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Friday, April 3, 2009
I really enjoyed the group presentation on Title IX . I was really intrigued by the sports statistics. Although Title IX has opened doors for women's sports, it still lacks significantly in represetation in media. The lacking is more so evident when compared to coverage of men's sports, because if you compare coverage to prior to Title IX, there would be a drastic positive shift. I thought the statistics about the percentage of fans that are women was a pivotal number. With those numbers, it is pretty evident in my mind that women are not aware of the voice that they have in
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Merchants of Cool
In 1999, the teen industry was responsible for billions of dollars in spending, and that doesn't even include the billions of dollars that they get their parents to spend on them. It was interesting how MTV was deemed as a continuous channel of advertisements to appeal to teens. From the commercials for products, to the music videos that are also an elusive way of advertising music.
It's funny how a marketing agency that targets teens charges thousands upon thousands of dollars to be privy to their pictures. Their motive is to show what's cool before it becomes mainstream. Why? Because as soon as it becomes mainstream, it's not cool. It's a crazy scenario. The marketing that makes something cool is the same thing that kills it.
In a target group with 5 teens, each boy was paid $150 to participate in a focus group to help determine the next trigger for a multi million dollar marketing campaign. Yep, that's not a typo...a whopping $150. All of that money just to contribute to the million dollar campaign they probably helped discover.
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Corporate Control
Today in class we looked at some of the big players in the media industry. It was very interesting to notice how the big names (AOL, Viacom, Disney, etc...) control so much more than just media airwaves and television stations. Their ownership extends into products, amusement parks, sports teams, and restaurants just to name a very few. The concept that intrigues me is the correlation between advertisements money and the big wigs that pump out the ads. Is there really much room to complain about the false light of advertising when the corporations are the ones that are putting out the images. I wonder because it seems more evident to me than ever that they are protecting their own interests. It was never really a doubt to me before that public interest took a back seat to financial interests, but after learning how many conglomerates were involved in one corporation, it is now more obvious how one ingredient affects the recipe of so many more dishes.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Beware of Ads!!
This week was really interesting delving into ads and how they inconspicuously desensitize us about gender issues. It was interesting to study ads and how they create this facade about what is normal and abnormal. When they are broken down, it's not always obvious what they're selling, especially when at times you notice that the picture has very little relevance to reality.
On the flip side, I've started to ask different questions. Instead of wondering what's being sold, I'm starting to wonder what I'm buying. Am I buying the ad or the product. I don't know if that makes sense, but in my mind, if I buy the ad, I'm buying the gimmick or the false promise that it carries. If I am buying the product, then I'm hoping it will fulfill it's necessity in purpose.
For example, if I buy a Coke, is it because "I want the world to sing in perfect harmony" or is it because I'm just thirsty. I know it's a pretty far stretch, but how many times do we buy a product for what we hope it will do with the opposite sex or for our self esteem. When in essence, Axe body wash is no more than just that. It's just body wash. Wouldn't Suave or Old Spice or even Dove get you just as clean? But, according to the ad they don't come with the possibility of getting the girl. Ladies correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the frequent use of any soap would help...right?
So again I ask did you buy the ad or the product? If you bought the ad, did it work?
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Best seats in the house.
I had a conversation with a friend that reminded me of how stereotypes just enter common conversation sometimes without us even noticing. We went to an NBA basketball game and he was looking around and he said "Black people always have the best seats in the house...court side!" I laughed when he said that, because on the floor, all 10 players were black. On the bench, there were a total of 6 white players combined on both teams. It's statistics like these that allow 2 stereotypes...all black people excel in basketball, and white men can't jump. Because of the extreme stereotype of blacks and basketball, it leads to the phenomenon of when a white person excels in basketball, he receives street credibility, leaning more toward a black identification. There are great athletes in all races, but it's just interesting how we react when those stereotypes are broken. For example how we are sometimes surprised when a black man can't play basketball, or we're amazed when a white man can. One things for sure I can't, and it has nothing to do with my race!!
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Friday, January 30, 2009
This week in class, there's been quite a bit of discussion concerning roles that the media creates based on sex. The video that we watched this week concerning male imagery in the media was very eye opening. It was very interesting how much media played a role in creating the ideal image for males.
As an avid sports fan, I found it interesting how they mentioned that being disrespectful or acting macho toward your opponent was categorized as poor sportsmanship. Although I agree that sportsmanship should govern behavior in all facets of a game, I don't know if I agree with overall politeness being in the forefront. I don't consider intensity a negative aspect of sports. Every person that takes on an opponent trains tirelessly to be better than his competition.
I believe there should be a distinct difference between game time and normal time. Off the field, I appreciate the likes of a Mark McGwire that has the ability to show emotion, but I can guarantee that if Mr. McGwire was on first base and a runner was heading straight for him, he wouldn't graciously excuse himself and allow the opponent to run through.
The mentality to focus on the win comes at high costs, but character, in my opinion shouldn't be questioned when a player points at another player or does something that proves that at that moment he was the better man.
Don't go crazy replying that I'm a poor sport and that I lack sportsmanship. I don't like taunting or anything of the sort, but I love the emotion in a game. I love the oppurtunity to beat someone that has beaten me. I hate to lose, therefore when I play, I try my damndest not too. (At anyones expense.) And for the record, female athletes are way more intense!!!
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Red, White and Blue Day!!
This past Tuesday, we officially welcomed a new era in our countries history. There was definitely a buzz everywhere. For my daughters elementary school, they had "Red, White, and Blue Day" to commemorate the election.
The kids were taught the importance of the day. Although it is exciting to be a part of history, especially in civil rights, there is still something to be appreciated when we keep things simple. Do we think maybe the media generates issues that we put into our minds? My daughter learned that Barrack Obama was our new President, not whether or not he was black or white. As exciting as the days events were, I couldn't quite get a feel for the media portrayal.
Somethings stood out to me that made me question media portrayal. When we watch all the pomp and circumstance, there was a lot of celebrities that performed for the President. Many of the acts were Rap and R&B artists. I wondered if the media used that genre because of the new President's preference, or to appeal to the obvious African-American audience.
I can't remember, so maybe I'm looking for input, but was there this much hype in previous
? Race aside, were previous
given the same exciting reporting that helped build the celebrations this year? What were we truly celebrating? The
of a black man? or The
of our new President? If both, which one was more important to you?
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America's Four Gods
This is the introduction to a sermon that I have posted to sermoncentral.com by the same title:
Who does the grocery shopping for your household. I admire those who regularly wage the grocery store battles. Last year, I was part of the MOVE weight loss program at the Binghamton V.A. Health Clinic. Now, I know that you're saying to yourself, "why would Fr. Tony need to be involved in a weight loss program?"
One session of the MOVE program was devoted to a video that explained grocery store marketing. The video took us through a typical grocery store beginning with the produce section. About every grocery store I've ever been in gets you started with the produce section, and this is a good thing since produce is good for us. The video explained how endcaps generate increased sales of the items placed in them and how eye level placement in aisles also increases sales. Folks, with all the marketing expertise that is employed at the grocery store we don't have a chance!
Honestly, for me, a grocery store is sensory overload. They're almost as bad as a Chucky Cheese, although Chucky Cheese is sound and sight and a grocery store is more reliant on sight alone. There are so many choices between similar products it can be baffling. Similar products come in different sizes and weights with different prices and nuances in ingredients. It's all too much. How do you regular grocery shoppers do it?
There's a similar complexity in the American religious landscape. Roughly 90% of Americans believe in God and about 85% of Americans believe that God is loving. However, after that the homogeneity of belief vanishes.
Baylor University professors Paul Froese and Christopher Bader looked at the wide range of beliefs about God in America and determined that this hodgepodge of ideas could fit under four headings. In America's Four Gods, Froese and Bader offer two questions that they believe lead to the four most prevalent conceptions of God in the United States.
Question #1 is "To what extent does God interact with the world." [Note: quotes and information on America's Four Gods is from the Christianity Today book review by Matthew Lee Anderson, "The Divine Divide," which can be accessed at http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/november/21.65.html]
Question #2 is "To what extent does God judge the world?"
From the answers to these two questions Froese and Bader teased out America's four Gods.
God #1 is "the authoritative God, who both judges and is closely engaged in the world." This God is like the stereotypes God the Cop and God the Judge.
God #2 is "the benevolent God who is 'engaged but nonjudgmental.'" This is the Santa Claus God or God the Loving Grandfather.
God #3 is "the critical God, who happens to be judgmental but disengaged. I call this the bad mother in law God. Before you throw things, notice that I said bad mother in law. I'm sure that there aren't any bad mother in laws here.
God #4 is "the distant God, who is neither engaged nor judgmental and could care less about how humans muck about." I call this the Slumlord God.
Who is God for you?

