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And to illustrate my point — Can you tell me one outrageous, world-changing success that emerged from the deep recesses of a committee?
Any medical breakthroughs? World peace? Hunger? Poverty?
We have the leading brain power in the world huddled in committees trying to solve these problems and the reality is that little good will likely ever come from the dialogue.
Sure. Results do come out.
The committee eventually decides on something. In fact, usually a majority in the committee can agree on a common plan of action.
But any results that are gained are usually at the cost of extraordinary ideas that could actually change the world.
Maybe I am being a little harsh. Maybe it's better to have consensus than conquest. Maybe risk does need to be avoided.
Regardless of the debate, you have stop and ask yourself something more meaningful:
Why would you want to be part of something where the the standard of success is "Can we all agree on it" rather than "Will this change the world"?
Put aside pettiness or the frustration of dealing with others in the committee. Forget about the fact that you are investing your valuable time to effect change. Just think about the end goal.
Is that your goal for you?
Do you do things that are meaningless? Do you allow others to waste your time?
(Probably not. Right?)
So why do we make exceptions for mediocrity just because someone throws a "committee" label on something.
Believe it or not, a bunch of different factors that gang up on us to make us think that this whole "committee" thing might be a good deal:
- Socially, we are expected to "play nicely" with other and make decisions for the "good of the group". (Guilt)
- Generationally, we have been trained that groups make better decisions that individuals. (Ignorance)
- Personally, we like to feel important – part of an exclusive group. (Vanity)
- Psychologically, we want to feel that a piece of our opinion is appreciated. (Insecurity)
It's not an accident that you feel the need to give in and be a part of this sort of thing. Everybody from your mother to your therapist has been brainwashing you to be less than your best for the good of everybody else.
But is your frustration and stress really good for everybody else?
There are exceptions to bad committees.
Just like there are exceptions to the idea that if you put your hand in a blender, you will lose a finger or two.
You might come out OK. But are those the odds you want to play?
It's hard to push back, but if you need help getting started you can borrow my standard answer: "No Committees. I don't 'do' them."
Help until it hurts. Give religiously. Just don't waste your time on a committee.
That's edgy. I know.
And it rubs people the wrong way sometimes, but the reality is that there is a world out there to change. Why are we locked up behind closed doors talking about it?
Let's go do something.


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The 2013-2014 Young Artists are joined by pianist Sandra Geary for an afternoon of Bach solo arias and duets in addition to personal favorites from operatic and recital repertoire. Enjoy hearing soprano Mary Beth Freitag, mezzo soprano Laura Beth Codispoti, tenor Jake Tackett, and bass Ravi Raghuram on their path to careers as soloists. Presented jointly with the Couts Music Series of Second Presbyterian Church and sponsored by the Boeing Employee Community Fund. Free admission.
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By SAM HOWE VERHOVEK, Special to The New York Times
Published: March 4, 1990
ALBANY, March 3— Female high-school students in New York State who receive better grades than boys are winning a larger share of the Regents College Scholarship Awards.
State education officials, in announcing the 25,000 winners here this week, said that for apparently the first time in the program's 77 years, girls will receive a majority of the awards - 51.3 percent for the next school year. The $250 awards are given to high-school seniors for up to five years.
While applauding the girls' increased share, some consumer groups said the program still discriminated against young women and certain minority groups because it relied in part on results of standardized tests that, the groups contend, are biased.
Girls had received close to half the scholarships since the state changed the formula for determining the awards three years ago. The change takes account of high-school grades as well as Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Last year, girls won 49 percent. Small Statistical Variation Before the change, girls had won 43 percent of the awards, reflecting a tendency to score lower than boys on the S.A.T.
A spokeswoman for the Education Department, Linda R. Fisher, said the girls' majority actually represented just a small statistical variation from last year. She said there was no way to project whether there was a trend that would continue.
Boys continue to dominate the 1,000 Empire State Scholarships, taking 61.5 percent of the awards, which can be up to $2,000 a year for five years. The winners of those awards need higher grades and S.A.T. scores than Regents winners.
The sex disparities have long rankled many educators. They question why girls, who tend to account for 52 to 53 percent of all applicants, do not win an equivalent percentage of the awards, especially since their school grades on average are 2 to 3 points higher than those of boys on a 100-point scale. Factor of S.A.T. The boys win more awards because they score higher on the S.A.T. for reasons that are also a subject of dispute among educators and testing companies. Among all high-school seniors nationally who took an S.A.T. last fall, boys averaged 934 out of a possible 1,600 points, and girls averaged 875, said Ray Nicosia, a spokesman for the Educational Testing Service, which runs the examinations.
Many educators say the S.A.T. is biased against women. Officials who create the tests deny that and cite other factors for the differences, including boys' tendencies to enroll in more mathematics and science classes than girls. Mr. Nicosia said boys were also more likely to guess at answers to difficult questions than to leave them blank. Guessing generally works to a student's advantage, he said.
In New York, there are striking differences in how the awards would be allocated depending on the criteria used. If just averages of school grades were considered, girls would win 55.5 percent of the awards, according to an Education Department memorandum in 1988. If just S.A.T. scores were used, boys would win 56.5 percent.
Even though girls have apparently gained parity in the Regents scholarships, they continue to lag behind in the Empire Scholarships because those winners all tend to have perfect or near-perfect school grades, a factor that magnifies the importance of the S.A.T., said Carolyn Byrne, director of testing for the Education Department.
Differences Among Races
Besides charging sex bias, many groups contend that the New York system is racially biased as well. Blacks received 4.4 percent of the Regents awards this year while accounting for 8.9 percent of the applicants. They received an even lower percentage, 1.4, of the Empire Scholarships. Students whom the state classifies as Latinos, who made up 5.4 percent of the applicants, received 3.7 percent of Regents awards and 1 percent of Empire scholarships.
