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I'm going to just come right out and say it: I absolutely adore Ubuntu Linux 5.04 (the "Hoary Hedgehog" release, often referred to as "Hoary"). I'm now running Ubuntu on both my laptop and my desktop PCs, and I don't think I've ever been such a happy Linux user.
There's so much to like about Ubuntu, it's hard to know where to begin. Before I even get to the product itself, Ubuntu's genesis is worth a note. Work on the distribution is funded by Canonical, a company set up by South African gazillionaire Mark Shuttleworth. Perhaps you've heard of him: He cashed out big-time when he sold his security firm, Thawte, to VeriSign, and later became the second fabulously rich guy to literally buy his way into orbit. Now he's putting his money behind Linux with an eye toward increasing the flow of Free Software to all corners of the planet.
And I do mean all corners of the planet: Ubuntu's Philosophy page lists this goal: "Every computer user should be able to use their software in the language of their choice." Couple that with other ideals like "Every computer user should be given every opportunity to use software, even if they work under a disability," and "Every computer user should have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, share, change and improve their software for any purpose, without paying licensing fees," and you see very quickly that the folks behind Ubuntu are interested in something more than selling you a box with some discs in it. In fact, Canonical will send you an Ubuntu disc in the mail, completely free of charge, if you'd prefer not to download the distribution yourself.
What You Get For Free
Ubuntu's installer is not going to win any beauty contests: It runs in text mode and completely ignores your mouse. It is also not the "fire it up and watch it go" experience you get with newbie-friendly commercial Linux distributions such as Xandros or Linspire.
I've been through several Ubuntu installations now, and find that I usually have to answer somewhere around a dozen questions before the installer kicks into autopilot and does its thing. None of these are the sort of questions that used to make Linux installs a nightmare: You won't need to know the timings of your video card, for instance. If you're setting up a dual-booting machine, you will need some basic knowledge of partitioning, and Ubuntu can help you shrink a Windows partition to make room on your drive. Once the installer is finished interacting with you, it starts copying files to disk, rebooting once in the process. Then you'll see your new Ubuntu log-in screen.
Once you log in, you're presented with a very clean Gnome 2.10 desktop. By default, all system icons like Computer and Home live in a Places menu at the top of the screen, leaving the desktop itself empty. Even the Trash is not on the desktop--instead it's an applet on the Gnome panel. I think this approach is mindful of the way most users use their desktop: as a place to stash work-in-progress. It's wise, then, to clear the desktop so the only items on it are files and folders that users put there.
Ubuntu's Applications menu (Windows users, think "Start menu") is very well organized--which is good, because there's no built-in way to edit the menu. This turns out to be a limitation of Gnome 2.10, and a lot of users aren't happy about it. I don't understand the gripes myself, but that's because I always put launcher buttons for the apps I use most frequently right onto my panel. If you prefer to launch your apps by pulling down a menu and looking through submenus, do yourself a favor and download the nascent Menu Editor application, which lets you set things up just the way you like.
An Entire World of Free Software
Ubuntu is based on Debian, the grandpappy of noncommercial Linuxes, and thus inherits Debian's best-of-breed package management system, Apt. You can deal with Apt via the command line or the powerful point-and-click Synaptic interface. The amount of software available is staggering. We're talking about more than 16,000 different packages, once you've enabled all the official repositories. Granted, a lot of these packages are extremely esoteric; for example, I was thrilled to find the latest version of Trn, a venerable Usenet reader that Perl creator Larry Wall first brought to life more than two decades ago. Others are simply fantastic apps that are not installed by default. If you're a software junkie, you'll have a blast browsing through the listings in Synaptic and trying out apps left and right. To access these goodies, follow the instructions at Ubuntuguide.org for adding the "universe" and "multiverse" repositories to your Apt setup.
If you like, this is the time to pull down several non-Free packages that may make your computing life better. "Non-Free" doesn't mean you have to pay for them; it just means that they do not meet the requirements to be classified as Free Software. You'll likely want DVD and MP3 support, drivers for the 3D side of your ATI or Nvidia video card, and Flash and Java plug-ins for your Web-surfing pleasure. You can also download support for Windows Media, RealNetworks, and QuickTime video formats, and even set up a package called Mozplugger that lets you play these video formats right in your browser, just like all your Windows and Mac-using friends do. We Linux users don't have to take a back seat in these matters anymore!
I recently reviewed Linspire Five-0, after which Linspire founder Michael Robertson wrote in, pointing me to Linspire's file compatibility page, and challenging me to find another version of Linux that can interact with all the formats linked to on that page. Robertson's point is well taken: To my knowledge, his is the only Linux distribution that speaks all those tongues right out of the box. But with an hour's work with Apt on an Ubuntu system, you can match Linspire's wide-ranging file type support--and you won't be stuck on a costly upgrade treadmill, either. In fact, when the next Ubuntu release ("Breezy Badger") comes out in six months' time, upgrading to it should be as painless as feeding new repositories to Apt and then typing sudo apt-get dist-upgrade in a terminal window. The system will then upgrade itself over the Internet. I can't wait.
You Know What They Say About Every Rose...
It's hard to come up with a list of gripes about Hoary. The annoyances are mostly minor--there's no pretty startup screen at boot time, for instance. The only glaring blemish is an unfortunate decision to change the default behavior of Nautilus, the Gnome file manager.
I've mentioned several times in this space that beginning with Gnome 2.6, Nautilus has had two modes of operation. One, the "File Browser" mode, is like Windows Explorer, with a two-pane display (folder tree on the left, folder contents on the right). Then there's the "Spatial" mode, which is what you get when you double-click a folder on your desktop. In Spatial mode, Nautilus behaves very much like the Finder in older versions of the Mac OS: A new window opens for every folder you access.
A lot of people think that this is a bogus way to operate. Just one of their complaints is that if you're drilling down to a buried subfolder, you end up with a screen full of windows in no time at all. Never mind the fact there's an easy way around this (the double-middle-click); Mark Shuttleworth decided, apparently by fiat, that there's a better way, and he had his coders implement it right before the Hoary release: Double-clicking a folder in Ubuntu not only opens the new folder, but also closes the previous folder window.
That does solve the glut-of-folder-windows problem, but there are a lot of reasons to dislike this new behavior. Just one example: Imagine you're navigating to a folder four levels deep in order to grab a file there and move it up to a folder only one level deep. When you arrive at your destination and find your file, its new home has disappeared; it got closed as you clicked your way down through your folders. Yes, in "Ubuntu Spatial" mode, a double-middle-click gives you what a double-click used to: It will open a new folder without killing the previous folder window.
I'm so used to the "normal" Spatial mode that I've re-enabled it on my Ubuntu machines. That's relatively easy to do via a hack in GConf (Gnome's somewhat Registry-like settings storehouse)--but before making such a big change in Nautilus, the Ubuntu gang should have provided a simple toggle for this new behavior in Nautilus's Preferences dialog.
