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Whether you believe that cities are the cause or potential solution to our climate woes (or indeed both), it is clear that they are a fundamental component in the drive for sustainability. In many ways, organisations like the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group have done more to confront the challenge of climate change than the United Nations, with many international cities leading the way in mitigation and adaptation efforts to reduce their vulnerability. As a Bloomberg headline recently declared "Cities from London to Portland slash emissions as UN climate envoys bicker".
Such large urban settlements – and the people that live in them – have a lot to loose from climate change, but their existence and development is not only unstoppable, but also essential. In the PassivHaus – Prince's House debate, James Hulme and Justin Bere argued there are two fundamental reasons for this importance of urbanism: firstly, because of the significantly greater efficiencies that can be derived from higher density development, both in energy and land usage, and secondly, because of the enormous human value of living in communities.
With many thousands of new homes needing to be built across the UK to accommodate an ever increasing population, both Hulme and Bere agreed that it is essential to develop new typologies of sustainable housing, in an urban and easily replicable form. The intention of the Prince's House was to do just that, with the design being that of a terraced house, albeit initially built as a pair.
The benefits of such models increase significantly at higher densities, particularly when built to PassivHaus standards, with communal MVHR or grey water recycling systems becoming much more efficient (and cost effective) in terraced housing or large apartment buildings.
The singular 'eco-home' by contrast – as exemplified by many of the other detached prototypes built alongside the Prince's House at the BRE innovation park – may address certain energy standards or challenge particular modes of construction, but without questioning the suburban development model they embody can they truly be described as sustainable?
There are a number of notable new schemes that are rethinking urban typologies, with the recently completed Triangle development in Swindon, designed by Glenn Howells Architects and built by Kevin McCloud's development company Hab Oakus, being held up as a prime example of new terraced housing. While not reaching PassivHaus standards the development exemplifies the second of the points, with on-site allotments and shared communal landscape at the centre of the scheme designed to help foster a strong local community.
Both Hulme and Bere ultimately saw the development of a new generation of replicable urban housing as challenge to the wider architectural profession. As Bere explained "a lot of architects, particularly those that don't work within the house building mainstream, struggle with the idea of not creating something one-off. Whereas we know that what we need to do is create models that are very very replicable, if we are going to have a hope in hell of turning things around."
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Suspension, Brakes and Tires Discussion, Something is seriously in my suspension in Item Specific Cadillac Discussion; Okay, Recently my 99 STS has started pulling to the right. Checked tire pressure and treadwear on each side and ...
Something is seriously messed up in my suspension
Okay, Recently my 99 STS has started pulling to the right. Checked tire pressure and treadwear on each side and the pressures are even and the tread wear is off by 1/32(right side is less). It has progressively pulled harder to the right this past week. I'd say I have to hold the steering wheel at least 15degrees to the left of center to go straight.
Also, when cornering in a parking lot, or going over speed bumps, the suspension is squeaking alot. I read on a CTS thread about the sway bar bushings perhaps being unlubed, I have no way to check this until the weekend, but what else could i be looking at?
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Re: Something is seriously in my suspension
Sounds like you need an alignment. Have you had it checked?
Don't waste time or you'll be buying a new tire!
For the squeeking, shoot the sway bar bushings with WD40 or something. If it goes away, consider replacing them. If not, shoot another joint and test drive. Repeat until you find the culprit.
Re: Something is seriously in my suspension
Since a mod removed eff-ed from my title of the thread, could you replace it to messed up or something?
I havent had it looked at, no, im a college kid and I have little time and money to spend. I'll have to find some for the alignment.
For the alignment, will the shop know the figures or would I be best to come armed with my own alignment values? I know Hunter makes a road force tire balancer system, do they make an alignment one to, I believe ive heard of such a thing.
Re: Something is seriously in my suspension
This past weekend i had a flat on the right side front, so i went to have it patched and we discovered that my right front wheel is corroded on the inside very very badly. Curiosity made me ask them do demount all the tires to inspect such corrosion. 2 wheels were heavily corroded on the inside, 2 were perfect. Left the car there and went to another town to buy 2 new wheels and i broke down and got 4 new michelins since i was needing tires anyway.
So now it drives straight, apparently my tire pressures got screwed up when i tested the car for pulling to the right, so thats fixed, i'll work on the squeak the next time i go home

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- born John Benjamin Ireland ( (1914–1992)
- born; January 30, 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- died:: March 21, 1992 (age 78) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Born in Canada, John Ireland was raised in New York. Performing as a swimmer in a water carnival, he moved into the legitimate theater, often appearing in minor roles in Broadway plays. His first big break in pictures came in 1945 when he appeared as Windy the introspective letter-writing G.I. in the classic war epic A Walk in the Sun (1945). ...
Canadian born actor John Ireland is best remembered for his role as Jack Burden, the hard-boiled newspaper reporter in All the King's Men (1949), for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
- For his contribution to the television industry, John Ireland has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1610 Vine Street.
He was born on January 30, 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City from the age of 18. He started out in minor stage roles on Broadway. A tall, lean former professional swimmer who once performed in a water carnival, he appeared on Broadway and toured in Shakespeare in the late 1930s and early 40s before entering film in the mid-40s.
Ireland made his screen debut as Pvt. Windy, the thoughtful letter-writing GI, in the 1945 war film A Walk in the Sun. This was followed by Wake Up and Dream in 1946. A supporting actor in several notable Westerns including John Ford's My Darling Clementine (1946) and Howard Hawks' 1948 film Red River (the scene between Ireland and Montgomery Clift, where they compare guns and take each other's measure by "walking" a can across the ground with their pistol shots, is a film classic. And a lead in small noirs like Railroaded (1947), Ireland was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his forceful performance as Jack Burden, the hard-boiled newspaper reporter who evolves from devotee to cynical denouncer of demagogue Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) in All the King's Men (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Academy Award nomination.
Occasionally his name was mentioned in tabloids of the times, in connection with much younger starlets, namely Natalie Wood, Barbara Payton and Sue Lyon. He attracted controversy by dating 16-year-old actress Tuesday Weld when he was 45.
A prolific performer in films and early TV, Ireland had made the transition to supporting roles by the mid-50s, playing cynical villains in films like Vengeance Valley (1951), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) and 55 Days at Peking (1962). He had a key role as the gladiator Crixus in the Stanley Kubrick 1960 spectacle Spartacus, co-starring with Kirk Douglas. And he starred as an innocent man on the run in the 1955 original Fast And The Furious. (available on DVD)
Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, it seems his movie career was somewhat limited by Hollywood's inability to stereotype his distinctively craggy, hulking appearance.
From 1960–1962 he starred in the British television series The Cheaters, playing John Hunter, a claims investigator for an insurance company who tracked down cases of fraud. By the mid-60s, he was turning up as the star of B-movies such as I Saw What You Did.
In 1967 he appeared on Bonanza with Michael Landon in the episode "Judgement at Red Creek." A few years later he again appeared with Michael Landon on his series Little House on the Prairie as a drunk who saves Carrie Ingalls who had fallen down an abandoned mine shaft.
