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New Congress has to show some self-restraint
Unlike most of the 111 that preceded it, the 112th Congress must begin the process of restoring the national regime and civic culture the Founders bequeathed. This will require reviving the rule of law, reasserting the relevance of the Constitution and affirming the reality of American exceptionalism.
Many congressional Republicans, and surely some Democrats with institutional pride, think Congress is being derogated and marginalized by two developments. One is the apotheosis of the presidency as the mainspring of the government and the custodian of the nation's soul. The second is the growing autonomy of the regulatory state, an apparatus responsive to presidents.
The eclipse of Congress by the executive branch and other agencies is Congress' fault. It is the result of lazy legislating and lax oversight. Too many "laws" are little more than pious sentiments endorsing social goals — environmental, educational, etc. — the meanings of which are later defined by executive-branch rule-making. In creating faux laws, the national legislature often creates legislators in the executive branch, making a mockery of the separation of powers. And Congress makes a mockery of itself when the Federal Register, a compilation of the regulatory state's activities, is a more important guide to governance than the Congressional Record.
Unfortunately, courts long ago made clear that they will not seriously inhibit Congress' scandalous delegation of its lawmaking function to others. So Congress should stop whining about the actions of the EPA (emissions controls), FCC (net neutrality), Interior Department (reclassifications of public lands) and other agencies, and should start rereading Shakespeare: " The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."
Conservative senators passing through the Capitol reception room should ponder the portrait of Ohio's Robert Taft (d. 1953), who was conservatism when it stressed congressional supremacy. America was born in recoil against an overbearing executive's "repeated injuries and usurpations" (the Declaration of Independence); modern conservatism was born in reaction against executive aggrandizement, first by Franklin Roosevelt, then by his acolyte Lyndon Johnson.
But beginning in 1968, Republicans won five of six and then seven of 10 presidential elections, and experienced rapture with Ronald Reagan. Then they lost their wholesome wariness of executive power. Today, conservatives should curl up with a good book by a founding editor of National Review: James Burnham's Congress and the American Tradition.
Regarding the relevance of the Constitution, you must remember this: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, asked about the constitutionality of the health-care legislation — a subject now being seriously litigated — said, "Are you serious? Are you serious?" She was serious.
She seriously cannot comprehend that anyone seriously thinks James Madison was serious when he wrote (Federalist 45), "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined." Unfortunately, for too long too many supine courts have flinched from enforcing the doctrine of enumerated powers, and too many Congresses have enjoyed emancipation from that doctrine. So restraint by the judiciary must be replaced by congressional self-restraint.
The idea of American exceptionalism is obnoxious to progressives, who, evidently unaware of the idea's long pedigree (it traces to Alexis de Tocqueville) and the rich scholarship concerning the idea, assume it is a crude strain of patriotism. America, Tocqueville said, is unique because it was born free — free of a feudal past, free from an entrenched aristocracy and established religion.
The American Revolution was a political, not a social, revolution; it was about emancipating individuals for the pursuit of happiness, not about the state allocating wealth and opportunity. Hence our exceptional Constitution, which says not what government must do for Americans but what it cannot do to them.
Americans are exceptionally committed to limited government because they are exceptionally confident of social mobility through personal striving. And they are exceptionally immune to a distinctively modern pessimism: It holds that individuals are powerless to assert their autonomy against society's vast impersonal forces, so people must become wards of government, which supposedly is the locus and engine of society's creativity.
Three weeks into Barack Obama's presidency, Newsweek, unhinged by adoration of him, announced that "we are all socialists now" and that America "is moving toward a modern European state." The electorate emphatically disagreed, and created the 112th Congress, with its exceptionally important agenda.
George F. Will writes for the Washington Post Writers Group.


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April 12th – We all wake up at different times and meet in the sunny courtyard. I'm sitting there with my legs up on a chair when Rebecca, Kate and the boys find me. We have one more day of leisure in Marrakesh before our entire group arrives and we start traveling around the country to meet the Nest loan recipients we've come all this way to meet. We plan to take full advantage of this time by exploring traditional Moroccan spa techniques, right here in the hotel. Once downstairs in the spa, we change into our bathing suits and go into the steamroom changing area. We have signed up for Hammam, the traditional Moroccan scrub. I'm not quite sure what this means yet, but people rave about it so I agree to try it. Before we enter the steamroom, the spa woman instructs us to remove our bathing suit tops. None of us are comfortable with this, but we do as we're told. The steamroom is beautiful, with a little candle shrine in the corner and four wooden "beds" with rubber mats on them. We each lay down on them and steam for about 15 minutes. The spa worker comes back into the room and one at a time, takes us to another corner and rinses our bodies by pouring hot water from a bowl over each part of us. She then puts some kind of soap or lotion all over us and leaves us to steam for another fifteen minutes or so. When she returns she gives each of our bodies an intense scrub with what feels like a brillo pad. I want to tell her to lighten up on the intensity of it, but I'm afraid to speak up – chances are she won't understand a word I'm saying anyway. When she finishes, I'm sure I must be bleeding. As she rinses the brown flakes off my body, I realize they are dead pieces of skin. Gross. Next, I am led to a private room with a Jacuzzi, which I have to myself for about a half hour before Rebecca comes in and I am led out to my massage. The massage room has two beds, and Kate is already in the middle of hers. At some point during my massage, Kate leaves and Rebecca comes in, so I basically experience a couple's massage with each of them. We're all a whole lot closer after this experience. I fall sleep on the table after mine, and Rebecca gently wakes me up and tells me it's time to go.
