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Our library contains 1,300 publications—a feast of magazines, journals, alt-weeklies, newsletters, and zines—and every year, we honor the stars in our Utne Independent Press Awards. We'll announce this year's winners on Wednesday, May 18, at the MPA's Independent Magazine Group conference in San Francisco. From now until then, we'll post the nominees in all of the categories on our blogs. Below you'll find the nominees for best writing, with a short introduction to each. These magazines are literally what Utne Reader is made of. Though we celebrate the alternative press every day and with each issue, once a year we praise those who have done an exceptional job.
Since 1932, The American Scholar has provided a forum for the spirited exploration of ideas. The "venerable but lively" quarterly, published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, enlightens and provokes readers with thoughtful prose on public affairs, history, science, and culture.
An arts magazine with a decidedly literary bent, The Believer covers books, film, music, and pop culture with barely contained intellectual glee. Part of the McSweeney's empire founded by author Dave Eggers, it constantly finds new ways to showcase the creative impulse.
Brick is published biannually, and the wait time between issues is agonizing. In 2010, the Canadian literary magazine published pieces by emerging writers alongside prose by giants Robert Hass, Geoff Dyer, and Mark Doty. The editors' mandate is "to create a beautiful product," and they succeed twice a year, every year.
Oversized and stuffed, The Brooklyn Rail opens with an eclectic blend of cultural discourse and political debate, then segues into an engaging array of reviews and down-to-earth interviews with both up-and-coming and established artists.
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Thirteen years ago, the founders of Tin House set out to create a journal "tantamount to being guest of honor at the greatest literary house party ever." Mission accomplished. In its 10th year, Tin House is wildly delightful, showcasing a roster of writers both emerging and established.
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In 2000 The Shryock family adopted their first German Shepherd Rescue dog. Subsequently Jennifer became involved with the rescue organization as a counselor and trainer finding herself supporting families with babies or young children who, overwhelmed by the challenges of their situation, were often on the verge of surrendering an otherwise beloved dog. As a Mother, dog behavior consultant and teacher…Jennifer recognized a need for support and education for these families and began building resources for new and expecting families through her own business Family Paws. A consistent need for this specialized service led to the creation of the highly endorsed international program Dogs & Storks® for expecting and adopting families and then years later Dogs & Toddlers™, for families with babies 3 months of age and up. All of these passions and ideas have led to the creation of Family Paws™ Parent Education now offering programs all of the United States, Canada and beyond! Jennifer has mentored and supported hundreds of dog trainers all over the world and continues to support families in her community and beyond.
Jennifer lives in Cary, North Carolina, with her husband, 4 children, 3 dogs, and 4 cats.
Gail is a certified dog trainer specializing in safe dog-child interactions and family pet manners. She has over 25 years of experience training dogs and teaching obedience classes. Gail is a licensed Family Paws Parent Education presenter (Dogs & Storks and Dogs & Toddlers), and a Doggone Safe Be A Tree presenter. She focuses on educating the public on safe interaction with dogs and dog bite prevention. Gail teaches small group classes and does public education events and private, customized in-home dog training in the Metro East St Louis area. Topics include dog preparation for new baby and safe dog/child interaction. Group classes focus on family pet manners, self-control and off-leash control.
Gail received her BS in Animal Science from Cornell University and her MS and PhD in Companion Animal Nutrition from the University of Illinois. After graduation, Gail took a faculty position at the University of Illinois where she was in charge of the Companion Animal Biology program. Education has always been a priority for Gail. She is eager to learn the latest science-based, positive training and behavior analysis techniques. Gail graduated from Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training and Behavior (KPA) as a Certified Training Partner. She has taken Dr Susan Friedman's applied behavior analysis course and Family Paws Parent Education's 4 month course. When she is not working with a private client or teaching, you will often find Gail at a dog behavior or training workshop. She maintains a number of professional affiliations including the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Doggone Safe, American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition, Greater St Louis Training Club and Havanese Rescue. Gail has a daughter and has been a foster parent for numerous other children. During her years as a foster parent she developed an awareness of the importance of preparing dogs for life with children. To learn more about Gail visit her website!
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Amy is a member of the advisory team for Family Paws Parent Education. She is a licensed presenter of the Dogs & Storks® and the Dogs & Toddlers™ programs, and a Doggone Safe 'Be A Tree' presenter. Amy is the owner, founder, and chief operator of Conscious Companion™. She is an active member of the Pet Professional Guild, Doggone Safe, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, The International Marine Animal Trainers' Association (IMATA) and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Amy serves on the board of directors of the Cape Fear Parrot Sanctuary.
Amy graduated from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management. Throughout her professional career, she has worked and taught at a variety of facilities, to include LSU's Veterinary School, George Mason University, local veterinary clinics, pet resorts, nature centers, aquariums, and zoos. Amy has mentored people of all ages, many with a variety of physical and mental challenges. Her work has focused on enhancing the human-animal bond.
Amy has studied animal welfare, applied behavior analysis, animal training, animal husbandry, and animal enrichment for nearly 20 years, and she is an AZA Accredited Animal Trainer. She continues her animal behavior and animal training education through various professional conferences and ongoing certifications.
Some of her published works include An Analysis of the Post-release Success of Captive-bred Louisiana Pine Snakes, Target Training and Voluntary Blood Drawing of the Aldabra Tortoise, What's in a Purr?, and Whisker Stress.
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Tina is a professional educator with over 35 years experience in teaching, evaluating, developing and designing special programs, supervision, administration, and teacher training. Ten of those years included animal-assisted therapy and learning. She saw first-hand the strength of the human-animal bond and the power it has to motivate and educate. Her professional passions which include educating children and families, combined with her passion for integrating dogs into families, schools, hospitals, and community services led her to a career choice in human-canine service.In 2010, Tina completed a Certificate in Animals and Human Health from the Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver. Tina holds a Master of Science degree in early childhood education, a Bachelor of Science degree in special education and an Associate of Science degree in business administration. She recently completed the Family Paws Parent Educator Licensed Presenter course and the dog*tec Dog Walking Academy. She is trained as a Pet Partners handler, instructor, and evaluator. She is also a Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) instructor.
Tina Batty is the owner of dogday, LLC a consulting business which focuses on all aspects of successful integration of dogs into families and communities. She continues her professional growth through her professional affiliations with Pet Partners (Formerly Delta Society), Intermountain Therapy Dogs R.E.A.D., Association of Professional Dog Trainers, Family Paws, and Doggone Safe programs. She has attended many professional dog-related conferences and workshops.
Tina lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband Gene, two Labrador Retrievers and a Great Dane. She is a mother and a grandmother.
