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iPad vs. Kindle vs. Nook -- which one's better for you?
Coffee lover, e-reader, and Instapaper developer Marco Arment put together what he describes as an informal survey of the current library landscape, including iPad and iBooks, Amazon's Kindle and Kindle app, the Nook color, and Kobo.
If you're going to primarily read periodicals, get the iPad. If you're going to read books, all of these platforms look like safe options.
Check out his comparison charts for books, magazines, and newspapers. It's not so much his results, which he cautions you take with a grain of salt, but the method he recommends for finding which device or app ecosystem is best for you that's compelling.
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I have and enjoy an iPad, but I never, ever use it as an e-reader. The Kindle's (mine's last-gen) E Ink display is just so much more pleasurable to read on, especially if I'm settling down to read for more than half an hour or so.
To be fair, though, I never use it to read periodicals or comics, which I think are pretty obviously better served by the iPad.
I came here to say exactly that. I wouldn't want to have to make a choice between my iPad and my Kindle. They both have their uses. I can't imagine reading on an iPad for any length of time. If I couldn't have a Kindle I'd be carrying around a paperback with my iPad everywhere.
I can read on my iphone. Retina display is awesome.
I pretty much sold my Kindle after reading a few books on the iphone 4.
Best for me would be my playbook with a kindle app... Kobo is ok on it but definitely doesn't get it done. Again, for me, it has the perfect form factor for reading on crowded NYC subways and outside of my apt.
I have both an iPad and a color nook, and I use (and love) them both. The nook is vastly more comfortable to hold in bed or in a chair, so it's much better for books. But for The New Yorker? The iPad is fab.
belblaiiei on September 7, 2011 I sing the beginning of this song to my friend, who has a BA in English and is doing nothing with it. Then I have to laugh to keep from crying because I have a BA in Biology and am doing nothing with it.
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I don't read and for looking at the pretty pictures, it's like hands down the iPad for me.
Ink display is just so much more pleasurable to read on, especially if I'm settling down
I don't know about the iPad, but on the iPhone the kindle app is a much better experience than iBooks IMO.
What no Tab???
I just pre-ordered the Kindle Touch. The price was definitely right. (At $100, it's practically in the gift category.) I couldn't read with the iPad. It's way too heavy, and takes two hands - one to hold, and one to turn the page. With the Nook or Kindle, you have feather light, and can turn the page with the hand that's holding the device.
The iPad is a media/games device.
I think the problem I have and hear most often is the weight. If you try to lay in bed and read the iPad, it's just too darn heavy and hard to hold onto in any way that lets you turn pages or interact with the screen. I still use my iPad (as I don't have a Kindle) but have considered getting one. My wife has a Kindle and loves it for reading (though it has a LOT of other shortcomings).
I have an iPad and my wife a Kindle. I'm actually considering getting a Kindle for the reading aspect, as the iPad is too heavy to read in bed (with a toddler, one of the few times I get to read is in bed before going to sleep). Otherwise, if I have to do more than read (like research from my reading, etc.) then iPad wins hands down. The Kindle is nearly impossible to take notes or highlight stuff (hopefully that is better on the new Touch models).
For just plain reading... Kindle. Anything else, iPad.
The biggest problem (on all of them, I think) is the dumb restrictions still in place around lending or being able to lend/sell books, etc. I don't typically read throw-away books; I intend to keep them and possibly read them again, or at least to reference for research (part of the reason I went to e-books is to eliminate like 6 big bookshelves full of books and to always have them all with me). We donated most of our paper book collection to a library. How will this kind of thing work in the future with e-books? How does one sell them or donate them to someone or organization? The lending policy is just dumb right now, only allowing the borrowing of a title ONCE. Those kind of things must become more like traditional books before I'll ever feel completely comfortable with my transition.
I prefer iPhone 4 over iPad for reading.
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I love reading on e-ink devices. I had an original Nook, and just got the new basic Kindle (was waiting for them to ditch the keyboard). Reading on iPhone or iPad isn't relaxing to me. And the new Kindle is so small and especially LIGHT, it's very comfortable to use for long periods and carry in any bag.
I'm going to get some 'e-reader' for christmas, I have been asked to get some feedback on which device, be it the ipad, nook, or kindle, is better. I pose the question to you. Having never owned anything of the sort, I need your feedback.
nice comparison, but i love my ipad most.
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Any day of the week you can turn on the Dr. Phil Show, Oprah, or any other talk show and you will find they are discussing bullying. This topic has become a big topic because there is such an increase in not only the schoolyard bullying, but now it has turned into the electronic world as well. Bullies can now post things about people that hurt, and it doesn't just stay in the schoolyard. It is there for the world to see.
The anonymity of the Internet has allowed children to feel a little more at ease at being the "Tough Guy". It is like in the old days before call display. Making those prank phone calls because there was no way to find out who was calling.
