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I think I miss having stylish friends to geek over texture, color and cut with.
It may be a couple of things, not at all unhealthy:1. You are a work in progress, so to speak. You feel yourself constantly growing and changing from within and therefore certain friendships tend to grow "stale", to reach the limit of their shelf life. This is not necessarily a bad thing. I know that I am always trying to improve certain aspects of myself while others whom I've known for a while just become "stuck"—they do not grow in any way. You cannot be expected to feel a connection where there simply isn't one.2. You are a less-is-more type. I am this as well. I have always been baffled/impressed/confused by people who claim to have "dozens" of friends. I myself just could not keep up. I haven't the time or the emotional energy to "take care" of so many. In my friendships I like profondity—not just shopping partners or friends to gossip with—but people with whom I can really talk about the nitty gritty of existence, history, politics, past, present, future. Not all people are so "intellectually" inclined and that can feel empty.3. You've been burned in the past. It might have happened that you opened up to a friend and later had whatever you confessed thrown back at you in the form of a criticism/personal comment. These things sting and do not easily heal. When it happens a few times, then of course you will be wary about giving yourself emotionally to others. 4. You are truly an independent personality. You just do not want to be "categorized". I am like this. I do not belong to any "circles", groups or communities of any sort—-I am sort of a lone electron seeking her charge from other individuals, regardless of affiliations and identities. I was never, in school, part of any clique, for example. This made me somewhat withdrawn then, but today, as an adult, it makes me feel that I can "transcend" any "clique". It has allowed me to make, for example, friends from different countries, cultures….what have you. 5. You are a guy's girl. Always a bit of a problem. I have a small core group of women friends (about 4), whom I do not see all of the time. I adore them, and we click on all the right levels. However, what I am happy to have avoided with them—and what I will always want to avoid with lady friends—is to be tied to them like they are the source of my identity and support. Also, I just cannot stand the tendency of so many women to talk endlessly about "relationships" and to b*tch about men. It makes my skin crawl. Luckily, my friends and I don't sit in bars and share grievances, nor do we spend hours on the phone doing the same. I can't. I won't. Furthermore, in many ways I prefer the company of men because the range of topics they discuss is often "broader" than just the urgencies of the day, the hour. For example, I know that if I were the fifth character on the show "Sex and the City" and had to endure those gossipy, whiney, lunches of the other four, I would have long ago jumped off the Empire State Building. No, really.6. You haven't met "The One" in terms of a true friend. Your "bored aloofness" might be for real. You just might not have yet found the right female friend with whom you share the right personality connection. This kind of thing takes time, but usually "Birds of a Feather" do tend to find each each other. A loner is someone on the search for his or her spiritual equal. That is all it is.All in all, do not worry. That you see this as something you wish to change in your life is proof enough that you are eager to go out with and open heart and mind to find the friends you deserve.OE
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You remind a girl of what it's like to be in love again.
You've been on my tongue recently.
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I remember when I was maybe 17 or 18,
I thought about the year 2012.
I did the math,
and learned that I would be 24 by that time.
My birthday is coming up in about 4 weeks.
I'll be 24 this year of 2012.
It's interesting how quickly my memories flashed back to that age.
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(CNN) - New research suggests that the conventional wisdom that breakfast helps you keep the pounds off isn't true.
A report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that skipping your first meal of the day has little or no effect on weight gain.
They said research conducted in 1992 by Vanderbilt University showed the most important factor in weight loss was how drastically people changed their eating habits. The findings also showed that people do equally well eating or not eating breakfast.
Researchers said these findings have been drowned out by observational studies that have found associations between breakfast habits and obesity, but no real link.
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There's a great article on small college running back from Wayne State named Desmond Martin that perseveres through adversity in order to excel on the football and in his life. He grew up in inner-city Buffalo (NY) with his three siblings and single mother. The family was forced to move multiple times during the school year and stability was a word Desmond knew in word alone. Still, the young man carried his mom's determined resilience throughout other areas of his life and knew no matter what came, he would treat it like football – and run straight through the opposition.
Now, the game-breaking running back is tearing up opposing defenses (121 yards on just 3 carries in one game last season) and focused on solidifying his own life to allow him to be a mentor to young athletes growing up in circumstances similar to what he had. No matter what you're facing, run straight through.
