in Imperial Beach. From inside, 69-year-old Cliff Arnold waits on customers as they walk up to the little stand's window and choose what they want from the modest selection of cult favorites like cinnamon rolls topped with peanuts.By Amy T. Granite
One weekend last fall, I took the woman for whom I'd fallen to visit two of my favorite places in San Diego, Kitchen Creek and The Whaling Bar: wilderness and civilization.By D.A. Kolodenko
Living in Boston for three years, I learned about "spring coats"—those that are perfect for temperatures in the 50s and 60s. In other words, Boston's spring coats are San Diego's winter coats.By Kelly Davis
With this issue of CityBeat having a retro focus, I was at a loss as to what to write about. No, really. Retro cocktails are pretty much all I've been writing about in this space.By Kelly Davis
Stephen Rey's house looks like something out of a Wild West movie. Fronted by a bulky wooden gate, it's 102 years old and designed like an old saloon, with sun-bleached blue paint on the exterior and hand-crafted woodwork inside.By Peter Holslin
Traversing the doorway of Fred Longworth's Classic Audio Repair is like entering the Lost World. A Balinese mask hangs on the wall next to a display case where two dead lizards—one fully skeletal—are displayed beside an assortment of turntable cartridges.By Dave Maass
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MESSENGER is now well done! The spacecraft is out of the thermal vacuum chamber at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center after five weeks of rigorous environmental tests. Engineers baked the sunshade to about 350 degrees Celsius (662 degrees Fahrenheit) without a problem, and the spacecraft showed it could withstand the wide range of hot and cold temperatures it will face on its journey to and mission around Mercury.
This week's image, taken from the February 26 Webcam movie (small or large version), shows MESSENGER just after it was removed from the thermal vacuum chamber. The spacecraft currently sits in the "Big Tent" at Goddard, a temporary 43- by 13-foot clean room just outside the chamber. The engineer on the ladder is checking the alignment of key components, making sure everything stayed in place during the tests and a crane-lifted move out of the chamber.
Next week MESSENGER begins its trip to Mercury -- in the back of an air-conditioned semi-trailer; first stop Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. After final checkouts and being attached to its Delta II rocket, MESSENGER is scheduled to lift off during a 12-day launch period that opens May 11.


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Thanx for the Compliment and the critism...Sorry I'm not good at getting my point across with 1 sentence...I'll try & shorten it up...I don't want the site to crash cause of my post
1st DW...I am not jealous of anyone in the world, I have accomplishments in this field, some maybe greater than Travis Barker, I am also "Honored" to be one of 1,300 drummers on this web site on "Links"pg & I just made the "Wish List" under M (Lee Mangano)...go to my website & view and your welcome to critisize me as I did Travis. Part of the biz
I never once said Travis sucks and I also blessed his success...and begrudge no one's happiness..he has some great qualities as a drummer, his aggresive playing & attack and visual appearence...but still to answer this original thread...his talent didn't get him were he is, you prove it did.
you prove it didn't. had he not played in blink182 he wouldn't have got the recognition. remember that "Meet The Barkers" didn't start until blink was nearly on its last legs, so his success cannot be attributed to that really... I honestly think he gained the recognition for the way he plays. Sure, it's not the most creative drumming out there but can you imagine someone such as Neil Peart or Danny Carey playing the way they do to Blink182 pop punk songs? It simply wouldn't work. When you stand Travis Barker up against others in his genre who get similar credit (Tre Cool, the guy from Good Charlotte [I dislike the band too much to look up his name], the guy from Simple Plan [likewise], Derek Grant from Alkaline Trio [is that his name? it escapes me!]) he holds his own, with the exception of Derek, but I like Alkaline Trio a lot. Therefore his talent simply lies in being able to write suitable beats (note that's
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With regard to K. Wagner's Aug. 16 letter criticizing the "hypocrisy" of Wal-Mart and the Walton family, I am reminded of something my mother often said to me during my early years. Even though my mom never completed high school, she knew that it is so much easier to complain than it is to actually improve things.
May I ask Ms. Wagner how many low-income people she has offered jobs, and at what hourly rate?
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Have you ever wanted to jazz up a gift card, but didn't feel like running to the store to buy an expensive tin or box? Here is a fun tutorial on gift card wrapping with materials you probably have laying around your craft room.
- 1 felt square
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Grab your felt square and fold it in half so it is doubled over with the fun colored side of the fabric facing the inside. Decide if you would like your gift card holder to open on the top or on the side. Now, place your gift card with the long side of it right up against the fold of your felt. With your sharpie, trace the gift card. Now, draw another square around 5/8 of an inch out from where you traced your gift card. Cut along the outer square. See images for examples.