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Jo specializes in private, in-home behavior consulting and training services for dogs and cats, focusing on the individual needs of each family and their pets. A Dogs & Storks presenter since 2009, Jo is also a Professional Member of Doggone Safe, IAABC, AABP, ABMA, APDT, PPG, and past president of the International Siberian Husky Club.
Jo is the mother of three (now adult) children and grandmother of three; she lives in Salem, MA with her daughter (also a pet professional) as well as three Siberian Huskies, two retired Greyhounds, three cats and an Iguana.

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> It has to be a box on which to insert the TTL chip and its has to testi it
> discovering its name and testing all its finction.
The universal programmers of HiLo Systems (http://www.hilo-systems.com)
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Build apartment houses, rent them to tenants, and collect the rent. Sounds simple, but in Landlord every card gives you two options for play: one side is an apartment, the other has tenants, roofs (gotta have those when you build), cellars, renovations, and special actions. Move the wealthy tenants to your apartments and put the deadbeats in your opponents'. You can even bomb apartments, but don't get caught: jail awaits those who are careless!
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Friedemann Friese
Rio Grande Games, Abacus
Year: 2001
Players: 2 - 6
Time: 20 minutes
Ages: 10 and up
Weight: 190 grams
Language Requirements: This is an international edition or domestic edition of an imported item. Game components are language-independent. Manufacturer's rules are printed in English.
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Average Rating: 3.9 in 11 reviews
This game is one of the most unique that I've ever played. The mechanics are a little funky to understand at first, due to a so-so rule book, but once you learn it, you can't stop playing. Truly great fun. They should do a colorized version! (a la Guillotine)
Although I usually don't like games that are largely based on luck, this game is definitely the exception. Not only do I love the game, but everyone I've showed the game to has loved it too. It's easy to learn, has a great theme, and is fun with any number of players. If your concerned about crude graphics that a lot of reviewers are complaining about, worry not. They have been cleaned up in the second edition of the game.
This game merits a perfect score because it achieves what it sought out to do. It is designed as a short, humorous game that can provide entertainment for both many and few. The graphics on the cards may offend some people, but I found them hilarious. Furthermore, the game actually has a solid design that can provide for good replayability. For its genre, it is one of the best. I would definitely recommend purchasing this game.
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Build apartments, stock them with tenants, and collect the rent. Use the rent money to buy more cards from the deck. The player with the most money wins. Simple? Not at all. Tenants are a fussy, ornery lot; some will only live on certain floors, and some will move out when other types of tenants move in. You'll want to play those undesirable types in other people's buildings. You can also evict them, have them withhold rent, and even murder them (but beware of being put in jail!). Buildings may be renovated to accommodate more tenants. With all these shenanigans going on, you'll be lucky if you can extract rent from any tenant for more than a turn or two. Some may consider certain cards to be overly graphic. Be sure to invite your local slumlord over for a game.


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Lending in Indonesia Falters as Central Bank Curbs Take Effect
Syndicated loans in Indonesia fell to the least in a year last quarter as the number of market participants shrank and lenders face central bank restrictions.
Bank loans to companies totaled $2.7 billion since Jan. 1, a 16 percent decline from the three months ended Dec. 31 and the least since the first quarter of 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Ten banks helped to arrange loans in the three months ended March 31, compared with 27 in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 35 in the third, the data show.
Lending declined after Bank Indonesia said banks must set aside 8 percent of their total foreign-exchange holdings as reserves with the central bank, an increase from 5 percent in June and 1 percent in February 2011. Southeast Asia's biggest economy also put a 30 percent cap on lenders' short-term overseas borrowings in January last year after scrapping the requirement in 2008 during the global financial crisis.
"The central bank's moves last year to control the pace of foreign capital inflows are having a real effect and U.S. dollar funding is tight for most banks based in Indonesia," Eugene Szeto, the head of Southeast Asia loans syndicate at HSBC Holdings Plc, said in a phone interview from Singapore. "It's created a situation where aside from the local banks which prefer to lend in rupiah, some foreign banks now prefer to lend in local currency too."
Tower Bersama Loan
HSBC, which makes more money in Asia than the rest of the world combined, was Indonesia's second-biggest arranger of loans last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Borrowers in Indonesia have given banks the option this year of extending funds in rupiah and dollars. PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure, the Jakarta-based provider of telecommunication infrastructure to wireless carriers, hired five banks to help arrange a $250 million loan last month. The facility includes an option to raise an additional $75 million and both portions can be partly funded in the local currency, according to a March 21 e-mailed media release from Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., one of the loan's arrangers.
PT Bank Mandiri may join PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal's $1 billion of financing, being arranged by Standard Chartered Plc, if it can lend in rupiah, a person familiar with the matter said in January, asking not to be identified because the details are private.
Borrowers with local currency requirements, including those whose assets and revenue are in rupiah, would do well to take advantage of the pools of local liquidity, according to Siong Ooi, the Asia-Pacific head of loan syndication at Bank of America Corp.
Libor, Jibor
"The tightness in liquidity is in U.S. dollars," Ooi said in a phone interview from Hong Kong. "Most local currency markets in Asia are still quite strong."
The gap between the three-month dollar interbank lending rate and interest-rate swaps, a key gauge of the ease of raising funds in dollars, reached an almost three-year high in January of 50.35 basis points. The three-month Jakarta interbank offered rate, or Jibor, the average rate banks charge in the wholesale money market for rupiah, fell to the lowest in at least 15 years on March 15 at 4.115 percent.
The three-month London interbank offered rate for the U.S. currency, or Libor, was 0.46815 percent on March 30. While that is down from a high this year of 0.5825 on Jan. 3, it's almost double the 0.245 percent in June, data from the British Bankers' Association show. Libor is the most widely used measure of bank lending costs.
European Lenders
Bank Indonesia's enhanced restrictions, initially outlined in December 2010, and their staggered introduction coincided with a sovereign debt crisis in Europe last year that prompted many banks to reduce their lending in Asia to preserve capital, amid a jump in the difficulty in raising dollars.
Three European-based banks participated in the syndicated loans market in Indonesia last quarter, down from seven in the fourth quarter of 2011 and seven in the third quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"The main reason why companies are borrowing at a higher rate is due to the increase in the cost of dollars," Samuel Tan, the Singapore-based vice president of Nomura Holdings Inc.'s fixed income syndicate, said in a phone interview. "Indonesia's credit fundamentals are better following the increase in the sovereign rating so that would not warrant an increase in loan pricing."
