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EC 301 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Snyman, Johannes H.
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Ph.D. Business AdministrationM.B.A.M.A.
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Wall Street Journal. (Available by semester subscription, which includes on-line version).
The Economist (This is a monthly magazine similar in appearance to Newsweek or Time.)
Journal of Economic Literature (Has excellent survey articles with numerous references.)
Journal of Economic Perspectives (Has several articles on a common topic in each issue.)
National Review (This is a conservative magazine that includes excellent economic analysis.)
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National Bureau of Economic Research www.nber.org
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It covered deficits, paid teachers, supported infrastructure projects and funded social services, among other things.
But that injection of money is quickly drying up, and though the economic recession officially ended after 18 months in June 2009, its ramifications are just now hitting home for state and local governments across the nation.
Indeed, the recession has been post-dated.
Only now are the checks coming due for the collapse of the housing market, the financial shock on Wall Street and the subsequent unemployment surge.
In Nevada, this is evident in the state's continued high rates of foreclosures, bankruptcies and joblessness.
And perhaps more tellingly, it is apparent in the record deficits facing lawmakers in Carson City, Washoe County and even Sparks.
Take the Washoe County School District, for example.
The WCSD has been forced to cut $73 million from its budget over the last four years. But it faces an additional $75 million in reductions this year alone.
Of course, this means that major spending cuts are necessary to balance budgets — lest financial insolvency add to our woes — and layoffs, wage reductions and service cuts are inevitable consequences.
Even if tax increases are enacted at the state level to help limit cuts, particularly to education and social services, billions of dollars in funding reductions across Nevada will remain.
And make no mistake, taking a scalpel to the budget will hurt.
The pain will be felt most strongly among society's vulnerable populations. Seniors, the mentally ill and at-risk youth are sure to be uniquely harmed as public safety and health care funding are slashed.
Moreover, cuts to education will undoubtedly produce a less-skilled and under-qualified workforce, jeopardizing the nation's competitiveness and subjecting young adults to a devalued job market.
There is no doubt that deficits and debts are a serious concern for governments across the United States and must be addressed in a focused and timely manner.
But anyone who thinks that you can have massive spending cuts and at the same time produce the economic growth necessary to throw off the shackles of the recession isn't being intellectually honest.
And much like the effects of the recession have been post-dated, so too will the full range of impacts arising from unprecedented spending cuts.
That's a prediction you can take to the bank.
I'll see you around.
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Guide: (UPDATED Nov 16th) (Look at step 6 first before doing anything)
What files do I need?
- Jailbreak Software 1.1.2 (NEW VERSION)
- iPhone 1.1.1. firmware file (optional)
- iPhone Firmware v1.1.2 (optional)
1.1.2 Jailbreak (Updated)
**** NOTE: This method currently requires you be on 1.1.1 of the firmware. If you are on 1.1.2
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- Activation/YouTube for iPhones
- Added an automatic fix for SpringBoard crash problem on touches
- PPC support
- Some improvements to crossplatform compatibility
Step 1: Downgrade to 1.1.1 (if required)
*** NOTE: This guide does not guarantee it will work 100%. Also errors 1015 is expected at
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1. Download the 1.1.1 ipsw firmware file from Apple. If the downloaded file has the extension
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2. Reboot your iPhone holding the top (power) and home buttons BUT release the top button 10
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go through and errors at the end with error 1015. However you will notice that the iphone is in
DFU mode with the connect to itunes screen from 1.1.1.
4. In order to kick the phone out of that mode I just had to launch iNdependence version 1.2.5
and wait a minute or so. If you are using iTunes 7.5 you will have to get a MobileDevice from a
previousv version in order to run Independence.
- If iNdependence is not available or you are on a Windows machine, download a working copy of
iPhuc and issue the following commands:
cmd setenv auto-boot true
cmd saveenv
cmd fsboot
Step 2a: Jailbreak 1.1.1 on Unactivated iPhone
*** NOTE: If your phone has been activated through iTunes, you can proceed to step 2b. ***
1. enter *#307# press call, now use the back button on the top of your screen to remove *#307# ,
now enter 0 , press call, press answer, press hold, press decline. And you get to the contact
list. And thereafter every time you push the homebutton you just slide the "emergency call"
slide, then enter 0 , press call, press hold, press decline.
2. Push contacts, end call and you get called again, this time hit decline and you access one of
menus with favorites, you can edit contacts, do a test ride on keyboard, take photos etc.
