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Who taught you this?
Where'd you learn these bad habits?
I sent you into the world
To learn, to love, to enlighten
And you return, unlike when you left
You reek of desperation
You carry a stench of worthlessness
Who did this to you?
Who privy'd you to nothingness?
How'd you manage to forget you were royalty? You're rotten.
Because we cannot gain rights as a gender, until we can first secure rights as a race…
Something interesting happened on Twitter a few nights ago when EBONY editor Jamilah Lemieux started the hash tag #BlackPowerIsForBlackmen, which quickly became a trending topic. After reading the tweets, observing the people who chose to participate, seeing the next day reactions, I'm still left un-amused. And slightly baffled. If Black Power is for black men, does this mean it is not for black women? I watched a documentary a while back on YouTube, and one of the women in the documentary stated that feminism was "the white woman's thing" and a black woman's first priority should be fighting racism. She said black women joining the feminist movement during the 70's led to the dismantling of the civil rights/black power movement. I agree and disagree. A woman reserves the right to fight for her rights, and the rights of her sisthrens. But we must not forget that we cannot gain rights as a gender, until we can first secure rights as a race. A black woman cannot be seen as an equal to her white contemporaries, until her first battle with equality has been won.
No doubt sexism needs to be tackled, but as black women how can we skip that first part? That black part. A white woman can march and rally, fight and riot, start petitions and write letters to congress about women rights, because seriously… What are her other barriers? A white woman's only barrier is her crotch. Let's be real here. Racism, racial equality, is a much bigger cause than sexism. They are both equally crucial, but within the confines of the black community, our first battle is not our gender, it is our race. We cannot invalidate black power. It is not a man thing. It is an us thing. As black woman, our blackness is our first strike.
I understand speaking out against misogyny and chauvinism, I get that. And let us not forget the sexual violence and gender oppression women involved in the black power/civil rights movement of the 60's and 70's faced, but how can we invalidate the roots of our struggles? Black power is for black women who are raising black sons, that are running corporations, that are the only persons of color in most rooms they walk into. Until we have transitioned into racial equality, we will never gain gender equality. We can't afford to not fight that fight. The very fibers of black feminism depends on the black woman's involvement in that fight. How can we sit there and say #BlackPowerIsForBlackMen?
When I was about 19ish, I began to work on a documentary about the culture of girl fights. I used to fight a lot as a young girl, I got suspended, expelled and arrested for fighting a lot as a young girl. But at 19, a previous experience snapped me out of that. So I set out to do this documentary, and when I sat down with a group of young girls at the South Bronx Police Athletic League who were all on probation for the same thing, I had no idea what I was in for. One girl was sitting down with a cane propped up against her chair. She had been shot three times recently and still needed the cane to get around. She was on probation for fighting, her and her friends jumped a girl they didn't like. And one night on her way home, she saw a group of young guys following her and her cousin, she got scared and told her little cousin to run on the count of 3. Three shots. The first ripped through her leg, the last ripped through her back and came out her stomach. She almost died. She was 15 years old at the time. I promise you this— that girls first fight is not feminism. It is not sexism. It is racism. It is social and economic equality. She cannot fight for her rights as a woman in a boardroom, if she cannot first get out of the hood as a black girl.
And reasons like that is why #BlackPowerIsNOTJUSTForBlackMen
Whose Fault Is It Anyways? Daddy Issues Manifested As Mommy Issues
If as a young woman you've had daddy issues, you've surely also had mommy issues…
Observation of a young, complicated life. I have been pretty transparent about my issues with my father. Both as a child, and as an adult. With him both being absent by choice, and absent by law. It is said in psychology that children who have absent fathers have a tendency to blame themselves for the absence. Thinking they did something wrong, or they pushed him away, or in some way they weren't enough. And as a child I didn't realize I was struggling with this blame-game. I blamed myself for a lot. I blamed myself for my father being gone, for him choosing to not be as present and firmly planted in my life as he was when I was a toddler in Jamaica being raised in a two parent household. I blamed myself for him choosing to be more present in the lives of the children of the women he dated, more than he was in mine. I blamed myself when he would pop up, and then leave again… Was it something I said? In my mind, it was all my fault. Everything. Then when blaming myself didn't work, when it started to become illogical to blame myself for the choices of a grown, able bodied man, I began to blame my mother.
It was all her fault. She left him. She separated us. She kept me from him. She brought me to America, leaving him behind in Jamaica. She tore apart the family. As a child, it didn't make sense to me why a woman who suffered physical abuse, emotional abuse, disrespect, neglect, control, possessiveness, would leave a man and separate him from his child. So it was her fault. You cannot resent an absent father without deflecting blame in some way on your mother. This is a natural part of the mourning process. The process of understanding, accepting. I blamed and hated my mother for years. It took me my whole life to accept my fathers mess as his alone. As the carrier of a young, wounded spirit, you are not mature enough, whole enough, healed enough to accept his mess as his alone. And so you blame. In understanding and grasping our grief, we blame. Why? Because when you can find the source of your hurt, your pain, you can fix it.
If you have physical, internal pain in your body and you go to the doctor to get diagnosed, and the doctor tells you what it is that you have that is causing the pain, they can give you medicine to treat it or give you surgery to fix it. But when it is not our physical form that is in pain, it is hard to fix. It is hard to pinpoint the source, the reason, the cause… And in our healing process, we blame, thinking if we know who, we can confront and fix. There is no one who has suffered the absence of a parent that has not blamed their present parent. My child self dragged my mother through the mud! It wasn't until I was an adult that I was able to say "Okay, dad. You did this. You left. It was your decision to not be apart of me. You robbed me of this relationship. No excuses. It was nobody's fault but your own. There was nothing mommy could have done differently, to make you do what you did differently. This is on you!" It took me forever to feel that. And now I am at peace with my mother knowing she did the very best she could with what she knew. I am even at peace with my father. This understanding, this peace, has allowed me to retract any unnecessary blame from her, thus setting her free from my pain. And setting myself free.
Stop & Frisk: The Supreme Courts Shakedown Of NYC's Shakedown
As a New Yorker, a young black New Yorker, I've always had pretty strong feelings about the stop-and-frisk tactic employed by the NYPD. I, along with many other New Yorkers, have always felt that the stops were racially motivated and objective. But it was legal, and so it persisted. But this Monday, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that it violated the 4th and and 14th amendment of the young black and Hispanic men that it targeted. In her 195-page decision, she concluded that it was a policy of indirect racial profiling, and that NYPD officers were routinely stopping blacks and Hispanics who would not have been stopped if they were white. Thank you! It is no doubt that the young black men of New York City were disproportionately targeted by this racist policy. Growing up in the Bronx, I saw first hand the unreasonableness of this policy. I've seen my peers, who were just walking down the street, sometimes with a group, sometimes alone, get stopped, harassed and patted down. Thrown against a car, thrown against a building, steady getting the pat down… And then those officers would walk away with nothing. No drugs, no weapon; 94% of the time they'd win nothing like they just popped a Snapple top.