Although the typical bully is someone in the schoolyard everyone knows and fears, today the online bully can be much more intimidating and damaging to our youth. The children of today have an interactive world away from supervision. Most children spend their time online alone, with no adult supervision, which gives them the opportunity to get into trouble. Bullies tend to do their work away from adults so the Internet is the perfect place to reach others, anytime, anyplace while staying somewhat anonymous. That means that the victims are not even safe in their own home anymore. The place where they used to be able to escape from bullies has now been lost with the wired world.
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There have been cases where camera-enabled cell phones have been used to take pictures of students in the shower, and then posted on a website or distributed through e-mail, as well as posted on blog sites, and web pages. The Internet does make it hard to tackle the bully problem because when these incidents happen at school the teachers can be made aware of it and do something about it, but the Cyber-bully makes it difficult to detect in schools and it is not the jurisdiction of the school any longer.
I mentioned earlier in the book how people can intimidate using online chats combined with using Trojan programs to hack into someone's computer and make them do things in fear. Fear of getting in trouble with their parents or others, and this is just another way bullies can manipulate and make a child's life miserable. What are the laws in regards to online bullying? In Canada, is there an offence in the Criminal Code for such a thing? Well, it all depends on the case but the youth in Canada should be aware that some forms of online bullying are considered to be criminal acts.
The Criminal Code of Canada states that it is a crime to communicate repeatedly with someone if your communication causes them to fear for their own safety or the safety of others.
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It would also be a crime to publish a "defamatory libel" or to write something that is designed to insult a person or likely to injure a person's reputation by exposing him or her to hatred, contempt or ridicule.
Signs that your child may be a victim of a cyber-bully would be their reluctant use of the Internet all of a sudden. Your child may also be reluctant to attend school, faking sick or getting very anxious and nervous before leaving for school. Keep an eye on these signs, and then open the communication with your child to find out what the problem really is.
So what should the parent do? What action should we take in these types of situations? Easy answer - Get Involved!
The best way to combat cyber-bullies is to prevent bullying before it happens, and we do this by getting involved and educating our children. We should learn everything we can about the Internet (which is why you are reading this book - good for you) and talk to them about what they are doing online. What sites they visit and what they use the Internet for most. Find out what sites they are going to and who they are talking to, and do they have their own personal websites up for all to see.
We also have to let our children know that they can come to us anytime and talk to us if there was something that made them feel uncomfortable or threatening that they viewed online. When our children come to us with these concerns it is extremely important not to get upset or excited when they tell us these things; that is the way to make sure they never talk about it to us again.
We should also make sure our children understand the rules to Internet use. They have to be responsible when online by not posting or saying anything to others on the net that they would not want others to say to them. Make sure they understand that everything they say or post is up there for the whole world to see (including you as a parent).
I really suggest an online agreement that is signed by you and your child. I have included one in the CD attached to this book, for you to print out and sign with your child, with the basic rules for Internet use. This is very similar to the agreement I had with my parents about drinking and driving when I was a teen. Research has shown that in homes where parents have clear rules against certain kinds of activities, young people are much less likely to engage in them. So do up a contract with your children on responsible Internet use. If you find your child is being bullied online you have to take action! If it is a schoolmate you should meet with school officials to meet the problem head-on and make the school aware there is a problem. Watch for the signs of bullying, and report any incident of online harassment and physical threats to your local police agency.
Cyber-bullying is the use of electronic information and communication devices such as e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, mobile phones, pagers and defamatory websites to bully or otherwise harass an individual or group through personal attacks or other means, and it may constitute a computer crime. Cyber-bullying is willful and repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text. Like bullying, cyber-bullying involves recurring harm and can be distinguished from peer harassment as a subset of aggressive behavior because bullying represents a pattern of behavior committed over a period of time.
Ways to Bully
Sending cruel, vicious, and sometimes threatening messages.
Creating web sites that have stories, cartoons, pictures, and jokes ridiculing others.
Posting pictures of classmates online with intent to embarrass them.
Breaking into an e-mail account and sending vicious or embarrassing material to others.
Engaging someone in IM (instant messaging), tricking that person into revealing sensitive personal information, and forwarding that information to others.
Taking a picture of a person using a digital phone camera and sending that picture to others without consent.
Tips for Kids
Do not respond to/engage in the abuse. No back and forth.
Talk to someone about it. Ignoring bullying leads to escalation.
Keep records/print off messages if possible, to help identify the bully.
If necessary, get a new number, account, give it out one person at a time and keep a diary to record any abuse. Your tormentor may be closer than you think.
Take a break - Unplug.
Tips for Parents
Make bullying a more "talkable" subject.
Place and keep the computer in an open, common area.
Inform Internet Service Provider (ISP) or cell phone service provider of abuse.
Do not erase messages; keep for evidence.
Software help - McAfee Parental Controls filter both IM and Chat Rooms.
Tracker programs.
