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Here is a roundup of all the best deals on Xbox Live this week.
Here is a roundup of all the best deals on Xbox Live this week.
Tyler and Carolyn revisit the Bionic Commando reboot from 2009, and swing Nathan "RAD" Spencer around Ascension City.
Carolyn dusts off Bionic Commando for the NES and swings her way around in this Retro live stream.
This week, we check out a new Half-Minute Hero, Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!?, Galaga Legions DX, and Call of Duty: Black Ops - Annihilation.
This week we take a look at BackBreaker: Vengeance, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax, and the Annihilation Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Microsoft's online storefront adds new content for latest Call of Duty game; Backbreaker Vengeance, new Half-Minute Hero, and Galaga Legions DX hit XBLA tomorrow; Games on Demand adds three.
Following painful fiscal year, publisher outlines new emphasis on cutting production time, creating new franchises, and revitalizing current brands; Monster Hunter Portable 3 to sell 3M.
Find out our Dubious Honors Winners in the Best of 2009 Awards!
Source: UK gaming-news site GamesIndustry.biz. What we heard: GRIN went on a tear in the lead-up to its closure in August, releasing Bionic Commando Rearmed, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Terminator ...
Swedish developer of Bionic Commando, Terminator Salvation says goodbye, former employees form Outbreak Studios.
Following closure of two satellite studios in June, Bionic Commando developer said to have made significant staff cuts at its Stockholm HQ.
Publisher rides Miles Edgeworth, RE5, Monster Hunter to $204M in sales; Bionic Commando underperforms with 550,000 units, Dark Void delayed, Monster Hunter 3 ships 1M.
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GRIN-developed reboot sells 27,000, Bash Party 23,000 copies in US during May; Terminator Salvation saves only 43,000.
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The Ideal Linux Desktop
What Goes Into a New (or Gently Used) System
I confess: leave me alone in your house, and I'll browse through your books. I don't usually have the chutzpah to pry into your desktop and configuration files if you leave your computer unlocked, but the temptation is strong. What seems natural to one user isn't always natural to me, and I've learned a lot when I've been allowed to look around another person's system.
Since I'm currently mulling buying another computer in the spring, I'm sharing them now. I figure that many other people share my insatiable curiosity, and, like me, can find a benefit or two by seeing how someone else approaches the task of preparing a computer to run with their favorite free operating system.
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If I were doing nothing more than writing and web work, I wouldn't buy a new computer. Instead, I'd get a refurbished two or three year old computer from Free Geek Vancouver, saving me cash and making me environmentally responsible while giving me all the computing power I need.
However, I occasionally do graphics work or review software that strains system resources, so I try to have at least one reasonably up to date computer. I always buy a customized workstation from a small specialty store (every major urban center should have a couple) after researching GNU/Linux hardware compatibility. Then, when it's assembled, I take a live CD -- preferably from my distribution of choice -- and test the assembled computer at the store before I take it home. These days, hardware compatibility is less and less of an issue, but, by making this effort, I sidestep any problems that might lessen the joy of a new machine.
Annoyingly, I don't have the same option for a customized machine if I buy a laptop. At least, though, a laptop pre-loaded with GNU/Linux is an option these days. I won't have the instant gratification of picking it up off the shelf, but I can have one if I have the patience to wait a few days.
Whether my next machine is a workstation or a laptop, the major issue for me will be the video card. I want to avoid video drivers that are either free but unable to give me access to a card's full capabilities or else proprietary but buggy and requiring reinstallation with every new kernel. What's more, I'm tired of waiting for the situation to improve. So, next time around, I'm thinking I'll avoid ATI or NVidia cards, and go with an on-board Intel card. If complete and free drivers become available before I buy, I'll rethink.
In the past, I've guiltily included a small Windows partition on my machines, because clients sometimes required me to work on Windows, and I occasionally do comparison articles. However, next time, I don't think I'll bother. Increasingly, I can deliver work that's acceptable to clients without booting Windows, and the older copies of Windows I have floating around should do for any comparison articles. I must say I'm relieved -- both for political reasons and for the extra hard drive space I'll save.
My first step after bring my next computer home will be to partition it, using gParted or some other free partition editor. I'm a long time believer in extensive partitioning, so I will probably have separate partitions for root, /tmp, /usr, /var and /home for increased security and ease of recovery in the event of hard drive failure. The trade off is that I may have to adjust the size of some partitions occasionally, but with gParted that is a straightforward enough operation.
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The Hypocrisy of ESPNPosted by nvr1983 on July 23rd, 2009
Before I get started, I want to reiterate our stance against the scumbags who surreptitiously videotaped Erin Andrews in the clips that apparently came out almost 4 months ago and somehow remained unknown before exploding on the Internet one week ago. . .
As you may know by now the past week has been a particularly trying one for the sports media overlords in Bristol as they have been hit by the aforementioned peephole video scandal, which their own sister network claims might have been an inside job [Ed. Note: Can ESPN sue its parent company?], and the Ben Roethlisberger fiasco where they waited several days to announce the news that one of the most recognizable athletes in America had a sexual assault charge filed against him. Perhaps the most interesting story out of Bristol this week was that ESPN had decided to blacklist all New York Post staff members from appearing on any ESPN or any of their outlets after the Post ran screencaps of the infamous videos that left little to the imagination. On a basic visceral level, most people would agree to ESPN's decision as they would be disgusted by the decision of the Post brain trust to run the screencaps.
