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HOUSTON - Houston mom Amy Gross told Local 2 the best way she can think of describing mom blogging is as an old fashioned quilting bee -- a place where women gathered to work on pieces of a quilt together.
Picture the Internet as the quilt and each of their blogs as a square. However, none of those squares produces thousands of dollars in income a month and are not seen by thousands of people daily.
That is the just case for some mom bloggers who have found a way to harness their words and turn them into a profit.
Four mom bloggers, Amy Gross with Mom's Toolbox, Moms Travel Tales and Vine Sleuth, Crystal Reagan with Simply Being Mommy, Sara Patterson with Momma Findings, and Jessica Benton with That Tech Chick, share their secrets.
1. Get focused, find a topic
"It's got to be something you love because you can't write about something you don't love for more than five posts. If you want to have a successful site, you have got to write about it over and over and over and over and in several different ways," said Gross.
The moms told Local 2 the topic doesn't have to be be mommy-related. Jessica Benton turned her blog about saving money at home into a tech blog that focuses on all sorts of gadget.
"I have always been the 'tech' person at heart. People have always come to me with, 'My phone is not working' or, 'My Internet is not working.' 'What should I buy or what is your recommendation?' When a reader came up to me and said, 'Your tech articles help me,' that was my turning point," said Benton, a Beaumont mom blogger.
2. Get a name
"If you are a newbie and want to start blogging, get a plan -- especially with the name of the blog. I didn't plan mine, it was just a thought one night, "mommafingdings." I didn't pick good name, but I'm stuck with it," said Sara Patterson, a Baytown mom blogger.
Most of the moms didn't plan on having a professional blog, so some said it is just luck the names worked out. Their advice? Think long and hard about the name you are going to use.
3. Practice
"Start a BlogSpot.com blog. It is free. Work on it three to six months. If you find it is something you really enjoy doing and you think you can make it work, then it is time to invest in your own domain name. If you don't make it through that first six months, you are not going to make it," said Reagan.
4. Register your brand
"Get your domain name and then get your Facebook page and your Twitter handle," said Gross.
The bloggers said adding the word "mom" to the name when registering the domain might make it easier for companies looking for partners to find the blog..
Benton told Local 2 it pays to take the extra step of getting a personal domain name.
"When I was ready, instead of simplybeingmommy.blogspot.com, I went with simplybeingmommy.com. I think that does mean a lot to the brand name companies," said Reagan.
5. Start writing
"The good mom bloggers are writing and posting once a day and sometimes 10 times a day. They are writing good content that other people are interested in reading," said Gross.
Benton told Local 2 bloggers should write from the heart. Google search traffic and the people on Twitter will eventually find the blog.
6. Review your own life
"I would write about things that I had and things that I liked and things that I used," said Benton.
All of the women agreed the best way to attract brand name companies looking for mom bloggers to review their products is to show them you review products and place them on your blog.
"I just started reviewing stuff I had at home. The companies started seeing I was writing some kind of review and they started sending me stuff to review," Patterson.
7. Hit the Internet and go surfing
"What you need to do is find other websites out there that you connect with and then you leave comments on their site. Don't leave comments saying, 'Come and check out my site,' but write genuine comments about things you are interested in. Basically, you will start to develop relationships with other bloggers and they will then follow you and expose their readers to your website," said Gross.
When leaving comments, be sure to include a link or the web address to your own website.
The big don't
The big no-no in the mommy blog world is strangers asking for favors.
"If you come right out and ask a blogger, 'Hey, I see you reviewed this, can I have the contact to review that?' They are not going to give it you. If you build relationships with other bloggers, they will share information with you or share contacts with you," said Benton.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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FOR a man who has made a name posing for photographs beside Ferraris and beautiful women, the properties related to Tony Sage that were raided by federal police on Wednesday are anything but glamorous.
In this dowdy corner of Perth, wedged between a major freeway, a railway line and a massage business that is open ''till late'', the only hint of glamour for many years was the framed playing shirt of Argentinian soccer club River Plate that hung above Mr Sage's desk.
Things have picked up a tad in recent times, as the growth in Mr Sage's business networks saw him spread into several new buildings in the neighbourhood, most of which were visited by federal police this week.
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Sensing Features
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just a century but a millennium. It is fitting that the Church should make this passage
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In these last years of the millennium, the Church should invoke the Holy Spirit with
ever greater insistence, imploring from him the grace of Christian unity. This is a
crucial matter for our testimony to the Gospel before the world. Especially since the
Second Vatican Council many ecumenical initiatives have been undertaken with generosity
and commitment: it can be said that the whole activity of the local Churches and of the
Apostolic See has taken on an ecumenical dimension in recent years. The Pontifical
Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity has become an important catalyst in the
movement towards full unity.
We are all however aware that the attainment of this goal cannot be the fruit of human
efforts alone, vital though they are. Unity, after all, is a gift of the Holy Spirit. We
are asked to respond to this gift responsibly, without compromise in our witness to the
truth, generously implementing the guidelines laid down by the Council and in subsequent
documents of the Holy See, which are also highly regarded by many Christians not in full
communion with the Catholic Church.
This then is one of the tasks of Christians
as we make our way to the Year 2000. The approaching end of the second
millennium demands of everyone an examination of
conscience and the promotion of fitting ecumenical initiatives, so that
we can celebrate the Great Jubilee, if not completely united, at least much closer to
overcoming the divisions of the second millennium. As everyone
recognizes, an enormous effort is needed in this regard. It is essential not
only to continue along the path of dialogue on doctrinal matters, but above
all to be more committed to prayer for
Christian unity. Such prayer has become much more intense after the
Council, but it must increase still more, involving an ever greater number
of Christians, in unison with the great petition of Christ before his
Passion: "Father ... that they also may all be one in us" (Jn 17:21).
