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Above photo by Islands .com."The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975.
A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997, after claiming some 20,000 lives."—CIA World Factbook
"Papua New Guinea is a raw land, remarkably untamed and as variegated as swamp and jagged limestone; mud and moss forest; suffocating heat and Highland chill; plumed, pearl-shelled villagers and prosaic hill people; tiny tree kangaroos and enormous Queen Alexandra Birdwing butterflies"....Source: LonelyPlanet.com
Police Hunt 'Dinosaur' in PNGMarch 12, 2004 - 12:38PM
Reports a live dinosaur had been sighted on a volcanic island of Papua New Guinea prompted the deployment of heavily-armed police in search of the mystery creature.
Villagers in the superstitious island province of East New Britain this week said they fled in terror after seeing a three-metre tall, grey-coloured creature with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile.
They said the creature was living among thick green plants in a mosquito-ridden marsh just outside the provincial capital Kokopo, near the devastated town of Rabaul which was buried by a volcanic eruption in 1994.
Kokopo's Mayor Albert Buanga said the dinosaur would make a great a tourist attraction, if it existed.
A government official today confirmed police carrying M-16s and shotguns searched the area but found no trace of the creature.
Eyewitness Christine Samei told reporters she ran for her life after seeing a three-metre tall (10 feet), grey creature with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile which was as fat as a 900-litre water tank.
"It's a very huge and ugly looking animal," Samei told local media.
A government official said the villagers had identified the creature from books and movies about dinosaurs.
"They told us it was a dinosaur," the official told AAP.
Although police found no trace of the creature, Senior Sergeant Leuth Nidung warned villagers to take extra precautions when going about their daily business, amid reports it had eaten three dogs.
Villagers were told to report any further sightings immediately to police, who were already organising a more thorough search of the area.
Black magic and other superstitions are common in many parts of PNG's predominantly village-based society.
Each year large numbers of foreigners visit the area to see World War II relics as well as the devastated town of Rabaul - the only urban centre in the world built inside the crater of a giant volcano.
Dinosaur-like creature spotted in Papua New Guinea
Police in Papua New Guinea have been ordered to search part of a remote island after locals reported seeing a giant dinosaur-like creature roaming the area.
Villagers on the island of New Britain reported seeing a 3m-tall (Approx. 10 feet), grey-coloured animal with a head like a dog and a tail like a crocodile.
One woman said she saw the creature in a marsh just outside the provincial capital Kokopo on the eastern end of New Britain. "I heard the people talking about it and went there to see for myself. Its very huge and ugly looking animal," she said.
A local councillor told The National newspaper that villagers said the creature had been seen by women on several occasions and had reportedly eaten three dogs.
Armed police and villagers carrying bush knives searched the marsh but found no trace of the creature, the newspaper said.
500 Miles Away and 5 Years Earlier
Dinosaur-like Reptile Sighted at Lake Murray
December 11, 1999
A DINOSAUR-like reptile has reportedly been seen by villagers in the Lake Murray area recently. Boboa station councillor, Sangame Sangame told The Independent that villagers on two separate occasions saw the creature on December 11 and again on December 12.
Councillor Sangame said that villagers travelling in a canoe saw the reptile wading in shallow water near Boboa, in the first sighting.
He said that a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) pastor and church elder saw the creature on the second occasion not far from the first sighting.
Mr Sangame said that the animal has a body as long as a dump truck and nearly two metres wide (6.5 feet). It has a long slender tail and a long neck.The head is shaped like a cow's, has large eyes with sharp teeth as long as fingers.
The reptile walks on two hind legs which are as thick as coconut palm tree trunks. It has two smaller forelegs.
The skin is similar to a crocodile's and has largish triangular scoops on the back. Mr Sangame said that he reported the sightings to the Lake Murray police.
Many people from the savannah grasslands of the South Fly district claim that they have seen large lizards similar to the Komodo dragons of Indonesia.
There have also been reports of large lizards up to 1.7 metres living in tree tops.
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Since Scan has released a compact, car friendly version of the Be Illuminator tweeter I've had a few people PM me to see about me getting a GB going. I contacted Madisound yesterday about this and they currently don't have enough to support a GB but they do expect more in. So, I wanted to see what interest there is in this and if there's enough then we'll go through with it.
Here's the Scan Be tweeter this GB would be for:
MSRP is about $548/pair shipped.
I *think* I can get the GB price down to about $388/pair shipped if I can get a minimum of 20 pieces (10 pair) ordered.
That saves you guys about $150/pair.
If this is something that interests you then put your name down. I'll keep in touch with Madisound and once they have enough in stock to support, I'll let you guys know and we can get down to brass tacks. But I don't want to bother them if there's not enough interest.
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Love hurts. But one British woman took that pain to another level.
Jilted by a cheating lover, 26-year-old Torz Reynolds recently took a blade to her forearm and sliced off a tattoo of her ex-boyfriend's name.
Then she sent him the skin in the mail.
Reynolds told the Daily Star her ex had told her he moved to Alaska for a new job.
But it turns out, he was still back home in Tiptree, Essex, shacking up with another woman.
According to the Daily Mail, Reynolds numbed the area Vasocaine spray before slicing a rectangle around the words "Chopper's B*tch" and pulling it off with a tweezers.
"Posting the tattoo to Chopper sent a clear message," she told the Daily Star. "Now he knows never to mess with me again."
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A system founded in 1937 by Grandmaster Benjamin Luna-Lema. The system is composed of the Tercia, Cadenilla, Serrada and Espada Y Daga styles. It is known for its powerful, fluid, and fast strikes; its preference for "blind-siding" the opponent; and its focus on the stick and knife. An important principle in Lightning is closing with the opponent and 'blanketing' them with multiple strikes. Grandmaster Lema would say, "If he gives me one strike, I give him fifteen. Even if he does not give me one strike,I give him fifteen." The system is now headed by his daughter Patty-Jean Lema Caballero.
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Protecting Pension Rights in Times of Economic TurmoilPublication date: January 10, 2011
This book analyses the reaction of some countries to the financial and economic crisis of 2007 with regard to the effect of this economic downturn on pensions. Both European and Anglo-Saxon countries are examined. It thus clarifies the main problems with regard to accounting standards for occupational retirement schemes, the funding of both DC and DB pension schemes, the governmental troubles with PAYG schemes. Recommendations and lessons fro...Paperback


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If all you know about Ohio is from watching WKRP, you might think that turkeys can't fly. Not so, claims Ohio State superfan John Chubb—better known as "Buck-I-Guy"—who claims one of the birds smashed through his windshield as he returned from the Buckeyes' 3rd-round win over Gonzaga last weekend.
The incident landed Chubb in the hospital, and is a surprise to everyone who thought Virginia Tech didn't even make the NCAA tournament this year. [WBNS]


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The Pajama Game original Broadway production opened on May 13, 1954, and closed on November 24, 1956, after 1,063 performances. It was directed by George Abbott and Jerome Robbins and featured all original choreography by the then 27 year old Bob Fosse.
Above detail image from the 1954 "Who's Who in The Cast" original The Pajama Game Broadway program reading in part:
"Bob Fosse brings to his first job of choreography on Broadway a wealth of experience gained as a performer and as a stager of dances for musicals on the summer circuits."
