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ONE of the best known names on the High Street has re-opened one of its premises - nearly five months after its shock closure.
The shutters went back up at Carlton in the Mercat on Monday morning in a move which has been warmly welcomed by the Fife bakery chain's owner and its customers.
Graeme Simpson told The Press he was delighted to re-open the shop this week: "The Mercat has changed hands and we have been in touch with the new management ever since the Carlton closed.
''The new owners are really happy to see us back in the Mercat and they have been very supportive,"
Mr Simpson said. ''They were very keen to have us back in again and offered us a package to get us back into the unit.
''As a result we were delighted to be able to re-open in the Mercat once again.
''We were able to get in contact with quite a number of our staff and get them back into their positions so we have the well-known faces back in the shop.
''We have a team of five full and part-time staff employed there.
''Our regular customers have been very supportive, particularly over the last few months and we are really pleased to see them back."
This week's surprise re-opening came after Carlton brought the shutters down on its Mercat premises along with Miss Maude's cafe in June as well as its shops in the Kingdom Centre in Glenrothes.
But the move did not affect its five other shops in Kirkcaldy and also in Leven; Cadham, Glenrothes and Markinch.
These outlets kept the Carlton name but were taken over by Glenrothes-based food product manufacturer, William Mcmillan Ltd.
The Mercat outlet is the only one which has been re-opened, but the owner of the popular bakery chain feels it's important to show the town centre is still open for business: "These are difficult times for local businesses and we need customers to support us and help the town centre to thrive. We need to get people to think about their town centre again and to shop there instead of going out of town."
He added: "It is challenging times, but the hard work from our staff is paying off."


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The Twins on Saturday lost their 92nd game of the season. Here are three quick thoughts:
1. Signs of playing hard: The Twins have not thrown in the towel. They tried to battle Justin Verlander and were a swing way from tying the game in the ninth. The best example was Chris Parmelee in the seventh. He singled off of Verlander, then went in hard to break up a double play when Trevor Plouffe followed with a grounder. Detroit's Jhonny Peralta jumped in the air to avoid getting destroyed and didn't get enough on his throw to turn two. Teammates were waiting in the dugout for Parmelee to slap him on the back for that one.
2. Verlander is amazing: You have to be impressed with how Verlander can reach back for more on his fastball when he needs it. He did it with Parmelee in the fourth when he went from 96 miles an hour to 100. What an arm.
3. Some minor details: Tyler Grimes, a fifth-round pick in the 2011 draft, is being moved from shortstop to catcher. Lefthander Andrew Albers pitched for Canada last week in World Baseball Classic qualifying with a broken hamate bone and has since had surgery. Kyle Gibson looked sharp recently during a five-inning outing during instructional league action. He reports to the Arizona Fall League next week.
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Praise the mighty hamburger, part IBottom Highlights Monday, January 9th, 2012
There is one food that defines the United States like no other. Not even the classic apple pie can compete with … the hamburger. With thousands of variations, this American favorite is adored by us and by people throughout the world.
So, where are the most delectable burgers in town? Here's part one of a rundown on the best meat between two buns.
Brazen BBQ Smokehouse and Bar
Brazen's tasty and juicy Smokehouse Burger ($8.99) is a certified Angus beef patty seasoned with their Outlaw rub, topped with cheddar cheese, smoked bacon, roasted tomato, B.R.A.G. BBQ sauce and tobacco onions. Honorable mention goes to their Bread Pudding topped with Bourbon sauce – it's the best you'll find in town!
Big Kitchen Café
No one does it like Judy – The Beauty on Duty at the Big Kitchen in Golden Hill, famous for her selections of tofu burgers, veggie burgers, Germaine's ghetto burger and one of my all time favorite's the Hilo Burger ($10.75). This delight is an all beef patty with chopped bacon, fresh grilled pineapple, jack cheese and BBQ sauce.
Boomerangs Gourmet Burger Joint
This is a build your own burger joint and I had way too many options to choose from! Finally, I built an all natural Angus beef patty, prepared medium rare, and stuffed it with gorgonzola, bacon, garlic, jalapeños, habanero ketchup and jalapeno mustard. It's naughty, but very, very nice. ($9)
Shakespeare Pub and Grille
It is rumored that the British are not known for their cuisine, but I strongly disagree. British fare is no nonsense meat, chicken and roasted yummy goodness. The Big Ben Burger ($7.25) is a half pound beef patty with blue or cheddar cheese, sautéed mushrooms, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo and HP Sauce. Add English chips and a good pint and you have the makings of a great afternoon.
Lotus Café Hillcrest or Encinitas
For you health nuts the Gandhi Burger ($6.95) is your passport to pleasure. A delicious vegetable patty on a whole wheat bun, lettuce, tomato, sprouts and Thousand Island dressing.
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Per ESPNDallas.com, here are some highlights from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' conference call Wednesday with some of the team's season-ticket holders.
On Valley Ranch having a country club atmosphere: "I don't think that we do have a country club atmosphere around here. There's too much competition. These players recognize how fortunate they are to be in the NFL, to have these opportunities. We've got as good or better leadership than my experience in 24 years with the Cowboys has seen."
On the field at safety, which includes veterans Barry Church, Danny McCray and Will Allen; second-year pro Matt Johnson and third-round pick J.J. Wilcox: "I think we're in good shape at safety…I don't know when I've ever seen a player impress our staff without having played in a ballgame any more than Matt Johnson."
On whether the Cowboys have any interest in signing Tim Tebow as a third-string quarterback: "We really feel good about Kyle Orton and that's where it all starts and stops right there. He will be used differently to some degree than we use (Tony) Romo, but he's capable of winning big games and we know how important that backup slot is, especially if it's temporary if you don't have Romo. We're pretty set at quarterback there. We wish Tim all the luck and the best in the world."
On the defense: "The defense should be the strength of our team arguably, the defensive line can be the strength of the team." Later Jones said, "Our defense will fit Monte Kiffin's scheme. It actually will be a simpler defense for this group to get. The adjustment from where we were in the 3-4 to the 4-3 will not be as significant as it might appear."
On the health of nose tackle Jay Ratliff, who missed 10 games because of injuries last season: "We don't think Jay Ratliff is injury prone. He had possibly three different injuries last year. He is further down the road in his career than he was a few years ago. But we think of all that he's very sound physically and we think he'll flourish in this defensive scheme. He's a natural three technique."
On the Cowboys being 0-4 against the Giants at Cowboys Stadium: "It is a pain."


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Re: Is the Kitch family Jewish?
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michael o'hair 2/02/03
Wrong Kitch. Our line is descended from ancestors from Prussia. They arrived in America before the Revolution.
I have since followed up with my mother, and she tells me that my father and his father used a lot of Low German words, that sound very much like Yiddish, but to her knowledge they do not have Jewish ancestry.