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Dr. Harvey M. Deitel, Chief Strategy Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., has 38 years experience in the computing field including extensive industry and academic experience. He is one of the worlds leading computer science instructors and seminar presenters. Dr. Deitel earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Boston University. He worked on the pioneering virtual memory operating systems projects at IBM and MIT that developed techniques widely implemented today in systems like UNIX and Windows NT. He has 20 years of college teaching experience including earning tenure and serving as the Chairman of the Computer Science Department at Boston College before founding Deitel & Associates, Inc. with Paul J. Deitel. He is author or co-author of several dozen books and multimedia packages and is currently writing many more. With translations published in Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Basic Chinese, Advanced Chinese, Korean, French, Polish and Portuguese, Dr. Deitel's texts have earned international recognition. Dr. Deitel has delivered professional seminars internationally to major corporations, government organizations and various branches of the military.
Paul J. Deitel, Chief Executive Officer of Deitel & Associates, Inc., is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Sloan School of Management where he studied Information Technology. Through Deitel & Associates, Inc. he has delivered Java, C and C++ courses for industry clients including Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Rogue Wave Software, Computervision, Stratus, Fidelity, Cambridge Technology Partners, Open Environment Corporation, One Wave, Hyperion Software, Lucent Technologies, Adra Systems, Entergy, CableData Systems, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, White Sands Missle Range, IBM and many others. He has lectured on C++ and Java for the Boston Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery. He has taught satellite-based Java courses through a cooperative venture of Deitel & Associates, Inc., Prentice Hall and the Technology Education Network. He is the co-author of sixteen books and multimedia packages with Harvey Deitel and is currently writing many more.


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Kissing And Love,Love kissThe kiss is the act of a beautiful pair of lips touch another pair. It really is not as easy as it looks in the movies. Do can be challenging enough nerve if you're not sure what you are doing. Whether you are a young beginner - anxious about meeting a weird nose and how to hide that hickey - or an adult wanting to get more creative with your skills and impress your partner, we have all the information you need here. You'll find videos that explain all sorts of how to snog passion for advice on how to end a date. From the first kiss ... the kiss of the evening, we all need!
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About 2 weeks ago Isabelle was sliding down the stairs in a sleeping bag and somehow she fell on her shoulder and head. Well we watched it for a few days and she could move it and it was hurting less so we thought it was getting better. After about a week she started favoring it again and we noticed the large bump so we thought we had better take her in and get it checked. I thought maybe it was a fracture, but the x-ray showed that there was a complete break. So now she has to wear a brace for 6 weeks. The only complaint I got from her was when I would lift her out of the car. What a trooper.
On another note:
My friend Jeannie and I made apple pie filling and canned it this week. I just love how it looks in the jars. Those of you coming out for Thanksgiving will get to have some.
Sarah made this fun orange creamcicle fudge. It didn't last long, it was so good. She is getting to be a pretty good cook.


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The Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS) at Michigan State University is now accepting applications for paid positions as an Orientation Leader for the Fall 2016 International Academic Orientation Program (IAOP) taking place from August 20-26, 2016. Mandatory All-day trainings will be held on Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19, 2016. The application to be an IAOP Orientation Leader (OL) is due Sunday January 24, 2016.
This position is an exciting opportunity to help OISS welcome more than 1,000 new international undergraduate students to the MSU campus and East Lansing area while making some extra money.
If you are unable to commit to the OL trainings and IAOP, please consider helping new students upon arrival and during IAOP by volunteering with OISS. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Joy Walter at email@example.com.
Apply to be an OL online through this Google Form (http://goo.gl/forms/EFE55glGvo) after you read the attached job description.
- If the link does not work, please copy and paste the address into your browser.
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- To log into the form, you must use your MSU NetID and password.
- Don't forget to email your résumé in addition to completing the Google form application.
Feel free to email us with questions. We look forward to receiving your application. Please also invite your friends to apply! International and domestic undergraduate students are needed.
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Jimmah Carter explains to us, with the weary patience one uses when talking to six year-olds, how this transition from one terrorist government to another even more vicious terrorist government is supposed to work. Well, Jimmah certainly should know.
The last time that he was influential in not punishing a terroristic transition government that had recently come to power, we had 70 hostages held and tortured for the last 444 days of Carter's term in office. Carter waited patiently for Ronald Reagan to drub him out of office, for the petrified Khomeini government to frantically release the hostages as Mr. Reagan was being sworn in and then got a free plane ticket from Mr. Reagan so that he could go visit the just released and so-pleased-with-Carter's-patience hostages. The unfortunate part was that the plane ticket Mr. Reagan gave to Mr. Carter was for a round-trip.
Carter says,
The election of Hamas candidates cannot adversely affect genuine peace talks, since such talks have been nonexistent for over five years.I don't think that is correct. There have been no "genuine peace talks" with whatever murderous Palestinian government was in control at the time for, oh, 57 years. Therefore, cutting of the freebies to Hamas is not going to affect genuine peace talks this year, either.
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Although familliar with texturing i wanted to research it further to look more deeply into it, to see differnt ways of implimenting it. Below is some research i did.
Different material types
Lambert is a flat material type that yields a smooth look without specular highlights. It calculates without taking into account surface or reflectivity, which gives a matte, chalk-like appearance. Lambert material is ideal for surfaces that don't have highlights: pottery, chalk, matte paint, and so forth. By default, any newly created object is assigned the Lambert shader.
The Phong material takes into account specular reflectivity to create highlights across an object surface. The algorithm can be customized for surfaces such as plastic, porcelain, and glazed ceramic.
PhongE is a faster rendering version of Phong that yields somewhat softer highlights than Phong.
The Blinn material calculates highlights on surfaces similarly to Phong; however, Blinn can achieve a more accurate representation of the soft tinted highlights you see on metallic surfaces. Because Blinn is a versatile material type and doesn't cause flickering with bump maps.
The Anisotropic material type stretches highlights and rotates them based on the viewer's position. Anisotropic materials are ideal for materials such as hair, feathers, brushed metal, and satin.
The Ramp Shader material consists of built-in ramp graphs to offer more advanced control and simplify the shader network.
The Ocean Shader material has several items in the shader's attributes that control how the material behaves over time, and it has graphs to add detail to the base shader. Attributes include Wave Speed, Wave Height, Wave Turbulence, and Wave Peaking.
The Layered Shader lets you combine several materials to create a more complex material.
The Shading Map material is primarily designed to let you get a "cel" look in 3D, like typical animated cartoons.
The Surface Shader is used when you want to control a material's color, transparency, and glow with something else in Maya.
The Use Background shader cuts a "hole" in the image's alpha channel where objects with the material appear. This material is useful for combining separately rendered images in a compositing program to create the final results.
I posted up a helpful tutorial i found on how to UV map a more complicated object that isn't just a square or box. It involves different ways of mapping which is useful information, as in this project i will be mapping all sorts of different shapes in the environment.


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MCR: Stationary Bike: (5) min. to warm-up; Fit In (30) Room: (38:34)min. Resistance Level (5); Ab Crunches: 1x (30) rep. @ (70)lbs., 1x (30) reps. @ (90)lbs., 1x (30) reps. @ (80)lbs. Back Extensions: 3x (30) reps. @ (50)lbs.
I have been taking a break from running the last couple of days because of some continuing pain from rolling my right ankle on my last run (I was distracted by the starry sky) and some chaffing discomfort on my left instep from my gimpy (13)mi. attempt on the 13th of November. Since I decided not to run in the the Las Vegas event next month, in favor of more training time and building more road mileage, I am thinking about the Tracy Half Marathon at the end of January, 2012. It does have the advantage of being closer, and less expensive, although I fear it may be very windy at that time of year. I'll just have to see.


