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Asus has confirmed that three of its upcoming tablets will run the next version of the Google mobile operating system, Android 3.0. aka Honeycomb.
The Eee Pad tablet will run Honeycomb and start shipping this summer, Asus spokesman Gary Key told Wired in an e-mail message.
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Information around hardware requirements and technical specifications for running Honeycomb has been murky at best. Korean consumer-electronics firm Enspert originally speculated that Honeycomb would require a dual-core processor in order to run. But according to a Twitter status update sent by Android Open Source lead Dan Morrill, there's no "hard minimum processor requirement" to run version 3.0.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I was not up to doing four small units, so I used graph paper and drafted the 12-1/2 inch block. It was fun as I had not drafted a block in quite awhile. Hope you all are have fun with this block also.
Judy in Phx, AZ
Started mine today..hopefully will finish it tomorrow...I am slow and of course doing multiple projects at a time...
Yeah! Finished 1. For this one I used Patrice's pp pattern but I also am doing one using the pp pattern from Quilters Cache. It's not quite finished but soon, have to work on other things too.
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Very pretty!
Yay, I finally got it done. My sewing machine is acting weird, it doesn't seem to be tying, so my seams come undone. I shortened my stitch length to 2.0 and it's a little better.
Cas49OR, Beautiful. Your colors are so rich. Amazing how just using all solids make the appearance change.
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Love the jewel tones.....
I have been over thinking this block! Trying to get around the "block" in my brain as to what I am doing wrong. I finished the block but it is sadly an 11 3/4 block! so back to the drawing board. I can usually do paper pieced, but I think I am trying to combine both techniques pp and template. I guess I was too tired, today I start fresh!
Give a smile away today, someone you meet might need one!
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In the Thick of It with #TSATime
December 1, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.
Lessons from Covering the Gulf Oil Leak
July 7, 2010 at 2:56 p.m.
Cross posted at MediaShift
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has lasted more than two months now. It is the worst spill in US history, and it is likely to continue until at least August. And in covering it, the NewsHour has broken every traffic record it ever had.
So, what have we learned here?
(Quick note: A lot of the thinking behind this post comes from a debriefing at work with my colleagues Vanessa Dennis, Travis Daub and Katie Kleinman, and from conversations about the spill and our coverage with other people in and out of the ...
Oil in the Gulf
May 24, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.
By now, I'm pretty sure anyone who reads this blog has seen the widget the PBS NewsHour launched a few weeks ago. Those ticking numbers have been embedded on dozens of websites, bringing thousands of new visitors our site.
So it's probably worth mentioning up front that at first, I thought building this thing was a bad idea. I thought it was gimmicky, and that it assigned specificity where there was none. I argued that any number we pick as the rate of spillage was almost guaranteed to be wrong, since the government, BP and outside experts were ...
JavaScript Recipe: Adding Paragraph-level Permalinks
February 12, 2010 at 5:24 p.m.
Paragraph-level permalinks are hot, right? Let's do this in JavaScript, just for fun.
Remember from my last post that all you need is a block of HTML and something to parse it with? This is pretty much what JavaScript was made to do.
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Python Recipe: Adding Paragraph-Level Permalinks
February 11, 2010 at 9:06 p.m.
I mentioned in my last post how useful Ben Welsh's code recipe's are. Count this post as my effort to encourage the practice among coding journalists.
Since launching the NewsHour's Annotated State of the Union, I've gotten a few questions about how it worked, particularly about linking comments to paragraphs. What's needed is paragraph-level permalinks. As it turns out, that's pretty easy to do.
The first thing you'll need is a block of clean HTML. Then, you'll need something that can parse and modify that HTML. Fortunately, tools abound.
Doing it server ...
Mapmaking Update: ZeeMaps allows Google CSVs
August 3, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.
My post last week on simple ways for journalists to make maps seems to have done some good.
Pankaj K Garg, of ZeeMaps left a comment noting that after reading my post, he decided to add a long-desired feature to the application: direct CSV import from Google Docs:
Now, you can select Additions -> Upload CSV file and just click on "Use Google Spreadsheet" to upload your data from a Google Spreadsheet.
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July 25, 2009 at 2:57 p.m.
Note: I wrote this up to help out a few colleagues a few months ago, and I thought it might be useful to more people. It's aimed at regular, non-programmer journalists who may at some point need to throw a quick map alongside a story (or by itself, that's cool, too). Obviously, this is in no way comprehensive.
Also, this is a snapshot version of a document being maintained in Google Docs. Check here for the latest.
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About the Design in China Report
The DutchDFA Design in China Mapping report, commissioned by Dutch Design Fashion Architecture [DutchDFA], presents an analysis of the design fields in China. Researched and written in 2011 by MovingCities, and updated throughout 2012, it highlights the people and processes that will influence future design agendas in China and throughout the world. It is based on 30+ interviews held in 2011 with acclaimed Chinese designers and scholars, as well as on additional desk research.