This article was written by Rob Nickel, "The Cyber Safety Expert". Rob is a professional speaker and ex-police officer who worked 7 years online undercover with Internet Predators and Pedophiles. Rob is globally recognized as an expert in online undercover investigations and has lectured all over the world on Internet Investigations, and Internet Safety. Rob's book "Staying Safe in a Wired World" (featured on Dr. Phil, Good Day New York, CNBC and hundreds of Radio and Magazine articles) and information on Rob Nickel can be found at www.cyber-safety.com.
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Kurt Badenhausen's story here on Forbes about Jeremy Lin's selection for the Time Asia front cover, after only five games for the New York Knicks, is perhaps less surprising than Lin's social media dominance over the past seven days.
Kashmir Hill, also on Forbes, says Lin was social media prepped before stardom came his way.Was this a story waiting for its star to show up?
I don't think Lin was more or less engaged with social media than many people of his generation. Even after the past week he is less connected online than many of his sports star competitors. However, the Lin story does illustrate how the news is becoming the news, how trends and trending are now the story.
First a look at young people's social media habits.
The youngest app-creator in the app store is 12 years old. An AVG survey late last year showed that most kids have reached "digital maturity" by the age of 11 (in fact about half are active on Facebook and Twitter by age 10). How AVG define "maturity" is open to question. They simply mean "active", when in fact in theory they should not be. My 13 year old has been posting YouTube videos for two years now and was a regular on the Club Penguin cheat scene at 10.
These kids see a form of online stardom as part of their future experience. They experience entertainment as participants. It's about the closeness of celebrity rather than distance.
I think something else is going on with the Lin story – and I don't mean to diminish Lin's achievement or to doubt his new post-frenzy valuation for a second but part of the frenzy is trivial, another part is best described as sociological – and then there's the story itself.
The trivial part.
Young audiences, those Lin's age and lower thrive on triggering power law dynamics. That is getting news to scale with comparatively little effort. To get the Lin story to scale, requires very little investment. Marketers call it going viral but we know it is not at all like a virus or contagion. Most "viral" activity doesn't actually spread node to node in a network. It is far more spontaneous than that.
Now amplification can be done in 140 characters, or images on Pinterest or on fan pages, why not join in? Young people are part of the celebrity machine. They have a role.
"most kids have reached digital maturity by the age of 11 (in fact about half are active on Facebook and Twitter by age 10)", hmm, not sure I agree with that statement, being able to use social networking sites such as FB and Twitter and YouTube shouldn't be counted as the main criteria of "digital maturity", instead, other than self expression and communication, a GROWING ABILITY to find relevant/quality information, and then possibly taking advantage of that and use them to real situation(s) might be of More Value…
I agree with @knowledgenotebook, "maturity" seems loosely defined. There's this tendency I've noticed, when people don't understand a technology, they think of those that use it as gurus, but this is definitely not the case the vast majority of the time.
I'm also unsure as to what the news is in this story. A celebrity on the court becomes a social media celebrity? Going from celebrity to celebrity is easy, it's gaining the status that is hard. You can have great content, but if no one finds it or sees it, it's not helping you gain momentum. It's just as tough to be an introvert today as it's ever been, and more difficult in many ways as well.
And let's go back to basics, no matter what if it EXCITES people and no one got hurt it's a good thing…. imho…
Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why Lin has become such a sensation. He's the epitome of the American Dream, something that just slowly started to fade and many wonder if it's still there. Rags to riches, the Linderella story was what many of us was so ecstatic to see, after suffering through so much of this horriconomy. We don't even watch basketball in my home, but Linsanity resonates with everyone who's ever played a team sport. We have three boys playing soccer, and one has a rough time. He sits on the bench for most of the game, just waiting to get a chance to come into the game. As a parent, we sit there and just whisper to ourselves, "Please, Coach, let him play a little. Give him a chance." So, it's no wonder that we're pulling for that underdog, the one who never gave up and had a great attitude when it came for him to shine. I absolutely love this story because it gives us hope and helps us believe in ourselves. We'll definitely tune in for the next Mavericks game, something that I haven't done yet, and I live in DAllas!
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Perhaps another factor that contributes to just how newsworthy a trend will become, is how relevant to pop-culture it is.
When I log IN to my digital life, as vibrant and active on the major social media networks as it is, and see a new name or trending topic I ask my self, "Should I know this name?" or "Should I know why this is trending?"
There is the initial impulse to feel 'in the know', a sense of urgency that courses through my fingertips. I need to know why this is trending, right now, and post a status that reflects my knowledge on all topics of any relevance. Which therefore displays my relevance for all my followers, fans and friends to behold.
I think this is becoming the norm, at least for the 20 somethings.
Lin was attacked heavily by Heats and he failed. It shows that he is also human and he is not holy. It makes his story with flesh and blood, not just an empty spirit. Jesus was whipped, tortured, nailed, and stabbed by a spear, but he was not degraded. Instead, he was elevated by God for being a human. Jesus' death makes him closer to us and we can feel it. Jeremy Lin was beaten and we can identify more with him. Above all, in victory, he was humble. In defeat, he was persevering. In insults, he forgave. In relationships, he praised others. In team work, he gave credits to others. He is a sublime model of positive thinking! It is one of the best educational stories for all our children! His story goes far beyond NBA basketball, far beyond sports, and far beyond United States! It is a world class story!