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Book Review of America's Youth vs. Big Government by Tim Sorweid and Steve Sorweid
Are you discouraged by the current state of the nation? Are you disheartened at your small ability to make a difference in the future of our country? With the economic crisis and the rise of the so-called Progressives, America is sliding downhill to complete collapse, and we are losing all remnants of our freedom along the way. The government - once created to protect freedom - is now taking away our liberty, and we have let them have it without complaint. Socialism and social Darwinism have invaded the thinking of the nation, resulting in a man-worshiping Statist society. Entitlement programs such as Social Security and healthcare have given rise to dependency and suffocating taxation. Despite the massive financial debts we have accumulated, both the Democratic and Republican parties continue to spend our money in frivolous and interfering ways. It is time for Americans, and especially the young generations, to stand up for freedom, to go back in history and recover the true meaning of the Constitution, and to take back our country.
The times are critical and call for a renewal of all that America once stood for. In the midst of these changing days comes a cry and call for the youth in America to destroy their apathy and return to the foundations of what made our nation great in the first place. America's Youth vs. Big Government: The Battle for the Fate of a Nation is a book by Tim Sorweid and Steve Sorweid, two brothers whose passion for their country becomes the root and reason for their collaboration.
Directed towards the rising generations of Americans who have yet to make their imprint on the nation's history, America's Youth vs. Big Government is a passionate plea for reform. The crimes and corruptions of past generations are giving rise to consequences that fall on the youth. Unless the nation drastically changes its ways, the young people of America will pay for the sins of the parents. As the Sorweid brothers say in the introduction: "All great societies go through the following social paradigm: Repression to freedom, freedom to prosperity, prosperity to arrogance, arrogance to apathy, apathy to dependence, and dependence to destruction." We have lost the taste of freedom and are drowning in our own apathy. As days go by, the people of America are growing more and more dependent on the government. The only logical conclusion, if America continues down this path, is destruction.
Who are the Sorweids?
Growing up in Wisconsin, the Sorweid brothers were given a good education that led to success in the real estate and technology industries. Both Steve and Tim were laid off during the 2009 economic collapse. Disillusioned with the effectiveness of the government, they have a heart for those who have been struggling as well. Level-headed and sincere, the brothers have thought through the issues in our country for themselves and have seen the reality of our socialism-embracing society.
Steve and Tim Sorweid's goal in writing this book is not to discourage the people even more by pointing out all the flaws in our government and leaving the situation as it is. Their purpose is to call the current government situation as it is, to give the youth of America the weapons needed, not to destroy more, but to recover the nation and reinstitute the freedoms held so dear by the Founders. Using detailed historical research and relevant current events, each chapter covers a topic relevent to the people of today, such as internet and social networking, universities and higher education, retirement, general welfare, and the nation's debt. You will find this book insightful, interesting, and above all, inspired by truth. Following you will find short summaries of the chapters, the purpose of which is to encourage you to read the book for yourself, as there is a wealth of information to be had.
Buy this book on Amazon!
The internet is a relatively new innovation, creating yet another dimension for the government to want to control. Internet and social networking have changed the way we live our lives, even influencing political campaigns. Freedom of speech on the internet is under attack by Progressives who claim to have the people's interest at heart. The controvsial issue of net neutrality is an attempt by the government to restrict liberty while being described in positive terms that confuse the people into accepting what they do not understand. Internet censorship and cyber security are very real threats that will only diminish our freedom.
The Constitution
Did you know that while the Constitution is only 8,000 words, the Federal Tax Code is 2 million words? Something is definitely wrong with this picture. The current Federal government has obviously exceeded the bounds set down by the Founders. The Constitution was created with a goal to keep the Federal government limited, but today the power of the government has grown out of proportion. We need to go back to the Constitution and understand the objectives written in the Preamble in order for us to realize what our government truly should look like.
Power of the People
Despite the fact that we the people are the ones with the power to govern, electing leaders to represent us, politicians today often forget the interests of the people, and we as often let them override our wishes. Politicians are full of promises, but once they get into office, they fail to keep those promises. The number of lobbyists has ballooned in the past fifty years, diminishing the influence of the common people in government. Both Republican and Democratic parties are money-hungry and corrupt. Voting for an honest man is almost impossible these days. Even though our leaders will say that they work for the people, their actions often tell a different story.
College is almost an assumed necessity for today's youth. But despite the advantages of having a degree in today's society, the failures of the education system can be overwhelming. Paying for college can put you in debt for years, and government interference in education has only increased the costs. Universities, while claiming to be diverse, actually inhibit free speech and free thought.
Voice your opinion!
Is the government doing a good job?
It wasn't long ago that the government interfered in the retirement of private citizens, creating Social Security, which is really just a Ponzi scheme on a grand scale. By the time the American youth reach retirement, Social Security won't be so secure anymore. We need to think ahead to those years when we will not have anything to fall back on, because the government simply isn't dependable.
General Welfare
The General Welfare clause in the Constitution has seen a drastic change in meaning in recent years. Written in limitation of government, the clause is now used as magic words for the government to do whatever it wants in the name of the general welfare. The result is massive federal debt and government interference in private affairs.
The American government has plunged itself into a horrifying amount of debt, borrowing from foreign nations and leading us into slavery. And yet we feel entitled to all our money-consuming programs of healthcare, education, etc. The more entitlement programs and bailouts that the government pays for, the more American citizens are financially struggling.
The youth of America have an amazing opportunity (duty, even) to make a difference, to change this country for the better. If we don't wake up to the reality of the corruption of the government, we will never be able to see clearly enough to make the right decisions. We will suffer, and our children and children's children will suffer, if something isn't done today to change the ways of America, to turn away from the corruption that is quickly turning us into slaves of the state.
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What a good review.
Sounds like a great book! Your overview was very thorough and thoughtful.
I found myself thinking about America's youth, and how few of us there are compared to how many of us there should be! America's big government has permitted and funded abortions that have eliminated a large majority of our generation: the generation that now holds the responsibility for our large government.
Thanks for your great work in broadcasting the truth!
I am going to read this book as your review of this book has made me interested to read it. I never read political or books based on politics but as the world is going through the worst economic and political crisis than ever before, I have also started to take interest in it and I think other people like me too are now hooked to the news and political debates to get something out of it.


