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April 2012 Brick News
- K'Nex will be releasing Angry Birds building sets later this year. We've played with them and have video footage of it from the NY Toy Fair. We can't wait for these, a great license for them to have! Oh, by the way, who has played the new Angry Birds Space game? http://www.brickshow.com/knex-angry-birds-coming-in-august
- Mega Bloks goes die-cast! HALO Mega Bloks will be releasing sets based on the building versions of their sets in die-cast. These come to stores in March, but we have our hands on 3 of them and will be reviewing them very soon.
- LEGO Minecraft is a done and you'll be able to buy this LEGO Cuussoo set in the summer. You can already pre-order them through jinx.com/minecraft for $34. We've ordered ours so expect a review when it's released.
- Series 7 of the LEGO Minifigures have begun to surface all over the world. We've got them all so look for our review soon.
- What was the best selling LEGO set in 2011? The Police Station, set 7498. That explains why we are always seeing new Police Stations every year. This was based on revenue, not units sold and was followed by the Millenium Falcon and Clone Trooper Battle Pack. Brickset has the full top 10 list. http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=2809
- After speaking with our contact at Hasbro, the new KRE-O Battleship sets will be hitting stores within the next month or two. Commercials for these sets have begun to appear on YouTube and some have found them at Wal-Mart already. We got a look at all these at the Toy Fair and they look great. View footage; http://www.brickshow.com/toy-fair-review-of-kre-o-2012-battleship-sets
- The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, the second LEGO® CUUSOO release is now on sale in Japan. How can we get one in Europe or the US? You have to wait till the summer where is will be available exclusively online at lego.com. Price will be around $50 and euros.
- It's been announced that a coming Ultimate Collectors Series R2-D2 set will be released in May for $180USD. Check thebrickblogger for retail pricing for all countries: http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/03/lego-star-wars-r2-d2/
- LEGO will be release Big Ben, as part of the LEGO Architecture set in June for $30.
- LEGO will also be releasing LEGO Minifigures for the Olympics. However, these will be of 9 UK olympians and ONLY available in the UK. So nothing in the US? Really? Way to tap into your biggest market LEGO! Thumbs down! http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=2991
- Two exclusive figures will be available in LEGO stores this May. An exclusive regular size fig of The Hulk and another of a Star Wars TC-14 figure. http://brickset.com/news/article/?ID=2906
- It seems the Ninjago Season 3 on the Cartoon Network are in order. IMDB has posted 13 episode names of a season 3 for Ninjago! http://www.imdb.es/title/tt1871731/episodes?season=3
- Want to know how to make your clean LEGO pieces really shine. The Brick Blogger has the full tutorial. http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/04/make-your-clear-lego-shine/
- The Brick Blogger received a tip that a new re-designed Chrome C-3PO will surface sometime this summer as a promotional offer. http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/04/lego-star-wars-new-chrome-gold-c-3po-coming/
- Remember Cube Dudes? Well, if not check them out below and if you like them, instructions are available to download and build them youself. http://thebrickblogger.com/2012/03/lego-cubedudes/
- The Mega Bloks blog has started releasing images of the coming World of Warcraft sets. If you are a WoW fan at all, check these out, we know you'll love 'em. http://www.flickr.com/photos/68207867@N03
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Some progress made in local hiring efforts
City College's efforts to hire more locals for the North Beach campus construction project have been mostly successful, although it was found that some contractors had violated of the project's "good faith effort" hiring provisions.
Student voice silenced at Academic Senate meeting
When City College Student Trustee Josh Nielsen tried to ask a question at a March 23 special meeting of the Academic Senate, he was told to "sit down" and "shut up" by members of the faculty.
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This new local girl is getting gobbled up by every Kink site. Melody Jordan is hot and she fucks like she built the machines. She takes on The Queen to warm up and show off her long body with her sexy stripper -like moves, except the pole is a dildo and it's grinding up inside as she slow dances with it. The Gynobot finds her g-spot and after a good deal of pounding, Melody leaps off in a violent orgasm. But perhaps the best scene is the final one with the Satisfyher as she spreads wide and open to the machine and then turns over for an amazing view of her great ass and into position to squirt which she does is a great finish.
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|Sep 5, 2012
Excellent shoot! gotta love those redheads!
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|Sep 6, 2012
Amazing but I really wish she turned the last machine on all the way up with the front view for a while without the vibrator :(
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red hair, pale skin, cumming very nicely...
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hot girl but sadly a boring shoot
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I'm with you on that bountyhunter21! In fact i'd like to see TC making an effort to encourage the models to go for full speed on every machine they try, and encourage them to go for as long as possible... and then even longer! Regardless of whether or not they're cumming. Just keep it in there and ride it out! This shoot isn't offering anything that can't be found on free porn sites (except maybe the video qiality). This is Fuckingmachines from KINK.COM! I'm paying to see girls get reduced to juicy piles of mumbles. The machines are the stars of the site, not the models. That's why it's KINK! How about letting the stars shine? Tutn those suckers up full blast, man. Lovely girl by the way.
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I think it's great that the machines works on low speed sometimes, let the girls long for more, to see that feeling that they want the machines on a faster peace, but they don't get it. It's a proof of their arousness. I like when you manage to capture the pure hornyness. Good work, and Melody you are great.
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|Sep 12, 2012
Yeah, but see, that's basically "normal". Orgasm denial/build-up is all fine and dandy, i have no problem seeing a little bit of it here and there on FM, no problem at all. But FM was never about "holding off" orgasms and teasing or leaving the girls wanting more and not getting what they want/need. There's no need for "proof of their arousness". FM was always about "orgasm OVERLOAD". "...let the girls long for more, to see that feeling that they want the machines on a faster peace, but they don't get it." That's not FM. That's the exact opposite of the spirit of FM! You can see that on any old porn website or DVD video. KINK's FM is from KINK! Something that seems to be losing its meaning except for maybe one or two shoots per month by women like Felony and a few others who remember what KINK is supposed to be all about. There's no reason a girl should be made to "long for more" on FM. Every girl should hardly be able to stand up after a FM shoot. If it wasn't KINK's FM then there wouldn'd be this expectation, but it is KINK. Lately it's been looking a lot like Playboy.
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|Sep 16, 2012
Scrumptuous girl. Long luxurious hair, face, breasts, figure - sexy-glamourous. Quaking flesh and goose-bumps! In the very last moments I would have lingered on her pose for another minute - is there anything more beautiful than a girl's pleasure?
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|Oct 17, 2012
Oh man. . .my weakness. Redheads. ;-)
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What's not to like. I love this girl.
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SEATTLE – The Washington Baseball team capped an amazing opening weekend at brand new Husky Ballpark Sunday with an 8-0 shutout against Arizona to sweep the series and ensure themselves of at least a tie for first atop the Pac-12 standings.
Washington (16-5-1, 5-1) has now won six games in a row and 13 of 14 to remain in a first-place tie with Oregon and UCLA. It was Washington's first sweep of Arizona (11-15, 1-5) since 2004.