The situation becomes a little more dicey when 2 other major media outlets (CBS and FOX News) decided to show the actual clips on their news broadcasts. If the front office people at ESPN actually had a policy or stance regarding the use of these illegally filmed clips, they should have taken a similar stance against CBS and FOX staff members. This raises an interesting question: Why did ESPN single out the New York Post? While some may argue that it was the way the Post utilized the images, we find that rather hard to believe. Although CBS and FOX were not as sensational in their presentation of the clips as the Post was they are in fact doing the same thing–using the illegal footage to try and further their story. For our money, there is a simple answer as to why ESPN singled out the Post staff members for their blacklist–because they can.


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Joe Walsh Learns How to Make Music Without Vodka
June 5 will see the release of 'Analog Man,' Joe Walsh's first album since 1992′s 'Songs for a Dying Planet.' In a new interview, Walsh said that while touring with the Eagles has taken up a lot of his time, another reason for the delay is the result of quitting drinking in 1994.
"I had to relearn how to do everything without vodka," he told Rolling Stone. "For a while I just couldn't really go into the studio or around that kind of environment. Working on music when it started to get late…there were just too many triggers. I just had to learn to do it sober."
Working on 'Analog Man' seems to have inspired Walsh. He's even looking to put the James Gang back together for a tour of small clubs when there's no conflict with the Eagles' 40th anniversary tour next year.
"I think we do best in little clubs, like the House of Blues and stuff like that," he continued. "We agreed that if we do little venues, that we can really knock your socks off as a three-piece. So that's in my bucket list…But as soon as possible, the James Gang is going to go out and ride again."
Walsh featured three times in our countdown of the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs. The James Gang's 'Funk #49' came in at No. 84, his own 'Rocky Mountain Way' landed at No. 57, and the Eagles' 'Hotel California' was his highest-ranking song at No. 20.


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This is my fifth year in a row making the wild-fermented, dill pickles that are also known as kosher sours. The unusual process (at least for our refrigerator-happy era) depends on leaving food at room temperature for a couple weeks so [there are some unusual challenges that have to be met.] This year I fine-tuned the equipment setup and I'd like to share my changes in the hope that you may find them useful.
The detail here is pretty intense and falls into the "nice-to-know-but-not-necessary" category. If you're new to wild-fermented pickling have a look at my recipe for Wild Dill Pickles, or at the recipes for year-round favourites Pickled Turnips, and Small-batch Spicy Sauerkraut. If you're looking to refine your dill pickling technique head over to pickle troubleshooting post. (more…)


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution will hit the midway point of its 2013 regular-season schedule on Saturday night when the 2012 Supporters Shield champion San Jose Earthquakes visit Gillette Stadium.
Kickoff between the Revs (5-5-6, 21 pts.) and Earthquakes (5-8-6, 21 pts.) is set for 7:30 p.m., with a postgame fireworks show to follow the action on the field. Comcast SportsNet and 98.5 The Sports Hub will carry the game regionally.
Current Form: Revs happy to return home; Earthquakes closing out road trip
The Revolution spent last week on the road, visiting D.C. United in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open Cup before heading directly to the West Coast for a regular-season meeting with Chivas USA. The Revs were eliminated from the Open Cup with a 3-1 loss to United, but did salvage a point from Saturday night's visit to StubHub Center when late substitute Chad Barrett scored a dramatic 88th-minute equalizer.
After a torrid one-month stretch in which the Revs went 5-0-1 through all competitions, they've hit a minor blip with two losses and a draw in their last three matches. But despite the recent hiccup, Barrett believes the Revs haven't been far off from continuing their strong run of form.
"I don't think it's been a real bad slide," he said. "We've definitely dropped points. (The regular-season meeting with) D.C. we should've won. They came in with a good defensive strategy. Chivas we should've won. And Vancouver we would've won if (Andrew) Farrell doesn't get red carded and get sent off … We're definitely not sliding. The team morale's still good."
Just as the Revs did last week, the Earthquakes have spent this week on the road, visiting the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night and suffering a 3-2 loss at Toyota Park. But San Jose has experienced an uptick in form recently – winning two of three before the midweek loss – due in part to the recent appointment of Mark Watson as interim head coach. Watson, who took over from longtime head coach Frank Yallop, spent time in New England both as a player (1996) and temporary assistant coach (2009).
Past Meetings: Revs winless against Earthquakes in past three seasons
The Revs and Earthquakes haven't met since the 2012 season opener – almost 16 months ago – in Jay Heaps' professional coaching debut. Chris Wondolowski scored the only goal that night to lift San Jose to a 1-0 win.
It was the Revolution's third consecutive loss in the series and extended the club's winless run against the Earthquakes to five games (0-4-1) dating back through the 2010 season.
Overall, New England is just 3-5-1 against San Jose since the Earthquakes rejoined MLS in 2008.
Injury Report: Agudelo remains sidelined by knee sprain; trio missing for San Jose
Revolution forward Juan Agudelo will miss his second straight game with a right knee sprain, suffered in last week's Open Cup meeting with D.C. United. There is no definitive timetable for his return, but the dynamic striker is expected to miss a period of games.
With Agudelo out, Jerry Bengtson earned the start last weekend at StubHub Center and the Honduran striker remains an option against San Jose along with Barrett, Dimitry Imbongo and Saer Sene.
Barrett has made his case in recent weeks with two goals and one assist in his last three substitute appearances, including last weekend's late equalizer against Chivas USA.
"With Juan going down, there's a vacancy out there that needs to be filled," said Barrett. "He was doing a fantastic job before he got hurt and we're going to struggle to get on without him, but we definitely have the firepower on this team to score goals … We've proven that many people on this team can score goals. I'm one of them and I want to prove it."