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tv Nightly Business Report PBS July 12, 2013 7:00pm-7:31pm PDT
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this is "nightly business report" with tyler and susie. >> you get close to local life, to cultural treasures. vieging river cruises, exploring the world in comfort. bad dream, boeing's dreamliner faces a crisis as an empty jet catches fire in london. >> tug-of-war, good bank earnings on one side, a warning on the other and both could have implications for your investments. >> and risky business, more baby boomers are learning how to trade options as they near retirement but do the risks outweigh the reward? we'll have that for "nightly business report" on friday, july 12th. this was not a good day for
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boeing or it's 787 dreamliner or the investors. shares down 5% keeping the dow under pressure from midday on. that was when news hit that an empty ethiopian 787 dream liner caught fire at london's health row airport. it's involving a new aircraft so critical to boeing's future and seth caplin says investors need to pay attention to these kinds of events. >> from a perception perspective for boeing, these things are not helpful. investors are going to be looking for some certainty here. they will be looking for, you know, is this just the latest thing? is there something else going forward we don't know about? >> not helpful to put it mildly and if the fire was not enough, in a accept brett incident a thompson airways 787 to florida was forceed to return to britain's manchester airport
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after a technical problem on board. all aboard were safe. officials haven't said what caused the problems on either plane, but investors didn't wait for an explanation. after hitting a 52-week high early today, boeing shares nosedived and caught in the downdraft, some of boeing's top suppliers and parts makers like spirit air systems down 2%. coming up, the market monitor guest will say whether he thinks boeing is a good long-term investment. that news overshadowed a tug-of-war on wall street today with blowout bank earnings battling a troubled warning from a belt weather. we'll have more in just a moment. but what surprised invelst tors is ups warning profits will be lower as customers find cheaper ways to ship. they say they see a slowdown in the u.s. industrial economy. ups shares tumbled 6% and that
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news weighed down the stocks. by the closing bell stocks rebounded and even posted new records. the dow added and the s&p up five points and the nasdaq added 21 points. what is behind the warning behind ups and what could it mean for the overall economy? hampton pearson explains. >> reporter: the latest indicated the global economic recovery has a long way to go comes from united parcel service. ups says there is an over capacity in the global air freight market and they are looking for cheaper solutions, even if they take more time. economists say it is bellwethers for the global economy. >> i do think that the slow down that we seen across the globe coming into the summer was more than anyone anticipated. i think most of the transportation companies,
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delivery companies expected better, more and had access capacity. so, you know, i think they were surprised by this. >> reporter: ups says it's expecting profits this year to be higher than 2012, including solid growth in the second half of the year. on going labor negotiations is another factor impacting package volume growth but retail analysts view that as a short-term problem. >> i think ups will rebound and will regain some -- or rebuild and ramp up on new customer acre session again but that was a probably soft spot in the second quarter, as well, while as shippers maybe chose fedex or ups due to those negotiations. >> reporter: meanwhile, ups is counting on growth in ground transportation and small package business in the second half of the year to offset lower profits and slower growth in the global air fright competition. for "nightly business report,"
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i'm hampton pearson. >> one bright spot in today's trading, big profits from jp morgan and wells fargo delivered better than expected quarterly earnings. jp morgan profits surged 31% to $1.60 a share, 16 cents more than analysts estimates. revenue also better than expected, up 14%. wells fargo posted a gain of 19% or 9 8 cents a share, a nickel higher and the recent jump in interest rates and drop off in lending in the mortgage market but the ceo of jp morgan said they will continue to do well as interest rates move higher. >> all equal, it may knock down mortgage origination but have you have a healthy economy that will filter through. all things equal, a good thing as long as the economy is growing. >> as for the outlook for the u.s. economy, diamond is also pretty upbeat.
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>> the american economy is getting -- slowly getting stronger, so the lending will come back when people have more confidence and do more capital investing. we're confident you'll see growth over the years as america recovers. >> we'll learn more about the outlook for the banking sector next week. citi group reports it's earnings on monday. here to give us more analysis on those bank earnings today and a look ahead to next week, fred cannon, director of the bank research firm keith, bia and woods. >> thanks. >> what were the highlights and low lights in jp and wells, more highlights than low? >> there were. fee revenues, both companies stronger than expected and credit. these companies have big legacy asset port fo portfolios and cr tight for three years so no problems with credit developing.
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they are releasing reserves they made for loans and that's a key element to the growth. >> fred, do you think we'll hear the same story line when sciti reports and bank of america? >> i think so. as jamie diamond said in the previous segment, this is getting to be a better environment for banking. higher rates while there are negatives are a better thing because the spread of what you can earn on lending ver suls su cost of deposit. home prices are drifting up in the u.s. and the recent runup in interest rates isn't dampening that. those are a good backdrop for second kwaurquarter earnings. >> what are they doing so well? i'm not talking about the big ones, though, that's the main focus tonight. what are the mid-sized guys doing well? >> lending. if you look at the data for the second quarter, the large banks lending increase was over 1%, not great.
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the small banks overall was about 8%. so really, the small banks are the ones out there aggressively getting out there with customers and making loans. that's what they do and that's why stock prices are doing well. >> when we look at the bank index, it's been pretty much on the rise since the beginning of the year. do you see that continuing, and are there any stocks big or small in the banking sector that you are recommending? >> we do think it's a good environme environment. interestingly, the evaluations are kind of stretched, so they get nervous at this point in time. we were up 25% year to date and after a good run last year but the key bank index is 40% below the peak precycle. a lot had to do with delusion but low interest rate environment keeping -- keeping earnings down. as interest rates rise and home prices go up, it's a good environment. citi is a great investment and should do well.
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nervous about emerging market issues but should do fine there is a number of regional banks. you should look upstate new york to buffalo there is a couple banks that we're big on right now. first niagra had a tough time. >> it's a good lending environment for banks because they can command more on the loan rates and their cost of securing deposits is low. another way of saying that is they raised their loan rates but haven't raised deposit rates. do you expect them to raise deposit rates soon? >> no, the banks are swimming in liquidity. so we think there will be plenty of deposits around for a long period of time. if you're a saver, don't expect cds to go up -- >> that's what i'm asking, fred cannon, thanks very much. director of research. >> great to be on, thanks. >> big changes happening in cuba. the hard line socialist government invited a select group of business journalist to get an up close look at the
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economy and reforms being made. so what is new and why now? michelle cabrera is one of those journalest on the ground in havana and has the report. >> reporter: although the cuban government says it's fully committed to socialism it invited journalists to show us what they are making changes to take the government out of the economy, individuals are allowed to no longer work for the government and instead, start their own small businesses in select areas. wherever you go, you see shops in doorways and windows. but just to show you how far they still have to go, the example that the cuban government showed to the journalist was a store front where they sold religious clothing and manufactured in the back. working on 1950 singer sewing machines. the owner of the shop said she's clearing $130 a month after all her expenses. that's a lot of money in a
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country where the average cuban makes $19 a month. other changes are coming in the transportation sector where they are encouraging workers to form cooperative, to try to relief the terrible, terrible situation with buses, which are packed and terrible for riders in the sweltering heat. many are asking whether what's happening in cuba right now is similar to what happened in china in 1980 when that country began a series of massive reforms. the cuban government says absolutely not, it will still always be socialist and these changes are only to make so socialism in their words, more sustainable. i'm michelle cabrera in havana cue back. >> if you want to learn more, log on nbr.com. tennis, bridge and options trading? find out why baby boomers are do it yourself option investors and
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what they may risk in the process but first, let's look how the international markets finished today. soaring would prices trickled down to higher prices at the pump. aaa reports the average price for a gallon of unleaded is 3.55, up 3 cents from yesterday. that's the largest one-day spike since february and expects say the pain at the pump is likely to get even worse this weekend. toyota's popular rav4 small sized suv scored a score of good for highway safety but in one demanding crash test they received the worst possible score. in the so-called small over lap test which involves crashing a
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vehicle at 40 miles an hour into a 5-foot high barrier on the driver's side over lapping a quarter of the vehicle's entire width. the top-rated, subaru forester and mitsubishi out lander. alwian rocketed today to an all-time high. they make so-called orphan drugs to treat rare disorders. they gained 12.5%. also in healthcare, afina health jumped to a 20% high. this software sign add contract with a large healthcare system. shares closed near that all-time high at 109.75. >> and web md said bio farmers are buying more ads and
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sponsorships. web md shares new high closed up more than 25% at 33. $82. h and r block selling to avoid stricter regulations and investors say yay and they said let's move those shares higher, which they did. new high, triple volume closing at $43.63. after the bell at&t said it's belling leap wireless for 15 dollars per share in cash, a $7 premium over the closing price. leap operates a prepaid wireless service, which at&t will continue to deal subject to fcc review. shares of at&t were flat after hours as you see there, while leap shares, well they leaped. market monitor expects the stock rally to continue for the next 12 months.
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chief investment strategist at russell investments. welcome. >> thank you. >> we reported a bunch of new highs, this is an amazing run for the stock market. what do you think will drive stocks higher over the next 12 months? >> well, a couple things, but i'll go back to the source of the strength in the markets this week because of gentle ben. we didn't see he said anything new in terms of the federal reserve. what he said was the economic news is getting better, the u.s. economy is getting closer to not needing the full stimulus and they will consider pulling some of that back, and we think that's good news for stocks and good news for earnings going forward because we think that great, economic growth will accelerate here and in europe in the back half of this year. plus, you know, the roads of equities to fixed income and cash is still there. those others don't look attractive and that will probably drive multiple expansions. good earnings and the fact that there is nowhere else to go
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probably drives stocks forward. >> as you know, eric, we've been watching viewers to send in their questions about individual stocks and we'll start with one right in your backyard, which i know you must be familiar with. robert b in long beach california wrote in object boeing. he said i would like your analysis of boeing, the company had backlogged, controls, future products in demand and u.s. carriers have ageing fleets. that against the backdrop of two insuran incidents that handicapped the stock. >> absolutely. why don't we hold as much of boeing as people think we might? relative valuation of boeing versus other stocks. boeing with today's 5% pull back which you noted earlier in the broadcast is up 35% year to date. it's actually had a very good one-year return. we think that it's a good stock, good company, just a little
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pri pricey at this level. >> linda says saw your program for the first time tonight, we hope, linda, you keep watching. she bought sony at $12 a share and now it's over $21. she wants to know sell it or hold on? what do you think? >> well, that's another stock we're under weight and meaning under weight. she may want to consider a company like samsung. sony is another story of stock price is spectacular. they benefitted from being in japan where samsung's market in co correia has not done well. >> let's move to missouri where matt h is interested in sea drill. he says i enjoy your show each weeknight and find it informative. we're grateful to you for that. can you please look at sea drill ticker sdrl and tell me what the future looks like for the company and dividends.
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>> they are an offshore drilling contractor so they own oil rigs and drill off them. businesses has been good for them since oil prices are high. in response they have taken out a lot of debt because oil rigs are expensive and significantly increased capacity, which isn't a problem on it's own. the industry as a whole has done that. we think that will come under price pressure in the future because so much new capacity will come online and the other problem is debt they have taken on, hard to refinance interest rates. interest rates are likely to move higher. >> thanks for those good suggestions. we appreciate it. chief investmente strategist at russell investments. trading options, give investors the right but not the obligation to buy or sell financial products and since stock prices change all the
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time, it is a risky business. but as jane wells shows us, more people are diving into the options world and not all young wall street hot shots. >> it will be the change in an option's value, one unit change in time. >> reporter: in a library in huntington beach, california. >> you talk to a butterfly guy or calendar guy, what will they say. >> reporter: folks that paid $600 to trade options. >> volatility only affects time premium. >> reporter: dan and peter used to do this, now they run seminars for the world's largest options exchange, the cbeo. who shows up? >> a male between the ages of 50 and 58. you get a few women there, maybe three women. >> reporter: why are boomers dabbling in options? it cost less money than buying stocks, more exciting, you can get profits more quickly or lose them and a way to manage risk. he's a former airline pilot.
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>> i don't go to vegas and gamble but here you control your own risk. you set the rules. >> reporter: but this stuff is tough to learn and easy to screw up. >> i might be good on a trade six out of ten times, and that's considered to be a good trader. >> reporter: oh my gosh, baby boomers are trading options, red alert, sitting ducks, get ripped off, lose everything? >> right i'm concerned as an educator start slowly and it takes a good year or two in many trades under your belt to get profish at this stuff. >> reporter: take steve burnet, a 57-year-old pastor from colombia, south carolina who traded stocks for many years and decided to kick it up a notch with options. >> studying candle stick formations. >> reporter: he settled on a strategy of selling puts which allows investors to sell at an underlying stock for a fraction of the cost of the share price. it can be scary like the time he meant to buy five apple
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contracts and accidently bought 105. >> which represents $4.5 million. scared the heck out of me before i could sell it and get it off my books. i don't know how e trade let it go through. >> reporter: they made him the most money. >> nobody gets into it for that. >> reporter: looks like they are in a game with greater risks and rewards. jane wells, los angeles. and coming up on the program, the one-year anniversary of yahoo's new ceo marissia mayer. this past year is anything but dull and we'll look how the company changed and the challenges ahead. first how commodities, currencies and treasuries performed today.
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marissia myer is experiencing with invasions at yahoo and stirred up controversy. she's been one of the most watched ceos and as her one-year anniversary approaches, we'll hear many reviews on her performance. so how is she doing? jon fortt takes a look. >> reporter: it had the makes of a no-win situation. the super star was swooping in trying to save the bad news bears of tech but somehow it looks like marissia myer is pulling it off. a year into her stint at yahoo ceo the stock is up 72%. not because of some dramatic business turn around. the genius of mier's first year is she's taken a mediocre hand and played it almost flawlessly, creating a vision, setting ex piece takes low and generating the right headlines at the right times. the year had challenges.
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right off the bat she announced she was pregnant and would take minimal maternity leave, they prized her and vil fied her. the relatively small number of workers, 200 out of 12,000 would have to report to the office. the reason, collaboration coming up with new ideas will be key to the future. critics, including sir richard branson pounlsed. how can an internet company squash tell it? free food, friday afternoon staff meetings and key hires helped boost moral. glass doors pegs her approval rating at 85%, lower than time cook and larry page. >> the moral levels yahoo improved significantly to the extent that she does seem to be
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a very, very well-founded and well-positioned leader with a strong strategy view for the company. >> reporter: to keep a good thing going, though, myer will probably have to get yahoo growing. sales are flat since she took over and brand advertiseding is actually down. wall street is hoping for a little growth news when yahoo reports earnings tuesday. if myer can pull that off, year two will be off to a good start. for "nightly business report," i'm jon fortt. finally tonight, you've been waiting and they are back. twinkies started arriving on select walmart shelves today after hostess went bankrupt and stopped making them but private equity owners bought the rights to the treats and they are flying off store shelves. shopers at a new jersey walmart were happy to see the return of the twinge keys. >> look. they are back. as soon as they came on the walmart flier, here we are.
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>> the best dessert. >> how long they been going, a couple years? >> now that i'm a grown man i can't have too many sweets? >> i can't eat them. >> reporter: why not? >> that's how i stay looking like this. the doctor told me to stay away from that. >> twinkies can be found at retailers nationwide on monday with one big difference. they have a shelf life of 45 days, nearly three weeks longer than they used to have. i'm not sure suzy, i should be come forpted by that necessarily. >> this whole come back is amazing. starting on monday from time square they will have a bus tour going across the country -- >> a twinkies bus tour. >> giving away free twinkies. >> how do we get on that route? bring them by angle wood for it. >> that's nightly business report for us. i'm suzy gharib. thanks for watching. >> i'm tyler. thanks for joining us.
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details continue to emerge about the asiana crash showing the response by the pilots and first responders. the bay bridge flip-flops from a delayed opening to a new proposal that could keep it on schedule. big developments in higher education. homeland security secretary janet napolitano nominated to head the uc system. plus, city college of san francisco fights for its survival. mounting pressure in the state prison system. inmates stage a massive hunger strike while governor brown refuses to release thousands of prisoners to ease over crowding. and a controversial plan for affordable housing in marin provokes some communities to pull out of the development. coming up next.
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So... one of my coworkers called and begged another coworker to come in on her vacation to photocopy IDs of people who were going to volunteer with minors (insert police checks and child safety checks). This very tired coworker called me and asked if I'd like to be her BFF (best friend forever) and do the photocopying for her. I am not about working like a dog these days and being the rescue queen but someone is NOT going to work on their vacation on my watch! So I went in to photocopy ID. Easy, right? Well, in my usual way to make drama everywhere in my life, I had a little adventure....
- The first coworker explained how to photocopy to me. I reassured her that I was ok with photocopying.
- I started introducing myself to people and asking them for ID to insure that they weren't criminals (well maybe I worded it better). Did I mention that I wasn't wearing my work nametag?
- I explain to them about what ID will and won't work... one government issued photo ID and one gov't issued ID such as health care, social insurance number, birth certificate. Some were prepared and others didn't know where their health care card was.... isn't that a bit disturbing?
- I take all the piles to the photocopier and the receptionist shows me the special preprogrammed button for ID... wow, we are advanced!
- No worries, I am rock 'n rolling.
- What people are showing up to chat with me? Inside voice: please leave me alone so I make sure the right and proper photocopies happen. Outside voice, "Oh how lovely to see you. How are you?"
- Then there are about 20 people who need photocopying explained to them and it executed.
- No worries, now try remembering who belongs to what. Good idea to self: always check the photo ID first. And don't laugh that this guy's first name if Herbert but he goes by John. Your secret's safe with me.
- Finish off and go home to relax... ignore the fact that you've only been photocopying for one hour!!!
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Keeping it together
My living room is overflowing with baby stuff and I desperately need a nice basket to keep it all neatly in one place after the kids go to bed. These two from IKEA seem like they could do the job very nicely!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
winter wish list
Winter is definitely upon us and I'm in the mood for cozying up with candles, beautiful music, blankets, hot chocolate.... the works. I'm tired of block candles, I want the elegance of a tall, slim candle to set the mood. Only problem is, I only have one candlestick! So, this is what I'm wishing for (also, this is the perfect gift for anyone, so I have a feeling some of my friends and family will be unwrapping one or two of those come the holidays).
Friday, October 16, 2009
Suitcase sofa
I just came across the website of Junktion, an unbelievably funky design firm in Tel Aviv. How cool is this suitcase sofa?! I smell a DIY project coming up (really? will I ever get round to it?)!
Friday, October 9, 2009
On that note...
Lennon would have turned 69 today. I hope his message lives on.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Funny thing, love
Spruce up your shoes
Ecouterre has us set to fall in love with our shoes all over again. As they say on their site:
Why do shoes have such a hold over our imaginations? From blue suede to those made for walking, no other accessory has inspired as many songs or so much frenzied devotion. But why, if we adore our shoes so much, is it so easy to chuck them when they've gone out of style or have fallen into disrepair? Don't they deserve better?
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Love, love, love!!! Plane views always spark my imagination!
So love the earthy patchwork quilt look.
How beautiful the cluster of clouds look!I had a similar experience when we were flying over Alps.
I LOVE CLOUDS AND OMCs these are like magic cloudshugs madi your bfff
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WHO WOULD YOU RATHER BE (or screw)?
Dagny Taggert or Dominique Francon?
BY THE WAY, did you know The Fountainhead was rejected twelve times before Rand found a publisher? What if she had given up?
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Dagny. No doubt.
Lauren – Would you think me terribly crass if I voted for you…?
dagny. i think she would be better in bed.
Definitely Dagny.
If she had given up then the world would have been spared a lot of bullshit.
If she would have given up, there would be a lot less "smart" people with stupid beliefs.
She is a fairly decent writer, but she shoves her beliefs so far down the reader's throats it takes away from the experience.


