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Definition of Motivation
I believe that we often hear the term motivation, whether in schools, offices, seminars, and even in our social life, people often say motivation.
But in reality, not everyone knows the definition of motivation, perhaps including yourself :-), that's why you up in my blog, right? Okay, without further ado, here we present the definition of motivation.
Definition of motivation is a reason or incentive for someone to act. So if there are people who are lazy, that person is called there is no motivation.
Motivation can come from outside or from within ourselves, and basically all the motivation that comes from inside, outside factors triggering the emergence of just such motivation. Motivation from the outside is the motivation that the trigger comes from outside ourselves. While the motivation of the initiative is the motivation comes from ourselves.
In general, the motivation is there are only two, namely:
- to avoid the pain or difficulty, for example if we think about money so we do not live miserable, so here the reason someone looking for money to avoid pain.
- To get pleasure, for example, there are people who chase money because they want to enjoy life, then the money as a reason for someone to gain pleasure.
That's the definition of motivation that we can share, may be useful 🙂

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Community Post: 18 Things That You've Totally Felt Before As Told By Moody Stick Figures
1. You've been utterly shocked.
WHAT??! you just couldn't believe it.
2. You didn't get your way and flipped out.
it's your way or the highway.
3. You've stepped in something.
4. Srsly???
dude. really?
5. You've freaked out.
6. You've felt like a zombie.
7. You've calmly assessed a situation.
let's not get too excited here.
8. You've been too happy.
9. You've been not too happy.
you are NOT amused.
10. You've listened very politely but then started to lose patience.
does this story have an ending?
11. You've felt weird about that yoga move.
everyone's staring.
12. Omg. Just stop.
13. What was that noise?
you're so scared! don't go into the basement.
14. You've been super dramatic.
sometimes it's necessary.
15. You've tried to explain something that other people just don't understand.
they just don't get it.
16. You've been angry at something in the sky.
a bird that pooped on you.
17. You've tried to reason with something that's on the ground.
that ant was so stubborn.
18. You've been cool with things as they are.
a very nice way to be:)
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Football pundits Andy Gray and Richard Keys have scored a top radio award, little over a year after they disappeared from TV screens in disgrace after a sexism row.
The duo collected the best sports programme prize for their Talksport show at the Sony Radio Academy Awards tonight, beating presenters such as Radio 5 Live's Colin Murray.
Gray and Keys caused a storm with comments they made about a female match official, prompting their exit from highly paid roles at Sky Sports last year.
Another duo was also the toast of the awards with pensioners Beryl Renwick and Betty Smith taking the best entertainment programme prize at the event, often viewed as the radio industry's equivalent of the Oscars.
The pair - who came to radio late in life to host a show on BBC Radio Humberside - beat stars such as Absolute Radio's Frank Skinner and BBC Radio 6 Music's Adam & Joe to take the prize.
Beryl, 86, and Betty, 90, were described by judges as "a joyous, entertaining double act".
"They give a voice to a sector of society unrepresented on radio, and do it with a joy that puts many of their fellow broadcasters to shame," awards bosses said.
Other major winners included Classic FM, which took the special award in recognition of "its significant and valuable contribution to commercial radio in this its 20th anniversary year".
Gray and Keys signed up with Talksport a fortnight after their tenure on Sky Sports came to an abrupt halt following the uproar caused by their views.
After their off-air comments about assistant referee Sian Massey in January 2011 during a Premier League game, further incidents of off-colour remarks came to light, prompting Sky to sack Gray. Keys resigned shortly afterwards.
But Sony judges were impressed by the duo's transfer to radio. They said: "Their knowledge and professionalism was second to none and in their debut year of broadcasting on British radio they have become a must-listen for serious sports fans."
Radio 1 presenter Fearne Cotton triumphed in the best music programme category, beating 6 Music's Steve Lamacq. It was the first time Cotton had been nominated for a Sony.
The best music documentary prize went to Radio 2's Nina Simone Story, while 5 Live Drive - hosted by Peter Allen and Aasmah Mir - was named best news and current affairs show.
John Myers, chief executive of the Radio Academy and chairman of the awards committee, said: "All our award winners have shown that UK radio is crackling with talent and vitality."
Collecting the sports programme prize, delighted Keys said: "Isn't life funny? Chuffed to bits. Many, many thanks."
He said he was told by Talksport boss Moz Dee on signing for the station he should "just be good".
Keys added: "If that means we've been good, Moz, we're part-way to repaying a big big debt.
"When you look at the opposition it makes it all the more special."
Gray said: "I've just been saying to Chris (Evans), after the last 15 months, I now know why he loves radio so much."
But he would not have helped past accusations of sexism when he thanked a "beautiful" female colleague from his programme team.
The elderly presenters Beryl and Betty were given a standing ovation by guests at the ceremony staged at London's Grosvenor House. The duo had to be helped to the stage by award presenter Robbie Savage and ceremony host Evans to collect their prize.
Beryl said: "Thanks very much. We both are absolutely overwhelmed for this."
The pair also thanked their producer David Reeves for discovering them. He came across the duo when they visited the radio studios and they have been on air for six years.
Reeves, who accompanied them on stage, told them: "Thanks for taking a leap of faith."
And after Fearne Cotton picked up her award, she declared: "Beryl and Betty, we're going out raving later."
Guest presenters at the event included pop veteran and Eurovision hopeful Engelbert Humperdinck, singer Sharleen Spiteri and Gary Numan.
Winners in full
:: Sony DAB Rising Star Award - Luke Franks (Fun Kids)
:: Station of the Year (under 300,000) - KL.FM
:: Best Breaking News Coverage - PM (BBC Radio 4)
:: Best Community Programming - Face To Face (National Prison Radio)
:: Best News and Current Affairs Programme - 5 live Drive (BBC Radio 5 live)
:: Best Sports Programme - Keys & Gray (talkSPORT)
:: Best Music Feature/Special/Documentary - Feeling Good - The Nina Simone Story Part 1 (BBC Radio 2)
:: Best News Feature/Special/Documentary - Child of Ardoyne (BBC Radio 3)
:: Best Feature/Special/Documentary - Walking With The Wounded (Smooth Radio)
:: Best Comedy - Mark Steel's In Town (BBC Radio 4)
:: Best Drama - On It (BBC Radio 4)
:: Best Multiplatform/Social Media - Now Playing@6Music (BBC Radio 6 Music)
:: Best Live Event Coverage - The Royal Wedding (BBC World Service)
:: Best Single Promo/Commercial - Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show - The Complaints (Absolute Radio)
:: Best Specialist Music Programme - David Rodigan (BBC Radio 2)
:: Best Station Imaging - BBC Radio 1Xtra
:: Best Competition - 2 Strangers And A Wedding (106 JACKfm Oxfordshire/Glide FM 107.9 Oxfordshire)
:: Best Entertainment Programme - Beryl and Betty (BBC Radio Humberside)
:: Best Music Programme - Fearne Cotton (BBC Radio 1)
:: The Special Award - Classic FM
:: Best Internet Programme - Science Weekly: Sounds of the Space Shuttle - An Acoustic Tribute (The Guardian)
:: Best Speech Programme - Stephen Nolan (BBC Radio 5 live)
:: Music Radio Personality of the Year - Chris Evans (BBC Radio 2)
:: Best Use of Branded Content - Danny Wallace's Naked Breakfast (Xfm)
:: Music Broadcaster of the Year - Jools Holland (BBC Radio 2)
:: Speech Radio Personality of the Year - Danny Baker (BBC Radio 5 live)
:: Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million) - Real Radio Breakfast with Gary and Lisa (Real Radio North East)
:: Best Promotional/Advertising Campaign - Wimbledon 2011 (BBC Radio 2, 5 Live & Local Radio)
:: Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Victoria Derbyshire (BBC Radio 5 Live)
:: Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus) - Kiss Breakfast with Rickie, Melvin and Charlie (Kiss)
:: News Journalist of the Year - Mike Thomson (BBC Radio 4)
:: Station Programmer of the Year - Andy Roberts (Kiss)
:: Best Interview - Eddie Mair interviews Julie Nicholson (BBC Radio 4)
:: Station of the Year (300,000 - one million) - 107.6 Juice FM
:: Station of the Year (one million plus) - Radio City 96.7
:: UK Station of the Year - BBC Radio 6 Music
:: Gold Award - Nicholas Parsons


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CSA revisits "Retired Persons Visa"Winter 2009 CSANews Issue 73 | Posted date : Dec 12, 2009.Back to list
Several years ago, when Bill McCollum was a United States congressman from the Orlando area (he is now the attorney general for the state of Florida), the Canadian Snowbird Association was involved in supporting a bill in congress to create a "Retired Persons Visa." The bill had been introduced to Congress by Congressman McCollum and, through a couple of sessions of Congress, had progressed to the point of a hearing before a subcommittee of the judiciary committee. CSA attended the hearing, and a snowbird "type" gave evidence that she would take advantage of such a visa if it were available. Unfortunately, the matter did not proceed any further at that time and the bill died at the end of the session. Mr. McCollum was defeated in the next election.