"We didn't play three perfect games, but we won them all," said coach Lindsay Meggs, who is 11-games over .500 for the first time in five years at Washington.
"That's the goal, so I'm happy for our guys."
Husky starter Jeff Brigham (4-1) turned in another outstanding performance to earn the win. He allowed three hits in six innings, struck out four and walked just one batter. Brigham lowered his season ERA to 1.06 and has now allowed one or fewer runs in each of his six starts this season.
Brigham got plenty of offensive support behind him. The Huskies pounded out 10 hits, thanks largely to the bottom half of the order.
Washington jumped ahead of Arizona in the third inning when they strung together three-consecutive hits to take a 1-0 lead. No. 7 hitter Trevor Mitsui led off with a single and was followed by a single from Austin Rei to put runners on the corners. Erik Forgione laid down a perfect safety-squeeze bunt between the pitcher and first baseman that went for a hit and scored Mitsui from third.
The Huskies could have had more in the inning as they loaded the bases with one out, but Arizona starter Austin Schnabel was able to wiggle out of the jam without allowing further damage.
Washington would hang two more runs on the board in the fourth, and again the bottom of the lineup provided most of the damage. With runners on the corners and two outs, No. 9 hitter Erik Forgione delivered a clutch double to left field that scored Brian Wolfe from third base and Rei all the way from first to make it 3-0.
In the fifth inning, Washington broke the game open sending nine batters to the plate and putting up a five-spot on the board to make it 8-0.
Ely led things off with a double off the top of the wall in right center field and Robert Pehl followed with a single to put runners on the corner. Alex Schmidt walked to load the bases for Branden Berry, who drove the ball over the left fielder's head for a two-run double.
The next hitter Wolfe capped the scoring in the inning by depositing a pitch from reliever Xavier Borde over the right field fence for a three-run homer. It was his second long ball of the year and the first-ever home run at newly renovated Husky Ballpark.
"He threw a hanging curve ball inside, which is the pitch I was looking for," said Wolfe, who also did damage with his glove by making a diving catch in the first inning.
"I put a decent swing on it and hit it over the short porch."
Wolfe's blast capped the scoring for the Huskies, but was plenty for a UW bullpen which has a 1.53 ERA during the Huskies' 13-1 stretch.
Will Ballowe pitched the seventh and eighth innings, giving up just one hit. Alex Nesbitt came into the game in the ninth and slammed the door shut.
Forgione, Wolfe and Robert Pehl had two hits apiece to pace the Huskies. Forgione and Wolfe had 3 RBIs each.
Washington plays again on Tuesday, hosting Gonzaga at 5:00 p.m. at Husky Ballpark, before heading on the road to play three games against USC, March 28-30.
NOTES: The Huskies pitching staff has a 2.23 ERA over their last 14 games. The bullpen has a 1.53 ERA during that same stretch ... Catcher Austin Rei is leading Washington in Pac-12 play with a .421 average (8-for-19). He has 2 doubles, a triple, scored 4 runs and 5 RBIs in league play. He also threw out both runners that tried to steal on him during the Arizona series ... The Huskies are off to their best conference start since 2003 when UW won its first six games to start Pac-10 play.
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Jeff Brigham, Will Ballowe (7), Alex Nesbitt (9) and Austin Rei, Parker Guinn (8). Austin Schnabel, Xavier Borde (5), Tyler Parmenter (5), Bobby Dalbec (8) and Riley Moore. W – Brigham (4-0). L – Schnabel (0-3). Sv – none. HR – Brian Wolfe (2). 3B – none. 2B – AZ, Trent Gilbert, Zach Gibbons; UW, Erik Forgione, Andrew Ely, Branden Berry. Time – 2:59. Attendance – 1,774.


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If you are a woman with a career as a financial advisor, you will be interested in the Women Advisors Forum in Dallas on May 22, 2012. The forum will offer discussion on important current topics including social media and compliance issues, "decumulation" and what's your sales IQ.
It will also offer the opportunity to network with your fellow women advisors. The event is being held at the Marriott at Dallas City Center and is chaired by Frances A.McMorris, the editor in chief of On Wall Street. To find out more about the conference or to register, visit the Women Advisors Forum website.


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I think some of the comments are in error.
If $z = r e^{i \theta}$ with $r$ a positive real (if $z = 0$, then $z^i = 0$), $z = r e^{i (\theta + 2 \pi k)}$ for any integer $k$, so $z^i = r^i e^{i^2 (\theta + 2 \pi k)} = e^{i \ln r} e^{- (\theta + 2 \pi k)} = (\cos( \ln r) + i \sin(\ln r)) e^{- (\theta + 2 \pi k)} $.
The principal value is usually the one with $k = 0$, but all the other values are possible.
The exact same rules apply. A nice example of this is a typical Oxbridge interview question;
$$ What\ is\ i^i\ ? $$
$$ i^i = {(e^{i\frac{\pi}{2}})} ^ i = e^{i^2\frac{\pi}{2}} = e^{-\frac{\pi}{2}} \approx 0.20788 $$


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My 2013 theme is simplify. Less is more. I already canceled Comcast cable, freeing my mind from Two and a Half Men reruns and a recurring monthly bill. Next up, my wardrobe. Like Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein, I will wear the same outfit every day. No more, what should I wear today?
A pair of Levi dark blue jeans for the bottom is a no brainer. As for the top, went with 10 Original Penguin short sleeve polos, 5 dark blue, 5 white. Short sleeve polos strike a good balance between t-shirts (too casual) and long sleeve button downs (too formal). Already own a few OP polos and really like the way they fit. I might alternate between blue and white or do 5 days white, 5 days blue. So, in 2013, if you see me wear the same outfit over and over again, rest assure, I'm doing my laundry.


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Kassie DePaiva has a new show. She has a ton of fans from her time on "One Life to Live" and now the news is out that she will be back on the soap opera scene. On Jan 24, TV Line shared the news that she is coming to "Days of Our Lives." Are you happy she will be back on television?
Charlotte Ross is leaving and will actually be on the ABC show "Nashville." That means that they need to replace her so they have decided to do that with Kassie DePaiva. She will be playing the part of Eve Donovan who at one time was a hooker. She did that when she was a teenager.
Kassie won't be showing up until this summer on the show. There is not an actual date for when to expect her but she is going to be on "Days of Our Lives" sometime in the next six months.
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"Gone with the Wind" was just named America's favorite film.
On Tuesday night, Tom Bergeron and Cynthia McFadden hosted the two-hour ABC News and People special, "Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time," counting down the top five films in 10 categories.
"Airplane!" was named Best Comedy. "Star Wars" won for Best Sci-Fi Film. "The Sound of Music" won for Best Musical. "Gone with the Wind" won for Best Screen Kiss. "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn" won for Best Line. "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" won for Best Action Film. "Silence of the Lambs" was named Best Suspense/Thriller Film. "The Lion King" was named Best Animated Film. Forrest Gump was named the Best Film Character.
And, ultimately, "Gone with the Wind" was named Best Film.