In examining the numbers, in 2011 alone, 685,724 stops were made. Only 9% of those stopped were white. Only 6% of those stops led to an arrest, and contraband was only found in 2% of stops. We're really fighting crime with this policy, eh?
My beef with the stop and frisk policy has migrated to a beef with the Mayor of New York City— Michael Bloomberg. Not only is he a strong supporter and enforcer of the NYPD's stop and frisk policy, once stating that the policy's only flaw was that it didn't stop enough blacks and Hispanics, but he has enough audacity to fight the ruling and move forward with an appeal. What?! How can any fair and just, or even sensible, person not see how problematic this policy is? And who's responsible for reading off these numbers to Bloomberg? Because with blacks and Hispanics comprising only 23% and 29% of New York residents, respectively, and 84% being stopped, how are we not stopping them enough? And with only 6% of stops actually leading to arrests, how is this tactic truly helping lower the crime rate in New York City? Perhaps this Power Ranger of a Mayor knows.
And on account of his appeal, when answering questions about why he is filing an appeal, Bloomberg answered that he wants the policy to run at least to the end of his term because "I wouldn't want to be responsible for a lot of people dying." And these are the life & times of Young, Black America. These are the battles we're facing, while Twitter nation is fighting back against Russell Simmons debasing a legacy that is un-debasable to begin with. But you know how we do, we fight the wrong battles and what not.
Statistics: The Center for Constitutional Rights
The Other Fatherless Daughter: Coping With A Dad Behind Bars
According to a study by the Pew Research Center's Economic Mobility Project, one in 28 kids have a parent in prison. And granted I am no longer a kid, but I stand in that statistic. For months I have been trying to come to terms with the fact that my father may never be a free man again, that I may never get to hug him again, or see him face to face since his current dwelling place only allows video visitation, and I guess it hasn't completely hit me yet. Now, I've always written about the youth and the issues we face, but a lot of my writing has never been personal. Just researched, compiled data re-worded with flair and passion. But this time, its personal. I have questions, personal questions that no amount of compiled data can answer. My dad is in jail preparing to stand trial for Attempted Murder in the first degree, aggravated battery with a firearm, and shooting at/within a building. Charges he has to beat with the aid of a public defender. He's facing 25 years to life, and at 55 years old, if convicted he won't be eligible for parole until he is 80. What if I never have a dad again? What if my children never meet their grandpa? My dad would make a great grandpa! This is really hard. I think his strength has been getting me through this… "I'm good in here, baby girl, I'm a soldier… I just beat the guys in dominoes," then he hits me with that screechy laugh I inherited from him. I also think his optimism (or is it delusion?) that he will get off and finally be out has also been getting me through this. When Oprah ran her special about fatherless daughters, that resonated with me because for greater parts of my life, I was the kind of fatherless daughter she was talking about. The daughter with an absent father. Now I'm another kind of fatherless daughter. I'm a fatherless daughter two times over. Some days that's easy and tolerable to comprehend, while other days not so much. I went to visit him recently, and within the 45 minute time frame we were allotted, we joked and reminisced, he updated me on his condition, I updated him on mine, and at the end of the visit he was sad. Like, painfully sad. The screen is counting down the seconds, people around me have gotten up to leave, I've said goodbye, and he's sitting there with the phone glued to his ear. His face, comparable to that kid in the window of the pet shop staring down the sleeping puppy his parents won't let him have, moved me. So, he's not so good after all? I wish I could see him every day, and talk to him every day, and comfort him every day, and hug him every day, let him know he's not alone every day. This. Is. Hard. And its one of those hard things that's even harder to talk about, because who has sympathy for the bad guy? Or the people that love the bad guy? This isn't a movie. If my father was absent in the socially accepted sense of the word, or dying of a terminal disease, or away at war, consolation would be easier to come by. But nobody feels sorry for the spawn of the bad guy. So whatever feelings I may carry, I hold it in like breath under water until I burst, because I am not allowed to come up for air.
Release… I love my pop-pop. Absent or not.
Don Lemon, Bill Cosby & What Black-On-Black Criticism Really Does For The Black Community
You know how they say the only thing worse than white-on-black crime is black-on-black crime? It's safe to say the same goes for criticism. This week, Don Lemon caused a shit storm of controversy when he piggybacked old faithful Bill O'reilly's criticism of the black community. Bill O'reilly, the self-appointed authority on all things black America, offered his synopsis on why there is so much violence and chaos in the black precincts, saying it is a result of "the disintegration of the black family" and hip-hop promoting "gangsta culture," among other things. O'reilly's criticism went largely untouched until Don Lemon came through in the clutch to criticise O'reilly. But it was what he was criticising him for that through many for a loop. "In my estimation, he doesn't go far enough [in criticising the black community]," he said of O'reilly. Then began to offer his five ways to fix our community:
1. Don't have children out of wedlock
2. Don't litter
3. Stop sagging your pants
4. Stop using the N-word
5. Finish school
Don, Don, Don… His reprimanding of Bill O'reilly for not going far enough in his criticism of blacks, was not only insensitive and ignorant, but the solutions he offered was unreasonable and lacked intellect and a depth of understanding. #BlackTwitter in return waged a war against him, tearing through his mentions at warp speed, and making very good points. When addressing the litany of injustices affecting the black community, we cannot offer individualized fixes to systematic ills. I am tired of black people blaming black people for their suffering and disadvantages. Because even if we stopped consuming rap, started dressing more conservatively, married and had children and landscaped our dilapidated communities our damn selves, our systematic woes would still exist. Racism would still persevere. So, by way of black-on-black criticism, what are we really accomplishing? What are we trying to prove? Or better yet, what are we trying to improve? Black-on-black criticism, like the one offered up by Don Lemon, and ones that have been offered up by Bill Cosby for decades, only accomplishes one thing: validating the beliefs of privileged white Americans that we, and not the system that has us at its mercy, are the ones to blame for our peril. There is no real change that can come from bashing your own. We are taking the blame off of the giant shoulders of the American system, and placing it on the weak shoulders of blacks. Because what Don Lemon doesn't know, since as he pointed out he's lived in mostly predominantly white neighborhoods his whole life, is that even if a young black boy pulled up his pants, he will still stand to be racially profiled. Even if we dressed up in our Sunday's best and showed up to the polls, we still face voter disenfranchisement, as one Twitter user pointed out. And even if we stopped littering in our communities, our industrial-zoned communities would still not receive necessary funding and improvements that would bring about the kind of change our communities need. Let's not slap band-aid's on war wounds. And yes, Don Lemon, you were right when you said at some point an abused woman has to leave her abuser. But let us be careful as to not blame the woman for the abuse that she sustained. After all, she is the victim in all of this.
ohquesarahsarah asked: I just wanted to say I read your post and thought it was amazing. These are very crazy times and I know as a white female I won't ever fully be able to grasp what it's like to endure all the prejudice and racial shit that still happens today for black people and other races too. I'm sorry you have to go through that shit, and know that I'm not going to be over this trial or these issues either until things are changed and we can all evolve with a better understanding of each other.
