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When it comes to media, parents all want to know: How much is too much for my child?
Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician, professor and father of two, has spent a lot of time thinking about the effects of media on young children. Christakis tells NPR's Arun Rath that not all TV is bad.
Some children's programs are educational and engaging, he says. But if a TV show is overstimulating, it can lead to developmental problems.
"The medium can be too fast, it's surreally paced," he says, "and that can over-stimulate and ultimately damage young brains."
Some of the evidence for this over-stimulation effect comes from studying mice.
"It's funny, there's only so much you can do with live infants," Christakis says. "So we've developed a mouse model of over-stimulation."
Using a kind of 'mouse TV' in the lab, researchers have found that mice that watch a lot of television early in their development have problems later in life. They are hyperactive and take lots of risks that normal mice don't — for instance, sitting unprotected in an open field, which is a big mistake for a small animal with lots of natural predators.
Enter The iPad
The question of how much screen time is good for kids has only gotten more complicated with the arrival of interactive devices like smartphones and tablets, Christakis says.
"We have to take a step back and remind ourselves that iPads are only 4 years old. And most of us can't even conceive of a world that existed before iPads; they feel like they've been here forever."
Because tablet technology is so new, pediatric researchers don't have a lot of data on how touchscreen devices affect children.
"Unfortunately, the pace of research is much, much slower than the pace of technological advances," Christakis says.
But pediatricians are looking closely at interactive media's effect on children. Relying on admittedly limited evidence and a strong theoretical framework, Christakis is comfortable making a recommendation to parents.
"Judicious use of these touchscreen technologies is fine and may even be beneficial," he says.
"One thing children of all ages never say or never even think when they interact with passive media is, 'I did it,'" he says. "Because of course, you don't do anything when you watch a screen. But you do do things when you interact with a touchscreen device."
This kind of interactive play is essential to learning and vital for brain development, he says.
All Things In Moderation
Of course all screen time, interactive or not, comes at the expense of some other activity, whether it's playing with other children or spending time with a parent.
With tablet technology, screen time doesn't necessarily mean time spent alone. Why not integrate the devices into family time?
"There's no reason whatsoever that a caregiver can't use an app with their child," he says. "It's a great opportunity for what we call 'joint attention' — the interactions between a child and a caregiver, the back-and-forth, which is critical not just to language development, but brain development."
Sound familiar? It should. This, says Christakis, isn't much different from sitting down and reading a book with your child.
Welcome to the Kids Table. Here at ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, we've created a place to sit down and talk about, well, kids and everything to do with being a parent. And it's impossible to be a parent today without managing your kids' media consumption. Believe me, that is not easy. And it seems there's a new device every month.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has guidelines about how much TV time is too much, which is great, but so last century. Parents now, we're worried about the iPad. Are all those apps good for little brains? Dr. Dimitri Christakis is a pediatrician, and he spent a lot of time researching kids and media. He says the thing to look out for is how your kids are interacting with the device.
DIMITRI CHRISTAKIS: One thing that children of all ages never say or never even think when they interact with passive media is: I did it, because, of course, you don't do anything when you watch a screen. But you do do things when you interact with a touch-screen device. And children of all ages, but especially young children, are very, very keen to interact with their environment and make something happen. It's an essential part of their learning and, frankly, of their brain development.
RATH: And you draw distinctions within a medium. Say, in television, there's a big difference for you between, say, watching "The Powerpuff Girls" and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
CHRISTAKIS: No, that's absolutely right. One of the things that we have found in our study of young children in media is that a lot of the problems are associated with what we call overstimulation. The medium can be too fast. It's surreally paced. And that can overstimulate and ultimately damage young brains.
RATH: One of the things that was really fascinating in your work was that you talked about how - well, the effect that we can see of hyper-stimulation on mice.
CHRISTAKIS: Right. It's funny. There's only so much you can do with live infants. You - we can't bring them into the lab and overstimulate them for many years watching fast-paced programs and look at the effects on their brain. And so we've developed a mouse model of overstimulation using, if you will, mouse TV. And we find that over-stimulated mice, mice who watch television excessively during their childhood, have real deficits in their cognition. In fact, they're hyperactive and they take all kinds of risks that normal mice wouldn't take.
RATH: But not in a heroic good way we might think about.
CHRISTAKIS: No. No. They spend way too much time, for example, in the middle of an open field, which is a very dangerous thing to do as a mouse because you have very few friends in the natural world.
RATH: There's been a lot of research on the effects of television, but iPads and tablets, they're fairly new. Do we have any research so far?
CHRISTAKIS: We have to take a step back and remind ourselves that iPads are only four years old. And most of us can't even conceive of a world that existed before iPads. They feel like they've been here forever. And unfortunately, the pace of research is much, much slower than the pace of technological advances. And so in making my recommendation to parents now, I'm relying on the best available evidence. And frankly, a strong theoretical framework would suggest that judicious use of these touch-screen technologies, I think, is fine and may even be beneficial.
And incidentally, I should also point out that there's no reason whatsoever that a caregiver can't use an app with their child. It's a great opportunity for what we call joint attention. The interactions between a child and a caregiver, the back and forth, which is critical, not just to language development but to brain development.
RATH: So - sort of the way that you would with a book with your child. It's the two of you engaging in it together.
CHRISTAKIS: Absolutely. In fact, that's really what reading with your child does. It provides an opportunity for you two to interact. And all of the back and forth that goes on there can happen with a touch-screen device and, in fact, maybe even more so, depending on the design of the app.
RATH: Dr. Dimitri Christakis is a pediatrician who studies the effects of screen time on young kids. Dr. Christakis, thank you so much.
CHRISTAKIS: Thank you.
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MSNBC's Up With Chris Hayes To Be First Sunday Show To Host Experts Blaming GOP For Gridlock
Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, two well-respected, centrist congressional experts, will make their first Sunday talk show appearance on the June 3 edition of MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes after being largely ignored by the media following their recent conclusion that Republicans are responsible for the current "dysfunctional" Congress.
On today's edition of his show, Hayes announced that Mann and Ornstein would make their "long-awaited, controversial first appearance on a national Sunday news program" to discuss their Washington Post op-ed and new book detailing the causes of political gridlock in Washington.
As The Washington Post's Greg Sargent and others have noted, Mann and Ornstein have been shut out of the Sunday morning talk shows since their April 29 op-ed. Moreover, as Media Matters' has reported, the top five national newspapers failed to mention Mann and Ornstein's recent observations about the dysfunction in Congress even though they regularly quoted the pair in past news articles.
Media Matters also found that in the months following the publication of Mann and Ornstein's 2006 book, The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track (which was critical of both Democrats and Republicans), the two frequently appeared and were quoted on cable news shows, suggesting that the media is now giving Republicans a pass to avoid appearing biased.


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ساعد الميثاق الأفريقي في توجيه إفريقيا من عصر الأخطاء الإنسانية إلى عصر جديد لحقوق الإنسان. لقد فتحت إفريقيا أمام المساءلة فوق الوطنية. يضع الميثاق المعايير ويضع الأساس لتعزيز حقوق الإنسان وحمايتها في أفريقيا. منذ اعتماده قبل 30 عامًا ، شكل الميثاق الأساس للأفراد للمطالبة بالحقوق في منتدى دولي. وجه الميثاق أيضًا ضربة لسيادة الدولة من خلال التأكيد على أن انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان لم يعد من الممكن جرفها تحت سجادة "الشؤون الداخلية".
