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"I am by no means any kind of authority on anything."
For an authority figure, Andrew Ti has an unorthodox personal statement. And he stands by it, too, regularly reminding his readers that the only authority he has is what his audience projects onto him. The frequent hatemail he receives often makes this very point about his lack of credentials; he publishes it and agrees with it, just to piss off the author even further.
Ti is the sole human behind the Tumblr site "Yo, Is This Racist?": part advice column, part humor site, part schadenfreude shooting gallery. The concept is simple: he answers questions from the Internet-at-large about whether things are racist (and if you have to ask, the answer is probably yes), while swearing a lot. "If there were a tagline for the site," says Ti, a photographer who claims no relevant academic credentials, "it would be 'Fuck You, You Racist Sack of Shit.'"
Topics to date include racially charged pro-life billboards, 'Indian pudding,' and organizing your bookshelf by color, to name a few. And despite Ti only listing one sort-of qualification on the site ("If it's absolutely necessary for you to know, I'm not white"), YoIsThisRacist.com has blown up. Ti set up shop on November 1, and after 24 hours and a few well-placed blog shoutouts, he found himself with over 2,000 Tumblr followers. He's answered over 500 questions in the eight weeks since then, with another 4,000 unanswered questions in his inbox.
"It grew out of an office conversation," says Ti, a native Midwesterner now living in Los Angeles. "I was talking to my friend at work about Yosemite Sam, since that's what you do in an office, and we were talking about his litany of swears, his fake cartoon swears, and the phrase 'cotton-picking' came up within that. And my reaction was 'Yo, that is racist!' And it literally went from that, to blog, to people picking up the blog and running with it."
Of the submitted questions, Ti estimates that only a third genuinely want to know if something is racist; the majority are from people wanting an 'impartial arbiter' for a debate with a friend. Or the questions come from trolls hoping to trick him into admitting a deep-seated bias against whites, usually with a few racial slurs thrown in. Do they use the race-appropriate slurs? "No. Never. 99 percent of the people assume I'm black," says Ti, whose full name appears at the top of every page of the site. "The idea that the word 'yo' is the sole purview of black America… that boggles my mind, personally."
Of the site's readers, however, it's safe to say that nearly 100 percent enjoy seeing Ti exercise his unlisted point of authority: his spectacularly profane pyrotechnics.
Question: Yo, I'm an upper-class white kid with upper-class white friends. Is it racist that we all call each other nigga?
Answer: Yo, for real, I wish every hardship and sorrow upon you and your racist friends.
Question: Asking for a Callista Flockhart when you want a flat white coffee?
Answer: Yo, for real, do you actually do this at your local Starbucks, just so you can then clarify your shitty, sexist joke to the dude pulling the levers on the espresso machine? You know everyone hates you, right?
Question: Yo is it racist if I don't want to include my really good Indian (dot not feather) friend from my wedding party because all the other bridesmaids are white and I don't want her to steal attention in my wedding pictures?
Answer: Holy shit, I'm genuinely having trouble trying to count up the ways in which you are absolutely the worst person.
Question: you make me feel shitty for being white. based on most of your answers that's racist right?
Answer: Yo man, if there isn't enough shit in the world to make you feel good about being White, I can't help you.
Not all of YITR's published questions are as baldly horrifying; many are genuinely thought-provoking, or enjoyably silly, like this one about white people's poop. But for anyone who's lost good brain cells to the comments section on a local news article, reading Ti's one-sided swearcraft against a volunteer army of anonymous racists is some sweet vicarious payback.
"One thing I've learned," says Ti, "is that there is a significant portion of white people on the Internet who are looking for nothing more than some justification to say the n-word, no matter what it takes. It is all they are looking for, all day. Anything they can take. 'Can I say it in this? What about rap music?'
"It's just… what is the appeal? Let it go!"
Some people just want to make sure they're not eating anything racist, and for them, Ti maintains a list of foods that sound racist but aren't. Not everything makes the cut, though. "Brazil nuts, they're colloquially known in the South as, um, 'n-word toes' — that's pretty openly racist," he says. "But there's a lot of colonial things as well; speaking specifically, someone asked about 'monkey bread,' and while I didn't do enough research to figure it out definitively, the stuff I found was pretty pretty horrifying."
Ti's advertised absence of qualifications works as a subtle satire of racially alleviative figures like Herman Cain. Is he concerned that the joke will be lost on the people who most need to get it?
"It's a worry that people are using me as a token, or as a person of color who can speak for all people of color, which I do not purport to do," he says. "If people see me as a crutch they can use, I hope I don't give them that crutch. I never try to confirm that people's racist or pseudo-racist views are, in fact, OK. I err on the side of 'this is super-racist, fuck you.' I feel like that's a safer place for me to be."
In other words, Ti isn't interested in using sweet talk to enlighten anyone. He sees it as ineffective, and worse yet, not funny — and ultimately, any higher mission he has will have to be accomplished under the unforgiving rules of Internet comedy. As he says of his tone, "I'm taking the rhetoric to the Internet's level. And for people who are on the fence, who are potential allies, I'm bringing them in on the joke — of making fun of people."
And, naturally, the same no-permission-necessary approach that makes the site so endearing has garnered some misses. He expresses genuine regret for an easy punchline about thin black male comedians dressing as fat black women, saying he wishes he'd taken the time to find a funny way to unpack what he calls the practice's "wildly problematic" history. He's gotten pushback for his decision to use the colloquial interpersonal definition of racism, rather than the social activist definition of prejudice-plus-power. Even when discussing one of his favorite responses, to an anonymous woman who asks why "there are no sororities FOR white girls" (to which he gives an atypically long answer with both bullet points and ad-hominem disses), Ti sounds a bit cautious. "I don't feel that I'm doing damage by calling this girl racist and dumb, even though it's super mean and probably unnecessary. But it was funny! Is it a net positive? I hope so, but I understand if someone says it isn't."
The reason for Ti's light tread is likely his readers, and not the racist ones. As he says he's discovered since launching, Tumblr has a magical combination of accountability, shareability, long-form format, and youth; as a result, a large number of enthusiastic young social justice geeks have found a home among (and within) the cat gifs. They're big fans of YITR — and like Ti, they don't wait for permission to say when someone's privilege is showing. "I've certainly been called out for inadvertently saying sexist things, or things that are not quite on point," he says. "And I'll see, from reblogs of my posts, conversations going back and forth with people in these communities. It's great!"
In keeping with his goal to "try not to make the world a worse place," Ti's compromising his position as an unqualified expert and putting together a list of reading material, culled from reader suggestions. He describes it as "a resource for when people are done reading my dumb jokes about race and want to actually learn something."
Ti's not looking to move from jokes to academia, nor is he interested in interrupting his soliloquy of disses, "unless someone, and this is for all the readers out there, has a really great zinger that I missed." The reading list, then, shouts out the social justice community while leaving the jokes their own space. Popular suggestions so far include Peggy McIntosh's "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," Beverly Daniel Tatum's "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria?," and Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog at the Atlantic.
"One of the things that's actually taking so long," says Ti, "is that I want to at least, you know, try to read some of these things, to educate myself and to make sure I'm not suggesting anything horrible. And it's not a bad education for me to have."
"What I would like to have, the resource that seems most needed based on the questions in general and the hatemail from indignant white people," says Ti, "is just an examination of white privilege, and of all privilege in America. That's what I try to bring to the table, without being too serious about it: an examination of privilege. Because at the end of the day, I'm making jokes and making fun of people, and if that sting of embarrassment can make one in a hundred people think, 'why is that? Why do I feel this way?' That's what I can bring.
"Uh, besides being hilarious, which I totally am."


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In the United States, approximately 31 million adults have elevated cholesterol levels, a condition that doubles the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease compared to individuals with normal cholesterol levels. (8) Regulating blood cholesterol levels is essential to supporting cardiovascular health and preventing adverse outcomes, such as heart disease, myocardial infarction (heart attack) or strokes. Lifestyle modifications including physical activity, smoking cessation, a diet for cardiovascular health, weight management, and dietary supplements may improve cholesterol levels.
Learn about cholesterol and its functions, the risks of high cholesterol, and dietary supplements to support healthy cholesterol levels.
