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Your words are wasted
It needs to be said again, perhaps this time more strongly. Your Blog is The Engine of Community. Dammit.
Blog More
You are not blogging enough. You are pouring your words into increasingly closed and often walled gardens. You are giving control - and sometimes ownership - of your content to social media companies that will SURELY fail. These companies are profoundly overvalued, don't care about permalinks, don't make your content portable, and have terms of service that are so complex and obtuse that there are entire websites dedicate to explaining them.
I've presented at a number of "town hall" style meetings and often presented (for YEARS now) talks on "Social Media for Developers" where I've said "Every developer should have a blog." Put yourself out there and make it findable. And still you tweet giving all your life's precious remaining keystrokes to a company and a service that doesn't love or care about you - to a service that can't even find a tweet you wrote a month ago.
Where are people writing?
My friend Jon Udell is asking "Where have all the bloggers gone?" and watched both he and his wife's "Blog's Heartbeat" reduce to an almost comatose level. Tim Bray notices this pattern as well.
Now more companies and consortiums are popping up claiming to be "reimagining writing" or "rethinking publishing" or take the concept of a simple "draft post" and, according to Svbtle "[allow] ideas to start abstractly, to ruminate for a while, and then, as I work on them, to become more and more concrete until they're ready to be published as articles." So, reinventing drafts? Regardless, Svbtle and it's new design has since attracted a who's who of Silicon Valley thinkers and is now on its way to becoming the digirati's Economist, except with bylines.
Here's the thing though, it's still RSS. It's just a blog.
Own Your Words
I've been blogging here for over 10 years. On my domain, running my software pushing out HTML when you visit the site on any device and RSS or ATOM when you look at it with Google Reader (which 97% of you do.) I control this domain, this software and this content. The feed is full content and the space is mine. Tim nails it so I'll make this super clear. If you decide to use a service where you don't control your content, you're renting.
Own your space on the Web, and pay for it. Extra effort, but otherwise you're a sharecropper. - Tim Bray
In a time where we are all gnashing our teeth about Twitter's API changes that may lock out many 3rd party developers, Google Plus's lack of content portability or lack of respect for the permalink, as well as the rise of
country club social networks pay-for social networks like http://app.net we find ourselves asking questions like:
- Why doesn't someone make a free or cheap social network for the people?
- Why can't I control my content?
- Why can't I export everything I've written?
- Who owns what I type?
- Why isn't there an open API for my content?
- Why can't I search posts over a month old?
- Why can't I have this or that username?
- Why am I not verified?
All these questions are asked about social networks we don't control and of companies who don't have our best interests at heart. We are asking these questions in 2012? Read those bullets again. These were solved problems in 1999.
You want control? Buy a domain and blog there.
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I too had woven a kind of basket of a delicate texture, but I had not made it worth any one's while to buy them. Yet not the less, in my case, did I think it worth my while to weave them, and instead of studying how to make it worth men's while to buy my baskets, I studied rather how to avoid the necessity of selling them. The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others?
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A woman has become the world's youngest grandmother at the age of 23.
Rifca Stanescu, from the Romanian town of Investi, was 12 years old when she gave birth to her daughter, Maria. Maria, in turn, had her first child, her son Ion, at age 11.
The birth made Rifca a grandmother at age 23, and her mother a great-grandmother at age 40.
The family is part of the Romanian traveller community, in which it's common for couples to marry and have children at a young age.
Indeed, Ion, at age two, is already engaged to an eight-year-old local girl.
I am happy to be a grandmother but I wished something else for Maria - and for me
Rifca had been promised to a boy when she was two years old, but eloped with her now-husband at age 11.
"I wanted to marry him … and of course after we had spent the night together then there was no way anyone could separate us," she told The Sun.
A year later, she fell pregnant with Maria, having another child a few years later.
Rifca said she begged Maria to stay in school and finish her education, but she, too, married young, and was pregnant within six months.
"I am happy to be a grandmother but I wished something else for Maria - and something else for me," Rifca said.
But, she added, "'I did not try to stop my daughter getting married because this is the tradition, it's what happens."
Update: Every year, an estimated 10 million girls worldwide are married before they turn 18, usually with no say in when or whom they marry. Child marriage almost always cuts girls' education short, trapping them and their children in poverty. It often leads to early pregnancy and childbirth, putting girls' lives and health at risk. Tomorrow 11 October is International Day of The Girl when activists worldwide will campaign to end this cultural practice. - Editor

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Hi gang -
Well the latest from dsc isn't too encouraging, but of course he needs time to get the proper explanations from his "metal spinners".
It would however be a shame if the design parameters as have slowly evolved during the course of this thread would come to naught, so it might -as alternative course of action- be necessary to try and find "other" metal spinners to execute the design.
I'll be gone for upto 10 days so won't be following this project (nor even TMC) but I'll be sure to check in after returning from Tunisia (no, not on holiday).


