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Making Diversity Count is an online professional development tool for educators to build respectful and inclusive classrooms.
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Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections is the result of an unprecedented partnership among three leaders in education: the Anti-Defamation League, the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, and Yad Vashem. This resource includes everything teachers need to teach the complex issues of the Holocaust and its lessons for today.
Drawing on the memories of the past, Yad Vashem aims to strengthen commitment to Jewish continuity and protect basic human values. Yad Vashem recently launched its Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names onto the Internet and an 11th Hour International Campaign is underway to collect nearly three million missing names. Yad Vashem recently completed a ten-year campus and program development initiative that culminated in the opening of the new Holocaust History Museum.
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Whether teaching a full semester Holocaust Studies course or including information about the Holocaust in a unit of study on World War II, this curriculum allows teachers to choose as little or as much material as they can cover in a specific time period and still cover the subject matter effectively. Developed primarily for use with high school students, the Echoes and Reflections curriculum has also been adapted successfully to accommodate both younger and older students.
Ten multi-part lessons are provided with a companion DVD of over two-and-a-half hours of visual history testimony from survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. Each of the interdisciplinary lessons is supported with numerous primary source documents, including poems, literature excerpts, maps, photographs, timelines, a glossary, and student handouts.
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KANSAS CITY – Miracle Hill Golf and Tennis Center violated federal law when it allowed the golf superintendent to repeatedly sexually harass women servers, bartenders and other female employees at its restaurant and golf course in Omaha, Neb., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.
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When you need new blog poet ideas, where do you look for them?
Most of us always head out to see what people on other blogs are doing. Sure, they have tons of ideas, but if they are doing them already then do we really just want to copy them?
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Look in places that you see everyday…maybe you see these things so often that you just don't even try to see the potential for a blog post?
Go over to Using Daily Influences For Inspiration and read this post written by the one and only Brian Hawkins of Hot Blog Tips! You may just find some new ideas of where to find new blog ideas.


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I used to play CaC ZH on LAN in ancients times, then i get bored and made semi-realistic semi-gameplay oriented mod inspired with Operation Flashpoint. I never played Original CaC ZH from that moment. This is the modification that completely overhauls the gameplay and maybe even RTS style, it does not add new content. I decided to upload it now, i still play it sometimes and it still, despite how old CaC ZH is fun. So what is this mod all about? It brings faster and more action oriented gameplay. For example: tanks are expensive and can shoot halfway across the map, but only slowly and inacurrately. Infantry is concealed while not moving or shooting, being spotted only from short range. Rocket infantry has short range AP rockets which destroy most tanks in 1 hit. MG fire deals almost no dmg to tanks, deals splash damage to infantry. Now taking cover behind buildings or terrain, using spotters, kiters, stealth was brought to new extent.
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"Baloo" means "bear" in Hindi.
Baloo's voice in Disney's The Jungle Book movie from 1967 was done by Phil Harris.
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PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University welcomed six new faculty members to its campus for the 2004-05 school year, which kicked off August 25.
In the Division of Business, James Hogue came on board as Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems. A graduate of South Plains College, Pasadena Playhouse College and Texas Tech University, Hogue is currently working toward his doctorate in Instructional Technology at Texas Tech. His teaching experience includes several instructional technology courses at Texas Tech over the past few years, and he has collaborated on two publications for presentation in the spring of 2004.
Hogue has done several workshops on computer software and usage, has judged several UIL meets in computer applications and has edited a textbook on computer skills. In previous years, Hogue worked for Shugart Studios in Levelland as a microcomputing manager and safety officer.
Gilbert Werema also joins the Division of Business as Assistant Professor of Marketing. A native of Kenya, Werema holds degrees from the University of Eastern Africa and Alabama A&M University. He is currently completing his doctorate in consumer economics from the University of Georgia, where he has served as an instructor of foreign languages and business Swahili since 1998.
Werema also served as a tutor for business students at the University of Georgia and has taught Swahili abroad for two years. He was a Mises Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute from 1994-2000 and was the 2003 recipient of the African Studies Institute Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Division of Fine Arts welcomed Gerald Dolter as a visiting professor from Texas Tech University. As director of Tech's music theatre program, Dolter has overseen 18 mainstage productions since 1998, including Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Mozart's Don Giovanni and Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor. Prior to his higher education experiences, Dolter was an established opera performer and was the leading baritone with Germany's Bremen Opera from 1985-91. He has performed in Carnegie Hall and with symphony orchestras in a variety of cities.
Dolter also established an opera program for elementary children which has reached more than 55,000 students in Lubbock. He also developed a Young Artist Development Program in cooperation with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Opera Company.
In the Division of Languages and Literature, Moumin Quazi, Ph.D. joins the faculty as Associate Professor of English. Quazi holds degrees from Texas Christian University, Dallas Theological Seminary, and the University of North Texas, where he earned a master's degree and his doctorate in English. Quazi comes to Wayland after a five-year teaching stint at University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.
He served as a teaching fellow at the University of North Texas and as an adjunct at Tarrant County College. He has written many articles for publication and presentation on a variety of topics including literature, poetry, culture and workplace safety, and he has reviewed books for the San Antonio Express Newsas well.
William Hahn, Ph.D. joined the faculty of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences as Associate Professor of Mathematics. With degrees from Baylor University, and North Carolina State University, Hahn comes to Wayland after two years as visiting assistant professor at Mississippi State University. He also taught for five years at Baylor. With special interest in statistics, Hahn has done research in the field and has extensive experience with data manipulation and analysis.
Though not a completely new face to the university, Debra Lavender-Bratcher relocated from Wayland's campus in Anchorage, Alaska, to join the Plainview faculty in the Division of Social Sciences. She is Associate Professor of Sociology and has taught for WBU since 1995, coming from a background as a clinical therapist for the Anchorage Center for Families and other entities.
Lavender-Bratcher holds degrees from Adams State College and the University of Denver and has worked toward the doctorate at Union Institute and University in Ohio. She is a licensed clinical social worker and has done numerous presentations on social issues.


