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NCAA says Maimi (FL) investigation was botched
Leave it to the NCAA to mess up an already messy situation. The NCAA said that their investigation group investigating the Nevin Shapiro improper benefits situation did not properly obtain information. Basically, the NCAA is now going to have to re-do their investigation on the Miami (FL) situation and conduct a review on their original investigation. There are a lot of people out there that feel that the NCAA wants to turn a blind eye to this sort of thing regarding big time programs, which Miami is. This vindicates their point. NCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert has a major problem on his hand. This needs to be dealt with. And Miami needs to be punished, severly, especially with the whole Frank Haith situation. It's time to draw the line when it comes to laying down sanctions, regardless of the name of the school. Those who did not conduct the investigation need to be punished and whoever at Miami that was involved with this situation need to be punished. Who knows if that will happen though.
Will Dwight Howard be traded?
The Los Angeles Lakers, the biggest disappointment of the NBA season at 17-25, may trade Dwight Howard. Some believe they still have a good chance of re-signing him after the season. Others think they have no chance of keeping him so try to get something in return for him now. Believe it or not, the Brooklyn Nets would be interested. Then there is the whole saga regarding Howard in Mike D'Antoni's system. He wants more shots. He is statistically having the worst year of his career in six or seven years. Seems as though he is a little unhappy.
But the drama doesn't stop there. The Lakers held a team meeting prior to Wednesday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies to air out their concerns. Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash said plenty. Howard reportedly was called out and he didn't respond well. Howard denies that. Well, scoring two points against the Grizzlies and then supposedly aggravating his shoulder doesn't necessarily give you any favor from fans and the media. Oh and then the Lakers lost 106-93 to the Grizzlies, their seventh straight road loss, fourth straight loss overall. The nightmare, drama filled season continues.
#1 Duke falls hard
Mentioned earlier all of the bad things happening with Miami and that investigation, but there was some great news last night as they pummeled #1 Duke 90-63. The Hurricanes were up 42-19 at half. It was like Duke never showed up. They couldn't make a basket and were very sloppy. They got caught napping in the second half as the Hurricanes stole a pass and went in for an easy layup, prompting coach K to take several starters out. Maybe it was just an off night, but this underminds the fact that this season, there is no clear cut number one team. No one is dominant. Look at Louisville, losers of two in a row since they were number one. Is Michigan truly a number one team? Yeah, but I wouldn't pencil them in for sure as the team cutting down the nets at the end of March Madness. Very bad loss for Duke. Don't know if they miss the big guy Ryan Kelly that much or what, but they need to find some answers.
Duke wasn't the only ranked team to go down Wednesday. #9 Butler lost to LaSalle 54-43. Kind of a head-scratcher there. Drake knocked off #17 Creighton 74-69 and Northwestern beat #12 Minnesota 55-48. All of the ranked teams lost on the road. Not a good day to be a ranked team.
Jets may be looking to trade Revis
Revis Island may be coming to a team near you. The New York Jets, specifically owner Woody Johnson, are reportedly mulling over their trade options on cornerback Darrelle Revis. Revis is coming off of a torn ACL, but you know how many teams would still want to take a chance on him. He is was one of the best shutdown cornerbacks in the game. Johnson, who was reportedly "forced" into the Tim Tebow trade, is a moron if he trades Revis. Highly doubtful he will, but unless he is willing to completely blow up the franchise (which some people think needs to happen anyway), then why trade your best defensive player. Unless he knows something we don't regarding Revis' rehab, keep Revis Island in New York. Pretty sure almost every other team would make a call about getting Revis.
Justin Upton may be joining brother in Atlanta
The Arizona Diamondbacks are talking with the Atlanta Braves about trading outfielder Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves and expect to make a decision in the next couple of days. What makes this more interesting is that Upton's brother, B.J., signed with the Braves in the offseason. The Upton brothers are pretty talented. This would definitely help them be one of the best teams in the NL and make another run at the postseason. Upending the Washington Nationals is going to be tough to do though. Stay tuned.
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The one question I have about it is the comment "In our view, the only objective measure of long term effectiveness of homeless programs is the success rate of its graduates in the years subsequent to departure from the program" (p17). I'm wondering about the "fairness" of this requirement. It seems that homelessness is such a complex systems issue, how could a homeless program possibly be "responsible" for the success of its program participants for "years"? It would seem that for programs that serve the homeless for longer periods of time (transitional living programs) versus shorter periods (emergency shelter) might show a longer lasting effect, but surely at some point that effect will wear off if the community (i.e. availability of affordable housing, employment, childcare, etc.) does not begin to provide opportunities for the family?
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Too cool of a character to let die! Very nice mental image of Peter in the classic costume with Mayday in the white Future Foundation costume and Miles in the black Ultimate costume at his sides! Great visual balance in the colors!
Too cool of a character to let die! Very nice mental image of Peter in the classic costume with Mayday in the white Future Foundation costume and Miles in the black Ultimate costume at his sides! Great visual balance in the colors!
a spider-man in avengers?
nah, it's a crappy concept and has been done before, still in avengers now i think
Hey, Earth's Mightiest [Young] Heroes, right?
I want Anya Spider-Girl to join the Young Avengers...(she's so cuddly...)
I think that He would be Excellent, especially with the dumping of Eli.
Meh, merging of universes should be kept to miniseries, or not at all. Personally, I think whenever they do they whole "alternate universe" thing, or even time travel, they tend to get so convoluted that no kind of good story can come from it. You end up with pages and pages of bad science fiction with no substance, or having to suspend disbelief to such extremes that it's not fun anymore.