Between 1981,when member states of the Organisation of Africa Unity (now African Union) adopted the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, and 2011, Africa has experienced scores of human rights catastrophes of extreme proportions: the scourge of poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Darfur crisis, and civil wars in Somalia, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. Is there then any reason to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Charter?
The answer is: Yes. The African Charter helped to steer Africa from the age of human wrongs into a new age of human rights. It opened up Africa to supra-national accountability. The Charter sets standards and establishes the groundwork for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. Since its adoption 30 years ago, the Charter has formed the basis for individuals to claim rights in an international forum. The Charter also dealt a blow to state sovereignty by emphasising that human rights violations could no longer be swept under the carpet of 'internal affairs'.
The Charter established the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to promote, protect and interpret the rights enshrined under the Charter. The jurisprudence of this Commission has been a robust resource for national jurisdictions, NGOs and other regional systems. The state reporting mechanism established under the Charter has provided an opportunity for constructive dialogue and review. It has also helped member states to keep stock of their human rights achievements and challenges. The establishment of the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights with powers to render legally binding decisions has further tightened the noose on human rights violators in Africa.While the Court is gradually establishing itself, the provisional order against Libya has demonstrated the potential for cooperation among the human rights institutions in Africa.
One can only imagine what the continent would have been without the Charter. In view of these, Africa certainly has good reason to celebrate the African Charter. In the spirit of this celebration, it is crucial also to reflect on the past achievements, present endeavours and future challenges in realising the rights set out in the Charter.


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To make it easier for election officials, voting registers were often arranged alphabetically by the names of citizens eligible to vote. In addition to the name and address of the voter, these may contain naturalization information and date and place of birth. There was no poll tax on persons eligible to vote in New Jersey.
Researching New Jersey Voting Records[edit | edit source]
It is usually best to start searching for voting records (registers, poll lists, poll books, or electoral records) at a local level such as the city, town, or village and then try the county or state. Links to county pages appear below. Many are also found at IRAD depositories.
Additional resources for New Jersey voting records may be found in the New Jersey-Voting Registers topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche can be ordered for viewing at Family History Centers. Also find New Jersey voting resources available at many libraries (WorldCat). Explore how to search WorldCat and the FamilySearch Catalog.
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Here we are, into the second full week of the new year. The kids are back at school, their big yellow buses once again dotting the streetscape of my morning drive. Coworkers are back at work too, and the parade of waist-thickening holiday goodies seems to have leveled off. (Since my desk faces the food table, and I'm one of those out-of-sight/out-of-mind people, this is a good thing for me.) Folks on the Peninsula seem back to everyday business and everyday learning, and it's time for writers to do the same.
There are those who believe all they need to do to achieve success in this industry is to write the best book possible, and readers will flock to them – you know, like they did to the Harry Potter series and that 50 Shades trilogy. I don't happen to be among those believers (and that's a topic for another day), but I do believe we should all work on being the best writers we can be.
Whether your goal is to publish with a "big six" New York publishing house, or to share your stories only with family and friends, you need to grasp the basic building blocks of story-telling, and you have to learn how to incorporate those elusive elements that make our most treasured stories stick in our minds, long after we've turned the final pages. That's the kind of story I want to write, and my guess is that many of you share that dream. Like any other skill or profession, that level of success takes work, practice and determination. Even if you're a grammar whiz, or a top-notch technical writer, you might need help with plotting or character development, or with openings, middles or ends – and the list goes on and on.
Fortunately for those of us who live in Hampton Roads, there are ample opportunities to find the resources we need, whether in the form of a critique or writing group, conferences, or formalized classes.
Case in point: The Muse Writers Center in Norfolk...
offers classes in all genres, from fiction, to poetry, to screenwriting and more, enough to fill up the day for any hopeful author, poet or screenwriter. In addition to classes, the Center provides a chance to network with other writers and readers via live events and an online forum.
For example, for those interested in writing poetry, an "Introduction to Writing Poetry" class is beginning in early February. According to the Center's website, this class is open to "writers of all levels of experience." The class runs for seven weeks, and the cost is $200 for new students. As of this writing, there are several seats left. Similarly, an eight-week "Introduction to Fiction" class is beginning on February 13. This too is open to all levels of writers. The cost is $185 to new students. As I write this, there are several seats left.
Those are just two of the offerings for this semester. Take a look around the site when you get a chance. You might find something that will help boost your writing to that next level.
For those writers who want to tackle a novel and what comes next...
you might want to consider attending the upcoming one-day conference sponsored by Chesapeake Romance Writers (CRW), the Hampton Roads chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA). Among the offerings for the day is a two-hour workshop entitled "Scene CPR," presented by Williamsburg resident Laurin Wittig. Wittig is an accomplished author herself and is a great resource for all facets of the business. After her traditionally published series of Scottish romances went out of print, she self-published and sold enough copies to make the folks at Montlake Romance (Amazon's romance imprint) take notice. Montlake not only contracted with Wittig to reprint those books, but contracted with her for several brand-new books. That achievement alone is no small feat, but Wittig can also claim a successful editing/critiquing business among her credentials.
In addition to Wittig's workshop, you can attend a panel on self-publishing, a first-page critique session, an editors' panel, and pitch sessions with editors from several publishing houses. That's a lot of punch to pack into a one-day conference. If you're leery about attending a romance conference when you write mystery or some other genre, don't be. Writing techniques and tools cross genres, and I'm willing to bet that you'd find much of value in the workshops offered.
According to the CRW website, their conference is taking place on Saturday, February 9, at the Beth Shalom Village, 6401 Auburn Drive, Virginia Beach. The fee ranges from $25 to $35. What a deal! For more information, go to their website.
Later in February, Christopher Newport University will present its 32nd Annual Writers' Conference –
workshops, book signings and more. The conference kicks off on Friday, Feb. 22, with a book talk by David Robbins, author of nine novels, including "The Devi's Waters." The afternoon schedule includes a human rights panel and critique sessions, followed by an evening reception and a keynote address by Corban Addison, author of "A Walk Across the Sun." Day one concludes with an evening workshop entitled "#1 Get Noticed: Making the Internet Work for You."
Saturday's program includes additional panels on writing fiction and poetry, presented by published authors and educators, including a YA (Young Adult) panel for those interested in jumping into that genre. Author Lucinda Roy, author of both fiction and non-fiction, including "No Right To Remain Silent: What We've Learned from The Tragedy at Virginia Tech," will give the luncheon address.
All conference sessions will take place at the Freeman Center on the campus of Christopher Newport University. Go to writers.cnu.edu for additional information and registration.


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Being a cable-broadband user has it's perks and drawbacks.
We have (what I think is) a pretty standard hi-speed cable-broadband network access package.
Download speeds are decent and I don't worry too much about upload speeds. We don't do NetFlix/streaming, but YouTube, hulu, and VimeoHD streams all play very well with stuttering very rare.
What I have been aggravated about is the seemingly small-but-incremental service charge increases for our cable/internet service.
Thursday as I was driving between sites I happened to catch Susan Crawford discussing her book "Captive Audience" on the Diane Rehm show on our local NPR channel. Show link: Susan Crawford: "Captive Audience." It was both educating and frustrating, particularly as both a consumer and network support guy. I really know better than to listen to "talk radio" programs while dealing with big-city traffic. It creates a vicious feedback cycle.
That later got me thinking -- again -- about the monthly $7.00 cable-modem rental fee we pay each month. The charge started showing up on our bill again after some broadband service issues we were having. Comcast decided the issue was partially related to a bad/failing Comcast broadband router we had been provided when we signed up for the service. Turns out that when they replaced the router, they also began tacking on the rental fee that hadn't been there before, apparently since it was the latest model. Nice. I understand they sometimes remove the fee when a modem model goes out of support and they "give/donate" the modem to the subscriber.
