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The Android Nexus 7 Tablet (and Jelly Bean) Explained
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readwriteweb.com | By Dan Rowinski
For years, consumers have been looking for an alternative to the iPad. The obvious place has been Android, but in reality nothing really stood up against Apple's mighty slate. Either the price was too high, or it came with a contract from a wireless carrier, or it just wasn't good enough. Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG and a host of other companies tried to make great Android tablets at reasonable prices, and each achieved varying degrees of failure. A quick look at Google's new Nexus 7 tablet shows us it has the potential to not just best all the other Android slates on the market – and Amazon's Kindle Fire – but perhaps even challenge the dominance of the iPad.
Android Jelly Bean
Android 3.0 Honeycomb, designed specifically for tablets. The first iteration of a Honeycomb tablet was the Xoom, created by Motorola.Google did not build Android originally with the thought of putting it on tablets. To this point, it has been a struggle for any Android device that is not a smartphone to really look great and function well on a tablet. Theoretically, that was supposed to change in February 2011 when Google announced
It was basically terrible.
Android apps on the Xoom did not look or perform well on the device. It was clunky and did not perform as well as its impressive hardware specifications promised it should. And it was expensive. It started at $899 unless you wanted to tie it to a two-year contract from Verizon, in which case it was $699. It was a consumer dud and partially ruined the demand for tablets.
Other Android tablets that have come since have not been much better. Samsung has a variety of Galaxy-branded tablets that are all ho-hum devices. Other tablets ran Android versions like Gingerbread 2.3, which were not intended for larger screen sizes.
What has changed? Foremost, Google combined the development of Android apps to be compatible with both smartphones and tablets when it released Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich late in 2011. In terms of tablet user interface, Ice Cream Sandwich was a big jump for Android. Yet, to this point, there are no meaningful tablets running ICS.
That is why the Nexus 7 is incredibly important. It will ship with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and be optimized to the newest version of the operating system. That means that it should run apps on bigger tablet screens as the developers intended them to be used. It will have all the Android goodness that people like, such as live widgets (which are now responsive to a particular home screen's real estate), dynamic sharing abilities through Google Beam, and a user interface that is easier to use, more intuitive than Honeycomb ever was and generally superior to everything that came before it. Jelly Bean should be the new standard for Android tablets, and in that, consumers, developers and Google all win. Seguir leyendo "The Android Nexus 7 Tablet (and Jelly Bean) Explained"
Tablets Want To Kill Your Laptop
By Antone Gonsalves | readwriteweb.com
Laptops are doomed. In the next five years, tablets will displace notebook-style computers to become the dominant personal computing platform. And the transition from laptop to tablet has already begun.
That's the key finding of a new Forrester Research report that predicts the end of the laptop's 15-year reign. The trend is already well under way among people born between 1980 and 2000, known to demographers as the millennial generation. In the U.S., 30% of tablet owners in this age group have purchased a tablet in place of a PC, compared to 20% of baby boomers.
"For this growing body of [millennial] users, PCs will seem like clunky trucks rather than sleek cars, dampening their long-term propensity to buy conventional PCs," says the 19-page report authored by Forrester analyst Frank Gillett.
But the tablet won't replace the laptop all by itself, Forrester says. File-sharing services such as Box,DropBox, SugarSync and Apple's iCloud will be critical enabling technologies, as well as a new type of stationary display the analyst calls a frame, due to become commonplace by 2015.
Sales projections back up Forrester's forecast. Tablets are expected to outsell laptops in 2016 as tablet shipments quintuple from 81.6 million in 2011 to 424.9 million by 2017, according to research firm DisplaySearch. Seguir leyendo "Tablets Want To Kill Your Laptop"
The Evolving Definition of Television
What is television? Historically, its definition was more or less set in stone. A television set was a very particular type of device, which served as the hub of audio-visual entertainment in a given household. To take Wikipedia's description, it's "a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome (black-and-white) or colored, with or without accompanying sound."
Over time, the models, sizes and features evolved, but the basic meaning of the word "television" remained unchanged. That is, until recently.
For the first several decades of the TV's existence, the concept didn't evolve much. Black and white turned into color. They got lighter, they got thinner and the picture quality gradually improved. Today, the idea of what we used to call "television" is being turned entirely on its head, and we don't really know for sure what it will look like a decade from now.
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Why Mobile Business Apps are Attractive to Venture Capitalists
Instagram just got a cool $1 billion from Facebook. Path has a $250 million valuation. Even Twitter was started as a mobile, text messaging-based service.The allure of making millions, perhaps even billions, of dollars developing mobile apps for the consumer market is obvious.
Venture capitalists are always on the lookout for the Next Big Thing when it comes to consumer apps. But fledgling entrepreneurs may find a higher likelihood of creating a sustainable business and attracting VC dollars in the business-to-business (B2B) market.
The Allure of the Consumer
Consumer apps are sexy. Mobile developers and designers working on the top consumer mobile apps are considered rock stars in Silicon Valley. The Path team has been widely commended for its app's user interface. Instagram created a huge community for wannabe hipsters. These developers are highly sought after, well-respected and are going to get paid big time.
But for every Foursquare, there are hundred of startups that meet an inglorious end. Succeeding in consumer mobile is difficult. Consumers expect things to be free, or very cheap. The ability to monetize consumer mobile apps depends entirely on scale. Build a user base and squeeze revenue through whatever means possible – be it ads, in-app purchases or paid downloads. Venture capitalists are willing to give seed rounds or Series-A rounds to consumer mobile apps only if there looks like a way the service might be able to scale. â¨
"If you build Instagram or the equivalent, that sort of thing can happen to you. You can go from zero to hero sort of almost overnight. That is never going to end, by the way. That has sort of been the story with media. Not just in the mobile world but in the Web world and the film world and the television world and the music world for a really long time," said Kevin Spain, general partner at Emergence Capital.
Salesforce, Box, Yammer and others. Spain said the VC firm is willing to look at the "unsexy" element that is B2B because there is value to be had in the realm. Seguir leyendo "Why Mobile Business Apps are Attractive to Venture Capitalists"But Emergence Capital does not look for consumer apps. In its decade of existence, the VC firm has focused exclusively on B2B applications, getting in on venture rounds for
Twitter Can't Beat Facebook
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Hardcore Twitter users, I know you're a loyal bunch (in fact, I consider myself one of you). So don't take this personally. This article is about Facebook and how it is either going to destroy Twitter, force the microblogging service to change or make it an aquisition target by a rival, such as Apple or Google.
Or so says David Clarke, CEO of BGT Partners, an independent digital agency. Clarke says Facebook exposes key flaws with Twitter, including its 140-character limit on messages, as well as Twitter's own trouble generating consistent revenue streams, which we previously reported on.
