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ACCT-446. Managerial Accounting
Credit 3(3-0):
Focuses on current techniques of processing and utilizing accounting data for information systems with emphasis on the computer for internal control and reporting. Recognition also given to the appropriate ethical considerations in the development and reporting of accounting information. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ACCT 441. (F;S)
ACCT 563. Contemporary Cost Accounting Topics
Credit 3 (3-0):
The course covers contemporary issues/problems in cost and managerial accounting in the context of the modern business environment. Emphasis is given to cost information systems, analytical models, global aspects in management accounting, decision models, nontraditional accounting systems and other specialized cost topics. Case methodology and computer analysis are utilized. Prerequisites: Minimum Grade of "C" in ACCT 444. (S)
ACCT-590. Seminar in Accounting Theory
Credit 3(3-1):
Focuses on the framework of ideas, concepts, and principles which make up the body of knowledge of accounting theory. Prerequisites: Successful completion of ACCT 442, Senior standing, and permission of instructor. Not recommended for Audit. (S)
ACCT-643. Advanced Income Tax Accounting
Credit 3(3-1):
Advanced treatment of tax rules, regulations, and application for individuals, partnerships, fiduciaries, and corporations. Students are also introduced to tax case research and the preparation of corporate tax returns utilizing the computer. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ACCT 443. Not recommended for Audit. (S)


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1) What would you prioritize if you got voted in?
Obviously the most important one is the budget and also the unfunded pension, not that one supervisor could make anything like that happen. The very first thing I'd do is make a motion to rescind the Lifetime Achievement award that the board of supervisors gave to Dr. William Ayers. The man allegedly molested hundreds of boys in San Mateo County.
2) Who are your primary supporters?
I'm not endorsed by any organizations, just citizens. For example, Libertarian Jack Hickey of the Sequoia Hospital District and Peter Carpenter of Atherton support me. I'm a Democrat. Not one of the 110 unions has bothered to send me a questionnaire.
3) What issue do you feel most strongly about and what's your position?
Pension reform. There's a matter called pension spiking done for members of law enforcement and firefighters, but not for school teachers and janitors. And now that the Board has borrowed against the general fund for multiple years, the shortfall in the budget is $1 billion, with a b for boy. When mandates like these increases in pension obligation are unfunded, that means that they don't have the money for it. This is a fiscal crisis that has to be addressed otherwise San Mateo County will plan go broke.
4) What's one thing most constituents don't know about you?
I'm the only candidate asking for a performance audit on the D.A.'s office and the sheriff's office. And I'm the only candidate asking for Sherriff Greg Munks to resign.
You can see Mr. Stogner he provided to Patch.
For more information about Mr. Stogner, you can peruse his website.

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Man arrested after stabbing
COLONIAL HEIGHTS Bernard Lee Starks Jr., 22, has been arrested and charged with four felony counts of malicious wounding after four people were stabbed, according to authorities.
"I know that it was not a random act. He did know them, he was familiar with the victims," Sgt. Rob Ruxer with Colonial Heights Police said. "I am not confident enough to say that this was a domestic dispute."
Police took Starks into custody Friday night after responding to a 911 call on the 200 block of Cambridge Avenue and found two adult men and two adult females suffering from wounds consistent with a knife.
"They all had multiple lacerations," Ruxer said.
All four victims were transported to the hospital, and two remain in critical condition. No children were victims in the conflict, Ruxer said.
Starks was transported to Riverside Regional Jail and is being held without bond. His pretrial is Monday, Nov. 19.


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Dr. Willetts is a funny professor and knows what she is talking about 100% of the time. However, I did not agree most of the time with her grading scheme and what she considers to be a "reaction" paper. Overall, I walked out of the class more aware of race issues now and then and more informed about African-American history in the 1900s.
The class wasn't easy, but it's rewarding how much you realize you've learned by the end. Watch a film in class, write a response, occasionally read articles and write responses. However, she's not an easy grader by any means, but it makes you think deeper. Thanks Dr. Willetts
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For three Manistee freshman at the University of Michigan, this weekend was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime.
But sometimes road trips can have unexpected detours.
The three Manistee freshmen and two other Michigan students were driving to Atlanta for Saturday's game against Syracuse.
But their car was struck by another vehicle in Tennessee, sending them into a tree and totaling their car.
Their trip seemed over, until an RV of Michigan Alums noticed them on the road and decided to pick them up and take them along for the ride.
The Michigan alums have already offered to give them a ride back to Ann Arbor.


