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F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 The Great Gatsby is widely considered by many as "the great American novel," not to mention the prolific literary master's best work. The story takes place on Long Island during the Roaring Twenties—a time of unprecedented wealth in North America—and Fitzgerald captures the social scene of the time, complete with flappers, jazz clubs, bootleggers and exquisite mansions in timeless narrative.
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Miami and South Beach are, of course, synonymous with Art Deco, and it's hard to top the incredible Morris Lapidus-designed hotel that is now Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach. The building was originally built in 1953 as the DiLido hotel, and its original whitewash façade and dramatic architecture are quintessential South Beach Art Deco.
One of the best examples of an Art Deco refurbishment is the Park Avenue lobby of the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Waldorf Astoria New York. The entire space was recently restored—outdated furnishings and draperies were removed, as was the Steinway piano that was once the lobby showpiece. Now the lobby is one of the most stunning representations of Art Deco design in New York. Check out the slideshow above to see all 10 glamorous Art Deco hotels. —Sarah Gleim


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Spittoon is an American-Western television show that aired on Weazel during the events of Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes. The show itself cannot be viewed by the player and is only advertised through a commercial. According to the commercial, the show is set in the Old West.
- The town Las Brujas, which appears in a previous GTA title, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, appears during the commercial for Spittoon.
- Some of the footage for the commercial for the show is actually from the Rockstar game Red Dead Revolver and a possible reference to Red Dead Redemption, which was in production at the time. It could also hint that the Red Dead series is set in the same fictional universe, but before the events of any Grand Theft Auto game.

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The Guilderland Chamber of Commerce next week launches the area's newest Restaurant Week.
So far, eight restaurants have signed up to offer menus of appetizers, entrees and desserts for the fixed price of $18.03 — the year of Guilderland's founding. The week runs July 14-19.
A number of Restaurant Weeks already occur in the region: in Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, Chatham, Albany's Lark Street area and — the granddaddy of them all — downtown Albany.
Participating in Guilderland's Restaurant Week are Aromi D'Italia, BFS Catering, Hana Japanese Steakhouse, Peaches Café, Cider House Restaurant, the Italian American Community Center and Nicole's in 20 Mall.
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Fieldwork in Kiriakitsa
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Ethnographers in the past, although they often established authority by giving brief accounts of how they gained entry to a community, rarely offered readers insight into the ethnographer's role and the particular methodological problems encountered. Currently, however, a shift toward more reflexive ethnographic writing encourages the examination of the place of the narrator/observer ( Hess, 1989). This approach, although criticized by some as "self-indulgent" (e.g., Pratt, 1986, p. 31), can provide insight in at least two ways, enabling readers to understand fieldwork as a process rather than a completed effort and allowing them to judge for themselves how the participant observer influenced the data that were gathered. With these objectives in mind, I focus here on central issues surrounding my roles in the community and the methods of data collection.
In the Preface, I described how I gained access to the communities of Kiriakitsa and Trikala. Throughout the 8 months of fieldwork I lived in the village, where I had a room in the Yorgakis house. This household included Katerina, Grigoris, and often Alexis, their 4-year-old grandson, who spent about half his time in the village and half with his parents in Trikala. Other members of the family -- Rena, Kalliope, and Petros -- also stayed occasionally. Sometimes I would spend 2 or 3 days in Trikala with one of the daughters' families, but there was not enough space in these apartments for me to have a room or work area, so I always returned to the village for writing and analytical work. From the window near my desk, I could look out onto the road and monitor the activities of the neighborhood. Children from all the nearby households, sometimes as many as 10 or 15, would


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For Muslims, a holy month begins
Ramadan, time of prayer and spiritual reflection, starts on Thursday
Published 9:37 pm, Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Ramadan's sunrise-to-sunset fasting usually comes to mind first but another special aspect of the holy month involves the Islamic Scripture.
"We celebrate the Quran by reading more of it," said Fatma Badawi of Niskayuna, who is a member of the Islamic Center of the Capital District in Colonie.
Ramadan begins Thursday at sunset. Over the course of the month, evenings will be spent enjoying family and community meals, engaging in prayer and spiritual reflection, and reading from the Quran in the original Arabic.
Some do more than just read it — they memorize the verses.
Each year, Badawi organizes a Quran memorization competition for children at ICCD, with participants divided into two levels: 10 years and younger and 11 to 20.
"They get different assignments, and we request them to know the meaning in English, too," she said. "They not only recite, they know what they have learned. That way they can implement the guidance from the holy book."
Muslims believe that the Quran was revealed from Allah to Prophet Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel during the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It consists of 30 sections, each called a juz.
Nightly prayers, called taraveeh, are also offered in which part of the Quran is read, usually by an imam. Many congregations hire a hafiz, someone who has memorized the entire Quran, to lead the taraveeh.
Badawi started the Quran memorization competition, which is open to the community, 15 years ago with her older daughter, Iman, "to create a link or relationship between the Quran and Ramadan in our children's minds." The younger ones memorize a small chapter, the older students a longer chapter. The children would read the verses each day, then review and learn them with the correct pronunciation. About 30 students participate each year and prizes are awarded.
Taha Ahmed, 13, has competed since 2008 and has memorized 23 sections.
"I do the memorization in the morning before school and revise and review in the evening after school. My mom always tests me to make sure I am learning right and pronouncing correctly," said the Glenville teenager, who will enter eighth grade at Scotia-Glenville Middle School in the fall. He hopes to memorize the entire Quran before he starts high school.
Fasting by healthy adults during Ramadan is one of the five pillars, or basic practices, of Islam. It is a reminder that life's purpose isn't to satisfy individual desires, and it leads the faithful to focus instead on feeding the soul. The other four pillars are belief in one God, daily prayer, charity and pilgrimage.
"God says whoever does good deeds in this month will be double-rewarded and triple-rewarded," said Badawi. "So we try to read the Quran because it is a good deed."
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Riteish Deshmukh, is not interested in doing sex comedies any more and says he and director Milap Zaveri have settled for a 'mellow expression' in the forthcoming release Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai.entertainment Updated: Mar 03, 2010 14:13 IST
"I won't do any more sex comedies. It started with 'Masti' (2004). Now six years down the line the 'Masti' writer, Milap Zaveri, who's a dear friend, has turned director with Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai and there's absolutely no sex or double-meaning dialogues in it," Riteish, who featured in sex comedies like Masti and Kya Kool Hain Hum, told IANS.
Riteish has teamed up with his Aladin co-star Jacqueline Fernandez in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai. The film's release date will be April 9 because six years ago on the same date Masti had been released and Zaveri wanted his directorial debut to hit the screens on the same date.
"Both Milap and I go back a long way. We've come a long way. We've left our raunchy days behind. 'Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai' is my first romantic film since my debut film Tujhe Meri Kasam in 2003. Milap is the most romantic person I know. So it's only fair that he makes a romantic film with me," said Riteish.
He and Milap are long-time collaborators. Milap even scripted his lines for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards function that he hosted with Boman Irani.
"I think Milap's sense of humour and quips suit me. We may have gone over-the-top in 'Masti', but now we've both settled down to a mellow expression in Jaane To Kahan Se Aayi Hai," he said.
Riteish is making sure that nothing corny or controversial comes his way. "After Sajid Khan's 'Housefull', I haven't signed anything except Dhamaal 2 which is not a sex comedy. How can it be, when it features no female actors? That apart, I'm planning something again with Ram Gopal Varma. Ramuji knows how to use me well on screen. Each time we've done something different. This time would be no different."
Talking about Housefull, he said: "Akshay and I work in a casino in Housefull. Any table that Akshay touches ends up having losers on it."
For the first time the actor has taken off his clothes in Housefull. "Sajid Khan said, 'Enough female skin. I want to show male skin now. I told him to hold the song until the end of the schedule so I could work towards building my body for the sequence on the beach," said Riteish, who will flaunt his six-pack in the movie.
Finally, the mandatory question on his friendship with Genelia d'Souza. "Can't I give you my mandatory answer? Then I'll say we've been friends from the time we did 'Tujhe Meri Kasam' together. And so it shall remain. The profile of our friendship is not going to change."