In Clarke's world, the pure scale of Facebook and the limitations of Twitter make the beloved service "obsolete."
"This character limit is wearing thin as consumers expect richer and more robust content that's easy to access," Clarke said. "Twitter existing by itself and generating enough revenue to become a substantial business model will be a struggle. It's much more likely that ultimately Twitter will be taken over by Google, Apple or Facebook." Seguir leyendo "Twitter Can't Beat Facebook"
[Infographic] How the App Stores "Really" Stack Up
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If you liken app stores to race horses, Apple is the biggest, baddest thoroughbred in town. Google Play is a fine specimen with some distinct qualities but has a lot of work to do in the practice yard before catching up. Everything else is an also-ran. Windows Phone has been growing rapidly, increasing from 40,000 apps in Nov. 2011 to 70,000 at the most recent count. Then there is BlackBerry App World. For all of Research In Motion's troubles, its app repository is tied with Windows Phone at 70,000, which includes 15,000 specifically designed for the BlackBerry PlayBook. There are no tablet apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace, mostly because there is no Windows tablet (well, one worth anything).
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[Infographic]: International Cloud Computing Policies
By David Strom | readwriteweb.com
Small businesses are learning how to leverage the power of cloud computing, and loving it. With the decreasing costs of cloud computing, and its rising capabilities, it's no wonder business owners are flocking to this new software. However, some businesses are still skeptical about integrating cloud computing, due to uncertainties in privacy and data protection. This is especially true If you're considering supporting a widespread field service population that crosses geographic boundaries. Do you know the various privacy and data security laws for Germany, for example?
Well, you could hire a bunch of lawyers, but you could also check out our infographic that summarizes the best and worst places to have a cloud-based business.
Thanks to ClickSoftware for preparing this infographic.
Why People Should Chill Out About Targeted Advertising
The other day, I was reading a news article when a skyscraper banner ad to the right of the story caught my eye. It was for a particular bass guitar, which was for sale on Amazon. I happen to be in the market for a new bass, and this model looked like one that I might like. So I clicked on the ad to take a closer look and then and browsed through a few other options.
I didn't end up buying anything, only because I have more a little research to do before I make a decision. But I will make a purchase within the next few weeks. Maybe I'll get one through Amazon. Either way, I couldn't help but notice something rather incredible about the aforementioned experience: I actually clicked on a banner ad on a website.
This was probably the second or third time I have ever done this in my life, despite being served probably millions of ad impressions since I first encountered the Internet via a dial-up-connected AOL account. I've clicked on text ads in Google search results and on the occasional Facebook ad, but like most Web users, display banner ads have always fallen into my blind spot while I'm browsing. I rarely even notice them.
This phenomenon is by no means limited to the digital world in which we now live. As a teenager, I would bemoan the number of full-page ads in the magazines I'd pick up, as I flipped through the cologne stench in search of articles to read. To this day, I can't bear to sit through a television commercial. Most of them are weirdly manipulative and completely irrelevant to my life.
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Firefox Data Visualization Shows You How Dumb Your Passwords Are
Do you reuse passwords across multiple websites? The habit is alarmingly common, despite being a well-known security risk. You know how the warning goes: If you use the same password across a number of different websites and one of those accounts is compromised, some evildoer could infiltrate the other sites, potentially exposing a wide range of personal data and even putting one's finances or identity at risk.
Mozilla knows all too well the online privacy and security issues that its users face. Its Firefox browser is the gateway to the Web for millions of people, and it doesn't take that responsibility lightly. Mozilla Labs recently launched what it calls the Watchdog initiative to help users understand and manage passwords and privacy-related matters.
The latest Watchdog project to see the light of day is a Firefox add-on called the Password Reuse Visualizer. Once installed, it allows users to see a data visualization of their stored passwords and how they're being used across sites. Seguir leyendo "Firefox Data Visualization Shows You How Dumb Your Passwords Are"
Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still Sucks
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I updated my Blackberry Playbook yesterday to the new OS, and I was struck with a confluence of ironies when it comes to the current crop of tablet computers: We have a company that made its name in messaging (RIM) that took a year to deliver a substandard email app to its tablet. We have a company that made its name in graphical interfaces (Apple) that doesn't support many graphical websites on its tablet. And we have a company that made its name in online ecommerce (Amazon) that delivers a substandard Web browsing experience on its tablet.
Wouldn't it be nice to have the best of all three rolled up into one? Yes it would. But we aren't going to see that anytime soon. I am not alone: our story yesterday about common tablet gripes can be found here.
I like some of the features from each of the tablet trio of iPad/Fire/Playbook. But each of them also infuriates me for different reasons. Since the new Playbook OS has just arrived, let's pick on it first.
RIM has made it easier to connect the Playbook to your email, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. That should be impressive, but the way they have gone about doing this is so wrong-headed. Strike one: their messaging client is sub-par... Seguir leyendo "Sorry, RIM: The Playbook Still Sucks"
Everybody is Lying to Me and I Don't Care
Why do I feel like everybody is lying to me all the time? I cannot get around the idea that every technology company with a major platform is doing everything it possibly can to get as much data from me as it possibly can through any means necessary. No barriers go un-trampled in the quest to track me, cookie me and use my personal information to obtain the greatest level of profit … from me.
Google gets a lot of blame for its tracking behaviors in relation to advertising and cookies. I stopped trying to hide data from Google a long time ago because I am not sure it is even feasible anymore. I am a denizen of the Internet, therefore Google knows everything about me. The undisputed king of tech, Apple, often gets a pass on privacy concerns because we all love our damned iPhone and iPads so much. Apple should get no such pass. It wants your data as badly as all the other tech companies and it does not want to share. Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Amazon? Yeah, you are in this discussion too. At some point I just throw up my hands and say, "you know what? Screw all of you."
I am not generally opposed to tech companies tracking my activities and data. Most of the time I believe that the general purpose is to provide me a better experience. I do not set any of my browsers for private browsing by default and only use "safe browsing" techniques on mobile devices to keep me away from spam and botnets. I use an HTTPS connection whenever possible to make sure my user name and passwords are not being intercepted by nefarious third-party entities.
What I am sick of is that every time one of these privacy stories breaks, it is nobody's fault. The script is the same: "we're sorry, we didn't mean to do it, we will shut it down right away." You know what? It is everybody's fault.
For instance, the most recent blow up is that Google and three other advertising networks were violating Apple's Safari guidelines for third party cookies. Google issued a statement to Ars Technicasaying that the tracking was completely unintentional and was a product of tying the "+1" button to Safari to determine if a user was signed into his/her Google account. Apparently, the third-party advertising cookie running through doubleclick.net also accidentally made it through too.