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The women of Lemuria are still in chains. The daughter of an enslaved warrior, brutally attacked by a vicious guard, Selyn has survived--barely. Beaten and terrified, she must overcome her fear and trust her life to the only man who can help her: Dawson Buck, one from Earth who has crossed through the portal, a gifted healer. His skills and knowledge renew her body and strengthen her spirit--and awaken a compelling passion she has never known. But she cannot yield...
Selyn seeks revenge for herself and her mother and all the Forgotten Ones who toil in secret. If Dawson helps her, his own life may be forfeit. And for Selyn, true love does not ask such sacrifices. . .
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A new, more dangerous vortex has opened in the besieged Earth and the innocent souls of animals are being invaded by the malevolent strength of a powerful demon. For Ginny Jones, there can be no greater wrong--and to make it right, she joins forces with the Lemurian, Alton, a hard-bodied hero not of her world. Under a black moon, pitched battles for the survival of all that is good will be fought once more. The heat of their sensual passion emboldens the two warriors. . .but such passion may well betray them. . .
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From the gif that Pizdof posted. Scars "Grappling" locks nothing like a compression take down.
More like two kids playing WWE
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From the gif that Pizdof posted. Scars "Grappling" locks nothing like a compression take down.
More like two kids playing WWE
[email protected] Compression Fighting, HA!
Why do BJJ, Judo, or JJ when you can do SCARS and kick everyones ass??
what exactly is a compression takedown? I'm unfamilar with this term.
i don't know about compression takedowns, but i was talking to this former police officer who i think was a marine (or army or navy). He mentioned compression fighting in passing but didn't really expund on it. He basically said it is what you want to use to kill not just hurt. He wasn't bragging or anything, just something he mentioend they trained in in some military training.
Objects in life are closer than they appear
i too would be interested in the definition of compressiveness, according to SCARS.
there is a type of technique in which it is theoretically possible to cause serious internal damage by moving their body in a contrary fashion that will often damage the hips and spine.
as well this may refer to the maintenance of continous pressure in locking techniques as opposed to stopping short or releasing the opponent prematurely, as is done in training.
basically you can twist people into odd shapes and mash them flat with strong advancing and dropping movements.(bad yoga)
i have never done anything like this for real, or had it done to me. only in training. and it is relatively 'new' technique for me. still, from some limited experience, i see that many of them could be very,very damaging.
or it could be stretching and 'racking' the body in order to strike these 'tense' areas.
anyhow, i am done guessing.
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That's a good idea Kuntaokid, I'll second the motion. Let's pose the question for DRD, as he's claimed to be the regional "expert" on the subject. (Smirks)Quote:
i too would be interested in the definition of compressiveness, according to SCARS.
However, let's give him a few days, after all, he's got to access my site for the necessary knowledge before he can even begin to respond. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
I thought you were supposed to be the expert?
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I thought you were supposed to be the expert?
DRD, the "expert"...
Personally, I think DRD's only an expert at issuing internet "duels"...
Samuel: A compression take down is very much liek Kuntaokid said. A continous pressure applied to the spine (bad yoga, is a good way to put it), you basically twist pull or push the body in such a way that the neck, back, etc is "compressed".
It's difficult to explain, but the body will fold in order to eleviate the pressure/pain put upon it. It folds instinctively the person being taken down doesn't have much choice in the matter.
We don't train them that often because they have to be trained really slowly to prevent injury. Soemone else could probably explain it better but that's my shot at it.
I don't think this is what the SCARS compression fighting is though. As it is an addition to the usual Grappling take downs not a form of "anti-grappling" (I hate that term).


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How were women's roles changing prior to the passage of the 19th Amendment?
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The 19th Amendment became part of the Constitution in 1920. In the two decades before that, women's roles in society had been changing in important ways. Let us look at three of those ways.
First, women had been coming to have somewhat more leisure time in the early 1900s. This was largely because of the spread of labor-saving devices. Women who had refrigerators, for example, did not have to spend a part of every day shopping for food. Instead, they could shop less often and store the food. This freed them up to do more things other than working as housewives.
Second, women, particularly from the middle class, had become more active in social causes. The first two decades of the 1900s are called the "Progressive Era" because this was a time when many reforms were put forward. Women such as Jane Addams were instrumental in pushing for these reforms. This meant that women now were playing more of a public role. They were working as advocates for social change.
Finally, there was the impact of World War I on women and work. Women had already been working more as there came to be many white collar jobs in the large business firms of the time. But WWI drained men off into the military and led many women to work in areas that had never had much in the way of female workers. This, too, changed their role in society.
Thus, in the two decades before 1920, women were working more in paid jobs, were involved in social reform movements, and had more leisure time than previously.


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By: Taylor Morgan
Wildcat! Wildcat!
The Constellation Room
High school boys stand awkwardly with collared shirts and cardigans as a girl walks by swinging her plastic and see through backpack over her shoulder. Clothes from the vintage department of American Rag are the norm in this hipster infested crowd gathered here tonight to see LA based, indie electro-pop, band Wildcat! Wildcat!. A guy in Warby Parker looking glasses sells canvas bags and pins with the bands name as a mom lectures her son and his friends about the rules of attending their first concert.
As the house music fades out and the lights dim, vocalist and drummer Jesse Carmichael takes the stage first, sporting his hair in a messy bun. Vocalist and bassist Jesse Taylor follows, wearing tight skinny jeans and a newsboy cap and right behind him beaming with energy is vocalist and keyboardist Michael Wilson. They begin with "Tower//W.O.H.L" singing "Take a bow/Never stop/Feels just like we are standing on the edge of the world." The first track off their debut full length, No Moon at All, released earlier this year. Next up is "Garden Grays" and the track is packed with falsetto vocals, sexy beats and smooth repetition weaved throughout.
See also: Wildcat! Wildcat! Vow to Never Get Old
The trio has known each-other since they were 14 years-old and its apparent in their onstage chemistry and seamless transition between songs. They all sing vocals and play an instrument for a reason, each contribution is invaluable to their overall sound. The move along to sing "End Of The World Everyday" with eyes closed tuning into the electronic dream they're creating with a packed dance floor, bouncing in the Constellation Room. They sing "Up & Beyond," "Hero," "Holloway (Hey, Love)" and "Please and Thank You" as circular swirls move across the walls and blue lighting flickers. Their sound resembles Mansions On The Moon and M83 and it's no surprise, as the trio recorded their album with co-producer Morgan Kibby of M83.
Wilson began to laugh as he looked over at Taylor announcing they'd be covering something new this evening, a cover. Soon the band and the audience were collectively singing "Straight up now tell me/Do you really want to love me forever oh, oh, oh" dancing and laughing about this weird yet somewhat iconic Paula Abdul throwback. Next, Wilson announced they'd be performing his favorite off the album "Circuit Breaker" and they followed with "Mr.Quiche" their most favored song by fans off their self titled EP. They performed "Hero" and immediately exit, which is followed by a quick 30 second chant before they were back to perform another cover, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. They finished the night off performing "Marfa" the last song on their album with more wispy sounds and bouncy beats. In one years time, the band has managed to open for Portugal.The Man., play at SXSW, and release their fist album which reeks of success. It's no doubt these guys have a bright future ahead of them.