Mapping on design (and fashion) in China
- Download the full [2012] Design in China Mapping-report [106 pages, 3.3 Mb]
Featured Chinese DESIGNERS & Scholars
- BI XueFeng 毕学锋 [IMAGRAM 言文设计 Shenzhen]
- Remy CHEN 陈知明 [MODERN MEDIA 现代传播 Shenzhen]
- FENG Yu 机构 [DEVE BUILD Design 深圳大羽营造设计机构 Shenzhen]
- FENG ZhiFeng 冯志锋 [RITO Communication 朗图创作 Shenzhen]
- HONG RongMan 洪荣满 [GAFA / Dammi group 搭米组 Guangzhou]
- HOU ZhengGuang 侯正光 [Mooma Design 木码设计 / MoreLess 多少 Shanghai]
- JIANG Jian 姜剑 [JOYN:VISCOM Beijing]
- JIANG Qiong Er 蒋琼尔 [SHANG XIA 上下 Shanghai]
- LIU Feng 刘峰 [FUN+ LIVING BJ 风生设计 / PEP art+design 设计工社 Beijing]
- LIU Lidan 刘力丹 [XL+DESIGN Shanghai]
- LIU Yi 刘义 [SPARDEC Brand Consulting 斯巴迪克 Shanghai]
- LUO Cheng 罗成 w/ Tony SHI 师帅 [ARTOP Industrial Design 浪尖设计有限公司 Shenzhen]
- LV YongZhong 吕永中 [BANMOO 半木 / VEP design Shanghai]
- MA Jia 马嘉 [Beijing Original Design Promotion Association (BODA) 北京原创设计推广协会 Beijing]
- PAN JianFeng 潘剑锋 [SHTYPE 字研所 Shanghai]
- Bruno PORTO [Bruno Porto Comunicação Visual / Raffles Design Institute Shanghai]
- Tom SHI 石川 [Tom Shi Design & Research Studio /Leaping Creative 立品品牌策划 Guangzhou]
- Professor TONG HuiMing 童慧明 [GAFA School of Industrial Design 广州美术学院 Guangzhou]
- David WANG 王乐毅 [Shanghai CREATIVE INDUSTRIES Demonstration & Service Platform
上海市创意产业展示与服务平台管理中心 Shanghai]
- Professor WANG Min 王敏 [CAFA School of Design 中央美术学院 Beijing]
- WANG ShaoQiang 王绍强 [Design360° magazine Guangzhou]
- WANG XueSong 王雪松 & HUANG YiHan 黄驿寒 [Yah Interactive Lab 亚状态互动工作室 Beijing]
- WANG Yun 汪芸 [TRENDS HOME magazine 时尚家居 Beijing]*
- Imagine WONG 黄立光 HUANG LiGuang [zitype workshop / FRINGE Festival Shenzhen]
- XIE JianJun 解建军 (w/ SONG Yang 宋洋 & Fabian FURRER) [DONGDAO Design 东道设计 Beijing]
- Jesus YEH 叶宇轩 (written by WANG Yun 汪芸) [Yehidea Beijing]*
- ZHANG DaLi 张达利 [ZHANGDALI Design / ELEPHANT Design 大象空间 Shenzhen]
- Ready ZHANG 张宏毅 [Guangzhou DESIGN WEEK 广州国际设计周
/ CITIEXPO 广州市城博展览有限公司 Guangzhou]
- ZHENG Zheng 郑铮 [Leaping Creative 立品品牌策划 Guangzhou]
- ZHOU Yi 周佚 [s.point design s.point 指南设计 Shanghai]
- ZOU ZhengFang 邹政方 [Studio DUMBAR China Shanghai]
Introduction to the Design in China Mapping report
This report seeks to document and interpret the state of affairs of Chinese design through a series of conversations with respected Chinese design professionals in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen that, to the best of their abilities, and with various motives, are engaged with a design culture in transition. Operating in the fields of industrial, product, graphic, interactive, interior and communication design, most of these designers work in multidisciplinary environments, where they deal with a broad range of commissions and often provide consultancy services. Many have educational and/or international experience and try, in China, to strike a balance between domestic work and international engagements.
These discussions are elaborated with information gathered from online research and print publications on topics such as intellectual property rights (IPR), universities and design colleges, design awards and fairs, market entries, and the development of the creative industries, as laid out by the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011–2016). As such the report looks beyond personal accounts to arrive at a broader depiction of the conditions influencing the design field in China.