3. Now edit a new contact and type in "prefs://11" as web-address and "http://jailbreakme.com" as
an additional URL.
4. When you tap "prefs://11" you can now select your favorite WiFi gateway.
5. Now press the home button and move the slider to the dial-pad.
6. Now you can go back to the contact list by Dialing 0, push call, then answer, then contacts,
then hit the "http://jailbreakme.com" web address you typed in.
7. Scroll down to the bottom, click "Install AppSnapp". Safari will exit and you'll return to your
springboard. Wait for the phone to reboot. You are now jailbroken. and are able to use
Step 2b: Jailbreaking on iPod Touch or iTunes Activated iPhone
1. Launch Safari
2. Visit http://jailbreakme.com, Scroll down to the bottom, click "Install AppSnapp". Safari will
exit and you'll return to your springboard. Slide to unlock, you are now jailbroken. and are
able to use Installer.app.
Step 3: Prepare your 1.1.1 device for the Update
1. Launch Installer.app
2. Scroll down to Tweaks (1.1.1)
3. Select OktoPrep
4. Click Install
Step 3b: Prevent SpringBoard crash on previous hacked iPod touches
If you have installed MobileMail on your iPod touch, there is a chance an update to 1.1.2 will
render your device inoperable until a restore. This issue can be prevented by switching Auto-Check
- Go to General->Mail->Auto-Check. Set it to Manual.
If you forget to do this step and update, proceed with the jailbreak in step 5 (even though
SpringBoard is unusable) and we will fix it for you.
Step 4: Update to 1.1.2
1. Connect your device to your computer
2. Launch iTunes
3. Choose your device
4. Click Update
- If update still shows 1.1.1 as being the newest version, you may download the 1.1.2 from an
Apple download server and shift-click (PC) or option-click (Mac) on "Check for update" and
select the update you downloaded.
- DO NOT CLICK OR SHIFT-CLICK RESTORE: That will wipe the changes OktoPrep made.
5. Wait forever for your device to update
Step 5: Jailbreak your iPod Touch or iPhone
WARNING: If your iPhone is unactivated, it will be factory "hactivated" for you and YouTube enabled.
If this is not desired behavior, activate your iPhone with iTunes before proceeding.
1. Close iTunes
2. Connect your device to your computer
3. On Windows, double click on windows.bat, on Mac, double click on jailbreak.jar
4. Follow the on screen instructions.
Step 6: Unlocking 1.1.2
# This version of anySIM works only with 4.02.13_G baseband version and can be run on 1.0.2, or 1.1.1 jailbroken systems
* The only way your baseband will be 4.02.13_G while you're running 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 is if you updated then downgraded firmware.
1) Start at 1.0.2 or 1.1.1 or 1.1.2, do a fresh 1.1.2 RESTORE
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2) Now, RESTORE (downgrade) first to 1.1.1 and then to 1.0.2.
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4) Run anySIM 1.2.1u to unlock the phone. Although you are running fw 1.0.2 with a 1.1.2 baseband, the phone will work.
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College baseball
Plattsburgh State at Farmingdale State, doubleheader, noon
College baseball
Plattsburgh State at Farmingdale State, doubleheader, noon
The Saranac boys' and Beekmantown girls' track and field teams are set to defend their 2013 outdoor titles.
The Beekmantown, Lake Placid and Ticonderoga baseball teams will look to defends their Section VII titles from a season ago.
Plattsburgh State, after dropping a 4-3 setback in nine innings in the opener, posted a 3-2 victory over New Paltz in the nightcap for a split of its SUNY Athletic Conference doubleheader at Chip Cummings Field Saturday.
Oneonta drilled 26 hits and scored 19 runs, making quick work of a SUNYAC softball doubleheader against Plattsburgh State Saturday.
For the second time in three days, the Clinton Community College baseball team earned a two-game split with Hudson Valley Community College.
A look back at some of the area residents making headlines in sports this week over the past seven decades.
A listing of sports briefs involving area athletes and events.
Plattsburgh State reliving same result with another one-run loss to New Paltz in SUNYAC college baseball.
Plattsburgh State lets one slip away in the first game before getting shut out in the second game against New Paltz in SUNYAC college softball.
Tom Duggan nets three goals to help lead the Cardinals to a nonconference victory over the Golden Knights in college lacrosse.