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Dave says:
The simplest solution is to add
<%= Time.now %>
somewhere in the sidebar div. However, it's better form to set an instance variable to the time in the controller's action, and then to use that instance variable in the view.
Q/ Why is it better to set a variable in the controller's action over a simple <%= Time.now %>?
A/ Because it would become easier to edit when it comes time to deal with localization.
Q/ But this is so ugly why not use <%= Time.now.strftime("%I:%M %p") %>?
A/ By coding this into the view, you've made a policy (business) decision in the view (because you've decided what it means to be the current time). Then the company says "All servers must run on GMT" and all the time display is messed up. Or maybe you want to display the time in the user's timezone. Whatever the potential issue, experience shows that it's generally better to derive the data to display outside the view.
Ken says:
To elaborate on Dave's 'better form' (and knowing that it hasn't been introduced yet but something to spark some investigation):
before_filter :prepare_time_for_display def prepare_time_for_display @current_time = Time.now end
Something similar to this should go in your ApplicationController? (application.rb) and then use @current_time in the view. This makes it so that its available for all layouts. If its not needed in other layouts then pull this down into the specific controller needed.
Donovan says:
Thanks for the guidance Ken. The 'before_filter' approach is greek at this stage for me. So I used the following. Does it violate any of Dave's guidelines?
In store_controller.rb:
class StoreController < ApplicationController def index @products = Product.find_products_for_sale @current_time = Time.now end end
In store layout file (store.rhtml):

 <%= @current_time.strftime("%B %d %Y,") %> <%= @current_time.strftime("%I:%M %p") %>

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Pete says:
After putting the data and time in the sidebar it was barely readable. So I added color: #fff; to the end of #side in depot.css. Now any plain text in the side bar will be white. Here's the whole style:
#side { float: left; padding-top: 1em; padding-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 1em; width: 14em; background: #141; color: #fff; }
Nick says:
Instead of putting the formatting of the time into the view, you can place the formatting right into the controller. Unless it was your intent to have a specific date/time format in the sidebar.
For example in store_controller.rb:
def index @products = Product.find_products_for_sale @current_time = Time.now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") end
And in /store/index.rhtml

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GarryFre? says:
The above file name and location is incorrect, the code Nick refers to is actually at /depot/app/views/layouts/store.rhtml. I did not want to directly edit Nick's comments because for one thing, I'm a newbie at ruby, and I felt it his right to correct it not me. I would also like to add that the time code here, is NOT in the final code printed in the second edition of the book, as demonstrated by screen shot on page 104 and its absence in the final code. I would like to see some documentation about good ways to do many of the playtime stuff. So far there is some vagueness about how to best do an assignment and I know from experience, that just guessing around is only a way to create bad programming habits through ignorance.
Billy says:
Donovan, your code is flawed. It puts the definition of what time is into the view like Dave said (and the conventions say) not to. :)
Patrick says:
I did it the following way:
In store_controller.rb:
class StoreController < ApplicationController def index @products = Product.find_products_for_sale @time = Time.now end end
In store layout file (store.rhtml):

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 Reload for current time: <%= @time %>

That way I felt the user could click the time as a link that would just reload the page and display a new time and she would know what it was the time represented a bit more. (Plus I wasn't sure how else to get it in white! :) )
Does anyone know a more direct way of getting the page to refresh with a link like that? Could we just use link_to somehow? I tried putting the @time in the link_to directly but that really doesn't want to work:
<%= link_to 'Reload for current time: <%= @time %>', :action => 'index' %>
That really doesn't work but I feel there must be a way to do that. Any thoughts?
Martin says:
Try this:
<%= link_to "Reload for current time: #{@time}", :action => 'index' %>
I use double quotes (") instead of single quotes (') and enclosed the variable within "#{…}".
The "ruby-escape-tags" ('<%=' and '%>') have no special meaning within a string. Remember: these tags enclose ruby-code within html (→ rhtml). so you are already in ruby code.
since this is in a general template for the controller 'store' it is probably not a good idea to place a static argument :action ('index'). it should point to the current action, but i don't know (yet) what variable, method or function holds/returns that value.
Moritz says:
Ken's solution with the 'before_filter' thing definitely works best and, even if I'm a total Rails newbie, feels like it's the cleanest to me, because the view is free from logic or 'business decision' stuff but still I can get a nicely formatted date and time in all my controllers. And I asked myself already how to implement stuff into a Rails application which is available in more then one controller. Now I have an idea how to do this. Thanks Ken!
Steve says:
Following the most common answer (creating the time variable in the controller, and then calling @time in the view) works for the store page…
however, following into the next section of the book, when we are tasked with adding items to a cart (/store/add_to_cart/) the left hand portion of the screen doesnt retain the call to @time… any suggestions?
Tom says:
Take a look at Ken's solution - he puts the @current_time = Time.now in the application controller, rather than in the store_controller so that it is accessible by all views, not just by index.rhtml
Steve says:
Thanks Tom. Unfortuantely, I'm just not getting the subtle logic implied in Ken's example. I understand the addition to the application.rb file (and its impact on all subsequent pages), but the line directly above (before_filter :prepare_time_for_display)… well, i'm just missing the point, and how it is actually implemented.
Raul says:
In answer to Steves's question (that was also mine) about Ken's solution: the book has a good explanation although it requires to jump to p.447 with section "Before and After Filters". In summary:
When you have one or more methods that you want to be executed prior any action of some controllers, you usually write them in the ApplicationController? (for example, a method 'authenticate').
Then in the relevant Controllers (eg, in portions of the site where you want to authenticate users) you specify which methods you want to execute before any action (eg, before_filter :authenticate) of the controller.
There is a lot more about Filters; a good place to look is the code itself; in your gems path (eg /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gem), see file actionpack-1.13.3/lib/action_controller/filters.rb. The introductory comment is very interesting (eg, showing how filters can cascade through an inheritance chain, with an example of 'BankController?' and 'VaultController?').
To know 'how this is implemented', one needs to read the code, although it requires to know Ruby in some depth (lambdas, code blocks, and some metaprogramming); not inmediate for anyone coming from compiled languages.
The basic idea of Filters is however clear: add pre-processing and post-processing layers transparently to the rest of the application (using the metaprogramming tricks dear to Ruby).
Ken says:
I'm glad my comments sparked some people to do a little further digging.
I saw a couple of questions that I can probably answer (and thanks to some of those who already threw out answers).
As to why I would use a Filter: That allows the @current_time variable, which is used in the layout presumably, to be set no matter what controller you are working in. Basically it makes it so that you don't have to put @current_time = Time.now into every single method of every controller you create. That would be a huge waste of time and a nightmare to maintain. By doing it the way I suggested its what we call DRY.
As to Donovan's question about is his implementation wrong or right. Your answer is perfectly valid. However once you started to expand into other controllers I'm sure you would see that it become very cumbersome and be looking for a more elegant solution. Perfect time to refactor. See below for the progression of refactoring.
As to what exactly is a filter, Raul gave a good pile of information. It is a way to perform some work before and after a method in a controller is invoked. In my case my code was saying "Before you run this method in any controller, please set a variable called @current_time to the current time." That variable is then available in my view, just as if I had manually done it like Donovan suggested.
Progression of Refactoring:
First cut - Code @current_time = Time.now into the StoreController? index method.
Second cut - Realize you need that information througout the StoreController?, not just on the index method. Put the code into a helper method and call it with before_filter :prepare_time_for_display
Third cut - Realize that you are using a global layout (not just one for StoreController?) and that layout also needs the @current_time variable set. Move the those calls to the ApplicationController? and be done with it all.
cheers -ken
I wanted to add a different spin – using ajax to test this out so, in my index page I added:

 <%= @current_time %>

 <%= periodically_call_remote(:url =>{ :controller => "store", :action => "current_time"}, :frequency => 1) %>

and created an rjs for the controller with this:
page.replace_html "time", Time.now.strftime("%m-%d-%Y %H:%M:%S")
then added this in the store controller:
def current_time end
the 'periodically_call_remote was just to see if I could do an ajax call without the user having to press a button. This is NOT the right way to do a clock (a javascript timer would be correct) but it was just to show you can do dynamic content update without the user's input – a really neat trick in Rails….
the @current time was using the 'application' controller approach.
Scott says:
Here's an example for 2.1:
# ... config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
# ... def index @products = Product.find_products_for_sale @current_time = Time.zone.now.strftime("%c") end
# ... <%= yield %>
 <%= @current_time %>

#side a, #timestamp { color: #bfb; font-size: small; } #timestamp { float: left; padding-left: 1em; margin-top: -20px; }
And here's a table for strftime.
Nick C says:
Since it's in the sidebar and part of the layout, not necessarily the action, is it better to put it in the initialize method, like so? That would ensure that other actions that use the same layout also retain the same sidebar.
def initialize super @time = Time.now end
Peetah says:
I've tried it several ways, just toying around. I came up with the following and although it's not pretty, it came out the way I want it.
<%= Time.now.to_s(:long) + Time.now.strftime(" %p") %>
Maybe someone could explain why or why not use this beside the use of Time.now twice.
PeterC says:
Peetah, I guess the best answer would be that it's not particularly DRY. You might just as well use
<%= Time.now.strftime("%b %d, %Y %H:%M %p") %>
Even this, however, might be considered problematic. For one thing, since you have 24 hour time through the %H parameter, there is no need to specify AM/PM with the %p parameter. Instead you can simplify your expression by taking out the %p, or else changing the %H to %I to give you a 12 hour clock.
Personally, I'd prefer taking the code out of the view entirely, as others have mentioned above - though I would rather create helper methods which could reside in helpers/application_helper.rb. You could create a set of various time/date helper methods with easy-to-remember names, which you then call wherever you need them. For example:
module ApplicationHelper T = Time.now def time_24_hour T.strftime("%H:%M") end def full_date Date.today.to_s(:long) end def simple_date_and_time T.to_s(:short) end def chatty_time_and_date "It's " + time_24_hour + " on " + full_date end
Then you can insert an appropriate time-stamp in any of your views with a simple method call:
<%= chatty_time_and_date %>
and you'd have an output something like:
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Body Bar headquarters, 1942 Broadway, Suite 314, Boulder, 800-500-2030, bodybar.com
Instructor: The DVD workout is led by Lashaun Dale, creative manager of Group Fitness at Equinox Fitness Clubs. She teaches fitness workshops, seminars and master classes nationally and abroad.
I talked to Body Bar CEO Craig Williams, of Boulder.
The Body Bar, a weighted exercise bar, was created in 1987 and has since become a staple in gyms across the country. The Body Bar Flex is the company's newer variation.
What is the workout?
The Body Far Flex looks like a regular Body Bar, but it's an entirely different concept, Williams says. With the Body Bar, you work against weight, whereas the Flex bar works you against resistance. The 48-inch Flex bar contains a fiberglass rod that allows you to bend the bar. The Flex bar that I used is lightweight (27 ounces), but provides 20 pounds of resistance, when you bend it into a U shape with your hands placed on the ends.
Don't bend it as far for less resistance. Move your hands inward, away from the caps, and you can increase resistance to equal 28 pounds.
I did an at-home workout to the DVD "Body Bar Flex Basics." It is designed to be an easy-to-follow series of exercises done standing, seated and on the floor to tone and stretch the whole body. The program aims to improve flexibility, balance and strength, while emphasizing breathing, form and alignment. To do the DVD, you need a 4-foot Body Bar Flex and an optional 3-foot Body Bar Flex (I didn't use this and was fine).
The hour-long DVD worked on strengthening various muscles then immediately stretched them, but Williams says you can add the bar to almost any regular exercise to increase resistance, says Williams. The website provides free exercise charts and workout plans, including a 10-minute exercise series designed to be done in your chair at work.
In addition to compound movements, isometrics, assistance with balance and stretching, the Flex can also be shaken.
"It's proving to be an extremely versatile piece of equipment," Williams says, adding that it can help train golfers, baseball players and basketball players.
What's different: The Flex bar is lighter than a regular Body Bar. The heaviest Flex bar is 4 pounds (for 40 pounds of resistance), whereas the heaviest Body Bar is 36 pounds and 6 feet long.
Unlike a resistance band, which is also versatile, small and lightweight, you can use the Flex bar for balance.
What does it cost? The 4-foot, 20-pound-resistance bar is $39.99. So is the 10-pound-resistance bar. The Flex Power Bar (resistance 40 pounds) is $54.99; the Power and Weighted bar is $69.99; and the DVD I did was $19.99.
When: On your own time.
Level: All levels. A growing number of people use the Flex bar for group exercise classes and personal training, Williams says.
"I use my bar standing in front of the TV, or waiting for water to come to a boil in the kitchen," he says.
He says the bar is also good for seniors, kids, physical therapists, people in wheelchairs, people with Parkinson's Disease, athletes and everyone in between. The company also sells an Aqua Flex bar for water aerobics.
I found the DVD and bar a 5 on a 10-point scale of intensity: right in the middle. It was hard enough that I did sweat a little and feel a difference in my body (especially the stretching), but it didn't knock me out — even though I did my workout at 9:30 p.m. after I got my kid to bed.
What to prepare: Williams says he uses his bar while wearing regular clothing. I would recommend wearing regular workout clothes if you are going to do the DVD — and wear shoes, because you need to step on the bar for some exercises and it is not soft on your foot.
Muscles worked: The bar claims to work the full body, including: stretching joints and muscles; isotonic (multiple rep) muscle strength; isometric (bending and holding to build strength and joint stability); compound integrated movements (working multiple muscles at once); and oscillatory moves (shaking the bar so it vibrates).
"If you pay attention to what your body is doing when you're bending the bar, you have to engage your core," Williams says.
What I loved: I was surprised by the variety of things you can do with the bar — and especially by how practical the workout was. I feel like there are a zillion fitness gadgets out there, and when I first saw a picture of this weird, bendable bar, I thought it was going to be another gimmick. But even though it looks funny, it's based on sound principles and truly does provide a good workout. I especially enjoyed the abs exercises and the stretching. When stretching arms and back, the bar pushing against my muscles also helped relax them, like a self-massage.
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I've had several recent discussions with colleagues about whether one's blogging actually influences others in meaningful ways. And we're not just talking about page views, comments, and pingbacks. Over the last several years of blogging, I've searched for articles or studies that examine blogging from a more rigorous social science perspective and have found very little. A group of us presented on the topic a year ago at a conference and shared some lessons learned.
There is of course a sizable amount of advice, like the Slideshare presentation referenced above, that covers blogging guidelines, how to convert readers into customers (marketing), understanding analytics (number of visitors, length of visit, etc.); but in terms of a more traditional longitudinal study that captures a group's changed behavior over time, very little. I've been asking myself why this is the case while sporadically scanning the web for something new on the topic. My primary goal for this post is to generate some discussion. I don't pretend to have the answers yet, just informed questions.
(1) Should blogging be viewed as a discrete activity with predictable input and output?
The most obvious challenge presents itself when simply trying to define blogging. For example, does micro-blogging justify inclusion (Twitter, etc.)? What is the difference between a webpage and a blog? How often does a blog require update for it to be a blog and do academic requirements apply if the hoped for output is scholarship? Even if we agree on a definition today, technology advances will quickly unravel our current conventions and approach.
There are some other challenges related to definition. While a sizable scholarship discusses the physiological and cognitive processes underlying the act of reading and writing, blogging is a different animal. Blogging is physiological and cognitive, but occurs within a more complex cultural web of competing influences. In many ways, blogging demonstrates some of the original objectives of the printing press in exaggerated fashion: mass distribution and democratization of knowledge creation. Consequently, some of the more interesting discussions about blogging situate blogging against the larger and interconnected world of social media and personal knowledge creation and management (see Harold Jarche's blog). While there are some interesting domain-specific discussions on how blogging impacts a discipline or industry (or more recently a country's form of government), the social dimension of blogging must also explain how blogging contributes to the individual's connection to the online community network that is the Internet. And that's just for starters.
So, even the most informed current descriptive framework is at best a crude working model when applied to tomorrow's usage. As mentioned, blogging in its current form happens across a spectrum of cognitive processes (reading, writing, scanning, categorizing), media, cultures, and conventions. Studying something this broad in scope is an obvious challenge.
(2) Is blogging really "epiphenomenal"?
Lawrence Solum wrote an interesting article entitled "Blogging and the Transformation of Legal Scholarship" (2006). It's dense and the conclusions reached are based on anecdote and personal impression. However, Solum makes some important points. First, he suggests that blogging is "epiphenomenal," or basically several layers removed from the more important underlying influences. He also suggests that the value of blogging can be reduced to three main transitions or paradigm shifts: the long form to short form, exclusive rights to open access, and mediation to disintermediation. Some of his rationale is specific to legal scholarship, but I find much of his reasoning applies to all forms of blogging, especially academic blogging.
He has much more to say, but he summarizes his paper with the following thoughts:
I have argued for the proposition that blogs are symptoms of the larger forces at work in the world of legal scholarship. The importance of blogs, if any, is as the medium (or technology) through which the incentives and institutional forces that are pushing legal scholarship toward the short form, open access, and disintermediation are doing their work. If it had not been blogs, it would have been something else. If someone invents a medium that provides a more effective or less costly mechanism through which the forces can operate, then blogs will recede and that medium will take their place. It's not about the blogging…. But I do have an opinion: blogs will play only a modest supporting role in the future of legal scholarship. Scholarship is about 'papers,' not 'posts.'
Imagine the early beneficiaries of the printing press holding their Gutenberg Bible in one hand and a list of printing press 2.0 features in the other. Our culture today participates in defining new technologies in ways that are unimaginable several hundred years ago but the inclusion of rapidly changing technologies make these waters both deep and opaque, especially if we are looking for predictive models that cut across industries, blog objectives, and fluctuating cultural influences.
(3) Is the "Long Tail" better than no tail?
The concept of the long tail is an important concept in understanding how blog impact can be measured relative to other communication approaches. Truth be told, I only find a tiny fraction of existing blogs worth following—perhaps 5-10 total. Sure, I peruse a longer list sporadically, but time is precious and I'm very picky about my syndicated reading activities. Thankfully, many online micro-communities are much larger than the local "macro" communities I rub shoulders with in my locale. So, even though my online audience may seem small compared to the total online community, I'm usually reaching a much larger audience (albeit more superficially) using blogging technology than I could ever reach using most other communication technologies—and, with a minimal ongoing effort. The "ROI" equation generally comes down favorably from this perspective and as mentioned, the Internet is filled with these types of testimonials.
(4) Is blogging truly equitable? Blogging nobility and the techno-peasants
While blogging is often described as a "leveling" communication technology, I'm convinced that there are clearly the "haves" and "have-nots" in terms of audience size. So, is it fair to say that the blogging nobility generally attract tremendous traffic and the rest of us find our place on the long tail? If so, how does one push through the strata and become blogging nobility? More importantly, is this even advisable? I've read books like "Crush It" by Gary Vaynerchuk, but they often strike me as 8 parts reality TV and 2 parts substance. No disrespect to Gary as his efforts are laudable, but I struggle with leaning on examples that sell the process along with the product and rely primarily on personal branding. This approach excludes a vast number of bloggers in various institutional contexts who must be very careful about pushing their own personal brand alongside their university, company, or organizational branding.
While there are indeed some helpful tips in books like "Crush It," I've found that common to all of these stories is that blogging superstars spend a tremendous amount of time "feeding the machine." At some point, they have become "full-time" bloggers who build personal brand through a practiced Zen-like coordination of relationship building activity (much of which has nothing to do with a blog per se): conferences, guest writing, coalition building, workshop hosting, etc. There also seems to be a certain quelque chose that is often captured in their online persona and commitment to, or knowledge of a topic that attracts others. Blogging simply makes their voice more accessible to an already interested population. Nevertheless, how do they keep an audience's interest over time and grow that audience?
In the same way that an alumni office or insurance company depends on the health of their personal network, blogging heavyweights who outlast a single post of viral interest seem to have found the balance between the high time commitment their social media channels demand and their business or financial requirements. In short, they figure out how to make the commitment work for them. For the already famous, blogging is an extension of already established reputation (think of following Bill Gates via Twitter), but for the handful of bloggers who have made blogging their living or have entered the rarified air of the blogging elite, it would be fascinating to know whether any common principles can be derived between different domains, i.e. academic, business, political.
So, in the spirit of a level playing field that pulls in diverse viewpoints, I would like to hear your thoughts on these topics. I will also welcome some guest writers to the blog over the next month and ask for their opinions, especially around the questions asked in my post.
What would the ideal study or article examine if it were to adequately define this question of "do blogs change lives" and how can we measure our impact beyond statistics and comments?
How often and by how much does the "long tail" exceed the reach of our local audience? Is this justification enough for our blogging effort?
What principles or common approaches jettison some into the blogging nobility? Like Jim Collin's profile study of successful CEOs, "Good to Great," or the recent case study of the New York Times Interactive News Technology department, what do blogging superstars have in common and how do we measure our ROI relative to our career objectives?