Ubuntu Spatial mode is the only serious bummer I've found in Hoary. In all other respects, I've now got two Linux machines that are purring along and doing exactly what they should without throwing me any curveballs. Everything just works, and that's the way I like it. My hat is off to the Ubuntu folks, not only for the fine work they've done but for the way they offer it--Freely--to the world.
If you'd like to give Ubuntu a test drive before you install it, you can download a "Live CD" version. This is a self-booting CD-based version of Hoary that should give you a pretty good idea of what you'll end up with if you go ahead with a full installation. If you decide to bring the Hoary Hedgehog into your life, drop me a line and let me know what you think.
I'll be back next month with a look at some of the amazing (and amazingly friendly) applications I've discovered in the Ubuntu repositories--applications that will, of course, work on whatever Linux distro works best for you. Until then, be as Free as you can.
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Today I took my twin toddlers to the mall. I love my leggings, and I always feel that I can make them look stylish, but I wanted my outfit to have a little extra oomph today. To make sure I stayed comfy, I put on a super soft shirt, which you saw by itself on my post The Goods for Less. I added some distressed stretchy skinnies by Hudson Jeans and my most comfortable pair of Converse to create a retro vibe. Top it with some Alex and Ani bracelets and an Anthroplogie necklace (which I bought in the sale section awhile ago- I almost never buy my jewelry there when it is full-priced!), and the outfit is complete.
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We source our Community Fair Trade honey from Bezamar in Ethiopia. The honey is made in the Bale Eco-Region, where hives are handcrafted from locally grown bamboo. The raw comb is harvested and the honey is separated, filtered and tested for quality. These traditional methods promote strong, healthy bees and deter logging.
Ingredients: Aqua/Water (Solvent/Diluent), Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter/Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter (Emollient), Butyrospermum Parkii Butter/Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter (Skin Conditioning Agent – Emollient), Glycerin (Humectant), Cetearyl Alcohol (Emulsifier), Glyceryl Stearate (Emulsifier), PEG-100 Stearate (Surfactant), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (Emollient), Ethylhexyl Palmitate (Skin Conditioning Agent), Cera Alba/Beeswax (Emulsifier/Emollient), Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil/Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Parfum/Fragrance (Fragrance), Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil (Emollient), Dimethicone (Skin Conditioning Agent), Mel/Honey (Natural Additive), Caprylyl Glycol (Skin Conditioning Agent), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative), Xanthan Gum (Viscosity Modifier), Hexyl Cinnamal (Fragrance Ingredient), Benzyl Salicylate (Fragrance Ingredient), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Tocopherol (Antioxidant), Geraniol (Fragrance Ingredient), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster), Linalool (Fragrance Ingredient), Limonene (Fragrance Ingredient), Citric Acid (pH Adjuster), CI 15985/Yellow 6 (Colorant), CI 19140/Yellow 5 (Colour).
Price: Rs 1195 for 200ml
Packaging: It comes in a big tub of golden yellow color. Very honey-ish!! Though tub packaging is inconvenient for some because you have to dip your hand, I personally have no issues with this. It is bulky and you might not be able to carry it in your bag but a 200 ml tub is good enough to last few months. With the high price you pay, you would expect it to last some time (it's reasonable if you can get it during the SALE though).
How to use: Massage into skin and leave to sink in before getting dressed.
My Personal Experience: Body Butters are one of those iconic products that make The Body Shop famous. Personally, whenever I hear the word 'body butter' I immediately link it to the The Body Shop! Whenever you enter their stores the array of colorful tubs makes me feel like a child searching for crayons. I am very fond of colors and these tubs play a big role in making my dresser bright and cheerful.
I absolutely love this product! It is also marked a 'Best Seller' in the Body Shop USA website. I have used this body butter for more than a month during last winter and still have almost half of it left for the upcoming winter. I apply it on my hands and legs, twice a day during winters, once in the morning and once before going to bed. Only a pea sized lump is enough for both hands, and it gets easily absorbed. If you have dry skin, you might need more of the product.
The body butter itself has a pale yellow color and thicker in consistency in comparison with few other variants – the lemon or the strawberry. Although it is thicker I would recommend it to people with normal to dry skin. It is not as moisturizing as the shea butter or the cocoa butter variant.
It claims of 24 hour hydration- I would limit it to 12 hours, which is good enough for me. I have normal skin (which turns a bit dry during winters) and I spend half of my day in an air-conditioned environment, and this product keeps my skin supple throughout the day. I have also used it a few times during summers, if I'm sleeping in an air-conditioned room.
Although it is named Honeymania, it smells only of flowers! I cannot point out which flower, is it quite a bouquet to me. The scent is pretty strong and lingers as a faded scent for at least three hours. I can keep buying body butters just for their fragrance and this is no exception. It's not their best but I am very fond of the smell. However, people who aren't fond of strong floral scents might not like it. I would advise them to try the tester once before buying.
P.S. One more reason I like this brand is because it is cruelty free and does not test on animals. It is definitely an added feel good factor for me that no animals were harmed during the making of this product.
- Highly moisturizing
- Colorful and pretty packaging
- Nice smell (can be a con for some)
- Little goes a long way
- Belongs to the permanent line
- Cruelty free
- Pricey
- Might not suit oily skinned beauties
Review at a Glance: A highly moisturizing product with nice smell, definitely recommended for winters. Bit on the expensive side, but justified for the time it lasts and you can get it during the sale too. It is one of the best sellers in their USA website. On a scale of 10, I would rate it 8.
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Service reopens comment period on proposal to protect red knot under Endangered Species Act
Shorebird flies up to 18,600 miles a year on 20-inch wingspan
The *rufa* red knot (Calidris canutus rufa), a robin-sized shorebird that visits the U.S. on its annual journey between the tips of the Americas, is in trouble.
The knot's population has declined by about 75 percent in some areas since the 1980s. Changing climate conditions are already affecting the bird's food supply, the timing of its migration and its breeding habitat in the Arctic. The shorebird also is losing habitat along its range due to sea level rise, shoreline projects and development.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the comment period on its proposal to list the knot as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and will hold two public hearings. The Service proposed to list the knot on September 30, 2013, following an analysis of the best available data in more than 1,400 scientific documents. The public can provide comments on the proposed rule for 45 days through May 19, 2014. Comments provided during the first comment period need not be resubmitted, as those are already part of the administrative record.
During the initial comment period, the Service received more than 560 individual comments and 19,000 form letters. Additionally, requests were made to hold public hearings specifically in North Carolina and Texas. A public hearing is offered upon request with every federal rulemaking to ensure maximum public participation and awareness of a proposed action. Public hearings, preceded by information sessions and opportunities to ask questions to Service biologists, will be held May 6, 2014, in Morehead City, N.C., and in Corpus Christi, Texas. More information is available at the Service's Raleigh, N.C., and Southwest Region websites.
