text:
31 posts tagged with Japan by filthy light thief.
Displaying 1 through 31 of 31.
Dave Spector, Gaijin Tarento: Big in Japan, unknown in the US
Tarento, a Japanese rendering (gairaigo) of the English word "talent," or actors, though often is used to refer to actors who take part in more comedic panel shows. Gaijin tarento are "foreign talent," non-Japanese actors who speak Japanese and often represent a stereotyped view of their given nationalities. One of the best-known and longest operating gaijin tarento is David Spector, a relative unknown in his native Chicago, but a household name in Japan (NYT, 2014). The strange cult of the Gaijin Tarento (YT, 5:41) [more inside]
The language of flowers, spoken in forms around the world
In the Victorian Era, "the language of flowers" (floriography) was all the rage. According to The Smithsonian Gardens History in Bloom summary (and activities sheets) for The Language of Flowers (PDF), "Nearly all Victorian homes would own at least one of the guide books dedicated to the 'language of flowers.' The authors of these guidebooks used visual and verbal analogies, religious and literary sources, folkloric connections, and botanical attributes to derive the various associations for the flowers." But where did it come from? (Google books preview) Istanbul in the Tulip Age (PDF, first chapter of Crime and Punishment in Istanbul: 1700-1800), and Turkish love-letters and harems ... somewhat. [more inside]
Yakitate!! Japan, an informative manga/anime series about bread baking
From the beginning of the first episode, you can see that Yakitate!! Japan is a silly show about bread. The title, which translates to Freshly Baked!! Ja-pan, alone is enough to warn you that it's full of puns ("pan" is Japanese for bread). If you're inspired by the show or manga, here are a ton of recipes, beyond the rice cooker bread recipe from the show, which was converted to US units for the English manga translation. [more inside]
On Japanese Farewell Ceremonies for Things
Destruction and sacredness of life are often reasons for conflicts in Western culture; on the contrary, ceremonies like hari kuyo can become, even for Westerners, precious opportunities for reflection. In our habit of first producing and then acquiring, often with craving, a great quantity of objects destined to be thrown away like useless, harmful, and cumbersome rubbish shortly after their acquisition, are hidden the germs of attachment and hate that, together with nescience (avidyā), form the sad trio of spiritual poisons. We generally believe we are good custodians of the environment when hurriedly, even with a bit of resentment, we throw in the rubbish bin all that has been discarded. In transforming "removal" into "restitution," the getting rid of useless objects can instead become a stimulus, and not a mere gesture of refusal, for considering our relationship with activities, objects, and the environment, by carrying out, through decorous and at times melancholic farewell ceremonies, daily exercises of kindness and giving.Farewell Ceremonies for Things, from Dharma World, providing context for a number of Japanese ceremonies, including Hari-Kuyo, the Festival of Broken Needles, Fude-Kuyo, a ceremony for brushes, Ningyo-Kuyo, "a doll funeral", and other ceremony for valued items, activities, and professions.
More on those photogenic Japanese macaques, aka snow monkeys
Last February, a Japanese snow monkey got hold of someone's smart phone (as discussed on Reddit and elsewhere), and Marsel van Oosten captured a great view of that same Japanese macaque, winning accolades and awards around the 'net and globe. If you'd like to know even more, he chatted with the 500 px ISO blog, discussing these hot-tub bathing macaques and nature photography in general. If you'd like to know more about Japanese macaques in general, here's a broad overview of the photogenic monkeys, and an hour long PBS documentary to delve even deeper. (Snow Monkeys bathing in hot springs previously)
Chibatman, more impressive than BatLyft
Batman has been spotted on Japanese highways, or rather, someone dressed in a Dark Knight Rises style Batman suit and on a custom batcycle-like trike in the Chiba Prefecture, earning him the nickname Chibatman. He has been found and interviewed (Japanese without subtitles), and he even invited the interviewer back to his
bat lair humble home. The 41 year-old Chibatman works as a welder, and he wears his Batman costume when he commutes to work, "because I want to see everyone smile."
Geo-cosmos, an interactive globe in 10 million pixels
Geo-Cosmos is one of the three interactive features that are part of the Tsunagari display at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, simply known as the Miraikan, in Tokyo. Geo-Cosmos consists of OLED squares configured a 6m (~19.7 ft) diameter spherical display of over 10 million pixels, which can map out clouds as captured by weather satellites, the expanding effects of the March 11 earthquake in Japan (Audience video), or pretty much anything you want to see on a spherical display.
Hashima Island: in 1974 the coal ran out, but the ghosts remained
A few miles off the coast of Japan lies "Battleship Island," or Gunkanjima (軍艦島), the Japanese nickname for Hashima Island, due to its resemblance to the Japanese Tosa battleship. The island was formerly a densely populated coal mining town, purchased by Mitsubishi in 1890, but by the 1960s the coal was running out, and in 1974 the island was quickly vacated as Mitsubishi offered residents jobs elsewhere. Now, the island is an urban explorer's dream, though the island is not completely open to the public for tours. Last year, Google trekker walked the island, providing a virtual tour of the island. And if the roughly 40 year old ruins aren't foreboding enough, Bryan James put together a Chrome experiment called Hashima Island: Forgotten World, based on the Google maps tour of the site.
Lincoln Logs: Interesting playthings typify the spirit of America
John Lloyd Wright might not have the renown for the architectural creativity of his father, but John found inspiration in his father's work and designed toys that are still being made today. I'm talking about Lincoln Logs. [more inside]
Extreme Kendama
In this video, you'll see people doing tricks on skateboards, rollerblades, and kendamas, for which the crowd goes wild. Yes, kendamas, the traditional Japanese wooden toy consisting of a handle, three cups and a spike (the "ken"), and a wooden ball (the "dama") on a string, with a hole opposite of the string. This toy has a long history, and is similar to a number of games found elsewhere in the world. But it wasn't until 1975 that it was formally organized as a competitive sport in Japan by the Japan Kendama Association, which has patented the design of the kendama and designated the tricks required to reach specific rankings. [more inside]
Shoguns at the Sphinx, 1864
Ten years after Commodore Matthew Perry first visited Japan with four war ships and a letter from President Fillmore, Japan sent out a third Embassy to Western Nations (following the first Japanese Embassy to the United States in 1860, and the first Japanese Embassy to Europe in 1862). The third tour had the same goal as the first two: learn about Western cultures, and try to postpone the opening of Japanese ports to foreign trade. During that third tour, the group were on their way to France when they stopped in Egypt. On this stop, the members of the mission were photographed posing before the Sphinx, dressed in winged kamishimo costume and jingasa hats, carrying their feared long (katana) and short (wakizashi) swords. [more inside]
Icelandic landscapes, set to Japanese post-rock
Legend: A Journey Through Iceland is a 12 min. 31 sec. long time-lapse video of Icelandic landscapes, set to the music of MONO, a Japanese post-rock band. A bit more MONO and pleasant landscapes inside. [more inside]
The Art of the Netsuke Lives On
"[N]early all Japanese people have figurines, anime or cartoon characters hanging from their mobile phones — for the most part without realizing they are in their mass-produced, contemporary way keeping alive the nation's netsuke tradition. In contrast, those netsuke on Kuroiwa's phone are the real deal — small, delicate, uniquely crafted sculptures in ivory and an assortment of woods." Julian Littler searches for traditional ivory netsuke carvers (print view; standard web view), and interviews Akira Kuroiwa, a member of the Japan Ivory Sculptors Association (Google auto-translation). [via MetaChat] [more inside]
Don't you know what table tennis is? Come on. I'll teach you.
Taiyo Matsumoto's original five volume manga Ping Pong was one of the most surprising and gripping experiences I've had this year. But a huge reason for that is the artwork: he packs more kinetic energy into a single drawing of a shoe skidding across a floor than any real shoe has ever had. So it was with some trepidation that I saw posters for this adaptation going up in stores around Japan. Fumihiko Masuri is a first time director (not that you'd know it), with a background in computer effects. He seems to have directed this mainly because he's a really big fan of the manga too. On the film's website, they've placed images from the manga next to photographs of the actors in the film, so you can see how obsessive compulsive they were in matching faces. Not only faces, but movements, playing styles, and shot composition is all straight from the book, as if they'd used the manga in lieu of storyboards. Even the occasional surreal touch; a boy growing butterfly wings, a dragonfly landing on the net, is right out of the page onto the screen. -- Midnight Eye review; subtitled movie in 12 parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Obscura Day, 2012
Atlas Obscura (seen 'round here before) has organized its third annual Obscura Day for April 28. It's "an international celebration of unusual places," from the Fairy Doors of Ann Arbor, Michigan and the Particle Accelerator at John E. Edwards Accelerator Laboratory in Athens, Ohio, to a tour of the Secrets & Oddities of the National Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland and an Expedition to the 1,553 Stone-Carved Monks of Nihon-ji in the city of Kyonan, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Are Your Greetings Seasoned?
"I can't even tell you how excited I was to finally see the cards that "killed my grandfather" and drove my family into extreme poverty. I actually think Haruo did a pretty good job interpreting my grandfather's original sketch, considering the severely confusing nature of his drawing. It's anybody's guess as what my grandfather expected to get back, but needless to say it wasn't this beautiful card." Bradwick J. McGinty III tells the story of the Japanese cut-away Santa cards from 1955, similar in style to the yōkai and kaiju illustrations seen previously. (via)
