How to be a quite good bird photographer

I’ve been very fortunate in the four years I’ve been blogging to have received a fair few comments congratulating me on the photographs I’ve taken. I’m very grateful of course, but I have to say that given the opportunities I get from travelling the world with my airline job I’d be a poor photographer indeed if I hadn’t managed to capture the odd [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 10:00:19
Blog: 10,000 Birds — Birding,...

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Virginia Adds a “Glocal” Edge to 100-Mile Thanksgiving

NOVEMBER 16, 2007 - Last year professor Tim Beatley of the University of Virginia invited his students to share a 100-Mile Thanksgiving - he even made bread out of acorn flour for the occasion. This year, he has decided to add a “glocal” component to the festivities [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 18:43:09
Blog: 100 Mile Diet: Local Ea...

the genesis of class warfare

When we see people who need occupational therapy they have to be understood in more than organic terms ... - they just don't have much in common with her now that she is a mom. Besides all this, her friends [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:27:02
Blog: ABC Therapeutics Occupa...

More Holiday Campaign Strategies

Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week already? It's really sneaking up on us this year…and it's important to remember to spend some time preparing your PPC campaigns for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the days that follow – in between shopping for turkey (or soy turkey!), green bean casserole, and stuffing fixins [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 00:24:44
Blog: adCenter Blog...

Casual Fridays

I had the chance to finish Professor Barry Kellman's "Bioviolence: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime" this week ... ; this is a common suggestion, but Kellman goes further by discussing biosurveillance, vaccination [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 10:31:00
Blog: Armchair Generalist...

'Tis The Season For...

'Tis The Season For... ‘Tis the season for…Holiday Movies!! ... in terms of what we believe about faith and its role in our society. For some it’s just about shopping ... to make time to do movies with those we love, especially if sharing the common experience helps [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 19:20:23
Blog: Idol Chatter - Beliefne...

How to Avoid Extinction

How much impact does your daily activity have on the environment? ... with our recent API listing: AMEE, the Avoid Mass Extinctions Engine. AMEE launched their platform ... (or organizational) impact in contributing to global warming.” To get a sense of how this API can be used [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 06:05:57
Blog: ProgrammableWeb - Mashu...

Millard Kaufman Is Not Dead…

Millard Kaufman Is Not Dead… November 16th, 2007 by Shane He fought in a war, co-created Mr. Magoo, spent years writing screenplays (one which garnered an Oscar nomination), directed a film, turned down Sophia Loren, hung out with Charlie Chaplin on the beach, drank cobra venom, but he has yet to die [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 21:39:10
Blog: eNotes Book Blog ...

Adoption of various VCSes

Adoption of various VCSes November 17th, 2007 by newren There are a lot of Version Control Systems out there, and one of the biggest criteria in selecting one to use is who else uses it. I’ll try to quickly summarize what I have learned about the adoption of various VCSes [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 05:09:04
Blog: Elijah\’s Blog ...

BriefingsDirect SOA Insights analysts examine ‘Microsoft-Oriented Architecture’ and evaluate SOA’s role in ‘Green IT’

Read a full transcript. The latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 27, provides a roundtable discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)-related news and events with a panel of IT analysts and experts. Please join noted IT industry analysts and experts Jim Kobielus, principal analyst at Current Analysis; [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 15:15:18
Blog: | Dana Gardner’s Brief...

And The Answer Is…

The answer is “we don’t know.” The question is “what did you guys decide in your discussion yesterday about the future of email?” But we learned a lot and hypothesized even more. Of course, being blogger types, we’ll share and also hope you can add to the discussion. Is email dead? [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 19:50:37
Blog: Fractals of Change...

Biggest invasion since 1066?

Biggest invasion since 1066? Posted on November 15, 2007 by Bookworm There are only two dates in British history that one needs to remember according to the authors of the wonderful 1066 & All That: A Memorable History Of England, Comprising All The Parts You Can Remember, Including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings And 2 Genuine Dates [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 05:19:10
Blog: Bookworm Room...