The Sentinels had a difficult second inning in a loss to East Fairmont in the Mingo Bay Baseball Classic Thursday.
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A schedule of sports events this weekend featuring area teams and venues.
The Clinton Community College baseball team won the first game of its home doubleheader.
Plattsburgh State's home field still isn't ready, so its SUNYAC games have been moved to an alternate site.
The Plattsburgh State baseball team hosts New Paltz for a three-game set this weekend.
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Hello everyone,
With all the questions that I've had answered by reading others post and responses, I knew this was the place to go. I am coming to my last 2 weeks (4 weeks until vacation). I am down 10 pounds and 5 inches on stomach. I still have some belly fat I want to get rid of before vacation. Any tips about cardio/ lifting or mixing up the diet a little bit coming down the homestretch. Also, any killer ab excercises?
195, 6' 3" Male:
Meal plan from today
Protmeal (1/2 cup oatmeal, 1.5 scoop whey protein) and a Reload
Cottage cheese, 1 scoop protein and apple
4 oz turkey burger, 1.5 cups brocoli, and medium sweet potato
myoplex c.c. and apple
can tuna, 1/2 cup pasta, spinach salad
protein shake (1 cup almond unsweetened milk, 1 scoop protein, 1/4 cup pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice)
Thanks for your help in advance!!! GO BFL
If you have been having such good results my question is why change? Stick with what you have been doing I believe this is one of the biggest mistakes people make by trying to change what has worked for them. Your meals look good I did notice you have double protein with cottage cheese and protein powder. Are you doing that to try and bulk up? My fav ab excersise or leg raises. Hands down these work best for me!
I thought someone would say that. I'm just looking for additional tips to cut more.
Cottage cheese I do about 1/4 -1/2 cup, that is 6-11 grams protein, even for women thats not enough, so I add a scoop to get closer to the 30 grams thats appropriate for males.
Looks like you're eating the right carbs and proteins. As jodielee stated don't change what's working. Make sure you're spacing your meals correctly and those brief periods of exercises each day...110% or better :) Lots of water and don't forget the ice cold water in the morning...keep the fat burners going.
Good Luck,
@BFL Jeff --- I just finished my 1st challenge and I used Ab Ripper X for my ab routine for about the last 8 weeks of my challenge... 15 minutes of hell... but in a good way... good luck... I/We begin round 2 April 25th "Cutting Crew - C2-It"
why change what youve been doing? if what you been doing has worked so will for you so far?
have you tried planks? They have done wonders for me. And they hit all aspects of your abs, not just one part. Don't be mistaken by the fact they look easy, or wimpy. They really work.
I am starting my last week monday too.
Here are my tips.'
DIET: 5 small meals, every 3 hours or so. Each meal consists of lean protein, vegetables, Beans (black beans or kidney or others) and lots of water. No "fast" carbs (no rice, potatoes, sugar, or wheat) and the fat will melt off.
ABS: The myotactic crunch outlined in the "4 hour body"" you can research it on google. Its truely a GREAT ab exercise. I just finished my 12 week challenge, ended up with about 19 or 20 percent body fat, but with this exercise I STILL ended up with defined abs somehow. (!)
Great tips, Chuck! Should I really eat beans at every meal? I am currently plateauing and need to shake things up.
The book "Four Hour Body" has some great tips for that last, stubborn 5 or 10 pounds. The basic diet is lean protein, slow carb veggies and beans or lentils at each meal. The book is great, and is only $13 on Amazon. For the slow carb diet, you could just google "slow carn diet" and/or "Four Hour Body" I lost nearly 30 pounds during the 12 week challenge (just finished it this month). There's a WHOLE lot of other info in the book, like using cold water to lose fat, and other tips.
During the diet I ate kidney beans, or low fat refries or black beans at every meal, with no ill effecfts, and gas wasn't a problem.. lol... but the book has tips on THAT, too... LOL
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INDIANAPOLIS – Fourteen-year-old Paul Henry Gingerich won a key judicial ruling Tuesday that gives him a second chance to avoid an adult murder conviction for helping to kill a friends stepfather in 2010.
The Indiana Court of Appeals found the juvenile-court judge violated his due process rights and tossed out his conviction for conspiracy to commit murder.
Under these circumstances, in which Gingerichs counsel had four business days to prepare, and he repeatedly moved for a continuance we conclude that Gingerichs counsel did not have sufficient time to prepare and that he was prejudiced, the 3-0 ruling said.