Will you take that same approach today? No matter what Tuesday holds, take the ball and run straight through. Pump your legs, twist, fight, and push with everything you've got straight forward. It may be the hardest route, but it's also the fastest route to your goal.


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The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI Comprehensive National Resource Center in partnership with Indiana University East Asian Studies Center. CEAPS is one of the most vibrant interdisciplinary programs on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CEAPS supports teaching and research on topics related to Asia Pacific across all disciplines, and works actively with all academic units and student groups to promote and enhance campus-wide understanding of Asia Pacific.
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A film by Stephen Maing. 2012. 87 minutes. In Mandarin with English subtitles.
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Why do we repeatedly do what does us harm or doesn't serve us, even when we know by doing what we've done before we'll get the same result?
Self-sabotage is rife in life, in business, in sports and in families to name a few. Experience tells me that the starting point of self-sabotage comes from toxic beliefs that were never true, aren't true any more or aren't true in 100% of cases.
Can you tell me what causes you have observed for self-sabotage in your lives or the lives of those you engage with?
If you could structure your responses around the following framework:
1. Issue or presenting symptom
2. A specific example to give context
3. Impact
And if you have learned how to replace old patterns with good patterns of thinking or behaviour:
4. How did you replace your old pattern/script or work around your self-sabotaging behaviours?
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Sep 5 2011: It is. You're right Sarah.
There is no simple answer to this simple question.
I feel it is a mix of emotions, habits, values, hormones, brain function and experience.
Experience and deep practice, perfect practice seem to shed some light on how we can get better at making consistently good and moral choices. But they require attention ( see Rapt by Winnifred Gallgher, The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle, Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and The Element by Sir Ken Robinson).
My girls' gym has this on the wall. "You don't rise to the level of your dreams. You fall to the level of your training and your practice".
It seems universal. The Fear of the future. It motivates so many of us to stay stuck. We paralyse ourselves with fear and go into a subroutine that offers short-term relief: rabbit in the headlights, over analysis, taking reflex action, passive aggressiveness, defensiveness, aggression, risk taking, drug taking, promiscuity, drunkenness, gambling, passivity. And we seek what feels familiar.
That's is a thorny question. I see real examples of those I meet who show great resolve, personal courage and act as examples and role models I want my for my children, that I'd like to emulate. I believe the evidence and the way(s) is(are) out there.
I also believe we should ask ourselves better questions even when we don't like the answers we night get back. Precisely because we don't like the answers. T`o mis-quoute the Rolling Stones, "You can't always get what you want, and it might be just what you need".
I suspect there is a lot in asian philosophy, mediation and martial practices that mirrors this process as I sense this is a path to a secular version of enlightenment. Can anyone shed any light on this line of thinking?
Sep 5 2011: I love that we're all talking about this! So often people (including me) prefer to focus on insignificant things because we're so afraid of the big questions.
I think that thinking hard and trying hard to get it right will get us farther than we'd get otherwise (the "deep practice" and "true beliefs" you've mentioned), but my experience with flossing leads me to believe that it won't get us all the way---at least, not me.
The fact is, all people (even the worst of us) have a fundamental sense of right and wrong, what will yield good things for ourselves and others, but even the best of us is unable able to completely live up to it. Although we can dull that voice by habitually ignoring it and bending ourselves further and further from what is true and straight and good, we can never completely silence it.
Have you considered the Eden narrative? Mankind created flawless but not complete (designed to grow), interdependent with each other and creation and dependent on an independent but loving God, and all relationships wholesome and fulfilling. But through a crucial bad decision, every part of human nature was irrevocably tainted (including the "emotions, habits, values, hormones, brain function and experience" you mentioned). When we fell, all creation fell with us. Death, suffering, pain, and sorrow invaded the world, never to be eradicated although we struggle to beat it back with philosophy, medicine, counseling, religion, friendship, the arts, etc.
This rings true to me: If we had been created bent, we would have no concept or longing for the straight. Are we all straining to hear the echoes of Eden?