Asians outpaced all other groups. They accounted for 5.6 percent of the applicants and won 9.4 percent of the Regents awards and 17.8 of the Empire scholarships.
Many educators and others who follow the tests say that the S.A.T. results should be scrapped as a factor in the awards and that other indicators of academic performance, like grade averages, be used.
Robert A. Schaeffer, director of public education for the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, said New York was the ''only major state that relies so heavily on the S.A.T.'' in making scholarship awards. Several states rely entirely on grades. Others, like California, have a program that combines financial need with grades.
Graphs: percent of Regent and Empire scholarships awarded to boys and to girls, 1986-1990 (Source: State Dept. of Education)


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This global themed Journey includes visual and performing arts, nationally recognized galleries, museums, and regional music; all in the beautiful foothills of the Piedmont Triad Region of North Carolina, between the mountains and the coast. Winston-Salem is called the "city of arts and innovation" because there's an undercurrent here, a spirit and a personality that runs through this place. People in Winston-Salem have a history of creating and they express it through the arts and other new ways of thinking. We have an exciting week planned for you! Come spend the last, lazy days of summer with Friendship Force of Central North Carolina, USA and experience our unique style of Southern Hospitality!
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- Visit Piedmont Craftsman Gallery, the Fiber Store, a working weaver's studio, or the Sawtooth Center for the Arts, where people in the region take classes in all forms of artistic expression.
- Visit one of our 65 regional wineries or the Museum of NC Traditional Pottery in Seagrove, known as the "pottery capital of the US."
- Enjoy First Friday Gallery Hop -- stroll in the downtown arts district where you can talk with local artists, visit small galleries and studios and hear local musicians.
- Spend time with the members of FF Central North Carolina, who enjoy making new friends and hosting people from around the world.
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- Our Journey coincides with the biennial National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF). We will attend two performances offered by some of the best black theatre companies in the world. Final performance titles available in early June.
- The sounds of the fiddle, banjo, and guitar welcome you to the Blue Ridge Music Center for a concert of regional music held in our beautiful outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We will visit the state-of-the-art, award-winning, interactive Roots of American Music Museum Exhibit, enjoy a picnic and optional hiking.
- Enjoy behind the scenes peek at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Department of Design and Production (D & P). In one of the top 10 Arts Conservatories in the country, you'll hear about costuming and the rigor of Design and Production work. Learn about Tony & Emmy Award winning alumni who learned their craft here.
- Explore Historic Reynolda House Museum of American Art built in 1917 as the center of a 1,067-acre estate. RHMAA displays a premier collection of American art ranging from the Colonial period to the present day.
- Step back in time and immerse yourself in local history with our visit to Old Salem Museum and Gardens. Settled in the 1760s by Eastern European Moravians, who established the thriving community of Salem ("Peace"), Old Salem is a living museum known as one of the best-preserved Colonial heritage sites in the country.
- Visit the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University, one of the top 10 African American galleries in the nation. Diggs is identified by the Smithsonian as one of the nation's best regional facilities for exploring contemporary African art. Dedicated to the arts of Africa and the African Diaspora in North Carolina, the gallery addresses a broad range of artistic expression, with special concentration on African-American and regional art.
- Explore the Innovation Quarter & The Center for Design Innovation to learn how architectural redesign and reuse of historic buildings has revitalized our city. One our favorites is the historic R.J. Reynolds Building known here as "the Baby Empire State Building"; the prototype for its more famous off-spring in NYC.
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Attend a performance at the National Black Theatre Festival.
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Attend a performance at the National Black Theatre Festival.
Enjoy meeting new friends at small group potluck dinners at club members' homes.
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Most people in Livingston Parish likely know Jeff Taylor, at least by name, as the parish assessor.
Not as many may know him as an accomplished outdoor cook, with a passion for grilling, smoking and, above all, frying on the griddle in the outdoor kitchen that is his favorite part of the house.
"When we built this house, I told (my wife) Delia she could build whatever she wanted but I wanted an outdoor kitchen with an outdoor griddle," Taylor said. "On Saturday mornings, I walk out of the bedroom door and it's right here - ready for me to fry up bacon and eggs."
Those who do know Taylor well, which is no small group of extended family members, friends, neighbors and colleagues from the Assessor's Office, are well versed in his love of cooking.
They frequently converge at the Taylors' spacious Denham Springs home for impromptu lunches, holiday gatherings or game-day parties to feast on Taylor's generous portions of smoked baby-back ribs, tender brisket or decadently juicy burgers, to name just a few of his specialties.
It's the kind of home that is always bustling with people who show up so casually and unannounced that it's clear they do it all the time and that they are always welcome. It's also apparent that the kitchen - both Taylor kitchens, actually - are where they gather.
For his part, Taylor wouldn't have it any other way.
"I love cooking for a crowd so much I'd like to open a restaurant," he said. "But I like being assessor even more."
Taylor credits his mother and grandmothers with instilling in him a love of cooking and eating rich, hearty food. He grew up in the tiny town of Colyell in Livingston Parish, which Delia describes more as "just a road, really," and was raised on what he calls "traditional Southern country cooking."
"Fried chicken, roast beef, biscuits and gravy," he said. "Not Cajun food. Just down-home, Southern dishes."
As early as his days at Livingston High School, where he met Delia, Taylor enjoyed spending time in the kitchen. His interest increased as he grew older, and by the time the couple married in 1986 and had a family - which includes son, Zachary, 16, and daughter, Caroline, 12 - Jeff Taylor had established himself as the main cook in the family.
"He has always liked to dabble in the kitchen, thank goodness," said Delia Taylor, a communications consultant who studied journalism at LSU. "I always tell people that journalists don't have to know how to do everything; they just have to know where to find it. Well, I kind of applied that to Jeff and cooking."