I would particularly welcome a guest post from someone outside of academia. Please let me know if you're interested.
You raise very interesting questions, in particular the first part of question one. I'm not sure that I have any answers either but I do have my opinions. As far as what makes a difference between a webpage and a blog, I don't think there is a difference, but I also think it is wrong to compare them side by side. I think it would be more correct to say that "webpage" would be more of a category that a blog would fall into. In other words, there are many types of webpages, a blog being one of the types.
I have not found a so serious blog for a long time now. A post which identifies certain requirements that may be missing. While blogging has been on the rise with a logarithmic progression, many bloggers focus on ways to monetize their blogs.
Apart from blogs created by reporters and the major media houses for the purpose of getting abreast of the news, most blogs just go on and display contents with the intention to get something out of it.
At the beginning, blogs are always open topics until somebody discovered that there may be more to blogging than blogging itself.
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Terrorism: Who is Responsible?
, by DR. ISRAR AHMED
When we analyse state of affairs in today's world, the fact becomes obvious that Muslims find themselves in an era about which Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him) had forewarned: "O Muslims, you shortly would face a period when all the nations of the world unite and invite each other to strike at you. They invite so vehemently as if it is an invitation to a feast!"
The present-day image of Muslims is nothing but that of a "terrorist tribe." Certainly, there existed many types of terrorist outfits in the world before the 9/11 terror, but none of them was categorised in relation to their religion.
The prolonged war between England and Ireland left numerous people dead, but from no quarters it was termed as "Christian terrorism."
Spanish province of Pais Basco adjoining with French border is bearing the brunt of a separatist movement. A group called ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) is carrying out frequent bomb blasts. None has labelled this terrorism as "Catholic terrorism."
Sri Lanka is home for a terrorist outfit called "Tamil Tigers" who are operating there for a long time. Again, none has called these activities as "Buddhist Terrorism."
Gujarat witnessed merciless massacre of Muslims. It has been alleged that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and extremist Hindus (associated with Sangh Parivar) are responsible for the heinous crime. Again, from no quarters it was termed as "Hindu terrorism."
Unfortunately, any terrorist activity happening anywhere in the world gets the tag of "Muslim terrorism" automatically. It is indeed saddening and outrageous that the Muslim countries are playing the role of agents of the west in this anti-Islamic campaign.
From times immemorial it is evident that the history of terrorism in the name of religion is synonymous with Christianity. When St. Martin Luther revolted against Catholic ideology and founded the "Protestant" sect, his followers were brutally victimised. The followers of Catholic ideology killed the "Protestants" mercilessly, burnt them alive, burnt their houses, and raped their women.
The world has faced two World Wars till now and these wars were among the Christian countries. No Muslim country was a party to these wars. World War I that lasted from 1914 to 1918 took a toll of 20 million lives. World War II killed 60 million people.
In the erstwhile Soviet Union, Russia curbed the fundamental rights of Muslim States. No international organisation came into action on this open terrorism of Russia.
Serbs carried out open genocide on the helpless and hapless Muslims of Bosnia Herzegovina. Yet, the whole world including the western countries, the so-called champions of the human rights were mere spectators.
A war was thrust upon the innocent Afghan citizens for 30 long years. They were burdened with poverty and severe hardships. The US declared these helpless civilians as "terrorists." The super power waged a war on the starving nation, pounded tones of bombs, deteriorating their conditions miserably.
The anti-Islamic thirst of the US and its western allies remained unquenched. The US invaded Iraq and ruined it with the cooperation of western allies. Sabotaged a peaceful and prosperous nation.
The US and its western allies have turned the flourishing cities like Kabul, Kandahar, Baghdad, Faluja, Karbala, and Najaf Ashraf into graveyards; and still this devastation is going on. Contrary to this, no Muslim country has ever committed an act of aggression on any other country. But Muslims are condemned as the epicentre of terrorism by today's world.
Israel has imposed aggression on Palestine for many years. This is the world's biggest act of terrorism; yet, no one has termed it as "Jewish terrorism." The Israeli terrorism is an acknowledged fact. The world peace is under threat due to established terrorism of Israel. Still, the US and its western allies are safeguarding Israel and are equal partners in its terrorist activities.
On the other hand, the US, its western allies, and Israel are continuously conspiring against Islam. They are collaborating in malicious campaign against the Holy Qur'an and Prophet Mohammad (may Allah bless and greet him). The first salvo was fired from Denmark in the form of offensive cartoons. Next, a Holland MP dared to make an anti-Qur'an film. Even as the distressed Muslims were busy protesting all over the world, these forces unleashed other evil designs that perturbed Muslim sentiments.
In France, herds of Christians ran over Muslim burial ground and placed ###### skulls on the graves. They defaced grave plaques and wrote words of wickedness on it.
What is the reason for the west's hostility towards Islam? What do they want to achieve with resentment against Islam? These are the questions that need to be analysed.
The first thing to ponder over in this context is Islam's unique supremacy. Islam is the world's only religion that provides balanced system of justice and the complete constitution of life for humanity. Western intellectuals consider it a threat to the western interests, fearing that the Islamic culture would ingest their own culture.
They have set forth four objectives to eradicate Islam.
1. The first target is the Holy Qur'an. The Qur'an is the true Word of God and only holy book, which remains intact in original form. Their conspiracy is to shift the Qur'an from the position of finality, authenticity and authority, to that of controversy, and to make it an issue of debate. They have had made this type of wicked attempts in the past. They have published versions of the Qur'an misplacing the chronological order of the verses.
They have initiated and strengthened movements in the name of the Qur'an and Islam that were actually against Islam. Most prominent examples of such movements in our region are "Qadiyani Madhab" and "Pervaizi" school of thought.
2. Their second target is to declare the Qur'anic precept of "Jihad fi sabeel Allah" (tireless strivings in the way of Allah) as a barbaric act of killing so as to curb the craving for Jihad and the desire of Shahadah (martyrdom, to die in the cause of Allah) from the Muslims. They have appointed agents among Muslims who misinterpret the concept of "Jihad" and "Qitaal" (killing). Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani declared, "Killing for religion is forbidden." On this, Allama Iqbal had quipped thus: "The Shaikh decrees that this is the age of pen, the sword is no more effective in the world."
3. Their third target is the supreme personality of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him). Their heinous plan is to make him a controversial personality in order to eradicate his love and respect from the mind and heart of Muslims. The west has clearly understood that unless and until the relationship of love and respect that Muslims have with Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him) is totally cut off, it would be impossible to weaken them. Allama Iqbal has summed up this western mentality thus: "These ravenous (Muslims) have not a fraction of fear of death; remove the soul of Muhammad from their body."
Based on this agenda, they released offensive cartoons. In concurrence with these objectives, they provided asylum for Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen, and conferred Rushdie with the title of "Sir." This was done by the great champion of "freedom of thought, speech, and human rights" – the Great Britain.
4. Their fourth target is the "Uswaye Hasana," or the Prophet's Sunnah. The detailed treasures of practical life of Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him) are available in Hadith, or traditions. Hence, they have embarked upon the criminal task of misleading about the traditions with malicious thoughts. The policy is to make the source itself (the books of traditions) doubtful. They call as outmoded all the Islamic signs such as customs, manners, beard, cap, turban, miswak, hairstyle, and lifestyle. They ridicule those Muslims who follow these signs. All this is in line with this policy.
Owing to this reason, the so-called "Muslim intellectuals" and "Muslim Ulema (scholars)" presented on the televisions of Muslim countries are beardless and bare-headed.
To counter these evil objectives of the west, we have to clear our misgivings about religion and rectify shortcomings in our practice of religion.
In this context, it is our essential duty to propagate the true concept of Jihad to the people.
The first misunderstanding about Jihad is that Jihad only means war against non-Muslims. This concept is actually planted and propagated by the west. Ironically, majority of people are under the influence of this assumption.
The Qur'anic revelation for war is "Qitaal fi Sabeel Allah." Whereas "Jihad fi Sabeel Allah" means the effort to establish truth over self, society, and political and economic system. The uppermost Jihad is against the self – to discipline it. In the words of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him), "the greatest Jihad is to struggle against your self to make it obedient to the Will of God." Every Muslim does this every moment! Whereas the war will not happen all the time!!
The misconception of Jihad resulted in further fallacy. As the war will not happen all the time, the meaning of Jihad shifted from "Farz-e-Aain" (obligatory duty) to "Farz-e-Kifaya" (optional responsibility).
This misconception of Jihad also implied that whenever Muslims waged a war it was construed as "Jihad fi Sabeel Allah." Although, a Muslim can be, due to ignorance, a rude and oppressive ruler.
Unfortunately, the Muslim kings' wars for power were also wrongly construed as "Jihad fi Sabeel Allah." Whereas, according to traditions of the Prophet (Ahadith), "Qitaal fi Sabeel Allah is a war fought for supremacy of the name of Allah."
The distinction between Jihad and Qitaal is clear. Jihad means struggle (with the word 'against' attached to it). That means, "struggle against" and to remove the obstacles in fulfilling an objective.
Now, the western world – Christians and Jewish – are unleashing all forces to malign Islam. To confront this, we have to understand the message of the Qur'an. The whole world is employing every force just to conceal this message of the Qur'an.
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According to scholar David Cook, what some believe is scriptural evidence for the existence of the alleged war is found in a popular hadith, one that supposedly prophesises a war against Islam "is the Tradition of Thawban":[16]
The Messenger of God said: The nations are about to flock against you [the Muslims] from every horizon, just as hungry people flock to a kettle. We said: O Messenger of God, will we be few on that day? He said: No, you will be many in number, but you will be scum, like the scum of a flash-flood, without any weight, since fear will be removed from the hearts of your enemies, and weakness (wahn) will be placed in your hearts. We said: O Messenger of God, what does the word wahn mean? He said: Love of this world, and fear of death.[17]
On the authority of Thawbaan, Mohammad said:[18]
"The People will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their food." Someone asked, "Will that be because of our small numbers at that time?" He replied, "No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be froth and scum like that carried down by a torrent (of water), and Allah will take the fear of you from the breasts (hearts) of your enemy and cast al-wahn into your hearts." Someone asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what is al-wahn?" He replied, "Love of the world and dislike of death."
— An authentic hadith recorded by Abu Dawud and Ahmad
In one of the Hadiths it states that there will be many of you. Obviously Sunni/Salafi Muslim are the most numerous religious following in the world. Not Catholicism, Not Theravada Buddhism, not Vaishnavism of Hinduism.
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Tonight, the Capitals head into Wells Fargo Center just two points behind the Flyers for first place in the Eastern Conference. A regulation win for the Caps would place both teams at 96 points with the Flyers having played two less games this season than the Caps.
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SO, I just spent the last 2 hours trying to debug a weird system behavior in OS X 10.5.8. Basically it goes something like this:
1. I noticed my computer was abnormally warm.
2. My battery was draining faster than normal.
3. A mysterious process called ReportCrash was opening, eating 60-90% of my CPU, and closing. It did this about every 3-5 seconds.
4. Likewise, another process kept opening and closing at the same interval: mdworker (owned by me, not by root)
5. I looked into the system logs (using Console) and saw that a log file was being generated for each crash report (from mdworker, apparently).
6. After some google research, mdworker is one of the apps in charge of indexing the hdd (with spotlight)
7. Looking into the crash logs:
It appears that "mdworker" hits a divide by zero error "EXC_I386_DIV (divide by zero)" running "MPEGAudioFile::ParseAudioFile()" from "/System/Library/Spotlight/Audio.mdimporter/Contents/MacOS/Audio"
8. I found an error in the logs reporting that an audio codec (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin) couldn't be loaded because it was the wrong architecture. I removed the plugin and rebooted. No effect.
9. Just a few days ago, I hit a snag trying to open a movie compressed with the DVCPRO HD codec. Comparing the date of the plugin file (in #8) and version (2004 and 1.1) with the same file on a computer that has Final Cut Pro, I regain hope! The file on the Final Cut Pro computer is dated 2007 and is version 1.3. Replacing the old file w/ the new one, I rebooted. …. No plugin crashes reported in the logs! But no effect on mdworker and Audio.mdimporter is still dividing by zero. If only I could get what file it's crashing on!
10. Well, after searching more forums, I learned that you can omit certain folders from Spotlight's grasp through its preference pane. I have a work project that contains over 5,000 audio files. This problem started the same day I updated the project and downloaded all 5k files. Making that folder Private (from Spotlight) seemed to fix it immediately!
I still don't know what the problem was, but I think it was some bad mp3 file in the project tree. A divide by zero error can be avoided in code with a simple check! Now if only I could convince Apple to fix the bug….
Total time spent: 3 hours.
UPDATE 2009 10 07 After filing a bug with Apple, I got the response that the problem is fixed in OSX 10.6. That's about it. Upgrade to Snow Leopard if you want the proper fix.
UPDATE 2009 11 2 I figured out that you can manually call the mdimporter application, which will crash on the bad file. Run it with the following:
mdimport -d 2 /path/to/suspect/directory
Don't just run it from root, it will take FOREVER. Also, when it does crash, note the last file it outputs to the terminal window. That isn't the file at fault. If you navigate to the directory in Finder and list the files in a single column, it'll be the following file.
One way to verify if a file is at fault, is to set Finder to Column view, and single click on the suspected file. If, in the details in the next column, you don't see the mp3's length, bitrate, etc, then that is a bad file. To fix it, try re-exporting it with moderate setting for the bitrate. My files at fault were about 0.5 seconds long, and had a bitrate of about 57 Mb/sec! Capping them at 1200 kb/s fixed the problem.
UPDATE 2009 11 19 Ok, the results are in! All of my problems were caused by bad mp3 headers. If you reconstruct / replace the headers then that will most likely fix the problem. You don't have to actually re-encode or re-export the mp3 files.