Thank you, Sarah! Although you will never have to actually go through it, the fact that you are even open enough to understanding the Black American struggle is a great thing! Most white's are in absolute denial, and racism still thrives in the shadow of their refusal to acknowledge its existence. Thank you for seeking the truth.
Examining Racism: White Denial & Social Privilege
21st Century racism has always been something that has equally intrigued me and boggled me. Through the most recent happenings in the media (the Zimmerman Trial, the Paula Deen fallout, etc.), we have been able to examine and dissect race relations in such an honest and open way, and truly approach racism and the idea of white privilege from an inside-out perspective, versus an outside-in one. But what is white privilege? And is white denial, by way of social and economic privilege, the new racism?
In conversations I've had recently with white people, about both the Zimmerman trial and the Paula Deen "thing," I found myself in unfamiliar emotional territory. Frozen in place, the left side of my brain was crippled… How do I begin to explain to these people, these socially sheltered people, that it wasn't OK for Paula Deen to request that her employees dress up as "pre-civil war servants?" And that it wasn't reasonable to believe that Zimmerman, after initiating and ending a confrontation with an unarmed teenager, was anything other than guilty? And even further than that, how do I begin to put in words how, where, when, why it's not so easy for us to get over it? And even after one of them stated that "people are still so sensitive about that stuff," how do I break down to her in racially privileged, socially ignorant, insensitive layman terms, that "that stuff" is not something we become desensitized to? Like, ever. I don't know how to. And so I walk away.
I don't want to believe that just because people are not privy to the African-American condition, and don't understand how centuries on top of centuries of physical, mental, psychological, emotional and judicial entrapment still embattle us today, that they are racist. But it could very well mean just that. Because like all things, there's levels to this racism shit. Ranging from blatant chase a nigger with a rifle, to subtle invalidating and denying someone's reality. Now, taking into consideration the social construction of class and race relations in this country, it is nescient to deny the black American experience. And in this denial, any indignation from black America should be felt. Now, here's to hoping this dialogue opens up minds, and challenge's mind-sets.
From my side of America, to yours,
Tara Decoda
What To Do?
I have a lot of conflicting thoughts about career. In my mind, I was born to be this brilliant writer of incredibly poignant material, and every time I try to step into that, I find myself being pushed out, almost divinely. (That was a lot of commas). So I find myself in this hair field, and most days I'm excited and I feel like I've found my calling, and other days I'm like "this is it? Is this really how I will leave my mark?" It just seems like such a trivial career. But it is mind blowing how natural this comes to me, how much I've excelled so far, the things I'm learning, it's almost like this sort of is what I was supposed to do. I've also been specializing in color, and the chemistry and complication and intricacy and beauty of color, I'm in love!! Delving in and understanding color molecules and value and hue and the reactive properties of ammonia, peroxide, oxygen; hell, the whole periodic table! It's incredible! I come alive when I learn more about color, it excites me! And then when I'm learning about color, I realize how un-trivial this all is. So it's OK to have other passions, as I meet people in this industry all day long with other passions, and who knows? I may even be able to revisit this passion later down the line. Perhaps, I'll become such a master at what I do that I'll, I dunno, write a book about it ;)


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Dharma postcards
Some of Kecharians made such nice postcards with pictures and my quotes. I like some of these and thought to share with everyone. They look fun. Kecharians really are creative and do good work. Thank you for these.
Tsem Rinpoche
Previously I had done cards which came out very nice. Take a look:
I like Dharma Contemporary… cards!

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UGA hasn't given up on recruiting Brandon Greene, who has blossomed into the state's No. 1 college football prospect on the offensive line.
The 6-foot-6, 295-pounder from Cedar Grove High School committed to Alabama last March.
Mark Richt and UGA recruiting coordinator Rodney Garner both recently talked over the phone with Greene.
"Georgia has been coming on real strong," Greene told the AJC. "Coach Richt and Coach G say about the same thing – that I'm a Georgia boy and that they want me to stay around home to play football.
"They know I'm a big family man, so they keep throwing that at me … being close to my mom, and being able to come home and eat dinner with her sometimes. It's all good. But you know when you commit to a school, you have a bond with that school. It's like you've got your mind set up to go to that school. That how it is for me with Alabama. But I'm going to take a visit to Georgia to see how it looks."
Greene said he will probably take official visits to UGA, Ole Miss and South Carolina, along with Alabama.
"I'm going to take some visits," Greene said. "My coaches always tell me that it's good to go see some places to make sure you made the right choice."
One place Greene won't visit is Auburn. "I'm not going to mess with Auburn too much. That's like instigating something. When you're committed to Alabama and going to visit their rival [Auburn] … I'm trying to stay out of that."
What about Alabama fans who might be worried about Greene visiting other schools? "They know I'm committed to them. I talk to Alabama's coaches almost every other day through email or a phone call. They know I'm committed to them. It's all good. I'm going to take some visits because I want to take some visits, but I'm 100 percent with Alabama."
Alabama was one of the first schools to offer, recruiting Greene at a fast and furious pace before the word spread about him to other scouts. "My first offer was UCF, then Ole Miss, Louisville and North Carolina. Then Alabama offered, and that's what set it off. That's my childhood favorite. I've always wanted to go to Alabama so I committed there. I've watched them my whole life and I've always been an Alabama fan, so when I got the opportunity to go there, I just committed."
However, Greene admits that his decision wouldn't have been as easy had UGA offered before Alabama (UGA waited two months after Alabama to offer). "It would've been harder to decide," Greene said. "Parts of my family are Georgia fans and they are always like 'Go to Georgia.' The pastor at my church is a big Georgia fan. But I didn't have a Georgia offer at the time so I didn't think about it. If I did, it would've been a more difficult decision. I'm not saying my decision would've been different but it would've been harder to decide."
Greene said even though he has a lot of Georgia fans as friends and family, he doesn't feel a lot of pressure to look hard at the Bulldogs. Well, unless he's on Facebook. "Geno Smith and I, we talk about it all the time – the Georgia fans are ruthless and they don't care," Greene said with a laugh. "They will write on our Facebook wall 'We need you to go here' and 'Go Dawgs.' Then five minutes later, you might get an Alabama fan with 'Roll Tide' and a picture. It's crazy." [Note: St. Pius cornerback Geno Smith is also committed to Alabama]
Alabama is recruiting Greene to play offensive line and will specify a position when he reports to campus. UGA has Greene pegged as a left tackle.
UGA has made offensive linemen the No. 1 priority for the remainder of its 2012 recruiting class. What about UGA's lack of depth on the offensive line? Is that appealing to Greene? "It is somewhat," he said. "But again, I'm big on loyalty. Georgia offered me later. Alabama was the school that showed me the most love at first and cared the most. That's the school I'm going with."