The results in the remaining five categories (Best Horror Film, Best Chick Flick, Most Romantic Screen Couple, Best Western Film and Best Political/Historic Film ) were posted at www.abcnews.com/bestinfilm and www.people.com.
According to ABC, online voters selected the winners from a list of nominees created by a panel of film industry experts, including actors Kevin Spacey, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, and Cameron Diaz; directors Ivan Reitman, Mel Brooks, Garry Marshall, Michael Moore and Nora Ephron; producers Jerry Weintraub and Harvey Weinstein; writer Neil Simon, and critics/writers Peter Travers, Janet Maslin, James Lipton, Ben Mankiewicz and People magazine's Alynda Wheat and Larry Hackett.
Online voting was open from late November 2010 to early January 2011. More than 500,000 votes were reportedly cast.
The two-hour program included fresh interviews with some of the stars and directors of the winning films, including Harrison Ford, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Newton-John.
Here are the categories and winners announced during the ABC broadcast:
Best Comedy
5th place: Tootsie
4th place: Young Frankenstein
3rd place: Some Like It Hot
2nd place: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Winner: Airplane!
Best Sci-Fi Film
5th place: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4th place: The Matrix
3rd place: Avatar
2nd place: E.T.
Winner: Star Wars
Best Musical
5th place: West Side Story
4th place: Singin' in the Rain
3rd place: The Wizard of Oz
2nd place: Grease
Winner: The Sound of Music
Best Screen Kiss
5th place: Casablanca
4th place: An Officer and a Gentleman
3rd place: Lady and the Tramp
2nd place: From Here to Eternity
Winner: Gone with the Wind
("Spider-Man" didn't even make the top 5?)
Best Line
5th place: "Here's looking at you, kid"
4th place: "I'll have what she's having"
3rd place: "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"
2nd place: "Go ahead, make my day"
Winner: "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn"
("Are you talkin' to me?" didn't even make the top 5?)
Best Action Film
5th place: Gladiator
4th place: Die Hard
3rd place: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2nd place: The Dark Knight
Winner: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Best Suspense/Thriller Film
5th place: Pulp Fiction
4th place: The Shining
3rd place: Psycho
2nd place: Jaws
Winner: Silence of the Lambs
Best Animated Film
5th place: Fantasia
4th place: Snow White
3rd place: Beauty and the Beast
2nd place: Toy Story
Winner: The Lion King
Best Film Character
5th place: Indiana Jones
4th place: Hannibal Lecter
3rd place: Scarlett O'Hara
2nd place: James Bond
Winner: Forrest Gump (Seriously, America?)
Best Film
5th place: E.T.
4th place: Casablanca
3rd place: The Godfather
2nd place: The Wizard of Oz
Winner: Gone with the Wind


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A coalition of public and private agencies wants to improve coordination of refugee resettlement programs in Northeast Ohio.
About 400 to 500 refugees arrive each year in Cleveland. Most come from areas of conflict in Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East.
The coalition of three resettlement agencies and schools, health care providers and faith-based organizations is called the Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland.
The Cleveland Foundation has awarded the coalition an $84,000 grant to expand its work.
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Offense -- 4 fleur de lis (out of possible 4)
The Bears were content playing two-deep coverage and keeping everything in front of them. Drew Brees and the Saints took advantage. Brees effectively used check-downs to running backs and tight ends to pick up 6-8 yards on early downs, making for very manageable second- or third-and-short situations. The running game didn't light up the stat sheet, but the Saints were able to run effectively enough that play-action indeed was a threat. Tight end Jimmy Graham is proving to be the most difficult matchup in the league, again rolling up another 100-yard game.
Defense -- 4 fleur de lis
Coordinator Rob Ryan came out a little more blitz happy than in weeks past, opting to turn up the heat on Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. One of Ryan's go-to pressure packages was sending safeties Malcolm Jenkins and Kenny Vaccaro off the edge. Jenkins' forced fumble on Cutler during a sack set up a field goal in the first quarter. Cutler doesn't react well to pressure, and Ryan kept him guessing and uncomfortable in the pocket all game. The defense also kept dual-threat running back Matt Forte and Cutler's top option, wideout Brandon Marshall, in check. The residual was receiver Alshon Jeffrey's 218-yard day, but overall another impressive performance for Ryan's crew.
Special teams - 4 fleur de lis
Dangerous return man Devin Hester's impact was nullified by Thomas Morstead's punts and kickoffs. Morstead's punts were directional and had plenty of hang time, allowing for the Saints to hover around Hester in case he opted for a return. Hester had a lone punt return for 17 yards, and the two kicks that weren't touchbacks he returned for an average of 24.5 yards. Morstead also had a punt that landed at the Bears' 2-yard line near end of third quarter. Garrett Hartley, meanwhile, was perfect on all four of his field-goal attempts.
Coaching -- 4 fleur de lis
Moxie. That is perhaps the main ingredient the Saints have this season with Sean Payton on the sideline. Facing fourth-and-1 at Chicago's 27-yard line just before halftime, Payton could've easily settled for the sure three points and a 16-7 lead. Instead, he went for it and Pierre Thomas rushed 2 yards for the first down. Two plays later, Thomas scored a touchdown on a flawlessly executed screen that caught the Bears in a blitz. Payton also had his team lined up to go for it on fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter at their own 47, drawing Lance Briggs offside to milk more time off the clock.


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Pressure building for Iran to overturn death sentence on Christian pastor
National Post:
International pressure is growing on Iran to overturn a death sentence imposed on a Christian pastor for apostasy.
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, a member of a Protestant evangelical church in the Islamic republic, faces death by hanging for refusing to abandon his Christian faith.
The 34-year-old pastor of the Church of Iran was born a Muslim but became a Christian after his 19th birthday.
Under Iran's version of sharia law that makes him an apostate — Muslims cannot renounce the faith into which they were born.
According to an unofficial translation, the court's judgment said, "He has frequently denied the prophethood of the great prophet of Islam and the rule of the sacred religion of Islam. And he has proven his apostasy by organizing evangelistic meetings and inviting others to Christianity, establishing a house church, baptizing people, expressing his faith to others and denying Islamic values."
Well you know what they can do with the 'prophethood' of their false prophet.
Forget Multiculturalism: Restore The Anglo-Saxon Philosophy Of Liberty
A history professor once postulated that the most pivotal battle shaping America's destiny was not Yorktown or Gettysburg, but Quebec in 1759. There General Wolfe demolished French claims to Canada, which confirmed that America would develop decisively within the Anglo-protestant mold.
The latest Economic Freedom of the World rankings (for 2009) highlight the good fortune that resulted from Wolfe's win. Many commentators will rightly deplore America's precipitous descent over the past decade – down to tenth, yet another startling detail leaps from the page. Eight of the ten freest lands were once owned by Britain.
The nations enjoying limited government, property rights, sound currency, free trade, ease of regulation, low taxes and restrained public spending include: Hong Kong, followed by Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Chile, United Kingdom, Mauritius and the United States.