San Jose will be missing a trio of key pieces on Saturday night, all for different reasons. Reigning league MVP Chris Wondolowski will be absent while on duty with the U.S. National Team, while 2012 MLS Defender of the Year finalist Victor Bernardez is suspended because of yellow-card accumulation. Steven Lenhart – who bagged 10 goals last season – is unlikely to feature after suffering a head contusion in last weekend's dramatic victory over the LA Galaxy.
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New to this year's Mid-South Farm & Gin Show will be special seminars on cotton marketing and challenges and potential in biofuels.
The annual event, the largest indoor farm show in the South and the largest cotton trade show in the nation, will be held at the downtown Memphis Cook Convention Center March 2-3.
It is sponsored by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association, with Delta Farm Press as co-sponsor.
"These seminars will focus on two areas of keen interest for farmers — cotton marketing and energy from crops," says Tim Price, executive vice president of the ginner organization and show manager.
"We're pleased to have Mike Stevens, Mandeville, La., cotton specialist for the commodity division of Swiss Financial Services and a cotton broker for nearly 40 years, to conduct the seminar on cotton marketing strategies.
"He's an excellent teacher and can help farmers to better understand markets and how they relate to farm-level marketing."
Steven's seminar will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 2.
The seminar on the outlook, challenges, and potential for energy from agriculture will be Saturday, March 3, at 1 p.m.
"Congressman Mike Ross, Ark.-D, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will discuss legislation he is sponsoring and the overall outlook for biofuels as the nation moves toward greater production of alternative energies," Price notes.
Joining him will be James K. Allwood, senior vice president and leader of Informa Economics Energy Services, a Memphis firm that provides comprehensive commodity consulting and risk management services in energy and renewable fuels.
Representatives of state agencies, energy distribution companies, and farmers will also participate.
Other informational discussions in the annual Ag Update sessions that are part of the show will include:
Friday, March 2, 8:30 a.m. — A discussion of cotton issues and legislation by John Pucheu, Arizona producer and the new chairman of the National Cotton Council; the outlook for rice by Carl Brothers, senior vice president of Riceland Foods; and the market outlook for U.S. and world cotton by Joe Nicosia, CEO of Allenberg Cotton Co.
Saturday, March 3, 8:30 a.m. — Richard Brock, president of Brock Associates, will conduct a session on the grains market outlook, marketing strategies, and projections for 2007.
"With the special seminars and the Ag Update sessions, Mid-South growers will have an opportunity to get the latest information on these hot-button issues," Price says.
This year's show will feature more than 400 exhibits in more than 200,000 square feet of convention center space.
"I don't think I've seen such a large array of new products as will be featured at this year's show," Price says. Topping the list will be the much-awaited display of the production model of Case IH's new cotton picker with an onboard module builder.
Admission to the show and the seminars are free, but registration is required for admittance to the exhibit halls.
In addition to the seminars and Ag Update sessions, the annual meeting of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association, to be held Thursday, March 1, at 1:30 p.m., at the Peabody Hotel, will feature discussions on cotton quality and cottonseed issues.
Speakers will include Van Murphy, president of the National Cotton Ginners Association; Vikki Martin, associate director of fiber quality for Cotton Incorporated; Tommy Valco, Agricultural Research Service director of Cotton Technology Transfer and Education; Richard Byler, research leader of USDA's Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory at Stoneville, Miss.; and Nashville, Tenn., attorney John W. Lewis, will discuss legal issues related to cottonseed.
Anyone interested in hearing these discussions is welcome to attend.
Further information on the show may be obtained at the association's Web site: http://www.southerncottonginners.org.


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French Stewart (Jimmy Fallon), Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) and Burt Reynolds (Norm Macdonald) test Alex Trebek's (Will Ferrell) patience in a race to last place. [Season 25, 1999]
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Sean Connery and Burt Reynolds are joined by legendary comedian Jerry Lewis (Martin Short) for yet another lively round of Celebrity Jeopardy. [Season 22, 1996]
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Sean Connery, Hillary Swank (Jimmy Fallon) and Keanu Reeves (Tobey Maguire), once again manage to rile up Alex Trebek with their bufoonish behavior. [Season 22, 1996]
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Incompetence is the name of the game as Sean Connery, Bill Cosby (Kenan Thompson), and Sharon Osbourne (Amy Poehler) try their hand at Celebrity Jeopardy. [Season 30, 2005]
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'Got to Give the People What They Want' by Jalen Rose
November 3, 2015 in Basketball, Book Reviews, Indiana Pacers, NBA, Reviews, Sport
Jalen Rose never fails to give the people what they want!
My second-favourite basketball player from the Pacers' glory years (no prizes for guessing who is No. 1), Rose has since retirement turned himself into arguably the best and most successful pro-turned-analyst covering the NBA. His Jalen and Jacoby 'Pop the Trunk' podcast is responsible for getting me into podcasts in the first place, and I still get a little giddy whenever I see that a new episode is out.
And so when I heard he was finally releasing a biography, Got to Give the People What They Want: True Stories and Flagrant Opinions from Center Court, I was naturally ecstatic. Anyone who has listened to Jalen on his podcasts or seen him on ESPN will know that he is a phenomenal storyteller who is never afraid to speak his mind and tell it like it is (notwithstanding the "don't get fired" caveat he and Jacoby like to spew). Having been an affable dude throughout both his basketball and media careers, Jalen has maintained connections at every level throughout the entire league, and the insider sources and classic vignettes he has stored up are second to none.
