The conventional forestry systems have been under scrutiny. "Forestry" no longer means just industrial timber production by the Government, on government-owned lands. Other priority objectives (e.g. ecological and social sustainability) and other participants (farmers, communities, NGOs and industries) have emerged, and new modes of organization are being explored and tested, such as Joint Forest Management.
The report explores the following questions: Is there a contradiction between "new goals and directions, such as JFM", but the old rules, structures and personnel? Is it possible to achieve the opposite goal with virtually the same apparatus as the 1950s? Or has it really been reformed? What further reforms and support (e.g. education, research, extension and investment funds) are required?


Busyness affects people of all ages, race, and at every socioeconomic level. Trying to juggle our agendas, we race from one appointment to another. We are busy. We have children to raise, meals to prepare, and bills to pay. From the moment the alarm clock sounds each morning until we collapse in bed at night, our minds race with schedules and expectations. Many of our conversations today center around busyness. We seem to judge each other by how much we can accomplish in a day's time.
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Nigeria and Oil: Looking Beyond Price Collapse Towards Post Recovery Savings by Austin Okere (1)
Austin Okere
The recurrent mistake we keep making as a Nation is failing to anticipate and plan for our oil windfalls. There have been many boom opportunities since Nigeria joined the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1971; Oil prices increased by 400% in six short months after the Yom Kippur War following the Arab Oil Embargo.
Crude prices doubled from $14 in 1978 to $35 per barrel in 1981 following the Iran/Iraq war. The price of crude oil spiked in 1990 with the uncertainties associated the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the ensuing Gulf War – the so-called 'Gulf War windfall' under then Head of State Ibrahim Babangida.
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that the latest windfall happened between February 2011 and August 2014, under the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, when oil prices were much in excess of $100 per barrel. Another golden opportunity was squandered, characterised by an organised kleptocracy of epic proportions as has now come to light.
During this same period, Saudi Arabia has amassed a whopping $593b in foreign exchange reserves and has recently announced that it is creating a $2 trillion mega-sovereign wealth fund, funded by sales of current petroleum industry assets, to prepare itself for an age when oil no longer dominates the global economy.
Coming closer home, Algeria, the second biggest African oil producer, with 1.9mbpd has accumulated foreign reserves of $156b and a sovereign wealth fund of $50b.
Nigeria, by far the biggest producer in Africa with 2.5mbpd has only managed foreign reserves of $28b and a sovereign wealth fund of a paltry $2.9b – about 5% that of Algeria. The major difference being that while the Algerians saved for a rainy day during the boom years, Nigeria was busy squandering her wealth, with nothing to show by way of infrastructure or any solid investments.
Yet Nigeria was able to balance her budget, pay off her debts and save over $62b in foreign reserves during the Obasanjo presidency from 1999 to 2007, even though the price of crude was mostly under $40 per barrel, except for the two years between 2005 and 2007 when it hovered between $50 and $75 dollars per barrel.
It is bothersome that with the same level of oil price, Nigeria today is struggling to balance her budget and has resorted to aggressive borrowing to finance the deficit, inadvertently driving us back to where we were before escaping from the huge burden of sovereign debt and the attendant debilitating impact of debt servicing.
I believe that Nigeria can save as much as $36.5b in the coming year if oil prices recover towards the end of 2016 and through 2017 to the projected $80 per barrel. This assumes we have all agreed that the current crises are much too painful and too precious to waste.
It can actually be a blessing in disguise, affording us the much-needed leverage to deliberately diversify our economy away from the over-dependence on oil, and attempt to become self-sufficient in every low hanging opportunity such as feeding ourselves.
There is a reason why the Chinese use the same word for challenge and opportunity; behind every challenge is an opportunity. We must seize this golden opportunity with both hands and make the structural changes that will lead us to true prosperity as a nation.
Almost every third Nigerian businessman you come across claims to be into Oil and Gas; usually, briefcase contractors who manage to have their 'papers' stamped, and proceed to collect money from the treasury of our commonwealth. Yet oil contributed only 6.4% to GDP growth in 2015.
An often overlooked area for rapid economic growth is telecoms, entertainment and media.
At a recent event in Lagos, Dr Doyin Salami, a lecturer at Lagos Business School, remarked that 'The telecommunication sector grew Nigeria's GDP by 8.7% in 2015, generating spillovers, with uptakes in financial transactions technology and payment systems, e-commerce facilitation and proliferation of transport services, while making the offering of the burgeoning entertainment industry ubiquitous'.
Quite simply, if each of the 34 million MSME's in Nigeria could be supported with technology to improve their businesses through online presence and seamless bookkeeping to the point of employing one more staff, they would create an additional 34 million jobs, much more than the government can ever provide.
I totally agree with Dr Salami that Nigeria's economy has systematically and strategically diversified along the lines of technology and other services sector without Nigerians noticing. The services sector today contributes as much as 52% of Nigeria's GDP.
Agriculture is also another sector that could do with special attention. If we strive to produce what we eat, we will not only be saving a whopping $6b from our import bill but also provide the opportunity for inclusive growth, with the spillover effects down the value chain, from logistics and transportation to light manufacturing.
But we need to make the right investments in infrastructures such as roads and rail transport linking farms with their food processors and markets.
The change that will make all this happen is not the 'outsourced variety' where we believe that we can carry on with business as usual, or sit back and fold our arms while only the President delivers the promised change. All hands must be on deck, and we each have to be the change we desire.
The elephant in the room question is; who says oil prices will reach $80 per barrel?
This article was first published in April 2016. Watch out for a second part.
Austin Okere is the Founder CWG Plc and Entrepreneur in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York. He also serves on the World Economic Forum Business Council on Innovation and Intrapreneurship.
Austin Okere is the Founder of CWG Plc and the Ausso Leadership Academy. He is an Entrepreneur in Residence at CBS, New York. Austin also serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Innovation and Intrapreneurship and on the Advisory Board of the Global Business School Network based in Washington DC.
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DisneyQuest on the West Side at Disney Springs permanently closed on July 3, and permits have already been filed for its demolition.
Days after its closure, Disney auctioned off most of the video games that once were part of the indoor gaming attraction.
Replacing DisneyQuest will be The NBA Experience - a one-of-a-kind basketball-themed experience featuring hands-on activities that put guests of all ages right in the middle of NBA game action. There will be immersive NBA video productions and numerous interactive experiences, as well as a restaurant and a retail store. Plans were originally announced all the way back in 2015.
Disney has not yet provided an opening date.
Although not officially announced, it is expected that The NBA Experience will not take all up all of the former DisneyQuest footprint, and that at least one of other tenant may take up space in the area.