35. Another painful chapter of history to which the sons and daughters of the Church
must return with a spirit of repentance is that of the acquiescence given, especially in
certain centuries, to intolerance and even the use of violence in the service of
It is true that an accurate historical
judgment cannot prescind from careful study of the cultural conditioning of
the times, as a result of which many people may have held in good faith that
an authentic witness to the truth could include suppressing the opinions of
others or at least paying no attention to them. Many factors frequently
converged to create assumptions which justified intolerance and fostered an
emotional climate from which only great spirits, truly free and filled with
God, were in some way able to break free. Yet the consideration of
mitigating factors does not exonerate the Church from the obligation to
express profound regret for the weaknesses of so many of her sons and
daughters who sullied her face, preventing her from fully mirroring the
image of her crucified Lord, the supreme witness of patient love and of
humble meekness. From these painful moments of the past a lesson can be
drawn for the future, leading all Christians to adhere fully to the sublime
principle stated by the Council: "The truth cannot impose itself except
by virtue of its own truth, as it wins over the mind with both gentleness
and power".(19)
36. Many Cardinals and Bishops expressed the desire for a serious examination of
conscience above all on the part of the Church of today. On the threshold of the
new Millennium Christians need to place themselves humbly before the Lord and examine
themselves on the responsibility which they too have for the evils of our day. The
present age in fact, together with much light, also presents not a few shadows.
How can we remain silent, for example, about the religious indifference which
causes many people today to live as if God did not exist, or to be content with a vague
religiosity, incapable of coming to grips with the question of truth and the requirement
of consistency? To this must also be added the widespread loss of the transcendent sense
of human life, and confusion in the ethical sphere, even about the fundamental values of
respect for life and the family. The sons and daughters of the Church too need to examine
themselves in this regard. To what extent have they been shaped by the climate of
secularism and ethical relativism? And what responsibility do they bear, in view of the
increasing lack of religion, for not having shown the true face of God, by having
"failed in their religious, moral, or social life"? (20)
It cannot be denied that, for many
Christians, the spiritual life is passing through a
time of uncertainty which affects not only their moral life but also
their life of prayer and the theological correctness of their faith. Faith,
already put to the test by the challenges of our times, is sometimes
disoriented by erroneous theological views, the spread of which is abetted
by the crisis of obedience vis-à-vis the Church's Magisterium.
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October 18, 2006
We arrived at the Blue Triangle, a Partners in Housing property, that provides affordable housing to low income adults, at approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 15.
We found the 5th floor corridors in desperate need of a new coat of paint. After taping off the door frames of residents' doors and putting drop cloths down, with brushes and rollers in hand, we all got to work on painting. Several of us, including myself, misjudged the amount of elbow grease it would take to paint the area given to us! Fortunately four hours later we had almost painted the entire area. I think all of us who worked at Partners in Housing can say we left the Blue Triangle a much brighter place to be for its 5th floor residents.
Our volunteers were Jeff Dickison '85, Greg Estel '85, Roger Neal, '04, Brandon Roop '06, Sean Baylor '04, Jimmy Owens '06, Hugh Vandivier '91, Jacob Pactor '04, Gabe Smith '07, Gene King '78, Tamarco White '06, Keenan Blanchford '98, and four students from Lawrence North High School.
Thanks much go to Lee Ann Harper, Director of Development & Communication at Partners in Housing, for helping arrange this project.
Thank you!
Hello All:
Thank you so much for your hard work at the Blue Triangle yesterday afternoon. No doubt it felt as if you were there for a couple of days as I'm sure your muscles are screaming at you now!
Thank you for taking the time out of your schedules to make such a difference to a group of people who are frequently shunned by society. It can mean stepping out of your comfort zone and that takes courage and a very caring heart. By your actions, time, and energy, you made our residents feel valued and worthy…for many of them, that is more humanity than they have received in a long time.
As you can see from the photos, the results are tremendous. Everyone who came through the halls yesterday commented to me how great it looked—they were all very impressed and very appreciative.
If you would like to get Partners' newsletter (twice a year) to stay up-to-date on our activities, please reply with your mailing address. Thanks again for your tremendous hard work and please look at our website for more information.
All the best…
Lee Ann Harper
Director of Development & Communications
Partners In Housing Development Corporation


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PARIS (Reuters) - France warned on Wednesday it could use new rules to block a plan by telecoms company Alcatel-Lucent to lay off 900 French workers, but unions and government sources questioned whether the state would go that far.
The Franco-American group unveiled plans on Tuesday to slash a total of 10,000 jobs worldwide, arguing that the cuts were its last chance to stem years of losses and turn the company around.
The plans were criticized by President Francois Hollande's Socialist government, which is struggling to tackle high unemployment. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said new labor rules could be invoked to stop the company forcing them through.
"If there is no majority agreement (with unions) the restructuring plan won't be accepted, because the law now gives the state the responsibility to act," Ayrault told Europe 1 radio.
"We want a negotiation that saves as many jobs as possible, as many sites as possible," he said, calling on Alcatel-Lucent to review a plan which at present foresees the closure of sites in Rennes and Toulouse and the possible sale of others.
France has a long history of intervention in the corporate sector. The case follows an abortive attempt by Hollande earlier this year to rescue activities earmarked for closure at ArcelorMittal's steelworks in northeastern France.
The French state owns a 3.6 percent stake in Alcatel-Lucent, making it the second-biggest shareholder behind investment fund Capital Research & Management. Alcatel-Lucent shares were down about 7.5 percent to 2.56 euros at 1523 GMT.
Alcatel was once one of France's biggest conglomerates with activities from trains to electronics, but it no longer earns major revenues there following its 2006 merger with Lucent. France accounted for a mere 5.7 percent of its 2012 revenues of 14.44 billion euros.
Likewise, the French component of the overall restructuring of its 72,000-head workforce is relatively minor. Even before Tuesday's announcement, its French workforce was 8,300 - less than half its total in 2006 after previous job-cutting.
Ayrault's call for talks will be the first big test of rules introduced in June giving trade unions more say in corporate decisions, a move intended to emulate Germany's cooperative labor model and avert the risk of strike action.
Under those rules, firms must win backing of trade unions representing a majority of unionized staff and then submit the plans for government approval. Previously, they had only to consult a works council whose opinion was non-binding.
"Our goal is to weigh on the number of lay-offs," Herve Lassalle, a CFDT union delegate at Alcatel-Lucent, told Reuters. The CFDT aims in talks starting next month to rescue some sites from closure and oblige the company to fund job re-training.
If talks fail, the state will proceed to an in-depth check of the company's restructuring plans, assessing whether they are viable given the group's assets and economic health.
