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Last night I got an email with a Q3 sales update from a company I'm an investor in for a while. They consistently meet or beat their plan and are an extremely well managed business. Their plan for Q3 was aggressive in my book (and they've managed their costs to a lower outcome) had an expectation for what they would come in at based on data from as recently as last week. I knew what they thought the upside case was and didn't believe it so my brain had locked in on a number slightly below or around plan.
I've found that the Q3 number is often the hardest to make when you budget on an annual basis – Q1 is easy since you have a lot of visibility, Q2 is harder, but doesn't have as much growth built in as Q3, then you have a heavier growth quarter with the summer doldrums (Q3) followed by the insanity that is Q4 in the annual cycle. So I usually view Q3 as "hard to beat; challenging to make."
This company destroyed their number. They beat plan and came in at the upside case. They ran the table on new business. It was awesome to see. And it blew my mind, in a pleasant way, as this is a humble company that doesn't overstate where it's going.
As we enter Q4, I systematically look at the performance of every company I'm involved in for two reasons. First, I want to make sure I understand the real trajectory as they exit the year as Q4 is often an outlier, usually to the upside, as a result of end of year purchasing. I also rarely pay much attention anymore to Q4 plans as they are almost always obsolete and instead focus on the cost / burn dynamic in Q4.
It's harder to calibrate in cases like this when a company far exceeds their Q3 plan. It's equally hard in the other direction when a company misses their Q3 plan. And it's really challenging when there is a big step up for Q4′s plan when you start going into the 2013 planning cycle.
I'm curious how y'all approach this, both entrepreneurs when they are thinking about their own planning as well as investors / board members when they are reacting to the early data from Q3 and thinking about Q4 and 2013.
I'm stunned by the lack of financial literacy of so many people in so many contexts. The commentary by politicians, economists, and the media on the European debt crisis and the US debt ceiling dynamics is appalling. The general media and blogosphere commentary on the financials of high growth companies, especially those who have either recently gone public or filed their S-1′s, range from perplexing to just plain incorrect. And more and more entrepreneurs who I'm exposed to who are presenting their companies for financing have a complete lack of understanding of their financials – both current and projected. Of course, some of my fellow board members don't understand how to read financial statements either, which doesn't help matters much.
Fred Wilson took on some of this with his awesome MBA Mondays series, including several great posts around financial statements that every entrepreneur should go read right now:
In my experience there are four specific things that people struggle with.
- An inability to read the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow statements.
- A lack of understanding of how the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow statements fit together.
- A lack of understanding how non-accounting metrics (e.g. bookings) impact the financial statements.
- A lack of understanding of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and how to use the financial statements to help normalize out all the weird things GAAP makes you do.
I used to think it was all a GAAP problem. GAAP is complicated, continuously evolving and changing, and often creates more ambiguity that it resolves. But unless you actually understand how to read a financial statement, GAAP doesn't even come into play. And by financial statement, I don't just mean the income statement (or P&L) – I mean the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, along with understanding how they interact with each other.
If you understand how to read the financial statements, then you can start to solve for the GAAP challenges. You'll be able to understand things like the implications of deferred revenue on cash flow, stock option expense on net income, and the actual equity dynamics of the balance sheet.
While there are so many things about this that I fantasize about (e.g. "the media would actually learn this stuff" and "accountants would make GAAP simpler and clearer vs. more complex") the only thing that really matters in my world is that entrepreneurs understand how to think about this stuff. So, in the spirit of Fred's MBA Mondays series, I'm going to write a series of posts that describe how my brain processes the financial statements of a typical high growth company with a goal of adding on to the great base that Fred has created.
I'm open for suggestions as to whether I should take on one that is newly public (e.g. the S-1 and historical financials are available), or a private company (I'm open to volunteers, although it'll mean you are publishing your financials – at least at this moment in time.) If you've got suggestions or want to volunteer, just leave a comment.
We are deep in budget season as the last board meeting of the year typically includes the 2010 Budget – or at least the "2010 Draft Budget" or "2010 Budget – Draft". This is also known as "the joy of cramming a spreadsheet into a powerpoint presentation."
The budgets I see generally fit into one of the following five categories.
- Pre-Revenue: We are pre-revenue and won't generate revenue in 2010.
- First Year of Revenue: We are pre-revenue but will generate our first revenue in 2010.
- Growing Revenue: We are on a revenue growth curve in 2010 but will lose money every month.
- Becoming Profitable: We are currently losing money but will become profitable in 2010.
- Profitable: We are profitable every month this year.
While I've written about this before, it's worth noting that "profitable" is often used to mean either EBITDA positive, Net Income positive, or Cash Flow positive. These are three totally different things and you aren't really in a happy profitable place until all three are true.
Of the five types of budget categories above, three (#2, #3, and #4) typically have the "hockey stick problems." Specifically, the revenue curve in the budget model looks like a hockey stick throughout the year with steep revenue growth in Q3 and Q4.
The hockey stick revenue helps justify additional head count and an overall ramp in expenses. If the revenue plan is correct, this is fine. But the revenue plan is rarely correct, especially in Q3 and Q4. As a result, the expense base in the budget is much too high. One of two things happen – the budget breaks (and gets ignored) or the company continues to operate on the expense budget (or some approximation of it), resulting in a much bigger loss and cash spend than forecasted at the beginning of the year.
There's another issue – hiring is often front end loaded and the timing is somewhat unpredictable. It's also hard to "unhire" a month after you've hired someone because you are below budget. While some people talk about people as a "variable cost", it's a tough variable cost to immediately turn to zero shortly after you've hired someone.
Each case is a little different, so let me spend some time on how I think about each one.
First Year of Revenue (#2): The problem in this case is that the company will burn through its capital faster than expected. You can solve for this by forcing the expense budget to look like a pre-revenue budget (e.g. assume no revenue). When revenue starts to ramp, then you rebudget, even if it's mid-year. Basically, discount all revenue to zero until you start generating it.