In China, everything is simultaneously immediate and vague. The culture is based on a rich and labyrinthine past, mixed with today's tantalizing quest for future forms of profit. This tension leads to a search to define the meaning, value and contemporary interpretation of tradition, cultural heritage and memory. Chinese designers are trying to find a balance between modern and traditional lifestyles, between past achievements and unforeseeable futures, between the exploration of craftsmanship and cultural roots. At the same time, they seek ways to combine traditional wisdom with an international orientation. As one designer puts it during the interview: 'we try to mix Chinese life with global design, as for us it is easy to understand what global design means, but it is difficult to find its domestic counterpart.'
Condensing China's Design Creativity into One Report
The report is set up to provide, in 11 chapters, a general introduction to the development of design and the creative industries in China. Chapter 2 gives an overview of the policy debate on the creative industries in China and the ambition to establish the creative industries as one of the pillars of the Chinese economy in the coming five years. In Chapters 3 and 4 this agenda is investigated by focussing on second- and third-tier cities' development, and by mapping the changes in the educational system. Emphasis is placed on a new generation of producers and consumers of design. In the following sections, two key evolutions in Chinese design are highlighted: on the one hand the creation of brands (Chapter 5), and on the other the notion of craftsmanship as a practice (Chapter 6). Chapter 7 looks at new developments in creating complete creative chains, thereby focussing on integration and innovation; and Chapter 8 provides information regarding Intellectual Property Rights and market entries for foreign companies. In the report's last two chapters, the important trend of establishing creative platforms – both domestically and internationally oriented – is being investigated, and an overview of design awards, fairs, design weeks and Dutch-Chinese points of entry are provided. Finally, Chapter 11 concludes this investigation.
- Download the full Design in China Mapping [2012] report here [106 pages, 3.3 Mb]
About Dutch Design Fashion Architecture
Dutch Design Fashion Architecture [DutchDFA] aims to strengthen the international position of the most prominent sectors of the Dutch creative industries – design, fashion and architecture – through a joined-up approach. The four-year strategic meme (2009–2012) involves a selection of focus countries (India, China, Germany and Turkey) and relates to topical issues and local demands. Its aim is to build long-lasting international partnerships while addressing issues facing today's world through design.
About MovingCities
MovingCities is a Shanghai-based think-tank investigating the role of architecture and urbanism in shaping the contemporary city. Established in 2007 by Bert de Muynck [BE] and Mónica Carriço [PT], MovingCities operates as embedded architects – publishing, researching, collaborating and interacting. Specialized in bridging China and the world, MovingCities offers urban consultancy in the fields of architecture, design and the creative industries, in the public and cultural institutional sectors. It has conducted research, lectures and workshops in China, Israel, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Indonesia. Amongst others, MovingCities has set up programs for the Netherlands Architecture Institute [NAi], DutchDFA and the Finnish Association of Architects [SAFA/NewlyDrawn] in China.
Content | MovingCities, Shanghai, China: Bert de Muynck & Mónica Carriço
Editorial Supervision & Coordination | Carolien van Tilburg
Editing | Jennifer Sigler
Graphic Design | Cover: Thonik, Amsterdam / Inside: CO3, Amsterdam
Commisioned by | Dutch Design Fashion Architecture, Rotterdam
MovingCities wishes to thank the following people for their support, assistance, critique and sharing of knowledge in creating this report: Vivian YU Tianzheng 于天正, Yvonne WANG Yi 王祎, HU Bingyu 胡冰玉, JIA Huishu 贾慧姝; Christine de Baan, Marie-Anne Souloumiac, Elyne van Rijn, Carolien van Tilburg, Machtelt Schelling, Inge Wesseling, Vanessa E. de Groot, Teun Hompe.
For further inquiries, updates, background, interviews and lectures related to
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A Melbourne exhibition displays art from the toilet doors of pubs, writes James Norman.
Amy is Cute. My dumpster speaks to me at midnight. Q: How do you know Iraq has weapons of mass destruction? A: I've got the receipt.
These are a sample of the abstract handwritten musings that have found their way onto the toilet doors of Melbourne's pubs. Now a city gallery is exhibiting them as part of the Next Wave Festival.
The toilet door is an age-old platform for graffitists. Curators Hannah Mathews and Andy Crewes, at Spacement, also see it as taking the trend of stencil art back to its roots.
"Many people have written something on toilet doors when they are out drunk and feeling really happy, really annoyed or philosophical," Mathews says.
"We are not trying to make money out of this, like putting street art in a gallery and trying to sell it. It is really just an opportunity for people to have a look at a unique collection.
"This is unpopular culture, but everyone does it, and everyone laughs at it."
Mathews and Crewes asked bar managers around Melbourne if they could inspect the men's and women's toilet doors, and borrow the ones they liked. The nine doors featured in the exhibition, titled Porte Publique, are taken from The Rob Roy Hotel, Pony Bar, Rue Bebelons and Mario's in Brunswick Street.