Got to Give the People What They Want is a fantastic read. It's filled with wonderful insights into basketball and life, great stories and laugh-out-loud moments. Those who are avid fans of Rose, like myself, might be a little disappointed because we may have heard a lot of the best parts before, probably on his podcast, but on the whole the vast majority of readers will be thoroughly satisfied by the fascinating experience this book offers. Importantly, you know he wrote this book himself and no through some ghostwriter, because his unique and familiar voice permeates every page.
GTGTPWTW is a surprisingly straightforward autobiography in a lot if ways. Following a delightful foreword from "The Podfather", his good friend and now @HBO Bill Simmons, the book is split into four quarters, just like an NBA game. The first quarter details his tough childhood in Detroit, living with his single mother and never knowing his famous father, former No. 1 overall pick Jimmy Walker. This is the part of the book where we learn about his influences growing up and how he very well could have gone down the wrong path. It's quite a cliched story by NBA standards, but it's nonetheless captivating because Rose knows how to tell a story better than most.
The second quarter, the college years, was to me the most interesting because I didn't follow Rose when he was tearing it up as a member of the legendary Fab Five at Michigan along with future NBA stars Chris Webber and Juwan Howard. The crazy thing is, even after all he did in his NBA and media career, most people probably still associate Rose most with the Fab Five, a group of brash, cocky freshmen who lit up the NCAA and set fashion trends while relishing the same bad boy image brandished on Rose's heroes, the 80s Detroit Pistons.
Ever wanted to know what college recruiting visits are like? Ever wondered what it's like being a college star athlete? Ever wondered what really happened with that fatal Chris Webber timeout against North Carolina in that championship game? Ever wondered why the legacy Fab Five was really erased from history? This is the part of the book with all the answers. Even if you think you know it all there are still interesting tidbits and surprises to be found.
I think it's great that Jalen doesn't hold back on his thoughts about the NCAA's rules against student athletes seeing a dime of the billions of dollars being poured into colleges around the country, especially when it is the students generating all the revenue. And no, he doesn't think it's enough that they get free tuition through scholarships. A lot of compelling food for thought.
The third quarter of the book is Jalen's NBA career, which amazingly never culminated in a single All-Star appearance despite being one of the two best players on a perennial Eastern Conference finalist and a once-off NBA Finals participant. As some of you might know, Jalen started off in Denver before heading to Indiana in a trade involving Mark Jackson (who returned later to the team) and spent a couple of years under Larry Brown. It's well-known that the two did not see eye to eye, and Jalen has no problem spilling what he thinks of the Hall-of-Fame coach. It wasn't until Larry Bird arrived that Jalen's career began to blossom, and it's no secret how much respect and gratitude he has toward the man they call The Legend.
The thing that sticks out most in this chapter, apart from his pearls of wisdom on trash talking and "champaigning and campaigning", is the amount of politics that goes on in the NBA, from the locker room all the way to the front office and beyond. It's on of the reasons why Jalen's career turned out the way it did, and why he would go from star player to journeyman in the latter half of his career, bouncing from Indiana to Chicago to Toronto to Phoenix to New York.
The final quarter of the book details life after basketball and Jalen's new career as an analyst for ESPN. He actually started it when he was still a player in the league and it's inspirational to see how hard to works at this job as well. He definitely isn't one of those athletes who fell into the job because of his fame — he went out there and earned the respect and proved the doubters wrong.
Like I said earlier, plenty of wild stories and serious opinions grace the pages of this book. A good chunk of them, however, you would have heard before on "Story Time with Jalen Rose" and/or on the podcast, such as the time he was shot at in LA, or the time he stole Patrick Ewing's TV. The time he tried to "Jalen Rose" Kobe Bryant in the Finals by sticking his foot under the Mamba after a jumpshot and the ultimate payback in the 81-point game years later are of course also covered.
One of the most prominent aspects of the book — it's referred to repeatedly throughout — is the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a successful charter school he founded in Detroit. He's actually actively running it and not just sticking his name in for publicity, and it's impressive to see how much he believes in giving back to the community.
It's also clear that the rift with Chris Webber continues to bug him. I've followed this feud for years and honestly it doesn't reflect too well on Webber, to put it nicely. Still, despite Webber being the one who called the time out and lied to the grand jury and stuffed everything up for the Fab Five, Jalen is the one who wants to let bygones be bygones, and it's CWebb who can't man up about his mistakes to move on.
Truth be told, I wish this book, at 288 pages, could have been at least twice as long. I know how hard it is to write a book and how much harder it is to remember stuff from your past that happened 10, 20, 30 years ago, but I wanted even more juicy details. Some parts of the book just felt too brief and glossed over — the basic structure was there but I wanted more meat on the bones. And I'm sure there was probably more he wanted to say but he may have gotten a few "don't get fired" warnings from his publisher or his agent. What a shame.
Nevertheless, for most non-hardcore fans, GTGTPWTW is an instant classic of the basketball bio genre. An inspirational story, a remarkable life, and loads of awesome stories and anecdotes about basketball from the youth leagues to the pros. This is a book that will entertain, educate, make you laugh, and make you think and challenge our understanding of not just basketball but the wider world around us.
PS: And yes! He does reveal why he carries that bat around. But you have to read the book for yourself to find out!
PPS: After seeing Jalen Rose in person a few years ago when he accompanied the Pacers to Taiwan for an exhibition against the Rockets, I decided to join the wave and name my yet-to-be-born second son after him. My hope is that, apart from being a kick-ass basketball player, he can grow up to be like his namesake, an observant and articulate leader, someone who gives back to his community, doesn't hold grudges and has a grateful attitude towards life. So thanks for the shout out in the book, Jalen.