"There is a bit of grandstanding in Ayrault's comments," Stephane Dubled, a delegate of the CGT union which has minority representation at the group, told Reuters. "The state has some power in as much as it decides to use it ... but there hasn't been much experience of that so far."
One government source said its main aim was to apply pressure so that unions could come out of negotiations with the best possible result.
"The idea behind what every government official has said since yesterday is that this should be put to negotiation and hope that the final result is to limit or even avoid altogether any lay-offs," said the source, who requested anonymity.
Alcatel-Lucent, which battles in a fiercely price-competitive market with larger rivals Ericsson of Sweden, China's Huawei and Finland's Nokia, has posted five straight quarters of net losses.
France's left-leaning industry minister Arnaud Montebourg, who has led a "Made in France" campaign, said French telecom network providers should favor Alcatel-Lucent's products.
But there too, there are doubts over whether the operators would follow such a policy and what effect it could have.
At present Orange, which is 27 percent state owned, is its major French customer. But even if Vivendi's SFR, Bouygues Telecom and Iliad all switched overnight to buying Alcatel-Lucent gear, this would not be enough to solve its problems.
Additional reporting by Ingrid Melander; Marine Pennetier, James Regan and Julien Ponthus; editing by Mark John, Anna Willard and David Stamp


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Featured marathon runners safe, but shaken by events
Participants in the Boston Marathon featured in a story in last Sunday's Globe South
about running for various charities are counting their blessings that they and the friends and family who were on hand are safe following the finish-line bombings that killed three and injured more than 170.
Heather (Rue) Cline of Canton, Eric Alexander of Quincy,
Yeemay Su Miller of Hanover, James Davis and Jeff Pransky of Norton, Melissa Bowers of Middleborough, and Kerry Walker of Hanson did not finish the race, but that does not matter, they said afterward.
What does matter is getting on with lives, forever altered, they said, even as they remember and pray for those who have been affected far more profoundly.
It was Cline's first Marathon as a participant, having been a spectator for 10 prior ones when Tom Nealon of Miami ran for the American Liver Foundation, honoring Cline's son, Zachary, who has liver disease. Nealon could not run this year for health reasons, so Cline did, with Nealon walking the course with her. In past years, she and Zachary would wait at the finish line for him.
"I told Tom I was so thankful he was with me — it was a blessing I was so slow,'' Cline said Tuesday, choking up. "If he'd gone on ahead. . . . God forbid . . .''
They were far back when the bombs exploded, and she and Nealon saw ambulances race by — with attendants inside wearing hard hats. When they got to their charity's race headquarters, it was packed with crying runners desperately trying to phone loved ones.
The surreal scene "seemed like a movie,'' Cline said. "It was bizarre.''
Miller, running for the South Boston Neighborhood House, was a half-mile from the finish when runners were stopped near the Commonwealth Avenue tunnel, not knowing why. Spectators fired up cellphones, the reason quickly becoming graphically evident in photos and social media.
Miller said she was feeling secure at first knowing her husband and their three children were waiting in Newton with other friends. Until a recollection chilled her.
"The day before, my husband casually said he and the kids would try making the finish line,'' Miller said. "I didn't know if he had.''
Using a spectator's phone, she called and got no answer, but finally texted him, breathing a sigh of relief when she learned they were OK. Later, she hugged them harder than she ever had, she said.
"I put on Facebook how lucky we were. I have an 8-year-old son, and I thought of that poor boy,'' she said of Martin Richard, 8, of Dorchester, who was killed
as he watched the finishers on Boylston Street.
Davis, who with husband Pransky ran for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, said by e-mail he was a half-mile from the finish when the bombs went off. He was not there yet because he had opted to start the race with friends in later groupings, forfeiting his earlier one.
"Thankful I did that, as I would have been farther along and perhaps in the blast zone,'' he said, adding he found Pransky minutes later. "We are both thankful to be safe.''
Walker and four friends ran on team Fab 5 for the Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton. By e-mail, Walker said one of her teammates, Jenn Richardson of Pembroke, had just finished the race and was at the area where the bombs went off, but was not hurt. The other friends were farther back on the course.
"Scary, frantic moments trying to account for all of us and the dozens of family and friends that we knew were along the finish line, waiting for us to finish,'' Walker wrote. "We are all very, very thankful but saddened for the families affected'' and for "the city and the tradition of the race.''
Alexander, a former New England Patriots linebacker running for the Myra Kraft Community MVP Awards Program, was a half-mile away when he heard the news, borrowing a phone to check on his girlfriend and others. He could not get through for a desperate hour until he made contact.
"We're deeply saddened by this,'' said Alexander. "But from what I can tell, it seems like people are going to get through this and come out stronger.''
Melissa Bowers of Middleborough, a cancer survivor running for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team, said her husband and three children were going to meet her and accompany her to the finish. She was at the 25.5-mile mark when the race stopped. She frantically called her husband, reaching him after a few minutes of harrowing uncertainty.
Looking back, she said she would have finished sooner had she not run with a friend who was slower, keeping pace with her. If not for that, she could have been at the finish line with family when the bombs exploded.
"I watched the news later. Being there . . . in that state of mind . . . it didn't make sense,'' she said. "Today, I'm just in shock.''
She said a friend was 15 or 20 feet from the second bomb, suffering minor ear damage but witnessing firsthand the carnage.
"People should never have to see what she saw,'' said Bowers.


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Carrie Johnson covers the Justice Department for NPR.
She has spent the last decade and a half chronicling legal affairs in the nation's capital and beyond. Johnson worked at the Washington Post from 2000 to 2010, when she closely observed the FBI, the Justice Department and criminal trials of the former leaders of Enron, HealthSouth and Tyco. Earlier in her career, she wrote about courts for the weekly publication Legal Times.
Johnson's work has won awards from the Society for Professional Journalists and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. She has been a finalist for the Loeb award for financial journalism and for the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news for team coverage of the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas.
Johnson is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Benedictine University in Illinois. She lives in Washington but always is planning her next exotic trip.


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In the latest in a string of recent purchases, Apple (AAPL) on Monday said it had bought Twitter partner Topsy, reportedly for more than $200 million, scooping up a San Francisco-based firm that taps into and analyzes the Twitter stream for consumer sentiment.
An Apple spokeswoman Monday confirmed the purchase, but added only that "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans."