Set List:
Garden Grays
End Of The World Everyday
Up & Beyond
Holloway (Hey, Love)
Please and Thank You
Straight Up (Paula Abdul Cover)
Circuit Breaker
Mr. Quiche
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears Cover)
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10 Goriest Album Covers
10 Most Satanic Metal Bands
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The real proper way to do this is to create your family-group (in fact the "users" group would suffice for this, just add both users to is (why is this not the default in debian?)That's nearly what I did first. Just nearly because the directory's owner is ulrich:staff (we're both in staff).them create /home/shared-stuffand set it 775chmod 775 /home/shared-stuff then set the "group sticky bit" on the directory chmod g+s /home/shared-stuff and chown it to root.users chown root.users /home/shared-stuff
That's o.k. for normal files (text documents an so on) but with that I would have to run a script as root before running mozilla to change all the file created from mozilla (like the bookmarks.hmtl) to the next user. Mozilla sets some files to be only readable by the ownerBut, it's important to note, that you could leave umask alone, and when there are files you WANT to share, you put them at 664 manually... chmod g+w file
-rw------- 1 ulrich staff 86783 May 10 16:57 bookmarks.htmlWhen I start as user birgit it's the same. Except the owner changed to birgit and the file is empty (deleted and created new on startup of mozilla). The sticky bit doesn't change anything according this special behaviour of mozilla.
It more seems that *I'm* just beginning to understand my real problem. (see above). I guess it's more an internal policy of mozilla and has less to do with kde, I fear.Anyway, is this even helpful, or are you trying to do something I still don't quite understand


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Most Americans ready to accept homosexuality, study shows
May 19, 2011
A majority of Americans now believe that homosexuality should be accepted, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.
Only 45% of those surveyed favored legal acceptance of same-sex marriage. However that figure represented a noteworthy increase in the 2 years; in 2009, only 35% answers positively to the same question in a Pew survey. Opposition to same-sex marriage fell over the same period, from 54% to 46%.
The Pew study found that young people are more likely to accept both homosexual behavior and same-sex marriage—suggesting that the trend toward broader public acceptance is likely to continue.
About two-thirds (66%) of Catholic respondents favored acceptance of homosexuality. In general the survey showed that Americans with a strong religious identity tend to oppose homosexuality. Only 29% of Evangelicals were accepting of homosexuality, while 79% of the respondents with no religious affiliation took that stand.
The survey results are clouded by the fact that "acceptance" of homosexuality is not clearly defined.
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I still can not put alot of credibility in surveys. The individuals I have spoken to in my community in the Metro Atlanta, Georgia area or the Archdiocese of Atlanta do not agree with this survey. It seems to me the more the negative information gets out into the media the more individuals seem to believe in it. What can I do to make a difference with this type of media blitz of negative information?
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I suspect that even if you eliminated the "Catholic in name only" respondents, you'd still have at least a near-majority of Catholics favoring "acceptance" of homosexuality. Generations of poor or actually evil catechesis, cowardly or actually perverted bishops, and willfully ignorant laity who value fitting in with society over the teachings of the Faith, have all done their work.
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May. 19, 2011 4:26 PM ET USA
I don't think they have principles to stand on. The decline of our collective morality, and the decline of faith by so many of our Catholic brothers and sisters, especially over the last 50 years, causes my heart to ache. I had spoken years ago of the decline and fall, as happened in Rome, but it seemed to be hyperbole. Now it seems inevitable. May God have mercy on us, especially, whom he has blessed with such abbundance.
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May. 19, 2011 3:23 PM ET USA
One drawback of a democracy that has been stripped of its moral foundation is that its people eventually believe that morality is determined by majority votes. Citizens are shifting their positions toward "acceptance" of behaviors formerly considered evil so they will be in the majority (at least as they see it). They have no stomach for standing on principle.


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An expat Californian building a new life via the tango in Buenos Aires since 2003, including information on learning the tango and where to dance it in Buenos Aires.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Ruben y Cherie: Puro Tango
De Aqui y De Alla, Pero Puro Tango
is the title of our interview published this month in Diostango.
See our tiny names on the bottom of the cover?
I know you can't wait to read it (it's in Castellano), so if you can't find a copy at your local Buenos Aires tango location, read it on the web. I mean if you want to. There will be no quiz.
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| bandeau: Kohls | skirt and cuff: Ebay | shoes: Ross | bag: Goodwill |
Hey guys! So I wore this quite awhile ago in the summer but I wasn't sure if I was going to put it up because of the shoes. Well I put it up anyway because I'm loving the colors. It's rare for me to wear so much color in one outfit but it was a good sunny day. And as for the skirt, I have no idea why but I just decided to buy this skirt on ebay and another blue one. It was only $4.
Gosh my first week of going back to school was hard to adjust to. Every day I came home and slept until 1 and then I did my homework. Monday and Wednesday were especially ridiculous because I had to wake up at 5:30 to get to a 7:20 class ahh. I'm just glad I haven't started work yet or I would've been exhausted! I'm greatful for that though, it gives me time to get used to my schedule before killing myself my goodness.
I've made a few friends already but so far everyone is obviously too tired to strike up real conversations haha. This weekend I plan on going to the flea market to find some goodies and a taser. Haha my mom insists on me getting one now that her "baby" is out on her own. It's mostly because I'll be ending work at like 11:30pm.
Haha well the good thing about being so busy is that there's more to talk about in my blog posts. Be sure to check out my instagram (@olivianoell). Have a good weekend guys :).


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The No. 2 Democrat in the Georgia Senate wants Claud "Tex" McIver ousted from the state Board of Elections after a spokesman said he pulled out a handgun in fear of a Black Lives Matter rally the night he accidentally killed his wife.
State Sen. Vincent Fort wrote Senate leaders on Monday asking for McIver to be removed after "falsely blaming a fear of African American activists in Atlanta as a reason to have a firearm in hand."
Our AJC colleague Craig Schneider quotes Fort in a story exploring outrage from some black activists who say the politically-connected attorney is being given special treatment. Police officials say he has not been treated differently than any other suspect, and his attorney told Schneider he hasn't requested any. Read Schneider's latest here.
Here's the text of Fort's letter:
Dear Senators:
I write to you as my colleagues with growing concern about our legislative chamber's representative on the State Election Board. As I am sure you are aware, Claud "Tex" McIver, the Senate's representative on the Board, is currently under investigation for homicide due to the shooting death of his wife.
The homicide investigation alone is enough, in my opinion, to call into question the appropriateness of Mr. McIver's service on the Board. Beyond the issue of the homicide investigation, however, I am troubled by the fact that Bill Crane, acting as Mr. McIver's spokesman, blamed a fear of Black Lives Matter as the excuse for why Mr. McIver was holding the gun that fired and killed his wife.