Growing Revenue (#3): This is the trickiest of the three cases. You have revenue. You want to spend more money to grow revenue (this is rational). You expect revenue will grow nicely (maybe, maybe not). In this case, I suggest you build the budget and then shift your expense plan forward by one quarter. This delays the spending ramp by 90 days which enables you to see if you are ramping revenue as expected. I've rarely seen this slow down the revenue growth and, when it's clear that revenue is ramping ahead of plan, you can always layer in some expenses explicitly ahead of plan.
Become Profitable (#4): Similar to #3, you start by lagging your expense ramp by a quarter. Equally important, you should manage to a net cash number (cash + borrowing capacity – debt) and make sure you never fall below a threshold that is set as part of the budget process. Once you start generating positive cash flow, you can rebudget, just like case #2.
I find that Pre-Revenue and Profitable companies typically don't have the hockey stick problem in the budgets. Pre-Revenue don't by definition since they have no revenue! Profitable companies have usually been through the cycle so many times that (a) they understand how to be realistic about revenue growth and (b) they are so happy to be profitable and self-sufficient that they err on the side of under-budgeting revenue and then expanding their expense base as they exceed plan.
Be smart – avoid the hockey stick. Even when you are playing hockey! It hurts when it hits you in unexpected places.
In my first business, we didn't have a line for EBITDA on our financial statement. We went straight to Net Income. We knew our cash flow from our statement of cash flows (and our bank account which we checked regularly since we were self funded.) We never talked about EBITDA, nor did we ever feel the need to come up with things like "Adjusted EBITDA."
Now – I went to business school so I knew what an EBITDA was – I just didn't care much about it at Feld Technologies because it didn't matter. Cash mattered the most. Cash Flow mattered next. Net Income mattered a distant third (as long as it was positive every month – it got more important if it was ever negative, but it was still third.) The list continued. EBITDA was not on it. This was 1987 – 1993.
Earlier this week I looked at financials for a company I'm not involved in. Cash has been vanishing at an uncomfortable rate so I was asked by a friend who is involved in the company to dig into the financials to try to understand what was going on.
The first financial presentation I saw focused only on adjusted EBITDA. It was sort of defined, but not really very clearly (I didn't know the dynamics of the elements of the adjustment well enough to have a good understanding at first glance.) Cash flow was buried in one of the back pages of the financials (and not explained in the presentation.) EBITDA wasn't really visible; Net Income wasn't really visible – it was all revenue and adjusted EBITDA.
Revenue was strong (it's a good sized company – not huge – but nice growth.) Adjusted EBITDA is positive. Balance sheet cash is declining rapidly month over month. Hmmm. That doesn't work.
I punted on the financial presentation (e.g. please don't send me your explanation – just send me your cash flow statement, balance sheet, and income statement – by month for the last twelve months – as it comes out of your accounting system.) Easy to do – I had it quickly.
EBITDA is very negative. However, it's still not as negative as the cash flow. This is an equipment intensive business so about 50% of the delta was "adjustments associated with customer acquisition", 25% of the delta was capital equipment (CapEx) investments, and 25% of the delta was "other things that got rationalized as adjustments to EBITDA."
Not only was adjusted EBITDA pointless, it completely obfuscated what was going on. However, the CFO of the company was spending all his time focusing his CEO and investors on adjusted EBITDA to explain how the business – while losing piles of cash – was really doing just fine on an operating basis "if you just didn't count these couple of things."
Last week the WSJ Journal has an article titled Profit as We Know It Could Be Lost With New Accounting Standards. There is a potential massive overhaul in financial reporting coming (the accountants and the AICPA will need something to do in 2008 now that everyone is finally figuring out how to deal with SOX) – you can see some before and after examples here. They are actually pretty interesting (as interesting as accounting gets – not up there with Lost or 24). However, the first step is banishing all of the "adjusted stuff" in the financials. Not helpful.
I've gotten to know David Cohen and David Brown through our work together at TechStars. DavidC and I have talked a little about Pinpoint (the company that the David's co-founded) and I've had one meeting at ZOLL Data Systems (the company that DavidB runs that is a subsidiary of the company that acquired Pinpoint.) But I didn't really know their story.
DavidB took some time off (left ZOLL but then went back.) During this time he wrote No Vision, All Drive. I love self-told, first person, authentic entrepreneurial stories (one of my favorites was The MouseDriver Chronicles.) DavidB did a great job of telling the Pinpoint story – starting at the very beginning – and sticking to the story rather than veering into the prognostication zone that so many authors of business stories feel compelled to go to.
Pinpoint (and subsequently ZOLL Data Systems) is one of the great sleeper stories in the Boulder software scene. They grew steadily from founding, survived the bubble gracefully, never raised any capital, and had a very nice exit when ZOLL acquired the company. DavidB's tale will be familiar to any startup entrepreneur and is inspiring to anyone that aspires to start a company. The anecdotes about DavidC were hysterical and help me better understand one of my co-conspirator at TechStars.
I'm on a "read each Kurt Vonnegut book in order that he wrote them" (I'm on number two – The Sirens of Titan.) I'm putting a non-fiction book in between each Vonnegut book – No Vision, All Drive was a good choice.
Finally, Amy just wrote about our morning visitor if you want more "bear in the driveway pictures." I still haven't gone running and can't figure out how to get my butt out of the house.


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From the Otsego Herald
for Saturday, Dec. 12, 1812
Compiled, with comments
by HUGH C. MacDOUGALL
Weather: Utica 1812 Almanack: Now flying clouds & chilly winds.
NOTE: The abbreviated date is 12/12/12. It would be almost a century before we again got a matching date like this! [01/01/01 on January 1, 1901]
Fight with Indians
Franklinton, Nov. 19, 1812. An express arrived here this morning with a dispatch from brigadier-general [Edward W.] Tupper, containing his report to Gen. [William Henry] Harrison, of his late expedition to the Rapids of the Miami, for the purpose of driving off a body of Indians and British, who had assembled there to take off a quantity of corn which remains in the fields of the place.