Ireland was seen in second-rate Italian productions like The House of the Seven Corpses (1974), Salon Kitty (1976) and Satan's Cheerleaders (1977). But he did also appear in big-budget fare such as The Adventurers (1970) and as a police lieutenant in the Robert Mitchum private-eye caper Farewell, My Lovely.
He was seen in the War of the Worlds episode "Eye for an Eye" in 1988.
Ireland regularly returned to the stage throughout his career and co-directed two features in the 1950s: the acclaimed western drama Hannah Lee (1953) and the carjacking B-movie Fast and the Furious. He was married to actresses Elaine Sheldon (Rosen)(1940–49)by whom he had two sons, John and Peter. Joanne Dru (1949–56), and Daphne Myrick Cameron (from 1962 until his death), with whom he had a daughter.
In his later years he owned a restaurant, Ireland's, in Santa Barbara, California.
He died of leukemia in 1992, aged 78.
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After three decades of public service, retiring Senator Judd Gregg R-Nh., isn't pulling any punches when it comes to his assessment of the economy, which he classifies as headed for an "inevitable fiscal meltdown." Gregg, the Ranking Member on both the Senate Budget and Banking Committees, has long been recognized as an expert on fiscal matters and spoke to Fox News on Sunday as he prepares to leave office.
Chief among Gregg's concerns is the massive deficit under which the U.S. is currently operating. Gregg says the economy is on an "unsustainable track" that, if continued at its current pace, "will double the federal debt in five years, and triple it in 10 years." Gregg compared financial problems here in the U.S. to those Greece is currently having, noting that while the U.S. is a "more vibrant nation, we are still on the exact same track" as the troubled country when it comes to finances.
Gregg insists we need to cut spending, especially as the nation gets ready to take on "70 million retirees" as opposed to the "35 million retirees" the U.S. is currently sustaining via Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid programs. Gregg says the government needs to create incentives for Americans to get involved and better understand the tax process, which he called complex. "Making tax laws simpler to understand" will result in higher compliance from taxpayers and "produce more economic activity" across the country.
When asked about solutions to help remedy the fragile financial situation, the Senator referenced his plan that would "eliminate a lot of deductions and exemptions" from which taxpayers would benefit from "drastic reductions in income tax rates for Americans making under $200,000 a year."
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Eric Buehl • Aug 2, 2012
During one of our first internal hackathons at Hulu we set out to redo a portion of our service monitoring tools. Within two days we had completed most of the functionality for a solution we call "Canary" — named after the miner's canary. Canaries were once used during mining operations to alert miners (by the absence of singing) to the presence of invisible yet deadly gasses. Similarly, the canary service sniffs out potential problems and alerts the appropriate parties.
While Hulu has a multitude of other monitoring systems for machine, application, and overall system health, Canary provides a last-resort notification if a service instance dies for any reason — ranging from application crashes, to machine lockups, to network issues.
Design and Implementation:
The design goals for canary were as follows:
- Make it dead simple to integrate
- Zero configuration for service owners
- Consume as little host resources as possible
- Centralize all notifications so they can be routed and filtered to the most appropriate owner
Canary is implemented in two parts and the first is a few lines of code in each participating service. Here is the Python version in its entirety:
def heartbeat(identifier, hostname=socket.gethostname()):
message = "HEARTBEAT_" + hostname + "_" + identifier
sock = socket.socket( socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM )
sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1)
sock.sendto( message, ("", PORT) )
Participating services proactively send periodic undirected "heartbeats" onto the network using a UDP broadcast. Each heartbeat contains host and service-identifying information. They can be sent at arbitrary points within critical event loops similar to a watchdog timer or in a separate thread as long as they are sent frequently enough.
The second part is the canary server. This server listens for heartbeat packets on the network and notifies someone over email when they stop being received. When a new heartbeat is seen for the first time, the server expects to receive periodic updates matching the same identifying string or else an alert is fired.
Because broadcasts are used, only machines on the same network segment can monitor for heartbeats; however, routing tricks can be employed to ensure that all heartbeats are collected in a central location. We utilize two different methods of relaying heartbeats between networks by converting broadcast packets to unicast packets, the first being with Cisco's "ip helper-address" option applied to a routing interface and the second method is with an active relay that listens within each network of a zone.
Canary doesn't have to be limited to services as it can be anything that should be constantly running: cron jobs, backups, etc. A simple future enhancement would be to support arbitrary per-instance expected arrival times. More important services might want to have a shorter timeout period while others — like a backup job — may only be expected to heartbeat once a day.
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Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann will both feature in the Nottinghamshire team to face Lancashire in this week's LV= County Championship match at Old Trafford.
The England duo will also face Middlesex at Trent Bridge next week in a bid to tune up for England's three-Test series against West Indies.
Luke Fletcher will be rested throughout Broad's inclusion with Director of Cricket Mick Newell naming a 14-man squad.
"Graeme is ready to play and will slot straight in but Stuart hasn't had any competitive cricket for a month," said Newell.
"We all know what they are capable of and they need to use these games to prepare for a big summer of international cricket.
"Having a second spinner in the side and introducing Stuart may alter the balance of the side a bit and we'll make a late call as to how many bowlers we name in the team."
Nottinghamshire haven't played four-day cricket at Old Trafford since winning the LV= County Championship in 2010.
The top order will remain unchanged from the draw at New Road but Steven Mullaney, Paul Franks, Harry Gurney, Ben Phillips and Andy Carter must compete for two remaining places in the team.
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Recently I started an on-going series called Life in Boystown, which will chronicle some of the unique moments of what it means for me to live where I do. Here is the second installment:
The other day I was riding on the bus down the main strip of Boystown and was reading Mother Teresa's book Come Be My Light (which seems to be 60% off right now on Amazon!). Anyway, the guy sitting next to me kept leaning over, obviously shifting his head between the book's cover and myself. Back and forth – the book's cover and myself; the book's cover and myself.
So I stopped reading, put the book down, looked at him, smiled and said hi. He immediately lit up with a huge grin and pointed at the book. The conversation went as followed:
Me: Hey! How are you?
Man: Great! I see you're reading that book by Mother Teresa. Do you like it?
[At this point I'm thinking he's a Christian, big church going guy, because on the public transportation system in Chicago there seems to be some strange sense of duty when Christians see other Christians reading the Bible or Christian books while riding, to say hi and start a conversation. There always seems to be some sort of unspoken rule where one of the people have to make eye contact and then say hi and talk about the Christian literature that is being read—like we're a secret society or something. I try to avoid these situations as much as I can. I just want to read, not talk.]
Me: Yeah, it's pretty intense. I never knew she felt so alone and far from God.
[The man starts to cry out of nowhere. This was my give-away that he was not one of those Christian-obligation-to-talk-type-people.]
Man: Yes. Yes. You see, I'm gay. And ever since I came out about 15 years ago (he seemed to be around my age) I was told by my family that I was far from God. That God wouldn't ever listen to me. That I was destined to be alone, without God by my side, my whole life. So I left God far, far behind.