The Pajama Game original cast included John Raitt, Janis Paige, Eddie Foy, Jr, Carol Haney, and Stanley Prager.
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Albertsons settles alleged pesticides violations in several Western states
Release Date: 05/31/2007
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Company agrees to $200,000 pesticide education project in addition to a fine
The company's stores or subsidiaries in California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Utah, Washington and Colorado were found to be selling and distributing hundreds of packages of "Grant's Kills Ants - Ant & Spider Killer" containing chlorpyrifos. A January 2001 Cancellation Order issued by the EPA made retail sale and/or distribution of certain products containing chlorpyrifos a violation after December 31, 2001.
"Our rules not only regulate the manufacture of pesticides but the retail sale as well," said Katherine Taylor, associate director of the EPA's Communities and Ecosystems Division. "When EPA issues a cancellation order aimed at reducing risks to human health, retailers of the pesticide should be aware that any violation of the order will result in penalties."
The original violation was found based on an inspection conducted by Nevada Department of Agriculture in March 2003 at a Save-On Drug Store in Henderson, Nevada which at the time was owned by Albertson's. Since then, CVS acquired Save-On, and Supervalu and Cerberus acquired Albertsons. Supervalu, through its subsidiary New Albertson's, assumed responsibility for the penalty and education project in this case.
The outreach and education project includes development of a DVD entitled "Do's and Don'ts of Retailing Pesticides." The video provides an overview of the EPA's pesticide requirements on retail sale of pesticides, emphasizing household products. The company presented the DVD and other outreach materials at several food marketing conferences. An additional presentation is planned for the California Grocer's Association Expo in October.
In addition, Albertsons will develop a brochure providing an overview of EPA compliance responsibilities for retailers of pesticides and distribute the brochure to thousands of retailers. The DVD and brochure will be available on the Food Marketing Institute's website, www.fmi.com, later this year.
The 2001 Cancellation Order was an agreement between EPA and companies holding registrations of end use products containing chlorpyrifos. After finding that chlorpyrifos used in residential settings posed an exposure risk to children, the EPA's order placed use restrictions and cancellations aimed at reducing this potential exposure. The insecticide is used to control common insects including fleas, ticks, termites and cockroaches.
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A fashion model in her 30s must redefine the goals in her life to find the happiness she seeks. Tang Mei Bao (Cheryl Yang) never achieved the level of success as a model that she had hoped. On the other hand, Zhu Di (Janet Tsai), her arch-nemesis, has attained international stardom with her modeling career and is dating the dreamy Feng Ming Tai (Eric Suen), the successful CEO of a construction company. Yang Rui (Johnny Lu) is a famous catwalk director who finds himself torn between his feelings for his childhood friend Mei Bao and the ambitious young model Xiao Wei (Nita Lei), who looks like his ex-girlfriend. When Ming Tai's company tries to acquire the land that Mei Bao's house sits on, he also begins to develop feelings for Mei Bao, much to the irritation of Zhu Di. As Mei Bao takes one last shot at the fame and fortune she has always wanted, what changes will she make in her life? "The Queen!" is a 2013 Taiwanese drama series directed by Chen Rong Hui.


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Now we don't disagree with Robin Brownlee about anything – ever. It's not because we are scared of him, but more we are scared of the things he would do to us if we ever angered him. Sure we love a good drive by shooting as much the next guy, but we are far too pretty to have our face rearranged by "BC's most dangerous man 1977."
But a couple of hours ago we were messaged by a guy we know who said "now that you have got your head out of your (edited) and returned to writing on the Nation, you might be interested in discussing the fact that it would appear Daryl Katz has personally wired up a one year deal for 1.3 million with Mike Comrie." Our eyes shot out of our head so fast that we put down the bag of cans we were scavanging in the river valley and ran straight home screaming at the top of our lungs, bloody eye sockets and all.
Now we aren't here to start a database of falsehoods in our best Eklund imitation. We aren't going to engage in idle speculation about how billionaires are rarer than foreign tourists in Edmonton and how Bill Comrie and Daryl Katz are probably friends on some level which could have led to a dialogue being opened with Dot Com's camp. We wouldn't presume to weigh in on an unlikely rumor that could be a potential disaster this season.
We won't pretend that we know better than Brownlee who told us back on August 19:
"While Comrie, now 29, is good enough to play in the Oilers top six and could be had for a discount rate, like maybe $2 million in a one-year contract, it's a profoundly bad idea on so many levels I don't even know where to start."
However interesting re-signing Comrie would be in an attempt to exercise the "everyone hates Edmonton" demons that began when he left town back in 2003 under a cloud of rumors and cloak-and-daggery, we won't lower ourselves onto the slippery slope of discussing this in great detail.
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Dr. Lemus-Rangel, a leading Bakersfield surgeon has recently been hailed as one of the leading practitioners in his filed. The widely known, largely influential medical physician has gained a reputation for himself as a consummate professional who puts his patients well being above all else. The Bakersfield surgeon hopes that his accolades will allow him to reach a wider audience and thus be able to help more people.
The doctor can be found at 222 W Henderson Ave, Porterville, CA 93257 (661.481.1793).
Dr. Lemus-Rangel, a leader in the robotic surgery field has recently been cited by his patients and colleagues as a top-tier Bakersfield surgeon. The physician is excited about the recognition and feels that the several years that he has spent dedicating himself to his craft has been effective in garnering him such a reputation. The Bakersfield surgeon has taken great precaution to ensure that his practice is ran optimally, and that each one of his patients receive the very best in health care.
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Kellee Santiago is president and co-founder of thatgamecompany, which released Journey last week. Their previous game, Flower, is a featured, playable game at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's new exhibit The Art of Video Games, which opened this weekend. Santiago was at the museum as one of the featured panelists in Friday's festivities, and I had a chance to speak with her briefly about Flower, Journey, and where thatgamecompany might go next.
Inclusivity, collaboration, and lived experiences came across very strongly as themes that Santiago and thatgamecompany prefer to explore. When I asked her about Flower's presence in the Smithsonian's exhibit, and its role at the forefront of the "games as art" debate, she answered:
I think it exceeded my expectations of what Flower could do. Our goal at thatgamecompany with all of our games is to create experiences that we think could be relevant and accessible to anyone, regardless of who you are or what your background is. And in that way that we view video games ... a medium through which artists can communicate to audiences and to people in general, and when we set out to make Flower we didn't necessarily set out to make a game that would be appropriate in a museum context or something that could be regarded highly in that sort of conversation about games as art. But through those other goals of viewing games as a communicative medium and wanting to communicate themes that anyone could relate to, and sort of the game we ended up with, as we pursued this idea of creating an experience that made you feel like you were in a giant field of flowers, and what that emotion is, I think we ended up with a video game that is easily accessible. People get it really quickly. You, I think, from the first few seconds really understand the emotion that Flower is going for. And so people feel invited into that experience, as opposed to feeling like they're not getting it, or that they're going to be quickly punished for not understanding how to navigate the space.
Immediately before the interview, I had been visiting the exhibit. While I was observing the playable demo stations, I saw an older woman walk up to the Flower display. She appeared to be somewhere around 70, and she wasn't sure what to do with the PlayStation 3 controller. A museum volunteer showed her how to rotate it and I could see the exact moment on her face as she experienced the moment of "getting it" that Santiago described. She played happily for a moment before disappearing into the crowd.