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Haley Toyota's City Market Saturdays
August 16
Haley Toyota's City Market Saturdays showcases a variety of entertainment every Saturday from April 6 through September 28 on the Historic Roanoke City Market. Come enjoy something different every Saturday, including live entertainment, cooking demonstrations from Downtown chefs, "How-to" Workshops, street performers, family days, and much more. All activities take place on the City Market from 11:00am - 2:30pm and it's all FREE! Brought to you by Haley Toyota and Downtown Roanoke Inc. This Saturday features a Cooking Demo by the Virginia Cooperative Extension. Visit www.downtownroanoke.org.
Jazz @ Jax with The Jazz Association All Stars
August 16 at 7:30PM
The Jazz Association All Stars features Tom Artwick (saxophone), Tom Floyd (keyboard), Dave Morgan (drum and vocals), Scott Walter (trumpet), and Chris Prokosch (bass). The event is held at the Jacksonville Center for the Arts in the Jax Community Room in Floyd. For more information or tickets, visit www.jacksonvillecenter.org
Dancing Under the Stars with DJ Steve Nelson
August 16 from 8:00PM-11:00PM at Valhalla Vineyards
DJ Steve Nelson is back for his 4th Season! Steve grew up in the 1960s, worked his first radio job at 16, and started doing Record Hops in 1964- he hasn't quit yet! Steve can feel his crowd and knows what it takes to fill the dance floor. That's what makes the evening fun! He specializes in beach, swing, funky old soul and old time Rock 'n' Roll.
Taste of the Town Trolley Tour
August 21
Tastes of the Town Trolley Tours in Abingdon, VA are a great way to sample some of the best that our region has to offer. Our tours focus on establishments that utilize the finest local food from area farmers. Hop on the trolley and join us as we visit restaurants, sample great food, sip local wines and beer and share a meal with other fascinating foodies. Each tour will feature 4-5 stops, details can be found for each tour on the website: www.tastesofthetowntours.com
"May I Be Frank?" Sacred Beauty Project Movie Night
August 22
Sacred Beauty Project Movie Night is the fourth Friday of every month at the River Laker Cultural Center inside 16 West Marketplace in Downtown Roanoke. The August film is "May I Be Frank?" plus a live Skype conversation with the star of the film, Frank Ferrante. Please contact Gayla for more information at (540)362-1049.


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The Conservancy's Bill Finch says the Gulf Coast's marsh grass is one of nature's most efficient traps — making it especially vulnerable to this oil spill.
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I know we are not halfway through the season yet, but I'm already getting paranoid about the possibility of multiple teams winning out. See if this makes sense:
Big 12 - Don't see Oklahoma losing. Texas isn't there and Okie St. doesn't do defense. The Sooners stay undefeated.
Big 10 - Pretty laughable conference this year, but they are an AQ conference and therefore pose a threat. I don't see Wisconsin losing. Could happen, buth the odds are long.
Pac 12 - Oregon has their loss (Thanks LSU!), but Stanford has the Ducks and Notre Dame at home. Stanford has the most risk of picking up a loss.
Boise will get left out regardless due to their weak schedule.
SEC - LSU and Bama have the best odds to get out unscathed, but one of them picks up a loss on November 5th. That leaves the other to get out of the regular season plus the conference championship game undefeated. It's doable but what are the odds? I would think the SEC has more landmines and potential upsets than any other conference.
Here's where it gets ugly - the Coaches' Poll. IF the SEC team picks up a loss, I fully expect those outside of the SEC to vote for the undefeateds within their conference vs. a 1 loss SEC team. So I would expect the PAC to go 1 for their team and 2 for Big 12 or Big 10 and vice versa for the Big 12/Big 10. Bet the house that NO ONE in the Big 10 wants to see the SEC in another BCS game.
So end result? If we pickup one loss and two teams from the Big 12, 10 or PAC stays undefeated, we're out. These scenarios don't even factor the ACC/Clemson run. If Clemson stays unbeaten - total chaos reigns.
Of course all can be avoided IF we don't pick up a loss - but if we do, I sincerely believe we will have an '04 all over again - AND THAT FLAT OUT STINKS!


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(From Forbes) -- The race for skilled talent is picking up speed and could have long-term implications in the job market. A Human Capital Zeitgeist, is emerging as companies big and small are getting smacked with the realization that talent management is SO critical to competing in a volatile marketplace, they might actually have to throw a bit more respect at the "human" in the human capital equation.
This socio-cultural shift must address the work-life merge and worker satisfaction, like never before. Imagine a new workforce era ruled by a culture where human capital is cherished, instead of demoralized and asked to do more –for less of a paycheck.