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Cholesterol is a waxy white substance found in cells throughout the body. It is produced in the body by the liver and absorbed from dietary sources (e.g., meat, dairy). As cholesterol does not dissolve in blood, it is packaged in molecules known as lipoproteins that act as cholesterol transport molecules (carriers). (6)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthy adults should have their cholesterol levels checked every four to six years. Individuals with certain conditions (e.g., diabetes) or a family history of elevated cholesterol require more frequent testing. (1) Cholesterol transport molecules are measured in the blood using a lipid panel, which measures concentrations of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides, and total cholesterol. (6)
HDL molecules, commonly referred to as "good" cholesterol, are lipoprotein molecules that are responsible for transporting excess cholesterol from body tissues to the liver to be excreted. Low levels of HDL may increase the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). (6)
LDL molecules, commonly referred to as "bad" cholesterol, are also lipoproteins that act as cholesterol carriers. Over two-thirds of cholesterol in circulation is carried by LDL, where it is transported from the liver to body tissues to be used for its various functions. High levels of LDL in the blood increase the risk of atherosclerotic plaque formation and ASCVD. (6)
Triglycerides store fatty acids and are transported by very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and chylomicrons. The cholesterol content of these triglyceride lipoproteins may be associated with the development of plaque in atherosclerosis. The breakdown of these lipoproteins may release particles that have blood clotting and pro-inflammatory effects. (7)
Total cholesterol is a measure of all cholesterol values combined.
The table below lists healthy blood cholesterol levels for various populations.
Functions of cholesterol
Cholesterol is required at optimal levels for various functions in the body. It acts as a structural component of cell membranes (2) and is used to produce bile acids, vitamin D, and steroid hormones (e.g., aldosterone, cortisol, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone). (2)(6) Cholesterol influences the fluidity of cells and plays a role in intracellular transportation (the movement of substances within the cell). (6)
What is high cholesterol?
Hypercholesterolemia, also known as high cholesterol, is characterized by elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood. In individuals with high cholesterol, the liver is unable to excrete excessive LDL, resulting in the development of atherosclerosis (the buildup of plaque deposits in blood vessels). Uncontrolled or chronic high cholesterol may be associated with complications, including:
- Carotid artery disease
- Coronary artery disease (e.g., angina, heart attack)
- Peripheral artery disease
- Stroke (9)
Causes and risk factors of high cholesterol
Factors that may result in increased cholesterol levels include:
- Certain health conditions (e.g., biliary obstruction, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, hypothyroidism, type 2 diabetes)
- Certain medications (e.g., cyclosporine, diuretics, glucocorticoids)
- Genetics, associated with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)
- High dietary intake of saturated or trans fat
- Obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Smoking (8)
Hypercholesterolemia may be managed or prevented with lifestyle changes.
Dietary supplements to support healthy cholesterol levels
Treatment of high cholesterol commonly includes medications such as statins and bile acid sequestrants. (9) Unfortunately, these medications may have adverse effects including muscle pain, weakness, fatigue, and cognitive problems. (4) In addition to medications, there are several evidence-based dietary supplements that may help regulate cholesterol levels, including niacin, soluble fiber, plant sterols and stanols, artichoke leaf, and red yeast rice.
Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is found in dietary supplements and foods such as meat (e.g., beef, poultry), fish (e.g., salmon, tuna), brown rice, and peanuts. (10) A systematic review of randomized controlled trials compared the cardiovascular effects of niacin when supplemented with statin medication to a control group receiving a placebo or other lipid-lowering therapies. The review found that the niacin with statin intervention was associated with a 21% increase in HDL cholesterol from baseline. The niacin with statin group also had a lower risk of cardiovascular mortality, coronary death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (heart attack), and stroke compared to the control group. However, the researchers concluded that niacin does not result in a significant risk reduction of cause-specific mortality, total mortality, or recurrent cardiovascular events. (3)
Soluble fiber
Dietary fibers are carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion in humans. Diets high in fiber have been associated with lower cholesterol levels and a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. One type of fiber, soluble fiber, dissolves in water, forming a gel-like consistency, and is found in dietary sources such as flaxseed and psyllium. Examples of soluble fiber include β glucans, guar gum, and pectin. (11) Soluble fiber may help to improve cholesterol levels by stimulating the production of bile acids, reducing liver cholesterol content, increasing LDL cholesterol elimination, and slowing the absorption of dietary components in the small intestine, including cholesterol. (11)
Plant sterols and stanols
Plant compounds known as sterols and stanols have been shown to inhibit the absorption of cholesterol and lower LDL cholesterol levels by eight to 10%. Long-term studies have found that a dose of two grams per day of sterols/stanols are not associated with adverse effects and may be beneficial as a complementary treatment to statin medications in individuals with irregular lipid levels. (5)
Artichoke leaf
The artichoke plant (Cynara scolymus L.) is consumed both as a food and as a herbal medicine. Cynarin, (14) chlorogenic acid, and luteolin have been identified as active components of the plant. (12) A review study suggests that a dose of two to three grams of artichoke leaf extract daily was associated with decreased LDL cholesterol, triglyceride, and total cholesterol levels. Interestingly, cooked artichoke hearts may also improve cholesterol levels as a result of its inulin (a soluble fiber) content. (12)
Red yeast rice
Red yeast rice (RYR), rice fermented by the mold species Monascus purpureus, contains a number of biologically active components, including isoflavones, monacolin K, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), and sterols. Monacolin K has been shown to inhibit a specific enzyme involved in regulating cholesterol production in the body. In clinical research, RYR supplementation has been found to have cholesterol-lowering effects, similar to the effects of statins. (11) It's important to note that due to its similarity to statins, which act as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, RYR supplementation may be associated with certain adverse effects including depletion of the antioxidant coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and myopathy. (13) In these cases, supportive supplementation may be required.
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The bottom line
Hypercholesterolemia, also referred to as high cholesterol, is a condition characterized by elevated cholesterol in the blood. Elevated cholesterol may increase the risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease, making achieving optimal blood lipid levels essential to prevention. Fortunately, measures to prevent elevated cholesterol include lifestyle modifications, including the use of certain dietary supplements. Speak with your integrative practitioner regarding your cholesterol levels and whether these supplements may benefit you.
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- Craig, M., & Malik, A. (2019). Biochemistry, cholesterol. In StatPearls . Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513326/
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- Golomb, B. A., & Evans, M. A. (2008). Statin adverse effects: A review of the literature and evidence for a mitochondrial mechanism. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, 8(6), 373–418.
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- Karanchi, H., & Wyne, K. (2019). Hypertriglyceridemia. In StatPearls . Treasure Island, FL: StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459368/
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. (n.d.). High blood cholesterol. Retrieved from https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/high-blood-cholesterol
- National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. (2019). Niacin. Retrieved from https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional/
- Santini, A., & Novellino, E. (2017). Nutraceuticals in hypercholesterolaemia: An overview. British Journal of Pharmacology, 174(11), 1450–1463.
- Santos, H. O., Bueno, A. A., & Mota, J. F. (2018). The effect of artichoke on lipid profile: A review of possible mechanisms of action. Pharmacological Research, 137, 170–178.
- Vercelli, L., Mongini, T., Olivero, N., Rodolico, C., Musumeci, O., & Palmucci, L. (2006). Chinese red rice depletes muscle coenzyme Q10 and maintains muscle damage after discontinuation of statin treatment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(4), 718–720.
- Xia, N., Pautz, A., Wollscheid, U., Reifenberg, G., Förstermann, U., & Li, H. (2014). Artichoke, cynarin and cyanidin downregulate the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human coronary smooth muscle cells. Molecules, 19(3), 3654–3668.

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Installation View
June 28th – August 9th, 2014
Opening Reception: June 28th, 6 – 8pm
CLOSING PERFORMANCE: August 9th, 3 – 5 pm
Klowden Mann is proud to present our first solo show featuring exhibition, performance, and intervention in the commercial gallery setting by Los Angeles-based artist Nancy Popp. The exhibition will include large-scale photographic prints of a selection of Popp's performance sites in the main gallery space, one adhered as a mural to a wall built specifically for the exhibition, and others mounted on plexi-glass, perforated, and strung through with orange mason line that is then interwoven into the existing gallery architecture. The opening reception on June 28th from 6-8pm will include a performance by Popp in which she will drill in and perforate the built-out gallery wall and mural, performing the process of mason line intervention in front of the reception attendees. The gallery project space will exhibit photographic and video documentation of select previous performances. The exhibition will run from June 28th through August 9th, with a closing performance on August 9th in which Popp will physically deconstruct the mural wall featured in the opening performance.