The Service expects to take final action on the listing rule by the end of September 2014. As required by the ESA, the Service is also reviewing the U.S. range of the knot to identify areas that are essential for its conservation, called critical habitat. Critical habitat focuses the coordination of federal agencies, which are directed by the ESA to aid in the conservation of listed species. Examples of factors for determining species' critical habitat include where it occurs and how often, and the most important defined areas that support its biological needs such as feeding or resting. For the knot, these elements may include sand dunes and wide, open beaches for roosting and habitat supporting prey like small clams. The Service expects to publish a separate rule proposing critical habitat in 2014.
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Louis van Gaal has told his Manchester United players their Champions League hopes are in their own hands after the derby win at the Etihad Stadium.
Marcus Rashford's first half goal handed United a 1-0 win over City to move them one point behind Manuel Pellegrini's team in fourth.
United - still sixth in the table, level on points with fifth-place West Ham - have eight games to lift themselves into the top four.
They've still got tough away games at Tottenham and West Ham to come. But, crucially, five of their last eight games are at Old Trafford and Van Gaal believes that's reason to be optimistic.
He said: "I have said that we must win this game and we have done it so I am very happy because otherwise the gap was too big if they won, or a draw and the gap was still four points then it is very difficult.
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Watch: The Manchester Derby - how the match unfolded
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Van Gaal was happy United managed to capitalise on their first half performance to take a 15th-minute lead when Rashford got the better of an abject Martin Demichelis to score past Joe Hart.
But the Dutchman was forced to admit the last half an hour had been a 'test of survival' – especially after City had two extra days to recover from their mid-week game in the build up.
He added: "I think we played a fantastic first half. We started the second half very good and after that it was a test of survival.
"We were very tired. We have to recover inside two days. That is nearly not possible and especially when you play a game against Liverpool as we have and have given everything to beat them. You have seen the result against Southampton. Half-time 0-2. Full time 3-2.
"I have not seen the match but I can only conclude it is because of the tiredness. My players have fought to the end and Marcus Rashford with cramp. Still he can run with cramp. I have never seen it."
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I've been a part of five startup ecosystems: New York in the late 1990s, Silicon Valley in the early 2000s, Paris, London and now Berlin. All were at different stages in their evolution. For example, New York, at the time, had stalled – it's clearly a lot better today. The Valley was going through a boom, and then a bust. And London is finally starting to achieve some of its promise.
These experiences tell me that the Startup Genome Report 2012's assessment of Berlin as experiencing the "Hype" stage is correct. In other words, Berlin has great potential, but it's still early days. As a community, it's our job to help Berlin get to the next stage, to make sure we've got a solid foundation upon which to build a sustainable, profitable and transformative emerging technology ecosystem. Here's some good news: there are things we can do right now.
The World Economic Forum produced the above chart, which outlines the classic characteristics of a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. On the whole, Berlin is doing well, but there are clearly areas in which we should invest for the mid to long term, even though we may only ourselves be here for the short term. That is to say, we owe it to the generation of entrepreneurs who will follow us. When I say the "next generation", I mean those following us in three to five years.
So let's talk about the few things that are currently missing from this fine city
- A world-class engineering school
- A mayor who is interested and invested in our sector
- A critical mass of investors for Series A and Series B financing rounds
- International companies, especially hyper-creative and dynamic ones, with offices here: think Etsy, Mozilla. We need more like this.
- Big exits with widespread wealth creation
- On the heels of those whopping exits, a few big companies churning out creative energy, shedding teams that go on to create new companies of their own
- A business-friendly regulatory environment, along with tax incentives for investors and for founders
Here are some specific actions we can all take
- Education: A tough one, since it's the government's responsibility to invest for the long term. But you'd be surprised by the influence of grassroots lobbying organisations on elected officials: why not establish an industry lobbying group, comprised of the most prominent investors, entrepreneurs and key players, with the sole purpose of lobbying local government for the creation of more technical education facilities? And how about an entrepreneurship program, and integrating it with the needs of the startup industry on both the business and engineering side? Universität Potsdam has a good public/private partnerships programme that could be emulated and improved upon.
- Let's select a mayoral candidate. No, I'm serious. Mayoral elections don't normally have massive turn-outs, but if there's one thing I've learned about Berlin so far, it's that the young entrepreneurs here are more than motivated and enthusiastic enough to get momentum going behind a political campaign. How fabulous would it be to get an angel investor or serial entrepreneur as an independent candidate in City Hall? Or find a way to hijack one of the parties on a state level?
- If you are a later-stage investor: We love that you visit, but, please, open an office here. If we can't get you to settle (have we mentioned the quality of life and cheap housing prices?), visit more often, hold office hours at Soho House or somewhere central and let us know about it (ask me, I'll help).
- If you are in economic development: Make it easy and financially attractive for high-growth companies to set up offices here. We need the expertise and talent they bring.
- If you are an advisory firm, investment bank, law or accounting firm: Teach seminars to startups on what they need to know now about structuring themselves in a manner that allows for growth and acquisition. This means tax laws, legal structures, and a mind towards exit, be it acquisition, being acquired, or an IPO. Such seminars aren't bad for new business, either.
- If you have anything to do with the airline industry: Help us get more direct flights from New York, San Francisco and London's City Airport. We need to make it convenient for the people we need to power the ecosystem to visit, to talk about us and to spend money and start companies.
- If you've built a business or a product, or are building one that is getting somewhat successful: Go to meetups, mentor, offer advice.
- If you are in government, have influence over those in government, or are in the legal profession: Lead the charge to help influence the regulatory environment, including business-friendly tax incentives, less red tape and fewer onerous employment laws.
So that's what I reckon Berliners should get down to doing. I'll do my part, too, of course: I've noticed that German companies aren't the best at talking about themselves – in fact, they're sometimes outright awkward about it. Reasons range from an ill-judged "if we build it, they will come" mentality to having trouble understanding and adapting to different audiences (what you say to a potential customer differs from what you say to a potential investor). The Ballou PR Germany team will be teaching seminars on how to talk about yourselves and how to do PR for as long as people will attend the classes.