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OAKLAND – Playing at what sometimes looked like half speed, the Golden State Warriors trounced the cold-shooting Clippers, 120-75, leading by as many as 53 points Tuesday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland.
Klay Thompson (Santa Margarita High) scored 24 points in the first half on 8-for-11 shooting and finished with 30 (six 3-pointers) in 21-plus minutes. Free-agent signing Kevin Durant added 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in 25 minutes. Steph Curry added 14 points and five assists in 25 minutes; Draymond Green had 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in 22 minutes of playing time.
Mo Speights scored 14 points off the bench to lead the Clippers, who shot 32.5 percent from the field. No Clippers starter had more than six points. Chris Paul had five fouls and one point in 13 minutes in the preseason opener. He missed his three shot attempts. Blake Griffin had six points, six rebounds and five fouls. He was hit with a technical at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter.
"I thought we showed up to play an exhibition game, and they came to play a game," said Rivers, whose team plays host to Toronto on Wednesday night at Staples Center.
Speights received a special tribute of highlights on the main scoreboard and a "WELCOME BACK, MO!" message late in the first quarter. He pounded his chest and smiled in appreciation at the gesture. The former Warriors big man signed for the league minimum with the Clippers in the offseason as the Warriors cleared salary cap space to sign Durant. … Warriors head coach Steve Kerr praised the Clippers during his pregame time with the media. Kerr mentioned the fact that the Clippers were snakebitten in the first round last season, with injuries to Paul and Griffin. He also said the Clippers have continuity, something the Warriors don't have. … Rivers said he prefers back-to-back games in the preseason to clear out more time for practice.


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Lots of talk on net neutrality this week, mostly due to the joint policy proposal from Google and Verzion. While many Americans are calling for government-imposed net neutrality rules, The New York Times' Eric Pfanner proposes a different solution - one that has been working wonders in Europe. And hey, what a coincidence - I'm European!
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Well, if was possible in Europe to force cable companies to open up their network, so why not in the US? Since when companies > government?
1. The US has different laws regarding business and an aura of private property rights.
2. Because that solution goes further down the road that created the problem in the first place. A lack of respect for private property and corporatism. If you want to fix the problem attack the disease not the symptoms.
3. Companies (businesses) should always be > than government. A business offers products and services voluntarily. Customers deal with those businesses voluntarily. It's a win/win. At least that's the way it's supposed to be. Government intervention changes that. Government forces individuals to do something they otherwise wouldn't have. It's a system where at least one party must lose and therefore create this tug of war between the public and special interests. You let government treat businesses as anything more than an individual or group of individuals you will create a system bound for corruption and abuse. Government at most is supposed to protect individuals and their property. By forcing companies which have already been given unfair advantages through government corruption to open their systems you merely temporarily mend a doomed social ideology. Get rid of the power and you get rid of the power struggle.


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June 2012 John Weeks Integrator Round-up on Professions
IAYT board of directors approves education standards for Yoga therapy
Executive director John Kepner of the International Association of Yoga Therapists reports that "the IAYT board of directors approved the recommended standards for the training of yoga therapists yesterday (May 16, 2012) at our board meeting." The standards are here. IAYT has set up and an Accreditation Committee to take on the job of reviewing programs and certifying individuals. IAYT worked closely with accreditation expert Dan Seitz, JD, EdD on development of the standards. Kepner thanked leaders of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) "for support and faith in us way back when," adding: "Of course we still have a long way to go, developing an implementation plan, peer review process, etc. but this itself is a landmark event in our field." IAYT is a Traditional World Medicines member of ACCAHC.
Massage group engages Entry Level Analysis Project (ELAP) to clarify appropriate length of massage education
A cadre of massage leaders has engaged anew the challenge of answering key questions: "What is entry-level massage therapy education? What should core content encompass? How many hours of education are necessary for learners to obtain the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed to enter the massage profession and build a viable practice or work successfully as an employee?" The group acknowledges in a May 30, 2012 release that the present 500 hour requirement may not be appropriate. The ad hoc team plans to work with information from job task analyses and consumer and employer surveys. IThe group's tight time-frame includes releasing a draft report for public comment during the first quarter of 2013. The ELAP work group includes: Pat Archer, Clint Chandler, Rick Garbowski, Tom Lochhaas, Jim O'Hara, Cynthia Ribeiro, Elan Schacter, and Anne Williams. Their goal: "We work group members also understand that our group has no permanent standing. Our job is to produce a thorough, defensible final report that is sufficiently compelling to motivate diverse national and local massage therapy organizations to rise to the challenge to ensure the massage profession embraces and implements the report's recommendations."
Comment: This initiative is surprising to me. The massage field already has a single purpose, US Department of Education-recognized accreditation agency, the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). COMTA of necessity has set standards. None of the COMTA Commissioners are part of this group. It would seem smart to start with COMTA's work. I hope this is not another divisive move in the massage community.
NY Beth Israel Integrative Medicine Leader Kligler Offers Strong Support for Naturopathic Licensing
Comment: Under another of my hats I learned that Ben Kligler, MD, MPH, the vice chair for the department of integrative medicine at New York's Beth Israel Hospital, had submitted a strong letter of support for licensing of naturopathic physicians to the New York legislature. The letter was requested by Doni Wilson, ND, who heads the now 8-year campaign of the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians. In his letter, Kligler first underscored the importance of team care for chronic conditions, then stated, in part: "Naturopathic physicians have a set of skills and specific approach which is unique and which can make a very important contribution to this type of interdisciplinary approach."
Learning of Kligler's letter reminded me of how many naturopathic doctors continue to have a polarized, polarizing and competitive feeling toward integrative medical doctors like. I have previously surprised these biases many times by asking naturopathic doctors to view the video of Andrew Weil, MD which for many years graced the NYANP site as a powerful endorsement of naturopathic licensing. The naturopathic medical and integrative MD fields are, to use a phrase my wife has used with me from time to time when I have needed to hear it, "on the same side" when it comes to shaping the health care of the future. It's a pleasure to observe this action by Kligler.