Studio 4°C: anime that is dense with substance
Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio, named for the temperature at which water is most dense, which they convey in their creative manifesto: "create only works that are dense with substance and extreme quality." The studio has produced a range of works, from commercials (Honda Edix | Nike iD REALCITY) and music videos (Ken Ishii - 'Extra' [prev] | Utada Hikaru - 'Fluximation'), to animated series (The Adventures of Tweeny Witches | Thundercats reboot [prev]) and feature-length films (Memories [1995] | Mind Game [2004]). More on their movies inside. [more inside]
Gauche the Cellist, a Japanese short story and animated movie
Gauche the Cellist [Google video, 63 minutes] is based on a story [Japanese; English translation #1, #2] by Kenji Miyazawa, one of the most-loved poet/storytellers in Japan (Miyazaki and Takahata love his works, and have been influenced by him). The movie was made as an independent project by a Japanese animation studio, OH Production (wiki), and took 6 years to complete. It is rather difficult to make a Kenji story into a movie because there are many Japanese just waiting to rip you apart if you screw up, but Gauche has been highly acclaimed, and is considered one of the best Miyazawa movies (IMDb). The story is about a cellist, Gauche, who becomes a better cellist by interacting with animals who visit his home every night. *
The Ghost of Gulliver's Kingdom
Kamikuishiki was a village in the Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan that gained unwanted international attention in 1995 as a key location for Aum Shinrikyo, the religious cult behind a number of acts of violence, including the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. To change the nature of attention given to the picturesque village, a new attraction was built on the former site of the cult complex: Gulliver's Kingdom, a mixed up theme park with a Scandinavian town, a petting zoo, a French puppet theater to tell the story of Gulliver, and a 45 meter version of Gulliver himself, pinned to the ground. The park was opened in 1997, but Niigata Chuo Bank was facing serious problems two years later, collapsing "under the weight of nonperforming loans." The theme park's owners were the largest borrowers from the bank, and the park closed in 2001. The park was finally purchased in 2002 in the 3rd auction attempt. In 2006, Kamikuishiki disappeared, divided and the parts merged into neighboring municipalities. The next year, Gulliver's Kingdom was demolished, leaving behind photos (new and old), and memories.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: (Hideaki Anno) Reborn Again (and Again)
Neon Genesis Evangelion was an anime series created by Hideaki Anno, a rather mysterious and reclusive director who has declined most interviews and has been likened to Alan Moore in his attempt to up-end a major genre. Where Moore doesn't want to work on anything Watchmen-related, Anno has returned to NGE in a very major way with Rebuild of Evangelion, a tetralogy of films to re-tell the original story and present a new ending (again). [more inside]
Yet for some reason the machines always produce a beverage almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea
Japan is home to a lot of vending machines, some estimations placing one machine for every 23 people, and they're getting "smarter." In 2008, some cigarette vending machines had a digital camera with equipment to judge the age of the cigarette buyer, though relatively small magazine pictures could fool most of these new machines. In the last few months, JR East Water Business Co, a subsidiary of train operator East Japan Railway, has started to roll out high-tech vending machines that recommend a drink based on the users age and gender, using facial recognition technology and drink-preference data. [more inside]
Happy 25th to the SUPER Mario Bros, Peach and Bowser
September 13, 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the original Japanese release of Super Mario Bros, featuring the return of everyone's favorite sailor, Popeye. That's not right, he's the Italian carpenter, Mario. Wait, now he's a plumber with a brother (named Luigi Mario), and they're not normal, they're super! And they're fighting to save Princess Peach Toadstool from an angry ox king, who became the stubborn but cute turtle Bowser. [more inside]
The Cake Felt 'Round the World
Less than a year after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States detonated the fourth and fifth nuclear weapons under the name Operation Crossroads in July 1946. Beyond testing the capabilities of nuclear bombs, the Navy said it wanted the Bikini tests treated like "the story of the year, maybe of the decade, and possibly of a lifetime." Only two of the three bombs were detonated, and the project was shut down over the next months. To celebrate the efforts of Operation Crossroads, a cake in the shape of a mushroom cloud was featured at a publicized event on November 5, 1946. In response to this display, Reverend Arthur Powell Davies, the minister of the Unitarian All Souls Church in Washington, D.C., gave a sermon on the "utterly loathsome picture" and the message it sent to other nations. That sermon set off a flurry of replies and reactions, that extended around the world, including a connection formed between Reverend Davies' All Souls Unitarian Church and school children in Hiroshima. [more inside]
Roger Ebert on Anime, with a focus on Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
"In Japan, animation is not seen as the exclusive realm of children's and family films, but is often used for adult, science fiction and action stories, where it allows a kind of freedom impossible in real life. Some Hollywood films strain so desperately against the constraints of the possible that you wish they'd just caved in and gone with animation." -- Roger Ebert on anime, with this excerpt being related to Tokyo Godfathers. Ebert has been a fan of anime for a while, especially the works of Hayao Miyazaki. Ebert has reviewed 6 of the 18 Studio Ghibli films released to date, and even interviewed Miyazaki with a bit of fanboy glee. More reviews and videos inside. [more inside]
Beware the Electronic Automatic Sound-Spectrograph Computing Digit Translator Playback Recognizer Machine
Telephoneme: Even if your Alphabet Conspiracy succeeds and you destroy the books, machines have no minds of their own. They are easily confused by different voices and different accents. It is the brain of man that tells them what to do. [more inside]
MLYT Japanese Club Jazz Madness
Mid-week pick-me-up, straight outta Japan: Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, live in 2009 at the annual North Sea Jazz Festival. If those live clips are a bit noisy, check out Pop Korn, My Foolish Heart~Crazy on Earth~, and My Foolish Heart ~Foolish in Mind~. And for a cool-down, try Welsh producer Doc Daneeka's bassy slowed down house version of Pop Korn (image source: Fotos+Mono, from the Chilean artist Relleno De Mono). [more inside]
A glimpse of Seba Jun, aka Nujabes: 1974-2010
Seba Jun, aka Nujabes, was a quiet and rather reclusive Japanese hip-hop DJ/producer/label head, as far as hip-hop personalities go. He didn't do many interviews, and his two albums and 15 or so vinyl singles which were released on his own Hydeout Productions label, all of which were only released in Japan. Regardless of the limited push, he gained renown world-wide for his relaxed, jazzy hip-hop, due in part to his music being featured on the anime series Samurai Champloo. The musician's life was cut short in late February, following a car accident. He was 36 years old. [more inside]
Happy Science, and the Potential Joining of Church and State in Japan
Kōfuku-no-Kagaku (幸福の科学), also called Happy Science, is a relatively new religious and spiritual movement, founded in Japan in October 1986. The organization is gaining ground world-wide, with the international headquarter office in central Tokyo, 6 local temples located in London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seoul and Taiwan, and an additional 37 local offices around the world. The group's leader, Master Ryuho Okawa, has is not limiting the scope of the movement to politics, and in May 2009 the Happiness Realization Party was formed, with over 300 HRP candidates running for the coming general election. To provide background on the religion and political movement, here is a little investigation of Happy Science by MeFi's own shii [via mefi projects] [more inside]
This game is made by a man who hates videogames
Takeshi no Chōsenjō: it came before the endurance test that is Desert Bus, and served as an inspiration for Janey Thompson's Marathon. In English it is known as Takeshi's Challenge. Released in December 1986 for the Famicom system, the game mechanisms include use of the Famicom microphone to sing karaoke for an hour. And that's after you drink to the point of blacking out, divorce your wife, quit your job, and learn to hang glide AND learn the Hintoba language, amongst other things. All of this takes place in lands populated with nothing but people that want to beat you to death. Of course, you can skip that all and complete the game in a mere 4 minutes by simply walking off the edge of existence, and magically ending at the final treasure room. [more inside]
Photographs of the Excitement of Geotechnical Engineering (Failures)
Professors Ross W. Boulanger and Dr. James Duncan have put together a Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album, with details of the successes and disasters. The album includes compaction techniques for a highway off-ramp, deep excavation methods, an offshore tank structure, and earthquake hazards of many sorts (mountain landslides, liquefaction damage to ports in Kobe, Japan, surface rupture in Taiwan, and problems with shallow foundations and subsidence in Turkey). (via oi9)
Let me show you a world of bats and bees, ants and trees, morning glories and a few beached whales
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, casually referred to as Sōkendai (a contraction of Sōgō kenkyū daigakuin daigaku), was founded in 1988 as the 96th national university in Japan. Amongst other things, it is home to the Soken Taxa Web Server which in turn hosts the first online Japanese Ant Color Image Database that currently lists 273 species of ant, the Illustrated Guide of Marine Mammals and the Marine Mammals Stranding DataBase, the Mammalian Crania Photographic Archive that currently includes 704 specimens, the Morning Glories Database that covers the many mutants of Ipomoea nil, closely related species and interspecific hybrids, the Makino Herbarium Database, which is named after the pioneering Japanese botanist, Tomitaro Makino, and the Japanese Bees Image Database.
Page: 1