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Ubisoft Launches Throwback Website, Trailer For Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
The newest information for Ubisoft's rumored, '80s-themed spinoff of Far Cry 3 has us questioning the developer's sanity.
The gaudy, neon-infused website for Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon harkens back to the early days of the Internet, and teases a game that seems too good to be true for fans of '80s action movies. Here's the description of the game from the site:
The year is 2007. It is the future. Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war and new paths for peace must be found. A U.S. cyborg army may have found a solution: a powerful bioweapon on a distant island. A Mark IV Cyber Commando, Sergeant Rex Power Colt has been sent over to gather information and figure out what the hell is going on.
The site also contains a mock interview with the writer/director of a film version of Blood Dragon, some sample songs from the soundtrack, and a Konami code Easter egg that reveals an image of a character with glowing eyes and what appears to be an omega symbol on his chest.
While today is April 1, we're hesitant to write Blood Dragon off as a joke, as rumors and leaks for the project have been popping up for almost a month. In early March, Far Cry 3 writer Jeffrey Yohalem stated that he's working on a Far Cry 3-related project that "will be surprising" to fans when it's announced. On the same day, a Brazilian Classification Board posting was found for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Last week two more Blood Dragon leaks were spotted, in the form of an Achievements list that hinted at it being a standalone XBLA game, and potential box art. Either this is the most complex April Fools' Day joke we've ever seen, or Ubisoft truly has something insane in the works for Far Cry 3 fans. We're definitely hoping it's the latter. Here's the teaser trailer:


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Drug ring leader sentenced in federal court in Maine to 20 years in prison
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � A New York City man has been sentenced in Maine to 20 years in prison for his role in a crack cocaine and heroin drug ring.
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Dolphin Drilling Declares Bankruptcy
Norwegian oil and gas rig operator Dolphin Drilling filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, leading creditors to seize its key assets in a restructuring that will see the company maintain operations.Formerly known as Fred. Olsen Energy, Dolphin Drilling ASA had debt of just over $1 billion at the end of 2018 and a net loss for the year of almost $300 million, its annual report shows.Once a dominant supplier of drilling rigs to oil and gas firms exploring the North Sea, Dolphin was hit hard by a collapse in oil prices from 2014 to 2016 as well as competition from newcomers that drove down rig rates.Its share price has fallen 88% over the past year and was down 6.
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Infrastructure continues to expand, and pricing incentives will continue to shift as the market matures. The LNG markets look like they may resemble the clean product tanker market in several years, which is highly arbitrage driven. We look to see an increased number of portfolio players working the spot market, which will drive the commoditization of the space and enable further demand.The total ton-mile demand for LNG carriers has increased over the past several years. More than 60 countries have imported LNG cargoes in the past quarter, and 14 of these countries imported no LNG in 2013, highlighting the growing ecosystem available for sellers.
IMO 2020: Hydrogen's Future in Maritime
Hydrogen fuel cell technology to Satisfy Future IMO RequirementsWith an ongoing push by the maritime community to reduce ship emissions to satisfy IMO MARPOL Annex VI regulations and limit the sulfur content of ships from 01 January 2020 to 0.5 percent world-wide, many ship owners are starting to consider hydrogen fuel cell technology to satisfy evolving emissions regulations. To date, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on research programs to utilize hydrogen fuel cells for transportation.
Market in Focus: Bulkers
NewbuildingMany Chinese companies have been stepping up in the bulker market with COSCO Shipping and Avic leasing placing orders at Chinese yards. Of the total 313 Bulkers ordered over the past year, nearly 40% have been Panamax vessels, demonstrating the hot market.Source: Vessels ValueSecond hand marketThe Bulker market as a whole has shown a softening in values over the past year. The main reason for this is due to the drop off in rates throughout the first quarter of 2019. In particular, the Capesize market suffered a substantial amount over the spring months with rates reaching three-year lows.