[At this point I put my arm around him and just sat there. My stop came and went and I just kept sitting there with him because something told me words wouldn't do too much justice at this point.]
Man: But then you know what?
Me: What?
Man: A friend of mine, who is also gay, gave me that book and said I should read it because it gave him a whole new perspective that someone who was so close to God still felt so far from God. I read it and it changed my life because for the first time in 15 years I now know that even the best Christians can feel far from God. Reading that book was the most authentic thing I've ever heard from a person who believes in God. And to imagine Mother Teresa felt her dark night of the soul for 50 years and still kept doing what she did!? Sure made me examine my life and bitterness too. For the very first time in my life I feel like I have any hope that God loves me.
Me: God does love you. I believe that. And I believe that God listens to you when you talk to God; even though we might not feel like it. I know that to be true, because there are certain times when I feel like I pray and it just goes into thin air. But I guess I'm learning that that's the point of faith and faithfulness. Anyone can be faithful when they feel God hears every word they pray.
[The man smiled at this point, and chuckled a little bit.]
Man: You know the funny thing is that I would have never believed you in what you just said until I read that book. I would have thought you were crazy, but now I feel like I'm part of that craziness too.
[The man pulled the string on the bus to let the driver know he was getting off at the next stop. He gave me a big hug…]
Man: Thanks for listening and letting me cry some. I'm super embarrassed. But the good thing is, you don't know me and I'll probably never see you again, so that makes me feel better.
Me: Well, [as I break out in a big smile because I thought what he just said was pretty funny] my name is Andrew. Great to meet you. I'll also pray that you believe God hears you. And thanks for sharing. It meant a lot to me. Love you brother.
[With his lip quivering a little…]
Man: Brother? Thank you. Love you too brother.
[And with that he got off the bus, turned a little and waved to me as the bus pulled away.]
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Hey guys, I own a '99 m3 and have never had a functioning AC so I don't know what the problem is or where to start. Everything else works fine. Was wondering what could the possibilities be other than need of a recharge or some type of leak somewhere. And where to locate and repair that leak. I understand there are other possible issues like a bad compressor but I'm pretty sure I'm getting ahead of myself. Would appreciate any comments/suggestions. Thanks.
ELectrical issues. Switch, compressor clutch.
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I'm becoming more interested in hooking up various parts of my cars systems. Mainly the speedometer, tachometer, oil temp, engine temp, battery voltage, and just other obvious things. Which makes me curious if anyone has written up how to do such things. Or maybe one of you guys have done this and could write something up. Being able to unlock the doors when I go above 5 mph and unlock them when I go over 5 mph would be pretty cool. Figuring out a way to turn the fuel gauge into a % would be nice too.
No announcement yet.
Has anyone written up instructions for hooking up various vehicle functions yet?
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Every car is different. That's the reason.
The beauty of the new write up is that SkinCode can be written that does just that.
This hypothetical skin can be made to produce "intermediate outputs": variables that change state in the most basic manner. A boolean variable can be the door unlock variable. And speedometer input can be just a regular number variable. SkinCode can be written with all sorts of cool functionality but, the outputs will always be the same. Now individual wrapper SkinCode is all that is needed to make the standard door unlock variable (lets say whenever it's needed it turns on for .1 seconds, and then off. The wrapper skin section could say that when the door open pulse occurs, the mercedesdooropen variable performs a double-pulse, or whatever's needed. This mercedesdooropen variable is what would be tied to the door output in the IO section.
Sure for things like doors and windows there are a few different ways that things are accomplished, but DEI alarm literature would provide a good start. Generally there are only a few methods used to accomplish these things.
So, actually these wrappers don't need to be vehicle or model specific, they could follow the above stated functionality, and instead of being like wrappers, they would be bridges. Bridges would be really easy. But, at some point if this direction is followed, we should all get together and come up with a standard, and a convention for naming these variables so that things could be interchanged.
I'd love to start working on this, I have a pretty good vision of how it would work. But I am knee deep doing this very thing with automatic climate control.It's been a while...
He's not talking software, he's talking hardware.
Right. I see what you're saying. The software will have to follow though.Each general method will be hooked up a certain way. Some switches provide negative signals (door open indicators), and some analogs like speedos use pulse trains. But there are limited variations of each function. It wouldn't take long to populate a thread with all of the ways doors are unlocked/locked as an example. Sure the analogs will take longer but application threads like that would be helpful. And software 'bridge' examples could accompany each one. I'll get on it as soon as I can, and maybe make one once I getter better feel for the thread and find one of the hundereds of car alarm install manuals I have around here. A simple skimmy for one application from one output all of the way through the switch or whatever, per post. Followed by the skincode that would make it work. And same for inputs. I'll start with the simple ones and move on from there. I'll do some soon, I suppose.It's been a while...


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United pair cancel out early stunner from Saints
Manchester United progressed through to the fifth round of the FA Cup at the expense of Southampton, with Michael Owen and Chicharito the goal scoring saviors as United were forced to overturn a deficit for the second time this week.
United went behind in the first half to a stunning Richard Chaplow strike that left the United keeper with no chance, and the Southampton fans in dreamland as the Saints dominated the opening 45 minutes.
But United changed their formation in the second half and became the dominant force, with Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes taking over in the center of midfield.
For a moment it seemed that a major upset was on the cards when Southampton had the ball in the net in the 7th minute through Lee Barnard, but the flag had been raised for offside before the ball bounced to the center-forward.
Owen, occupying a deep-lying central position, almost found the bottom corner in the 10th minute, his shot just brushing past the post after good work to find him from Fabio da Silva.
Owen again almost found the net, beating the offside trap before putting in a cross from the edge of the area that looped over Bartosz Bialkowski in the Southampton goal, only to crash off the inside of the post as the Saints defense cleared.
United were looking decidedly unsure at the back, as can be expected when none of the first-team regulars are present in defense.
The midfield seemed a little disjointed as well, with Darron Gibson deployed on the right wing. This formation saw Southampton dominate the play in the opening half-hour, finding plenty of space down the left through the influential Dan Harding and Premiership-bound Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Southampton missed easily the best chance of the half two minutes before the interval when Guly do Prado missed an unmarked header from the edge of the six-yard-box, but they didn't have too long to wait for another one.
After a rogue touch from Jonny Evans, Chaplow picked up the ball before surging past his defender and into the area before unleashing a thunderous half-volley past the debutant United keeper Anders Lindegaard and into the top-corner.
The strike would have beaten just about any keeper in the world, but it crucially gave Southampton the lead at half-time. Manager Nigel Adkins will have warned his team at half-time about the dangers of United, which Blackpool found out the hard way in mid-week, giving away a two-goal lead in the second half.
United came out looking revitalized, no doubt on the receiving end of Sir Alex Ferguson's infamous 'hairdryer' treatment for the second time in a week. But Southampton weren't giving up, pressing United well when the Premier League side were on the ball.