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If there's one thing Facebook is really good at, it's allowing people to engage in group admiration—but it's usually best when they're admiring something besides each other. In the case of Growing Up in East Tennessee, the self-titled topic of discussion is a fine one; the page is "dedicated to people who grew up or lived in East Tennessee to share pictures, stories, or memories of what you enjoy most of living in the greatest place on earth." Started just last month, the page already has over 14,000 followers who treat each other to fun photos of local landmarks and their attendant memories. If you ever feel doubtful about your home turf, this is a great place to find positive affirmation.
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UA South is now offering a new Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (GIDP) in partnership with the University of Arizona Graduate College.
On June 24th and July 9th UA South hosted luncheons for Pima Community College at the Desert Vista and East campus. University of Arizona South and Pima Community College have long standing partnership and currently have offices at the Pima CC East campus.
On June 30th UA Douglas hosted a fun and interactive Cochise Cats Workshop. The workshop was facilitated by Sally Holcomb, UA South's External Relations Coordinator. The workshop offered an introduction to the WhyTry Curriculum. WhyTry uses a series of ten visual metaphors to teach social, emotional, and leadership principles.


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A computer virus is locking up computers in Richmond County and beyond and trying to scam people out of money.
The virus is called the FBI Green Dot MoneyPak Virus or the FBI ransomware scam and shows itself as a pop-up screen on the computer. The screen completely locks the computer down and tells the user that the computer has been locked for violating a federal law, usually related to child pornography.
The virus tries to scare computer users into paying a fine with a Green Dot MoneyPak debit card.
The Green Dot MoneyPak card is a prepaid debit card that can be reloaded with money as needed. The cards are sold at Walmart, Walgreens, CVS/pharmacy and many other locations.
The Walmart corporation has been notified of this scam and has released a statement with a screen shot of what the virus looks like.
The virus screen says, "This operating system is locked due to the violation of the federal law of the United States of America! (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8; Article 202; Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the U.S.A. provides for a deprivation of liberty for four to twelve years.) Following violations are detected: Your IP address was used to visit websites containing pornography, child pornography, zoophilia and child abuse. Your computer also contains video files with pornographic content, elements of violence and child pornography! Spam-messages with terrorist motives were also sent from your computer. This computer lock is aimed to stop your illegal activity. To unlock the computer you are obliged to pay a fine of $200. You have 72 hours to pay the fine, otherwise you will be arrested. You must pay the fine through MoneyPak: To pay the fine, you should enter the digits resulting code, which is located on the back of your MoneyPak, in the payment form and press OK (If you have several codes, enter them one after the other and press OK). If an error occurs, send the codes to address email@example.com," the virus says.
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I discuss investing, strategy and management (and poke some fun, too)
Listen up, budding Masters Of The Universe, and all those who dream of walking their path to wealth, power and spacious summer homes.
At many business schools, boot-camp week–where the unwashed get a taste of debits, credits and such–starts in less than a month. After that, and just beneath the throb of your hangover (a B-school accessory), you will detect another inexorable rhythm–a faint ticking to be precise. This is the tell-tale heart to your two-year, $100,000 investment. The relentless reminder that you better get to learnin' (or at least networking), lest you end up working for, and maybe getting laid off by, one of your classmates one day.
Now for the good–or totally vexing–news, depending how you take it: After all the spreadsheets and cost-of-capital calculations, after all the case studies and Power Point presentations, after all the tuition money is gone and it's just you and your pedigree, contacts and gumption, guess what?
You get to start over again–in the real world.
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As anyone who employs people and writes checks will confirm, turning $1 into a $1.10 is a real bitch. Turning that $1.10 into $1.25, even tougher. I had to laugh the other day when a former colleague, now a partner at a boutique digital-marketing firm, sent me the following text out of the blue: "Generating positive cash flow is one of the hardest f—ing things in the world." And then some, Matt.
For all the wonderful instruction at places like Harvard, Wharton and my alma mater, the Stern School of Business at NYU, b-schoolers should remember that making money involves so much more than columns in a spreadsheet and the ever-shifting assumptions behind them.
With that in mind, here's a supplemental, 10-step curriculum:
1. If It Ain't Broke, Still Fix It
One of the hardest decisions business owners have to make is turning their backs on cash when it's flowing. But that's exactly what you must have the courage to do sometimes to protect your franchise. Think about all those aggressive mortgage underwriters who scooped up fees by the shovelful during the housing bubble, when they should have been tightening their lending criteria. Or USA Inc., which ran deficits for years–because, well, our creditors didn't seem to mind–and now faces a staggering $60 trillion fiscal hole (including the present value of all future obligations to its entitlement programs).