Apple allows cookies in Safari across all of its devices. That can be first-party cookies from the homepage of a domain or certain social third-party cookies, like the ability to like something through Safari on Facebook. Cookies are used for important things, like remembering logins and password credentials. They are also used for delivering important outside information, like location-aware messages and advertising.
Apple wants this information as much as Google does. The more Apple knows about you, the more it can tailor your experience and keep you coming back to Apple for devices and services. Blocking third-party cookies in Safari is not some altruistic motive by Apple. It is a marketing gimmick and a way to shut out other services from accessing data that would be available elsewhere on the Web without Apple's intervention.
Google wants the Web to be as open as possible to serve its purposes. Apple wants the Web to be as controlled as possible, providing a funnel about everything you do and everywhere you go back to Apple and/or its developer partners. To many, this has become a war against the "open" Web. Facebook has also been accused of this very same practice with its closed platform. Microsoft has long known everything you do through its Windows and Internet Explorer platform. Amazon wants to track you so it can provide better shopping data.
John Battelle sums up the nature of Safari in regards to his iPhone nicely when reacting to the Google tracking story:
Or perhaps it's because Apple considers anyone using iOS, even if they're browsing the web, as "Apple's customer," and wants to throttle potential competitors, insuring that it's impossible to access to "Apple's" audiences using iOS in any sophisticated fashion? Might it be possible that Apple is using data as its weapon, dressed up in the PR friendly clothing of "privacy protection" for users?That's at least a credible idea, I'd argue.
This is why I throw my hands up and say, "you know, screw it." Every one of the tech companies has an agenda and each of them wants your personal data. Whether that is Path, Twitter, Foursquare or others uploading your contacts list without your consent or Google tracking your cookies or Apple tracking your location. Each is going to push the boundaries of what is perceived to be acceptable and when they get caught they are going to say "sorry, we'll stop now."
I am also a firm believer that the technology and the Web is not free. The foundation of the Web was built off of user data. User data keeps the Web gassed up and moving down the information super highway (as we used to call it in the 1990s). I do not mind giving up my cookies and a certain bit of my privacy for a better experience. Take Path for instance. After Path allegedly deleted all of the contacts it had automatically uploaded, it prompted me if I wanted to upload my contacts. I said yes. Because without doing that, Path would be a barren place to me and I would have no way of finding my friends on the platform.
What I am really trying to figure out when it comes to privacy decisions by technology companies is whether or not harm is being done. Is this going to hurt me now? Will it in the future? Will it hurt my friends and family? My greatest fear is that I am framed for a crime and all of my data on the Internet will be used against me. Or that someone will cause harm to me or my family financially or physically. Will the government take my data and make my life difficult? These are all legitimate fears.
I then ask myself when these "scandals" take place, who is being harmed? The media loves a big "my god, they did what?!" story. If we put it in perspective, this Google tracking Safari story is no big deal. They then shame the offending company until it apologizes and gets on with its life. The fact of the matter is that it does not really matter to the user to share in this shame and outrage because in the long run nothing is going to fundamentally change. Facebook, Twitter, Google, Apple, Amazon, Path and all the rest are going to use our personal data however they want. We may cry privacy violations and they may apologize again. And again. And again.
That is why I say screw it. Screw the companies for setting up the system that perpetuates this mess, screw the media for making it a scandal every time, screw the users who let it happen. Everybody is to blame.
Use my data. I wash my hands of you and it. Just make for damn sure that no harm comes of it.
Because then, we would really have problems.
5 Signs of a Great User Experience
By Richard MacManus
If you've used the mobile social network Path recently, it's likely that you enjoyed the experience. Path has a sophisticated design, yet it's easy to use. It sports an attractive red color scheme and the navigation is smooth as silk. It's a social app and finding friends is easy thanks to Path's suggestions and its connection to Facebook.
In short, Path has a great user experience. That isn't the deciding factor on whether a tech product takes off. Ultimately it comes down to how many people use it and that's particularly important for a social app like Path. Indeed it's where Path may yet fail, but the point is they have given themselves a chance by creating a great user experience. In this post, we outline 5 signs that the tech product or app you're using has a great UX – and therefore has a shot at being the Next Big Thing. Seguir leyendo "5 Signs of a Great User Experience"
Community Manager Appreciation Day 2012
By Robyn Tippins
Today is the 3rd Annual Community Manager Appreciation day.Originally founded back in 2010 by Jeremiah Owyang, the 4th Monday of January has since become a day to both thank Community Managers and to enjoy some great community-themed content.
Community Managers are, on the whole, good people. They are slow to anger, and quick to give second (and tenth) chances. They cheer-lead awesome folks and great ideas, while quietly, but firmly, discouraging bad behavior. They're passionate about their product, protective of their site and fervently supportive of their community. And, despite working long and varied hours, they still will tell you that they have the coolest job in the world. Keep reading to hear my decidedly biased view of community managers, colored by my almost 16 years of managing communities.
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New Test Results: Google Rewires Search with Personal Touches
For some, it is a question about whether Google serves "the same Web" for the millions of users who rely on Google as their principal portal. For others, it is a matter of relevance, and whether the infusion of data gleaned from the personal interests of one's friends impedes the visibility of material those friends might never have seen. At any rate, Google's swift response this week to negative reviews of its first trials of personally adjusted search results, including Jon Mitchell's fiery indictment, clearly demonstrate that it's at least as sensitive as its own users.
It's now extremely easy for any Google+ user to turn on and off personalized search results (called "Search + Your World") at will, with a toggle switch in the upper right corner – part of Google's rollout of changes today. Now, as a follow-up to our first tests of personalized search prior to the rollout, RWW looks into whether leaving the feature turns on necessarily improves the relevance of search results in various categories. At issue: Does Google elevate links to discussions about what you're looking for on its own services, above what you're looking for? Seguir leyendo "New Test Results: Google Rewires Search with Personal Touches"


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2009 Big Orange Roundtable: Week 6
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Rocky Top Talk
This week's Big Orange Roundtable is hosted by Rocky Top Talk and serves up another installment of questions burning in the minds of the orange-clad denizens who follow the Tennessee Volunteers.
In the interest of full disclosure, HSH sent me his responses to this week's questions earlier in the week. In theory, I was then supposed assemble a post including my answers along with his. In theory, this sounds simple … in theory. Reality is quite a different matter. I have been woefully unreliable in terms of my posting of late due to my "real life," and more specifically, my "real job."
Thus, as a result of me being completely backed-up in preparation for an upcoming trial (a/k/a "evidence manipulation conference") I am yet again forced to punt—at least for the moment. This is particularly annoying considering how great the questions are this week. Thus, for now the only answers I have to offer are those from HSH—which is probably a good thing considering that he actually knows what he's talking about. I will try to add in my responses later, if possible. Until then, however, here are HSH's thoughts for the week:
Week 6
1) Which newcomer do you expect to play the most total snaps for the Vols this fall?