Recent studies speak volumes. Despite what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke described as "an uneven and modest recovery." Fully engaged skilled employees are fast becoming a desperately needed commodity, even in a climate of high unemployment as I wrote in my recent Forbes post last month C-Suite Beware: This Could be the Year of the Employee Backlash.
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Tags: human capital, war on talent, talent management
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Volunteering involves providing your knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as your time and energy, without establishing an employment relationship and usually without any monetary compensation. Employees who take on volunteer roles are able to build new skills and practice existing skills in a different setting from their day-to-day job. They can try something that is different from their usual work and bring back those skills, thereby adding value to their employer by improving their current job performance. They may even enhance the succession management efforts of their employer because they become ready to move into positions of greater responsibility faster and more effectively than they would had they not taken on the volunteer role. The best part about this employee development strategy is it doesn't cost the organization nearly as much as sending the employee to costly training workshops or hiring a coach. In fact, it often costs the organization nothing.
In my ASTD Press book, Employee Development on a Shoestring, I describe 11 different ways to develop employees outside the classroom, including a chapter on Volunteering as an employee development method. In it, I define how volunteering can serve as an employee development method and explain who should try it, how it benefits learners and the organization, the competencies it can develop, and how it works. I also give tips for establishing volunteering as one of your approaches to employee development and conclude with a case study that depicts the success PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) enjoyed as a result of offering this type of development method.
The case study describes how 200 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) volunteers—partners, staff, and interns from across the United States—traveled to Belize City, Belize, in the Summer of 2011 as part of Project Belize, an initiative that builds on a three-year relationship with schools in Belize City, and is primarily focused on financial literacy and environmental sustainability. The PwC team connected with more than 1,200 students in 10 schools in some of Belize's poorest areas and focused on hosting a youth financial literacy camp, leading a scholar's mentoring program for current and former Belizean students, providing financial and technology training to teachers, and building "Learning Landscape" playgrounds using repurposed materials.
According to PwC participant Justin Suissa, "the experience [building learning landscape playgrounds] was valuable on so many levels." Justin was out of his element—construction is not where his expertise lies—and had a tight deadline and clearly defined "deliverables," but many pitfalls and unexpected obstacles to overcome. Having to pull together as a team to build six playgrounds for the children through pouring rain and intense heat and humidity in five days was a challenge that developed his leadership and team-building skills. Justin developed his flexibility and agility competencies to figure out new technical skills in an unpredictable environment. "While I did not expect it, it was like a learning playground for us, the volunteers. With high stakes and a tough deadline, my teammates and I had to solve problems creatively and let go of pre-established hierarchies in this new environment."
For another volunteering employee, Jack Teuber, this experience meant a change in his environment and operational mode—from an unconsciously competent managing director leading a team to a novice middle school teacher in a foreign country, working with children and with a totally new and mixed team of associates and interns. Jack understood that his challenge was "to get out of people's way and encourage them to grow, solve problems, and develop their leadership skills." He developed his ability to collaborate and support others' success through coaching. Jack reflected that he and his teammates all needed to rise to the challenge based on "soft skills" in this new environment—building relationships, establishing empathy, communicating, and partnering. These skills are "extremely important back in the PwC environment because they help us serve our clients better and be better leaders and team players to our colleagues." Finally, Jack gained tremendous partnering and networking benefits—"the team members still keep in touch after returning home and all of us have developed greater access to and understanding of other areas of the business, which serves to break down barriers, especially the hierarchical ones. Belize affected my self-awareness and has caused me to want to do this for my own team [at home]."
While this case study describes a large and generous company undertaking a big expenditure, the same principles can be applied and the same developmental benefits can be yours for absolutely no money. Volunteering can be done in your local community—no international flights needed. Volunteering can be conducted by individual employees joining other members of the wider community or as a team effort—sending a group of volunteers from the same organization on a volunteer mission. The learning that took place for those Belize Project volunteers could happen in your local neighborhood. I hope you give it a try!
Employee Development on a Shoestring has lots of additional tools, checklists, self-assessments and other supports to help you implement the various development methods, consider some of the objections you might encounter, and provide ways to overcome them. Catch my presentation at ASTD ICE on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. about this topic to get even more ideas!
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Categories: Books | Human Capital | Learning & Development | Learning Technologies
All over the world, professionals like you are faced with a challenging task of helping employees grow and develop their knowledge, skills, and competencies in the face of shrinking budgets and timelines and ever-increasing pressures to 'do more with less.' Supervisors and employees desperately need alternatives and complements to the usual approach of employee development training or e-learning events, because formal learning is not enough. And so many of us are so overwhelmed with a growing workload that we simply don't have the time or the requisite knowledge to come up with new, creative ideas for developing skills within the parameters that are presented to us.