While I understand that Mr. McIver's attorney has since disavowed that initial claim, we can only presume that Mr. Crane made that assertion in consultation with Mr. McIver, and that they made a decision to seek public sympathy by falsely blaming a fear of African American activists in Atlanta as a reason to have a firearm in hand. I believe that decision reflects an attitude toward African American political activists, and a belief in how others should view them and the African American community generally, that disqualifies Mr. McIver from serving a position of public trust as important as membership on the State Election Board.
The Board regularly handles matters that have a racial component to them. Whether it be regulation around topics such as rules for voter identification, or investigations into alleged voter fraud in racially polarized electorates in various parts of Georgia, the Board's jurisdiction requires that its members regularly sit in judgement of matters that can be divisive. The attitudes of its members toward Georgians of every background cannot be in question. I believe Mr. McIver's actions since the tragic death of his wife have called into question his views of the African American community, and undermine the presumption of fairness he must have to serve as a member of the Board.
I am certain that the Senate will be able to find a suitable replacement for Mr. McIver whose fairness is beyond question. I ask that you request Mr. McIver's resignation as our chamber's representative on the Board. Should he refuse to resign, I believe we must move to remove him from the Board as soon as possible.


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Originally posted by Beavers
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I'm calling bull# on this because you decided to film a boring news story for no reason and then happen to catch a UFO appearing out of thin air and then gasp like a bad actor from a B-movie.
Innocent until proven guilty; there are no such things as aliens.
Im calling BS on you, ive worked with 3d and graphics, this is genuine to my eye. Besides it's not mine, i found it on youtube.
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Originally posted by Zcustosmorum
reply to post by Xoanon
It's a drop of water
It doesnt look like a drop of water to me.. its very dark.. and if this thing goes upwards then tell me how does the drop of water defy the laws of gravity?
Originally posted by Beavers
reply to post by micpsi
It's all fake, it's all attention seekers or blips on the TV, it's NEVER a spacecraft or anything thing other than a black dot or a bit of light.
You're just gullible or desperate to believe in something no one has EVER even come close to proving.
Originally posted by Beavers
reply to post by misscurious
Aliens haven't been proven to exist and if they do, current physics FACT makes it impossible for similar beings to us to visit our planet. It's not up to me to disprove your fairy tales, you're the one who wants me to believe something that can't be proved, not the other way around!!
your you're is wrong too x
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Its water droplets on the camera lens without a doubt as tons of ATSers have already pointed out
Originally posted by Beavers
reply to post by PrestonSpace
ok sure, it's possible... but just like every UFO clip that ever gets posted on here, we can't see a space ship, there are no aliens and therefore I'm gonna go out on a limb and call BS, again.
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I love you neysayers.
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Has anyone noticed how the news channel in Germany didn't make a stink out of this? Could it be that it only looks like a UFO because we are seeing a not-so-great camera recording of a TV and its only a raindrop? Nahhhhhhh. It's gotta be aliens!!
Obviously, this is an intelligently controlled raindrop. That, or the tiny organisms living inside the drop of water are rising to ascension.....Unlike you heretic non-believers!!edit on 22-12-2012 by Unidentified_Objective because: (no reason given)


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Responders found the man, 18, at 6:50 a.m. Saturday but were unable to rouse him. He was transferred to a local hospital, but died just after 10 a.m.
There are no indications that the death was suspicious , RCMP said, adding environmental conditions may have played a role. An autopsy is expected early next week.
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#FreePlayFriday – 12/27/2013
The end of the year is just around the corner, and 2013 will soon just be a memory. Look both forward and backward with this week's roundup of free downloads, which will have you dancing through the rest of the year and beyond.
Given the enormous amount of Lana Del Rey remixes that were seemingly everywhere this year, it's only fitting to kick off 2013's last #FreePlayFriday with Richy Ahmed's remix of "Summertime Sadness." Offered courtesy of Hot Creations, the remix is a deep cut that fits nicely among the label's other releases. Featuring a hypnotic bassline overlaid with handclaps and 909 drumkits, the track serves up a heaping dose of early 90s house nostalgia amongst its sunny rays. On the other end of the spectrum, DJ K Millz's "Light Up" is a frantic trap-bounce anthem, heavy on sample work and synth teases. For a year that was fixated on twerking, the track serves as the perfect sendoff.
AlunaGeorge hit it big on Disclosure's smash "White Noise," but Tchami's remix of their single "You Know You Like It" showcases a whole different side of the duo. Dubbed "future house" by the producer himself, Tchami takes the original and transforms it into a pulsing banger with the use of some of the most intriguing glass synth work heard this year. Hardwell puts a cap on his massive 2013 by celebrating three million Facebook fans with the release of his private edit of "Apollo." The edit, heard frequently in his sets, merges elements of the original track with parts of both the Lucky Date remix and Noisecontrollers' own edit, and is nothing short of big room destroyer.
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Corrupt governments of the world, we are anonymous. For some time now, voices have been crying out in unison against the new ACTA laws. The gross inadequacies of the new laws being passed internationally have been pointed out repeatedly. Our chief complaint is that such measures would restrict people's access to the internet.
In these modern times access to the internet is fast becoming a basic human right. Just like any other basic human right, we believe that it is wrong to infringe upon it. To threaten to cut people off from the global consciousness as you have is criminal and abhorrent. To move to censor content on the internet based on your own prejudice is at best laughably impossible, at worst, morally reprehensible.
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Devils Topple B-Sens, 5-2
January 6, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Binghamton Senators News Release
ALBANY, N.Y. - A slow start would ultimately doom the Binghamton Senators who fell to the Albany Devils, 5-2 at the Times Union Center this evening. The loss snapped a five game win streak for the B-Sens.
The Devils jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period - one in which they outshot the visiting B-Sens 13 to 3. Defenseman Eric Gelinas scored his second goal of the season on the power play at 2:34, with helpers from Matt Anderson and Alexander Urbom. Forward Tim Sestito, assisted by Mike Hoeffel and Darcy Zajac, then doubled Albany's lead at the 15:11 mark.
The B-Sens rebounded in the second period. Defenseman Patrick Wiercioch scored the team's first goal of the game on a power play at 5:53. Assists were credited to Andre Benoit and Hugh Jessiman. Forward Shane Prince, assisted by Pat Cannone and Cole Schneider, tied the game at two on his seventh goal of the year at 8:38.
Albany regained the lead in the third period when defenseman Adam Larsson, assisted by Harri Pesonen and Sestito, netted his third of the year at 11:11. Forward Mattias Tedenby would then score his seventh goal of the year at 16:11, providing insurance for the Devils, with helpers from Stephen Gionta and Chris McKelvie. Albany put the game out of Binghamton's reach at 17:58 as forward Steve Zalewski, assisted by Dan Kelly, scored on an empty net to seal the 5-2 victory.
Keith Kinkaid tended goal for the Devils making 22 saves on 24 shots. Robin Lehner stopped 36 of 40 shots while in goal for the B-Sens.