The idea that anyone can play, and that games and their players should both be diverse, is clearly important to Santiago. She explained that games, in a sense, were being significantly limited by early success that had defined, seemingly in perpetuity, what kind of games are made and who is "supposed" to play them:
I think games have suffered for a while from early success, really, that they found this audience, this specific audience, that was very excited by the kind of content that was being made early on, and so as the industry grew, and the costs of making a game grew, there wasn't a whole lot of movement away really from the understanding of who a gamer was and who was not a gamer. And I sort of approach game making fundamentally as any creative medium in that there's really no assumption that this person is a gamer, this person's not a gamer. I think someone who's not a gamer is just someone who hasn't found a game that they've liked yet, which is very possible because the range of experiences has been pretty limited in video games.
It's said so often now, but the common metaphor is its as if film had been making action movies for the last hundred years, and you can imagine that then people would think they aren't into film, they aren't into movies, which isn't true it's just that only one thing had been made.
The skyrocketing popularity of mobile and social gaming seems to bear out Santiago's observations, as games have reached into more and more platforms with seemingly unstoppable success. She confirmed that collaborative, connected spaces continue to be of interest to her and to the team, and indicated that thatgamecompany may well continue to head in that direction in the future.
We've found a lot of success on PlayStation Network because the audience there is very receptive to new types of experiences. They consistently list experimental games in their top five genres so it's been a great place to test out these crazy ideas we had when we graduated from grad school. But we do think about the possibilities of handheld, certainly mobile platforms, the way people are continuing to play more online and more with each other online and also more in different forms as well, taking games with you during the day, or different styles of play that are emerging as a result of the new technologies. Journey was our first online game but it definitely won't be our last.
One of the reasons we wanted to make an online game for our third PlayStation Network game is because we were seeing this trend of more players playing online and playing together, and at the same time, similar to our approach or ideas about video games as a medium, I think we saw a sort of the same trends in online gaming as well, which is that only a limited range of types of play have been explored and we're curious to see what else is possible. We kind of started Journey by stripping away every conceit of a traditional online console game and saying okay, if we get rid of all these things, what's an online game? And that was the biggest risk or the biggest experiment of the game, was to see if people were interested in it.
Ultimately, Santiago told me, the excitement of making games comes from the union of technological limitations and the desire to create lingering and meaningful experiences.
One of the [Washington Post museum exhibit] critiques was on how much dialogue there was around the technology as opposed to I guess what he would consider more of the creative and artistic inspirations of the work, but that's games! That's what makes them so beautiful, in that way. It's not sexy to talk about why we make decisions due to our constraints as a team or the constraints of the technology, but I think that is the artistic process of game development, when you incorporate all of those elements into your work so that it feels whole and complete — those to me are the best kind of game experiences.
Having since had the chance to play Journey (which Kotaku reviewer Kirk Hamilton loved), I can see what she means. And I look forward to seeing what melding of art and technology thatgamecompany comes up with next.


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Hi everyone! leslierahye with a fun Tuesday Tutorial sharing a remix of my favorite Double Easel Card! I've created this using the new Elves and Shelf Sitter set! I love how it turned out and I hope you do too!
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WICHITA, KAN. – A member of a Dodge City street gang was sentenced Monday to 82 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
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A few weeks ago, I made a trip to the magical Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan! I say magical because this is a place with so much to offer - serene and scenic landscapes, art, religion, culture, and of course, because it happens to be one of the few countries in the world that is still ruled by a King and a Queen.
I travelled with a friend to Bhutan for 6 days (from August 15-20, 2012), and we visited the two main cities of Thimphu and Paro. This post is a detailed account of our trip, and I have also included some useful travel/accommodation information for those of you who intend to plan a trip there yourself.
I travelled with a friend to Bhutan for 6 days (from August 15-20, 2012), and we visited the two main cities of Thimphu and Paro. This post is a detailed account of our trip, and I have also included some useful travel/accommodation information for those of you who intend to plan a trip there yourself.
Route Plan
Day 1: Hyderabad - Bagdogra - Siliguri - Phuentsholing
As soon as we reached the bus stand, we found that there was a local bus that was ready to start to Phuentsholing: it was a rickety, run-down bus with torn seats, but we decided to take a chance anyway since there were only 4-5 people sitting inside apart from us. Little did we know that in the next few minutes, the entire bus would be stuffed to the brim with the local village people!
We heaved a sigh of relief when we finally reached Phuentsholing at around 8:45 PM. The entry to this border town is marked by a nondescript Tibetan-styled gate; one side of it is India and the other side is Bhutan. We checked into our rooms at Hotel Sinchula and rested for half an hour. When we headed out for dinner at around 9:30 PM, we realised that the restaurant in the hotel was closed, and in fact, the entire city had shut down!
One of the locals asked us to "Go have dinner in India" - it took me a moment to realise that he meant crossing the border gate. So we informed the security guard at the gate, crossed over to India for dinner, and then came back to Bhutan.
Day 2: Phuentsholing - ThimphuWe headed out from our hotel at around 8:30 in the morning - it was very sunny and humid, but we had a long To-Do list to complete by noon:
- Go to the local bus stand and find out the frequency and timings of the buses to Thimphu (we found that there are regular buses every 30 minutes, but we didn't book in advance because we weren't sure how long it would take to complete the immigration formalities).
- Head to the Immigrations office at 9:00 AM and submit an application form for the entry permits, along with 1 passport-size photograph and 1 photocopy of the passport. A visa is not required for Indian and Chinese nationals.
- Have breakfast at a nearby restaurant.
- Get a local Bhutan prepaid SIM card (we bought a Tashi Cell prepaid SIM from the Tashi Complex).
- Go back to the Immigrations office and collect our entry permits.
- Check out of the hotel, pick up our bags and head to the bus stand.
We finally arrived in Thimphu late in the evening and checked into Hotel Tandin, located on the main city street, Norzin Lam. We freshened up, and headed out for a short stroll around the city.
After checking out all the colorful local textile and handicraft stores, we were eager to try out some authentic Bhutanese cuisine for dinner! We spotted this tiny place called Shelse Restaurant diagonally opposite the Handicraft Emporium, and decided to give it a try.
Day 3: Thimphu SightseeingWe hired Kelden, a local taxi driver, to take us sightseeing around Thimphu city. Thanks to the heavy rains early in the morning, we enjoyed a beautiful, lush green, foggy landscape as we drove around all the sightseeing spots:
- Memorial Chorten - This is a prominent landmark in the city. It is a very peaceful place, and one can see people engaged in silent prayer as they circumambulate the central white structure, crowned with a golden spire. We also visited another old temple later in the day, but I forget its name.
- Buddha Point - This is a massive 169 ft statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha. It is still under construction, so we were only allowed to view it from a distance. Nevertheless, this is a great spot to shoot pictures of the Thimphu valley.
- BBS (Bhutan Broadcasting Station) Tower - This is another great spot to get a view of the entire Thimphu valley.
- Motithang Takin Preserve - The Takin is the national animal of Bhutan, having the head of a goat and the body of a cow. I have never quite seen an animal like this before - they're big, lazy and quite ugly!