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The Uruguay international, currently in South America for the Confederations Cup, had earlier stated that he would like to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Spanish capital.
And in a second interview, the 26-year-old has reiterated his desire to leave the Premier League while refusing to rule out a move to Madrid.
"Any player would like to play for a great team and Real Madrid certainly are that," Suarez told television show RR Gol.
|Luis Suarez is 4/7 with Paddy Power to join Real Madrid
"Obviously Real Madrid is a great team and every player dreams about them; Real Madrid is Real Madrid and it's as high as you can go as a player and they will always tempt you.
"I'm not sure if I see myself in the white [Madrid], the only thing I know is that I have a contract."
Suarez, who is currently serving a domestic suspension for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, is adamant he wants to leave Anfield because of his harsh treatment by the British press.
"Ever since I arrived I have felt bad, they have never judged me for my play but with the attitude that I dive, protest, makes gesture, racism... everything.
"They have never spoken well of me. For that reason, when I was told I could win the Player of the Year award, I said: 'I will not get excited as I know that I will never win an important award in England.'"
The 26-year-old also slammed the length of his racism ban compared to that of John Terry, who received half the punishment for an incident involving Anton Ferdinand, and believes he can never forgive or forget his harsh treatment despite his love for Liverpool.
"Without any proof they gave me an eight-match ban, but with Terry, where they had proof, lip-readers, they gave him four, I'm South American and I think that's the root of all of this," Suarez continued.
"Liverpool is a club that I dreamt about playing for as a boy. I have been with great players there, they know me and I would love to continue for many more years at Liverpool. The stadium is spectacular, the fans are phenomenal: people with tattoos of me, things that I could never have imagined.
"After the [Evra] suspension people would come up to me, this is something that really touched me and they would say: "Luis forget everything and stay."
"But I can't forget as it was something that I had to suffer, that my family had to suffer and away from football I have a family to support and who are hurt by these things."
Suarez went on to describe one such example of his family being subjected to abuse, describing a shopping trip that almost brought his family to tears.
"About a week ago I was walking in a shopping centre near Manchester and three or four guys asked me for a photo," he added.
"While we were posing for it my wife said to me "Luis, get out of the photo". She noticed they were making biting gestures. I was with my wife and my daughter. Things like that get on your nerves. My wife was on the brink of tears and the blokes ran off laughing. You get tired of stuff like that."