Toby is a star performer on whom you can always rely. He is smart and decisive and has a strong sense of accountability. He has been getting feedback from peers, other stakeholders, and you about needing to respond in a more flexible and nimble way to unexpected information or quick changes in plans. He wants to develop his Flexibility competency and you concur—it will help him move to the next level of leadership readiness. But how?
Here is an example of three of the 11 development methods I've outlined in my book, Employee Development on a Shoestring (ASTD Press, 2012), centered on this one sample competency of Flexibility. I hope that it generates some good ideas on how to develop employees year-round, outside the classroom, outside 'the box,' and with a low budget.
You need to help Toby develop a SMART (specific, measurable, aligned, results-oriented, and time-bound) goal and plot specific actions that will lead him to achieve this goal. Assuming that a training class or e-learning program on flexibility is either not an option or already covered, here are three ideas for development outside the classroom and 'on a shoestring.'
Toby quickly adapts his behavior and work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. He adjusts rapidly to new situations warranting attention and resolution.
Toby will read at least three books on change and flexibility and write a summary of the key lessons he can apply from each book.
a. Identify and purchase first book or loan from library. b. Repeat for second and third books. c. [Manager name] will be available to meet with Toby for each report for one hour.
a. Obtain first book by Friday of next week. b. Complete reading first book and write report by the end of the month. c. Discuss with [manager name] by first Friday of next month. d. Repeat for second and third book. e. Complete all three books by end of second quarter.
a. Toby has read and reported on at least three books about change and flexibility by the end of second quarter.
Toby will join an action-learning taskforce where he will take on a more observant, quiet role during problem solving and project planning meetings to allow and understand multiple views and perspectives for each problem. He will also personally write down three alternative explanations to each idea or judgment that he thinks of before articulating his opinion in meetings.
a. Journal or record-keeping notebook or electronic document for insights and generating alternatives. b. Inform team members about this challenge and develop a special hand signal they could give him when Toby becomes active when multiple other views have not yet been expressed.
a. Begin immediately and conduct this behavior during every team meeting where a deliberation of a problem and possible solutions occurs. b. Journal as soon as possible after a meeting to reflect and capture insights and lessons learned. c. Check in with [manager name] to report progress and insights once every two weeks for the first two months, less frequently after (based on mutual agreement at that time).
a. Toby will have regular journal records of attempts showing increasingly more observant and less active behavior during deliberations. b. By the end of second quarter, Toby will have 85% success rate of withholding his ideas and comments from deliberations until at least ¾ of those present have actively participated with their ideas, as reported by him in his reflection journals.
Toby will complete a job rotation assignment in a department/location that is known to be under a lot of stress and pressure to gain a new perspective on organizational issues and develop new ways of working, especially in a challenging environment. He will keep a journal of his challenges and insights and debrief his manager afterward to identify what was most challenging or difficult for him and how he could handle those aspects more effectively.
a. Identify location for job rotation. b. Correspond with rotation manager and ensure availability of rotation assignment. c. Determine a succession plan for Toby's current role for the duration of the rotation. d. Communicate plan to staff and management and gain their support.
a. List 5–8 possible assignment ideas by end of month. b. Finalize the target assignment location by end of second quarter. c. Identify succession plan by end of second quarter. d. Communicate plan to staff and management by mid-July. e. Begin rotation by end of August. f. End rotation by the next January. g. Conduct a debrief discussion within two weeks from return to current role.
a. Toby will have successfully planned for and completed a six-month rotational assignment with a focus on developing flexibility under pressure and new perspectives for organizational issues by year's end.
Toby should be able to demonstrate a substantial improvement in his ability to respond flexibly to changes and new situations as a result of this plan. Then, you can begin to focus on a new development goal. Maybe Toby will be ready for that promotion you've been considering for him?Employee Development on a Shoestring has lots of additional tools, checklists, self-assessments and other supports to help you implement the various development methods, consider some of the objections you might encounter, and provide ways to overcome them. Catch my presentation at ASTD ICE on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. about this topic to get even more ideas!
What unique employee development methods, which didn't require any official 'training' events or lots of resources, have you tried? Please share your ideas, experiences, and questions in the comments, below!