Not that he has time to prepare big meals every day. The job of tax assessor, which he has held for more than 11 years, can be pretty demanding on the schedule, especially at certain times of the year. But Taylor has found ways to combine cooking and his career by whipping up meals for his office staffers before and after hours.
"Sometimes, we do pancakes and bacon for breakfast before the office opens," he said. "Sometimes we'll barbecue after work. We even fried Oreos recently."
Fried Oreos. OK. Jeff Taylor is not a high-brow chef. He doesn't use secret spice blends in his dishes or expensive ingredients. In fact, he is very candid about what he considers to be the secret to his savory smoked ribs and brisket - a $1 bottle of marinade called Louisiana Supreme Marinade that he procures from his neighborhood supermarket.
He also favors a dry rub from McCormick and a bottled barbecue sauce from Kraft.
But then, successful smoking and grilling is as much about the technique as the marinades and spices, and it is in this department that Taylor really shines.
He said the key to successfully smoking meat is to cook it long and slow at a low temperature in a charcoal-heated smoker. He recommends using chunks of hickory wood, though he'll occasionally experiment with cherry or apple, and he insists on the importance of rotating the meat - among different racks if your smoker has more than one, or into different positions if your smoker has just one rack.
"You always want to make sure that you're cooking the meat evenly," he said.
It's also critical to have a quality smoker. Taylor's is top of the line. It's a Backwoods Smoker, a multirack charcoal smoker, which he prefers over electric because he can better control the temperature.
"I got up at 3 a.m. one Saturday so I could drive to Shreveport to buy it," he said. "Then I turned around and was back in Baton Rouge by 2 p.m., in time to try it out for the game that night."
He uses the smoker for his brisket as well, though his preferred method of cooking brisket is in the oven. He marinates it overnight, again using his favorite Louisiana Supreme Marinade and a spice rub, then slow roasts it for several hours at a low heat.
He finishes it up by removing it from the oven, basting it with barbecue sauce then throwing it on the grill for a quick char. It's ready when it pulls apart easily with tongs or a fork.
Besides those practical tips, Taylor believes there are a couple of keys to good cooking. First, you can't take shortcuts. Second, you have to really enjoy it.
"For me, it's fun and relaxing," he said.
Above all, you have to be open to criticism and advice.
"You have to be willing to listen to what people tell you," he said. "I've learned some of my most useful information from following the advice of others."
Next week, Taylor will weigh in on how he likes to cook the perfect burger.
•Marinate for several hours or overnight before smoking.
•Buy a quality smoker.
•Use charcoal heat, if possible.
•Smoke over very low, steady heat.
•Rotate or turn meat frequently.
•Use Louisiana Supreme Marinade.


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September 14, 2010 by Post Team
Jay Z Eminem Yankee Stadium, "Now, the Yankees," chanted the fans last night in the Bronx, New York, home of Major League champions. But they were not there to see Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez smash outside the park. The sellout filled the new Yankee Stadium to see two of the greatest talents and most accomplished hip-hop, Eminem and Jay Z, a native-based youth bring their first show. Two weeks ago, the combo started the first half of Home home and mini-tour at Comerica Park in Detroit. There Em, was the night closer. But on Monday night, put things.
The chants turned to cheers when intro Em Space began on the big screen. Like the Star Wars films begins with a history text that appears as we travel across the galaxy, also endorsed it, which chronicles his covered way too addicted to drugs problems to sobriety. "You're here to witness," he concluded, "Recovery of Eminem."
In a black tee, shorts and a matching hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head, slid Em on stage to "Will not Back Down," beating with a fierce intensity. As he spat on the track, "Shady has mass appeal." And it was obvious. You go, fans did the poet Motor City feel at home, beating along word for word.
"Politically correct" and Eminem do not go together. The animations of a redneck with a mullet and battered his car met with laughter when he sang "WTP (White Trash Party)." Their fans are a different type of raising a lot more twisted that somehow relate to some of his lyrics more violent and galling as "B -, I'mma kill" in the aptly titled "Kill You." And they obeyed the order to raise their middle fingers and say, "F-you, Mom!" before It launched a "Cleanin 'Out My Closet." After a brief with his group D12, Bob, who opened the show, and came out to perform his "Planes", with Em, but as a guest was just a warm for what was coming.
Find out who the surprises were other and how did Jay-Z after the jump.
In a Gucci jacket and red cap of the Yankees, 50 Cent came out for their collaboration "patiently waiting" in Queens, NY native 2003 debut. 50 took over from there, taking out his G-Unit for "In Da Club" and obscuring the stage to show that the jacket and hat lit. But the last customer was the largest Em: Dr. Dre. Halfway through the control name of the producer's iconic "My name is," Dre walked out, muscular in a black shirt for her classic "Still DRE" and "Nuthin 'but a' G Thang." "After promising that his oft-delayed Detox album" comes "without declaring any finite time, it was. The crowd went wild. Although more than a decade in the making, I still believe it will be worth the wait. He then returned Em.
Winding down a whole, made his 2002 cut "Without Me." To follow the career of Eminem also take a journey through pop culture, his songs are full of references to the dead pop groups like 'N Sync and the Spice Girls and former presidents Clinton and Bush. At 37 years, it is hard to believe that has been around a long time. Sample of hip-hop is not a sport of young men. As in other genres, the best age with grace and understand its value. Em closed with "Not Afraid", but warning that the stadium had not tried one of their biggest hits, an encore was in order. He returned to make his inspiring "Lose Yourself."
In "Without Me", which he called: "Now this looks like a job for me / So everybody, just follow me / 'Cause we need a little controversy / Because it feels so empty without me." During his four-year absence, his presence has been lost. Now back on the straight and narrow, the dispute can not be so big. That's a good thing. With the show he gave, why would we want anyone but is he?