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ATLANTA - It's not exactly the grits-blitz of the 1980s, but this season's Falcons defense is proving to be plenty gritty in its own right. While the normally big-play offense sputtered for much of the day, Atlanta's opportunistic defense took center stage Sunday against the Raiders, helping extend the franchise's best start to a season to 6-0.
Regardless of how it happens, you don't argue with being undefeated this deep into a season in the NFL, and these imperfectly perfect Falcons continue to simply find a way to grind out wins.
Matt Ryan, who had been talked about as the league's MVP going into Sunday, never looked comfortable against the Raiders rush, throwing three first-half interceptions, and the Falcons also failed to convert three third-and-one situations, including once from inside the 1-yard line.
But a flock of Falcons defenders brought the Georgia Dome crowd to its feet, before Matt Bryant sent them home happy with his second final-second, game-winning field goal in three weeks.
The Raiders' first six possessions of the second half ended in either a turnover or a punt and Atlanta had seven tackles for loss, three by Jonathan Babineaux, while ageless defensive end Jonathan Abraham had three sacks and two quarterback pressures. Ray Edwards and Robert McClain each returned fumbles deep into Raiders territory to set up scoring opportunities, but it was the newest Falcons defender, cornerback Asante Samuel that came up biggest in the clutch when he stepped in front of a Carson Palmer pass and returned it 79-yards with 2:40 remaining for a TD to snap a 13-all tie.
On his way to the end zone, Samuel raised his left arm in celebration while he was still 30 yards away, before having to cut back inside of Palmer's tackle attempt and continuing on his way for the score.
"I was actually kind of worried he was going to get me," Samuel said afterward. "My blockers didn't really take him out like I thought, so I had to make one more move and then let the celebration resume."
But the final celebration couldn't commence even after Samuel's lightning fast momentum shift. The Raiders answered with an 80-yard scoring drive to tie the game again, but they also left just enough time - 40 seconds - for Matty Ice to reemerge and live up to his nickname after an otherwise frustrating afternoon.
Ryan completed all six attempts on the Falcons' final drive, moving the ball 43 yards to set up Bryant's 55-yard attempt with just six seconds remaining. The Raiders called timeout just before the snap, which actually allowed Bryant the chance for a practice kick - which actually sailed wide left -- before the real thing, which split the uprights.
"It really did help to get that first kick in right after they called timeout," Bryant said. "You get to swing away, follow through and see how everything feels. We made an adjustment on the snap after the first try went wide and it all paid off for us."
Countless Falcons teams of the past would not have had the resolve to fight back and find a way to grind out a win on a day when the offensive timing, which had been so impressive for much of the season, never quite clicked. The Falcons drove into Raiders' territory on each of their first four possessions of the game but the first three ended in two Ryan interceptions and Bryant's first missed field goal attempt of the season, before Ryan finally connected with Roddy White on a four-yard TD in the back of the end zone.
That was the only offensive TD for Atlanta, but much as they have each of the last three weeks, when it counted most the offense rallied late in the fourth quarter to pull out a win. And whether its a Hail Mary pass out of their own end zone to set up a Bryant game-winner against the Carolina Panthers two weeks ago, a late TD to edge the Redskins on the road last week, or the defense setting the tone until the offense finally put together a late drive, the difference between being a precarious 3-3 and going into the bye week unbeaten is that this group has already shown an ability to take advantage of every late-game opportunity, remaining calm in the one-possession situations that so often close-out NFL games.
"We've shown we can come from behind if we need to, or get big plays on either side of the ball when we need it," said future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez, who had four catches for 42 yards, including two on the final drive. "The attitude we have - and have to have - is no matter whose turn it is to step up, we are confident anybody will do what it takes to get the win. And that's really all that matters."