I vote NO for Miles leaving the UU and joining the MU.
He might make a nice edition to a team one day, though.
I completely agree with you. I simply cannot conceptualise time travel. This is because, I believe the entire time traveling concept to be impossible. And there are also quite a few massive contradicting theories surrounding time travel that make a lot of sense to me, therefore further negating the possibility of time travel. Not only that, but I believe only the present exists and that past and future a mere human concepts; like love, honor, patriotism, blasphemy.. all words that simply do not determine anything factual. They're just very manipulative words created so that the public can relate to a particular national cause. But that's an entirely different topic..
As fir alternate realities/dimensions/universes.. I'd rather not have them. It all seems far too convoluted for me to even want to conceptualise.
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Ive been kinda hoping for a merger of the two universes. When all the possible stories that could have been told for the UU, quickly dash some of the cooler aspects of the Ultimate Universe into the regularverse. Kinda almost like how DC did their whole New Earth, before they did the NuDC reboot.
I really would like Miles to live on. And I'm pretty sure it'll eventually happen. Right now though Miles has the best Ultimate sales so if any series is getting cancelled, it isnt All New Spiderman
I personally feel strongly against that happening because it would greatly dampen the uniqueness and overall likability of the UU. If a universe wants to tell great stories, it can do so without stealing ideas from the Ultimate Universe.. for the Ultimate Universe is MY universe. Not mine personally, but it is my superhero universe, the one I read, love and collect in both issues and collected formats. I don't want 616 stealing it's niche.
I don't want a merge. It's fine just the way it is.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 14 March 2012 -- Since the onset of the recession, the importance of people as a driver of service excellence has increased substantially--even more than the importance of price, according to a J.D. Power cross-industry special report titled, "Beyond Satisfaction: J.D. Power 2012 Customer Service Champions--Brands That Deliver Service Excellence to Maximize Business Results."
During the recession, many businesses cut costs and turned to automation technologies to handle customer needs, which had the effect of raising the importance of people in the service experience.
"Consumer expectations have heightened since the onset of the recession," Gina Pingitore, chief research officer at J.D. Power and Associates. "While value is important, consumers want more than simply the lowest price or a product that is just good enough. They expect a superior product that is delivered in a compelling presentation, through fast and easy-to-understand processes that are supported by responsive and concerned people. In addition, the price must be perceived as fair and competitive."
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Indians throughout North and South
It's said the practice was brought to
Europe by the crew with Christopher
Columbus, where it became popular in
Spain and was introduced to the rest of
the world via trade.
Advertisements have promoted
cigarettes using a variety of clever
catch phrases over the years.
Marlboro: "Come to where the
flavor is."
Tipalet: "Blow in her face and she'll
follow you anywhere."
Camel: "More doctors smoke Camels
than any other cigarette."
Winston: "Tastes good like a cigarette
But what the ads don't say, at least
not explicitly, is that smoking causes
numerous health problems and is a
risk factor for cancer. The Surgeon
General's warnings alert consumers
that smoking can cause lung cancer,
heart disease and emphysema,
contains carbon monoxide and may
complicate pregnancy but the labels
don't inform buyers that smoking is
responsible for about one in every
five deaths, totaling more than 438,000
deaths per year or that smoking is the
leading preventable cause of death in
the U.S.
Promotional ads don't say that
smokers, on average, die 13-14 years
earlier than nonsmokers or that smoking
almost doubles a person's risk for
And advertisements don't tell people
how hard it is to quit the habit.
A Sequim bartender, who asked to
remain anonymous, compared cigarettes
to an addictive narcotic. "I've
tried to quit before but I think it's probably
just as hard to quit as heroin," the
man said, half-joking and half-serious.
The man has been smoking since he
was 21 years old. At 47, he vows to quit
on his 50th birthday.
A Sequim woman, who also wished
to remain anonymous, was caught
sneaking a cigarette during a five-minute
break at work. "My husband would
kill me if he knew I was smoking,"
she admitted. "We quit in December
but I've snuck about three cigarettes
The woman said she picked up the
habit as a teenager because "it was the
cool thing to do." But she encourages
children and young adults not to start
smoking. "If you plan on paying rent
or having hobbies, drop the Camel
now," she advised. "Cigarettes are not
getting any cheaper and won't anytime
The woman is using "the patch" to
quit smoking. Other quitting devices
include chewing gum, lozenges, inhalers,
nasal spray, Chantix - a prescription
medication that contains no
nicotine and is said to help reduce the
craving to smoke - and hypnosis.
Studies show that 44 percent of
Chantix users reach their quitting goal
at the end of 12 weeks. More information
is available by talking to a health
care professional.
Some people are able to quit "coldturkey"
without lozenges or prescriptions.
Jean Montoya, a Sequim business
owner, quit smoking 30 years ago after
her third child turned 1 year old and
she was in her late 20s. "I thought to
myself, I've given up every other vice
but this one," she said. "Then I'd see
older ladies with a cigarette hanging
out of their mouth and a beer in their
hand and I decided right then and there
I didn't want to be one of them. I literally
threw my cigarettes and lighter
out the car window."
Montoya never smoked a cigarette
again. "I knew if I started again or
sneaked one I would smoke for the rest
of my life," she said.
The road to recovery was bumpy for
Montoya. "I was really grumpy (for a
while after I quit)," she admitted. "God
bless my husband and children for putting
up with me."
A woman shopping in Montoya's
store admitted to being a closet smoker
for years. "I hid smokes outside under
rocks and in coffee cans so I could
smoke while I walked the dogs," she
said. "Now, I smoke openly."