Once you have cut this out, sew along the inner square (only sew three sides so you can get your gift card in and out of the finished product). After you have sewn your three sides, use your scissors to snip on a diagonal from the outer square to the sewing line on each corner. This will make the fabric lay flat once you turn it inside out to see the nice fabric.
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Sometimes a vocal has short bursts of high-frequency energy where the S's are overemphasized, and this is known as sibilance. A se-esser, which is a selective frequency compressor, helps eliminate this undesirable effect. Let's see how to use it. The first thing we'll do is we'll listen to a vocal that has a lot of sibilance. Let's solo it up and listen. (music playing) Now you can hear the S's just jump out. There is way too much there. So the first thing we are going to do is insert, under dynamics, it says De-esser, and this is the plain-vanilla de-esser that comes with Pro Tools.
The first thing we are going to do is we are going to hit the Listen button and we are going to try to zero in on the frequency where the sibilance happens. (music playing) So it seems like about 6.1 kHz, right around there is where we have the S's.
So now the next thing is to set how much sibilance is attenuated. (music playing) Now it's attenuated a lot here. Let's listen to what happens. (music playing) So as you can hear, there are hardly any S's there, and it just doesn't sound good. It wrecks the vocal. But we don't really want a whole lot; we just want a little bit. We want to deemphasize the sibilance just a little bit. (music playing) One more. (music playing) Now let's bypass and have a listen before and after.
(music playing) Now let's listen in the track. (music playing) As you can hear, it sounds very, very natural, and that's what a de-esser does: it gets rid of the sibilance for us, makes everything sit in the track a lot better. So to sum it up, use a de-esser to eliminate sibilance from a vocal by using a frequency control to find the offending frequency. Then use the Threshold or Range control to dial in the proper amount.
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The pediatrician told me to get Toddler some Melatonin to help Toddler sleep. He also warned me that it could take some time to get the "recipe" right, and that it could also take some time for him to get used to it and it would be a while before he fell asleep and slept through the night.
Ha ha ha.
Within 20 minutes of giving Toddler the melatonin he is sound asleep and snoring. He doesn't wake up for 9 straight hours. It my friends is a Christmas miracle. (Just a few weeks late.) Plus he is sleeping in his own bed that whole time so we are sleeping so everyone is happy!!
I do sort of feel bad about how quickly he falls asleep. But I followed the instructions for his weight and age to a T and even gave him less than they recommended. But I think that it is better than the alternative of having to use some sort of sedative of him long term. (Or Ritalin or other DRUG.)
Now the trick is to give him the melatonin a little later than 7, probably like 8:30, so he isn't up at like 5am jumping on our bed screaming for donuts or other stuff. Because that is super wrong...getting up before the sun is up is WRONG. (Unless you absolutely have to that is.)
So everyone is sleeping and hopefully this will help with the reports of Toddler being a turd at preschool everyday. Plus with him getting a full nights sleep it may help with the tantrums during the day and his attention span. All things that we have been desperately trying to work on. We will see.
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What is your favorite book of all the ones you have you have written?
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, though I am not always sure why. Part of it, I expect, is because it was the first one. Another part of it seems to be connected to the sheer joy that I felt when it turned out that someone actually thought it was worth the effort to publish it. ( I can still remember running around my yard and jumping up and down and laughing out loud when we got the letter. ) Another part is because it seems still to be the purest and most honest book somehow, colored with a kind of idealism and hope and wonder that is childlike in a way.
Where do you get your ideas?
Second things first. On a few occasions, a publisher has asked me to write a specific sort of book, and so I have.
But generally, and most often, I find myself writing about the things that catch my eye or my ear, the things that quicken my spirit in some way, the things that seem to be calling to me at a particular moment in time.
Some particular thing will keep coming up in conversations with people for weeks and months, or a bit of a question will keep turning up in my journal for a few weeks or months, and I will begin to see stories that I want to tell that connect to that thing. I will start to write the stories themselves, and along the way, I will begin to discover what it is that I am actually writing about.
How long does it take for you to write a book?
It takes about a year most of the time. Some books go a little faster and others a little slower, but this is a rough sketch of the pattern.
I spend about four months writing what I refer to as the 'hand draft.' I call it that because because I write it by hand. Then it takes about two months to type and edit and rewrite what I have written so that it is in good enough shape to show anyone.
The next step is to send it off to the fine folks who will edit it and publish it, and that gives me a couple of months or so away from it. When it comes back, I generally have a month or so to rewrite it according to the notes and suggestions that they have made.
It goes to the copy editors from there and they usually have it for a month. Then I get it back and have about a month to make the changes that have to be made.
By the time that it is finished I have written it five or six times.
Are you working on anything new?
Most of the time, I work on three things at once. And I am right now, in fact.