HSH: Well, by the looks of things, we know for sure it won't be Bryce Brown, though he may be the best talent of the freshmen.
Though I have trouble remembering him actually being a freshman, it almost has to be Montori Hughes at defensive tackle, simply because of the lack of depth at defensive tackle and the sore, wobbly knees of senior end-turned-tackle Wes Brown. With Brown's knees, its almost more a question of when as opposed to if they're going to take him out of action. I have to take this moment to say his never-quit attitude and what he's been saying about his situation has him rapidly climbing up my favorite 2009 Vols.
Back to Hughes, I said he doesn't seem like a freshman because of three things: first, he's obviously from the 2008 class out of Siegel High School in middle Tennessee, but didn't qualify. Secondly, he enrolled in January, so he was in for the spring, so it's like he's been at UT for longer than the other freshman. Finally, it's because he's a very large man. Either way, it's clear he's moved up to the third tackle spot, behind Williams and Brown and ahead of Victor Thomas, Rae Sykes and Marlon Walls.
But given the situation at defensive tackle behind Big Dan Williams, Hughes has to be the freshman who will see the most action.
As for the "true" freshman with the most impact, I'll say receiver Marsalis Teague. I went to last Thursday's practice and last Saturday's scrimmage, and Teague had some impressive plays. I think Gerald Jones and Brandon Warren will be the top 2 wideouts, but Teague is my third (and Quintin Hancock fourth), given the injury to Denarius Moore. Also, Teague seems like more a pure receiver than Nu'Keese Richardson in my opinion.
Lawvol: (Long thoughtful pause followed by a longer, yet less thoughtful, sucking sound…)
Headlines, Links & Lies: "Shystering is Hard Work" Edition
Lovin' 'da Law
In case you haven't noticed, I've been a bit scarce lately. Such is the nature of a lucrative, overly time consuming, and somewhat sketchy litigation practice. For the record, if taking 14 depositions in 16 days is on your list of things to do, take it from me: skip it.
There have been a lot of things going on lately, but, in light of my near-perpetual absence over the last fortnight, I've had little to no opportunity to say one thing about any of them. Thus, here are a few items of interest I felt like passing along:
Clay Travis' "On Rocky Top" is Released:
You're going to be hearing a lot about this book, including my own review which I hope to post later this week. In short, Travis' new offering is outstanding. I have read a lot of sports books over the years, and this one is one of the best. What's more, you do not have to be a fan of the Tennessee Volunteers to enjoy this wonderful look at SEC football and—more importantly—SEC fandom.
You may remember Clay Travis from his days at DeadSpin and as a contributor on CBS Sports.com. He is also the author of "Dixeland Delight" and "Man! The Book" as well as a contributor to the "Rocky Top 2009" annual published by Maple Street Press (to which I also contributed).
Seriously, if you are a fan of SEC football, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Travis' new book. Trust me, you will be glad you did. "On Rocky Top" is now available at bookstores or through web retailers such as Amazon.com.
I'll be offering up a little more on this one in the near future…
The 2009 CBS Sports College Football BlogPoll
Yes, yes, friends and neighbors, once again the powers that be have elected to allow yours truly to participate in the CBS Sports College Football BlogPoll. All I can say is that I am truly honored to get the chance to cast my weekly vote for the Top 25 college football programs and to be counted among some of the best of the best in the blogosphere, and, yes, there are a bunch of great blogs involved, including my brethren at Rocky Top Talk and 3SIB.
The format for the 2009 BlogPoll will be the same as in the past. Each week, I will post a Draft or Preliminary Ballot after the conclusion of the week's football frivolity (usually on Sunday night or Monday morning) for those of you out there to attack and destroy with all your gusto and might via your comments. Please, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong or flame me for being an idiot. Interaction with the fan community is a core component of the BlogPoll philosophy. I promise that I will consider all comments. Thereafter (around Wednesday-ish) I will—at least in theory—post a revised ballot noting any changes made as a result of your insults input and epithets suggestions or based upon other developments around the world of college football. From there, the collective will of blogosphere will be posted for all to see at CBS Sports.com, along with an analysis of the week's balloting by the BlogPoll Illustrious Potentate, Brian Cook of the venerable MGOBlog.
In any event, the BlogPoll is a really wonderful partnership between the traditional media and the world of sports-bloggers (dare I say, "the Fifth Estate"?) and is a lot of fun for voters and readers alike. Look for the first ballot next week.
SEC Power Poll
In much the same vein, as above, Gate 21 will be kicking off it's participation in the 2009 SEC Power Poll, which brings SEC sports-bloggers together to rank each of the SEC schools on a weekly basis. Last year this was a ton of fun. Just like with the BlogPoll, I promise to consider any and all comments from the peanut gallery regarding my weekly ballots.
Once submitted, each week Power Poll is analyzed and sensationalized by the CockNFire of Garnet and Black Attack and Team Speed Kills. For me, this is one of the best opportunities in blogging. As a dyed-in-the-wool SEC fan, there is nothing closer to my heart than all things "ESS-EEE-SEE!" I have also been known to … err … take a bit of creative license with my analyses of the various team, but I figure, what the hell?
RTT College Football Pick 'em Pool
Though I had given some thought to creating my own weekly college football pick'em contest, I decided that the best option was simply to ride the coattails of the competent collaborate with others. Furthermore, I just enjoy it more when there are more folks involved, thus, I will be participating in Rocky Top Talk's College Pick'em Pool which is hosted at Fun Office Pools.com. The interface and function is easy to use, and it is just a lot of fun to show the entire world just how brilliant or how stupid you are. Oh, and did I mention that it's free? All you have to do is sign up and you're good to go. Be sure to jump in before the season starts.
Oh, and I assure you that the College Pick'em Pool does not violate the SEC's new Media Policy (which is as laughable as it is draconian).
Yeah, I know, not much in the way of substance, but this lawyerin' is getting to be like having a job…
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Well, I am almost done with the migration of the Gate from its current location on the web to its new home with my new hosting provider: Media Temple. So far, I have been nothing but impressed with what they have to offer and I hope that there are many great things to come in the future here as a result. I anticipate the "flipping the switch" for the change over in the next day or so, thus, my prior warning about the possibility that the Gate might "go missing" stands for a little while longer. Such is life.
At any rate, due to being tied up with all my hosting-reconfiguration activities, I haven't really had a chance to finish up the post I had planned for today. Thus, at a minimum I wanted to pass on a few links and what-not that seemed worth giving a look.