text:
The nexus of digital life and IRL
I've noticed these stickers popping up with increasing tenacity — and not just in San Francisco, although this shot is from Mission Comics and Art, a few blocks from where I live.
These stickers are a forerunner to a time when we will take for granted the connection between the digital and the real worlds, and be comfortable and familiar with asserting digital identities at regular intervals throughout our day. That we have to be reminded to do this today is just a curious circumstance of the times we live in — and the new behavior that will, in not too many years, be expected of us.
It's happened with washing your hands, not littering, and recycling. It's not far off that we'll be shided to not forget to "check in at X site" upon arrival, or "leave a review on Y site" on the way out. These stickers prove it.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Press: Food Network Magazine
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
The amazing Fruit Bowl from SEMdesign has been featured in Food Network Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide!
The Fruit Bowl is carefully constructed from recycled cardboard into a sculptural place to store and display your bounty, whether it's one item or many. Very cool.


text: For nine years we were led by a fearful prime minister, and during the last election he gave us broad hints about who we should fear the most. Not that I am suggesting Mr. Harper was simply being a demagogue and trying to scare us into voting for him. … . . . → Read More: Bill Longstaff: Americans—a dangerously fearful people


text:
Pork Spring Rolls
Total Time
Prep 30 mins
Cook 30 mins
Great finger food for a gathering. Serve with sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce. I have found that if you want to make them the day before, they will soften up, just pop them in a medium heat oven for about 20 minutes and they will be nice and crispy. To make this easy, chop all ingredients in a food processor.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 500 g pork mince
- 1 1⁄2 cups Chinese cabbage, finely shredded
- 225 g water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1⁄4 cup fresh coriander, chopped (cilantro)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sambal oelek
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 20 (12 1/2 cm) spring roll wrappers (thawed)
- deep frying oil
- Mix together, in a large bowl, pork mince, cabbage, onion, coriander, sambal oelek, garlic and ginger.
- Using one spring roll sheet at a time, place approximately 2 tablespoons of mix just in from one corner.
- Brush edges with water, fold over corner near mix, then 2 outside corners. Roll up fairly tightly to enclose filling.
- Repeat with the rest of the spring roll sheets.
- Heat oil in wok or deep fryer. (It will be hot enough when a cube of bread sizzles when added.).
- Deep-fry spring rolls 4 or 5 at a time for 5-8 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
- Serve immediately with your choice of dipping sauce.
Most Helpful
YUMMY! I made these with ground turkey instead of pork (for personal dietary reasons) but they turned out great. I used the dipping sauce from Recipe #274113 and they were a spectacular combination! I did find out one thing the hard way, though-- if you assemble these too far before cooking them, the juices drain out into a puddle. I would recommend cooking right after assembling. Once cooked, they kept quite nicely in a 250 F oven, where they stayed warm and crisp until serving time. Made for ZWT4 Zingo! Thanks, Sarah!


text: You saw the post of Emily from our shoot in Louisiana, but now here is a whole new take! We actually did these two shoots back to back, switching looks halfway through. I was so impressed with my sister's versatility and her ability to take on two different looks so easily! Don't you think she rocked it?! Such a model!


text:
There is nothing better than buying a company that you wished you could have had cheaper... at the cheaper price. I'll admit, that while I've made some serious money making short-term, earnings/event driven trades on Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), I have - deep down - wanted to own a substantial, long-term position. Qualcomm's business is a veritable money printing machine, and it employs some of the brightest business and technical minds on the planet. While I admire ARM's (NASDAQ:ARMH) nearly hands-free royalty model, I just can't find myself willing to pay 53x CY2013E earnings for those shares. Luckily for me, I don't have to because I own Qualcomm - a very similar business, but one that generates a lot more cash, pays a fatter dividend, and has much more room to grow said dividend.
The Pessimism Explained
In the most recent quarter, despite a beat and raise quarter yet again, it seems that Wall Street was just so giddy that the analyst EPS estimates for the full year were well beyond the high end of the range that Qualcomm gave at its last earnings report. While I am somewhat kicking myself for not seeing this obvious disconnect and taking a short-term short position via puts, as there was very little chance that the company could have met those lofty expectations, I will not compound that mistake by not owning shares at these levels.
Anyway, so the full-year EPS "miss" against the projections is only part of the story of why the shares got hammered. There is a clear shift towards lower end, cheaper SoCs in the smartphone space. While Qualcomm, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and others have been trying to really "outgun" each other on high end benchmarks, the majority of the growth going forward appears to be in the low end, low cost segment of the market. Most people using feature phones don't care about their GeekBench or AnTuTu scores, but they do care that their phones can surf the web, make phone calls, and get e-mail.
So the thesis that seems to be playing out as Qualcomm's QCT operating margins slipped from 26% -> 17% in the most recent quarter is that with this dramatic mix shift towards the super low end, Qualcomm will not see particularly good operational leverage. On top of that, Qualcomm actually spends quite a bit developing its own IP from graphics, to CPU, to DSP, which is great for differentiating in the high end, but not particularly useful in the low end when an off-the-shelf ARM core, and off-the-shelf Imagination/ARM graphics will do the trick. In fact, Qualcomm's low end stuff indeed uses off-the-shelf ARM Cortex A7 paired with its own in-house graphics, modem, etc. IP.
In short, the top and bottom line growth in the QCT division may slow in the coming years, especially as competition like Intel and Nvidia kick in, but it is not as though Qualcomm is actually priced for that growth at a mere 17.71x earnings (13x ex-cash)! However, the real reason to own Qualcomm isn't necessarily for a meteoric top-line story, but instead for a very interesting dividend growth story.
Dividend Growth: Who Doesn't Love It?
Qualcomm recently raised its dividend from $1.00/share annually, to $1.40/share, which comes out to a pretty solid 40% increase. Understand that while Qualcomm's major growth business is chip, the company's earnings generator is from patent licensing. Every time a 3G or 4G enabled device is sold, Qualcomm gets a 3-4% cut of the selling price of said device. Remember the comparison I made above to ARM? Those guys get maybe 1-2% of a $15 - $50 chip, tops, but Qualcomm gets 3-4% of every cellular device sold. In the most recent quarter, the chip business turned in $681M in earnings before tax, but the licensing business turned in $1.8B in earnings before tax. That, folks, is roughly $1/share just for kicking back and collecting royalties.
I expect that Qualcomm continues to grow the payout at a healthy clip, especially in light of the fact that the business isn't particularly capital intensive and that most of the EBT that the company generates these days ends up piling up on the balance sheet (the company now has ~$30B in cash and cash equivalents). Of note, Qualcomm didn't buy back any shares in the most recent quarter, which to me suggests that they would much rather return capital via dividends than via buybacks, although they really do need to start doing something soon otherwise investors could get cranky.
Qualcomm: Think About Buying It
In this bull market, it's tough to find anything that's even remotely on sale. Qualcomm is still, however, very much on sale after the recent drop, and on any pullback, this could be a solid dividend growth, as well as just plain old growth name to stick in your portfolio on this weakness.
Disclosure: I am long QCOM, NVDA. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: I am short ARMH