- Folk Heritage Museum - This is a place where one gets a glimpse of the traditional Bhutanese village life during the 16th and 17th century. There is also an attached restaurant that serves organic food.
- Zorig Chusum Art & Crafts School - The term 'Zorig Chusum' refers to the 13 ancient art forms that continue to thrive in Bhutan today, including painting, sculpture, carving and embroidery. We had a nice time interacting with the students, and watching them at work.
Day 4: Thimphu - Paro and Trek to the Tiger's Nest
We dropped off our bags at Hotel Phunsum, had a quick breakfast at a nearby restaurant and drove to the base of the Tiger's Nest - this is a monastery that is perched on a cliff at an altitude of around 10,240 ft. A trek to this spot involves a climb of around 3,000 ft from the base of the Paro valley, and that was exactly what we planned to do!
There are 3 stages to this trek:
- There is a small cafeteria set up at the half-way point (the prices are exorbitant though - a cup of tea costs Rs. 80!), and you can get a clear view of the Tiger's Nest from here. Most people stop after reaching this point.
- The more enthusiastic lot trek up another hour until they reach the highest point of the trek (10,629 ft), marked by a red flag.
- The last part of the trek is the steepest and most difficult - in order to traverse to the other rock face and reach the actual temple complex, you have walk down a long flight of stairs, cross a bridge and then climb up another long flight of stairs.
We happened to meet photojournalist Karl Grobl at the half-way point - he was scouting locations in Bhutan for his upcoming photography tour in October. We had a nice, long chat with him for around 40 mins and then continued on our upward climb.
We stopped at several places to take pictures (and to rest, of course), and after 4.5 hrs, we finally made it all the way to the top! We were welcomed by the friendly security personnel deputed there, and were even offered apples to eat. We deposited our belongings - camera, phone, backpack etc. - at the counter outside and entered the temple complex.
Dzongs and other sightseeing spots were closed. We had no regrets though, because we had just completed one of the longest and most beautiful treks of our lives!
On the way back to the hotel, we had an engaging conversation with our taxi driver Kelden about his family, the Bhutanese education system, the wedding rituals and the Bhutanese way of life in general. When we reached the hotel, we surprised him with a teddy bear for his 4-year old daughter - it was her birthday the following day. He was very grateful for the gift, and wished us well for the rest of our trip.
We had dinner at Hotel Pejorling and returned to our hotel rooms for a good night's rest. But sadly, I didn't get much sleep that night because of mosquitoes and some dogs that were barking outside all through the night.
Day 5: Paro - Phuentsholing - SiliguriMr. Kesang, the owner of Hotel Phunsum cooked us breakfast in the morning and dropped us at the bus stand in his personal vehicle. We happened to be the only guests in the hotel, and hence the VIP treatment!
By 9:00 PM we reached the Mittal Bus Stand in Siliguri and checked into Hotel Tourist Inn located just a few minutes away from the bus stand.
Day 6: Siliguri - Bagdogra - HyderabadIt was a calm, lazy morning. We literally had nothing on the itinerary for the day, except reaching the airport by 1:30 PM. So after spending some time at a nearby cafe late in the morning, we packed up our bags and headed to the airport which was just half an hour away. And before we knew it, we were on our return flight to Hyderabad!
Below is a short video I put together with some glimpses from the trip - mind you, I shot it with my cell phone (LG Optimus P970), so it obviously does not do justice to the beauty of the place!
If you happen to be an Indian national planning a budget trip to Bhutan yourself, below are some travel and accommodation details that might help you. I have mentioned all rates in Indian Rupees, since the Indian currency is widely accepted in Bhutan and is equivalent to the Bhutanese Ngultrum (1 BTN = 1 INR).
Accommodation & Travel
|RATE (w/ Tax)
|Hotel Tourist Inn
|+91 9932031531/05450
|Rs. 1,900
|Hotel Sinchula
|Rs. 838
|Hotel Tandin
|Rs. 857
|Hotel Phunsum
|Rs. 1,000
|Bagdogra Airport to Siliguri (30 mins)
|Rs. 450
|Siliguri Mittal Bus Stand to Phuentsholing (5.5 hrs)
|Rs. 87
|Bagdogra Airport to Phuentsholing (6 hrs)
|Rs. 2,000
|Phuentsholing to Thimphu (6 hrs)
|Rs. 200
|Thimphu Sightseeing
|Rs. 1,500
|Thimphu to Paro (1 hr) & Paro Sightseeing
|Rs. 2,500
|Paro to Phuentsholing (6 hrs)
|Rs. 193
|Phuentsholing to Siliguri Mittal Bus Stand (5.5 hrs)
|Rs. 2,500
|Thimphu and Paro
|+91 9832361125


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CARSON, Calif. – The New England Revolution opened its 2011 season with a 1-1 draw against the LA Galaxy amidst torrential downpours and swirling winds on Sunday night at The Home Depot Center.
Shalrie Joseph gave the Revs (0-0-1, 1 pt.) the lead in just the third minute, while Juninho hit back for the Galaxy (1-0-1, 4 pts.) six minutes before the halftime break. Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis battled the harsh weather conditions to make six saves and help the Revs claim their first point on the West Coast since 2009.
Joseph's early goal – which was the second-fastest to open a season in club history – was the Revolution's only shot on target, although the Revs' captain did hit the post midway through the second half.
Without the services of injured trio Kevin Alston (L hamstring strain), Ousmane Dabo (R quad strain) and Didier Domi (R knee swelling), head coach Steve Nicol was forced to shuffle his lineup in an attempt to plug the gaps. Darrius Barnes filled in for Alston at right back, Zak Boggs and Marko Perovic occupied the wings, and Joseph led a three-man central midfield between Stephen McCarthy and Pat Phelan.
The Revs got their 2011 campaign off to the perfect start with a goal in just the third minute, as Joseph powered a close-range header past the feet of Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders. A workmanlike effort from Zack Schilawski earned the Revolution a corner kick, which Perovic drove to the near post. The initial service was cleared directly back to Perovic, who used his second effort to find Joseph at the back post for a precise finish.
David Beckham almost engineered a quick reply for the Galaxy, but his 12th-minute free kick was expertly tipped over the bar by Reis. Landon Donovan forced Reis into another fine save with a powerful header just two minutes later, while Juninho then saw a goal wiped off the board for an apparent foul in the 16th minute.
The Galaxy continued to pressure throughout the first half and the hosts were finally rewarded for their efforts with the equalizing goal in the 39th minute. Revolution rookie center back A.J. Soares' clearance out of the back went only as far as Juninho, who intercepted the ball before unleashing a 30-yard knuckling rocket which fooled Reis and sailed just under the crossbar.
New England was sharper after the halftime break and enjoyed frequent spells of possession, but it was the Galaxy which almost took the lead in the 55th minute. Beckham cleverly pulled a free kick back to the top of the box for Mike Magee, whose first-time effort curled just past the upper right corner.
Ten minutes later it was the Revolution's turn to threaten. Schilawski's initial shot was blocked but the ball squirted through to an unmarked Joseph, who beat Saunders with a low shot but saw his effort kick off the right post.
Play deteriorated in the closing stages as patches of standing water made passing almost impossible. The Galaxy managed to create one final scoring chance in stoppage time, but second-half substitute Juan Pablo Angel's goal was disallowed after he was adjudged to have been offside.