Anyway, I looked into it and depending on the model of broadband router you get, you can probably recoup the cost in just over a year or so.
So here are some links I found that I want to keep for quick reference.
I haven't made a final decision, but since we don't have a "triple-play" deal, nor use their VOIP service, it looks like a pretty smart decision.
- Time Warner's new $4 monthly modem rental fee incites class action suit - Ars Technica
- Open Security Research: Comcast and DOCSIS 3.0 - Worth the upgrade? - Open Security Research - This is the post that got me started researching the possibility of buying my own broadband modem. Excellent material from Tony Lee.
- 3 Ways to Get Rid of your Comcast Modem Rental Fee - 20SomethingFinance post by G.E.Miller
- How to Replace a Comcast Modem with your Own - 20SomethingFinance follow-up post by G.E.Miller
- DOCSIS Devices - list of currently supported and approved cable modems for Comcast/Xfinity networks.
- My New Modem by XFINITY - Models (and off-site links) for recommended devices for Xfinity customers looking to buy their own.
- Motorola SurfBoard SB6141 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Amazon.com - I'm leaning to this device right now. I already have a rock-solid WiFi router downstream so I don't really need/want an all-in-one device.
- Motorola SB6121 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Amazon.com - This was the model recommended by Tony Lee. It is was replaced by the SB6141 model but is still available at about $25 less than that model.
- Motorola SURFboard Gateway SBG6580 DOCSIS 3.0 Wireless Cable Modem - Amazon.com - Also highly recommended, but as I said, I really don't need the built-in Wi-Fi features.
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The American Red Cross is hosting a Virtual Hiring Event on Wednesday, May 1st for our Southwest Charlotte, NC call center. Please note, this is not a remote work position, yet is a permanent opportunity and requires onsite presence at the call center. Interested candidates should register in advance for an opportunity to connect with members of our team. We'd love to hear more about your customer service, sales, call center and telemarketing background and how the American Red Cross could be a great fit for you!
Do you have a computer, smartphone or tablet? If so, don't delay….sign up today!
P.S. If you have recently applied online, you will only need to submit your event registration.
For new applicants who have not yet applied, we ask that you submit only one Part-Time or Full-Time application and ensure you also complete your registration prior to the start of the online event.
Event Registration Link: https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/american-red-cross/e/X6wJ3
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Get ready Murderinos! Karen and Georgia are bring their incredibly popular podcast back to the road with a series of bumper live shows this year. Don't miss the girls (and Stephen?!) as they tackle more fascinating stories from the world of true crime, with their trademark witty commentary, charm and a smorgasbord of special guests. Stay sexy. Don't get murdered.
Created back in January 2016, My Favorite Murder is the brainchild of comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark as a medium to discuss their passion for all things murder. In the lasy few years, the podcast has grown in popularity, rising to the top of the iTunes comedy charts, with countless true crime fans coming out of the woodwork to declare their allegiance sharing crafts, spreading the love and of course, a few hometown murder tales of their own!
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China and India have a way of separating thorny questions of geo-politics from practical matters of trade. It's a diplomatic strategy that, despite its obvious limitations, has helped keep border disputes at a minimum and enabled the rivals to try to maximize the economic benefits of living side by side. If there is one takeaway from President Asif Ali Zardari's April 8 visit to India, it is that we might be seeing more of this pragmatic approach to diplomacy in the troubled realm of India-Pakistan relations.
It is clear that both sides could benefit from a shift in strategy. Trade between the neighbors presently stands at a measly $2.7 billion (as opposed to around $70 billion between India and China). The Confederation of India Industries estimates that if barriers were erased, trade between the two countries could reach $10 billion by 2015. Dr. Mohsin S Khan, a former director of the International Monetary Fund, recently estimated that trade between the two nations could be as high as $40 billion if restrictions were eased. By his count, Pakistan accounts for less than .5% of India's trade while New Delhi accounts for 3% of Islamabad's total, leaving a lot of room for growth. "Trade is a better route than anything else right now," said S. Chandrasekharan, director of the New Delhi based think tank South Asia Analysis Group.
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Both sides seemed keen to spin the visit as a step in this direction. Zardari called the talks "fruitful," and Singh spoke of exchanging "views on all bilateral issues which affect the relation between India and Pakistan." But obstacles remain. Chief among them is the question of Pakistan's alleged support for militant activity on its soil. In a press briefing after the meeting, India's foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai said that Zardari and Singh discussed "the activities" of Hafiz Saeed, one of the founders of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the man for whom the U.S. is now offering a $10 million bounty. India believes Saeed masterminded the 2008 Mumbai attacks and has been pressing Pakistan to bring him to books. Pakistan insists it doesn't have enough evidence to try him. "Courts here are independent and we need substantial evidence against him," Prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said recently.
Lack of clarity on this and other issues has left some skeptical of the would-be diplomatic détente. "Even if this was an official visit it will have had no impact on the real issues outstanding between India and Pakistan, namely terrorism," said Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute of Conflict Management, a New Delhi-based think tank. "These are just opportunities for posturing." It will indeed be tough for Zardari to convince Pakistan of the benefits of increased economic cooperation with India. "We fear if there is no reciprocation from India then even the limited trade opening that we have now could succumb to pressure because the hard-liners," said Najam Sethi, one of Pakistan's top political commentators. But he's cautiously optimistic. "The Pakistan army had long been against trade with India but now the Pakistani government has been able to persuade the army to give some leverage." And, in the fraught realm of India-Pakistan relations, that alone could be a "huge breakthrough."
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Hulk Hogan Borrows Older Woman's Cane During Wrestling Match
Admit it. You know who Hulk Hogan is from watching a wrestling match or two when you were a kid. There is also a strong chance you tried to tear apart your flimsiest t-shirt at a friend's birthday party in an effort to mimic Hogan and failed miserably.
Times have changed, but the Hulkster is still ripping shirts and running wild in the ring at 58 years-young, but instead of having a beautiful, young valet escort him to the squared circle, he's getting in-match helpfrom mobility-challenged octogenarians.
TNA wrestling recently invited 82-year-old Marion Duncan to be their ringside guest at a U.K. event after hearing her amazing story of how she brandished her cane at a would-be robber in Scotland to scare him away. During a subsequent match, Hogan used Ms. Duncan's menacing cane of doom on his opponent.
Hogan may or may not have borrowed the cane afterward to get safely backstage.
In related news, Hogan has recently reached out to Maggie Smith's agents to see if she needs additional work. His calls have not yet been returned.


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As part of a day of exclusive in store events, and in celebration of Hunter's Scottish heritage, the grand opening saw a troop of bagpipers, wearing the iconic Original Tall Wellington Boot, form a guard of honour in the store window whilst performing traditional Scottish music.
To mark the opening of the Canadian Flagship, we also designed a limited edition Original Backpack, available exclusively at the new store. With only twenty created, this limited edition style featured the Canadian maple leaf to celebrate Canada 150.
Set in Yorkdale Shopping Centre the store is Hunter's first in North America. The 'greenhouse' concept for the 2800 ft Toronto store reveals the sky and exposes the space to the elements. Visitors can 'look out' from the contemporary barn architecture onto a backdrop of the Scottish Highlands - the birthplace of the Hunter brand.
The store design is a celebration of elements of Hunter's DNA – from its own values and story-telling to the pioneering spirit of the outdoors and the weather.
