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The freshman from Raleigh scored a season-high 21 points in N.C. State's 82-64 victory Wednesday night.
RALEIGH | Freshman Rodney Purvis scored a season-high 21 points to lead North Carolina State past Boston College 82-64 on Wednesday night.
Scott Wood added 17 points with five 3-pointers while Purvis scored six during the run of 10 straight points midway through the second half that helped the Wolfpack (20-8, 9-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) pull away.
Freshman T.J. Warren scored 13 points, Lorenzo Brown had 11 and C.J. Leslie finished with 10 in an encouraging bounce-back performance for N.C. State, which is a half-game behind fourth-place Virginia in the race for one of the four first-round byes in the ACC tournament.
Lonnie Jackson scored 16 points and Olivier Hanlan and Ryan Anderson each had 12 for Boston College (12-16, 4-11).
The Eagles fell to 1-7 in conference road games and absorbed their second blowout on Tobacco Road in a four-day span. Duke beat them by 21 on Sunday.
But unlike that beatdown at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Boston College was in this one into the second half. Jackson's free throw with 16:51 left pulled the Eagles to 39-34.
That's when the uptempo Wolfpack finally got themselves off and running. N.C. State turned two BC turnovers into fast-break layups by Purvis.
After Wood hit two free throws following a technical foul on BC's Ryan Anderson, Purvis added a jumper in the lane to push the lead to 49-34 with 13 minutes left.
The Eagles didn't get closer than 11 the rest of the way while the Wolfpack gradually grew their lead. Brown made it a 20-point game with a layup with just over 8 minutes left.
Purvis, a freshman from Raleigh, had started the first 18 games before coming off the bench in last week's win against Florida State. He reached double figures for the first time since Feb. 2 and improved on his previous high of 19 points set against BC in January.
It was also a night of redemption for Leslie, who finished with as many turnovers (six) as points in a loss at rival North Carolina on Saturday.
Richard Howell finished with 10 rebounds for N.C. State, which improved to 15-1 at home and reached the 20-win mark for the second time in Mark Gottfried's two seasons.
The Wolfpack threatened to run the Eagles out of PNC Arena by reeling off 14 straight points during an early 22-4 run that ended on Leslie's free throw that made it 22-6.
For BC, that start was eerily reminiscent of the 12 consecutive points it allowed Duke to score during the 48-17 run that effectively ended that game by halftime. Only, this time, the youth-dominated Eagles responded by scoring 11 straight points — including three 3-pointers in less than 2 minutes — to temporarily get back in it. Jackson's around-and-in 3 in the final minute made it 30-27.


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At Gilt Groupe, each day at 12pm is peak site traffic time and their main user store receives 100,000 requests per minute. To handle these traffic spikes, they need a durable database that will stay up no matter what. They decided to look into using Riak for this main user store but, before they could bring it into production, they needed to performance test it.
With the help of two Basho engineers, Seth Thomas and Steve Vinoski, they were able to create a Riak test system in a week. They stress tested Riak and Riak passed with high marks. Riak also continued to perform well during a number of staged failure scenarios.
To ensure that Riak was actually as solid as the testing seemed to prove, they even simulated some extreme read and write loads. Zeusbench executed an extreme number of HTTP requests against the test service and reported metrics on performance. They also wrote a program that executed 1,500 insertions into Riak per second. Even with both these running, read/write performance in Riak never suffered.
Gilt Groupe was also able to kill multiple nodes in Riak while maintaining the production load. Riak continued to shine.
For more information about how Gilt Groupe tested Riak, check out their blog. Additionally, if you're in New York tomorrow (September 17th), register for the Riak Meetup at Gilt Groupe's office. Jim Englert (Gilt Groupe Lead Software Engineer) will be speaking about his experiences stress testing Riak and Basho's Tom Santero will talk about what's in store for the future of Riak.

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Ally's Contemporary with a Touch of Paris Glam
(Welcome to Ally from Seattle. She is one of the bloggers trying out for a place on the Apartment Therapy editorial team, covering different cities in the NW. Comments welcome!)
Name: Ally
Location: Seattle, Washington
Ally is sharing a "House Call" of her own home with us as part of her tryout. She writes: Our house is a green built contemporary in the middle of Seattle. We instantly fell in love with the open layout, exposed beams, concrete floors, and all the natural light. It was a dream of a blank slate but decorating proved to be a bit of challenge....
The reason was that we had just moved from Paris with a haul of European antiques and I wanted to make that and my love for everything Scandinavian work together in a contemporary Pacific Northwest house.
I feel like I've been able to pull it together for the most part by sticking with a similar palette and just a few statement pieces in each room. In the living room, for example, antique Flemish and French paintings hang in a cluster over a contemporary sofa and coffee table from Roche Bobois. In the bedroom, a baroque mirror adds some interest to a plain all white bed. And in the dining room, we hung an antique Baccarat chandelier that we brought with us from France over a Kartell dining table. (We had the house wired to accommodate the European wiring.)
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Life on the edge in San Diego
Rescue mission, bounty hunters, boat live-aboards, runaways, process servers, knights in Balboa Park
Various Authors 8:30 a.m., Dec. 15
I lost my job, my wife, my car, and I'm now homeless. I'm trying to stay sober. I'm hoping generous San Diegans will pass a few bucks my way to help me out until I can get back on my feet.
None of that is true. But my sign said so, as I stood on a freeway off-ramp and begged for money. I'm blessed with a loving wife and two boys. I own my own business and have lived in the same zip code my entire life. The only thing on my sign that was true was the "Bless You" part, as I silently offered those that gave me money gratitude, though their contributions and kindness were misguided.
In the late 1980s, a photo ran in USA Today showing a transient at a freeway off-ramp in Tucson, Arizona, holding a sign that read "Will work for food." Within a few years, the freeway-off-ramp sign-holding phenomenon had become part of the American landscape.
For years, on the way to my office, I've exited the same Highway 78 off-ramp, Jefferson Street in Oceanside. Almost daily, while I waited for the light to change, I noticed scruffy, sunburned, tattered-clothed, dazed, and confused-looking men (and sometimes women) standing at the end of the off-ramp, holding signs that asked for help. One or two motorists might roll down a window and hand the person money. That intersection cycles every two to three minutes, which means a captive audience of backed-up vehicles about 20 times an hour. If a panhandler is given two bucks per cycle, they might earn $60 an hour — tax free.
"You'd be surprised how much money these guys make," said the California Highway Patrol's Jim Bettencourt, spokesperson for the Oceanside office. The highway patrol has jurisdiction over freeway off-ramps, and it's a violation of California Vehicle Code 22520.5(a) to solicit or sell anywhere on a freeway or within 500 feet of an on- or off-ramp.
"Sometimes [the homeless guys] have a sad story, and other times they are just average citizens," said Bettencourt. Officers will try to get a panhandler to do a "verbal move," meaning that they will attempt to get them to leave without a confrontation. They're usually successful. If an officer returns in an hour and finds the same person there, then that person will be cited.
Recently, I've noticed the same group of three guys and one woman at my exit, although each appears on a different day. Was this a well-organized group, rotating systematically to off-ramps within a few miles? Possibly.
I followed one of the guys as he left my off-ramp, to see where he ended up. I thought he probably was living in the eucalyptus-lined hills behind Plaza Camino Real shopping center.
Wrong! I followed him to a Walmart parking lot, where he joined up with other similar-looking men, and got inside an old RV.
Mary Robinson from the Brother Benno Foundation in Oceanside says that whatever money freeway panhandlers make, "it's not enough to truly help them. It will only be used for alcohol or drugs."
Brother Benno is one of many agencies that support the homeless with hot meals (they feed up to 150 per day), clothing, job training, shelter, and legal and medical services. Interfaith Ministries, Community Resource Center, Alpha Project, Father Joe's, and Casa de Amparo are just a few of the great organizations in San Diego County that help the homeless.
Of the chronic street person — 30 percent of the estimated 8000 homeless in the county — Robinson says, "The longer one stays on the streets, the harder it will be to get them to accept services and get out of the pit. They have a lot of fear."
Before I went "undercover," I was warned by police, mental-health professionals, and those working with the homeless that most panhandlers would have substance-abuse or mental-health issues. They would be territorial if I were to stand at "their" off-ramp. No matter what their story was, I was instructed to never believe it.
But off-ramp panhandlers aren't dumb. They know enough to stand at one of two kinds of places: those near where people go to make money (workplaces); or those near where they go to spend money (shopping centers.) The homeless are also smart enough to calculate commute times. They know that one can only panhandle from a left-hand corner, where they can more easily reach the driver's window.