A Realistic Calculation of Payday Fast Cash Advance Terms

A very common denunciation by defamers of the bad credit cash advance business bears upon the annual interest universally exacted for a short term ... loans the annual lending rates are indisputably unsuitable. To illustrate this point, let’s compare ... a specific demand. Now everybody knows that one could hire a car for a whole day for only forty [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:17:22
Blog: The Inofficial Chamber ...

Guest Post:Sushi on Wondy

Guest Post:Sushi on Wondy Posted on November 17, 2007 by Yummy Sushi Pajamas  Holy crap, I’m on Wondy Woman!!! ... … on the web!  We’ve never actually met in common, which is an interesting thing.  I have always ... t really a bad place at all to meet people, provided you keep your wits about you in terms of personal [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 03:13:16
Blog: Wondy Woman...

Changing Times LinkBlogging

Slush Pile Follies Slave Labor Editor-in-Chief Jennifer de Guzman lists how to get stuck in the slush pile ... ) and Rex Libris. The other series are Disney-licensed comics. You should think of projects in terms ... Secrets= Disaster, a common ailment of his work that he only recently shook off. Fair analysis? My first [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 13:15:09
Blog: Comics Worth Reading...

Debate Analysis: Winners and Losers from the Field

There are two ways to decide winners and losers in a political debate ... , and refusal to come to terms with any question she was asked (except the gender one). She is clearly [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 18:53:53
Blog: Comments from Left Fie...

Kyle’s post today. In general, I think he nailed it except for giving Obama more points for concision than he deserved ( ... to terms with any question she was asked (except the gender one). She is clearly following a Rovian [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 14:48:15
Blog: Comments from Left Fie...

A Review Of Saucer by Stepehn Coonts

-By Frederick Meekins In most science fiction stories, extraterrestrial technology is unveiled to the world when it is piloted to earth by proverbial little green men or bug eyed monsters. However, in Saucer, Stephen Coonts presents a scenario where man’s initial exposure to a civilization from beyond the earth does not occur overhead but rather [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 16:10:31
Blog: Publius’ Forum...

The Buck Stops There?

Today???s guest blog on the impact of foreign-currency fluctuation and inflation on outsourcing contracts comes from Chris Kalnik, ... providers want clients to assume more of the risks associated with these elements. The common [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 23:33:25
Blog: Consider the Source...

Such A Difference...

Perhaps you've noted the journaistic catfight that broke out this week between Paul Krugman, David Brooks and (oy veh!) ... serious economic turbulence, and in need of some common-sense solutions to a whole series of policy [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 04:30:14
Blog: Dennis The Peasant...

My Missionary Talk

Today as I was walking home, I stopped on the street corner waiting for the crosswalk light to turn on. As I stood there I noticed two men in black coats talking to a woman, and I wondered if they were missionaries. Turns out, they were! Upon noticing me glancing over, one of the young men came up to me and introduced himself [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:08:19
Blog: Exposing Mormonism...

What goes into version 1 of an Enterprise Architecture?

It is becoming common practice to build up the content of an Enterprise Architecture over time ... control. Versioning is the most common approach which does leave you with a dilemma [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 14:38:15
Blog: Dave Oliver's Blog ...

Even the faithful are shocked: 200 lashes for a rape victim

Even the faithful are shocked: 200 lashes for a rape victim November 16th, ... the court sentenced the young woman victim to 90 lashes for the horrendous crime of being in the same car ... was sitting in a car, just sitting and talking, when they were accosted by seven men, all good [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 23:35:58
Blog: Welcome to HackLawyer.n...

On Fairness

Thought for the day: “Fairness" is often described in terms of equality of outcomes ... at the start of a fascinating essay which he introduces thus: A wide range of common intuitions about “fairness” cannot ... be easily understood in terms of desires for relatively equal outcomes [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 22:46:00
Blog: India Uncut - published...

Girls.