While eating lunch at a downtown
restaurant, a 66-year-old woman
named Karen said she's been smoking
since she was 19 and has no intention
of quitting, nor has she ever tried
to quit. She smokes less than a pack a
day and a carton per week, averaging
about $60 a month, she said. But she
remembers a time when a carton of
cigarettes cost less than $2.
The only reason she'd ever quit,
Karen said, would be if she couldn't
afford to buy cigarettes.
Smoking isn't just expensive for
consumers. In 2005, the cigarette
industry spent nearly $13.11 billion
on advertising and promotional
expenses, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each day, about 1,300 persons
younger than 18 years of age become
regular smokers, the agency went on
to report.
Heather, passing through Sequim
from California, said she started
smoking eight years ago when she
was only 12. "My friends coaxed me
into doing it," she said. "Now I smoke
an average of 10-20 cigarettes a day
and spend at least $50 a month."
"It's an addiction, it truly is," the
young woman said. "Don't start because
of peer pressure or even out of
curiosity. It's not worth it."
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Media proprietor
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Journalism |
Areas |
Genres |
Social impact |
News media |
Roles |
A media proprietor or media mogul refers to a successful entrepreneur or businessperson who controls, through personal ownership or via a dominant position in any mass media related company or enterprise consumed by a large number of individuals. Those with significant control, ownership, and influence of a large company in the mass media may also be called a tycoon, baron, or business magnate.
The figure of the media proprietor first became prominent in the 19th century with the development of mass circulation newspapers. In the 20th century the definition of proprietorship expanded to include ownership of radio and television networks, as well as film studios, publishing houses and more recently internet and other forms of multimedia companies. The term "press baron" was replaced by "media baron", reflecting this and the term "media mogul" was popularized.
- Silvio Berlusconi (founder/CEO of Mediaset; $6.2 billion)
- Conrad Black (Baron Black of Crossharbour; $80 million)
- Michael Bloomberg (founder of Bloomberg L.P.; $25 billion)
- Steve Forbes (CEO of Forbes; $430 million)
- Hugh Hefner (founder of Playboy Enterprises; $43 million)
- Joseph Marinaccio (Founder/CEO of Slam Content; $60 million)
- Vince McMahon (founder of WWE; $1.2 billion)
- Rupert Murdoch (founder/CEO of News Corporation; $13.4 billion)
- Samuel Newhouse (CEO Advance Publications; $6.6 billion)
- Ted Turner (founder of CNN and TBS; $2 billion)
- Oprah Winfrey (founder/CEO of Harpo Productions; $2.1 billion)
- Al-Waleed bin Talal (Chairman of Kingdom Holding)
- Manmohan Shetty (founder of Adlabs Entertainment, Owner of Walkwater Media and Adlabs Imagica)
- Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
- Walt Disney (founder/CEO of The Walt Disney Company)
- Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
- Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
- William Randolph Hearst
- Alfred Hugenberg
- Sir Edward Hulton, 1st Baronet
- Michael Jackson (founder/CEO of The Michael Jackson Company LLC; $6.7 billion) (2009)
- Kerry Packer
- Roberto Marinho
- Sir Keith Murdoch
- Jan Wejchert
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Dec 22, 2011European Union adopts new position to improve welfare of whalesThe European Union has announced a strong common position instructing member states at meetings of the International Whaling Commission to maintain the whaling ban and support proposals to improve whale welfare.
Dec 16, 2011Reception for U.N. Delegates confirms that Farm Animal Welfare matters for people and the planetOn Dec. 15, as delegates from around the globe meet at the U.N. to discuss policies to promote sustainable development, WSPA and other agriculture and development organizations spoke at a United Nations reception event.
Dec 16, 2011The surprising benefits of animal welfareNew public campaign by WSPA aims to place humane treatment of farm animals on agenda at Rio +20 Summit
Dec 9, 2011Kristin Bauer supports Red Collar work in BangladeshActress Kristin Bauer has announced her support for the global Collars not Cruelty campaign as our vaccination pilot project in Bangladesh ends.
Dec 1, 2011Red card to cruelty: WSPA congratulates Ukraine for ending cruel cullsWSPA urges the Ukraine government to act on the words of its environment minister by ordering an end to the cruel culls that have killed thousands of dogs ahead of the Euro 2012 football championship.
Nov 10, 2011Help end Europe's long-distance suffering for animalsWSPA urges supporters to demand a European 8-hour transportation limit following the EU's failure to reduce journey times.
Nov 2, 2011WSPA brings emergency relief to drought-hit Kenyan regionThe animals in one of Kenya's most severely drought-stricken regions have received life-saving treatments in a WSPA-funded Disaster Management operation.
Oct 20, 2011WSPA takes welfare message to vets from across the worldInternational vets hear about WSPA's work integrating animal welfare in disaster work and education
Oct 14, 2011Animals are integral to the 'green economy'In New York this week, WSPA co-hosted a series of presentations on the crucial links between livestock production and the green economy.
Oct 10, 2011Two cubs rescued as 100,000 Vietnamese reject bear bileEven as Vietnamese super-star and 2010 idol, Uyen Linh became the 100,000th Vietnamese person to pledge never to use bear bile products, two more bear cubs were rescued as a result of a call to the wildlife crime hotline run by WSPA's partners ENV.


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You'll Never Be An Exterminator!: Man Blows Himself Up Trying to Kill A Spider For Wife
Because stupid people hurting themselves really tickles my fancy, here's a story about some jackass who blew himself up in the bathroom trying to kill a spider. Come on maine, haven't you ever heard of a shoe?!
The 28 year-old suffered severe burns after attacking the arachnid with an aerosol can at his home in Clacton in Essex.