Stories from the street:
5:30 p.m., southbound I–5 at La Costa Avenue off-ramp, Leucadia: Shawn M's sign declared to motorists that he had two flat tires. Standing with his six-month-old Shih Tzu–Maltese named Boo, he said he wasn't homeless, but lived in Oceanside. He worked in the scrap-metal and recycling business. He claimed his car was across the freeway at the Park N Ride lot.
I offered Shawn my portable air pump to inflate his tires. "They won't hold air," he said. "I'm just trying to get a few hundred dollars together to take it to the tire shop."
Shawn said it was his first day panhandling. (Other people had previously told me of the "two flat tires" guy being around on other days.) He excitedly told me he'd raised $45 in less than an hour.
I checked the Park N Ride lot. Of the 65 cars parked there, none had flat tires.
5:00 p.m., eastbound Highway 78 at El Camino Real off-ramp, Carlsbad: Joe from Chicago didn't appear to be your average freeway panhandler. He was young, 31, and spoke coherently. He said he'd moved to California in 2010 for a great job. He bought a brand-new Jeep and then was laid off from three companies; he'd worked with loan modifiers and bill collectors, and two of them had been raided by the FBI. His last job ended in May.
Joe claimed he lived in his Jeep; he hadn't made a payment in a year. "If they [the finance company] knew where it was, it would be towed away." He had his work clothes stored at a friend's house in Poway. But with little gas money, if he does land a job interview, he can't always get there to change his clothes.
Interesting experiment. I don't think however, with a home, car, family, and money in the bank, that you experienced what it really is like to be out there trying to hustle the only money you will have. I don't doubt the potential for making a decent hourly average, but who could do that 8 hours a day, 5 days a week?
I think those feelings you had of being "exhausted, demeaned, degraded, and nonexistent," are what you have to be willing to trade to get that buck. You have to wonder if it is worth it at any price.
I know a woman who used to work as a prostitute. When I asked her what that was like, she said, "It steals your soul." I think these people with the cardboard signs are feeling humiliated and degraded by the experience, and understand they are losing a little bit of their soul every time they do it. Any money they raise is probably used to buy a little bit of food and some booze or drugs so they can forget how humiliated and degraded they feel.
I only feel degraded by those whom ignore me. Those whom stop and talk are often amazing people and lift my spirits. I have actually made good friends I will probably keep the rest of my life just because someone stopped and talked to me, regardless of whether they gave me any money or food or anything else.
Perhaps I am wrong, but I think some of the homeless that panhandle feel that is more dignified than being on the public dole - sort of the lost pride of days gone by of avoiding the dole at all costs.
In any event, if you have any real life experiences, how can you pass some of these folks by? I think of dear Andrew, who's usually found at El Cajon Boulevard and Fairmount, as you head south. He has Mobius Syndrome: He has Coke-bottle thick glasses and virtually no fingers on his hands - just a "thumb" and "little" finger that are really stubs. He is out there faithfully.
Pull over and have a chat with Andrew. He's a nice guy. I don't mind helping him out - and I don't care where the money goes. Sometimes these people have to jump through hoops for the dole, and I'm not going to judge them because they may choose not to do that.
So every once in a while I give Andrew a dollar or two or five. It's not much, but there for the Grace of God go I, and I may yet end up that way. These folks are flesh and blood and human and they had parents. Maybe some of them didn't have loving, caring parents and maybe some of them did. They are still PEOPLE. And Andrew is "my" people.
It's a life style not a job. I asked my friend who had been homeless for more than 20 years. He lived on the streets, he begged money to get drugs and booze to help him over come the feelings of begging and becoming non-existent. So I asked my friend what should I do, give the beggars the money or give the money to the homeless shelter? He said give to the shelter. Those guys really do need help but as long as they are squeaking by they will continue to live on the streets. Many of them have mental issues and need to get medical attention but if they can get the booze instead, that will work for them better and faster. So the next time you see a sign man, encourage him to get help at the shelter, I am not affiliated with any program or shelter, just saying.
The street is dangerous. If anybody wants something to eat, I'll feed them what they want. But digging for cash while driving is problematical.
Shelter programs provide cheap food that makes your system do not so great things (like what happens to people who eat good food every day when they eat Taco Bell). Also, shelter programs often only give you a certain period of time to get yourself stable then your back on the street. What if I cant find a job in a month(the time period allotted by many shelter programs)? Its not because I cant or am unwilling to work. its because I have over 10 misdemeanors, as well as two felony arrests(no convictions but the arrests still raise alarms for employers), I cant wear clean/new clothes daily because I cant afford them, and employers just don't want to take their chances on that.
Too bad this story didn't get more play, but then maybe it didn't deserve more play. A snip of the issue, and now the author's moving on. Too bad he wasn't drawn into its depths deep enough to germinate and become rooted into our individual and collective consciousness. There are far too many facets of this phenomenon for it to be kissed off as just another potboiler.
Will write for food.
Will write for love . . .
My name is Zeek. I am an able-bodied 21 year old male who grew up in San Diego. My adoptive parents kicked me out at 18(not right on my birthday, but during the year) because they didn't think I appreciated them enough (I think they were mistaken, but there is nothing I can do about that now). I have been homeless since they kicked me out, as its quite difficult for someone without a college education, permanent address, and without the ability to shower every day or put on clean clothes every day to get/keep a job. I have tried travelling by hitchhiking and/or freight train(best form of travel, btw) and starting fresh in new towns with the "I just moved here and im living in a hotel, and I am looking for work so I can get my life together" motif, but to no avail. The police in many cities, both large and small, are very abusive and prejudiced against the homeless. I have been beaten up by San Francisco Police, and have multiple misdemeanors in Los Angeles for things such as sitting on the sidewalk. I am actually going to court later this month for a ticket for soliciting at an off-ramp in LA. The off ramp I was at, IN HOLLYWOOD, made me about $10 every two hours, if I was lucky, even during rush hour traffic. That's better than I did on the street with a sign, averaging about $15 a day. The stories of making boohoo bucks from panhandling are mostly baloney. I have learned the best places and times to panhandle, as is indicated in this article, but the only way I can make sure that I can eat during the day, and (I have scoliosis, I don't care if you judge me) make sure I have a bowl of weed or a joint to smoke to help me fall asleep on the cold hard concrete is to panhandle ALL day, even during the off hours. And during that time, I am entirely at the mercy of the local police HOPING I wont get arrested, or get a ridiculously overpriced ticket for soliciting or some other bogus law (I have actually done jail time for "blocking pedestrian access to the sidewalk" and "sitting on the sidewalk", as well as had all of my posessions stolen by several police departments, because they know I don't have the money to fight it). In this economy especially, the working's wallets hurt, but the homeless hurt even more because we can barely make enough money to live. I wish people could get their minds past the homeless stigma they think about and actually reach out and help people. What can a shelter do for me, where I am surrounded by people addicted to drugs and who are mentally incompetent, and full of bed bugs, TB, and other diseases. I would much rather sleep outside in a good sleeping bag.
I urge people to re-evaluate their view on homelessness. I choose not to pahnhandle in San Diego except for when I am in dire need, for I hope to someday settle back here, and I do not want to potentially alienate employers, future girlfriends, or any other social setback that could occur from me becoming a recognizable face panhandling here.