Every once in a while I think about going back to school and getting that MBA/EMBA. Then I look at the cost and wonder, "how is this $100k really gonna help me grow my little business?" Yeah sure, I'd love to learn more about business and still I can't bring myself to go. Why? Because the people who know what I want to know are right up the street running a boots on the ground business for 10-15-20 years. They don't teach at some of these $100k schools.
I love your list. I'm grateful for you illuminating the "real world" I've been running my business in for the last 10 years. Thanks for reminding me of the stuff I've learned and will continue to learn over the next decade.
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Very insightful.
My 2 cents: Universities need to teach sales, and do in class demo's on how to sell with your classmates, peers; do project assignments setting up lemonade stand. You call it account management, executive account manager, strategic business manager, business development manager, whatever…, it is sales.
And until the 'business school' cuts the crap and just teaches the art and science of the subject 'sales' , then we will forever be reading articles like this…
Good articles, but that is not the point.
11. Everything in business will COST TWICE as Much as projected.
12. Everything in business will TAKE TWICE as long as projected.
#9 – Read Forbes. Really? Kiss credibility goodbye!
How about Occam's Razor where simpler is quicker and better and/or more? If the outcome is simple, why should the solution be overly complicated.
Now this is interesting, I wish I attended business school IMHO.
Cash flow certainly is king, it will take twice as long as you expect and cost at least 2X your best estimate. Great article Steven.
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---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County residents soon will decide whether to pay an additional .4 mills for 15 years to support Northwestern Michigan College.
Friends of Northwestern Michigan College, a group of about 15 volunteers, has been spreading the word about the Aug. 6 election, but only a few people interviewed recently knew details of the millage that's intended to generate $1.7 million in additional taxes to support college operations.
"I'd look before I voted, but the college helps a lot of people — kids, adults— to further their education," said Amy Cyr, whose West Senior High School child took two NMC classes. "As far as how I'd vote, I don't know what they're asking, but I'd support the college in doing something that's beneficial to the community."
Carol Bennett, a bank worker, said hard times might make it hard for some to approve the request.
"However, I do feel NMC is important to the community, so I'll probably vote 'yes,'" she said.
Bob Reamer, 75, said he's voting "no."
"I'm retired and on a fixed income. It's a problem with the extra money," he said. "Taxes are already pretty high, and I know with our assessment, our property taxes are going to go up."
The .4-mill increase would restore the college's operating millage to the 2.5742 level approved back in 1995. The Headlee amendment reduced the rate to 2.1700 mills since then. The Headlee amendment and Proposal A work together to ensure property tax revenues — based on taxable values — don't exceed the rate of inflation. If they do, the Headlee rolls back the millage to adjust dollars.
The proposed increase would add $1.7 million to NMC's coffers the first year. That's on top of an anticipated $1.8 million increase in tuition and fees due to a higher tuition rate, fees, and enrollment.
NMC President Tim Nelson said state law doesn't allow him to specifically state how the money would be spent, other than it would support operations. He added that the millage increase is a way to invest in NMC's future. The community college, he said, will continue its efforts to build out specialty programs, such as water studies and robotics, work closely with regional employers, and to provide academic support for higher student retention. The college has also stepped up its marketing efforts, including an international outreach.
"NMC has always been a leader," Nelson said. "We're not the first, but the second university center, and still the largest. With the museum, the Maritime Academy, you look at the history of the college,and it's always invested the operating fund money not just in meeting the current need, but in preparing for the future."
Bill Marsh, Jr., co-chair of Friends of NMC, said his message to voters is that students are now bearing too much of the college's financial burden.
"NMC's budget was originally based on a third, a third, a third, a third—state, local and students. Today students bear nearly 50 percent of the cost of education," Marsh said. "And the other biggest reason I share with people (to vote yes) is that I firmly believe that if NMC isn't the best-led community college in the country, it's darn close."
Northwestern Michigan College: A Financial Snapshot
- Actual revenues for the past 2012-13 school year totaled $41.3 million. That's projected to increase to $43.1 million next school year. A "yes" vote on the .4 millage increase would increase revenues by another $1.7 million in 2013.
- The sum of tuition and fees projected for next school year is $23.5 million — $1.8 million higher than the total tuition and fees collected this past school year, an 8.3 percent increase. That's due to tuition increases ranging from 2 percent for Grand Traverse County residents to about 32 percent for students enrolled in specialty programs, such as nursing, automotive, and audio-tech programs. The college also increased its facility fee from $4 to $6 per contact hour for out-of-district students. The projected tuition revenue increase also comes from a projected bump in student enrollment — from 4,847 this past year to 4,947 projected for next year.
- Despite the increase in tuition revenues, the college's bottom line is expected to decline from about $98,000 to $36,398. That's due to a 2.7 percent increase for salaries, five new positions, and higher health care costs. NMC had expected to pay benefits for 20 more employees due to the Affordable Health Care Act's upcoming requirement to pay benefits to employees who work 30 hours or more. That's an extra expense of $80,000 (for half year). But now there appears to be a one-year delay in the 30-hour requirement. The college hasn't decided what action it will take.