Nancy Popp is a Los Angeles-based educator and multi-disciplinary artist. Her performances, videos, drawings, and photographs draw upon the rich traditions of durational, corporeal performance and political intervention to explore relations between body and site, incorporating public and architectural spaces. Collaboration is a long-term strategy she employs in her practice. She has exhibited at such venues as the 2014 Dallas Biennial, 2011 Istanbul Biennial, Turkey; the Manifesta 9 Biennial, Belgium; the Getty Center, Los Angeles; Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center; Rowan University, New Jersey; SUNY University, New York, numerous galleries in Los Angeles including a recent solo show at Monte Vista Projects, Düsseldorf, Belgrade, and Tijuana, and many other public sites and institutions. She holds degrees from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena and the San Francisco Art Institute, and is a recipient of the California Community Foundation's Visual Arts Fellowship and a Lucas Artist Fellowship from the Montalvo Arts Center.
During the exhibition, Popp will be featured in a panel discussion at offramp gallery entitled "Context as Narrative in Contemporary Art," along with Matias Viegener, Stephen van Dyke and Dominic Quagliozzi, and moderated by Skip Snow, on Sunday June 29th at 3pm.
Although I have had an active practice in Los Angeles for close to 15 years, I rarely show in commercial gallery settings. It was a challenge to translate my common forms of performance, intervention and public action into two-dimensional representational works. I find representation (of any kind) inherently problematic, which is why my work takes the route of direct action.
Whatever contexts I present within I try to keep a slightly antagonistic stance towards, because a critical stance is crucial to maintaining some sense of perspective on a wider view. This includes the context of the gallery you find yourself standing within. Most recently I've taken this stance in relation to redevelopment or architectural markers.
The scale of resources and capital poured into such enormous projects begs the question, "Who benefits?" This applies to the re-gentrification of the downtown Los Angeles historic core, the transformation of San Francisco, and the investment of public monies into stadium construction for the World Cup in Brazil. Architecture houses bodies, but it also directly embodies capital, power and political agendas.
A singular body, particularly a female body, in relation to these sites, particularly while they are still forming, still permeable, still able to be entered and examined, and the transformative use of the Mason Line upend the established 'grid' and dominant structure of architecture. This is the critical stance, the outside-the-dialectic "third space", the possibility, however small or individualized, of change.
CLOSING PERFORMANCE, August 9th, 3 – 5 pm
In showcasing Popp's engagement and actions in architectural constructions and spaces, a large wall has been constructed in the gallery; left unfinished from the back, it is the ground for a photo mural of a potential performance site in Dallas, TX. During the opening performance Popp perforated the wall to create a concept sketch for a physical intervention using Mason Line.
For the closing performance, Popp will deconstruct the wall using hand tools. Pieces of the mural will be cut out of the wall, eventually breaking it apart where it can no longer function as a barrier or physical plane in the space.
Popp's physical performance interventions in white-walled spaces address the deconstruction of such spaces and the creation of alternative paths or channels of movement. In Corner (2007) she built and deconstructed a confined exhibition space with construction materials and seamless photo paper, perforating, re-constructing, and re-perforating the planes, conflating interior and exterior spaces. Her intervention at the Armory Northwest in 2008 included the ripping apart of a building slated for demolition. Later works using seamless paper (Wall Space-Three Women, Artist Curated Projects, 2009; Cut Performance-LACE, 2010; Aperture-Venice Arts, 2013) have also reconfigured and altered existing gallery spaces using seamless photo paper to create temporary architectural structures that are then demolished.
Drawing from the vein of Gordon Matta-Clark and Henrique Oliveira, Popp's performance actions continue the dialogue between exteriority and interiority. Her closing performance at Klowden Mann continues this exploration of creating new openings within gallery and architectural spaces, using the body as the vehicle for movement and change.
Nancy Popp wishes to thank the following individuals for their generosity:
Paul Cheng, Heyward Hart, Joseph Hill, Adrian Rivas
Rebecca Ripple, Gina Osterloh, Bill Brunell, Lindsay Buchman, Annie Shaw, Calvin Lee, Dane Johnson
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As prevalence of osteoporosis and bone fracture risk are higher in individuals with HIV, bone mineral density (BMD) should be monitored on a regular basis, especially among women, according to new research published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
Although the risk of osteoporosis is higher among HIV-infected individuals compared with the general population, bone fractures remain relatively uncommon and physicians may be less likely to evaluate bone health in these patients. In this study, in an attempt identify what may occur as a result of this oversight, the authors assessed BMD to estimate risk of progression to osteopenia/osteoporosis in individuals with HIV.
The cohort included 875 patients who underwent at least 2 dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans (3726 DXA scans total). During 18 years of follow-up, the median number of scans per patient was 3 (range 2-18). Deterioration in BMD was observed in 174 (8%) men (94 from normal BMD to osteopenia and 80 from osteopenia to osteoporosis) and in 75 (11%) women (46 from normal BMD to osteopenia and 29 from osteopenia to osteoporosis).
The 10-year probability of transitioning from osteopenia to osteoporosis at ages 30 and 50 was 14.9% (95% CI, 10.5%-20.4%) and 19% (95% CI, 14.3%-24.3%) for men and 6.9% (95% CI 3.1%–14.4%) and 30.1% (95% CI 19.8%–41.8%) for women, respectively.
The risk of low BMD also varied according to the type of antiretroviral therapy the patient was receiving; treatment with darunavir and atazanavir was associated with a higher risk of progression to bone loss.
"Our results highlight the need for monitoring of bone mineral density owing to the high probability of progression to osteopenia, even at early ages," write the authors.
Negredo E, Langohr K, Bonjoch A, et al. High risk and probability of progression to osteoporosis at 10 years in HIV-infected individuals: the role of PIs [published online June 1, 2018]. J Antimicrob Chemother. doi: 10.1093/jac/dky201


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How many of us can see our future? None. However, we know that everyone on this earth has to say goodbye to this mortal world one day. Yes, this universal truth always remains hidden in the human concept. It is undeniable that each living being will cease one day. However, they will live forever in […]Continue Reading


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Hey! It's 2017 and this phone is like a trash... Hahahah!! Everything about this phone is garbage.
This phone proves to be a crap. Look at the features.
A 100$ phone has a better features than this. Only the dumbest of the dumb person will buy this phone. I meant to say the people who wants to show off will consider buying this phone.
This has to be one of the most beautiful phones i've seen. but the price is a lil bit too high,i dont think it's woth that much unless it's made of white gold which it's not,so i dont understand why would some one pay 2000 bucks for an average phone, im sure there's always someone with too much money on their pockets who would buy it but what about us common people? i just dont think its fair...
The phone is good, but that stupid american way to define prices can make a bad joke with it. I've already seen prices like $1999,95 or $1999,99 for Aura. Such prices were invented for housekeepers to fool them. The people who will buy Aura don't need such tricks.
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superb design, but ridiculous price. $600 max!!
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It's shiny and new, but this design is ridiculous..
Who would give $2000 for this, really?
And this whole marketing with its exclusiveness is a joke..
nice to look at.... i always liked the moto v70. this gives it a modern touch.... though it is ridiculously priced... i would probably get one if i have $2000 to spare
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Just wondering: Will i get the change from my 2 grand?
i have to be crazy to buy this phone for more than 200usd
Annonimus, 26 Oct 2008Get real motorola! This phone is not near to the other brands (Like Nokia) for example/. An... moreahahah 150 euros??? I wish!!! LOL, I would get 10!!! Fabulous and unique phone, hope to buy it soon, I actually don't pay much attention to the fashion segment but this one is the most unique phone ever, I really have to have one
Get real motorola! This phone is not near to the other brands (Like Nokia) for example/.
And looking at the prise? make it even more out of control.
I am afraid Motorola should look in the market first check the technology of the other brands out there, and than come out with a prise for theis phone! I will recon for this phone the prise should be no more that EUR 150.00
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Sounds like the perfect phone for someone with a finely tuned sense of fashion and a large budget. Feature for feature, my 35 dollar nokia blows this one away, though. Granted, next to this motolora, my phone is pretty ugly.
That's such a nice phone, reminds me of my old V70.
It'd turn a few heads when I'd dust it off and use it, younger people had no idea what it was, I'd use it in places where camera phones weren't allowed.
That screen looks amazing.
Let me just check my pocket' to see if I have enough money to buy this phone'.
O my M0to i am inlove i want this phone n0w so mutch style please m0to make a cheap 1 i wil go buy 1 (o wel i wil get a v70)
I'm most probably going to end up getting this phone. I have the v70 and v80. I've looked at mobile-review.com and it looks like the usb cable is going into the phone from the top. So I'm thinking this $2000 phone will not come with a desktop stand like my arte does. that's weak. but it wont stop me from getting one.