text: 4 Ways To Be A Traveler, Not A Tourist Amanda Kendle November 23 Features, Odds + Ends 75 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure.Tourist or traveler? The debate rages on. Let me start with an example. The scene: a gift shop at the Jewish Museum in Berlin. It's almost completely free of tacky souvenirs, and instead full of meaningful books, DVDs and other informative materials about Jewish culture and history, which befit this truly fascinating museum. As I stand near the counter browsing a shelf of novels, an English-speaking tourist runs in. "Excuse me, where's the book that everybody buys?" she shouts in the general direction of the two shop assistants, who are both serving customers. Being mid-conversation with said polite customers, they don't respond immediately. "Oh, so you don't speak English? Where's someone who speaks English?" says the rushing tourist. One of the transactions has just finished, so a shop assistant tells her, "I speak English, how can I help you?" "I just want the book that everybody buys. I don't have time to look. My tour bus is waiting outside," the tourist says loudly. The shop assistant manages a weak smile and reaches up to a shelf behind the counter. Taking down three or four books, she briefly explains the contents. Subscribe to Our Under the Radar Newsletter Get our freshest + most popular travel stories, exclusive travel deals, and loads of pretty pictures + travel inspiration! "But which one does everybody buy?" repeats the woman. Not getting an answer quickly enough, she throws her hands in the air and says, "Forget it, I don't have time now," and runs back out of the shop. No tricky guess that these actions — and they're real, I watched them open-mouthed — are those of a tourist, in fact of the worst kind of tourist. But if you want to be a traveler rather than a tourist — to me, that means experiencing a country and its culture from the inside, rather than simply taking pictures of it as it passes by your tour bus window — it just takes a little bit of effort. Tip 1: Learn Before You Land There's no excuse these days: internet or guidebook, library or online forum, there are plenty of ways to learn something about even the most obscure destination before you travel there. In fact, I think that's one of the best parts of traveling. As well as reading up on some of the places I hope to visit, I also love to read novels that are set in my destination or biographies of some of its most famous citizens. Depending on your personal interests, you might like to source some locally-made music, or use the internet to listen to a radio station broadcasting in your destination. As well as becoming familiar with the place and its culture, you'll get even more enthusiastic about your trip. What do you need to know? Most of it depends on you, but there are certain basics that I'd like to say go without saying — but you'd be amazed what some people don't know. Check these off your list: basic geography, the name and rate of the local currency, language and dialects, capital city and major towns, unusual customs, any dangers. Get deeper in the areas that interest you. Eiffel Tower, Tourist Scale / © danorbit Tip 2: What's the Rush? Ban this sentence: "I have to see X, Y and Z today because I might never visit this city again." If you do rush around to all three sights you probably will never visit the city again, because you'll have destroyed all the pleasure of traveling there. Learn to schedule things slowly, even if you have only a short trip planned. Prioritize the sights you want to see and allow plenty of time. This includes time for sitting in an art gallery cafeteria musing over the paintings you've seen and deciding which ones warrant a second look, and time standing near an old castle people-watching, picking the locals out amongst the visitors, imagining what their daily lives involve. A corollary to not rushing is not checking off lists. There is no rule that you have to ascend the Eiffel Tower when you visit Paris. When somebody asks you about it on your return home, no matter what they say, it doesn't matter if you missed it. Your answer is simply, "No, we spent an extra afternoon at the Picasso Museum instead. He was such a fascinating man." If your friends no longer think you're fascinating, talk to someone else about your travels. Tip 3: Foreign People Are People Too While you're traveling, make an effort to get chatting with local people. Don't stare at locals behaving in a manner different to what you're used to; don't treat them like sightseeing objects; and most importantly, don't think they're inferior if they don't have an iPod or have never seen a computer. Real travelers know that people are extraordinarily similar the world over. Learning a bit of the language is an important part of connecting with the locals, even if it's just a few words. An alternative is taking a pictorial phrase book to help start a conversation, or a paper and pen to draw pictures and maps. It works, really. Young Nepalese Girl / © febpanda Tip 4: Get Local One of my golden traveling rules is that there is very, very rarely a good reason to visit a fast food franchise that you know from home. If necessary, get some tips from a good guidebook for a local restaurant or eatery, ask people where you're staying, or simply follow your nose on the streets and pick somewhere that looks interesting. The same goes for accommodation, in my view. If I have a choice, I'll take a no-name hotel over a big chain every time. There's nothing worse than checking into a hotel in southern China, walking into your room, and feeling like you could be anywhere back home. You travel to have new experiences. Surround yourself with them whenever you can. 75 Responses Carlene duBois November 23 I never eat the pastafazool when I could have some ethnic McDonalds in every country I visit for 8 or 10 hours. Actually, I wish cruise lines would learn your lesson. We're landing in Venice and you all have 6 hours to see the sights then we're on to Santorini. Come to a port and stay for two days. Give a small chance to experience the place. Have some 'non-canned', non-cliche guided tours arranged. A visit to a local family or a school. Reply Kirsty November 23 Oh god, not this old chestnut. You can do all of those things but you'll still be a tourist… just a less annoying one. Actually I take that back, you'll probably be more annoying because of the whole surperiority complex going on and I'll probably want to punch you in the nose. But I won't. Reply Blush November 24 While I prefer staying in a "local" hotel / inn, I have seen the benefit of staying in a Marriott/Hilton. When you're overwhelmed by trying to get around when you don't speak the language, there's a comfort of returning to my hotel at night and KNOWING that I'll hear English and signs I can read. Then I stayed in a small town at a local inn where there was no English, and I couldn't find anyone to help direct me around. Reply Mike November 24 Kirsty: Yeah, it's an old debate. Amanda's reviving the proverbial dead horse, but I think it's still interesting. For me, it's not about calling myself a "traveler" just so I can feel superior over the less-informed, ignorant "tourists". I've been a tourist on plenty of occasions. After all, taking a cruise really doesn't allow you to absorb the local culture. It's about hanging out in the sun, drinking, and … that's about it. The difference is simply a state of mind. It's about recognizing that being a traveler entails blending with and absorbing the culture a bit more. Reply Mike November 24 Blush: That's entirely understandable. There's nothing inherently wrong with staying at a Hilton, et. al. while traveling. But if you're traveling long-term and plan on holing up in four and five-star hotels for the duration, I think any rational person would agree that you're not truly experiencing the local culture. At some point, you have to step outside your comfort zone – it's at the heart of travel. For my own RTW trip, I plan to start off in "easier" backpacker locations like Europe or Australia before diving right into India or SE Asia. Baby steps, baby steps. Reply Noah Kern November 24 i travel internationally for work. the locals in macau, made fun of me for eating mcdonalds all the time. but you know what? i didn't get sick like i did in korea. i had some local food, that didn't look fresh from the fish tank, or was chicken foot soup. in response to other items, my itinerary is not my own, so every spare hour i get i am out and seeing stuff. and i do have to hit the highlights, sometimes, if i get a day off, i usually just walk for the whole day. in my work, i interact very closely with the local people for a long time, so i really feel like i make connections, there are some people who i have had as friends for a couple of years now. as far as hotels go, i don't make those choices either. but i will say that i am really glad when i walk up to the counter and they speak english. Reply Stacy November 25 Tourist or Traveler, it's all just labels. The important thing is showing good manners and being respectful of other cultures while you learn something new. Reply Amanda November 25 Yep I think Stacy's said that every well. I don't care for the tourist or traveler label either (there's so much caught up in them) but being respectful of other cultures, whichever way you're traveling, is the key thing. Reply Karen November 25 Traveler versus Tourist the endless debate (a timeless classic)… During a trip to Paris, France, I stopped into a souvenir shoppe to browse and I overheard an elder couple's conversation. The wife was pointing out the Eiffel Tower memorabilia to her husband in a all too loud voice she repeatedly criticized the makers for spelling the name of the Eiffel Tower wrong on the items. As she boisterously persisted, I slowly walked over to her and enlightened her of the fact that indeed the manufactures can spell and they spelled the name correctly, IN FRENCH! The Eiffel Tower in French is called La Tour Eiffel. Reply Boris November 26 Why bother with discussing if you're a tourist or a traveller? It's wasted energy. Stacy put it very nicely… Reply Mike November 26 Boris: Just to frost the arses of other bloggers. ;) I'm kidding of course. I completely agree with what Stacy said above. It's all semantics, but still fun to discuss nonetheless. Reply Boris November 26 Yeah, it's one of those topics where everybody wants to add their two cents, innit?