The study reveals a potent correlation linking freedom to economic progress. Nations following market principles propel past their government laden counterparts. They earn more, grow faster and "the poorest people in the most economically free countries are nearly twice as rich as the average people in the least free countries."
Land without peace: Why Abbas went to the U.N.
By Charles Krauthammer:
While diplomatically inconvenient for the Western powers, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's attempt to get the United Nations to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state has elicited widespread sympathy. After all, what choice did he have? According to the accepted narrative, Middle East peace is made impossible by a hard-line Likud-led Israel that refuses to accept a Palestinian state and continues to build settlements.
It is remarkable how this gross inversion of the truth has become conventional wisdom. In fact, Benjamin Netanyahu brought his Likud-led coalition to open recognition of a Palestinian state, thereby creating Israel's first national consensus for a two-state solution. He is also the only prime minister to agree to a settlement freeze — 10 months — something no Labor or Kadima government has ever done.
German Golden Rule Slaughters European PIGS
by Chriss W. Street:
The concept that seventeen independent rich and poor European countries could come together in a monetary union and perpetuate the "euro" currency has always been a fraud. The real story behind the formation of the euro was the "Grand Bargain". The governments of the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) receive colossal bribes in the form of the ability to borrow unlimited amounts of money at the same low interest rates the Germans pay; for agreeing to buy enormous amounts of German goods. The PIGS generously performed their side of the bargain. It is the Germans that after running-up vast surpluses are now economically destroying the PIGS by terminating the bargain.
Is the survival of the euro in Britain's interest?
By Daniel Hannan:
Not necessarily. The prosperity of the eurozone plainly is in our interests: it absorbs around 40 per cent of our exports, and comprises countries which are our friends and allies. But the survival of the euro and the prosperity of its constituent nations are two very different things.
True, the break-up of the euro would involve costs. But it's becoming obvious that the costs involved in holding it together are much higher.
Although EU leaders are being coy about the details, the outlines of their rescue package are emerging. Essentially, they plan to borrow unprecedented sums of money – two trillion euros, rather than the 440 billion previously agreed – in order to fund yet another bailout. Zerohedge explains the scheme here.
Two trillion euros is a literally inconceivable sum. You can perhaps get some sense by imagining what the notes would look like – see here. In truth, though, we have gone completely off the scale in terms of government debt.
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The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada
Thursday, September 29, 2011
"You never know how much you really believe anything
until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to
— C.S. Lewis
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In this week's edition: reports from Iran, Nigeria, West Bank and Laos
1. Update: Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani refuses to recant, faces
(Source: Compass Direct, Present Truth Ministries, Christian
Solidarity Worldwide)
Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, an Iranian pastor sentenced to death for
apostasy in September 2010, refused to recant his faith during four
court hearings held on September 25-28. He now faces an imminent
verdict of the death sentence, which is expected to be issued within
seven days. "They probably won't kill him today, but they can do it
whenever they want," a source said. "Sometimes in Iran they call the
family and deliver the body with the verdict."
In July, the Supreme Court instructed the Revolutionary Tribunal of
Gilan Province to review Youcef's case to verify whether he was
previously a practicing Muslim (for more information, go to
). At the recent hearings, the court in Rasht ruled that Pastor Youcef
was not a practicing Muslim before becoming a Christian but that he
remains guilty of apostasy because of his Muslim ancestry.
Please pray for continued strength and grace for Pastor Youcef. Pray
that all charges against him will be dropped. Pray that Pastor Youcef
will rely on the Lord to give him the words to say when he stands
before accusing authorities (Matthew 10:19). Pray that Iranian
authorities will act justly in this case.
A source in Iran has shared that it is critical for foreign
governments to negotiate and engage in diplomacy with Iranian
authorities about Nadarkhani's case, adding that Youcef's predicament
could be more hopeful if they intervened. Please raise a voice on
Pastor Youcef's behalf by writing Canada's Minister of Foreign
Affairs, your local MP, and the Iranian embassy. For addresses and a
sample letter you can use, go to http://www.tinyurl.com/nadarkhani
To learn more about the suffering Church in Iran, go to
2. Scores of Christians killed in Plateau state, Nigeria
(Source: Compass Direct)
Dozens of Christians have been killed by Muslim extremists in
Nigeria's Plateau state in recent weeks. On September 4, eight members
of a Christian family were shot and butchered with machetes in Tatu
village. The next day, seven Christians were killed in the village of
Zakalio. Another four Christians were murdered on September 5 after
Muslims attacked the Christian communities of Dabwak Kuru and Farin
Lamba. On September 8, extremists attacked Tsohon Foron village and
killed 10 Christians. The following evening, Muslim attackers killed
14 believers, including a pregnant woman, in the village of Vwang
Kogot. The Muslims, aided by men in Nigerian army military uniforms,
then raided the village. A pastor in the area said, "No help or relief
from the government has been received by our people…. We've just
been living with the horror of not knowing what will happen next."
Pray that those who lost friends and family members will be filled
with the joy that comes from knowing that they will see them again at
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-18). Pray
that the perpetrators of these attacks will repent and come to faith
in Christ. Pray for peace in Nigeria.
To post a prayer for suffering Christians in Nigeria, please visit our
Persecuted Church Prayer Wall at http://www.persecution.net/prayerwall
. For more on persecution in Nigeria, please visit
3. Lives touched through VBS program in the West Bank
(Source: VOM-USA)
Pastor Stephen Khoury, a VOM partner, successfully completed a summer
VBS program in the Bethlehem suburb of Shepherd's Field, despite
opposition from neighbours and local authorities. On the first day of
the VBS, Stephen was accosted by a neighbourhood woman and her two
sons, but the Holy Spirit enabled Stephen to respond wisely and to
calm the woman. Over the course of the five-day event, the leaders'
car tires were slashed and the building and grounds of the youth
centre were vandalized. But Stephen and the other Christian workers
were encouraged. "We had more than 78 kids come, and more than 25 kids
from different religions received Christ," Stephen said. "Lives were
changed forever." As a result of their VBS success, a new outreach
meeting will be held each Friday at the centre.
Pray for those conducting outreach through the Shepherd's Field
centre. Pray that they will not falter in sharing the message of
Christ. Pray that the kids who accepted the gospel will grow in their
faith each day. Pray that many more in the West Bank will hear the
Good News and turn to Jesus.
Go to http://www.persecution.net/palestine.htm
for more on the suffering Church in the West Bank.
4. Orphans under pressure in Laos
(Source: VOM-USA)
Eleven orphans in northern Laos are currently facing pressure from the
principal of their orphanage to stop attending church. If they do not
obey, the children may have to leave the orphanage.
After attending a local church and becoming a Christian, one of the
orphans shared the gospel with his peers. Soon, 10 other orphans
turned to Christ and began regularly attending church. When the
principal heard of the conversions, he told the children multiple
times to stop attending church. After pressuring the children with no
results, the principal called the group to his office on August 19. He
told them they must stop attending church or face the consequences.
Seven of the orphans promised they would stop attending church, but
none of them have renounced their faith. The remaining four orphans
continue to attend church and refuse to bend under the pressure.