Gen. Tupper arrived with his command at the rapids, undiscovered by the enemy, in the night of the 13th inst. [Nov.]. He immediately made a disposition for passing the river, and some few of our men got over, but the greater part of them missed the ford, and many of them were in great danger of drowning. They were however rescued by the few horses which Gen. T. had with him, but lost a part of their arms.
As soon as the day appeared, and they were discovered by the enemy, the gun and other boats that were in the river, slipped their cables and escaped down the Lake.
The Indians, however, more brave than their allies, crossed over on horses and made several violent attacks upon our troops. They were received with firmness, driven back and forced to recross the river with considerable loss.
General Tupper finding it impossible to cross the river, and being entirely out of provisions, as the men took nothing with them except what they carried on their backs, was obliged to return. Four were killed on our side, and one wounded. The enemy were seen to carry off many of their dead and wounded in the action on the land, and many more were knocked off their horses in recrossing the river.


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"Practicing presence to more than ego will not only reduce stress, ward off symptoms of depression and anxiety but also focus your heart in love."
"I am the captain of this ship! I have control of what goes on and what comes in. For I am the master of My thoughts. And No doubts, fears or disbelief's will be welcome aboard."
"The purpose of the Master of Cinema award is to honor someone who has mastered their craft, and Ned Beatty is a master of what is almost a lost art. He is a true character actor who can really register in any role - large or small, dramatic or humorous."
"You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you."
"A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them."


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Habitat Facts
Our planet is an extraordinary mosaic of land, sea, weather, and life forms. No two places are identical in time or space—we live in a complex and dynamic tapestry of habitats. Despite the vast variability that may exist from one place to the next, there are some general habitat types that can be described based on shared climate characteristics, vegetation structure, or animal species. These habitat types help us to understand the wildlife that inhabits them and better protect both the land and the species that depends on it.
Select from the links below for facts about each habitat type:
Basic Habitat Facts
Habitats form a vast tapestry of life across the Earth's surface and are as varied as the animals that inhabit them. Habitats can be classified into many genres—grasslands, deserts, tundra, woodlands, mountains, ponds, streams, marshlands, coastal wetlands, shores, oceans—but there are general principles that apply to all habitats regardless of its location.
Aquatic Habitats
Aquatic habitats include seas, oceans, lakes, rivers, wetlands, marshes, lagoons, streams, rivers, and swamps. Where freshwater mixes with saltwater you'll find mangroves, salt marshes, and mud flats. All of these habitats are home to a diverse assortment of wildlife including virtually every group of animals—amphibians, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates, and birds.
Desert Habitats
Deserts and scrublands are landscapes that have scarce precipitation. Deserts are diverse habitats—some are sun-baked lands that experience high daytime temperatures while others are cool and go through chilly winter seasons. Scrublands are semi-arid habitats that are dominated by scrub vegetation such as grasses, shrubs, and herbs.
Forests Habitats
Forests and woodlands are habitats dominated by trees. Forests extend over about one-third of the world's land surface and can be found in many regions around the globe. There are many different types of forests—temperate, tropical, cloud, coniferous, boreal—and each has a different assortment of climate characteristics, species compositions, and wildlife communities.
Grassland Habitats
Grasslands are habitats that are dominated by grasses and have few large trees or shrubs. There are two types of grasslands, tropical grasslands (also known as savannas) and temperate grasslands. Grasslands experience dry and rainy seasons and are susceptable to seasonal fires.
- New Species Discovered in Brazil's Cerrado Savanna
- Grassland Birds Threatened by Pesticides
- Savannah Sparrows Change Their Tune
Tundra Habitats
Tundra is a cold habitat characterized by low temperatures, short vegetation, long winters, brief growing seasons, and limited drainage. Arctic tundra is located near the North Pole and extends southward to the point where coniferous forests grow. Alpine tundra is located on mountains around the world at elevations that are above the tree line.


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Citrix software aims to solve storage/virtual desktop performance problem
Citrix has updated its virtual desktop and appliance software with a goal of alleviating one of the biggest problems that come with a VDI deployment: Storage.
AWS offers Marketplace software on annual subscriptions
Amazon Web Services is offering on its Marketplace annual subscriptions to over 90 software products, which could help customers cut software costs by over 40 percent, the Amazon.com unit said.
Citrix warns ShareFile users of phishing site
Citrix has warned customers about a fake ShareFile site that is luring administrators with fake discounts if they hand over their credentials.
Lenovo plans new cloud offerings for mobile devices, data centers
The ability to come up with cohesive cloud offering has eluded Lenovo for years, but the company is taking steps to offer more services that it can wrap around its mobile devices and enterprise products.
PowWow customizes desktop, Web apps for tablets and smartphones
PowWow, a privately held upstart in the enterprise mobile software market, promises to simplify the porting of Windows or Web applications to smartphones and tablets by using virtual application delivery and tailor-made user interfaces.
Box zings rivals with massive GE customer win
Rocked recently by reports that it has delayed its IPO, Box has rebounded with a major customer win, snapping up General Electric, which plans to roll out the cloud storage and file sharing service to its 300,000 employees worldwide.
Intel integrates high-end PC graphics processors into Xeon server chips
Intel is integrating its latest graphics capabilities found in Haswell PC chips into new Xeon chips, as the company looks to improve the quality of graphics on mobile devices.
Citrix brings desktop management to XenMobile
Citrix Systems wants to manage desktops and mobile devices with the latest version of XenMobile, and is also working on making it easier for XenApp users to upgrade.
Dell moving Project Ophelia to consumers
Dell is making updates to its Android-based, thumb-size PC called Wyse Cloud Connect -- widely known as Project Ophelia -- as the company moves to make the stick computer suitable for consumers.