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Andebo Pax Pascal shares his experience as an aid worker in Africa's newest country in his second guest post. By examining beneficiaries' place (or lack thereof) in two projects, he explores whether the development discourse has drifted into the abstract, beyond those he serves.
The idea of different categories of people--donors, government representatives, implementers, beneficiaries--interacting with one motive to improve the human lot is noble. But the internal dynamics of the system is another matter altogether, intriguing and yet baffling. The following two stories illustrate this, especially when it comes to how the beneficiaries or target group are treated.
At the end of a long day, I sit at the restaurant and overhear two fellow aid workers at the next table, Patrick and John*, discuss ideas about how information about the school block construction project should be shared with the beneficiaries.
John, the Programmes Officer, suggests that community representatives could be fully brought on board to plan and have access to all information (including funding amounts), which would also introduce the leaders to managing the school block project once the NGO has left. Patrick, the Project Administrator, argues that the policy of the organization does not allow him to disclose such budgetary/resource details to the community or their representatives, not even to the local government officials.
In any case, Patrick argues that the organization is going to finish a magnificent building that they could not afford by themselves and hand it over to the community. He further opines that even if the community has other ideas to suggest about the building project, these would have no room since, in essence, the beggar has no choice. Patrick reminds John that they are not employees of the local community, but rather are working for the NGO.
As I follow the discussion, I picture myself. Do I act in a two-faced manner when I deal with the beneficiaries? Are there moments in which I have to share information with them in a way that leads me to act superior, working merely as an agency representative guided by policy? If so, I convince myself that I am justified to do things this way. I have to follow policy. On a second thought, I also wonder whether I do these things to provide genuine service to the beneficiaries, or to protect my own position.
An illustration from Trocaire's Leading Edge 2020 report.
Read the report at: www.trocaire.org/leadingedge2020
Charles* left his home country in the West to settle in South Sudan after the civil war in 2005. A typical do-gooder, he was driven by a need deep inside himself to alleviate human suffering. He chose to focus on orphans, those who had lost their parents during the conflict and would certainly need the hand of someone to take them through the challenges of growing up.
With the financial assistance of a few friends from his home country, Charles established an orphanage, gathering sixty five orphans, boys and girls of different ages. He first focused on having a roof over the orphans' heads and fulfilling their basic human needs, including school attendance at the local primary and secondary schools. He then acquired some land outside town in order to help initiate a project in agriculture for producing food and tree-planting. The orphanage also supports a youth choir that includes the orphans and the children in the neighbouring community. The beginnings have been rather humble, though the few orphans I was able to interact with seem contented with what life has now accorded them.
Planning for the future, the management decided to build a more decent home which could eventually accommodate 150 orphans. By the standards of the existing building, it is already one of the few modern structures in the town. According to Charles, this building project was to be completed in three years, but had stalled due to the fact that the friends are faced with economic hardships.
I visited the orphanage with another aid worker, Peter, who had some contempt of Charles' efforts. Apart from appreciating the support for the education of the orphans, he had many reservations about the fancy building, which in his opinion the orphans didn't need. He also suspected that someone probably ran away with the money meant for finishing the building.
I found it difficult to make a judgment about Charles' intentions, as well as Peter's conclusions from our visit. For instance, was Charles merely following his own lofty aims of "saving children" in postwar South Sudan or did he just have the best interests of the orphans at heart? Was the orphanage benefiting the orphans in the long-term? Were the orphans even part of the planning process? Were Peter's assertions based on core development principles or just personal opinion? I finally resolved that perhaps the best judge(s) in the matter could really only be the orphans themselves.
Were the attitudes, biases, stereotypes, values and visions reflected by John, Patrick, Charles or Peter in these two stories a true reflection of the beneficiaries' position? How much should beneficiaries know about a project? To what extend should development experts make decisions in the project on behalf of the beneficiaries? Should they be considered as true participants or just end-users? Perhaps beneficiaries only exist in the aid system to balance an equation:
Aid x the principles/opinions of practitioners = Development (for beneficiaries)?
One thing I know for certain is that in development, people are involved at various stages and all are people with ideas, aspirations, dreams and values. How these are viewed by the 'others' within the aid structures is purely a matter of the attitudes, biases, stereotypes, values, etc. that individuals in the development industry carry with them. In the case of the beneficiaries, having a few of their representatives on board in the planning, implementing and monitoring of projects has huge advantages in transparency and accountability.
"We hold ourselves accountable to both those we seek to assist and those from whom we accept resources." - Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Mo..., Principle 9.
Andebo Pax Pascal is from Arua, northwestern Uganda and is currently working with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Nimule, South Sudan, where they are implementing education programmes. He can be reached at: email@example.com.
*Names have been changed.
This post originally appeared at: http://www.how-matters.org/2012/04/01/whom-do-i-actually-serve/
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So I'm trying to teach myself how to move with the keyboard again, and … well, it's painful.
I move with my mouse. Back when I used a trackball, I moved really fluidly and could spin for HOURS on my Chopper. Even with the Naga, I am still pretty mobile, but it shifts abilities onto my right hand, which means my left needs to handle movement. So, keyboard moving boot camp.
I play guitar, or I used to. (I should play more now.) But I play it adequately well, and it helped me with my manual dexterity. My left hand fingers have reach and are used to hitting odd positions. My right have rhythm, and are used to placement. They have different jobs to do.
When I play piano, I'm not very good. My spouse says I play like a string player – instead of my hands acting in unison, they work separately. Left hand! You have the bass line! Right hand, take the melody! It's a style more suited to keyboards than piano, to be honest.