"These doors are like artefacts of the city," Mathews says. "They can reflect a lot of history and longevity. They are amusing and insightful. Some are very beautiful. The Mario's door has been a work in progress for many years."
The establishments allowed the doors to be borrowed on one condition - that they be replaced by a shower-curtain for the duration of the exhibition.
The women's toilets at the Rob Roy Hotel in Fitzroy have an entire romance played out, says Mathews.
It begins with written flirting on the toilet door, then extends onto the wall, and culminates above the washbasin with the exchange - "Sorry I broke your heart, Sorry I broke your nose."
Porte Publique runs until June 3 at Spacement, Watson Place (off Flinders Lane).
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As San Francisco's Central Market improves, companies are giving back to our local community. Companies with a payroll tax exclusion must enter into a Community Benefit Agreement, a binding document that lays out how they will help the area. Zendesk, Twitter, One Kings Lane, Yammer and Zoosk--have already entered into CBAs. More are planned for 2014.
City Administrator Naomi Kelly and representatives from Central Market companies will join neighborhood residents, nonprofit leaders, community stakeholders and local employees to discuss what has worked in the last year and what is planned for 2014. Companies and employees that are not part of a CBA are also invited to learn more about how they can help the area.
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That's what geek goddess Olivia Munn says in the April issue of Complex magazine about meeting her phalanxes of fanboys at conventions. Yes, it's true: She's got a huge fan group called the Olivia Munn Fan Group (OMFG): "I'm always nervous about those meet-ups … I see them all huddled together and they start to gravitate towards me. If someone gropes me, I'll slap 'em." That's not all she shares in this spicy little interview:
She doesn't think much of the Internet. "I just think of the Internet as a perverted old man with candy"
Olivia doesn't have the best luck being followed by the paparazzi. "It was the one day I went to buy condoms at the Pleasure Chest. I go in, buy my condoms, and they were like, 'We're doing gift cards today.' So I'm like, 'Well, since I'm here I'll just get more condoms with my gift card.' They ask if I want another bag and obviously I was like, 'No thank you, I'll stuff all of these condoms in this tiny bag.'"
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And Olivia even shares what she doesn't want in men. "No emo s**t. And no metrosexuals. But I'm not always dating. I go from relationship to NOTHING. And then maybe a relationship."
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PRESIDENT Johnson caught virtually the entire hobby by surprise last week with his order directing the Mint to start production of 45 million silver dollars.
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Sawgrass Grand
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Sawgrass Grand
About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Sawgrass Grand in Sunrise, you'll be in the suburbs and close to Sunrise Country Club and Sunrise Civic Center. This hotel is within the vicinity of Monkey Joe's and Westfield Broward Mall.
Make yourself at home in one of the 291 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Sunrise? This hotel has 8000 square feet (743 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- 24-hour business center
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Number of floors - 6
- Conference space size (meters) - 743
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- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- 24-hour front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 8000
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- Total number of rooms - 291
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Soup's on, and it's not what you'd expect. Cooked long-grain rice does double duty here, in the vegetable-packed broth and as a binder for the small meatballs made from ground chicken. The last-minute addition of cubed avocado adds a silkiness to each slurpy spoonful. And where there's avocado, a little lime is right at home.
For best results, use a non-cloudy, good-quality chicken broth. Chayote squash lends sweetness to the soup, but feel free to omit it if you can't track it down. We found it at Whole Foods Market.
Servings: 4
- 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth, preferably homemade
- 1/2-inch piece ginger root
- 1 medium clove garlic
- 1 small or 1/2 large fennel bulb
- 6 to 8 baby-cut carrots
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1 (9 ounces) chayote squash (optional; see headnote)
- Leaves from 6 stems cilantro
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 8 ounces ground chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/2 cup cooked long-grain rice
- Flesh of 1 ripe avocado
- 1 lime
- 1 to 2 Thai or serrano chili peppers (optional)
Bring the broth to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high to high heat.
Meanwhile, add the following to the broth as you work: Peel the ginger and cut into 3 slices. Use a knife to smash and peel the garlic. Core the fennel, then cut it into small dice (1/2 cup). Cut the carrots into small dice (1 cup). Peel the onion and cut into small dice (1/2 cup); peel the chayote, if using, and cut into small dice (1 1/4 cups). The soup should be bubbling at the edges or at a slow boil while you add the vegetables.
Finely chop the cilantro to yield 1/3 cup.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, the paprika and 1/2 teaspoon of the oregano; stir to mix well. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 5 to 7 minutes; the vegetables should be almost tender.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by zack, Dec 22, 2012.
Thanks CowboyMcCoy
I am here every day, my favorite site. I will try and do some more typing.