I am always working on the first draft of something new. Just now, I am working on a book about how to write a book, a little something to help people who think they have a book to write but do not know how to begin.
I also always have a book in the stage where I am typing it in and editing it and rewriting it so that I can get it in the hands of the publisher. These days I am just beginning that work for a new book about the daily office.
And I usually have a book in the rewrite stage. Right now, the editors have done their work and I am doing the last rewrite for a book called Digging In, a book about building a garden and the sense of place that comes from digging in your own dirt.
These days I also have two envelopes with scribbled notes on them that are hanging on the wall above my desk. I am mulling them over, and the things scribbled on them may well grow up to be a book.
Do you have a particular time that you like to write?
I like to be up and in my studio with my second cup of coffee between four and five every morning. I like to write when my mind is clear and the world is quiet. The longer the day goes on, the more distractions there are. I try to be finished with the writer part of being a writer by nine or so. By then, the business part of being a writer has snuck in under the studio door and there are telephone calls and letters and such that have to be done, and I find that I usually cannot write any more that day.
Do you use a computer or do you write by hand?
I write the first draft by hand in little sketchbooks. It makes me go slower. Writing fast, at least for me, leads to bad writing. In fact, once I have typed it all in and have a clean hard copy, I actually paste it into a sketchbook and do the next three rewrites by hand as well.
My idea of a hardware upgrade is a fresh bottle of ink.
Do you use an outline to plot everything out before you write?
Usually I start with little more than two or three stories that I think I want to tell because they seem to be related to some thing I have been wondering about. Or I have a question that has come to me that seems to point to something that matters and those stories seem to be connected to the question.
I begin by telling those stories to myself, on paper, to see if the story begins to tell me what it means. After a few stories, I have a sense of what the other stories might be, and the thing begins to take shape. When the stories are told, then I can sit down and shift them around and make an outline so that I know what I am actually writing.
How did you decide to become a writer?
I grew up in a family of writers and poets and letter writers and artists and musicians of one kind or another. And our family owned a publishing business that I worked in for some ten years or so, spending most of my time around creative people. At our house, a kid who wanted to be a writer was encouraged to try it.
When I was thirteen or so, my father brought a young singer-songwriter to stay at our house while he was in town to record an album. I got to go back and forth to the studio for the sessions and when it was time to release the album, they asked me to write the liner notes. When the record came out, I took one look at my name in print and I was hooked. It took a long time before I was able to be a writer full time, but that was the beginning of it.
Who is your greatest influence as a writer?
In the beginning, it was my father, who was a fine storyteller and speaker and writer himself.
Next, it was a crowd of poets — Wordsworth, Coleridge, and later Rilke and Gibran. I still reread Wordsworth's
Preface to Lyrical Ballads
and Rilke's
Letters to a Young Poet
and some of Gibran's work several times a year. The things that they wrote about the poet's place in the world and the work a poet is called to do never fails to make me want to stand up and salute something. It also makes me want to sit down and write something.
Finally, I was introduced to the work of Annie Dillard and Frederick Buechner and Thomas Merton. They are the guiding lights for me as a writer. I spend most of my days trying to write one sentence that would be so good that you could slip it into one of their books and no one would notice that it had been written by someone else.
If you were not a writer, what would you be?
Several cheeky answers come immediately to mind — even more lost than I am; even less worthy to have space on the planet than I am now; a man without a web site.
Seriously — though I was more serious about the above answers than you might expect — I sometimes wish that I was a baseball coach and a teacher. I also have a hankering sometimes to be in the restaurant business, which seems a little odd. Evidently there is a genetic reason for this, I have two sons who cook in two very fine local restaurants.
Poet is a large word to me — it includes painters and singers and photographers and essayists and novelists and landscapers, as far as I am concerned. I was made to be a poet and if I had grown up under the influence of something other than the printed page, I would have ended being a poet still, just working in another medium.
How do you spend your time when you are not writing?
I sit in our back garden or in the little parlor with my best friend, the woman to whom I am fortunate enough to married. I play golf once or twice a week, more if I can afford the time and the greens fees.
I am a season ticket holder with front row seats to the local minor league team and try not miss a game if I can help it. I work The New York Times crossword every day. I swim for a half hour every day and claim it as an exercise regimen. And I read my favorite dozen or so writers over and over again.
What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
I was taught that a writer has three jobs : Learn the craft. Find your voice. Discover what is that you have to say that no one else can say.
The last one takes time and miles and experience. It is a thing that one grows into, by and large, and is best discovered not only by writing but by living one's life at some degree of attention for the things that catch your eye and your ear and your spirit.
Finding your voice takes time as well. It takes a considerable pile of pages to begin to know what is truly yours and what is not.