The B-Sens return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 9 as they travel to Wilkes-Barre to face off against the Penguins at 7:05 p.m. Fans can listen live on "Binghamton's Classic Hits" BIG 107.5 (WBBI-FM) beginning 15 minutes before game time as Grady Whittenburg, the voice of the B-Sens, hosts the Countdown to Faceoff. Fans are also encouraged to follow @BSens_Hockey on Twitter for live game updates.
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American Hockey League Stories from January 6, 2013
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- Griffins Finish Three-In-Three with Nine-Round Shootout Loss - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Rampage Earn Fourth-Straight Home Win, Defeat Peoria, 5-2 - San Antonio Rampage
- Aeros Fall to Stars 4-3 in Overtime - Houston Aeros
- Hensick Earns 300th Point in Loss - Peoria Rivermen
- Sharks Hang on to Defeat Bears - Hershey Bears
- Wolves Break Away for 6-3 Win over Barons - Chicago Wolves
- Wins Keep Coming - Albany Devils
- Missiaen Blanks Pens - Connecticut Whale
- McElhinney, Audy-Marchessault Pace Falcons to Win - Springfield Falcons
- Devils Topple B-Sens, 5-2 - Binghamton Senators
- P-Bruins Fall to Falcons - Providence Bruins
- Missiaen and Whale Hand Penguins Shutout Loss - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Checkers Earn Win in First Trip to Raleigh - Charlotte Checkers
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An 18-year-old Lindenhurst man remained in custody Thursday on charges that he tried to poison his mother, according to police.
Michael J. Tangney Jr., who listed his parent's address of 381 Northgate Road, was in the Lake County jail pending a bond hearing Friday on a charge of heinous battery, a Class X felony. Police said more charges are expected.
According to Lindenhurst police, Tangney Jr. caused "severe and great bodily harm" to his mother, Joyce, by pouring antifreeze into a coffee maker knowing she would drink from it.
"He is sticking to the reason that it was a practical joke," Lindenhurst Police Commander George Moravec said Thursday.
Joyce Tangney was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center on Monday. Police on Thursday said she remained there and was expected to survive but would not give a description of her condition.
"The treatment she received was positive," Moravec said. Hospital staff on Thursday would not release any information.
Moravec said Joyce Tangney had ingested an undisclosed amount of antifreeze days before she was hospitalized.
"It transpired last week," he said. "The ethylene glycol did its work over days."
Ethylene glycol is a synthetic liquid used to make antifreeze and de-icing solutions. Exposure to large amounts can damage the kidneys, nervous system, lungs and heart, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry.
Police said they received a call Tuesday from Joyce Tangney's husband, who said his 40-year-old wife was in the hospital in critical condition. The medical staff told him there was a possibility of poisoning, Lindenhurst police said.
Because of the circumstances, the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force was consulted and potential witnesses, including family members and hospital staff were interviewed, according to Lindenhurst police. The family home and a vehicle were searched with the consent of the owners, police said. Tangney Jr. was jailed Wednesday.
Moravec said Tangney Jr. recently moved out of his parents' home voluntarily.
No other family members were affected and there is no indication of danger to the public or witnesses, police said.


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I think we agree that we would like to eventually produce specifications for many (if not all) of the things you've listed. The issue is more what we'll have the bandwidth to achieve in the near term. Spamming the working group with FPWDs isn't a path to success. A path to success is first agreeing on basic things like whether the APIs ought to be synchronous or asynchronous or whether we ought to use callbacks or events, etc. To have those discussions, we only need a handful of representative specs in front of us to work through. Once we've got some momentum, then we can scale up and work on more specs. Adam On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Carr, Wayne <email@example.com> wrote: > There are a bunch of systems that already have similar, but incompatible APIs for these things. What we see as the purpose of the proposed WG is to provide a forum where at least some of those can be consolidated into a standard set of APIs. We don't see it as a bad thing that that would happen with a lot of specs. That's really the point. > > Doing it with one or two specs would be fairly useless. Intel would not support vastly cutting back this proposed WG. > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Adam Barth [mailto:email@example.com] >>Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 1:47 PM >>To: Poussa, Sakari >>Cc: Carr, Wayne; email@example.com >>Subject: Re: System Level API spec editors >> >>Thanks Sakari. Three seems much more achievable than 12. :) >> >>I'm hoping to collate all the information folks have sent to the list and to propose >>an updated draft of the charter on Monday. >> >>Adam >> >> >>On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Poussa, Sakari <email@example.com> wrote: >>> Hey, >>> >>> I think the top ones from that list would be: >>> >>> 1. Bluetooth >>> 2. Telephony >>> 3. Power / Resource management >>> >>> You asked 1 or 2, I gave you 3 - sorry about that ;) >>> >>> For Bluetooth, I think we have a reasonable API in Tizen. At least we >>> spent a lot of time with it. >>> >>> For Telephony, while quite complex this would put the security model >>> in test. >>> >>> For power/resource, this should be simple enough to get things going >>> and agree on style, etc. topics. >>> >>> -sakari >>> >>> >>> On 6/1/12 1:33 PM, "Adam Barth" <email@example.com> wrote: >>> >>>>This list is too long. Even if we find a dozen qualified editors to >>>>work on these drafts, the working group won't have the bandwidth to >>>>review that many specs at the start, and the result will be >>>>low-quality specs. >>>> >>>>Do you have one or two of these that are most important to work on first? >>>> >>>>Adam >>>> >>>> >>>>On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Carr, Wayne <email@example.com> wrote: >>>>> We will need to go through our usual (very long) approval process to >>>>> participate in the WG, but we can make a provisional offer to edit >>>>> the following specs. This is an offer for after we get our internal >>>>> (Legal) approval and the WG is approved and starts. >>>>> >>>>> Mozilla indicted they may offer editors for some, so we would be >>>>>offering to join them on any that overlap and we hope others offer >>>>>editors for these or the other specs too. We assume the WG will >>>>>choose editors and that specs will have multiple editors. >>>>> >>>>> Specs we would offer editors for (we¹re also still looking at another): >>>>> >>>>> Sensors API. Examples: No sample draft, but previous work was done >>>>>in DAP, likely Web Intents based and including sensors in local >>>>>network. >>>>> >>>>> Network Interface API. Examples: B2G Mobile Connection, B2G WiFi >>>>> Information. >>>>> >>>>> Secure Elements API. Examples: none >>>>> >>>>> Alarm API. Examples: Tizen Alarm >>>>> >>>>> Calendar API. Examples: B2G Calendar, Tizen Calendar >>>>> >>>>> Contacts API. Examples: Tizen Contacts, B2G Contacts >>>>> >>>>> NFC API. B2G Web NFC, Tizen NFC >>>>> >>>>> Accounts API. Examples: none >>>>> >>>>> Bluetooth API. Examples: Tizen Bluetooth, B2G Web Bluetooth >>>>> >>>>> Media Storage API. Example: Tizen Media Content. >>>>> >>>>> Power Management API. Example: B2G Power Management >>>>> >>>>> Resource Lock API. Example: B2G Resource Lock >>>>> >>>>> Telephony API. Examples: B2G Web Telephony, Tizen Call >>>>> >>>> >>>Received on Friday, 1 June 2012 21:02:00 UTC
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I get the Guardian on Saturdays and on and off during the week; it depends on the time of day I make it into Galway city. If I get there early I might just get it, otherwise I'm out of luck. This is especially annoying when I am trying to collect seven out of seven special supplements. I'm a digital artist, so I like the Media section, Media Monkey and stories about web 2.0. I also enjoy the adverts for the Guardian at the end of the sections; they're very clever.