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Tangible Tales is not one thing but a tale about many. By adopting a playful, flexible creative process where experimental design is used as a medium, we explore how we can make the intangible tangible. Tangible Tales - a space where visitors can experience their personal kinaesthetic relationship with sound. Accompanying our installation is a publication of all our experiments that showcase the journey we took to get there.
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Harry Buschman
Is this the way it's supposed to be? I don't know -- I'm a stranger here. Maybe something's gone wrong. I never died before. To make it worse, there's no one I can talk to -- I'm alone.
I remember being wheeled down a long hospital corridor, looking at the lights in the ceiling as they passed overhead. I remember the prep room .... there were two nurses and an anesthesiologist. I remember the shop talk and then one of them did something. I remember nothing after that. I don't know how long ago it was -- all I know is there's been nothing in between, it could have been a moment ago, or an eternity.
It's confusing, that's all I can say. I thought death would be a little better organized. People die every day, don't they? It's not like it never happened before -- I mean I'm not the first.
Then suddenly I found myself wide awake again -- being trundled along on a gurney down a stone walled passage by a little dwarf of a man. He looked like a gargoyle from off one the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral. Lizard skinned, hoofs for feet and two bat-like wings that hung down his back like wet leather. He rolled me off the gurney and left me alone on the floor of this cell.
He came back a moment ago with three buckets, one of them empty, one filled with water and one half filled with what looks like what the butcher pulls out of the belly of a chicken. He left hurriedly through a rusty iron door over in the corner. I tried to open it after he left but it wouldn't budge.
On the other side of the room there are three more doors -- two of which I think I recognize. I can feel the heat from the first door, the knob is almost too hot to touch, and if I listen carefully I can hear faint but unmistakable cries of agony from the other side. It doesn't take much imagination to predict what lies in store for me should I open this door. The second door is the center of the three. It has a small window through which I can see a cold blue sky, fleecy clouds and an occasional bird. Try as I might, I cannot see land of any shape or form. It leads me to think that if I should choose to leave through this doorway I would step into a bottomless abyss and fall forever. I placed my hand on the doorknob to this door and it is cold, a numbing coldness that chills me to the bone.
Then there is a third door. Why should there be a third door? I was led to believe in Heaven and Hell, no one ever told me there would be a third door.
There is a keyhole in this door -- but no knob. I search in vain all night in my tiny cell for the key to this door, between the cold damp stones, around the frame, and even in and around the buckets the gargoyle left behind. I hold my breath and listen for a sound coming from behind this door -- there is none. I knock timidly on it to see if someone might respond. There is no answer.
Time drags by, and now, just when I think I am forgotten, the gargoyle returns. He looks at me questioningly with his heavy-lidded eyes -- as though waiting for a statement from me. Perhaps he thinks I've made up my mind about the doors. But how can I? ... I have called him "he" but I have no reason to think such a creature is either male or female. With a queer, lurching bird-like walk he turns his scaly back on me and looks into the buckets in the corner of my cell and speaks ....
"You have taken no water and your swill pail is empty --- and look at this! You have taken no food!" He picks up the bucket with the entrails. "Look at this -- you've eaten nothing. How can you make a decision without eating? An empty stomach is a bad shepherd."
"I'm dead," I answer bluntly, "what decisions can a dead man make?"
My attitude seems to anger the little ghoul. He shakes the bucket violently and runs to each of the three doors, banging on each of them in turn. "Eternity, you fool! Eternity! Beyond each of these doors lies eternity. It's an important decision for you -- do you know how long eternity is?"
"I can't eat that," I shudder when I remember what's in the bucket. "It isn't even cooked -- it's raw!"
"Of course it's raw. Would you have it burned? This is the same food we eat." He holds the bucket in his left hand, fishes around in it with his right. "Here are kidneys. Would you burn kidneys? Of course not! The flavor of urine would be lost. The same with livers," he picks out a grayish red liver and sniffs at it delicately, "the taste of bile in liver is exquisite -- it would be completely lost if it were burned." He puts the liver back reluctantly and picks out a heart. "The flavor of blood in a fresh heart," he looks at it with almost religious awe, "it is indescribably delicious. You would burn these things? You are mad! It does not surprise me that you are here in the first place!"
Enough's enough -- I've had my fill of this little monster's preference in cuisine. My stomach begins to churn and I tell him to put the bucket down. I walk to the first door, the one I'm sure leads to Hell and turn to face him. "Why would I choose to spend eternity in here? What man in his right mind would choose to burn in Hell forever?"
He puts the bucket down and shuffles his way over to me. "You want no part of Hell then? Without looking, eh? How do you know Hell is as bad as you think it is?"
"Everyone knows. The Bible tells us so."
His face breaks into an almost bird-like grin. "A question of semantics," he says quietly. "Hell is not one thing, it is many. There are places in Hell where a man can live like a king." He reaches for the knob and flings the door open wide. The smell of brimstone fills the room, fire boils through the open door and reaches almost to the opposite wall. The horrible cries of the damned are deafening. "It's not like that down there. This is your idea of Hell -- not mine."
He closes the door reluctantly. He looks at me and sniffs. "Love the smell of brimstone," he says. He moves to the second door and turns to me. "Heaven? Paradise? Valhalla? Elysium? Emerald City perhaps? Is this your choice?"
"I'm not sure. I haven't made up my mind -- there's another door you know."
"Why wait? Here is Paradise, just as it was told to you -- just as you always imagined it." He points to the little window. "Have you checked it out?"
"I looked in, yes -- there wasn't much to
"You can't believe everything you're told, you know."
"It looks terribly lonely .... what's behind the third door?"
I didn't think this little monster could laugh, but he begins a long, steady, almost mechanical chuckle, a laugh without humor or human feeling. "Curious -- all your life it was Heaven or Hell. White or black. Heaven for the good, the pure of heart, for the pitiful few who walked the path of righteousness -- Hell for the bad, for the guilty, for most of us." He withdraws a key from his leather belt. "There are no free samples behind this door, my friend. If I open it you go in and I close it behind you."
"How can I choose if I don't know what's out there?"
He stops laughing to say, "You have seen
Hell and Heaven -- you've turned them both down. There is nothing for you to
choose. Come, let's get it over with."
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On October 31st 2008, the pseudonymous individual known as Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the world to the concept of its first cryptocurrency – Bitcoin. Nakamoto published the original technical whitepaper, titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System", outlining how a viable form of digital currency was possible. Although Nakamoto's initial document took some time to gain traction, it was less than three months after the publishing of the whitepaper that Bitcoin was launched on Sourceforge.
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Computer scientist, Hal Finney became the world's first user to ever acquire a Bitcoin in a peer-to-peer transaction with Nakamoto. In 2009, Nakamoto supposedly mined over a million BTC coins himself but, due to his inability to get the Bitcoin project off the ground, mentions of Nakamoto soon became increasingly few and far between. In fact, Nakamoto was said to eventually hand the Bitcoin reins to a string of other early adopters of BTC, including Gavin Andresen.
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So, then, with Nakamoto struggling to get Bitcoin off the ground, how did it eventually manage to get into the mainstream conversation? To answer that question, we have to travel back in time to 22nd May 2010. A man named Laszlo Hanyecz transferred 10,000 Bitcoins (worth just $40 at the time) to another user on a Bitcoin Forum in exchange for two Domino's Pizzas. 10,000 Bitcoins would be worth more than $63 million in today's market, so you can see just how much Bitcoins have matured in the last eight years.
Of course, 2017 was the real breakthrough year for Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin became one of the most searched for terms in the Google search engine and peaked in its value at around $20,000 per Bitcoin. Even the CME and CBOE Global Markets opted to create new cash-settled Bitcoin futures contracts to allow financial investors to speculate on Bitcoin's potential value. In the last 12 months, it has been made easier than ever for individuals to buy and sell Bitcoins. There are cryptocurrency exchanges that facilitate transactions and even brokers that accept payment methods such as credit cards and even e-wallets to make purchases. BestBitcoinExchange discusses how to buy Bitcoins with PayPal in their latest guide, via platforms such as Virwox and eToro.