With thanks for thoughts and inspiration, to:
Ciaran O'Leary @ciaranoleary
David Noel @David
Jess Erickson @Jessjerickson
Max Niederhofer @maxniederhofer
Jonathan Gebauer @jogebauer
Wolfgang Bremer @WolfgangBremer
Kelly Sutton @kellysutton
Felix Petersen @fiahless
Milo Yiannopoulos @nero
Image credits: Flickr users jdhancock, extranoise
For related posts, check out:
"There is always money" – your guide to public funding for Berlin startups
Want to pitch to the likes of Bill Gates? "World-changing entrepreneurs" wanted from Germany
The Startup Genome report: London has trendsetters, Paris has talent and Berlin has hype (and the fewest female entrepreneurs)…


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According to an August 1944 New York Times news item, RKO acquired the rights to Arthur Pinero's play in 1929 as a vehicle for Helen Twelvetrees. Ten years later, the studio considered making a version starring Ginger Rogers. According to a modern article by screenwriter DeWitt Bodeen, when neophyte producer Harriet Parsons discovered that RKO owned the rights to the play, she decided to produce it as her first assignment at that studio. A September 1943 Hollywood Reporter news item adds that Teresa Wright was set to star as "Laura." By November and December of 1943, however, Hollywood Reporter news items state that Parsons was occupied with another assignment, and that Dudley Nichols was to produce and write the screenplay and Jean Renoir would direct. In February 1944, the Nichols-Renoir project was shelved, according to a Hollywood Reporter news item. In March 1944, the project was re-assigned to Parsons, who then hired Bodeen to write the screenplay. At that time, the story was updated from Pinero's World War I London setting to New England during World War II.
According to an August 1944 New York Times news item, Pinero's play was written at the behest of the British government as a message of optimism for shell-shocked war veterans. Although Alan Marshal was intially set to co-star in the film, an August 1944 Hollywood Reporter news item notes that Marshal was forced to withdraw after he suffered a "nervous collapse," and that Joseph Cotten was being considered for the part. Robert Young was finally borrowed from M-G-M to play "Oliver," and director John Cromwell and actress Dorothy McGuire were borrowed from David O. Selznick's company. The picture was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Score. The 1924 First National film The Enchanted Cottage, starring Richard Barthelmess and May McAvoy (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.1526), was also based on Pinero's play. On September 3, 1945, Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire starred in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast based on the play, and on September 29, 1955, Dan O'Herlihy and Teresa Wright appeared in a Lux Video Theatre presentation of the play, broadcast on the NBC network. Another film version of the story, which was to star Cher, was announced in 2001, but that project was never realized.


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We had a pretty slow two weeks. Daddy went away on a business trip and that always leads to cranky children and tired Mommy. But we did manage a few things.
Over the weekend, we went to a Fun Fair at a local elementary school after Georgie's T-ball game. Georgie rode a pony for what I think is the first time. Vicki cried and refused but then spent the next two days saying she wanted to do it now.
Scholastic had another one of the Dollar Deals for ebooks so I bought a few more that had printable game boards. Last time I bought things that went along with our themes or things for Georgie to do. This time I looked for game activities for Vicki. Since Vicki badly wants to learn how to read, but hates doing worksheets, I had been considering Happy Phonics or subscribing to the Evan Moor Teacher's File Box. Both are pretty expensive. The Teacher's File Box I would also be able to use to get worksheets and activities for Georgie but, since I was considering this right AFTER the sale stopped at the co-op, it would have cost $99 and I really wasn't sure how much we would use it. Especially since I already have a lot of the Evan Moor stuff that is specific to our upcoming activities.
I ended up finding 19 books that had games and activities that would be appropriate for Vicki. Most also had stuff for Georgie and things that we could use for future years. I spent some time printing out the games that were a good level for right now and Georgie spent some time helping me color them.
I also went to a Scholastic Books Warehouse Sale last week. I love going to these. The prices are wonderful and the selection pretty varied. Two of my finds this time were two wipe-off books for Vicki. While she hates worksheets, for some reason she loves white boards and wipe-off books.
The Learning book opens into an easel and covers letters, numbers, seasons, months, days of the week, addition, simple words, comparison words, color words, shapes, opposites, clocks and weather terms. So even Georgie could get something out of using this book. And, since it was 50% off, I only paid $4.49 for it.
Vicki and I also started MEP Reception. She enjoyed Lesson 1 and it was the perfect amount of time to keep her attention – about 5 minutes.
She also did some dabber paint pages. I have a pretty big collection of these from Making Learning Fun, Confessions of a Homeschooler and Homeschool Creations.
She did two or three pages before deciding that stacking the tops was more fun.
We did complete Part 6 of our Prehistory study on the Ordovician and Silurian Periods.
What Georgie did in his core curriculum these weeks:
Handwriting Without Tears:
Page 15 (lowercase o), practiced c, o and numbers on paper.
OPGTR Reviewed Lessons 41-48 and did Lesson 49.
Books he read this week were all repeats except Rainbow Fish: Spike and the Substitute.
I expect to add ETC back in soon since we will be doing beginning blends in OPGTR.
AAS Step 13 – Segmenting blends (very easy for him), Step 14 – final blends (very easy).
pg 25 Scholastic 1st Grade Reading Comprehension worksheet; Scholastic GUM pg 10 – review of capitalizing I and telling sentences.
MM Yr1 pg 58, 59, 84, 85 (addition/subtraction) and Yr2 pg 63 (shapes).
Sign Language:
Continued reviewing the alphabet and his name.
Read Aloud:
Our read aloud this week was Magic School Bus Dinosaur Detectives. I found some great coloring pages (free downloads) from Dover Publishing that are pages full of sea shells. Lots of intricate coloring like Georgie really loves these days.


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In essence, Operation Twist is ending while its unsanitary half – monetization of long-term T bonds – continues. This in addition to MBS monetization, ZIRP and whatever else they cook up over the coming months and years spells inflation. Period. They are inflating. $85 billion per month in money printing and bond purchases.
Of course, gold and silver are getting hammered this morning and the game continues. But after grinding gears for many months now, I find the clarity of having the Fed's cards on the table to be settling.
We will have to deal with Fiscal Cliff drama (and resulting noise) for a while longer, but the path is set; inflationary policy without pretense (i.e., more honest inflationary policy I have written about until blue in the face) is indicated. The FOMC does not care for the currently subdued levels of inflation's cost effects.
That is because unwelcome declines in inflation (effects) can tend toward liquidating an exponentially leveraged system if the decline goes too far. "It's inflation all the way, baby" and asset prices need to be propped. Gold should eventually reflect this (with some catching up to do) but there is also the reality that we probably do not even know all the ways that the monetary barometer can be worked over in the short run.
So where does that bring us to functionally? Let's start with the HUI-Gold Ratio.
For precious metals players this ratio remains a key. With the Fed in line, an out performance by the gold stock sector vs. gold – even as both potentially continue to chop and grind in the micro term – would be a backbone firmer whirring along beneath the surface of events. We will continue to keep the HGR in view. MACD indicates it is trying to make a bottom and if that is the case I am going to go out on limb and call the 3rd time a charm. The start of the 3rd phase of the rally would be on if this signal holds and that means no more bottom testing.
Nominal HUI still has this mission: Get over the 460 area resistance, including the former neckline to the 2011 topping pattern (purple dashed line), lateral shelf (red shaded) and the moving averages.