text:
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will have surgery on his left hip, an injury that could keep him out until after the All-Star break.
"It's a significant blow," general manager Brian Cashman said. "But we've dealt with significant blows and, hopefully, we'll be able to deal with this one, as well."
Rodriguez has a torn labrum, bone impingement and a cyst. He will need four to six weeks of physical therapy to strengthen the hip before surgery, and the team anticipates he will be out four to six months after the operation.
Pitchers might try safety hat liners next year
Major-league pitchers could experiment with protective hat liners next season, hoping they can absorb the shock of batted balls such as the ones that struck Brandon McCarthy and Doug Fister in the head.
Major League Baseball medical director Dr. Gary Green presented ideas to executives, physicians and trainers at the winter meetings this week in Nashville, Tenn. Among the prototypes being studied is headgear made of Kevlar, the high-impact material used by the military and law enforcement and NFL players for body armor.
The liners, weighing perhaps 5 ounces or less, would go under a pitcher's cap and help protect against line drives that often travel more than 100 mph.
MLB could implement the safety change in the minor leagues, but would require the approval of the players' union to make major-leaguers wear them.
• The San Francisco Giants and free-agent center fielder Angel Pagan reached agreement on a four-year contract. Pagan, 31, batted .288 with eight home runs, 56 RBI and 15 triples last season with the Giants.
• Catcher Geovany Soto is staying with the Texas Rangers and agreed to a one-year, $2.75 million contract, a source said. Soto, 29, hit .196 with five homers and 25 RBI in 47 games last season.
• First baseman James Loney and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract, a source said. Loney, 28, hit .249 last season with six homers and 41 RBI with the Dodgers and Red Sox.
• Catcher Mike Napoli and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract. Napoli, 31, hit .227 with 24 homers and 56 RBI last season.
• Pitcher Jason Marquis will stay with the San Diego Padres, reaching a one-year, $3 million deal. Marquis, 34, went 6-7 with a 4.04 ERA for San Diego last season.
Knee surgery will delay Sizemore's return
Free-agent outfielder Grady Sizemore, who missed last season because of knee and back injuries, had microfracture surgery on his right knee in September as a member of the Cleveland Indians, MLB.com reported. As a result, Sizemore might not be ready to play until midseason.
Ruppert, O'Day, White elected to Hall
Former Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White were elected to the Hall of Fame.
The trio was picked by the Hall's preintegration panel — part of what once was known as the Veterans Committee — and gave the shrine exactly 300 members.
Ruppert bought the Yankees in 1915 and soon transformed them into baseball's most dominant team. He acquired Babe Ruth from the Red Sox, built Yankee Stadium and presided over the club's first six World Series championships.


text:
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Fachbereich Wirtschaft
Fachhochschule FuldaTranslation: Department of Business
Translation: University of Applied Sciences Fulda
Location: Fulda, Germany
Homepage: http://www.fh-fulda.de/index.php?id=175
Phone: +49 (0)661 / 9640 - 250
Fax: +49 (0)661 / 9640 - 252
Postal: Marquardstr. 35, 36039 Fulda
Handle: RePEc:edi:fwffude
Additional details:
People who have registered with RePEc and have claimed to be affiliated with this institution:Find all publications of all authors listed below conveniently compiled on IDEAS. Authors with publications are listed below with . We have lost contact with authors marked with ?, and they do not count towards the ranking of this institution.
This listing is provided to you by EDIRC at the Economic Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Please send additions and corrections to Christian Zimmermann.


text:
2 Breed CSS Template converted to Joomla theme
2 Breed free css template is one of the most wanted freebie in xhtml type of templates. Hence we took a idea of converting this html template into Joomla template. You can read more about "2 Breed" template at smashingmagazine site.
The converted version is somewhat more enhanced than original xhtml template. Now the content can flow to any height and the background color will follow it.
Other Features of 2 Breed Joomla Template
- Right side module is collapsible which means the content will fit remaining space when there is no right side modules.
- The modules on top are also collapsible.
- The module positions are similar to the blocks of original xhtml template.
- The "About Us" button url can be set inside admin itself.
- The home button will automatically go to homepage.
Here are the demo, module position and download links,
Before you download, few notes please. Kindly read them. We provide professional downloads absolutely free. We spend lot of time in providing you the best graphics possible. We do not charge for it. However, you can encourage us by buying products at
GrahicRiver.net, professional, quality, trendy and unbelievably low price graphics
Themeforest, professional, high quality, trendy and affordable themes for sale, we know you will sure love it. They sell, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, xhtml, blogger and PSD templates.
You can support us by buying any product on above links. Thanks for reading, please download now,
11 Comments
SubashJune 22, 2009
Excellent and neat work,
joomla themesAugust 8, 2009
Really awesome post about joomla themes. A+ to this post. thanks for posting.
joomla templatesAugust 13, 2009
I've always been a huge fan of Joomla!, awesome to see 2 Breed CSS Template converted to Joomla theme wow..
satheesOctober 10, 2009
Very awesome
testOctober 10, 2009
very niceeeeeee
sebastianNovember 13, 2009
Hi! I have quastion, where I Can change this text: "Welcome on the frontpage" in this template..?
bethDecember 10, 2009
I noticed that the about us button thing a ma jig links to google… annoying… probably my own doing too somehow but i can't remember how to change it grrr
bethDecember 10, 2009
scrap that I didnt do it lol I found where to edit it… anywhoo…
HonlapNekedJanuary 18, 2010
Very nice indeed!
no1themes.comJuly 15, 2010
Great theme for Joomla…
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
Tom Maguire @ JustOneMinute:
After months of hectoring us about fiscal sanity and intransigent Republicans, the NY Times discovers inflexible Democrats:
Efforts to Curb Social Spending Face Resistance
By Robert Pear
WASHINGTON — President Obama's re-election and Democratic gains in Congress were supposed to make it easier for the party to strike a deal with Republicans to resolve the year-end fiscal crisis by providing new leverage. But they could also make it harder as empowered Democrats, including some elected on liberal platforms, resist significant changes in entitlement programs like Social Securityand Medicare.
This should hardly be a surprise – Nancy Pelosi spent a year thinkingshe could reclaim the House by demonize entitlement cuts and defending Medicare.
So away we go. One reason Republicans have taken a hard line on trading tax hikes for spending cuts is their belief that Reagan was duped by the Democratic House in 1982 into accepting future spending cuts that never materialized. Current Republican thinkers and leaders remain confident that Washington is much more competent and diligent about raising taxes and collecting the revenue than it is about cutting spending. (The Doc Fix in Medicare is a classic example of legislated savings that, year by year, never actually materialize.)
And might such a trade of tax hikes today for spending cuts later (or never) happen in the run-up to the fiscal cliff? Sen. Richard Durbingives us a hint as to where the rest of Obama's party is:


text:
Ballet Swing
Training: Born in Rayleigh, Essex, Fiona started her professional training at the Bush Davies School of Performing Arts, and at 16 continued her training in London at the Ballet Rambert School, graduating with a diploma in dance.
Dance includes: After graduating she joined the Moving Visions Dance Company for a UK tour and moved to Charleroi in Belgium where she danced new works in the corps de ballet. She then joined the Vienna Festival Ballet as a principal dancer. Her performances include Cinderella, Coppelia and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker.
Her West End debut was in 1996 and she is excited to be ballet swing in the ensemble of The Phantom of the Opera.