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Ain Shams University (ASU) : the third oldest university in Egypt after Cairo University and Alexandria University was established in 1950. The university includes 15 faculties and 2 high institutes. It includes more than 220,000 undergraduate students, 5,000 staff members, and more than 100 centers and special units. Ain Shams University seeks excellence in the field of higher education and research on the local, regional and international levels while creating an atmosphere of independence, freedom, democracy and equality that would help serve the community and attain sustainable development. The university's mission includes integrating a culture of total quality and continuous improvement in the educational process and research, enriching the theoretical and applied knowledge in accordance with ethical standards, social and cultural life of society, also spreading the culture and ethics of scientific research and strengthening cooperation between the University and other universities, scientific research centers locally, regionally and globally. The university also works on the field of development of educational programs in light of the standards of local, regional and global levels to provide students with the latest sources of knowledge and modern technology to develop their ability in innovation, leadership and self-learning, teamwork and competition, strengthening the continuing education and distance education and activating the role of the centers and units of a special nature to provide research and advisory services to the community.
The Faculty of Engineering (FoE, ASU) has 13 academic departments, more than 780 staff members, and about 14,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students distributed over its 4 main engineering sectors: Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, in addition to its 9 engineering programs under the Credit Hours Engineering Programs (CHEP). FoE, ASU offers a number of degrees including B.Sc., Diplomas, M.Sc., M.Eng, and PhD over its four main engineering sectors. It is a research active higher education institution that runs numerous research projects, in a multitude of fields, and many related subjects that are integrated and unified recently under a wider sustainability umbrella, to serve the growing national needs for research and community awareness. In addition, the FoE has growing awareness of pedagogical developments and needs, as well as innovative teaching methodologies. This has put the faculty on top of the list and recently been approved to deliver innovative multi/interdisciplinary programmes and accredited courses to disseminate its expertise to relevant academic audiences, local authorities, and companies. Moreover, FoE was accredited in June 2014 from the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE), as the first Faculty of Engineering across Egypt to achieve such accreditation.
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This scholarship honors Arthur J. Packard, who never waited for the lodging industry to ask him to volunteer his time and boundless energy. A third-generation hotelier, his work for AH&LA extended over 30 years -- one of the longest on record. The Packard Competition provides scholarships to the most outstanding student of lodging management and to two runners-up through an annual competition among Foundation affiliated four-year programs.
All student nominees must complete all sections of the AH&LEF Scholarship Application, including Appendix A which requires a recommendation letter from both an employer and instructor.


Despite the fact that Atom is a "good enough" processor in terms of performance and there is a clear focus on low power consumption, there's still the performance question: How fast is it?
Intel was very careful providing any exact data comparing the processor with other Intel CPUs or competing processors. We have seen some Intel slides with performance estimates and were able to take a few quick notes. Lucky us: Intel declined to provide the more interesting slides on an official basis and that is why you won't see many performance slides in this article.
So, we do have a few numbers, but remember to take these numbers with a grain of salt: Until there are official numbers from independent tests, these benchmark numbers are just indications how Silverthorne will perform.
In Intel's internal tests, Silverthorne's Spec_int2000 (an integer test benchmark) scores came in at 319, 439 and 653 points for models with clock speeds of 800 MHz, 1.2 GHz and 1.6 GHz (note that the 1.2 GHz is not a SKU that will be available for purchase). In comparison, a 1.86 GHz Core 2 Duo E6300 processor scores about 1900 points in this test. Intel said that Silverthorne's performance in this specific benchmark can increase by about 50%, if Hyperthreading is enabled. You can see an overview of Spec_int2000 test results here.
The floating point-focused Spec_FP2000 scores were 294, 402 and 582 points for these processors, which compare to about 1800 points that has been achieved by a (single core) 3.0 GHz Pentium 4 630 processor. You can see an overview of Spec_fp2000 test results here.
Intel estimates that Silverthorne processors without Hyperthreading will post about 126-130 points in the EEMBC v1.1 benchmark of the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium, while the hyperthreaded versions will reach up to 172 points. It is difficult to compare the Silverthorne performance to other processors in this benchmark as there aren't many results for common processors available. The organization, however, lists AMD's 6 watt 1 GHz Geode processor with a score of 30.2 as well as Transmeta's discontinued 1 GHz Efficeon CPU with a score of 137.
Silverthorne will not be able to match the performance of the A110 CPU with the 90 nm Dothan core. Depending on their clock speed, the 800 MHz Atom CPU will be able to hit about 90% of the 3DMark2005 performance, about 70% of the Office performance and about 98% of the gaming performance. While this may sound disappointing for a new processor that is compared to a design that was introduced about five years ago, keep in mind that Silverthorne provides this performance at a power consumption that does not exceed 0.65 watts - while the 800 MHz A110 is currently rated at 5 watts.
In this perspective, the performance numbers are quite impressive.


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Top of the Tree Halftime: AMX 50 B Line
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Climbing to a new Top of the Tree is fun, but we also know it can be quite demanding. To help you through your ascension, we're offering some tips and tricks for the Tier V-VII vehicles we're focusing on this month. In the case of the heavy AMX 50 B, these are the BDR G1 B, ARL 44 and AMX M4 mle. 45.
All values below correspond to a 100% trained crew.
Main Characteristics:
Hit Points: 700
Top Speed: 30 km/h
View Range: 320 m
Hull Armour: 60/40/60 mm
Turret Armour: 80/70/60 mm
DPM: 1,706
Dispersion: 0.36 m
Damage: 240/240/320 HP
Penetration: 135/175/45 mm
Reload Time: 8.44 s
Although never built in real life, the BDR G1 B made it to World of Tanks, where it might feel very different from its predecessors, like the B1. The latter was resilient but not that strong when it came to damaging other tanks. And the BDR G1 B is pretty much the other way around.
Regarding firepower, it has access to the formidable 90 mm DCA 30 gun, a hard-punching, yet accurate weapon. But this power comes with a price: your armour is unreliable, even against same tier opponents, who might land their shots into two proper shell traps: the giant hatch on your upper frontal plate, and the massive cupola on your turret top . And even without this one, you're still a massive target.
So avoid pushing early on, use cover to reduce the silhouette of the BDR G1 B, and put all your trust in your gun! One of the only Tier VII boomsticks available at Tier V, this gun is reliable and quite terrifying against untroubled opponents.
Hull Armour: 120/60/40 mm
Turret Armour: 110/30/30 mm
This tank was in development when France was still occupied. Basically, the ARL 44 is an attempt to turn the obsolete chassis of a B1 into a modern tank, hence the massive size of this bad boy. Contrary to its predecessor, the ARL 44 can be used as a brawler, although you will need the proper gun for that.
Fortunately enough, this Tier VI heavy has access to a large selection of guns. Use the 105 mm Canon 13TH and its great damage output to trade shots and brawl, especially on urban maps. But if you want to snipe, the 90 mm DCA 45 is perfect for that, thanks to its exceptional penetration and good accuracy. Even the 90 mm F3 is a viable choice with its better rate of fire and reliability.
Other than its guns, the ARL 44 is known for its mobility. Its top speed is good, and so is its acceleration. Add pointy and large tracks to the mix, and you'll have a very dangerous ramming potential.