VMware looks to AirWatch to simplify management and centralize client storage
VMware is leaning on AirWatch to let users access files from one place using virtual and physical clients and let admins manage desktops in the same way they handle mobile devices.
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Hot mobile startups to watch
Just how big of a deal is mobile? Three years ago there were an estimated 400 venture capital deals for mobile companies, with about $3 billion invested in the industry. Last year, according to Rutberg & Co., which tracks mobile investments, VCs poured more than $6.85 billion into mobile startups across about a thousand deals. Mobile companies captured 40% of venture capital funding last year, Rutberg found.
Will BlackBerry win back the enterprise with Balance and BES10?
The launch of BlackBerry 10 in January was seen by many as a make-or-break moment for the company formerly known as RIM. With diminishing market share and apparent confusion over whether it wanted to be a consumer brand or a corporate brand, media and analysts alike were sceptical that BlackBerry would be able to make the splash it so desperately needed.
MWC: Device vendors muscle in on lucrative MDM market
The market for Mobile Device Management solutions is heating up, with a number of significant announcements at Mobile World Congress suggesting that the big mobile technology vendors are no longer willing to let niche players control the field.
Manage large file transfers with these six tools
The managed file transfer (MFT) industry has a players ranging from big-name tech titans to up-and-coming next-generation cloud-based vendors. Below is a list of some, but not all, players in this industry and a brief description.
Year of mobility ? IT leaders reveal annual benefits
2012 is emerging as the pivotal year when global sales of mobile devices - including smartphones and tablets ? are widely predicted to overtake PCs in terms of both shipments and spending. And it is clear that the mobile working revolution is delivering compelling business benefits to a wide variety of UK and European companies.
How the cloud changes the virtual desktop landscape
While cloud computing and virtualisation, along with a focus on small and midsize businesses, are expected to be major trends at this year's VMworld show, the virtual desktop infrastructure players are looking to make some news this week as well.
Six simple steps to adopting consumerisation
Most businesses are accepting, even embracing, consumer technology. What do they know that you don't?
Citrix says desktop virtualisation is the key to enterprise security
One of the main reasons for deploying desktop virtualisation is the security advantages it can provide, such as keeping sensitive data off the endpoint, according to Citrix.
Citrix targets virtualisation, orchestration layers instead of "cloud washing"
With scores of new cloud companies popping up and so many existing players jumping on the cloud bandwagon, we wondered where the traditional enterprise networking vendors stood?
Juniper sticks to strengths with cloud strategy
Juniper has a three-pronged cloud strategy that includes selling networking gear in the data centres of most major IaaS players, providing secure connections between virtual data centres and cloud customers, and orchestrating how virtualised resources get allocated to cloud application services.
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4 reasons to go beyond VMware View with Citrix XenDesktop
True mobility means empowering people to work on the best device for their needs, from wherever they may be, with convenient, high-performance access to the apps their productivity depends on. While many organizations turn to VDI to support initiatives for mobility and bring-your-own device (BYOD), or simply to improve IT efficiency, products like VMware Horizon View address these objectives too narrowly to offer a complete solution.
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Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 2:00 pm
Duration: 1 Day 3 Hours
This Saturday – Across the country…
Abortion on Demand & Without Apology!
End Pornography & Patriarchy: The Enslavement and Degradation of Women!
In New York City: Join the "End Patriarchy Pageant"
5:00 - March!
6:00 - Celebration & Open Mic at Revolution Books 146 W.26th St. [btw 6-7th Aves.] 212-691-3345
We will not accept a world where
women are routinely raped, brutalized, humiliated and degraded. We will not lie down as women's right to abortion and even birth control is being stripped away. We will resist the culture of rape and pornography that equates sex with domination and conquest and treats women as mere objects to be plundered by men.
We will RESIST and we will take a big step towards DEFEATING this war on women. And, through doing so, we will become the people and the seeds of a whole better future.
A future where no woman ever again knows what it is to fear for her safety at the hands of men. Where women never again know what it is to give themselves to a man sexually for any reason other than their own desire-free of pressure, judgment, or degradation. A world where men view women as full human beings and full partners. A world where lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people have not only the full rights-but the full respect-as everyone else. And a culture filled with poetry and music and other forms of art that foster deep respect towards women.
When we come together in NYC, we are doing this along with other actions across the country. Every act will be amplified, more people will be woken up and inspired, and this movement-and the possibility of real liberation-will grow!
Called by the movement to End Pornography & Patriarchy: the Enslavement & Degradation of Women


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Warner Bros Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter
Book your stay with us and we'll get you tickets to the tour
|Discover the magic of Harry Potter...
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour holds various seasonal surprises for those visiting on certain dates including 'Harry Potter Summer Screenings' from 7 July - 26 August where visitors can watch their favourite Harry Potter film at the series' production home along with the chance to explore authentic sets, props and costumes.
A must for all Harry Potter fans! Combine your stay with tickets to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour (minutes from The Grove's front door). We'll organise everything, leaving you to relax in the hotel the stars called home whilst filming the blockbuster series.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London features authentic sets, costumes and props from the Harry Potter film series at the studio where it was filmed. For more, visit: http://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/
Please make your reservation at least 7 days in advance to ensure Warner Bros. Studio tour tickets are available.
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Our family break package includes one night in a Deluxe West Wing room for 2 adults and 2 children, breakfast and tickets to the tour.


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Sometime this week -- perhaps as early as today -- a jury is expected to decide the fate of Terry Childs, the so-called rogue administrator who refused to give up the passwords to the city of San Francisco's network.
InfoWorld contributing editor Paul Venezia has been dogging this story since it broke in the summer of 2008. At first, the case was a swirl of accusations and innuendo, but a revealing piece of evidence emerged some months later: Childs had been asked for the network passwords in front of an open conference line and refused to give them. (Finally, in private, he gave the passwords to San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom.)