Specifically, his lawyers were not able to investigate whether Gingerich was competent because a mental health evaluation couldnt be done for several weeks.
There simply was no conscientious determination of waiver. The proceedings here bear all the hallmarks of a perfunctory proceeding and not the careful proceeding our constitutions demand, the ruling said.
Gingerich will remain in custody while the case is sent back to Kosciusko County for further proceedings.
The Indiana Attorney Generals Office has 30 days to decide whether to appeal the ruling to the Indiana Supreme Court.
Among the most disheartening cases seen in the criminal justice system are those involving young people charged with extremely violent crimes. For prosecutors and judges, these are among the most difficult cases as well in terms of balancing the rights of the juvenile with the safety of the community, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said in a prepared statement. We will carefully review our options after consulting with the county prosecutor and conducting further research.
Gingerichs lawyer, Monica Foster, argued in October that she believes she can prove he was incompetent back in 2010 to stand trial.
A doctors report from later that year said Gingerich displayed an inability to articulate fully what his attorneys role was in the case, he did not understand why he should not speak with the prosecutor without his attorney, he displayed an inability to understand plea bargaining, he did not understand many of the legal strategies his counsel proposed, and he was unable to understand many of the words being used by his counsel.
Foster did not return several calls placed to her office Tuesday.
If, after another waiver hearing, Gingerich is retained in the juvenile court system, he could be held up to the age of 21.
If he is waived to adult court again, prosecutors can file a murder charge against him carrying a possible 65 years in prison. And there is no guarantee he would receive a favorable plea agreement with prosecutors again.
Gingerich – then 12 – along with then-15-year-old Colt Lundy, each were charged with murder in the death of Philip Danner, Lundys stepfather. They shot him to death April 20, 2010, inside his Kosciusko County home. Both pleaded guilty.
Gingerich received a 25-year-sentence, and the Indiana Department of Correction placed the boy in its Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, citing his age and the departments obligation to keep him safe.
He could be out of prison by age 24 depending on education credits and good-behavior rewards.
The state contended Gingerich didnt have the right to appeal the waiver because he later pleaded guilty in adult court after many months and ample opportunity to examine the evidence, investigate legal and factual issues and consider completed psychiatric evaluations. The appellate court rejected the argument.


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- Debt Crisis "Nay"-Sayers Received Large Sums from Business, Finance InterestsOctober 22, 2013 12:00 PM
A joint analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics and the Washington Post shows that business interests played a key role in helping elect lawmakers who rejected their plea to raise the debt ceiling and end the shutdown.
- Top Recipients of Lobbyists' Cash, 2013: An OpenSecrets AnalysisJuly 2, 2013 4:00 PM
Fancy dinners with members of Congress are all but verboten for lobbyists these days. But they can still make an impression with campaign contributions. An OpenSecrets.org analysis has crunched the available numbers from the 2014 election cycle.
- Wall Street Shaped Bill Easing Oversight, and Kept Contributions ComingMay 24, 2013 4:25 PM
Lobbyists from the banking industry had significant input into the wording of a bill exempting certain kinds of trades from regulation under the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul. Players in the industry also had their checkbooks out for lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee in the first quarter of this year.
- Upstart Financial Firm Quickly Learning Ways of WashingtonMarch 22, 2013 2:51 PM
LPL Financial is an upstart financial services firm, built on a model of bringing Wall Street to the masses. Expanding at a blistering rate, it's begun running into problems with regulators. Good thing the company, which specializes in moving into rural areas, has just as quickly learned to operate within the urban confines of Washington, D.C.
- Supercommittee Members Far Wealthier Than Average AmericansAugust 17, 2011 3:00 PM
As the supercommittee meets to come up with a way to cut $1.5 trillion from the national debt, the decisions about which programs will be axed will be made by lawmakers, who, by and large, are far wealthier than the average American.
- Sectors With Much at Stake in Debt Talks Heavily Invested in Supercommittee MembersAugust 17, 2011 1:30 PM
The 12 members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction won't be legislating in a vacuum: They bring with them ties to particular industries and loyalties to particular issues.
- Financial PACs 'Invest' in Influential FreshmenApril 13, 2011 6:30 AM
Five House Republican freshmen who received substantial campaign contribution from the financial industry after the Nov. 2 election are taking the lead in trying to repeal or replace parts of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial services reform law.