Hit Points: 1,350
Its predecessor used the hull of the B1, but the AMX M4 mle. 45 picked elements from the famous Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. B Tiger II tank. And it somewhat shows in terms of gameplay – avoid taking fire, and support your allies from a distance.
Indeed, only your frontal armour is reliable, plus, you don't have the HP pool of the vehicles from the Tiger line. But just like the ARL 44, this AMX has a selection of guns, nicely complemented by great depression angles.
Try to use those, as well as your turret cheeks and upper frontal armour to bounce some shells and stay alive. In that regard, you can also use your acceleration, which is pretty good for a heavy tank, and your mobility overall.
Here you go for this new selection of tanks, commanders. We hope these words help you climb your way up to the AMX 50 B. And if you need an extra boost, don't forget the two packages below. You still have a few days to get them!
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The field of medicine is continually changing to meet the current needs of people around the world. Although many diseases such as cancer seem to be on the rise, early detection now helps to save the lives of many patients. Thanks to modern medicine and new advancements in bioimaging using light technology, at-risk patients are being identified even earlier so that necessary measures may be taken to ensure proper treatment is provided.
Modern medicine utilizes technology for more accurate and precise evaluation of internal body imaging. Light technology has been adapted as a safe and non-invasive method for bioimaging that provides an in-depth view of soft human body tissues.
Bioimaging has evolved from x-ray technology to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound technology. However, new research studies are using near-infrared light technology to develop a bioimaging system called diffuse optical tomography (DOT). This form of light technology was originally developed by NASA in their Jet Propulsion Laboratory for spectral imaging use in space missions. Throughout the past decade, scientific researchers have found that this same technology can be applied to soft tissue imaging in the human body. Diffuse optical tomography (DOT) and imaging (DOI) relies on light technology in the near-infrared spectrum to measure the optical properties of soft body tissues.
The same light-based technology that is utilized in NASA's space mission laboratory systems is now being applied to bioimaging technology. Soft-tissue analysis, such as that found in breast tissue, can now be further analyzed using this system and abnormalities can be detected earlier.
Tissues such a brain and breast tissues are ideal for this imaging system due to their translucent or light-transmitting properties. Variations in light transmission and absorption can be used to detect hemoglobin and oxygen levels in the blood and this data can then be used to create a spectral image of the tissue. This process creates a high resonance image that clearly shows abnormalities and can lead to earlier detection and treatment in patients. Light technology based analysis of hemoglobin and oxygen levels have also been applied to other treatment areas, such as sports medicine and detection of early brain development in fetuses.
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Migmar Tsering, an accomplished singer and player of dramyin - a long-necked, seven-stringed lute - is a Tibetan refugee who has lived in Vermont since 2011.
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Harold Luce and Adam Boyce - "Fisher's Hornpipe"
Harold Luce of Chelsea, VT learned to play fiddle as a boy in the 1930s and performed as a member of the Ed Larkin Contra Dancers from 1933 up until his death in 2014. In 2007 folklorist Andy Kolovos recorded Harold and his accompanist, Adam Boyce, in Chelsea, VT.
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Alberta Gagné - "C'était une bergere"
"C'était une bergere" is a French language folk song that tells the story of an ill-fated encounter between a shepherdess and kitten. This version of the song was performed by Alberta Gagné of Highgate, VT and recorded by Vermont Franco-American performer and cultural advocate, Martha Pellerin in 1995
Fred Atwood - "Springfield Mountain"
"Springfield Mountain" (Laws G16) is a widely-distributed American folksong that details the story of a young man who dies of a rattlesnake bite. This version was performed by Fred Atwood and recorded in 1964.


The top row of the Sensu Fan ring is made of Sapphires graduating from dark to light in an ombre pattern and the bottom row is Diamonds. The Sapphires are very clear and clean gemstones, making the color dazzling. Shown here stacked with the Sensu Marquis Ring and Arrow Ring. The Sensu Marquis Ring can be worn in numerous combinations with our other rings or as a topper to your stack.


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This is the page that will document the history of the Porsche 928 used by Al Holbert and Porsche of North America to establish a land speed record in August of 1986 at the venerable Bonneville Salt Flats.
This 1987 model vehicle was not destined for the streets of America. This particular car was an early, pre-production European model pulled off the assembly line for its special duties. Originally slated to be built as an automatic transmission vehicle, it can be plainly seen where the firewall has been modified to accept the clutch master cylinder assembly. Other small changes include the addition of a clutch interlock switch and the needed brackets for a US market ABS system.
There is also some documentation of a non-standard engine control unit, see this thread at Rennlist : http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/928-forum/191945-phase-1-of-the-holbert-928-archeological-dig.html
The car arrived at the Holbert Porsche dealership in Pennsylvania and the exterior was quickly painted red over the white body. In the available pictures and videos, the lighter original color can be seen in the door jambs and under the hood. (Record run video link).
Here is a great story by Christopher Korody that gives some insight into the mind set of Porsche at the time, and his experience on the production of the soon-to-be-famous commercial feauring the Bonneville record run- Christopher Korody's Website
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Porsche claimed a top speed for the new model of 270 km/h. The objective was to achieve an officially timed speed at Utah in excess of 170 mph, equal to 274 kp/h. The attack would be made with a 1987 prototype modified slightly as a result of wind tunnel testing. Changes included an underpan that extended back to the transaxle, omitted exterior mirrors, reduced ride height and subtle additions to the bottom of the nosepiece, where brake-cooling inlets were blocked. A cockpit switch gave the air-inlet louvers three positions: shut, 30 percent open and fully open. In the 30-percent position the Cd was 0.29 while with the louvers open it rose to 0.30.
The versatile Walter Naher engineered the Bonneville effort. Seven-inch-wide rims at all four corners were to be fitted with Pirelli P700 tires that were scuffed to provide a minimal tread depth and pumped up to 64 psi. Bilstein dampers were specified and a stiffer (30 x 5 mm) front antiroll bar installed. Although it was not ready for the preliminary tests, a new 2.54:1 ring and pinion was installed for the Utah runs, replacing the 2.64:1 ratio that had been the highest previously available.
Prototype G18 was readied for testing in March and in early April Naher took it to the Nardo circular track in Italy. Ideally the runs would be made with the 30-percent-open louver setting but this turned out to be unfeasible when engine-water exit temperature rose to 106 degree C. With the louver fully open the exit temperature fell to an optimal 98 degrees C. Even with this added drag the 928S4 romped around Nardos bowl at 176.2mph clockwise and 181.8mph counterclockwise. The difference was attributed to roadway unevenness and wind effect.
After these successful tests on April 5 and 6, 1986, the 928S4 was fitted with its higher rear axle ratio, which was aimed at matching peak power with peak speed. At Nardo the engine had been bumping up against its controlled limit of 6,500 rpm. By the end of April the car was ready for shipping to the United States, where Walter Naher supervised the runs. Al Holbert took the wheel at Bonneville in August, when the salt was at its best. On August 7 he was officially timed by USAC, under the auspices of the FIA, at an average of 171.110 mph for the flying mile and 171.926 mph for the kilometer. It was official; Porsche could declare the 928S4 the world's fastest catalyst-equipped car.