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Owen Courreges: I got Bourbon-faced on T-shirt Street
The City of New Orleans has targeted a nefarious, rogue activity that has been transpiring beneath our very noses down in the French Quarter. These fiends brazenly peddle their poisonous wares out in the open, boldly daring the authorities to stop them. Their actions infest our streets, fly in the face of common decency, and corrupt our youth.
Drug dealers? Pimps?
Worse. I'm talking about T-shirt shops.
Last fall, in response to complaints made by the Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents, and Associates (VCPORA), city zoning inspectors swept across the Quarter and cited a total of seventeen small retailers for illegally selling t-shirts and souvenirs. Many of these shops are still wrangling with the city.
The city's regulations of t-shirt shops have gotten increasingly complex over the years. The municipal code regulates the placement of t-shirts as a misdemeanor crime, while the zoning code effectively prohibits new stores from using more than 35% of their showroom space for t-shirts. VCPORA's clout is readily evident.
For those whose sarcasm detectors are on the fritz, I'm not in favor of this crackdown or these restrictive laws. It's yet another effort masterminded by a monied elite in the Quarter who don't like poor people and the cheap souvenirs that those "low-class" types buy.
The trope goes that while a Royal Street antique store selling gilt Victorian mirrors for several grand suits the French Quarter, a small shop selling t-shirts and miniature statues of St. Louis Cathedral is an unsightly abomination that must be stopped. Merchandise that only rich people can afford is thus "genuine," while stuff that's cheap constitutes a cultural cancer.
In truth, these souvenir shops are no more or less authentic than any other business in the Quarter that attempts to serve a market fueled by tourism. The only difference, I suppose, is that the well-to-do residents of the Quarter don't like stepping out of their million dollar condo to see a t-shirt in the window across the street emblazoned with the message: "I GOT BOURBON-FACED ON SHIT STREET."
So let's call this what it really is – an effort by Quarter residents to get rid of something they consider gauche. There's been no equivalent backlash here in Uptown by the recent proliferation of t-shirt shops, but that's largely because the t-shirt shops that have opened in Uptown tend to be more upscale and cater to residents as much as tourists.
Thus, VCPORA's concern doesn't encompass higher-end t-shirt purveyors like Fluerty Girl, Storyville, or Dirty Coast. It isn't about t-shirt and souvenir shops per-se; rather, it's about cheap t-shirt shops that do a volume business off the mass of tourists that come through New Orleans.
Irrespectively, the law applies to everyone. Fleurty Girl opened a location in the Quarter after new t-shirt shops were banned from the Quarter in 2011, yet it was not among the seventeen shops cited in the City's sweep. This was ostensibly because Lauren Thom, the owner of Fleurty girl, diversified her inventory enough to keep on the right side of the law, according to the Times-Picayune.
Conversely, other store owners maintain that that they likewise kept a sufficiently diverse inventory but were nonetheless cited. And to make matters worse, bigger fish didn't receive the same treatment.
"Jax Brewery has a whole second floor full of T-shirts," boutique owner Ed Azemas told the Times-Picayune. "Walgreen's has a pharmacy license and they're allowed to sell a whole row of New Orleans stuff. H&M sells T-shirts. The city isn't pursuing the big guys, just the little guys like us."
Mr. Azemas is correct, and it's no accident. It's part of a concerted effort by the City to preserve a romanticized vision of the French Quarter that never existed in reality. The cold truth is that the low-end T-shirt shops are actually more authentic than anything that would replace them because they reflect the actual reality of the Quarter, not a deluded fantasy.
Moreover, the City has more pressing concerns than VCPORA's latest outrage-of-the-week. Property taxes are poised to skyrocket, the murder rate is still excessively high, and much of our infrastructure is still crumbling. Why, with all these problems, is the City choosing to waste resources fighting purveyors of T-shirts?
The answer is VCPORA, and the City's legendary inability to say "no" to that petulant, spoiled brat. Accordingly, I have little doubt that many of these t-shirt shops will be shuttered, even though it is blindingly obvious that they should simply be left alone.
The cultural inquisition is now the norm of New Orleans politics, the grand, unassailable means for cherry-picking winners and losers. The best anybody can hope for is not to become a target, because once you're "inauthentic," you're gone.
Owen Courrèges, a New Orleans attorney and resident of the Garden District, offers his opinions for UptownMessenger.com on Mondays. He has previously written for the Reason Public Policy Foundation.