It's unclear how Apple might use the technology developed by Topsy, one of only a handful of certified Twitter partners with access to the so-called "fire hose." That means Topsy, and now Apple, can tap into the hundreds of billions of tweets sent out since the microblogging site was launched in 2006. That information can be harnessed in potentially powerful ways for Topsy and its users, who can use the company's tools to scour and make sense of the sprawling mountain of information.
As Topsy searches the fire hose, its algorithms can draw valuable insights from Twitter conversations, spotting and then sharing all sorts of trends among consumers, from the music they're listening to, to the kind of foods they're eating.
Analyst Van Baker with Gartner Research said Apple may again be venturing back into social networking after a disappointing foray into the sector with its music-oriented Ping service launched in 2010 but closed two years later after a flat performance.
"Social is pretty important for a company as consumer-centric as Apple," Baker said, "and the purchase of Topsy could be a baby-step back into social. The fact that it's an analytics company, versus a pure social-networking company, puts Apple tangentially in social, but still related to it."
Apple, for example, could add value for users of its iTunes radio service by including Topsy-generated suggestions on what artists are being discussed on Twitter. Topsy's real-time data could also help advertisers on iTunes radio custom-tailor their pitches to listeners.
Contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689 or follow him at Twitter.com/patmaymerc.


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Many people, concerned at trends in world affairs, are anxious to find new ways of helping to solve world problems. They wish to work in new and practical ways, but very often they do not know where to start or what to do.
Something must be provided – something based upon the essential human qualities of love and understanding, and sufficiently practical to give promise of constructive results.
The most contagious human quality which can be utilised and made effective is the energy of goodwill. And the greatest need in the world today is for activities based upon a more widespread use of this dynamic and harmonising energy.
The techniques which follow are designed to give practical direction to all those who have goodwill in their hearts and who want to do their share in bringing stability and peace to the world – a peace based on surer values than in the past, upon sounder planning, and upon the growth of the spirit of understanding and cooperation.
These techniques are strong enough to break down barriers, and to build a new world order adequate to the intelligent demands and needs of all humanity. They can be used by individuals or developed for group use; they are flexible and adaptable to any circumstances.
The intelligent use of goodwill is a science. There are definite techniques which can be used: first, to locate and tap the source of goodwill; and, second, to use the energy of goodwill intelligently and constructively in one's environment.
Many people have mistaken ideas about the nature of goodwill. They tend to see it as something ineffective, as a passive kindliness or sentimental attitude. These are misconceptions which need correcting.
Goodwill is concerned with holding right attitudes; but it is much more than an attitude, and it is certainly not ineffective or negative. It is a positive and dynamic energy. It is, in fact, "the will to that which is good" – a purposeful energy which can be used effectively by those who are working for human progress.
Goodwill has beneficent qualities which produce seemingly magical effects on human relationships. Its contagious and magnetic influence facilitates the solving of all types of relationship problems. Any human problem can be solved if the energy of goodwill is creatively and practically used, but it will not be possible to find lasting and effective solutions if this energy is lacking.
The potency of goodwill derives from its own essential nature – it is an aspect of divine love, and divine love is the most powerful energy on the planet. It is said that goodwill is as much of the energy of true love as humanity, at its present stage of evolution, can respond to and express in practical terms. By using it deliberately and scientifically, humanity will be able to solve the urgent world problems with which it is faced and establish right human relationships.
The source of goodwill is to be found at spiritual levels. Each of us is part of a great inner system of relationships – what might be called a vertical system of relationships. We are linked, through our minds and hearts, to the soul, to the spiritual Hierarchy, to God and to the whole universe.
Goodwill and other spiritual energies are constantly flowing through this vertical system, available as a potential influence on human affairs. Our contact with this system can be maintained and strengthened through the controlled use of the mind and the emotions. This is achieved to a certain extent through prayer. But it is through meditation that we can scientifically tap the source of goodwill and provide a channel through which it may flow, for our own use and for the use of others.
Each of us is part of another system of relationships, comprised of our relations with our family, the people we work with, our friends and neighbours, the groups and organisations with which we are in contact, our local community, our nation and the whole family of nations. This complex network may be called our horizontal system of relationships. Difficulties of many kinds occur within this horizontal system. Conflicts arise which cause pain and suffering. Problems develop for which there often seem to be no solutions. And from time to time there is a complete breakdown. We all contribute to these difficulties, and it is within our power to help remove them. We can do so by the intelligent use of goodwill.
Our first task is to link up within the vertical system of relationships and by the use of focused thought and meditation, become open channels for the inflowing energy of goodwill. Our next task is to radiate this vital, harmonising energy throughout the whole horizontal network.
We can radiate goodwill systematically and potently by the power of thought. We can likewise radiate goodwill by holding right attitudes and basing our decisions on the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number. We can also radiate goodwill by taking positive action.
Goodwill Builds Right Human Relationships
The energy of goodwill may be used in various ways. It may be expressed by thought, by feeling and by the spoken word. It may also be dynamically expressed through practical action. To take action in some area of human need, to work creatively and constructively in the interest of human welfare, is a powerful and practical expression of goodwill.