- Candidates in Hotly Contested Races Collect Big Money from Wall Street InterestsSeptember 27, 2010 3:32 PM
Ahead of the November election, top 20 House beneficiaries of the people and political action committees associated with the finance, insurance and real estate sector have together collected more than $16.2 million from Wall Street interests since January 2009. Meanwhile, the Senate candidates and sitting senators to receive the most from Wall Street interests raked in more than $41.3 million since January 2005 -- the beginning of their six-year election cycle.
- Baucus Hosts Getaway for Donors, Rangel Delivers Defiant Floor Speech and More in Capital Eye Opener: August 11August 11, 2010 10:30 AM
BAUCUS HOSTS "FAMILY WEEKEND" IN MONTANA FOR BIG DONORS: In what has become an annual event, big-time supporters of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) will pay $2,500 for individuals or $5,000 for political action committees for a weekend getaway at the Big Sky resort, Politico reports. Government watchdog organizations have criticized such events as selling access to lawmakers.
- Top Recipients of Wyly Brothers' Campaign Cash Aren't TalkingJuly 30, 2010 6:53 PM
Few politicos receiving significant cash from the Wyly brothers were interested in talking about it Friday.
- Congressional Ethics Watchdog Investigating Finance Sector Contributions to LawmakersJune 15, 2010 5:20 PM
Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, political action committees within the finance, insurance and real estate sector contributed $276,750 to eight House members at the center of a recently launched ethics probe investigating whether lawmakers received money in exchange for votes, the Center for Responsive Politics has found.
- Barack Obama Plays Prime Minister, Campaign Report Deadline Passes and More in Capital Eye Opener: February 1 February 1, 2010 12:02 AM
In a scene more reminiscent of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister's Questions session, the Right Honourable President Barack Obama traveled to Baltimore to -- wait for it -- serve as the featured speaker at a retreat for Republican House of Representative members.
- Finance and Credit Companies Lobby Lawmakers As Congress Moves to Aggressively Regulate ThemNovember 19, 2009 11:25 AM
The various companies and trade groups within the finance and credit industry have contributed about $62.4 million to federal candidates, committees and leadership PACs since 1989, with 62 percent of that sum going to Republicans. In the 2008 election cycle, however, the employees and political action committees of these organizations directed a majority of their money to Democrats for the first time since the 1990 election.
- Supporters of Moderate Republican in NY-23 Special Election Weigh Where to Place Their Loyalties After Candidate QuitsNovember 2, 2009 12:30 PM
With Republican Diedre Scozzafava ending her bid in for Congress and endorsing her Democratic opponent Bill Owens, Owens and Conservative Party nominee Doug are now vying to win over Scozzafava's supporters, including those who lent financial support to her campaign.
- Congressional Opponents of Consumer Financial Protection Bill Got Big Money from Wall Street InterestsOctober 26, 2009 6:50 PM
On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee approved H.R. 3126, which would create a new executive branch agency to oversee consumer financial protections, on a 39-29 vote. CRP has found that $527,500 is the average amount a committee member who voted "no" received from financial groups' PACs and employees between January 2007 and June. The average amount a member who voted "yes" received was $438,900.
- Third Quarter Campaign Finance Reports Show Money Race Is OnOctober 16, 2009 5:50 PM
An initial Center for Responsive Politics analysis has found that sitting members of the U.S. House of Representatives raised $48.2 million from July 1 through Sept. 30, 2009, based on the 336 reports we have in. The mean amount these lawmakers raised was $143,640, and the median amount was $126,680.
- House Financial Services Committee Considers Regulating Industries That Heavily Fund Members' CampaignsOctober 14, 2009 12:07 PM
The House Financial Services Committee today begins marking up a bill that would create a new consumer protection agency and increase regulation of a number of financial products. Even as members of the committee consider how to prevent another economic collapse, they may have another financial issue in mind -- the industries opposing the measure have contributed $77.6 million to the 71 members of the committee since 1989.
- Congressmen Hear from TARP Recipients Who Funded Their CampaignsFebruary 10, 2009 9:18 PM
The eight CEOs testifying Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee about how their companies are using billions of dollars in bailout funds may find that the hot seat is merely lukewarm. Nearly every member of the committee received contributions associated with these financial institutions during the 2008 election cycle, for a total of $1.8 million.