Many snowbirds have expressed the thought that they would like to stay in the United States for a couple of months longer than the six-month maximum that they are allowed under present legislation. They would prefer to be able to stay for eight or nine months, and would then spend the other months in Canada. This would allow them to avoid the winter foul-weather months altogether. They feel that they would be healthier, and many have a social life in the United States that they would be able to continue for a longer period of time. Others would love to be able to stay in the United States year-round, a position which they are unable to fulfil at the present time.
The bill that was proposed had the following criteria – one had to own a residential property in each country, had to be older than 50 years of age, had to prove a certain financial worth, did not intend to work in the United States and had health insurance. The visa would be for a four-year term, renewable indefinitely so long as the criteria were met. The visa would allow the holder access to the United States over the four-year period for unlimited stays.
The time may be ripe to propose legislation to create such a visa. The Obama administration is considering immigration reform and, just last week, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in legislation early next year, to overhaul the immigration system. The retiree visa could be part of that overhaul if efforts are made to promote it. In conversations I have had with congressmen and senators regarding the visa, upon learning of the proposal, each was very supportive, saying that it could only do good for their districts. Here were people coming into their districts bringing money to spend, and not taking jobs from Americans. Who could object? But there has to be a campaign to educate the congressmen and senators, and to gain their support for such a bill. All that is needed is the support of at least half of the Congress and half of the Senate, and the bill would pass.
So, if we are going to do anything about this, we have to get going. We need your comments as to whether there is support for such a campaign. Let us know by contacting our executive director, Lawrence Barker, at the following address:
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1. You must shop around. No one store has every diamond for every person. Besides, different stores specialize in different shapes, sizes and qualities, so you must find a retailer that caters to your needs.
2. COMPARE "apples with apples," i.e., GIA certified diamonds from one store with GIA certified diamonds of other stores. Comparing GIA certificates with other certificates (even very recognized ones such as EGL) is considered comparing "apples with lemons."
3. Ask to see original (not xeroxed copies) certificates. This is especially important when you are considering high quality diamonds. The small imperfections or flaws depicted on the diagram of a GIA certificate (imperfections and flaws are marked in red ink) often do not show up on xeroxed copies. If the jewelers own the diamonds you are considering, they should always show you the original certificates. You are important. Ask to see only the originals.
4. Ask to inspect diamonds under a 30X microscope. The so called "loup" which is a hand held magnifier is only of 10X magnification and most customers will not pick out the flaws in diamonds of SI1 clarity and better. Every reputable jeweler should have a 30 power microscope.
5. Verify that the diamond you choose to purchase matches with the GIA certificate. The sales person MUST convince you that they do indeed match. How ? Weigh the diamond, look under the 30 magnification microscope, and measure the dimensions of the diamond in millimeters as shown in the certificate. Once the diamond is verified, have the diamond set while you are watching (this is the only 100% way you know you are getting the same diamond).
6. Ask to see several stones of similar sizes and qualities so that you can distinguish the subtle differences between each. Every diamond will look beautiful if you look at just one. You want the most beautiful of the beautiful, the best of the best.?
1. Don't buy a diamond the first time you visit a store. Don't let a salesperson SELL you one. Instead, you want to PURCHASE one on your terms. After seeing what the store has to offer, walk out of the store and think. The diamond will wait for you (it has already waited for some 3-4 billion years).
2. Don't purchase any diamond that you can not verify. This means staying away from diamond rings where the center diamond is already set. In cases like these, you have no way of accurately knowing what size, color, or clarity the diamond is.
3. Don't be fooled by advertisements of "55% off" sales, "dealer prices", or "wholesale prices". GIA certified diamonds are extremely easy to compare prices from store to store.
4. Don't buy any diamond that you did not see. This means don't put any deposit on any diamond unless you actually saw the diamond and its matching certificate. As an example, if you gave XYZ jeweler a deposit of $1000 to purchase a GIA certified 1.00 Ct. G color, VS1 clarity diamond for XXXX dollars, what diamond will he deliver? He will most likely get you the cheapest one among dozens that are GIA certified, 1.00 Ct., G color, and VS1 clarity diamonds that are available. If the jeweler wants to sell you a diamond, he will have diamonds available to show you. DEPOSITS SHOULD BE MADE ONLY AFTER YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE DIAMOND.
5. Don't trust your eyes only. Just because you do not see flaws or imperfections, it does not mean that the diamond is flawless. Some jewelers will show diamonds under a 10X loup or 30X microscope and say, "I don't see any flaws. Do you ?". Because most customers lack experience using a loup or microscope, many important flaws are not detected. Don't trust your eyes. Trust the GIA certificate. It shows EVERYTHING-- even flaws that the best trained diamond jewelers cannot see.
6. Don't buy a diamond without a GIA certificate, even if the jeweler guarantees that the diamond will be certificated by GIA as stated. If the diamond is good enough to be certified, it would already have a GIA certificate. Some diamonds graded SI2 by GIA certificates appear FLAWLESS even under 30X magnification because they happen to be slightly milky which most customers can not tell. Remember, it only costs $98 for a one carat diamond to be GIA certified.
7. Don't make the mistake of buying the wrong diamond at the wrong price at the wrong place. If you make a mistake, remember, she will be wearing your mistake for the rest of her life... and you will hear about it for the rest of your life. Purchasing a diamond should be a wonderful experience. Be smart and start off on the right direction to happiness.
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I am so delighted to be able to welcome Bridget from Bridie By The Sea as my first ever guest for the new Inspire Me series!
I have always admired Bridget's knack of keeping things real. Her blog is packed full of punchy posts that are so refreshingly open and honest. Her steady and reassuring writing keeps everyone coming back for more and I for one can't wait to find out what inspires her.
Inspire Me Bridie By The Sea
Quick fire questions are so much fun but can also tell us so much about how someone thinks. Let's see how Bridget got on.
- Tea or Coffee? Tea
- Cake or Biscuits? Cake
- Cats or Dogs? Dogs!
- Lefty or Righty? Righty
- Early bird or night owl? Early bird
- Facebook or Twitter? Twitter
- Blogger, Vlogger or both? I'd love to be both but blogger all the way
- Unicorns or Mermaids? Mermaids
What do you think? You certainly can't go wrong with tea and cake.
Right… let's find out what makes this top blogger tick, and hopefully pick up some inspiration on the way. Over to you Bridget.
- How long have you been blogging for and what inspired you to give it a go?
I started a food blog in 2012 and absolutely loved it, as it helped me get through a strange few months when I had to cut gluten, dairy and wheat from my diet for health reasons. As a chocoholic, it was devastating! I was blown away by how lovely the blogging community was but as life went on and my health improved, I stopped blogging. I thought about it again when I became a Mum and it has given me the same creative outlet that I love.
- Think back to when you first started blogging, what if anything has changed the most?
My confidence to just write. In the first few months of blogging, I felt so self-conscious about what I was writing and worried that it was all a load of rubbish. But as I've met more people and read more blogs, I've realised that everyone has their unique voice and there's space for us all in this blogging world. Now I just be myself and write for me.
- Are you a pen to paper or a straight to screen writer?
When I was growing up, I had endless notepads with my thoughts, kind of like a 'daily braindump'. This sort of began my love of stationery and I have endless notepads! But despite this I always write straight onto the WordPress post; I find it easier when I write on the train and it seems to flow much easier.
- Where and when do you do most of your writing?