Greene has a 3.0 GPA and wants to study Culinary Arts and be a chef.
Cedar Grove quarterback Johnathan McCrary is one of the state's top juniors and has a dozen early offers, including UGA, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Alabama.
– By Michael Carvell, AJC Recruiting Blog
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October 4th, 2011
4:17 am
2nd that.
October 4th, 2011
4:35 am
It will be hard to convince Greene , Smith or any other recruit already committed to other schools that they are better off at Georgia. They think because Alabama as well as other schools that offer anybody and everybody a scholarship that it somehow is showing more love than selective offers from Georgia. These kids wouldn't know what integrity and real caring is by a head coach if it bit them in the rear end. It is amazing that CMR not over signing means nothing to recruit's and that other coaches that will over sign get's their love because they offered first. It show extreme immaturity and ignorance on their part, that they can be manipulated and led by the nose, so easily.
They don't keep up with how many players are run off or put on medical scholarship by Alabama every year and that Saban could care less about the recruit as a person. I will take CMR's values over Saban, Nutt, Spurrier and Chizik any day of the week.
October 4th, 2011
5:05 am
Let's see now, offensive limemen are the Dawgs #1 priority and yet they wait two months after Bama to offer? What does that tell you?
October 4th, 2011
5:11 am
Why is it on every top recruit in Georgia that our Dawgs are "late" to offer? Unreal and unacceptable.
October 4th, 2011
5:17 am
Do whatever is best for you. If that means the red and black then Go Dawgs. If not then best of luck elsewhere.
October 4th, 2011
6:45 am
This is getting old…other schools offering players in the state of Georgia a scholarship before UGA does and so they commit to that school. Richt and Garner are waiting or taking too long to evaluate talent…there is no excuse for this.
October 4th, 2011
6:53 am
So what counts is a speed contest to offer everyone "first"? I can see where your argument is going.
October 4th, 2011
6:55 am
Douglas. You are correct. They wait until Saban evaluates amd offers before they get the green light.
October 4th, 2011
6:56 am
Spelling correction, that should be and.
October 4th, 2011
7:05 am
If a recruit has to worry about washing out at any school, it's UGA
Brent Benedict
Washaun Ealey
Logan Gray
AJ Harmon
Tanner Strickland
Jeremy Longo
Nick Williams
Marcus Dowtin
Caleb King
Jaker Hamilton
Derek Owens
And didn't I hear about ANOTHER bulldog getting arrested this past week? If I were Greene, I would steer clear of Athens
October 4th, 2011
7:06 am
Valdosta Dawg, I'm sic and tired of you people mixing sports and religion. Christianity has nothing to do with this young man's decision. Read your bible. The creator of the Heavens and Earth was not a Christian. The bible has nothing to do with your "lawless" Christianity. Give it a rest people. There's nothing glorious or Holy about being a Christian, aka group that worship the god of their imagination. We're in the latter days, try doing some research on your pagan deity. You'll discover that Christianity is 100% opposite of what the bible teaches. Go dawgs and get a grip!
October 4th, 2011
7:06 am
Playing for UGA over BAMA – are you kidding me?
That is funny!!!!!
HMMMMMMM, ……. Let's see – did you see Bama destroy Florida – compare that with UGA scoring a combined 6 second half points against Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
HMMMMMM – let's see – UGA's last 3 years – 10-3, 8-5 and 6-7 and starting 2011 season 0-2 vs Alabama – the historically best football power the SEC has to offer and one of college football's elite programs.
HMMMMM – Richt vs Saban = hot seat vs hall of fame
HMMMMMM………Better program, better coaching, better players, better stadium, prettier co-eds, nationally elite, and Saban is not on the hot seat.
HMMMMM……………….. sinking ship at UGA vs a nuclear powered air craft carrier!
HMMMMMMM…………………… me thinks BAMA!!!!!
October 4th, 2011
7:07 am
Mark Richt evaluated and recruited Cam Newton to play … TIGHT END! Hall of Fame for dumbest recruiting EVER.
October 4th, 2011
7:07 am
7576 dawg, lets convince all of the dawgs out of state recruits to stay at home so they can eat with momma and your from here and you should stay home, blah, blah, blah. What;s wrong, Richt cant sell the fact that hes a good coach, he has to use that integrity on eating with momma? You dawg fans are stupid.
October 4th, 2011
7:09 am
I would love to have him at UGA but i see he loves Bama, dont waste my time with these recruits that are not 100% Dawg
October 4th, 2011
7:09 am
Nah, Saban will just make sure Greene gets a new Yukon and a ton of new suits from T-Town Menswear. It's all good.
October 4th, 2011
7:11 am
Brandon, Alabama will be going on NCAA probation … AGAIN … for cheating. They bought the boys suits and a Yukons to drive. Alabama cheats more than Auburn.
October 4th, 2011
7:12 am
I suggest all committed recruits in the USA to visit UGA and confirm to themsleves they made the right decision not signing with them. Makes it easier for them. UGA is a joke.
October 4th, 2011
7:15 am
[...] Georgia is "coming on real strong" for Alabama OL commit Brandon Greene.2. Georgia has offered a scholarship to the top in-state [...]
October 4th, 2011
7:15 am
Hey Catch 22, who's your team?
Who do you pull for?
October 4th, 2011
7:16 am
@7576Dawg – you mentioned players leaving by being run off – what was Mark Richt preaching this past spring about being on the bus? How many players did he say he helped off the bus?
If you are fortunate enough to get an SEC scholarship – then you owe it to yourself, the school, the coaches, the fans, to work your tail off everyday to improve, to compete, to be the best you can be.
If a kid puts it in neutral – or becomes a discipline issue – or no longer has his heart in playing football and what it takes to be the best he can be – then by all means, there is nothing wrong with a school saying that it did not work out. Scholarships are privledges – not welfare.
October 4th, 2011
7:35 am
Catch 22 is probably just another coward that can dish it out but can't take it.
October 4th, 2011
7:42 am
Vol Man nothing sucks more than the Big Orange pal.
October 4th, 2011
7:45 am
Seems Brandon Greene pretty much summed up his recruiting decision with:
"Alabama offered… That's my childhood favorite. I've always wanted to go to Alabama so I committed there. I've watched them my whole life and I've always been an Alabama fan, so when I got the opportunity to go there, I just committed."
It might have made some difference if UGA had offered first, but in Greene's case, it doesn't appear it would have made much of a difference.
Though he did mention it, it seems he was looking for the UA offer, and regardless if UGA had offered first, when Brandon he got 'his dream offer from UA, he accepted it.
Can UGA coaches and family, friends, and others persuade him to change his mind? Who knows.
Just looks like he's UA bound.
And, tide roll and others, it seems because of his desire to play UA, he was the Tide's to lose, and not UGA's to win.
Not CMR's fault; just seemingly in the cards for him to go to Alabama.
Can he change his mind and chose UGA?
Maybe. Hope so. Time will tell. .. Go Dawgs!