The man was summoned by his wife to deal with a spider she had seen scuttling behind the lavatory on Bank Holiday Monday. Not being able to reach it, the man decided to kill it by spraying it with the can.However he was unable to see whether it was dead because the bulb in the bathroom light had blown. At this point he turned to a cigarette lighter to illuminate the room, but in the process ignited the gas fumes and caused an explosion.
The blast was so strong it blew the man off his feet and lifted the loft door off its hinges.
He suffered flash burns to his head, legs and torso and was rushed by ambulance to hospital after dousing himself in cold water.
Granted this guy is MENSA material compared to Electric Nips, but still. Haven't you ever heard of masking the smell of a numero dos by lighting a match? And have you ever heard of someone dropping it between their legs before all the gas trapped in the bowl has dissipated? What happened? Exactly, they blasted off like a rocket and fought a towel bar with their face. Been there, done that, six stitches and an Owen Wilson nose, amirite?!
Man blows himself up trying to kill a spider [telegraph]
Thanks to Ash, who kills spiders the old fashioned way: tearing their legs off one by one and then letting them starve to death. WOW. Also, my apologies to anybody who's itching now because of the picture. I couldn't help myself!
This is a video of a manhole in New York City shooting sparks and flames like the Ninja Turtles decided their swords and sticks were too oldschool and upgraded to flamethrowers and lightning-launchers. It sounds like somebody popping popcorn though, so I wouldn't be surprised ... / Continue →
Because destroying expensive electronics is the new white (or is it black?), here's somebody grilling (literally) an Android, Windows Phone 7 and iPhone 4. Any idea who lasts the longest? I'll tell you if you really want to know. Just kidding, sitting through shit you don't ... / Continue →
In reality, everything is edible, it might just be your last meal. Plutonium? You CAN put it in your mouth. Spiders too, except they probably WON'T kill you. But they will lay eggs in your tonsils! Haha -- have fun dreaming about that one tonight! Anyway, oven-baked edibl... / Continue →


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Doris Freedman
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Doris Freedman (née Peterson) | |
Gender | |
Status | |
Hair | Brown, naturally gray |
Age | 43 |
Occupation | Lunch Lady and nurse at Springfield Elementary |
Relatives | Parents: Patrick and Elisabeth Peterson Son: Jeremy Freedman |
First Appearance | "Lisa's Pony" |
Voiced By | Doris Grau (1989-1997), Tress MacNeille (2006- present) |
- "Don't bitch to me, bossman."
- ―Doris Freedman
Doris Freedman (née Peterson) aka Lunch Lady Doris is an overweight, middle-aged, and laconic cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary.
Biography Edit
As the cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary, she constantly prepares bad food, serving to students near-inedible foodstuff including whole beef hearts, horse testicles, and shredded newspaper. During school cutbacks, she using gym mats as a meat substitute, and other non-edible items [1].
Due to the school's low funding, she also doubles as the school nurse. She was once seen as a mail carrier [2].
She has been implied to have a relationship with Groundskeeper Willie, and her son is Squeaky-Voiced Teen [3].
She once dated Hans Moleman.She is a vegetarian and an insectivorian.
Father: John Patrick "Pat" Peterson, 1910-1973
Paternal Grandparents: Boris Peterson, 1881-1948 and Janis Chaplin, 1889-1977
Mother: Elisabeth "Elie" McAllister, 1913-1981
Maternal Grandparents: Brutus P. McAllister, 1892-1944 and Lois Ann Moore, 1890-1945
Sister: Bridget Peterson, 1953
Husband: Richard Freedman, 1945-1980 (+) Son: Jeremy Freedman, 1972
Behind the LaughterEdit
Voice Actor Edit
After Grau's death in 1995, Lunchlady Doris was retired out of respect for over 10 years. Due to the delay between recording some episodes and the time they actually air, Grau's voice was included in episodes airing as late as 1997 such as "Lisa's Sax". Lunchlady Doris then became a silent background character and was mostly been seen in crowds and groups of other faculty members.In the 18th season, she returned as a speaking character beginning with "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", where she is voiced by Tress MacNeille.