Source: Employee Development on a Shoestring by Halelly Azulay (ASTD Press, 2012). * Self-directed learning is covered in Chapter 2 of Employee Development on a Shoestring** Special Teams are covered in Chapter 7 of Employee Development on a Shoestring*** Job Rotation is covered in Chapter 6 of Employee Development on a Shoestring
Credit: Photo by Hamed Saber via Flickr Creative Commons
Tags: employee development, halelly azulay, books, human capital, professional development
You're busy, busy, busy. So is your staff. There are skills and competencies that they need (or want) to develop, but you don't have the budget to send them off to some three-day training seminar. Or maybe that's not even an option for the content or experience you're looking to develop. Or you've been there, done that. What to do?! Relax! There are actually lots of things you could do, right now, to develop your employees. And many of them won't cost you a dime. Here are five ideas to get you started:
Additional Resources:In my forthcoming book, Employee Development on a Shoestring (ASTD Press, 2012), I describe these and six other creative employee development methods that help you keep your budget and time investment to a minimum. Dan Pink describes the Creativity Zone idea in his 2010 book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Excellent resources on Learning 2.0 ideas and tips are Tony Bingham and Marcia Conner's The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media (2010), Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd's The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today (2010), and Jane Bozarth's Social Media for Trainers: Techniques for Enhancing and Extending Learning (2010).What are ways you've developed your employees' knowledge and skills without spending an arm and a leg? I'd love to hear your ideas, stories, and questions in the blog comments below!
*Photo by Alan Cleaver via Flickr Creative Commons
This image, which appeared in the April 1991 Training & Development Journal, highlighted the discimination that holds some women out of key positions in the workplace. In the 1990s, some of the world's golf courses barred women from participating--and Augusta National in Georgia still does--and that discimination was another obstacle that women faced when trying to move into leadership positions.
What challenges do women face today when trying to gain leadership positions within their organizations?
For more information about T+D, visit www.astd.org/td.
Categories: Human Capital | News | T+D
This article appeared in the January 1984 Training and Development Journal under the headline "Increasing Your Artificial Intelligence Quotient." This article highlighted the future of HR with a quote from Karl Albrecht: "In the next five years, I expect to see the emergence of a new kind of professional, one who is equally at home with human thought processes and mechanical thought processes, who can move freely in both technologies and between them."
Was he right? Where do you stand on human thought processes?
Categories: Human Capital | Learning & Development | News | T+D
This image appeared in an ad for "Managing Organizational Change" in the April 1983 issue of Training and Development Journal. Unlike these dinosaurs who resisted change and became extinct, companies still have time to manage change. Change management is still a very big issue in today's work environment, and many people resist change that could cause productivity issues.
How does your organization approach change? Do you include your employees in the change management approach?
For more information about T+D magazine, visit www.astd.org/td.
This image appeared in the October 1991 issue of Training & Development magazine. The article compared an orchestra conductor to a manager of the self-directed work team. According to article authors John H. Zenger, Ed Musselwhite, Kathleen Hurson, and Craig Perrin, "What's called for now is a different kind of manager--more strategic, more collaborative, more faciliatitve, and more responsive to customers, employees, and organizational imperatives."
Sound familiar? The more things change the more they stay the same. Do you have a manager training program in place? What are the critical competencies that managers need to succeed in today's workplace?
This image appeared in the January 1985 issue of Training and Development Journal. This article, "How to Be an Idea Generator," is another timely topic for today's workplace. Innovation was key to success in 2011, and it appears to be a topic that has been around for a while. Most organizations and managers want ideas quickly, but good ideas need to harvest.
Do you have an innovative culture in your workplace? What techniques do you use to spark creativity and innovation?
For more information about T+D, visit www.astd.org/td
This image, above the headline "The Female Factor," appeared in the August 1987 issue of Training and Development Journal. This article highlighted ways to avoid sex-role stereotypes. In today's business environment, the biggest gender issue issue in the workplace is the lack of females in the C-Suite. Although the percentage is shrinking, it is still not where it should be.
More women are working than ever before, and they are beginning to break through the executive role barrier. Do you have a special executive leadership program for women in your workplace? What advice would you give women trying to make the leap into the C-Suite?
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway.
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By FOX 2 News Staff
DETROIT (WJBK) - A teenage boy will spend the next 25 to 50 years in prison for slaying his 36-year-old mother in their Detroit home.Joshua Smith was sentenced Friday in Wayne County Circuit Court.The 14-year-old shot and killed Tamiko Robinson as she slept on Feb. 27. Police say the shooting followed an argument.Smith was charged as an adult and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September.In a statement to police, Smith said he was tired of being called names. His stepfather's shotgun was used to kill Robinson.
Play the video in the player to get a full report to get a full report from Fox 2's Robin Murdoch, including emotional testimony from Joshua's grandmother, who's daughter was killed by him. She says she forgives and loves him.
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Thanks to Netflix, I've been catching up on my Star Trek, with both Voyager and Enterprise.
So far, I've found another multi-part episode that rivals "Through a Mirror Darkly", and that is the three part arc of Borderland, Cold Station 12, and The Augments.