[ Read InfoWorld's jailhouse interview with Terry Childs. | Follow the Terry Childs saga in InfoWorld's special report: Terry Childs: Admin gone rogue. ]
That was almost two years ago. Since then three of the four charges aganst Childs have been dropped. On the remaining charge, illegal denial of service, Childs has been sitting in jail awaiting trial, which finally began last December. It's anyone's guess what the verdict will be after months of mind-numbing testimony, much of it apparently over the juror's heads.
Childs is not a hero -- when first asked for the passwords by his boss, he should have coughed them up -- but for better or worse, he has become a symbol of the misunderstood IT person.
All the elements of an IT melodrama are here: Childs's geeky allegiance to technology (that is, the new fiber network he designed) rather than to his boss. The wide gap between Childs' specialized understanding of that network and, apparently, anyone else employed by the city of San Francisco. The fact that Childs was on call 24/7/365 and no one else had the passwords. And the ridiculous overreaction by the city in slapping him with $5 million bail.


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Though the ScanSnap is well-built and easy to use, it's not worth its premium price.
Its creators claim that PocketScan, which make editable docs and spreadsheets and can handle language translation, is the world's smallest wireless scanner.
Nathaniel Stern dives beneath the sea armed with DIY photography rigs toggled from custom electronics. The artist's results? Bizarre and beautiful.
Full has the potential to be the ideal app to help you stay on track to achieving a goal, but hold off until it gets some needed enhancements.
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Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute demos its handheld 3D scanner, while XYZ shows off new Da Vinci 3D printers.
US Sen. Al Franken pens a letter to the smartphone maker raising concerns about the security and privacy of users' biometric data.
Reseachers at Germany's Security Research Labs were able to sneak past Samsung's fingerprint security by using a fingerprint spoof.
Samsung's latest smartphone can utilize fingerprints to unlock your device, access private content, and even authorize payments. Here's what you need to know to get started.
The updated operating system also makes some changes to Siri and fixes some bugs and user interface issues.
The Queensland police will be using the CSIRO's Zebedee scanner to map crime scenes in 3D.


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Public health prevents disease and promotes health by creating environments, policies, and systems that support wellness for everyone, such as access to healthy food, physical activity, immunizations, safe water and clean air.
There is much that can be done to create and maintain healthy communities in Oregon. Communities that support people in making healthy choices help prevent chronic diseases and the complications that can result from them. Public health works with a variety of partners to create healthy communities including transportation planners, city planners and land use experts because the environments where we live, work, play, learn and connect with services influence our physical and mental health.
Place Matters: Working together to create healthy communities: Public health professionals from around the Pacific Northwest met in November of 2012, in Portland, Oregon to share ideas and collaborate on the best ways to make our communities healthy for everyone.
Oregon's Healthy Communities Program is working with local public health authorities, federally recognized tribes, community-based organizations and community leaders to create healthy communities statewide. These groups are collaborating to activate and spread policy, systems, and environmental changes that encourage people to be more physically active, eat a healthy diet, and not use tobacco. These population-based change strategies are an effective approach to improving community health by reducing chronic disease associated with these adverse activities.
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday, it will cease funding for the Tyler Pounds Regional Airport control tower.
The FAA announced it will cut funding to 149 towers in an effort to save hundreds of millions of dollars.
Even though the Tyler airport is fully functional without a control tower, city officials said they have not given up on FAA funding. If the FAA appeal is not successful, then officials said they will evaluate other funding options, including local support.
"The bottom line is we are not giving up air service for our residents- nor the tremendous investment we have in Tyler Pounds," Guthrie said. Tyler's Assistant City Manager Susan Guthrie said at this point nothing is finalized.
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Location, cleanliness, breakfast food, and the morning staff was great!
Late night staff has a lot to be desired. I arrived at 2 AM, but had to wait 10 minutes for the night manager to finish her cigarette while she sat next to the main entrance. No warm welcome there.
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the computer chair in the room was broke but other than that it was wonderful
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Your relaxing retreat in historic Shawnee.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Shawnee Whether you're touring lavender farms or vineyards, strolling through museums or shopping malls, there's no end to the possibilities when you visit our hotel in Shawnee. Whatever your pleasure - from historic attractions to outdoor activities to upscale city entertainment - you'll...
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Driving cross country and needed a room off of I-40. Signs were abundant apologizing for inconvenience caused by renovation, but did not feel impacted in the least by any of the work going on. Bed was very comfortable (pillowtop mattress, I think). Pillows seemed fine, but I always bring my own so unable to judge comfort. Shower in need of updating, but I'm sure the hotel will get to that; roomy bathroom with sink/vanity inside as opposed to out in room . Complementary breakfast was good and started at 6:30 am, and people seemed to enjoy the b'fast ''pizzas'' (nice change of pace). Also had flavored creamers for the coffee, which I personally like. If I'm ever back out that way I would definitely stay there again.
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Chairmans Award Property The Days Inn Shawnee is conveniently located just off I-40 and Hwy 18. Our location allows easy access to the area casinos, golf courses and historical attractions and museums. The Days Inn Shawnee is an ideal selection whether you are attending one of our festivals or rodeos, participating in a golf or ball tourney, visiting the...
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Jasper attorney Thomas Carmichael said he presented Sheriff John Mark Tirey with a letter on Thursday, asking that Deputy Adam Hadder be terminated because he is a danger to the public. Carmichael represents Gerald Garrison in a suit filed against Hadder earlier this month.
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In his letter to Tirey, Carmichael quotes a Facebook post from Hadder stating, "He's lucky he's still breathing."
"This statement is referring to Mr. Garrison — [Mr. Garrison's] lucky he is still breathing," Carmichael said in the letter.
Carmichael said Monday that it was his understanding that Hadder was suspended by Tirey Monday morning.
"I certainly hope that the information provided to the sheriff on behalf of my client was helpful to him in formulating his suspension," Carmichael said.