I go through ups and downs with writing – some weeks I have lots of ideas and am writing often, and then other weeks there is just zilch going on. But one thing is a constant: I always write in the evenings. At the moment, I am writing lots on the train when I am travelling to and from work – it's a 90 minute journey each way and feels great to be using the time for my blog. Other than that, I love sitting in the armchair in our living room with no other distractions.
- How often do you write and what inspires your blog posts?
I usually write 3 blog posts a week and try to get these written over the weekend so I'm not having to think about it when I'm at work. My inspiration usually comes from every day life with my family, but I also try and incorporate events during the year. I'm looking forward to writing about Chinese New Year soon!
- Have you ever had a major case of writer's block and how did you overcome it?
This happens to me so often! I used to get really stressed about it but now I just roll with it. If I'm really stuck for ideas, I'll just leave the blog for a while and gradually I find something inspiring to write about. I hate the idea of my blog becoming like work, something I have to do, and it seems to work well to just wait for that lightbulb to switch on again. I tend to have periods when I have quite a few ideas, so try to write them out and have a few posts stored up for the days when inspiration takes a back seat.
- Bloggers rock because…
To me, they are the ultimate hard workers, always striving and chipping away at something they love. Every word a blogger writes is because they wanted to, and it usually comes from the heart. I also really believe that they are the voices that don't get shown in the media these days and slowly they are being recognised for it. As parents, we show what life is really like without any sugar coating.
- Name 3 bloggers who inspire you?
Beauty Baby and Me is just so positive and really wears her heart on her sleeve. Reading Fi's blog is like chatting to your best friend, who always makes you feel like you're not alone when you have a really rubbish day.
Five Little Doves is one of the first blogs I ever read and just so beautiful. I couldn't think of anything more inspirational than Laura's story and how she has dealt with everything in her life.
A Mum Track Mind is one of my must read blogs. Fi has also just returned back to work and I feel like she is my kindred spirit; everything she writes describes how I feel about motherhood since working again.
- What is the best piece of blogging advice you've been given?
Your niche is YOU! I know everyone's heard it, but what a relief it was to hear this. I spent many hours worrying about my niche and how I just hadn't found it. As the months go on and I write more, I completely agree with this statement. My personality comes out more in the my writing and that's what makes my blog completely different to anyone elses.
- Share your own blogging tip, advice or quote
I love the quote "though she may be little, she is fierce" – I am a littl'un at only 5 foot 2 but this one always resonates with me on a much deeper level too. When I started blogging, I quickly felt like this teeny tiny fish in a humungous pond…I felt so overwhelmed. But soon I realised that my blog might not be big, but it's all me and that makes it pretty awesome.
Just for fun, this is me!
You can read more from Bridget by visiting Bridie By The Sea and following her on twitter, instagram, facebook and pinterest.
The Inspire Me guest series will be running over the coming weeks. It will be featuring some of my favourite bloggers. From the queen bee's themselves, to the much newer bloggers on the scene. All have that elusive something that you can't quite put your finger on that makes them stand out from the crowd, as well as being key inspirers.


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Even film critics don't have the chance to see everything, and this week I want to celebrate three recent DVDs that will give me a chance to catch up on films I've somehow missed.
At the top of list is "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek," a racy 1944 film starring Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken and directed by the great genius of studio sound comedy, Preston Sturges.
Much more serious is Howard Hawks' 1943 "Air Force," which stars John Garfield, Gig Young and Harry Carey in what looks to be a tense story of men at war.
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Finally, there is "Cavalcade," a Blu-Ray/DVD reissue of an epic of British life that won the Oscars for best picture and best director in the 1932-33 year.
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January 07, 2009
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Star
Inspired by our friend from the other day, the Blog Princess found herself positively itching to engage in a random act of drive-by poetry.
Alert readers (or those who love verse) may recognize the derivation:
After twenty lousy years,
The only thing I got
Was a freaking blue star.
I was of three minds,
Was it a symbol? A bit sick?
Or just a quasi-cultural attagirl?
The star gleamed in the windy Texas winds.
It's all part of the damned pantomime.
A man and a woman
Are one.
A man and a woman and a star
Are so alone.
I don't know what I despise more,
My ghetto pool
Or my Mormon neighbor.
The star, gleaming
Or its absence?
A parade of terribles fills the window
Of barbaric glass.
The shadow of the star
Crosses it, to and fro.
The mood
Traced in the shadow
An indecipherable cause.
I must steel myself
To return to the battlefield.
O thin men of Saddam,
Could you not imagine gleaming birds, with rockets?
Did you not see how the star
Haunts the dreams
Of the women about you?
We have needs, you know.
I know noble accents
And lucid, inescapable rhythms;
But I know, too,
That that damned star will keep me
From using what I know.
When the star winked out of sight,
It took all my dreams
Along with it.
I am powerless.
At the sight of all those
"Gold star" wives and mothers,
Even the bawds of euphony
Would cry out sharply.
What about my invisible wounds!
What color star do I get?
I rode to the Commissary
In an SUV.
There, a fear pierced me.
Would there be
A special parking place
Just for me?
Damnitall, I deserve one.
The wind is blowing
Wounding me silently with its unexpected... windiness
Why didn't anyone warn me?
It was windy all afternoon.
And I realized
I'm an outsider, a 'familial appendage'.
The star sits,
silently mocking me.
No ghetto pool today.
We invite the villainry to engage their own Muses in the comments section. Go ahead. Get it all out of your system: the horrors of military life. The trauma. The pathos. Let us know how you have suffered at the hands of Uncle Sam (and darnitall, tell us how much the rest of the country *owes* you for what you have done for them).
Because, you know, it isn't a privilege to be able to serve your country, let alone some "voluntary decision" and anyone who tells you otherwise is just a poor, deluded Bushbot. It's a freaking nightmare.
Posted by Cassandra at January 7, 2009 06:25 PM
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I had to read that poem. *shudders*
I think I would like to write a riff on Williams Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily."
But this looks like more fun.
hm...lessee...writes essay for class, engages class in rhetorical discussion of "A Dream Deferred"...cans 25# cocoa powder...
Yep, I'm up for it.
Posted by: Cricket at January 8, 2009 09:10 AM
i think 11 is my favorite
i also think i should henceforth eschew those pesky capitalization and punctuation marks just transparently artificial constructs of the patriarchal hegemonists employed to keep the proud vaginal-american sisterhood compliant
sort of like that damned wind that wont stop blowing all the time
youre a shining star
no matter who you are
shining bright to see
what you can truly be
Posted by: im melting.... at January 8, 2009 09:45 AM
One need only pivot
To dodge the divot
Cut from a blivet
By a flung trivet.
Burma Shave.
Posted by: BillT at January 8, 2009 12:45 PM
An enlisted man
Will place his life in peril
For a home-cooked meal
Posted by: spd rdr at January 8, 2009 01:42 PM
Okay, you two...
[foot tapping] :)
Those got a laugh out of me.
Posted by: Cassandra at January 8, 2009 01:54 PM
Roses are red
Violets aren't blue (they're violet... that's where we get the name of the color from)
The economy stinks
And so does Mu Shu (pork when it's been left out too long)
Posted by: MikeD at January 8, 2009 01:59 PM
Roses are reddish,
Violets are blue-ish.
If it wasn't for Christmas,
We'd all be Jewish.
-- Nipsey Russell
Posted by: BillT at January 8, 2009 02:07 PM
Blink and you'll miss it
That moment when you did blink
But others lived it
Posted by: Not Enough Syllables To Actually Convey What It Is That I'M Trying To Say About Self-Centered People at January 8, 2009 02:34 PM
Shall I compare thee to a Liberal?
Thou are more dumb and less loyal.
Army wife shattered
By active duty calling
Calls ex for comfort.
NCO goes off to protect the border.
I go home to mother to protect
My sanity.
First Sergeant totals his car
and the CO gets a pilot for his yacht.
Working is such a hassle.
I am stuck in haiku mode.
Posted by: Cricket at January 8, 2009 03:09 PM
You guys are killing me.
I have missed this.
Posted by: Cassandra at January 8, 2009 06:31 PM
I love images.
Last night I was sitting on the sofa and some Marine (who shall remain nameless) informed me that my foot was tapping... a thing I was not aware of at the time.