The Yorkdale store presents the Hunter Original and Hunter Field collections. Hunter Original is home to the iconic Original boot, capturing city-ready style and distilling it in an innovative collection. Hunter Field is the more technical of collections, with expert craftsmanship and pioneering values honed for those in need of excellence on all terrains.


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|Brian Kelly watching his perfect season go down in flames on Monday.
Nobody involved with the Philadelphia Eagles organization watched Monday's BCS title game 42-14 tub-thumping of Notre Dame by Alabama. That may be the only explanation possible of why the Eagles went ahead and interviewed ND head football coach Brian Kelly on Tuesday for its vacant HC position. This according to AP reporter Ron Maaddi.
Kelly is one of three coaches to have been interviewed by the Eagles since the firing of the team's former HC Andy Reid. The team also interviewed Oregon HC Chip Kelly and Penn State HC Bill O'Brien. Both decided to stay at their respective schools.
Fighting Irish fans probably shouldn't worry too much about Kelly leaving South Bend for the City of Brotherly Love, at least for the moment. It's doubtful Kelly would abandon his team after Monday night's grease fire in Miami for the Towering Inferno that is the Eagles.
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This is a variation of an old blog I wrote on someone else's site, but I think it's a great reminder of our present situation.
Over one Christmas stay in LA, I was conversing with a Christian who exclaimed to me in utter disgust, "Can you believe Urbana got Bono from U2? Bono!??!!" I have to admit, as a knee jerk reaction, I was a little freaked out by her disdain for Bono. I happen to like U2. My wife LOVES U2 (no, she doesn't love 'you too'; she loves the band). Upon deeper meditation on the topic, I have come to my own conclusion. What you say about Bono says more about your Christianity than Bono. Hear me out please.
This week, Mike Huckabee has said some things that offended both Christians and non-Christians alike. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151195531403915 He basically observes that America has rejected God and we should not be surprised that we have gun violence. Certainly, America is not a Christian nation, and arguably, probably was never really one. The firestorm that follows causes a lot of very angry reaction. I'm not here to argue the right or wrong of Huckabee's logic. Rather, the offense of his words, however good it is, has offended the community because of the context in which it was said. Words and context are important in preaching. We really need to think about language used in the pulpit and in our Christian vocabulary. Quite often, Christians can sweat a lot about the small stuff and miss the big picture. What then is the small stuff? Let me use U2's Bono as our example.
I recall watching Rattle and Hum years ago, a documentary of a U2 tour. With musical movies like that, you've got to see it on big screen. Nothing less will do. I recall hearing the mesmerizing and "edgy" (no pun) guitar work with Bono's aggressive lyrics. I recall being completely captured by the U2 spiritual "Love Rescued Me" or by the soulful B. B. King as he celebrated Christ in "When Love Comes to Town" or haunted by the creepy "Helter Skelter" and "All Alone in the Watchtower." It's all good.
One particular moment touched me deeply during a rendition of "Silver and Gold" when I heard Bono zealously shouted, "F… apartheid." I hate to say it, but my heart echoed, "Hell, yeah!" So, like the naïve idealist that I was (still am), I went back and shared that touching moment with some of my Baptist friends in the Baptist church I was going to at the time (no offense against Baptists, but do please keep the fan mail to yourselves, OK?). The typical response they gave me was (get this!), "Bono said the F-word?" I couldn't believe it. Black people were being oppressed for the color of their skin, and all these believers cared about was Bono's F-word? The F-word is probably the only fitting word for the context at hand. Their response sums up for me the popular understanding of piety among evangelicals. In that encounter with such "pious" people, I had arrived in the religious twilight zone. In retrospect, I was surprised no one answered, "But Bono plays rock and roll, the devil's music." From the shocked look in their eyes, maybe someone was thinking that, but knew better than to spout it out in front of fiery Dr. Sam. This is the same church that was afraid that the Laotians and Vietnamese would take over their congregation while they were nestled comfortably in the middle of Little Saigon in Orange County. Surprised?
Now you may not always agree with all of Bono's politics or even any of his theology. I certainly do not, but I did feel passionate enough to echo his sentiment (maybe not in quite such colorful words). I totally agree with Bono's heart for the poor. His context justified his language.
In response to those Baptist friends, I sometimes wonder which Bible they have been reading. I can imagine the fiery "Saint" Paul rattling and humming off a few colorful words himself when writing his letters. Try Phil. 3.8 for the "S- word" in Greek. I kid you not. Maybe I should write a book on cuss words in the Bible because there're not a few, and I bet you it will sell. Then, I can retire. Don't worry. I won't do it because I don't want to retire that early, and you can't get rid of me so easily. Lest you think this is a yet another off-the-wall rant from the crazy professor, you ought to try looking in the Greek and Hebrew. No telling what side benefits you may derive from reading God's word in the original language. Maybe that's why some of my students are afraid to take the languages. They're afraid of the "cussing Holy Bible." To add to Eccl. 3.1-8, maybe there's a place in there for "a time to cuss." Now I'm really kidding (or am I?). What then is the "small stuff"? The small stuff is the religion we made in our own image to make ourselves feel good about ignoring the bigger and more major issue that the Bible repeatedly dealt with.
What exactly did the Bible deal with more than the F-word or S-word Bono or Paul (gasp) might have uttered once in a while?
In all seriousness, Bono's concern for social justice is the heart of the Bible. If we compare the command not to use foul language (strictly speaking, one verse James 3.10) to condemnation of God and Jesus against those who oppress the poor, those who are prideful, those who use politics in God's kingdom for their own power and gain, those who live hypocritically, those who ignore the needs of others for their own greed, and those who commit sin against their neighbors, the F-word is the least of our problems.[1] How many have been prideful this week? How many have not given to God His share of time, talents and treasures? Yet, many take the dominant ethics of the Bible with such a flippant attitude, while making a mountain of Christian ethics from a mole hill of verses. Bono's prophetic cry, though laced with the F-word, is often more biblical than many feeble attempts at the pulpit across our nation every Sunday morning. If anyone even tries to honestly exegete the Prophets, he would sound more like Bono than my friends whose message is simply not to use the F-word. Such is evangelicalism.
If anyone has ever been to South Africa, they can see with their own eyes the effects of colonialism. It is not pretty. It has done irreparable damage to the gospel and the African family structure as well as tribal relationships. In the University of the Free State where I once visited and lectured, there was not one local black divinity student in the audience. It is not so much that they don't have the heart to serve God. Lots of our African brothers and sisters love to serve the Lord. However, their educational setback will take years to catch up due to apartheid. It is not that many of my white European colleagues in the university do not care to train up black divinity students to be ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church, they simply have to (rightly) keep up academic standards. It is not the fault of my white colleagues, but the beautiful environment of those lecture halls is worlds apart from those who are in real need of the gospel.
This focus on Bono's F-word (or any other trivially distasteful acts) is more of an indicator of evangelical decay. For popular evangelicalism, the "evangel" is more about social respectability than social responsibility. It is more about "I've done enough (because I don't use the F-word)" than about "what else can I do?" Oftentimes, Christianity is reduced to "don't drink, don't dance (don't cuss) and don't hang out with girls that do." This popular form of religion sells the gospel way short till there is no more good news left, other than a bunch of petty do's and don'ts. Moral legalism has often distracted the evangelical Church from her real responsibility to the world. Many evangelicals are more concerned that they do not use the F-word than about the condition of the world. While Bono continues to talk to international dignitaries, these irrelevant Christians talk ABOUT Bono (or Rick Warren or anyone else who's trying to make an impact beyond our comfortable but dysfunctional little upper middle class first-world evangelical community). What this underwhelming evangelical Christianity needs is a swift and hard kick in the posterior, even if it takes Bono's F-word to do it.