- Races to Watch IX: Wall Street�s Favorite Candidates October 9, 2008 2:07 PM
Not at all to the chagrin of oil and gas companies (and lawmakers who have received campaign donations from them), Wall Street is the new black for congressional candidates looking to link their opponents to an unpopular industry. As federal lawmakers have wrestled with an economic bailout plan worth $700 billion, candidates who have received contributions from the financial sector are on the defensive. Find out which candidates are filling their war chests with money from the finance sector in Capital Eye's final installment of Races to Watch.
- Money and Votes Aligned in Congress's Last Debate Over Bank RegulationSeptember 23, 2008 11:43 AM
The last time Congress seriously debated how to regulate the financial industry, the result was legislation that allowed the nation's largest banks to get even larger and take risks that had been prohibited since the Great Depression. A look back at that debate, which was over the 1999 Financial Services Modernization Act, reveals that campaign contributions may have influenced the votes of politicians who, a decade later, are now grappling with the implosion of the giant banks they helped to foster.
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-- Operation of light excavation equipment and landscape maintenance equipment experiences is helpful.
-- Lift up to 60 pounds.
-- Working in the outdoors.
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Ok, i've just taken my first photo i want to have printed at a large size 11X14". My question is what size do i crop to? 11x14" or 9.25X14? The exif info says it's resolution is 300, so what ever sizr i crop to i use 300 as the resolution correct?
Don't you just hate when threads get buried? I just found your question and noticed that it hadn't been answered.
All printing requires that the print be prepared at the paper size. That doesn't necessarily mean cropping. The best way to size your file and keep the integrity of the image is to size so one dimension fits the paper and the other side falls short. Then add canvas to the short size to make the overall image size match the paper size. That way the photo will print without being cropped.
300PPI is the universal standard in print resolution so it's not an issue.
If you want the print to fit without borders, it must be cropped, but that is something only you will be able to do. I size 11x14 prints to fit a 9.5x13 mat opening so they can be framed 16x20. So I need to make my images a little larger than the 9.5x13, usually 10x14 image area so I have at least 1/4 inch under the mat all the way around. Such exact sizing is possible in a digital darkroom where it was always hit or miss in a wet darkroom if you were outsourcing.
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Along with the Bulldogs, four bands from Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia will take to the field for what Anniston High band director Ruben Mitchell said is the first marching band festival in school history.
"To the best of my knowledge it's the first one ever," Mitchell said by phone Friday.
Marching bands from Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, Selma High School, Lamar County High School in Barnesville, Ga., and Talladega County Central High will perform Saturday afternoon.
"These bands are very good groups. I think that they'll enjoy the show," Mitchell said.
Each of the bands in the festival performs a high-energy style or marching called high-step, Mitchell explained.
It's the first marching band festival Mitchell has organized, and comes at the request of the band's booster club members, he said.
"Every year we go to several different contests and my boosters kept asking about doing one. Finally this year I said we'll go ahead and do it," Mitchell said. The festival may become a regular event for Anniston High, he said.
Money raised by the festival will go toward sending the Marching Bulldogs to perform in the Citrus Bowl Parade in December.
The 65-member Marching Bulldogs are busy, with four band competitions scheduled for this season. Two were held last weekend. The band travels to Piedmont Oct. 12 for the Chief Ladiga Marching Band Festival.
"After that we'll be going to the Magic City Classic Parade," Mitchell said.
Doors open this afternoon at 1 and the festival begins at 2. Tickets are $8 and can be bought at the gate.
Staff writer Eddie Burkhalter: 256-235-3563. On Twitter @Burkhalter_Star.


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— Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo in 1961
The annals of U.S. crime are full of miscarriages of justice and mistakes by police officers. Innocent men accused of murder have been hanged. Other men have been wrongly convicted of rape and armed robbery. Still others have been wrongly sent to prison for decades.
Far less serious, but aggravating to media reporters, columnists and commentators, is police withholding information. Such a "shutout" happened recently after a fatal shooting spree at a Sparks middle school.
The amateurish Sparks police chief originally withheld the name of the 12-year-old shooter in the killing and wounding witnessed by 30 students who knew his name. Only intense pressure by the media forced him to reveal the name as required by Nevada law.
The Reno Gazette-Journal, in an angry page one editorial, wrote: "This is unacceptable … State law is clear: the name is public information … Refusing to release the name serves no law enforcement or investigative purpose."
Sparks Police Chief Tom Miller at first declared why the name was being withheld: "We have been in contact with the parents. They are grieving and going through a very challenging, difficult time."