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - CV in French or English? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in CV in French or English? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> France View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message sarahgJoined: 27 Jun 2008Posts: 47Location: San Diego, CA Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:06 pm Post subject: CV in French or English? I'm doing the Teaching Assistant program in La Reunion, and I want to apply to some of the local language schools for extra hours. When applying to a language school in France, can I send them my English CV, or am I expected to translate it into French first? Back to top roganJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 416Location: at home, in France Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:20 am Post subject: You're applying to a French company in part of France, probably headed by a native speaker of French. Now which language do you think your CV/Resumé should be in ? Back to top riverboatJoined: 22 May 2009Posts: 117Location: Paris, France Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 8:01 pm Post subject: English CVs are perfectly fine in Paris. And plenty of the language schools here are not run by French people, though I guess the majority probably are. But anyway, I can't speak for the rest of France. Back to top NmarieJoined: 07 Jun 2006Posts: 85Location: Paris Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject: If you are sending an unsolicited application, French is the safest bet. When answering ads, my approach has always been to send a CV in whichever language the ad is written. Back to top roganJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 416Location: at home, in France Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:15 pm Post subject: The OP says that she is in La Reunion - that's not Paris. It's a tiny volcanic island in the South West of the Indian Ocean. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_R%C3%A9union Back to top DayaMJoined: 09 Sep 2011Posts: 9 Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:13 pm Post subject: Definitely write it in French. This site has some good advice about writing French CVs/cover letters: http://www.letudiant.fr/jobsstages/cv-et-lettres-pour-les-bac-4-5/un-cv-plusieurs-possibilites-14047/les-caracteristiques-de-la-lettre-et-du-cv-18920.html Back to top riverboatJoined: 22 May 2009Posts: 117Location: Paris, France Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject: rogan wrote: The OP says that she is in La Reunion - that's not Paris. It's a tiny volcanic island in the South West of the Indian Ocean. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_R%C3%A9union Yeah, I didn't read the OP thoroughly enough, oops. 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Autobiography and biography (which together will be called "life writing") raise theological questions in ways different from systematic or constructive theology. These forms of life writing tell a story that may or may not be correlated with traditional doctrines. They integrate the first order discourse of symbol and narrative with secondary hermeneutical reflections that interpret and analyze the meaning and truth of religious language. The probing and disturbing questioning in a profound autobiography such as Augustine's contrasts with the assurances and settled answers expected of theology by religious institutions and communities. Particular religious questions shape specific genres of life writing such as Puritan discourses, nature writing, or African American autobiographies. The theology in autobiography may be either explicit or implicit and involves both questioning and affirmation, as may be seen in works as different as Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua and Edmund Gosse's Father and Son. Conversion has been a central theme and shaping influence on Christian texts, even when authors challenge this focus and create alternative forms. A central theological question posed by autobiography concerns the authority of individual experience when it contrasts or conflicts with traditional norms asserted by orthodox believers and ecclesiastical hierarchy. In spiritual autobiographies by contemporary writers, we see serious attention given to communal norms for life stories and a search for a distinctive personal apprehension of what is sacred. Autobiographical writing has been stronger in the history of some religious traditions than in others. Yet in the modern world, almost every culture has produced life writing that questions or challenges established patterns of thought and practice. In contrast with autobiography, sacred biography has been an important part of every religious tradition, usually describing an exemplar to be revered and imitated. Its strong didactic interests often curb theological questioning of established norms. While modern scholarly biographies often mute theological questions, some writers raise normative issues and argue for why the subject's life should be valued. As well as the theology explored within life writing, many works reveal a theology of life writing, that is, beliefs about how this kind of writing may bring the author or readers better understanding of God or deeper faith.
Keywords: autobiography, biography, theology, Augustine, conversion, life writing, narrative, genre
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Thousands of years ago the wisest, wealthiest, and most powerful man of his day compiled a book of pithy and practical insights for living well. Solomon's timeless book of Proverbs provides nuggets of wisdom that are guaranteed to bring success in every area of life.
I have used the term "secrets" to describe Solomon's insights because this wisdom is not available to the casual observer but only to those who search for it as for "hidden treasures" (Proverbs 2:4). Solomon's advice concerning money, marriage, parenting and just about every other life area is really "uncommon sense" because it is contrary to our natural inclinations.
As we look at Solomon's secrets for living well, there are four underlying truths we need to keep in mind.
1. The focus of Proverbs is this life, not the next one.
You can read the entire book of Proverbs without ever learning how to pray, how to share your faith, or how to go to heaven after you die. The emphasis in Proverbs is not the hereafter, but the here and now. God is vitally interested in your success today as well as in eternity.
2. The measure of living well is not money.
Yes, the book of Proverbs has a great deal to say about earning, saving, spending, and investing money. I believe one reason many people are not prospering financially is because they fail to follow God's timeless wisdom about money. If you apply the simple principles of Proverbs, you will have more money to:
• provide for your children's education
• fund a secure retirement
• splurge on enjoyable vacations
• invest in God's eternal work
Yet we need to resist the philosophy of this age that says, "Get all you can, can all you get, and sit on the can." This week I read of a world-famous corporate raider who said, "Money is the best way to keep score." No, Jesus said, life consists of more than our possessions: "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits himself? (Luke 9:25).