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Chapter Leadership Training Conference (CLTC) 1 2010
Where BBYO's leadership training begins.
Welcome to the CLTC 1 2010 Blog!
We're so excited to be able to share all of the wonderful news, tidbits and fun that go on here every summer with even more people. Check back frequently to see the most recent updates!
Final Shabbat - Bar Mitzvah at CLTC
Posted on 06/28/2010 @ 11:37 AM
Our final Shabbat together begins tonight. One of our teens, Ryan Wyman, never had a Bar Mitzvah and worked closely with our Judaic Educator, Marge Eiseman, to be called to the Torah tomorrow. We're all very excited to celebrate the simcha with him.
The teens were bright, smart and a lot of fun; and we learned a lot from each other. I hope that they will share all of the details with you when they return home.
Clearly, we have a lot to celebrate - however, the success of this program is not about the twelve days spent here, but, rather, what each teen will accomplish in the days and years to come. It will be fun to watch their growth.
FYI: We will communicate with them often throughout the next year, providing them with more information and tips to use in their chapters.
Special thanks to our great staff -
Steven Molberger, Leadership Director, and his leadership advisors: Mitch Liebeskind, Josh Langer, Debbie Ornstein, Michael Abramovitz and Camryn Kruger.
Youth Coordinators: Leah Chakoff and Josh Kipnis
Specialty staff: Marge Eiseman (Judaic Educator/ Songleader) and Paula Ploper (Israeli Dance Specialist.)
Administrative staff: Jacob Sachs
Thank you for giving your teen this opportunity. It was an experience that they will never forget. You may want to think about how they can continue their leadership journey by sending them to another wonderful BBYO leadership program next summer or they can travel to one of our great BBYO destinations around the world.
The Excitement Continues!
Posted on 06/28/2010 @ 11:14 AM
Hello Everyone!
This week has been full of excitement, as everyone has been putting finishing touches on their creations: chapter tee shirts and songs - to be presented tomorrow night at CLTC Presents. The teens have really honed their organizational skills and planned unique and informative programs - and had great fun in the process. The teens planned programs covering racism and anti-semitism (Stop the Hate,) Special Olympics and dealing with obstacles, a program on Integrity, Israeli army simulation, and an awareness program on how to get involved in service to your community
On Wednesday night,we presented a powerful and emotional program on the Holocaust, focusing on BBYO's March of the Living educational mission to Poland and Israel, which is held every spring. It was a solemn evening, but, a meaningful one. We were all visibly moved.
Last night, special ceremonies inducted the teens into the AZA and BBG international order, a ritual connecting them with the thousands of teens who have attended CLTC over the past 30 + years. The strong display of brotherhood and sisterhood was a wonderful expression of how much the friendships have progressed here.
CLTC Well Underway!
Posted on 06/22/2010 @ 12:30 PM
Hello Everyone - we have been BUSYYYYY at CLTC.
We welcomed two visitors from our international office in past days - Jayson Rubin (Director of Summer Experiences and Partnerships) and Rabbi Jason Kimmelman - Block (Director of The PANIM Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, a division of BBYO, Inc.) They really enjoyed spending time with the teens and were very impressed with the activities.
Rabbi Block was here to introduce BBYO's innovative program initiative, called Stand Up! - a new comprehensive approach to what BBYO has already been doing since its beginning - trying to help people around the world. This campaign gives teens the platform from which they can connect with the issues they feel most passionate about through service projects, social action, and philanthropy. T eensbrainstormed ideas on how to use their skills and interests to get involved in their communities at home and to implement effective programs for their home chapters.
At CLTC, we break from the routine of the week's activities with a meaningful Shabbat experience. Our five CLTC chapters were each responsible for a different aspect of Shabbat - creating a festive atmosphere and planning and participating in services and programs. We also focused on the spiritual aspects of life, and spent time relaxing and enjoying time with each other - playing sports, sunning and time at the pool.
Last night's evening program was a lot of fun, centering around Israel and its culture - learning about accomplishments in technology, science and medicine; hearing about the Bedoin Arab culture in a specially built Bedoin tent; writing messages to be placed in the Western Wall next spring; and playing a round of Gaga (a favorite sport in Israel.)
The teens are doing great and planning wonderful programs for the next few days.
I'll be in touch soon to share it all with you.
Take care.
Shabbat Shalom from CLTC 1!
Posted on 06/03/2010 @ 07:10 PM
Shabbat Shalom! Everyone is doing great and a lot of new friendships have already formed. We have a terrific group of teens to work with and we're having a great time!
What's been happening: After reviewing election procedures and parliamentary procedure on Wednesday, the teens elected chapter officers in their chapters yesterday. There are only a few elected positions in the chapters at CLTC, but, there are many opportunities for everyone to lead - planning programs, Shabbat services and programs, fundraisers, tee shirt creations, song and banner committees, etc.
Recent leadership sessions focused on "Starting a New Chapter" and "What is a Leader" . We also introduced the "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" - written by Sean Covey. These habits correlate very well with character development, another aspect of our skill buildin at CLTC..
In addition to leadership training, we have rotation sessions most days - Jewish Experience (exploring Judaism) Shirim (singing) and Rikudim (Israeli dancing) and workshops on an array of topics. The first workshop topic introduced was on "Conduct", helping the teens to understand that a basic characteristic of being a leader is about respect for one another and how you treat the people around you.
The teambuilding program on Wednesday night was called, "Junkyard Wars" - one in which chapters were asked to create something unique using "clean junk" (cardboard boxes, paper, cups, etc. and masking tape.) It was a lot of fun, but, the real purpose was for the staff to observe the group dynamics and to see who took on the leadership roles in planning and building the project. This program enables the staff to evaluate each participant at the beginning and personalize individual leadership development as the session progresses.
We're very excited about our first Shabbat together - a very special time at CLTC. Each chapter is assigned the task of planning and leading one of the following each week: Friday night services, a Friday night program, Saturday morning services, a Saturday morning program and a Havdallah Service. Our goal is to excite the teens about Shabbat and to demonstrate to them that creativity and inspiration can enhance a traditional Shabbat service or program.
We loaded pictures today on our summer program website: http://bbyo.smugmug.com; I hope you enjoy them! That's it for now! I'll be in touch. Take care. Sherrie
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We all have those projects that get pushed off over and over, right? Things in your home or life that are just so glaringly wrong, but for one reason or another, you just can't seem to get around it doing anything about them? I'm so embarrassed to admit this, but this is what my bedroom looked like for almost year.
That light/curtain combo used to hang in my apartment in Boston. I didn't even remove that white, curtain-y material when I packed it up, and I sure didn't iron it when I unpacked it and hung it up. Who needs an iron? I knew it looked bad, but I guess I figured some decor was better than none? I don't know.. I'm ashamed that it looked like this for so long.
So I finally grabbed a little inspiration from one of my favorite blogs, Young House Love. This is a picture of their bedroom in their old house.
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I loved the look of curtains behind the bed, and even though we don't have that little window in our room, I thought that curtains could still add an interesting texture and depth to our headboard wall.
(I know these pictures are kind of terrible, I had to stand all the way in the hallway to take them) We hung a pair of light blue Lenda curtains from Ikea. They're listed for 29.99 on Ikea's website but I'm pretty sure they were on sale for 14.99 when we bought them several months ago. Though you can't see it (bad picture) they're hung on a basic brushed nickel curtain rod from Target, whichever was the longest length. I think it was either 12.99 or 14.99. Again, I bought this several months ago and only got around to addressing the terrible light/curtain situation about a week ago. I don't love those green throw pillows but haven't found a replacement I love just yet.
This is Marc's side of the bed. The nightstand is a made-over thrifted piece that my mom made for me a few years ago. The small table is something I just picked up yesterday for $20 at a local thrift shop, I thought it fit pretty well with the beachy/nautical vibe of our house. I'm not sure if it'll stay here for the long haul but for now, I think it looks cute here. On the tall nightstand is a bottle lamp we made from a $5 glass bottle from the HomeGoods clearance section (more info on that later).
I moved the little lamp to my side of the bed. I kind of hate it but I have a plan to upgrade it a bit. I put it on top of my big medical dictionary, but the height and weight of the lamp still doesn't balance the other side of the bed, so I'll need to work on it a little bit. In the frame is a print from Etsy seller tastesorangey, which I love. Her art is so romantic and I want about ten more of these. My nightstand is also a made-over thrift piece that I painted and mosaic-ed with glass marbles.