The Revs will host D.C. United in their 2011 home opener next weekend at Gillette Stadium. The match is scheduled for Saturday, March 26, with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m.
New England Revolution at LA Galaxy
March 20, 2011 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Shalrie Joseph (Marko Perovic) 3
LA – Juninho (unassisted) 39
New England Revolution: Matt Reis, Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Franco Coria, Darrius Barnes, Zak Boggs, Pat Phelan, Shalrie Joseph ©, Stephen McCarthy, Marko Perovic (Kenny Mansally 22), Zack Schilawski (Sainey Nyassi 74)
Substitutes Not Used: Bobby Shuttleworth, Ilija Stolica, Kheli Dube, Seth Sinovic, Ryan Cochrane
STATS: Shots: 7; Shots on Goal: 1; Saves: 6; Corner Kicks: 6; Offside: 2; Fouls Committed: 14
LA Galaxy: Josh Saunders, Todd Dunivant, Leonardo, A.J. DeLaGarza, Sean Franklin, Landon Donovan ©, Juninho, Chris Birchall, David Beckham, Mike Magee (Paolo Cardozo 63), Chad Barrett (Juan Pablo Angel 63)
Substitutes Not Used: Brian Perk, Frankie Hejduk, Bryan Jordan, Michael Stephens, Jovan Kirovski
STATS: Shots: 13; Shots on Goal: 7; Saves: 0; Corner Kicks: 6; Offside: 3; Fouls Committed: 6
Misconduct Summary:
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Assistant Referees: Bill Dittmar, Brian Poeschel
Fourth Official: Ramon Hernandez
Weather: Rain, 57 degrees
Attendance: 27,000
- Tonight's game was the 16th season opener for the Revolution … the Revolution now has an all-time record of 180-198-82 all-time in MLS regular-season action.
- By opening the season at LA, the Revs have now played their first game of a new season on the West Coast six of the last eight seasons and in California for the third-straight year … this is the second year in a row that New England opened the campaign at The Home Depot Center against the Galaxy, while the team played San Jose in the 2009 season opener.
- Following tonight's result, the Revs are now 4-8-4 all-time in season openers, including a 3-8-4 mark on the road.
- Head coach Steve Nicol is now 3-3-3 with the Revs in season openers.
- With the draw, the Revs moved to 13-15-6 all-time against the Galaxy, and earned their first draw against LA since Aug. 20, 2008 (2-2 at Gillette Stadium).
- Tonight's line-up featured just three Revs players that started the 2010 season opener against the Galaxy: Pat Phelan (central midfield both years), Zack Schilawski (forward both years) and Chris Tierney (left back in 2011, left midfield in 2010)
- The sidelines featured two of the league's 100-career-win coaches in LA manager Bruce Arena (109) and Revs boss Steve Nicol (107) … the duo ranks third and fourth, respectively, in the MLS career coaching records.
- The Revs' starting lineup saw two rookies in the starting lineup – A.J. Soares and Stephen McCarthy – marking the third-straight season in which the Revs ran out at least two rookies in the season's opening match … in 2010, Zack Schilawski and Seth Sinovic started, while in 2009 Kevin Alston and Darrius Barnes were both among the starting 11.
- The result tonight in Carson snapped the Revs' six-game losing streak in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, dating back to the start of the 2010 season … last season, the Revs went 0-6-0 in their away matches against Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders FC.


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Starting this September I will attempt to write the first draft of this segment as a submission to Libertarian Papers. But for now here is the original post as it would have appeared on DA:
If you have ever debated the merits of having a stateless society, you should probably know by now that the most frequent counter-argument thrown your way will be the notion that Anarchy leads to chaos.
For whatever reason we are supposed to believe that giving a group of people the power to initiate force within a given territory is necessary to sustain civilization. It is so cliche that people do little to justify the claim aside from pointing to Somalia as evidence. Ask those same people what the situation was like when it was under a government (especially during the civil war sparked by Siad Barre), and you can easily see how far people will go to dodge the burden of proof. (see note below**)
A couple years ago I came across what I am now convinced is probably the best introduction to Anarcho-Capitalism around. Robert P. Murphy wrote an article for Mises Daily that summed up the argument for anarchy as follows:
"What the anarchist does claim is that, for any given population, the imposition of a coercive government will make things worse."
Society without government need not be perfect to be desirable – but better than other alternatives people have to offer. My system cannot guarantee utopia but neither can any other.
In his article, Murphy makes an excellent point regarding the incentives of private defense agencies. Bill Clinton would have been far less likely to fire off dozens of cruise missiles into third world countries if he had the option of selling those on the open market. So what are the factors that make market protection services less chaotic than government ones?
Enter ACES, a short and simply way of explaining why private protection agencies or individual contractors are less inclined to start war – the simple reason being that they must pay the cost of it themselves. This is an acronym that sums up the following:
Assets – These are anything from bullet-proof vests to smart torpedoes to armored vehicles – direct expenses for starting conflicts. If you fire the first shot, it will cost you dearly to have other protection agencies fire back.
Customers – You need a salary for assets, but no one wants to pay you to turn their home into a warzone.
Employees – Would you work for a company or client that insisted you get into meaningless shootouts?
Suppliers – Why would anyone sell guns and ammo to you if you might use it against them or their customers?
These four factors all come into play to make armed aggression a costly endeavor indeed.
When the cost of assets come into account we can see that protection agencies/contractors would think twice before firing millions of dollars worth of cruise missiles since they have to foot the bill themselves. This assumes of course that there would be as much of a demand for such things at all. Even worse, if you establish yourself as an aggressive protection agent or even a criminal, the result of having every potential victim mobilizing against you will cost you dearly.
To attract customers private providers will only use force when the consequences of not doing so would be worse (such as a robbery or home invasion) instead of making enemies with everyone they meet. Starting a gunfight with everyone you come across does not fly well with potential clients that would rather not have bullets fly past their head when they come home from work.
No potential employees would want to work for anyone that insisted they put their life on the line without just cause. You would have to really pay up to persuade anyone to do so, which transfers costs back onto those that hire you. So what we end up with is employees of clients/companies demanding higher pay (which increases what you have to charge clients – putting you at a competitive disadvantage), or quitting to work for someone else altogether.
What kind of weapons supplier would knowingly sell munitions to someone that might kill some potential customers or come back and use those assets against him or her personally? It can be pretty hard to maintain business when you are dead. Not to mention the reaction of the surrounding population who will now see the supplier as an extension to the rogue protection agency or criminal.
With all of this in mind, consider how government responds to these incentives.
Recently in Libya government demonstrated just how resistant it is to the four factors mentioned above. Within a short time the asset costs went through the roof:
Nearly 200 Tomahawk missiles ($1,500,000 each) were fired into Libya; a total cost of three-hundred million dollars.
Keeping a fighter jet in the air for an hour: $10,000
500+ one-ton bombs dropped: $40,000 each for a total cost of twenty million dollars.
One downed F-15 cost the government sixty million alone.
Maintaining a no-fly zone cost anywhere from thirty to a hundred million per week depending on how aggressive we are in the process.
And arming rebels is estimated to cost a hundred billion per year; and we all know how accurate spending "estimates" turn out.