3. Living well does not exempt us from problems.
Last Sunday night at our annual "Stump the Pastor" question-and-answer session, one member asked, "Why do Christians seem to have more difficulty in this life than non-Christians?" Behind such a question is the assumption that obedience to God should solve problems, not create more problems. Certainly there is a sense in which that is true. Those who follow God's wisdom will generally experience greater financial, relational, and vocational success than those who do not.
Nevertheless, living well does not guarantee a problem-free existence. The Quaker philosopher Elton Trueblood wrote:
"In many areas the gospel, instead of taking away people's burdens, actually adds to them...Occasionally we talk of our Christianity as something that solves problems, and there is a sense in which it does. Long before it does so, however, it increases both the number and the intensity of the problems."
Jesus promises His followers that they can expect problems in this world. But then He adds, "Take courage, I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
Author Philip Yancey tells of the death of his godly father-in-law, whose final years were marked by a disabling illness, the death of one of his daughters, and severe financial pressure. This lifelong Bible teacher began to question some of the truths he had taught through the years. Nevertheless, during the height of his crisis, he mailed a letter to his family outlining the three things he still believed in firmly: Life is difficult. God is merciful. Heaven is sure. In spite of illness, financial loss, and impending death, this stalwart of the faith knew what it meant to both live and die well.
4. The purpose of living well is to glorify God.
God has one overriding purpose in this world: to bring glory to His name. God desires that all of His creation — men, women, children, angels, and demons — understand that He alone is worthy of worship. "For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen" (Romans 11:36).
What does this grandiose theological statement have to do with living well? It means the ultimate aim of living well is not to satisfy ourselves, but to glorify God. Think for a moment about the Israelites, to whom God promised a more satisfying life as a result of their obedience. Notice God's ultimate purpose in rewarding the Israelites:
"See, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do thus in the land where you are entering to possess it. So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as is the Lord our God whenever we call on Him? (Deuteronomy 4:5-7).
God was saying to Israel, "If you follow My wisdom for living, I will prosper you. But My reason for blessing you will be so that other nations will see the result of your obedience and say, 'What a great God they serve!' "
In the same way, God wants your life to be a demonstration of the benefits of living well. When you follow His wisdom for setting worthwhile goals, handling money, rearing children, and building a strong marriage, it is a win-win situation: You receive the benefits, and God receives the glory! As John Piper has said, "We most glorify God when we are most satisfied in Him."
A few years ago, on April Fool's Day, Gary Hamlin, a Missouri physician, decided that he would become a self-professed "Fool for Christ." He began to do seemingly foolish things. He invested his time and capital in founding a center for troubled teenagers, he gave his services free of charge to a clinic for battered women and children, and he decided to become more involved in missions projects, planning to eventually close his practice and go to Haiti full time as a medical missionary.
Since making that resolve, Hamlin said, "Materialism has lost its value. God was weaning me from the world's attractions. He was showing me His vision for my life. To be a fool for Him every day, but realize how rich I am."
Gary Hamlin knows all about living well. But would Gary be free to dedicate his life to the mission field if
• he had not generated sufficient assets to allow him to make this transition?
• he were encumbered with financial debt that would not allow him to walk away from his job?
• his marriage and credibility had been destroyed by infidelity?
• he lacked the ability to set the necessary short-term goals that would get him to the mission field in the next ten years?
God wants us to master the art of living well so we can be free to experience and accomplish all that He has planned for our lives.
(Adapted from THE SOLOMON SECRETS: 10 Keys to Extraordinary Success from Proverbs by Robert Jeffress, Waterbrook Press, 2002)
Whether you're watching a firework display or listening to an orchestra, the greatest moment of any performance comes during the grand finale. And the same is true for the Book of Revelation! Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffress describes the magnificent future described in Revelation 22 that awaits all followers of Jesus Christ.All Sermons by Dr. Robert Jeffress


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Gibson Guitar was at the heart of the rock and roll action last week in Texas. Austin plays host to thousands of bands, artists and industry movers and shakers for one of the coolest annual events on the music business calendar: South by Southwest 2013.
Check in here all week as Gibson brings you news, pictures and videos from one of the hottest music events of the year!
Saturday, March 16, 2013
More cool acts played the Slacker sessions on Saturday at the Gibson Showroom in Austin.
Lilly Hiatt & The Dropped Ponies
The Mowgli's
Bronze Radio Return
Dave Croll
Jillette Johnson
Friday, March 15, 2013
It was a welcome back show from Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day as they ripped through their back catalogue at the Austin City Limits Live theater last Friday for a dazzled SXSW crowd.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Lee Ving, the legendary front man of '70s California punk outfit Fear, joined Dave Grohl and his Sound City Players at their SXSW gig at Stubb's in Austin.
One of Austin's most iconic venues, Threadgill's World Headquarters, played host to New West Records and Gibson on Thursday, March 14, as Gibson Acoustic division launched three new core acoustic models; the SJ100, LG2, and J35.