He then informed me that my tapping foot is like the twitching tail on a cat :p
This cracked me up.
Posted by: Cassandra at January 8, 2009 06:33 PM
A mourning dove feeds
In a marijuana bush
And sings a high coo.
Posted by: Sly's Wardrobe Mistress at January 8, 2009 09:12 PM
A strong tree stands straight
whether its branches wither
well below its crown
Posted by: Hic-Choo at January 8, 2009 10:21 PM
I think that I shall never see.
A poem lovely as a tree....
Or a fire hydrant...
Or a car tire.......
Posted by: McGruff at January 9, 2009 11:46 AM
So, if I blink and miss it, and others lived through it, is that like a tree falling making a sound if no one is around to hear it?
That is so totally deep.
Posted by: Cricket at January 9, 2009 09:30 PM


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Why Study Children's Literature?
Many strong reasons for studying children's literature are shaped by the objectives, values, beliefs, and salable skills of the discipline in which the coursework is seated, but all courses across the wide educational spectrum share elements that invite us to the study of children's literature. Once we choose to accept the invitation, reward us generously for the cleverness of our choice.
First and foremost, a study of children's literature brings into focus personal taste and beauty. This is true for any course in literature and no less true for children's literature.
Entangled with the question of taste is one of cultural privileging. A study of children's literature introduces students to a body of aesthetically challenging works that frequently go missing from other literature courses and from what is generally characterized as the canon.
This dissident aspect of the academic field of children's literature references its origin. Books and texts for children attracted scholarly attention at a transitional moment in education, during a time of strenuous academic debate about the value of hierarchies, such as the literary canon. The field of children's literature retains in varying degrees some measure of the revolutionary spirit of those teachers who pointed out the inseparability of universal standards and systems of canonization from ideological and historical bias. Through engagement with literary works of outstanding merit that tend to be marginalized by the traditional academic model or in traditionally based curricula, students are introduced to competing narratives of literary history and to divergent views about the social and personal uses of reading.
The Child
Children's literature also offers students a distinctive critical position—a doubled or overlapping perspective consisting of one's own reactions and impressions and a set of reactions and impressions one simultaneously conceives might belong to a child reader. This is true, however one understands "the child" or childhood: whether as a cultural construct, a unique existential mode of being with cognitive and conative abilities specific to itself, or as something else. By bringing the paradigm of "the child" into view, a course in children's literature provides the student with a range of complex, interrelated discourses. Indeed, it invites one to consider and respond to questions at the heart of human culture: what are our responsibilities to children and to the future? What will equip young people for meaningful lives filled with rewarding experiences, enriching relationships, learning, intellectual and emotional growth and self-understanding? What is the best kind of society to enable a healthy and happy future for all children? These are questions that enhance capacity for informed citizenship and critical thought.
The separate disciplines hold out additional powerful reasons for studying children's literature. A literary approach to children's literature enables the student to read accomplished works created within a matrix of constraints and procedures otherwise thought inimical to the composition of belles lettres: texts of great virtuosity, moral complexity and emotional force that expressly avoid sophisticated diction, complex sentences, self-conscious connections to a corpus of modern and traditional literature, and appeal to length of experience in the world or the reader's mature sense of a finished self. It enables students to contemplate the myths that society deems most pressing or most deserving of passing on to the next generation.
Children's literature also enables students to read and study texts that rely in part or in whole on pictorial narratives, as well as book design, typography and the blurring of distinctions between textual and paratextual elements, thereby encouraging students to cultivate visual and tactile as well as verbal literacies. Students studying to be teachers learn how books might match up to reading levels and the developmental stages in a child's life, and how they might impact the lives of children in profound and beneficial ways, while those studying children's literature within a program in childhood studies examine historical, sociological, psychological and anthropological definitions of childhood, and how they ramify within human culture. Students in a course of library science learn the practices and applications by which younger readers might be introduced to the world's vast and unruly output of reading for children, and how they might be assisted in navigating their own way through a maze of texts or brought with open minds to the frontier of symbolic thought.
Symbolic Thought
Of course, this last area is also of broader interest. While dreams, movies and television relentlessly envelop children in imaginative realities, reading often represents a child's first opportunity to reflect in a focused way on the means by which symbols are created, how symbolic thought is culturally effectuated and directed. When we study children's literature, regardless of the discipline in which we are situated, we grasp the many complex avenues through which society reflects on the operations of symbolic thought, and thus perhaps on the origins of being human.
- Michael Joseph


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I have been wanting to email you for the longest time, but didn't know how I could get to you. Then I found your email posted on your Alice Blog website, and here I am! I am a fan, and I would just like to say thank you. Your books are amazing and I would love to read more of your writing. My favorites of yours are the Shiloh series, and the Alice books! I started reading them in third grade, and have not been able to stop. They have been my guide through school and life situations, and I was devastated when they ended. Now I am trying to collect them all, and will even share them with friends so they can get to know Alice too. If you get this email, I just want you to know how much I appreciate you writing that series.
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I'm so glad you enjoy my books, and thanks so much for writing to me. If you'll go to my personal website, http://www.phyllisnaylor.com, you'll find every book I've ever written and brief descriptions of what they're about. Perhaps you'll find many more to enjoy.


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Monday, 31 January 2011
47, 48, 49 DEL AMITRI, Kevin McDermott, Swindon Level 3, London Marquee and Sheffield Leadmill, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 13, 15 and 17 May 1986
A triple-header following my current "live" faves, masters of introverted yet verbose (in a nice way) jangle pop Del Amitri, seemingly halfway around the world! It nevertheless started locally, with a gig in Swindon that I had a hand in organising (although not in financing, I'm glad to say..). Helped the band unpack and set up as well! Only 46 people paid to get in, though; at one point guitarist Brian asked if people could go to the loo one at a time! The Dels played a razor-sharp set nonetheless.
Two nights later, and on the first anniversary of my first Del Amitri gig, we reconvened in London early for an advertised "extra special support", which turned out to be The Dels themselves, along with support and friend Kevin McDermott, playing cover versions such as "(Come Up And See Me) Make Me Smile", "Pleasant Valley Sunday", "Let's Go Crazy" and "Venus", under the name of Bob Dylan And The Libyans! McDermott then played an impressive and emotive solo singer-songwriter set before the Dels themselves headlined with an excellent and enjoyable set of their own numbers!
Finally, a weekend visiting Craig at Sheffield Poly concluded my first gig triple-header; wandered past the Leadmill on a drizzly Saturday afternoon at 4.30, and helped the Dels unpack and set up again, consequently getting in on the guest list! Del Amitri again played a fine set, this time in the face of an indifferent audience, rounding off an impressive three in a row!
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Behind a counter in china shop sits a woman.
Between right thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers she holds an egg.
On the back wall are shelves with plates and fowl.
On the counter are eggs, a chicken, and a hatchling.
With all the chickens, chicks, and china her scene is surreal.
She seems enthralled by an absurd undecipherable task.
Making breakfast or baking cakes may be her task.
A pleated, tan apron and red head scarf are on this woman.
Again, her rural clothing and pale complexion make her scene surreal.
Between left thumb, middle, and ring fingers she holds an egg.
On the counter with wet feathers between egg shells lies a hatchling.
On the counter on a plate of brown eggs sits a large brown fowl.
On the shelves with plates are nests filled by various fowl.
Sorting eggs with her dainty touch may be this woman's task.
On the counter walking through yolk is another hatchling.
A white shirt with black polka dots and ruffled shoulder sleeves is on this woman
Below her right hand in a coffee cup is a precariously balanced egg.
So many eggs and so many chickens horded into a china shop are surreal.
So many hens cackling and fuzzy chicks peeping in china shop is surreal.
On top shelf with beak opened wide sits a white fowl.
Busy with hands, this woman searches for place to put an egg.
She appears determined and perplexed trying to accomplish her task.
Blonde hair sticks out from under the head scarf of this woman.
Near two bluish, stacked tea cups are broken shells and another hatchling.
On a small plate with eggs, egg shells and yolk stands another hatchling.
With trimmed nails and clean clothes, her flustered appearance is surreal.
A braided blonde pony tail rests on the left shoulder of this frustrated woman.