I play Warcraft in a similar fashion. My left hand handles casting abilities, my right moves me around. I strafe with mouse buttons, push both mouse buttons to move forward, all while tapping out spellcasts on my left hand.
Targeting is the first problem with this approach. This model either requires me to tab target, or focus target, or set macros to get different Arena combatants. I can cast on the run, but I struggle with target switching. Mouseover macros are also nonintuitive, because Mice is 4 moving.
Healing is the next one. I struggle with using Vuhdo while moving, because I'm clicking on green boxes with my movement hand. Casting with clicks – while standing – is great in a 5man, but it sucks in pvp. Even more than unfamiliarity with a healing class, inability to move and click things hampers my performance.
So I'm trying two things.
First, on a few of my lowbies I'm trying to cast only with the mouse and move with the keys. Turning with the mouse is strange in this model, and I'm still trying to get my right thumb used to the idea that he's driving the casts. My left hand is like, IM HERE TWITCHING PLEASE CAST FASTER.
The other thing I'm trying is on Cynwise, where I'm learning to cast with the full naga keyboard, but not disturbing any of my other keys. It's taking some adjustment for that simple shift. I tend to flip back in the middle of combat to the old way.
Golfers have to periodically adjust their swing, and I think that this will make me a better player – eventually.
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God's Covenant People
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God's Sovereignty and Glory
God is sovereign in creation, providence, redemption, and judgment. That is a central assertion of Christian belief and especially in Reformed theology. God is King and Lord of all. To put this another way: nothing happens without God's willing it …Read More
Justification by Faith Alone
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Passing Down the Truth of God
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Salvation Is of the Lord
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Tabletalk Past, Present, and Future
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Where is fermi level located in bandgap of Carbon Nanotube ?
It is well known that a Schottky barrier is formed at Metal-Nanotube junction. To draw band diagram of Metal-CNT system, Band diagram of Carbon Nanotube in vaccume should be known. When both system are put in contact Fermi level in both side should align. Hence, position of fermi level with respect to vaccume and conduction band in CNT in free space is required.


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Nature Version 2.0: Ecological Modernities and Digital Environmentalism
Nature Version 2.0: Ecological Modernities and Digital Environmentalism
Jan. 21 Feb. 16, 2008 @ Colgate Universityis Clifford Gallery, Hamilton,
New York.
Featuring works by Natalie Jeremijenko, Brooke Singer, Joline Blais, Jane
Marsching, Colin Ives, Alex Galloway, Amy Franceschini, Tom Sherman, Michael
Alstad, Don Miller (aka no carrier), and Andrea Polli. Curated by EcoArtTech
(Cary Peppermint & Christine Nadir)
Nature Version 2.0 is a survey of artists who reinvent environmentalism for
a digital age in a number of ways: by examining how digital technologies can
make ecological problems more salient, by reusing and recycling obsolete
technologies for new uses, and by exploring how digital spaces and the
public domain may require environmental protection much like nature.
Re-imagining the relationship between nature and technology, Nature Version
2.0 suggests an ethics of the network and an environmentalism of natural,
built, and digital spaces.
This exhibition is in conjunction with Environmental Art and New Media
Technologies: Imagining Sustainable Futures, a two-day symposium on
interdisciplinary, digital, and networked art and research that draws upon
environmental science, computer science, design, hacking, gameplay,
engineering, and ecocriticism. Following the Nature Version 2.0 artists¹
reception on February 8, keynote speaker Natalie Jeremijenko will launch the
two-day Environmental Art and New Media Technologies symposium in Golden
Auditorium, Little Hall, at 7pm. ³90 Degrees South,² a multimedia
performance by Andrea Polli will follow at 9pm in the Clifford Gallery. The
symposium will resume in Golden Auditorium on February 9 for a day of talks
and presentations by critics and exhibiting artists, 9am-5pm.
Hosted by Colgate University¹s Clifford Art Gallery, the Department of Art
and Art History, and the Environmental Studies Program, these events were
made possible through funding provided by the Institute for the Creative and
Performing Arts, the Film and Media Studies Program, the Environmental
Studies Program, and the Center for Ethics and World Societies at Colgate
University. All events are free and open to the public.
Exhibition & Symposium Events for Friday February 8th, 2008:
Artists' reception
57pm, at Little Hall, Clifford Gallery
Environmental Art and New Media Technologies Symposium, Keynote Presentation
Natalie Jeremijenko
7-9pm, at Little Hall, Golden Auditorium
'90 Degrees South,' a multimedia performance by Andrea Polli
9pm, at Little Hall, Clifford Gallery
Located on the first floor of Little Hall, the Clifford Art Gallery presents
approximately six exhibitions a year. A teaching gallery, all exhibitions
are selected by Colgate¹s art and art history faculty to provide examples of
work executed in a variety of media that demonstrate issues originating in
the academic curriculum. Another focus of the gallery is the display of
professional work by contemporary artists, who are often featured in the
weekly public lecture series.
The Clifford is free and open to the public from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
on weekdays and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on weekends.


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- Dec 20:
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- Dec 19:
- Moulton released, but ordered to stay away from Dracut schools
- Arbitrator: 'Sexually graphic' language cost ex-Dracut teacher job
- Dracut High drama involving fired teacher: 'I'm not leaving until I'm arrested'
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- Police: Fired Dracut High teacher intended to get arrested after arbitration loss
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- Suspended Dracut teacher's appeal delayed
DRACUT -- Robert Moulton, a 17-year English teacher at Dracut High School, was terminated from his $75,000-a-year job by Superintendent of Schools Steven Stone Monday for "conduct unbecoming a teacher, and insubordination," Moulton said.