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When it comes to add your content, you find that your content/story doesn't actually fit the design/theme." (Tom Johnson ~ I'd Rather Be Writing) Posted on June 28, 2010 | Permalink The Importance of Copywriting in Web Design"Designers often neglect to focus on both well-written copy and structuring a design so that it highlights the copy on the page. Today we'll discuss why copywriting is so important, who needs to learn it, and how to create content-centric designs." (Joshua Johnson) Posted on June 15, 2010 | Permalink Organizating Content: A 7 Parts Series"I'm starting a new series on organizing content. I'm not sure how many parts there will be in this series. Writing essays in a serial format is an experiment I'm exploring. Basically this approach to writing follows the agile model. I write a bit, get some feedback, write some more, get feedback, and keep going. The feedback along the way shapes the direction I'm heading. Also, with each serial post, I hope to take the issue a little deeper." (I'd Rather Be Writing) Posted on May 25, 2010 | Permalink A Common Sense Content Strategy"Lately, everyone on the web is talking about content. Content strategy has made its way into our collective consciousness and web writing is coming into its own." (Tiffani Jones ~ MIX Online) Posted on May 11, 2010 | Permalink The Small Print: Writing User Interface Instructions"Experts say that a person's behavior on the web is highly goal-driven. People have things they want to accomplish, whether it's making a purchase, finding a recipe or learning how to do something new. Inherent in many web page designs, therefore, is information to help a user perform an action." (Understanding Graphics) Posted on May 10, 2010 | Permalink Design to Read"Many people do not read easily. They may have a visual problem or dyslexia. They may have not have had opportunities to learn to read, or be reading in stressful conditions or poor light, or perhaps they are reading in a second language. Is it possible to provide one consistent set of guidelines or approaches that will allow designers to meet all the apparently diverse needs of these people? Or are there compromises to be made?" (About Design to Read) Posted on April 09, 2010 | Permalink Words that Zing"To select the right words, take cues from rhetoric and psychology. I do not mean use unctuous sales language or manipulative mind control, nor do I necessarily mean use catchy words. I simply mean add influential weight to web writing based on centuries of rhetorical wisdom and a growing body of scientific knowledge." (Colleen Jones - A List Apart) Posted on February 10, 2010 | Permalink Content Is King"Just because content is king doesn't mean, however, that the designer's job is any less important. How seriously would people take the King if his suit was poorly made? It has to look good." (Paul Boag) Posted on February 02, 2010 | Permalink Writing for the Web: The Right Strategy"When it comes to designing a website, content is often overlooked, but why? Very rarely do users browse the web looking for a good design or decent experience. Users come for the content. Not giving them what they want with poorly written content will frustrate users. Not only does it waste their time, but your time as well." (Shay Howe - letscountthedays) - courtesy of destrywion Posted on January 26, 2010 | Permalink Why don't we actually read anymore?"This kind of reading suggests that behind it lies a different kind of thinking. And unfortunately this may weaken our capacity to develop a deep kind of reading. According to Maryanne Wolf, development psychologist at Tufts University, we have become 'mere decoders of information'. Our ability to interpret text, to make rich mental connections that are formed when we read deeply and without distraction, remains largely disengaged. But actually we are dealing with a problem here that we have to cope with because our ancestors, like Plato, believed that writing and reading was a good thing." (Denise Pires - Dancing Uphill) Posted on December 14, 2009 | Permalink 25 tips for writing the user experience"While this article tends toward copywriting for the user experience as it pertains to the online world, you can apply it to other aspects of your brand as well. The most important point being to take the user, aka the person, reading what you're writing into account from the get-go. Communicate for them first and foremost." (Karen Goldfarb) Posted on October 16, 2009 | Permalink 50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills"Effective writing skills are to a writer what petrol is to a car. Like the petrol and car relationship, without solid skills writers cannot move ahead. These skills don't come overnight, and they require patience and determination. You have to work smart and hard to acquire them. Only with experience, you can enter the realm of effective, always-in-demand writers." (Smashing Magazine) - courtesy of khalvorson Posted on July 01, 2009 | Permalink How to Generate Reader Interest in What You Write"Who has not discovered to their dismay that no one wants to read their most carefully crafted, meritorious, compelling, and passionate writings? Think of all the proposals you have written that no one is interested in. Or the web pages, the blog posts, or the company brochures. Chances are, your failures are linked to an inability to connect with what your readers would be interested in reading." (Phil Yaffe - ACM Ubiquity) Posted on June 25, 2009 | Permalink Online language pathways: understanding how brands need to communicate with their customers online"Our study found that language that engages people on web pages is not the same as the language that forms the pathways to a site. Rather, people change or adapt language terms as they refine their search from their original language of intent (their thoughts) to terms and phrases that more closely mirror language they see in their search, coupled with a mechanical style they think will be better understood by search engines. But the language they appear to respond to most favourably when they finally engage with a website is language that more closely resembles their original language of intent – less mechanical, more natural and human. The 'translation' from human language into online language seems to be a sub-conscious and iterative or fluid process: people refine or filter their language as their online journey progresses and this is particularly evident during the search journey." - (Content Delivery & Analysis) Posted on May 11, 2009 | Permalink World's Best Headlines: BBC News"Precise communication in a handful of words? The editors at BBC News achieve it every day, offering remarkable headline usability." - (Jakob Nielsen - Alertbox) Posted on April 27, 2009 | Permalink Write for Reuse"Users often see online content out of context and read it with different goals than you envisioned. While you can't predict all such goals, you can plan for multiple uses of your text." - (Jakob Nielsen - Alertbox) Posted on March 02, 2009 | Permalink In Defense of Readers"Despite the ubiquity of reading on the web, readers remain a neglected audience. Much of our talk about web design revolves around a sense of movement: users are thought to be finding, searching, skimming, looking. We measure how frequently they click but not how long they stay on the page. We concern ourselves with their travel and participation - how they move from page to page, who they talk to when they get there—but forget the needs of those whose purpose is to be still. Readers flourish when they have space - some distance from the hubbub of the crowds - and as web designers, there is yet much we can do to help them carve out that