The Big Orange Roundtable Returneth: For those of you that remember the Vol-blogosphere's little foray into collaboration from 2008, the roundtable is back. Thus, the Big Orange Brethren (myself included) kickoff the 2009 Big Orange Roundtable this week with the first installment hosted by MoonDog. For those of you who were not around for last year's roundtable, it is a weekly roundtable discussion where a host poses a series of questions to the collective brain-trust of the Vol-blogosphere who, respond with their BS insightful and thought provoking answers. At the end of the week, the host provides a round-up of the responses and the comments posted by each of the member Roundtable sites, along with a few parting thoughts. It is a great series that was a lot of fun last season. Go ahead and check out this week's questions. I plan on posting my responses in the next day or so.
Ray Nettles and the Long Road to Redemption: Ray Nettles was a linebacker for the Big Orange from 1969-1971, winning All-America and All-SEC honors in 1971. Over the past 38 years since leaving Tennessee he has struggled with his demons and his own brand of inner-conflict. Now, however, he talks of redemption and finding his way back home from battles with addiction, marital strife, and now cancer. Throughout his journey he has been supported by his former teammates in ways that even he has a difficult time understanding.
Video: Ray Nettles Seeks Redemption
This is a really powerful story of success, collapse, failure, and recovery which I highly recommend. Via: Florida Times-Union • HT: The Vol Historian
The 2008 Football Season in Seconds: Joel, "the Flashmaster General" offers up a re-cap of the entire 2008 football season in only seconds. How, you ask? Through the miracles of the Adobe flash player, that's how. Check it out, just in case you forgot… Via: Rocky Top Talk
At least I drive better than this: I am really not sure why this lady was having such a difficult time driving a golf cart. They are fairly simple inventions. Two pedals. One steering wheel. Four tires. Needless to say, I won't be riding with her anytime soon.
Video: How Not to Drive a Golf Cart
Now I know where personal-injury lawyers get their clients… Via: Fandome
At any rate, I hope to have the Gate migrated to its new home and to finally be set for the upcoming football season soon.
Until then, this will have to do…
Friday Already?!?
Well, here it is, Friday, and I've got very little to show for the week…
I have been tied up the latter half of the week, and have been unable to get anything of consequence posted. Even now, I am writing during a break in the action at a deposition. Sad though it may be, I think Orson over at EDSBS may have gotten things right in his "football reads" assessment of the path most lawyers take in finding their career—especially the whole lack of math skills part.
Anyway, since I've pretty much been absent lately, at a minimum, I wanted to pass a long a great video I stumbled upon. This is a pre-game pep-talk from the chaplain at Georgia Tech. Great line in there about "We gonna fight, till we cant fight no more, gonna lie down, bleed a while, gonna get up, fight some more!!!"
Video: Gonna Fight Some More!!!
• HT to: Her Loyal Sons
Bring it! I'm ready to bleed a while…
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The US Congress and College Football: An epidemic in the making
In case you hadn't heard, the United States Congress has been hard at work lately—tackling the hard-hitting issues that our country is facing. Our representatives in the House have been addressing monumental concerns impacting the daily lives of all Americans far and wide. What, you might ask, is the single most important question in the minds of Representatives Joe Barton (R-TX), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) and Mike Simpson (R-ID)?
Whether the BCS / Bowl system for determining NCAA football championships needs to be replaced by a playoff system.
As a result, these congressmen introduced a House Resolution in April seeking to have the United States Congress and the United States Department of Justice investigate the Bowl Championship Series. In particular, this obscenely overstated meaningful legislation resolves that the House of Representatives:
(1) rejects the BCS system as an illegal restraint of trade that violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act;
(2) demands the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division investigate and bring appropriate action to have the BCS system declared illegal and require a playoff to determine a national champion; and
(3) supports the establishment of an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Championship playoff system in the interest of fairness and to bring parity to all NCAA teams.
• 111th Congress, House Resolution 68
Heavy stuff, that…
As a result of the tireless grandstanding efforts of these shameless self-promoters champions of the common man, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held hearings this past week to look into the actions of the BCS in hopes of determining whether something nefarious is afoot. This included taking testimony from: John Swofford (Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference and Coordinator of the Bowl Championship Series), Craig Thompson (Commissioner of the Mountain West Conference), Derrick Fox (President and CEO of the Valero Alamo Bowl), and Gene Bleymaier (Athletic Director of Boise State University).
For those of you out there that hate yourselves, you can view a streaming video of the entire hearing through the committee website. Note: Apparently the Congressional muckety-mucks are too busy to hire someone schooled in the basic art of video editing. Thus, you will want to fast forward to approximately 19:45 to view the hearing (that is, unless you just enjoy watching a blank screen for almost 20 minutes).
During the hearing, the Committee specifically looked into whether the BCS amounted to a monopoly, running afoul of federal anti-trust provisions. With the great all-encompassing seriousness that can only come from the stuffed shirts of Congress and with the aire of the Watergate hearings, the committee set about digging deep into the bowels of college football's deep dark secret. Having watched some of the video of the hearing, it was obvious, in the minds of some of the assembled officials, that they felt the very sanctity of our American Republic hung precariously in the balance.
Don't get me wrong, I am not opposed to the idea of a college football playoff, in fact I would gladly support such a system—so long as it is fair. The disdain that is oozing from this article comes not from my opposition to the notion that college football needs a playoff, but rather from the nauseating belief by those in Congress that they are the answer to this problem. Oh yeah, there is also the minor fact that the entire nation is passed out from the H1N1 flu in the economic toilet of the world with chunks of last night's General Motors and Wall Street flavored hot dog still clinging to its mouth while these clueless egomaniacs are wasting their time trying to determine how we end our football seasons.
I'd love to sit around in a fancy conference room with hospitality service and get paid to talk football all day as much as the next guy, there's no denying that. The thought that our Congressional leaders have nothing better to do than just that, is more than a little bothersome. The fact that they can do it with a straight face while purporting to represent the best interests of their constituents, makes me think of three words: "explosive projectile vomiting." I suppose that this sentiment is precisely what led CBS Sports.com's Dennis Dodd to note that "Retching is common for these kinds of mundane Capitol Hill gatherings."
So, did the Butler do it?
Note: This post is essentially a comment responding to a post by Hooper over at RTT regarding the Brian Butler Saga. I considered posting some of this as a comment on that venerable site, but opted instead to post my thoughts in an actual article. Thus, I would encourage anyone reading this post to give the original post by Hooper a look.
For a detailed account of Brian Butler's exploits in the world of college football recruiting you should check out an excellent article written by The New York Times' Thayer Evans and Pete Thamel entitled "College Recruiting's Thin Gray Line," upon which the author of this post also relied.
Brian Butler has been called many things by many people, not all of them are nice.
Butler is a former rapper and call-center manager, and a seemingly respectable football trainer based out of Wichita, Kansas. At present, Butler is the principal and operator of the Potential Players recruiting service through which he serves as a self-styled, come-lately, "recruiting adviser" to high school football standouts across the country. A "gifted" self-promoter, he is also the subject of a recently announced investigation by the NCAA.