Everyone is surrounded by countless opportunities to take action. But we must seize these opportunities and turn them to good account. We must respond to human need in the place in which we live and work. And above all else, we must act on our own initiative.Περισσότερα
Towards Resolving The Conflict Between The Old And The New
If world affairs are to be transformed in such a way as to lead to the establishment of right human relations, it is essential that the new values emerge into the livingness of humanity. Yet, as these values are emerging into human expression it is evident that they are coming into conflict with the outmoded values which are characteristic of the past. Standing amidst the conflict between the old and the new are the people of goodwill throughout the world. Seeking to establish right human relations, they constitute a worldwide group which will be the agent whereby world affairs are transformed. Yet facing this problem, they face a fundamental challenge: how can the conflict between the old and the new be resolved?Περισσότερα
Cooperation, the Active Expression of Unity; and the Principle of Sharing
The principle of cooperation goes hand in hand with the principle of sharing. Sharing of responsibility, as well as sharing physical resources, contributes to the quality of life and is an aspect of cooperation. To cooperate is to give with generosity, and also to receive with gratitude. In the coming new era, right human relations and worldwide cooperation for the good of all will be the universal keynote.Περισσότερα
The Significance of Creativity and the Use of the Will
Creativity is not the exclusive province of the artist; creative life is an opportunity – and responsibility – for every conscious individual. The role of the creator is that of a mediator, a transformer of energy. The creative individual provides a physical outlet for the expression of any ideas or energies he can contact. The energy which flows through the creative individual manifests spontaneously, as it is focused and directed by that individual. The specific focus and direction of this spontaneity is dependent upon the receptivity of the individual's environment and his personal tendencies. The flow of ideas and energies through creative people ranges from the artist at his easel to the conscious soul utilising his very lifetime for the expression of some ideal or work of God.Περισσότερα
Freedom and Responsibility
In our interdependent modern world, no one can free himself from his own chains and limited states of consciousness, without at the same time affecting the consciousness of the whole human family. Those basic planetary principles of will, love and intelligent activity infusethe substance of our daily lives, the air we breathe, the work we do, the relationships we establish. They motivate those who are in process of achieving mastery of themselves and their circumstances. They impregnate the atmosphere of world thought, world politics, world communication. They stimulate the tendency to unite and to function in all relationships with goodwill and in good faith. They touch the seeds of divinity in human hearts and minds and increase man's capacity for freedom.Περισσότερα
Goodwill: Creating an Enlightened Public Opinion, and the Bridge to the New Civilisation
Focused, determined, enlightened public opinion is the most potent force in the world. No ideology, no nation, no powerful group of human beings is immune to its reality. Its underlying premise is that mass thought and energy can be directed into right lines so that good motives and wise action can dominate human affairs.Περισσότερα
Όμιλος Διαλογισμού Καλής Θέλησης
Εδώ και πολλά χρόνια ένας όλο και μεγαλύτερος όμιλος ανθρώπων σε πολλά μέρη του κόσμου, συνδέεται κάθε εβδομάδα με τη σκέψη συμμετέχοντας σε ένα διαλογισμό για την καλή θέληση.
Ο σκοπός αυτού του διαλογιστικού έργου είναι να ενισχύσει και να αναπτύξει την καλή θέληση σε κάθε άνθρωπο, συμβάλλοντας στην επίλυση των επειγόντων προβλημάτων που αντιμετωπίζει η ανθρωπότητα.Περισσότερα


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Nov 26, 2012
"All I Need is Love" Music Video Now Online!!
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier, email@example.com
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Scotter: 45 broken glasses. *walter runs by* w: oh my gosh! Guys! *holds up phone* look! Look! Santas my homie! *kermit comes over -kiss marks on his face-* oh! Walter cool! Hm P*from a distance*: kermie. Come here! *fozzie runs by* f: kermit! Help me! K: what? Why? F: gonzos following me with his stare! K: what? G*gonzo comes by with a freaky stare* *angry voice*: he openned my present with camilla in it! K: and? G: CAMILLA! MY PRESENT! *sad voice* I had a cannon.... *sam the eagle comes by* s: you are all a bunch of weirdos! *bean bunny runs by* *big mean carl comes by* bmc: come here bunny! *pepe comes in* p: hey, everybody, okay. Did you hear my rap? *looks over at walter* I had a rap, okay. It was so good, okay. *rizzo comes in* r: huh... something is wrong with dat. P: with what? R: that you haven't been got by the swedish chef. *s.c. in distance* s.c.: nooot yeetö hęhę. K: well everyone. Merry christmas! *robin the frog comes in* r: God bless us! God bless everyone! *I come in* and a happy new year!ReplyDelete
Now, who's going to clean up? *everyone runs away except statler and waldorf* s: what! W: no! *I. Pop my head in* would you rather listen to the bear talk about frost bite? S&w: cleaning!
But seriously guys... wait me? Nevermind. I loved the music video! It was so good!
So peace on earth! And have a groovy, sweet time! Play me out guys! *dr.teeth and the electric mayhem come in with instruments* *starts to play jingle bell rock*
Hugs and giggles~Maria Gayle
I am now in the Xmas mood. I not only wasn't before but I tend to get really down this time of year and I am feeling good about the holidays.ReplyDelete
Thank you Muppets, thank you Ceelo Green and thank you Muppet Mindset. Happy Holidays!
I guess Walter is going to make regular Muppet appearances now.ReplyDelete


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2013 Winter X Games Big Air Finals, Torstein Horgmo Wins
Photos: Chris Wellhausen
Words: Gerhard Gross
It came down to the last runs between Torstein Horgmo and Mark McMorris to decide the 2013 X Games big air winner Friday night. Three runs before, Torstein went for a switch backside double cork 1260 that looked like he was warming up to a switch backside triple cork. If you watched the video that dropped on Friday morning of Torstein doing that same trick for the first time at Keystone a few days ago you might have guessed that he would be trying it at X Games big air.
When Torstein landed a switch backside triple cork on the next try only to fall on the ride-out Mark knew he needed to step his game up if he wanted to win. In answer Mark tried a Cab triple cork 1440, a trick that had never been done before, but wasn't able to ride out. From then on it was race to see who would get their trick first, but the pressure was on Torstein most who was sitting in fourth place, just one point behind Seppe Smits.
On his last run Torstein landed a clean switch triple cork 1440, the first in a contest, earning him a perfect score of 50. As the last rider to drop, Mark went for a Cab 1440 triple cork, but with a little bobble on the landing he ended up with a score of 48. Way back on his first run Torstein landed a backside triple cork scoring him 44 points. Mark also landed the same trick on his first run but scored a 46. Since final scores come from a combination of riders' two best runs during the 18 minute finals jam Mark and Torstein were tied. In this situation the rider with the highest score on his last run is the winner. And so Torstein picked up his fourth X Games big air gold.
Overall it was a huge night for the progression of snowboarding. Although Halldor Helgason didn't qualify he landed his Lobster flip, a backside double rodeo 1260 japan, for the first time on film. Halldor actually did the trick at last year's big air in between contest runs when no one was filming. This year he also landed a couple of toe-edge double rodeos with style that only Halldor can manage. With other rider's getting triples and 1440s Halldor's double rodeos didn't score very high so to try to qualify he went for a triple backflip but over-rotated and knocked himself out bad enough to be carted off the course in a ski patrol sled and taken to hospital. It was a heavy bail to watch after Wednesday's Aspen screening of Kevin Pearce's film The Crash Reel, which deals with head injuries.