Fitch Ratings upgraded Indonesia's sovereign-debt rating in December, followed by Moody's Investors Service a month later. Indonesia's economy grew at the fastest pace since before the Asian financial crisis last year as rising investment and domestic spending countered a slowdown in export demand due to Europe's debt crisis.
Bond sales in the U.S. currency from Indonesian borrowers jumped 41 percent to $2.9 billion last quarter and totaled just $61 million in the third quarter of 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"The lack of U.S. dollar liquidity onshore would ultimately see Indonesian banks looking to raise dollars in the bond market," Tan said. U.S. dollars "aren't the natural denomination of deposits and it's become more expensive to raise them," he said.


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New endowments created honoring Klaenhammer's legacy in probiotics research
Dr. Todd Klaenhammer is considered to be the world's foremost researcher in the field of starter cultures and probiotics.
Dr. Todd Klaenhammer is considered to be the world's foremost researcher in the field of starter cultures and probiotics.
Fabulous food. N.C. State ice cream. Face painting. The (food) science of beer-making. These were all part of the howling good time enjoyed by alumni, faculty, students and friends at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' annual tailgate, Aug. 31.
When Ken Heltemes moved to Raleigh from Ohio in 1987 to start a new Barefoot Grass Lawn Service franchise, he didn't know much about turfgrass. That changed when he crossed paths with Dr. Art Bruneau, namesake for an annual golf tournament that raises funds for CALS' turfgrass program.
Dr. E. Carroll Joyner stands next to a display honoring his and Dr. Ram Badan Singh's selection as CALS Distinguished Alumni.
Hanging among the family photos and memorabilia that line the front hallway of Margaret Carter's home is a framed letter from late N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham, thanking Carter for her many years of service. The letter serves as a testament to her career, but it's Graham's handwritten note at the page's bottom, signed "your friend," that speaks volumes.
At the heart of the Duong, Green and Gharst Food Science Leadership Award Endowment is this simple principle: Being successful in college is about more than just making good grades. The leadership award, which recently attained endowment status, was established in 2009 by Drs. Tri Duong, Greg Gharst and Rodney Green — all alumni of […]
N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host its annual Tailgate on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Dorton Arena at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The event will be an end of summer party, held from 9 a.m. to noon before the 12:30 p.m. kickoff of the N.C. State vs. Louisiana Tech football game.
For the 20th year, N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will celebrate its Tailgate tradition. The event is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 -- before the N.C. State vs. South Alabama football game -- at Dorton Arena on the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.
Four people associated with N.C. State University won national awards recently at the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association's annual conference in Lubbock, Texas.
When is a cookbook more than just a collection of recipes? When it's 'North Carolina's 4-H Centennial Cookbook: Celebrating 100 Years of Blue Ribbon Recipes.'


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14 – NFL Pro Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 26: For a game that is one of the most boring games to watch, by far the WORST of pro sports all-star games, a game that is completely irrelevant. The Pro Bowl just got WORSE! This year the fans voted for ALL players that will go to the Pro Bowl. No coaches choices. Then once there the top two vote getters will pick teams, playground style. No more AFC vs NFC. And the top two vote getters are Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.
How awful is this going to be? It's going to take 30 minutes just to make picks.
I will give the NFL credit for making one smart decision with the Pro Bowl. That was to move the game up to the week before the Super Bowl instead of the week after the Super Bowl. At least when it's the week before the Super Bowl, interest in pro football is still at its peak. It makes for a good day to have a Super Bowl party test run. An excuse to get out the grill, have the friends over for some food, games and conversation all while the Pro Bowl is going on in the background. Just the primer for the big game the following week. When the Pro Bowl was after the Super Bowl, was anyone even interested in watching anymore? Not me.
13 – Surprise in 2014 College Football Season: I'm going to give you the name of a player in college football that I believe is poised to have a breakout season on the national stage. What he did this season already is in elite company, but: A – He needs to polish his passing skills a bit and needs to be more accurate in the air and less errant. B – He needs to win more games. Especially the bigger, more important games so his team can keep him on the radar.
The guy I'm talking about is the quarterback for the Brigham Young Cougars, Taysom Hill.
As a sophomore this past season he did something that only 23 other players in the very long history of college football have ever done before. ONLY 23!!! A small group of quarterbacks to have passed for over 2,000 yards and rushed for over 1,000 yards in a single season. Less than half of those 23 have happened on the FBS level too.
Hill totaled 2,938 yards through the air and 1,344 yards on the ground. H combined for 19 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. Only five others have ever reached the 3,000 yards passing and 1,000 rushing in a season with Johnny Manziel doing that this season.
But as I stated before, he has got to become a more accurate passer to hit those post season awards watch lists. He only completed 54 percent of his passes and threw for 14 interceptions in 2013.
And with games at Uconn, at Texas, Virginia, at Central Florida, at Boise State, at Cal and Houston and Utah State among others… if BYU can put together an 11 win season, then expect Hill to be in National Headlines all over the country in 2014.
12 – NCAA Basketball Tournament – Watch the CU Buffs: March Madness will be here before we even know it. And just like every year, everyone's bracket is going to be blown up by some school that nobody cared about before the tourney. Who is going to be the next Floirda-Gulf Coast?
Will it be Radford from the Big South? Or maybe Princeton or Harvard from the Ivy League? Manhattan from the MAAC? Maybe 11-1 Incarnate Word from the Southland Conference?
I don't know which team it will be. But I do know of one team that will make a strong run this year out of the PAC-12. And if they click at the right time, a possible Final-Four buster!
I'm talking about the Colorado Buffaloes. A team that is coming off three straight 20-win seasons under head coach Tad Boyle. A team that is currently ranked 20th in the country in the AP Poll with a 12-2 record. Their only losses to #25 Baylor in first game of the season and to #7 Oklahoma State by five points. They had a big win over #6 Kansas at home and tomorrow, another big game when 10th ranked Oregon comes to Boulder.
Led by Junior guard Spencer Dinwiddie who will be a solid draft pick this year, also Junior guard Askia Booker, sophomore Center Josh Scott, Sophomore forward Xavier Johnson, freshman forward Wesley Gordon and others. The point is that this is a YOUNG team, a team that is already good and is only going to get better. They will make some noise in 2014 and with a majority of these guys coming back for the '14-15 season they should start the season off nationally ranked top 15, poised for a high seed and a long run in the season following.
11 – NFL Draft in April: Jadaveon Clowney has declared for the draft. He's likely to go in the top 2-3 picks. But it's guys like Teddy Bridgewater (Louisville) and Johnny Manziel (Tex. A&M) who will be getting lots of attention at the sexy position of quarterback. But I'm going to give you three names to look for at QB in the 2014 draft that will make noise come April.