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Electoral Vote Predictor 2004: Kerry 238 Bush 296
News from the Votemaster
American Research Group has more data on the debate. Kerry gained in all three panels they used. In the random telephone interviews, Kerry now leads Bush 49% to 46%.
The Gallup Poll puts them even at 49% to 49%, a big change from previous Gallup polls.
Zogby gives Bush a 1% lead. He also says that according to his poll taken Oct. 1-3, people think Kerry won the first debate by a margin of 2 to 1.
Pew puts Bush ahead 48% to 41% among registered voters.
CBS says they are tied. In short, we are in a very volatile period.
Not a lot of change in the state polls right now. I installed new software yesterday to average recent polls per state going back 30 days. There was a create hue and cry that this was a bad thing because the race is in such a state a flux that polls that old are meaningless. In the middle of the day I changed the look-back parameter to 7 days, so now only polls within the past week are used. I agree with many readers that 30 days is too much. If I were a Republican, I would have said "I am going to stay the course, even though I am wrong." Fortunately, I am a Democrat so I can flip-flop all I want. Let's see how a 7-day look-back window works. The idea was to prevent the map from changing wildly every day. Averaging introduces some stability, but also introduces lag in responding to current events. Finding the right parameter might be tricky.
Unfortunately, the new averaging software had a bad interaction with the software that makes the state graphs and predicted map and being in a big hurry to get it out the door does not help. It is being worked on. I'm sorry (Democrats also apologize when they mess up.)
Thanks to all of your generous donations, I am now running ads on the websites of a number of college newspapers, mostly in swing states. The current ads are at universities with a total enrollment of over 500,000 students. At this point the goal is to get the students enthusiastic about the election so they vote. Here is the current list:University of Central Florida (Orlando): 42,000 students
University of South Florida: 41,000 students
Florida State University: 37,000 students
U. of Penn: 22,000 students
Penn State: 41,000 students
University of Pittsburgh: 34,000 students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania: 14,000 students
Ohio State University: 48,000 students
University of Cincinnati: 24,000 students
Bowling Green State University: 17,000 students
Wright State University (at Dayton): 15,000 students
University of Wisconsin, Madison: 41,000 students
Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: 22,000 students
Iowa State University: 27,000 students
St. Louis University: 11,000 students
Arizona State University: 57,000 students
Colorado State University: 25,000 students
I am also running ads on many blogs. See the donations page for more details. Realistic suggestions about where else to advertise are welcome. Sites other than blogs and college papers are possibilities. However "realistic" means (1) They take ads, and (2) you have checked on the price. College websites are on the order of several hundred dollars per month. That is doable. Thousands of dollars for an ad is not doable. Donations are still welcome. All of them go to more ads.
Projected Senate: 49 Democrats, 50 Republicans, 1 independent
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Today was a busy kitchen day. I decided last minute to participate in a pie party being thrown on twitter and Facebook by baking a pie or two. Now I'm not usually big into baking but there has been a craving rolling around in my head ever since it was posted by Brian over at Fire and Salt. You see, he made crack pie a while back... around the holidays maybe and I've been wanting to make it ever since.
Crack Pie borrowed from Brian @ Fire and Salt
I also decided to make a peach pie today. Fruit pies are fairly simple: five to six cups of fruit, some sugar (I used brown for this) a bit of cornstarch to help fight runniness and a dash of nutmeg. I have to say that the hardest part of a good fruit pie for me was the crust, I've since solved that issue and have a go to. I use a vinegar pastry (You can find it in Bette Hagman's The Gluten Free Gourmet, pg. 146.) and it is so yummy, it works for both sweet and savory pies. To get a little more browning I dabbed the crust with a bit of milk.