Why is government so careless about all this and why would private protection firms be less violent? The simple answer is that the government's cost of assets is simply passed down to unwilling tax payers such as you and me.
Does government stand a chance of losing customers? No, we are stuck with the protection we have because government claims a right to the incomes of everyone in the territory it covers. Even if we think bureaucrats turn our homeland into a war zone (such as the blow back we faced on 9/11), we cannot switch to a less aggressive protector.
Now what about employees? If those in power deemed it necessary, they could draft us to fight in whatever conflict they felt was worth fighting. Or at the very least they could lure in potential recruits and use them for whatever causes they desired while they remain in the service.
Suppliers in the long run can always face the threat of being forced to produce the tools of war whether they like it or not. Such was the case in World War II when resources were diverted to making bombs, planes, tanks, you name it. Aside from having more revenue than any other group to buy the weapons of war, government as a supplier also cares little about the consequences of handing over weapons to foreign fighters to promote "necessary" conflicts in other regions – which is precisely what had happened when it indirectly gave money and weapons to the mujahideen in order to fight the Soviets. Did the politicians that authorized such actions have to pay out of their own pocket?
Of course not. Government simply subsidized the whole thing at the expense of the very people it claimed to be protecting. Because market alternatives to the military and police we have today must use their own wealth to pay for conflicts they engage in, why should we expect them to be just as violent?
**What do I mean by "burden of proof?" The vast majority of all skeptics of Market Anarchy hold that giving anyone the right to force out competitors in an area and allow them to coerce (initiate force) others in that territory is wrong and unnecessary. No one I know thinks that you should allow a business to force people to pay for goods and services exclusively from them and imprison them if they refuse. If that is the way they think of market institutions but feel that government deserves to be exempt from the same standard, I conclude that the burden of proof is on the skeptic of anarchy to explain why government deserves to be an exception to the rule and how it improves the situation for any geographic location. This especially goes for those who claim Somalia was better under a government.


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October Surprise [wiretap mix] by Peter Swimm
Album Description
All of the tracks on this adventurous chip music compilation began with a single sample.
That's the sound of the Monowave, a Moog clone originally envisioned as a bass synth.
Hexawe, a CC-BY label for Piggy Tracker releases, put out an open call for remixes. This group of talented musicians heeded the call, looping tiny sections of the monowave sample and sequencing these instruments using their portable game console of choice. The result is Monorave, an inspiring showcase of what's possible with remixed digital soundwaves.
This compilation is truly open source in that you can download the tracker DAT files yourself and tweak them. When you do, you'll find that each song has a folder containing all the samples used in the sequence, and many of the tracks draw all of their source material from that single monowave sample. -Jason, Oct 2012
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If you are in my Simple Blogging Network Community Group. You might have seen that I've added a new image asking members to share their goals for the month ahead. I believe that when you take the time to identify your goals and then share them with others, they have more chance of coming to fruition.
What's more, when you have an accountability partner – or in our case lots of accountability allies, we can help make things happen. Here are a few reasons why having accountability allies for your blog and business can be a really great idea.
Fresh Thoughts and Ideas
Sharing your goals with others and then discussing how you will make them happen can help give you lots of fresh ideas. Others may have been in similar situations and you might be surprised at the direction you choose to take as a result of a quick conversation with others accountability allies.
Constructive Feedback
If you create something new, want to share an idea, or have questions about your blog and business. You'll get some really great feedback from the accountability allies before you finally decide on what your final product, service or something else entirely will look like. Think of it as a place to doing your market research.
Be more Focused
Just outlining your goals for the month ahead will mean that you are already focusing and drilling down on those tasks that need to be tackled. As you progress through the days and weeks ahead you will be able to see what's working and what's not.
Staying on Track
Feeding back regularly to the group, will help to keep you on track. If you've said you'll do 5 blog posts and you've only done 1 this month, telling the group about the whys and hows will help re-evaluate what's working or not.
Tackling Challenges Together
Teamwork makes the dream work. Cheesy I know but, 500 heads is definitely better than one head. Great accountability allies will be able to tackle challenges much faster then you could ever do alone and even better than that, we'll all celebrate together when you hit that next big milestone!
Share your woes
Whilst community accountability allies are supposed to be up beat and positive 95% of the time. Sometimes it's good just to get things of your chest. Having a little moan about why something isn't working in a supportive environment can sometimes open doors, opportunities and solutions.
If you are ready to join a community of bloggers and small business owners from all over the world and you want to have that safe haven of sharing your goals, learning, helping, supporting and having a jolly good time. We'd love to have you join us in the community. Simply register below and I'll look forward to welcoming you to the community.


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DETROIT – Mercedes-Benz hopes to take on stronger products from BMW and Audi with its all-new C-Class sedan.
The new car was shown in Germany last month but made its U.S. debut Monday at the North American International Auto show in Detroit.
The new car is a little bigger than the 2013 model, and much of that extra space has been devoted to the passengers in the back seat.
Being a Mercedes-Benz, the car has plenty of sophisticated features like leather trim, power everything and a large touchscreen in the center console. The new car also has a heads-up display that shows the speed and other information on the windshield in front of the driver.
The new car is also more efficient. The shell of the car is now about 50 percent aluminum, up from 10 percent for the last model. That translates to a weight saving of about 140 pounds.
Mercedes-Benz executives are quick to point out that the new C-Class will be built in Alabama.


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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Saban on Tebow, the Gators' O
On Tim Tebow at the next level . . .
Q. As somebody who has coached in the NFL, I was wondering what your take is on Tebow's NFL prospects? Do you think he's talented enough to warrant a top 10 pick?
COACH SABAN: Well, you know, I don't think it's fair for me to judge that because I can't really judge who the other guys in the top 10 are. Being involved in the draft before, if you're not involved in the total body of work, it's very difficult to make those kind of predictions.
But I will say this: I think Tim Tebow is an outstanding quarterback, an outstanding leader. I have no questions about his ability to throw the ball. He made some outstanding throws in good coverage in critical times in our game last year in the SEC championship game. So I have a tremendous amount of respect for him as a quarterback, as a leader, as an athlete, in every regard. I think he is a winner. I think he will be a winner in the NFL.
But I think everybody needs to understand that the NFL struggles to evaluate people who don't do in college what they look for guys to do in the pros. And I don't think they should be criticized for that. It's a difficult evaluation when you play a little different kind of offense. I think Florida has a great offense. I think it's very difficult to defend. I think they do a great job of executing it and coaching it. So I'm not being critical.
But it is different. And that makes it more difficult. You know, a general manager sent me a letter saying, How are you learning all the spread quarterbacks, how the dynamics of the critical factors of the quarterback position have changed because this offense has changed, what are you doing differently to evaluate quarterbacks, because we're having a more difficult time evaluating players that play in that offense?
It affects everyone. The quarterback, as well as the left tackle. If somebody told me we don't know how to evaluate this guy because he's never played in a three point stance because he always plays in a two point stance because they're no huddle, and they're always in a spread. So it's every position that is different from what they would like to see because they have a defined prototype they would like to evaluate toward. When you play in a different type of offense, it makes it more difficult to evaluate.
I don't think anybody is disrespecting him, I guess is what I'm trying to say. I think it's just a little more difficult to try to evaluate.