QB – Derek Carr from Fresno State. Do NOT confuse him with his brother David Carr. Derek has a better arm and is more NFL ready than his brother. Derek will be a starter in the NFL in the next three years.
QB – Brett Smith from Wyoming. The NFL likes the new breed of mobile quarterbacks. Smith is one of these guys that can run and throw. He has over 8,000 yards passing and 1500 yards rushing in his three year career. I think he is comparable to the likes of Andy Dalton who has found his role in the NFL.
But the guy that I've got my eye on - the guy that I think could be the surprise quarterback in the draft, the sleeper QB that may not go until the 3rd or 4th round is Brett Hundley from UCLA.
As a redshirt freshman he threw for over 3700 yards and 29 touchdowns to go with 355 yards rushing and 9 TD. He did even better overall this year completing 67 percent of his throws for over 3,000 yards and 24 TD. But he was even more deadly on his feet rushing for 748 yards and 11 scores and he even had a touchdown reception too. Brett Hundley is the QB to watch for in the 2014 NFL draft.
10 – The Sprint Cup season in NASCAR: I've admitted on this show before that I don't care much for NASCAR and I don't follow it a whole lot. But there are some very good reasons to watch what's going on in NASCAR this year.
1st - Jimmie Johnson. Winner of five straight Sprint Cup Championships from 2006-2010 and added his sixth overall this past season, Johnson is making a statement for the most dominant driver in NASCAR history. He trails only Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty for the most Cup Championships in a career. Each of them had 7. Johnson is now just one away.
2nd - All eyes will be on Danica Patrick when the Sprint Cup season begins on February 23rd at the Daytona 500. Danica won the pole last year and finished eighth in the race. If she were to win this year, it would be THE story in NASCAR for the entire season. Even if Jimmie wins his seventh title.
And 3rd - The story of Austin Dillon. The future of NASCAR will make his debut and will do so in the Number 3 car, the number made famous by Dale Earnhardt. The number that has not been driven since Earnhardt's death at Daytona in 2001. Will Dillon's career become so successful that the memory of Earnhardt in the number three begins to fade in the minds of racing fans? Will they associate that number more with Dillon than with Earnhardt? We'll get our first look next month at Daytona.
Sidenote - Juan Pablo Montoya who has been in NASCAR for the past 13 years will make his return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his first INDY 500 since winning the race in 2000. He will return with Penske Motor Sports for the race that will take place on May 25th.
9 – Another New World Series Winner: The New York Yankees won three straight World Series titles from 1998-2000. Since then, there has not been a repeat World Series Champion. By repeat, I mean no back-to-back winners. Always a different team.
2001 – Arizona Diamondbacks 2009 – New York Yankees
2002 – Los Angeles Angeles 2010 – San Francisco Giants
2003 – FLORIDA Marlins (not Miami) 2011 – St. Louis Cardinals
2004 – Boston Red Sox 2012 – San Francisco Giants
2005 – Chicago White Sox 2013 – Boston Red Sox
2006 – St. Louis Cardinals
2007 – Boston Red Sox
2008 – Philadelphia Phillies
The longest such run in MLB history happened from 1979-1992 at 14 years without a repeat winner.
79 – Pirates, 80 – Phillies, 81 – Dodgers, 82 – Cardinals, 83 – Orioles, 84 – Tigers, 85 – Royals, 86 – Mets, 87 – Twins, 88 – Dodgers, 89 – Athletics, 90 – Reds, 91 – Twins, 92 – Blue Jays (repeated in 93).
This is definitely one story to watch for in 2014. I do not believe the Boston Red Sox repeat as World Champions. They will have strong contention from the Tigers, Dodgers, Rangers, Angels and the A's. That's what to look out for in 2014.
8 – No More BCS during the 2014 season… sort of: We will have our first regular season of College Football in 2014 where you don't have to be the best (according to a computer) to be the champion. Starting next season college football will move to a four-team playoff (Which actually won't take place until 2015.. sorry). It's a step in the right direction. But a committee still makes the decision on the four teams. Will it still be very biased and corrupt? Until we get to an eight team playoff, we're not making progress. And until we have a 16-team playoff in college football, I won't be satisfied. But at least we're making a step in the right direction in 2014.
7 – NBA Draft 2014: When was the last time a draft in the NBA has been so loaded with number one talent? Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, Joel Embiid, Marcus Smart and the list goes on. This is the kind of talent that will have us seeing teams jockeying for position for a top pick in the draft. The competition to Tank will begin shortly after the All-Star break on February 16th in New Orleans. (If it hasn't started already.) But the nice thing about the NBA is there is the lottery. So even if you finish with the worst record in the league, you are not guaranteed of that number one overall pick. But finishing anywhere in that top 3 or 4 will still land you a number one caliber guy. So let the losing begin in 2014!!!
6 – NBA Free Agency 2014: With the talent coming out in the draft this year, you might argue that the draft will be the biggest story in the NBA this season. I prefer to differ! I think the biggest NBA story of 2014 and the most interesting to watch will be the Free Agency Class of 2014. Look at these names that are scheduled to be free agents this year:
Dirk Nowitzki, Zach Randolph, Luol Deng, Danny Granger, Pau Gasol, Eric Bledsoe, Gordon Heyward, Tim Duncan, Trevor Ariza and the list just keeps goin.
And that's not even the tip of the iceberg. How about this group from the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks?!
Lebron James, Ray Allen, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Chris Anderson, Joel Anthony, Shane Battier, Michael Beasley, Mario Chalmers, Udonis Haslem, James Jones, Rashard Lewis, Roger Mason, Jr. and Greg Oden. That's 14 of the 15 members on the Heat roster. However, it's the big 3 that will have all of the attention. And James, Wade and Bosh each have ETO power. ETO = Early Termination Option. In other words, they can ditch their contracts now and become three agents. By the way… that's 14 of the 15 members of the Heat scheduled to become free agents.
As for the Knicks it is Carmelo Anthony, Andrea Bargnani, and Amar'e Stoudemire who have the same ETO.
If the Heat win again this year, I guarantee you Lebron will terminate his contract and test free agency. L.A. Never looked so good!!!
Forget about the Knicks and Melo. No WAY he stays in N.Y. Major disappointment. He'll hook up with either Brooklyn or the Lakers in my opinion.
In other words, all eyes on the Lakers in the summer of 2014!