Please pray that God will protect these orphans, who depend entirely
on government support. Pray that their example of steadfast faith will
soften the hearts of those around them. Pray that these orphans will
be upheld in prayer by the Christian community in Laos and around the
To learn more about the trials Christians face in Laos, please visit
5. Coming up: Women's conference in Edmonton
Christian women are suffering for their witness in nations hostile to
Christ. Some are incarcerated in prison cells, without their basic
needs being met. Others are forced to labour under great duress.
Release Women, a ministry of The Voice of the Martyrs, seeks to
connect women in Canada with persecuted women worldwide.
Our upcoming "Holding to the Hope" conference, based on Hebrews
10:23-24, will include a time of worship, prayer and letter writing.
Guest speakers include Emma Dipper, the Release Women Coordinator for
our sister mission in the UK, and Takoosh Hovsepian, an Iranian woman
whose husband, Haik, was murdered for his Christian activities.
Event details are as follows:
October 15, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Northgate Baptist Church
13208-95 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T5E 3Y4
Please make plans to join us! All women, from teenagers to senior
adults, are invited. Kindly RSVP with your name and the number
attending by phoning our office or emailing us at
. There will be sandwiches available for a free will offering with
proceeds to go towards a RW project.
For more information, please visit
The Persecution & Prayer Alert is a ministry of The Voice of the
Martyrs, Canada. (Mailing address: P.O. Box 608, Streetsville,
Ontario, L5M 2C1)
Tel. (905) 670.9721. Website: http://www.persecution.net
by Macer Hall:
CHILDREN could be forced to attend compulsory lessons in "European citizenship" under draconian plans drawn up by Euro-MPs in Brussels, it emerged last night.
In a move likened to Nazi indoctrination, the European Parliament wants pupils as young as five to be taught about EU "benefits" and encouraged to behave as "good Europeans".
MEPs also want a network of specialist "European schools" across the EU to "encourage the emergence of European citizenship from a very young age".
And they are demanding that lessons on the history and institutions of the EU are included in the national curriculum. The extraordinary diktat from Brussels was condemned as a propaganda drive designed to brainwash youngsters into supporting an EU superstate.
"Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted." – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
LightSquared's GPS Request Jeopardizes National Security
by Taylor Dinerman:
It appears that members of the current administration have put the reliability and safety of the GPS signal at risk to support an ambitious commercial communications project largely owned by one of the President's major campaign contributors. The LightSquared proposal for a $7- $8 billion mobile broadband system is, according to the Coalition to save GPS who are quoted in the June 20 2011 edition of Space News saying that "all testing done so far shows that LightSquared cannot operate as planned without devastating GPS."
The American government's Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which controls frequency use in the US, has, it seems, come under pressure from the White House to approve LightSquared's application to use frequencies that may interfere with the GPS signal. If the Administration tried to tamper with the testimony of US Air Force Space Command's commander General Shelton to facilitate the LightSquared project, it would show an unimaginable level of recklessness.
Gaza and Gas
by Stephen Brown:
The Turkish-Israeli dispute over natural resources under the eastern Mediterranean's seabed may soon enter a new and much more dangerous phase.
Last week, it appeared Turkey was going to make good on its threats to stop a joint Israeli-Greek Cypriot venture to explore for natural gas in Greek Cypriot waters and at the same time, militarily challenge Israel's presence in the Eastern Mediterranean. But as the Texas-based Noble Energy company moved a rig from Israeli waters into position off of Greek Cyprus' south-eastern coast to begin drilling, Turkish naval vessels and warplanes limited their actions to shadowing the transfer operation, keeping outside of Greek Cypriot waters and airspace. Turkey now appears resigned, at least for the moment, to halting the project through the offices of the United Nations (UN).
But the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood at the UN carries an even greater risk of igniting a Turkish-Israeli military confrontation. While the political consequences to Israel of a separate Palestinian state have been much discussed, a lesser known economic factor that is attracting Turkey's attention also threatens Israeli security and regional peace and stability. Like in Greek Cyprus, that factor is natural gas.
Alberta-Texas Pipeline a Ray of Hope
by Rich Trzupek:
One month after passing an initial environmental review, the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project crossed another significant hurdle, as a series of State Department hearings in states affected by the project drew to a close. Like any recent project involving any sort of fossil fuel use, the Keystone XL pipeline drew the usual crowd of protesters and fear-mongers. Yet, recognizing the importance of the project in both economic terms and in terms of energy independence, Keystone XL has garnered a surprising amount of public support as well.
The pipeline, running from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast, would have the capacity to bring an additional 700,000 barrels of crude oil pumped out of Canadian tar sands. The United States imports roughly 10 million barrels of crude per day, so completion of Keystone XL has the potential to displace a fair amount of the crude that we currently import from overseas. In a world where China and India are gobbling up as much crude supply as they can through long-term contracts, it obviously makes sense to ensure our own energy security through projects like this. Yet, the environmental Left has been doing everything it can to muddy the waters of a decision that should be crystal clear when it comes to this new pipeline.
Mayor Bloomberg's Jihad TV Partnership
by Ryan Mauro:
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's news company is teaming up with Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal to launch "Alarab" next year, a 24/7 news network that is sure to reflect Alwaleed's anti-Israel viewpoint.
Bloomberg will provide Alarab with five hours of financial-related programming. The focus of the network is to cover the Arab Spring with an emphasis on free speech and press. The manager of the network, Jamal Khashoggi, says it is "going to be to the left of Al-Arabiya and to the right of Al-Jazeera." With an estimated networth of $19.6 billion, Prince Alwaleed will be in a position to influence the region like never before.
Alwaleed is the Saudi prince that sought to make a $10 million donation to New York City after the 9/11 attacks, only to have his check returned to him by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The mayor was offended at Alwaleed's response to the disaster. He said, "At times like this one, we must address some of the issues that led to such a criminal attack. I believe the government of the United States of America should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause… Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek," he said.
Obama's 'Reset' Legacy: A Return of the USSR
by Kim Zigfeld:
Putin had just announced a massive new military spending program one analysts predicted could bankrupt Russia the same way a similar program destroyed the USSR. He has consistently and continuously ratcheted up his crackdown on democracy and his aggressive moves towards Russia's neighbors.
But none of it mattered to Washington. In a shocking display of cowardice worthy of Neville Chamberlain, Barack Obama almost immediately announced he'd carry on business as usual with Russia. Given the choice between: admitting his policy has failed and trying to correct it, preserving American values and moral leadership; or maintaining the fraud that Russia is a reliable partner regardless of the cost, Obama has immediately chosen the latter course. His Russia policy has led the United States to absolute disaster and debacle.
Dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky issued a stinging denunciation of America's abandonment of moral leadership from behind the bars of his Siberian jail cell. But Obama ignored it, just as he has ignored all the other cries of Russia's liberals, those willing to fight for American values inside Russia. He has been willing, even happy, to sell them down the river in order to put forth the pretense of a "reset" policy with Russia that was based on a relationship with Medvedev, now clearly shown to be a helpless stooge.