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On 9 February 1981, Raul Sesbreno made a money market placement in the amount of P300,000 with the Philippine Underwriters Finance Corporation (PhilFinance), with a term of 32 days. PhilFinance issued to Sesbreno the Certificate of Confirmation of Sale of a Delta Motor Corporation Promissory Note (2731), the Certificate of Securities Delivery Receipt indicating the sale of the note with notation that said security was in the custody of Pilipinas Bank, and postdated checks drawn against the Insular Bank of Asia and America for P304,533.33 payable on 13 March 1981. The checks were dishonored for having been drawn against insufficient funds.
Pilipinas Bank never released the note, nor any instrument related thereto, to Sesbreno; but Sesbreno learned that the security was issued 10 April 1980, maturing on 6 April 1981, has a face value of P2,300,833.33 with PhilFinance as payee and Delta Motors as maker; and was stamped "non-negotiable" on its face. As Sesbreno was unable to collect his investment and interest thereon, he filed an action for damages against Delta Motors and Pilipinas Bank.
Whether non-negotiability of a promissory note prevents its assignment.
Only an instrument qualifying as a negotiable instrument under the relevant statute may be negotiated either by indorsement thereof coupled with delivery, or by delivery alone if it is in bearer form. A negotiable instrument, instead of being negotiated, may also be assigned or transferred. The legal consequences of negotiation and assignment of the instrument are different. A negotiable instrument may not be negotiated but may be assigned or transferred, absent an express prohibition against assignment or transfer written in the face of the instrument. herein, there was no prohibition stipulated.


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Organic farm with swimmer friendly ditches
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2) Food: We ask for a 35 peso/ week/ volunteer food contribution. This pays for basic meal supplies (vegetables, grains, bread, oatmeal, tea, pasta, etc). This does not include meat or liquor. We are not vegetarian but we rarely eat meat. On occasion, we have an asado (BBQ). We ask that everyone, unless you are vegetarian, contribute money to cover the costs of meat, ...


text: This month we celebrate love and all things we're in-love with. From spring trends that have our hearts fluttering, to new music that get our ears singing, this month is jam-packed with this magical emotion we all call "love." And speaking of music we love,we're so excited to have partnered with one of our most favorite musical artists, Nina Sky, to announce them as this months This Miss KL. To kick start this bombastic partnership the twins have cultivated an exclusive Valentine's Day Mixtape for your listening pleasures. Check out their rad This Miss KL page to download the mix, and learn all about how these talented musical chameleons first got into the music industry.


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Mexican Meatball and Pasta Soup
I, uh, wanted something unhealthy for dinner. Not really terribly unhealthy. Just a lot of cheese and some meat and …
"No." Suzen said. She took the magazine from me, sat, turned pages, stood up and showed me a picture.
"You'll like this. I'm making it."
Now, at that point I had choice of actions, but not really. It was time to contemplate a dinner of soup, which reminded me of characters in a Charles Dickens' novel. But I'm not allowed to say that.
Hours later, I was actually really happy. I even said, "More, please." And I got more.
From Mexican by Better Homes and Gardens, this Mexican meatball soup comes with a surprise: pasta. It's pasta and meatballs combined with pineapple relish and cranberries. This is a hearty, one-dish meal that is perfect for a winter night. You need to make meatballs, a lot of them, so I suggest this meal is good for a Sunday afternoon, when you are in the third quarter, the game is being, lost and everyone will welcome the distraction of rolling meatballs in their hands.
It needs to cook for hours, so beer and nachos are in order, whether your team is winning or losing.
Mexican Meatball Soup
Yield: serves 4 to 6
- ¼ cup masa harina
- ¼ cup warm water
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 8 ounces ground turkey
- 2 tablespoons finely snipped dried cranberries
- 2 garlic cloves, mince
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano, crushed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 32-ounce portion of reduced-sodium chicken broth1 16-ounce jar of peach, pineapple or mango salsa
- ½ cup frozen whole kernel corn
- ¼ cup crushed tortilla chips
- ¼ cup tiny pasta[pastina, stelline, or tripolini]
- ¼ cup sliced green onions, optional
- Red or green salsa, optional
- Sour cream, optional
Preheat the broiler. In a large bowl, combine the masa harina and the water. Add the ground pork, ground turkey, dried cranberries, garlic, oregano, sand salt. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Place on a foil-lined 15X10X1 inch baking pan. Broil 4 to 5 minutes inches from the heat for 5 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once.