"I missed you motherf -" he said before leaving the stage. "Did I miss?" Deafening screams were confirmed. For a moment it seemed he would be a hard act to follow for Jay-Z to follow. I should have known better.
As for how Jay did after the jump.
Using a black leather jacket, sunglasses, and everything matching, Jay, took the stage just below 23 o'clock performance of "Dynasty Intro", a cult favorite. It was not until three minutes into the program before chants of "Hova!" He filled the stadium. Backed by his band, the Roc Boys, Jay, 40, did not hesitate to take out the heavy artillery early. After his second rap verse in "Run This Town", Kanye West, with a red leather jacket, matching pants and a cheetah print shirt was launched to spit his verse. What followed was a mini-series Jay and West. The couple ran through "Western Power" remix and even took Nicki Minaj for "Monster." Then Jay let his younger brother rock solo "Can not Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life." Kanye faced some of his lyrics, but the crowd loved it as well.
Producer Swizz Beatz and special hypeman ran for "On to the next." Although Eminem returned for his "Renegade" duo. After a series of commemorative meetings to the fallen rap icons like Notorious BIG, 2Pac, Guru, and more, Jay asked the crowd to "Raise your diamonds in the air. I like the way it looked." Then "PSA" rang through the speakers.
When the time came to make "Heart of the City," Jay's a more introspective songs, pulled out a close friend and Coldplay, Chris Martin, a leading man, receiving a massive ovation. Then Martin took the piano to play a riff of "Clocks" as Jay used his "Most Kingz" rhyming verse of it. Martin ended his visit with one of the biggest hits of his band: "Viva La Vida." From one extreme to another, the audience shuddered hook overtone singing the song.
As if to ask random DJ Jay asked her to "give me anything." The instrumental of "Drake Miss Me" was the selection. And like clockwork, the prince of rap, also dressed in black, sprang a surprise. The two performed "Drake's Light Up" for the first time too. Just when the crowd caught their collective breath, the wife of Jay, Beyoncé pop queen joined him. In a black sequined dress, slipped downstairs to meet his man of "Forever Young." "That bad girl," Jay said as she left. "That girl is tough! S-!" The show basically ended with his hometown tribute, "Empire State of Mind." Although Jay managed to get into several other classics like "Izzo (HOVA)" and "Encore" to the delight of many .
Proud of himself, Jay said: "Damn, I'm so cool. I'm so cool that even f -" fair. "And then he asked the crowd for one last favor:" Make some noise! "Course yes. Yes, it's great. But the best way to describe this night was legendary. "This is a historic night," Jay said earlier in the evening. "There will never be another night like this." Hip-hop gave birth in the same Bronx neighborhood 30 years ago, something in the corners, had it's inaugural showing at Yankee Stadium home-base in large scale. Historic, indeed.
The beginning and end at home tonight at Yankee Stadium. Will you be there tonight? Have you seen or done before Jay Em? Was the best hip-hop show ever? Let us know.
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I once asked this Question in a post and had some interesting feedback but I thought I'd write a blog about it in more detail and hopefully get some feedback from you guys. In what order do you Rank the importance of the victories team Avatar, and the Order, won in the final battle and how will history rank the heroes?
I know some people would say they are all equally important and I respect your opinion but I have to dis agree. While each victory was significant, others had a greater impact than the others. This how I ranked them
1. Aang's Defeat of the Fire Lord: This was the most important victory as it effectively ended the war. Without this Victory the war would have continued even if the other were successful in their battles. It's like in a game of chess, it is only over if the king is in check mate not when you have many of the opponent's pieces. This thus makes Aang the greatest Hero of the battle.
2. Sokka's disabling of the war ships fleet: This victory to me is almost as important as Aang's. Sokka effectively stopped Genocide on a scale so powerful the world would have been thrown beyond saving. If this victory was never achieved ending the war would not have mattered that much as highly likely other nations would have just gone all crazy on the fire nation and start another war. Without this victory balance would have been all but lost for a long, long time. This thus makes Sokka Suki and Toph the leading contenders for the top hero spots but I will rank them later.
3. This was a tossup but I went with the Order's Victory at Ba Sing Se due to the impact of the victory; they freed the most strategic city in the earth Kingdom. While the occupation of Ba Sing Se proved testing for the fire nation, they still caused a lot of damage and defeating them saved lives and helped restore balance quicker than if the victory was to the fire benders. If not for this victory, Ba Sing Se would have had the fight of its life to stop being burned to the ground which would have resulted in high numbers of casualties.
4. While by no means less significant, Katara and Zuko's Victory was the least important of the 4. Before anyone thinks I mean the victory wasn't important I need to set the record straight and point out that the victory was incredibly important just relatively less important than the above three. The reason why it comes last for me is because, even if both Katara and Zuko had lost, Azula as the Fire Lord would have been less of a threat on a world stage. She was already deteriorating mentally and having fired all her closest allies she would have found it hard to command a war of that scale because no general in his right mind would have followed her. Chances are someone would have like tried to over throw her and Aang would also have simply done away with her afterwards. The significance of the Victory though is based on the fact that Zuko the Crown prince and A fire nation Citizen fought for his rightful place (its Katara who won but Zuko's fight was significant). This Helped restore balance as the Fire Lord was someone that the world could trust, someone who had not only aligned himself with the Avatar showing the commitment to restoring balance, but also sought the help of citizens of the other nations, Sokka and Katara Water Tribe, Toph and Suki Earth Kingdom, and Aang an Air Nomad. This showed unity and a general willingness to forge ties with the rest of the world.
This is how I rank the victories as for how history will look and remember the heroes; this is my list and reasons1. Aang: The Avatar who ended the war.
1. Sokka: The Leader of the team that prevented genocide, it was his Ideas and Knowledge that achieved this victory, Suki and Toph would have been nowhere near as effective had it not been of him. His leadership to me equals him to Aang in terms of heroics.