On the middle shelf with a chick is a large grey speckled fowl.
Removing eggs and then chickens from the shop may be this woman's task.
She may come back later to remove a more insecurely placed egg.
On the edge of the top tea cup is another precariously balanced egg.
Three more hens on the shelves each have a hatchling.
It could take her a long time to accomplish her task.
China plates, cups, and bowls with eggs, nests, and chickens are surreal.
The hens appear to be curious and territorial fowl.
Straight lips and narrow eyes lend a livid expression to this woman.
Many hens and eggs and a hatchling for each egg
make for an infinitely long task for this poor woman.
It must be surreal emptying a china shop of reproducing fowl.
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Digitally Downloaded writes:
"It seems like only yesterday that we were plugging an Ethernet attachment onto the backside of our PS2 consoles to head into the unique tactical online shooter warfare that is, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs.
The original trilogy is by far considered to be the pinnacle titles for the franchise, with the top game usually being a tossup between the second and third titles. Sadly, the series has fallen to the wayside with numerous under-achieving offshoot iterations on the PSP and two average attempts to bring the series into the HD era on the PS3 with SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation and the final numbered entry into the series, SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs. Given that it's been so long since this series has had the opportunity to shine, what better way to give the Vita a boost than remake the original trilogy in HD?"
There are 3 things Sony could do at this point:
1) SOCOM 1 & 2 HD Collection (or just 2) for PS3 & PS Vita
2) SOCOM HD Online for PS3 & PS Vita - essentially the best maps from 1, 2, and possibly 3 and 4. Key here is it's online-only (with offline bots). No campaign of any sort.
3) SOCOM 5 for PS4.
Personally I like option 2 the best, especially if there is cross-platform play between PS3 and PS Vita users. Another possible option is SOCOM HD Online for PS4 & PS Vita, but regardless, I would pay good money to play SOCOM 2 in HD on my PS3/4/Vita.
For me i think this should rest..coz the last few just didnt made justice
Would love a socom hd collection, never got to play the games in their prime.
Wish sony would remake socom 2 or try an follow its footsteps with a new socom for the ps4. Would also love to see a new syphon filter & legend of dragoons game for the ps4. With easier developing tools and the talented 1st party studios sony has, this should be easy to do. I hope they can do this since it could save them time & money with having to always rely on new ip's.
I mean keep doing what sony has done best with new innovative & creative ip's but it would never hurt to bring back old franchise hits thats already proven & bring them to life with the ps4 hardware.


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To remove a package, issue the following command:
rpm -e <packagename>
Notice that this time, only <packagename> is used, not the full name of the file used to install the software. When this command is issued, the RPM database is searched for the files associated with this package, and they are removed.
If multiple versions of a package are installed, such as the kernel, the package version can also be specified to make sure the correct version is removed:
rpm -e <packagename>-<version>-<release>
As previously discussed, sometimes packages must have additional packages installed for them to function properly. If you try to remove a package that is needed by a package installed, a message similar to the following is shown:
error: Failed dependencies:
example-filters is needed by example-core = 1:2.0.0-3.2.1
If the package that depends on the package you are trying to remove is still needed on the system, you should not try to remove the package. If the package that depends on the package you are trying to remove is also not needed, both must be removed at the same time to resolve the dependency:
rpm -e <packagename1> <packagename1>
Even if the packages are not dependent on each other, multiple packages can be removed at the same time by specifying them in the same command separated by a space. If a configuration file is part of the package being removed but it has been modified, the file will be renamed instead of removed with the .rpmsave extension, and a message similar to the following is displayed:
warning: /etc/sysconfig/samba saved as /etc/sysconfig/samba.rpmsave


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Lois West Bristow
Skills used:
CSS, Design, HTML, jQuery, PHP
What they had to say:
Take a creative genius with keen intelligence and a discerning eye, throw in an intuitive sense of what the client needs, and you have found Alicia St. Rose. Working with her was an enlightening, exciting, and refreshingly enjoyable experience.
~Lois West Bristow, PhD
Visit the Site
The Back Story:
Dr. Lois West Bristow is a gracious and profoundly enlightened being. She's also very down to earth and astute. I wanted to convey these sentiments through her website design. Her site uses a simple blog as a platform for her wisdom and to promote her book and speaking availability. I was able to combine the 3D effect Lois hinted at and her love of Paisley. I wasn't sure about her original color request: Purple. A visit to her house revealed not a shred of purple, but beautiful earthy reds and browns. I took a cue from her already established life color palette. The result is a site the Lois is extremely pleased with.
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Is that your opinion?
I can't lie. I've always loved fries. I even remember a time when I was pregnant (before healthy living), going through the drive-thru of a fast-food restaurant, and being handed a note passed on from the car ahead of me (via the cashier at the window), reading, "Baby is hungry for fries?" I hadn't realized a family friend was in that car. What a fun surprise!
Even though I've lost my craving for French fries and other greasy foods, now that my body isn't addicted, it's still nice to have a treat reminiscent of the "old days." So, once in a great while, I get some sweet potatoes in the house. I make sure I have a good amount of coconut oil, and an extra half hour or so.
Give it a try! It's simple.
Cut up some sweet potatoes in the style and thickness you like. (Beware of the cooking time difference for thinner vs. thicker cuts.)
On medium heat, have enough coconut oil in a medium-sized sauce pan to fill it approximately half way. The key is to be sure the pan is large enough in diameter to fit the size (length) of your fries, and to be sure the coconut oil covers the fries to cook them evenly.
After a few minutes, the oil should be ready for the potato slices. Add salt to taste. Allow the fries to cook for several minutes, turning them once.
When the fries are done to your desired consistency, it's a good idea to place them on a paper towel, when you take them out of the oil, and allow the oil to drain off.
I must admit: One night, after over-cooking sweet potato fries for the family's dinner, I went to an event, where a lady asked who had fries. She could smell them! The "aroma" was lingering around me. I guess that proves the coconut oil can cook just like the nasty, unhealthy greases, without the deadly side effects.
Coconut oil does have many health benefits, but there are better ways to ingest it, and since there are healthier and more nutrient-rich food choices than potatoes (sweet potatoes are one of the better potato choices, though), I do not recommend these be a staple at your dinner table. However, it's fun once in a while!
Nowadays, if there are sweet potatoes in the house, the big question I hear is, "Are we having fries?!"
You might also like to try roasting the sweet potatoes in your oven, especially if you do not want to mess with frying. Another of our favorite special occasion recipes with sweet potatoes is mashed and/or casserole. Just have some fun experimenting! If you have more ideas and/or questions, please post them here in the comment section. I'd love to hear from you!
"Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive."


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Eric Finally Comes Homeby Staff Writer / Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO (CP) -- Eric Lindros is a Maple Leaf, finally consummating an on-again, off-again affair that lasted for years.
The one-year deal is worth $1.55 million US.
GM John Ferguson presented Lindros with a No. 88 Leaf jersey at a late-afternoon news conference at the Air Canada Centre.
""It's a little dusty,"" Lindros joked, referring to his long history of being linked to Toronto.
""It's about time. This is great. I'm really excited about it. It's a dream come true,"" he added
In November 2000, Lindros -- then an out-of-favour Flyer -- announced the Leafs were the one and only team he wants to be traded to. In February 2001, Toronto's board of governors actually approved a deal to get Lindros in a trade with Philadelphia. But Pat Quinn, then GM as well as coach, said one day later that the Flyers had pulled out of the agreement.
The 32-year-old forward played for the New York Rangers most recently. He had 10 goals, 22 assists and 60 penalty minutes in 39 games during the 2003-04 season.
He was quick to correct a reporter who cited recent concussions, saying his most recent physical problems were a shoulder that had been repaired.Ferguson said he was satisfied by the team's ""due diligence"" in checking Lindros out.
""He's passed, he's here and we're pleased to have him,"" said the GM.
Lindros won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 1994-95 and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted by the players the same year.
But concussions have taken a toll on the big forward during his NHL career.
He missed all of the 2000-01 season recovering from head injuries after a check from New Jersey's Scott Stevens in Game 7 of the 2000 Eastern Conference final gave him his sixth career concussion.