text:
Skip to comments.Networks, AP cancel exit polls in 19 states
Posted on 10/04/2012 8:37:02 AM PDT by RummyChick
Breaking from two decades of tradition, this years election exit poll is set to include surveys of voters in 31 states, not all 50 as it has for the past five presidential elections, according to multiple people involved in the planning.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
So, they're just giving up on the states that even they have to agree are Romney's...this just gives them more time and people on the ground in contested states to do some before-poll closing 'push-polls'...
There's a tidal wave coming, and it ain't for Obama, at least the kind that will raise his boat.
Watch the networks to overweight their exit polling in the bluest precincts of the bluest states just like they do with their regular phony polls.
Exit polls were debunked in '04 when they said Kerry had won the election at 4:00 in the afternoon.
http://www.people-press.org/2012/05/15/assessing-the-representativeness-of-public-opinion-surveys/ ~ even exit polls have their problems ~ one of the big ones is they can't catch everybody to poll them PLUS with so many folks doing absentee or early balloting, it just doesn't make any sense to do something anymore. This is a fool's errand.
Heck, let's not even count the votes. Have Homeland Security seize the ballot boxes and let the White House staff count them for us!
yet another fault line opening for the old guard media. They're scaling back because they're running out of money.
So, did they just drop the "safe Romney" states, or did they drop the "safe Obama" states as well... or are there any in this category?
The only thing exit polls are for is giving the media the chance to leak the biased results which always massively favor the democrats in an attempt to depress Republican turnout. Remember 2004 when the exit polls were leaked in mid afternoon showing Kerry winning over Bush by a healthy margin...
Many, many liberals hang their "self-worth" hats on their support of "brilliant" people. It was apparent that he wasn't/isn't brilliant in the least.
Many will be in denial, and many will experience a severe case of cognitive dissonance.
We were poll watchers in 2004. Our precinct was still voting when they called Pennsylvania for Kerry. Meanwhile, Ohio, which Bush won by almost exactly the same margin, didn't get called until the next day and it was about noon before Kerry actually conceded.
Likely both. But I'd suspect that some of the ones they kept are really strong Romney ones that they think are close enough to frack with in addition to push the swing states.
The entire liberal and media establishment as well as news reporting wire organizations are evily corrupt. They simply will not give up and relent to logic and the evil of their convictions.
I think the SRM was finally convinced by zero last night that he really DID buy a mansion in Hawaii for Jan.
I'd like to see a "collage" of ALL of 0's college transcripts, medical records, etc. ;)
If this doesn't tell you that their polls showing Obama ahead are a lie, you are brain dead.
Isn't AP in the tank for Democrats? Shall we assume some dem war-room group - like the kind Carville runs - are behind this...
....Voters in the excluded states will still be interviewed as part of a national exit poll, but state-level estimates of the partisan, age or racial makeups of electorates wont be available as they have been since 1992.....
Exit polling has become less accurate with regards to the overall election outcome since we now have early voting in a number of states. They are attempting to phone survey early voters in some 15 states with a phone interview but that becomes harder with both landlines and cell phones.
That's the problem.......it's a COLLAGE .........
If I were polled, I'd lie about my vote...I find it hard to believe there aren't many out there who would do the same.
Good point,, they don't, unless they have something to hide.
They are removing the partisan make up of the exit polls, basically making them even less useful and less accurate.
Huge cover-up .. Current polls skewed in Obamas favor, voter fraud, no exit polls and foreign Spanish company SCYTL counting votes is huge attempt to squash the majority by hiding the true results.
This is a blatant attempt to PROLONG the result on election night.
I garauntee all 19 states are probably DEEP RED states — and what will happen is this:
With no exit poll these states that would have been called IMMEDIATELY upon the polls closing will be labeled TOO CLOSE TO CALL as there is no exit poll data to base a call on — so they will wait late into the night until the results for the state are so obvious they HAVE TO CALL IT.
They will use this to try and create the perception of a close race where even the normally SAFE REP states are TOO CLOSE TOO CALL.
That is what I am wondering. Funny how this came out after the debate.
After last nights debate the early voting will not help Obama.
LOL Panic mode!
Can we cancel all polls too??
"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."
Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!
To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I dont add you to the list...
Oregon has voted by mail for over a decade now. Exit polls are not possible.
As more of the electorate opts for absentee ballots, exit polls become unbalanced and useless.
Mainstream media is also going broke, so they are cutting expenses and useless exit polls is an obvious place to cut.
Spell check doesn't catch all spelling errors. I'm sure you meant college as a collage is a type of artwork. Didn't they teach teach you that in public skool?
They could save even more money by just doing an exit poll of guys in his old Chicago neighborhood.
Medical records are what interest me in terms of now. Why hide them unless there is something ugly in them? Same true for college records, but they can't help much, unless he is more phoney than we all think.
Good point.
Waht can yu expect from a gubberment funded edumacation ?
Over 30 states have contracted with an offshore company owned by Soros to COUNT their votes!!!
IF we can put the Rover on Mars & a man on the moon, why cannot we count OUR OWN VOTES???
Over 30 states have contracted with an offshore company owned by Soros to COUNT their votes!!!
IF we can put the Rover on Mars & a man on the moon, why cannot we count OUR OWN VOTES???
This election is "make or break" for the MSM. If they can't deliver a winner they have no influence to sell. A Romney win would be devastating to them.
They don't relish acknowledging The Disaster's collapse any sooner than they have to.
If it is clear by 6 o'clock that The Disaster is gone, gone, gone like a cool breeze only the most confirmed political wonks, like us, will be watching their propaganda programs. Ratings will collapse.
Romney should call a huge press conference and release his college transcripts with a big fan fare. "Some people have questioned my educational credentials. And the People have a right to examine them. So I am having the universities I have attended to release certified copies of my transcripts for the PUBLIC to see."
Wire service journalism - AP journalism, essentially - faces a potentially critical decision. It might perhaps not be too late to back down and make bluff like they were always being even-handed in this race as Romney gallops home uncontested. Pretty much the way that pollsters hype the prospects of Democrat candidates until just before the election, then publish serious estimates of the true strength of the candidates just before the election. Or, they can double down, assuming that they have so much propaganda power that they cannot be truly at the risk of entirely jumping the shark.
And based on my understanding that journalists have never learned how to even try to be objective, I would predict the latter. All they know is how to put up a Potemkin Village facade of objectivity based solely on propaganda power. They will double down the same way that Dan Rather doubled down when he was caught promoting fraudulent Texas Air National Guard memos.
It will be interesting to see how much of a hit their brand takes in the process. It is tempting - right, abb? - to predict a make-or break crisis, but just as Adam Smith pointed out that There is a lot of ruin in a country, I would suggest that journalists have an enormous reservoir of (undeserved) good will - and they will still be around after they have gotten egg all over their faces this November.
Oh, yes, they'll still be around. But their power will be diminished - that process is ongoing every day. Dead-tree newspapers are losing advertisers, as are the alphabet networks.
Just this week, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune went to three days per week publication.
However, until our side puts enough citizen reporters on the ground to counter the MSM, they will retain a goodly amount of power.
The Breibart model needs to be expanded.
My guess is that even Carville would not stoop to help this loser this time. But I may be wrong; since most sewer rats have higher ethical standards than influential media-darling Democrats.
"state-level estimates of the partisan, age or racial makeups of electorates wont be available as they have been since 1992"
The results having been set in stone by Obama, should not be challenged by an exit poll.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
Unless you're a college football junkie, a high school football coach in Southern California, or one of those weirdos who spends entirely too much on Rivals.com's message boards, chances are pretty good you've probably never heard of S'ua Cravens. It's ok, you're hardly alone; only the junkiest of all college football junkies knows of Cravens, the top high school safety recruit in the class of 2013, who committed to play at USC this week.
Given Cravens' stature as an elite prospect, his commitment is plenty newsworthy in its own right, but the real story is what his verbal means to USC "big picture," where Lane Kiffin is in the process of putting together a class for the ages. Limited to just 15 scholarships because of NCAA sanctions (although you figure Lane Kiffin and Co. will figure out a way to finagle a few more by Signing Day), USC has accumulated so much talent so quickly, that by the time they all sign on the dotted line in February it could down as one of the best classes, player-for-player in the history of recruiting.
As things stand the Trojans have eight total commitments, all of them four-star or above, six who are in ESPNU's top 80 players, and three of which are ranked as Rivals.com's Top 10 players in the country nationally. Those three are Cravens, Washington quarterback Max Browne (generally regarded as the best quarterback in the country), and Maryland's Kenny Bigelow (the best defensive end in the country), and when you factor in two of the top running backs in high school football in Ty Isaac of Illinois and Justin Davis, from Stockton, CA, and elite cornerback Chris Hawkins, it's easy to see why everyone around the program is excited for the future. And the scary thing is the Trojans are hardly done, and are still involved with a handful of other elite recruits.
Safe to say, it's a good to Lane Kiffin. And he's hardly the only one cleaning up early.
By any tangible measurement Brady Hoke and Michigan are setting the pace in the 2013 cycle, with a class of 21 commitments, a group which is basically considered the best in the country by every single scouting service. Michigan's best verbal comes from quarterback Shane Morris (considered to be behind only Max Browne nationally), and their class is so deep that they actually got a commitment from a high school long-snapper yesterday. Now, that's not to imply long snappers aren't important. At the same time, when you're offering a long snapper (especially this early in the process), it's usually a pretty good sign that you're doing pretty darn well for yourself.
As for everyone else, Ohio State is doing some big things in Urban Meyer's second recruiting cycle (11 verbals so far, including six of ESPNU's Top 150 players), Penn State already has commitments from the top tight end in the country as well as a star quarterback of their own, and incredibly, Notre Dame is actually doing quite well for themselves too. Add in Texas and Oklahoma doing Texas and Oklahoma things on the recruiting trail, and Florida State- a notoriously strong finisher- looking like they'll have another Top 10 class (thanks to a quick start, ironically) and there are no shortage of top teams making early hay in recruiting.
Now, with all that out of the way, do me a favor and look closely at the list I just provided. What do USC, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma and Florida State all have in common? Well, besides the fact that over the last decade Jon Gruden has been rumored to be the next head coach at just about every one of those schools, the real commonality is that not a single one of the teams I've mentioned is in the SEC. That might not mean a ton to you, but over the last few days it got me thinking: Could the rest of college football finally be catching up with the SEC?
I know, I know, that sounds crazy. But please hear me out.
And let me start, by giving a few qualifiers.
The first is I want to make it clear that by praising the early recruiting efforts of the schools mentioned above, in no way am I implying that somehow the SEC isn't recruiting well. They are, like they always do. Georgia and LSU are in their permanent spots atop the early rankings, Florida and Auburn are each filling out the strongest classes they've had in years, and Texas A&M has undoubtedly seen their profile increase with the move to college football's best conference. Not to mention that Alabama has so many four and five star guys committed for 2013 that frankly, I don't how they're going to find practice jerseys for them all. Simply put, this year is no different than any other, and as long as college football is played, there is also going to be a higher volume of elite players (not to mention coaches and resources) found in the Southeast than anywhere else. That's never going to change, and there will never be a time in the near distant future where any number of SEC teams won't be competing for Nati
onal Championships.
I'm also not implying that this entire article is based solely on the abstract world of early recruiting rankings. Anyone who watches college football knows that elite recruits come and go, and for every guy who pans out, there are two or three that don't. I get that. I also get that basing this entire column on how a bunch of 16 and 17-year-olds look on paper heading into their senior years of high school would be irresponsible and short-sighted of me.
At the same time, I do think those recruiting rankings can kind of be the "face" of my argument, something quantifiable to prove my point. That point? While the SEC might not be slowing down (it never will), the best programs outside the conference have never been in a better position to catch up.
Look, it's no secret that in the grand scheme of college football, there are about 12-15 teams that have everything needed (resources, coaching, access to players) to compete for National Championships in just about every single year they compete. It's also no secret that a disproportionate number of those teams are found in the SEC. You're probably familiar with schools like Florida, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Auburn, right?
Is it also fair to say that the list of programs outside of the SEC which truly have all the pieces needed to compete year-in and year-out for titles looks like this: Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Notre Dame, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Florida State, maybe Oregon (don't have access to a ton of great athletes, but have great coaching and resources) and maybe Miami (the opposite; access to great athletes, lack of funding)? That's basically it, right? Sure there's a chance that a Clemson, Stanford, Oklahoma State or Louisville could catch the right breaks and be in the title discussion for a season or two. The difference is that those schools have great "teams." USC, Ohio State and Michigan are great "programs." Big difference.
Either way, looking over that list of non-SEC schools, has there been a time in the last decade where more of the programs mentioned above have been in a better position to topple the SEC than right now? I honestly don't think so.
Besides the high recruiting rankings in 2013, look at where those programs are right now. Michigan has stability for the first time since the last few years of the Lloyd Carr era. Ohio State upgraded from a great coach in Jim Tressel, to a truly elite one in Meyer. Florida State has a vast pool of talent on their roster from four straight years of phenomenal recruiting. Early on, Bill O'Brien has done all the right things at Penn State. And whether you like Lane Kiffin or not, the guy can coach; his 10 wins last year given the circumstances, was one of the more underrated jobs anyone has done in the past decade.
So with that out of the way, let's look at that list of teams outside the SEC that can compete for National Championships again. Even if we're saying that- at best- Texas and Oklahoma have plateaued, can we agree that in strictly a football sense, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Florida State and USC are all in a better position today than they were two years ago? Is it also safe to say that they all could and should be in an even better position two years from now? I'd say so. See what I was saying about the best programs being in better positions to compete for titles than they have been in years?
And really, maybe the biggest part to me isn't just that these programs are getting better by the day, but more importantly, how they're being built. Has anyone noticed how many schools outside the SEC are starting to build themselves like they're in the SEC?
Sure, part of that is the influence the conference had on guys like Meyer and Kiffin who coached in the conference (as you may remember), but really, it's beyond that. There's an old saying that says "to be the best, you've got to beat the best." Well in college football there's that, but the opposite is also true too: To beat the best, you've got to be the best. In other words, to beat the best you've got to mirror what the best programs are doing. Just now are the schools outside the SEC starting to do that.
Of course that doesn't imply that Jim Tressel, Lloyd Carr, Ty Willingham and Joe Paterno didn't recruit well in the past. They did. Is also doesn't imply that they were "bad" coaches, and that they weren't good, especially relative to what they were trying to accomplish.
At the same time, think about those teams. Remember all those bad jokes about the Big Ten being the "big, slow, un-athletic league?" Well, there was a lot of truth in that, and in large part it was because of how Tressel, Carr and Paterno ran their programs. At the same time, you can't entirely blame them either, since they were building their programs to try and beat other big, slow un-athletic teams. Which was fine… until bowl season, where, as we all know, it usually got ugly for the Big Ten. The dichotomy between regular season and postseason was clear, but again, you can't blame the programs in the Big Ten for it. Simply put, Jim Tressel, Lloyd Carr and others were building teams to win Big Ten championships. They weren't building them to win National Championships.
Now contrast that with how say, Urban Meyer is building his team in 2012. Did anyone else notice what Meyer- a guy who is considered an "offensive genius,"- made as his top priority in his first year at Ohio State? It wasn't a star quarterback to run his offense (although it helps that Braxton Miller was already in place). It wasn't a Percy Harvin-type freak on the outside. Nope, it was defensive linemen, and lots of them. Meyer's first big recruits in Columbus were Noah Spence, Se'Von Pittman and Tommy Schutt, three guys who will likely combine to score zero touchdowns in their entire college careers.
It was the same with Brian Kelly when he arrived at Notre Dame. Forget what's happened on the field for a second, and just remember what he's done on the recruiting trail, where his first big scores were Aaron Lynch, Stephon Tuitt and Ishaq Williams. None play offense. None are ball carriers. You likely won't see any of them on Sportscenter. But they all were and are difference makers on Saturday's. Again, to beat the best, you've got to be the best, and in the SEC, being the "best" usually starts along the defensive line.
Of course reflecting on all this, it doesn't in any way mean that the SEC is in "trouble" going forward. They're not. As I said at the beginning, the conference will always have the best talent, coaching and fan support in college football, and as long as they keep playing games on Saturdays, the Alabama's, Florida's, Georgia's and LSU's are going to continually be in the National Championship hunt.
And for the record, everyone isn't going to catch the SEC overnight either. If you asked me today, on June 8, 2012, I'd still list LSU as the comfortable favorite to take home the SEC's sixth straight BCS title in January (sorry, I think we're all overrating USC just a tiny bit right now), and it wouldn't stun me if Alabama or someone else from the conference made it eight straight in January 2014.
But the streak can't go on forever, and it looks like, for the first time in a long time, the elite outside the SEC are ready to step up and compete with the best teams from college football's best conference.
USC, Michigan and Ohio State might not win a title in 2012. But they're not going anywhere either.
(Love the article? Hate it? Disagree with something Aaron said? Let him know by commenting below, or e-mailing him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Also for his continued take on all things sports, and updates on his articles, podcasts and giveaways, be sure to follow Aaron on Twitter @Aaron_Torres, Facebook.com/AaronTorresSports or by downloading the Aaron Torres Sports App for FREE for your iPhone or Android Phones)