The first one is the only thing that you can actually do to help with either of the above. To paraphrase the advice from Michelangelo to a young artist, 'Write, Antonio, write. Write and do not waste time.'
Write every day. Write whatever is given you to write with all the art and craft you can muster. Watch the faces of your readers and listeners when you can, the look on their face will tell you if you have turned the phrase or not. Take any job that anyone offers you that will pay you to learn the craft.
Read only good writing, never bad. If you can write better work than the the work that is in what you are reading, stop reading it.
Letters to a Young Poet
by Rilke and
The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard as often as is necessary to keep your spirits up. They are preaching to the choir but that is the best way to get the choir to stand up and sing. Or sit down and write.
And writing is the only way to become a writer.
Do you have any advice for people who have a full time job and want to write full time?
Pick a time of day and a place where you can write. Tell everyone that you have to tell that these moments are for writing and nothing else. Lock the door, hang a sign on the window, barricade yourself in. Write a few hundred words each day, no more, no less. And do it every day.
Writers produce sentences. If you are not producing sentences, and then paragraphs, and then books, you are not a writer, you are a dabbler. Which is not a bad thing, but it is a good thing that you already have a job.
Did you have a favorite teacher?
Three of them — Ms. Flatt, Ms. Payne, and Mrs. Kirby — English and History teachers all. They were the first people who had no vested interest in my writing and still grinned when they read what I wrote. So I wrote some more just to see if I could make them grin some more.
My mother, whenever I would make a bad pun, would often say, 'Don't laugh at him, it just encourages him.' Evidently, these three teachers did not get the memo and they kept on grinning. It encouraged me along until no one could stop me.
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In the blockbuster tradition of Freakonomics, a Harvard economist and a Princeton psychology professor team up to offer a surprising and empowering new way to look at everyday life, presenting a paradigm-challenging examination of how scarcity - and our flawed responses to it - shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.
Why do successful people get things done at the last minute? Why does poverty persist? Why do organizations get stuck firefighting? Why do the lonely find it hard to make friends? These questions seem unconnected, yet Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir show that they are all are examples of a mindset produced by scarcity.
Drawing on cutting-edge research from behavioral science and economics, Mullainathan and Shafir show that scarcity creates a similar psychology for everyone struggling to manage with less than they need. Busy people fail to manage their time efficiently for the same reasons the poor and those maxed out on credit cards fail to manage their money. The dynamics of scarcity reveal why dieters find it hard to resist temptation, why students and busy executives mismanage their time, and why sugarcane farmers are smarter after harvest than before.
Once we start thinking in terms of scarcity and the strategies it imposes, the problems of modern life come into sharper focus.
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"great book."
Awesome all around. Provides a lot of motivating insight into the blunders we all make in daily life. I'm emptying my checking account and investing it all right away, not going to tunnel any more.
"important book for economists and other poets"
Important ideas put forward in an understandable manner
No. But both me and my future wife got ideas for our life and our research (we are social scientists)
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"Can't Wait For the Sequel"
This was an enlightening book. My only complaint is that the authors suggested the most interesting question at the very end of the book. I hope they are researching a second book now.
"solid, thoughtful, accessible, interdisciplinary"
The combination of scholarship with anecdote makes for a work which is entertaining as well as informative.The construct of scarcity is an emergent from the collaboration of two smart minds in the developing field of behavioral economics. It matters. This is one I will likely share with my students and my family
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Piedmontese food in NYC?
Where can I find authentic Piedmontese food in NYC? I know there might be a dish or two on many menu in different restaurants, but is there a place that specializes in it exclusively?
The chef at Aurora SoHo is Piemontese and the menu reflects that very well. If you have a specific dish you would like that isn't on the menu, let Ricardo know and he will make for you just as authentically as you would hope.
I've been in Piemonte twice this year and Aurora is in my top three Italian restaurants in the city.0


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SURP students bring innovative planning techniques to communities in South Florida, engaging one of the most unique metropolitan regions in the country by demonstrating the myriad ways planning can improve quality of life.
This Mentorship Program aims to assist in bridging the gap between students and practitioners.
This year's theme is 'Identifying and Avoiding Ethical Traps.'
SURP Instructor Sherryl Muriente featured in the documentary 'ReGeneration City.
Eric Dumbaugh offers a national webinar on urban freeway eliminations as part of the Congress for the New Urbanism's Highway to Boulevards Initiative
Gisla Bush received the 2014 Robert A. Catlin/David W. Long Memorial Scholarship from the Planning and Black Community Division (PBCD) of American Planning Association (APA).
His research referenced in feature article
Faculty developing courses on eco-innovations in cities
One of four awardees in the country named by the Journal of Planning Education & Research
His M-Path Park Project in Kendall awarded funding from The Miami Foundation
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