Lindros has played 678 career NHL games for Philadelphia and the New York Rangers, recording 356 goals 461 assists and 1,285 penalty minutes.
His salary as a Leaf is a far cry from the $8.5-million US qualifying offer he turned down from the Flyers prior to being traded to New York.
In 1991, after drafting him first overall, the Quebec Nordiques reportedly offered him a $50-million deal, 10-year deal with half the money deferred. It was rejected.
An imposing player when healthy, Lindros has always marched to the beat of his own drums -- often making headlines in the process.
In 1989, he was taken first over by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League draft of 16-year-olds but refused to report.
In June 1992, both the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers claimed to have reached an agreement with Quebec on a deal for Lindros. An arbitrator later awarded his rights to the Flyers.
Philadelphia named his captain in September 1994. But the relationship soon turned sour. In March 2000, Lindros criticized Flyers' trainers for not recognizing his concussion. Days later he was stripped of the captaincy.
A string of concussions followed and Lindros eventually wound up in New York.
""Teams were still calling this morning, the interest really picked up, it's interesting how it worked out,"" said Carl Lindros, Eric's father and agent. ""But this is a good situation for him. It's what he wanted.""


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HASSO — The legendary rent a car service from Mallorca is back!
Hasso Schützendorf (1924 — 2003) was a entrepeneur from Düsseldorf, who created an empire in 1961 with bicycles, Vespas and Fiat 500. He was famous for his memorable parties and his relationship with celebrities. But he was not only well-known for this, his indisputable recipe for success was his excellent customer service!
Now, the Hasso Shützendorf story and also the brand with the best service and the best value for money, is back!
Since 2013 cooperates with the successful company ROIG Transport & Service. The family owned company has more than 250 workers and a fleet of around 2.000 cars. ROIG is one of the leading car rental companies in Mallorca, with over 60 years of experience and with a long and excellent customer history. Now, HASSO customers can also enjoy this excellent service.


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NEWARK — Kendal Spear traveled home from school in Florida last week to surprise his girlfriend.
It was her birthday, and their anniversary, and surprising her was just the type of thing the 20-year-old Newark Arts High School graduate would do, his friends said today.
"He was always an amazing guy. Funny guy. One of the funniest people I know.," said Dwight Budhram, a 22-year-old who first met the standout athlete when they played Little League. "He kept it real with people. He was a good person to be around."
Spear, who played baseball, basketball and the snare drum at Arts, also surprised friends and neighbors Saturday at a block party in front of his family's South Ward home, not far from Weequahic Park.
But the day of fun turned terribly wrong sometime late Saturday or early today. Spear was shot and killed right outside his Harding Terrace home.
Spear was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:12 a.m. An unidentified 21-year-old Newark man, also shot on Harding Terrace, was treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio said in a statement. They would not release further details.
Budhram, however, says Kendal was shot as a result of a large fight. Around midnight, a group walked down Harding Terrace and started causing trouble, he said.
"There was a big ol' fight," said Budhram, who said he and other friends tried to keep Spear out of it, telling the instigators he had injuries from a motorcycle accident and couldn't fight.
But, in the end, someone who Spear did not know walked up and shot him, Budhram said.
"It's a shame, because he wasn't living the lifestyle where this happens," he said.
Friend Dwayne Mays Jr., a 22-year-old who lived with the Spear family for a year, says he left before the melee. "He was breaking up a fight," Mays said he was told by those who were there.
That's the type of guy Spear was, those who gathered at his home today to mourn said. A social butterfly whose goofiness and smile were intoxicating, he always wanted to make everyone happy, friends say
"Every day, whatever his friends wanted to do, he wanted to do," said Shakeel McClary, 21, who called Spear his best friend since the age of 6.
Since graduating from high school, he'd been pursuing a career as a car and motorcycle mechanic. He was attending an automotive school in Orlando, where he wanted to open a shop, friends say.
In high school, he was a decent basketball player. But he stood out for his play on the baseball diamond, a sport he picked up from his father, William Spear, a state umpire. He was a pitcher whose sidearm throw got the job done most of the time. When it didn't, he didn't sweat it.
"He'd kind of shrug it off and say we'll do it again tomorrow," said James Waldron, the athletic director for Arts High School. He was "that kind of kid — nothing was really a negative. Everything was always okay. He always looked for the silver lining."
Star-Ledger staff writers James Queally and Eunice Lee contributed to this report.


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Review: ZTE Geek, Android smartphone with Intel processor
by Aug 14, 2013 8:29 pm1
ZTE is one of Chinese manufacturer that already going to global market, for a while now ZTE is also built the flagship smartphone that powered by Intel processor, that's called as ZTE Geek.
ZTE Geek is the awesome products, since this phone has a nice specs, this phone is also offers for only 1888 yuan price or around $308 USD price. And now we have got a review about the ZTE Geek.
Appearance, workmanship and industrial design
1) ZTE Geek has nice design, this phone is packs with slim body design, looming out of the design style. Black casing with rounded corner make this phone is look elegant, smooth rounded rectangle with the same at the back body. Around a thin border, presenting a surface with the back transition, so the design, the fuselage from the side is very slim and elegant. The first impression is often overlooked and down the border, thicker, was streamlined.
ZTE Geek is possible to simplify for most of user, the ZTE Geek has the best design and also reflected in the design of mobile phones – When you carefully scrutinize the phone up and down the border, sides and four corners transition, there did not feel a simple, quiet and Elegant? Geek depict side, borders, and the back cover design language, so that the refined, while passing the full beauty of art.
2) Bold aesthetic, crude and refined. ZTE Geek has 144 x 71.5 x 9.5mm body dimmension, law-abiding, and has 148 grams of weight, is also quite a weight in his hand. Geek has a removable battery, while the back cover can be remove, it is divided into front and rear shell in two parts. Since there is no separate frame, ZTE Geek has relatively abrupt phone's screen, especially when the cover is removed. Moreover, under normal circumstances, is to highlight the screen in the form of the backing plate, this direct use, cover the periphery "parcel" approach the screen, the process too simple.
Although in some respects Geek rough and ill-considered, but in the aesthetic impact on the details, or to give sufficient attention. One-piece back, the body was crafts usinf CNC machine process of fine grinding out the speaker holes in the domestic machine, a rare delicacy. Rounded camera, a metal ring inlaid with backplane integration in the right position. Right border of three plastic buttons, feel good in the dark under one cover, to a certain degree of contrasting metallic luster.
3) Positive too common. The importance of face, not only reflected in the human body, the phone is also true. Back killer, shot from the side of what beauty, Geek phone really have so little taste, but the front screen, it is too bland. No narrow border, on the lack of visual impact; gray virtual keys below the screen, not with the black panel integration, can clearly recognizable, which is to reduce the phone grade flaw.
4) slovenly. Figure, from the perspective of the picture, the screen and the border is not in a horizontal line, so that the assembly and processing, it is a bit rough ah. This problem is still relatively small, Geek mobile integrated frame + back cover, although in the design impeccable, but the choice of materials, and manufacturing on the poor is hardly satisfactory.
The primary issue, the plastic used in Geek, feel generally no problem, knock back shell, had been able to hear the peculiar kind of cheap plastic hollow echo. Secondly, plastic toughness poor, borders and screen combination is not close enough, a little harder, will be able to cover the nail side of the border among screens and embedded.
5) Compare the keys wonderful location. Geek phone buttons, including the power key, volume key, independent camera button, all concentrated in the right box. This design has the advantage that when you lie in bed, you can directly down on the left border of the phone sideways to play without fear of inadvertently phone keys, and, for a long time to maintain this position, the arm will not sour. However, in some special occasions, everyday use, dense arrangement of the keys is very inconvenient. You have to turn up the volume, but often to press the power button and the camera button, the phone on your pocket, also unprovoked firing a button.
All in all, Geek handset design language, simple, refined and there is a certain aesthetic, highlighting the lines and arcs abstract thinking combined, compared with Geek Fan. Workmanship, some small nice place, but the overall level was not enough to impress people, material selection and assembly on the rough, it is more apparent mishap.
Unexpectedly, ZTEGeek phone screen, has excellent manner beyond the expected small series, although the parameters did what's attractions – 5 inches 1280 × 720 resolution, IPS LCD material, OGS full-screen paste .