There are many questions being asked about Butler by many people, especially those recruiting high school standout Bryce Brown (which includes Tennessee). The fundamental question, however, centers on whether he is essentially seeking to act as a sports agent for players being recruited by college football programs.
For now, at least, there is no definitive answer to this query.
The reason that this is an issue is that Butler has widely taken the position that the only way that college recruiters can speak with high-schoolers that he is "advising" is by going through him. To many, this appears—at least outwardly—that Butler is serving as an "agent" rather than simply as an "adviser."
Again, why does anyone care? Under NCAA bylaws, current and potential student athletes are prohibited from retaining agents, and requires that all prospective athletes undergo an amateurism certification process, which includes, among other things, certifying that the athlete has not agreed to be represented by an agent. On the issue of agents, NCAA Bylaw 12.3 states that:
An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an intercollegiate sport if he or she ever has agreed (orally or in writing) to be represented by an agent for the purpose of marketing his or her athletics ability or reputation in that sport. Further, an agency contract not specifically limited in writing to a sport or particular sports shall be deemed applicable to all sports, and the individual shall be ineligible to participate in any sport.
• See NCAA Operational Bylaw 12.3.1 (PDF )
The NCAA's website offers additional guidance stating that:
…a student-athlete (any individual who currently participates in or who may be eligible in the future to participate in intercollegiate sport) may not agree verbally or in writing to be represented by an athlete agent in the present or in the future for the purpose of marketing the student-athlete's ability or reputation. If the student-athlete enters into such an agreement, the student-athlete is ineligible for intercollegiate competition.
Also, a student-athlete may not accept transportation or other benefits from an athlete agent. This prohibition applies to the student-athlete and his or her relatives or friends.
The term "agent" includes actual agents, runners (individuals who befriend student-athletes and frequently distribute impermissible benefits) and financial advisors.
It is not a violation of NCAA rules if a student-athlete merely talks to an agent (as long as an agreement for agent representation is not established) or socializes with an agent.
• via: Overview of NCAA Bylaws Governing Athlete Agents | NCAA.org
Thus, Butler acting as the only means of communication with a recruit could be troubling and potentially a violation of NCAA rules, hence the NCAA investigation.
This raises a particularly thorny set of issues for high school athletes and their families, college athletic departments, high school coaches, college boosters, the NCAA, and State Legislators. That's right, I said State Legislators.
For these reasons, I am personally of the opinion that someone—whether it be Butler, athletes, college institutions, or otherwise—will end up paying for what amounts to an infraction that lies in the proverbial "gray area" of the NCAA's rules. A violation in spirit, if not in the letter. The problem is, however, that whether Butler's conduct violates many rules or none all depends on the perspective applied to the facts, and for the record, I make no assertion that I know or understand all of the facts.
Still, let's use a hypothetical to illustrate the complexity of the situation.
Disgruntled fan sues UT to keep his deceased father's seats
UT fan sues over stadium seating
In a lawsuit, Thomas Luck wants the seating rights that were given to his father in 1961. The two box seats, which Luck says are the best in the stadium, are on the front row of the upper west deck near the 50-yard line…
This is interesting.
Not exactly what I was trying to show in my first post on The Cost of Sports, but in the same vein. Apparently, Nashville attorney Thomas Luck wants to keep seats in the new Tennessee Terrace zone (West Upper Deck) without paying the additional donation. According to Luck, General Neyland himself gave lifetime rights to Luck's late father in 1961. Along with that came the right to pass the seat rights down after his death. The University advised Luck that he would have to make a donation commensurate with the seat location, or relocate to another part of the stadium. In response, Luck filed suit.
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61 year old Charles Donald "Don" Howard of Walling died Wednesday at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Spring Hill The Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 4:00 p.m. Friday at Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Sparta. Survivors include his wife, Linda Humphrey Howard of Walling. A daughter, Nicole Farley and her husband Jason of Sparta. Two sons, Jeffery Howard and his wife Martha of Sparta and Bryan Howard and his wife Karen of Cookeville. One sister, Erlene Howard of Walling. Three grandchildren, Ethan Howard, Corri Beth Howard, and Madison Farley. Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Sparta is in charge of the arrangements. The family requests that donations be made, in lieu of flowers, to Linda Howard.


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The Extra!!! Edition of the American Civil War Gazette contains back issues as well as additional articles that did not appear in the daily edition.
Highlights of the November 1861 Edition:
- Battle of Belmont
- Gen. Ulysses S. Grant "Killed" in the Battle of Belmont
- Resignation of Beauregard
- Beauregard withdraws resignation
- Kentucky Secedes
- Formal secession of Missouri
- Death of Gen. Sam Houston of Texas
- Trent Affair: Arrest/Capture of Mason and Slidell causes tension with England
- The C.S.S. Nashville captures and burns the Harvey Birch off the coast of Southampton, England
- Gen. Winfield Scott retires
- Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States
- Battle at Bay Point
- Battle of Strawberry Plains
- Battle of Piketon
- Battle of Piketon Hoax
- Naval expedition to and attack on Port Royal
- Naval Bombardment of Urbana, Va.
- The Minnesota and the Merrimac
- Edwin Booth's First Theatrical Appearance in London
- Fremont Removed
- Gen. Grant's Official Report on the Battle of Belmont
- Martial Law in Knoxville, Tenn.
- Lincoln protests against the French and English expedition against Mexico
- Rumors of France, England and Spain to ally with the C.S.A.
- Civil War Begins in Northern Mexico
- One of the last collections of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poems is published
- Neutrality of Holland
- Celebration of Evacuation Day
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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, Volume 3, North West
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When eighth grade begins, Cass Levin feels like the entire school is out to get her. She's stuck in classes without her closest friends Penelope and Tillie to keep her company. And as if that weren't bad enough, this is the year that students take an extended field trip to Elston Prep's nature retreat in the countryside.
Cass confronts her problems with spirited resilience, and she forges an unexpected friendship with Rod Punkin, the school's biggest behavior problem. When Rod goes missing, Cass embarks on a secret rescue mission in this funny, witty, and utterly moving story about being thirteen.
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From the author of the international and New York Times best seller Let the Right One In (Let Me In) comes this stunning and terrifying book which begins when a man's six-year-old daughter vanishes.
One ordinary winter afternoon on a snowy island, Anders and Cecilia take their six-year-old daughter, Maja, across the ice to visit the lighthouse in the middle of the frozen channel. While the couple explore the lighthouse, Maja disappears - either into thin air or under thin ice - leaving not even a footprint in the snow. Two years later, alone and more or less permanently drunk, Anders returns to the island to regroup. He slowly realizes that people are not telling him all they know; even his own mother, it seems, is keeping secrets. What is happening in Domaro, and what power does the sea have over the town's inhabitants?