If Christianity is reduced to cultural respectability (aka the small stuff), I think we should stop calling ourselves "Christian" (not that there's anything wrong with that term, but that it has lost its true meaning of being a witness per Acts 11.26) and start being REAL Christ followers because Christianity has turned into a load of "BS (i.e. bachelor of science)." Can I say that?
This week, Mike Huckabee has made a few people angry because he missed the "big stuff" (aka the big picture) and replaced it with the "small stuff" (aka the religion in our own image). His context is also wrong. Now is not the time to talk about pet issues. A bunch of people died and bunch more of other related to the victims are suffering unnamable grief. Context, in this case, is part of the big stuff. This is not the time or the place to discuss his pet issues.
What is the bottom line? I think it has to do with how every Christian cares about the way every other Christian thinks about him or her. I know this inside and out because I was rocked in the cradle of evangelicalism. We have created such an artificial culture of hypocrisy that only upper middle class respectability now defines popular evangelicalism. It is more superficial than substantial. It is more about face than about grace. It is more a civil religion than an authentic faith. The difference between the two is like night and day. Yet, many treat the inferior as the superior. This present pretence of morality is more about holier-than-thou-ness (i.e. self-righteousness) than holiness. Our focus on this appearance of morality is in fact disgustingly and remarkably immoral. It makes us look more like whitewashed tombstones than white robed saints. Words only have meaning in context. Some can use religious vocabulary to do violence while others use coarse words to make peace. Sadly, unlike Bono, Huckabee dropped his "god-speak" into the context of a bunch of underaged murder victims, nearly causing more grief than comfort. In a sense, Huckabee is the anti-Bono in this case. I conclude by asking with Bono's lyrics in "Silver and Gold", "Am I bugging you? Don't mean to bug ya." Keep on bugging, Bono! Words matter… timing also.
[1] For a serious discussion on obscene speech, see Jeremy Hultin, Ethics of Obscene Speech in Early Christianity and Its Environment (Leiden: Brill, 2008).


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New Astrology And Numerology Study And Predictions For Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Finals!!
What interesting Astrology personalities and unions we have this season for the Dancing With The Stars Season 17 Finals!! Making this season unique from others, would you believe it if we told you we have two Taureans and two Capricorns in the finals? And to make things even more interesting a Scorpio, an Aquarian, a Pisces, and a Leo are thrown into the mix. Read further to see how the couples Astrological sings might and might not stack up and if you think this might help or hinder them for the finals? DonaMadrina has also included a new Numerology Forecast for us to consider being she was interesting in diving into their "Monthly" and "Yearly" numbers a bit more being their weekly numbers are so close and tight. Note how (once again), she nailed it with her Numerology forecast last week. Tony Dovolani was the only person to have a "red challenging" mark and…well, we all know how that turned out. Also included below is a Horoscope Forecast for each sign from Astrologer Patrick Arundell who is quite a fascinating and fun fellow. If interested, be sure to subscribe to his You Tube site for he forecasts each sign every week. One more thing before you read further, be sure to see Pure Derek Hough for more with Amber and Derek as DonaMadrina has personally studied and forecasted what is in Derek's Astrological forecast and it is fascinating to say the least.
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Corbin and Karina:
Corbin Bleu – Born February 21st, A Pisces born on the Aquarius/Pisces Cusp
Positive traits: energetic, success oriented, a need to prove themselves, concerned, caring
Negative traits: insecure, pessimistic, isolated
Other famous Aquarians born in the same weekly time period: Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, John McEnroe, John Travolta
Karina – Born January 2nd, Capricorn
Positive traits: hard working, ambitious, determined, extremely dedicated, capable
Negative traits: dogmatic, bottled up, tyrannical
Other famous Capricorns born in the same weekly period; Oprah Winfrey, Mary Tyler Moore, Donna Summer
Union Together: These two may be opposites being Capricorn is normally reserved and 'all business' versus Aquarius' sense of adventure and playful side. However note how Corbin was born on the cusp of Pisces as well which means he may have an intuitive and imaginative side. The fish can swim high or low….and their moods can do the same. In turn and with all the above combinations, they may have a way of soaking each other up like a sponge when it comes to educating and learning from one another and I definitely think this is what we've been seeing in them both along their journey. Do you agree?
Amber and Derek:
Amber – Born February 15th, Aquarius
Positive traits: friendly, inventive, progressive, lively, affectionate
Negative traits: irritated, vulnerable
Other famous Aquarians born in the same weekly period: Jane Seymour, Roberta Flack, Carole King
Derek – Born May 17th, Taurus
Positive traits: caring, persevering, passionate, endures, full of grace, fun loving, imaginative, adventuresome
Negative traits: rebellious, frustrated
Other famous Taureans born in the same weekly period: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper
Union Together: These two signs together may have some conflicts …especially in the beginning. Taurus likes to control while Aquarian wants to be independent and find their own way. However, one thing they do share is a common passion for all things in life….and a grace, warmth, and caring for others (animals and people alike) as well as being lively and adventuresome. They also share a rebellious trait when challenged and times get tough as they both just want to fight that much harder. If these two can find a mutual balance and respect what makes the other tick in the conflicting times, tremendous things are possible. In other words, when they have found that happy spot, watch out. They are unstoppable, enthusiastic, and creative. Is this what we're seeing in these two? I think so.
More with these two at Pure Derek Hough.
Jack and Cheryl:
Jack – Born November 8th, Scorpio
Positive Traits: passionate, brave, intense, serious, steadfast, a worthy adversary
Negative Traits: Worries, depressed easily, escapist
Other famous Scorpios born in the same weekly period: Sally Field, Tatum O'Neal, Will Rogers
Cheryl – Born May 3rd, Taurus
Positve Characteristics: enterprising, fair, magnetic, teacher
Negative Characteristics: demanding, critical, inflexible
Other famous Taureans born in the same weekly period: Sigmund Frued, Eva Peron, Audrey Hepburn
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A Coca-Cola promotion in Singapore lets soda-drinkers embrace giant vending machines that say "Hug Me" to get their beverage. It's that simple. And that awesome.
The company plans to roll out the Hug Me machines across Southeast Asia as a part of a global "Spread Happiness" campaign.
The "reaction was amazing," said Coke marketing director Leonardo O'Grady, according to Stylist UK. "At one point we had four to five people hugging the machine at the same time as well as each other! In fact, there was a long line of people looking to give hugs."
Gizmodo offers a warning in a piece entitled This Huggable Vending Machine Will Never Love You:
Coke is expressly asking people to show it affection and in return, it will reward them with something both enjoyable and at least marginally valuable. It will give away its product in return for displays of affection. It's an explicit call to do what brands always hope consumers will do, which is to form an emotional attachment to the product. It's striking, if not an entirely new concept.
But there's something more interesting at play too. Why would you show affection towards a machine? The machine feels nothing. Its sensors register that you have taken this small physical action, but it is utterly unaware of you, as a person, your existence, or even your display of affection (however much that may be just for show). The only connection being made is that of a circuit completed, which causes a drink to spit out of the bottom.


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The Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers have agreed to a trade that would send Portland's first round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft to Houston in exchange for the right to negotiate with Scottish forward Kris Boyd. The deal will be finalized upon receipt of Boyd's visa.