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Porsche decide to loan the car next to IMSA as a track support vehicle, and it traveled the country for several years in this role. It was outfitted with safety gear and a new paint job at Fabcar Engineering in Indianapolis.
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At Nanos Spanish we love everything to do with languages and we are proud to be part of a community with great projects promoting them, particularly if it also involves learning outside the box.
In this blog post we want to let you know about our friends from Pencil and Fork who are not only passionate about languages but offer so much more in their umbrella of experiences.
With them you could learn Spanish, French or Italian through cooking. Based on a practice-conversations-model with a native facilitator, Pencil and Fork does not follow an academic system, so be prepared to learn from out of the box.
David and his team of international professionals, are passionate about teaching and sharing their expertise using food as vehicle in the learning process.
How does a Deconstructed Molecular Cocktails workshop sound? Learn how to blends physics and chemistry to transform an ordinary cocktail into an innovative experience.
Other experiences include EVOO Tasting (Extra Virgen Olive Oils) with molecular gastronomy techniques, Vegan molecular gastronomy workshop, Tapas and wine networking events, Cooking Paella in Spanish and a lot more, check them out here!
If you are looking to learn about food in Spain, Pencil and Fork also organises Gastro trips, the next ones coming in September to Bilbao or La coruña.
David is the founder of Pencil & Fork, before known as Cooking Your Spanish. Everything started on November 2012 in his kitchen in Worcester Park (Greater London). He with his wife Ana and his brother Valentín were discussing how to be more involved within the new community where we decided to live. In that kitchen and from these conversations "Cooking Your Spanish" was born. They decided to run a pilot in January 2013 and from the excellent feedback they received from the first group of students, "learn Spanish making tapas" came out to teach Spanish out of the box. The concept was there and now Pencil & Fork is talking it over to spread our methodology teaching any subject under our motto: learn, eat, enjoy.
David has twenty years of experience in developing and providing training. He has been working in Chicago, developing bilingual training programs and dynamics for the Community Colleges of Chicago, University Illinois of Chicago and St. Augustine College. He managed a project along with the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago and St. Augustine College to develop Vocational Spanish courses to address the need of English speakers working with Spanish speakers in the US.
David has a master's degree in Chemistry from Salamanca University; he is a Certified from Harvard University in Science and Cooking.
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The Best Apps and Courses to Learn German
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German is a popular language to study for many but can take a lot of effort, especially for those struggling with grammar. Thankfully, apps can offer systematic help in all areas, so you can dedicate time to the considerable amount of memorizing and studying new topics wherever you are.
As so often, it's probably best to use more than one app to learn all the facets German has to offer, that's why in this article we look at some comprehensive courses as well as apps for different aspects you might want to focus on.
To make sure you learn the most natural-sounding German and learn something about the country while you're at it, special attention has been paid to ensure the recommended content is by German natives or takes the many German idioms and dialects into account.
Comprehensive study
If you just want to start with the very basics, there are popular brands like Duolingo to give you an idea of what you're getting into, but just like with any other language, there are a lot of small idiosyncrasies such one size fits all solutions can't teach you. If you really want to get immersed, explanations by real human beings are the way to go.
There are a lot of courses that cover content for students of every level. This may seem overwhelming at first, but the course and channel discussed below is organized in a way that makes it easy to find what you're looking for and just take the plunge.
GermanPod101.com
Website with paid and free content (registration required), YouTube channel, free/paid Android/ioS app
The Pod101 brand encompasses several languages, but their overall approach stays the same throughout for every language there is a freemium website with a good balance between free and paid content that you can register to using your Facebook account or email address/password combination. The content on the website corresponds to the free ioS or Android app, which means the app, too, is only partly free unless you decide to spend money on GermanPod101.
If you are looking for completely content, however, you can't go wrong with the YouTube channel.
Lessons cover everything from the absolute basics like holiday vocabulary and useful phrases to introductions and reading/listening comprehension exercises for learners of all levels. Everything is presented by native hosts or an English/German host combo. All German hosts have a rather distinct accent which can make listening to them a bit of a challenge for new learners, but there is text for all the important points covered and you can use YouTube's English captions as well.
There are hundreds of hours of content already available, with new videos being uploaded every Tuesday and Friday. Apart from the language content, which also features pronunciation guides and videos explaining good reasons to learn German for all the yet undecided, there's also a lot on German customs as well as dos and don'ts.
Every video will remind you of everything that's waiting at GermanPod101 in a short ad at the beginning, but some of the content on YouTube is in fact lifted from the site, which means that unless you miss the interactive aspect, you don't necessarily miss a lot. Like with all other Pod101 websites, however, a lot the content there goes deeper into a topic that has been covered in a few minutes only in the video. Doubtlessly this is done on purpose, but why not. You still get a lot of great content without any registration or spending money.
If you do want to have a look at GermanPod101, you can use the full website for 7 days completely for free. If the content on YouTube has already won you over, your best bet in the $1 introductory offer which gives you lifetime access to all the features of the website.
Lots of different content Amount of content on the website is difficult to navigate
Great for students at every level No structured learning system throughout the website
Likable hosts teach you grammar, vocabulary and cultural topics
EasyGerman
YouTube channel, additional content available to patrons on Patreon
EasyGerman is a popular YouTube channel that has content for absolute beginners, advanced beginners, intermediate and upper intermediate speakers as well as advanced learners. Each level roughly corresponds to the Common European Framework of Reference that is used in official German language exams like example those you need to pass in order to attain citizenship.
EasyGerman uses the method of immersion you may know from products like Rosetta Stone, meaning no English is spoken in videos (except for some basic explanations, for example in grammar videos and dos and don'ts). There are German and English subtitles for everything, handmade and with correct translations, which is rare, translating idioms seem to give a lot of people trouble.
In most videos, different people present phrases and vocabulary, have short conversations or give practical examples for using grammar and vocabulary in context. Often people are literally interviewed on the street. This has the great advantage that you hear phrases spoken by different native speakers at varying speeds, which gives you a really good feeling for the language in a natural setting.
The channel owners Cari und Janusz have taken great care to present the kind of content that is useful for learners at different stages. There is a great difference particularly in conversation speed between videos for advanced speakers and beginners, which is considerate especially to those who have to get used to following the combo of dialogue and subtitles first.
Two new videos are uploaded each week. There is slightly more content for intermediate and advanced learners, which is great because many courses cut people off as soon as they leave the basics behind. Every level has almost a hundred videos each, which speaks for the tremendous dedication that goes into maintaining the channel.
If you want to engage further with the content, you can support EasyGerman via Patreon and gain
Interactive worksheets for all Sunday episodes of Easy German and some of the Super Easy German video series
Transcripts of all-new Easy German videos
Access to the Patreon supporter Facebook group
from the lowest support tier – $1 a week.