October 4th, 2011
7:50 am
Topp Dawg, try your coaching staff and team.
October 4th, 2011
7:51 am
Always cracks me up listening to Dawg fans claiming what a caring Gawd fearin man Richt is … and how every other coach in college football ( especially the ones kicking Georgia's A.S.S. ) are just a bunch of Satan worshiping immoral heathens .
Yeah … Richt cares soooooooooooooooooo much about his players he can't take the time to keep them from getting blind smashed drunk , out of bars , out of cars … and performing in the areas of life they should be . Of course … he might have to hurt someones feeling to do stuff like that . Easier to just talk incessantly about some holier than thou Christian and leave all the dirty details of day to day life to chance .
You clowns always fall back on the claim you would rather root for a loser program than you would to lose "I am better than God himself" Coach Richt … I hope your wish is eternally granted
October 4th, 2011
7:56 am
Stay at home and be a home state hero. Or go to Alabama and hope that you are not one of those Alabama players who mysteriously quit because of Saban's oversigning EVERY year.
October 4th, 2011
8:01 am
Georgia ends up pissing off every recruit in the state- That tells you how superior Alabama truly is to Georgia- if they can travel hundreds of miles to your own state and identify talent before you do and offer them and score points for it with the recruits. You better change your game plan and identify these kids early.
October 4th, 2011
8:05 am
@ Crimson Crush
Not true at all.
October 4th, 2011
8:08 am
I love the "Saban is so superior to Richt" argument that bama fans always try to use. They're head to head record, and their number of division and conference titles, tend to show a pretty equal amount of success. Freakin bandwagon riders. Let me guess- when it comes to NFL coaches you consider yourselves "belicheck guys." Oh wait, now you're really more of a fan of Mike McCarthy. Get real people.
UGA is on a major upswing. Enjoy your moments in the sun now bama, this is college football. Peaks and valleys people..
October 4th, 2011
8:08 am
Greene will be Rockin Steady with the DAWGS! We all know how alerbammer and tennerSHE has to pay players, because their high school ball is VERY WEAK! Something in the gene pool!
October 4th, 2011
8:08 am
*their, not they're.
October 4th, 2011
8:10 am
Georgia high school went 8-2 against alerbammer last year, hahahaha! No wonder they have to pay to get talent there.
October 4th, 2011
8:12 am
oh and the weaklings to our north in tennerSHE. You know they're paying good money up there. Ever notice how close their eyes are up there in them hills, hahaha!!!
October 4th, 2011
8:13 am
Son you've got to make your own decision. You shouldn't care about how many people in your family are tide fans or pup fans, or what allegiance your pastor has. They aren't going to college next year – you are.
That said, drop the SEC and come to GT. You'll get a real education in a real city.
October 4th, 2011
8:15 am
Peaks and valleys??? I don't think that argument helps you much. If that is the case Alabama is the Himilayas and UGA is some rolling foothills. Look back at history. You act like Bama is some newcomer. Also, Saban does not offer everybody a scholarship. I would bet he is more selective than Richt. It is funny to watch everybody jump on the bandwagon of a kid once Alabama, LSU, and other legitimate title contenders offer them. Enjoy wins over MSU and Ole Miss . They are good wins but I don't think it qualifies for UGA to be on a major upswing. Maybe so, but they have not proven it yet.
October 4th, 2011
8:16 am
Kirby Smart will never get my support for UGA's next coach after telling recruits that Richt is going to get fired.
October 4th, 2011
8:18 am
I have an Alabama grad working for me: he cleans up the toilets. They are worthless.
October 4th, 2011
8:18 am
Another homegrown product Georgia was "late to offer" … smh
October 4th, 2011
8:21 am
John- I was speaking of college coaches more so than Alabama itself. But how can you disagree even if thats the case? The years between saban and Stallings were certainly not "the Himilayas."
UGA has just had it's valleys (lets hope) and is coming out the other side. My point is lets not act like a guy who has won 2 sec titles and has nearly 100 wins in 10 years can't hold Saban's water…
Most of the fans who claim that kids should go to bama because of saban over richt will be the first to put a for sale sign in Nick's yard if they dont win the west the next 2 years.
October 4th, 2011
8:22 am
So he's considering being a Bulldawg? Well, while he's in Athens, he better also check out the facilities of the county JAIL, as a stay there seems to be a mandatory part of the UGA experience.
October 4th, 2011
8:25 am
The kid was a late bloomer and Bama got him an offer first.
It happens
Richt got bashed for offering Brice Ramsey the QB at Camden County because he had never started a game yet he is now rated as a top QB. And you know who was late to offer him? Bama
Just let the kid decide what is best for him.
October 4th, 2011
8:25 am
Brandon, if you really want to be a chef one day (women love guys who can cook), then avoid Tuscaloosa at all costs. It's a dump. Nothing but Sonic, Huddle Houses and hot dog machines at gas stations. McDonalds yellow arches are on the cover of the Tuscaloosa Chamber of commerce guide. BUT in ATHENS, we will take care of you. We have great eateries near the University. After college, we can help you get a job at your choice at any of Atlanta's world renown restaurants. The world is yours, my friend. Brandon, UGA is calling your name, Richt is calling your name and the state of Georgia is calling your name.
October 4th, 2011
8:26 am
Kennesaw gator idiot
so Florida's players have never had a run in with the law?
Yeah, that's what I thought
Just shutup
October 4th, 2011
8:27 am
Go to Ga if you want to end up getting busted for underage drinking. Go to Ga if you want it easy and under perform. Go to Ga if you want to lose to Florida every year. Go to Ga if you don't want to win anything. Go to Ga if you want to get coached by a lazy, body tanned, insincere phony coach. Go to Ga if you want a power ranger uniform.
Bama is only 3 hours away, basically like watching a movie and the food is pretty good. You will have a coach that will treat you like a man. What more do you want?
October 4th, 2011
8:31 am
Hmmm, another teaser headline until you actually read the story.
Well, at least it gives us something to read until Jordan Jenkins commits — to Alabama — with Alexander and Tomlinson likely to follow.
Next year? Foster is already on board and it's only a matter of time for Nkemdiche. Two of the top kids in Georgia — and in the country — for 2013 are already locks for Alabama.
Something has to change in Athens. CMR is recruiting against Saban, Chizik, Muschamp, Fisher and Spurrier. These are not reasonable men.
October 4th, 2011
8:33 am
Hey Wally I realize you are not the sharpest knife in the drawer. However, Richt waits for Saban to offer because he is poor at evaluating recruits. Not to mention, he is not crazy about hard work.
Saban basically does his evaluation and THEN, Richt offers. It is not brain surgery, just dumb and lazy.
Wally, you can't be that dull. Kirby seems catch on.
October 4th, 2011
8:34 am
Go to UGA. Bama makes you wear knee braces and work hard.
October 4th, 2011
8:36 am
David- You're a genius dude.