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Please see my original Baby Clothes to Doll Clothes tutorial! :oD :oD
(Now I am itching to make MORE!)
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Clever and adorable!
Super easy .. and super cutesie :)
So the other night, we were at some friends house and I looked down and saw one of these dolls. It was only because of your blog that I actually knew what I was looking at! Ha :) I said, "is this one of those looloolopsy, lolapalooza, lalaloopy or whatever they're called dolls?"
Cute jammies :)
What a great idea. I'm off to check out your doll clothes tutorial. Thanks.
I love your little dollies!
Think I can use the tutorial to make actual jammies.
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Jean Barnard's grandfather was an oil painter. He sat in a room — one-legged after losing a bout with diabetes — and painted. His daughter Flora inherited his artistic tendencies and at the age of 17 she was employed by a designer to lurk in the corners of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Madison Square Garden, recording the latest Paris fashions. Then, with the designs freshly in her head, Flora ran back to the office to sketch the details, from the neckline to the hem, of the dresses she had just seen.
Vermont's foreclosure rate — the lowest in the country — earned Gov. Jim Douglas the number 8 spot on The Business Insider's list of the 25 people who "won" the recession.
Probably just about every trailrunner in Middlebury knows and enjoys the Trail Around Middlebury, or "TAM". It circumnavigates the village of MIddlebury, going through a mix of fields and forests, doing a remarkably good job of avoiding populated areas. I am told its complete circumference is about 16 miles, making for a very long trail run, but most of us will want to break it down into smaller segments.
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