General sense, using the OGS full screen lamination technique can reduce reflection and increase the permeability of the screen, so that the LCD backplane luminous efficiency, Geek of this screen, not only the above advantages, but also shows the top IPS LCD material qualities: brightness is high enough; accurate color reproduction; grayscale identify many levels, and the consequent high contrast; rich layers of color, image detail outstanding performance;
More than just words directly on the map comparison:
Price over 3000, 5.5 inches IPS screen (non-OGS) of the Lenovo K900, and price 1888,5.0 inch IPS screen (OGS) ZTE Geek contrast
ZTE Geek with iPhone 5, the screen display the same picture contrast
Words, a display of the iPhone 5 par 5 inches IPS screen, appearing in a 1888 loom, it is enough to have cost-effective. In this small series to provide those who always attached importance to the parameters shoes cries, this 5 inches 720P screen, although difficult banal surface parameters into your stuff, but the real experience later, but do not reveal the shocking oh.
Geek stunning phone's screen is not wrong, Xiao Bian After prolonged use, the panel found that the bottom of the screen virtual keys have more serious problem:
First of all, more adequate in the light of the day, virtual keys backlight will be lit in two cases: Boot the moment / insert seat rechargeyour moment. Night, only in a completely dark room, or on the streets shrouded darkness, it will play a role. From disassemble diagram, Geek mobile virtual keys have three separate LED backlight illuminates, there is no "flawed", I do not know ZTE deliberate design considerations for saving or software optimization problem, in short, , the day will not be lit against a gray virtual keys, which is cottage / low-end machines have experience.
Secondly, the feedback virtual keys, is not only effective slag, feedback delay is also particularly high, in some cases, even fast time, it simply is no feedback. Because of the high latency feedback / no feedback, the frequency is higher, the phone does not perform key mapping operations, which affect the experience too. To solve this problem, some people say that this is the integration of OGS Geek full lamination panel technology immaturity caused, in any case, this is the Geek experience so far, the most prominent defects, ZTE got to find a solution.
ZTE Geek with a 800-megapixel camera with F2.0 large aperture with the flash , the right box below also has a separate camera button, While 8 million pixel back-illuminated sensor BSI, specifically how the imaging results, see with the iPhone 5 picture contrast. (Proofs for the iPhone, under the Geek proofs)
Effect after twice enlarged detail
From the proofs of view, ZTE GEEK Fengyun 8,000,000 pixel back-illuminated camera with the iPhone 5 gap significantly, especially when enlarged, a pale, indicating cell phone for large aperture of F2.0 poorly controlled. The amount of light is high, the corresponding shutter adjustment has not kept pace. Formation of overexposure poor contrast, color reproduction is missing, one can distinguish.
Night side, Geek large aperture camera advantage is more obvious, as shown:
ZTE Geek camera skill, although not as a world-class manufacturers, but in the country, should be considered a leader. Same as the "fever" mobile phone, the same 800-megapixel camera, Geek relative millet 2S compete on taking pictures, got a few small series comparison chart (formerly Zhongxing Geek, after Millet 2S):
Obviously, Geek in detail, contrast perform better on, but poor color reproduction.
Camera software, ZTE Geek supports HDR, face recognition, panoramic camera, etc. In addition, with the preloaded tuxiuxiu indirectly provides beauty features.
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Dual-core four-thread Intel Atom Z2580, the Atom's tablet , mobile phone universal Clover Trail + series of the most high-end processor, clocked at 2.0GHz, integrated set of graphics chip PowerVR SGX544MP2, running at 533MHz frequencies, approaching theoretical graphics capabilities Apple A5X. Intel Atom Z2580 processor +2 GB RAM +8 GB ROM (Support Micro SD card expansion), exactly how the performance of the following is the most intuitive running sub Results:
No exaggeration to say, Intel Atom Z2580 performance has been among the industry-leading level flagship, the actual use, whether smoothly run multiple applications, or play a large 3D games, no pressure.
Fever and endurance
Disassemble shows, ZTE Geek device in response to heat up, and not particularly prominent initiatives. The main chip, neither see copper, graphite thermal paste did not help dissipate heat, only the metal shield cover, if we take into account the poor thermal conductivity of the plastic body, Geek fever will probably somewhat optimistic. The following are air-conditioned room temperature 29 degrees, playing one hour "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" after the, body heat test:
This result is how do you say, it makes sense, as opposed to other Android high-end machine, 46 ° C are also not unacceptable.
Aspects of life, Geek with a 2300mAh removable battery, measured, and even WiFi, screen brightness to maximum when playing Need for Speed is only one hour away barely 20% of the electricity. Small series in two weeks of use, I found Geek life should belong to the upper level Android machine: fully charged in the case, one hour a day brush microblogging, 1-2 hours of web browsing, and occasionally play games, you can persist day and night.
Systems and applications
System UI, ZTE like other domestic manufacturers, aesthetic ability is not flattered. Boot screen, press the middle of the icon will appear ZTE iconic rotating aperture unlock screen, pull up or down, petal-shaped icon will appear, which is more than Lenovo's Clover, Walled tasteless some.
Geek of the system is based on Android 4.2.2, although the custom system, but as with MIUI and Flyme OS has its own name – "MiFavor UI", meaning "My Favorite". It is relatively Primal Android system, and did not do too many changes, the same double-interface – the main screen interface + application program interface, the same multi-task interface, the drop-down menu at the top of the classification, the information notification page and shortcut pages independence.
Application interface is rather special, the top of an edit field, it seems incongruous. In addition, Geek style than the messy application icon, the system as a whole gives the impression that difficult compared with MIUI and Flyme OS. Although ZTE claims Geek phone turned on by default, "developer mode" mobile phone playability is very high, it is entirely built on the ZTE built some applications, such as sinks sharing, and clutter on the edit page and customization options.
System in terms of fluency, with high configuration – Intel Z2580 processor +2 GB RAM, and a resurgence in the system really making a big effort touch optimized, Geek together with a very smooth, even more than the high-end Android machine still cool. Touch feedback fast, flexible, rhythmic, multi-task operation and changeover without the slightest Caton, the system BUG has not identified, the machine crashes and other serious problems in daily use for two consecutive weeks, it only happened once. Therefore, the suspect would be an immature Geek, blemishes and more, running Android machine Caton-made children's shoes, you put one hundred thousand heart good.
Of course, Geek of the system, the overall impression given Xiaobian pretty good, but one thing that happened recently, you must come up with is this: get a real machine in the first week, Xiao Bian deleted Geek own some dispensable applications, recently discovered a system update available Geek phone, full of joy that ZTE released a firmware update, is addressing the virtual keys backlighting and feedback problems, but did not expect that so-called "System Update" is nothing but comes with software updates, and delete applications are back! domestic mobile phone, why give consumers a negative impression, this is a very important reason – to blanket manufacturers, consistent user experience benefits outweigh the principle of , but not in both balance!
Geek phones are relatively balanced in all aspects, whether it is performance, photography skill, the screen is remarkable, however, the machine work and some small aspects of the flaws, still need improvement. ZTE strongly advocate the "geeks Fan", that is, playability, and other Android machines are no different. Root is still not a cell phone, do not provide the software and hardware tools brush machine, open only to so-called "developer mode" and built several fun tools and applications, not to mention really geeks. As for wireless charging anything, Nexus 4 and other Android machine has also been a.
Overall, ZTE Geek does Geek, is a quite cost-effective mobile phone. Imitation millet, ZTE Geek tangible without God, even though the hardware at the essence of the essence, not significant at the dross dross, ZTE Geek efforts to highlight the 1888 price, but did not achieve the desired publicity. That a no Geek style of the conference, it is neither fish nor fowl, Party not so open, and marketing have to continue to learn!


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With 30 plus patents and patents-pending in the US alone in display, photonics, and related systems, Ellwood has been developing display technologies, structural systems and power systems, and software systems for over 25 years. Ellwood successfully founded four technology companies overall, including one earlier display and photonics technology company and two successful software companies. He was an 18-year production and technology executive working in the digital production side of Hollywood, serving as an executive at DreamWorks SKG, The Walt Disney Company, and 20th Century Fox. He received a B.S. in Organization Management and in Economics from The Wharton School in 1985, and began studying college physics at the age of 15, continuing through University. He is also the founder and Managing Partner of private equity firm Ars Nova Capital, which specializes in investing in the dynamic intersection between media and new hardware and software technologies, networks and infrastructure.