…lol… Reply Mel November 29 #4 – On my first international trip, I was fifteen and in Paris, my friend and I were lost after a very long day at the Louvre, it was cold, it was raining and we were hungry and tired. We couldn't find any local restaurants that were open. We saw a McDonalds. No. Absolutely not. We're in PARIS for crying out loud, I'm not eating at Mickey Ds. I don't even eat at McDonalds at HOME. But then, hunger won. We went inside. I now make it a point to visit one American fast food join in every country I visit. There's something about seeing something that is supposed to be one way, and seeing it interpreted by a different culture. The food tastes different, the menu looks different, but only slightly. Those slight differences are so not what you are expecting that you notice them more. So yes, I ate at a McDonalds in Paris. And I enjoyed my Happy Meal and Beer, thank you very much. Reply gill November 29 Your tourist was clearly American not English, get your facts straight!!!! Same language different species!!! Reply Sam November 30 I'd say there is a difference between a traveler and a tourist. A tourist is on a guided tour, hence the name. but smartmouth comments asideWhen I was in Japan for about a month and a half (I was lucky enough to have a friend teaching English there, so no hotel bill) and had lots of time to explore Small town Japan. Ono Cho in Gifu has about 25,000 people. I know that Japan is probably the most westernized of the Asian countries, but it was still vastly different in culture. I loved going to the local Tomidaya to buy groceries. Of all things, the Avocados and Chicken were fantastic and cheap. I think people thing the cost of living in Japan is high because most go to Tokyo, Nagoya, etc… Also Having a conversation about ancient egyptian spirituality with a Japanese woman who barely spoke english, while I barely spoke Nihongo using a japanese english, english Japanese dictionary, was one of the coolest things I have ever done. I say, if you get a chance to go to a country, go small town and stay as long as you can. Reply Scott McNeely December 1 My take is, these labels are real AND meaningful, at least at the extremes. When traveling abroad we've all encountered people (even worse: they're from your own country) acting obnoxiously and inappropriately, insulting the locals either intentionally or not. This is the real crux of the tourist vs. traveler debate. Of course, it's hard to know if you are guilty of this type of behavior, it's not the sort of thing you can control, I guess. All I can say is, just don't act like you're at the mall ordering a grande no-fat frappuccino with extra foam at Starbucks. If you avoid that mindset (just keep reminding yourself, I am NOT at the mall ordering a grande no-fat frappuccino with extra foam at Starbucks) then my guess is, you won't embarrass yourself when traveling to a foreign land. Reply Amanda December 4 gill, I just said she's English-speaking: as far as I'm concerned it doesn't matter what her nationality was. There are good and bad tourists from every country (including mine, Australia). Sam, you're totally right about getting out of the big smoke, and your experience in Gifu sounds fantastic, I'm jealous! Reply ioni December 5 there is very, very rarely a good reason to visit a fast food franchise Oh really… In this world learning that the country is basically part of the Muslim world is to check with the legislation for alcohol and drugs policy (smoking rules, if you prefer), gay rights (well, for me, really), places to meet people et cetera. Now I shall also add – check the religious holidays as well – this year I have arrived to Morocco only to find out that Ramadan just started and – really – there is no other way to eat during the day – unless you go to Mac, for instance.. Well, now it is on my check list every time I go off… Reply Amanda December 5 ioni, I have to agree, there are not many good reasons to visit a fast food spot. It always makes me think of the girl I met in Krakow, Poland, who wasn't complaining about there not being a MacDs open for breakfast – tragically, there was – but she was complaining because the breakfast muffin she was used to in her home country was different in Krakow. I went off seething and calmed down in a little Polish cafe with some yummy bliny (pancakes) for my own breakfast. Reply ioni December 5 True :) In Warsaw I had a lovely place in the old town – and I just happen to know the owner – so I would rather have pirogi rather then blini, but I suppose this comes close to the tastes that differ :) However, thinking of Warsaw – on one lovely morning, at about 7 o'clock, Mac was the only palce in town that was open – and I was jsut off the train and hungry as hell! Well, a lovely walk and has helped me to pass about 1 hour and get to the local coffee shop – and spend there about four next hours! Am being a tourist or a traveler after easting in Mac when I feel compelled to? :) Reply Amanda December 5 ioni, I guess that comes under the heading of a very good reason, when nothing else is open. I've also been inside "those places" when the very good reason is that I need to use the bathroom! I don't think we have to be labeled as "tourists" for these small indiscretions … but some would probably argue that point!! Reply ioni December 5 Amanda, totally agree! Reply Rayven December 9 This post really made me smile, and brought out the wanderlust. And though I have never heard the "tourist" vs "traveler" debate before, it really made me feel better to know that my plan to take the kids to Europe and "see stuff" when they are teens is not as odd as some people in my family are saying it is. I don't want a plan. I just want to see whatever we are interested in, and really jump into the culture of where ever we are. Reply Amanda December 10 Rayven, glad to make you smile! And I cannot emphasize strongly enough: your plan to take your kids to Europe without a strictly planned itinerary is PERFECT! Not only will you discover all kinds of things that you might not find in the tourist brochures, I'm sure that your kids will also get more out of the trip if they know they're part of the decision-making process. In fact, my parents did something like this with me and I'm sure it really shaped the rest of my life (in a good way!). Reply Rob December 13 The assumption that tourits are ruder than 'travellers'. Is wrong I have met numerous long time, slow moving etc. 'children of the world' who are just as ignorant/insensitive as a weekend tourist. I think the main difference between the two is the egotisitcal superiority complex of the 'traveller'. Not over local people, but over short term tourists. And another point, some people are not fortunate enough to realise that french etc. is a language whats the harm in them learning the hard way! should they stay at home forever and never widen their expereince, probably limited by no fault of their own. Reply Daniel (danorbit) December 14 Thanks for putting my photo to illustrate your text! But, I don't consider myself as a simple tourist as I always study about the places I'm planning to go, experience their culture, language and everything when I'm there. And I like to take pictures of course… but this one specially was only for fun! So I think that I didn't like the 'label' you put in the caption… Reply bhaktapurgirl December 21 I just said she's English-speaking: as far as I'm concerned it doesn't matter what her nationality was. There are good and bad tourists from every country (including mine, Australia). Sam, you're totally right about getting out of the big smoke, and your experience in Gifu sounds fantastic, I'm jealous! Reply Robert December 21 Or, stay at home at get to know yourself. After all, everywhere you go, there you are. Reply josel December 23 I think this is a very interesting web. I consider that the debate between tourist-traveler can be a little disturbing for some people but I think your advices are really good in order to experience another places and to make very nice memories. I honestly feel sorry for those who wont experience the world, only will tour 6 hours in foreign countries. I liked your web. Reply mike December 24 have enjoyed all of the comments. For what it's worth, I have been to bucket loads of countries and been seriously off the beaten track. And you know what? I am still a tourist. :) Reply Europe A La Carte Blog » Blog Archive » Welcome to the first Travel Blog Carnival December 29 […] 4 Ways to be a Traveller not a Tourist on the Vagabondish blog advises on how to ditch your worst tourist traits and don the mantle of the more acceptable traveller. I wholeheartedly agree with tip 2: not being in a continual rush and taking time to soak up the local atmosphere. This approach is described by travel writer Jan Morris: "The best way to find out about a place is wander around. Wander around, alone, with all your antennae out thinking about what's happening and what you see and what you feel." Vagabondish is a multi author blog with features about offbeat backpacking, and news, advice, tips and tales about travel. […] Reply Travel Blog Carnival Posts: w/c 30 December 2007 - Holiday Planning & Travel Guide December 31 […] Pristine Wilderness Dusseldorf: Museum Kunst Palast 4 Ways to be a Traveller not a Tourist […] Reply Spuds January 3 Great post. I am definitely a traveler. Reply Happy Hotelier » Blog Archive » Travel Blog Carnival Week 1 January 3 […] 4 Ways to be a Traveler, Not a Tourist on Vagabondish. […] Reply Blogroll, at long last. « Hypermobility January 11 […] and travel sites out there. Vagabondish is possibly my favourite find so far; I may not agree with all of the articles posted there, it's the sort of informative, interesting, varied and detailed travel-related ezine that I […] Reply Alexis February 18 I think the good way of traveling is being a good balance of both, such as going to the popular places, yes, but acting typically touristy rude, NO! I've found that the best way to experience a place is to stay with relatives or friends, if possible, who live in the area. Ask them to take you to some places they would recommend, and to take you to local places as well, like restaurants, supermarkets, theatres, that they (and other locals) frequent. Join in on whatever they do, or sit in a table and relax, watching locals go by. Whatever you do, just don't act like the woman in the first example, all hassled and rude. Reply Amanda February 18 Alexis, I agree fully. Whenever you have the chance to stay with some locals, you'll get a much better insight into a new destination. It doesn't always have to be friends or family – I've been to Russia a couple of times and found some homestay placements, and some of the women I stayed with told me all kinds of secrets about the cities there, and about life under communism, too. Very interesting. Reply cHaki April 13 Excuse me, in my opinion, i think this article really has a point. I'm only 14 years old and i have been to many places already with my family. I want to be a traveler someday