In a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, combine the meatballs, chicken broth, salsa, corn, and tortilla chips. Cover and cook on low-heat for 6 to 7 hour or on high heat for 3 to 3 ½ hours.
If using low heat setting, turn to high heat. Stir in the pasta, cover and cook for 30 minutes more or until tender. If on high heat, add the past and again cook for 30 minutes.
Stir in the ¼ cup of green onion before serving.
Optionally, top with additional green onions, or salsa, or sour cream, or any combination.
Source: Mexican by Better Homes and Gardens [a newsstand magazine]
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Power Breakfast: Mexican Style
Power. Our lives revolve around power. Not the Con Ed power. The power of people, organizations and nations. Our lives are shaped by power and we endlessly debate and classify power: economic, military, cultural, ….
You can read or hear the debates about American power. We are dead, we will rise again, we are doomed by China, Putin is rational for a guy running a third rate country but is only a thorn in our side. I read and I listen. The problems now are different yet the portrayals of rise or fall have been with us through our history. I no longer panic. And, actually, instead I have become rather mellow. For I have learned which country is the most powerful. At least until 10 AM.
It's Mexico. Because Mexican breakfasts are singularly the best. Thank about your American breakfast, that brownish mélange. Toast, bagels, muffins, oatmeal, cereal, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs…. There's brown in every bite. Yum. How inspiring.
Now, look at that picture above of Huevos Oaxaqueños. Imagine starting your day with this blast of color and flavor. All that is missing is a mariachi band. Veggies, cheese, chilies, eggs and more are combined here in calculated abandon. Most importantly, this recipe is quite robust. Suzen had a basket of purple tomatillos which where chopped and added to the morning march. You, too, should take whatever liberties your kitchen counter and refrigerator offer.
I'm not a breakfast person, except on Sundays. Too often I find the American carbo breakfast to be an anchor I have to pull through the morning. This Mexican fare is just the opposite: fiery and inspiring.
This lovely recipe is from a Better Homes and Garden Special Interest Publication, Mexican. This annual publication was available this spring but was to be pulled by April 1. Lucky me. I found my copy upstate and you might be able to scour about and find one too. This issue is 120 pages of ideas that begin with breakfast but last thru the day.
Oh, on the side? That Suzen's pepper bread with cream cheese and raspberry jalapeno jam. Unabated flavor.
Huevos Oaxaqueños
Yield: 4 servings
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 small fresh Anaheim chili pepper, stemmed, seed, and chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried savory or cilantro, crushed
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- Crumbled queso fresco
- Fresh cilantro springs, optional
- Corn tortillas, warmed, optional
In a skillet cook the onion, chili pepper, and garlic in hot oil over medium heat about 5 minutes or until tender. Add the tomatoes, zucchini, dried savory or cilantro and salt. Cook for 5 minutes or until the tomatoes release their liquid and the zucchini is tender
Break one of the eggs into a measuring cup. Carefully slide the egg into the tomato mixture in the skillet. Repeat with the remaining three eggs. , allowing each egg an equal amount of space in the tomato mixture. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the egg whites are completely set and the yolks begin to thicken but are not hard. Sprinkle with queso fresco.
If desired, serve with fresh cilantro sprigs and warm corn tortillas.
Spoon sauce over game hens and surround with remaining wild rice.
Source: Mexican from Better Homes and Gardens
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Our cell phones, laptops and other electronics. The deadliest war in the world, raging in the Congo. There is a direct link: "conflict minerals". Rising Hollywood stars like Ken Baumann and Anna Lynne McCord have had enough, and they're demanding conflict-free electronics, to help end the violence.
To learn more, visit www.raisehopeforcongo.org.


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The purchase of this hat marks my ability to cover every part of my body in leopard print. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, including those of you who have bought me leopard print items over the years and those who still want to be seen in public with me.