There's no doubt that Bitcoin needs more if it is to cement itself as a legitimate payment method for goods and services. Widespread regulations need to happen, with nations being bolder and embracing the concept of cryptocurrencies rather than treating them as a pariah. Finding ways to temper the volatility of Bitcoin's price – which has plummeted hugely in 2018 – would also breathe new confidence in this digital asset. Furthermore, improved security measures should be encouraged to prevent large-scale fraud by cyber-criminals that often give Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency space a bad name.
There are many use cases and examples of Bitcoin in action in the real world; it just needs all four corners of the globe to believe in it. In the UK, more than a third (38%) of people surveyed said they still don't "understand" cryptocurrency. Improving the education and knowledge-sharing of digital assets like Bitcoin should also help to unleash its potential benefits.


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Jordan Elder, an undergraduate student from Arizona State University, won the NPPF TV Scholarship.
My accomplishments in journalism thus far include one regional Student Emmy for on-air talent and one national Student Emmy, a Student of the Year award from Student Television Network, and certifications in social media analytics from Google and Inbound Marketing. I have contributed to Electionland, which was a partnership between the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Google and Pro Publica to fight voter suppression through social media analysis. I served as an assistant producer and head of social media for an on-campus entertainment news club for a year and now I host the show. This spring, I will intern with Arizona Midday, a program on the NBC affiliate in Phoenix.
My accomplishments in academics include never getting below a 4. 0 throughout all of my schooling. Within the Walter Cronkite School, my current GPA is a 4. 33. I like to go above and beyond in all of my classes, but especially in my journalism classes. I was on the Dean's List last year in both the fall and the spring. I am also a student in Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State. This means that in addition to my regular coursework, I take more challenging versions of journalism classes and complete a thesis/creative project before I graduate. I will graduate in the spring of 2019, which is a year ahead of schedule, and then complete my masters degree in journalism by the spring of 2020.
Career Goals
The goals I've set for myself are high because I've always been a go-getter. They may sound lofty, but they will push me to my full potential as a storyteller as well as a person. I will achieve them by building a strong work ethic, creating a close network of resources and learning from my mistakes instead of letting them discourage me. I would like to graduate college with a job already lined up. I want to be able to utilize the skills that the Cronkite School gives me immediately after graduation so that I can begin learning more out in the field as a professional reporter or social media analyst. Through dedication and persistence, I hope to climb the ladder and eventually become a nightly anchor as well as reporter, all while maintaining an interactive social media presence. The audience is most important and I want to make sure that I do everything in my power to cover stories important to them, and staying connected on social media will help me do that. After building my resume and absorbing all the knowledge I can, I hope to become a network news reporter or anchor and start serving a national audience. My biggest goal, however, is not a certain position. I want to make an impact on the news industry by showing my audience that not only can I stick to the basic principles of journalism, I can be one of the changemakers who help shift journalism to a direction that is more sustainable and respected by the public as well as public officials.
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I have served in many leadership positions over the last few years. In high school, I was the chair of Youth With Vision, a drug prevention organization made up of high school students from all over Missouri. I spearheaded campaigns raising awareness about electronic cigarettes, underage drinking, marijuana, and prescription drug abuse. I helped draft and lobby for legislation that aimed to keep harmful drugs out of the hands of children and met with Missouri State Senators and Representatives often. I learned how to speak to people in positions of power and how to get my message across to them in a memorable way. I also learned how to guide people my own age toward a common goal, synthesizing their ideas and getting them to think below the surface of an idea. I served as the assistant producer and head of social media for Cronkite Cut, an entertainment news show, and learned how to be a leader in a journalism setting. I learned how to delegate tasks, plan social media posting, and organize filming. I am currently a Community Assistant on a journalism floor, which means I am the go-to resource for 60 freshmen at Arizona State. I have learned how to lead in a way that doesn't create a major imbalance of power. Communication is a two-way street with my residents, and they know just as much about me as I know about them. I've learned how to handle tough situations, like sexual assault, addiction, and homesickness, which may not seem as severe, but it can make a huge impact in the lives of the residents. I've learned how to be a liaison between the residence hall and the journalism school for them. I must be aware of all the events going on so I can make sure they get there. I help them learn their limits when it comes to balancing their activities with their education. I am a strong leader that enforces the rules but also creates a positive environment for the residents to live. I'm their biggest cheerleader and biggest support when they are away from their families. I'm about halfway done completing my undergraduate certificate in Leadership & Ethics, where I am learning what my strengths and weaknesses are as a leader. I'm honing my leadership skills so that as I graduate and start out in the journalism world, I will be able to start making positive change in the industry.
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LEGO has revealed a Kessel Run Millennium Falcon set.
The set, which is based on the upcoming film Solo: A Star Wars Story, will contain over 1,400 pieces and cost $170 USD. It will include LEGO figures of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Qi'ra, Lando Calrissian, and a Kessel droid, along with two additional unnamed characters.
For an early look at the set, check out the gallery below:
The Kessel Run Millennium Falcon set and other Solo: A Star Wars Story products will be available in stores beginning in April.
For more on Solo: A Star Wars Story, read up on Harrison Ford and George Lucas' contributions to the upcoming film.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. boss Sheila Bair may have overstepped her authority with last week's proposal to limit how private-equity firms can snap up fallen banks.
That's the assessment of some banking regulators, who are expressing concern that Bair's plan may keep private-equity players away from buying banks that have gone into receivership.
Last week, the FDIC put forth a plan that could effectively limit private-equity firms' ability to buy banks by requiring stiffer capital requirements and having banks bought by PE firms serve as a backup for other banks bought by the same PE firms.
Aside from drawing criticism from PE circles, Bair's plan has generated grousing among officials at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision, who also regulate aspects of the banking industry — even though the heads of both agencies are part of the five-member FDIC board of directors that unanimously approved the proposal.
"As [OCC chief] John Dugan said at the board meeting, we are very concerned that the tone of the proposed guidelines would scare off private-equity money," Julie Williams, first senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel of the OCC, told The Post.
Sources said the hope is that the rules will change by the time they are formally voted upon, which follows a 30-day public comment period.
The FDIC is mainly a watchdog agency that guarantees deposits, while the OCC and OTS determine who can run a bank.
While proposals like suggesting PE-owned banks have higher capital ratios than the standard 15 percent is within the FDIC's purview, Bair is getting heat for overstepping her bounds by proposing standards for what constitutes a bank holding company and for rules that pertain to one PE-owned bank propping up another PE-owned bank that fails.
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Love burns. Worlds collide. Magic reigns.
This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying many of the experiences that other teenagers take for granted...which is why she is determined to enjoy her first (and perhaps only) high-school party. But Lily's life never goes according to plan, and after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class Lily wishes she could just disappear.
Suddenly Lily is in a different Salem - one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruellest of all the Crucibles is Lillian . . . Lily's identical other self in this alternate universe. This new version of her world is terrifyingly sensual, and Lily is soon overwhelmed by new experiences.
Lily realizes that what makes her weak at home is exactly what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. It also puts her life in danger. Thrown into a world she doesn't understand, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone, and a love she never expected.
But how can Lily be the saviour of this world when she is literally her own worst enemy?
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Waiting on Wednesday (11): Trial by Fire
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I still need to finish the Greek mythology series. Which reminds me.. *takes the paperback off her shelf* thanks! I had forgotten about Dreamless. Need to catch up;) And yes! Witches! Magic! Cannot. Freakin. Wait :)ReplyDelete
Yes yes yes!! Soooo cannot wait for this one!!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 5:31 AM
I think I've seen this one before. It sounds good! =)ReplyDelete
WOWOW this sounds totally fantastic! I haven't heard of it before but the blurb is really interesting, I have added it to my TBR. Great pick this week!ReplyDelete
Jeann @ Happy Indulgence
Ooh! I read Starcrosed and didn't really enjoy it, but this one looks really promising! Plus, I love the editing for the cover. :)ReplyDelete
Aimee @ Deadly Darlings
Hadn't heard of this book before, but it definitely sounds intresting. I have added it to my TBR. Nice pick!ReplyDelete
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I haven't heard about this book before, but it sounds really good! I have to check it out!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a really interesting story. Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
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Oh, yes! I haven't read any of Angelini's books, but this sounds VERY good. Cannot wait!ReplyDelete
I never heard about the book but the author's name rings familiar. I hope it's a good read you enjoy, and that you get it soon!ReplyDelete
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I haven't read anything by Josephine Angelini but I hope you enjoy it!ReplyDelete
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Sounds good! I loved Starcrossed so I'll definitely check this one out :) Thanks for stopping by!ReplyDelete
Zareena @ Books and Books
Wow now this sounds amazing and I need to get to it. Great pick and I'm putting it on my to-read list. :)ReplyDelete
i've heard great things about josephine's novels. this one sounds awesome! thanks for stopping my WoW :)ReplyDelete
-michelle @ Michelle & Leslie's Book Picks
Sweet cover, hope you get to read it soon.ReplyDelete
I haven't read anything by this author yet and I'm unsure if I'll check this out. It sounds pretty intriguing but I don't think I'm in the mood for parallel universes/futures/etc and all that quite this momentReplyDelete
I didn't love her debut novel, but I am kind of curious about this book! Great pick, Janina, hope you love it :)ReplyDelete
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oooh... I didn't know Josephine had a new book coming! Great pick!ReplyDelete
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I haven't read any of Joesphine Angelini's books yet, but I really want to! and now I have some more to add to that listReplyDelete
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Great pick Janina! I always liked the covers of all of Angelini's books so this one is bound to deliver! Hope you like it and get your hands on a copy soon!ReplyDelete
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I hadn't heard of this one, but it sounds interesting! I do like books about witches too.ReplyDelete
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Panasonic VIERA TC-P65GT30 65-Inch 3D Plasma HDTV Review
Superior picture quality. Everything is ready straight out of the box, so apart from plugging everything you're ready to go, this is great for non-tech savvy people. And the design fits for any home.