- Next year's tuition and fees are expected to comprise 55 percent of the college's total revenue. NMC also receives money from state and federal governments, as well as investments and private sources.
- The special election in August is expected to cost between $60,000 and $80,000, based on previous elections. NMC officials said they won't know the cost until they receive a bill.
- Property taxes have steadily declined as a percentage of NMC's total revenues — from 25.2 percent in the 2008-09 fiscal year to 21 percent this year.
- NMC officials predict that property tax revenue will increase next year, but stay nearly flat in future years, increasing from $9,105,051 million in 2012-13 to $9,458,822 million in 2017-18 — a 3.8 percent increase over five years. The Grand Traverse County Equalization Department predicts the county's property taxes will increase by roughly 2.578 percent from 2012 to 2013, based on rising taxable values.
- The college's projections for state revenue show no increase over the next four years.
- The above assumptions would mean six-figure deficits for the college starting in the 2014-15 school year.
- Out-of-district students pay about double the tuition rate of in-district students living in Grand Traverse County. Last year, in-district students made up about 55 percent of the total student body of 4,734 students.
- As of June 30, 2012, NMC's fund balance was $16.1 million, nearly 38.9 percent of the college's $41.3 million operating budget.


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God knew he wasn't right for America. Never again would I contribute a nickel to Billy Graham or his no good Son for supporting Mitt Romney. Those rich bastards are not nearly as Godly, as people think they are. They are GREEDY for your dollar. People that fall for these no good GREEDY BASTARDS need to take a look at them, before they contribute. Maybe it isn't so much Billy, he is so sick, he is all but a vegetable, it is his no good Son Franklin, that is using his Fathers good name for his gain.
It was those that stood in the rain, in the cold, right here in Cincinnati, that voted for Obama. You know who you are. Has anyone got the breakdown on Hamilton County? The number for Mitt Romney/Obama? Ohio? Thanks to the Women across America that helped elect Obama. I am happy we didn't elect Mitt Romney.


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Valley National Bank is collecting toys, clothes, and gift cards for victims of Tropical Storm Sandy.
Residents can drop off new, unwrapped toys, clothes, and gift cards to the bank's headquarters at 1455 Valley Road weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Friday, Dec. 14.
Items will be distributed to residents of Toms River, Lavallette, Seaside, and Ortley Beach. Those municipalities were severely damaged by Sandy several weeks ago.
Valley National Bank is the latest business to partner with Guardians of the Ribbon to help Sandy victims.
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well here is my eventual chain of equipment....
music is on a WD Cloud drive, AIFF format. I would have gone FLAC, but the music needs to be used by three pepole, and two of them want to use Itunes.
WD HDD---> computer-->TOSLINK-->Matrix Mini --> Acurus RL-11 Preamp --> Acurus A250 --> Polk RTA 11T's.
currently, all of this is right except the preamp... which is currently a NAD 1020.
when i bought the Matrix, i assumed the headphone amp was post-DAC, which it is not, and frankly i hate the sound of it. to use the headphone amp, you actually disable the DAC, if i am understanding the instructions correctly. i am quite new to this aspect of audio.
the Acurus preamp will be here in a couple of days... and here is the rub. i have been using the NAD 1020 because the headphone amp is actually quite listenable....
( that being said, my current headphones are Sony MDR-V6.i know they are nothing special, but my upgrade path has been long and gradual, and i have been concentrating on re-building my crossovers, getting the Polks in shape, and getting better power for the speakers.)...so when i switch to the Acurus preamp, i will have no phone jack except the Matrix, which i know i hate.
i need advice.
the Acurus has 2 sets of pre outs, so i could easily just buy a headphone amp and be done, so it seems. and i have my eye on the Schiit Asgard.
but my question is whether there is a better solution. i know the Matrix is not the best DAC, but for now i am reasonably happy with it...i suppose i could roll the opamp to improve the headphone amp, or am i mistaken? i have seen mods listed....
otherwise, i could sell the Matrix, and combine that money plus what i would spend on the Schiit for a better DAC/headphone amp... but i don't know enough about them ye. i know enough to know i will be in the mid-fi range if i sell the Matrix ... say $400. are there ones where the DAC affects the phone amp insted of getting the straight digital signal from my computer?


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A plant on every plate—that's Caryn Dugan's mission, and it can be a hard one to follow during the holidays.
In the onslaught of turkey, stuffing and sweets, Dugan, a vegan cooking instructor at in Brentwood, offered a simple and tasty vegetable side recipe: chickpea couscous with cashews.
"Don't be fooled by the list of ingredients," Dugan said. "Once the vegetables are soft, you add a few more items, turn off the heat and cover until the liquid is absorbed. It's as close to a fix-it-and-forget it as you can get on the stovetop."