3. Toph: the general always gets the first praise but the best lieutenant is always close by. Toph's legendary bending and fighting skills helped Sokka take control of the situation quickly she did all the dirty work, and being blind will endear her to the hearts of the public forever.
4. Iroh: Again his leadership enabled victory at Ba Sing Se, while the show never showed him fighting; it implied his march to the castle was something to be marvelled upon.
5. To me this is tie among, Katara, Bumi, Paku, Piandao and maybe Jeong Jeong: the reason her is that during the comet's presents the fire benders were unbelievably powerful and fighting them was a pure act of courage and bravery, the stuff heroes are made of. While Katara's battle was against one opponent who had been fighting before, it still ranks high as Azula was possible the most powerful Fire bender (Not knowing how Ozai and Iroh ranked up against her). Jeong Jeong makes it in this list because he was shown to have done the most damage of the 5.
10. Zuko: I know Zuko Fans will feel like I am being unfair or I am mental but you have to understand that Zuko actually lost, albeit to save Katara, but still lost. His action of saving Katara is what got him into this list, and while it was brave of him, his action was impact to the individual not the entire world. If you put things into perspective you will see that ending a war, stopping genocide saving a city and fighting an opponent with powers temporarily magnified to catastrophic levels all surpass saving only one life.
10. Suki: Though she was part of a team that won the most significant victory aside from Aang's, she really didn't do much. Like Zuko, her moment was saving Sokka and Toph from falling to their deaths but again it was more relevant to individuals than the entire populous.
12. The rest of the Order: they helped re-conquer Ba Sing Se
That's my List any Comments?


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Heather A. Dinich: I don't see any alternative, but I'd also guess that the situation has forced Parrish to be slightly ahead of the game, and that by the time the season starts next year, he'd be more comfortable in the role. That would allow D.J. to move back to the 3 spot. You're right, though -- what Maryland needs is a freshman like North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, who can make an immediate impact.
James, Prince Frederick: Why have the Terps proven to be so inept at recruiting following their NCAA Championship? As a fan it strikes me as painfully obvious that they don't have the talent to compete in the ACC. North Carolina lost almost its whole team last year and the new players are already excelling. If anything, Maryland's talent level seems to have fallen since winning it all. Why?
Heather A. Dinich: It's pretty simple -- they just didn't pan out. You're talking about the No. 6-ranked power forward in the nation at the time, Travis Garrison, a McDonald's All-American and a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com. Chris McCray was considered by Rivals the 11th best shooting guard in the nation coming out of high school. John Gilchrist was ranked among the top 15 point guards in the country. Had Gary not landed those guys, y'all would've gone bonkers. Granted, recruiting is not at the top of Gary's list of "favorite things to do as a head coach," but I think he realizes the importance of it.
Jack, Silver Spring: Why isn't Adrian Branch's number honored at Comcast?
Heather A. Dinich: Great question, and one I'll ask Gary when the timing is right. There doesn't seem to be a set criteria. Since Branch (1982-85) played under Lefty, I guess he really doesn't have anybody to champion his cause. Branch is fourth at Maryland with 2,017 career points.
Winston, San Francisco, Calif.: Hello Heather. This basketball season has been even more disappointing than last. I blame it on Gary and his unwillingness to change his ways (much like a certain Ravens head coach we all know). What do you think about going to a smaller, quicker lineup and just trying to outrun the other teams? I suggest Brown at point, Jones at shooting guard, Strawberry at small forward, Caner-Medley at power forward and Ibekwe at center. Your thoughts?
Heather A. Dinich: Well, I don't think you can fault Gary for not changing his starting lineup -- he HAD to after McCray left. Heading into the Virginia game, he had already changed it three times in four games. He's used at least five this season. To answer your question, though, I like Sterling at point (he seems more in control than Parrish at this point), but agree with the rest of it. I actually think Gary is doing a pretty good job with what he has left to work with. He said earlier that the opponent determines much of what he decides to do with his lineup.
Josh, Harrisburg, Pa.: If Maryland misses the NCAAs for the second year in a row and suffers their third straight losing season in the ACC, plus a 1-3 record against the A-10 over the past two years -- not to mention players failing off the team their senior season and players getting arrested for fights in College Park -- are we finally going to discuss the end of Gary Williams' coaching career?
Heather A. Dinich: Not a chance. He just got a $300,000 raise this year.
Martin, Charleston, S.C.: Why does the Terps basketball team insist on doubling up on the opposing center and ignoring the easy 3-ponters? You'd think they would have learned by now. Also, why don't they know the fundamentals of blocking out instead of trying to outjump the opposing rebounders?
Heather A. Dinich: I'll let Gary answer that one. He said this before the Terps' home game against Georgia Tech:
"Perimeter defense a lot of times is, it's not like inside where you can double down in the post. That's pretty easy to do, really if you practice it. Perimeter, it's you against the other guy a lot of times. If he can get the shot off and he can make it, and you're giving your toughest defense, then that's the way it is. There's not a lot you can do. It's difficult to double on the perimeter."
As for the rebounding, the Terps are actually outrebounding their opponents by an average of 3.8 this season. You're right, though, they've been beat on the boards in four of their past six games, and a 20-14 difference in the first half at Florida State really hurt them.
John, Harrisburg, Pa.: You recently responded to Bill from Hanover, Pa. regarding regional TV broadcast of Terps games. What about radio? Penn State games can be heard in Maryland, New Jersey and New York. This MUST have an impact on their recruiting. In 2001-02 it seems we could hear all the basketball games? What's up? LOVE YOUR Q&A!!!!