Overall, I am a lot more happy with this space now, but I still have quite a few plans for it, including a little project to break up all of the matchy-matchy blueness going on and some kind of headboard makeover.
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Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has defended their busy preseason schedule after a 7-0 victory over Chengdu Blades.
Several senior players are believed to be unhappy after travelling to China, Macau, Malaysia and Russia ahead of the Barclays Premier League opener against Portsmouth on August 17.
But despite making eight changes during the win at the Macau Stadium, Scolari insisted the tour is an important building block ahead of the long Premier League season after only taking over the Chelsea reins less than a month ago.
"Because I am new to Chelsea I need to learn about my players. I have an idea about my players, but I need to work everyday with them to learn more," said the former Portugal coach.
"These games are important for me. If I was able to chose the opposition, I would choose this team at this time in our pre-season.
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"Six, seven or eight substitutions in this type of game is normal. If I was at the training ground at Cobham I would do the same against the teams we play there."
Chelsea complete their three-game Asian tour against a Malaysia Select XI in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday before they travel to Moscow to face Lokomotiv Moscow and AC Milan or Sevilla in the Railway Cup at the start of August.
"It was better than the match on Wednesday," Scolari added.
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So you know how you wanted Dungeon Keeper 3?
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So you know how you wanted Dungeon Keeper 3?
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It is a rare month that I don't fondly wish for a resurrection of Dungeon Keeper. It is a rarer month still that I hear of a resurrection of Dungeon Keeper and then kinda wish I hadn't. Details are squeaking out about EA's mysterious (and possibly China-only) Dungeon Keeper MMO and, well, you're not going to like them. That said, there are a few glimmers of promise, and enough that I'm fighting the fanboy urge to scream, hiss and make tastelessly overblown statements about what EA have done to my childhood.
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So Dungeon Keeper may be returning, as evidenced by not one but two trademark applications on EA's part. My feelings on the matter are the very definition of 'mixed'.
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Whenever I mourn the passing of the Dungeon Keeper games and their much-neglected sub-genre – which I seem to do far too often, like some sort of blogging Miss Havisham – someone always chastises me for overlooking Evil Genius. I'm not overlooking it, I'm just not mentioning it.
It's certainly the closest to a true follow-up DK's ever had, coming from Bullfrog splinter cell Elixir and employing exactly the same Bad Guy Base-Building concept. Trouble is, in its clear desperation to not simply be Dungeon Keeper with Austin Powers artwork, it piled on layer after layer of complexity intended to mask its stolen heart. When I originally played it back in 2004, I couldn't stand it. Genuinely loathed the thing, which very much put me at odds with most other reviewers.
Time, they say, heals all wounds. Which is a patently ridiculous thing to say, otherwise my granddad wouldn't have been so annoyed about the toe he lost in the war. But it does at least mean I can now approach Evil Genius with a clear head, no longer clouded by sad dreams of DK3.
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It's interesting that everyone who mailed us about this (many thanks, by the way) immediately went for the Oh God No What Are They Thinking angle. Bullfrog fans are purists, perhaps understandably. Me, I'm not going to presume the worst yet, despite being a huge old geeky Dungeon Keeper fan myself.
Absolutely nothing is known about this shock DK sequel/rethink, bar its being an MMO and being handled by a Chinese developer you've never heard of. Yeah, 'Asian MMO' does set off a few alarm traps, as the Lineage model tends to impress us Westerners about as much as shadow puppetry impresses bears. Clearly, this won't be Dungeon Keeper 3 – there's not even a whiff of a single ex-Bullfrog guy around it for starters, and no talk of it being a direct follow-up, but rather of it just using names, themes and characters. Put that Pointy Stick Of Angry Pre-Judgement +3 vs EA down, though. There are hints that this will be much more like the DK of old than folk are presuming…
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It's easy to fall into a routine dichotomy here. New games some days, retro games other days. Unfortunately, that rather ignores games from the last couple of years, which don't fit neatly into either category. Let's change that.
I find myself currently between games to really occupy me – an unfortunate hangover from the MMO mania of a couple of years back, which has left a part of my brain forever desiring a game I can utterly lose myself to for months at a time. With my third major bout of intense TF2 play, my most recent distraction, now behind me, I survey the landscape and there's nothing huge I can imagine spending a few deep-seated weeks with, at least not until Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3. So, instead I turn to the very recent past. I've been snacking briefly on games I've wanted to replay or never got around to playing, and I suspect it'll lead to a few posts like this. First, Overlord.
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(I'll stop it with the iiis now). Yes, a third Syndicate game has been raised as a possibility. Happy! Happy! Happy! That said, the raising was done by one P. Molyneux, the man whose picture appears next to The Big Book Of Hackneyed Phrases & Sayings' entry for "pinch of salt."
Here's what he told Shacknews:
"I really would love to redo a version of Syndicate. Syndicate was probably one of my favourites."
Whether he's just thinking aloud, hinting at an actual project or none-too-subtly putting it out there in case EA offer him a vast sum of money to leave Microsoft and come make it for them, I really don't know. Let's be pleased that Syndicate hasn't been forgotten, anyway. (Insane fantasy-land: given EA's recent talk of regretting killing off Bullfrog, they quietly re-recruit all its major minds and get the band back together. /Insane fantasy-land).
And in bonus happy! happy! happy! news, he offered this in reference to Dungeon Keeper (and Magic Carpet too, but I'm a bit mono-vision when it comes to DK), "One day, I'm sure that opportunity is going to come up and I'd love to do it."
In other news, J.D. Salinger announces a sequel to The Catcher In The Rye.
Often mis-described as a management title, Bullfrog's last game before collapsing into a mess of sequels (and eventual death) is much closer to real-time strategy. You build a base, harvest resources and train an army. The same old song. The difference is this is an RTS that fights against you, that actively resists your feeble attempts to control it. It's like driving a car with three wheels, no suspension and a crazy shouting hobo in the passenger seat. It is entirely unwilling, and it'll take any opportunity to steer itself onto the pavement and mow down a few dozen pedestrians. That is, of course, the charm of Dungeon Keeper.
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Not too long ago, a selection of Britain's best games writers and I gathered in someone's front room to eat pizza-pie, play a lot of Peggle and come up with an informed if quasi-arbitrary list of the best 100 PC titles of all time. There were several games whose sole voice of nomination in the room was my own nasal insistence, all of which I'll be shouting about on RPS over time.
UFO: Enemy Unknown (the first X-COM game) was one, and reminding folk of it saw it argued into the top ten, pleasingly.
Aliens Versus Predator was another, but no chorus joined me on that. If I'd have known then quite how well-loved it still is, I would have Phillybustered it far higher.
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The young striker has been in impressive form for the Seasiders featuring in nine games, including netting the winner against Reading at the weekend.
Now, Roberto Martinez is ready for the striker to return in January ahead of the FA Cup third round tie with Swindon.
Speaking to the Wigan Evening Post, Martinez said: "It's been great to see Callum enjoying his football and growing while at Blackpool. It was important for him to get regular minutes under his belt, and we've all been admiring his progress from a distance.
"He'll be returning to our club as a more mature and confident player, ready to fight for his place in the first team.
"And we're all looking forward to seeing him back here in the first week of January.
"His time with Blackpool has been exactly what he needed at this stage of his career – and his goal against Reading was a great example of his footballing arrogance and belief as a player. I'm delighted Callum's been able to show his undoubted ability, and challenge for his place in a great competition like the Championship.
"His quality has really come to the fore – and that was the whole reason for the exercise."