On the "Spread" offense . . .
Q. Talk about the impact of the spread offense on defenses in college football.
COACH SABAN: Well, I just think that it's very difficult to defend. I think when the quarterback's a runner, you create another blocker, or a receiver that you have to cover. So that kind of creates another gap on defense. And I think that that's very difficult to defend.
But I think it's like anything else: the multiples of what you have to defend are what make it more difficult to defensive players. Just like in the old days when they used to run the wishbone. When you had to play against the wishbone, that was really different. So it was difficult to get the picture and look of what you needed to do to get your team prepared to be able to play against it.
I think to some degree the spread offense is the same way. A no huddle offense is the same way. How do you get a scout team in practice to be a no huddle team to get any kind of execution so that the defensive players start to develop the mentality they need to be able to change their routine and play without a huddle?
So I think the concept of the spread offense is outstanding because it makes the quarterback an 11th gap on defense, I always say. If you only had to defend that all the time, I think we could all get a little better at it. It's the multiple of the different things you see throughout the season that make it more difficult.
On the disruption of an inexperienced QB . . .
Q. From a defensive point of view, when you're facing a quarterback that doesn't have much experience, how do you try to take advantage of that? At the same time with an inexperienced quarterback this year, how do you try to guide him through games until he gets that experience?
COACH SABAN: Well, you know, I think that everyone develops at a little different pace and rate, depending on their ability to learn the knowledge and experience, how they learn from their lessons. And I think specifically in our case Greg McElroy learns very quickly and has had some experience. But I also understand that until he makes plays in the game, he's not gonna fully have, you know, the trust and respect of all of his teammates, even though they really, really like him and they really like him as a leader.
I think the biggest mistake you can make in development of any new player, young player, inexperienced player, is give him too many things to do, and increase the multiples of the kind of mental errors that they can make.
I think that it depends, from a defensive perspective, who the guy is that you're trying to defend. If he's a smart guy, if you try to pressure him, you may enhance his chances of making plays because he understands it, he sees it, and his reads actually become a little easier.
If you try to play all coverage against him and don't pressure him and he's a good runner, he may hurt you with his feet.
So I think to really answer that question effectively, you'd have to know the specifics of who you were trying to defend.
On the Bluegrass Miracle, I missed out on the relevance of this question . . . (Video below)
Q. Can you tell us a little bit about the 2001 game between you and Kentucky and talk about the last play specifically.
COACH SABAN: Well, what I remember, most people don't remember the little things and the details of why things happen sometimes, but there was about a 30 mile an hour wind that day, and we were fortunate to be able to game manage to get the wind in the fourth quarter by the way the coin toss went and all that stuff. We practice these two plays every Thursday at the end of practice. I forget the exact seconds, but we ran the first play because we could stop the clock and gained about 15 or 20 yards. Hit Michael Clayton on an in route, then had to go up top.
But the ball sailed and almost went 70 yards in the air because we had a big wind. The Kentucky players actually misjudged the ball. That's what created the tip. Devery Henderson was the key running guy that's supposed to play the tip. And it just worked out that way.
But what I remember the most from it was not that play. I've always been told by mentors, that the worst thing your team can do is play poorly and win. And we played poorly that day and won. And we got our rear ends kicked in the worst defeat in all the time I was at LSU the next week because of that. That's what I remember the most.
So you didn't expect that answer, did you (smiling)?
6 comments:
- Jim said...
Ok, this Tebow love affair is going to far now, top 10 pick? I thought my buddy was trying to get me going saying first round pick the other day but this is seriously getting ridiculous now. Am I watching a completely different player than everyone else? The Tebow I have seen is a QB that really only has a couple of throws in his repertoire with out the needed NFL passes like the outs. He has always had pretty bad footwork. Even his noted positives are vastly different than what is seen in the NFL from the QB position, his style of running for example where he is more fullback than burner, can this style even work when the line men and backers and faster, bigger and stronger?
Great college QB no doubt but I really just can not see the pro potential let alone top 10 ability.
- Townes said...
Will the linemen and linebackers really be that much faster, bigger and stronger? Look at SEC defenses. They're full of NFL players.
I think that you're underrating Tebow's throws. He isn't asked to throw deep outs, because it's not necessary in Meyer's system. It's not like Tebow can't sling the ball.
I used to have the same thinking as Jim (above), Mel Kiper, and others.....
Until I witnessed the SEC Championship Game and the National Championship Game.
He made throws in both of those games that made me change my mind.
I think it's just something with about the way he looks back there. He doesn't always look comfortable. His throwing style doesn't look smooth. His feet are borderline terrible at times.
Regardless, the kid is one of the greatest competitors ever and I place him at worst among the top 10 players in college football history.
I predict he'll get put thru the strainer at the combine and workouts. He'll be rundown by "experts" and then he'll go to the NFL and be what he only knows to be....
A winner.
Tebow is one of the most outstanding college QBs I've ever seen. But he's not an NFL QB. Just like pretty much all running QBs in truly "college" systems are never NFL QBs. (And if you don't qualify Tebow as a run-first QB, then we are at fundamental disagreement.)
There's a long list of incredibly high-profile running college QBs who, frankly, do not have the requisite skill sets to win a championship in the NFL, from Turner Gill to Kordell Stewart to Eric Crouch to Pat White and all points in between. And while we can cite dual-threat college guys who turned out to be very good NFL QBs, they were all very talented passers at the college level and ultimately cast themselves as pass-first players in the NFL (e.g., Steve Young, Steve McNair, Donovan McNabb).
Two questions persist about Tebow and the draft. First, the reasonable one: can Tebow be a significant contributor on an NFL team? I think the answer there is yes. He's a great athlete, a winner, and possibly the best short-yardage runner in college football. Is there a FB with more upside? If you wanted to take a risk on a project TE, isn't he your guy? (This assumes that Tebow's willing to switch posiitons, unlike, say, Eric Crouch).
Second, the unreasonable one: will an NFL team's brass fall in love with Tebow at QB and pick him high? This is obviously dependent on the combine, but, again, the answer's probably yes. What does Vince Young the NFL prospect have that Tim Tebow the NFL prospect doesn't? Isn't Pat White (second round) the same kind of "we can definitely get this guy 6 plays/game under center and maybe find another way to use him" prospect? Plus, like most exciting athletic types, Tebow is a fan favorite who's going to put butts in seats if he's starting under center. And he's a "face of the team" kind of guy. Those things won't be lost on GMs. Someone will draft him high. I just wonder if he'll bust before he's given a shot at another position.
- Jim said...
Townes- "Will the linemen and linebackers really be that much faster, bigger and stronger? Look at SEC defenses. They're full of NFL players."
Oh god yes the NFL players are vastly superior, Les Miles aside, the SEC is not the magical 9th NFL division. The SEC has not even constantly been the best conference in college over the last decade or even the last few years. Last year I would argue that the Big 12 and the south division specifically was the best football in college. There have also been years this decade when the Big 10 and Pac 10 where much more top heavy and better than the SEC. The SEC is just a very good conference year in and year out nothing more.
"I think that you're underrating Tebow's throws. He isn't asked to throw deep outs, because it's not necessary in Meyer's system. It's not like Tebow can't sling the ball."