5 – 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot: On January 8th the results of the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame voting will be revealed. Why is this one so high on my list? Because this class is LOADED with potential Hall of Famers which includes many of our PED/Steroid linked players like Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Clemens, Palmeiro and others. But look who else is on this list:
A player must receive 75% of the vote to get in. Each member of the Baseball Writers Association of America can vote for up to 10. I personally would vote for seven. Here's my list:
Craig Biggio, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Jack Morris, Mike Piazza, Tim Raines and Frank Thomas. We'll find out very soon who the class of 2014 will be.
4 – 2014 Winter Olympic Games – Sochi, Russia: It's another Olympic year! The Winter Games will be fun to keep an eye on this year. Of course Hockey will be one of the favorites. For some of you out there, I know you're big into figure skating. I personally don't care for it, but it's one of the more popular events. There are so many great stories that will emerge out of the games, as there always are… but there are two that have my interest right now on the slopes.
No. 1 – Lindsey Vonn making her comeback from a blown knee and trying to repeat as the Downhill Gold. The only American woman to win gold in downhill and did so in 2010. Going for the repeat. The bigger story may be if Tiger Woods is on hand to watch her race! Previously said he wouldn't go.
No. 2 – Bode Miller back on the slopes for the U.S. Ski Team once again. He will be trying to repeat as the gold medal winner of the Super Combined. Bode a controversial figure in the sport. He has admitted to skiing "buzzed" before. He likes to drink and ski. But he is also one of the most successful American skiers of all-time.
3 – Super Bowl 48: I don't need to spend a lot of time on this one. You all know how I feel about this game. Before the 2012 season I predicted that the Broncos would be ousted in the playoffs only to return to the 2013 season even better and go on to win Super Bowl 48. I stand by that prediction today. But the great story of this whole thing is what Peyton Manning has done. Two years ago he wasn't even sure if he would ever play the game again after four neck surgeries. Now he has come back even better than ever having set new NFL single season records in passing yardage and touchdowns. He is a sure fire winner for his 5th NFL MVP award and what better way to cap it off than with his second career Super Bowl title? It's the only way to cap it off. If he does not win the Super Bowl, then everything he and the Broncos accomplished this season means absolutely nothing. So look for the Denver Broncos to defeat the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl on February 2, 2014.
2 – World Cup Soccer: The World Cup of soccer is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest sporting event in the world. Only played once every four years, It is certainly the most popular one. And this year… the World Cup goes to the land where the game of Futbol became "The Beautiful Game" (O Jogo Bonito!). Brazil is hosting the 2014 World Cup. This is the country that I spent two years in and where I was bit by the soccer bug and it has had me ever since. I love the Brazilian people… I love the Brazilian culture… and I LOVE Brazilian Futbol.
As much as I would love to see the United States finally make an appearance in the World Cup championship game, it's not going to happen. Team U.S.A plays in "The Group of Death." The same group as Germany (2nd in the World), Portugal (5th in the World), and Ghana (24th in the world). There is no way Team USA gets out of this group. But if by some miracle they do… look for Team USA to get to at least the semifinals in Brazil. One of the more interesting things I will be watching for is the reunion of Team USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann that was on the West German team that won the 1990 World Cup and the 1996 unified Germany team that won the Euro championships. He was the head coach of the German National team in 2006 World Cup leading them to a 3rd place finish. Now… he will face his former team as the coach of the US National Team.
In the end… the 2014 World Cup will end with "uma grande festa" as Brazil will win its 6th World Cup Championship
1 – Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Woods Ya'll: If Tiger Woods ever wins a major again, it's going to be this year! He turns 38 years old… still pretty young in golf years. He is ranked the number one golfer in the world still. And three of the four major championships this year will be on courses where Tiger has won a major before, and the fourth course… Woods finished second in a major.
THE MASTERS – APRIL 10-13 AT AGUSTA NATIONAL – Woods 4X champ at Augusta. (97, 01, 02, 05)
U.S. OPEN – JUNE 12-15 at PINEHURST No. 2 – Last time the U.S. Open was at Pinehurst was in 2005. Tiger Woods came from behind to finish just outside the lead. He finished second by two strokes with a final score of two over par.
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (BRITISH) – JULY 17-20 at ROYAL LIVERPOOL – The Open Championship was held at Royal Liverpool in 2006… Tiger Woods won by two strokes. One of two majors that year. The third and most recent open championship of his career.
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP – AUGUST 7-10 at VALHALLA GOLF CLUB (Louisville, KY) – The PGA Championship was previously held at Valhalla in 2000. In that year, Tiger Woods beat Bob May in a playoff for his second career PGA Championship. The second of four that he currently has.
I feel that Woods best chances at a Major Championship this year will come at either the Masters in April at Augusta, or the British at Royal Liverpool in July. That's what to watch for in 2014.


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Looking for investments outside the U.S.? You are not alone! With the dollar plummeting almost daily, money seems to be fleeing U.S. shores faster than the Fed can print it.
Just look at the Wild West . . . er, I mean Wild East of stocks. East as in China -- the largest emerging market. Now look at small-caps. Scared yet? After the Tuesday's action you should be -- some Chinese small-caps fell 9-10%! But wait . . . Yes, you can find value and growth in Chinese small-caps.
Consider China Sky One Medical (OTCPK:CSKI): A P/E under 4, no debt, yoy revenue growth of 27%, and a Price/Sales ratio of 1. Look at Duoyuan Printing (NYSE:DYP) with its PE ratio of 1.4. Then there is Fuqi International (OTCPK:FUQI) which you can buy for only slightly more than its $6.27cash per share. FUQI and DYP sell for less than 70% of annual sales and have P/E ratios less than 4. Other Chinese small-cap values exist in China Electric Motor (OTCPK:CELM), China Security & Surveillance (NYSE:CSR), L&L Energy (NASDAQ:LLEN), and Universal Travel Group (UTA).
With those numbers, how can you not like these stocks? . . . I know! I know! Mr Market can be quite ingenious at finding ways of torpedoing the most obvious "buys". But, like I said, this is the Wild East and anything can happen. What goes down fast can go up just as fast.
Risks? Where do we start? Jim Chanos says China is the next Enron. Sudden currency changes, interest rate adjustments by decree, an unpredictable government (I hesitate to use the word communist), and accounting irregularities are but a few of the potential negatives. Volatility is frightening -- the smallest rumors can rocket up or torpedo prices.
Wealth management firms such as Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS), burned by the 2008 crash, plays it conservative. The firm won't recommend Chinese small-caps for its clients -- it would violate Northern Trust's fiduciary responsibility. Individuals, if they play it right, can profit from some of the fastest growth markets in the world. Dale Carnegie said "All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare".
Do your own due diligence. Small cap stocks are volatile everywhere, especially so in China. My approach is to take small positions in several companies, sell those that fall 10% or so, but let the winners run. Who knows? You may tap into a Chinese superstar.