Fans lined up throughout the day in downtown Austin for the chance to win one of the gorgeous acoustics that were given away. USA Today sat down with New West's banner artists for interviews, shining a light on the work of John Hiatt, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Richard Thompson and Max Gomez.
Photos: Arnold Wells Photography.
Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller perform.
Richard Thompson on the Gibson bus.
John Hiatt performs.
Buddy Miller on the Gibson bus.
Mexican rock band Molotov not only screened their rockumentary, Gimme the Power but the four-time Latin Grammy Nominees also played a rousing gig for SXSW's music fans.
For the second year in a row, Gibson hosted the Slacker Radio Sessions for a fiesta of diverse live recordings from a mix of respected music veterans and talented up-and-comers. Slacker Radio is the second-largest Internet radio station in North America, with 35 million registered users and over 700,000 Facebook followers.
Check out some of the bands that rocked for Slacker radio.
Kenny Loggins and the Blue Sky Riders
The Virgin Marys
Twin Falls featuring Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional
Lord Huron
Wednseday, March 13, 2013
SXSW got underway for Gibson at the Austin Showroom Wednesday night.
During the night, a host of top acts rocked the house.
Dustin Welch
Quiet Life
Hey Marseilles
Hurray For The Riff Raff
Quaker City Night Hawks
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Warm gingered chicken stir-fry salad with ginger-soy vinaigrette
Makes 4 servings
Here, a colorful stir-fried mixture is served warm on a bed of greens with a gingered vinaigrette providing the delicate Asian flavors. For variety, substitute Chinese wheat-flour noodles for the greens.
For the vinaigrette
1/3 cup white rice vinegar
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon finely minced fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
½ teaspoon pepper, or to taste
For the salad
4 cups fresh salad spinach leaves, stems removed
2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch by ½-inch strips
4 cups broccoli florets
3 carrots, cut into 2-inch by ¼-inch strips
2 green onions, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
Whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Set aside.
Arrange a bed of spinach leaves on 4 dinner plates.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the chicken; stir-fry for about 5 minutes, or until it is lightly browned and cooked through. With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken to a bowl and cover to keep warm.
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the pan. Add the broccoli and carrots; stir-fry for about 4 minutes, or until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the green onions and garlic; continue to cook only until they are softened. Reduce the heat to medium; stir in the chicken strips. Whisk the vinaigrette and add ¼ cup; stir gently until warm, taking care that the vinaigrette does not evaporate.
To serve, spoon the stir-fried mixture over the spinach leaves and drizzle with the vinaigrette.
Advance preparation
The vinaigrette may be made in advance; it will keep for 1 week in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator. If possible, bring to room temperature before using in this recipe. The stir-fried chicken and vegetables can be prepared in advance, tossed with the vinaigrette, and refrigerated separately. Assemble the chilled salads just before serving.


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text: All New 2015 Nissan Versa Note SR & Frontier Diesel Runner Revealed at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show February 6, 2014 10:00 AM MEDIA INFORMATION Contact: Mark Bilek Director of Communications and Technology Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6082 Cell: (847) 652-0632 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Contact: Jennifer Morand Senior Public Relations and Social Media Manager Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6084 Cell: (630) 391-1986 Email: email@example.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO (February 6, 2014) – Nissan introduced the all-new 2015 Versa Note SR and 2015 Frontier Diesel Runner concept during the Media Preview of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. The new Versa Note SR model features a sportier, dynamic look with an exclusive grill, darker headlights and chrome accents. "We've given it all the works," said Fred Diaz, senior vice president of marketing and sales for Nissan. "Every feature available, regardless of budget." The 2015 Frontier Diesel Runner aims at raising the standard for mid-size trucks with its unique 2.8 liter, 4-cylinder Cummins Turbo Diesel engine. The model has a 35 percent fuel economy increase over the current V6 Frontier, while still offering nearly 200 horsepower. Being the first of its kind, the 2015 Frontier Diesel Runner is the staple of the growing partnership between Nissan and Cummins. "We'll continue to collaborate with Nissan in the future. They're a great auto manufacturer," said Jeff Caldwell, executive director for Cummins Viking Program. "We're searching to be more of a system supplier to Nissan." The 2015 Versa Note SR is expected to go on sale in the spring of 2014. A version of the Frontier Diesel Runner is currently undergoing development testing for possible introduction in 2015. Also making a debut in Chicago was the Nissan NV200 Chicago Taxi concept. To watch complete coverage of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview press conferences, please visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chicago-auto-show-2011. The manufacturer press conferences are also available at www.youtube.com/chicagoautoshow. For more information about the Chicago Auto Show, please visit www.chicagoautoshow.com. ### About the Chicago Auto Show The Chicago Auto Show is the largest on the continent, spanning more than 1 million square feet of production, concept, and exotic vehicle exhibit space. In addition to hosting multiple world and North American vehicle debuts, the Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity raises more than $2 million annually for 18 worthy Chicago organizations in a single night. The 2014 public show will be February 8-17. For more information, visit ChicagoAutoShow.com or Facebook.com/ChicagoAutoShow. Media can register for the Chicago Auto Show Media Preview at chicagoautoshow.com/media/. About The Chicago Automobile Trade Association Founded in 1904, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association is the nation's oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization. It is comprised of more than 400 franchised new-car dealers and an additional 150 allied members. The group's dealer members employ nearly 20,000 people in the metropolitan area. The association has produced the Chicago Auto Show since 1935. For more information, visit CATA.info. Back to News


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In 2004, Franklin Foer, then a writer for The New Republic and Slate, published a book called How Soccer Explains the World. It was a good book, essentially nine or 10 travel pieces that explored not so much how the game explains the world, but how it reflects the world. It had some holes, some generalizations and a hint of American imperiousness, but soccer fans in this country—starved for any serious consideration of the sport they love, even if they'd read Simon Kuper's similar book, Soccer Against the Enemy, 10 years earlier—devoured it. There are only so many times you can reread Nick Hornby's brilliant memoir of the North London club Arsenal, Fever Pitch (1992), or Bill Buford's hooligan chronicle Among the Thugs (1990).