We have to meet for lunch in five minutes, so we meet the boys in the lobby full of argon oil and wet hair. They walk us to Mama Africa, a small café that actually seems more Jamaican than African, with reggae playing and Bob Marley flags draped on the walls. I order some salad that includes rice, lettuce, tomato, avocado, bananas, pineapple and shrimp. It is delicious. Kate orders a sandwich called "lots of love." I'll have the cappuccino with lots of love, please. Jenny from Houston is with us now, and sits next to me in a chair that has a backing carved into the shape of Africa.
After our delicious lunch we walk through a craft fair taking place down the street, but the boys tell us not to buy anything here, to wait for the craft fair where the women we loan to will be selling their crafts. Both Tim and Brian are doing business development in the Peace Corps and are the ones teaching these local artisans how to turn their crafts into businesses. That's where we come in- to give them the small loans they need to further grow and develop their business. So obviously we're all a lot more invested in these women and would prefer to buy from them at the craft fair the boys set up, which will take place in Marrakesh a few days from now. Tomorrow we head up to the mountains to Fes, and then Midelt to see Brian's cooperative of artisans. Tonight, the rest of our group, four more girls from San Francisco, will join us. Until then, I'm laying on the roof of our hotel until the sun goes down, enjoying this one leisurely day in Morocco.

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Project will prevent local flooding, create habitat for threatened salmon
Beginning as early as May 5, part of 35th Avenue Northeast will be closed for approximately six months while the city's longest creek is reshaped to prevent chronic flooding and restore habitat for threatened salmon and other species.
For years, the confluence of the North and South branches of Thornton Creek, just east of 35th Avenue Northeast, has been prone to flooding. High waters have frequently inundated nearby homes, Nathan Hale High School and Meadowbrook Community Center and closed the road to traffic.
To fix the problem, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) will remove an undersized culvert under 35th Avenue Northeast and realign the existing creek channel through a new two-acre flood plain. The wider channel and flood plain connection will help native fish habitat by spreading out and slowing the peak flows of Thornton Creek.
Additionally, the project will construct a new bridge under 35th Avenue Northeast slightly north of where the creek currently runs.
To perform the work, it will be necessary to close a section of 35th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 110th Street and Northeast 105th Street, for about six months. 35th Avenue Northeast will be open only to local access traffic, including access to the Meadowbrook Community Center from the south.
Traffic will be detoured from 35th Avenue Northeast to Lake City Way Northeast via Northeast 110th Street and Northeast 95th Street. Detour signs will be in place prior to the closure.
Southbound Metro buses (Route 64 and 65) will be detoured to Lake City Way Northeast via Northeast 110th Street and Northeast 95th Street. Northbound Metro buses will be diverted to Sandpoint Way Northeast via Northeast 95th Street and Northeast 110th Street. As the closure date approaches, more information will be found at http://metro.kingcounty.gov/alerts/.
Historically, the Thornton Creek Confluence Reach was 170 acres of partially forested wetland that included most, if not all of the low-lying property now occupied by the Meadowbrook Playfield, Nathan Hale High School and Meadowbrook Pond west and east of 35th Avenue Northeast.
SPU is working with federal scientists (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Science Center) to measure project performance by comparing existing conditions with post-construction changes in flood plain storage, habitat conditions and biological response (abundance and diversity).
Along with the ecological benefits of restoring stream and flood plain processes to the Thornton Creek Confluence Reach, the project will reduce the City's operating costs at nearby Meadowbrook Pond by reducing the frequency of dredging needed at the Pond (currently averaging every three to five years).
Learn more about Seattle Public Utilities' Thornton Creek Confluence Project: www.seattle.gov/util/meadowbrookthorntoncreek.
Follow SPU on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SeattleSPU.
In addition to providing a reliable water supply to about 1.3 million residents in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City's infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region's environmental resources.
Andy Ryan, Seattle Public Utilities Communications, (206) 684-7688


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As part of its long-term campaign against
common sense swine flu, the government has put up US Aid funded posters inside metro underground trains, advising passengers on what measures to take to avoid contamination. One of the suggestions, after household members' temperature monitoring is, "avoid crowded areas". I wondered if they're taking the piss.
The other arm of the flu-fighting strategy, is, as the whole world alas now knows, the culling of Egypt's 300,000 pigs. I myself used a similar strategy a while back, when I got a CD stuck in my laptop disc drive. After the fix-all cmnd+alt+esc didn't work, I switched the laptop off and on again. When that didn't work, I did a thing which I thought at the time was logical but with hindsight realise was moronic. I inserted a second CD into the disc drive.
The thinking behind this was that there's no way the bloody thing will accept a second CD, it can't hurt, and this might somehow solve the problem. I anticipate a recruitment call from the ministry of health tomorrow morning first thing.
The health minister has admitted that the cull has nothing to do with the swine flu. Advocates of the destruction of Egypt's pork industry say that is a public health measure necessary to rid Egypt of the vile four-legged health hazards and their stink. Opponents suggest that in addition to being unnecessary and insane, the measure has sectarian overtones.
The administrative court today issued an important judgement. The case was brought by a lawyer who clearly does not use Facebook and therefore has too much time on his hands. He is also clearly too concerned with what other people do with their time, and their hands. He raised a case demanding that the ministry of telecommunications ban 'obscene' websites, and the court found in his favour, goddamit.
Here's an extract from the court's pompous and stupid reasoning:
"Rights and freedoms are not absolute, but rather limited by the [need to] protect the pure essence of the family which in its turn is the basis of society, and whose constituent elements are religion, morals and patriotism. The state and society are obligated to safeguard the nation's high level of religious upbringing, moral and patriotic values … as well as public morals."
If someone can illuminate me as to how society should safeguard moral values when society itself is getting busy with the google searches, I would be grateful.