Brown Dog- uga just hit a home run with its last class. Guess CMR wasnt recruiting against all the coaches you just mentioned (that you seem to have a man crush on) this past year.
October 4th, 2011
8:38 am
@MACON DAWG LOLOL TOO FUNNY … The food does suck in T-Town


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Tuesday night at a town hall meeting in Oglethorpe County, Georgia an elderly man asked the abhorrent question, "Who's going to shoot Obama?" I was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify it with a response; therefore, at that moment I moved on to the next person with a question. After the event, my office took action with the appropriate authorities. I deeply regret that this incident happened at all. Furthermore, I condemn all statements—made in sincerity or jest—that threaten or suggest the use of violence against the President of the United States or any other public official. Such rhetoric cannot and will not be tolerated.
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And I would like to be able to share those issues with the original author of that image, because you obviously can't be held responsible for a geography error that even Canadians make (I've even heard people from BC make that mistake) and my main issue was not the geography error, but with the handful of missing events on that map . This is in no way meant to be an attack on your or your blog so I really hope you don't take it as such, because I agree with and support what you are doing.
I looked for the picture again, and I found it on Google images via this link, yet when you click the link it says the gallery can't be found. I have no idea how that works, but you might try contacting the Daily Me anyway.
I appreciate you taking the time to point out and correct the graphic. The information you provided is extremely important! Hopefully a more accurate graphic can be made at some point and I can post it here.
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Nothing about this is violent. Just thought I'd point that out for the perpetually disingenuous.
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Hello all,
I would like your opinions on a website query. I have created my own basic website in FrontPage, at the moment more for viewing by family and friends than anything else, but I am not sure what quality to make the pics ??
I have thumbnails as links, which I have saved as full quality JPEG's at 300dpi, just small, and these then link to larger pics, also full quality and 300dpi.
I am worried that even on broadband this is not practical, and I should attempt to reduce the file size of each pic - but I don't want to lose too much quality. Would reducing the quality to say 72dpi help with this, and should I "save for web" as well ?
I would appreciate comments from anyone who knows about web pages, or has done this themselves, as I don't know what to aim for at the moment.
If you would like to have a look at my site (I have just made some changes and I know of at least a few errors at the moment, so bear with me !) it's at:
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Hello Al, welcome.
Most people use album facilities included with various software. I have been exprimenting recently with .pdf files and find that the memory overhead is not as great as with albums. Photo's can be saved as smaller .jpg's then loaded into a word processor (which has a .pdf saving facility) document, in a table giving two pictures wide and three high on an A4 or letter sized page. The software I use is Star Office v7 by Sun Microsystems. If you want see an example go to my website and follow the menu's.
Depends really Al. In some photographic groups that like the exif info included, you need to ""save as", but for normal web use I save as "save for web".
A shot here saved as "save for web" at 72dpi.
Excellent Frank, that just solved my problem and answered my question. The quality of that shot was fantastic (great shot, too, by the way ! and it was really quick to download.
I'm going to have a busy evening tonight (it's 10:30am here in NZ) redoing my whole website. Thanks so much for your help !!!
Yes, thanks Tony - I've just realised that problem
I have never really had enough traffic at one time to be a problem, but I think I will have to look into getting a "real" site now.
Thanks to all of you for your advice and help - it's nice to know what to aim for.
That's one of the main criteria Al, speed! People won't hang around waiting for large downloads, especially on a 56k connection! Another added bounus for you is, a large file at 300dpi is so easily stolen and someone can get a good print from that, but whilst they can steal a shot at 72dpi just as easily, they cannot get a decent print out of it. My upload there is just over 100kb, but normally I keep them to 75kb.
This one is 65kb, www.omeyas.f2s.com/25068024.02226_RT8.jpg
Thats one advantage of the .pdf file, they cannot steal your photo, all they get is a set of six on an A4 page. Not much good if you want to do anything with it.
Thanks to both of you, Frank and Ellis for taking the time to advise me. I have looked into the pdf option, Ellis, but I think for my current purposes I will just go with lowering the dpi of my pics and saving them for the web and I'll see how that goes.
Thanks again - I am all fired up now to go home and fix up my site !
When saving pictures for a website the dpi of the image does NOT matter one little bit. Dpi is only useful for printing. For displaying images on a screen what matters is the pixel dimensions of an image - for example 800x600.
When I save photos for use on my own website I resize them to make the longest side 800 pixels, and PS works out the other length, usually. I then save the using the save them as jpeg using web feature as you can preview how the compression level affects the image quality and gives you how big the filesize will be. I find that this image size gives a good picture on screen and is small enough to not give decent size prints.
For websites you should try and keep the file size as low as possible whilst having a to high a compression level giving lots of artifacts..
If you are uploading to some websites such as ephotozine you will have resize and compress to suit their rules.
I'd like to second Meredith's comment.
For displaying a picture on the screen, DPI is absolutely irrelevant. It has no effect on file size, and therefore no effect on download time.
The only things that affect appearance and download time are:
1) the number of pixels (width and height)
2) the amount of JPEG compression (which can be adjusted when you Save or Save-for-web
The only time DPI matters it when you print the image, and most printing software allows you to change the image size at print time anyway.
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Pardon the Interruption, We Are Changing the Country — a report from the streets of Sao Paolo
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Are paltry melody
But those the silent feel
Are beautiful—
|Emily Dickinson, "1750" (via)
I love this new trend of actresses calling reporters out on their bullshit.
Can I just, Renner's face is the second and third frames. He's so disappointed in the male race at that moment. And so proud of Scarlett.
Scarlett Johansen, you are badass.
A Practical Utopian's Guide to the Coming Collapse
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New York Times headlines on Glenn Greenwald's big scoop for the Guardian (you know, a newspaper):
First: "Anti-Surveillance Activist Is at Center of New Leak"
Then: "Blogger, With Focus on Surveillance, Is at Center of a Debate"
Even the Times's Public Editor Margaret Sullivan thought the newspaper was being dismissive.
Time to euthanize the grey lady.
Ahead of the G8 meeting, fake shops are hiding the real economic troubles of Northern Ireland.
At a former butcher's shop, stickers applied to the windows show a packed meat counter and give the impression that business is booming. Across the street, another empty unit has been given a makeover to look like a thriving office supply shop.
Locals are unimpressed.
Local councils in Northern Ireland have painted fake shop fronts to hide the economic hardship being felt in towns and villages near the golf resort where G8 leaders will meet this month.
Northern Ireland's government has spent 2 million pounds tackling dereliction over the past two years. Almost a quarter of these funds were freed up in anticipation of Britain hosting the annual Group of Eight (G8) summit on June 17-18.
A dog stretches during his walk in front of a fake shop in Belcoo, Ireland on June 3, 2013. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
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Reporters worldwide are grappling with government censorship and limits to reporting. Some are even accused and convicted of activities against governments that are landing them in jail.
In the past week alone, the following reports have been made:
An Egyptian blogger has been convicted of insulting the president.
In China, most mentions of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre were censored from the Internet.