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Sussex where they were conjecturally descended from the village of Wartling or Whatlington, held at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book survey by William by the Count of Eu [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8). The hamlet consisted of 3 salt houses at that time. Although other historians conjecture that it was related to Watling Street, the great Roman Way which winds northward in England to Chester and the north, this seems impractical. Derived from this is also Watlington, "ton" meaning a hamlet. The many other explanations of the origin of this name such as the trade name of 'watling', a form of wall and roof construction of houses in ancient times, can be discounted as too general for such an isolated name. If this were the origin, Watling would be as popular and prolific as Carpenter and many other house building trade surnames. Watlington is a parish located in Norfolk and Oxfordshire. The latter has a most interesting history. The place name is supposed to have been derived from the Saxon Watelar, meaning "hurdles" or " wattles," alluding to the way in which the Britons are described to have built their towns, " as groves fenced in with hewn trees." It is traditionally said that a military chest of money was left at the house of Robert Parslow, in the town, and never afterwards claimed, in consequence of which he bequeathed a liberal donation to the poor of the parish. [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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Whattlingtum Spelling Variations
spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Watling, Whatling, Watlington, Watlingtone, Whatlington and many more.
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Migration of the Whattlingtum family to the New World and Oceana
To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Whattlingtum or a variant listed above: Ffrances Watling who settled in Virginia in 1660; John Watling landed in America in 1753; James Watling settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1842.
The Whattlingtum Motto
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Corde manuque
Motto Translation: With heart and hand.
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'Mind the Gap': Teaching Medieval Music in the 21st Century
Emma Dillon
Of all the music I teach at Penn, the repertories of the Middle Ages are perhaps the least familiar to my students. Indeed, common first reactions to the chants of a 9th-century monastery, to the courtly love-songs of a troubadour, or to the wordy excess of a thirteenth-century motet, are bewilderment, disorientation, and confusion. Perhaps because the cultures that produced this music are so foreign to the students, they often hear the sounds as 'mysterious,' 'mystical,' 'ethereal'—fitting words to describe music that seems to come from a place utterly remote from our own. While my courses hope to dispel the confusion, I am convinced, too, that there are lessons in the strangeness of that moment of first contact. Over the past summer of research in the British Library, the London Underground reminded me daily to 'mind the gap': and that, in essence, is what I strive to teach my students, too. To mind the gap of history, to confront disorientation as itself relevant. That disorientation is as meaningful an experience of unfamiliar music as its affective power. Teaching medieval music is thus simultaneously an opportunity to explore issues of cultural distance and difference—issues that are, after all, close to the heart of Penn's own Compact.
I offer here two illustrations of how we might mind the gap in a class on medieval music. The first is a simple exercise in empathy. The entry-point for most of these courses is plainchant: the thousands of melodies associated with the rituals of Christian devotion, and earliest surviving records of European music before the first millennium. In the first weeks, the class explores how these melodies work, how their notational systems can be deciphered and their relationship to memory, as well as chant's place in religious rituals and devotion. But before that work begins, I often ask students to engage in a more basic activity. 'Empathy', a theme in much recent writing in medieval studies, is a mode by which we may attempt to identify with distant subjects through our own basic humanness. It is a particularly useful maneuver with music, for it repositions students in relation to song: no longer just a disembodied 'work', song now becomes a portal into human experience. I might ask students to do a simple piece of math. How much of the day would you spend singing if you were a medieval nun or monk? If you were chaplain in a royal household? If you were a citizen of fourteenth-century Florence? The answers are quite staggering. For the most devout of medieval society, vast portions of the day (and night) were spent singing. Put another way, while speaking may be our default vocality, for some medieval men and women, singing was the norm. Next: what does it feel like to sing? For any length of time? And what does it feel like to sing in a group? Students recall light-headed moments of over-exuberant singing; the engulfing roar of communal song at the baseball stadium; or the intimacy of their close harmony glee club. These simple references back to our own vocal chords, heart rates, lung capacities, and social environments create a simple moment of insight into, and sometimes fleeting connection with, the past. Chant is then no longer just a melodic type or notational style. Empathy opens it up as a story of collectivity; of supremely honed memories; of endurance; and finally of visceral sensation leading to sacred revelation. Above all, it frames music as the story of people. As the humanizing of abstract musical traces begins, we start to bring in the many first-hand voices: from the saintly and mystical, to the anonymous and disenfranchised. We look, too, at other remains of their world—the cathedrals, courts, cities—and imagine song's place in shaping human experience.
Empathy, then, is one useful means to explore distance. Bridging distance, though, also involves intensive, specialized work—and doing some of that work yourself. My second illustration involves evidence that, in contrast to sound, is emphatically durable and tangible: and also fiendishly difficult to make sense of. Medieval music exists as inky symbols on parchment—the translation of the voice into visual notation. Manuscripts, then, are the centerpiece of any history of medieval song; without them we would have no evidence for how the music sounded. But manuscripts are more than passive conduits of musical information: they, too, offer invaluable points of contact with the past. For while we cannot hear the monks and nuns from a thousand years ago, we can see and touch in these books the autographs of their voices. These silent witnesses are thus a very immediate way of being in the presence of the musical past.
We are fortunate at Penn to have a wonderful collection of medieval music manuscripts, recently expanded with the support of Lawrence Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle; and librarians who are generous with their time, and firmly committed to having students learn, hands-on, from the sources. Over the years, I have made manuscripts a feature of all my classes on medieval music. There is no more vivid demonstration of what that gap of history can mean than observing students' reactions as they turn the folios of a 700-year old manuscript: wonder, awe, and sometimes even anxiety. But there is much more to such an exercise than simple show-and-tell. Developing skills in proportion to the level of the class, it is also possible to set students to work on these objects, to show them the expertise necessary to entice the sources to yield the story of their originary moment: How can we know when this book was made? How can its style of writing or notation tell us where it comes from? What was its use? What can the doodlings of later readers tell us about who used this book? With our newest acquisitions, this work is all the more meaningful because so many of these questions have yet to be answered. So in addition to acquiring the skills needed to ask these questions, students have the thrill of being the first to figure out the answers. At such moments, course requirements are forgotten, as students devote hour upon hour to trying to solve the mysteries of these books. It simply becomes about the material; about the profound effort and devotion needed to unlock the stories these books can tell. As students lose themselves in these endeavors, their investment in the past deepens. With that deepening comes, too, the recognition of the sheer work needed to make sense of what has gone before. And so work turns into a labor of love.
At the end of a course on medieval music, I hope students leave with an appetite for a period of music-making I find entrancing. And I hope they feel some familiarity with a culture that is remote from our own, and perhaps even some affinity with the people of the past. But I hope, too, that they learn something from the quieter revelations in these activities. For the gap that separates a 21st-century Penn student from the medieval past is ultimately not so different from other more obvious distances: between different cultures, religions, political factions, and more modestly, between neighbors in the College dorm, students in the classroom. Such gaps can be fraught, confrontational, frustrating or, worst of all, invisible. In learning to negotiate the distance of music history, there is the opportunity to acquire skills not only to appreciate musical creativity of a millennium ago, but also to tackle distances of many other kinds. Mind the gap: but do not be afraid to try and bridge it, realizing that to do so takes patience, courage, empathy, learning, and respect for difference.
Above, a musical manuscript from the University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS Codex 1248: Guidonian Hand,
a mnemonic device that had been used to assist singers in learning to sight sing.
Emma Dillon, associate professor of music, won both the Ira Abrams Award and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching last spring.
This essay continues the series that began in the fall of 1994 as the joint creation of the
College of Arts and Sciences and the Lindback Society for Distinguished Teaching.
See www.upenn.edu/almanac/teach/teachall.html for the previous essays.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post501167529172948201..comments2013-11-14T13:12:35.419-05:00Comments on Gronktastic: "Best Name" Red Sox Line-Up (All TIme)Aaron_Strouthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-43937741119478654002009-12-11T10:21:58.091-05:002009-12-11T10:21:58.091-05:00Can't believe I forgot about Win Remmerswaal. ...Can't believe I forgot about Win Remmerswaal. I must be slipping.