With everything taken into account the Panasonic VIERA TC-P65GT30 is a fantastic 65 inch TV and probably offers the most impressive picture quality out of all the 60 inch and 65 inch TVs in the range. 3D and internet functionality are both impressive, and not at all underwhelming.
Sony BRAVIA KDL60EX720 60-Inch 3D LED HDTV Review
Plenty of internet services and features that 'future-proofs' this TV. The 3D is very good, watching TV, films or playing games in 3D is fantastic, you won't come across another 60 inch television with better 3D.
The Sony BRAVIA KDL60EX720 has a lot of very good things going for it. The picture quality is superb, once you have adjusted the settings so it's perfect for you. The sound quality is fantastic for a TV of it's size, it is usually recommended to get a surround sound system to improve the audio quality, but this isn't necessary with the BRAVIA KDL60EX720.
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First things first: this is not an analysis of Chip Kelly or his offense. There are enough articles out there that do a better job than I ever could. What I will say about Chip Kelly is this: I don't think he's going to try and make the Eagles into Oregon Ducks East. They will not be a clone of what we've seen in Eugene over the past few years. I believe that the only two things we know about Chip Kelly for sure is that he likes an up-tempo offense and that he does whatever he thinks he needs to in order to succeed with his team. His base offense will probably look more conventional for the NFL and he will begin to install it over the summer after he goes over the fundamentals. In this post I'm going to step between those two events on the timeline and put on the coach's hat. There is one fundamental part of football that I believe should be taught before any offense, whether it be spread or West Coast. That missing piece would be executing running plays from the I-formation.
Before I begin with my reasoning I would like to present this disclaimer. I am not a football coach or player. I have never been associated with any official organization at any level and have never played beyond sandlot football. I do not have a the wonderful grasp of individual plays and X's and O's that people like starship007 have. I do feel like I have a decent grasp of the game as a whole - things like schemes and formations and how they all fit together. This is simply my opinion on my understanding of the game and I'm sure some of you may disagree. But I trudge forward nonetheless.
Let's start with what we have on the plate before getting into theory. Of the Eagles starters on offense, King Dunlap is the only one scheduled to be a free agent this spring. With Dennis Kelly showing flashes of potential and the return of Jason Peters, I think the Eagles let him walk. With the rest of the team returning (barring a trade), the Eagles have the following talent at their disposal in skill positions:
Receivers and Tight Ends: DeSean Jackson, while certainly not the biggest or most physical wideout, is a legitimate deep threat over the top and showed this year a refreshing commitment to the game as he failed to drop a pass up until his injury. Jeremy Maclin is somewhat disappointing as a first-round pick but has been solid over the middle and can be a good possession receiver in the right offense. Jason Avant easily has the best hands on the team and is one of the best slot receivers in the league. Brent Celek is your prototypical tight end: physical, athletic, and a good blocker, but he doesn't have a viable backup.
Running Back: LeSean McCoy, as we all know, is easily one of the most elusive running backs in the NFL right now but isn't really the best downhill runner. Bryce Brown has shown the potential to fill that niche but fumbles too often, and the fullback position once again has been mostly nonexistent in Reid's offense.
Quarterback: Nick Foles is a typical pocket passer with a tremendous feel for the game but lacks a cannon arm. He has potential but will need proper coaching to become a truly successful quarterback in the league. Michael Vick, while dynamic, is too prone to turn the ball over to really be a starter for any team that might already have an answer at the position.
This is the starting point for Chip Kelly. He has to look at this group of athletes and decide how big a part his zone-read or spread offense subpackages are going to play in his offense, if at all. But before diving into that, I'm going to consider the antithesis of everything Chip Kelly believes in: the I-formation. This is because I believe the chances of any offense being successful in a given game can be measured by how well a team can execute running plays from the I-formation.
We've all seen the I-formation, but in an effort to be thorough I'll define it here. The I-formation consists of the fullback and halfback positioned directly behind the quarterback in a straight line (hence the "I") with the tight end brought in to block with the offensive line. Two receivers are spread out wide. Here is an illustration:
As you might imagine, the I-formation is used primarily to run the ball. When a pass is called it is most likely play-action. And not only is the formation a run formation, but runs are generally up the middle with very little in the way of sweeps or slashes, unless the particular play has a complex blocking scheme. In short, the I-formation is a simple formation, and with that simplicity comes the key to being successful offensively. This is because running a play out of the I-formation at the beginning of a game has one purpose and one purpose only: to establish control of the line of scrimmage.
If an offense manages to gain three yards consistently when they run out of the I-formation, what excuse does the defense have? There is no trickery or gimmicks involved to confuse them. It is purely a battle of physicality and power, and it is a battle that the defense has lost. The offense called the defense out and beat them. Now they have the edge because the defense must make adjustments if they want to challenge the line of scrimmage. From a coaching standpoint, a football game is about making adjustments on the fly and the team that initially forces their opponent to make adjustments immediately has the advantage.
Coaches live and die in the NFL by their ability to adjust. And while the good coaches are able to do this very well, the great coaches force the other team to make adjustments first. This gives them the upper hand because the opponent now has to play their style of football and abandon pieces of their game plan or throw it out completely. This is when a great coach goes for the jugular and gets the game out hand before the opponent can respond. And it all started by establishing control of the line of scrimmage.
Now I am not suggesting that a team base their entire philosophy on the I-formation, because that would be illogical. However, going by the belief that any offensive system functions better with control of the line of scrimmage, I would build the core of my offense - lineman and blockers - in a way that would allow me to successfully run plays from the I-formation. I would leave the finesse and elegance to the skill positions and acquire those players by how they would fit into whatever system I want to run. But the players responsible for blocking up front would be picked with the I-formation in mind. In this way, the I-formation is less of an offensive strategy and more of a barometer measuring how well I will be able to open up my offense over the course of the game.
So, given all this, what does Chip Kelly have to work with? How many pieces are really in place? How much effort will it take to make them competitive? We've seen teams like San Francisco turn things around in one year with minimal changes to the roster. Are the current players on the Eagles' offense capable of producing similar results?
With all the injuries the Eagles had this season, it's easy to forget that they have quite a bit of talent on their offensive line. They have question marks at right tackle/guard (depending on what they decide to do with Todd Herremans) and Jason Peters isn't getting any younger, so they might want to address the offensive line early and often in the draft. That being said, they are set from center down to left tackle for at least the 2013 season and with some good roster management the Eagles have a chance at having a very good offensive line next year. Depth is an obvious concern, but that unfortunately is a problem that may take a few seasons to fix.
Accepting that the offensive line is capable of delivering a solid rushing attack from the I-formation, the next place to look is at running back. LeSean McCoy is arguably the most talented halfback in the league but he is not a real downhill runner. His incredible acceleration allows him to hit holes in the line very quickly but if they close up as he's getting there he's not trucking anyone over. Bryce Brown has an opportunity to complement McCoy if he can cure his fumblitis. Even then the Eagles don't have a good fullback-halfback hybrid in the Frank Gore mold; a hard runner that is going to fall forward for a couple extra yards. It wouldn't be a bad idea to acquire a player like that either through free agency or the draft.