The critics received Mr. Foer's book politely, perhaps caught off-guard (or embarrassed) by all of the ferment—neo-Nazis, racism, sectarian violence, nationalism—going on under their Malbec-sniffing, globalized noses, often in places where they'd spent delightful vacations. The book gained momentum, cited here, talked about there, the intelligentsia fascinated by all the geopolitical subtexts. This was better water-cooler talk, suddenly, than endless debates about the double switch or the precious Red Sox.
They'd discovered something new (though it had been around since the 1860's). Despite the holes and the generalizations, How Soccer Explains the World gave the sport intellectual ballast, the kind only baseball, boxing and, to a lesser degree, the ponies had known. Once the province of ignored immigrants on the one end and pushy suburbanites on the other, with a passionate band of misfits marooned in between, soccer was now in the hands, or at the feet, of the literati and media elite. It's "their thing" now—the great egalitarian game hijacked.
And right on cue, further evidence of this shift: The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup, edited by Matt Weiland, an editor at Granta and before that at The Baffler, and Sean Wilsey, author of the memoir Oh the Glory of It All. (An afterword is provided by Mr. Foer, the movement's "number 10.") The idea is straightforward enough: have 32 writers each contribute an essay on one of the 32 teams that have qualified for the World Cup. The editors have added to the package vital statistics on each country—population, capital city, G.D.P. per capita, median age—sourced (here we detect the influence of McSweeney's, where Mr. Wilsey is an editor at large) from the C.I.A.'s World Factbook.
Among the contributors are Geoff Dyer, Dave Eggers, Nick Hornby, Tim Parks, John Lanchester, Eric Schlosser and James Surowiecki—a talented crew. But how were they chosen—and why? Well, it's easy to second-guess any lineup (for a starting 11 or a literary anthology), but some of the choices here would make Sócrates—the lanky, chain-smoking Brazilian midfield legend of the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, lovingly cited a couple of times in the book—reach for the Marlboro Reds.
Most of the contributors seem to have only a passing interest in soccer, or none at all. Several of them have a connection to Granta or McSweeney's or The New Yorker, where Mr. Wilsey once worked. The editors would no doubt argue that love or knowledge of the sport doesn't matter. Maybe, but the best piece, almost predictably, is Nick Hornby's (on England)—isn't that because every sentence is informed by his life with the game?
Some of the non-soccer enthusiasts, like Peter Stamm (Switzerland), write perceptive essays. Mr. Stamm admits that he hasn't watched a game in almost 20 years; but he knows the Swiss character, its ambivalence and provincialism. (He's Swiss.) Having Eric Schlosser, certainly a bold journalist, write about Sweden—or rather, the Swedish prison system—is a wasted opportunity. (I'd rather have read Björn Ulvaeus' take.) So is having a Swede, Henning Mankell, who lives in Mozambique, write on Angola (like Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony).
Geoff Dyer, author of a wonderful book on jazz, But Beautiful (1991), writes about Serbia and Montenegro, but he barely mentions soccer, preferring instead to talk about the traffic in Belgrade. "How does this translate into football?" he asks. "Packing the midfield? Playing for a draw and hoping to sneak through in injury time—as the amber turns to red, so to speak—or on penalties?" Why not Peter Maass, author of Love Thy Neighbor? Or why not be daring and go with Peter Handke, the Austrian playwright and novelist, author of The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1970), whose fascination, and sympathy, for Serbia got his work banned by a prominent French theater company last month?
Even though The Thinking Fan's Guide has an Anglo bent, conspicuously absent are David Winner and Alex Bellos, two British writers, both of whom have explored the inextricable links between soccer and Dutch and Brazilian society. (Their books, filled with wit and rich with history, are cited by other contributors.) Where's Rob Hughes of the London Times? Cranky old Brian Glanville? And Paul Gardner, the British expat now living in America?
Of course it's easy to come up with a dream team, harder to make it happen.