I must have missed it because I still have no idea what you are talking about the number 53 feeding a money making machine. None, zero, zip, nada. I don't get it.
I thought he was referring to the NFL as the moneymaking machine. Or even the superbowl that Cajun was referring to.
My 2 nickels.
I still don't get it.
Teams have put tributes to fallen coaches, owners, owner's wives, and players on their helmets or sleeves for years. The GSH on the Bears sleeves is still honoring George Halas who died int he 80's. I do not get what is creepy about it. I do not get how it feeds a money making machine. I do not understand why it is suddenly wrong because the Cowboys are the team who is doing it.
Nope, I don't get it. If the Dallas Cowboys use that point in time to rally for a fallen friend then bless them for it. No different to me than how the Colts have rallied for their Head Coach and his fight against Leukemia. Whatever it takes to motivate a team, I don't see it as creepy. Maybe some see the speech Pagano made as creepy, but not me. I was inspired. I wanted to go play for the man. I wanted to go to his daughter's wedding to see him dance with her.
Creepy? Money making?
Don't see it.
Jerome Brown died while test driving a Corvette on a rainy street in the off season in 1992. Killed his nephew as well.
The Eagles brought his locker with them to Texas Stadium that season when they came on Jan 10 for a play-off game as a sign of solidarity.
Pretty much the press and fans of the Cowboys ridiculed them for the gesture saying it was a trivial act to create a sense of oneness with the team.
Dallas beat the snot out of them that day 34-10.
Never believed in manufactured motivation.
Either you karate do, yes, or you karate do no. No karate do maybe.
Just like grape, understand.
So, nothing in you life has ever motivated you to do something that you never would have thought about doing, and was glad that you did?
I've had tons of things in my life that motivated me to be who I am today.
I won't go into my Military during a war...but, something in the experience motivated me after I got out.
You're probably motivated everyday and don't know it, or that some of that could be manufactured.
Did you hear about that citizen that saw a light helicopter land in a small ditch? He ran over there and literally picked the helicopter off the pilot and got him to safety. Manufactured motivation...
No, I'm pretty self aware, so when and how I am motivated isn't unknown.
But I do my own motivation.
Let's win this for the Gipper applies only if you could win it to begin with.
I don't believe the Cincy game was a motivated win sine Cincy couldn't hold onto the ball late in the game.
Murray and the running game married with the Stealers defense sucking on ice had more to do with that win than some mythical victory for Brown.
The game is three hours long. The motivational speeches at the beginning of the game wane when the going gets tough.
I prefer to believe this team has found a groove because of the running game coming back and Romo now having the play action to work correctly versus an Alamo theory of do or die.
By the way, saw the story about the helicopter.
Where were the other fifty men with him and did they individually hold the chopper up for three hours apiece? Because that is what you are selling here.
It's all good, bro...
I have no idea what is motivating the Cowboys as of late. But, I hope whatever they are doing keeps happening. These last few games have not looked like anything that the team was during the early season.
They actually look like they want something, and they have been playing smart, physical football. So, whatever got them motivated comes from each player I hope...they have to become a team that is motivated to WIN. That is what they get paid to do.
There was not 50 other men, just him and someone else...
It's on you tube...I will see if I can find it for you.
I have seen it.
My point is if you are saying the helicopter incident is the same as the rallying cry of Brown before the game with the resultant victory, then where were the other fifty two men at the helicopter crash, and did each hold the copter up for three hours apiece.
I am suggesting I don't think they are similar.
An incident when a human becomes super human is a phenomenon that I find intriguing.
But fifty three men - or in the case of 45 suiting up and somehow finding a motivation to win a game because of a death in the family seems a stretch to me. Only because they had to carry that feeling for three hours and change to seal the deal.
It was a poor question. I was trying to suggest these things are not alike and got too cute with it.
By the way 5stars, you have a spectacular holidays and be safe.
I'm starting to like you, as well.
******....that was not what I was after! :bang2:
Could a mod delete my account...later on?
The thing about us rival Cowboy fans that I like? Hopefully, we are all Cowboy fans...and that we all have something to be thankful for.
Don't worry, there will not be a quiz. It's okay that you don't get it. Just wanted to put your mind at ease so you can get some sleep tonight.
I'm sorry, are you suggesting professional sports don't generate money?
I suggested this to my boss (who is a Cowboy fan as well) this week, and he responded that it was ''creepy" to use a player's death as modivation. It was strange to me that he didn't see how an unfortunate accident like this could inspire anyone to look at life a little more serious. When a peer or some one close to you dies, especially prematurely it should, and has for me triggered a self evaluation process. Reality is it could have been me both times i went thru this experience, and both times marked significant life changing direction in my life. In this situation there are two young men, one who lost his life and one who's life will never be the same again, both of which could have been any other player on that roster. It would be stranger if it didn't trigger a sense of unity and/or appreciation for the privelage in life to even be playing in the NFL.