Stone, who suspended Moulton with pay on Oct. 3 pending an investigation, acted on the recommendation of Dracut High Principal Richard Manley to fire Moulton after the teacher refused the principal's order to submit lesson plans a week in advance, detailing what he planned to discuss with students in his classroom.
Moulton said he was "saddened and disappointed" to learn through his Dracut Teachers Association-appointed attorney, William Evans, that he had already been terminated by Stone before being afforded an opportunity to meet with the superintendent as promised in an Oct. 3 letter from Stone that notified him of his suspension.
"They are going through with my termination. I was hoping to have my meeting before then," said Moulton. "It appears the Stone has cracked, and that my faith in him was misplaced, and he has shown himself to be complicit in all this. Which is sad."
Stone declined to discuss the Moulton case publicly, terming it a "personnel matter."
As of Monday, Moulton and his attorney were still scheduled to meet with Stone, Manley and Dracut School District's attorney, Ed Morris, on Friday, Oct. 25 at the school district's main office building, Moulton said. Moulton also formally invited School Committee Chairman Michael McNamara to the meeting, but McNamara declined.
"I will not be attending. It's an administrative issue that is going through the process, and does not involve the School Committee at all," McNamara said on Monday. "We'll wait to see if there are any appeals down the road which the School Committee, as a whole, might be involved in. But whatever the particular details are (in Moulton's case), they obviously must be pretty egregious for a recommendation of termination, and that's why there are attorneys involved."
In April, Moulton served a seven-day suspension for having read aloud to his students from, "Song To Bob," a vulgarity-laden short story which the Bob Dylan-obsessed teacher authored.
Moulton claims that after he returned to the classroom in May following his suspension, Manley subjected him to "harassment," including singling Moulton out by asking him to submit a detailed lesson plan that was only later required of all Dracut teachers. Also, Moulton claimed Manley placed a paraprofessional in Moulton's classroom who was tasked with reporting back to Manley on his teaching methods, including whether he used objectionable language with his students.
Since news of Moulton's suspension became public three weeks ago, 666 Moulton supporters, including hundreds of former and current students, have signed an online petition demanding his reinstatement to Dracut High teaching job.
Within hours of learning of his termination this weekend, Moulton said he contacted famed defense attorney Alan Dershowitz about possibly taking up his case, "which essentially is about bringing the First Amendment into the classroom," said Moulton.
"Dracut is currently building a new school that will continue to be an old school until people understand that the 21st century high school is a 20th century college," Moulton said. "If people aren't seeing that, they're going to have to."
For more on this story see Tuesday's Lowell Sun, or visit www.lowellsun.com.
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American Promise spans 13 years as Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson, middle-class African-American parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., turn their cameras on their son, Idris, and his best friend, Seun, who make their way through one of the most prestigious private schools in the country. Chronicling the boys' divergent paths from kindergarten through high school graduation at Manhattan's Dalton School, the documentary presents complicated truths about America's struggle to come of age on issues of race, class, and opportunity. American Promise is an Official Selection of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
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Ryan Dosier - Good day, Muppet fans! Yesterday, while I was busy promoting the heck out of The Muppet Madness Tournament (have you voted yet?), our pals over at ToughPigs were busy posting a five-page preview of the newest Muppet Show Comic Book installment (#4 to be precise), the "Family Reunion" arc written by Roger Langridge and drawn by friend of the blog and all around amazing artist, Amy Mebberson.
Most fans just shrug this preview off and say they'll wait for the comic to come out or the trade paperback before they show any sign of interest in it... but I'm telling you right now, Muppet fans, you need to see this now. Go ahead, I'll wait here! ...Well this is boring. I need something to entertain me.
HA! Oh. You're done? Okay, good. Now... didn't that just BLOW your mind? For those of you who don't want spoilers, stop reading right here.
For all the rest of you... Can you believe it? First off, who would have ever thought we would see this in an official Muppet production? Second, how great does she look? Third, (and now if you don't want spoilers you should really stop reading) it's SKEETER! Finally back from wherever she was and she appears to be as funny and awesome as ever. And now, just for fun, how about a little side-by-side comparison shot?
Awesome? Why, yes. Yes it is. I think that this is a huge step for both BOOM!'s Muppet comics and The Muppets Studio as well. The fact that The Muppets Studio has allowed for Skeeter to reappear after over 20 years of her missing completely is a wonderful sign that The Muppets Studio does care about obsessed Muppet fans like you and I (at least I assume you are). They also, according to her, allowed Amy Mebberson
to redesign her in adult form.
So yes. After years of uncertainty of Skeeter's fate, we finally have confirmed proof that she is here and, apparently, is no longer a baby.
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier
Apr 6, 2010
A Family Reunion
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- BeauregardTuesday, April 6, 2010 at 9:57:00 AM CDT
Did I mention I'm excited by this?
This comment brought to you by the confirmation word: retingth, which I think means "tingeth again" in which case, yes, yes she does.
OMG, that was AWESOME!!! Thank you BOOM and Disney for being open to expanding the Muppet canon a bit and dragging Skeeter into it!!! YAY!! This arc will probably be an instant buy for me, mind you.ReplyDelete
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Once you've identified the key mavens in your field, dig into their lives. Find out about the blogger, they are people just like you and usually with a great passion for the often thankless task of writing. If they're hosting a blog then they probably have a public Facebook and/or Twitter page. Follow them and learn about what makes them tick, what are their interest, what piques their attention and what causes meltdowns. This information is going to be invaluable at the next stage.