when i grow up. And this article about comparing a traveler from a tourist really helped me in what i have to face in the future. Thank you for the tips. And please send me some other tips on how to be a great traveler. Thanks! Reply Joe June 3 its so stupid. who cares if your a tourist or not. let people be what they want annoying knowledgable whatever. it does not matter. Reply Az! December 14 What I want to know is if the international Jew can be considered a tourist or a traveller!? See my post: http://taking-the-long-way-home.blogspot.com/2008/12/beggars-banquet.html Reply Travel Secrets: How to Avoid the Tourist Rushes January 7 […] other way to avoid them is to really get off the tourist track. I don't want to re-open the tourist versus traveler debate but leaning towards the "traveler" side of the equation – which might mean […] Reply Blog « Gods Own Country March 30 […] Tourist or Traveler? […] Reply Tourista Maximus July 29 I always jump at the chance to host travelers whenever I bump into them. One thing I've learned from them is when you are in a place different from your home, you will do well to note the differences, rather than to always be talking of how inferior your host country is compared to your home. For example, Europeans seem compelled to tell me how bad our American beer is. When I go to Europe, I don't tell my hosts how terrible their beef is when compared to the beef in the US. If asked, I say it is different, and leave it at that. Reply Tourista Maximus July 29 If you wish to do a smooth transition from Tourist to Traveler, one way might be to rent a villa and spend some time. In Jamaica, we rented for a few weeks. Our cook was very helpful in steering us to places that were not on the tour books, but were very noteworthy. I'm sure most travelers scoff at spending time in an upscale home in a poor country, but I think even the most humble traveler is a high roller when compared to the Jamaican street people we met and enjoyed trading experiences with. Reply Remember the Alamo « 349 south August 16 […] So, maybe the Alamo is an "Over-rated Tourist Attraction." But, "Tourist" is definitely the operative word. I have visited the Alamo twice in my life, first when I was […] Reply I Am A Tourist – Are You? | Travel-Junkie.com October 12 […] was kind of hoping that eventually people get tired of the ongoing tourist vs traveller debate and it's offsprings. It seems to pop up now and again on the blogosphere […] Reply Achieving Your Potential — Rambling Thoughts Blog November 20 […] new measures that are less linked to material value and far less tangible. Learning new skills or experiencing new cultures as a traveller not a tourist are all edging their way up the priority list of what people hope to achieve in the […] Reply perspective January 5 "Real travellers know people are extraordinarily similar around the world" "There is rarely a reason to visit a fast food restaurant" And yet… often, the *locals* are in the fast food chain. Because locals can be addicted to disgusting fried foods, just the way us North Americans have become addicted to gross, saturated fats. Are we about to criticize all those locals for choosing McDonald's, as if we have the right to tell them what is authentic and what is not? The truth is, a local experience is an experience in the country you are in. If you are in the McDonalds in Abu Dabi, that IS a local experience, if indeed that is what you wish to do. It might not have anything to do with "needing to feel like you are in your home city", and just be another local experience of the globalized variety. Maybe you want to save the ketchup packages written with Arabic script. Who knows? Sometimes, travellers get too caught up in this unspoken competition to have the most "authentic" local experience, as if globalization NEVER happened. Well, for better or worse, it's here. And surprise surprise, it's the LOCAL people of whatever country you are in who are involved too. I'm not saying go to Turkey and head to Pizza Hut for THE ONLY Turkish experience. It's just that… maybe you want to see what Pizza Hut is like in Turkey. Why does that make you a bad traveller? Or an ignorant traveller? The "real" Turkey includes shwarma AND McDonalds: they are both eaten by locals, are they not? (At least those who eat beef!) Try both! Or don't! But stop judging! I think many North American travellers (I'm Canadian) are insecure about being in certain countries and want to appear as "local" as possible to seem somehow more cultured or more globally aware. Don't be insecure! So what if you are ordering a hamburger? Don't be afraid that people will judge you- those who do are just afraid of being judged right back. If you strike up a conversation with that local girl sitting next to you who is ALSO enjoying a hamburger, you might be onto a great local experience others missed! Food for thought. :) Reply Hoogaar January 12 Awesome post "perspective". I'm so sick of this uppity holier than thou "traveller" crap. I am an avid traveller. Been around the world, to Europe 4 times, going again this summer…and yeah, I love going into McDonald's in France. IMO, that is more "local" than the other "authentic" restaurants you'll see. I can almost guarantee you'll find more locals in a McD than the "authentic" local restaurants. And I think it's cool to have pancakes served with Nutella and being able to buy a beer and McDonald's. These people will avoid the Eiffel Tower while in Paris and look down their nose at anyone so common as to go see it…whatever – get off your high horses Reply Edwin Himself is Edwin Negado » Recommusings: 007 January 29 […] Five Ways the iPad Will Change Magazine Design ~ Pentagram Get Up To Speed With PENS ~ Skull Kontrol Now Sipping | Stumptown Mocha ~ New York Times The Guggenheim At 50: A Legacy Spirals On Fifth ~ NPR 4 Ways To Be A Traveler, Not A Tourist ~ Vagabondish […] Reply Clear Blue Dei | A Ramble about my last Thailand Trip and a Rant on Travelers February 1 […] Here is what travelers "think" they are. Nice sentiments and well worth following (as I try to). But in reality, no one is more pretentious (and less interested in the culture of a country) than people who call themselves "travelers" (follow the link for a good explanation and see the bottom for traveler traits). They refuse to be called tourists and denigrate all those people who in their minds, are. But basically they are a bunch of either rave kids who follow the parties or middle class kids who just don't want to work or who want to feel "hip", who travel around the circuit with each other and mooch off the indigenous population. They stay in western run backpacker hostels with a bunch of other western kids and the only interaction they have with any local people is with whoever works there (whom they ignore, except to get something). And lets not forget the total disregard for anyone and anything. It doesn't even cross their mind to think about what they are doing to the people or property around them. It is the absolute opposite of leaving a small footprint where you travel. […] Reply Frank C May 27 Carp, carp, carp … I've traveled all my life and never thought about it … and I've stayed away from Tourist … sites as much as possible … the author give words to my thoughts and that was a good thing. Reply Manoj Radhakrishnan July 9 I dont think the wandering-world can be divided to "travellers", "tourists". Everyone of us reading/agreeing/disagreeing with this write-up has done at least one thing sterotypically "touristy" and stereotypically "travellery" (probably once in every one of our trips). Having said that, having an "us" vs "them" attitude really helps to have a lively after-dinner conversation. BTW, here is a stereotype that I am breaking now… India is not the hardest country to travel around. I find it the easiest. The hardest thing one can do is to walk nonchalantly into a Starbucks in NY and order a grande non-fat frappuccino with extra foam. I am always scared that I will mess this up and the whole world will laugh at me :)… I am always surprised how the locals can do it without breaking a sweat! If you haven't guessed already, I am a travelling tourist from India :) Reply "There's better ones online" – mourning the death of the tourist shot. – Rough Review.com July 19 […] 4 Ways to Be A Traveller Not A Tourist […] Reply Travelling Light. « The Owlery Chronicles August 7 […] anyway. Of course, by this point in reading my blog entries, you'll have figured out that I'm a traveller, not a tourist. There's a big […] Reply A Girl With Baggage « The Owlery Chronicles August 7 […] anyway. Of course, by this point in reading my blog entries, you'll have figured out that I'm a traveller, not a tourist. There's a big […] Reply Patty December 22 So many people are saying things like "but at least the McDonalds didn't make me sick", but they're missing the point. It doesn't matter if you get sick, or if you get bedbugs, or if it's a little uncomfortable. Stepping outside your comfort zone is ALWAYS uncomfortable, but it's about having the experience. I almost hope I DO get sick, and get bedbug bites because then I'll know I'm out there on the front-lines living it and getting the most authentic experience I can. Reply Am I the only person in the world who hasn't traveled extensively? - airfare, hotels, car rental, backpacking, resorts, cruises, vacations, airplanes, international... - Page 3 - City-Data Forum January 18 […] which can be anyone, anywhere, not just "travelers". Which finally gets to the distinction between "tourist" and "traveler". Which one do you want to be? "He did not think of himself as a tourist; he was a traveler. […] Reply Terran February 22 Can we just say a traveler is a very experienced tourist? That the difference between a traveler and a tourist is that one has more experience with different situations and can handle themselves better while visiting different places… Reply Rob August 2 Call yourself a traveler if it makes you feel better, but please don't use it as an excuse to be cheap-arsed as that is just boring! Reply JEremy August 15 While I agree with points 2-4, once in a while it's interesting to keep a studied ignorance, at least until you get there. It's nice to arrive without knowing anything beyond how to get to you hotel/hostel/couchsurf/whatever. We did this when we went on a month-long excavation to Jordan. We decided that since we'd have to be with a group of people, we'd rather not build any expectations which would lead to disappointments. We read a good bit about general cultures, what and what not to do with locals (esp. since it was our first time in a muslim country), and what vaccinations to take, but that was it. The experience was great. We couldn't just do our own thing, but the