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Sturbridge, MA 01566
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On nine special evenings in December visitors to Old Sturbridge Village can experience the magic of a candlelit New England village while learning about the real history of todays Christmas traditions at OSVs Christmas by Candlelight celebrations. Historic interpreters in costume will explain the origins of Father Christmas, sugarplums, Yule logs, Christmas trees, mistletoe and more. Guests can ride in a horse-drawn sleigh (snow permitting) or a horse-drawn wagon, sip hot cider, hear stories, see chestnuts roasting by an open fire and enjoy period music, carols and holiday songs.
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This Understanding treatise provides students with an analysis of the underlying rationales of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the federal Bankruptcy Code as it relates to Article 9, and other relevant state and federal legislation. Familiarity with these rationales is critical for a true understanding of the law of secured transactions. The organization of this text is largely based upon the traditional five-part approach to the law of secured transactions:• Scope of the article;• Attachment of security interests;• Perfection of security interests;• Priorities among competing claimants (including extensive treatment of the effects of bankruptcy on security interests); and • Enforcement of security interests.In addition, this treatise explains in practical terms the essential elements of different types of secured transactions, giving students a perspective that is crucial to their ability to understand how Article 9 functions in the real world. For example, it describes the structure and use of financing arrangements that are made possible through such techniques as asset-based securitization, mortgage warehouse lending, terminal and field warehousing, financing of accounts, factoring of accounts, and floor planning, as well as other methods of transacting business. The new Fourth Edition provides case citations to recent judicial opinions interpreting the provisions of revised Article 9. Finally the Fourth Edition provides comprehensive treatment of the interaction between Article 9 and the Bankruptcy Code, fully updated to reflect all changes made by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.Entries in the Table of Contents include a descriptive word phrase, along with relevant section numbers of the UCC and the Bankruptcy Code. The Table of Contents does not cite all the provisions that might be relevant, but only the most fundamental provisions relating to the particular topic. This approach should aid students using the book as a supplemental text by enabling them to find the relevant discussion based on either the subject or the basic statutory section numbers. The Index and the Table of Statutes and Authorities enable a more detailed search.
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a birthday party on lincoln road
Lincoln Road is one of my very favorite stretches in South Beach
It's like a promenade of color.
And on Monday night we threw my Grandma B a birthday party, dining al fresco at Tiramisu.
My Mimi & Papa came to join us!
It was a really great family dinner….
another favorite, as Hazel would say.
Grandma got balloons (which our cab driver was committed to helping us find)
and a necklace with a little bird on it.
Hazel got a treat too. A light-up tambourine. The best $5 spent in a very long time.
Happy Birthday Grandma B.
I love you so much.


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ARKADELPHIA – The Benton Cross Country Team had a strong showing at the Bob Gravett Invitational Cross Country meet in Arkadelphia. The cross country team competed in its first 5K of the year at Ouachita Baptist University on Saturday.
Hope Ernhart was the leader for the Benton girls with a time of 24:56, followed by Carolyn Johnson with at 26:57, Maddie Bailey with a 30:54, and Amber Heath with a 32:24.
The Benton boys ranked third overall with an average time of 19:47, with all team members completing the 5K in 22 minutes or less.


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New Video Shows Ringling Elephant Abuse
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Wednesday released what it says is a secretly recorded video showing handlers striking Ringling Bros. circus elephants backstage. PETA says someone affiliated with the group made the recording during a circus tour earlier this year. A Ringling spokeswoman denied PETA's abuse claims. "Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey loves its elephants," she said.
Born Free USA is currently waiting for a ruling on our lawsuit against Ringling for just such abuse.
PETA: Video shows Ringling Bros. abusing animals
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With The 28th Pick In The FanIQ NFL Mock Draft, The Buffalo Bills Select...