Dugan's quest for a healthy diet started after college, when she said she decided to "clean up her act" and stop eating the junk food that fuels so many students. She had been eating prepackaged, low-calorie, low-fat diet foods, more interested in the numbers on the back of the package than in the ingredients.
In 2008, Dugan was diagnosed with cancer weeks after her father died from the disease. She battled and beat her cancer and now lives cancer-free, but the brush with the disease coupled with the loss of her father inspired a hunger in Dugan for information on food's effects on our bodies.
She landed on a plant-based whole-food diet, meaning she makes the majority of her meals without using processed ingredients. She teaches a plant-based cooking course at Whole Foods, both at the Town and Country and Brentwood locations, helping residents bring plants to their plates with recipes such as her chickpea couscous.
Dugan said her couscous dish works for holiday gatherings because, "aside from being a true feast for the eyes, it is easy to make and easily portable to take to anyone's table."
The couscous works as a meal on its own, containing enough carbohydrates, protein and fats to keep the body fueled and energized. It's also healthy, as the fats come from the cashews, not from fatty oils.
There is a "cheesy, nutty" taste to the couscous thanks to the nutritional yeast, an inactive yeast high in vitamin B12. For those unfamiliar with cooking with yeast—or even with where to find it—Dugan said not to fear.
"There are probably a million recipes that include nutritional yeast, so don't be afraid to try it," she said. "Especially if someone is trying to get away from dairy, this will really help."
Yeast is available at in the bulk aisle.
Best of all, when all the holiday fuss is over but you're too worn out to cook, Dugan's couscous is a perfect leftover. Tightly covered, it lasts up to five days. Dugan suggests eating it cold for breakfast, like she does.
Here's the recipe:
Chickpea Couscous with Cashews
¾ cup cinced crimini mushrooms
1 minced red bell pepper
4 minced green onions (green part only)
1 shredded carrot
1 ½ tablespoons ground coriander
1 ½ ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground allspice
3 1/8 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
One 15-ounce can chickpeas rinsed and drained
1 ½ cup couscous
1 cup frozen baby peas
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup cashew pieces
2 tablespoons minced, flat-leaf parsley
Salt and pepper
Over medium heat, sauté the mushrooms in 1/8 cup of vegetable broth. After about 2-3 minutes, add the pepper, onion and carrot and a pinch of salt. Once the vegetables are soft, add coriander, cumin, garlic, allspice, yeast and broth. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Stir in chickpeas, couscous and peas. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover pot and remove from heat. Let stand 10-15 minutes (until water is thoroughly soaked in). Stir in raisins, cashews and parsley. Serve immediately.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Spouses and children of Oklahoma military veterans who are killed or disabled in action would get a free college education, and many out-of-state veterans would be able to pay the in-state tuition rate under a plan that advanced Monday in the state Senate.
Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, said his proposal seeks to keep more veterans in Oklahoma after their service time ends.
It would fill some gaps in the federal measure Congress approved following the 9/11 attacks that grants a free college education to combat veterans, similar to the way the original G.I. Bill provided education benefits to World War II veterans.
Under the federal bill, veterans can transfer their benefits to a spouse or child only if they can't use them, but Simpson's bill would allow a free college education for disabled veterans, their spouses and all their children. The same benefit applies to family members of veterans killed in action.
The federal G.I. Bill's education coverage allows veterans who are honorably discharged to be reimbursed for college, but they would only receive the in-state tuition rate if they go outside their home state. Simpson's would label as in-state students all veterans who were discharged within Oklahoma, regardless of their status, allowing the federal G.I. bill to cover their full tuition.
"We know veterans are good, upstanding citizens and have a lot to contribute to the economy and the society of Oklahoma," he said.


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Zazzle recently teamed up with NAPP (The National Association of Photoshop Professionals) to host a Political T-shirt Design Contest where members could show off their Photoshop skills after the recent Photoshop World Conference. Thank you to everyone who entered! All of the entries submitted were great, so choosing the winners was quite a challenge… but here they are!
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Not a whole lot to say for this one, a disappointing loss and end to the season for UB. While I'm sure you're off to better things, feel free to use this as a postgame reaction thread until Bull...
Tomorrow the Bowl Season opens up and Buffalo will kick off in Idaho seeking the University's first ever bowl win. The Bulls will be taking on San Diego State University, who were the runners up in...
Jon and Ahearn take you through the first twenty percent -- roughly, anyway -- of bowl season.
@UBFootball is starting a "Social Media Movement." I'll take a look.
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Sam de Brito It seems the only thing women find enduringly humourous about men is their "issues".
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Kidney Disease Research Updates
Summer 2011
New NIH Radio Features Available
Three new 60-second "Health Matters" radio spots from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) encourage using family reunions to review family health history. Learning about the health history of siblings, parents, and other blood relatives can provide clues to one's risk for developing serious diseases such as type 2 diabetes and kidney disease.
Visit www.nih.gov/news/radio/healthmatters to hear the new spots or read their transcripts. A longer NIH radio audio report on this subject is also available at www.nih.gov/news/radio/jun2011/20110623NIDDKfamilyreunions.htm.