Content from and featuring native speakers Lessons often presented in the same format, little variety
Useful for learning about everyday situations Geared mainly towards learning phrases/vocab quickly
Great for students at every level
Lingolia
Website, free
Lingolia is a relatively new web portal; as such it's still partly under construction. For now, it has two really useful and thorough sections, one on grammar and one of vocabulary.
In both sections, you will find a number of overarching topics, such as date and time, which are then split into several smaller lessons. Each of the lessons ends with a short test that is evaluated for you.
Lingolia was clearly designed by people who design textbooks (they sell a grammar textbook, too). As such, there is no funny mascot, and you won't learn with the help of an amusing flash card game. What you get is content that, while a little dry at times, is designed to be accessible and easy to understand. Most importantly, is definitely correct – even at a cursory glance, many free apps of dubious origin contain errors you wouldn't notice as a beginner.
There is a lot of content, especially in the grammar section, which contains an introduction, examples and what's perhaps most important, a list of important exceptions to the particular rule you just learned.
Beyond that, the grammar section has a very useful verb conjugation tool: you enter a word of your choice and you receive a complete list of all possible conjugations, which is great to print out and then memorize.
The vocabulary section offers something else that is useful but not found everywhere, examples of words that are often used in the wrong way by speakers of other languages. Hopefully, this part is expanded on in future.
Each topic discussed in the vocabulary section consists of ten words each and is as such rather short, but it features useful topics like travel or different celebrations. Each set of vocabulary also includes a grammar test, two vocabulary tests and a reading comprehension exercise.
Content designed by professionals Learning method can feel a bit uninspired and too much like learning in school
Includes well-functioning conjugation tool Not a lot of vocabulary
Content is easy to navigate and understand Partly still under construction
Learn German with Anja
YouTube channel, free Android/ioS app
Another YouTube tutor like EasyGerman, Learn German with Anja shows you all that's needed to teach people German is enthusiasm, of which Anja certainly has a lot. Anja's videos can be categorized into the topics grammar, vocabulary and real-life application of content.
The best videos are certainly those you find in her 51-part basic course for beginners. Videos are subtitled and transcripts are available. Anja will also repeat everything she says in English, which is easy to understand despite her obvious accent.
While her videos may not seem the most professional, what's important is that Anja is very good at explaining topics in the generally short time frame of a YouTube video. Anja also has generally more videos on pronunciation and the interesting idiosyncrasies of the German language like slang and very long composite words than most other channels.
Anja also blogs a lot and uses opportunities like travel to infuse her adventures with short vocabulary lessons. Her perkiness may not be to everyone's liking, but Anja reminds us that fun and interesting topics are important motivators and that offering that makes you enjoy the language and want to know more about it is just as important as resources geared mainly towards language acquisition, like books and training apps.
Speaking of apps, there is an app that contains Anja's videos for the Basic German series as well as small quizzes to test your understanding. Nothing groundbreaking, but more comfortable (and less distracting) than accessing YouTube if you really want to study.
Friendly teacher who explains well Not for those who value professionalism in all things
Fun and interesting topics, some of them rarely covered elsewhere
Website, range of free Android/ioS apps
The Goethe Institute, Germany's non-profit cultural association named after the one and only Johann Wolfgang, with branches all over the world, is the official location for German language examinations and as such provides resources for learners from far and wide.
If you don't want to enter the Goethe Institute's evening school or browse the library of a local branch, you can either use the free resources on the institute's website or try one of its many apps.
"Erste Wege in Deutschland" is an app that bundles the web video miniseries of the same name and the exercises available on the website into a neat package. It follows Nevin, a young woman who just immigrated to Germany and now uses the language in the most common situations: at the doctor's, looking for work, finding a place to live and so on. There are eight videos in total, each under ten minutes long, which is quite a lot of content to listen to!
The exercises are something you would find in Duolingo or Rosetta Stone. Sometimes you are asked to put sentences in the right order or match vocabulary to pictures, at other times you will have to answer questions that test your comprehension of a scene in the video, or even the video as a whole.
It's the useful content of the variety that may be too boring for a YouTuber to cover (like going to the job center), but that makes it no less essential.
The institute's vocabulary trainer app is a bit of a mixed bag. It's important to note that you need a, albeit free My Goethe user account, which is the account, which gives you full access to all website and app features.
The app itself has a few bugs that impede performance, but it is still important to mention, since it doesn't just include vocabulary translated from English to German, but all kinds of languages, which sets it apart from most of the apps out there.
For absolute beginners, there's the app "Deutschtrainer A1". In the very first task, you listen to a short dialogue. Then you are asked to fill in the missing words in the dialogue you have just listened to, using a drop-down menu that gives you several options.
The words are repeated throughout sentences, usually in different clauses, so that you can instinctively learn how they are used. The app shows you the right answers for any mistakes you might make and then builds upon what you just learned by taking the drop-down menu away, asking comprehension questions and so forth.
It's astounding how many different ways of studying a really short text there are, but that isn't all. There are ten topics with up to 22 different questions each, covering reading comprehension, matching vocabulary to pictures, putting sentences in order and more. It comes across that great care has been taken to engage students as much as possible with the material without too much repetition and across a useful set of subjects.
If you are looking for something a little more fun, Goethe Institut hasn't forgotten about fans of gamification. The app "Lern Deutsch – Stadt der Wörter" (Learn German – City of Words)transports you into the comic-style version of a German city, where you can click on objects to learn the word and its article and play games together with other users, such as vocabulary memory. To that end, a quick registration is needed.
You can earn points for studying or engaging others in games. These points earn you accessories and new looks for your in-game avatar, which is a nice gimmick that can be really motivating to some, especially younger learners.
It's effective because it's based on immersion – you will recognize the meaning of the word without the need for translations, even though translated example sentences are available. Each word comes with natural-sounding audio for you to practice your pronunciation with.
Big variety of subjects Some apps work better than others
Content designed by an official language teaching body
Deutsche Welle is Germany's largest international broadcaster. As such it is part of their mission not only to provide news on Germany to those interested around the world but also use their position to help with German language learning.
In this regard, DW even beats the Goethe Institut. The website boasts over 300 videos and 14000 exercises for its main course. Since the website is optimized for mobile devices, nothing stops you from learning on the go even if you don't use the app.
DW's app "Learn German" focuses on said main course, called "Nico's Weg" (Nico's Way")is similar to Goethe Institut's offering in that you follow a person new to the country through their daily life in Germany. The big difference is the sheer scope of Nico's Way. Since there is so much content (even some of the level C of the framework, reserved for advanced speakers and pretty elusive everywhere else), those with prior knowledge of German can take a short placement test to be able to skip everything they may already know about.