As he did with Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead, John Ajvide Lindqvist serves up a blockbuster cocktail of suspense in a narrative that barely pauses for breath.
©2008 John Ajvide Lindqvist and ©2010 Marlaine Delargy (Translation) (P)2011 Macmillan Audio
"John Ajvide Lindqvist is rightly seen as one of the most exciting writers working in the horror genre at the moment - a rival, indeed, to Stephen King." (TheScotsman.com )
No I wouldn't.
Ending was so boring......
Performance was so so. I listen to better.
No, not really
it seemed too bizarre and way too long for the actual story
I don't think so
Performance was ok
"Didn't meet Expectations. Bummer:=("
After listening to the incredible book "Let the Right One in" I had high hopes for "Harbor." Unfortunately the book was very slow and brooding; like a book on benzodiazepines under water (maybe that was the idea). Even the suspenseful moments were flat. The idea behind the story is a good one, but this one of the few times I felt a book could have used some pruning (usually I feel just the opposite). Toward the end of the story I found myself waiting for it to be over. Never the less I will still read or listen to more books written by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
"Excellent Listen"
I rarely if ever write reviews since most of what I read or listen to is not worth the time. This story was however, a wonderful surprise. In addition to having quite a unique and intriguing concept, the execution was excellent as well as the narration.
An old idea was given a new perspective and that concept was developed very well. Additionally, it provided me with a very interesting view of life in Sweden.
This narrator is by far the best I've heard out of the dozens of audiobooks I've listened to over the years. He had the ability to very naturally transition from character-to-character without "overdoing" any of them. He was also one of the most accurate readers I've heard. I could not identify even one word mis-spoken or mis-read.
I listen to audiobooks during my sometimes long commutes to and from work everyday. There were many days I found myself losing track of how I made it into work or home going on "autopilot" for the drive while paying in-depth attention to the book. There were also many-a-evening where I sat in my garage for a time listening until my wife popped-in to let me know dinner was ready.
All-in-all, an excellent listen. I'm certain that in the not too distant future I will be listening to this story again which I've never done with any other audiobook.
"Reminiscient of the Magus"
This book draws you in to a very strange and "other-wordly" place, much like John Fowles in the Magus. Very good read.
Each character is very well developed. This is the type of book that makes you miss it when you are done.
All three lead characters were great.
Hope the movie can live up to the book!
"Terrible listen"
Could not follow story line. Started the book over 3 times! Story seemed out of sequence
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"Considering ambiguity well written enigma."
If you can follow a question that never gets answered then yes I would recommend this dream.
Yes a lovely voice to hear
The disappearance in the first chapter, left me confused and angry for more!
The town of freaks.that inhibit this world
I wish the stories were either tighter or looser but as written they never have a chance to either totally connect or live on their own I would have preferred less obvious connections and more mystical relevations, there is no need to wrap an enigma in reality!
Love a great book that stays with you long after you've finished it.
"Harbor goes down the drain"
Boring and slow, a huge disappointment. Let Me In is written by this author as well and I Ioved it. This book brings none of the excitement, intrigue or interest I was sure would be there. Not worth taking a chance on this one.
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Sunday, at sea on the way to Kusadasi, Turkey
... into choppy seas. Stabilizers soon level things out. By 1:00pm we are watching a thunderstorm with lots of lightning all around. I go the the theatre, the guest speaker is Lord Howard, a past Home Secretary and Chairman of the Conservative Party (UK). His subject - Winston Churchill's First Five Days as PM in May 1940. The cabinet battle with Lord Halifax, and how close the war cabinet got to negotiating with Hitler. Only Churchill's skillful management of ...
Boat on the Bosphorus & tour Istanbul
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Next we drove along the seacoast to Claros to see the Temple of Apollo which was an important oracle site. It was discovered in 1907 and has been restored slowly since then by several different archeologists.
We then came back to the city of Kusadasi where we had lunch at a wonderful seafood restaurant.
Merhaba Kusadasi
... well so to aide me for the next one, here is the Panthoen:
Aphrodite - Goddess of Beauty, Pleasure & Desire
Apollo - God of Music, Arts & Knowledge
Ares - God of Bloodshed & War
Artemis - Goddess of the Hunt
Athena - Goddess of Intelligence & Peace
Demeter - Goddess of Grain agriculture and Harvest
Dionysus - God of the Frat House
Hades - King of the underworld
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... thats not an everyday thing people still could relate to Mary because she did a human thing such as childbirth and raised Jesus. So Catholics use Mary and other saints to mediate their prayers, because Jesus is so holy and magnificent, by praying to Mary and other saints, people show their humility. Coming to this sight was really neat. I have sang in plenty of Catholic Churches but never been to mass or seen how a person uses the beads so this was very new to me. I was able to light ...


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Singapore Stocks: Neptune Orient Lines, Hiap Seng, Olam, Portek
Singapore's Straits Times Index (FSSTI) dropped 0.4 percent to 3,160.60 at the close, the first decline in eight days. Four stocks fell for each that rose in the benchmark index of 30 companies.
Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.5 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The following shares were among the most active in the market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company name.
Exporters: Amtek Engineering Ltd. (AMTK) , a supplier of precision components to companies such as Sony Corp., lost 1.5 percent to 98 Singapore cents. Hi-P International Ltd. (HIP SP), the electronics manufacturing services provider whose clients include BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion Ltd., sank 2.7 percent to S$1.08. Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (NOL SP), a shipping company that gets more than half of its revenue from the Americas, declined 1.1 percent to S$1.80.
Manufacturing in the U.S. grew at the slowest pace in a more than a year and employers added fewer jobs than forecast, fueling concern the global economic recovery will slow, reports released yesterday showed.
Hiap Seng Engineering Ltd. (HSE) , a provider of engineering services in the oil and gas industry, increased 1.1 percent to 44.5 Singapore cents. The company said it won a contract, valued at S$31.2 million ($25.4 million), for the installation of pipes and storage tanks for a liquefied natural gas terminal project in Singapore.
Olam International Ltd. (OLAM) , a Singapore-based supplier of agricultural commodities, declined 2 percent to S$2.90. The company said it in discussions with certain financial institutions on various fund raising activities. Details haven't been finalized and there is no assurance it will proceed with any initiative.
Portek International Ltd. (PORT) , the operator of container terminals in Indonesia, Algeria, Malta and Gabon, surged 69 percent to a record high of S$1.20. The company said it received an offer from International Container Terminal Services Inc., the largest Philippine port operator, seeking to buy the rest of the Singapore-based company for S$1.20 per share.
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What is the one thing stopping you from achieving your happy weight and ultimate health?