As for gold and silver, we have noted their support levels. While one could use one's intellect to call up all the reasons gold cannot go to 1625, a raw technical view (weekly chart) says that it is possible and the support zone there is epic [edit: Assuming of course, it holds. There are no sure things in this racket. So I should have written 'potentially epic']. Meanwhile, the 1690 area remains a key to the short-term. Silver has support roughly at 32.50, 31 and 28.
I believe it is time to put those shopping lists to good use, whether that means tax loss sales bargains on the more speculative end or buying value on the quality end. The money supply is due to increase in 2013 and now seems to be a good time to be patiently stalking favored items before the dynamics in play under the surface get the 'me too!' crowd revved up.
If you believe like I do that inflation is being promoted and will one day be reflected in the things like money supply (first) and cost effects (finally, when it will be nearing time to be selling as the herd becomes concerned about inflation) then it is time to be thinking about using any upcoming chop, grind or turmoil to the advantage of taking favored (in my case, quality) positions for a potentially intermediate-term trade.
As for the broad market, we'll get that updated in NFTRH this weekend. Bernanke frets in his press conference about not being able to counter the Fiscal Cliff and the market sells off. These are our markets unfortunately; enthralled with one man and his jawbone. It's a casino mentality and a really emotional one at that.
But balance, patience and a view of what is in play on the macro should suit us just fine. They are making the inflation attempt, now at an unsanitized $85 billion per month.


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These trays are custom made to go over your teeth, and whiten your teeth through a special gel on the inside of the trays. These trays may be taken home as a teeth whitening kit, along with the guidelines given by our dentist. The time period that they must remain on your teeth may vary according to your teeth whitening needs.
The Zoom teeth whitening kit comprises of a hydrogen peroxide gel and a lamp that delivers UV light. The hydrogen peroxide gel is first applied to the patient's teeth and the purpose of the UV light is to break down the activated gel, allowing oxygen to enter the enamel. The oxygen then bleaches the yellow surface of your teeth, resulting in a whiter smile.
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Yay, it's Friday! Time to celebrate with some awesome Etsy sellers.
So I love fabulous headwear but I've found that I never have the courage to really go above and beyond. I'm a big hat person, and some people even find that a bit questionable. However, if I had the occasion and the guts, I would wear something from Emilliner. This particular piece is supposed to be for a bridal ensemble, but I think it could be worn in a number of circumstances. She has some wonderful, whimsical and sometimes more subtle creations in her shop – I urge you to check it out, for artistic value alone!
I know that everyone's not a knitter, but I can't help but share some of my favorite spun creations. I love Moonrover's colors – they remind me of old German fairy tales. They have wonderful, deep bold colors, and the price is super-reasonable. One of my favorite things are the cute little hand drawn cards that identify each of the yarns.
OK. I am trying not to get too excited about this, but I really have a hard time finding sweets that I like and for the most point, I usually avoid them because I'm sure I'll end up disappointed. However, Whimsy and Spice seems to be the place to go for interesting and delicious confections. Who would have thought they could have ever lived without caramel-infused marshmallows? Or rose and black pepper thumbprints? Plus, as an extra bonus, they're all hand made, preservative free and I'm sure, delicious.
I've just discovered Coco's Greenhouse and I really love her stuff! Whimsical, dainty and feminine, with some awesome color choices and really reasonable prices. I think that her stuff is part Victorian, part cabinet of curiosities. There's definitely a nice balance between nature-inspired pieces and luxe materials.
Thanks to this week's awesome artists!


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More and more senior citizens are deciding to stay in their homes as they get older. Staying at home allows seniors to remain in their comfortable surroundings, rather than going to an unfamiliar assisted-living facility or nursing home. However, some require home health care services in order to be safe and healthy.
Advantages of Home Health Care for Older People
Moving to a nursing home or assisted-living home separates seniors from the familiarity and comfort of their lives. For a lot of individuals, it leads to depression and loneliness.
By employing home-care providers, many elderly people can live safely at home as they age. Additionally, being at home makes it easier for them to attend church, make a trip to the grocery store, and visit with family and neighbors.
Having the chance to see others and maintain contact with the people they know improves the quality of their lives. Some home-care attendants even play card games, read, or sit and have conversations with the senior as a part of their duties.
The Cost of Health Care at Home for Elders
Often, seniors and family members choose to stay in their home because its less expensive than a nursing home or assisted-living facility. Home care agencies provide screened, trained, bonded workers.
Many states require home care agencies to be accredited. But such accreditation is not mandatory for independent home-health-care workers.
Hiring In-Home Assistants for the Elderly
There are many options for finding in-home health care workers for the elderly. The specific needs of the client are the starting place for deciding what kind of care is required.
There are online checklists you can use for determining the necessary degree of care required. These are the most important points to consider when seeking an in-home worker for a senior.
Personal Issues
Does the senior require help with daily tasks such as bathing, eating, and dressing?
Health Issues
Does the senior have medications they need help managing? Do they require physical therapy? Assistance in getting to appointments?
Emotional Issues
Does the individual need companionship or assistance in participating in social events, like going to church or visiting with family or friends?
After conducting an evaluation of this kind, youll have a better idea of what level of help the senior needs to remain safe and healthy at home. Ask the senior how they feel about the person who will help them. Does it matter that they share certain beliefs or experiences?
Many manufacturers are developing and marketing home-care products to make life at home more comfortable for seniors, such as easy to use commodes and wheelchair products.


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If the fear of fire is keeping you from having a real Christmas tree this year, don't let it, says Dr. Ken Tilt, a horticulturist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
** Select the freshest-looking real tree available. Once home, make a fresh cut across the trees base and immediately place it in water.
** Keep the trees water container full at all times, checking the water level daily.
** Check all Christmas tree lights, other electric decorations and electrical appliances for wear (frayed cords, etc.) Do not use lights, decorations or appliances with worn electrical cords. Use only UL-approved electrical decorations and extension cords.
** Place the Christmas tree far away from heat registers, space heaters, fireplaces and wood stoves.
** Unplug tree lights and other decorations when out of the room or while sleeping.
** Regularly check the tree for dryness. If the needles fall off when you touch them or the stems break off when you bend them, your tree may be dry. Check the water level. If it is low, add water. If not, its time to take down the tree.
** Regularly check the tree for dryness. If the needles fall off when you touch them or the stems break off when you bend them, your tree may be dry. Check the water level. If it is low, add water. If not, its time to take down the tree.
The main difference between the light corn syrup you buy for baking and the high fructose corn syrup used as a sweetener in processed foods is the extent of processing.
To make regular corn syrup, the starch is broken down either by enzymes or by a combination of enzymes and acid, yielding a mixture of sweeteners such as dextrin, maltose and glucose, says Dr. Barbara Struempler, Extension nutritionist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
The process is stopped when the desired combination of sugars is achieved. The resulting syrup is filtered and centrifuged to remove proteins, fats and remaining starch. It is then decolorized and concentrated.