Think positive to avoid the Chinese market's Dr. Loveless-like twists and turns. James West and Artemus Gordon protected and won the day for the U.S. Maybe you can't protect the U.S. -- or you may be able to protect and enhance your portfolio.
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"It is my wish to photograph people of all nationalities, who have made the decision to move from Ireland for economic reasons[:] in and around the city, juxtaposed with landscapes that are significant to their pasts. If that sounds like you or if you know of somebody who is about to move, please bring my proposal to their attention.
"I want to make these works monumental, to show those depicted in a true heroic spirit. For after all, they are making a huge jump into the void of uncertainty and this needs to be commemorated – perhaps like never before…"
So began David Monahan's "Leaving Dublin" project: with a blog post, one year ago. The 47-year-old photographer has lived in Dublin his whole life and has seen friends and family members depart from the city throughout the years. Some have returned, but many have not.
Still more are leaving now – part of the dramatic surge in post-boom emigration that began in 2009. The statistics, as we know, are staggering. A January report by the Dublin-based Economic and Social Research Institute estimated that 100,000 people – more than two percent of the country's population – will leave Ireland between April 2010 and April 2012. That averages to about 1,000 people a week.
From the mass exodus of The Great Hunger to the significant population losses of the 1950s and 80s, Ireland is no stranger to emigration. But that doesn't make what is happening now any easier. The vast majority of those who are leaving are young, highly skilled and educated, but can't find work. They see an Ireland lacking in stability and opportunity and, in the eyes of some, lacking a social, political and financial consciousness. In addition to needing work, many are fed-up with the way the banks and politicians let the nation down, and are looking to broaden their horizons elsewhere. There's a sense of dismay that emigration is on the steady rise again, since many thought that it had become a thing of Ireland's past. At the same time, there's a feeling of pride and purpose; of having made a difficult but necessary choice; of setting out for someplace new. While the figures plainly convey the volume of the current wave of departures, they cannot do much in terms of capturing this complicated spirit.
This is where Monahan comes in. A year ago, one of the photographer's friends and her boyfriend were leaving Ireland for Australia. "He'd been out of work for a year and a half, she'd been out of work for about nine months," Monahan recounted in a recent interview with Irish America. "They weren't doing too well here," he continued, "so they decided to go to the Australian embassy and quick as you like they had tickets booked and they were ready to go. I thought it would be nice to take a photograph of her before she left town, in a place that meant something to her."
His friend turned out to be too shy to pose, but the thought remained in Monahan's head. "I had a good sense of what needed to be done and how it would look…it was too good of an idea, too important of a project to let it lie."
So he didn't. He set up a mock shoot and posted the resulting photograph online, along with his initial call for participants.
Since then, he's done 30 shoots with individuals and families who have left Dublin. The result is a body of work that triumphs at communicating both gravity and strength, resignation and purpose, wistfulness and hope. All of the photographs adhere to what has become Monahan's signature style for the series: dark, painstakingly lit images of soon-to-be emigrants, always with a slightly battered antique suitcase nearby.
Interested subjects contact Monahan with two or three possible locations, which he visits to examine the visual and technical possibilities. Once a site has been chosen, Monahan and his rotating crew of five assistants head out to meet the poser and begin the shoot, all of which take place at night. On a practical level, this helps ensure that they don't draw too much attention from passersby and that there aren't any disturbances. Artistically, this allows Monahan to create the distinctive lighting and mood consistent throughout all of the images. With his Hasselblad H3D 50 camera, the photographer takes a few frames of his subject, and then does additional background shots of the location. All of this is accomplished using only one light source, which Monahan explains gives him "the possibility of almost painting with it. You can place it here, you can place it there, and you can light things you like and let things you don't particularly want to light go dark if you wish. It gives you the chance to fine-tune the shot." Back in his studio, he then pieces the different elements of the scene together in Photoshop until he has one final composite image, which he posts on his blog along with a brief story about the person the photo depicts and the journey he or she is about to embark on.


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"It was very hard and gross, but at the end it was rewarding," said Brian Lasley, 12, adding dead fish, turtle bones and aluminum cans were among their findings.
But all the sweat and hard work paid off -- and a lesson was learned by all.
"If we litter, someone else has to pick it up," Lasley noted. And it could hurt animals, pointed out 13-year-old Brittany Axelson.
For the next nine weeks, approximately 15 tweens will spend their time giving back to the community as part of the YMCA of Southeast Missouri's Day Camp for kids going into the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Participants of the program are called "Counselors in Training," or CITs.
"We're trying to teach responsibility since the older camp kids can set an example for the younger kids," explained Lori Bunting, CIT coordinator for the YMCA of Southeast Missouri.
With an emphasis placed on community service, CITs will do several community service projects over the summer and will hear from guest speakers in the community.
"It's really goal-oriented," Bunting said about the CIT program. "The purpose of doing community service projects as a group is, hopefully, that the kids will go out either on their own or with a family and talk about getting involved with helping the community."
Throughout the month Bunting has arranged for the CITs to serve a meal at the Soup Kitchen and Sikeston Senior Center. They will also serve a block by distributing lunch for Meals on Wheels.
In addition to the community service, CITs run the concession stand at the Sikeston Jaycee pool, working in 45-minute shifts. Money made over the 10-week period is used for a field trip at the end of the summer.
Although responsibility is involved with being a CIT, there is also time for fun. Throughout the course of the day, CITs can hang out at the pool and the Teen Center, a room with computers and games.
It's in the Teen Center, where CITs also engage in group activities emphasizing teamwork, Bunting said. For example, the CITs split into groups to brainstorm about a community service project they can do this summer, she said.
Since Bunting has most of the projects planned for the summer, she thought it would be good for the CITs to create one themselves. This way they have responsibilities to plan their own project, Bunting said.
"Having this program teaches them as members of the community to be responsible," Bunting explained. "This morning when we came back from picking up trash, we reflected on what we did and talked about how gross it was to pick up trash, but I also made the point that by doing these things we are setting a good example."
For first-time CIT, Lasley, who has attended the YMCA Day Camp for years, being a CIT is really fun and rewarding, he said.
"Personally, I like being a CIT better than being in the regular camp (for children in grades K-5)," Lasley said. "In the regular program, it was more like we were being babysitted, and we were doing artsy crafts and stuff. I think kids in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades lose interest in that."
In his last year as a CIT -- he'll start eighth grade in the fall --Dakota Trevino, 13, has picked up on a couple specifics of being a CIT.