lack of meant that we were never really frustrated (except for when we were stuck in traffic). I think the line between tourist and traveller is a hazy one. I see a traveller more as taking travel as their lifestyle rather than a holiday from their job. I feel like a traveller not because I'm not a tourist, but because I've been living abroad in different and will continue to do so until I die (I hope). While travelling, I will also take touristy holidays to relax from my constant travelling, perhaps even to my own country. It's funny how you can both be a traveller AND a tourist. Reply Mark Shea September 16 'Sometimes it is good to just get away from all the tourist attractions and just explore with no agenda. Sometimes these adventures lead to the best holiday experiences.' Art of Travel Video http://www.overlander.tv/2011/the-art-of-travel-bali-travel-video-guide/ Reply Ana Viajera October 24 As a travel writer I always seek to discover the heart of a place. I think that's what sets the traveler apart from the tourist. Reply Todd November 8 the biggest thing I feel that separates a "tourist" from a "traveler" is, respect. As the beginning anecdote explains, the women in the book shop was loud and in a hurry, not very respectful, "oh hurry up I need to leave, give me something quick quick!". It's also hard to be a traveler and not a tourist when you're on a "tour" like she was. Tip #2 is spot on. I spent a week in Barcelona a few years ago and loved it. But there were a ton of things I didn't get to experience while I was there, and that is the biggest reason I want to go back. Finally, while the "tourist" sights are something everyone needs to see, that's where it should end. See it and move on. As enthralling as Old Town Square in Prague is, I would never, ever eat at a restaurant near there. One place was charging almost 100Kc for a coca-cola, that's $5. No thank you. Wandering a several blocks down a side street yielded an excellent restaurant with truly authentic 3 course meal for around $10. Much better. Whenever in a foreign place, do as the locals do. Reply sharon November 16 My best times are in a little village in Cahuita, Costa Rica – I am able to camp on someone's property (10 times) and get water access. It is close to the rainforest, has jungle right near by (500 metres!!!) and then the beach. I help out with the kids health program, local ESL and teaching computer literacy. Best thing is the "one love" with indigenous, blacks (who were former Jamaican slaves, and the respectful Europeans and French-Canadians who have adapted to this way of life….and keep it in its natural state. Been able to start to do in Panama, Dominican Republic with the Haitians and hope to do in Kenya – counting the local elephant populations and living in tents (or shacks on stilts). LOVE IT. Reply Anji November 17 I couldn't agree more! There is nothing like travelling like a local! When I went to India I was amazed with the beautiful culture but what I noticed is that I was trated as a tourist which changed the whole experience of living in India. So I decided to dress like them and wear a bindi and eat with my hands….all to resemble them as much as possible! And once you live like one of them and try to behave like them the taste of the place is so much more authentic! They key in living like a local is talking to people and getting to know them and their lifestyle. That is why concepts such as home swapping are becoming more and more trendy! Nice article Amanda! :) Reply Tourist vs. Traveller: Pest or Guest | The Broke Backpacker February 2 […] There are lots of resources online for travellers wishing to get the most out of their trip, including this list of four ways to be a traveller rather than a tourist: http://www.vagabondish.com/4-ways-to-be-a-traveler-not-a-tourist/ […] Reply Shrimp Trucks of the North Shore August 1 […] an effort to be a traveler and not tourist, I have been attempting to branch out from my admittedly limited palette and at least try some of […] Reply DJ Wan August 16 This debate happened for a reason and it shouldn't be dismissed. Sure, its not a bad thing to be a tourist in certain ways, but the crux of the issue where the stereotype stemmed from were the bad habits of the ignorant tourists. Sometimes, you want to climb up the Eiffel Tower not because its what everyone who comes to Paris do, but because it is simply something you grew up seeing in movies, books, pictures and posters and you want to finally be there yourself. But at the same time, you also want to try out the things off the beaten track, experience what it is like to be French in a day, perhaps? People doesn't necessarily have to fall into either or category but could choose the best of each and practice what you feel is the best way for ou to enjoy your travels! But for crying out loud, if you show up in floral print shirt, cargo shorts, straw hats, fanny pack and a camera dangling off your neck, shouting obnoxiously for something in a souvenir shop in pur thick local dialect with no regards to everyone around you, I wouldn't for a second hesitate to label you TOURIST with a big red stamp. Reply mp November 23 Sigh, why cannot one travel beyond the dull and mundane without being converted into the number 1 most tacky stereotype in the world. Reply Be kind, rewind. (PLEASE?) | Three turns should do it. June 26 […] life. You were more of a traveler and less of a tourist. If you don't get that, please see this great article as an example. (Being a tourist is okay, but being a traveler will teach you so much more, I […] Reply Yeison July 20 Excellent post ! When I was a tour guide I met so many anoying tourist, always in a rush, complaining for everything. I used to call them bubble tourist they live in a bubble and want everything just like the way the want Reply Chris December 6 Very useful information. Always want to avoid tourist destinations and be a traveler to see the real things in a foreign country. We should traveling like a local not a tourist! Reply Tracing the Nature of a Traveler and of a Tourist! | How Small Is The World? March 1 […] – Amanda Kendle in: 4 Ways To Be A Traveler, Not A Tourist […] Reply Andreas Moser March 2 That's why I have stopped travelling quickly and have started to move to a different place every 6 months. This gives me a base, making the travelling cheaper, and it gives me time to really discover an area, a country and a culture as well as learn a bit of the language. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Let's Make Sure You're Human ... *Time limit is exhausted. Please reload CAPTCHA. × 7 = Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting.


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3. Leadership in the Church of Jesus Christ
3.1 The Savior's Way of Leading
All Church leaders are called to help other people become "true followers of … Jesus Christ" (Moroni 7:48). To do this, leaders first strive to be the Savior's faithful disciples, living each day so that they can return to live in God's presence. Then they can help others develop strong testimonies and draw nearer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Church programs and activities help achieve these purposes.
Leaders can best teach others how to be "true followers" by their personal example. This pattern—being a faithful disciple in order to help others become faithful disciples—is the purpose behind every calling in the Church.
When leaders serve according to this pattern, they help Church members desire to be worthy of temple marriage and the blessing of an eternal family.
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text: Faerie Brigade is a holiday fantasy piece full of mischief and magic. I envision a band of faeries sneaking into a house on Christmas Eve to dance bathed in the lights of a wondrous Christmas tree. Highlighted instruments are glockenspiel, string pizzicato's, french horns, timpani, harpsichord, and orchestral bells. This piece is suited for video, corporate, film, web, multimedia, or any project that needs a little holiday magic.


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Linus has released kernel 2.6.14 after two months of development. There's a big amount of changes: new features like HostAP, FUSE, the linux port of the plan9's 9P protocol, netlink connector, relayfs, securityfs, centrino's wireless drivers, support for DCCP (currently a RFC draft, PPTP, full 4 page-table support for ppc64, numa-aware slab allocator, lock-free descriptor lookup and many other things. Read the comprehensible changelog or the full changelog.


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foolinthemoon wrote:I don't think so, I'm pretty sure that Eleazar and Edward talk about that with Bella on 596 of BD. Eleazar states that, "... every talent is unique, never exactly the same thing twice." then on 597 he adds, "Yes, no talent ever manifests in precisely the same way, because no one ever thinks in exactly the same way."DumBumm wrote:foolinthemoon wrote:Ah, no one seems to love my Marcus! I've grown quite attached to his character, though its miminal. I think It's because he's forced to be there, suffering through his grief for his lost mate, in the place that reminds him the most of her. I always wonder if they'd run away together, would they have become Vegetarians as well? I could see him searching out Carlisle for a reunion, being tempted to try his way of life, even becoming life long friends with the Cullens.
So many What-if's, and so many could have been's. Poor guy.
I think alot of people who are attached with The Volturi love Marcus, his like that boring guy everyone loves.
I wonder in the future, will he find someone he loves, maybe someone who reminds him of Didyme, or has the same power that Didyme had, (can somone have the same power, like 1000 years later someone has the same power as Aro, or Edward ).
Interesting... thanks.
I wonder how Edward and Aro thought different, they do kinda have the same power.
I think it be interesting if we new a bit about Marcus and Aro's human life, to see how they thought and acted, i want to know how they got there power.


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Meteorologists from the National Weather Service said the region will face a wet and snowy Wednesday.
After the region faced an icy and rainy Tuesday, meteorologists from the National Weather Service said the mountains will face a final bout of inclement weather before Thanksgiving: a wet and snowy Wednesday.
Snowfall should begin in Henderson County around daybreak and will continue to sprinkle the region until mid-afternoon, accumulating about an inch of snow in most of Henderson County and maybe 2 inches in locations closer to the airport, said Weather Service meteorologist John Tomko.