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An attempted explanation, brief revisions and odd memories from this fantastical, improbable chapter of my life December 31, 2006Posted by Nima in Africa, Bamako, Canada World Youth, Mali, Uncategorized.
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Now, first the explanation; Why exactly keep a blog if you're going to write once every 3 months? Well, surely I would've liked to have written in this space more often in Mali but that was severely limited by lack of internet access and electricity in general…but that's not the whole story.
Mali v. Togo madness December 31, 2006Posted by Nima in Uncategorized.
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Greetings Folks- I'm sorry for not updating for the last 3 months or so, but I'll explain in the next post. I'm currently in France near the Atlantic Coast city of La Rochelle where my sister lives for the holidays and remebered my promise to fill you in on my travails before New Year's. So first a message I had written a long time ago and never got around to posting.
The Mali/ Togo match was simply the most stunning sporting event I have ever seen, which had nothing to do with the magnitude of the game itself (an early round qualifier for the 2008 African Cup), but the emotions and sights and sounds of the sheer mayhem of that day. Mali sought to avenge last year's loss to their arch-rivals, and every time you would ask a Malian about the game they would instantly burst into hysterics. " Oh they played horribly that day! They were a disgrace to our country! And to TOGO? Little Togo? Are you kidding me!?"
There was such intense rioting after that game that the Malian team couldn't leave the stadium until 1:00 a.m. Perhaps this should of worried us, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity of seeing such an anticipated game.
The streets of Bamako leading to the stadium were closed by mid-afternoon to prevent overcrowding, so we arrived several hours early as about 50,000 fans filed into Stade 26 Mars, so named for the date of the 1991 coup d'État that overthrew dictator Moussa Traoré, who ruled Mali for 23 years.
The crowd was absolutely wild; chanting, screaming, singing songs…and that was during the warm-up. The game started several hours later than normal to account for the Ramadan fast; at sundown thousands got up from their seats, gulped plastic bags of water to quench their thirst and prayed for a convincing Malian victory. (While I waved my Malian flag instead) Also, the presence of several hundred riot police around the grounds added a special ambiance to the proceedings. (Side-note- Of the 50,000 in attendance, about 12 were women)
The home team dominated play from the start, coming very close to scoring a half dozen times, but the game remained scoreless late into the second half. At this point fans started growing more restless, heckling longer and louder and, as Togo brought the ball dangerously into Malian territory, that's when I wondered for the first time what would actually happen if Togo were to score; and that very instant, at the 90th minute, they came very, very close to doing just that, and everyone in the stadium held its breath (I have a feeling the Canadians a few seconds longer), but alas, the strike was mercifully turned aside by the Malian keeper.
That's when our driver decided to mention that even if the game were to end in a tie, "They'll probably still riot." Oh, good.
(Quick backtrack- In the Paris airport, on our way to Bamako, the Malians had bumped into Dramane Traoré, a player on the national team who plays in Moscow. It was quite an event, and they took pictures, chatted…anyway…)
In the 94th minute, at virtually the last possible second of the game, on a harmless looking attack, who do you think scores for Mali? That's right, M. Traoré himself.
The crowd absolutely erupted into a piercing, disorienting decibel of jubilation, causing several riot police to drop their cigarettes and look menacing. From there the crowd never really calmed back down, and things got a bit frenzied – everyone dancing and hugging and shaking hands, bags of water splashed in the air, home-made fireworks popped right next to our ears, as fans streamed towards the exits.
The scene in the parking lot was of even grander mayhem, with occasional cars and scooters speeding down the middle of the mass of thousands, who continued dancing and celebrating. When we eventually did take to the road, the festivities grew more intense; thousands of people filled the streets (for this the women were all out), people were dancing on speeding cars, and many tried to hop on our car as our driver negotiated through remarkably narrow spaces, chains of people surrounding both sides for kilometres.
It was a tremendous outpouring of joy, and while we chanted and waved our flags as well, we were wondering how exactly we were going to make it back to Nossombougou through all of this. After several hours of delicate driving through some crazy partying, we eventually hit empty roadways that lead back to our village; and the instant the sounds of singing and screaming faded into the darkness…. we all just laughed uncontrollably.
Because it all seemed so surreal, not just to believe that any of this had happened, that it wasn't a dream or a romanticized vision from an escapist novel, but that we had actually lived it.
Which is much like my entire Malian experience…


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Do you know what it's like when the girl you love is taken by her parents, quite literally interrogated (about you, her, and every little detail that is really no one else's business), told a bunch of lies about you, then put on an airplane to be taken to the other side of the continent so that you may never see her again? Without even being able to say goodbye... Then a few weeks on you get an email from her, basically saying "we'll never see each other again" and that we better pretend like we never even knew each other..
Moral of the story: don't let anyone get too close... except those you want to beat the shit out of.
Back in November, a British professional photographer sent me a message saying he will be coming to Budapest soon, and I seem to be the only Urbexer around. I agreed to meet him and show him some interesting places - these ended up being the insides of the Elizabeth and Liberty bridges (although we had a lot more planned, but time was short).
Of course, he had a proper camera - and this right here, is the first photo I've ever taken with a DSLR. :-)
At the top of the bridge, Andy successfully got himself stuck in a hole in the most noticable place possible. He could only move one arm... but he wasn't trying to free himself with it :-)
We were still inside Elizabeth bridge when the city was suddenly obscured by thick, magnificent fog.
A foggy night in the city is one of the most melancholic, disturbing, and depressing things one can experience on this planet. I LOVE it.
There were even a few photos of me taken this time :)
|by Andy / uselesspsychic
Welcome to Budapest...please watch out for falling
|by Andy / uselesspsychic
I can't swim at all, by the way..
Elizabeth bridge is a luxury residence for arachnids. No wonder, with all the decoration lighting attracting dinner directly into their 'living room' :)
We were right at the top of Liberty bridge when I noticed a drunken group of four blokes being loud and yelling stupid bullshit on the pavement below. All of a sudden, without any warning, one of them simply pulls his fly open and starts pissing right there in the middle of the sidewalk!
I thought I'll see if I can give the asshole a little scare, so I yelled down to him:
I've often yelled this sentence out the window of abandoned downtown buildings, almost always resulting in hilarious shows of the 'suspect' looking around in panic, and then running off as if he was being chased.
This time though, I made a big mistake. Normally, you can't see a thing looking up at the top of the bridge from the pavement, thanks to the glow of the street lights. But this time, the thick fog, reflecting the light of the city, provided a nice golden backdrop for my silhouette...
One of the dumbasses noticed me right away, and stood there in shock and awe for all of 2 seconds, before reaching in his pocket for his cellphone. I thought he was going to take a picture, so I quickly pulled back inside the steel structure - only to watch him start dialing...
Not only does he piss on the sidewalk, he then goes and sets off the same expensive shitstorm that happens every time one of those self-important people climb up here, who want the whole world to stop what they're doing and watch them turn themselves into a digusting patch of bloody organs. Firetrucks have to be deployed to try and get the bastard down, and the whole bridge has to be closed lest someone's nice car gets squished by a 180 pounds of Dumbass.
I yelled over to Andy, "We have to leave FAST!", then we both started hurrying down the arms of the bridge in opposite directions. I walked down towards the middle of the bridge, while he walked directly above the heads of our dear jackasses.
As soon as I reached street level, I quickly hurried to the other side so they don't see and recognize me. Andy soon appeared, and as he walked towards me, I saw the first patrol car arriving behind him. The jackasses were still all looking up at the sky, wondering where the hell we went. They had no idea at all that we've just escaped from right above their empty heads. :)
By the time we walked over to the Pest side, there were already four police cars on the bridge, soon to be joined by two firetrucks and a police boat equipped with a large spotlight. They used it to scan the bridge up and down, while more police cars were driving around the neighbouring areas, with pigs scouting as if they were looking for a bank robber at least. Liberty bridge was just a big blur of pretty, pretty flashing blue lights :-)
I said goodbye to Andy and walked back to the bridge, where the cops were just about to give up the search. The blue lights were disappearing off the bridge one by one, and soon even the last of the firetrucks left. I walked across the bridge in the thick, beautiful fog. Only dim little specks of light could be seen from the neighbouring Elizabeth bridge.
As I was standing there taking pictures, a girl stopped next to me on a bicycle, grinning at me.
She wasn't from Hungary so we resorted to English, but we had a nice conversation - she said she's never seen fog like that before, and was amazed at the sight. Her name was Katharina - she was from Poland, and initially only came here to study. But she fell in love with Budapest so much that she's decided to move here, and change her name to Katalin. :-)
This makes it even more obvious that the only people who think Budapest is an ugly place and want to leave it behind are the people who were born here - right into the capital of Europe's most unhappy, depressed nation, where everything that was once pretty gets graffitied over and demolished, and everything that still is, will just be sold by the gram by our corrupt politicians. Perhaps it is time to realize that our city is one of Europe's most beautiful cities, and it should be our goddamn duty to preserve it and make sure it stays that way. But instead, the most memorable entities of our country are still our empty-headed politicians and all the crazy shit they say and do to embarass our entire nation. It's time to stop arguing about your political beliefs and which stupid party or politician is better than the other, and realize that you're just picking between liars, thieves and dictators. No egoistic, power-hungry Big Brother figure is going to dwarf 1100+ years of history with his bickering. This is Hungary, god damn it, not Orbánia, not Gyurcsány's Land, not a "People's Republic", and most of all not - yet - Airstrip One.
Now that we brought politics up for the first and last time, it's time for something a lot more meaningful: abstract art. :)
Goodbye... "Angel".