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The party took place at a Beverly Hills house in the presence of high profile celebrities, the likes of Naomi Campbell, Jim Carrey, Jay-z, Mick Jagger and Beyonce. Apparently, the decorator had gone to the trouble of spelling Rihanna's name with balloons. A source told US Weekly: "There were balloons that spelled out her name set up."
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Till now, Rihanna and Leonardo have kept mum about their relationship and not shared details with the public about their relationship status. Her romance speculations with the Wolf of Wall Street star have also led to a reaction coming from Rihanna's ex boyfriend Chris Brown. When asked about how he felt regarding Rihanna's new boyfriend, the RnB artist good naturedly laughed and remarked, "In that situation, I just tip my hat. I'm not a hater. I'm not envious. I don't feel jealous… I'm like, do your thing. I can't have it all, brotha. I can't have it all."
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Hi mate! We've been working on this one at the mentoring thread and I can say that it shows improvements compared to your previous take.
Your timing is better on the whole take and the tuning is also a bit better. But regarding tuning, I noted that you are doing too much pressure with your left hand fingers, and sometimes you slightly bend the notes that you are playing so the tuning is not precise. This happens mostly over the D5 chord and on the bridge's riff. This is also generated because you are not playing this relaxed, your hands and body look tense.
I think that you need to continue practicing this one trying to relax your hands and body while you do it. This will solve the tuning issue and will make this sound groovier and smoother.
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So we have a visible improvemnt, yet not perfect - let's take a look at some more details. Tuning sound better - still a bit of at some points but in deed you spend some more time to make it closer to perfection. I wondering on your right hand - too much of the forearm and not enough of the wrist involved in this strumming. Try to release some tension from the right hand - let your wrist do the job - at the moment it looks tensed.
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Hi this is a much better take. As the guys say, tuning and tension are your main issues at the moment.
Tuning - You've already been given the best advice here which relates to how much tension you exert when fretting notes. The harder you push down on a string, the higher in pitch it goes. So tuning is a 2 part strategy. First, check that the tuning is actually right. Then it's down to you, the player, to fret your chords and keep them sounding even. But you're definitely on the right track so keep going.
Tension - You are using too much arm motion here which is unnecessary and will tire you out. Watch my video here about hand positions for speed picking. Even though the video is about speed picking, the same rules apply to strumming.
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Press release from the issuing companyAugust 31, 2005 – HP today announced a new enhanced version of the My HP Indigo portal, which provides HP Indigo customers with a comprehensive library of services to help grow and promote their digital offerings. Located at www.hp.com/go/myhpindigoweb, the new portal includes business development and marketing tools, technical and training information, newsletters and user experiences, as well as facilities for selecting media and ordering HP ElectroInk. It also features improved, intuitive navigation to give customers coming from a variety of backgrounds, whether technical, marketing or management, easy access to information on the site. "Logging into the portal is like having a business partner or consultant online. The site is configured to ensure that each visitor has an experience tailored to his or her requirements, language, and press type," said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo division, HP. "We believe the enhanced portal highlights HP's commitment to help grow the digital printing industry both on a macro-level and for each customer's bottom line." Highlights of the My HP Indigo portal include: •Business development tools such as "how-to" guides, technical white papers, marketing guides and links to training opportunities; •A substrate finder tool that provides recommendations on media options; •Secure access to HP IndigoServe to monitor press performance and manage the business more effectively; •Technical information for the production of a variety of applications for new and existing customers; •An HP Partner section featuring hardware and software providers that integrate with HP Indigo digital presses, making the end-to-end promise a reality; •Links to the new HP Graphic Arts portal (www.hp.com/go/graphicarts), which provides complete product information, news, case studies and related information. John Nodding, Director of Blackburns of Bolton Ltd, UK, and a regular user of the My HP Indigo portal, said, "I've used the web since we first installed our Indigo E-print 1000+ press. We now have an HP Indigo press 3050, and the portal is a very convenient way to order HP ElectroInk. I also use the Media Locator, which helps me keep up to date with the latest substrates. The expanded portal should be a useful tool for people at several levels here at Blackburns of Bolton, from press operators to senior managers." The My HP Indigo portal will be updated regularly, and new facilities and features are already planned.
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The Appeal of Vintage Chenille Bedspreads
A Little Bit of Chenille History
Chenille sometimes may refer to the yarn or fabric used to produce a textile. Often the term is used to describe a vintage type of fabric used to make a bedspread. These vintage bedspreads are commonly recycled into stuffed animals and throw pillows. The word chenille is French and it means caterpillar. An apt name for a yarn that is quite soft and fuzzy. Chenille yarn can be traced back to the 1890's but it was not until the 1930s that the bedspreads and shams became popular. The term chenille instead of bedspread stuck and often the fuzzy bedspreads instantly come to mind when the word is used. Today chenille yarn is commonly used to produced the tufted varsity letters seen on "Letterman jackets" popular among sports teams in high school and college.
Chenille hand made items are often seen in online art shops like Etsy and the chenille bedding is auctioned online at Ebay. Products range from baby blankets to bibs, throw rugs to furniture covers, and from bath robes to scarves.
What to Look for When Buying Vintage Chenille
The best way to find variety is to shop online. However, shopping online presents some issues. Can the seller be trusted to send you a product that matches the item's description. Always ask the seller questions when in doubt. If they do not answer or answers are vague then move on. It is hard to tell in pictures online if there are stains on a chenille bedspread or perhaps even tears or wear. Make sure the online posting shows more than one picture and that the item is described in length.
Tags are important on vintage chenille bedspreads. If you are looking for a certain maker, be sure to get a picture of the tag from the seller. Common vintage chenille bedspread makers are Cabin Crafts, Morgan Jones, Bates, Cottage and Hoffman.
Cabin Crafts
Sellers of chenille bedspreads were often small home based businesses. Families were trying to eek out a living during the Great Depression. Cabin Crafts became the first truly industrialized maker of chenille bedding. They put Dalton, Georgia on the map and turned to making carpets when chenille bedding fell out of fashion in the 1960s. The bedspreads produced by Cabin Crafts still had a homey charm to their styling. Often 'wave' patterns are prevalent on a Cabin Craft bedspread.
Morgan Jones
Morgan Jones had already established factories by the late 1800's. They had an edge over the competition because they had buildings to produce the chenille bedding when the craze caught on. Despite being a larger industrial chenille bedding manufacturer, Morgan Jones produced quality chenille bedding that is highly sought after by vintage bedspread collectors. Morgan Jones made a couple of popular patterns that are ideal for a collector. Look for their "rosebud" and "popcorn" patterns.
Well known for their "George and Martha Hobnail" bedspread, the Bates Mill started in 1850, still produces chenille bedding today. The Bates Mill has a story similar to Morgan Jones. Bates had a jump on the competition because the company already had a production area when the chenille fad began.
Cottage chenille bedding is literally the cottage industry that sprang up before the larger companies like Bates and Morgan Jones was involved in creating chenille bedspreads. These desirable spreads were being homemade in houses in Northern Georgia. This industry can be credited to Catherine Evans who devised the craft to help families feed themselves during the Great Depression. A common design on cottage spreads is a peacock. These chenille bedspreads were sold by the side of the road. The myriad of displayed chenille bedspreads on the roadside influenced the name of a stretch of highway 41 to be called "Peacock Alley". These spreads that started the craze will not have a tag and can be recognized by their hand made qualities.
Hofmann is one of the chenille bedding companies that did not survive until this day. Hofmann chenille bedding is sought after for its quality. A Hofmann tag generally reads " W. Hofmann Textiles Inc. Englewood NJ". The pattern most sought after is white tufting on a pastel colored background.
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I didn't know all of this about chenille. I have a few bedspreads made out of chenille, will have to check the tags. Voted up and more on your hub.
my aunt made me a scarf and matching hat out of chenille. I love how soft it is. Great hub.I think a blanket would be heaven. Thanks for sharing this. I found it very interesting.voted up
I love the feel of vintage chenille. It is so soft and cuddly. Great information.


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