4/23/09 in NFL | Pat | 5232 respect
Here are the picks so far:
1. Detroit Lions - Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
2. St Louis Rams - Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
3. Kansas City Chiefs - Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
4. Seattle Seahawks - Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
5. Cleveland Browns - Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
6. Cincinnati Bengals - Michael Oher, OT, Mississippi
7. Oakland Raiders - BJ Raji, DT, Boston College
8. Jacksonville Jaguars - Everette Brown, LB, Florida State
9. Green Bay Packers - Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas
10. San Francisco 49ers - Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
11. Buffalo Bills - Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State
12. Denver Broncos - Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State
13. Washington Redskins - Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
14. New Orleans Saints - Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State
15. Houston Texans - Clay Matthews, LB, USC
16. San Diego Chargers - Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
17. New York Jets - Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
18. Denver Broncos - Brian Cushing, LB, USC
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech
20. Detroit Lions - Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
21. Philadelphia Eagles - Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
22. Minnesota Vikings - Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland
23. New England Patriots - Paul Kruger, LB/DE, Utah
24. Atlanta Falcons - Clint Sintim, OLB, Virginia
25. Miami Dolphins - Connor Barwin, DE/OLB, Cincinnati
26. Baltimore Ravens - Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina
27. Indianapolis Colts - Jeria Perry, DT, Mississippi
With the 28th pick in the draft the Bills could go in a few directions. They picked up the franchise tight end with their earlier pick and can now look to address either offensive tackle or defensive end. Offensive tackle is a huge need and Eben Britton from Arizona is the best available prospect at that position. Drafting Britton would allow Langston Walker to move over to left end and Britton would be the immediate starter at right tackle. Other tackles who could possibly be the pick here would be William Beatty from UCONN and Phil Loadholt from Oklahoma who is a big mauler. The other option here is defensive end. Robert Ayers was a guy I looked at in the first round at 11 and he is widely regarded as one of the top two defensive ends in this draft.
When all was said and done, the only two guys who got serious consideration with this pick were Britton and Ayers. I decided to pass on Britton due to the depth of this draft at offensive tackle and Ayers value is an absolute steal at this point.
So with the 28th pick in the NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills select defensive end Robert Ayers from Tennessee.


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Thursday, February 22, 2007
More Martha Mail
The tone (and visual style) is completely different.
"Dear Friend,
I just spotted your name on a gift subscription list marked "expired." Perhaps we're being a bit sentimental. But to us, you're more than just a subscriber. You're a vital part of the MARTHA STEWART LIVING family."
So to begin, they call me "friend" and use the word "family." Next they tell me how smart I am to be receiving MSL, and congratulate me for helping them become successful.
"... It's the special qualities within you, your eye for beauty, your quest for quality living, your devotion to home and family, that has provided the ground for MARTHA STEWART LIVING to grow...."
Note the friendly language that also implies needed action on my part without being pushy:
"So naturally, we'd hate to see your subscription expire. And that's going to happen if we don't receive your renewal instructions shortly."
Then they list specific things I would miss if I let the subscription expire:
"That means an end to all the marvelous recipes... gardening know-how... decorating tips... But if you act now, you don't have to miss a bit of it."
Night and day from the Blueprint letter, both from the same company.
Tip of the day: Creating a consistent voice for your company or organization is critical in customer communication. You can communicate urgency while still being polite. And it helps to list benefits for people to encourage them to act in your favor.
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Well, with this one they were trying to cajole you into re-subscribing, which you have no obligation to do. But with the other one, however unfairly, they were thinking of you as someone who owed them money and was ignoring them. (And, to be fair, most free-trial offers do require you to take some action to cancel in order to be free of obligation. In the future, you might want to be a little more suspicious and read all the caveats before accepting anything for "free".)ReplyDelete
Personally, while I would certainly be riled by the rude letter you got about Blueprint, this letter would simply invite my derision. Corporations don't have friends or families, and there is no actual human anywhere who is genuinely going to feel a pang of sadness if I don't re-up. They want my twelve dollars, that's it. We all know it. Why the "we love you!" charade? I find it insulting.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeSean McCoy ran for a franchise-best 217 yards against a stout run defense in blizzard-like conditions.
Look out Chicago Bears.
The NFL's leading rusher faces the league's worst run defense on Sunday night when the Philadelphia Eagles (8-6) host the Bears (8-6) in a matchup of division leaders.
After playing their last home game in six inches of snow against Detroit, the Eagles are getting ready for unseasonably warm temperatures. Forecasters are calling for a high of 70 degrees on Sunday with possible rain.
Sounds like running weather for McCoy.