Considering all of this, I think it's safe to say that the Eagles could run out of the I-formation and control the line of scrimmage very effectively as long as they look to address depth on the line and the lack of a true hard-nosed runner. The foundations for a quick turnaround are there - provided everyone stays healthy. Again, this is more of a depth issue than luck issue.
As far as opening up the offense goes, the Eagles' limiting factor is at the most important position: quarterback. No matter how impressed we may have been with Nick Foles this season, he still needs developing and has some question marks surrounding him. He has a good base of talent around him with two dynamic running backs and one of the better receiving corps in the league, but it is ultimately up to the coach to put him in a position to succeed and see if he runs with it (I don't care how much like Andy that sounds, that's really all you can do with a quarterback after you coach them up). What I like about Chip Kelly is his up-tempo offense because Foles really seemed to thrive in that role against Tampa Bay. Then again, the Buccaneers decided to play prevent for some inexplicable reason, so that might have had something to do with it too... but none of this speculation matters at all if the Eagles can't control the line of scrimmage in the first place. This is also assuming that Chip likes Foles enough to give him a shot as the starter, which is something we really don't know right now.
Chip Kelly's ability to confuse defenses is enticing, but I still think that the deception can only take you so far if the defense is able to play in the backfield on a consistent basis. Kelly may be an innovator, but his schemes - like every offense - will most likely fail if he can't establish control of the line of scrimmage. And that all starts with the same philosophy Kelly himself dealt with in New Hampshire: downhill running in the I-formation.


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If People Didn't Have Guns in the First Place We Wouldn't Need This PSA
OK so the Ad Council, in partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is out with a new firearms safety campaign entitled Safe Firearms Storage. The work, created by Merkley+Partners, features children basically begging their parents to use caution just as parents so often instruct their kids to use caution when doing things in life like riding a bike or swimming in a pool.
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A bit on the cooking of Turkey for this Thanksgiving Weekend…
Poultry is a collective term used to describe any bird that is domesticated and destined for human consumption. Of these a certain breed of grouse more commonly known as turkey are the only breed of poultry native to the Western Hemisphere. Our domesticated turkey is directly related to our wild turkeys.
Hunting down a turkey for Thanksgiving has never been easier, as most people simply drive to the grocery store and choose from a bin of frozen carcasses that make sounds similar to those heard at a bowling alley as they bang together while we dig through them looking for our own special turkey. Some of us may even have to dodge a few wild turkeys on our journey to and from the grocers.
More people are choosing to have fresh turkeys for their thankful feast which leaves one having to consider the age and sex of their birds as determining factors in how they will taste. An older large male or tom turkey is preferred to young toms as young toms have a tougher somewhat stringy texture whereas the opposite applies for females as the older hens make for tougher birds.
Wild or not, Canadian's will prepare an estimated 4.5 million turkeys this year for Thanksgiving. These birds will have an average weight of 15 pounds which means that we as a nation will satiate our appetites with about 34 000 tons of turkey in the coming week.
Most of this turkey will be purchased frozen and need to be thawed before cooking. The safest way to thaw poultry is in the refrigerator in a drip proof tray, preferably done on the bottom shelf. A frozen turkey requires just over 4 hours per pound to thaw, more accurately that average sized 15 pound turkey will need 67 hours to thaw.
If you are reading this and trying to do the math on when you should start thawing your turkey, today is the day to start defrosting your bird if you want it thawed properly in time for cooking your Thanksgiving feast on Sunday.
When preparing your turkey for roasting, gently loosen its skin away from the body without removing it. Rub the turkey with your choice of seasonings under the skin so that the flavor goes into the flesh during the cooking process, as seasoning the skin only makes for tastier skin.
There is much debate and discussion as to how to cook a turkey so that it yields the juiciest results. These include but are not limited to roasting turkeys upside down, slathering turkeys with butter, deep frying your turkey, or cooking them with or without stuffing them. They all work just fine and are only differentiated by personal taste.
To ensure your bird is cooked to perfection I suggest you take the following into consideration, the average sized 15 pound turkey will take approximately 3 hours to cook at 350°f covered or uncovered in the oven. I cannot stress this next point enough, so please take my advice and purchase a meat thermometer and check your bird periodically during the last hour of cooking. Your bird is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 185°f and to reach this temperature without your turkey drying out you should cook your bird to an internal temperature of 175°f, pull the turkey from the oven and let it rest for 15- 20 minutes before slicing it as the carry over cooking time will allow it to rise up to the desired 185°f.
Remove it from the oven and let it rest for a minimum of twenty minutes before carving.
I urge you not to cook your stuffing inside the turkey, I know that this defeats the purpose of calling it stuffing but a stuffed 15 pound bird will require an additional hour of cooking time, plus it will eliminate the possibility of food poisoning associated with improperly cooked stuffed foods.
Cooking your stuffing in a casserole dish is no different than cooking it in the bird, other than you will need to add some extra onions or mushrooms to it to raise the moisture content to keep it from drying out.
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There's a simple tip that makes all the difference in employees feeling seen and appreciated for their unique contributions, and thus also more motivated and valuable to your organization.
Recently I received an email from my niece who lives in Oregon. I had sent her a birthday card for her 37th birthday. I had included in the card a sticky pad that had her name, Angela, on it—just a little something to put in the card.
She wrote me an email thanking me for the card and sticky pad and then wrote, "You have always given me such good gifts. I remember when I was about twelve and just getting into make-up and styling my hair. You sent me a kit with hair care products and a towel. It was a perfect gift, and I still have the towel!"
She went on to write: "You also gave me a dragon kite that I had on my dorm room wall in college, and still have it. It was one of the best gifts I ever received."
First of all, it took me a while to KIND OF remember these gifts that I'd sent her after all these years! Second it would have been nice for her to have just said, "You always gave me such good gifts." But it brought tears to my eyes that she remembered SPECIFIC gifts I had given her over 25 years ago!
In the same way, when we give positive thanks and appreciation to our employees, we want to be SPECIFIC. It's fine to say, "You do a good job", but even more meaningful to tell them specific things they did well and the impact of what they did. Now THAT'S meaningful feedback.
Do your managers and supervisors need some guidance in how to give feedback and coaching to their employees?
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Over 98% of home buyers rank photography as the most important feature on a real estate website, which proves great photography can draw a buyer in. Our professional photographers have the skills to always show your home at its highest potential and communicate the preferred lifestyle awaiting within each home's unique environment.
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Hiring a professional interior designer is necessary to gain perspective on your home's visual presence. Sometimes all that is needed is a consultation with tips on curating and rearranging your home's furniture. Other times we completely stage the home to create a neutral backdrop so buyers can visualize the potential of each room and imagine themselves living there. Staged homes sell more quickly and for more money.
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If you have been the target of false imprisonment. unlawful detention or malicious prosecution, it is important to protect your rights as vigorously and as quickly as possible. You cannot simply trust that things will work out; you could end up behind bars for something you did not do or because a police officer failed to follow proper procedure when making the arrest. That is not fair, and your life should not be turned upside down because of someone else's mistake. At Chopra & Nocerino, LLP, we represent clients who have been falsely arrested.
Fighting The Charges
Officers who make false arrests are generally not eager to admit error and change course. You will likely have to sue an officer, a police department or even, in some cases, the FBI. Our firm knows how to fight these cases and will use all the resources available to us to build a strong and convincing case on your behalf. Innocent people should not have to live behind bars. You should not have to live out the consequences of someone else's error. If you have been arrested under false pretenses, it is vital that you reach out to us as soon as possible to protect your rights and your future.
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Cordelia, attended by the Gentleman from 4.3 and a Doctor sends out a search party of one hundred soldiers for her father, who, she has heard, is raving "mad as the vexed sea" (4.4.2). She then promises the doctor that whoever cures Lear can have everything she owns. The doctor responds that, in order to be cured, the mad king needs rest.
Clearly concerned for her father, and prepared to give up anything to restore him, Cordelia proves that she places utmost importance on her duties as a child, setting them before wealth or political power.
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A messenger enters with news that the British are marching on the French camp. Cordelia responds that she is aware, explaining that the whole purpose of France's war on England is to avenge her father: "No blown ambition doeth our arms incite,/ But love, dear love, and our aged father's right" (30-1).
As the British army approaches, the face-off between the self-interested children (Edmund, Goneril, and Regan) and the selfless Cordelia comes to a head.