In How Soccer Explains the World, Mr. Foer, now the editor of The New Republic, shrewdly talks about his frustration with America's "yuppie soccer fans"—the "soccer cognoscenti"—and how they're "inveterate snobs." It's almost as if he wanted to preempt similar criticism—after all, this is a writer who cites Abbas Kiarostami, Isaiah Berlin and Antonio Gramsci. I loved A Taste of Cherry, but who, you wonder, is calling whom a snob?
The Thinking Fan's Guide suggests this same kind of shielded elitism. It doesn't feel like a sincere quest to share an appreciation of the game and all that surrounds it; it feels more like showing off to impress really smart friends. It feels clubby, not inclusive.
Parts of the book are what they should be: surprising, informed, erudite, funny. Here's Mr. Eggers, writing about the U.S. team: "When I was thirteen—this was 1983, long before glasnost, let alone the fall of the wall—I had a gym teacher, whom for now we'll call Moron McCheeby, who made a very compelling link between soccer and the architects of the Iron Curtain." And Mr. Foer's afterword—on political regimes and World Cup winners—is more original and rollicking than anything in his own book. But too many of the essays either think too hard or wander helplessly into irrelevance, or both.
Is it schoolmarmish to point out—contrary to Mr. Weiland's assertion in the preface to The Thinking Fan's Guide—that no, England did not wear black shorts in 1982 (or ever); that Argentina did not get eliminated in the first round of the 1994 World Cup; that the famous Northern Irish keeper was Pat Jennings, not Pat Jenkins; that the Frenchman who missed the penalty in the epic 1982 semifinal was Maxime Bossis (a veteran of three World Cups), not Diego Bosis?
Soccer is known by the poetic, though now shopworn, moniker "the beautiful game." But it's also, to borrow the title of Paul Gardner's knowing history, the simplest game. As Pelé explained in the beloved movie Victory, "I do dis, dis, dis, dis, dis … goal."
Michael J. Agovino, a writer and editor living in New York and Zurich, is at work on his first book.


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Currently he is "reintegration" which is a 7 day process that every soldier goes through when they come home. They do medical check ups, emotional/psychological, they do lots of briefings, and it is 7 days consecutively (except we will get Thanksgiving day off) so that there is a week's worth of accountability to make sure they aren't drinking too much or getting too crazy.
So he is there now, so I am going to full you in!
So yesterday at 3:00am I woke up and started get ready (though I was actually awake at 2, I made myself stay in bed til 3). I headed to the parking lot where everyone parks at 4am, and met up with my friends Karla and Chanel.
So we got to the hanger around 4:15 and then sat around and waited until about 5:45. At that time they let us head outside (it was about 15 degrees out, literally-- VERY cold) to greet the plane. We stayed inside until the last possible minute for Briley's sake, but when we heard "Ladies and Gentlement, the Eagles have landed!" we RAN outside to see the plane!
Here is the stairway to heaven... hehe, the one that they will eventually deplane from... the plane is stili taxiing.
and freezing all our little butts off!Lots of people had signs and fun things like that.
So then they began streaming out of the plane, all clearly very exhausted, and most scanning the crowd to get a glimpse of family. Matthew actually spotted me, and when he waved I recognized him! It was so fun! (They had their gear, including helmet on, so identifying them was very tricky).
After they arrived they got to set down their bags, weapons, body armor, kevlar (helmet), and then they formed up.
After spotting our husbands we ran back inside to defrost and wait for them to open the doors. The band began playing and as the doors were opening we heard them say "first strike"
Of course the Army had to have the Army Song sung, and the 101st Airborne Division song, and a General speak... but really the ceremony only lasted about 5 minutes, and that was good. Being able to see them RIGHT there was crazy!The General speaking.
And finally, they broke formation. We made eye contact amidst the crowds and found eachother, and embraced and... it was wonderful. It was fulfilling, it was so wonderful! I can't describe it! Of COURSE I cried, and Matthew did a little too-- it is all very overwhelming, and particularly after 4 days of traveling including one night spent on the sidewalk at the Baghdad airport (yeah...) he was a little tired :) SO good to see him, and wow, that is just a really huge understatement. My heart is in one piece again.
My cheesey and poorly hung sign was awaiting him... kind of a joke since if you know Matthew you know he's not really a giant picture of me on a banner kind of guy, but hey... this is a big deal! So you know, you gotta pull out all the stops. And as for my shoddy hanging job, I blame it on my dwarf ladder, my lack of gloves, and the 20 degree weather when I was hanging it...
We'll keep you posted on our adventures! For now I've got to go work on my final papers for school while he's at reintegration..... !
I'll leave you with the following pictures that I took off of the local newspaper- these are NOT my own photos, but some of them are neato.
See Chanel and Karla off to the right... that is Chanel's "YAY" sign!
SFC Mac is one of Matt's good friends, and his wife Joanne is one of my good friends!
Matthew is in this one, see if you can spot him! Behind him is Jonathan, and the second from the left in the front row is Luke Rella, Karla's husband!