To make light corn syrup, the manufacturer adds high fructose syrup, vanilla and salt.
To produce high fructose corn syrup, the syrup is treated with an enzyme that promotes the conversion of glucose to fructose. The mixture of sugars and the level of sweetness will depend on how the sweetener is going to be used.
Source: Dr. Barbara Struempler (334) 844-2217, Extension Nutritionist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
Shopping is a skill that it pays to develop.
Shopping skills are developed through experience and practice in the marketplace. However, recent studies show that one person out of five in the United States doesn't have the skills needed to function effectively in the marketplace.
Shopping is more complex today than at any time in history. There are more products to choose from; more sellers vying for business; and more dollars to spend.
Studies show that 12 to 15 percent of potential buying power is lost due to careless shopping and more is lost due to improper use and care of purchases.
Here are some guidelines to use when shopping:
** Plan your purchases. Before going shopping know what you're going to purchase and why. Be prepared to say no to those things that are not on your list even though they don't cost much and would make life simpler. Avoid impulse buying.
** A shopper's plan should include an evaluation of products. Study the ads and develop a shopping list. The list should include names, sizes and maximum dollar amount to be spent on each gift. Take ads, as well as any savings coupons, with you to the store.
** Determine the true cost of an item before purchasing it. Examine the product for unit price. Don't assume that a larger product package costs less per unit than a smaller one. Compare the costs of packaged and unpackaged varieties. Remember that free offers are rarely free. Compare prices of products with and without a "free" gift. When using credit to pay for a bargain, be sure to include the cost of the credit with the cost of the item.
** Know when to shop.Shop when stores are least crowded – usually right after opening, after lunch or slump times between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Avoid shopping on weekends, lunch hours and evenings, and don't shop when you are tired, preoccupied or hungry. All day shopping marathons are bad on your health and pocketbook.
** Know where to shop. Shop around. Shop at thrift or discount stores and speciality stores. Look for the best price for the item you want to buy.
** Learn to read ads. Delete all the empty words and phrases such as "special sale price," "unbelievable savings," and "too good to be true." Helpful information includes an item description, size and price, and limitations on the sale. Pay special attention to a store's return policies.
** Learn to judge quality. Don't rely on price alone. Once you learn to recognize quality, you can determine when a lesser quality will serve as well. Brand names are no guarantee of better quality, value or price. Check and compare brands including fiber content, care and sizing. Sizes can vary greatly among manufacturers.
Simple and quick decorations can often be the prettiest. Here is a decorating idea to use on a table or in a family room.
Use ivory candles in an attractive variety of shapes and heights -- tall, short, slender and chunky. Use shiny red apples as candleholders for the slender candles. Use an apple corer or sharp knife to cut just the right size hole in the apple. Fill the hole with florist clay for a snug fit.
Then tie plaid bows around the candles just above the top of the apple. Add some sprigs of greenery if desired. You can vary this by using different colors of apples, candles and ribbon.
Cranberries are good and good for you. When you serve them on your Thanksgiving table, you can be sure you are giving your loved ones a food high in vitamin C.
It's the holidays! Time for decking the halls with boughs of holly and roasting chestnuts on an open fire. This season of goodwill and giving thanks is also a festive celebration of food. With so many delightful foods to choose from, it's important to keep holiday treats safe from bacteria.
Join in the festivities and ensure a safe holiday feasting season for you, your family, and your friends, by following these food safety tips.
This holiday season, be aware of bacteria and these facts:
The Invisible Enemy you can't see, taste, or smell bacteria, but it can be on food and multiply rapidly in moist, warm conditions. If consumed, harmful bacteria can cause foodborne illness.
Be eggstra Cautious! Around the holidays, people eat a variety of foods, some of which may contain uncooked or lightly-cooked eggs. But even grade A eggs with clean, uncracked shells can be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria. That's why it's important to cook eggs thoroughly to kill any bacteria that may be present.
Chocolate, macaroons, and gingerbread . . . How sweet are the aromas of freshly-baked cookies around the holidays. Treat your tummy to these tasty yummies, but avoid licking the spoon or the mixing bowl if the batter contains uncooked eggs. Tasting cookie or cake batter can be tempting, but remember that BAC could be lurking in those uncooked eggs.
Now, grab an apron and gather the family for a holiday baking bonanza. If any of your holiday recipes call for uncooked or lightly-cooked eggs, you can modify them by cooking the eggs thoroughly.
Contributed by: Janice Hall, regional Extension agent.
Finding dependable temporary employees to help during November and December often presents a huge challenge for retailers. Transient employees who quit after only a week or two or who have questionable backgrounds are real headaches for store managers at holiday crunch time. The holiday season is the busiest time of the year for stores' customers who want fast, courteous, knowledgeable assistance.
The wrong type of temporary help can be costly to the bottom line and the store's reputation.
Although seasonal employees may be hired to work only a few weeks, they represent the company to customers. Likewise, the company is as equally responsible for the behavior of its temporary employees as it is its veteran workers.
Hiring temporary workers at the last minute can drastically increase overhead expenses. Having to hire a second or third time can cost upwards to $5,000, not to mention hiring someone whom may steal merchandise or damage customer relationships.
Taking the time to hire qualified temporary workers can save literally thousands of dollars.
Employers can use the following suggestions to help ensure the individuals they hire during the holiday shopping season are dependable, capable and trustworthy.
** Begin your search for holiday help early. Waiting until mid-November to recruit temporary workers means many of the better workers are already employed.
** Determine the specific jobs temporary employees will be doing, how many will be needed, and the duration of the temporary job. Based on last year's holiday season, establish which operations really need extra people and define the exact type(s) of jobs they are doing. Develop a recruitment campaign based on actual job descriptions.
** Use the same process for hiring temporary employees that you do for career workers. Don't skip background checks on any individual considered for employment. Conduct a stringent interview process to make sure the temporary employees are a good fit with the store's expectations and the regular employees.
** Rely on the familiar. Contact good temporary workers from previous years. They might like to work again this year or could recommend some reliable replacements.
** Train, train, train. Conduct a thorough orientation for the temporary employees. Pay them to begin training early. Policies and procedures taken for granted by regular workers may be misunderstood by new hires. Time taken up front explaining the details of the operation will be well spent. It is better to find out during training that someone cannot do the job.
** Be flexible. Keep in mind that many seasonal employees are high school and college students or individuals who are working part time to earn extra money. Instead of hiring full-time people for short periods, consider hiring several to work more abbreviated schedules to accommodate existing schedules.
Finding the right people is only half the challenge when hiring seasonal help. The other half is keeping them employed until the season is over.
After spending time and money to recruit early, carefully screening applicants and then hiring temporary employees for the holiday shopping season, store managers are prudent to find ways to keep the temporary employees until the holiday rush is over.