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Forget the character or landmark orders currently being slapped on bits of Manhattan and Brooklyn—the North and South Forks of Long Island enjoy no such limits. Sure, houses lining village streets must retain their original, road-facing features, but behind the façades, these houses are being lifted on their foundations to create three-story, glass-backed, mini-mansions. If you are seeking a Mad Men-era house in the style of the Pan Am terminal at JFK, forget it. All such models were flattened in the '80s. This ground-up trend is currently at fever pitch. Over the past year, there has been a huge increase in the number of overall teardowns and gut renovations. This means that while perfect examples of recent architectural ideas and lots of reproductions are on view, architectural heritage is not.
Tackling a gut renovation is fashion photographer Don Ashby and his wife, Kathy, who saw an old house on Maine Street, East Hampton at a yard sale last year, which they described as a "time capsule."
"It looked like a wreck, and we knew it would be a project," said Mr. Ashby. "My wife and I are both interested in design and did the whole plan ourselves. We have a particular style, and we're pretty hands-on. We're not pounding nails ourselves, but we're there every day and it's a commitment."
They spent more on fixing it up, he said, than on the house itself.
"We have light under the stairs, so the stairs will kind of glow. I'm interested in light because I'm a photographer," Mr. Ashby said.
Since the home was located in the historic district, they couldn't change anything about the structure that was visible from the street. They did, however, dig a new foundation, lift the house, lower the basement floor and heighten the ceilings.
"We had to keep the original windows, which nowadays is ridiculous, since they're all single pane. We also had to get the paint color approved," he said. "We knocked out the attic floor and doubled the height of the first floor, and the master bedroom is tall with extra windows. We put in a new kitchen in the back and built an L-shaped pool. The windows look into the pool as if it were a moat, like it's a castle."
"I'm happy to have done it, but I'm not sure I'd go through it again," he said.
The Ashbys were lucky to find an existing property to renovate. Anthony DeVivio, managing director of Halstead Property in the Hamptons, said that new construction has outpaced resale by a tremendous amount over the past year, with a record-breaking 51 new-construction homes sold.
"There isn't enough new construction to match what we do in resale homes, but in terms of price command and length on the market, new construction is No. 1," he said.
According to Mr. DeVivio, new homes now spend less time on the market and command as much as a 25 percent premium in price compared with comparable homes that are up for resale but older.
"We had a brand-new six-bedroom house in Quarey Circle that was very contemporary inside, but traditional outside and sold within four weeks of completion. Countless homes just like it have remained in the market for months."
So who's snapping up these sparkling spaces? The buyers tend to be younger, successful Wall Street and hedge fund employees who don't have time to DIY—and aren't really into '80s deco. "They just want it done so they can come out here and enjoy it," he said.
Martha Gundersen, a broker at Brown Harris Stevens, also finds that people who can afford new are looking for the wow factor.
"They're after the immediate gratification of new amenities and designs. The bar has been raised in the last two years. People want a lot of square footage, which is a knee-jerk reaction with all of the new developments going on in Manhattan," she said.
Ms. Gundersen just sold a Norman Jaffe house for $4.5 million on an acre of land south of the highway that cost more in renovations than it would have to start over.
"It's a shame, because Norman Jaffe was a well-known architect, but the value of that land is worth more than the house. On Amagansett Lane, a half-acre of land is worth in excess of $2 to $2.5 million. There's no value on these old '80s and '70s houses. Land is scarce now, but two years ago, land wasn't selling at all. Now you can't find any, so people are looking at teardowns."
Expectations have also changed. According to Ms. Gundersen, buyers require a pool, a tennis court, a finished basement with 10-foot ceilings, a sauna, a Jacuzzi, a massage room, a pool table in the basement, big windows, natural light and three stories of living space rather than two.
Creative types with the time to consider teardowns are also feeling more ambitious.
"People watch these shows on TV and know the designers and can order everything online, ready to put their stamp on it. You don't have to run around picking things up anymore. It's exciting to have your own taste," Ms. Gundersen said. "People say, 'Mortgage rates are low. I can afford to buy something, so I'm going to put my stamp on it.'"
Lindy Woolcott, a designer, recently submitted plans for a 7,100-square-foot home in
"Existing houses either have a cottage feeling or you get a modern glass box with hard edges and minimal detail. This is going to be a perfect combination of the two: an English manor house with traditional Hamptons styling, done in a clean, modern way. It has a modern approach but a family-friendly feeling," she said.
The floors are open plan, and there's a lot of natural light as well as a home theater and a large English staircase. The structure will be Georgian-inspired with regimented windows and clean architecture.
"We're going for an Italian streamlined kitchen with high-end, modern appliances, and there will also be a lot of marble, limestone and natural materials. It's very important to do that," Ms. Woolcott said.
Ironically, she's also planning to build several brick structures around the perimeter of the house, meant to look like old buildings that were originally there. This may contribute to local character, still the main ingredient missing when it comes to Hamptons property.


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This article was originally published by Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project.
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Trigger Warning!" If you are still a believer in the left vs. right paradigm lie and have not yet realized the truth that the police enforce the will of the ruling class on others using all methods of force, up to and including death, then this article will upset you. Laws are nothing more than the opinions of politicians backed by the threat of force and violence by the hired "enforcers". Still think you're free?
Cops in Colorado have a rather disturbing track record when it comes to compliance during detainments. Family and friends of Elijah McClain learned this the hard way two years ago after McClain — who had broken no law — was detained, tackled to the ground, and forcibly sedated with ketamine before he succumbed to the force and drug, and died. Seven Reycraft, 60, experienced a similar interaction with police that same year, but fortunately for Reycraft he did not die and now he is fighting to change the way this drug is used on people.
Body camera footage from Reycraft's interaction with police was recently released, showing the extent police will go to in order to enforce traffic infractions with no victim. On that day in 2019, police targeted Reycraft for extortion, claiming he had committed a minor traffic infraction. When Reycraft disputed their claims, police attacked the man before forcing medics to give him several injections of sedatives.
"Looking back on it, I think it's absurd, and it should've never happened. It didn't need to happen," Reycraft told KDVR, telling them he was injected for questioning authority.
"They didn't like the fact that I was challenging their professionalism, and I was," Reycraft said, explaining that he refused to id himself to cops during the traffic stop. According to Colorado law, if you are pulled over while driving, a police officer can require you to show your license, insurance, and vehicle registration. However, Reycraft didn't feel that the stop was warranted, so he contested it.
As it is the job of a police officer to extort citizens for traffic stops, up to and including the use of violent and deadly force to achieve said extortion, when Reycraft contested, he was subsequently tackled to the ground and handcuffed, with officers cutting open his forehead in the process.
"Every time they wrenched my arm, it hurt a lot, but I was more incensed by what I was witnessing," Reycraft said.
Naturally, when questioned about the use of force, the Manitou Springs Police Department issued a statement claiming they have the right to use violence against citizens to enforce the law.
"For the safety of our community, public safety employees, and everybody involved, it is standard police practice to implement a reasonable use of force within the confines of the law when someone is resisting detention.
"The MSPD takes any use of force extremely seriously, and as a team, reviews every use of force incident by our officers to ensure that we are remaining vigilant and focused on the betterment of our community," said Alex Trefry, a spokesperson for Manitou Springs.
During the detainment, Reycraft was certainly agitated, but he presented no threat to the officers involved who had him surrounded and in handcuffs. Nevertheless, police directed paramedics to forcibly sedate the man — over a minor traffic infraction.
As the video shows, the paramedic asked the officers if Reycraft had been behaving erratically, to which the officers responded, "no, he's one of these people that doesn't want to give his name and (he's saying) he has the right not to and all this other stuff."
So, for being one of "those people," cops were going to drug the man against his will.
The paramedic gave Reycraft two shots of the sedative Versed before proceeding to inject ketamine into the 60-year-old man's butt. Reycraft was handcuffed, hogtied, strapped to a gurney face down, and already had been injected with two doses of Versed when the ketamine was administered. There was no reason whatsoever to inject him, yet police directed the medic to do so anyway.
"The fact that police can influence the health provider to the point where the health provider forgets their oath of helping people, it's absurd," Reycraft said.
"I think his case is a very good example of the misuse of ketamine because, specifically, the paramedic said when she walked up that it was not excited delirium and that she was not going to give him ketamine," said Anita Springsteen, an attorney who is representing Reycraft, according to KDVR.
"People in the United States should not be forcibly injected this way or given death sentences this way without due process," said Springsteen.
We agree, however, in the land of the free, for refusing to show police your id, they will tackle you, strap you down, and then forcibly inject you with multiple sedatives, and they will refer to this torture as "due process."