text:
NOTICE: The Squarejive App has been discontinued indefinitely. More information about this decision can be viewed here.
We believe your mobile marketing strategy should be comprehensive, engaging, and above all else, simple.
With the FindJive Platform, we've created the tools that help you design, build, and implement complete mobile solutions. Leverage the power of a unified interface, real-time content generation, & an accelerated development process.
Learn More >>
Saturday Drink Specials @ElbowRoomPub605 North Pennsylvania Street Indianapolis IN, 4620411:00 AM
"Say My Name" Saturday @TiltedKiltPub141 S Meridian St Indianapolis IN, 4622511:00 AM
Blend Saturdays @247SkyBar247 S Meridian St 3b Indianapolis IN, 4620408:00 PM


text:
Cheesy Matzoh Brei
Total Time
Prep 20 mins
Cook 25 mins
Usually Matzoh Brei is fried. Came upon this recipe for a Brei in the oven. Makes it fluffier.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 6 matzohs
- water, to soak the matzoh in
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 5 eggs
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 cup cheese, diced, your choice
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Grease a large casserole.
- Soak the matzohs in water until soft.
- Drain and squeeze out excess water, set aside.
- Saute onion and garlic in the oil until golden.
- Add tomato sauce and parsley.
- Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Beat the eggs with salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Add the soaked matzohs.
- Mix well.
- Pour half of the egg-matzoh mixture in the prepared casserole.
- Sprinkle with half of the diced cheese.
- Top with remaining egg-matzoh mixture.
- Sprinkle remaining diced cheese.
- Pour the prepared tomato sauce over all.
- Bake the casserole uncovered for 25 minutes.