Turkish protesters accused media of ignoring unrest; reports of anti-press attacks amid Turkey protests raise questions of censorship.
Congo Republic suspended four independent newspapers
Burundi enacted media law that reporters say curbs press freedoms.
Guinea media set strike after government shuts opposition radio.
The Palestinian Authority arrested the general manager of a Bethlehem radio station.
Ethiopia arrested a reporter after he covered the story of evictions in dam region.
Toronto Star reporter was arrested and ticketed after taking photos of injured public transit employee.
Imprisonment of journalists worldwide reached a record high in 2012, driven in part by the use of charges of terrorism and anti-state offenses against reporters and editors, reported the Committee to Protect Journalists in its annual census of imprisoned journalists.
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Photo: Activists wearing masks of jailed Nobel laureate, writer, professor and activist Liu Xiaobo hold candles during a night vigil at Liberty Square in Taipei June 4, 2013, on the 24th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. REUTERS/Steven Chen


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Shape and size of a flat:
- It is better to purchase a rectangular or square flat.
- Flats in the L or C shape are not good as per Vastu.
- Flats without north east or south west corners, circular, curved and oblique shape should be avoided.
- Balconies extending at some places need not be considered as extensions.
Position of the windows and doors:
- The East and North are auspicious directions as per Vastu Shastra. Hence flats having more windows in the East and the North sides are quite good.
- Flats with windows in the West can also be purchased.
- Select a flat that has main door in the east or north or northeast or west of the northwest.
- Avoid the main door in the south or west of the southwest and east of the southeast.
- If the main door is opposite a staircase or lift room, it reflects poor Vastu effects.
- All the doors of the rooms in a flat must be in correct positions to avoid Vastu defects.
- A North or East-facing flat with windows and balconies in either of these two directions is ideal.
- The morning sunlight, rich in ultraviolet rays, brings positivity and hence more balconies and windows are recommended.
Kitchen and Bed rooms in a Flat:
- Prefer the bedroom in the southwest corner as master bed room.
- The bed room in the south east corner of the flat is good only for guests. Can be used as study room.
- The North West corner bed room is good for children and old aged persons.
- The bedroom in a flat in the north east corner is not good for married couples.
- Let the kitchen be to the southeast or northwest of the flat.
- The kitchen in the center positions of all the sides also is better.
- The kitchen in the North east corner badly affects the financial flow and cause severe health problems.
Toilets and bath rooms in a flat:
- Flats with toilets in the North-East should be avoided as they cause health problems.
- The toilets can be in the North West and south east corners of a flat.
- The toilets in the south west corner must be avoided as they cause severe financial strain.
- Toilets in any bed rooms can be either in the south east or North West corner of the flat.
- Toilets near the kitchen and Pooja rooms are not good.
- Toilets without proper ventilation are also a bad Vastu defect.
- The septic tank of the apartment can be in the north west or south east.
- If the septic tank in the complex of flats is built in the north east or south west corners of the plot, this bad Vastu defect affects all the flat owners and weakens their financial growth.
Overhead tank, lifts and sump in a flat:
- Escalators or the lift cannot be in the southwest corner of a flat or apartment which will cause Vastu problems.
- Water sumps and swimming pools should not come at southwest corner, south or west directions
- Lifts and swimming pools in the center place or "Brahmasthanam" of a flat is not a good Vastu effect.
- If the overhead tank of any apartment or building is on the North east corner, that flat should not be purchased.
- The overhead water tank should be in the west or south-west direction of the building. Due to water, south-west corner becomes heavy and creates a balance of positive energies in the house and is advantageous.
- When there is a heavy load in the "Brahmasthanam", life becomes impossible to live so overhead tank or lift head rooms should not be in the middle of a flat. One does not feel like staying in the house.
Swimming pool and garden in a flat:
- Gardens in any flat or apartment should always be in the North or east sides of the plot and within the confines of the compound.
- The South and West are not to be selected for any kind of garden or plantation.
- Trees like Asoka, Neem and Coconut planted within the campus in the south and West sides are good for multi-storied structures.
- A water pond with lotus in a favorable north or east direction is very good.
- If a garden is present in the centre of the apartment limit, it must not have any fountain in the centre.
- A swimming pool in the centre, towards the South, South-East or South-West and even the North-West creates undue events. It brings negativity in the health of the residents of the flats.
- A swimming pool is favorable in the East, North or even in the West.
- The fountains or water ponds within an apartment limit should not be built in the centre and should follow the same principles as the placement of swimming pools. Placed wrongly they cause problems with respect to mental peace and health.
- Fountains or ponds are very favorable towards the North-East. This is also applicable to artificial springs.
- As per Feng shui, a clump of bamboo signifies good health & longevity for the occupants of the house & is a good condition to the Garden.
Balconies and living areas:
- Generally flats have balconies but there locations differ as per the design possibilities. If the flat has balconies in the East and in the North, it is supposed be the best flat.
- The flats which have balconies in the West are of middle quality. By keeping in mind these rules one can easily choose the right kind of flat.
- Avoid purchasing a flat which has a balcony only in the South.
- The north east, south east and North West corners are good for living rooms, hall and dining areas.
- Living rooms, hall and dining areas at the south west corner is not good as per Vastu and may cause severe financial losses.


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How To Sell Dirt
I recently was in talks with a fairly large internet startup trying to set up a consultancy position related to data mining. The experience was a first for me; I finished my engineering PhD two years ago, and I've been working in research as a postdoc since then. I found myself in the surprisingly uncomfortable position of trying to sell myself for cash. Thankfully, everything went very well - even though in the end I didn't get the job, it wasn't because of something I did; they were very pleased with me (at least, that's what they told me), but there were situational difficulties that led them to scrap the position for the time being. However, the ordeal of attempting to convince someone that I have something of value, and that they should pay me to access it, was very new to me, and I was only able to handle it as well as I did (which clearly could have been better, as I didn't get the job) with lots of discussion and advice-seeking from family and friends.
While this was going on, a family friend came to the states. This fellow, and American who moved to Israel a few years ago, has no advanced formal education. However, he has it where it counts; this man is a businessman, and he knows his stuff. His current job floors me every time I hear about it.
He sells dirt. To tourists. Who buy it. And he makes a good living doing it.
Now, to be sure, this is not just any dirt. This is dirt from the Holy Land. He packages it up in a nice little vial next to two more tubes of Holy Land water and Holy Land oil. They're all packaged together in a nice cardboard box, probably with some very lovely Pslams or something written on the back. And, I want to be clear, the people who by it are good, religious people who very much value this sort of thing1; I have absolutely nothing against them. They may be looking for a meaningful keepsake by which they can fondly remember their pilgrimage, or they may be completely irreligious tourists looking for a unique souvenir that's not a refrigerator magnet. The point is, his entrepeneurial brain realized that there are people who appreciate this sort of thing; in fact, these people will pay for his dirt, because it's packaged all nice and pretty.