Even A1, the level for absolute beginners offers 16 categories with 4 videos each. The videos all teach new vocabulary and a new grammar point. Unlike most content, even at a very basic level, you won't encounter any unnatural sounding German (it's almost like it's possible to make Germans speak German slowly without sounding like they are speaking it for the first time!), but it may be to fast for some. There are no English subtitles, everything is subtitled in German. This is very immersive. All episodes connect to a continuous story, meaning if you want to know what happens to Nico, you have to keep watching.
While the videos themselves explain nothing, the app comes with a vocabulary list and a grammar glossary with explanations, thus you can look up the subjects of individual videos again after you finish watching. The app contains material for levels A1 to B1.
For those who struggle with Nico's Way, there is the Deutschtrainer. This consists out of a short video covering the absolute basics with no distractions, as well as a transcript. After completion of the video, you can take a short text to assess your understanding of the topic.
DW also offers Deutsch Interaktiv, a course for students of levels A1 to B1, available with English and Russian translations. This free course is worth mentioning particularly because it comes with worksheets. It was originally designed for those teaching German, but can be completed independently – a short and completely free registration is required.
Furthermore, DW regularly offers text with audio and videos for intermediate and advanced speakers, such as slowly spoken news. These are updated regularly.
Huge body of content Some A1 content perhaps too difficult for absolute beginners
Lessons and exercises for learners of all levels
As great as comprehensive courses are, they can be hard to take with you. Being able to study wherever is habit-forming and helps you stick with your goals in the long term. The following apps help you invest a bit of time whether it's on your commute, during your lunch break or during travel so that you can feel accomplished and keep learning bit by bit.
Living Language German
Free ioS app, in-app purchases
Publisher Random House is trying to sell you on its Living Language course series with the accompanying app. You can start with content for absolute beginners for free and either buy the course, which consists of books and audio CDs or purchase more content in the app itself.
It's basically an alternative to the Goethe Institut A1 app, only that should you decide to buy the full app, it doesn't stop there. Like many popular apps, it uses a building block system, meaning it makes absolutely sure you have understood a word, phrase or grammar point before using it in combination with something new, continuously building on items you have mastered.
The approach itself is a good idea but can be slow for some.
The content covers familiar bases all around: numbers, introductions, restaurant visits, but also socializing, which isn't covered all too often (but which is addressed in Goethe Institut's "Erste Wege", too). Using the building block idea, intermediate and advanced levels will rehash the content in some forms.
Learning vocabulary with Living Language comes in the form of games, completing sentences and flashcards using pictures and pronunciation a la Rosetta Stone. Thus this app is a good alternative to the more expensive complete course by Living Language, and all those who have come to like the methods used by popular solutions like Rosetta Stone and who are looking for more content to study with past the beginner level.
Useful for students at all levels Content repeats at higher levels
Popular building block approach to studying Some performance issues
Not completely free
Grammar quickly becomes the bane of most of those studying German, but once you understand the underlying rule, most of it is memorization – much like many other languages. The below apps help make this pesky task a little easier and a lot more fun.
Free Android/ioS app
DerDieDas takes a fun approach to memorizing articles. The app consists of several decks of flashcards (plus the option to make your own deck) for the usual number of topics like travel, food and sport.
Each flash card has the English translation of the word plus a picture. The pictures don't always help, they are probably meant as a nice design element rather than a way to integrate the immersion method. You can swipe each card in different directions that represent an article – left for "der", right for "das" and down for "die". If you guess wrong the card wriggles and refuses to be moved. Having you swipe wrong and collect right and wrong answers in a list would have made the app perfect, as it is it's a fun way to learn articles for the most common basic words.
Free, Android app, separate pro version available for $1.79
If you want to concentrate on verb conjugations only, this is the best option, as the app includes conjugations for an astounding 1500 verbs.
The app is basically a list of verbs with English translations. Clicking on a verb reveals a list of conjugations in all clauses. In short, if you want to know any conjugation, no matter what clause or tense, whether you want to memorize or just check them, this is the best option there is. Verb Conjugator is the most comprehensive option for verb conjugation out there.
The only downside is the initial presentation. The list of verbs is simply alphabetical, which makes for very tedious learning from the get-go, but you have the option to easily make your own list of verbs to study and bookmark words you use often or that you struggle with. The English translations of the words are all accurate, too, which unfortunately isn't a given with many similar apps.
The pro version of the app removes the ads and adds audio for each verb, a considerable effort seeing how many there are. Removing the ads may be the best reason to spend the $1.79 however since especially the full-page ads can be incredibly obtrusive.
Very long list of verbs and conjugation options Very prominent ads
Offline use
Deutsche Grammatik/Deutsche Grammatik Pro
Free Android/ioS app, separate Pro version available for $2.99
Deutsche Grammatik Pro may not look especially great, but it has the unbeatable advantage of offline availability. The app opens with a list of lessons for different subjects such as articles, adjectives, and numbers. Upon clicking one you find a rule for using it correctly, where applicable, and a list of examples for each clause.
In the app's options, you can find extensive exercises for each topic. Deutsche Grammatik will get you roughly through the A1/A2 levels of proficiency, and while that may not sound like much at first, that's actually the bulk of German grammar.
The pro version of this app has the exact same content and only removes the ads. Since the ads are very unobtrusive, this is meant rather as a way to thank the developers for their work than anything else.
Long list of grammatical topics Interface doesn't look great
Listening/Reading
Most of the comprehensive options we named at the beginning of this article already include combinations of reading and listening – this is a good moment to remind you of the great material by Goethe Institut and DW. Here are some great alternatives for those of you looking for more options or want to prioritize reading over listening and vice versa.
Beelinguapp
Free Android/ioS app, in-app purchases
Beelinguapp is a beautiful app that lets you switch text between your native language and the language you're studying or use split screen.
Since the split screen is top/down rather than side to side, the size of your device will not impede your learning experience. You set your native language and the language you want to learn and after a quick registration, you get to pick from a wealth of different texts for different levels of proficiency – short stories, children's stories, stories on national culture. Before you begin reading, Beelinguapp shows you the proficiency level for your story and the number of paragraphs.
You can read texts with or without audio – if you read with audio, the text that is being read is highlighted, like singing a karaoke song (and Beelinguapp calls this method "karaoke audio reading", too).
Children's stories make up most of the content by far, but after all, they are an often-used way to make reading more interesting especially for beginners. Many of the stories require a purchase. You can sometimes earn a paid story by finishing a free text, but mainly Beelinguapp wants to convince you to start its subscription service.
There are three options for Beelinguapp Premium, an annual subscription, a monthly subscription and unlocking premium by recommending the app to three friends. If all three sign up, the premium subscription is yours for life. Apart from removing the ads (that are very small to begin with), you can access to the premium texts, which you can purchase at any point for a dollar each, get two new texts each week and gain access to a dictionary – highlight a word in the text and instantly see its translation.
While Beelinguapp doesn't tell you how much the subscription costs after the first year, less than twenty dollars for a full year is a good deal if the texts convince you.