text:
Our democracy is a fragile gift, a valuable resource. And that's why every eligible voter needs to spend some time on Tuesday, Nov. 6, casting his or her ballot in this year's very important election. Over two cenuries ago, our Founding Fathers warned Americans to avoid "mob rule."
Hysterical people in the streets shouting out angry slogans, waving hurtful signs and generally protesting what some want and others possess, this reckless behavior actually threatens reasonable conversation and rational thought. It separates people instead of bringing everyone together.
But our democracy invites eligible voters to go to the polls to support the candidates and issues of their own free choice. This will allow democracy to achieve its primary purpose: to guarantee life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
For many years, our nation believed in the moral rules of the Bible, God's holy word. Today, those laws and regulations are seen by many as just guidelines. What was right seems to be wrong — and wrong is seen as right. This misguided sort of new morality is leading our democracy into total confusion.
Irreconcilable differences are leading to too many hateful words and hurtful deeds that divide and destroy the democracy we should cherish.
It is my sincere hope and prayer that everyone who loves our American republic will thoughtfully participate in the election process this year.
Ohio is being called a battleground state. So Buckeyes especially can make a difference for a change, helping to save our precious democracy by giving of ourselves, building better relationships, and casting our ballots.
Canal Winchester


text:
that is disrespectful to Chris Farleys body and dance moves.
Member since 08 May 2014 | Blog
Recent Activity
He had 3 passes in the second half, not that special of a number when put in perspective.
Last year in our dominating home wins the crowd was out of it by the fourth. I dont know if it will be different so i dont know if im hoping for a blowout or a good game to show how awesome our stadium and fans are.
I'm saying as a 18 to 22 year old would you rather be in Nashville or Happy Valley the SEC or the constantly hated on Big 10 which has 3 to 4 consistently good teams. His recruiting pitch for Vandy would be start a rich tradition here and it changes to come make this school great again. I don't really see the tradition as a major factor in recruiting.
I understand they have prestige and tradition, but I don't really see a kid committing to play because they were good 10 20 30 years ago and not factoring in anything else. I'm just saying if he's an average coach he's an average coach. I'm not concerned with the kids he's getting to commit or the kids he already has in the fold because I'm not really impressed by the end of the year they will be between the 8-10 range by the recruiting services which I don't put much stock in.


text:
"I cannot recommend involvement with Ice Warrior highly enough. This is an extremely professional, committed and driven organisation which has much to teach people about how to achieve their personal and business goals"
Jonathan Geldart
Global Director Marketing Communications
Grant Thornton International Limited
Throughout my life I have built teams to really work well. Whether it is to accomplish record making polar expeditions, to successfully operate in critical crisis fire and rescue situations, or to compete effectively in the commercial arenas of life, the elements of success are the same. I can "hand-on-heart" say that what I've learnt over the past 30-odd years about what motivates and nurtures a team to perform well, really works and whether you're a team player or a captain of industry a full appreciation of each others position and role is essential.
Our performance training is based on our courses Warrior Way or entirely bespoke and all about taking the lessons learnt in developing teams to push the boundaries of human endurance in the world's wildest environments and applying them to your situation.
My own feelings are:
Performing well makes you feel good
Getting others to perform well makes you feel great
Performance of a team depends on individual performance
Be bold, push your boundaries but don't go beyond them
For an informal chat about helping to make your personnel, company or sports team really perform please call me on +44(0)777 565 1471.