Seppe Smits, usually known for his flat spins also landed his first backside triple corks. Stale Sandbech was another to land his first contest backside triple cork and frontside 1440 back-to back on his first two runs putting him in first place for most of the event. Feeling comfortable he put on a style show on a few of his jumps with a buttery Cab 900 and backside 720 mute to switch method.
Ulrik Badertscher landed consistent backside 1620s all night.
Seb Toutant, who hurt his ribs during practice, came just 90 degrees short of a frontside triple cork 1620 on his last run in finals.
Just last year Mark and Torstein were the only two riders battling it out with triple corks in big air finals. This year riders were doing them in practice. Snowboarding has come a long way in 12 months.
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3. Stale Sandbech: 91
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The WWAST represents some of our nation's bravest and most determined heroes, soldiers and veterans. These men have sustained severe injuries resulting in amputation, and through extensive rehabilitation, they have become competitive athletes again, playing against able-bodied teams in exhibition games across the country.
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Jonathanmeiri needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 320 designs submitted by 63 freelance designers.
We are a consumer web travel site. Please start by watching our presentation and reading about us:
- http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/28/superfly/
- http://venturebeat.com/2010/09/28/s…ds-launch/
Our goal is to help users make smart and informed decision around travel.
- How to earn more miles?
- What's the current value of their miles across all programs?
- How to get an Elite status faster?
- How to manage their miles?
- Which frequent flier program to choose? etc.
- Understand the value of the a particular flight, that is the award adjusted value of the flight.
Our average user (based on Beta signups) is
- 25-34 y/o
- mostly male
- mostly American but have traveled extensively through Europe
- travels over 75k a year
- travels at least twice a month
- has 5+ travel reward cards
- work hard for their Elite status
- Think a younger version of George Clooney's character in "Up in the Air". If you haven't seen the movie make sure to watch the first 30 seconds of the TechCrunch presentation.
From surveys we've run our users respond best to the following
- "Don't Just Fly, Superfly"
- "Travel Smart with Superfly"
- "Travel like a pro"
Our users see themselves as being
- smart
- cool
- tech savvy
- well informed
- have an edge
The consumer travel space is saturated, feel free to be bold with your ideas.
1 ) Logo + tagline design
For the tag line feel free to use "Don't Just Fly" as part of the logo or come up with something better on your own.
2) Favicon. Use the S from Superfly or the the paper airplane or some other brilliant idea.
3) Mascot. You can also come up with a mascot (animal, character, or really anything)
4) Color scheme for the rest of the site. All white, all black, mint-like green, you are welcome to suggest
Stuff we like
- Mint.com
- Hipmunk.com
- MailChimp.com
- http://www.match.com/index.aspx
- basecamp.com
- skype.com
More thoughts
- Superfly brings up many associations. Curtis Mayfield, Superfly Snuka, and the blaxploitation movies from the 70's. Feel free to use them as references as well.
- This is a travel web site so also think travel, you may chose to have some resemblance to airline logos
- We currently have a paper plane as part of the design. Please see if you can work it in to your design. This is not mandatory and the winning design may not use it at all. Design included in the attached file.
- We prefer AI or PSD format, but if that's a problem, we're open to suggestions.
- No recycled logos
- No Serif fonts
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Smeal's Beta Alpha Psi Chapter Achieves Distinguished Status for Second Consecutive Year
The Penn State Smeal College of Business Beta Theta Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an international honor organization for financial information students and professionals, achieved distinguished status for the 2012-2013 academic year.
This is the second year in a row that the Beta Theta Chapter has been recognized as a distinguished chapter. Led by faculty adviser Ralph Licastro, senior lecturer in accounting, the chapter "has excelled in the areas of academics, professionalism, and leadership," according to Jan Taylor Morris, current president of the international Beta Alpha Psi organization.
Students received word of the recognition at the Beta Alpha Psi National Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., in August. Members of the executive board attended the meeting, met other chapters from around the country, and shared best practices.
Throughout the semester, the Beta Theta Chapter holds events to develop professional skills, network with recruiters, and connect with fellow candidates and members. The chapter also participates in various service activities, including the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the fight against pediatric cancer.
Founded in 1919, Beta Alpha Psi is an honor organization for financial information students and professionals. There are more than 300 chapters on college and university campuses with more than 300,000 members initiated since Beta Alpha Psi's formation. The organization's primary objective is to encourage and recognize scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field, including promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance, and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service, and association among members and practicing professionals; and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.


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What peanut butter tastes like without one's sense of smell:
What everything else tastes like:
Come on--everything? What about an orange? A smoothie? Hot and sour soup? Or here, have some sushi with extra wasabi.
Spackle, spackle, spackly liquid, slightly salty spackle.
Worst thing about losing sense of smell (hereafter referred to as "smellability"):
Unable to indulge in morning ritual of smelling Charlie's popcorn-scented paws.
Greatest thing EVER about losing smellability, according to Charlie:
See above.
Best thing about losing smellability:
Able to use the bathroom immediately after husband has befouled it.
Items used to confirm loss of smellability:
Coffee, Windex, dog's paws, air freshener, armpits, dog's paws, top of preschooler's head, dog's paws, dog's paws.
What it feels like to not be able to smell anything:
"Lurh"? That's the best you can do, Ms. Fancy Wordsmith?
It's my experience of not being able to smell. You wouldn't understand.
Just don't claim that's onomatopoeia, because it is so not onomatopoeia.
I would never claim such a thing.
The only thing going on inside brain, which was once jam-packed with self-conscious musings, lyrics to Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again, Naturally," and revenge fantasies involving eighth grade bully:
That's what I thought.
Shut up. I'm sick.