NIH Publication No. 11–4531
September 2011


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Now that the presidential election is over, our focus turns to the so-called fiscal cliff.
Unless Congress acts soon, the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and across-the-board cuts in government spending will take effect on Jan. 1, 2013. Its estimated that the combined result would be the same as a 3-to-4 percent drop in GDP. Thats roughly how far our national output fell in 2009, the worst year of the worst recession since the Great Depression.
And while it is true were definitely heading for trouble, what were facing isnt really like a fall off a cliff. Its actually worse were in for a long, slow slog through desert sand. And unless we finally move beyond our never-ending fight between Democrats and Republicans and adopt fundamentally different ways to run our country, every step along the way is going to hurt.
If you want a preview of what this will be like, look at Great Britain. The Brits are three years into their fiscal austerity program, with no end in sight. And theyre only trying to close a deficit thats about as big as ours is, relative to the size of their economy (as opposed to Greece and Spain, which have much bigger holes to dig out of). Theres been virtually no growth in Britain since 2008.
Sound familiar? Thats what we have to look forward to.
Britains experience, and that of other countries, shows that following these austerity programs really is like walking up a sand dune two steps forward, one step back.
At the end of the day, when governments cut spending by a lot and also raise taxes, the economy slows down. And when the economy slows down, tax revenues fall, since all our taxes are more or less tied to income.
Because of this, spending cuts and increased taxes wont actually shrink the deficit as much as we think they will. So it will take far longer than we expect to get out of this mess.
Why did we choose this path? Basically, members of Congress are so addicted to spending that they did what all addicts do at some point try to impose absurdly harsh punishments on themselves if they break their vow to go straight. Both parties committed to making spending cuts they hate such as the pending $500 billion cut in defense if they couldnt reach a deficit-reduction deal. These across-the-board spending cuts were supposed to be so abhorrent to both parties that surely, they thought, their leaders would agree to some kind of bipartisan plan at the last minute.
Well, the last minute came and went in 2011. Congress couldnt possibly take drastic actions in 2012 because this is an election year. And even though the election is now over, it would be surprising to see Congress work quickly with President Barack Obama to implement the types of changes serious program cuts and tax hikes that would make a real dent in our countrys debt.
What seems more likely is well find ourselves in middle of the fiscal desert in 2013, and Congress will fall for the first mirage it sees like an agreement that makes token cuts but puts off the day of reckoning.
Instead, we desperately need to make the type of transformation that only seems possible under adversity. We absolutely must renegotiate the basic agreement with our government regarding its power to spend, and permanently limit politicians ability to spend their way to re-election. A presidential line-item veto for spending bills would be a good start in this direction.
But its likely that even stronger measures are necessary. For example, Congress may need to delegate control over the size of the federal budget (and the deficit) to an independent agency, just as it delegates its power over the money supply to the Federal Reserve.
Sound crazy? Well, a few years of wandering in the heat of the fiscal desert may just change your mind.
Connel Fullenkamp, a professor of the practice of economics at Duke University, was a visiting scholar and consultant at the International Monetary Funds IMF Institute in Washington.


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Columbia (9-0) was third in Class 4A and Edwardsville (9-0) was fourth in Class 7A when the final regular-season Associated Press Illinois High School State Football Rankings were released Wednesday.
The Edwardsville Tigers open the playoffs at home at 7 p.m. Friday against the Andrew Thunderbolts (5-4). Belleville West (7-2), which plays host to Oswego East (6-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday in another 7A game, received votes in 7A.
East St. Louis (6-3) was sixth in Class 6A and will be on the road for its playoff opener at 1 p.m. Saturday against 10th-ranked Normal West (8-1).
Unbeaten Highland (9-0) closed out the regular season ranked eighth in Class 5A and will be at home at 2 p.m. Saturday against Carbondale (5-4).
Columbia plays host to Althoff (5-4) at 1 p.m. Saturday in a 4A first-round game.
Carlyle (8-1) climbed into a tie for 10th with Chester (8-1) and Fieldcrest (8-1) in the final Class 2A poll. Carlyle plays host to Eldorado (7-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday.


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A true coastal classic, this room is decorated with nautical memorabilia. Two colonial twin beds with Old World tapestry bedding. Reserved as part of the Family Suite of rooms.
Originally the Master sitting room, this room is very generous in size. King-size bed. Private bath with tiled shower stall with seat. Television in room.
Relax in the regal elegance of this luxurious guest room, moderate in size with a west-facing window.
Originally the Master Bedroom. Queen four poster feather bed dressed in ecru lace and ruffles. Lace window coverings, antique birds-eye maple furniture.
Consists of the Garden Room & Captain's Quarters with a shared bathroom in between.
A full breakfast is served in the dining room. Great care is given to take your healthy diet preferences into consideration.
Coos Bay Manor offers a wide range of amenities that will make your stay as unforgettable as this beautiful coastal town.
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