text:
Wife of NY Governor-to-Be Shows Up in a Fur Coat
They're new to the public eye, so there's a few little things they're going to have to learn—but socially appropriate attire is as good a place to start as any. Politico's Anne Schroeder has the full story, and you can read PETA's letter to New York's soon-to-be first lady Michelle Paige Paterson about this photograph below.
Dear Mrs. Paterson,
I hope that this finds you well. As you may know, PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 1.8 million members and supporters dedicated to the protection of animals.
We're writing today after receiving several phone calls and e-mails from our supporters — many of them New Yorkers — who were disappointed to see that you were wearing what appears to be a real fur coat in a photo on this Web site: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/8982.html. Please know that animals killed for their fur endure immense suffering and that most fur comes from China, where there are no laws that protect animals on fur farms. A recent undercover investigation of Chinese fur farms revealed that workers swing raccoon dogs and foxes by their hind legs and smash their heads on the ground, injuring them but often leaving them conscious as they are skinned alive.
In light of this information, please consider donating your fur coats to PETA's fur-coat giveaway program. Every year, PETA holds "fur kitchens" at homeless shelters around the country in which we distribute dozens of free fur coats — donated to PETA by former fur-wearers — to those who have no other means of staying warm. And we've even shipped hundreds of furs to help warm the women and children freezing in Afghanistan and Iraq. Although nothing can bring back the animals who were killed in order to make these coats, we believe that this is one way to honor their lives while helping people who so desperately need protection from the cold.
You'd be in great company. Other compassionate women who have participated in PETA's anti-fur efforts include Charlize Theron, Stella McCartney, Mariah Carey, Kim Cattrall, and Martha Stewart. I can be reached at 323-644-7382, extension 25, or [email protected] Thank you in advance for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Michelle Cho
Commenting is closed.
Please donate your old furs bought or handed down to HSUS's terrific program Coats for Cubs. This is much more acceptable than giving fur to any person to wear it sends a bad message.
Hi Steve! So….it turns out you do have sympathy for animals! You spoke of Diane Fossey environmental issues…I'm happy to hear that. Unfortunately materials like leather and suede are treated with toxic nonbiodegradeable materials which also ruin the environemnt. Also factory farms with cattle cause a rise in methane which contributes to global warming and runoff from farms pollutes our most precious and disappearing resource water. I have to admit I had not heard about the petrolleum. I hope you tell me more about that issue. I assumed the coats I bought were fairly eco friendly. And I live in New England so I buy lots of coats! I completely agree with you on some of PETA's stunts. However you might notice that it's what has made them one of the few and only successful animal rights organizations. It's a shame that the public needs vile and offensive campaigns to keep their short attention spans going. I'm not saying that I approve of PETA's offensive campaigns although there have been many perfectly clever and non offensive ones but they don't get noticed We should keep in mind Steve that PETA is not run by animals it's run by people. As I said before keeping minks in inhumane conditions and electrocuting them for a fur coat is not a PETA issue it's an issue of basic compassion. NO offense intended.
dear judith no one wants me here because you get tired of hearing the other side of the story… the majority side based on common sense and facts and not on emotion and propaganda… and yet my blogs always seem to illicit comments from most of you so i guess i'm not really talking to myself… and maya… the fur industry does not use endangered species and peta knows this… and yes there are great coats not using fur… they are wool leather suede and goosedown… all the other coats are petrolleum based environment ruining garments… and yes i do have sympathy for animals and the fearless people that have fought for them… but peta cannot compare to these repsectable people like diane fossey.. these people did not strip down and look for a ridiculous publicity stunt to make there point… they did not break the law and encourage terrorism and harrassement of fellow human beings…
Keith I couldn't help myself. Judith
Steve Go away no body wants you here. You need to find someone that will speak to you because I believe you are starting to talk to yourself and Thats ok but it sounds like you are starting to answer yourself. I think you need some help dear. Peace!!!!! DOCTOR ANYONE?????
Hi Common Sense Steve! I have to say I agree completely with what you said the words whore bitch skank added to all the titty shots on PETA's website just screams misogony. Sexism is alive and well in our society. PETA aside though I'm wondering if you really do beleive that just because we have the freedom in America to do something that makes it okay? I mean I have the constitutional right to protest the war at a soldier's funeral but does that make it okay? Many endangered species are poached for fur some bred in tiny rusty cages the wild animals are malnourished tortured suffer for years. It seems really unnecessary to me. And even if you don't feel too much sympathy for the animals there are many heroic animal scientists Jane Goodall David Attenboro who do great work. Some have lost their lives Diane Fossey was shot in her sleep by poachers and even a nun in South Africa who was trying to protect wildlife was stalked and shot to death by poachers. She never hurt a fly. Speaking as a woman who's in love with Soho in NYC lol I can tell you that there are hundreds of beautiful coats that are not made of fur. I'm sure it's the least we can do for endangered species the environment and the memory of that nice nun to not support the fur trade. Thank you for listening!
Thanks Maya for sharing your firsthand experience with injured wildlife and making us aware of the dangers to their survival from the toxic preservations in the fur coats.
hey bullydog… just maybe as a modern woman with her own career she bought the beautiful coat herself with her own freedom of choice… and not having to listen to the blithering idiots on this blog and if she got to read all the compliments that the petaphiles gave her she'd proably go out and get another!
And of course it has now come out that David Patterson has had many affairs behind his wife's back. Now the fur makes sense not that wearing fur ever really does. I've always been told that behind every furwearing woman is the cheating bastard that gave it to her as a gift!
Thank you Lynda All the more reason to stop making fur coats altogether fleece made from recycled bottles is way better for all!! I love this campaign FAR better than throwing stuff at people. This way the public knows that she couldn't possibly turn down a chance to help the homeless without looking like a selfish jerk. She will be compelled to say yes hopefully learning empathy for the tortured caged mink rabbits etc in the process. If not she will know how bad it looks to say no. PETA was brilliant in coming up with this one.
Jenn Mike Bloomberg's "girlfriend" Diana Taylor has many furcoats. Mike Bloomberg's mother Charlotte Bloomberg is 99 years old. We need to fogive her because of her age. At the same innauguration Giulliani's wife was wearing a very expensive furcoat. Bloomberg's exwife Susan is a friend of animals. Bloomberg's daughters Emma and Georgina are very pleasant girls. Georgina is an animal lover. Diana Taylor is a terrible women. She is very unpleasant person. She works behind the scenes intimidating journalists destroying political foes blackmailing intimidating. Susan Bloomberg could be a great "First Lady."
I was thinking the same as junemarie but Maya makes a good point about the toxins in the fur coat.
Shame on her we all should throw RED PAINT on her….
That fur coat is something. Of course I hope everyone bitching here doesn't own a house because you know when it was built they had to "develop" the forest land and stuff. That meant knocking over trees and killing driving animals out of their homes and stuff…so you can come home from work and watch tv in comfort.
Common Sense SteveI stand by my description. Anyone in this day and age who can wear fur without thinking or caring about the animals who were killed for that coat is a selfcentered selfish bitch. And there just isn't any nice way to say it.
Junemarie's idea is indeed wonderful! I would just add that unfortunately orphaned wildlife are often immunocompromised and sick the nasty preservatives used in commercial fur coats can be toxic to them and there's no way to make it sterile. Most rehabbers use heating devices Upon the advice of a vet I used to work for I use uncooked rice in a clean! sock and microwave it. It stays warm for 25 minutes sometimes more and little mammal orphans absolutely love it and curl up with it. It's also better than warm water bottles because it's dry and will not leak. Adult mammals who are sick or injured often have a problem with overheating so a warm room is better than fur. Homeless folks won't become poisoned from fur coats so it may be better for them.
Genius Idea Junemarie. Are you listening PETA? You need to listen to june maries idea. I'ts perfect. Humans were not born with fur but animals were. Seems like the sensible and compassionate thing to do. Humans are able to find shelters animals are not. This doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to figure this one out. Peace!!!!!
Would she allow to make umbrellas out of her kids skin too???? Shame..shame…shame
junemarie I totally agree with you the orphaned baby animals would benefit the most from the skins of tortured animals. Feeling the fur around them would certainly give them a sense of comfort and security as well as familiarity. I do not agree with PETA's campaign to give these furs to the homeless. Fur is cruel irregardless who wears themwrong message being sent to the public. The HSUS uses the fur donated to them for these purposesorphaned animal babies in rehabilitation. PETA needs to get with the program I do not agree with them on yet again another one of their decisionspositions.
I dont think its cold in Afghanistan and Iraq? well maybe at night…but still its not cold during the day
Granted the homeless situation has only gotten worse with Republicans in office so long cutting social programs and allowing coporate welfare there's still something not right with "anyone" wearing fur. Might not it be wiser to suggest these coats be sent to wildlife rehabilitators? By the time baby animals are rescued they had gotten through agonizing fear terrible lonliness and confusion and even excruciating pain. They need to not only be kept warm but also find the feel of fur much like their mothers and are therefore comforted. I believe the animals that suffered such horrendous atrocities at the hand of Mankind would prefer to benefit other animals that are so treated.
What pisses me off so badly is that Gov. Spitzer who is leaving the Governor's office of New York is the man that signed the bill into law that electrocution to animals was against the law in the state of New York. Sunday 30 September 2007 NY FIRST STATE TO BAN ELECTROCUTION OF ANIMALS FOR FUR The state of New York has become the first US state to ban electrocution as a method of slaughtering animals raised for fur. New York state lawmakers and Governor Eliot Spitzer were commended by various animal rights and animal welfare organisations for enacting the first law in the country to ban electrocution including anal and genital electrocution of animals raised to become fur coats and furtrimmed garments. Governor Spitzer signed the bill into law on August 28th 2007. Speaking for the animals I don't give a damn how many times this man had appointments with trollops as long as he continued signing bills in favor of the animals. I believed this man would have continued evolving for the animals and would have helped to outlaw fur in NY altogether. At least it is a beginning. It has to start somewhere. And thats all I have to say about that! Peace! P.S. This is a 8 page article I will find the original tonight.
I was so excited to support David Paterson when I read about his accomplishments and to know he got this far as a 1 blind 2 black man. And then they showed video of this event on the news. She looks like a huge bear just as stupid as Mayor Bloomberg's mother in her fur coat at his innauguration. Vanity is so ugly.
petaphiles unite…. you have shown why so few people actually listen to you sky " ignorant idiot" kelley "selfish self centered bitch" judith "fur whore" barbara "skanky skank skank" lets all curse out a woman you have never met…someone who works with children and tries to improve health care… and she's the skank…..
Wearing fur does not make you a modern woman it makes you an insensitive boor. It's just a case of the oppressed being the oppressor. That's hypocrisy!! And being that this is the USA animal advocates can say what they want about wearing fur. Wearing fur is for the dimwitted fools who have no style or compassion. Women's rights is all about economicsto be able to pursue any employment outside the home and get equal pay. Along with that opportunity is achieving an education on all levels. Women's rights is not about torturing abusing or wearing animals. The first women advocates also advocated for the other animals read some historyand the more prominent evolved feminists were vegetarian. The only hypocrite is you why don't you donate your own skin to be made into a pair of slippers. Choose your poison anal electrocution or stomping on your head as they rip your skin off flay while you are still conscious.
Judith Freedom Fighter for Animals . Have to say loved that comment " Just another fur whore." PS. just read Heather Mills McCartney has received a considerable pay out in her divorce settlement. Go to her Peta ! we all know what a brilliant advocate for Animal Reform she is !!
Yikes I hate that coat..Where did she get it I want to send hatemail to that store!!??
I was very disapointed to see her in a fur coat. I knew PETA should do something about this and it's wonderful they did. I hope she listensthose poor animals need desperate helpl.
Skankyskankskank! Yikes good thing this dude's blind.
Just another fur whore nothing special about her.
The " Grusome Twosome " springs to mind !
Shame on Mrs Paterson to wear such an ostentatious display of bad showy taste and lack of compasion. It doesn't give a good image of her husband!
What a selfish self centered bitch. And you can add stupid to that description if she is so out of the loop on what not to wear.
this is america she can wear what she wants….. she is a modern woman who does not want to be told how to run her life…what she can't eat or what she can't wear…. especially from an organization that uses so many hypocritical spokepersons…. that their entire credibility is as good as elliot spitzers….
What an ignorant idiot. I'm sick of seeing all these rich tourists come to Tahoe in their fur boots and coats. It is not sexy. Nobody that I know wears fur and it's always the rich people trying to show off their status with fur. Sorry to stereotype but it's true.
I really hope this is not a real fur but it probably is. Please take Peta's advice…donate it to their fur coat giveaway program.
Politicians support cruelty to Animals.
The oppressed becomes the oppressor. Time to make the connection. I am not surprized she wore a fur coat.


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
The Topps Vault has been unlocked, releasing hundreds of never-before-seen player portraits to the market. All aspects of these portraits are designed to preserve the authenticity of the original image. This authenticity extends through to the manufacturing process, as each print is manufactured in the United States using sophisticated digital technology to capture a level of detail that is absolutely breathtaking.
Sparky Lyle led the American League in saves twice, recording a career-high 35 for the Yankees in 1972, then adding 23 for the Yankees in 1976. He finished his 16-year career with 99 victories and 238 saves.
Intellectual Property Notice: © 2013 All Rights Reserved. Topps is a registered trademark of The Topps Company, Inc.


text:
Sorry, we don't currently have event tickets available for Society Hill Playhouse.
Star This Venue to find out when new events are added
View More Philadelphia Venues or search events in Philadelphia.
The Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA
1 upcoming event
Star This Venue
Downtown Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Star This Venue
About Society Hill Playhouse
74 Society Hill Playhouse Tips
There is a small parking garage directly across the street..$20.star this tip starred
Was soda, liquor, beer, wine...no small snacks.star this tip starred
We just wore jeans and nice shirt...quite comfy inside.star this tip starred
Halarious. dont miss it
Motherhood the Musicalstar this tip starred
Parked at some lot down the street who parked it and got it, ok
Motherhood the Musicalstar this tip starred
Casual and comfortable
Motherhood the Musicalstar this tip starred
It was nice.star this tip starred
Parking Near Society Hill Playhouse
Click to View Interactive Map