Some ministry of telecommunications suit gave an interview on talk show 90 Minutes this evening, sounding non-loony and quite reasonable. Maybe they'll appeal, or ignore it. Or maybe Egypt's youth will be dusting off their porn collection before the year is out.
The porn decision – issued by a court, OK, but some observers suggest that the government is waiting for any opportunity to control internet activity – forms part of a series of weird decisions taken by state bodies recently.
Porn – spreading depravity. Ban.
Pigs – spreading sausages. Destroy.
Hezbollah cell in Egypt – sending aid. Prosecute.
Caritas – spreading love. Stop.*
Emos – spreading black eyeliner. Arrest.
* To be fair, the campaign against Catholic relief organisation Caritas is being led by newspaper El-Masry El-Youm, which more and more seems to "report" news from another planet.
The common factor in all these cases is that they involve a foreign element (or an element foreign to Islam, as with the pigs), which reminds me of a bonkers front page story published by Al Ahram recently:
The official Egyptian government daily newspaper, al-Ahram, devoted its main front-page headline Saturday to an unprecedented attack against the leaders of Iran, Syria, Qatar, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt, Hamas, as well as the Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera television network and Hezbollah's al-Manar television. Al-Ahram accused those countries and organizations, which have been dubbed by Egyptian commentators as the "Axis of Evil," of collaboration with the "plot" to topple Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's regime from power by means of terror attacks inside Egypt.
(This was before Swine Flu, which is why pigs weren't included in the list of mortal enemies.)
I'm stating the obvious, but I'll say it anyway: a paranoid regime which exerts the majority of its energies on rabble rousing against an external threat(s) is trying to conceal its own inadequacies. Which is not to say that suspicion of the other does not exist in Egyptian society. It does. Ask an Egyptian Bahai. But as with xenophobia against immigrants in Western Europe, how much of this antipathy is attributable to deliberate misinformation, and poor education, and media which loves a sensation? Does what is ostensibly over zealous nationalism mask a deep insecurity, even a loss of identity?


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Big day for three COS football players
Today is a big day for three members of the College of the Siskiyous football team. This morning, Myke Tavarres, David Guthrie and Christian Reyes are set to sign letters of intent to play football on the four-year level, head coach Charlie Roche said on Tuesday.
Two of the players are set to sign with Division 1 programs. Tavarres, a highly recruited linebacker, will likely sign with either Boise State or Arkansas, and Guthrie, a defensive back, will likely sign with either New Mexico or Illinois, Roche said. Record breaking running back Christian Reyes is likely to sign with Charleston Southern, a Division 1-AA program.
Today, an update on where the three players are heading should be up on the Daily News Facebook page by late morning.
Tavarres originally gave a verbal commitment to Arkansas but has looked at other options as well. This included Boise State and Arizona. Both Boise State head coach Chris Petersen and new Arkansas coach Bret Bielema visited Tavarres at COS last week, Roche said. Boise State also showed interest in Reyes, bur Roche said a running back they were looking at that was also looking at other schools decided to sign with the Broncos. Roche said that Reyes is excited to likely sign with Charleston Southern and earn a full ride scholarship.
Roche is proud of what these players accomplished and said a goal for him and his coaches is to help players move on to the next level. He said a number of other players have received interest from four year schools and is hopeful more will eventually sign.
This past season was a memorable one for the Eagles as they went 10-1, which was the best finish in school history.
Roche also was proud that seven members of the COS team recently earned All-State Region II teams honors . The most COS previously earned was four, he said.
Those who earned honors were Reyes, Guthrie, Tavarres, Alex Harvey, Zach Schumann, Tyler Tingley and Brenden Slaight. Roche also received coach of the year honors.


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Coughlin picks new QB coach, reshuffle offensive coaches
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The New York Giants have hired Danny Langsdorf as their new quarterbacks coach and re-assigned two others in a shuffling of their offensive coaches.
Coach Tom Coughlin announced Monday that Langsdorf would replace Sean Ryan and work with Eli Manning and the other quarterbacks. Ryan will coach the wide receiver and Kevin M. Gilbride, who handled the wide out last season, will coach the tight ends.
Gilbride replaces veteran Mike Pope, who was fired and hired by Dallas.
The moves shake up the offense for next season. Offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride retired after last season and was replaced by Ben McAdoo, the Packers quarterbacks coach. Running backs coach Jerald Ingram also was fired and replaced by Craig Johnson.
Langsdorf recently concluded his 11th season and second stint at Oregon State. Langsdorf worked with McAdoo on the New Orleans Saints' staff in 2004.
Ryan had been the Giants' receivers coach in 2010-11 before taking over as quarterbacks coach the past two seasons.
The younger Gilbride has been on the staff since 2010.
The only offensive coaches who will return in the same position are line coach Pat Flaherty, who has held that position since 2004; his assistant, Lunda Wells; and offensive assistant Ryan Roeder.
From 2008-11, the Giants never finished lower than eighth in the NFL's season-ending offensive rankings. In 2012, they were 14th and this season dropped to 28th. In an effort to once again build one of the league's most formidable attacks, Coughlin has put together a staff that has both holdovers and newcomers, veterans and youngsters.
"I like the makeup of our offensive staff," Coughlin said. "There are some obvious and very good offensive thoughts here. And then you bring in Ben McAdoo . I'm excited about that part of it as well. I think the combination of the fundamentals, the innovative ideas and concepts coming from the new coaches, combined with the coaches that we have here that are fundamentalists and very good coaches in their own right, I'm excited about this spring as we put together our identity as an offensive team again. First and foremost, it's going to be good for our players."
Langsdorf will try to get Manning to cut down on a franchise-record 27 interceptions this season.