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Of course, paid content is guaranteed to get eyeballs, but they may be wasted. Sponsored Buzzfeed lists have drawn some attention recently, and this is definitely an example of one way to guarantee a big audience. However, a cost benefit analysis may well show that there are cheaper and more creative ways to reach your audience that focus on the human to human connection that is essential to content outreach.
A benefit of doing this outreach method is boosting your brand and services by being mentioned in your partners' websites. One good example of outreach is to write about informative and creative ways to promote your niche and product. This should appear on your blog.
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One of the major outreach success stories is that of Char-Broil. They partnered with the best of the bunch when it comes to outdoor cooking bloggers and these partners get access to products to review, mention and even get to write blog posts on the Char-Broil site. The relationship is fully synergized as both sides get extra content and exposure. This is the very model of the reciprocal content outreach partnership. Char-Broil do pay some of these bloggers, but the process of identifying the best fit really is the key takeaway message from the Char-Broil example. Methodical and targeted, partnerships developed organically.
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Ford's approach shows great confidence in their product and is the model for open engagement with the public. While a newspaper advert telling us about the latest Ford may capture some attention, it's a passive experience and one in which suspicions may be running high due to the public's increased advertising literacy and awareness of when they are clearly being sold to. The content outreach approach blends advertising with social media and Ford encourage their content outreach partners to be as critical as possible with full transparency.
The approach puts everything out in the open and comes across as a more sincere and authentic form of engaging with the public. Ford also gets to really see how people feel about its products and make changes to their approach moving forward. Again, finding key mavens is important and ensuring that your bloggers are professional and of sufficient quality is a must, but the Ford model shows the kind of transparency that is becoming more expected with consumers in the digital age.
Micro-Level Love for the Smaller brands
My wife loves shopping. I don't. Online shopping then makes us both happy. She gets to experience the shopping and I don't have to leave the house. Either way my pockets hurt anyway. I started to notice recently that my wife likes to buy from independent retailers who run their businesses through Facebook. I have no idea about their legal position on taxes, etc., but that's not my concern here. It is clear that at this micro-level that there is a desire to get the name of the vendor out to the biggest possible audience, often by having somebody with some existing kudos showing them some love through a 'like'. The best option would be to have a celebrity customer, but if not then a positive review from a well-respected blog would do the job just as well. As you have hopefully garnered by this point, relationships are key and partnering with those who have an interest in your product as well as a ready-made audience for you to tap into works, even if you are a tiny fish.
Getting up close and personal
Relationships are key to success in business. No man is an island, but that doesn't mean that all archipelagos are even. There are no short cuts to success, but there is little substitute for methodical research. You must know your product and understand why others will be interested in consuming it.
Once this is done, think about your favourite blogs and what makes them successful. You may be lucky and find that the perfect partner is already somebody you subscribe to and have a relationship with. If not, get to finding out who fits best and target them. You don't want to have too many partners, but a few well-positioned bloggers with decent readership and kudos are going to help you out an awful lot.
An example of how you could reach out by email is shown here. This email style has been successful in establishing a relationship with a blogger. It comes out natural but most importantly, it comes out as personally as it can get.
Hello Jane,
My name is Denise Connors and I am a big fan of your blog ukstylishblogs.com because I also love everything about fashion and trends. I follow you in Facebook, Twitter (@janestyles) and Google+.
I love reading your Facebook posts about the latest style trends and retweeting your Twitter posts. I just recently read your blog "How to be Stylish Without Really Trying" and it definitely made me a fan. I see a lot of similarities with our tastes in fashion and couture.
I'd like to know if you accept contributions from fans of your blog. I am willing to contribute wholesome and creative content relating to fashion trends.
Fashion Fanatic
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High School
Moreno was Varsity Team Captain form Sophomore through Senior year...Was MVP for her Cross-Country team all four years...Placed fifth at the CIF Southern Section Division 1 with a time of 17:46...Placed ninth in Division 1 All-State meet...Led high school team to its first CIF-State appearance her Senior year where the team placed fourth in state and 35th overall in the nation...All Western Region Footlocker third team with a time of 19:04...Press Telegram Athlete in Cross Country in 2009 and 2010...Set high school records for Wilderness Park, League Finals courses at La Mirada Regional, Mt. SAC and Woodward Park for Cross Country...Was Indoor mile champion in 2010 with a time of 5:16...Also the San Gabriel Valley League 1600m and 3200m champion as a Freshman...Moreno also played Varsity soccer in her Sophomore and Senior year of high school and earned Most dedicated Coach's Award both year...Also made first team All-league in soccer...Participated in Junior Olympics her Freshman and Junior years where her club team Equalizers won nationals twice and placed top 25th in the nation and earning All-American status as a Junior...In her senior year was Warren High School Female Athlete of the Year...Part of California Scholarship Federation...Co-founder and President in 2008 and 2009 of Varsity club...Associated Student Body Class Treasurer.
Parents are Alexander and Yvette Moreno...has four siblings Anmarie, Ayden, Jake and Ryan who is in the Marine Corp...Chose UCSB because of the team dynamics, knowledgeable coaching staff, professors and location...Her free time is spent singing, reading, eating at new restaurants, cooking and hanging out with friends...Favorite movies are "Monty Python"..."Oceans" and "Bourne" trilogies, "Catch Me if You Can"...Favorite bands are the Killers, Phoenix, Jack Johnson, Favorite books are "Badass", "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", "Letters From a Nut"...Favorite athletes are Rafael Nadal and Adrian Peterson.
High School Bests
1600m - 10:57 3200m - 5:09