Harding again caused trouble for United 10 minutes into the second half, making his way through the defense with a weaving run, but he couldn't get enough purchase on his shot to trouble Lindegaard.
Ferguson rang the changes in the 58th minute, with Ryan Giggs and Nani coming on for Gibson and Anderson, after the manager was forced into a half-time swap with Fabio being replaced by Wes Brown.
It was a bad moment for Ferguson, having to admit defeat in his tactics for the second match in a row, but his formation simply wasn't working, with United showing little width or invention, and having to call for the big guns in an attempt to rescue the match.
It almost paid off within 10 minutes, Michael Owen getting across the front of his marker to prod Nani's low cross just over the bar.
And in the 65th minute, Owen snatched a typical poacher's goal, one that benefited from United's new found width.
Gabriel Obertan had been a spectator for most of the game, in an unfamiliar position and feeding on scraps, but back on the right wing he tormented Harding, twisting right and left before finally driving over a cross that took a deflection, leaving Owen to head into the bottom corner and wheel away towards the United support.
Southampton almost regained the lead minutes later, as first Chaplow's ball across the face of goal evaded every player in a Southampton shirt, and then from a well-worked corner between Oxlade-Chamberlain and Harding, the latter's driven cross flashed just past the far post.
United almost inevitably took the lead in the 76th minute, and it was the combination of Giggs and Chicharito that took the wind out of the Saints' sails.
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König has been home for two days now, hes 8 weeks old. I built a potty area for him with layers of rocks that can easily be risned with water and drain through. He has successfully gone pee and poo in the designated area several times now. But the problem: sometimes he will sit there and chew on the rocks and not go potty. I immediately tug on the leash a little but he goes right for the rocks again. I tried taking a chew toy with me on the potty trips and he'll chew on it a little bit and then go back for the rocks. I tried spraying bitter apple spray on the rocks (but will this make him not pee on the rocks anymore?). When he needs to pee, he does it. But unless he pees immediately, I can't have him sit on the rocks cuz he will start chewing them. Any suggestions?
If he is just sitting there and chewing on the rocks, he probably doesn't need to go potty. So what I suggest, is when he chews on the rocks, take him for a walk instead - then go back to the potty area - if he still doesn't go potty - then he doesn't need to.
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Main Street's cybercaf is just like college computer labs. That is, if you went to school someplace where high-speed Internet-equipped computers were nestled in a coffeehouse among plump, over-stuffed couches, classical wall murals, and other urban loft-style amenities. Also, you don't need to sneak in the hooch inside a Thermos. There's a full bar, and live music is performed on the street-side stage on weekends. Plus, there's an open-mike affair every Wednesday. Main Street also has two rooms for gaming, with garage doors that can be closed for a little peace and quiet.
At this time last year, Hard Rock Caf was little more than a calcified rock-and-roll museum with a stage that was just for show (or actually, not for shows). Now, thanks to a new general manager and an alliance with The Merge (93.3-FM), Hard Rock is offering shows several nights a week. Good show--finally.
A secret, a jewel, a hidden paradise: Around Lakeland and Ferguson Road in East Dallas, downhill from the grand manses of Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills is a quirky, delightful architectural mlange that looks as if it were spun of Berkeley, Seaside, Charlevoix, and an all-cousin East Texas trailer park. Built long ago as summer cottages for city dwellers, the idiosyncratic little hand-built houses were all throwaways 15 years ago. Now hip people are coming in and giving many of them a very cool flair to be found nowhere else in the city. Two shady creeks and even a little-known summer camp hidden in the bottom of a hollow make this a refuge where you can forget you even know about the rest of the city.
There are few distractions at this small, cozy coffee shop in Arlington. With more than 30 coffee flavors to choose from, this is the place to relax and read about the world's myriad tragedies. The coffee stand also includes sandwiches, salads, and cakes. And there's a computer nearby for Web surfing. Coffee is ground and brewed there and then.
You don't have to be You Know Who to walk on water in Fair Park. Two large, plant-inspired sculptures arch, curve, and twist over the still lagoon, creating stairs and walkways for getting a closer look at turtles, water bugs, and the occasional fast food container lurking below the surface. A low tide, shoes with good traction, and a healthy equilibrium is suggested to keep you from getting baptized in the murky waters.
Get real. Unless you're 12-going-on-13, the only place that promises around-the-clock cool is a seat that faces the window unit. But for those who insist on getting out into the summer sun without baking, Arlington's newest water park is hard to beat. Think a day at the beach with a little Disneyland thrown in--or as one comedian put it, you can think of it as a ride on the enema express.


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Just wondering, my buddies got a coyote problem on his cattle farm and wanted me to help out a little. So, what do I do with them when I kill them? I've heard of selling them to a fur dealer, but I dont want to go through the trouble of skinning them and all that jazz, and would rather not just let them lay but if thats my last option, I reckon I can do that.


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Archive for June 30, 2011
Since When is it a "Crime" to Call the President a Dick?
Since when is it a "crime" to call the President of the United States a dick?
What is this? North Korea?
Ronald Reagan Screamed About the Danger of Not Raising the Debt Ceiling
Hey, yo, all you Ronald Reagan-loving Republicans, this is what your hero had to say about not raising the debt limit:
In a November 1983 letter to then-Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker, Jr. (R-Tenn.), Reagan warned that without a higher debt ceiling, the country could be forced to default for the first time in its history.
Reagan wrote: "The full consequences of a default – or even the serious prospect of default – by the United States are impossible to predict and awesome to contemplate. Denigration of the full faith and credit of the United States would have substantial effects on the domestic financial markets and the value of the dollar."
In a 1987 radio address during another such clash with Congress, Reagan wrote that "Congress consistently brings the government to the edge of default before facing its responsibility. This brinksmanship threatens the holders of government bonds and those who rely on Social Security and veterans benefits. Interest rates would skyrocket, instability would occur in financial markets, and the Federal deficit would soar."
Then again, I know you ignore the things he said and did that you don't agree with. It's a facts-only-when-they-fit-the-narrative thing you're in the habit of doing.
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About Mark Halperin Calling Obama "Kind of a Dick"
The internet is abuzz this afternoon with faux outrage over Mark Halperin, the editor of Time magazine and a "political analyst" at MSNBC saying this morning that President Obama was "kind of a dick" yesterday at his press conference. It's as if we're in kindergarten and the kids are snickering and pointing over to lil' ol' Mark who's standing in the corner facing the wall because he got in trouble. (MSNBC has since suspended Halperin "indefinitely" as if to prove it cares about the quality of commentary on its airwaves.)
But the snickers and gossip and the suspension totally miss the point, IMHO:
The real problem is the dickishness of our mainstream political analysis, especially from the "savviest" practitioners. Back during my days as media critic, I argued in Breaking the News and a related Atlantic cover story B that the laziest and ultimately most destructive form of political coverage came when journalists seemed to imagine that they were theater critics or figure-skating judges. The what of public affairs didn't interest them. All they cared about was the how.