This, quite simply, was "The Wrath of Khan" for Enterprise. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Brent Spiner was great as Noonien Soong, and Alec Newman (who played Paul Atreides/Muad'Dib in the Sci-Fi Channel productions of Dune and Children of Dune) was very effective as Malik, the augment who rebels first against his brother, Rakiin, and then against his own creator/father, Soong.
Involving the Klingons was perfect, as it occasionally served to complicate things for Archer and crew. The episodes struck the perfect balance of overall story, and interpersonal story that Wrath of Khan so deftly wove.
For me, this was 2 hours and 15 minutes of pure entertainment, right up to the final moments. I could watch this and "Through a Mirror Darkly" back to back, and be satisfied that I've probably found some of the best that Enterprise had to offer.
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Trace and Write the Letter P
Topics : Preschool, The Alphabet, Fine Motor Skills
This worksheet introduces kids to the letter P! After kids trace the letter, they look at a group of pictures. They write a P next to the pictures whose names start with the letter P. Kids completing this worksheet practice writing the letter P and identifying pictures that have names beginning with P.
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Four Christmases (Four Holidays in Australia and New Zealand, Anywhere But Home in the Netherlands, Norway, United Arab Emirates and in South Africa) is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy film about a couple who go to see their divorced parents in one day. The film is produced by Spyglass Entertainment released by New Line Cinema on November 26, 2008, the day before Thanksgiving, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It stars Vince Vaughn and Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon as a San Francisco, California, couple pressured into visiting all four of their divorced parents' homes on Christmas Day. Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Robert Duvall, and Jon Voight co-star with Jon Favreau, country music singers Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam, and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth. The film is director Seth Gordon's first studio feature film. The DVD and Blu-ray was released on November 24, 2009.
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Behind the Scenes: What it's Like to Write an Article
Last year, I suggested to Justin that he keep a diary throughout an entire project—from the very first kickoff call all the way through launch—and eventually turn that into a blog post that shows a behind-the-scenes look at the web development process from a designer's point of view. He did it and the resulting post was enlightening and inspiring. As I read through it for the second or third time, I realized that the diary format would be a great way to show what it's like to create content, too. So I thought I'd give it a shot.
So, here's a behind-the-scenes look at the process of writing a newsletter for our site.
Opened up the document where I keep ideas for upcoming articles. I had a few for this month; one I know won't work because it involved coordinating with Mark and another colleague and we all knew that was going to get bumped a few months. I jotted down a really brief note about how I hadn't done anything related to content in over a year. So, looks like we're going with that one.
Ran the content idea by Mark. He was into it. I've got a few other writing deadlines I need to hit before I start on this, but hopefully I can get going on it soon.
Got in early and started messing around with an outline. At this point it's just a whole bunch of thoughts that will need serious organization.
I should also report that at this stage of any writing project the usual feelings of doubt surface. They include, but are not limited to, concern that I have little of relevance or value to say about the subject; that I'll oversimplify the issues or be simply incorrect about something important and/or technical; that my writing will, in the end, be mediocre and yet still come off as pretentious and condescending; that anyone who reads what I produce this time around will realize that either I have no business writing or they have no business wasting their time reading what I write. I'm am well aware of the neuroses at play here.
Just got in to the office and set up. I probably have a half hour to forty-five minutes of quiet time to write. It's still dark out, the lamps are "lit," and I'm streaming my new favorite writing soundtrack. All is well.
Well, the mood was right but that's not making it any easier to get started. The cliche "drawing water from a stone" comes to mind. Speaking of which, I forgot to make coffee. Apparently I'm addicted to the stuff—even in very small quantities (I'm known around here for keeping the same small cup of coffee going all morning and still not finishing it.) I realize that pausing to brew some now is really just a veiled act of giving in to writer's block. I should also tell you that the outline I had already put together for this article is garbage. Not sure what I was thinking yesterday.
(Once I get over myself and actually start making some headway, these entries will definitely get less grouchy and pathetic.)
Though one hour has passed since my last entry, I really only got about 30 minutes of work in before my first interruption. A few of our early risers came in and wanted to walk over to the coop next door to grab something for breakfast. I joined them, of course. Back to work.
How do I already have 15 new emails in my inbox? By the way, the fact that I wrote that shows that my hypocrisy knows no bounds. I often advise people to close their browsers or even go completely offline while they are writing to avoid the distraction that is the internet. I never do this. I should. It is a good idea. Anyway, I put myself in the line of fire by going to Google to check on a source for the article. Forgot I had noted it way down at the bottom of my outline document, where it says "SOURCES" in all caps. Riiight.