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Homestay overlooking the scenic hills from home located exactly opposite to Golf Ground, with scenic hills behind and a view of beautiful Sun Set. This centrally located Cottages are built in a calm location of the Madikeri town. With the benefit of living in the town, one can easily access the various places of interest around and if you have pets traveling with you, this is one place where they will be welcome. At our homestay we will not blame you if you never want to go back. When you wake up in the morning you can have a rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee that was grown just a few paces from where you sleep and realize that you do not need to strain your ears for the gurgling sound of the birds from the Forest just in front of these Cottages. These independent cottages on the outskirts of the Madikeri town combines the best of both the worlds. While you are not too far away from the chirping birds, lush forests, coffee plantations, you are close to the town to indulge yourself in the quaint charm that only a small town in the hills has. With friendly people who are ever ready to help you, shops where you can spend the entire day window shopping and yet not feel the strain of the activity and quick getaways to lots of places of tourist interest, this is one place that will bowl you over with its hospitality and warmth. For those looking for some activity, With the privately owned cottage nestled on the hillside, you will be spoiled by the rustic charms of Coorg.Read more
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Phillip Phillips to Undergo Surgery This Week
'American Idol' winner Phillip Phillips will be relishing in his victory from a hospital bed following the Memorial Day weekend. The 'Home' singer is scheduled to undergo surgery this Tuesday.
Phillips' father revealed earlier this week that the Georgia native underwent eight surgeries just during his time on 'Idol' to temporarily remedy his chronic kidney problems. "Eight operations since we started 'American Idol,'" Phillips' dad said. "He's hitting 50 percent, but he's still up there swinging away." The operations were only short-term fixes, though, according to TMZ. In his most recent operation, Phillips had a stent inserted into his kidney to help him get through the season to the finale, but his pain was still pretty unbearable from his kidney stones. His doc actually wanted him to drop out of 'Idol' for immediate surgery, but Phillips refused — and with good reason, as he was the victor!
TMZ reports that Phillips will recuperate in a pimped out Malibu mansion lent to him and his parents by an 'Idol' production honcho. Nice! Phillips' recovery is expected to take close to six weeks. Thankfully, Phillips is expected to be in tip-top shape just in time for the 'American Idol' tour, which kicks off on July 6.
"I'm going to get some surgery done, so I'm going to get all better for the tour," Phillips said. "It was very tough [getting through the season]. I had great doctors and great people surrounding me [who] really helped out, so it's just a blessing to be here."
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DRBoxall needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Risk Analysis Solutions (RAS)
We are a consortium of companies joining together to provide an all embracing single source solution to Banks/Lenders/Investors and Hedge Funds.
The default market/industry is fragmented and overwhelmed with the amount of properties that are now in some stage of default.
We want to provide a solution that take overall responsibility for the management of these assets, streamlines the process, provides empathy to the current home owner, reducing risk and costs to all parties.
Banks-Lenders-Investors and Default Servicers.
Each stage of the default process is linear and protracted. We want to offer a cradle-to-grave dynamic solution.
We are looking for a logo that will capture and portray what we are offering in a unique way, as well, as, relaying we are: Team of experienced professionals.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed modification of the cleanup plan for the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma. The proposal provides for relocation assistance of nearby residents in Treece, Kan.
On Oct. 29, 2009, Congress provided EPA with an exemption from the Uniform Relocation Act for the relocation of Treece residents. At the time, EPA identified relocation as the primary option due to Treece's long and unique legacy of pollution and environmental challenges. Today's announcement is the first step toward making a final determination on relocation.
The voluntary relocation assistance would be provided by the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The estimated number of properties being considered is approximately 77 residential and business properties.
Local, state, and federal representatives provided information about the buyout process and answered questions from about 90 residents present during a community meeting attended by Treece Mayor Bill Blunk on Jan. 28, 2010.
Copies of the proposed Superfund Draft Explanation of Significant Differences for the Record of Decision: Tar Creek Superfund Site Operable Unit 4, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, February 2010, are available at the Miami Public Library in Miami, Okla., and the Johnston Public Library in Baxter Springs, Kan.
EPA is seeking public comment on the proposal until March 15, 2010. The proposal is also available online on the Region 6 decision documents Web page.


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The Symington family have built up over several generations the largest vineyard holding in the Upper Douro Valley, and indeed in Portugal. This unmatched collection of very fine vineyards, spread along the length and breadth of the Douro Valley, provides the foundation which sustains the quality of the family's Port and Douro DOC wines. This map allows you to find the location of all our vineyards, or Quintas, as they are called in Portugal.
In the spring of 2014 we established an ampelographic field at our Quinta do Ataíde vineyard in the Douro Superior, which we named Symington Grape Variety Library. It is the only large-scale experimental grape variety field in northern Portugal and builds on our extensive viticulture research and development work of recent decades.
The objectives of this long-term research project are to help preserve the genetic diversity of the Douro's grape varieties whilst studying their viticultural and oenological potential. Symington's viticulture team will seek to recover the forgotten varieties that may prove suitable for planting in the Douro's varied terroirs in the future.


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I really hope this doesn't sound judgemental, because I am just curious.When I am surfing the net, posting on forums, etc., it is usually when I should be working. (Like now, for example.)I noticed you spend a lot of time online, and I have a hard time reconciling that with my image of the franciscan friar, out saving the poor and kissing lepers. What do your superiors think of your net addiction?BTW, pray for me...prayers to St. Joseph that I become a model worker. I've got a long way to go.
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c. Joe Altizer, House Counsel, regarding draft legislation creating an Office of Family and Child Protection Ombudsman.
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Matt started in the singles line-up in half of the team's dual matches last season playing in the #4-#6 position. He finished the year with an 11-11 overall record. He won just one doubles in a dual match, but it proved to be an important one. Filling in for an injured teammate at #3 doubles against Princeton he faced 3 match points while down two breaks 3-7 in the deciding match. On each occasion Matt drilled his return setting up his partner for an easy winner. They fought back to win in a tie-breaker and the team went on to win the match 4-3. Matt posted a 12-16 singles record and a 4-6 doubles record as a freshman. In singles, he played in the #5 and #6 position. Matt earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors that year. Prior to Yale, Matt was ranked among the top 60 nationally in the 18 & under division. In high school, he was a two-time captain and three-time MVP of the Bolles School, and won three state singles titles and two state doubles titles.
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Halloween Costume Inspirations From 13 Fashionable Insiders
>> Halloween is all about dressing up, so why not glean a little costume inspiration from those who make a living out of creating the perfect look — all year round? Here, we've asked 13 fashion insiders to share their favorite costumes from Halloweens past; click through to see Pamela Love, Chris Benz, Madewell's Gigi Guerra, and more all decked out in their Halloween finest. Plus, find out which designer got name-checked as having the best costume ever — by two different people — and which sweet treat tops more than one insider's favorite candy list . . . all here, in the slideshow.