Tirey said he could not comment on the issue.
"I can't confirm nor deny this information," Tirey said when asked about the reported suspension. "I'm not able to comment on any ongoing investigation pertaining to personnel matters within the sheriff's office until the investigation is complete."
Carmichael's letter to Tirey sets out several grounds for dismissal from the Walker County Civil Service Board's rules and regulations. He said copies of the complaint letter were also sent to the civil service board and the Walker County Commission.


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Michael Eckardt, UMaine vice president for research, recently announced the recipients of the Summer Faculty Research Awards. CSD faculty member Susan Lambrecht Smith was awarded funds for her research, "Early Phonological Profiles of Children with Dyslexia."
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Mabille and Margiela Awarded Haute Status-------
The Commission de Classement Couture Création has awarded haute couture appellation to Maison Martin Margiela and Alexis Mabille today, officially welcoming the houses into the elite world of French couture. Acceptance into the haute circle is based on a host of criteria, including number of garments shown, the size of the atelier, meeting standards for bespoke and handmade pieces, and showing the requisite two collections per year. Margiela debuted their first couture, or as the house called it, "Artisanal" collection last July (remember those crystal face cages?) to a lofty front row that included Raf Simons. Mabille, on the other hand, has been showing his couture collection since 2008.
Haute Click Couture-------
In November, one of the world's biggest haute couture collectors, Daphne Guinness, explained to the Telegraph that it was a "dying" art form. Don't tell that to the team behind Modewalk.com, a new luxury e-commerce site launching next week.
"Drawing on a rich history of craftsmanship traditions, haute couture epitomizes the peak of fashion as an art form," the group behind the site, Henri Deshays, Beatrice Pang, and Indre Rockefeller, told Style.com via e-mail. "We would like to use the Internet to enable modern clients from around the world to rediscover the genuine workmanship of this magical universe."
Modewalk is opening up its virtual doors with a carefully selected roster of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture designers, including Alexis Mabille, On Aura Tout Vu, Alexandre Vauthier, and Christophe Josse, as well as ready-to-wear and accessory items by French designers (Paris is their "launch" city) you might not be familiar with. But they haven't reduced buying an $80,000 coat to the mere click of a button: "ModeWalk unveils the beautiful creative process and creates an emotional connection between the brands and our users," they said, offering the "crème de la crème of the Paris shopping experience."
Translation: Through the site, shoppers around the globe can book in-person appointments with designers, get runway show tickets, and access private sales.
ModeWalk.com launches January 23.
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The Jaeger Reverso A Bon Anniversaire
As 80th birthday parties go, few we've heard of were better attended than the Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso's. Clever staging, involving displays of 50 movements used for the watch, a gallery of exceptional timepieces, and artisans demonstrating their craft, were all on view for guests, but they were slightly overshadowed however by the arrival of megawatt fans like Clive Owen, Adrien Brody, Catherine Deneuve, and brand ambassadress Diane Kruger.
For the fashion crowd, the evening offered a break from Couture preparations. What to expect from the haute week? The hints they provided point to a sassy revision of the classics. Maxime Simoens, for one, is tackling vampires—Nosferatu, to be precise. Alexis Mabille said he was polishing a sartorial take on beloved French verses and compiling a collection of ten L.B.D.s' for Guerlain's rollout of La Petite Robe Noire fragrance this fall.
Speaking of which, vintage guru Didier Ludot, the owner of a boutique specializing in the L.B.D., is putting the final touches on his traditional windows, which are unveiled at an event at the Palais Royal on Sunday. But this time it's not exactly about a couturier; it's about the first of the truly great French chefs, François Vatel, who served Louis XIV. Still, the Couture connection is there: For one thing, Christian Dior once penned a book called La Cuisine Cousu-Main ("Handsewn Cuisine"), inspired by his fascination with eighteenth-century gastronomy. "The gestures are the same, and the desire to astonish is the same," explained Ludot. "Louis XIV consumed 8,000 calories a day, so there was a real mise-en-scène, with fireworks and sprays of water." The display features five exceptional Dior dresses from Ludot's collection alongside Ladurée pastries created especially in the spirit of each one—interestingly, not a single macaron among them.
Face Paint on Facebook, Fashion's Sweet and Savory, And More-------
You can now poke your Avon lady. Minds out of the gutter, please: The beauty megabrand will begin selling its wares on Facebook. [WWD]
There's couture—and then there's the seventeenth-century reproduction jacket, which required thousands of hours of needlework using an early-modern embroidery stitch known mostly to historians. It's going on display at Massachussetts' Plimouth Plantation. Your move, Chanel métiers. [Boston Globe]
MePa rising? Levi's is said to be eyeing a space on West 14th Street in NYC's Meatpacking District. [Racked]
If you've got a sweet tooth rather than, er, a meat tooth, there's good news for you, too: Alexis Mabille has designed a bûche de Noël for the Parisian bakery Angelina, which goes on sale December 21 through December 25. It's got chestnuts, chocolate, yuzu, and pecans, but most importantly, the perfect accessory: Mabille's signature silver bow. [The Moment]


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Freeman Runs 800 Meters at USA Track & Field Championships
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DES MOINES, Iowa,-- Jacksonville Second Team All-American and Atlantic Sun Champion Bienna Freeman competed in the 800 meters at the USA Track & Field Championships on Thursday.
Freeman ran in the fifth of the five preliminary heats for the event and posted a 2:09.43. After the first lap she was just .35 seconds off the leader but slightly faded on the second lap to finish fifth. The top two finishers of each of the five heats along with the next six fastest times advanced to the semifinals with a chance to represent the United States at the upcoming World Championships.
Although Freeman did not advance to the next round, the senior finishes her Dolphin career as one of the most decorated athletes in program history. She holds the program record for the 800m (indoor and outdoor), 4x400m relay (indoor and outdoor), and distance medley (indoor). She also won the A-Sun 800m title an indoor and outdoor combined five times.