Heather A. Dinich: Thanks John! Here's the deal with radio, according to my man Chris Knoche, the color analyst for the Terps. Their flagship stations are now 105.7 (WHFS) and ESPN Radio 1300 AM (WJFK). The Terps' broadcast rights recently expired with WBAL, a station that can be heard all the way up the New Jersey turnpike, and this time WBAL didn't win the bid. Here's the tradeoff: more games can be broadcast on more stations than ever -- including more women's games, lacrosse and other sports -- but without the range they always had.
Brian, College Park: With no new opportunity in line, it seems like an odd time for [former Maryland offensive coordinator] Charlie Taaffe to decide he wants a break. Could this mean that the decision was brought on by the other side? Also, is there anyone in line to replace him?
Heather A. Dinich: From what sources indicated, there might have been a little more to it, but Taaffe never returned a message I left on his cell phone, so it wouldn't be fair for me to speculate on anything I can't confirm. Last I heard, Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, who was a recruiting coordinator with the Terps for five years, was in the running.
Jesse, York, Pa.: Is there any talk of the Terps considering Penn State recruiting guru Larry Johnson as their new offensive coordinator? Coach Friedgen has recently stated that the he will take recruiting into consideration when hiring a new coordinator. Coach Johnson snagged a lot of Maryland talent this year and could be just what the Terps need to take their game to the next level. Thanks Heather!
Heather A. Dinich: Hi Jesse. No, Larry's forte is defense. He spent the past five seasons coaching PSU's defensive line, and has coached defensive ends and special teams. He was a linebacker when he played. I'm sure recruiting is a big reason why Ralph was/is interested in Locksley, though.


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Joline Isaacs from La Colline was privileged to be one of the first Waitrose Foundation's bursary students just a few years ago. She studied a Financial Management course at the Boland College in Stellenbosch and has been job hunting for a Financial Management vacancy ever since she completed her course. She worked as a waitress […]CONTINUE READING
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The other day I spent some time poking around the internet looking for information about why on earth the "HarborPark" behind the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse seems to be a rugosa rose monoculture. Rugosa roses are hardy, neglectable plants, but they're hardly the only species that can be ignored, and the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England is a bit nervous about them because they can form dense stands that exclude other plants. They're not even native; they escaped cultivation in Nantucket in 1899, and have been spreading ever since. Why would "HarborPark's" designers choose to plant such vast hedges of a plant of questionable provenance in a landscape designed to celebrate the meeting of Boston and the sea?
I found my answer in this commentary by Laurie Olin, one of the landscape architects who designed the "HarborPark." (I'm not sure who designed the new Frankenword with no space in the center.) I'll save you the trouble of clicking through to page 22; it reads in part:
"The first plants on our [Laurie Olin and Carol Johnson] list came immediately: bayberry, Rosa rugosa, blueberry, sumac, and pines. As we worked on it we realized that, just as American society has benefited from infusions of immigrants from other parts of the world, our palette of plants has become similarly enriched. Many standard, even favorite, plants in our streets and gardens are hardy immigrants from northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia. Some of these we subsequently included to make another point: that our landscape is a cultural phenomenon built up over decades and centuries, like our cities, our way of life, and our legal system. Purists' views that demand the use of only native species in an urban region are limiting or worse, and are as fraught with contradictions and distortion as any other doctrinaire form of 'ethnic' or 'original' purity when dealing with living systems."
That's an interesting point of view, and one I would have accepted with an urbane, multicultural, Northeastern-liberal nod of the head if I hadn't been thinking about Doug Tallamy's work lately.
Tallamy is a professor of entomology at the University of Delaware. He cares about bugs, especially caterpillars; his book Bringing Nature Home is chock-full of pictures of fuzzy, creepy-crawly goodness. Tallamy gave a talk for Grow Native Cambridge last week, but he didn't say much about plants. He talked about bugs– and what they eat, what they don't eat (like rugosa roses), and what eats the caterpillars.
Here's Tallamy's grossly oversimplified thesis; caterpillars and insects are at the base of a big fat food chain for our birds, frogs, salamanders, snakes, mice, and larger animals like foxes (about third of their diet is bugs! I guess that's why the Fantastic Mr. Fox has to drink so much cider.). If you want birds, you need bugs.
The problem is that modern landscaping doesn't give the bugs any food. Most plants have natural poisons in them to keep bugs from eating them. Over the past several million years, various insects have evolved to be able to digest the poisons of specific types of plants safely.
When we bring in those "hardy immigrants from northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia," we're installing plants that our bugs can't eat, and won't be able to eat for millennia. Oak trees support more than 500 types of North American butterflies and moth caterpillars: Phragmites australis reeds, which have been in the U.S. for over 300 years, support just five– although they're eaten by more than 170 different types of insects in Europe.
Those new inedible lawns and non-native ornamentals are a large part of the reason that many wild bird populations have dropped by more than 50 percent in the last 50 years. Over 40 million acres of the U.S. is now lawn, filled with European grasses that take up room, but don't contribute to the food chain.
Don't despair! If you have any space at all in your yard, deck, or window box, you can grow local plants that support local insects, and birds, and frogs, and foxes–without turning your yard into a jungle and scaring the neighbors. Tallamy has lists at his web site, and the New England Wild Flower Society and Grow Native Cambridge are full of ideas. Tallamy referred to growing insect-supporting natives as "citizen conservation." It's exciting to think that you can help save the ecosystem in your own back yard.
Now, mind you, I myself am a member of an invasive foreign species. Despite my genealogist Aunt Betsey's best efforts, my family has yet to discover any Native American ancestry. We're interlopers, and I'm going to continue to grow exotic plants I like to eat: tomatoes, strawberries, lettuce. But I'm also going to rip out a few aging rhododendrons and replace them with shrubs that can support other life. I can share.