Many texts to study No way to filter out pay-only texts
Unique split-screen reading method Could do with a little more variety
Slow German with Annik Rubens
Website, podcast, ioS app
If you liked the slow news DW offers and would like more of that and more listening on a variety of topics in general, try the podcast by Annik Rubens. In over 150 episodes Annik covers almost anything you can think of: German celebrities, celebrations, wine, dialects and so forth. You can find the transcripts for all episodes on at the Slow German website. These transcripts also highlight new words you might encounter.
Annik has a nice voice and the tempo is easy to follow. It may seem too slow sometimes, but since the content is geared towards intermediate and advanced students and can contain some tricky words, this is probably done out of consideration.
Annik also has a few lessons for absolute beginners. This is mostly in English, with Annik explaining a few German phrases and simple vocabulary in context. Since there is a lot of English, this is less effective than the main podcast.
What makes the podcast so great are the topics she covers, some of them definitely unique like the "Litfaßsäule" (advertising pillar), others old favorites like the Oktoberfest. Annik likes to infuse her own anecdotes where appropriate, which makes it a lot more personal than most material you find. into the podcast and covers topics requested by listeners. If you want to listen to Annik on the go, you can do so via your mobile browser or a dedicated ioS app.
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I recently listened to an episode of the "Love, Food" podcast with Julie Duffy Dillon.
She had a guest Vincci Tsui join her to discuss the complicated issue of how diet culture co-opts health promoting behaviors.
This is a problem because when someone decides they no longer want to participate in diet culture, and they choose to transition to the philosophies of intuitive eating and Health At Every Size (TM) , there is often a space that needs to be filled.
They may find themselves unable to eat, move, or care for themselves without judging the foods, movement, or behaviors as "good or bad". And not in the way that diet culture taught them, but in the way they are misinterpreting intuitive eating and the non-diet approach to life.
For example, they don't want to restrict their food anymore, or demonize things like sugar, carbs, or fat... SO they start eating more 'forbidden foods', increasing the frequency in which they have their former 'guilty pleasures'. Fabulous.
BUT what if they really STILL like salads or to have fruit for dessert sometimes or choose to use a recipe they got from a Weight Watchers cook book years ago that became a family favorite? Does that mean they are still "in" diet land?
Not necessarily? Maybe? Maybe not? It's a hard question to answer with examining the MINDSET that they currently have towards food, movement, and self care.
There is such wisdom in the phrase "diet mentality", because that is exactly what it is: A mentality.
A mindset. A belief system. Our mindset creates our reality.
If you are eating salad because solely because you have been taught that it is a "better" choice, and/or a carb-filled dinner is bad, and/or you want to lose weight before summer vacation.. then that is diet mentality.
If you are eating salad because you enjoy the taste of salad, and/or you have veggies to use up before they go bad, and/or you had a big, hearty breakfast or perhaps are planning a big, hearty dinner therefore you may want a smaller/lighter lunch (along with the fact that you have full permission to use full-fat dressing, or cheese, or croutons or to add a dessert/sandwich if you choose to)... then that is intuitive eating.
FEARING that old diet behaviors/mentality may "come back to haunt us" we often go SO far in the opposite direction. We FEAR that if we stop eating before we are 100% full then we are restricting.
OR that if we eat a traditionally "healthy" meal we are somehow "dieting".
OR that if we portion out our food, or politely refuse dessert/appetizers/drinks, or use mindfulness 'tricks', then we are somehow betraying Intuitive Eating and the non-diet approach.
Diet culture doesn't own vegetables.
It is not a DIET if you don't have DIET mentality!!
It's not restriction if you are attuned to your body, emotions, and rational thoughts.
We often FEAR that if we have ANY lingering body image issues, or if the desire for weight loss or body manipulation is still tucked away in the back of our brain after decades of conditioning, we are somehow betraying the HAES or IE movements.
When we act out of FEAR we will no doubt create a wall between us and our quiet and complex body signals.
I would say it's nearly impossible to feel the quiet promptings of fullness or satisfaction when we are in FEAR mode. Often it's not until we are uncomfortably full that we are forced to feel our body's sensations... and then the guilt and shame swoop in.
Guilt and shame can only exist when we believe we did something wrong.
Eating "a lot" or getting pleasure from food is not wrong. Eating past fullness happens to "normal" eaters from time to time... because the food is delicious or they aren't paying attention while they eat, or they waited until they were overly hunger to eat... and they respond with self compassion and non-judgment.
Wanting to go on a run to enjoy a summer morning, or ride our bike to work because its a nice way to start the day, or stretch tense/tight muscles in a yoga class doesn't only belong to dieters.. it is part of intuitive eater's lives as well.
Write yourself permission to use more mindfulness based practices when you eat.
Or to go to that gym class.
Or to pack a lunch filled with a variety of foods, some of which you may have enjoyed in your dieting past.
Mindfulness and eating intuitively takes WORK, so there is no shame in needing to support yourself with reminders and notes and coaches and blog posts and podcasts.
This is all part of re-learning to be in the present moment with your body and approach things holistically from a place of LOVE and kindness, not FEAR and control.


Due to popular demand in the Platinum Wealth Forum, today we are going to be analysing Mediclinic PLC.
Looking at the chart this is a very confusing stock to analyse as most indicators are showing a positive bullish outlook on the daily chart, except for the 200 Day Moving Average and the Stochastic RSI which I have added to the chart.
The best solution for trading this stock is to take it day by day keeping the major support and resistance levels in mind.
Currently the price is wrestling with a minor resistance area at 12,884.
A close above this level could see the price heading to the next major resistance level at 13,500 and 14,000 in extension.
The fact that the StochRSI levels are overbought and the price is below the 200 day moving average still makes me weary of a possible pullback to the 11,000 area. The small gap up today is also a indication that we could see a small retracement to close that gap and possibly move further down as previous gaps have shown.
Based on sentiment this is still a popular stock to own but intraday choppiness and market indecision could leave you frustrated. In my opinion I would wait for the 11,000 area before buying or just sit this one out.


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An Open Letter to Colin Cowherd
On Tuesday April 7, 2009 ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd ranted about the city of Baltimore for booing Mark Teixeira. He stated that Orioles' fans should have never expected Tex to sign in Baltimore because Mark wouldn't want to go to a team that has "no shot" of being in the post season in 6 years. Cowherd was outspoken against Orioles' fans who had signs using the word "hate" in reference to Teixeira, but he referred to all of Baltimore as "small" and "petty" calling the Orioles "irrelevant."
Dear Mr. Cowherd,
I admit that I have never listened to your show, but after reading about the uproar of your comments about Baltimore, my hometown, I listened and I am completely offended. Calling the great people of Charm City "small" and "petty" is simply unacceptable.
While I understand that you do not like any negative story about a team that comes out of New York, talking down to the entire Baltimore market is petty, sir. Saying things like, "you may not be sharp enough to get this," or "…no body talks about you on the radio," is immature.