Pay competitive wages. Give a bonus for sales or for staying until the end of the season, or offer temporary employees an employee's discount on goods they buy. Each of these will serve as incentives to the temporary employee.
Make starting to work an event for temporary employees. Announce their arrival and introduce new employees to current staff. If possible, use a buddy system so new hires have someone non-threatening to talk to if they have questions or encounter problems.
Treat new workers with respect, giving them stable working conditions and regular hours. Temporary seasonal employees have a right to know when and where they will be working. Floating positions that fill in wherever needed should be reserved for veteran workers who better understand the entire operation.
The money and time spent in matching the right people to the right job will pay dividends in the long run.
The development and retention of a high performance workforce requires a substantial commitment over time.
The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. Unfortunately for many Alabamians, the holiday season often turns out to be the most stressful time of year.
Why is the holiday season such a disappointment for so many people? It's because people have such high expectations about how families should act and feel, says Dr. Ellen Abell, an Extension family and child development specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. These high expectations are reinforced by the large numbers of cards, movies and songs we're exposed to during the season.
People also have to make a lot of choices at Christmas time. Abell says. Although these choices are often what make the holidays fun, coming to terms with them can create more stress.
Then there's the issue of family. Sometimes holidays are the only chance during the year for many large families to gather under one roof. Bringing too many people into close quarters often invites trouble and creates more stress, Abell says.
How do you deal with this stress? Stress is a part of everyday life. There will always be pressures that can create stress. What makes these pressures stressful are not the events themselves but the way people deal with them, says Abell.
When stress builds, we often argue with those we love or expect too much of ourselves, Abell adds. Sometimes, little problems are blown up into big crises. We lose sleep and energy, and we find ourselves not enjoying the holidays.
Abell adds we can minimize stress by first realizing that we are the cause of most our stress. Find out if you're holding unrealistic expectations about the holidays. Maybe you're stressed because someone close to you isn't acting the way you expected.
Get to the root of the problem. For example, you may be stressed because you've made too many commitments or because events are not turning out the way you expected.
How do you cope with stressful family relationships? Highlight the positive. If there's a relative you don't get along with, try focusing on a positive trait. For example, if this person likes cards, get him or her involved in a card game.
If you can't work things out with the relative, find a productive activity to occupy your time such as going for a walk.
Remember you often can't control the situation, but you can control the way you react to it.
Source: Dr. Ellen Abell (334) 844-4480, Extension Family and Child Development Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
The busiest shopping season of the year is here, and consumers should add yard sales to their list of shopping places for holiday items.
Yard sales are great places to find bargains on children's clothing and toys, seldom worn items such as party clothes, household goods and furniture for college students. Prices on clothes are usually hard to beat.
Dr. Carol Centrallo, Extension specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, offers the following tips for shoppers to help them buy wisely at yard sales.
Make sure clothes fit into a normal clothing care plan. If the garment requires dry cleaning, consider the cost in the total price of the garment.
Source: Dr. Carol Centrallo, Extension Specialist, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, (334) 844-1325
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Podgorica – National tourist organization is dedicated to creation of quality tourist product and creation of tourist brand Montenegro, because only that can bring the increase of incomes from tourism and rising up of the standard of citizens – said director of NTO Sasa Radovic on a yesterday's press conference.
He said that the priority goals of NTO are quality and quantity development of tourist product, reappearance of guests from the most emissive markets, as well as extension of season and regional development.
– We think that tourist destinations are found in tourist brochures, and that brands are found in the heads of our tourists and our potential guests. Only a recognized brand can lead us to a long –term goal – increase of incomes from tourism and increase of the standard of all citizens – said Radovic, adding that high number of employees in tourism and loyal guests are indicators of development of tourism in one area.
He said that the development of tourism has to be followed by the strict dedication to ecological principles, because Montenegro has been proclaimed an ecological state.
He said that the campaigns "May it do you good", and "Hot winter in the hills" have given great results and that NTO will continue promotional campaigns, first of all in the countries in the region.
Radovic said that in the past five months NTO has presented the tourist offer of Montenegro on about 10 fairs, and that about half a million of people and over 400 journalists have visited Montenegrin stand.
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"Amazing Grace" performed by Katrina Kratzer and Thane Elliot, accompanied by Les Holben.
Arrangement by Daniel Kallman.
August 20, 2017 at Cathedral of Hope. "A vibrant, inclusive and progressive congregation of the United Church of Christ in Dallas Texas."


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I was reading today that Cher is 62 years old and still wears see through clothing. I went to a celebrity website and sure enough she was wearing something transparent. she still looked pretty good.
This got me thinking. Am I too old to start a fashion trend? I think not. I believe it would be a great idea. It is a win/win situation for me.
I have looked at Vogue Magazine while I was at the hairdressing school getting my $3 haircut. These people in vogue look freaky.
Then I go to the mall and see people with purple and green hair with piercing in places that must really hurt. I met a Goth lady a couple of months ago who had a large golden colored safety pin through her upper and lower lip. I read in the paper this morning that she starved to death. Fashion will kill you.
I was talking to one of the clerks at one of the stores. She was trying to talk to me. She had so much hardware in her mouth I could not understand what she was saying. I ask the other clerk what she said. "She said to stop staring at my nipple rings." ...."Oh!...Sorry. I was just enjoying your fashion statement."
The guys dress weird also. It is almost like Stevie Wonder pick out their wardrobe at Goodwill Industries. I hate to say it but the guys look like they were at a School for the developmentally disabled and were on recess. Hats to large, hats on sideways, a dumb looking haircut, sneakers with no laces. you get the picture.
They exude such confidence. The "Don't I look cool" mode.
Yes, You have convinced me. It's workin for ya! Your projecting "moron, right?". You are so there.
In view of this, I have come up with a few ideas I am running up the flagpole. I have contacted Gentleman's Quarterly to get some feedback.
My first idea and perhaps my best is called "Going Rogue". It's a name that just popped into my head. I don't know where it came from but I like it.
The idea here is really revolutionary.
It is "overunderwear". The concept is totally mine. It is underwear that can also be worn on the outside. In other words you can wear it for eight straight days. The breakdown goes like this. regular front, regular back, inside out front, inside out back.
now you do the same sequence on the outside.
Now I know what you might be thinking. What about the embarrassing telltale skid marks? No problem. I have factored that in after an embarrassing incident at Walmart. I have striped overunderwear in your favorite pastel shades of, hmmm, the required colors. I obviously have already market tested these. I have my business plan in place.
I have numerous other marketable ideas in development right now. But I think this will get the ball rolling. In fact, an incident that occurred last week at Walmart virtually assures my success.
A teenage boy wearing really low slung pants with his underwear showing very noticeably and he had an over sized baseball hat walked up to me while I was wearing "Going Rogue". He started laughing to the point of rolling on the floor. He had tears in his eyes from laughter.
I asked him two things: how much he paid for what he was wearing and to go look in the mirror.
