Saturday, February 28, 2015
The Deadline: 200 Marshals - A Film Adaptation of 'Frontier Justice: Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Friday, February 27, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Fox 8's Kristi Capel Dropped "Jigaboo" On Air This Morning
Where the hell does Fox find these dumbass people?
Sunday, February 22, 2015
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Saturday, February 21, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Book Trailer Love Fest - Voting Begins Today
Voting begins . . . NOW!
Show your support of over 30 authors including USA Today bestsellers by voting in the first ever Book Trailer Love Fest. Watch the trailers, vote in the polls, and share the contest with your friends! The voting is live from February 15th to February 22nd. Winner will be selected on the February 23rd. This is a fun, free contest made to support all authors! So hop on over to booktrailerlovefest.com and get your vote on!
Here is a list of authors participating in the contest:
USA TODAY Bestselling Authors:
Amazon Bestselling Authors:
Award Winning Authors:
Also featuring these fabulous authors:
Susan Laqueur
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Katherine Jean Pope
Everett Robert
Charity Tober
Tam Linsey
W K Pomeroy
Jordan Mierek
Elle Jacklee
Support your favorite author by voting for his or her trailer!
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Diplomacy and Policing
An excellent Huffington Post Black Voices op-ed on how activities of the police in America impact our ability to conduct diplomacy abroad by Ambassador Edward Perkins, President of the Association of Black American Ambassadors.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ambassador-edward-j-perkins/diplomacy-and-policing_b_6623880.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ambassador-edward-j-perkins/diplomacy-and-policing_b_6623880.html
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Photography: Winter Birds in Maryland
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| Downy woodpecker |
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| White-breasted nuthatch |
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| Red-headed woodpecker |
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| White-breasted nuthatch |
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| Canada Goose |
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| Blue jay |
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| Cardinal |
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
Winter Wildlife Watching - Cold Weather Doesn't Have to Hamper Your Nature Photography
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| Last year, this was just about all the wildlife photography available in my backyard. |
I like (trying) to get good photos of birds, maybe
because it’s so difficult to do well. I’d never really thought of doing bird
photography in winter except for the occasional shots of the Canada geese that
winter in this area. But, then, my daughter and her husband moved to Woodbine
in Howard County – a beautiful rural area, where they have six acres of forest
for their yard. They put in bird feeders, and as the weather began getting cold
in November I noticed the number of birds of different species still around
their house.
That gave me an idea, and thanks to my daughter who
bought us a feeder in December, I wanted to see if I could do some winter
wildlife watching beyond the occasional deer.
My wife and I installed the feeder in our backyard,
in one of the trees that are on our property. Just beyond that is a really nice
undeveloped forest park, which is home to deer, fox, badger, squirrels, chipmunks,
and many species of birds. I’ve been trying, for instance, to get a picture of
a blue jay for the past two years to no avail – until this winter.
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| Nuthatches feeding during one of this year's snowfalls. |
It took the birds about three weeks to discover the
feeder. But, when they did, they began visiting in significant numbers. First
came the white-breasted nuthatches, followed by the dark-eyed juncos. Within a
week, we also had cardinals and a blue jay dropping in. These are shy birds, so
my photos of them aren’t as sharp as I like – I got myself a new camera, a
Canon EOS Rebel T5, in January, which is far superior to my Canon PowerShot or
Fuji Film Finepix – so I think I have that problem solved.
Back to the wildlife watching. There are mixed views
on whether or not winter bird feeding is a good idea. The general opinion,
though, is that it is helpful, as this article
on the Nature Conservancy blog says. What it is good for, as the photos you see
here attest, is attracting birds – and, it turns out, other animals as well –
when the weather is not what you might think good for such activities. Between
my backyard and my daughter’s place, I’ve managed to get more photos of
wildlife (primarily birds) this year than ever before, except when I was in
southern Africa.
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| A cardinal. |
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| Finally got a photo of an elusive blue jay. |
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| In southern Africa, especially Zimbabwe, I was able to photograph nature all year long. |
First came the birds, followed quickly as you might
imagine by the squirrels. Thankfully, our feeder is squirrel proof, so these
pesky little critters are relegated to scarfing up the seeds the birds scatter on
the ground. After the birds, the deer came in greater numbers this year than
previously. And, to my surprise, the fox actually came to the edge of the
forest long enough for me to get some good shots. I think they were attracted
by the squirrels, that were smart enough to make themselves scarce, so there’s
been no bloodshed – yet.
So, if you want a great bird watching winter, consider installing a feeder in your backyard.
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| Not one, but two red fox visit my backyard. |
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| Deer foraging in the snow. |
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| The squirrels, you always get the squirrels. |
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| Canada goose flying over my house. |
Monday, February 2, 2015
Why I Don't Watch the Super Bowl
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But, I saw none of this. I am among what is no doubt
only a handful of American males born in the state of Texas who wasn't glued to
the idiot box yesterday evening watching the Super Bowl live.
In fact, I’m having trouble remembering the last
time I watched a Super Bowl game. Now as a former Texan, I know that means I’ll
never be welcomed back home, considering that in Texas, football and openly
carrying firearms is akin to a religion. I’m opposed to the latter, and not
impressed by the former, so I’m an apostate of the first rank.
Oh, I like the game of football well enough. I
played in in college, and when I was in the army, I was on the flag football
team of almost every unit to which I was assigned. It’s just the Super Bowl
that doesn’t get my juices flowing.
I guess I should explain this, though, for those who
are shaking their heads at this point, and wondering if this is some kind of
joke. It’s not. When I was a youngster, I watched the Super Bowl – like most
Texans, religiously. Then, some time after 1963, my work (first in the army,
and then after 1982, in the Foreign Service) had me serving in faraway places
where the time zone difference meant that in order to watch the Super Bowl live
I had to be up at three or four in the morning. Ain't gonna happen. And,
watching a recording of the game, when I’d already learned the score, didn't impress me either. So, over time, I got used to not watching the Super Bowl.
If the inconvenience of widely displaced time zones
was bad, the direction the game began taking some years ago was worse. Pre-game
publicity is often more about which ads will be good or bad than the game, and
this year’s deflated balls brouhaha was sickening. Whatever happened to talking
about the game itself? Then, there’s the post-game finger pointing, etc.
Remember Janice Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction? That got more press than the
game itself. I haven’t seen much about Katy Perry’s(?) performance this year –
it was Katy Perry, right? But, I’m sure it’s out there – I’m just not
interested enough to look for it. I did see the angst over Seattle coach Pete
Carroll’s decision to go for a pass play instead of a run from inside the red
zone with just seconds to play. Mistakes get made – in football and in war. At
least, no one got killed.
As I scanned this morning’s news stories, I had a
hard time finding one that talked about the game, per se. There was the thing
about the call, some stuff on a brawl that happened after the interception. I
guess I’ll stop looking.
Anyway, that’s why I don’t watch the Super Bowl any
more. I might never be able to go back to Texas, but given where my home state’s
politics is going these days, I can live with that.
Why Dark Social Could Be the Next Big Thing in Digital Marketing
Why are marketers so excited about the possibility of tracking dark social traffic? Not only is it the quantity of traffic found on dark social channels, but also the quality of traffic there.
Everyone seems to be talking about dark social these days. The term, coined by Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic, refers to social traffic from previously untrackable sources, such as links shared via emails, messaging apps, and some mobile applications. This is opposed to traffic from open social platforms - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. - which is easily tracked.
Read more at the link below on how #DarkSocial is changing the way we view the Internet.
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