In this case, the "what" of Obama's press conference — the unbelievable recklessness of mainly House Republicans in inviting the largest self-inflicted economic wound in American history — deserves every bit of frustration Obama showed, and lots more. In the long run we'll have some sense of whether Obama's typical surreal unflappability, whatever its origins (I have my theories, but for another time), was the wisest long-term response to today's Republican party — and whether this unusual flash of emotion worked in directing public attention to a looming and entirely unnecessary blow to America's wellbeing.
But the real news of the press conference, of course, was the economic, financial, political, and Constitutional showdown Obama was discussing. Not to understand that, and to act as if this was a free-skate program where a contestant should be judged on poise, costume, and sticking the landings, is just dickish.
Bravo, and that about sums up what's wrong with our media in general.
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Finally, Bankers Are Being Arrested
Finally, corrupt bankers are being arrested. Oh, wait. In Afghanistan:
Afghan officials said on Thursday that they have arrested two former executives involved in the collapse of Kabul Bank.
According to Rahmatullah Nazari, the deputy attorney general, authorities arrested Sherkhan Farnood, the former chairman of Kabul Bank, and Khalilulah Frozi, its former chief executive officer, on Wednesday in connection with what he said was hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent loans to bank officers and insiders. . . .
They were the first arrests in the Kabul Bank affair since exposure of the bank's huge losses last August. The move is likely to be welcomed by the international community, which has held up some aid to Afghanistan until government action is taken on Kabul Bank.
While Afghanistan is hardly a model of the rule of law — the arrests were effectuated by a corrupt government under severe pressure from outside factions on which they financially rely — it's nonetheless true that in the U.S., even that minimal level of accountability seems impossible…


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This is what happens when a couple of players with a history of hamstring injuries suffer another hamstring injury. Quick recoveries certainly don't happen. It's no surprise that Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin and Jets running back Chris Ivory have been ruled out of their respective games this weekend due to their balky hamstrings. Neither player practiced at all this week.
Fantasy Analysis:
The lack of any practice this week or any reporting that they were even close to practicing doesn't bode well for the Week 5 status of either player.
Bilal Powell is basically the Jets' only running back right now. He touched the ball 29 times for 158 total yards last week versus Buffalo. Although this week's matchup against Tennessee is tougher, Powell is a solid RB2 because he is going to get a lot of carries once again. One thing to keep in mind is that running back Mike Goodson will come off of suspension after this game.
Rookie Terrance Williams is expected to start in Austin's place, but he is only worth a thought in the deepest leagues. The Chargers have allowed the most fantasy points to quarterbacks and the second-most receiving yards to WRs, but it's probably going to be the Dez Bryant and Jason Witten show on Sunday in San Diego, leaving scraps for everyone else.


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Catelyn Stark would be heartbroken to see where her children have ended up, says Michelle Fairley, who plays the honourable-to-a-fault Lady Stark in Game of Thrones.
Speaking to Vulture, Fairley reveals what it was like filming the aptly named Red Wedding scenes, which saw the demise of several key characters of the popular fantasy HBO series.
Spoiler alert! Details of last Monday's episode of Game of Thrones, season three episode nine are discussed below.
If fans found the scenes difficult to watch - and they did - Fairley says it was an emotional week of filming for the actors.
"We were incredibly fortunate to have a whole week to shoot this, the whole sequence, starting with the wedding: the arrival at the Freys, the wedding itself, and then actually after the ceremony when the mood starts to darken. And it was all done in order, so we had plenty of time to get through each take. And as you're doing it in order, you're layering on the emotion, and you're getting closer to the summit as well. You're preparing yourself constantly for the denouement, which is right at the end of the scene.
"It was a long week, it was a brilliant week, and everybody, including the crew and the actors, we worked incredibly hard and loved every minute of it, actually, even though it was incredibly emotional."
Fairley, of course, was involved in the most pivotal moments of those final scenes, with it being Catelyn who recognised that The Rains of Castamere was playing and twigged as to what it represented.
Fans of the television show always knew Catelyn was a strong character but perhaps didn't know she was a killer. Fairley says Catelyn's shocking final action was a deliberate choice because she had given up hope for her family.
"Once Robb is dying, Catelyn's convinced that none of her children are alive, so what else has she got to live for? She has nothing. Everybody that she loves and cares for has died. So she then slits Walder Frey's wife's throat, and by that action, she knows she's signing her own death warrant," says Fairley.
"She thinks they're dead. She has no idea ... She would weep to see the life that Arya is now involved in. And the fact that Sansa is now embroiled with the Lannisters? I think these are the worst scenarios that a mother could possibly imagine for any of her children. The fact that Bran can't walk either? And the fact that they're growing up without their mother? I think it would break her heart."
As for Catelyn's shocking exit, Fairley said she too felt the abrupt nature of the ending.
She would weep to see the life that Arya is now involved in.
"The last thing that happened was Catelyn's throat getting slit, so that was the end of the filming day. That was a wrap.
"And everybody had come in, and there was a massive round of applause, and then hugs and kisses ... then we went out for food. And lots of alcohol. I was completely exhausted. But it was a good exhaustion."


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Though Randall Delgado pitched well, his three earned runs and seven hits in his major league debut were not enough against a Texas Rangers lineup littered with All-Stars. Delgado was solid, especially considering that he had just been called up from Double-A Mississippi. The rookie only gave up an RBI double...


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KiwiSDR Kit
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Is this kit compactable with Intel Edison with Arduino Breakout, please let me know it is urgent
Hi Craig.You can refer to ELECTRICAL/OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS AT Ta=25℃ in Datasheet, that's the parameters of each segment display.
The AWS product is sold out. How different is this then the AWS version? Will I be able to send sensor readings to a remote system?
Hi.it is 34mm length,10mm width.
The Galileo board is not included in this box ?
Yes,its not included.
will this work for edison?
I have the same question... help :)
Hi! Yes, you can use this kit with Edison and Edison for Arduino.
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!UPDATE 12.01.09: If you went to the above procedure and it did not work for you, please use the procedure below.
Finally there is root access for the Sprint Hero! Here is a quick How To for everyone.
Thanks Zinx (ZenThought.org)
Thanks Geoff!
Thanks XDA-Developers (as always!)!
Thanks JManley69 for brining the procedure from Sprint Community!
Thanks Sprint Community!
You need to be able to access the phone via ADB.
Follow this procedure to get ADB setup on your Hero.
How To Setup ADB/Install USB Drivers
If you have Windows 7 you can follow this procedure if the above one does not work to setup ADB:
How To Setup ADB in Windows 7
1. Download the following file and then unzip it.
2. Take the unzipped file and save it into the Tools folder of your AndroidSDK.
3. Plug your phone in via USB and do NOT mount the SD card.
4. Open the Command Prompt and type the following (hitting enter at the end of every line):
cd AndroidSDK\Tools\
adb devices
And make sure your phone's serial number pops up (if not redo section I).