"I know he is looking for improvement off of last year. I'm looking forward to a new challenge and to live in a new part of the country," Langsdorf said. "I was never in New York for any reason up until the interview (with Coughlin). I think it's kind of a neat opportunity for me and my family to experience a different part of the world and just a new challenge, so we're very excited about that. And getting back to the NFL was something that was appealing to me."
Langsdorf's offenses at Oregon State have regularly been among the most productive in the Pac 12. Nine of the top 13 single-season yardage outputs were produced under his guidance.
In 2013, Oregon State set a school record with 6,071 yards (shattering the mark set the previous season of 5,610 yards). The Beavers led the conference with 376.2 passing yards a game and were third with 467.0 total yards per game.


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An Introduction to Virtual Reality Games
The era of virtual reality games is coming... you can bet on it! With the advent of the first PC-powered consumer VR headsets in 2016 (I'm looking at you, Oculus Rift!), it is only logical that virtual reality games, which are currently some sort of a type of novelty in the gaming community, will start to pick up. However, it's always good to know what you're getting into before you actually get into them. So, here's a nice little introduction to virtual reality games.
Virtual reality games are computer games that can allow their players to experience the game as if the players themselves are actually in the digital in-game environment. It is not merely a 3D version of a game; much like a 3D movie... it is something more! Instead of only having a 3D effect, the game also allows you to see the in-game environment in a 360 degree manner. Yes, this means you can see as though the digitally-rendered world is all around you. It is very different from viewing a game environment on a flat LED screen, and it is a profound experience, particularly for someone who is entirely new to virtual reality.
Like normal games, virtual reality games are also categorized into groups of game genres, such as shooters, role-playing games, and more. In fact, there are already 2 fine examples of 2 different game genres which are currently residing in Virtual Reality Games Free - Jack and Tess: Finding Monsters Adventure, an adventure game, and Temple Run VR, an endless running game. However, at the moment, the types of genres available are not as extensive as your usual games. For instance, there aren't any virtual reality match-3 games as far as I know.
Interestingly though, new types of games are popping up instead! After all, virtual reality headsets have so much more to offer to its players, and it is a pity if the games that we could play on it provide the same experience as playing the games on our computers or mobile devices. One such game is Temple Run VR. You could opt for the usual controls of swiping on the touchpad to move your virtual "avatar" in the game, but the best part is that you can change the setting to allow the game to track your head movements and change the lane your virtual "self" is running on depending on which direction you tilt your head to. It is most definitely an eye-opening experience!
All of these may seem incredible now, but I assure you that the best part of virtual reality gaming lies in the promise of the future. Present-day virtual reality games only utilize the functions provided by current virtual reality headsets, which are admittedly limited. After all, virtual reality has only recently (within these few years, that is) picked up its pace.
However, with the advance of technology and science, it is not only possible, but also probable that one day, we gamers will be able to, for example, hook up sensors-laden gloves and suit to a more high-tech version of virtual reality headset, and experience a virtual reality game that will interact with more than 1 of our body's senses. This is something that every lifelong gamer would wait with bated breath.


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Buyer's Remorse
En español | A while back on my Facebook page, I posted this question: "What are some things you've purchased that you've later most regretted?" I was overwhelmed by people who were more than willing to come clean about their greatest spending regrets. How many of these look familiar to you?1 of 13
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The consensus among the women who responded on Facebook was that a new handbag offers the allure of promising to make you more stylish and more organized. "Purses! And I'm talking expensive ones, too!" Melissa Moore posted. "I'm almost done getting rid of most of them!"2 of 13
Used Books
Even non-book lovers can easily get carried away at yard sales and thrift stores where stacks of used books are often sold for next to nothing. If you read them — that's terrific. But if you take them home and put them on a shelf until you need to have a yard sale — not so much.3 of 13
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'Home Party' Products
So a friend or family member invites you to a party at her home, with the express purpose of trying to get you to buy something she's selling (makeup, candles or jewelry). Do yourself — and her — a favor and say you're not interested or tell a little white lie and say you're not available.5 of 13
Season Event Tickets
Buying season tickets to sporting events or concert series seems like a great idea, because they're a good value and you'll be inspired to attend. But many of my Facebook friends say their season tickets go unused, making them a not-so-wise purchase in hindsight.6 of 13
Things to Get You Organized
Patricia Butler's spending regret was buying special containers and other devices to help her declutter. "By the time I get them all home, I've run out of energy. And rather than helping me organize and contain all the clutter, all these purchases just become part of the problem," she said.7 of 13
Kids' Toys
Whether it's specialized sports equipment or a trendy toy that quickly loses its novelty, oftentimes kids wind up moving on to something new. One Facebook friend said battery-powered toys tend to lose their appeal the fastest. "If the toy does all the work, there's no need for imagination."8 of 13
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Flipboard vs Zite vs Pulse: iPad personalized magazine app shootout!
Thanks to its big, beautiful screen, the iPad is a great way to read traditional Newsstand-style magazines in a new, digital way. Because the iPad is online, however, and can be hooked into everything from RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to social networks like Facebook and Twitter, it can also be a lot more. It can be a dynamic, personalized magazine filled with things that are important to you, recommended by the people you trust most, or updated based on your previous likes or dislikes. Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse have all sought to make dynamic, personal, sometimes even social magazine apps for the iPad, and they've all gone about it in a different way. Which one is the absolute best? Lets take a look!
User Interface
Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse all have great interfaces that makes it easy for readers to navigate around and explore news and social sites.