I have not seen him make a good 7 yard out pass that would not be picked off or defended in the NFL either. He relies on jump passes more than any other recent big name college QB that I can think of. And the underrated slam, he is left handed.
Deaux - "Regardless, the kid is one of the greatest competitors ever and I place him at worst among the top 10 players in college football history."
This is when the arguments just fall down for me and feel the Florida/SEC hype machine kicks in. I will grant he is a great CF player but I can think of several college QBs alone from just the past 20 years that have been as good if not better, Matt Leniert and Vince Young both instantly come about, Matt Leniert came with in seconds of winning 3 national titles and his winning percentage will be higher much higher than Tebows. Vince Young also will have a higher winning percentage than Tebow and gave 2 of the greatest bowl performances ever seen including one in possibly the greatest game in football history. Than you have such great college QB as White, Palmer, Wenkie, Ward, and Tommie Frazier many of whom already are locks to have better winning percentages than Tebow. Personally, I think that Ward in 93 was the best single season I have ever seen from a college QB the way he mastered the fast break and Leniert the best college career and as much as I hate to say but Vince Young the best big game performer. Maybe Tim puts together a perfect season and vaults himself there but at this point he is only among the best.
Tebow has an absolute rag for an arm. And his mechanics are God-awful. Could he eventually be a decent QB in the NFL? Maybe. Is it worth the effort and money to build him into one? No way.


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Is this the same expression Jimmy AssHat had on his face when John would grab him as a boy, and say, "Why are you punching yourself Jimmy, why are you punching yourself!" Can't stand this clown. Glad the rest of the country is finally getting to see him for what we do. Spoiled brat.


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Harry Moser, a 45-year industry veteran and founder of the Reshoring Initiative, is presenting on the topic during IMTS to help U.S. manufacturers recognize the profit potential of using local sourcing and production, as well as the critical role they can play in strengthening the economy. Reshoring has been an important driver for manufacturing's ascendency in the past few years, and it's also important to maintain the momentum.
Moser presents on reshoring from the IMTS main stage, located between the North and South halls of McCormick Place, from 9:30 to 9:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, Thursday, Sept. 13, and Friday, Sept. 14. He explains how reshoring is an efficient means of reducing imports, increasing exports and regaining manufacturing jobs in the United States.
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A 31-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday and charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in connection with the death of a man who was pushed onto the tracks of an elevated subway station in Queens and crushed by an oncoming train.
The woman, Erika Menendez, selected her victim because she believed him to be a Muslim or a Hindu, Richard A. Brown, the Queens district attorney, said.
"The defendant is accused of committing what is every subway commuter's nightmare: Being suddenly and senselessly pushed into the path of an oncoming train," Mr. Brown said in an interview.
In a statement, Mr. Brown quoted Ms. Menendez, "in sum and substance," as having told the police: "I pushed a Muslim off the train tracks because I hate Hindus and Muslims ever since 2001 when they put down the twin towers I've been beating them up." Ms. Menendez conflated the Muslim and Hindu faiths in her comments to the police and in her target for attack, officials said.
The victim, Sunando Sen, was born in India and, according to a roommate, was raised Hindu.
Mr. Sen "was allegedly shoved from behind and had no chance to defend himself," Mr. Brown said. "Beyond that, the hateful remarks allegedly made by the defendant and which precipitated the defendant's actions should never be tolerated by a civilized society."
Mr. Brown said he had no information on the defendant's criminal or mental history.
"It will be up to the court to determine if she is fit to stand trial," he said.
Ms. Menendez is expected to be arraigned by Sunday morning. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. By charging her with murder as a hate crime, the possible minimum sentence she faced would be extended to 20 years from 15 years, according to prosecutors.
On Saturday night, Ms. Menendez, wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt, was escorted from the 112th Precinct to a waiting car by three detectives. Greeted by camera flashes and dozens of reporters, she let out a loud, unintelligible moan. She did not respond to reporters' questions.
The attack occurred around 8 p.m. on Thursday at the 40th Street-Lowery Street station in Sunnyside.
Mr. Sen, 46, was looking out over the tracks when a woman approached him from behind and shoved him onto the tracks, according to the police. Mr. Sen never saw her, the police said.
The woman fled the station, running down two flights of stairs and down the street.
By the next morning, a brief and grainy black-and-white video of the woman who the police said was behind the attack was being broadcast on news programs.
Patrol officers picked up Ms. Menendez early Saturday after someone who had seen the video on television spotted her on a Brooklyn street and called 911, said Paul J. Browne, the chief spokesman for the Police Department. She was taken to Queens and later placed in lineups, according to detectives. Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said on Friday that, according to witnesses' accounts, there had been no contact on the subway platform between the attacker and the victim before the shove.
The case was the second this month involving someone being pushed to death in a train station. In the first case, Ki-Suck Han, 58, of Elmhurst, Queens, died under the Q train at the 49th Street and Seventh Avenue station on Dec. 3. Naeem Davis, 30, was charged with second-degree murder in that case.
Mr. Sen, after years of saving money, had opened a small copying business on the Upper West Side this year.
Ar Suman, a Muslim, and one of three roommates who shared a small first-floor apartment with Mr. Sen in Elmhurst, said he and Mr. Sen often discussed religion.
Though they were of different faiths, Mr. Suman said, he admired the respect that Mr. Sen showed for those who saw the world differently than he did. Mr. Suman said he once asked Mr. Sen why he was not more active in his faith and it resulted in a long philosophical discussion.
"He was so gentle," Mr. Suman said. "He said in this world a lot of people are dying, killing over religious things."


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It's no secret that Justin Bieber is a fan of Michael Jackson. In fact, back in June he told Jimmy Fallon that his upcoming tour is inspired by MJ and magic.
"The whole concept is there's going to be some magic involved," he said. "I'm not going to be doing magic tricks but some magician type of stuff. If you look back at some of Michael [Jackson]'s tours he used a lot of magician type stuff like appearing and disappearing. You're never going to know where I am."
Just yesterday the Biebs revealed a little more info on all that magic at a secret performance at BBC. It turns out he's collaborating with David Blaine.
"Last time, before my world tour I only had a week to rehearse, but this time I have like, two months – so there's a lot more going into the production," Bieber said. "We're going to have magic tricks in the show. David Blaine is working on my tour which will be cool."
In other Bieber news, today he released his second memoir titled Just Getting Started. While being interviewed by Today he revealed some interesting facts about his life.
"I feel like I'm definitely growing up . . . I think that when you're 18 you're not fully a man yet. I think that you are becoming the person you're going to be," he said. "I just don't want to be another teen heartthrob. That annoys me. To think that's what people will think of me. I just want to prove people wrong."
While he admitted he left some things out about his relationships and family in the book, he did give some dating advice to the boys.
"Remember guys, if your friends give you a hard time about being romantic it's just because they don't know how to treat their lady right," he writes.
So what don't we know about Bieber? Turns out he was quite the rebel rouser as a kid. "I was not easy. I got suspended from school like every year," he confessed before his mom chimed in.
"I had a teacher tell me, 'I have 30 students and one. When he's good the whole class is good and when he's bad the whole class is bad,'" she said. "So we pulled him aside and said, 'You're a leader' and he said, 'I'm a leader!'"
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