Your comments about the Baltimore Orioles' future show that you simply have no true knowledge of what is going on in baseball. Stating that Mark Teixeira shouldn't want to come to Baltimore because the Orioles have "no shot of being in the post season" in the next six years is simply not true. Your colleague Peter Gammons stated, "The O's are on their way back after a dozen sub-.500 seasons; Nick Markakis is a star-level player, Adam Jones is on his way and there are layers of young pitchers." Not to mention your comparison between football and baseball acquisitions. How have the Ravens ever stolen any player with a salary cap in football?
Your big issue with Baltimore fans was their "hatred" of Mark Teixeira, yet you defend one of the worst fan cities in America in New York. Have you heard some of the terrible things that Yankee fans have said to Boston players? Clearly not. We did not throw any batteries at the outfielders.
Your a west coast guy with a west coast mind, while you work for a national sports corporation you do not see the national picture. You do not understand east coast baseball. No one is waiting to beat Teixeira in the parking lot. I think that 0 for 4 with 5 runners left on base would have gotten Tex booed out of new Yankee stadium.
If you want to talk about going to far look no further than your own show. You called us "thin, petty, small and lost" said that "no body cares" about the Orioles and directly insulted your own emailers. That is petty and immature. As you would say (and did about 1000 times), "get a life."
Your small petty Orioles' fan,
Colin CowherdMark Teixeira
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Joe Polek 14 years ago
Amen! That's a great letter!
BSR Staff 14 years ago
Thanks Joe. I couldn't take it anymore.
Shane Bauer 14 years ago
Very nice. From what I've read he attacked the city of Baltimore again this morning.
Cliff Forster 14 years ago
I have said it before and will say it again. The whole irreverent sports caster routine should have died with Jim Everett knocking Jim Rome on his ass.
Colin Cowherd has never impressed me with his irreverent banter. His actual knowledge of sports and journalism is about equal to that of a potato chip.
He commentary on Sean Taylor should have been proof enough of that. His speculation on his murder, prior to having any facts. Its all idiot, irreverent sensationalist "journalism" and I for one never have bought into the trend.
Mr. Cowherd, Teixeira, despite his selection of the Yankees had an opportunity to exhibit some class in his press conference by perhaps at least saying that he was pleased that Baltimore wanted him so badly. What did he do? He insulted his entire home town by saying he never much cared for the birds. That's fine that he feels that way, but does he need to make that point right there? Could he have been gracious to us knowing that we desired to see the hometown boy in orange and black.
Sure, he signed where he felt fit him best, we all understand the economic reality, New York offers a bigger market and money making opportunity for him. In his press conference, rather than make the offhanded comment, could he have thanked the city of Baltimore for its interest?
Apparently not, that would be a show of class, something rarely seen in pinstripes.
PhilR8 14 years ago
Cowherd is a troll. He's basically the Rush Limbaugh of the sports world – he's an uninformed demagogue who speaks only to incite. His goal is to offend you to the point that you talk about him and listen to him, and it seems that he's succeeded in becoming relevant in the Baltimore market again.
Just read this article here:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/03/in_my_friday_newspaper_column_3.html
Cowherd wants to be talked about, because if you're being discussed, you're relevant. He doesn't care if the discussions revolve around how much people like him or how much people hate him – he just wants to be talked about.
So with that in mind, the only real way to stick it to Cowherd is to forget about him. Shane said he talked about Baltimore again this morning, which makes sense – Cowherd is going to try to make as many people mad as he can, just so they'll talk about him. Listeners are listeners, whether you love him or hate him. Just forget about this guy.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/news/story?page=herdmail
By the way, you can email him here. No need to be gentile.
gusto 14 years ago
Who cares what this LA guy thinks?
He can go back to body painting, lifting weights on the beach and blowing dudes in heroin bars.
Was my comment deleted? Why?
Groundskeeper 14 years ago
Colin who? Go shout into the darkness Cowterd, no one's listening anyway.
DK 14 years ago
Enjoy this site but you fell right into his trap. His ratings probably aren't very good in B-more and that's why he said it. Regardless, a bunch more people in Baltimore know who he is and will start listening. The worst outcome for Cowherd would have been to completely ignore his comments. You're giving him exactly what he wanted.
TucanSAM 14 years ago
Well Teixeira showed no class in his press comments about Baltimore but then it's not like he went to Poly, City or another real Baltimore High school. Colin also proved he knows nothing about sports or sports fans and like Teixeira is only looking after himself and trying to keep his head up Mark's bu _ _ in hopes of future interviews. Hopefully one day Colin will visit Baltimore to get a special treatment much like Trumpy did after his insensitive and un-informed comments about the Ravens on their move to Baltimore. Hopefully Colin from the Left coast can remember Baltimore was significant enough to pull the biggest upset in baseball history when the Dodgers went down to us and maybe he can explain to Cal and Ray in a dark alley one night how insignificant Baltimore is, bet Brooks, Frank, Johnny U and many more are really laughing at Colin.
Oh Colin – One last word or rather one last NAME, of a Baltimore man going to NY for that ring and fame "MUSSINA". How many rings does he have? As many as he got here in Baltimore – maybe he can share some of his extra ones with Mark.
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I think this guy has been given entirely to much play on the radio airwaves of Baltimore. I've had to turn it off!
But you know that is just me. You're letter was good. Send it off if you haven't already.
Talk heads are just that- talk heads.
If I don't know them or their work, then I don't give them a second thought. I never heard of this guy before this, and frankly don't want to hear his name again. To call out an entire city is jst idiotic.
He clearly has no clue about baseball and if anything he has probably riled up a lot of fans in B-more to go to the Yard. Maybe?
That'd be cool.
Ill-Informed Gadfly 14 years ago
The origins of Colin Cowherd's perspective on the sports world can be found in Ayn Rand, or perhaps Hitler. He believes that rich, major-market teams like the Yankees have somehow EARNED their many built-in advantages through some mysterious exceptionalism. Sports, to him, is not about fair play; it's about the rich getting richer. He's a bully who cheers for bullies because, as he sees it, their ability to bully makes them more relevant or interesting.
Ok. Here we go again.
It's not like people anywhere else don't boo; so why is Baltimore the exception?
You are likely to hear far, far worse in other cities (New York, for example).
Never listened to the man, and after his little stunt with The Big Lead awhile back, have no interest in listening.
I was at the game in question. I have to say that I haven't felt that much energy / passion out of Orioles fans for a long time. It was amazing, and I hope it lasts for a while. Weve had our stomachs kicked in and our hearts broken in the past few years. Nice to see there's still some magic left in the yard. Coward cant take that away.
Isaac 14 years ago
I'm writing about this right now. "The Hypocrisy of Mr. Coward"
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Nice. I'm looking forward to it.
Aubrey 14 years ago
Cowherd is the Keith Olbermann of sports talk. He says whatever pops in his mind regardless of the truth. With that said, B'More is still a horse shit city!
steve 14 years ago
Love him or hate him Cowherd is usually right… he says stuff that other people don't want to hear but it's usually the truth… If you don't like it, don't listen… bottom line.