Arquimedez Pozo also a great call.

Not that non-Remy nicknames are in play, but Vollmer's was "Dutch the Clutch".Derek Peplauhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-78294063246492365502009-12-11T09:21:16.868-05:002009-12-11T09:21:16.868-05:00How does Denny Doyle get the start over Ski Melill...How does Denny Doyle get the start over Ski Melillo at 2B?

And is there a minimum time with the club needed? Because if not, I think Arquimedez Pozo needs a callup from Pawtucket.

Then after a quick scan of the archives...

Another utility guy who actally had a career - Rabbit Warstler. (Added bonus, played for both the Red Sox and the Braves in Boston.)

And of course, a dud pitcher with a great pitcher name, Win Raamerswaal.Ted Mhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-82087725219156805382009-12-11T09:21:11.773-05:002009-12-11T09:21:11.773-05:00OK then. I'll do some more research, but I th...OK then. I'll do some more research, but I think that puts my all time nickname candidate out of the running: Dick "Dr. Strangeglove" Stuart. The Moosup Moose stays at first.

A few other players for your consideration on the bench/bullpen:

C Matt Batts
C Johnny Peacock
P Emerson Dickman
OF Clyde Vollmer (my grandmother's favorite player)Derek Peplauhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-45476205147943849122009-12-11T08:02:40.845-05:002009-12-11T08:02:40.845-05:00Let's go with the "Remy Rule" for th...Let's go with the "Remy Rule" for this one. If Jerry Remy were announcing a game that the player was in, what would he call him? When in doubt, check Baseball Reference for what history's decided his name was. Cool?Jim Storerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-40640159460528313402009-12-11T07:29:49.488-05:002009-12-11T07:29:49.488-05:00Before I begin, I need clarification on one point:...Before I begin, I need clarification on one point: are we only using names which appear on their baseball cards, or are nicknames in play?

"Coco" is not the name that appears on the man's birth certificate, but it's on his Topps, so I don't count that as a nickname. Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, even though NOBODY calls him just "Dennis Boyd" would NOT be eligible if nicknames aren't in play however, because his cards don't feature his famous moniker.

Most of them anyway.Derek Peplauhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-27007010955796312932009-12-10T23:49:51.334-05:002009-12-10T23:49:51.334-05:00We can't forget Oil Can Boyd as a pitcher.We can't forget Oil Can Boyd as a pitcher.Johnny Roosterhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29213404.post-32577956267510626862009-12-10T18:16:26.785-05:002009-12-10T18:16:26.785-05:00Nice start Jim! The first name that popped into my...Nice start Jim! The first name that popped into my head was Zane Smith. A couple more and we'll have a full starting staff...Chadhttps://email@example.com