"It's funny how we look at life, and take it all for granted right, til reality strikes, it changes things over night. I thank the Lord for looking over me and though I'm prone to do it wrong, I repent tremendously, hoping that he keeps me strong, when the heat gets on." Scarface
Those lines have inspired me not to take life for granted, and to find strength thru difficult times.
Oh the drama.
This is where you are really wrong. it is never okay that I don't get it. I have to get it. Celibacy sucks.


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In the past few years around Akiva's birthday, I have circulated an adapted
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My Dear Sweet Son – I can't even tell you how much I love the name "Akiva".
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feelings for our newborn Son. So how did we choose "Akiva"?
The preliminary step was that your Imma[1] simply loved the name, both how
it sounded and what it stood for. Rebbe Akiva – like your Imma and Abba[2]
– was a person who did not grow up especially observant or knowing a great
deal about Judaism, but who chose later in life to learn and commit himself
to the ideals of our precious Torah. He became the greatest Sage of his
Generation, and even for people who grow up in a Torah-based home in our
time, Rebbe Akiva represents how much a person can accomplish when he puts
his mind, heart, and Soul to it.
So even before you were born, your Imma was trying to convince me that
"Akiva" might very well be the right name for our first boy. I must admit,
the name didn't quite resonate with me at that point,; but a few other
developments were beginning to win me over to your Imma's insight.
First of all, you were born during the Omer, a time that is profoundly
connected to Rebbe Akiva (sadly, the Omer corresponds with the loss of the
great Rabbi's 24,000 students). Even though in this context, the name
"Akiva" is associated with an unhappy occurrence, we felt that it gave us
yet another reason to pay tribute to a person who rose to even greater
heights by overcoming challenges. Moreover, you were born only a few hours
before the holiday of Lag B'Omer, which is said to be the day when the
plague afflicting Rebbe Akiva's students ceased.
Secondly, the specific day on which you were born is very well connected to
the famous "Mission Statement" that, according to Rebbe Akiva, summarizes
our objective in living: "Love your neighbor as yourself – this is the
primary Principle of the Torah". In what way is your Hebrew Birthday
especially connected to this idea?
Some Jews have a custom of studying the "48 Ways to acquiring Torah wisdom"
during the 49 days of the Omer (one "way" per day, reviewing all of the ways
on the 49th day)[3]. There are those who say that this exercise in spiritual
development stems from when the Jewish people left Egypt. Why would the
newly liberated Jews embark on this 49 day growth program? Because on the
50th day after their departure they were to stand at Sinai and receive the
Torah! Therefore, learning these 48 ways to acquiring Torah wisdom – one
"way" per day with a Day 49 review – was an ideal means of becoming "fit"
for Day 50: the date designated for the lofty Sinai Revelation, when the
Jews would receive their defining mission of safeguarding the Torah.
According to this view, each specific way of acquiring Torah wisdom has
an intrinsic connection with the day on which it is learned. And you, my
dear Son, were born on the 32nd day of the Omer: the day on which the
corresponding "way to wisdom" is – you guessed it – to love G-d's
creations. Tack on another point for Rebbe Akiva, whose "love your
neighbor" adage fits in especially well with your Birthday!
So, in effect:
But then additionally:
I love you so much! Your Abba
1. "Imma" is Hebrew for "Mother"
2. "Abba" is Hebrew for "Father"
3. I learned about this custom from the teachings of Rabbi Noach Weinberg,
founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah. May his Soul be elevated!
4. "Baalei Teshuva": plural for "Baal Teshuva", used colloquially to refer
to a person who becomes more committed to Mitzvahs and Torah ideals
Text Copyright © 2011 by Jon Erlbaum and


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We enjoyed cruising the Inside Passage and visiting the glaciers. Everything was just beautiful. Food was good. Enjoyed the evening dinners and the Steak House. Stateroom was...read more
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Realizing women's rights to land and other productive resources
Auteurs / éditeurs : UN Women and OHCHR
Women's access to, use of and control over land and other productive resources are essential to ensuring their right to equality and to an adequate standard of living. Throughout the world, gender inequality when it comes to land and other productive resources is related to women's poverty and exclusion. Barriers which prevent women's access to, use of and control over land and other productive resources often include inadequate legal standards and/or ineffective implementation at national and local levels, as well as discriminatory cultural attitudes and practices at the institutional and community level.