In the Netherlands, Atheists Are Running the Church
By: Kim Moreland:
Abraham Kuyper just might be spinning in his grave. Kuyper, a statesman, theologian, educator, and journalist, at the opening celebration of the Free University in Amsterdam on October 20, 1880, declared that Christ is Lord over all of creation, or in his own words, "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine'!" Kuyper used his influence to help reform the church, state, and education. The speech is titled "Sphere Sovereignty," and the book in which you can find it is Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader, ed. James D. Bratt (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1998): 461-462.
Sadly, just over 130 years later, there is a growing de-Christianization happening in a number of churches in the Netherlands. According the a study conducted at the Free University, one in six pastors of the Protestant Church of the Netherlands and a number of other denominations are either atheist or agnostic.
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The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo unveiled its Grand and Reserve Champion Best of Show artwork at the School Art Awards Sunday, March 3.
Denisse Molina, a sophomore from Pasadena ISD, took the Grand Champion Work of Art title with "Stowing the Riggins." Her color drawing captured a cowboy preparing his saddle for a day's work.
Denisse said her art teacher is what inspired the piece. She explained that she sees her teacher get ready for class every day and she wanted to capture that in another line of work.
She hopes to attend college in the Northeast to study fine arts and eventually become a full-time artist. "I want to pay for college because I know how expensive it is," Denisse said.
The Reserve Champion Work of Art, "Peek-a-Boot," was created by high school senior Rachel Faye Becker from Lamar CISD. Rachel Faye's multi-medium piece displayed her love for cats by picturing a kitten peeking out the top of a cowboy boot.
Rachel Faye plans to attend Texas State University and receive a degree in business management and studio art.
The Show's School Art Program allows artists from pre-K through 12th grade to submit original works of art depicting Western culture, history or heritage.
More than 300,000 pieces were entered, some of which are currently on display in the Hayloft Gallery in Reliant Center through the run of Show. Out of these, 54 pieces were selected for the School Art Auction, set for Sunday, March 10, at noon in the Reliant Arena Sales Pavilion.
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Denise Grady of The New York Times reports low-calorie diets may lead to longer life. Although due to the difficulty of conducting a large-scale/long-term study, there is no proof a low-calorie high-nutrient diet can prolong human life. But a new study hopes to change that:
A six-month study in 48 people directed by Dr. Ravussin, being published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association, is the first rigorous test of calorie restriction in people who are overweight but not obese. Most participants reduced calories by 25 percent, but some cut back more and ate only 890 calories a day for several months.
"There's never been a study like this one," said Dr. Evan Hadley, director of geriatrics and clinical gerontology at the National Institute on Aging, which paid for the study. He called the results "striking," even though the experiment was only a pilot study for a two-year trial of calorie restriction due to begin in the fall.
Among the main findings of Dr. Ravussin's study was that calorie restriction led to decreases in insulin levels and body temperature. Both are considered signs of longevity, partly because an earlier study by other researchers found both traits in long-lived people. The diet also led to a drop in thyroid hormones and declines in DNA damage.
But Dr. Ravussin and Dr. Hadley cautioned that the study was preliminary, and that it did not prove that calorie restriction could make people healthier or add years to their lives.
"It's an important step along the way," Dr. Hadley said.
The vast majority of these low-calorie diets will cause rebound weight gain and people will not stick with it.
Eat To Live is the only approach that recognizes hunger is 4 dimensional and based on calories, nutrients, volume and addictive withdrawal and that only by managing all aspects of hunger with a high volume, high nutrient, vegetable-based diet can people be satisfied (long-term) with caloric reduction. Otherwise, it is like trying to breath less air for a few hours, you will soon wind up gasping for more.
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/ ...what about a 'voting system'?
· 2007/08/23 - 11:29
(The following is part of an off-topic that I felt appropriate to post here)
and I ended up with the personal conviction that
could be helpful to have a voting system:
E.g.: '5 stars' next to the photo, appearing with the
enlarge image 'set'
('1' will be given if you think the photo is a
very good one
> up to > '5' for a
once in a lifetime photo
). An anonymous, fast, easy and automatic system that should average the votes irrespectively of how many people have given one.
Some of the many advantages the system could bring:
Less "comment whoring"
, as so called by MademoiselleE ; ) , because instead of comment
, viewers could give
1 star
, or maybe
3 star
for a great photo and so on.
Who would have given a particular comment could, and will, give it anyway.
Let people to see (and give an opinion) to more photos
, because less time spent in giving
'one word'
Boost to do better
, having your score moving up
but also down
, according to the averaging system and in opposition to the current cumulative system (which moves just in one direction)
better feedback system
, when compared to the
number of views
and the
of comments
systems (while content of comments would still be the most important). Since those 2 datas may be strongly influenced by the pothographer's
in the blog.
In consequence of the last point: an
extremely democratic ranking system
. Both in absolute terms (between different photographers) and in relative terms (between the photos of the single photographer > old photos will not be disadvantaged). Probablly all the top photos will all be
5 stars
but the system will know the decimals of the average, giving the precise ranking (making the
the input and the
the feedback).
Last, and in my opinion
, it would be a ranking system with no
time decay
. With the consequence that
should guarantee
very good shots
not to inesorabily disappear, soon or later, in the past of the blog, but to always remain somehow exposed to viewers.
Or, at least you'll know, when posting a set, that there is a chance for it if is good enough never to
..another strong boost to do better! (in my opinion)
Sorry for my bad English, hope I've made myself understood! Those are just some very personal opinions and suggestions. I know it would be a great change, maybe a thecnical headhake and probably the Photoblog Team has already evalued this possibility and ther's a reason why is not in use BUT ..just felt like giving an opinion.. guess it's always positive to discuss about things.
: )
The blog is really GREAT as it is, you guys of the Team have done an incredible work
: )
· 2007/08/23 - 20:06
i think this is a fine idea....
· 2007/08/24 - 02:50
well, i liked the first idea of voting system..............
its quite different from the usual ones
· 2007/08/24 - 07:00
Mine it's just a tip, a first idea that maybe can be developed and see if takes something good.
You may be right flipado, but still I think that the sys would make the situation much better under that aspect, and, even if not for that reason, would
save the good shots from disappearing
(that alone would already justify the change).
Think at it in that way: at present good pictures, they came and go... and never came back (let's face it). With a 'voting sys' that includes, say, the top 100, at least 100 photos
(I say photo but mean set! sorry)
, will be always there (no matter how old they are).
...and (here's the rest)...
If when posting a set there would be the chance to choose a
(BW, macro, nature, portraits...) and say we have 10 of those categories. We may have not only a global ranking, but another one for each of those categories, showing its top 100. We would at that point have about a
1000 best picture (no matter how old)
, always available to be viewed from everybody! An automatic system that would be continuosly updated, creating stunning
100 set blocks
to share on the web : )
I'd see it as a wonderful achievement from the actual situation.
Can't see many cons... but
what a pros list!!!