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The US Army is preparing to severely restrict public access to its posts in the Washington, DC area. For decades, visitors have been able to enter these bases freely. But now, as a probably permanent change, barriers will be erected across many roads leading into them, funneling traffic to a few roads staffed by guards. Drivers entering without proper registration will be sent to a visitor's center to obtain a guest pass. [Washington Post, 8/15/2001] The new measures will mean commanders know who is entering their installations 24 hours a day, and give them the capability to adjust security measures immediately if required. [MDW News Service, 8/3/2001] The changes will occur at all installations belonging to the Military District of Washington (MDW). [MDW News Service, 7/2001] These include forts Hamilton, Meade, Belvoir, Ritchie, Myer, and McNair. Several of these bases will be reported as having implemented the changes in the following weeks, prior to September 11 (see August 20, 2001)(see September 4, 2001)(see September 5, 2001). Whether the changes take place at the other MDW installations prior to 9/11 is unknown. Part of MDW's stated mission is to "respond to crisis, disaster or security requirements in the National Capital Region through implementation of various contingency plans." [Military District of Washington, 8/2000; GlobalSecurity (.org), 11/28/2001] It will therefore be much involved with the rescue and recovery efforts following the 9/11 Pentagon attack. [Army, 10/2004] The restriction of access to MDW posts stems from guidance from Army leadership and specifically from MDW Commander Maj. Gen. James Jackson. [MDW News Service, 7/2001] It is reportedly part of a nationwide security clampdown due to concerns about terrorism, following such attacks as the Oklahoma City bombing and the attack on the USS Cole. [Washington Post, 8/15/2001]
Entity Tags: Military District of Washington, US Department of the Army
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, 9/11 Timeline
Fort Meade, a US Army installation located between Baltimore and Washington, DC, begins strict new entrance restrictions. For decades, visitors such as churchgoers and parents taking their children to schools on the base have been able to enter the post freely. But the Army is now closing seven access points, with only four points remaining open full time and four others part time. The restrictions, part of a security crackdown ordered by Army leaders concerned about terrorism, will require visitors to stop at a visitor's center and obtain a day pass allowing them to enter and travel on the base. [Washington Post, 8/15/2001; Laurel Leader, 8/23/2001; Laurel Leader, 8/23/2001] Fort Meade is home to about 10,000 military personnel and 25,000 civilian employees. Its major tenant units include the National Security Agency (NSA), the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), and the US Air Force's 694th Intelligence Group. [Military District of Washington, 8/2000; GlobalSecurity (.org), 4/9/2002] All other installations in the Military District of Washington are currently implementing similar access restrictions (see August 15, 2001). [MDW News Service, 7/2001]
Entity Tags: Fort Meade, Military District of Washington
The Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir. [Source: US Army] (click image to enlarge)The US Army sharply restricts public access to Fort Belvoir, one of its installations about 12 miles south of the Pentagon. After being an open post for over 25 years, Belvoir has now erected barriers across many of the roads leading into it, leaving only six guarded gates as points of entry and exit. Twenty access points are being permanently closed. Visitors must now register their vehicles at a visitor's center or get a day pass to enter the base. [MDW News Service, 7/2001; Washington Post, 8/15/2001] The access restrictions will allow commanders to know who is entering the base 24 hours a day and adjust security measures immediately if needed. [MDW News Service, 8/3/2001] All other Military District of Washington (MDW) installations are implementing similar changes, due to Army concerns about terrorism (see August 15, 2001). Fort Belvoir has about 20,000 workers and is home to many different agencies, including the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), plus the headquarters of the Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Technical Information Service. [Military District of Washington, 8/2000; Washington Post, 8/15/2001; GlobalSecurity (.org), 10/21/2001] Occupying over 500 acres at Belvoir is Davison Army Airfield. The 12th Aviation Battalion, which is MDW's aviation-support unit, is stationed at Davison. This operates UH1 "Huey" and UH60 Black Hawk helicopters in support of training and "contingencies" for various MDW units. [Military District of Washington, 8/2000; GlobalSecurity (.org), 1/5/2002] The Washington Post has reported, "Fort Belvoir will be holding exercises the next two Tuesdays to test the changes" in access to the base. [Washington Post, 8/15/2001] This will therefore include September 11 (a Tuesday). Other reports will confirm an antiterrorism exercise being conducted at Belvoir on 9/11 (see 8:30 a.m. September 11, 2001).
Entity Tags: Fort Belvoir, Military District of Washington
Fort Myer and Fort Lesley J. McNair, both within two miles of the Pentagon, implement "full access control," which means they increase the level of military police surveillance of those who enter them. Visitors are now required to register and sign in at a visitor center, and obtain a temporary pass. The measures, part of a security crackdown due to concerns about terrorism, will allow commanders to know who is entering their installations 24 hours a day and adjust their security measures immediately as needed. [MDW News Service, 8/3/2001; Washington Post, 8/15/2001] All other Army posts in the Washington, DC area are currently implementing similar access restrictions (see August 15, 2001).