The purpose of this publication is to provide detailed guidance to support the adoption and effective implementation of laws, policies and programmes to respect, protect and fulfil women's rights to land and other productive resources. It presents an overview of international and regional legal and policy instruments recognizing women's rights to land and other productive resources, and discusses ways of advancing a human rights-based approach to women's rights to land and other productive resources. It sets out recommendations in a range of areas accompanied by explanatory commentaries and good practice examples and case studies from countries. The publication is based on the results of an expert group meeting held in June 2012. It is hoped that the publication will be a useful tool for policy makers, civil society organizations and other stakeholders in their efforts to realize women's rights to land other productive resources.
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Thèmes : Autonomisation économique ; Ressources productives ; Terres et biens immobiliers ; Égalité des sexes et autonomisation de la femme
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Année de publication : 2013
Nombre de pages : vi + 61
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CCU brings Halloween to local students
The children in the Kindergarten classes of North Canton and Meadowbrook Elementary schools plan their costumes each year for the annual Town of Canton Trick-or-Treating. Downtown Canton merchants and businesses open their doors to these students, as well as preschool classes from the area, handing out candy to the eager children that come through their doors.
With the unpredictable weather and school delay that resulted from Hurricane Sandy, these kindergarten classes were not able to participate in Wednesday's event. Champion Credit Union, which participates every year, decided that if they couldn't come, the credit union would go to the schools.
"We love when the children come to the credit union. We dress up and enjoy ourselves as much as they do," said Noralynn Grindstaff, marketing and communications manager with Champion Credit Union. "We were just as disappointed that they couldn't make it, so we wanted to find a way to still share this with them."
Grindstaff, along with loan servicing officer Marc Trull and the credit union's Explore Account mascot, Kaycie the Kangaroo, loaded up the treat bags and made a visit to North Canton and Meadowbrook Elementary Schools.
"Champion Credit Union went out of their way to send some special visitors with Halloween goodies for our kids," said Whitney Trull, Meadowbrook Kindergarten teacher. "Our kids were so excited to see a kangaroo, a hunter and a spider at our door. We can't thank them enough."
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I bought a 2004 Dodge 3500 truck on October 21, 2009. It is now two months later and I do not have the title yet and no one at this dealer seems to care or know where it is. The busines Manager, Calvin Wright mislead the loan officer from my credit union leading to beleive that he had the title. I have teleponed many times, daily now and never get anyone only vocie mail boxes. Only one call back, about a week and a half ago, who said the title was in the mail to them and they would overnight when they got it. It hasn't shown up yet and no one in the Title Dept will return my phone calls. I have been calling daily for the last 6 days.
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I meant title. The dealer can issue the title to either the lean holder (bank) or the buyer if the lean holder is not in Texas if it shows who the lean holder is. There is a time limit in which this must be done by law. In my case the credit union (CU) told Texas Direct to give me the title, with the CU as the lean holder, when I picked up the truck. Texas Direct Auto never told the CU or myself they did not have the title. In New Mexico the dealer has 30 days to issue the title. I finally received the title 60 days after I picked up the truck. I had to have the title to be able to register the truck in NM and then I gave the title to the CU. Before the loan was approved by the CU I had to sign a document that said I would have the truck registered in NM within 30 Days or the CU could call the loan.
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Home › Forums › Campfire › Pre-Trip Planning › KARAKORAM VALLEY- ANY advice?
Apr 11, 2014 at 11:18 am #1315544
I think this would be a wild trip.Thinking of travelling along the K-Highway in the karakorum valley.No mountaineering.Mostly side daytrips,hiking similar to what one does along highway 395-eastern sierra.
Has anyone here been?What advice?Apr 11, 2014 at 12:56 pm #2091969
Bob GrossMember
@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
Before you start making many plans, you might want to read up on what happened to Ned Gillette.
–B.G.–Apr 11, 2014 at 2:14 pm #2092006
ed hyattBPL Member
@edhyattLocale: The North
I cycled the KKH from Islamabad to the Chinese border in 1995: fantastically memorable trip.
Then the Indus was blocked for a while with a landslide. Possibly OK now?
An area of unrest these days.
Perhaps try a little searching to see what reports come back?Apr 11, 2014 at 3:23 pm #2092022
im probably going to europe this fall etc but going to kkh is another world to me.Nothing like western civilization.The culture shock,lack of development and the spectacular mtn scenery are very appealing to me.I think it has become a lot more popular recently however murder rates of tourist have not risen nor are they frequent from what ive heard.Apr 11, 2014 at 4:58 pm #2092057
"Before you start making many plans, you might want to read up on what happened to Ned Gillette."
+1 and that was just some bandits. There is some really serious sh!t going down in that area these days, and Westerners are square in the cross hairs, particularly Americans. It may sound romantic, but it isn't worth your life. At least check with the State Department on current conditions before you make a decision.Apr 11, 2014 at 5:10 pm #2092067
ned gillette was 16 yrs ago…isolated incident,no?Apr 11, 2014 at 5:24 pm #2092073
Bob GrossMember
@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
"isolated incident,no?"