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Chicago Bears Playoff Picture: Analyzing the Latest Outlook for ChicagoNovember 7, 2013
As Chicago Bears defensive end Shea McClellin broke toward Aaron Rodgers rolling out of the pocket just three minutes into Monday night's Bears-Packers showdown, he probably wasn't thinking about altering the landscape of the entire NFC playoff picture. But as he connected with Rodgers and took him to the ground, that's exactly what he did.
Rodgers suffered a fractured collarbone that could cause him to miss three weeks, maybe more. It's not over for the Cheeseheads, of course, just as it wasn't over for the Bears when Jay Cutler went down, just as—paging the late John Belushi—it wasn't over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
Instead, it simply seems an already tight NFC race just got tighter. As it stands, the Bears, Packers and Detroit Lions all sit at 5-3, tied atop the NFC North.
In the South, the New Orleans Saints (6-2) appear playoff-bound. Over in the West, the Seattle Seahawks (8-1) and San Francisco 49ers (6-2) look like postseason locks. With division winners from the East and North, just one wild-card spot remains in play.
That means, come January, one of the North's 5-3 teams will be on the outside looking in. Actually, that may be presumptuous. At this point, with injuries piling up for the Bears and Packers and a surging Carolina Panthers team joining the fold, there's no guarantee that the North sends a second representative to the playoffs.
Eight weeks remain in the season, and the landscape may very well shift again. But for now, check out where the Bears and other playoff hopefuls stand and see their chances of scoring a postseason berth.
Chicago Bears (5-3)
Playoff Chances: 35%
A week ago, it looked like the Bears were done. Decimated by injuries and scrambling to fix a defense in disarray, no one saw them climbing back into the playoff picture. But after a 27-20 win over Green Bay, here they are, a tiebreaker away from the NFC North's top spot.
There is no shortage of winnable games remaining on Chicago's schedule, and it's worth noting that the three toughest matchups (Detroit, Green Bay and Dallas Cowboys) all occur at home.
Still, it won't be an easy road to nine or 10 wins, mostly because, of all the teams in the wild-card hunt, the Bears may have the most significant deficiency. Since losing defensive tackles Henry Melton and Nate Collins early in the season, the defense simply can't stop the run. For the Bears to make the playoffs, that aspect has to improve.
Detroit Lions (5-3)
Playoff Chances: 75%
The NFC North crown could hinge upon whether Rodgers is back in the lineup for the Thanksgiving Day showdown between the Lions and Packers. Then again, it may not even matter. Six of Detroit's final eight games are against teams below .500. With the Matthew Stafford-to-Calvin Johnson connection rolling and the defense showing signs of life, there doesn't appear to be much standing in the way of a playoff berth.
Ten wins and a division title looks like a strong possibility for the Motor City.
Green Bay Packers (5-3)
Playoff Chances: 40%
To stay in the hunt, the Packers have to figure out a way to win at least a game without Rodgers. That should be possible with the Giants (2-6), Vikings (1-7) and Falcons (2-6) on their schedule over the next five weeks. If the Packers can enter Week 15 with six or seven wins and Rodgers back in the lineup, don't bet against them beating the Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers and Bears to finish 9-7 or 10-6.
However, winning a game or two without Rodgers is not a given. Since losing defensive anchor Clay Matthews to a thumb injury Week 5, the Packers had been counting on the offense to carry them. Under backup quarterback Seneca Wallace, that hardly seems like a viable plan. The good news for Packers fans is that Matthews may return to the lineup Week 11.
Carolina Panthers (5-3)
Wild-Card Chances: 35%
No one thought much of the Panthers back in mid-October. Well, actually, there was one person who saw their rise to relevance coming. Now 5-3 and boasting a 12.3 scoring margin—the top mark in the NFC—Carolina provides one of the more intriguing storylines in the NFC playoff race. With a dominant defense and a quarterback capable of providing offense on his own, the Panthers are a team with few weaknesses.
But that doesn't necessarily mean they're playoff-bound. Their schedule the rest of the way is absolutely brutal. Six of their next eight games are against teams .500 or better. For a team that has played only one winning team thus far, this next stretch will determine if the Panthers are contenders or simply beneficiaries of weak first-half competition.
They'll have to win two of those tough games and take care of business against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-8) and Atlanta Falcons (2-6) to finish with nine wins. That's doable for a team that appears on the rise.
Arizona Cardinals (4-4)
Wild-Card Chances: 5%
With a 27-13 win over the Falcons Week 8, the Cardinals climbed back to .500 and into the playoff picture. The Cardinals have played one of the tougher schedules in the NFL, so there's no inflation with their four wins. They've beaten the Lions (5-3) and Panthers (5-3), and their only bad loss was to the St. Louis Rams (3-6) way back in Week 1.
With winnable games in the next two weeks against the Houston Texans (2-6) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (0-8), Arizona could easily see its record climb to 6-4. The problem lies in the last six games of the season. The Cardinals would have to find three wins against a group of opponents that boasts a combined 31-20 record. With a struggling offense, they're more likely to hit the wall at eight wins.
Dallas Cowboys (5-4)
Playoff Chances: 45%
Wild-Card Chances: 5%
At 5-4, the Dallas Cowboys have a head start in their division, but don't expect that lead to last through next week. While they're traveling to New Orleans to take on the 6-2 Saints, division rival Philadelphia will fly into Green Bay to take on a Packers team without a viable quarterback.
With a high-powered offense and struggling-but-capable defense, every game on the Cowboys' remaining schedule is winnable. The most important game, however, will come Week 17 against the Eagles. The winner of that matchup may very well take the NFC East crown.
Philadelphia Eagles (4-5)
Playoff Chances: 40%
Wild-Card Chances: 4%
After the Bears and Lions, it may be the Eagles who benefit most from the unfortunate injury to Rodgers. The superstar's Week 10 absence turns a would-be loss for the Eagles into a probable win. For a division that will likely see three teams finish with seven to nine wins, a one-game swing like that is huge.
Expect the Eagles to move into a tie for first place next week, and if the rest of the way they can win their three most favorable matchups—against the Redskins (3-5), Cardinals (4-4) and Minnesota Vikings (1-7)—they'll be sitting with eight wins entering their Week 17 showdown with the Dallas Cowboys.
Washington Redskins (3-5)
Playoff Chances: 15%
Wild-Card Chances: 2%
A 30-24 overtime win against the San Diego Chargers kept the Redskins' season alive. With eight games remaining, including four divisional games, there's still time for the Redskins to make a move. In fact, if they can reel off wins in the next two weeks against the Vikings (1-7) and Eagles (4-5), they'll be 5-5 and right back in the NFC East race.
Considering what happened in 2012 (the Redskins won their last seven games of the season to steal a playoff berth) and the continued improvement of Robert Griffin III, divisional rivals Dallas and Philadelphia can't like the fact that Washington is still hanging around.
A playoff run is possible for the Redskins, especially considering it might only take eight or nine wins to top the NFC East, but with very difficult games remaining against the 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, the Redskins' margin of error is very slim.


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Here are a few images I took today.
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Sony A77
Sony A580
Sony A 100
Maxxum 400si.
Sony 18-70 Kit Lens
Minolta AF 35-70
Minolta AF 50 f/1.7
Tamron 70-300 f/4-5.6 Di LD
Tamron 60mm Macro
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8
Tamron 2x Converter
Sony HVL-F42AM
Quantaray 70-300 4.5-5.6 Macro
Slingshot 200 Bag
Frank you really do some nice work with images of birds. I don't think I have ever took a bird photo. maybe head up the road to the marsh and see if I can get some shots of the herrons, or maybe a hawk, i see lots of them around there.
Sony A700_____________Minolta AF 50mm. F/1.7
Minolta AF 70-210mm F/3.5-4.5 Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR DiII LD Asp. [IF]
Tamron SP AF 70-200mm. F/2.8 DI LD [IF] Macro
Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2
Tokina AF 28-70mm F/3.5-4.5
Tokina AF AT-X 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6
Thanks Sean. Sorry for the double post. I will change the image.
Very nicely done. Sean, no excuse, you have the most range out of any of us and should put that 400mm to good use!
Canon 7D - 5D | 550EX - 430EX II - (2) PW FlexTT5 | 24-105 f4L | 70-200 f2.8L IS | 100 f2.8L IS | 50 f1.8 II
I wish I had more reach. I have to go check out the eagles nest soon and can use all the reach I could get there.
what kind of flower is that?
it is purdy!
Canon EOS 7D
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