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Will legislators agree?
The Minnesota Legislature usually reserves large bonding bills that provide funds for various public works projects for its roster of business in even-numbered years, but it looks like Gov. Mark Dayton will urge members to consider one this year as well. He's expected to suggest a bonding package with a price tag of around $750, a third more than the bill passed by the previous legislature.
As always, the University of Minnesota is waiting in the wings with a list of projects to fund at all of its campuses throughout the state, which it will present if a bonding bill moves forward. The largest single item among the requests for building construction, repairs, renovations and updates is an ambitious $12 million for an expanded wellness and recreation center on the U of M, Crookston campus.
Although the center is far from a done deal, it does look promising and could become a reality within a couple of years, should a bonding bill be passed this session. With the design and other details of the proposed center yet to be worked out, input from both the campus and Crookston community will be vital to developing the final product.
This could very well end up being one of those "build it and they will come" things. The current UMC athletic facility, while adequate to accommodate Golden Eagles sporting events, is lacking when it comes to individual student needs. While no one expects such a center to be the sole reason any prospective student would choose UMC over another college, it does have the potential to help seal the deal. With so many higher education campuses touting new state-of-the-art wellness centers in their promotional packages, this could give UMC a competitive edge in that area and help tip the scales for those who've placed it at the top of their potential schools list.
So in designing the center, student needs and desires must be the first priority. Their fees will help pay for it, after all. It's also important to take into account what Crookston and surrounding communities could use in the area of wellness. Even with several privately-owned fitness centers in the area, there are gaps in terms of health and wellness issues. Pinpointing these gaps and coming up with something to fill them could easily make the UMC wellness center a regional attraction for health-minded groups and individuals.
It's hard not to get excited out the prospect of a new wellness center. Perhaps if we push our legislators enough, they'll all see how vital this is to us up here and pass the bonding bill with the center included.


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#1 The 'toxic' Web generation.01-20-2009, 12:37 PMThe 'toxic' Web generation: Children spend six hours a day in front of screens
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Youngsters are shunning books and outdoor games to spend up to six hours a day in front of a screen, a survey has revealed.
Children as young as five are turning their bedrooms into multi-media 'hubs' with TVs, computers, games consoles, MP3 players and mobile phones all within easy reach.
The trend triggered warnings that the next generation will struggle to compete in the adult world because they lack reading and writing skills.
At the same time their mastery of technology is not widely appreciated by their parents.
The market research involving 1,800 children aged five to 16 found that they spend an average of 2.7 hours a day watching TV, 1.5 on the internet and 1.3 playing on games consoles, although in some cases these activities are simultaneous, such as watching TV while playing on a console.
In contrast, youngsters spend just over half an hour reading books, according to the survey by ChildWise.
Almost a third take a games console to bed rather than a book, while a quarter never read in their own time.
And instead of kicking a football around, more than a quarter of boys regularly meet in an online games 'environment' where they discuss tactics and technical problems.
Parents justified internet access on the grounds that it would help with homework but the survey found education had become an 'afterthought', with only 9 per cent of youngsters looking up information for schoolwork the last time they went online.
In contrast, 34 per cent played games, 32 per cent used instant messaging, 31 per cent visited a social networking site and 28 per cent watched video clips on sites such as YouTube.
More than half of children now have their own PC or laptop and a third say their computer is the single piece of equipment they could least live without, compared with a declining number - one in five - who name TV.
A report on the findings from ChildWise concluded that many youngsters were 'leaving traditional books behind' but were caught in a 'communications trap'.
It said: 'Their online abilities often exceed those of their parents' generation, but this is not necessarily recognised or valued.
Any adult who can easily read and write can just as easily transfer files, tweet, use spreadsheets, design simple databases, look at naked pics, and book airline tickets online. However, adults who can't read or write easily are doomed to retail sales or telemarketing unless they have a real skill like yard work or cooking. It's pretty difficult to substitute google-fu for actual knowledge.
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And yet in the act of playing some of these advanced games they read at an appropriate level to the game.
Their skills in decision making have improved by playing strategy type games and their response times have much improved by playing adventure games .Most of these games have some sort of a plot be it very trite and the more advanced have complex plots to be unraveled .
All isn't lost for by incorporating an adult vocabulary and more classic historical plot they,the players, are learning by deduction .Game play incorporating chess type strategy's are quite common and the twists and turns of an medieval duke as he plots next intrigue are incorporated into some. Game playing can at times be a form of altered reality that provides escape from mundane lives.
They also can be most powerful learning vehicles offering advanced situational awareness that prepares the devotee for a more challenging life.Games don't have to be child like in their plots and some incorporate multiple plot simulations in their design.Given that flight simulators are an advanced form of a game and most high tech military hardware incorporate hardware/software simulators to learn how to use them effectively.
If we we're able to capture the lectures of famous people from the past digitally and establish a curriculum based on a combination of those and further graphic support what need would we have for classic college education .
Iterative education by both inductive and deductive means would be possible singularly or in small groups joined in conference type education by networking them together.Interactive educational software including lectures and followup questions and answer sessions have been available for quite some time but is fiercely opposed by higher education professionals who can see the handwriting on the wall .
Games can have a place in education. I play games myself. Games don't practice effective communication skills, interpersonal social skills, or the type of analytical thought that goes into creating dissertations, research papers, or even game design itself.
I don't have anything against games. I just don't think that game playing develops the kind of skill set that is needed for higher education, business, or adult goal-setting and achievement.
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Stuck in Vegas on Christmas and your favorite club is closed? Or you don't celebrate Jesus' birthday and are looking for something to do? More venues than expected are open December 24 and 25 (see the club grid in Thursday's Las Vegas Weekly for complete listings), but here are a few other ways to spend the holidays in a holi-daze.
1. Don a Santa suit and bar-crawl your way down Fremont Street. The drinks Downtown are cheap—and so are you.
2. You could also try to Santa-stumble around Town Square, but fewer venues are open and we're not sure they'd take as kindly to the debauchery.
3. While the clubs have been looking for the sluttiest Mrs. Santa Claus, you can get away with a heck of a lot more by hosting your own Bad Santa party at home, clothing optional.
4. Bake and baaaaake: We'll leave that open to interpretation.