The juxtaposition of his visit with my interview process was jarring to me, because I've put in almost ten years to my education and I'm working my tail off to sell my skills to someone, and this guy with practically no education is able to make a living selling dirt and tap water to tourists, who buy it for a premium. This was a serious in-your-face reminder of how business acumen is not just requirement, but one of the most crucial requirements for job seeking that exist, and its also something you will probably not be taught much about in school.
I took home a few lessons from this:
Business acumen is crucial. Everyone knows this. I knew this. However, seeing this principle in action really makes you understand that "good business acumen » education". Even if the only thing you're selling is yourself, understand what you're selling. Develop on your own elevator pitch.
Just because a market is oversaturated doesn't mean a solid newcomer can't gain market share. If any of you have been to Israel, you'll know that the market for tourist souvenirs is hardly looking for more competition. However, this fellow came up with a novel implementation of an old idea, packaged it well, and has carved out enough of the market that he and his family can live on it. This happens in the tech market all the time; the best example that comes to my mind immediately is hipmunk with air travel.
Focus on what you know. My skillset: (1) I can program in five languages. (2) I'm able to interpret neural signals and tell you what you're thinking before you even know it yourself. (3) I know how to create a machine learning program that learns from it's past mistakes. (4-inf) All the other stuff I've learned along the way.
This guy's skillset: (1) Selling dirt.
Focus on what you know. My friend knows how to monetize his skills, and he does so to good effect. There's always more to learn, and you SHOULD stay on top of new developments, but don't undervalue your current skillset. DEFINITELY don't skip out on improving what you know just so you can spend a few days with the hot new tech on the block. "Wide and shallow" knowledge may be good for a Jeopardy contestant, but young job-seekers will almost always be better off with a very deep understanding of a choice one or two technologies. Next time the opportunity comes around, Instead of working on learning something new, work in improving skills you already have for a bit, and it will do you good.
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Conveniently located just steps from the lifts at Taos Ski Valley as well as restaurants, nightlife and shopping, the Alpine Village Suites provide a warm and welcoming ambiance. Decorated with Southwestern décor, large windows, exposed wood beams and 360 degree views of Alpine Village, the Alpine Village Suites offers 26 rooms that sleep anywhere from two to six people and can be adjoined for larger groups. All rooms feature a kitchenette, TV with DVD, full baths and telephones. Outside you'll find a large outdoor fireplace as well as a large outdoor hot tub that provide the perfect place to unwind and relax after a day on the slopes.
Located in the village of Taos Ski Valley, the Columbine Inn is truly a unique alpine inn. The spacious lobby, outdoor hot tub, woodwork and ceilings of this unique, timber-frame structure will all take your breath away as will the personal service and hospitality.
Spread over three acres in the historic district of Taos, the El Pueblo Lodge offers and charming and inviting campus-style setting with lodging interspersed among several buildings. Constructed in the traditional adobe-style architecture, all of the buildings evoke a southwestern charm and the warm and friendly staff will make sure that your stay in Taos is a memorable one.

 Each room includes a TV with 60 channels, including HBO, in-room coffee makers, refrigerators and to top it off, fresh cookies are served in the lobby every afternoon.

 The Pueblo Lodge is also within walking distance of the historic Taos plaza, where you can shop, eat and drink to your heart's content with numerous restaurants, shops, art galleries and nightlight.
Located in the heart of Taos Ski Valley, The Kandahar Condominiums provide an ideal comfort and convenience for the skiers and riders who have come to experience Taos. Kandahar homeowners have renovated and decorated their condominiums and all over their own unique quality. However, one thing they all do have in common is that each one will offer you a relaxing and warm environment to retreat to after a day on the slopes.
Quality Inn offers an excellent lodging value for dollar spent in Taos. A full, hot cooked-to-order breakfast is included in your rate along with a Manager's cocktail reception. All rooms have one king or two queen Serta Sleeper mattresses. The restaurant offers early bird specials that include a complimentary glass of wine. Rooms have high speed wireless Internet, a small refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave. Daily complimentary newspapers are provided. There is an indoor Jacuzzi and a seasonal outdoor pool. Pets are allowed. Two large suites are great for a family reunion, sports teams, church or ski groups. Complimentary shuttle to Taos Ski Valley.


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Groupings of composers are rare, and mostly they have influenced the history of music by offering a foundation upon which the composers have developed their own styles. Good examples of this are Honegger, who made a name for himself as part of the Les Six Group, and Webern, who represented the Second Viennese School. The F-A-E Sonata that concludes the concert is a remarkable example of a collaboration between three composers. Schumann, Brahms and Albert Dietrich composed the sonata as a gift to their friend, violinist Joseph Joachim.
Berg: 4 pieces for clarinet and piano
Honegger: Sonatina for violin and cello
Mahler: Piano Quartet
Webern: Vier Stücke for violin and piano
Brahms/Schumann/Dietrich: F-A-E Sonata for violin and piano
Alasdair Beatson - Pia Freund - Markus Hohti - Emil Holmström - Atte Kilpeläinen - Eriikka Maalismaa - Gordan Nikolić - Christoffer Sundqvist - Jan Söderblom
Tickets (including delivery): 11.50 €/22.50 €/ 24.50 €/ 27.50 € from Lippupalvelu. www.lippupalvelu.fi
Discount with S Bonus Card: 3 € off full entrance fee.
Festival tickets include entrance to the museum on the day of the concert.
The Ristiveto Festival at Ateneum Art Museum on 11-13 October will present classic works of Late Romanticism and Early Modernism in a fresh way and with old instruments. Grand pianos from the early 20th century and string instruments strung with gut will transport listeners closer to the original and fascinating soundscape of the artwork. The concerts will be held in the exhibition halls, and the themes will be connected to the new exhibition opening on the same weekend, "On the Shores of the Lake", which presents the Tuusula artist community. The festival will feature top Finnish and international artists, whose repertoire will include chamber music by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Webern and Dvorák.
The winds of National Romanticism arrived on Finland's shores in the 1890s and inspired young contemporary artists to escape the city and set up their ateliers and homes in the Finnish nature by Lake Tuusula. They wanted to merge the culture and traditions of their own people with the wider European tradition and to create art that would be independent and original, yet also internationally credible and respectable. Among composers, similar movements were underway in other areas on the fringes of the Central European cultural tradition, such as Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and surprisingly also the British Isles.
The Les Six Group and the Second Viennese School are also featured in the festival programme. Defined groupings of composers have been relatively rare, and they have seldom been particularly active or long lasting. All the more important were the friendships among artists who shared an affinity with each other, enjoying the dialogue between colleagues and art forms and sensing the spirit of the times. Examples of this include Mahler's contacts with contemporary authors and painters, as well as the collaboration and friendship between Brahms and Schumann. The music to be performed at the Ristiveto Festival was composed between the 1850s and 1930s and prefigured the spread of music to countless new genres via Late Romanticism, Folk Romanticism and Expressionism.