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Data Structures and Algorithms
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Queen's received more A pluses than any other university in the Canadian University Report published on October 23 in the country's largest national newspaper.
Queen's received more A pluses than any other university in the Canadian University Report published on October 23 in the country's largest national newspaper.
Describing themselves among the most satisfied students in Canada, Queen's undergraduates surveyed expressed the highest degree of satisfaction with the quality of their undergraduate education experience and the academic reputation of their school, giving an A+ rating to both.
"Surveys like this are invaluable because the data reflects actual students' experiences at their schools," says Talia Radcliffe, President of the Alma Mater Society. "With regards to Queen's, where its students have a high level of engagement in campus life through both extracurricular activity and direct participation in university governance, the results from this survey are especially significant."
Ranked in the category of a medium-sized university (size 12,000 to 22,000), Queen's was also tops with students this year in the quality of teaching they receive; the availability and variety of courses offered; the buildings and facilities on campus; library facilities and services – receiving one of only two A pluses across all size categories; campus technology; and extracurricular activities.
"Queen's has long had a reputation for a highly engaged student body, combining academic rigour with a wide range of activities and opportunities for involvement outside the classroom," says Principal Tom Williams. "The satisfaction of our students is reflective of not only the quality of education and teaching but also of the broader student experience, the many opportunities for participation in activities that range from recreational and athletic to civic, national and international service to the broader community."
Results in food services improved at Queen's this year.
"While I'm pleased with the results, Queen's Hospitality Services continues to improve and offer new concepts including Gord's, a new outlet located on Leonard Field with an emphasis in healthy choices. Plans for next year incorporate a complete re-vamping of our meal plans", says Bruce Griffiths, Director of Housing and Hospitality Services.
The expected opening of Phase 1 of the Queen's Centre next fall positions Queen's to move up in the athletics and recreation category, which currently lags behind the University's academic reputation.
"We believe that the Queen's Centre, presently in phase one of construction, will dramatically transform athletics and extra curricular life at Queen's in the years to come," says Vice-Principal Academic Patrick Deane.
First introduced in 2002, the survey results come this year with a new name, the Canadian University Report, and a new fresh look. The Report has increased its survey base this year to 43,400 – 10,800 more than last year — and graded student satisfaction with 55 universities.
It provides a unique view for potential students and their parents of what it's like to be a student on university campuses across the country – studying, eating, sleeping and playing.
Considered the only comprehensive survey of students, it grades everything from class size, curriculum facilities, career preparation and campus quality of life.
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Now the story makes a lot more sense then when first posted- obviously all the facts weren't known. Sounds like he just made a mistake and was trying to be funny, when kids or young adults act spontaneous without thinking it threw bad stuff can happen. I hope karma and all the good things he has done will be taken into consideration and charges will be dropped or the penalty wont require him to be expelled from the school.
on Feb 21, 2013 at 1:48 pm
He should be punished, a lengthy prison sentence would suffice.[Portion removed.]
on Feb 21, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Sounds like he might have aspergers. With understanding those with autism and aspergers get along fine.


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There were few words available to express the emotion of the Bismarck-Henning Blue Devils, but the tears that poured throughout the locker room and the lasting embraces held tightly between teammates — more accurately noted as family — possibly said more to describe the heartache they experienced in Saturday's 7-6 Class 2A second round playoff game loss to the DuQuoin Indians.
The scene following the heartbreaking loss was eerily similar to that of the one viewed at Bush Field in Marshall 364 days earlier when the Blue Devils fought through what also appeared to be a history-making win, only to watch their season end with a 20-15 loss on a Hail Mary as time expired..
"Just a missed opportunity for us," Bismarck-Henning coach Mark Dodd said. "I just really feel bad for our kids. We say good-bye to a great group of seniors that really put everything they had into what we're doing. So, I feel bad for them.
"That's just two good football teams slugging it out. An extra point, a couple flags, either team could have won that game and the other team would have been deserving."
Every game and every snap of the 2012 season was dedicated to going one step further than what was accomplished in 2011.
Bismarck-Henning was one regular season win shy of finishing undefeated last year. That loss was against the Salt Fork Storm. This year, they exacted revenge on their Vermilion Valley Conference rival, and ultimately went 9-0 for the first time since 1985. That led to the program's first-ever VVC title.
Last season, the Blue Devils were one victory away from getting a program record 10 wins. This season, they made history by getting No. 10 in the first round of the playoffs against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman.
But it was the next milestone that the Blue Devils (10-1) wanted so badly. No Bismarck-Henning football team had ever made it to the state quarterfinals. A win over DuQuoin (9-2) would have helped the Blue Devils add to their historic season with their third milestone of the season.
Through nearly 40 minutes of game time, the Blue Devils dominated play, time of possession, and most importantly kept the Indians out of the end zone. But a 67-yard drive, DuQuoin's longest of the day, ended with a 33-yard pass from Indians quarterback Brenden Fred to Jonah Spencer on fourth down for DuQuoin's only touchdown of the day. Just prior to the play, Fred had thrown three consecutive incomplete passes including one that was nearly intercepted. The extra point by Fred proved to be the scoring difference for the game.
To that point, Bismarck-Henning had appeared to have had all of the game's momentum.
"The whole game," Blue Devils senior defensive end Morgan Supergan said. "I just don't know what happened. We just fell apart at the end.
"We did the best we could. We got coached the best we could, and I don't know what else we could have done. We just couldn't come out with the W."
Bismarck-Henning dominated on the game's opening drive going 66 yards on 11 plays to go up 6-0. Kevin Allen had 36 of the yards, including the final five-yard push into the end zone. A scoring opportunity for the Blue Devils at the end of the second quarter fell short, and the Indians appeared to have swiped all the momentum on the opening drive of the second half.