Compassion is fine. But it was woefully misplaced in a huge regional story. In was so big the story appeared in the New York Times, California newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle and got extensive media coverage in Nevada.
Barry Smith, head of the Nevada Press Association, weighed in. He wrote in a RGJ column: "By attempting to hold back information, investigators can do long-term harm to their communities. Gossip and speculation rush in to fill the vacuum."
Dennis Myers, news editor of the Reno News & Review, wrote to me: "Compassion should not conceal responsibility. Government is responsible to all of us, not just to selected citizens."
Cory Farley, Sunday columnist for the RGJ, wore journalistic blinders despite 40 years in newspapering. His column has long been maundering and meandering. But the one he wrote after the Sparks murder was absurd.
He declared that the public does not need to know the boy's name. Farley added: "the family is already suffering. Why load this on them?" Answer: the public has every right to know.
Moreover, the public should know other key facts the bungling Sparks "constable" refuses to disclose. Two weeks after the shooting we still don't know what we need to know in a nation wracked by daily shooting deaths, school gun rampages and demands for stricter gun controls.
Namely: who are the parents? Where at home did the kid get the gun? Where was the gun hidden? Did the parents instruct him how to use it? Why a semi-automatic handgun? Why the cover-up?
Wild rumors abound if the parents are not named. Was the killer the son of a police officer in Sparks? Was the shooter from a family of illegal immigrants? Was the gun needed to protect the owner of a business?
Martha Bellisle, stellar reporter for the RGJ who specializes in takeouts of major community issues, says that is precisely the kind of information needed. "I and RGJ reporters have spent 12 hours a day digging, calling, reading, searching," she says.
So a question for Chief Miller: will you ever get professional?
Since this column was written José and Liliana Reyes admitted that their son was the shooter. However, they answered none of the hard questions as to how and why he had access to a gun.
Jake Highton is an emeritus journalism professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.


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Acquired: 1992; Purchase
Accession Number: NMW A 31122-4
These are the only known examples of oriental figure decoration attributed to the ceramic painter Thomas Pardoe. They are possibly part of a larger garniture of five vases and may have originally had covers.
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Steve Jobs (1955-2011) - great inventor, visionary and creative genius. How has he changed your life?
Steve impacted every classroom. Technology in the classroom is the way it is today because of him. While he didn't invent some of devices you can tell his influence is there.Just take a look at all his patents and see if any of these are in our classrooms today (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/24/technology/steve-jobs-patents.html) Start with the Apple II to the IIe to the personal computers we use everyday. Mobile devices. IWB's. His innovation is there and a part of how we teach and what we teach.
I just read an article that said that Steve Jobs lived at "the intersection of art and technology". I love that statement. It's a wonderful reminder to bring a personal element to everything we do, even when using technical tools. I have appreciated how fun and easy it is to be creative using his products!
I read another article about his perspective on education and found it affirming that he felt that nothing could replace the value of people in the classroom. That's quite a humbling statement — and wise perspective — from the mastermind behind some truly revolutionary technology.
Steve Jobs used his gifts and talents for good and not for evil. However, Bill Gates...
I don't mean to be cynical (okay, maybe I do), but we should all start compiling our résumés. This week on 60 Minutes, Kahn Academy which serves millions of students a day and is funded by the ever so benevolent Bill Gates (cough...gag), is presented as the future of education and the "new Silicon Valley." However, I'm sure we can trust them when they say that teachers will still play a vital role in the classroom as a "coach" or "mentor" (wink...wink). (Shh...keep this on the down low...coaches are a lot cheaper than teachers). http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/60minutesapp/this-week/video/50121400 just in case this link doesn't open for you, here is another: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57394905/khan-academy-the-future-of-education/?tag=contentMain;contentBody
Oh, if you're interested, I came across a job offer. The Saylor Foundation is paying teachers $10 per hour to work through some of its educational materials already (stolen...) I mean compiled for K-12, ensuring that our children get only the best quality, online education. Michael J. Saylor's motto is Free Education for All. http://www.saylor.org/employment/#K-12 (scroll to the end of the job postings).
Just today, I chatted with one of my students who bragged about getting a 100% on her E-2020 test. She said she failed it, printed a copy of the questions, went home and googled the answers and then scored 100%. Got to give it to her for ingenuity! E-2020 (online courses) my school's answer to RTI (Response to Intervention).