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I priced brisket for my Seder last week, and I must admit I was a bit floored by the prices. When you host a big family Seder like I do, you need a lot of brisket. I've been known to cook up to 7 large briskets to feed the crowd. We're talking hundreds of dollars for one Seder! This year, with the economy sluggish and so many out of work, I wanted to come up with a more economical alternative for the Seder meal. I developed this Honey Garlic Chicken recipe as a less expensive entree option for the Seder. This golden, crispy-skinned chicken with sweet, rich honey sauce will add a delicious flavor and aroma to the Passover table.
While brisket is the "norm" for most Jewish holiday celebrations, chicken can be a great alternative. It's easy to cook, economical, and pretty much everybody likes it (except for vegetarians!). Since most of us serve matzo ball soup at the Seder, I wanted to give this chicken a different flavor… something to set it apart from the savory chicken broth. I went in the direction of sweet, choosing a honey-based marinade with a little Meyer lemon juice and lots of fresh garlic mixed in. The combination of garlic and honey is absolutely mouthwatering. For this recipe, I like using whole leg and thigh pieces. Dark meat has more flavor, and it cooks up so juicy with this marinade. If you've got breast meat fans in the crowd, bone-in breasts will work great too. Don't use boneless skinless here, the bone-in meat cooks up much more flavorful. I like to put the chicken pieces on a pretty platter in the center of the table, then guests can choose which cut of meat they like best. You can garnish the plate with some fresh parsley or greens for a prettier presentation.
Serve the chicken with a drizzle of thick, rich honey sauce (recipe below). Even if you don't make it for the Seder, this Honey Garlic Chicken is easy enough to make any night during the week of Passover. It would also be a great option for Rosh Hashanah, when sweet foods signify a sweet new year. Enjoy!
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Honey Garlic Chicken
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Meat, Kosher for Passover
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This simple, juicy roast chicken recipe yields moist flavorful meat and crispy golden skin with a sweet honey garlic sauce. Kosher for Passover
- 4 lbs chicken pieces, bone in, skin on
- 1/3 cup honey, divided
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- Heaping tbsp crushed garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh Meyer lemon or lime juice
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
- 2 tsp potato starch
- Salt and pepper
Recipe Notes
You will also need: 9x13 baking dish (ceramic or glass), plastic wrap, aluminum foil, saucepan, wire mesh strainer
In a small bowl, stir together the olive oil, 1/4 cup honey, brown sugar, garlic, lemon or lime juice, and cayenne to form a marinade.
Spray the bottom of a glass or ceramic baking dish with nonstick cooking oil, or brush lightly with olive oil. Place the chicken pieces into the dish, skin side up. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper (if using kosher chicken, salt lightly).
Pour the marinade evenly over the top of the chicken pieces, brushing them to coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Let the chicken marinate for 2 hours up to overnight.
When ready to cook, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Remove the plastic wrap from the baking dish. Spoon marinade over the top of the chicken, then cover the baking dish with foil. Pierce the edges of the foil a few times to vent.
Roast the chicken for 1 hour, covered in foil, basting the chicken with marinade and drippings 2 or 3 times while it cooks. Remove foil and continue to roast for 20-30 more minutes till the skin becomes dark brown and crispy. It may blacken a bit in places due to the sugar content of the marinade.
Transfer cooked chicken pieces to a platter. Carefully tip the baking dish so that the pan drippings and juices gather in one corner. Use a spoon to skim off the clear liquid fat from the top, separating it from the solid drippings. Discard the fat.
Strain the remaining drippings through a mesh strainer into a small saucepan. Heat the sauce slowly over medium.
While sauce is heating, in a small bowl stir together 2 tsp potato starch and ¼ cup cold water till dissolved. Add the starch mixture to the pan drippings, along with 1 tbsp honey and ¼ cup white wine or chicken broth. Stir the sauce over medium heat till it thickens and bubbles around the edges. If sauce is too thick, add more water or chicken broth. If the sauce is too thin, let it simmer till it thickens to desired consistency. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve the chicken pieces drizzled with warm honey sauce.
Other Great Recipe Ideas
(Not necessarily Passover-friendly, but good eating nonetheless!)
Cookin' Canuck – Grilled Chicken Thighs with Tamarind and Orange Glaze
Simply Recipes – Cardamom Honey Chicken
The Beeroness – Stout Jerk Chicken
In Erika's Kitchen – Fruity Braised Chicken Thighs


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Another time to look at a simpler time when Big Brother was just a member of the family.
One of the 1990's main features for television was Game Shows. If you look at the rubbish shows on TV today they are nothing more than copy cats of each other, quiz broadcasts. In the 1990's there was a diverse range of Game Shows where the contestants had to participate and be physical instead of just sitting/standing around, answering questions and being generally lazy. The constant talk of obesity in this country it is easy to see why, no more physical TV shows.
Even children were physically more fitter because they had shows like Fun House. It was one of the highlights of Fridays when coming home from school. 2 teams of children (one boy and one female) would participate in incredibly silly games in the hope of getting points and then win the chance of running around in the fun house to win an assortment of prizes, I wonder if anyone managed to collect all the prizes in the Fun House? This was presented as always by Pat Sharp and aided by his two cheerleaders Melanie and Martina. The Fun House was always the main attraction, it was the show you wanted to be on, I remember the bobsled being the most fun looking part.
Fun House was not the only form of physical entertainment for children; some people may remember Run The Risk. Another game show but this time presented on CBBC where as Fun House was presented on CITV. Run The risk involved 3 teams participating in silly games some of which involved Gunge which was more valuable than oil for TV executives as well as answering questions. It's presentation style was similar to many game shows of the time which included studios with an audience and no natural sun light, it also included electro music which helped its overall style as being slightly rebellious. It's one of those shows which was absolutely fantastic but only well-remembered by those who saw it and enjoyed it which is a real shame really because the games were similar to other shows of the time but it's presentation style really stood out.
There was one other Major Show for kids and it was presented by a man who is possibly the greatest children's TV show presenter in history, Dave Benson Phillips. The show was called Get Your Own Back in which children apply to have their parents or other adults subjected to a series of silly challenges before the possibility of having them dropped into a tank of Gunge. DBP was of course the star attraction with his wacky style and wacky voice. The show had many format changes in its history but the overall idea stayed the same. The show ended in 2003 after 190 episodes but I have just found out that there is a planned revival in the works.
These 3 shows were all brilliant in their own ways but as far as I know only one has had repeats on Challenge, that being Fun House, I would say that they are all equally brilliant with possibly Get Your Own Back being the better show. All 3 shows also had Fantastic soundtracks.
It was later on in the decade that the Greatest Game Show of all time arrived, Robot Wars. Robot Wars was an amazing show where teams of people who spend a lot of time in the shed make deadly robots that would attack each other. The show continued into the 2000's but is sadly not on TV anymore and it is about time that it gets a revival. It was the show I wanted to appear on the most and I still want to compete in this sport. The show was eventually (STUPIDLY STUPIDLY STUPIDLY) sold to Channel 5 and that is where it died. So this is really a message for the BBC – BRING IT BACK YOU IDIOTS. I will keep this part short because I can probably get a much better look at Robot Wars if it was a whole post.
Whereas the children had their shows, some of the most well-remembered shows were on Saturdays. Big Break was one of the main events of a Saturday night along with Casualty and Noel's House Party. It involved several people from the public teaming up with professional Snooker Players to try and win prizes. It was presented by Jim Davidson and John Virgo. What is most confusing about snooker as a whole is why does it take forever seeing as the professionals in Big Break could clear a table in less than 3 minutes? My favourite part as always was the Trick Shot round where Virgo would get the contestant to try and perform some amazing trick (and usually help them cheat). It was also the occasion when the show was most likely to appear on Auntie's Bloomers. The show was potentially the first sighting of a formula which would eventually spawn Strictly Come Dancing.