"The big thing is to respect others and to listen to what everybody has to say," Trevino said. "And for parents who don't have a place for their kids in the summer, it's a real good place to do a lot of stuff and to keep busy."
Bunting pointed out the four character values of the YMCA -- respect, responsibility, caring and honesty -- are also incorporated into the CIT program.
Although it's only been a week since camp started, new CIT Jessica Hutchcraft, 11, seems to be getting the idea of what being a counselor in training is truly about. She said: "The community does a lot for you so you should give back to them."


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Aquia Crucifix LbNA # 50051
|Placed Date
|Aug 28 2009
|Fredericksburg, VA
|Found By
|Last Found
|Mar 25 2015
|Hike Distance
This is a replacement box. The original went missing very soon after it was planted.
ADDRESS: 3210 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554 - this address is actually for the motel that is next door to the crucifix site.
NOTE: This site is located on a very busy highway. Please be sure to pull off the road as far as possible next to the crucifix and use extreme caution when exiting your vehicle, especially when accompanied by children. There is plenty of room to park off of the road, but caution is needed. Please also use extreme caution when going back onto the road from the Crucifix area.
Aquia Crucifix Letterbox
Located on Route 1/Jefferson Davis Highway at the Telegraph Rd forked intersection in Stafford. If you are traveling North on Rt. 1, the crucifix is on the right just past the St. William of York Catholic Church. (Note: Rt 1 and Telegraph intersect a second time farther down the road - the letterbox is located at the forked section of Rt. 1 and Telegraph, and the large crucifix is easily seen.)
Once at the crucifix:
Read the information on the front of the crucifix. Read the information on the back of the crucifix. Count the number of people mentioned within the placard on the back of the crucifix, and keep that number in mind. When you are finished, turn around 180 degrees. You should see two rock posts. Walk through the posts and head on over to the tree line. Remember your number? Find the tree that has that number of multiple trunks. Your letterbox is located within the tree, where all the trunks converge together. It should be covered with leaves - please recover when you replace the box.


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A superocean is an ocean that surrounds a supercontinent. It is less commonly defined as any ocean larger than the current Pacific Ocean.[1] Named global superoceans include Mirovia, which surrounded the supercontinent Rodinia, and Panthalassa, which surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea. Pannotia and Columbia, along with landmasses before Columbia (such as Ur), were also surrounded by superoceans.
As surface water moves unobstructed east to west in superoceans, it tends to warm from the exposure to sunlight so that the western edge of the ocean is warmer than the eastern. Additionally, seasonal changes in temperature, which would have been significantly more rapid inland, probably caused powerful monsoons. In general, however, the mechanics of superoceans are not well understood.[2]
List of superoceans[edit]
- Nealbara (Vaalbara)
- Gyrosia (Ur)
- Lerova (Kenorland)
- Atlanta-Pacifica Ocean (Columbia)
- Mirovia (Rodinia)
- Pan-African Ocean (Pannotia)
- Panthalassa (Pangaea)
- Mega Pacific Ocean (Pangaea Ultima)
- Super Atlantic Ocean (Amasia)
- Super Indian Ocean (Amasia)
- Indo-Atlantic Ocean (Novopangaea)
See also[edit]
- ^ McMenamin, Mark A.; Dianna L. McMenamin. The Emergence of Animals. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-06647-3.
- ^ Martin, Ronald. "Cycles and Secular Trends". One Long Experiment. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10905-9.


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"In The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak has woven a wonderful tale of love and spiritual longing, brilliantly exploring the universal desire for intimacy with another human being, as well as with the divine. It is provocative in the best sense of that term, a rare novel that succeed in illuminating the mystical aspects of daily existence, a novel of intelligence as well as heart, with wisdom that infuses every page."
-- Roland Merullo, author of A Little Love Story and Breakfast with Buddha
"The Forty Rules of Love is a wise, joyous page-turner... and one that speaks urgently to our war-ravaged times."
-- Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between Us
"How can I love well? With The Forty Rules of Love, you can pour out your heart, break out of your stuck places, mysteriously fall in love, and find the deep joy of freedom."
-- Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
Praise from the United States and England for The Forty Rules of Love:
A captivating and wise book... The tale of the fated meeting, spiritual companionship and tragic parting [of Rumi and Shams of Tabriz] is beautifully recounted in The Forty Rules of Love... Shafak draws on facts from Rumi and Shams biographies and brings them to life with deft storytelling.
-- The Associated Press
A gorgeous, jeweled, luxurious book...<The past and the present fit together beautifully in a passionate defense of passion itself.
-- The Times (U.K.)
As in her previous book, The Bastard of Istanbul, Shafak, a courageous, best-selling Turkish writer, boldly links East and West in converging narratives... Infused with Sufi mysticism and Rumis incomparable lyrics, and sweetly human in its embrace of our flaws and feelings, Shafaks shrewd, seductive, and affecting novel brilliantly revives the traditions of Shams and Rumi, and daringly illuminates the differences between religion and spirituality, censure and compassion, fear and love of life in our own violent world.
-- ALA Booklist
Colorfully woven and beguilingly intelligent.
-- The Daily Telegraph (U.K.)
In this appealing fable, Turkish author Elif Shafak toggles between characters from different times: a modern American housewife and a thirteenth-century poet The universal theme is the struggle between the rational mind and the aching heart. Shafaks heroine yields to the latter and never looks back.
-- More Magazine
As Turkeys bestselling female writer, Shafak is a brave champion of cosmopolitanism, a sophisticated feminist, and an ambitious novelist who infuses her magical-realist fiction with big, important ideas... Her new novel seems, in part, an effort to imagine an Islamic past that is consonant with contemporary values.
-- The New Republic
With its timely, thought-provoking message, The Forty Rules of Love deserves to be a global publishing phenomenon...
-- The Independent (U.K.)
In her poetic new novel, Elif Shafak captures two parallel journeys towards Love one set in modern times and another in the thirteenth-century, between Sufi masters Rumi and Shams of Tabriz. The intersection between these two narratives reveals important lessons about self, selflessness, and Divine submission.
-- Altmuslimah.com
In The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak has woven a wonderful tale of love and spiritual longing. Moving effortlessly back and forth between demons and saints, modern life and the thirteenth century, ordinary people and legendary souls, she does a brilliant job of exploring the universal desire for intimacywith another human being, as well as with the divine. Eminently readable, and provocative in the best sense of that term, this is one of those rare novels that succeeds in illuminating the mystical aspects of daily existence. Best of all, Shafak accomplishes that with a spiritually mature open-mindedness that refuses easy answers and exclusivity. I admired this novel greatly for its intelligence as well as its heart and for the wisdom that infuses every page.