Flipboard is just fun. The cover page is full of big, bold squares and rectangles that highlight photos and images and give you categories to choose from. You navigate by literally flipping the boards to drill deeper into sections and stories. The layout inside the sections is crisp and clean and you can easily flip through until you find a story that catches your eye. Tap a story you like and you're zoomed into a full-screen view. If you want to move tiles around or don't want a specific section, hold down on a tile just like you would to move around app icons on your homescreen. You can then move them around and delete sections you aren't interesting in reading (you can always restore them later via settings if you'd like). Once you're done deleting and organizing, just tap any tile to exit edit mode.
Zite uses lots of white space and it's Top Stories page looks like the table of contents of a contemporary, modern magazine. Sections are off to the side and rendered in big, beautiful type, and individual stories are shown in a spartan, stripped down, almost "read later" style.
Pulse has the densest cover page of the three, and is set on black instead of white. Not only does it fit a lot of content onto one page, but you can swipe through any of the horizontal sections to see even more stories. Tap on one you like and a panel slides over to show you the story. You can swipe sideways inside the panel to move between stories, and because the cover page remains visible, keep swiping between the sections as well to keep browsing even more quickly.
All three are very well designed. However, the award has to go to Flipboard. Everything from the carefully crafted icon to the way pages flip and tiles fold down to view sections is beautiful and intelligently thought out. It's one of those apps that you want to use just because the interface is so enjoyable.
Content is king for a reason. No matter how beautiful an app may be, if there's nothing in it, its value will be limited. When it comes to content, Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse all have their strengths and weaknesses.
Flipboard integrates RSS, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well. So if you're looking for an app that allows you to not only keep up with news but with friends and family, Flipboard offers an incredibly personalized experience.
Pulse allows you to add individual RSS feeds on their own as well as browse for news. There is no Facebook and Twitter integration, though you can sign in with your Facebook account. Pulse will provide suggestions for feeds but nothing that's very customized.
That's where Zite comes in swinging. While Flipboard and Pulse basically pull in the information you've already decided you want to look at, Zite aims to personalize and improve your reading experience over time. When you first launch Zite you can grant it access to your Twitter, Google Reader, Delicious, and Read it Later accounts as a starting point. From there it'll provide you news that it thinks you'll enjoy. If you find a story you don't care for, tap into it and give it a thumbs down. Zite will then stop showing you stories simliar to those. If you find a story, subject, or writer you enjoy following, give them a thumbs up and Zite will pull in more articles that are simliar or by the same author.
Flipboard's Facebook and Twitter integration means you get to see things your friends and the people you follow like. With Zite, you get to see things their continuously refined recommendation engine thinks you'll like. I've found tons of new sites, stories, and writers I enjoy thanks to Zite that I may never have found otherwise, and since I already use Facebook and Twitter in their own sites, I don't feel like I'm missing out by not having them in Zite.
That gives Zite the edge.
Social sharing
Zite, Pulse, and Flipboard all allow you to share stories to Facebook, Twitter, read later services, email, and many more. So there's really no clear winner in this category. Whichever one you decide to use, you'll be able to share things with anyone or any social circle you'd like. All three also support Instapaper and Read It Later.
While Zite and Pulse only allow you to share stories to Facebook and Twitter, Flipboard actually allows you to pull in your Facebook and Twitter feeds. They'll filter in just like news. You can also see who is tweeting stories and you can comment on them as well as @ reply the creator if they're integrated into Twitter. So when it comes to social, all provide integration but Flipboard provides a more in-depth and personal experience.
When it comes to social networking, Flipboard gets the cake.
All three applications are free in the App Store so if you're debating between one or the other, there's really nothing to lose. Just download all three and stick with the one you find suits you the best.
Flipboard is very well put together and integrates social networking in a way the other two don't. If you're heavily tied to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, this should be your go-to app. It's also got a unique layout that the others can't quite compete with just yet.
Pulse aims to pack a lot of information on the main screen by using tiles that slide horizontally and vertically. While quick access is important, so is what the app looks like. And to many users Pulse will be a bit too busy. If you're a power reader, you'll likely love Pulse. If not, it can be too much.
Zite has the simplest interface of the three and lets you really concentrate on reading. It may not be as fancy or fun, but for people who just want to read without distraction,
While Flipboard, Zite, and Pulse all make reading news on the iPad an amazing experience, how they handle content is an important part of what makes one better than the other. For this reason, Zite takes the win. It's not only personal to each user, but it grows more personal over time as you use it. The way it recommends new content is something none of the other apps provide. Bottom line, Zite is the best social magazine app currently available on iPad.
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I could not agree more with your review. I've tried Pulse and Flipboard many times. I've really wanted to love them, especially Flipboard which is so beautifully designed. However, I always return to Zite.
For one thing, I really like how Zite goes out and finds stories from sources I would not have otherwise read based on my interests. I prefer this to having to select feeds beforehand. And, as you mentioned, Zite makes reading those stories an absolute pleasure.
The iPhone app is decent, but on an iPad (especially the new one), Zite really shines and is arguably my favorite app.
I also agree 100%. Have tried them all and Zite is by far the best. I would even pay for Zite if they decided to go that route.
Google Currents? Am I the only one who uses that app?
haha apparently. I downloaded it and opened it once then deleted it after a few months of never using.
Google Currents and Flipboard for me.
I found Google currents to be extremely slow when it came to loading news feeds. If you've got a lot of feeds it has to load them all. It also crashed for me a lot.
These apps are way over-rated, especially Flipboard. People love it because because of the page animation. Just get yourself Mr. Reader, which is better than all these combined.
But Reeder isn't a "personalized magazine type experience" ;)
I use Reeder as well. It's actually one of my all time favorite iPhone/iPad apps. But I use it when I quickly and efficiently need to skim through news and catch up in an organized way.
When I want to kick back and read leisurely or find other articles, authors, and topics that interest me - these options are suited for that. To use Reeder, you "have" to know what you want to read and have feeds already. These allow new users to simply start reading.