I now have two competing outlines. I still haven't figured out exactly what kind of article this should be—a "digest" style overview of the topic that is easily scannable or a more cohesive, thoughtful and comprehensive treatment. I always lean toward the latter—an ego thing if I'm honest—but I'm stuck obsessing over including all the detail that I know is involved in the topic, which is keeping me from actually writing much of anything so far. Just so you know, this happens to me every_single_time.
Gotta run for our all-hands meeting.
Just got out of a prototype review. The team is creating good stuff. So I think I've got about half an h —
— Well, I was starting to say I had about half an hour to write before a call, but I got pulled away to look at our production schedule. And now I'm using my remaining 15 minutes to write this.
Look away, I'm hideous!
I had a few good ideas over lunch, so I scooted back to my desk a few minutes shy of 1pm and shut off everything and typed like a madman. It's a mess but I think there's something there.
In case you haven't noticed yet, the romantic notion of hours spent writing in quiet, contemplative composition is a myth. At least on Thursdays it is.
While I was on a call, I had an idea for what to do about images for the article I'm working on. I'd been struggling to come up with a good visual metaphor for content that I might use for a series of illustrations (like the "graphs" in Making Sense of the Data, the "currency presidents" in What You Should Know About Ecommerce, or CMS "box" in Choose a Developer, Not a CMS) but got a flash of an image of a person with text instead of a face. I'll have to do it in a way that isn't as grotesque as my "fly person" from Designing for Attention, but I think the idea of visually fusing text with people is worth pushing.
I intended to get another shot at some focused writing in this afternoon, but that doesn't look like —
— like I was saying (I got pulled away again, mid sentence), not gonna happen. If it's hard to do a meta-post about the process of writing something, you can bet that it's also hard to write something.
Anyway, it's been a long day. I'm going to close up for now and go to the gym.
I've got dinner cooking and had a few ideas about points/wording. Grabbed my laptop while the water was boiling and added them to the outline. Will probably check back in briefly later just to make sure the thought doesn't get left behind with the rest of today…
Worked a bit on the draft. See you tomorrow.
At my desk. Going to just get started.
Productive 45 minutes or so. Sadly, that's a relatively long stretch. But since I've been fussing with my outline and thinking about it quite a bit over the past day or so, I was able to bang out a good amount.
Going to pause here and grab a bite to eat next door.
Got back and consolidated my documents. Went from 5 documents to 1, so that's progress. Gotta save, close and get ready for a project kickoff.
Prescheduled the next two hours to write. I'm about halfway done with the material I include in my outl
Got pulled away to manage a bit of a mini-crisis. Had started to say I'd scheduled until noon, when I have another project kickoff, to write. Better get to it.
Settling back down to write some more. Wish me luck.
Had a few interruptions but managed to accomplish quite a bit. I've got over 1,500 words written of what I'm guessing will end up around 2,000-2,500 total. Getting there. The hard parts are written, I think.
Back at my desk. I think I can wrap this up today.
(Stayed up late last night watching Downton Abbey and am now questioning my ability to resist the emotional manipulation and mind control of television. Cursing Thomas. Cursing Edith and Mary. Oh hell, cursing all of them. Except Bates. And Mr. Carson. Oh and Mrs. Hughes—had to check IMDB for her name. No, this has nothing to do with the task at hand but I feel like I might as well go all the way with this confessional thing.)
Up to 2,301 words. Phoned a friend kind enough to listen to me read my own writing in my stilted, awkward manner and got some helpful feedback on a few passages. All done except I need a conclusion of some kind.
Wrapped up most of the writing and started working on the imagery for the article. I decided to start with the sketch of the head-with-text-for-a-face, which I'll probably use as the main image that is featured on the homepage and the newsletter landing page. I originally created it to be flat and illustrative, but then thought it needed some more space and texture, so I used the original photograph. This is what I came up with.
Based upon my original sketch of the place setting with a "content salad," I created another image to go with the main illustration. Not really feeling this one. Guess that's what I get for working on a Sunday.
Gave up on the illustrations for now. Proofread the article, which I think is in good shape. It ended up at just under 3,000 words.
Ok, I'm thinking the images I've created so far are not hitting the right tone. They're too sinister and aesthetically, they feel a bit disjointed or unintentional. I think the concepts and compositions are fine, but the textures and colors are not. I'm going to spend a little time reworking them.
Tada. Sometimes haste makes waste, but sometimes it makes better images. Once I had revised the place setting image and come up with a few others, I realized how to fix the main image.
Had a couple of meetings. I think this thing is ready to enter on the site, so that's my next step. I'll keep it in "preview mode" until tomorrow. Once it's up there, I can set up the newsletter email in Campaign Monitor and queue it to send on Thursday. I'll be at the Recourses New Business Summit with Mark, so that will be perfect timing.