space." - (Mandy Brown - A List Apart) Posted on February 18, 2009 | Permalink Wordlings in a Web 2.0 World"Public language has become impoverished by 'managerialism' which frequently reduces language to strings of 'weasel' words, a phenomenon blamed on the information society. This process is not as ubiquitous or as inevitable as often represented, however. Drawing on Burke's notion of human beings as 'wordlings', I argue for the centrality of well–crafted words, especially on the Internet, and offer examples of language crafted with care and passion, leading to distilled and vivid expression. I use the term 'word bytes' for such language, as it can cut through the multiple items of information from many other media with which it is surrounded, and demand to be noticed and remembered. I conclude we do not have to accept the impoverished form of 'managerial' English, often produced by elites and used to justify the 'financialization' of the late capitalist world. We can begin to counter it by our own practices of using words with care and passion, and by disseminating our words. We can also stop and question 'weasel' language wherever we encounter it." - (Carolyne Lee - First Monday 14.2) Posted on February 16, 2009 | Permalink How Crafty Word Order Can Instantly Improve Your Writing"Written communication has increased with email, instant messaging, blogs, wikis, and numerous other Internet services. As readers we struggle constantly to understand these communications despite enormous pressures on our time and attention. Phil Yaffe has been offering Ubiquity readers simple principles that have helped make these written communications significantly more effective. A while ago he told us about ten general principles, more recently about three acid tests, and now a single principle for good sentences." - (Philip Yaffe - ACM Ubiquity) Posted on February 09, 2009 | Permalink The Discipline of Content Strategy"We, the people who make websites, have been talking for fifteen years about user experience, information architecture, content management systems, coding, metadata, visual design, user research, and all the other disciplines that facilitate our users' abilities to find and consume content. Weirdly, though, we haven't been talking about the meat of the matter. We haven't been talking about the content itself." (Kristina Halvorson - A List Apart) Posted on December 16, 2008 | Permalink American English vs. British English for Web Content"Users pay attention to details in a site's writing style, and they'll notice if you use the wrong variant of the English language." (Jakob Nielsen - Alertbox) Posted on December 01, 2008 | Permalink Ten Recipes for Persuasive Content"In many of my columns, I have touted the importance of persuasive, or influential, content and shared relevant theories and arguments, sprinkling in some practical tips and examples along the way. This column brings together a collection of practical tips, or recipes, for persuasive content. My goal for these recipes is to help anyone who touches content to bake in some influential goodness. Because of my background and experience, these recipes have an English-speaking American flavor, but I think they are a useful starting point for international content, as well." (Colleen Jones - UXmatters) Posted on December 01, 2008 | Permalink Winning Considerations for Interactive Content"User interface designers have more interactive options than ever for presenting content. So, we can make meaningful strides toward offering users the right content in the right place, at the right time, in the right amount. However, these rich options for interactively presenting content also come with a challenge." (Colleen Jones - UXmatters) Posted on August 04, 2008 | Permalink Writing Style for Print vs. Web"Linear vs. non-linear. Author-driven vs. reader-driven. Storytelling vs. ruthless pursuit of actionable content. Anecdotal examples vs. comprehensive data. Sentences vs. fragments." (Jakob Nielsen - Alertbox) Posted on June 09, 2008 | Permalink Turn Usable Content into Winning Content"Findable. Scannable. Readable. Concise. Layered. We know much these days about how to make Web content usable—thanks to experts such as Robert Horn, Jakob Nielsen, Ginny Redish, and Gerry McGovern. What we don't understand as well, however, is how to make content win users over to take the actions we want them to take or have the perceptions we want them to have. We don't understand how to make Web content both usable and persuasive. I, by no means, intend to imply that we should sacrifice the usability of content to make it more persuasive. Truly winning content must be both." (Colleen Jones - UXmatters) Posted on February 14, 2008 | Permalink Putting the Strunk Back in Strunk and White"The real secret of E.B. White is listening, incorporating, translating, and finally accepting pundits into our practice. We aren't at war at all. We all want the same thing. We all want more great work in the world." (Christina Wodtke - Boxes and Arrows) Posted on July 05, 2006 | Permalink Magic Words: How Language Augments Human Computation"Public language is a cognition-enhancing tool -- it is a species of external artifact whose current adaptive value is partially constituted by its role in re-shaping the kinds of computational space that our biological brains must negotiate in order to solve certain types of problems, or to carry out certain complex projects. This computational role of language has been somewhat neglected (not un-noticed, but not rigorously pursued either) in recent cognitive science, due perhaps to a (quite proper) fascination with and concentration upon, that other obvious dimension: the role of language as an instrument of interpersonal communication. In this chapter, I try to display the broad shape of the alternative orientation. I discuss the views of some recent (and not-so-recent) authors, who recognize in various ways, the potential role of language and text in transforming, reshaping and simplifying the computational tasks that confront the biological brain. I then pursue this idea through a series of examples involving planning, concept learning, the construction of complex thoughts and the capacity to refelect on our own cognitive profiles." (Andy Clark) Posted on June 25, 2006 | Permalink Calling All Designers: Learn to Write!"It's time we designers stop thinking of ourselves as merely pixel people, and start thinking of ourselves as the creators of experiences. And when it comes to experience on the web, there's no better way to create it than to write, and write well." (Derek Powazek - A List Apart) Posted on May 09, 2006 | Permalink F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content"Eyetracking visualizations show that users often read Web pages in an F-shaped pattern: two horizontal stripes followed by a vertical stripe." (Jakob Nielsen - Alertbox) Posted on April 18, 2006 | Permalink Rules for labelling buttons"The consequence of the two rules may be that you end up with buttons with labels that are longer than a single word. I think that's much better than striving for single words that are either confusing (as they might be in our example) or infuriating (as in the many dialog boxes that inform me that some program has done something truly ghastly to my computer, and then expect me to click 'OK' as if I'm happy about it)." (Caroline Jarrett - Usability News) Posted on February 01, 2006 | Permalink Why People Don't Read Online and What to do About It"It's been proven that two things people will look at on the screen are bullet points and numbered lists. Knowing that, use them. It's called content chunking, and, as you can see from many of our own pieces, it's an effective way to pull the eye." (Michelle Cameron - ACM Ubiquity) Posted on November 01, 2005 | Permalink Quality, not quantity: Delivering value from web content"Maintaining the quality of your content is critical to the long term success of your website. That involves establishing rigorous pre and post publication editorial processes." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on August 21, 2005 | Permalink The Economist Style Guide"This guide is based on the style book which is given to all journalists." (The Economist) - courtesy of jesse james garrett Posted on July 26, 2005 | Permalink Web editors have a great future"Web editors are critical to website success. They have a combination of communications, marketing and technology skills. Most of all, they know their readers inside out." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on April 17, 2005 | Permalink It's the content, stupid: search engine optimization"In deciding to rank your website, search engines pay a lot of attention to the actual content they find on your webpages." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on April 05, 2005 | Permalink International Differences: Language"Labels can also be quite problematic as translation processes often lack the context behind content selections and thereby result in non-standard or confusing terminology for users. As anyone that has sat through a usability test or two can testify, confusing or non-descriptive terms on category labels and calls to action are some of the most common usability problems. (...) The right solution to translation, of course, is cultural experts that can inform correct action and category labels." (Luke Wroblewski - Functioning Form) Posted on February 15, 2005 | Permalink How to measure the value of your web content"The way to make web content more valued is to make it more measured. The more ways you can measure the value your content delivers, the more your career will be valued." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on January 23, 2005 | Permalink Web content is a hidden asset"Most people within most organizations don't value content. In a typical organization, the higher up you go the less appreciation there is. That's all about to change because content is a 'hidden' asset of great value." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on January 16, 2005 | Permalink Secrets of great web headings and summaries"Your website success will increase the better you write headings and summaries. People are very impatient, so the heading and summary really needs to be compelling. Here are some key tips for writing better headings and summaries." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on October 31, 2004 | Permalink Web writing: How to judge a good website from a bad one"How a website has written its links is an excellent way to judge its quality. Good websites tend to have a rich and intuitive link structure. Good web writers think clearly about how each piece of content links up with the rest of the content on the website." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on September 06, 2004 | Permalink Emerging Content Requirements for News Products"The premise in this article is that there are unexplored opportunities for news providers when consideration is given to the full range of variables that impact readability. The fact that typical readers do not take advantage of news content as it is currently packaged and delivered is, in fact, only part of the rationale for this statement." (Howard Williams - ASIS&T Bulletin Aug/Sep 2004) Posted on August 26, 2004 | Permalink Plain Language and Information Design"Nine-tenths of meaning can be gained from scanning a page that has other representational elements besides text - provided they are of course relevant to what's being said. In other words, information design needs to be intelligent and thoughtful." (The Plain Language Association International) Posted on July 29, 2004 | Permalink Writing effective link text"Follow these six guidelines for how to write effective link text and your site visitors will be able to find what they're looking for quickly and efficiently." (Trenton Moss - evolt.org) Posted on July 28, 2004 | Permalink How to get great content from people"There is a need to connect the person who creates the content with the person who reads it. Content creation must be seen as an important and valuable task within the organization. When a piece of content delivers value, the person who created it should be praised and rewarded." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on June 14, 2004 | Permalink Be a web editor, not administrator"There are two roles in web content management that matter: editors and writers. Editors decide what should get published. Writers create the content. Most websites started off with administrators—webmasters—who had lots of responsibility and little authority. Today, we see the emergence of the web editor, a position that will become increasingly important." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on May 30, 2004 | Permalink Learn how to implement an effective web style guide"A style guide helps you quickly and cost-effectively publish content that is of a consistent quality. It is particularly important when there are lots of editors and authors involved in the publishing process. A good style guide takes a lot of time and effort to create. Unless its implementation is policed, it will not achieve its objectives." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on May 17, 2004 | Permalink The Sad State of Web Content"Content still is king of the Web and the designers, developers and producers of the Web should be the king's loyal subjects. Trust me, it's in our best interests." (D. Keith Robinson - Asterisk) Posted on February 27, 2004 | Permalink List of articles about writing web content"High quality web content impresses people and search engines." (Quality Web Content) - courtesy of craig marion Posted on February 24, 2004 | Permalink Integrating Reading and Writing of Documents"Computer users have become accustomed to the writing of documents being regarded as a separate activity from the reading of documents. We believe that this division is unnecessary and limits the effectiveness of virtually every computer user. It is time for a rethink of underlying concepts. A key concept for integrating reading with writing is a general mechanism for annotation. This general mechanism can be combined with hyperlinking to create a single unifying super-concept that provides a base for integrating reading and writing. The paper explains the underlying ideas, and describes the results of a small experiment that supported the viability of the super-concept. We believe that the super-concept might possibly provide the foundations for a revolution in thinking about documents, which would benefit everyone." (P. J. Brown and Heather Brown - Journal of Digital Information) Posted on February 05, 2004 | Permalink Words come before looks in web design"Advertising agencies tend to design awful websites because they are obsessed with getting attention. When people come to your website, you have already got their attention. They want to do something. They want detail. They want facts. The thing they value most is their time. So don't waste it." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on January 25, 2004 | Permalink Hot Text: Web Writing that Works"To help you figure out what will work for you and your audiences when you start tapping out electronic text, we bring together the results of research on usability, readability, reading comprehension, and writing methods." (About HT) - courtesy of elearning Posted on January 16, 2004 | Permalink The dangers of publishing your website in another language"Publishing your website in another language is like managing a brand new website. It demands people who are expert in writing and editing in that language. The standard of English on the Web, for example, is often poor, even for those whose native language it is. It can be embarrassingly bad for websites publishing English as a foreign language." (Gerry McGovern) Posted on November 09, 2003 | Permalink Coding the Classroom: Technology and The Practice of Language"The technology of the Information Age depends on programming languages for functionality. Because programming languages ultimately affect the production of language digitally, programming languages will inevitably demonstrate a lasting effect on the process of writing. Hence it is important to recognize the impact of programming languages on the production of language. It may well be the necessary first step in understanding technologyís reverberating presence in the classroom." (Claudia Herbst - First Monday 8.11) Posted on November 04, 2003 | Permalink The Origins of Writing"This site was developed as an educational supplement for anthropology students (...)" (Utah State University) - courtesy of reloade Posted on September 24, 2003 | Permalink For Pioneers of Web Journalism, the Future Is Still Full of Surprises"Roundtable panelists discuss the value of blogs, business strategies for pricing content and what professionals and consumers alike should look forward to." (Mark Glaser - USC Annenberg: Online Journalism Review) - courtesy of glenn fleish Posted on September 12, 2003 | Permalink Writing Skills and Better Visual Design"Strong visual design is about balance. It requires an appropriate relationship between written content, information hierarchy and the use of visual elements such as graphics and photography." (Dirk Knemeyer - Thread) Posted on September 08, 2003 | Permalink Writing Photo Captions for the Web"Photographs are rarely self-sufficient. They need captions. A caption tells us something about the person or thing photographed, also something about the photographer. In this article, we discuss how to write photo captions for the Web. We provide examples from adultsí and childrenís work." (Ruth Garner, Mark Gillingham, and Yong Zhao - First Monday 8.9) Posted on September 04, 2003 | Permalink Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy"(...) copy can address some of the most pressing challenges facing your business online." (Nick Usborne) Posted on July 23, 2002 | Permalink 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web"(...) the Living Web, the part of the web that is always changing. Writing for the Living Web is a tremendous challenge. Here are ten tips that can help." (Mark Bernstein - A List Apart) Posted on February 16, 2002 | Permalink Reading Design"(...) the primary goal of communication design: to make vital, engaging work intended above all to be read." (Dean Allen - A List Apart) Posted on December 04, 2001 | Permalink Web Writing for Many Interest Levels"Clear, usable content is easily created by deliberating writing for many different levels of reader interest" (Nathan Wallace - e-gineer) Posted on November 04, 2001 | Permalink Online JournalismModelling the First Generation of News Media on the World Wide Web (Mark Deuze - FirstMonday 6.10) Posted on October 04, 2001 | Permalink Comprehension, Coherence and Strategies in Hypertext and Linear Text"(...) the evaluation of hypertext from the perspective of text comprehension" (Peter W. Foltz - Dept. of Psychology -New Mexico State University) Posted on January 08, 2001 | Permalink The Elements of Style"(...) a must-have for any student and conscientious writer" (William Struck, Jr) Posted on January 02, 2001 | Permalink Interface Design and Optimization of Reading of Continuous Text"(...) reading is the means by which the world does a large part of its work" (Paul Muter - University of Toronto) Posted on November 01, 2000 | Permalink Writing Techniques"Specific do's and don'ts, with examples" (Good Documents) Posted on September 09, 2000 | Permalink ContentiousFor writers, editors, and others who create content for online media (Editor: Amy Gahran, online content consultant) Posted on June 29, 2000 | Permalink |


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Asus GeForce GTX 580 Mars 2 Edition 3GB PCIe
The Asus GeForce GTX 580 Mars 2 Edition boasts 512 CUDA cores, there are also 48 ROP (Raster Operations) units, the TAU (Texture Addressing Units) have been increased from 60 to 64 which is just 6.6% more than the GeForce GTX 480. The graphics clock speed for fixed function units is set at 772MHz. The GeForce GTX 580 is paired with 1536MB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1002MHz (4008MHz DDR).
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Good overclocking potential.
Quieter than GTX 590 in idle.
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By InsideHW on February 20, 2012
Unfortunately, only those with gargantuan pockets will be able to afford this card. Not even a fat wallet will suffice by itself, as MARS II has only been made in 999 copies, which means that a good connection or a firm reservation will be required...
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By Overclock3D on December 29, 2011
Frustrating. That's probably the word that we will take away from this review. Quad-SLI isn't exactly a new technology and yet just getting the MARS 2 SLI setup to work was a mission itself, and that's without considering getting the various...
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By Atomic MPC on November 23, 2011
If you have the money, ASUS has the...
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By Guru of 3D on September 23, 2011
Final words and conclusion Conclusion time then. We had a blast with the ASUS Mars II -- really it's one of the products out there that no one can afford, yet everybody wants. A massive x-factor can be assigned to the product as it is just...
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By Overclock3D on September 16, 2011
So, the Republic of Gamers MARS 2 then.It's two GTX580s on the same board and the performance very much indicates this. Throughout our testing it was no quicker than a pair of stock GTX580s in SLI and, in those tests where we didn't have a...
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By Motherboards.org on September 11, 2011
We are about to take a look at a card that really is something special. This isn't the kind of card that the average consumer would be looking purchase. This card is for the extreme enthusiasts that want the bragging rights that this card...
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By Motherboards.org on September 07, 2011
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By Legit Reviews on September 01, 2011
The ASUS MARS 2 is a very nice video card for the elite few that are willing to invest in one. The pros of this card far out-weigh the negatives and we hope that ASUS continues to bring products like this to market to satisfy the needs of die hard...
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By HotHardware on August 26, 2011
Asus made summarizing the MARS II's performance easy for us. The Asus MARS II is quite simply the fastest single graphics card we have ever tested, bar none. With the exception of Metro 2033 when run at 2560x1600, where the Radeon HD 6990 AUSUM...
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By PCPer on August 25, 2011
The ASUS MARS II Dual GPU GTX 580 3GB graphics card isn't something that is built for most gamers. Instead it is built to show off the engineering talents at ASUS, the capability the company has to produce truly one-of-a-kind designs and to push...
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