: )
Who's not interested in the categories and ranking sys will leave that space in blank, nothing changes for that photographer.
As well as who's not interested in the voting sys, just has not to vote and, finally, who likes the comments will continues giving the same number of comments : )
Nobody looses. Many will enjoy a 1000 stunnig shots! (no matters how old)
· 2007/08/24 - 08:10
Lets do it!
· 2007/08/24 - 08:37
The idea is not bad at all,,,I am not sure how it could be done but well,, photoblog owners will surely do it easily. Anyway i have my doubts about that of the five stars photos,,in five months there would be such a big amount of them that I can´t magine how we would manage to see them. Talking about the actual comments i woudln´t like them to disappear I enjoy reading them (call me silly but I always smile while reading them no matter what they say. I enjoy reading mines as well as the others). Anyway I´m slow and I'm writting without having thought much about the idea, Iagho seems to have his ideas clear. It coudl work good,,,,,,,,,,but on the other side I think this could create a kind of competition to see who gets more stars,,, people who didn't get any could get bored and leave photoblog,,I dont´knwo I am just talkign my head out. First we shoudl think why are we using photoblog. In my particular case I love sharing my images, I jsut love commenting adn watching other´s works, photoblog makes my creativity grown!!
Anyway whatever decission u take I will be here , love your photos gang;))
· 2007/08/24 - 08:56
I'm not saying to eliminate the comments, but just to add one more feature to the blog. There would still be the comments! : ) If photos are the soul of the blog, comments are the rational brain!
About the competition, it's not the main point in my opinon.
The point is to save pictures from disappearing.
Regarding the number of stars, we could use a number say 0>100, to have more chances for spreads. But anyway, stars or number, that's just the input, the output would be the ranking itself. That's because clearely the top 100 photos would all have received the best scores, but 99
'5 stars'
votes and than even just 1
'4 stars'
, would rank you lower than who has recived 100
'5 stars'
(even if they seem exactly the same they wont be for the calculating system). It could be used, in addition, a 'last posted higher rank' in the cases of parity, I know it would disadvantages again the old photos, but still less than the current system...
Anyway, as said, that's just a rough idea, therefore it's full of
, but maybe working on it a little bit and posting suggestions on how to solve those problems of the proposal could be a second step forward in the long way from
a rough idea
to a real project we could present to the Team...... : )
· 2007/08/26 - 07:22
I love this photoblog of which is so unique. I post pictures here not for any competition but just for fun and interest. There are many professionals here sharing their pictures everyday and I learn the techniques and ideas from them. It is also a great platform for me to know people here; hearing their story, sharing etc. In fact, I knew some real friends thru. this Blog... That's all of my comments and don't know would it helps.
· 2007/08/27 - 03:27
i would in favor of a star system that related only to the person's blog, like you could vote which pic you liked the best in relation to all the others on their blog....this would be interesting and helpful to get feedback of this sort, and wouldn't pit anyone's work against anyone else's.....but you could look on someone's blog and see all the pix that were rated high.....ie their most popular photos.....im not sure if this is what is being proposed or not.....sorry to be confusing.....i'm kind of sleepy right now.....
· 2007/08/28 - 04:54
if we get a voting system, i also would like have a government system on photoblog. we should be able to elect those photobloggers with the most votes to be president of the black & white universe, secretary of the state of landscape pictures, minister of photoshop coloring, deputy agent for copyright infringed shots and representative for lomographic camera rights.
honestly, i couldn't care less about voting. instead of collecting stars, you should go out and gaze at them.
· 2007/08/28 - 06:26
Love your reply, original ...funny! : )
Stars set upcoming
; )
· 2007/08/28 - 09:23
I think eidea has hit the nail on the head. How far do you go with this voting thing?
Not sure if anyone else is noticing that Photoblog has started to slow down of late. I can't help thinging if it's all the guff that people are asking the Michaels to load up Photoblog with. I have read (in these forums) that a lot of people (myself included) were initially attracted to Photoblog for the clean and uncluttered interface, the ease-of-use and the friendly atmosphere. I don't think a voting system will add any value to this. If you like someone's pics, Favourite them. I'm for keeping Photoblog about photos first.
· 2007/09/13 - 09:05
OH come on! Why have photos contests and possibility of votes!! This is not for judging, it is for expressing, isn't it?
it is going to bring ego problems , jealousy, negativity from people who have ONLY voted 1 star on our favourite photo...
I think commenting on the Lighting and Composition is good enough!
I am against voting for photos! But then you photo geeks may actually enjoy that...
(I am against because it hurts to have comments like that on something we love...I know, there is always room for improvement, and without other people's feedback we would stay in a rut.
But why putting a dictatorial way for people to be critical? For ex boyfriends to go on there and put 0 star to everything we have posted? And if we posted it and we know it's shit (as for example, many of my pictures, because they are just snaps) then I dont really need other people telling me it's shite! Because I already know it, thank you!!!!)
· 2007/09/13 - 09:10
Ps I really like Eidea's comment ;-)
· 2007/09/13 - 12:28
I honestly don't care if we have a voting system... I am here to express myself and share that expression with the world. My Photoblog is a chronicle of my life. I love my life, and whether I have someone give me one star or five, it doesn't change my existence or my perspective on it (be that philosophically or photographically).
· 2007/10/09 - 18:42
Tks Madoc, you fully got my point.
· 2007/10/10 - 07:39
A couple of days ago, right after reading the question and being relatively new on this site, I posted an aswer that said something like : I'm totally FOR that kind of voting system 'cause that would be a great way to avoid posts' disappearance after a short month.
But now that I've read all other members' comments on this matter and understanding a little more what this community really is all about, I'm having little doubts.
I'm a little scared it would partially ruin the 'no pressure' feeling that partly makes this community so unique.
But I got here mainly to benefit from other amateur and professional photographers' opinions and share mine. And a rating system would improve that too. I would definitely prefer a 2 or 3 stars instead of a ' nice set. congrats.'.
And also, another simple ( I think...) way to avoid older posts to fade into far away data would be to add an 'all time' top ...let's say... 200 most viewed posts.
I'm confident that this wonderful community will benefit from any change that may come.
· 2007/10/14 - 14:16
I didn't entirely understand all the reasons you gave for wanting a voting system. But I like the idea that we can encourage people to post quality work, and celebrate the ones that do.
A better way to do that might be to put a greater emphasis on "favorites" ... Instead of browsing "popular" entries with the most views, perhaps photoblog should showcase the photos with the most favorites.
I'd rather favorite a photo than give it a certain amount of stars.
· 2007/10/14 - 19:27
I agree with the 'most favourited' suggestion. Very interresting.
· 2007/11/03 - 02:45
I'm totally against a voting system! Already there are too many people here who diss other people's work and try to push themselves to the top of the popularity list. It's quite pathetic. If you have a voting system, you will just have people voting for themselves all the time.
· 2007/11/06 - 22:07
some fun comments. Eidea rocks. I don't think voting adds value. If people want to join theme contests, that's fine. But I don't want the option of voting on my pictures.