"It might be 300 (yards)," he joked. "Weather doesn't matter. We'll play anywhere. Cold, snow, rain, we need this game."
McCoy, a 2011 All-Pro, is having another outstanding season. The fifth-year pro leads the league with a career-high 1,343 yards rushing and is 170 yards away from breaking Wilbert Montgomery's single-season team record.
"If it happens, it happens," McCoy said. "One of these years, I'll break it."
McCoy is trying to become the first Eagle to lead the NFL in rushing since Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren did it in 1949. He's 122 yards ahead of Adrian Peterson. Beating the Bears and helping the Eagles secure a playoff spot is far more important, of course. McCoy has a simple game plan for success.
"I feel like this game, I want to put the offense on my back," McCoy said. "I want to roll. I want to get going. I think that me and the guys up front, we have to set the tone. I think once we do that, we can worry about the other teams. For right now, I feel like the big guys up front and myself, we need to put this game on our backs and take care of business."
That sounds perfect for the offensive line.
"We love that kind of stuff," left guard Evan Mathis said. "We love smash-mouth football and being able to take over a game like that, and it's way easier when you have a back like that."
The Eagles are coming off a disappointing 48-30 loss at Minnesota. McCoy followed up his performance against the Lions with only 38 yards rushing on eight carries against the Vikings.
Coach Chip Kelly didn't call many running plays for a couple reasons. First, the Eagles fell behind early and were trying to catch up quickly. Second, the Vikings were missing their top three cornerbacks and Nick Foles threw for 428 yards.
"Good thing about Chip is he's so competitive that if I say something to him, he won't take it in a negative way. He understands I want the ball," McCoy said. "He's an offensive genius. I don't have to tell him that I need the ball or I want the ball. He knows what plays we need to run at the right times. I don't know that stuff. If you ask me, yes I want the ball every play, but that's for any player. He knows when to run it and when to throw it and when to get his playmakers the ball."
The Bears have allowed 152.4 yards rushing per game, including 198 or more five times in the past eight games. The return of seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs should help Chicago. Briggs has missed the last two months because of a shoulder injury.
Then again, even the best defenses couldn't stop McCoy.
"He cuts on a dime. There aren't too many guys who can cut like him in the league," Bears defensive lineman Corey Wootton said. "You just see the movements he makes and how he makes people miss, so it's crucial that we rally to the ball, get a bunch of guys there and try to get the ball out."
NOTES: Eagles nickel cornerback Brandon Boykin was cleared to practice Thursday after sustaining a concussion on a kickoff return vs. the Vikings. Boykin is an important part of the defense, especially against WRs Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery this week. ... Safeties Kurt Coleman (hamstring) and Colt Anderson (knee) are more uncertain, but starting safety Earl Wolff is expected back after missing four games with a knee injury.


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Google's free-to-use operating system is increasingly imposing costs on handset developers.
That's because Android vendors have of late become targets of both Microsoft and Apple, which just happen to be the companies with the largest market caps on the Nasdaq stock exchange and have plenty of money to spend on intellectual property lawsuits. The most recent development in this saga came last week when a judge at the International Trade Commission ruled that HTC's Android-based smartphones had key features that infringed upon two Apple patents. If the ruling is made final later this year, it means that HTC could be barred from importing its Android phones into the U.S.
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But presuming the Taiwanese handset manufacturer still wants to sell its devices here, the company will likely seek a licensing agreement with Apple if it loses its appeals to have the initial judgment overturned. HTC already entered into a licensing agreement with Microsoft last year that, according to a report by Citi analyst Walter Pritchard, essentially sends Microsoft $5 every time HTC ships an Android-based device. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu has estimated that Microsoft is now generating $150 million in revenue just from shipments of Android phones, or more than five times the estimated revenue Microsoft has made from selling Windows Phone licenses.
If both Apple and Microsoft are successful in extracting licensing fees from HTC for its Android devices, other Android vendors, such as Motorola and Samsung, could soon fall in line. Indeed, Microsoft is already pressing suit against Motorola over its Android devices for violating a host of patents, including one that allows applications to "issue commands without needing knowledge of the cellular network's underlying radio structure" and one that revolves around managing user contact databases.