-- Roland Merullo, author of A Little Love Story and Breakfast with Buddha
How can I love well? With The Forty Rules of Love, you can pour out your heart, break out of your stuck places, mysteriously fall in love, and find the deep joy of freedom.
-- Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology


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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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My past two columns have discussed the whys, whats and hows of search engine optimization (SEO). This month I finish up with three things to avoid.
Text as images. When it comes to SEO, content is king. Because the content on your site must be readable by the search engine spiders, you want your text to be actual text. Obvious, right?
Well, when I look around at a lot of dealer websites, I see many where the text on a page is actually an image. Sure, text in an image might look a little nicer, and you have infinite control over the formatting, but the search engines don't see text. They just see a picture.
Don't present any text as an image. And if you do have text in an image (as a button, for example), take advantage of the accessibility parameters I talked about last month, like ALT and TITLE, so that they mirror the graphical text in the image.
Extensive use of Flash. Another way a lot of sites fail in SEO is by using Flash. Flash is an interactive, rich-media technology developed by Macromedia that was recently acquired by Adobe. True, Flash can have a great place in your Web toolbox. (The one place where most people are interacting with Flash, for example, is via YouTube's video player, which is distributed as a Flash asset.) But you should be leery of developing an entire site in Flash. Most search engines don't have any way to crawl into and index a Flash site, so your SEO results would be total crap.
If there are some propeller-head types out there, you will no doubt be yelling into the magazine that it's all libelist, anti-Flash propaganda and that it's entirely possible to develop a Flash website that is SEO-worthy.
I concede that you can develop a SEO-friendly site in Flash by jumping though a lot of extra hoops, doing a lot of extra development work, and so on (for more on this topic, go to www.jehochman.com/articles/seo-friendly-flash.shtml). But why would you want to?
Considering that most dealers I've interacted with over the past couple of years barely have the resources to do e-commerce at all, I don't see the point in making your site even more work by using Flash extensively. Besides, most of the cool Flash-like stuff can now be done with standard-compliant technologies like DHTML and CSS.
I just know that this is going to generate some nasty e-mails from "Web developers" that seem to prey on the naivete of some in the dealer community by locking them into complete Flash-based sites. Oh well.
Cheating. Avoid what's called black-hat SEO techniques. Don't buy into webspam providers, or SEO/marketing firms that talk about setting up hundreds or thousands of dummy sites full of keyword-rich links that link to your site. You may see an amazing impact in your SERP results or page rank in the short term, but you risk getting delisted or even blacklisted from the search engines.
Stick with the tried-and-true SEO techniques that I've written about over the past few months, and you should be on your way up the SERPs.


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"Cherish everything that you have in life. You never know when your time will come."
Those were the words of Francesc 'Tito' Vilanova i Bayó (1968-2014) who's moment sadly came too soon after continuously fighting with throat cancer since late 2011.
A graduate of the Barcelona Academy, Tito's playing career never really kicked off.
After not being able to break into the Barcelona first team he moved to another Catalan team, EU Figueres where he led the club to its best ever Segunda Division finish of third.
He then transferred west to Vigo to play for Celta where he made only 26 appearances during his three seasons at the club in Spain's first division.
Throughout his career he also represented clubs like Mallorca, Elche and Lleida - although never in the top tier.
His coaching career was perhaps a contrast to his playing one.
It started in 2003, managing Palafrugell in the Third Division before he was reunited with his boyhood club as assistant Coach of the Barcelona B team of his good friend Pep Guardiola.
Together they achieved promotion to the Segunda Division B and after the dismissal of Frank Rijkaard the duo were together promoted to manage the first team, a risky move perhaps by the Barcelona board - but it was certainly the right one as what would follow would be unforgettable.
This 2008-09 season would end up being one of the most successful of Barcelona's history – if not THE most.
The Blaugrana achieved what nobody else before had, to win six trophies in one year - every competition in which they participated.
During this time Tito was not in the spotlight and back then his work as Guardiola's right hand man was not justly recognised with Pep granted most, if not all of the praise for Barcelona's staggering season.
However, what people do not know is that during the Pep-Tito era, Guardiola would not make a single decision without consulting Tito.
In the years that followed Barcelona would go on to win more and more trophies. However, in 2012 Guardiola's time came and he announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season. The Barcelona board had to look for a leader of Guardiola's calibre.
Yet, they did not have to look very far to find his successor; he was standing right in front of them. Only one man could be appointed and that was Tito.
The directors knew this as his experience, talent and complete knowledge of the club would be the certain keys for success. The Tito-Pep era terminated and Tito knew that this was to happen if he wanted to keep growing as a manger rather than stay in his good friend's shadow.
Success continued to follow and after continuously fighting with throat cancer Tito's new Barcelona side made history by winning the La Liga with 100 points and scoring nearly 160 goals throughout the season.
It was a formidable achievement for a man who had for so long been in the shadow of Guardiola and whose presence was felt when Jordi Roura had to take over for some time while he was fighting the most important battle of his life.
On July 19, 2013, it was announced that Tito would not be Barcelona manager any longer after after he felt that he could not give Barca 100 per cent during these tough times.
Tata Martino was appointed and the team changed without Tito - maybe for the worse as their 2013-14 season has been disappointing.
Sadly, yesterday, after fighting for his life for some time, the 45-year-old passed away.
Rest in peace, Tito. You're gone but not forgotten.
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Hello folks,
is there anyone out there who has used or is using Liferay platform? How was your experience with it and what are your opinions about its usability and accessibility?
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Hi Maria,
Yes, we (the company I work at) has been using Liferay (LR) with a few of
our websites. LR was 'sold' to our company (as a CMS) on
its drop-and-drag feature (sheer brilliance I was told) - being able to move
content elements at will. This has led to all sorts of problems - not worth
mentioning on this list.
In terms of usability and accessibility it's a complete shocker...or rather
non-existent. It could be that our off-shore developers used an older
version of LR (doubt it) so the system may have changed/updated since then?
An example of one of the sites using LR to deliver content is
http://ttglive.com . The source code view reveals (home page) 57,033 lines
of code.
2008/10/27 Maria De Monte <mtdemonte at yahoo.it>
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text: My DH left a telfon pan in the broiler and it caught fire this evening. Fire's out, smoke has cleared and everything's okay - except for the nasty smell from the teflon. I know teflon fumes are bad but how bad?? - bad like we should move out of the house temporarily or just not be on the first floor (the basement and 2nd story do not smell). And any suggestions on how to get rid of the teflon smell? We've left the back door open and sprinkled some baking soda out but there has to be something more we can do right? Any suggestions? Thank you!