Bullseye was more 80's and so the only thing I will mention about it is that it is about time that we have a year off from watching it constantly on Challenge.
Gladiators was one of the biggest shows of the decade, John Fashanu and Ulrika Jonsson presented a show where many physically fit contestants have to complete many demanding challenges against the might of a group of athletes known as The Gladiators. Forget the recent remake (that was rubbish and not worth remembering), this is the true gladiators. The star attraction being Wolf who was a villain to the contestants and the public. He was an extremely entertaining character as well as a very dangerous athlete for the contestants. Another star attraction was John Anderson, the Scottish referee who had his own memorable style in which he overlooked the games, "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Many of the challenges were something in their own rights. Games like duel which really caught the nation where a contestant and a Gladiator would fight up a height using big sticks. Other games like my favourite Slingshot involved contestants having to jump on a bungee cord to collect a ball and put into their box while avoiding the Gladiators. Eventually the contestants would have to face each other in the Eliminator which was this massive assault course which involved many challenges including the travellator which was a treadmill going up an incline (this was the subject of a comedy piece where someone managed to get a remote for it to go up, see the video below). The show had the combination of music from Queen and its own soundtrack which was an incredible combination.
We can't talk about shows like these without mentioning The Crystal Maze. What is regarded by many (not including me) as the greatest Game Show of all time. A show where a team of people play through challenges to win crystals so they can have as much time as possible to compete for a big prize in a crystal shaped dome with floating tickets. The only format changes were when the Industrial Zone became a Ship Zone, The clothing worn by the contestants changed and when Richard O'Brien (who recently sang for a song on a certain Puppet TV Show) left and was replaced by Ed Tudor Pole. It was a show that is just asking for a revival and why shouldn't it, as long as it is exactly the same show (no changes). It's crazy style was accelerated even further by it's wacky presenters. Not much can be said without making a whole post about it.
Technically all game shows from this period had fantastic soundtracks particularly in their intro music videos for the show. You have to look at shows that are not game shows to find anything equally as good on TV these days (Rescue: Special Ops). In more recent years the stupid Quiz format has dominated the schedules with only a few shows deserving a mention, shows like Total Wipeout, Globo Loco (look out for the bloke saying "EACH", one of the best catchphrases in TV history) and Jungle Run (before it was ruined). It is time for the Game Shows to return and get people off their backsides. Stop pretending you can sing or have some strange ability and get off your bum and do something active that is also fun for people to watch without making a complete fool of yourself. The 1990's was a golden period for Game Shows, a period which will be remembered and may not be seen again. Game Shows, another reason why the 90's was Fantastic.


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A member of Accenture's board of directors since December 2008, Charles Giancarlo is a senior advisor of Silver Lake, a private investment firm that focuses on the technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries. He is also chairman of the board of Avaya Inc., a leading telecommunications company co-owned by Silver Lake.
Mr. Giancarlo is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of experience in the communications industry. Before joining Silver Lake in December 2007, Mr. Giancarlo spent 14 years with Cisco Systems, where he led the company's product development, business development and other management activities. Among the variety of senior executive roles he held was executive vice president and chief development officer, responsible for all of the company's business units and divisions, and president of Cisco-Linksys.
Mr. Giancarlo joined Cisco when the company acquired Kalpana Inc., the pioneer in Ethernet switching. He was an early developer of both high speed Internet backbone and switched Ethernet technologies, and he holds multiple patents in data communications and voice technologies. Mr. Giancarlo founded five communications equipment and software companies. In 2007, he was named to Network World's list of the "Top 50 Most Powerful People in Networking" for the fourth year in a row.
In addition to serving on Accenture's board of directors, Mr. Giancarlo also serves on the boards of Arista, Imperva, Inc. and ServiceNow, Inc. He also serves on the boards of Avaya and several private technology companies.
Mr. Giancarlo holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Brown University, a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
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Having exhausted the regular dishes that are part of a typical Breakfast thali, I was really confused thinking what I should plan for. When I was talking to Vaishali, I came to know that there is no such thing as a breakfast dishes that get clubbed together. I was again told the same thing by a colleague of mine. I infact asked her to think hard on what she gets to eat when she visits her native place in Rajasthan. Though they get fed too much, there was hardly a combination that was clubbed together.
|Breakfast Thali ~ Oats Upma, Pesarattu, Allam Pachadi, Groundnut Chutney & Paneer Payasam
Other than the hotels that serve your breakfast combos, in most Tamilian weddings if the muhurtham is during the early hours of the day, the feast is always breakfast and it's a feast for the eyes. In recent wedding we attended, we were thrown in for a shock! It's been months since we stopped eating full fledged breakfast and imagine being thrust with about 7 – 8 different dishes!
|Oats Vegetable Upma
One can do this when there are guest at home and you don't know how much to make. Making couple of dishes ensures you have enough to manage. This is what I do whenever my SILs visits us. Kesari Bath is a must, so it accompanies either Idli, Vada Dosa with Sambar and chutneys or Ven Pongal, Rava Upma with the same side dishes. I know it's a taxing affair, but worth all the efforts. Because my relatives feel the breakfast they get here in madras, they can't get at their place.
This prompted me to ask Amma to suggest some Andhra combo breakfasts. She was contemplating for a while as to what to make. We thought of Pesarattu Upma with Allam Pachadi. I was only thinking loud and didn't really think she will plan for it. As I have already shared both the recipes. She calls up in the morning and tells me that she has ground the batter for Pesarattu. Now I was really in a soup, wondering what else to pair with it. We then search for a different Allam Pachadi and few more things to add.
Neck of the moment, we realized that we could make Oats Upma, along with the regular Groundnut Chutney, in case the Allam Pachadi didn't meet up to our expectation. Finally for the sweet, Amma suggested I make Paneer Payasam. I know Paneer Payasam is not a regular on an Andhra special plate, but then I was ready for a fusion.
Daddy seeing the spread, said he should have been served this on Sunday for him to enjoy or at least for Dinner. I convinced him saying for clicking pictures morning was the best time.
Ingredients Needed:
Breakfast Oats – 1 cup
Onions – 1 medium
Green Chilies – 2 medium
Ginger – 1″, chopped
Curry leaves
Mustard Seeds, Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Channa Dal – 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts – few
Mixed Vegetables – 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tsp
Water – 1 cup
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Whipped up a quick video toot for anyone who wants to edit the Reverie footage but is having a tough time working with the native 1080p h264 Quicktime files. I recommend clicking thru for the HD version to see the FCP interface text clearly.
Hopefully everything I'm saying there is making sense. Fast, good, and cheap; I picked fast and cheap.
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation has posted their video analysis of 5dmkii source footage. With the disclaimer that this analysis is based on footage produced by a beta model of the camera, they report:
It looks like the GOP-structure of the clips are one I-frame for each 15 P-frame. No B-frames.
Click thru for the full report and pics of bitrate histogram and footage properties! (In English)
And in case you haven't seen the Reverie film because the Canon link is down, here's the video on Vimeo until it's taken down:
And here's some more footage shot with the 5dmkii for your viewing pleasure:
With the wireless WFT-E4A backup disk attached:
Vimeo member Sebastian Stevens commented on this last video, stating
Watching the movie above seems to show the seem rolling shutter problem the nikon D90 has, but when you download the original video file, the video is very stable and shows no weird image skews.
I'm really looking forward to finding more original footage from this camera. In the right hands, this is going to be a killer video capture device. Now, what about audio recording… ?