I've wondered about these three apps before, but this is the first time I have seen all three in a comparative review. Very well done, Ally. Thanks. Now I know which one will best fit me and my style-Zite.
I agree that Zite is better than Flipboard, but I never tried Pulse. Zite has provided many, many interesting and useful articles. I now have a file of saved emails I've forwarded to myself from Zite with links to articles I want to read etc. (is there an easier way to do this from the iPad?--some sort of save-article-to-read-later function? Sorry for not keeping up on all the apps or IOS or Safari functionality!). My iPad is now making me lose sleep as Zite keeps tempting me with great content!
Martin. Try Instapaper. Fabulous app for reading later.
Thanks, man, I'll give it a try.....wait! Oh, man, I'm such a dope--I already have it installed! I just forgot to see what it's all about. Thanks for the reminder!
Try 'Pocket', it has a fantastic interface!
Zite is the best. Not that the others are bad but honestly I only go to those other ones once I've gone through all my articles in Zite.
Pulse has been my go-to app for a long time. It helps that there's a version on every platform, including WP7. I like the idea of Zite, but I don't really like my content being chosen for me. There are certain sites that I browse every day and Pulse lets me do that at a glance and decide which articles are worth a closer look and which ones aren't. I also like the Readability integration with Pules.
Love Flipboard, but it's more involved. I have to go to each individual feed and look through it, rather than just scrolling and picking the articles I want to read. It's good that the choices are so good that deciding between them is this hard.
I really like Flipboard. Flip is my go to app when I'm lounging around after a long days work. The Facebook/Twitter integration and content is where it's at! After using Flipboard, there is really no need to use social networking and news apps any longer. I have Pulse, but it's too busy for me. I'll give Zite a try to see which place it will end up on my list.
Zite is by far the best, I have no idea why Flipboard is so popular and Pulse is nowhere near as good as either.
Pulse FTW! I have it configured to pull all the blogs from this site and all the other tech sites I visit so it saves me a lot of time having to hit those websites individually. I have no issues with the UI at all in fact, it allows me to more quickly browse what's being pulled down and then decide if I want to read the story or not. I want all that info up front and in my face. Why not? It's that way when I hit the respective websites anyway, only difference is that I'm scrolling sideways instead of down. Pulse is awesome and very well layed out. You can make it as busy or as layed back as you want. No one said you had to put everything on one pane, they just overloaded it in these examples. You could have as little as one site or two sites per pane in Pulse and that alone would free some of the busyness of the UI. I guess some people just don't know how to use the app...
I'm a big fan of flipboard...btw, that's a nice wallpaper you have there...can you tell me where I can find it?
I would if I remembered where I found it ...and I can't find it in my library. Hmmm :\
Weird I was just sitting here thinking about which app I wanted to use to get caught up on all the tech news of the day. I ended up choosing Pulse simply because it aggregates so many different sources into one easy to view menu, and what do you know, the first article I chose is this one. I love Flipboard, but I like to see a snapshot of all the articles and pick and choose which ones I want to read. Also I like the fact that Pulse syncs across all my devices, android and iOS. Pulse is the best for the power user.
I am a heavy news reader and I use numerous news apps on my iPad constantly. Out of these three, Flipboard is the clear winner. It is streamlined, functional and beautiful. Zite p, on the other hand, is slightly clunky and fails to update its news stream on a constant basis. The personalization bothers me as well. News should not be very personalized -- by doing so your worldview can become limited and narrow minded. We already personalize our news by selecting "sections" or certain RSS feeds, it shouldn't go any further.
I would like Flipboard's social sharing aspect more if it could handle multiple twitter accounts.
pulse, never tried zite.
I like the ability to rate stories on Zite so you can get similar stories. I just like the layout of Zite.
Great article!! Iv been a pulse boy since day one because of the interface and synching across other platforms. But only till recentley flipboard is taking over for me. Its just lovely! Zite is buried somewhere in a folder on my pad, but now have the urge to give it another try :) for people looking for a newspaper layout, try "early edition 2" or "pulp" :)
Ironically, I read this article in Flipboard. But I have both Flipboard and Zite permanently anchored in my iPad's dock. Must try Pulse some time.
Actually, Flipboard and Zite are becoming closer, feature-wise. Zite now lets you add discrete sites as feeds, and Flibboard parses your activities into a top stories section.
The strange thing is that there is nothing even close to this for the Mac.
Zite, is by far the better of the three apps. Zite offers better articles and now with the certain sites partnering with it, it has become even better than before.
Overall, I agree with your assessent of the three news aggregation apps. I haven't had as much experience with Flipboard as the other two, but only because a combination of Pulse and Zite feed my inner news hawk perfectly.
To me, Pulse is the source of quick hit articles compiled from all my favorite news sources and blogs. when I have a quick five minutes to kill, I go to Pulse to get the latest and greatest. What I like most about Pulse is that the app is organized by source. Each row is a different news source or blog that I enjoy, so I no longer have to surf between all those sites to get caught up on al the latest and greatest.
When I have more time to spend, say on a lazy Sunday morning, Zite is my aggregator of choice. By organizing the material into more generalized topics and themes and not specific sources, it offers up sources that I may not be familiar with and thus works to expand on the source boundaries that I naturally place on myself during the week when I am looking for quick updates. Another added bonus is that Zite seems to offer more long-form news articles thatI really enjoy when I actually have time to sit down and read them.
Together, Pulse and Zite satiate my full desire for news. I'm sure Flipboard is a fantastic app- I have heard nothing but rave reviews about it- but I've always shied away from it because I'm more than a little worried that should I try it and get hooked on it, the three apps combined would cause information overload.