Adopting a Plant-Strong way of nourishing yourself is what I like to call "The Real Deal." Why? Because you really can achieve your happy weight and stay there with little or no fuss, after you have mastered all of the basics.
This series, "Healthy Girl's Top Ten Tips for Plant-Strong Success" is aimed at making this way of eating effortless and sustainable. You don't have to follow all of my tips, just the ones that speak to you. If all of my tips resonate with you, also recognize that you certainly don't have to do them all at once. This is a process of change and real, lasting change comes from making small changes over a long period of time.
Please remember that when I gave this talk, I was addressing a group of adults who are participating in a 21 Day Vegan Weight Loss kickstart program organized by Whole Foods. So, as you read my first Tip in this series, keep in mind that this tip may no longer apply to you, my precious reader, as many of you are 100% Plant-Strong committed!
Plant-Strong Success Tip #10: Give Up the Diet Mentality
I'm going to be very blunt. If there is a part of you that is here right now thinking, "I will do this Plant-Strong 'diet' for as long as it takes me to lose my excess weight and then I will go back to eating the same as I always have," I am here to tell you that you need to give up your "I'm on a diet/I'm not on a diet" mentality RIGHT NOW.
People who maintain a healthy weight with ease do not go on and off of diets endlessly. They maintain their weight with relative uneventfulness and without yo-yo dieting. The miracle of becoming Plant-Strong is that you can end the horrible yo-yo dieting forever once you make the commitment.
I am not here to scold anyone about the pain of yo-yo dieting. I was there myself for far too many years and I know how deep your pain is. I am here to make one point about eating, and one point only:
Why does this matter?
First, anything that is a continuous struggle for you is going to be unmaintainable over the long haul. A weight loss "diet" in the conventional sense, sets you up for disaster. You restrict your calories for months on end, all the while losing weight and feeling insanely hungry. By the time you reach your breaking point (and you may or may not have reached your goal weight also), you are so ravenous that you will binge on anything and everything within 100 yards of your mouth.
Contrast this scenario with becoming Plant-Strong. You are filling yourself up every day, three times a day, with uber-nutritious meals. You are satisfactorily full three times a day. You don't even realize it, but you are consuming far fewer calories than you were prior to becoming Plant-Strong. The weight is coming off and you never even get ravenously hungry. Now that is something that you can stick with for the rest of your life. And you don't ever feel like you are "on a diet."
- You enjoy the food that you are eating enormously.
- You fill yourself up and never get ravenous (this doesn't mean you don't get hungry, but more on that in a later tip).
- Your fixation on what you are going to eat and when comes to an end. You are free from your food compulsion!
- The way you eat, think and feel about food has changed. Food and nutrition are no longer scary or a mystery. You know how to nourish yourself completely without gaining weight.
- You would never, ever think of going back to your old way of eating. That would be ridiculous!
Have you thought to yourself, "I'll do this until I lose my excess weight and then I'll stop?"
Or have you found your happy place with food and cannot see yourself eating any other way but Plant-strong?


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Jeepfreak81 replied to Jeepfreak81's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithThanks everyone for the tips and the welcome. Actually things have seemed to have gotten better for her in the past day or 2. We're finding more things we can cook that she likes and she even tried some Rudi's gluten-free bread and said it was ok for toast or breakfast sandwiches. Probably gonna have to make our own at some point. She's sticking to it which is good. The bummer is that down the line when we can afford the test she'll have to gobble down the gluten and start this all over again. Hoping to learn lots here!
Jeepfreak81 replied to Jeepfreak81's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI agree that a test would be best, and maybe that's what we will do but with the insurance we have we'll have to pay for the entire thing out of pocket. Definetly exploring that option and I'm giong to be checking out the University of Chicago website
Jeepfreak81 replied to Jeepfreak81's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithThanks for the reply. She also doesn't like red meat so that's one reason meals are a little tougher to think of. I just went to the store and picked up a loaf of Rudi's gluten-free bread for her to try. I had some and it wasn't bad. She tried it and said it has a wierd after taste and she didn't really like it. This is very frustrating as she's hardly eaten for 2 days and money is always an issue so we can't just keep buying stuff to try. ugh. Time for more reading and research. I think I'm more anxious at this point than she is.
Jeepfreak81 posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithHello everyone, My wife is newly Gluten Free (like less than 2 weeks in) and seems she's not big on Internet Forums I thought I'd join one for help, support, and ideas. It's already getting very difficult and she wants to quick and just go back to eating wheat and feeling like crap. She's very frustrated. Here's a little background on the situation. For many many years my wife has had stomach issues. We met in 1999 and she had problems then. In 2001 she underwent an endoscopy & colonoscopy at a top New England hospital (Dartmouth) but they couldn't find any problems and chocked it up to IBS. Over the past copule years or so she's been developing other ailments that the doctors can't diagnose. Finally I was researching Gluten Intolerance and sure enough most of her symptoms were on the list. It came to a head a little over a week ago when she had a pumpernickel bagle and almost instantly turned bright red over her entire body, she said it was tingly and painful. Luckily we had some benedryl and after about 30 minutes it started going away. The next day she went gluten free and one major problem she's been having cleared up immediatly. Her feet (particularly the heels) have been killing her but as soon as she cut gluten out the pain went away. Of course now she's suffering from withdrawels both physically and mentally. She's Italian and we both grew up lower class in New England so bread and wheat were a HUGE part of our diets, especially hers. So she's having a hard time and even says things that are natually gluten free that she used to like don't taste good anymore. Most gluten free recipes and meal suggestions we find are fancy and involved instead of quick and simple. I'm hoping she can stick it out and get through the withdrawels while we try and come up with more gluten-free food she can eat and enjoy. She's already sick of chili and chicken (the two things we have the most of in our house at the moment) I'm headed to the store now to get ingredients to make gluten-free corn bread so hopefully that'll help for today. *sigh* It's definetly tough, and I suffer from anxiety and panic disorder so seeing her depressed/upset really taxes my emotions as well. Glad to have found a forum like this that seems active and full of other gluten-free people that aren't just doing it because they think it's a Fad.


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Nigella believes in that old adage - try anything once - and is certain you'll want to make these recipes over and over again. How about black Squink Risotto, for a real leap of faith, a beautiful yet sombre dish that will make a real impact at your dinner table. Beef shins might not be easy on the eye, but when braised with richly spiced and aromatic Asian flavors, they are to die for. And all the more special paired with a gloriously colorful cold shredded salad, yes salad! And Salty and sweet may not sound like a match made in heaven, but I defy any one to walk away from a plateful of my sweet and salty crunch nut bars, without devouring the lot. Don't knock it till you've tried it. (Episode: ON0111H)
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Squink RisottoRecipe courtesy of Nigella Lawson
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