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Is it ok for non-japanese to refer to themselves as 僕(ぼく) and if not why?
How should I select what first-person pronoun to use?
How commonly are "あたし" (atashi) or "僕" (boku) used in Japan?
one teacher said:
When we are talking about kids, we differenciate boys and girls
- 私:for girls
- 僕:for boys
for adults, it doesn't matter
another teacher:
it's expected that I refer to myself as 僕 always, because I'm a man
one japanese friend:
僕 seems little cute
my brother:
always use 俺 within friends
I always try to use 私
how is the best way to say "I" or "me" (for boys, and for girls)?


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Notice anything different? Yes, my blog has a new theme and a slightly concatenated address, but you probably wouldn't even realize that since I blog about once per year… No, the real changes are under ze hood!
A couple of weeks ago my little Mini-ITX based computer in my closet that acts as my file and web server decided that it didn't want to start anymore. I panicked at first because I had not performed a full data backup in ages, but thankfully it turned out that the hard drive — the Mother modem if you will — was still working perfectly, so I was able to plug it into another old computer I had lying around.
One really cool thing about Ubuntu Server (and indeed Linux in general) is that it happily continues to run almost regardless of what hardware change around it. Taking out the Mother modem and plugging it into another computer is a bit like taking out the brain of a human and planting it into another body. My new temporary server continued to tick without even the slightest hiccup (albeit way slower on this charmingly clunky 256 MB RAM monster).
With the data backup taken care of, I decided that I'm done tinkering with my own server for now. It's too much hassle and the risks are too high that if something breaks, you have to spend a considerable amount of time trying to get things back up again. For my modest purposes (a file server for music and movies, and a web server for my blog) it simply wasn't worth paying for new hardware and going through the trouble of restoring it. Instead, I decided to tackle my two small needs separately:
- The blog — I needed a place to host my blog.
- The files — I needed a way to access my movies and music on my network to use in XBMC hooked up to my home cinema.
1. The blog
For the blog, I could either host it for free at e.g. wordpress.com, or I could pay a service provider to host my own custom install for me. The former would be free, but the latter would give me more flexibility. I decided on something in between: I'm using wordpress.com to host the blog for free, but I'm paying them to connect my old domain djst.org to it. This is why the address of this blog had to change from djst.org/blog to simply djst.org, because the domain hosts nothing but the blog now. Old permalinks from djst.org/blog/* magically continues to work though — except specifically djst.org/blog, which randomly shows an old blog post from 2006 about a new kitchen table (oh the memories!).
One thing that really impressed me with WordPress is its export and import feature. After getting my Frankenstein server up and running again, I was able to export all posts, pages, comments and categories into one single xml file and then I could just create a blog on wordpress.com and import that file on there. Within a minute, all of my posts and their related tags and comments were living in a new home.
But what about all the uploaded images that go along with the posts? Well, it turns out that the import script automatically fetches all references files in blog posts and uploads them to the new blog location too (though I had to make sure that the old blog was publicly accessible for it to work, which took me a couple of import attempts to get right).
Another thing that impressed me was wordpress.com's forum support. I had a couple of questions there and one volunteer named tandava108 always provided answers within the hour. Getting a quick response when you're having a problem or a question is such an important aspect of customer support, so wordpress.com should count themselves lucky to have someone like tandava108 in their forums (just like we are really lucky to have awesome superheroes like cor-el, madperson and jscher2000 in the SUMO forum).
2. The files
This one was easy — all I had to do was to plug in an external hard drive to the USB port of my router and voilà, I had wireless access to music and movies again. If you're curious, I'm using a Netgear WNDR3700v2 router and the configuration process was very straightforward. I'm not too happy about that router for other reasons, btw, but that's another story.
I must say that it's a relief to not have a server to worry about anymore. My nerd/hack level has gradually decreased over the years, but it wasn't until the server broke down that I realized just how little I needed one these days. It feels great to know that I don't have to worry ever again about my blog getting lost due to a server meltdown.


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In a personal Blog post titled "BJP: A Hub of Hope", Shri L.K.Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister and senior leader of the BJP, has stated as follows: "I had said at the Core Group meeting that if people are today angry with the U.P.A. Government, they are also disappointed with us. The situation, I said, calls for introspection." (http://blog.lkadvani.in/blog-in-english/bjp-a-hub-of-hope )
2. Even as the analysts were discussing the significance of his Blog post, an article in the latest issue of "Panchajanya", the journal of the RSS, has also expressed openly disquiet over certain recent developments in the BJP focussed on the efforts of some elements supporting the candidature of Shri Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister to force their will on the RSS and the BJP.
3. The article states that the BJP has several chief ministers and central leaders who are capable of being its prime ministerial candidate and hence the decision on this matter should be made after the general elections. (http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-only-modi-bjp-has-many-pm-candidates-rss/20120602.htm )
4. While Shri Advani's Blog post talks in general about the public perception of the state of affairs in the party without naming anyone, the "Panchajanya" article makes no secret of the fact that it has been triggered by the pressure tactics adopted by the supporters of NaMo to force the party to accept NaMo as the prime ministerial candidate even before the next elections.
5. While it would be unreasonable to expect the BJP and the RSS to be more specific in their concerns, these have come to the fore in the context of the recent stepped- up efforts of the supporters of NaMo---many of them NRIs based in the US--- to see that NaMo is accepted by the BJP and the RSS as the prime ministerial candidate.
6. Since the beginning of last year, I have been drawing attention to the Nazi Storm Trooper-like methods adopted by many followers of NaMo to impose their will on their party and then the nation. Anyone aware of the methods used by the Nazi Storm Troopers to force the German people to accept Hitler as their leader would be struck by the similarity of the rhetoric and PSYWAR methods used by these pro-NaMo elements whom I have been referring to as the NaMo Brigade.
7. They do not call themselves the NaMo Brigade, but they make no secret of the fact that they support NaMo as the next Prime Minister of India. Their worrisome methods, reminiscent of the methods used by the Storm Troopers, consist largely of abuse, vituperation, disinformation, character assassination and psychological pressure. Whereas the Nazi Storm Troopers did not have the benefit of the computer and the Internet, the NaMo Brigade, which has established a dominance over the means of propaganda through the Net in the absence of any opposition to their methods from secular and liberal elements, has been using the social media networks in their PSYWAR.
8. Nobody can object to their campaign in favour of NaMo as the Prime Minister despite his perceived misdeeds of the past. But one has reasons to be concerned over the ways adopted by these elements in an attempt to enforce their will on the nation. If they succeed due to lack of adequate public knowledge of the sinister implications of their strategy and the inadequate attempts to counter their methods, the nation may have to pay a heavy price.
9. India needs a strong, efficient and effective ruler, but not a Hitler. That ruler has to be chosen by the people through their free will and not imposed on them through stage-managed and orchestrated pressure.
10. It is time to sound a wake-up call about the dangerous implications of the pressure tactics and Storm Trooper methods being used to force the BJP, the RSS and the Nation to accept NaMo who is being sought to be projected by these elements as God's own choice to rule India at this critical juncture.
11. While it is up to the political parties to draw up their respective strategy to ensure that such methods do not find a place in our political landscape, it is important for others too to educate public opinion on the activities of these elements and the great harm that they can cause to our democracy.
12. The new strategy to be worked out should focus not on the past misdeeds of NaMo, but on the future misdeeds that are likely to be committed by these elements if their methods succeed. ( 3-6-12)
( The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate, Chennai Centre For China Studies. E-Mail: email@example.com . Twitter: @SORBONNE75 )