He is now my lead salesman for the area. He also wants to invest in my next line of clothing. It's called, "Going Commando".


text: Grace expects Greinke trade to have emotional impact The 5: Takeaways from the Coyotes' introduction of Alex Meruelo Derrick Hall satisfied with D-backs' buying and selling Top Stories Former Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson retires The 25-year-old's dual ability to impact both the Cardinals' rushing and passing offense, and his elusive upfield presence, make him one of coach Bruce Arians' premier weapons in the upcoming season.NFL.com see him as much, slating him third on their "Making the Leap" list for 2014.As they explain: An improved offensive line (the Cardinals were one of the worst units in football last season) should provide more opportunities for Ellington to burst into the secondary where he can gallop in open grass.How big of a workload is Arians willing to heap on the running back? While the coach suggested Ellington could take 30 carries if needed, Arians is a self-admitted liar. Still, an uptick to 220 to 230 carries (an average of 14 carries per game) and 45 to 55 catches (3.5 per game) would be a massive increase in the runner's workload.But, the site mentions, don't expect a cake walk for the suddenly-sensational back. The book is out on him and defenses will be more prepared to stop his unique attack.Moreover: Ellington put on 10 pounds in the offseason in anticipation of the heavier workload, but injuries are always a concern. He had toe and ankle surgeries in college, suffered a concussion last offseason, missed a game in 2013 with an injured knee and battled a thigh injury late last season. Still, his build is not unlike that of Chris Johnson and Jamaal Charles, who have proven to be durable.Questions remain about his ability to protect the passer. With Arians preferring to send him on routes, Ellington wasn't asked to stay in and protect much — only 21 times did he pass-block for the quarterback, per Pro Football Focus. As an everyday starter he'll have to show a willingness and ability to take on those duties.Nevertheless, it would, indeed, be a welcomed sight to see Ellington "make the leap" and improve upon his eye-opening 2013. And the idea isn't all that far-fetched. Comments Share Andre Ellington's breakout 2013 season didn't go unnoticed outside of Arizona's four corners.The play-making runningback caught the attention of NFL pundits nationwide who, like much of the Arizona Cardinals fan base, were left desiring more touches for the speedy back.Last season, Ellington managed 1,023 total yards — 652 rushing and 371 receiving — with four touchdowns. He was targeted just 57 times by Carson Palmer and he accrued 118 carries — about eight per game he played.


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Greg Oden, who went through puberty as an embryo, will be one of the top two players selected in the N.B.A. draft. At 19, he is already his own conglomerate, which is impressive considering he plays for free. He was actually invited to play on the United States national team last year with LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire even though he'd never played a game at a competitive level above high school. (This put him at the same level, at the time, as me.) His legend is such already that professional basketball franchises –major corporations with hundreds of thousands of fans, personal seat licenses and a dozen tall men they pay millions for running up and down a floor – appear to be losing games on purpose to maximize the opportunity that he might play for them … and their fans are perfectly O.K. with this.
Everyone is ecstatic that Greg Oden exists … everyone, seemingly, save Greg Oden.
When Ohio State stumbled into its deus ex machina victory over Xavier in the second round of the N.C.A.A. tournament, several observers noted that when Ron Lewis hit the last-second 3-pointer that sent the game into overtime, Oden barely reacted at all: He lightly clapped his hands and his facial expression didn't change. He mostly had the bored demeanor of someone flipping past a "Cosby Show" rerun at 2 a.m. (And not even pausing to marvel at the sweaters.) When he was bleeding from the chin at the end of last night's thrilling 85-84 come-from-behind victory over Tennessee, it was less surprising that Oden had no reaction than it was to learn that he is, in fact, human. I imagined his blood having a more metallic hue.
Oden ended up making the key play of the night, blocking the potential game-winning shot by Ramar Smith, and afterwards, in all the euphoria, not a single one of his facial muscles moved. This is not easy to do, even if you are trying.
This is natural, one figures; when you are a giant the likes of Oden, dominance comes so easily and effortlessly that it must be difficult to work up much enthusiasm for yet another conquest of a mere mortal. Last night was not one of Oden's best games, but when his services were called upon at the most vital moment, he simply raised his arms and ended any doubt in a game the Volunteers once led by 20 points. When you are Greg Oden, doubt is yet another emotion outside your range.
After the block, the elderly and enthusiastic CBS analyst Bill Raftery called Oden "the Great Negator," a moniker that conjures up French existentialism in a way Raftery likely did not intend. This is fitting, however, and perhaps it provides a clue to Oden's impervious, vacant stare. As skilled an offensive player as Oden is, the strongest part of his game is thwarting the plans of lesser men. When an offensive player is driving the lane, he must be aware of the Mothra underneath the basket and adjust accordingly, lest the ball end up stuck somewhere in his throat. Oden is not a player, like fellow phenom Kevin Durant, who takes a game by the throat and makes it his. He simply waits, impassively, patiently, until the ball, or a dribbling player, or a low-arcing shot, graces his field of vision … and then he imposes his will on it. There is no need to be excited when your job is to extinguish excitement from others. Why get so worked up? I'm huge. It might not always be beautiful to watch, but what is truly efficient rarely is.
The game wrapped up a riveting night of basketball; only the U.C.L.A.-Pittsburgh game was decided by more than by more than three points. (My personal favorite game was Southern Illinois' valiant effort against Kansas; last night, Little Egypt wept hard-earned tears.) If this keeps up for the other 12 games scheduled this weekend, maybe even Oden's heartrate will rise a bit. Though when you consider that a loss for Ohio State would mean Oden finally is allowed to start earning the millions of dollars he's been forced to pass up for more than a year, it probably doesn't matter to him either way and, well, it shouldn't.
One more note from the O.S.U.-Tennessee game: When Oden picked up his third foul, he was replaced by his backup, a young man named Matt Terwilliger. The Troy, Ohio, native is not without his merits, but I'll say this: If you had never watched an Ohio State game or read a single article about the Buckeyes this year, if I gave you the names "Greg Oden" and "Matt Terwilliger," I'm gonna wager you could guess which one's going to be one of the top two picks in the N.B.A. draft next year and which one was described in the media guide as "logging 18 quality minutes in a win over Purdue." "Terwilliger" tends not to be a name that strikes fear the hearts of opponents. Gleefully, Raftery referred to Terwilliger as "omnipresent" last evening, and that has to be the first time that's ever happened. I doubt even Terwilliger considers himself omnipresent, and he sees himself all the time.
A clarification: Yesterday, I jokingly implied that basketball was invented at the University of Kansas; it was of course invented in Springfield, Mass., by Dr. James Naismith, who brought the game to Kansas as the school's first coach. I apologize for those sorry souls currently roaming around Lawrence, looking for the Basketball Hall of Fame. It's not there. I encourage you to visit the Bowersock Dam, however.


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