Yes, as Laurie Olin wrote, "our landscape is a cultural phenomenon," and insistence on "ethnic' or 'original' purity" can be obnoxious when dealing with living systems. But our landscape is not just a cultural phenomenon, even in cities, much as we'd like it to be. It is a living system that can either support local wildlife, or kill it. You can't just tell a cecropia caterpillars to start eating Chinese food for a change. If cecropia caterpillars can't find food they can digest, like a black-cherry tree or an alternate-leaf dogwood, they die, and an entire ecology dies with them.
The Moakley Courthouse's rugosa roses aren't the worst choice for the site. They do support a certain number of American species though far fewer than in its native ranges. But they take up a huge proportion of the planting area compared to the token natives plunked in side-spaces–and compared to the non-native pines, crabapples, honey locusts and plane trees. Is it really respectful to immigrant cultures to devote half a garden to a single species?
If those ratios were reversed, odds are you'd see butterflies visiting from the Boston Harbor Islands. You might really get a sense of the "living system," of Boston, where people, and plants, and animals have a place. As it is, what you see is our self-centered neglect of the natural world.


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I was hoping someone may know of a good program that could help our company out. We have a client who would like to have a tree of every folder, subfolder, and file located on their hard drives etc. I know this is a lot of useless data, but you gotta do what ya gotta do.
It would be awesome if this report could be generated into an excel spreadsheet or PDF also. We have tried using WinDirStat but they are not happy with the image it creates.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:01 UTC
Would Treesize be any use? There is a free version with limited functionality and a pro version that might do the job for you I think the pro version allows you to export to Excel.
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Jun 29, 2010 at 10:01 UTC
Would Treesize be any use? There is a free version with limited functionality and a pro version that might do the job for you I think the pro version allows you to export to Excel.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:05 UTC
I will look into this. If the program is low cost I think we could get the client to go for it. Thanks.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:05 UTC
Could always just use 'tree' or 'tree /f' from a command prompt. Might give you basics of what you want.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:09 UTC
I Second treesize... the free version should be able to do everything that you are looking for.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:10 UTC
Ralph, Thanks but I need something that will export into a "pretty" spreadsheet of sorts.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:10 UTC
We use the free WinDirStat which breaks everything down into a nice graphical interface. I have not tried any of the reporting from it but use simple screen and window captures and copy them to word to share with our departments in an effort to clean up our file structure.
Ralph's idea of the tree command, when piped to an output file is another great way to go.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:13 UTC
If you're into scripting you may be able to pull something together from the storage section in the Microsoft ScriptCenter http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ScriptCenter/en-us
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:13 UTC
Chad, this is what we are currently using also for servers etc. I have not found a way to export the files and reports though.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:16 UTC
I dont know if you found a soultion for this yet but Jdisk Report sounds like it is exactly what you need. This will scan a directory and pull all of the files/folders/subfolders and tell you a plethora of information.
Check it out here - www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/
And DL it here - http://download.cnet.com/JDiskReport/3000-2248_4-10330941.html
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:23 UTC
Drew, Will this also generate an exported report at the end? This is my main concern.
Thanks to everyone for all the input :).
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:31 UTC
Yes it generates all kind of reports in various formats (Pie Charts, Graphs, Etc). DL it and give it a shot.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:41 UTC
Drew, just read the reviews. It does not have an exporting feature. Thats the main feature I am seeking. Sorry.
Jun 29, 2010 at 10:44 UTC
I was looking to do the same thing and what I needed was a a similar report that also includes permissions. I tried this one out and it seems pretty helpful:
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STOCKHOLM - Offshore workers in Norway, western Europe's largest oil producer and exporter, Tuesday decided not to step up a strike that has already cut 15% of the country's oil output and 7% of its natural-gas output.
The workers have not defined what consequences or shut downs may occur if they eventually do decide to step up their strike action.
"We are convinced that the employer side will eventually give in to our demands if we are allowed to continue this strike," said Leif Sande, leader of union Industri Energi, told Dow Jones Newswires.
The government of Norway usually doesn't comment on whether it will take action to stop a strike, or what it will take for it to ask Parliament to impose compulsory arbitration, in which a committee forces the parties into an agreement. The decision is formally made by the Ministry of Labor, which said Tuesday it is following the strike closely.
Industri Energi, founded in 2006 by a merger of two trade unions and now with 58,000 members, is a Norwegian trade union for employees in the petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, metal, and the forest industries.
The Norwegian government has been criticized by the International Labor Organization for curbing workers' right to strike on previous occasions, and is likely to be reluctant to end the strike as long as people's lives or health are not in danger, which is required according to international conventions.
The three striking unions--Energi Industri, Safe and Lederne--have been pushing for an early pensions agreement to be included in collective bargaining, but the Oil Industry Association, which represents oil companies in centralized wage negotiations, has said that discussion doesn't belong in those talks.
No new talks between the parties have been scheduled, according to the Oil Industry Association.
"There hasn't been any contact with the unions since this weekend," said Eli Ane Nedreskar, its head of information, told Dow Jones Newswires.
The company most affected by the strike is Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA. It is operator of the Heidrun and Oseberg fields, as well as the Brage, Veslefrikk and Huldra fields, all of which have been shut. Statoil is also the biggest owner of the BP PLC-operated Skarv field, which may face delays to its planned fourth-quarter start of production.
The Oil Industry Association estimates that the strike is costing companies a combined 201 million kroner ($34 million) per day, which means that by Wednesday they will have lost a total NOK2 billion.
The shuttering of production on the Norwegian continental shelf could also add upwards pressure to the oil price. Brent crude has rallied $8.35, or 9.2%, to $99.32 a barrel since June 22, the trading session before the strike started.
If unions and oil companies manage to reach an agreement, production on shut-down fields such as Oseberg and Heidrun could resume in one or two days, according to the country's giant producer Statoil ASA.