· 2007/11/16 - 18:42
Just to throw in my two cents, I prefer the way Photoblog runs now without any voting.
I used to use a travelblog website and the bigger it got, the more put off I was by it. They used a favourites system and had a most-viewed blog system on their front page and I felt that the whole site then became geared towards who had the most friends or connections and could get their blog mentioned the most. I stopped using it for that and other reasons.
I really like the look of photoblog and the uncompetitive nature of this site. Sure there are some photos with lots of comments and other great pictures with none, but at the moment it doesn't have a cliquey, competitive feeling to it the way some sites have become.
Perhaps photos could be "voted" on in the comments section, but I wouldn't like to see any kind of ranking table.
· 2007/12/11 - 18:24
Just look at the popularity list now and guess what would be in the top 10 spots on a voting system.
· 2007/12/17 - 08:58
yep I agree with the last opinions: a voting system would not be very friendly, but an emphasis on the 'favourited' is needed, so the one who try to improve their art would be encouraged and the one who don't care would not be hurt. Here's my vote
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Beautiful fall days are here and it is a great time to enjoy outdoor activities.
There are many ways to enjoy the outdoors, get exercise, meet new people and work with groups that are performing acts of service that provide for members of the community who are in need.
Project AngelFaces continues to organize volunteer work programs for gardeners or want to be gardeners to get outside and play in the dirt while giving back to the community.
This week there are opportunities to volunteer in three different gardens around the Vegas Valley.
Friday, 20 Sept. from 10 am to Noon at CSN Cheyenne Campus. The garden is located at the northwest corner of campus, near Russell's Restaurant.
On Saturday, 21 Sept. from 9 am to Noon at the New Vista Ranch garden located at 7875 N. Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89131
Also on Saturday, 21 Sept from 4:15-5:30 at the Whitney Senior Garden. This garden is located at 5712 E. Missouri Ave Las Vegas NV 89122
Project AngelFaces hopes that you will join them at one of these sweet gardens full of hope and potential. Bring your friends, please!
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Florida is one of the most popular destinations during the summer months. Families flock to the Central Florida area to visit the different theme parks and couples head further south to enjoy the night life of Miami and the romantic side of the Florida Keys. No matter what you reasons are to travel to the Sunshine State, it is important to make sure you have properly prepared for and planned your summer getaway to Florida.
There are many different online resources you can use to plan your Florida trip, however, some still prefer a good old-fashioned travel guide. Here are some of the most popular Florida travel guides according to Amazon.com:
- Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2014 by Birnbaum Travel Guides
- Birnbaum's Walt Disney World for Kids 2014 by Birnbaum Travel Guides
- The Official Guide to Walt Disney World by Bob Sehilnger
- Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service by Theodore B. Kinni
- The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan Veness
- Universal Orlando 2014: The Ultimate Guide to the Ultimate by Kelly Monaghan
- Fodor's In Focus Florida Keys by Fodor's
- Fodor's Walt Disney World 2014: Without Kids by Fodor's
- Key West: Tequila, a Pinch of Salt and a Quirky Slice of America by Jon Breakfield
- Fodor's South Florida 2014 by Fodor's
- Frommor's Easy Guide to Miami and Key West by David Paul Appell
Hopefully these books will help you plan your upcoming Florida vacation to some of the most popular destinations the state has to offer.
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Drudge Report news mogul Matt Drudge proved once again that the power of Drudge's keyboard shouldn't be underestimated. Wednesday, Drudge schooled freshly minted news anchor, Ronan Farrow, in journalism on Twitter. Drudge wrote, "Journalism 101: 'Any press who asks Farrow about off-message topics will be escorted out.'"
According to a Los Angeles Times Thursday report, Drudge's message to Ronan and MSNBC was received. MSNBC and Ronan quickly issued statements to the effect that Ronan had never and would never put restrictions on reporters about what kind of questions they might ask, though Ronan quipped he didn't promise to answer all questions. The restrictions, they claim, did not come from the network nor from Farrow.
However, Drudge was reacting to a report of a memo distributed to the press attending a "Reach the World" event at which Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and Wooden Allen, received the Walter Cronkite Award. Reporters were asked to read and sign the memo, which stated in part:
The theme of the evening is global education and service. All press are required to stay strictly on message. Any press who ask guests or Farrow about off-message topics will be immediately escorted out of the event.
According to a Washington Times article linked on Drudge Report, it was the "Reach the World" organization which was trying to avoid questions from reporters to Ronan regarding a controversy involving Woody Allen, accused by adopted daughter, Dylan, of sexual molestation when she was a small child. The Drudge Report has been generous with story links about Ronan, averaging a Ronan link a day just for the past week.
Based upon the kind of push Drudge has given to Ronan's budding career as an anchor, Drudge is willing to give Ronan a chance to prove himself worthy of the star-power with which Ronan's debut has been anticipated. Still, even a whiff of press censorship against a free press sets Drudge's libertarian teeth on edge.
Ronan, himself, is a media critic. He recently snarked a "Time" headline "The Elephant in the Room," featuring a cover of Chris Christie, tweeting, "This headline is beneath Time. Though better than their even less subtle runner-up, "Chris Christie Is A Fat Fatty."
If the abysmal rating numbers of Ronan's premiere of "Ronan Daily" are indicative of what will follow, it's a good thing he is young because he has a long, steep climb before establishing himself as a news anchor with staying power. It's interesting that as news anchors seem to come and go as quickly as hot button political issues, Matt Drudge's Drudge Report, like a well-known battery, keeps going and going and going.
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Ive been in Titusville Florida now for one month and live about 3 blocks from the Indian River inlet which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. Over the last month I have seen 4 rockets blast off including LADEE and the SpaceX Satellite launch the other week.
I am including some videos for your enjoyment on some of the launches I see from the river. You can also see the NASA Assembly building when you look across the Indian River. Many Aerospace Businesses are moving to KSC and the surrounding Spacecoast area to take advantage of the workforce and the facilities provided by KSC and other local businesses.
Business is picking up from a depressed area once the home of Space Shuttle workers until the program ended. Things are slowly picking up including the rocket launches fron Cape Canaveral and KSC.


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"In the survey, managers were asked to name what they thought employees in their organizations wanted. Then management's list was contrasted with the list prepared by employees. Every time, managers guessed that good wages and job security would top employee lists, but their people always cited "feeling appreciated" and "informed."
I'm reading a new book called The carrot principle: How the best managers use recognition to engage their people, retain talent, and accelerate performance.
It has a business-y perspective that can grate: "Many of us in middle and senior leadership roles are indeed motivated by the allure of a large bonus or increase in salary."
Nonetheless, I am thus far fascinated by this book. I picked it out because I have heard a number of teachers over the years say that they want more recognition. And getting recognition right can be complicated. One year, I went to a school after an exhibition and said how impressed I was with a particular teacher's project. Later, it got back to me that another teacher felt bad because I didn't praise their work. Oy!
"U.S. Department of Labor statistics show the number one reason people leave organizations is that they "don't feel appreciated."
I'll write more once I finish the book.