I grew up in Galway and then went to University College Dublin to do a degree in philosophy and English. After that I did a higher degree in equality studies, and then returned to Galway. I'm not very well travelled, but working with computers I get to interact with a lot of people on the internet, which makes me feel I have travelled in my mind.
Animation is my main thing – especially Manga. I'm self-taught. There are lots of teachers, civil servants and bankers in my family. As a creative, I'm the odd one out. Whenever I post a cartoon on the internet they'll mock me and say, "Oh John's at it again!" They're playfully embarrassed about it. I have about 1,000 subscribers and 3,000 friends on YouTube, following my animations. It would be nice if a big studio picked up my work.
We used to read a lot of papers growing up, but I'm not sure how long the Guardian's been in Ireland. I've been reading it since my college days. I am fascinated by Japanese culture, animation and movies, and the Guardian struck me as having a strong foreign news section. I also really like the Guide. Every now and again, they'll do an interview on the back page with a cartoon character. It'll be full of obscure references to old episodes and I love going back, re-watching them and discovering something new.


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Small faith communities should serve larger Church & society, Pope tells Indian bishops
May 30, 2011
In a May 30 address to Catholic bishops from India, Pope Benedict XVI welcomed the growth of small Christian communities in that country, but added that the prayer of these small groups is "born of and leads back to the wellspring of grace found in the Church's sacraments and her entire liturgical life."
Speaking to the Indian bishops, who had completed their ad limina visits, the Pontiff said that the small groups—in which the faithful meet to pray and reflect of the Scriptures—should serve and strengthen the larger Catholic community. They should also be engaged in charitable work, he added, noting the considerable efforts of the Church in India in the fields of education, health care, and care for the poor.
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The New Habit Challenge: Can A Digital Detox Make Room For Big Ideas?
Join our resident habit expert Rachel Gillett, other Fast Company staff, and WNYC's Manoush Zomorodi on Tuesday, February 10 at 11 a.m. ET as we discuss what happened when we put down our phones and embraced boredom.
How often do you clutch your phone as you walk down the street or quickly swipe through Facebook or Twitter standing in line? Without even realizing it, many of us are constantly connected to our phones and denying ourselves those moments of boredom our brains deserve.
While boredom may seem like a waste of time, Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC's New Tech City podcast, says that we need these moments to tap into some of our most creative thinking.
While we love our technology, there are ways to use it more thoughtfully. In an effort to create more phone-free time to space out, we've teamed up with Zomorodi to complete her Bored and Brilliant challenge.
Here's how it works:
Before The Challenge
If you're using an iPhone, download the Moment app, and if you're using an Android phone, download the Break Free app.
Before you start the challenge, just use your phone like you always do. These apps will show you how much you use your phone before the challenge as a baseline and help track your progress throughout the week.
Day 1: Monday, February 2, "In Your Pocket"
Keep your phone tucked away while walking down the street or in transit.
Day 2: Tuesday, February 3, "Photo Free Day"
Just say no to Instagram; take no pictures today. See the world for a day just through your eyes, not through your phone's screen.
Day 3: Wednesday, February 4, "Delete That App"
Choose the app that you are most addicted to and waste the most time on and delete it.
Day 4: Thursday, February 5, "Take a Fauxcation"
Schedule an away message telling the world you are focusing on off-line projects. Even just for an hour spend time completely away from your phone. You can take this to the next level by unplugging completely, ignoring all your communication devices including laptops and iPads.
Day 5: Friday, February 6, "One Small Observation"
Take your newfound phone-free time and notice something you would have missed before.
Day 6 and 7: Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8, "Get Creative with Nina Katchadourian"
Get bored and take on a creative task, inspired and guided by artist Nina Katchadourian, who uses boredom as her muse. Nina will reveal your creative task early Saturday morning, so be sure to check out the New Tech City podcast that day for more details.
For this week's habit challenge we'll venture into the realm of boredom and creativity with Zomorodi. Join us here on Tuesday, February 10 at 11 a.m. ET when she'll share the results of her Bored and Brilliant challenge, and find out how it went for us, share your thoughts, and ask us questions.
Did you detox from your phone to let more creative thinking in? Tell us about your experience in the "make a comment" box below and join in the discussion on Tuesday.
I would totally agree, Manoush. I found the "in your pocket" challenge definitely the most useful. Out of sight, out of mind!
I agree that keeping the phone in my pocket was overall the most useful challenge for me and something I could keep up. In the morning it was nice to start contemplating my day. When I got into the office I felt prepared to start tackling things.
You can see all of the challenges here if you missed any:
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Bored And Brilliant Challenges
Overall, I'd have to say my favorite challenge was the boiling water! I spent 30 minutes watching water bubble and it was super relaxing, if a little infuriating.
whoa, Shaunacy! That's awesome. She's talking about the last challenge: boiling water and then building your dreamhouse out of the contents of your wallet. Twisted but very inspiring, no? HUNDREDS of people shared what they built.
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My dream house kept falling down.
With the phone in pocket challenge, at the end of day I realized just how much I was itching to distract myself from the long workday behind me. Without my phone, I kept repeating certain events and conversations from the day in my mind. In the end I closed my eyes and started to meditate, which did help a lot.
Do you have any advice for people who similarly use their phones to distract themselves after a hard day's work?
Oh I definitely think meditation helps. I'm a huge advocate of that. I also think just putting on music is so soothing after a long day. And, Rachel, you should do what I do, accidentally let your phone die at the end of every day and then you can't ever be distracted by it.
Looking at your phone is a great distraction from dealing with your sh*t at the end of a long day. But doing nothing and just thinking about what happened is important for building memories and figuring out what you do next. Neuroscientists call this "autobiographical planning."
As long as you aren't ruminating and beating yourself up, you might be getting bored and then doing "positive constructive daydreaming"...that's the good stuff.
Deleting that app was an interesting day for me
I admit that I usually swipe through Facebook at the end of the day to catch up on all the non-news of the world, which really just means silly listicles, cat pictures, videos of babies doing adorable baby stuff—whatever it takes to let my brain shut down for a while. When I got on the elevator to head home on Wednesday, though, my fingers automatically started swiping left to get to the Facebook app on my phone, which of course was no longer there. I was a little startled at first, but I quickly got over it.
How did that day go for others?