Beginning the drive on the Bismarck-Henning 49, DuQuoin drove 45 yards to the Blue Devils' four, but turned the ball over on downs.
"We felt we should have stuck one in there," DuQuoin coach Al Martin said. "They played great defense down on the goal line and they held us."
Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, they couldn't hold the Indians on their next possession.
After Bismarck-Henning drained nine minutes off the clock on a 63-yard drive, DuQuoin used only 2:30 to go 67 yards for what ultimately was the game-winning score.
The Blue Devils had one final opportunity with just over two minutes remaining in the contest. They converted three fourth downs on a 14-play drive that eventually ended with an interception at the Indians' three-yard line with three seconds left.
Bismarck-Henning converted four of 14 third downs, and five of seven fourth downs in the game.
Allen rushed for 102 yards on 21 carries, and Patrick Ganley ran for 65 yards on 15 attempts.
Junior receiver Dustyn Ingram caught three passes for 32 yards.
Bismarck-Henning's defense held DuQuoin to 199 yards of total offense, and for the first time this season, the Blue Devils were held to under 300 yards in a 257-yard effort.
"That was a good football team that we beat," said Martin, who appeared emotional and in disbelief. "We feel very fortunate to come out of this on top, because we beat a good football team and they played with a lot of heart. Our kids played with a lot of heart. It was just a great game.
"Defense played great, their defense played great. It was a great football game. For anyone that watched that game, that was an outstanding game."
Bismarck-Henning had drives of 45 or more yards on four of its six possessions, but was only able to put points on the board on its opening drive.
"I just feel like that's one that we let get away," Dodd said. "They're a really good team, and they deserved to win, but I think that's one we should have got."
The Blue Devils will return Ganley, who rushed for over 1,400 yards, but graduate nine key members of their first team defensive unit that gave up an average of only 1.9 points per game. Those seniors include linemen Austin Reinken, Supergan, Zack Akins, Jacob Ohl, and Cole Acton, and defensive backs Luke Horton, Ty Hufford, Kevin Allen, and Anthony Helton.
"We're just a family," Supergan said, "and I love all of them."


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Just before midnight a vehicle went speeding past on US 27 perused by what looked like about 2 dozen cars. The chase continued south toward Decatur where the suspect turned around and headed back north on US 27. The police used stop sticks to slow down the suspect and continued to peruse the vehicle north where the chase ended near I469 and US 27. According to what I could hear on the scanner the suspect may have took some substance that was in a bag. The police did a great job controlling the suspect in this high speed pursuit.
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Dennard was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail and two years of probation for assaulting a police officer outside a Lincoln bar last year.||||||| In court, Dennard apologized to his coaches, supporters, police and his family and promised to abide by the terms of the probation. He declined comment after leaving court.
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"We are thrilled to extend the Chicago Fire presence within the city," said Chicago Fire owner and chairman of Andell Inc, Andrew Hauptman. "We are investing in this site to increase awareness of the organization and create more accessibility for both new and existing soccer fans. We want the Chicago Fire brand to have a positive impact on the community."
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Every writer can benefit from a conversation with a thoughtful reader.
The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Writing Center has been providing members of the university community with feedback from knowledgeable readers – the center's writing tutors – for almost 25 years.
On Sept. 9, the center is celebrating the grand opening of its new, more convenient and larger location in Curtin Hall, room 127. The grand opening ceremony at 11 a.m. is followed by an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The 750 square feet at the new location give the center more than twice as much room as it had before, and the first-floor location is much more visible and accessible, says Margaret Mika, director. The center also has a satellite site in the East Wing of the Golda Meir Library.
"This new space will let us do some things we haven't been able to do before," says Mika. For example, center tutors will now have semi-private spaces available. That, she says, helps overcome one of the very few negative comments visitors to the center have had in past – trouble concentrating because of the crowding and noise in the old space.
With the center now serving many more students, faculty and staff, the expansion is vital. In the 10 years she has been director, says Mika, the number of writers coming to the center per semester has more than doubled, and the number of sessions has quintupled, going from around 300 to more than 1,500. Since spring 2003, the center has held more than 21,000 tutoring sessions with nearly 10,000 writers.
While some think the center supports only struggling first-year students, the reality, says Mika, is that many skilled writers also visit, and nearly half the writers the tutors work with are advanced undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff.
Tutors work with writers both in person and online. "Writers may find they get more accomplished in less time in face-to-face sessions, but we do try to offer a similarly productive experience online to distance learners," she says.
This fall's 22 trained writing tutors work one-on-one with writers on any writing project – from a class paper to a resume, from a dissertation to a personal statement. Although the Writing Center started out serving primarily English Department composition students, it now serves writers in all majors and subject areas, says Mika.
The tutors at the Writing Center can provide writers with feedback, help them generate topics, organize ideas, develop thesis statements, cite sources and revise drafts.
"We can help with any writing task at any level," says Mika. "It's an opportunity for writers to talk to other writers."
She emphasizes that the tutors are coaches rather than editors. They can offer suggestions to help writers develop their skills and improve their writing process, but they don't do the writers' work. "We have a conversation. That may change how they look at a topic or the writing." However, the final decisions on any project are always up to the writer, Mika emphasizes.
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The center's tutors are graduate and advanced undergraduate students who have faculty recommendations and demonstrated academic, writing and interpersonal skills. They also are required to take a course in tutoring writing before beginning work.
Tutors come from all majors, though many are from English. "The tutors are really outstanding…the best UWM has to offer," says Mika.
The tutors tell her they benefit from the experience also, she adds. Many find teaching others helps them when they become graduate assistants or move into careers. One of the center's former tutors, for example, just became the coordinator of Purdue University's well-regarded OWL (Online Writing Lab) program.
Anyone interested in working with a writing tutor can make an appointment by going to writingcenter.uwm.edu or calling 414-229-4339. Walk-in visitors are also welcome to stop by either location to see if a tutor is available. The service is free and confidential.