5. Then type:
adb push asroot2 /data/local/
adb shell chmod 0755 /data/local/asroot2
adb shell
/data/local/asroot2 /system/bin/sh
6. Then type:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/bin
cat sh > su
chmod 4775 su
All Done! You now have root access! Try to download a root program from the Market and see if it works 🙂
1. After you have confirmed you have root access, you can flash a recovery image so you can flash custom ROMs.
2. Use this procedure to flash the Hero Recovery Image of your choice to the phone.
!UPDATE 12.01.09 – Sprint Hero Users – Flash THIS recovery image in the above procedure
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Armed Robbery Trial Starts Today
Opening statements are set to begin this morning in the trial of a Toccoa man for an armed robbery last year.
The jury was selected Monday for the trial of Rufaro Christopher Smith of Toccoa.
Smith was indicted in April on charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during a commission of a felony in connection with the alleged robbery of a local convenience store.
Toccoa Police alleged that around 2 a.m. on September 4, Smith robbed Buddy's Quick Stop at the corner of Big A Road and Currahee Street and assaulted the clerk on duty with a knife, injuring the clerk's hand.
Meanwhile, Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick says that jurors who were not selected for the trial and were dismissed Monday do not need to report for the rest of the week.


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If you have Direct TV here goes the typical annual...
negotiations. And from this article, it looks like you will be losing some channels.........hope they aren't your favorite shows.
This happens in this area each year at negotiation time................then they settle it, but this one sounds like it might go longer.
A 30% increase is quite a bit to pass on to consumers!!
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I only lost one channel that I watch -- CMT. I can live without the others....and if I have to pay more, I can live without CMT too.~*Michelle*~~Wife to Rick since Dec. 19, 1986~~Mother to Richard, 27, Chris, 24, and Dakota, 21~~Special Education Teacher~Sponsored Links Remove Advertisements07-12-2012, 09:54 AM #4
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We lost 25 channels where we are.....and not that we watch all those 25 channels but......anyhow my sister in law has direct tv also and she called and they are taking $10 of her bill each month until this is taken care off....07-12-2012, 10:05 AM #5
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We have DirecTV and our family is really only missing a couple of the Nick channels. I'm sure it'll all get sorted out sooner or later. Until then, my 4 year old is calling Viacom the "bad guy" for taking away her UmiZoomi, hehehe.07-12-2012, 10:06 AM #6
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Dish Network is doing the same thing. One of the few shows I look forward to is Mad Men, and they are dropping the station that it airs on...grr....07-12-2012, 01:54 PM #7
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And.........aren't you under a "contract"?.............so you signed on to this "contract" when you had X number of channels-------and now they have dropped you to Y number..............can you cancel without a penalty?
As much as I dislike Comcast...........I might be tempted.............IF I wanted to increase my TV channels..........won't be happening any time soon.07-13-2012, 09:40 PM #8
I have Time Warner Cable and have lost the ABC network.07-14-2012, 03:16 PM #9
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I'll just keep my plain stuff.........with the plain old converter box!!!
Probably makes me get more stuff done anyway..........if there is nothing on the 'reg. channels'........I check PBS (have 3) and if nothing there, I go do something else or read!!07-14-2012, 04:45 PM #10
It happens when contract negotiations are up. Most people don't realize this, but Dish (or Comcast, or Verizon, or DirectTv, or whoever) actually pay money to carry those channels. Say they are negotiating with MTV. MTV can ask for $100,000 per month plus $1 for every subscriber who gets MTV, and they want them to carry all the other MTV channels. So when contracts go up, they renegotiate. If Dish is stuck taking a huge increase and has to pay a ton more just to carry the programming, then they can either drop the channels or raise consumer prices. So it's not just the cable company's fault, a lot of times it the channels making outrageous demands.
BTW, this is also why you'll never have ala carte pricing under the current system.07-14-2012, 09:55 PM #11
the unfortunate thing is we have only one channel for local news and it is on ABC.
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So........asked this earlier and rec'd no answer..............when that happens, can you cancel your contract w/o penalties?
You signed up for X channels.........and now are getting Y..............just wondering. Is there a clause in the contract that covers this situation?
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After you wear it for several days it should start to feel like a part of you.
This is a discussion on Tucker Answer came in ..... within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; And all I can say is....wow. This is the most comfortable, versatile, and concealing IWB holster that I have ever put on my waist. The ...
And all I can say is....wow.
This is the most comfortable, versatile, and concealing IWB holster that I have ever put on my waist.
The level of craftmanship is astounding, and it was a very high quality product, at a very reasonable price. I can 110% recommend Tucker Gunleather based on this product, and my experiance with it.
Im putting it on tonight, and goin out to eat, and this time I get to bring all 14 of my .45ACP "friends" with me. I have a feeling that my pocket pistols are going to be collecting more and more dust now that the fullsize feels this good.
I will post some pictures as soon as my fiance brings my camera back to me.
Fear No Evil.
After you wear it for several days it should start to feel like a part of you.
One of the best holsters out there for IWB carry. Congrats.
I sort of prefer all leather and OWB when I carry at the waist but, a highly respected local friend of mine is carrying in The Answer and he is raving about it.
Everything I've read about it has been positive.
I don't know if I could go back to IWB carry though. I'm too set in my ways.
Liberty Over Tyranny Μολὼν λαβέ
Ive got the crossbreed, and the Answer now. I had carried in the Crossbreed for over a year, and it is a fine holster. The answer is just more refined, smaller, and more comfortable to me while sitting. Absolutely nothing wrong with the crossbreed, and I will still use it, but the Tucker is my new favorite.
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Fear No Evil.
THe only thing I am not fond of on the Crossbreed, and therefore the Answer, is the exposed muzzle. I have several pairs of pants with a hole worn through inside the right rear pocket from the muzzle/frame of my 5" 1911.
Im glad you like your Answer....fine pc of equipment.
The open muzzle thing can be problem...wearing a hole in your pants is problematic and expensive.
What I dont like about the open muzzle/short holsters is getting pinched by the muzzle....it just hurts!
Shoot well and god bless
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice..........Rush
cowboy....what are you carrying in the the answer? and can you tell us your build? height weight etc? I know it is personal stuff.
--people ask why I carry, and I show them this picture. I think it says it all.--
NRA Certified Instructor--many disciplines
cowboy....what are you carrying in the the answer? and can you tell us your build? height weight etc? I know it is personal stuff.
No I dont mind at all.
Im carrying my XD .40 and .45 service's in the Answer. Ive got a pretty athletic build, think Defensive lineman build. I wear a 54 long dress coat, and 35 inch waist if that helps you picture it. 6'2'' 234lbs.
Heres some pictures that may help out.
Fear No Evil.
Wore it for 14 hours today. Absolutley great Holster.
Fear No Evil.
My Answer came last week and I am delighted at the comfortable IWB carry for my 40 cal. Glock 23 that it provides. I work in a gun free office, so the gun is in the car during the day, but I like to keep the emply holster on the belt because it can be hard to put on again while seated in the car at the end of the day. The Answer and it's leather sweatshield is even comfortable when empty, something I can't say about the CompTack C.T.A.C. in which I carried a 9 mm Kel-Tec P11 until recently. That holster is just as comfortable as the Answer when carrying the gun, but the stiff kydex sweatshield pokes into my side and wears a raw spot when no gun is present.
DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL ARMED LAMB CONtestING THE VOTE.
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I posted in the show me your rigs thread.
Anyone else with this problem, just let me know. I suspect that several factors come together to produce similar wear on the fabric. I've never had it happen to me, but I don't wear the same pants more than once a week. If you have a favorite pair of jeans and wear them every day, it would be more likely.
Always glad to know how our holsters are working in the field.


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Time Magazine vs Facebook
Time Magazine just announced Mark Zuckerberg as Person of the Year for 2010.
Excellent choice in my opinion.
Zuckerberg built a company from scratch that now serves a half billion people worldwide.
But what really got me thinking is how the two media properties - Time Magazine and Facebook – are so different.
One is in decline. The other is on top of the world.
When I was growing up, Time Magazine was relevant. We subscribed at home and I read it every week from the age of about 9. People talked about Time Magazine articles at school and at work. I even cut out the cover of each issue for about a decade and saved them. The magazine was thick and meaty with tons of ads.
Where is Time Magazine now?
As media tied to rigid production cycles decline—morning papers, evening newscasts, and weekly newsmagazines—real-time media grow audiences and profits.
What's more, at a time when news outlets across the United States were shrinking dramatically, upstart media companies focused on real-time like TMZ grow from zero to $25 million in revenues between 2005 and 2008.
Why do upstarts like TMZ, Politico, and Bloomberg now beat the likes of Time Magazine, People magazine, and the Washington Post? At a time when Americans are consuming unprecedented volumes of news and information online, why did more than 15,000 people across the United States lose their newspaper jobs in 2009?
I would argue that focusing on real time is critical to achieving a sustainable business model in media.
Facebook understands real time.
Zuckerberg built Facebook on instant status updates. You can see what's going on with your friends right now.
So why can't incumbent media companies like Time make the jump to real time?
My own view is that these organizations are burdened by cultural habits deeply ingrained by their manufacturing processes, by the news cycles they follow. For newspapers it's the daily print deadline. For TV news, it's the prime time broadcast. For the weeklies like Time, production cycles are even longer.
When the opportunity to move online arose, for these organizations it was an afterthought. And because online was an afterthought it did not force the core culture to reinvent itself.
Huge advantage flows from delivering in real-time content that satisfies intensely focused public curiosity.
Meanwhile, companies that started from scratch with a real-time mind-set (like Facebook) continue to grow.
It's not just the media business.
Across the economy, people are finding success by understanding the power of now. The power of real time is at work in your business, too.
Are you operating in real-time like Facebook? Or slowly plodding along like Time Magazine?
Much more on this topic here.
Right on, David, Mark Zuckerberg does deserve it. He built an amazing platform that has changed the world in so many ways.
When you compare Facebook to Time magazine today, there is quite a difference. Real time is beating plodding time every time.
Thought provoking post and just another example of how real time marketing and PR has emerged in the world.
Thanks Bill. And did you notice that I managed to get this post out within about 2 hours of the Time announcement? It would have been faster had I been in my office to see the news earlier. I just love real time.
My take is that Time would do better if it focused on what its medium can do well--long-term analysis--rather than on current news.
"Insight takes Time." See, there's even an easy tagline.
You know what is interesting to me, is that as new technology begins to emerge from simple people, Big Corporate Companies do not refuse to Real Time Media. Although, they jump into Social Media, they do not know how to use it properly. I believe that you have to step out of your box and think like a visionary! Thats what Mark Zuckerberg did. Fascinating story by the way.
Today, unlike in the past facilities, we are expecting to be able to select what we want to read. And many would like to rise their voice, to be able to contribute content and opinions. However, social media sites are just micro-blogging platforms which can act as referrals to the sources of various news links. And these news links sometimes may not have detailed history of the actual topic which can sometimes shift our thoughts to look into other media, like TV or News Pappers.
I agree. Instead of Time as in real time it's Time Stands Still Magazine. It is amazing that Zuckerman did what he did, at his age, and how the world embraced it. Same with Etsy, kids getting together and making a handmade site and look at it now. One can only wonder if Time's readership interest may go up as a result of them putting Zuckerman's mug on the cover. After all, isn't that uncanny, once upon a Time you were something if you were in or on that cover. Now it's they who should be thanful.
BTW just got your New Rules of Marketing and PR book, and can't put it down. Wish I would have found you a long time ago.
Really keen observation of a completely ironic moment. Do you think the folks at Time see the irony? We see the futile attempts by Time and others to "adapt" an extinct medium. Today, I abandoned an article in boston.com when I was required to register in order to read the 2nd page of a 2 page article. Are you kidding me?
Thanks for jumping in Kate, Mark, Cindy.
David -- I wish someone from Time would comment.
Interesting. I think the two can happily co-exist, as alluded to in other comments.
The way I digest news/information I suspect is fairly typical nowadays.
Twitter, FB, RSS feeds etc all provide timely snippets of info that help to pique an interest - but I couldn't give up subscriptions to weekly or monthly magazines or stop buying weekend newspapers for when I want to immerse myself in the detail.
There's definitely a time for real-time, but I'll always find time for Time.
Another great post,
Far too many once leaders start focusing on their needs, growing their business, and lose their sensitivity to the needs and problems of their buyers. This opens up opportunities for others who stay in Real Time like facebook.
Mark Allen Roberts
Always enjoy your posts, and this one was particularly timely. We are working with an economic development organization on their 5 year plan and how to communicate the message that the new economy requires evolving and being agile. You are right: thinking in real-time is not just for the media - it also applies to businesses and the organizations that help them grow.
Another great post, David.
Facebook is a proof that sustainable business success can only be achieved when an organisation understands the needs of its customers and involves the customers to fill their need.
One-time wonder organisations including some Development organisations that are too steoreotyped on their "gobbledygook" (I got that from you BTW) reign and fade.
Time Magazine is one of my favorite magazines and I look forward to seeing them fuse their offline news with the changes around how people now love to consume information online.
It's all left for all of us to learn and use a thing or two from Facebook - Mark deserves the award.
There are all sorts of irony here. We're talking about Time because we do so at the end of every year when the "person of the year" is announced. Traditional -- and new -- media all carried the story. Regarding Facebook, I just don't have time to keep up with it. And many of my college students are telling me they're losing interest in the site -- partly because "adults" are joining in. I still like Time ... when I have the time.
thank you for ur posting. it is useful for me.
I disagree with you on this one. While Facebook is cool, relevant and changing the web, I believe Time should have picked Julian Assange. I'll reserve my opinions of WikiLeaks and Assange as they are irrelevant to this argument, but he has made such a larger impact in the world of news than Zuckerberg. Remember, this isn't an "award" on "who did something good or great" it's about the person's impact (positive or negative) on the world. Noone has done anything like what Assange has done.
Jdahline - Excellent point on Julian Assange. He certainly stirred it up this year!