I deleted Pinterest, I really am so addicted. Granted, I try mostly to be paying attention to cool artists or stylists or designers but way too often I'm just swiping like you said, Rachel. I deleted it and tried to get inspired by things on my commute (I mean we live in New York for Pete's sake, plenty of inspiration outside our windows) and it was really pleasant. I also had a chance to catch up on reading and actually made a new friend on my flight to New Orleans on Thursday. Yes, that sounds super cheesy, but hey it made my flight go way faster than it would have if I had just been on Pinterest. However, I'm still addicted and added it back on Sunday. But I'm trying to only look at it on my laptop now, all things in moderation, right?
I deleted Facebook as well. It feels so brainless, and most of the time I'm just catching up on news from random acquaintances I don't talk to anymore. Information overload. I unlocked my phone a few times during the day without thinking about it, then realized there was nothing to procrastinate with. Work was much more productive by the end of the day. But I ended up downloading Instagram again immediately after the challenge. I can live without Facebook, but I need my cat pics.
We had people batch-delete apps. They were like "If I delete Facebook but not Tumblr, I'll spend all of my time there. Or Instagram! Or Twitter! Bye!"
I'll admit I'm still in mourning for 2Dots. It's so tough to break a comforting habit.
Has anyone added those apps back?
I'm still facebook free
One guy in California told us he added Twitter back but he's going to take a break from it every Wednesday now! I have NOT added 2Dots back.
I'm still Facebook free, but I admit I do sometimes look at it within my browser window. What if someone invites me to a party?!
It's a self-identifying process, right? Those of us who can't handle the temptation know who we are. Others are better at moderation :)
(This is Manoush's TMI Lady Wi-Fi Beach Hut)
please don't judge. I was 9 months pregnant in that ID photo.
Throughout the week I kept wondering: is it cheating to fill your phone time with other activities like knitting or reading?
NO. Rachel, seriously? I bet you did some of your best spacing out while knitting, right??
Our friends at WQXR (the music part of WNYC) made us a spacing out playlist:!/story/classical-pieces-help-you-daydream/
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Yea, I think those two are really different. You really do space out when you knit. But reading I wonder about because it's still filling your space and time with information, however real or not that information is.
And I think the idea here is that you need to personalize your Bored and Brilliant experience. A 70 year old is going to have different goals/methods than a 17 year-old.
Actually, a cognitive neuroscientist told us you are going into "default mode" when you have to reread a paragraph 5 times....you just space out and may have had a brilliant thought. Embrace it.
We actually got 130 people in a room and got them to read the phone book. Then we had them make things with a fork and sponge. Kinda weird but worked.
My grandmother was one of those "there's no such thing as boredom" advocates. She would always hand us paints or a book or push us outside. I feel like the purpose of getting off the phone and letting yourself be bored was so you could come up with that creative process again, be it drawing, dancing, or like you said, Manoush, getting into that "default mode" during reading.
Let's talk about the small observation day. During that challenge, I was very conscious of just how much other people were using their phones. I even watched as a man in the grocery story walked straight into a veggie display because he was glued to his phone.
What other things did people observe?
Yes, there were a lot of almost fatal accidents that got observed. One guy told us we saved his life because he didn't walk into traffic when usually he would have been looking at his phone.
Oh we got wonderful observations... ducks, kids eating toast, funny hats, pepper shakers These are just a sample:
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The worse was at restaurants, I'd look around and NOONE was talking to each other they were all staring at screens. Across from each other. And shoveling food into their mouths. It was pretty sad.
I spent a lot of time eavesdropping as I waited for a friend to show up for dinner. Rather than checking my email, I was comparing the beards of every uber-Brooklynite who passed by.
But there were also less dramatic observations about worms, butt cracks, lots of birds, babies, old couples, pepper shakers...beautiful stuff. Ethereal.
Nice! I'd like to see an beard infographic of what you saw, Shaunacy.
Which ones?This typography beard guide pairs popular beard styles with their font brothers.
Beard and Brilliant.
Btw, 77% of those who participated were women ;)
At the end of the challenge, did people feel more creative?
I don't know if I felt more creative, but I definitely had more time to explore creative avenues. So that's a plus at least :)
I'm not sure I got any more creative. I couldn't think of a location for my dream house! But I felt more relaxed and less harried, which lends itself to more creative thoughts anyway.
Ha, THE question. People told us they'd been inspired to write a book, to find a way to deal with a difficult colleague, to compose their first poem ever, to make a delicious meal. Creativity can be quantified in numerous ways.
People told us they felt inspired to try coming up with ideas...rather than getting to the next level of CandyCrush. So that's good.
I think I felt more creative in the sense that I was at least more open to alternative thinking. I definitely thought more and was more introspective than usual.
That's really gratifying to hear. Honestly, the comments we got were really moving. One guy told us he felt like he came out of "mental hibernation."
How are you going to keep this challenge going? Manoush, any tips?
I'm hosting a ladies dinner party with some friends later this month. I'll be collecting phones at the door and keeping them at a safe distance so we can fully engage with each other. And if the conversation gets boring . . . well, we'll just have to deal with it.
People can do Bored and Brilliant any time. Just sign up and the project will auto-start you! But we are also thinking of ways to do more specifically with schoools and universities. The U of New Orleans Freshman class wants to do it at the start of every semester!
Rachel, you are TOUGH. They are going to LOVE it.
At the end, maybe not the beginning of the dinner party ;)
I've started looking for little moments of boredom throughout the day. I'm working on leaning into it instead of reaching for the phone, and learning to enjoy the free time.
I think just being aware of how often "mindlessly" I was on the phone was really eye-opening. I've told my boyfriend that from now on at dinner whoever pulls the phone out first has to pay the check! So that's our new incentive for phones up!
Ok folks, I think that about wraps things up. Thank you so much to everyone who participated!
We'll have a write up about this challenge and our chat available at Fastcompany.com on Thursday.
Bored and Bitchy?
Yay! Thanks for having me and the NTC team. We were blown away at the response to this and are grateful for any suggestions/ideas you have to tackle other digital dilemmas.
We're going to have more analysis in results show tomorrow - subscribe here (or wherever you listen to podcasts):
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Kansas City, Mo. Miguel Cabrera ended a scoreless duel with one two-out swing in the sixth inning.
Cabrera hit his 17th home run of the season, Justin Verlander pitched seven strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, on Saturday night.
Cabrera, who leads the majors with 52 RBIs, broke up the pitching duel between Verlander and Royals right-hander Luke Hochevar with the homer to left.
In his past 13 games, Cabrera has nine homers and 16 RBIs. He's hitting an AL-leading .390 on the road. In 46 career games against the Royals, he is batting .358 with 14 home runs and 41 RBIs.
"Great players do great things," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
Verlander (6-4), 10-2 with a 2.57 ERA in 16 career starts against the Royals, gave up two runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts. He, too, is awed by Cabrera's offensive prowess.
"I think it is amazing for everybody, the talent and ability he possesses," Verlander said. "We're around the best ballplayers in the world and he amazes us day in and day out. That's something pretty special. The guy does it day in and day out.