Entity Tags: Fort Lesley J. McNair, Fort Myer, Military District of Washington
Egon Hawrylak. [Source: US Air Force]The US Army holds a major training exercise at Fort Lesley J. McNair, a base near the Pentagon, along with numerous law enforcement and emergency response agencies, and the exercise will improve coordination between these agencies when they work together in response to the attack on the Pentagon on September 11. [National Guard Bureau, 4/1/2002 ; EENET, 6/5/2002 ] Fort McNair, which is two miles east of the Pentagon, is the location of the headquarters of the US Army Military District of Washington (MDW). Numerous staff elements of the command stage their operations from the base. [Global Security (.org), 1/12/2002; US Army Military District of Washington, 10/22/2004] Colonel Egon Hawrylak, the deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and security for the MDW, will later recall that on this day, "[W]e had conducted a huge tabletop exercise" at Fort McNair "with all the state, federal, and local law enforcement and emergency disaster relief agencies." The exercise is held "in preparation for" the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, which are scheduled to take place in Washington, DC, on September 29 and September 30. Agencies that participate in the exercise include the Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD) and the FBI. Hawrylak will say that during the exercise, members of the different agencies "talked about things, so we knew each other; we knew how to coordinate and get things done together." Hawrylak will not say what scenarios are prepared for during the exercise. He will say, however, that the exercise contributes to "the great working relationship" that the Army has with the ACFD, the FBI, and other agencies when they have to work together to respond to the attack on the Pentagon on September 11. [Reuters, 9/17/2001; National Guard Bureau, 4/1/2002 ; EENET, 6/5/2002 ] On September 5, security at Fort McNair was increased as part of a nationwide crackdown ordered by Army leaders who are concerned about terrorism (see August 15, 2001 and September 5, 2001). [MDW News Service, 8/3/2001; Washington Post, 8/15/2001]
Entity Tags: US Department of the Army, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Egon F. Hawrylak, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Arlington County Fire Department
At Fort Belvoir, an army base 12 miles south of the Pentagon, Lt. Col. Mark R. Lindon is conducting a "garrison control exercise" when the 9/11 attacks begin. The object of this exercise is to "test the security at the base in case of a terrorist attack." Lindon later says, "I was out checking on the exercise and heard about the World Trade Center on my car radio. As soon as it was established that this was no accident, we went to a complete security mode." Staff Sgt. Mark Williams of the Military District of Washington Engineer Company at Fort Belvoir also later says: "Ironically, we were conducting classes about rescue techniques when we were told of the planes hitting the World Trade Center." Williams' team is one of the first response groups to arrive at the site of the Pentagon crash and one of the first to enter the building following the attack. [Connection Newspapers, 9/5/2002] A previous MASCAL (mass casualty) training exercise was held at Fort Belvoir a little over two months earlier (see June 29, 2001). It was "designed to enhance the first ready response in dealing with the effects of a terrorist incident involving an explosion." [MDW News Service, 7/5/2001] Located at Fort Belvoir is Davison Army Airfield, from where UH-1 "Huey" and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly. Davison's mission includes maintaining "a readiness posture in support of contingency plans," and providing "aviation support for the White House, US government officials, Department of Defense, Department of the Army, and other government agencies." [Pentagram, 5/7/1999; Military District of Washington, 8/2000]
Entity Tags: Mark R. Lindon, World Trade Center, Fort Belvoir, Mark Williams
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The whole web is full of dumbass articles with screenshots of federal agency websites like this:
I'm not an expert, but I know a thing or two about websites. For example, I know these bastards don't rent server space by the day.
I mean, come on! One day without a budget and they can't leave their fucking websites up? Is this some kind of joke, or are federal government agencies so shite they can't keep a website running for ONE FUCKING DAY without a budget being passed?
And these are the people who run the free world. Jesus wept.


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Wealthy investors are taking up mobile technology in increasing numbers, the Spectrem Group found in a survey released Thursday.
Tablet use especially has grown among wealthy investors. Those with at least $100,000 in net worth increased their tablet use from 16% in June 2011 to 34%. Tablet use among millionaires grew from 20% to 37%, and ultrahigh-net-worth investors' tablet use, also 20% in June 2011, grew to 41%.
Tablets are more popular than phones for online tasks like paying bills and accessing account information. Among the mass affluent and millionaires, investors spend about 9 hours per week on their phones, not including talking and texting, compared with nearly 12 hours on their tablets. Ultrahigh-net-worth investors spent slightly less time on their phones, but tablet use was about 12 hours per week.
Still, computers are the No. 1 tool for finance-related tasks. Investors spend between 22.8 and 24 hours per week on the computer.
George Walper Jr., president of Spectrem, suggested in a statement that "more relevant applications, especially finance-related ones," would lead investors away from their computers. "At the top of the wealthy investors' app wish list is the ability to aggregate their financial information from multiple sources," he said.
Walper noted that traditional media are still wealthy investors' primary sources of financial information, but added that as younger investors accumulate wealth, that is likely to change.


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