To all sheep-girls, I have the following qualms with your modern so-called fashion sense. “Oh yay I have a cutesy backpack with a childhood cartoon character on it!” Cutesy backpacks aren’t funny, cute, or unique. I suppose you think that it marks you out as something of a non-conformist? It doesn’t [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 22:07:43
Blog: JAMMERS.tk - All Your ...

An actual review-esque post for Fresh Blood.

First ep that really starts to get the boys on the same page. Or closer to it ... of a character of this sort on the show, and I buy that. But in terms of her meaning to Our Boys, I say [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 16:16:54
Blog: Emland...

High Tech Bullying

Ten per cent of high school students said they have been harassed through emails, websites or blogs, ... and emailing capabilities. Common methods include emailing pictures showing victims’ genitals ... the latest technology. “In terms of technology, email filtering systems are effective,” said Motohiro [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 09:02:10
Blog: Japundit — Japan - A wh...

OOW07 - Day 3

I’m losing track of the days now, they’re all merging into one long jet-lagged day. Anyway, it’s tuesday and once again I woke up around 4am ... to hear, not only technical details, but also the business focused side of things in terms of how someone ... to, very friendly (a common theme amongst most APEX developers!). After lunch it was time Carl [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:15:20
Blog: Johns Blog ...

ASL is Destroying Indian Sign Language

Native American Indians used their versions of sign language well before Europeans or Spaniards ever touched their land (ie “pre-settlement era") what is now called the “United States” and "Canada." In fact, many of their North American Indian signs are similar to that of ASL [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 22:01:41
Blog: Kokonut Pundit...

Answering UltraRev's Question

Answering UltraRev's Question On November 11, 2007, UltraRev asked a good question: "Whatever Became of the Public Reading of Scripture?" He wrote: "I wonder what the real thinking in pastor's head is when s/he plans a service and doesn't include a Scripture reading. The people I'm talking about are evangelicals with contemporary services [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 00:24:33
Blog: Luke 10:27...

Common Mistakes in Setting Salary for Church Staff

Dan Reiland writes, "In my first full time job out of seminary, as a pastor in a local church, I made an annual salary of $18,000 ... such as: health insurance, self-employment taxes [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 13:05:10
Blog: MondayMorningInsight.co...

XNA 2.0 Networking and LIVE Requirements

Michael Klucher has released some more information on the Networking systems that are going to be available with the up and coming release of XNA 2 ... , let's define a couple of commonly used terms: System Link: This form of networking uses your local ... is a list of the common tasks that he describes in the post. "I want to create a game that uses [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 23:13:07
Blog: Blogs - MSMVPS.COM ...

Systematising Systems Management

Last year I wrote a review of the open source systems management sector ... on the development of a common systems management platform. Development will continue under an open source model ... of services around open source IT monitoring and management. ... Under the terms of the joint partnership [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 10:10:53
Blog: open......

Children in charge

Children in charge November 17, 2007 by planetparker Poverty is a relative concept; there are those, (indeed most people), who earn more than I do, but I feel infinitely richer than them. Others need money for mortgages and for expenses associated with cars which I don’t have, as I can’t drive. And let us not forget [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:44:14
Blog: Life...

Private Practice - Episode 7

Title: In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride (Sorry for the delay in this week’s review; I was under the weather last night and went to bed early.) An enjoyable episode of Private Practice with mostly good medicine. The theme this week was sex — as well as the common result of sex: pregnancy. The show also suggested that the only way [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 03:24:11
Blog: Polite Dissent: comics,...

Anti-Mormon calls in Iowa

Anti-Mormon calls in Iowa Posted by Jim Addison Published: Nov 16, 07 02:33 AM Somebody is "push-polling" in Iowa, ... them "common criticisms of Mormonism." * * * * * UPDATE II: AP's Phil Elliott has a story [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 07:33:20
Blog: Wizbang Politics...

RIGHTS of orphans, widows and divorced women

SUMMARY of Friday Sermon delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community--November 16th, 2007 NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon HUZUR cited three Quranic verses: “And they ask thee concerning the orphans [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 01:18:37
Blog: Jurnal Sang Hari...