"The thing that is so special about him is you can come to one game or every game and get an appreciation of what he does. You can come to one game and see the 450-foot homers and the sharp-hit singles."
Cabrera started the Tigers' three-run eighth with a two-out single. Carlos Guillen's two-run double with two out in the eighth scored Cabrera and Brennan Boesch. Brandon Inge singled home Guillen for the final run, with all the runs off rookie reliever Blake Wood.
"I left the ball up and they hit it," Wood said. "What can you say? It's the big leagues. They're supposed to hit those."
Jason Kendall doubled on a 10-pitch at-bat and David DeJesus singled to open the Kansas City two-run eighth and chase Verlander. Joel Zumaya replaced Verlander and threw six pitches, no strikes, before leaving with a finger blister. Phil Coke replaced Zumaya and gave up a RBI single to Jose Guillen and a fielder's choice grounder to Alberto Callaspo that scored DeJesus.
Jose Valverde, who finished for his 12th save in 13 opportunities, came in and got Mike Aviles to ground into a double play to end the eighth.
"Zumaya had a callous, which ripped open a little bit and was burning him," Leyland said. "He should be fine for tomorrow. It's one of those you can file down. It's not like a raw total blister. I never like to bring my closer in the eighth inning, but what a job Valverde did. In that situation I had no choice. I had to take a shot with him.
Royals starter Luke Hochevar (5-4) struck out a season-high 10 and allowed one run on six hits in seven innings.
"Some games are like that when you're going up against a pitcher like (Justin) Verlander," Hochevar said. "It's going to be a low-scoring game, and that mistake (Cabrera's homer) cost me, but that's baseball. I was trying to go down and in, and the ball stayed up. That was a mistake. He's too good of a hitter to get the ball up to."
Hochevar worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth when he walked two and Guillen singled, but he struck out Roman Santiago and retired Austin Jackson on a grounder to end the inning.
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Why We Travel
A few weeks ago I received a twitter message from a girl I went to school with. I don't think I've spoken to this girl since school so it was a pleasant surprise to hear from her out of the blue. I was even more surprised when she asked simply, "how come you're travelling?" I wasn't sure if she was genuinely interested in my reasons for travelling or if she was questioning why anybody would want to travel. Either way it made me think, why am I travelling? I've been away for nearly ten months now and maybe it is time to think back and reassess.
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Have my reasons for travelling changed or had they merely broadened?
Aged 17 I visited Australia on a college Biology trip, whilst indulging in all things biological I caught a life changing virus. It wasn't life threatening, in fact it was life enhancing and I suffer from it now more than ever. I came back from Aus with the travel bug. It gave me something to strive for, it took over from anything else I wanted in life and it forged a path I'd follow all the way to the terminal at Manchester airport were the journey began. Whilst the college trip was brilliant I was under the constant constraints of teachers who planned our days and watched our every move. I felt that travel should be about freedom, independence, exploration and personal growth, to learn new things, meet new people and test your limits. I knew that when the time came I'd travel my way.
At university my desire to travel was only strengthened.
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I spent three years at university knowing that as soon as I graduated, I was off. Aside from my studies I spent a lot of time researching places to visit, trawling through lonely planet guides, reading travel blogs, attending travel talks and watching travel documentaries. At the peak of everything that inspired me and opened me up to so many new reasons to travel were four men. Ben Fogle and James Cracknell presented an alternate view to my current idea of travel. Their adventure travel documentaries and endurance challenges showed me how much of the world there is to explore and how much there is to be gained from pushing yourself to the limit to grasp a unique experience. Their trek to the South Pole looked like an extremely painful and entirely unpleasant ordeal, but both of them came out of it having fully immersed themselves into a unique and challenging environment.
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They showed that there is something to be gained from knowing you have experienced something the average person wouldn't. Charlie Boorman and Ewan Macgregor, on the other hand, shared many of the same ideas about travel as I did. Their motorcycle trips were as much about the people they meet as the places they visited. They aimed to immerse themselves within a new culture to really get a feel for the place. Whilst I spent endless hours in the library slaving over mind numbing assignments, I found myself becoming increasingly restless with the mundane routine of study. This presented me a perfect reason to travel, to break the routine, to wake up every day and not know how the days going to go. It's the most rewarding feeling of freedom.
The inspiration for writing this was to explore why I wanted to travel.
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I came up with the following basic but definitive reasons.
To make the most of my life,
To experience different cultures, the people and traditions
Freedom to explore,
To escape routine,
To venture out of my comfort zone,
To make people envious of my trip and inspire them to travel,
The latter was a big incentive; I wanted people to look at me and my trip in the same way I looked at Charlie Boorman's adventures.
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I wanted them to think 'I really want to do that'. I wanted to inspire them and I wanted them to book a trip of their own after looking at mine. Once my trip began I had new experiences everyday which reminded me of my original reasons to travel. In Asia I was reminded of my desire to venture out of my comfort zone and experience unique cultures. On a 9 hour night boat trip to Koh Tao I can firmly say I was taken way out of my comfort zone for the first time. It was like a slave ship, wooden, cramped, damp and dark. I slept in a tangled web of Thai families, cockroaches and cargo. In fact I didn't really sleep; I sat and thought 'why am I here?' whilst riding out the woeful experience
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At least that's what I thought at the time. The next night as I got in to an actual bed I thought about how happy I was it was over and how happy I was I'd done it. It was a story to tell and an experience not many others would have. That's why I was there. On Christmas day I partied on Bondi Beach and BBQ'd my Christmas dinner. Bondi had become an oracle for me, the end destination of the first part of my trip. Every time I walked the sands of the beach I could justify to myself that I was making the most of my time here on earth. Of course I can always do more, live a little more. But I knew I could just as easily be sat at home in Wigan working a 9-5 job and staring longingly out of the window at the drizzle and thinking, 'what am I doing?' On my journey up the coast of Vietnam I met the most amazing group of backpackers; from all over the world, from different backgrounds, but all with similar outlooks on life. I travelled in this group of 11 for just over a month up the coast of Vietnam and in to Laos. Together we lived our dreams, we ate things we would never dare to at home, we spoke to people who would usually intimidate us, we learned bits of languages we never thought we'd need and we never stopped smiling.
Everyone who puts on a backpack and heads off to discover another corner of the world has their own reasons for doing so. I can tell you mine, and I can have a guess at yours but I'll never know. Before I left my Nan told me to make the most of every minute. That has stuck with me ever since, wise words from someone who has lived a full life. So whatever your reasons for travelling are, I say focus on them, use them and direct all your energies into justifying your reasons to travel. Achieve what you want to achieve, see the thinks you seek to see, eat the foods you yearn for and bask in your own satisfaction that you're living your life the way you want to. Backpack on your shoulders, map in your hand and sands of foreign lands beneath your feet. The road is long and open but it's waiting for someone to walk it. You don't really need a reason to do it, you just need to want to and you'll find your reasons. Read more: http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/matthilton/1/1340890372/tpod.html#ixzz2JJ8J2l7D