"Then it pretty well pulls out of the county," he said.
A high wind warning has also been issued for 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. for the Hendersonville and Asheville areas, with strong wind gusts expected.
Though the temperature won't climb much higher than 34 degrees Wednesday, Tomko said of the white stuff, "If it sticks, it won't stick for long."
The wet and wintry conditions are being created by a moisture-heavy system out of the Southwest moving into very cold and dry air in the North Carolina foothills and mountains. It's the same system that brought rain and flood warnings to the region Tuesday, Tomko said.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Wally Hollis said the area was lucky it was not hit harder by freezing rain and icy conditions.
"We dodged a bullet," Hollis said.
But with snow moving into the region the day before Thanksgiving, the weather could put a damper on travel plans and make them more dangerous, Hollis said.
"It's going to be more of a traffic hazard than anything else," he said, noting emergency responders and personnel do not expect downed trees or power lines.
"We're monitoring the situation and preparing to react."
Also monitoring the weather situation for travelers will be the North Carolina Department of Transportation, said Henderson County maintenance engineer Jason Willis.
"We'll be here trying to keep the (road) infrastructure open," Willis said. "Our number one concern is the traveling public. Whether it's ice, rain or snow, we want folks to just be careful and be prepared."
To prepare for this weather, Willis said the state's local DOT office will have its trucks ready to go, with salt and sand mixture in tow.
"We'll have the day crew here," he said. "I think with the mix of rain and snow, it's not going to do a whole lot."
Though temperatures have been about 20 degrees colder than averages expected this time of year, Weather Service meteorologist Scott Krentz said this weather pattern of ice storm to flood warning to snowfall is pretty normal.
"If it's not in the middle of winter, it's going to be mixed. In the winter, if this same system came through, it'd probably be more snow or sleet or maybe just freezing rain," he said. "But generally in the transition months, you'll get various and different types of weather going on."


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WOODSTOCK – Ellen Koscielniak started and ended the game better than she could have imagined.
It was the Marian Central junior who started the game by connecting on a 3-pointer. And it was Koscielniak who put the Hurricanes on her shoulders during a crucial overtime period, scoring the first nine of the team's 11 points.
Her efforts, coupled with the performance from teammate Shannon Wuensch and great team defense, led the way for the Hurricanes as they won the Class 3A Woodstock Regional championship by defeating Woodstock North in overtime, 64-56. The Hurricanes will face Burlington Central in a semifinal of the Genoa-Kingston Sectional on Tuesday.
"When we came out and did what we did to them in the first quarter I seriously knew we could play with them," Hurricanes coach Jackie Budmayr said of her team's 17-7 lead at the end of the quarter.
"After watching a lot of film we knew just what to do, and I can't take any credit. It was the girls who executed and handled all of that pressure."
The Hurricanes jumped out to an early 10-point lead but the Thunder reigned them back in and brought the game within 26-24 at the half and 41-40 entering the fourth quarter.
Marian Central's 6-foot center Hannah Davis then fouled out. Not long after, teammate and point guard Alissa Melchionna picked up her fourth foul as well as the Thunder's Aleecia Braun – the two would later foul out in overtime.
"It completely changed the game," Thunder head coach Mike Lewis said of his point guard Braun having to take a seat due to foul trouble. "We were making a run when she picked up that foul and it definitely changed the game and those problem for us altered the game."
Wuensch took over with Melchionna sitting and drove to the basket nearly every possession and took advantage of the Thunder's foul trouble. Fourteen of her game-high 28 points came at the foul line.
"I just saw some spots that I could take advantage of," she said of her performance. "It's just an amazing feeling and we all did what we could to help us realize our goal."
With Braun out, the Thunder relied on Emma Everly's stellar 3-point shooting as well as Sami Ahr's inside presence. Everly ended with a team-high 16 points while Sami Ahr hit the game's biggest shot to go along with 10 points.
Her team down 53-51 with 3.9 seconds reaming, Ahr dribbled the ball into the lane and put up a shot that was contested by four Hurricanes. It fell through the net as time expired.
It was all Koscielniak from here-on-out. She scored on three consecutive possessions while tallying two block on the defensive end to seal the victory.
"She's somebody that gives and gives and goes so hard," Budmayr said of Koscielniak and her 19 points. "She can cover the entire floor on defense and you think she doesn't have an ounce left then she turns it up at the end. She's a tremendous athlete."


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RALEIGH � A group of Republican lawmakers want to rid the state of costly runoffs that usually draw fewer than 10 percent of North Carolina voters.
A House bill would allow the top-vote getter to win the primary no matter what. Currently, a candidate needs at least 40 percent of the vote to win a primary outright. Otherwise, the top two candidates go to a runoff.
The bill's lead sponsor said he's open to alternatives to scrapping the entire system, but the current setup drains millions without advancing democratic participation.
"What I want to do is highlight the absurdity of crowning someone the winner who got fewer votes than the lowest finisher in the (first) primary," said Rep. Dennis Riddell, R-Alamance. He's joined by three other Republican sponsors.
North Carolina is one of nine states that conduct runoffs for most races if a primary victor doesn't exceed a certain threshold, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Of those states, all but North Carolina require a majority to advance immediately to the general election. South Dakota holds runoffs only for top offices involving three or more candidates, but the winner needs only 35 percent of the vote to win outright.
This isn't the first time state leaders have called for changes to the primary system. Turnout in the 2012 primaries hit 35 percent but fell to less than 4 percent in runoffs that cost the state more than $7 million. Some precincts didn't have a single voter.
In 2010, 4.5 percent of registered voters turned out for a runoff featuring a U.S. Senate race and several congressional contests. In 2008, a runoff with one statewide race and two legislative contests fell short of 2 percent of registered voters.
Costs of runoffs depend on the number of races, but a statewide election will cost a minimum of $5 million, said Gary Bartlett, director of the State Board of Elections. He said turnout has ranged from 2.5 percent to 8 percent in his 20 years on the job.
Other methods have been tried. A 2010 primary for a North Carolina Court of Appeals seat was decided by instant runoff, which asked primary voters to rank their choices on the ballot. After determining which two candidates captured the most first-choice votes, election boards went through the rest looking for ballots naming the top finishers as a second or third alternate. Seven weeks later, the winning candidate turned out to be the one who trailed after the first round of counting.
The State Board of Elections took some criticism over the transparency of the count, but Bartlett said mixed reactions from voters who found the system confusing doomed the idea.
"I can tell you the process worked, but it has to be accepted by all," he said, adding that it saved significantly in costs from labor and ballot reprinting.
David McLennan, a professor of political science at William Peace University, said the current system favors well-financed or establishment candidates who can afford what becomes three campaign cycles. That makes it harder to get major reform through the legislature, but a recent bipartisan measure that would save money by consolidating precincts in runoffs has a chance, he said.
"I wouldn't be surprised if this were to die in committee or be subsequently amended, but I can't see amending it toward an instant runoff situation," he said.
Randy Voller, chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party, said Republicans need to seek more input, because abolishing the 40-percent threshold could lead to radical candidates without broad support eking out victories in races with wide fields.
"In theory, these kind of rules could bring us even more extreme and reactionary candidates, because you could have six or seven fairly moderate Republicans running but one David Duke-type candidate could get 15 percent and win," he said. "Is that really what North Carolina wants?"
Michael Munger, a former Libertarian candidate for governor who teaches at Duke University, said theoretical objections don't stack up against the reality of incredibly low samples sizes with high taxpayer costs.
"You're paying a lot of extra money for a result that is even worst," he said. "It's easy to make theoretical objections, but if you had to pick, this (new bill) is the better option," he said.


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- emilieDwolf | 2/18/11, 10:30 AM
I tried this because I hate looking for matching sheets but it doesn't look that good. It might be because of the contour sheet that is so bulky (I can never fold it perfectly).
- Leslie | 4/10/11, 8:40 PM
"care-meter" lol..too funny!
- MaybeThisDoor | 4/24/11, 2:20 PM
I with ya. My granny folded sheets like she came from the milatary. Somehow there was a water down effect. My mother doesn't do them as nice as her andmy sheets don't even look as good as my moms. As long as they are laundered I give myself a pass.
- Eden | 6/18/11, 1:33 PM
Such great ideas. Thx for sharing. FYI - I added to my SkinnyScoop organization list - http://www.skinnyscoop.com/list/eden/favorite-organizing-products-and-decluttering-tips
- Anonymous | 7/9/11, 3:52 PM
what a good idea !! Why didn't I think of that !!