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Your URLs open to an Outlook Express email which requires a username and password and thus are no viewable by members. This can happen when you copy and paste from an email received to a post here. Can you fix these links? Also it would be kind of you to let folks know that they need to be using the browser, Chrome, to view the CBS News link. I will check back tomorrow.
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Here is another link to the 60 minutes special on The Future of Education: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57394905/khan-academy-the-future-of-education/?tag=contentMain;contentBody
As a Tech Ed teacher in high school. Having students reflect on and answer the question. "What was the cultural impact of Steve Jobs and his creations" proved to fit well with the Nation al Tech Ed curriculum standards that students be aware of the impact technology has on culture.
Al, I like your question because Steve Jobs had a huge impact on our culture by introducing so many new technologies.
Katrina Allen posted a list of classroom activities teachers can use to celebrate Steve Jobs' life and work. She mentioned that her Honors Engineering Seminar for 6-8th graders used some of these activities.
dbolin writes that for younger students, Wonderopolis offers many technology-focused Wonders of the Day to explore. Just check out the Technology category.
Lisa Fink notes that ReadWriteThink has a lesson: The "1984" Macintosh commercial aired today during Super Bowl XVIII. This commercial launched Apple's Macintosh personal computer in the United States in January, 1984.
What amazes me is I think the impact of Steve Jobs on education is just starting. I think there is a revolution coming with students having ipads/laptops at their disposal all the time (or most of the time). I always thought student desks should have an "ipad" type of device built into the desk. (This would make it harder to lose or steal too!) The idea of being able to be productive without a physical keyboard opens up so many options for students.
Steve Jobs and Apple might not have created this technology, but the made it part of the fabric of everyday life.
Steve Jobs and Apple has always been at the forefront of creating new techonology and using existing technology to benefit everyday lives.
Steve Jobs' inspiration will continue long after he is gone.
Jane Brown noted in another post that Steve Jobs was "a true visionary who started his business in his garage and showed us how innovative design can bring people together. It is this inventive, innovative spirit that has built America."
She added that when Jobs was asked how he created such cool products as the iPod, Steve responded that "cool is trendy," and "I invented products that I would like to use myself."
Steve's Lesson 1: New products are the result of an inventive, innovative mind plus identifying a want or need and exploring options.
Steve's Lesson 2: Develop your thinking process by taking things apart and putting them back together, to figure out how they work.
Steve Jobs certainly has changed my life in many positive ways as I have stated previously. However, I was also concerned about the 60 minutes piece on the Khan academy. All of a sudden we find out that educating children is so easy. You just need to put together little ten minute video clips and everyone gets it. All this time we have been building school and paying teachers and providing them with "huge" pension and benefit packages and now we just have to give the kids a computer and it will be so much fun they will just go get that education. What happen to all the research showing that all kids learn differently and that my lessons need to be "differentiated" to all the different learning styles?
The only thing I saw about the story that might be true, is that other cultures where parents and children really believe that education as a path to a better future, people will benefit from this.


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He said that meetings shouldn't be private and the whole team and staff should be involved
Taking a stance slim mentioned when it happened. I guess as the veterans they feel it should be on them to raise their level and carry the rookies until they get their feet under them properly.
But yeah, it does kind of suggest a kind of separation within the ranks that may or may not work out. Either way, we'll even be more competitive or not like we've been doing.
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If you are going to complain about attendance, you better not be in the greater NOLA area. I offered free tickets for the game tonight and buying your own is super cheap.
One of these days Rivers needs to drop 20 points. An efficient 20 points.
Great feeling..... having Robin Lopez as your best player
But it's Anderson. Only guy that can turn the tide completely with his play. No team fears Robin Lopez. Or Vasquez unless he comes out shooting well.
You know, if Vasquez and gone to New York, htere would've been the same kinda Vasquez mania Lin got.
Just another solid effort pieced together by Lopez, so far.
"I'm not going to allow my putative owner to answer that question, this is an NBA related press conference. Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell have collectively sung their praises of Tom and if uh ESPN has a problem with that tell Mr. Skipper to call me at my office."
we are in deep **** with fouls... 6 fouls in the front court in the first quarter
Deshazier trying to wax poetic about the way a triple double looks on the boxscore.
Without Davis to hold his athleticism and length in check, Sanders could do some damage on the boards.
X is the ultimate tease. You see the briefest of flashes that he can get put ball in basket...then can't hit a damn FT. Annoying.
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