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In 1865, which way did Connecticut's congressmen vote on slavery? Hollywood has flubbed the quiz, doing the state a disservice.
All four of Connecticut's U.S. representatives voted in favor of ratifying the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. Watch the acclaimed movie "Lincoln," however, and a different scenario unfolds: Two of the state's congressmen voted against it.


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The gang over at Fronts Talk did not let this quote, given to some Kingston magazine, slide by:
"I'm not just a hockey fan. I enjoy watching the NFL. My favourite team is the New York Giants. Last season was banner year for them with Eli Manning: as quarterback, Now, Manning was a guy who was a draft pick the Giants had traded for, and they took a lot of criticism at the time. Look what he's done for the team. I can certainly relate to that as owner of the Kingston Frontenacs. Patience pays off."
Kaufman's shtick was to do something way out there just to push people's buttons. Springer drawing an analogy to the New York Giants being champions of a 32-team league, four years after drafting Eli Manning — when his own team has gone a decade without winning a playoff round in a league where 80 per cent of the teams make the playoffs, well, it certainly pushes some buttons. It also pushes the gag reflex.
If Springer is Andy Kaufman, does that make GM-for-life Larry Mavety Tony Clifton? Mavety, if you got him one-on-one, certainly would claim, as Clifton often did, that Springer is actually the one ruining his "good name." After all, His Royal Mavesty has never ever been to blame.


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Well my natural hair journey started almost three years ago, but to me, it really started this month December of 2010 but I will start from the beginning. Ok so it all began when I was a few months late from getting a perm. (It's so hard for me to believe that I was into those). Well it seemed like my whole dance ministry was going natural, including my mom. I was very skeptical at first on whether to make the transition. After all I had been getting perms for what seemed liked forever. I still don't remember ever being "natural" before now even though I didn't get one till 6 years old or so. For me I have always taken pride in my hair. It always been relatively long compared to the other African American girls. It seems like many black girls have or used to have long hair growing up and then I just began to get shorter and shorter. I believe my hair reached its worst state in fifth grade. My mom was letting me do my own hair (which I begged her to do), I was getting relaxers, and I didn't know what the heck I was doing. Since the third grade I have grown up in a predominantly white area and most of my friends were and still are white. And if not white middle eastern or Hispanic which all have fairly straight hair anyways. So I grew up with my friends playing with the long, blonde, straight hair, and I saw it as the ultimate beauty. Don't get me wrong I still think their hair is beautiful, I have just learned that mine is too. However I didn't feel to out of place since my hair was fairly long and straight. Unfortunately I was blind to the fact that it was extremely damaged, frayed, the ends were jacked, and I had relatively thin hair. It so sad to realize how blinded and brain wash I really was.
So back to the story, my mom decided to go natural, and her being my mother and role model, I decided what the heck. I had seen some natural hair people who had long hair and lovely curls and I thought that that could be a nice change. So luckily I was already like two or three months into the transitioning process. I just want to say that it is very possible to do the transition without the" big chop" my mother and I did it. I favorite style was a "corn row out", with this you couldn't tell where the natural hair stopped and the relaxer ends began. So within a year my new growth took up about 90 percent of my head, and I was soooooo tired of my straight ends. So finally I went to my natural hair stylist that I had been seeing and we finally just cut of the rest of the relaxer and I had the cutiest bob. Then it was experimenting time. I honestly didn't know what to do after that I tried straightening it which worked unless there was the slightest bit of humidity ….it was just a extremely puffy. So I experiment hair washing tips and a couple of styles but I was still completely in -experienced. I loved playing around so I learned stuff over the years. Even though I didn't know what was going on in these years I learned the best lesson, to love my natural hair. And that I did.
Ok so here's what I meant when I said my natural journey really didn't start until this December. So as me and my mom learned more about hair we learned more about right products which is the key to success. I started to get so inspired I decided to start a facebook group call Black is Beautiful: I Love my Natural Hair. I figured there are so many people who should know just how possible and beautiful it was to rock your own hair the way that it was. Also so many people either want to become natural or are natural and are in my "what do I do now phase" and I want to share what I could offer. Now the group has taken off and we have our own small community of natural hair. I have learned so much from researching and hearing what others have got to say. Now I realize I can be natural and wear it natural. See before I was natural but I still straightened it but now my mom and I both are ready to go full fledged natural, without the straightening. I am so blessed to see the number of people making the choice to go natural in the group, outside of the group, on the web, and even in the media. It is truly time for us to break free of the past chains and learn to love and take care of our hair the beautiful way it is….because black is beautiful!


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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Talking about the right thing.
David Codrea over at War On Guns has a post up on Remington's response to the H-S Precision/Lon Horiuchi debacle. I've been quiet on the topic up to now just because better bloggers than I have already chimed in and gotten the ball rolling. But this struck me as a Wow kind of thing. Here we have the CEO of Remington caught in a cluster fuck that was none of his doing and he's doing what he can in the best manner possible. Kudos to Tommy Millner both for his response and his willingness to deal with the problem quickly. Kudos also go out to Ahab, Breda, and all the others who brought this to the web's attention.
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- Old NFO said...
Millner will be ALL over this...
- December 5, 2008 at 5:09 AM
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Speaking to French journalists earlier this week in Paris, Russian President Vladimir Putin perfectly summarized the Deep State and its stranglehold on the US political system:
I have already spoken to three US Presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times.
Do you know why? Because of the powerful bureaucracy. When a person is elected, they may have some ideas. Then people with briefcases arrive, well dressed, wearing dark suits, just like mine, except for the red tie, since they wear black or dark blue ones. These people start explaining how things are done. And instantly, everything changes. This is what happens with every administration.
Changing things is not easy, and I say this without any irony. It is not that someone does not want to, but because it is a hard thing to do. Take Obama, a forward-thinking man, a liberal, a democrat. Did he not pledge to shut down Guantanamo before his election? But did he do it? No, he did not. And may I ask why not? Did he not want to do it? He wanted to, I am sure he did, but it did not work out. He sincerely wanted to do it, but did not succeed, since it turned out to be very complicated.
Putin went on to point out how the US lectures the rest of the world about democracy, while simultaneously embracing deeply undemocratic, inhumane policies:
This is not the main issue, however, even though it is important, since it is hard to fathom that people have been walking there in chains for decades without trial or investigation. Can you imagine France or Russia acting this way? This would have been a disaster. But it is possible in the United States and continues to this day. This refers to the question on democracy, by the way.
I referred to this example just to show that it is not as simple as it may seem. That said, I am cautiously optimistic, and I think that we can and should be able to reach agreements on key issues.


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