- Brianna | 8/2/11, 11:16 PM
You can fold the fitted sheet by grabbing it by the "corners" at each corner above the elasticized band. These are sewn-in points to the fabric that make it look nice and neat on your mattress. Tuck in the elastic beneath the corner point and fold as you would a regular sheet, folding in so the elastic is inside the fold. The key is to keep the elastic tucked in so you have as close to a rectangle as possible, to make it look neat. The fitted sheet will be folder larger than your flat sheet, so tuck the flat sheet in between the last fold and then stick that into your pillowcase. Voila!
- pyrotechny | 8/30/11, 9:52 AM
mine never look this good....more like Santa's sack....but it is the best way to keep everything together in our large family!
Try this folding method it might help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHTyH2nuFAw
- Acetominophen | 9/5/11, 9:52 AM
I did this! BUT my guest didn't realize that it was a bundle of sheets and used it as a pillow:( I can't tell if this means that I did too good a job making it look smooth and uniform, or if my friend is just a moron.
First World PRoblems! I tell ya...
- Anonymous | 1/20/12, 1:05 AM
Doesn't work for flannel sheets. That fitted sheet just refuses to fold small enough.
- La Rêveuse | 1/21/12, 1:36 PM
I've done this for years, but mine don't look this good either. However, I do use it for flannel sheets. They are bulky, yes, but at least they are neat.
- Anonymous | 2/14/12, 2:19 PM
Once my sheets are folded they are much smaller than the case. After looking at the picture again and again, those pillowcases can't be an open standard case. So I folded the extra on the side fist then the extra from the back over. Then flip the case! Looks just like the pic. I could have saved a bunch of time if there would have been a video. Love this idea though!!!
- Anonymous | 2/28/12, 7:53 AM
Wish there was a video on how they get the pillowcases to look like this. I've been doing this for a year, and my proportions must be off, because I never get that neat of a result!
- Anonymous | 3/5/12, 7:38 AM
I am going to try and get all my sheets to look this good. We will SEE
- Anonymous | 3/12/12, 5:05 AM
Let me find my care-ometer to see just how much care you have left for this project, lol
- Sherli | 4/26/12, 8:17 AM
LOVE this idea!
- Anonymous | 5/15/12, 8:40 AM
Doing this in my cupboard, I put the duvet cover inside as well. It save loads of space and is soooooo nest
- Anonymous | 5/21/12, 9:48 AM
I am SO doing this tomorrow! Don't care if it doesn't look as neat as this - at least it's more organized than the sheet shamozzle I've got going on in there at the moment!
- Anonymous | 5/29/12, 2:58 PM
I did this and I love it! No more hunting for pillow cases and it makes everything nice and neat.
- Anonymous | 9/8/12, 4:42 PM
Acetominophin, your comment made me LOL so hard. I'm thinking the problem might be a bit of both...
- Anonymous | 9/20/12, 7:59 PM
Ok these comments are quite funny. Acetominophin that was hilarious!
- closets Bergen | 10/29/12, 11:25 PM
This sheet cabinet is really great. I also have this struggle to perfectly fold sheets but I do love doing it especially when the laundry smells so refreshing. I will definitely give this a try and see if it works for me. This idea will surely help me to organize things like this. Thank you for sharing.
- Mauren | 4/17/14, 10:38 PM
So useful!
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- Anonymous | 3/2/15, 2:51 AM
I've done this since the early 80's they look pretty close to that... trick is not buying cheap sheets. they shrink strange thus folks wrong :(
- Anonymous | 3/2/15, 2:52 AM
ps...yes this will work with Flannel sheets just super difficult with satin sheets just a bit challenging is all...
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There is apparently a research report circulating suggesting it is possible to predict a child's performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) by looking at the relative lengths of her index and ring fingers. The link to an article on that research arrived in my inbox earlier this week. While I won't simply dismiss this research as junk science, the article does seem Onion-esque.
In the end, does it really matter? What is a parent or mother-to-be going to do with this information? Will expecting mothers begin estrogen and testosterone supplement regiments during pregnancy which is sure to create other physiological changes during those critical early stages of development? Will parents hire tutors for their two week-olds to make up for what are destined to be verbal or mathematical deficiencies in their children with stubby index or ring fingers?
I am not a parent, but if one asked my opinion, I would say show them your child's middle finger and keep it moving.
If I were a parent, I would take a polyglot child over one nice with analogies any day but that's not something we test for (care about?) in the U.S. Furthermore, if pop music, texting, IM'ing and MySpace are any indication, English is a second language for today's American youth already.
I have been in Europe just over a week for work and the number of times I wished I had learned another language vs. the number of times I wished I had a sweet analogy is 100:1.
My ring fingers are both considerably longer than my index fingers. I have a mathematical/analytical leaning and scored better on my math SATs than verbal. I went to MIT! However, I also have a penchant for the written word and the gift of gab. I work in marketing! This "research" was probably done by people with short ring fingers. Bah! :sarcastic:


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Bitch ass Pat Burrell just signed a minor league deal with the Phillies. Cheating on a city that he said that he loved and loved him back and to think we were giving you the first pitch honors on Tuesday…
What happened Pat? We thought you loved the City? What about all the fun nights in the Marina. Was it all just a facade? What was real? My world is crumbling around me, the thoughts of seeing you on Tuesday were the last things from pushing me over edge after the trauma that has been the Giants season.
How could you do this to us? I thought we were special, your only true one team?
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My Grand Father Willie (Bill) Burge ran and owned several Restaurants in the Picayune area before moving the family to Utah, where he opened another successful restaurant! His menu?s always featured the Southern Classics and my mother worked in those restaurants with my Grand Father and then open a few of her own here in Utah, again always featuring our Southern Heritage and then took over the hugely successful White Community Bakery!
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Each time we post a set of Android images on our Flickr account, I get several request to explain the process of capturing screens. I wrote a simple guide for using the Android app Screenshot, but it requires root access. If you are looking for a free, easy to use method that works on most operating systems, installing the Android SDK(software development kit) is the way to go.
Included with the Android SDK is a tool named Davlik Debug Monitor(DDMS). Once everything is installed properly, you can use DDMS to capture screens with a single click. When I installed the SDK on my pc running Windows XP, I had everything working in under 5 minutes. However, when I tried to get things working on Vista x64(idk why I'm running Vista) I ran into problems.
The following guide is for users running the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, but the same basic steps apply to different operating systems.
Part 1 – Ensure the Java Development Kit(JDK) is installed and working
Before we begin to install the Android SDK, we need to check if Java Development kit is properly setup.
- Open up a command prompt window (Shortcut: Windows key + R, then type: cmd)
- Type the following in the command prompt: java -version
- If a version number is returned, the JDK is working. Skip to Part 2.
If java is not a recognized command then complete the following steps:
- Visit the official Sun Java site http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
- Download the latest Java SE Development Kit. Current version at the publish of this article is JDK 6 Update 14
- When prompted for platform at download, select Windows and not Windows x64
- Install the JDK when download is finished. Note the install location
- Right click on My Computer > Select Properties
- Go to the Advanced system settings > Find the Advanced tab and click Environmental Variables
- In the System variables window, scroll down to Path and click Edit
- At the end of the Variable value add the following path. Note a semicolon separates each path. ;C:Program Files (x86)Javajdk1.6.0_14bin
- Hit Ok and return to a command prompt
- Type "java -version" (minus quotes) and this time you should see the version returned.
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Complete the following steps to unpack the Android SDK(Software Development Kit).
- Visit the official Android developer site: http://developer.android.com/sdk/
- Download the latest SDK. Current version at publish is 1.5r2: Download SDK
- Follow the installation instructions: Installing the Android SDK
Part 3 – Launch Davlik Debug Monitor and begin capturing screens
After Java is working and the Android SDK is unpacked, you should be able to launch the Davlik Debug Monitor.
- Hook your phone to your PC via a USB cable
- If prompted to install drivers, search the SDK folder in "usb_drivers"
- Browse to the tools directory located in the Android SDK folder
- Locate the file ddms.bat and click to launch
- When Davlik Debug Monitor has loaded, find your device and click it
- Once device is selected, from the main menu pick Device > Screen Capture
- Preview the capture and then save it. All images are saved as .png files
If clicking ddms.bat fails to launch the application, try the following steps:
- Open up a command prompt and navigate to the Android SDK tools directory
- Type ddms.bat
- Look for any error messages that are present
Practice taking screenshots and share your results. If you run into problems, someone here probably had the same issues and can offer you help. Learn to take screenshots now, because our next contest will require you to share some with us.