Rosanne - 5 year plans are necessary. But make sure that those you are working with can drop everything when the time to act is now.
Russ, Stella, LaRae - Thanks. I'd say it is not an either / or but rather a both / and.
When you compare Facebook to Time magazine today, there is quite a difference. Real time is beating plodding time every time.
Sometimes it is the President and sometimes it is the guy with all of the real power. Obvious choice in a down year.


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Matthew's genealogy is intended to build the reader's faith in Jesus the Messiah. As you study this list of names, what about it helps to build up your faith in him.
Joseph had already been committed to Mary when the angel in the dream encouraged him not to "fear to take Mary your wife". How has God addressed fears you may have had about your state-in-life decisions?
What is the importance of the detail that Joseph "woke from sleep" as he was considering his relationship with Mary. What events in your life have entailed a similar "waking from sleep"? What happened as a result?
Matthew says that Joseph (not Mary) named the child and that he knew the meaning of the name. Who named you, and why? What does your name mean to you? What does it mean to God?
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Sacra Pagina (which is turning out to be an awesome commentary) goes into detail about how God uses dreams to speak with the faithful, and how the ancients viewed dreams differently than we do. I was really tempted to look at this question in terms of dreams, but the more I thought about it, the less relevant that seemed to me. Instead, I suppose that there are a lot of ways God speaks to me that I ignore, but one stands out to me recently as "waking from sleep".
I left the Church several years ago for a number of reasons, but I think they all boil down to a lack of humility. While I wasn't necessarily happy with my life, I wasn't unhappy with it either, so I kept ambling along, going to work and coming home, with no thought of God in my life at all. Early this year, I took my wife and kids to DC for a vacation, and we decided to stop by the basilica on our last day there. We had been before and remembered how beautiful it was, and I wanted to see it again.
While I was there, I saw my son walk up to the kneeler in the Miraculous Medal chapel. He hadn't been to mass since right after he was baptized, but he knew enough to kneel in front of Our Lady for a few minutes, silently. He proceeded to kneel in every single chapel in the basilica, sometimes for 10 seconds, sometimes for five minutes.
In addition to watching him, I felt something while I was there. It's hard to explain it, but I suppose the best explanation is that being there was emotionally stirring. My heart felt a little lighter, my eyes were open wide, and I just felt like I was in the right place.
It would have been easy to discount all of those things and offer alternate explanations. My son saw other people kneel, so he did it. He continued to do it because he saw the look on our faces after the first time (incidentally, my daughter started doing it with him shortly). That emotionally stirring feeling was a mixture of familiarity and beautiful architecture and artwork.
I didn't discount it, though. I knew that what I felt didn't come from within me, because my life had been so steady and selfish for so long. Like Joseph, I felt the Spirit moving in me, and for once, I was receptive to it. I didn't immediately change my life. It was another month before I went to mass and another month after that (on Corpus Christi) before I went to confession and received the Eucharist. But, I think that the feeling I was graced with in the basilica did come from God, and I should thank Saint Joseph for whatever part he had in helping me realize its source.
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Joseph had already been committed to Mary when the angel in the dream encouraged him not to "fear to take Mary your wife". How has God addressed fears you may have had about your state-in-life decisions?
I can share a very deeply moving prayer moment, one that taught me a lot more about prayer and God's compassion.
I cannot even remember what events were happening in my life (the following experience has overshadowed it completely) but it was one of extreme stress and deep fear and it concerned my family. I was in the church trying to find some answers using my favourite form of solitary prayer - centering prayer. (sitting relaxed, breathing in and out, finding the quiet place within you using a short phrase repeated over and over as you breathe).
I sat and began to breathe in, thinking "Jesus", breathing out, thinking "Give me strength". I have no idea how long I sat there, breathing and fighting the turmoil inside. The peace that I usually found in this type of prayer was missing, I was getting more uptight and stressed, fighting my breathing and still repeating "Jesus, Give me strength". In the space of one breath to the next, my meditation changed from "Give me strength" to "Jesus",(breathe in) "My Strength" (beathe out).
An unbelievable wave of love, peace, calm and yes, strength flooded over me and the tears started to pour down my face as the burden and fear were washed away. It was like being a child again and held in the arms of the one you trusted and loved the most.
I learned an important lesson to ask, not demand and you will be given what you need to face the task ahead. This happened almost 5 years ago and it still makes me cry as I remember that feeling of peace and strength as God touched me when I allowed Him to do what he does so well: love his children despite our flaws.
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I have no clue how you quote the first post then answer then quote the next question . Can someone enlighten me ? Mine all ends up together and this post above now looks like I only answered the last question .. sigh ! LOOLOL please help me if you can . thanks !
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As I read it I found my own eyes watering.
Yes, Jesus is Lord. He hears, He cares.
Be blessed!
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Wonder why the world seems so bad?
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These questions are meant to be related to our personal lives- a way of "applying" the scriptures to our own experiences.
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Here is how it applies to my life.
There are some who say that only those types mentioned in the New Testament are real, since they are intended to be a complete list of types. I take them as examples, encouraging us to find others.
Likewise, since I am seeing that every detail in the OT narrative works into a prophetic picture of Christ, I am encouraged to look at every detail in my current situation to paint a picture of Christ.
When Jesus saw Zacchaeus, whose name means 'pure' but who represented sin being the chief tax collector, he saw a picture of himself bearing the sins of the world on a tree. He then actively and consciously participated in completing the picture by inviting himself to dinner, since when he came down from the cross he went to a banquet. Likewise I am encouraged to actively participate in the pictures or shadows of the cross around me.
So rather than looking for an allegorical application, I look for the sensus plenior application.
My first name means 'bright son' in German and has a Hebrew pun meaning 'Hail great son' . My middle name means 'Christ bearer'.
I don't know who named me, but I am was named after an uncle and am thereby a 'second-son'. according to riddle. Whether the name influenced me or was prophetic I cannot say. But I live to share Christ.
Wonder why the world seems so bad?
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Matthew says that Joseph (not Mary) named the child and that he knew the meaning of the name. Who named you, and why? What does your name mean to you? What does it mean to God?[/quote]
This is an interesting question.
I have always assumed that I was named by my father . Both my parents are now deceased so there is no confirming the fact of the matter.
I was named after an older, respected member of my extended family, a common practice in this part of the world. The name, as far as I know, has no meaning outside the family, but within the family circle, it is a ' big' name and much is expected of it's recipient .
To me , my name also designates membership of a particular family, one I am very proud of and thank God for making me part of.
What does my name mean to God?
A lot ! I believe that God is an integral part of our lives
He is my Father in Heaven, I like to believe that He chose my name.
Yes, my name is God given.
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Gelt Digger V Neck Tee
A v neck t-shirt that says "gelt digger." This would make a great Channukah present.
Could be a nice Hanukkah gift to a child.Added 8 Years Ago from Gift-ideaz
Chocolate gelt is one of the BEST parts of Chanukah. Plus it comes in those fun little net bags.