I liked Flipboard but I've switched over to Flud now that the latest updates finally made it the slick and fast news reader it always should have been. You can get to your content quicker and I like the feed customisation options a lot more than the above ones. At least in Flud the headlines are not truncated which was my biggest gripe with Flipboard/Pulse.
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hhmmm i haven't even heard of zite before but i've tried flipboard and pulse and their both extremely good i have feeds on pulse which i read nearly all the time -the ones i've added- and ones i read ocassionally -default ones- i loved flipboard because of the page turning and the way it presents stuff in a magazine i might try zite...
Pulse has been my goto app. Recently tried Flipboard which I've liked. Man, this Zite app is amazing. Not sure how I missed this one. I like the facebook integration on Flipboard which is the only reason I didn't delete it along with Pulse.
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I agree with everything you said.
I use Flipboard for more entertainment reading and browsing. For these, I can pick an easy set of sources and flip away.
I use Zite for professional news. It's exceptionally useful for bringing me relevant content - much of it from my competition. I always find something good to read when I open the app.
Your points about Pulse are dead on for me. The layout just doesn't do it for me and the stories are often repetitive or irrelevant.
Fantastic article, and I agree wholeheartedly. I have found Zite to be the more accessible and personal news magazine app so far.
Zite is the best...BUT, if you have less than perfect vision, on an iPad mini the fonts are just too small.


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Town, school budgets get hearings
The Town and School Budgets have had public hearings this past week and the budget and warrant articles are on the websites.
The school district, under the helm of new Superintendent Gail Kushner, developed the budget by first creating a simple mission statement and goals associated.Two external factors are guiding some decisions. First, Barrington Middle School has begun the self study for the 10 year acreditation process. New England Association of Acreditated Schools (NEASC) look at every aspect of the school from facilities to instruction to funding to leadership. The process is very thorough and requires the school to look at all aspects of education and assure they are in line with acreditation guidelines.
Secondly, theCommon Core standards will change instruction and education in the 45 states, including NH, that has adopted them. The Common Core standards provide clear understanding of what students need to learn to be successful in school K-12, college and into careers.One of the goals in Barringtonis to have 90% of 3rd graders reading at grade level. With the current 1/2 day Kindergarten, this goal will not be met. More time is needed in the early grades to acheive this and other goals.
The School Board wanted as small an increase as possible while funding areas that will impact education for years.
Some increases in costs such as high school tuition, personnel and other unavoidable expenses added to the budget and changed line items from this year's budget.To implement Kindergarten full time, 2 teachers and paraprofessionals would be moved from other grades. There is enough room at the ECLC to absorb the new classes.
In addition to full time Kindergarten, the budget will also allow the REACH teacher to be increased from .5 to .8 time to have more contact with more students.
Several cuts would occur if the new budget is passed: 4 Paraprofessionals, 1/2 time ECLC guidance counselor, Spanish teacher and .8 reading tutor at the middle school. These cuts were chosen to have the least impact on student learning. According to the school board and superintendent, the new budget packs a lot in but keeps costs down. If the default budget wins, there will actually need to be more cuts and the problem of money not being allocated to the right areas will occur.
A default budget does not respond to the needs of the district. Even if the actual difference between default and new budgets amount is not much, the money will not be as usable due to line item funding. The school board feels that the proposed budget is not a big increase for what it is trying to accomplish.It will provide full time kindergarten — essentially without any additional cost and keep classroom sizes throughout the district the same.
The End 68 Hours of Hunger initiative in Barrington has gotten off to a great start and volunteers have come forward to help.They can always use more for this huge undertaking.
The Barrington Conservation Commission and Natural Heritage Committee invite you to join us on the next "Get to Know Barrington's Trails" Hike which will be on the Samuel A. Tamposi Water Supply Reserve (SATWaSR) Conservation Land.Depending upon conditions, it will be a walk or snowshoe excursion.The walk is scheduled for Sunday, January 20th at 1PM.If you need a walk in the woods today, there is still time!
Highlights will include a visit to the largest blackgum (tupelo) tree in Strafford County, and a look at the large Creek Pond marsh, which comprises much of the headwaters of the Oyster River.
SATWaSR consists of 1435.6 acres in the southeast corner of Barrington and is town owned property with extensive wetlands and trails throughout it. SATWaSR has the distinction of holding the Headwaters of the Oyster and Bellamy Rivers and has all kinds of wildlife existing on it in addition to being home to the Atlantic White Cedar Swamps, rare in this area. Several surrounding communities obtain a portion of their drinking water from the rivers originating on this land.
The Town of Barrington placed the property into a conservation easement in 2001.The acquisition of this valuable property was made possible as a result of a donation from the Tamposi Corporation and a grant from the NH Department of Environmental Services "Water Supply Protection Program".The land is forever protected from development by a Conservation Easement held by The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.
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How Heat Mediation Procedure Can Make Your Place Bedbug-Free
Have you ever experienced waking up in the middle of the night with red itchy swollen marks on your skin? This is a sign of bed bug infestation. It is advisable to contact exterminators. Long Island pest control companies offer highly effective procedures to help you.
A bed bug is a flat, reddish brown ectoparasitic insect usually found in homes and hotels. It nests on warm humid places like bed, mattresses, furniture, carpet, closet and already in electronic appliances like computer. With the size of an apple seed, it feeds on blood of human and other mammals. They usually attack at night and suck blood from their hosts. This causes harsh itching and may rule to skin infections and irritations.
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Once you see signs of bed bug infestation in your house, make sure to do the necessary actions before the problem gets worse. Get service from exterminators. Long Island has many pest control companies that can end your problem with bed bugs.