It wasn't very isolated for Ned.
–B.G.–Apr 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm #2092074
"ned gillette was 16 yrs ago…isolated incident,no?"
At the time, yes. It was also before 9/11 and the Afghan war, and the drone strikes in the NW Frontier provinces of Pakistan, which are hugely unpopular with all Pakistanis. For your own good, Dave, at least check with the State Department. The link below will give you an idea of what I am getting at. Not much has changed since then, but you could call them to see if anything has changed.
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/pakistan-travel-warning.htmlApr 11, 2014 at 5:50 pm #2092078
i live in LA,your life is at peril from criminals of all sorts…ive had lapd point a gun at me -for no reason…Just look at the poor innocent kid they shot and killed on monday along with shooting another innocent.Every week the pd are killing harmless people.
Its all relative.I am apprehensive about pakistan but do the stats give this fear any merit?Apr 11, 2014 at 5:59 pm #2092080
thanks TomApr 11, 2014 at 6:00 pm #2092082
Luke SchmidtSpectator
@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
The Taliban have demonstrated an ability to strike pretty much anywhere they want in Pakistan although you'd be more a "target of opportunity" rather then something they'd put a lot of effort into. Stratfor.com offers a free trial subscription. Might want to get that and print off everything they have about the Pakistani Taliban. And get a map and compare where you want to go to where incidents are. The Taliban aren't going to send a strike force across Pakistan just to grab you but camping out in their backyard seems to be pushing your luck.Apr 11, 2014 at 7:19 pm #2092118
"thanks Tom"
You bet, Dave. Luke has just posted some good beta. Worth a look. In the end, it's your decision, but it's best to have evaluated all the info you can get your hands on before you make what could be a life and death decision. I've spent a substantial amount of time in the Middle East, a bit further west, but similar in temperament and anti Western sentiments, and also a few weeks in Afghanistan back in the 60's. The whole neighborhood has a long, long tradition of hospitality to guests, but has steadily been growing increasingly hostile to Westerners for many reasons. When they get their temper up, it is a very rough neighborhood. Think it thru, and best of luck however you decide it.Apr 11, 2014 at 8:00 pm #2092140
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Luke SchmidtSpectator
@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
Remember also that the Taliban aren't your only problem, you want to avoid unnecessary problems with the officials. You don't want to give them an excuse to arrest you and us you as an unofficial hostage while negotiating with the US.
A while back an American intelligence contractor in Pakistan shot two assailants. It was probably justifiable self defense but the Pakistanis blew it into a major incident and held the guy in jail till they got concessions from the US. Considering the violence in that country I don't think they were concerned with the finer points of self defense law. They used him as a bargaining chip. Its not "likely" but I would not want to get arrested there after a drone strike incident for example.
Again I'd check out the stratfor.com folks. I did talk to an Army intelligence officer who used them for some of his graduate program research. He said they weren't perfect but they were about as good as any non-classified resource out there. They'll help you understand the dynamics in Pakistan, who the different militant groups are and where they would be more of a concern.Apr 11, 2014 at 8:10 pm #2092144
"Climbers have been going into the region for quite some time and have been posting their adventures for whatever companies sponsor them. You are going to get the best information from them and not armchair speculation."
Save the snark. Climbers go in groups with local assistance. Dave is contemplating going alone. Two very different situations with very different risk profiles.Apr 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm #2092146
Miguel ArboledaBPL Member
@butukiLocale: Kanto Plain, Japan
If the Karakoram isn't safe (it's always been an area of disputes), you could always go for Ladakh. An American friend just came back from there and said it was the best experience of his life.Apr 11, 2014 at 9:40 pm #2092171
Susan DBPL Member
@susandLocale: montana
removed. TMI.Apr 11, 2014 at 10:36 pm #2092184
Susan,thank you so much for your detailed and lengthy reply.
Thanks to all others who replied.
Ive been pondering a wild,exotic,non-western trip for the last year.Tops on that list is kk valley,followed by turkey and the silk road.One other thing i should mention is that i hold both canadian/us passports and would travel with the canadian one crossing east of the hellespont.Apr 11, 2014 at 10:56 pm #2092187
William ChiltonBPL Member
@williamc3Locale: Antakya
Slightly off topic, sorry. I'm a long-time resident of Turkey. If you decide to come to come here and need any help, send me a pm and I'll do what I can.Apr 11, 2014 at 11:45 pm #2092196
thanks,turkey seems like an amazing place…will let you know.Apr 11, 2014 at 11:47 pm #2092198
Susan DBPL Member
@susandLocale: montana
removed. TMI.Apr 12, 2014 at 1:37 pm #2092305
thanks Susan for all book and guide info…
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