Debit-card purchasers penalized for PIN use

Heidi Hansen, a U.S. Bank customer for nearly 10 years, had never seen anything like it ... : easy money. First, let me explain the terms. "Debit or credit" is a misleading question. While [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 11:00:00
Blog: The Red Tape Chronicles...

An "LOL" Revelation, regarding predicates, syntax, and programming

The other day, I got a recall notice from the library where I work for this M.A ... the difficulty of describing the world in terms of subject and predicate,..." Heck, I didn't remember [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 23:47:42
Blog: Imagine hearing the Mar...

White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 11/14/07 VIDEO PODCAST

Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:43 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Hello. I have two announcements [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 01:16:59
Blog: Republican National Con...

The Liturgical Colour "violaceus" in the Roman Rite PART ONE

A subject that has interested me for many years is the question of the colour of the vestments set down to be used in Advent and Lent: purple ... t. In terms of colour definition, violet has definite overtones of blue whereas purple has overtones of red ... violaceus. In the English-speaking world, we call it Roman Purple; strictly speaking, in terms of [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 04:55:27
Blog: www.saintbedestudio.biz...

the night safari

just two nights ago i was at gwc and so i'd pass a spinelli :X ooh they had my favourite strawberry cheese tart (its actually a cake) and i bought 3! whee.. me and my over indulgence in cakes, tarts and other sweeties! anyway, doo and i were at the night safari last night~ and boy did we spend almost $200 there on admission, food, cab fares, etc [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 03:26:33
Blog: .:* embracing love *:....

here, the Sixth Circuit is currently considering en banc review of the continuing use of acquitted conduct as a sentencing enhancement after Booker ... as confusing, the practice is not only quite common, but was specifically sanctioned by the Supreme [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 02:24:13
Blog: Sentencing Law and Poli...

Isn't Parmenides worried about Argumentation that depends on the form/content Distinction? It's not just about Logic.

I've wondered whether Parmenides was only concerned about reason being a matter of logical argument. I thought his concern was that if reason is thought to be a matter of logical argument, then we would not be able to rely on reason to resolve conflicts because logical argumentation makes us have certain problems with truth [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:57:58
Blog: Touchy Subjects...

Halitosis - Placing You at Risk

Halitosis - Placing You at Risk Thursday 15 November 2007 @ 6:38 pm Are you the type of person that the bad breath germs just adore? There are many risk factors for halitosis—that’s bad breath in lay terms— ... breath that may affect some individuals more than others. Although it is less common, there is also [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 18:36:13
Blog: Health, Disease, Preven...

The Director-General of the WTO, Pascal Lamy, has cautioned Trade Ministers of the ACP states to stay within the multilateral trade regimes of WTO if ... both sides are pulling me to support their arguments, which I cannot go further in terms of advising ... of your interest in terms of what you gave and what you got," Lamy said. With less than two [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 22:46:19
Blog: Trade Africa...

Decline and Fall of “Col” Karuna in East

by Shanthi Sachithanandam Vakarai division, largely jungle tracts crisscrossed with 14 or so villages and little hamlets, ... . There are no perceptible common links between the people of Jaffna and Vakarai in terms of class, caste, kinship [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 22:15:32
Blog: http://transcurrents.co...

Silicon Valley comes to Cambridge

Disclaimer {Note for You: There appears to be some public interest in my lecture notes, ... , so probably a lot of things are misquoted and not even true at all. Please, apply common sense and don [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 00:13:16
Blog: Understanding » Hello...

We Wish You a Wii for Christmas

Since Nintendo's hit console launched, the wee, white Wii has been in short supply ... , and we've got a colorful box to prove it. We merged common search terms for the Nintendo Wii [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 19:34:11
Blog: Yahoo! Buzz Index...

Nationalism and patriotism

I suppose essays like this one, called Patriots, Not Haters, ... mean. I've been doing more than the usual amount of pondering what terms like nationalist ... on the meaning of these various terms, it seems. The following passage starts out promisingly, expressing [more...]

Date: 2007-11-16 09:42:25
Blog: Vanishing American...

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