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Grand Canyon Mules To Stop Delivering Packages
It's a long way from the rim of the Grand Canyon down to the bottom where the Colorado River flows. Since the 1920s mules have delivered mail and care packages to the boatmen and backpackers at Phantom Ranch, a small outpost on the floor of the canyon.
But now the company that runs the mule train says it's too much of a burden. The last day for package delivery will be April 15.
On a recent chilly morning the packers were up at 3 a.m. getting the mules ready for their seven-mile trek down into the Grand Canyon.
"I need to catch up on my beauty sleep, man," Levi Goldsmith joked.
"That's the truth," Charles Brashears said.
"Hey, I'm here for eye candy," Goldsmith said.
The men don't have much time for joking. They brushed and fed the mules, then strapped each one with 150 pounds of saddlebags filled with boxes. They worked quickly so they could leave at first light.
The mules supply Phantom Ranch with what it needs 365 days a year. Phantom — as it's called — is a modest resort, about a dozen cabins, two bunk houses and a restaurant nestled in the trees beside Bright Angel Creek, a tributary to the Colorado River. The company that runs the mules, and all the hotels and restaurants in the park, is Xanterra. John Berry works for the company and is in charge of the mules on the south rim.
"We pack everything from food to bedding, pillows, windows, everything, Christmas trees during Christmas and the mail all on the back of a mule," Berry said.
"You know it's almost like getting a toy at Christmas," said Kristin Harned, who has been getting mail at the bottom of Grand Canyon for more than a decade.
She and her husband John are both river guides. Care packages and letters by mule have sustained the ties between them.
"I remember one summer John and I spent, was it six or eight weeks apart," Harned said. "We were both on river trips and when he got home I had left the day before. Or somehow we missed each other. And that is a very long time. So I look forward to the letters from him because you're inspired down there, too, they're kind of poetic, you know. So it's like being there with him and being connected."
And Harned can still get letters, but she's sad to see the package service canceled. Xanterra's John Berry says the packages became unmanageable.
"It got too big for us," Berry said. "We just could not handle how many boxes were being sent down."
And Berry says they also had to haul a lot of boxes out.
"I think last year we packed out 150 pounds worth of boxes that had not been picked up," Berry said. "I know at Christmastime we packed out 25 pounds of cookies that were left down there for a couple months."
For the past 10 years river guide Marieke Taney has spent her birthday on the river.
"And so that was always a really special thing to get to Phantom and have something waiting for you," Taney said. "With clients you can tell them it's your birthday but it doesn't mean anything. And sometimes I wouldn't tell people, so to have that little bit there when I'd get to Phantom was really special."
But now Taney says she'll have to make do with birthday cards.
"I really, really hope they don't stop at least the letters," Taney said.
Xanterra said it has no plans of discontinuing letter service. So you can still send postcards and letters into and out of the canyon. And if you do, it will still get stamped "sent by mule from the bottom of the Grand Canyon."


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The Classic Film TV Cafe aka Rick at @classic_film has partnered with the new Classic TV Blog Association to host a tribute to those memorable TV hosts who brought us late night horror movies. The Classic TV Horror Host Blogathon will run from October 24-31 (concluding, appropriately, on Halloween). It's an opportunity to pay homage to such memorable hosts as Dr. Evil, Svengoolie, Sir Graves Ghastly, Dr. Paul Bearer, Elvira, Sammy Terry, The Bowman Body, Vampira, Chilly Billy, and countless others.
For me, I can't help but fondly recall my favorite local horror TV hostess of Kansas City, Crematia Mortem. This hostess with the creepy most-ess (aka Roberta Solomon, vocal and TV talent in KC) was the host of a late night TV show "CREATURE FEATURE" which aired from 1981-1988 and featured the best of the worst in horror and monster flicks. So, it was throughout my high school years that I would stay up late on weekend nights along with my sister, sometimes my uncle Pat (when he was home from college in the summer months) or friends. My mother died in May of 1981 so my little sister and I left Taos, NM and moved in with family members, back to a suburb of Kansas City.
You could say growing up watching old movies was always a favorite pastime of mine. But by the time my mother died with yet another major change injected into my childhood, watching campy creature and horror flicks became an enjoyable form of escapism for me. At around the age of 12, I followed the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and read from my favorite book of Alfred Hitchcock stories that I received for my birthday. So, by that summer of 81', KSHB Channel 41's "CREATURE FEATURE" was a fun distraction on weekend nights.
The show's premise featured Crematia Mortem as a pale-faced with black wig character like a vampiress that hosted mostly B level horror and creature flicks, always with a healthy dose of camp. The gags were silly and obvious. Props were hilariously cheap. The set was basically a high-backed wicker chair, a coffin (Crematia's bed, of course!), hand-painted walls and poor lighting. And the cheap cheesiness of it all was thoroughly entertaining.
Crematia was known for her bad jokes and puns- that were all fabulously terrible. She had a supporting cast that joined in from time to time like her 2 servants, Dweeb "aka man in the wall" and Rasputin, who were heard but never seen on-camera. Her creepy-camp family members would make appearances like her sister "Cremora", her mother "Desiree" (essentially a man in a dress) and goofy lunatic cousin Henry.
Crematia Mortem and the "CREATURE FEATURE" represented a simpler time. Not just for me personally but for countless others who loyally followed and relish those years of classic and campy horror films. It was a time when many TV stations were still independently and locally owned in towns across the country; allowing such creative shows to thrive on even the lowest of budgets. She remains a Kansas City legend for those of us who were coming of age during the 80's. Roberta Soloman continues work as a well-known vocal talent on radio and TV to this day. By the way, the Crematia Mortem's legend continues to thrive via social media. Yes, she does have a Facebook page and yes, I do follow her!