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Martin Kruger | Jul. 4, 2012Good Day While i read this news of the strike I could not help to add my side of what I thought. I Am a South African qualified to work in the oil field and out of work at this time due to my contract that just expired due to the Euro s bad performance. People strike and we sit with no job and no income and think how forganed those people are. Best Regards Martin Kruger
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Head Coach Tommy Amaker
On the advantage of having extra time off:
"We're getting into the month of February and you get a little beat up and banged up, I think everyone feels like that this time of year. It's nice if you can get an extended break and get healthy and rested. I never like to have a long extended break coming off a loss but that's the nature of where we are."
On the injury of Chris Hunter:
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On the emergence of Brent Petway:
"You talk about the season being a long year and a lot can happen. You talk about being ready for players who haven't played as much or played at all and I specifically pointed to Brent and I said 'I hope your listening because your opportunity is going to come.' I didn't know when or how but you just know the ebbs and flows of the season that different players are going to have opportunities whether that's because of injury or foul trouble or sickness or players not playing as well. He's ready for the opportunity. He's practiced hard every day. He's taken it and tried to run with it. He's been an energizer for us. He makes things happen, he's productive."
On the importance of this game:
"Knowing that Purdue is a team that I think everyone felt at the end of the day was going to be in the hunt for the Big Ten Championship. I think they have six seniors on their roster and all of those players are getting significant minutes and big contributors to their team and the success of their program over the years so if you have that kind of grouping of players you can imagine how significant this year is for that program and rightly so. For our club to have a chance to have that team here in our arena and coming off a loss, if we're going to stay alive in this race, a home win is significant right now. Having a great program and great coach like Coach (Gene) Keady, if we can fair well that would be huge for the standings, the psyche, all of the above. You never know the impact a certain win can have on a team and a program. This is one of those types of games that could have that type of impact."
On scouting Purdue:
"First of all, we're going to have to defend the ball against Purdue, they put a lot of pressure on you. The second thing is we are going to have to take care of the ball. I think it's obvious that Purdue is a tough, hard-nosed man-to-man defensive team and their guards with Brandon McKnight, Kenneth Lowe and David Teague, you are looking at three very experienced, fast paced players that put pressure on you at both ends. So you have to guard them and handle the basketball so we need to be able to do those two things very well as our base for our perimeter players."
On the Big Ten race:
"I don't know if it's extra importance but certainly coming off a loss for us, a home game and weekend game, I think our kids are going to be excited and ready to play. I think the significance of this game is everyone is one or two games out of being in the hunt for everything so everything is going to change again and it's going to look a lot different if we can some how get to .500 in the league."
On a conference title being a realistic goal:
"Yes, I think you're looking at a number of teams above us and below us who still feel that the conference championship is still within reach. It's going to take a lot of twists and turns before it's all over and we know that. So, somehow whatever team that can start playing the best basketball, get a break, steal a game that maybe they're not supposed to win or win something on the road, they could actually come away with it."
Senior Bernard Robinson, Jr:
On the upcoming stretch of the season:
"I think this is the most important part of the season for us, if we can put together a sting of wins I think it will give this team a great boost of adrenaline and confidence going into the latter part of the season."
On the importance of home wins:
"I think these home games will help us. This league has proven that it is very tough to win on the road. You have to do some very big things on the road in order to win. We're at home for a couple of games and we have to come out with wins in those games. If we don't do that, it will be tough for us to achieve what we want to in this league."
On whether the team is where he expected it to be at the start of the season:
"We expected to do a little bit better, but we're still in the hunt and still have a chance to get to the NCAA Tournament. You can't ask for anything more. We just need to get these victories going now, that's the most important thing for us right now."
On what a win against Purdue would mean to this team:
"It would mean big things for us. It would definitely help our confidence. Any ball game you win gives you confidence which carries over into the next game. A victory over a tough, hard-nosed Purdue team would teach us a lot and it would prepare us for our next game."
Sophomore Daniel Horton
On his confidence on offense despite the recent struggles:
"I always have confidence. Last year, if my shot didn't fall I had some leeway to where I could just keep shooting until I got back in a groove. But with this year, it's not in the team's best interest to just keep firing it up if I'm not making anything."
On whether opponents key in on him defensively:
"Even with my shooting percentages and the stats that may not be up to par, I think I'm still the guy that teams are going to focus on. It's been like that all season, no matter who we play against."
On whether the team has the capability to make a run at the Big Ten title:
"A majority of our remaining games are at home, and we got three of our toughest road games out of the way at Michigan State, Wisconsin and Illinois. If we play well and do the right things, we should be able to make a run at the conference title."
On what the team needs to do to play to its full potential:
"As I have said all year, I think we need to pay attention to detail. If we don't focus and pay attention to detail, then we will have those games where we turn the ball too many times."
On what he expects to see from Purdue:
"I expect to see a typical Purdue team, one that is tough and feisty. They will pressure and deny the ball like we do. They will play pressure defense but they will not play up-tempo like we want them to do. They'll take their time to get the best shot possible on offense. We're going to have to stay patient on defense and our assignments. On offense, we're going to have cut hard and make them work defensively."
Freshman Brent Petway
On his increase in playing time:
"Getting more time on the floor means that the coaches have confidence in you and that you are able to do what they expect of you. It gives a great boost of self-confidence because you know that the coaches have confidence in you to perform well on the court."
On what he brings to the floor:
"I just look to bring energy to the team whenever I'm on the court. If I can help bring emotion and help get the team hyped up, I think that is very important. If I can get rebounds and make big defensive plays, it will help to energize the team. Any points I get on offense are just a bonus. If I get a dunk, its just another way to get the team energized."
On what a win against Purdue would mean to the team:
"We need this win, it would get us back on the right track. We can't keep winning one game and then lose the next one. We have to start putting together winning streaks. It's coming down the stretch of the Big Ten where everyone is still in the race. Those winning streaks would definitely help us get to the top of the standings."
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