It's ready to go! Guess that's a wrap until I hit "publish."
About mid-way through writing a blog post of my own, I stopped to read this post. I totally understand your stopping to brew some coffee. If I drank coffee, I would be doing the same thing...back to work.
In 1955 David Ogilvy described a similar experience. He suggests Handel and rum.
Dave: Glad you enjoyed it. A post like this is hovering on the line between helpful and narcissistic, but I really felt that it was important to show that no matter how easy it might look from the outside, the reality is that it's almost always difficult—for a variety of reasons.
Brilliant post Chris. Perfect illustration of why most people - me included - find writing so hard. Thanks.


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I am a sports fan for entertainment sake first and foremost, not because I believe athletes and football teams can offer wisdom that isn't better found elsewhere. In general I question the idea that athletes (or other entertainers) should be our role models, yet as I reflect on this fantastically magical Bronco season, I believe there are some things to be learned and then applied to our lives outside of the gridiron.
Many posts, and many hours of time have been spent by countless individuals, whether sports fans or not, trying to decipher the code that has allowed OUR team to transcend all common sense in regards to winning football games. All kinds of reasons, excuses, and blames have been thrown all over indicting everyone from coaches, fans, and even God Almighty as to what is happening. This post isn't about that. I want to contrast us as a people with our favorite football team.
We Americans have forgot what it is to work together. We have spent the last number of years (decades actually) tearing each other down in many parts of our society. We, with the assistance of our MSM, have created a very polarized society. It is a society that has drawn divisions in every possible place: race, politics, religion, gender, orientation, wealth, etc. Evidence of this boils all around us, whether you look at our incompetent congress, the Occupy demonstrations, or the discussion around Tim Tebow. We have become a society that lacks unity in virtually every area of our lives. We all know this deep down. I'm sure there will be some reading this that will take issue, but think about it, it's true.
The consequence of this is visible all around us also. We have an unending recession, increasing inequality, increasing indebtedness--the list goes on and on. More of us are hurting in some form or another every day that goes by it seems. Our society mirrors the Bronco team of the last few years.
Going back to the last season of the Shanahan era, being a Bronco fan has been nothing to write home about. In fact it was almost something to avoid mentioning in conversation. We were an embarrassing franchise that was completely out-of-sorts. Poor leadership, disheartened fan base, lousy attitude among players--we were down and out. Every game went worse than the last one. Why? I didn't really understand why until I began reflecting on our current, amazing run.
After watching the 2011 version (the Tebow one not the Orton one) it seems clear to me that most of our problems were pretty comparable to the problems we as a people experience outside of football. We didn't pull in the same direction but rather tried to do our own thing individually and hopefully everything would fall into place. The 2011 Broncos are finding success by believing in each other rather than nitpicking with each other, by putting others on equal footing rather than playing favorites or elevating certain players over others, and by recognizing that we succeed only if everyone works toward a common goal, unselfishly. Sure, there are still a lot of problems that need to be worked on, (life is a complicated journey after all) but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. How else can you explain it?
Our American society so badly needs this message, and this is why, imho, we are seeing the coast to coast infatuation with everything about this team. Tebow is only the face of it, and he recognizes that. Of course the "dividers" in our society latch on to the MSM's message that tries to tear down or minimize the example that this team is presenting. We need to ignore that noise, and in our own little world, try to be "builders" of a better America. The future of our great country, and our children depends on it.


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This year's tour will focus on 13 gardens at homes on Springdale and Springettsbury avenues. Proceeds from the event will benefit York City Recreation and Parks' youth programs and the Garden Club of York's scholarship fund.
The tour also will feature free samples of local wine, hors d'oeuvres, tea and a best garden hat competition. There also will be a vendor area at Memorial Park, which will be open during the tour.
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text: We've all heard it at this point. His poor rebounding rates are undeniable, his three-point shooting isn't as good as it should be, and he hasn't lived up to expectations. But can we just forget about all that for a minute and acknowledge that was in the past? As fans, we have virtually no say in how players perform or how a team meshes. It's the offseason! We haven't seen Bargs play a single minute in a Knicks uniform. Instead of bashing him or being overly optimistic, can't we just wait to see how it all plays out? This is the best Knicks team put on the floor in a very, very long time. No one wants an entire season (of good basketball!) to be filled up with criticism. I realize it's a questionable move, but all we can do is wait and see how he reacts to new teammates, a new system, and a new coach. Woodson has a knack for having players break out in his system. Bargs hasn't played on a team other than the Toronto Raptors in his career. We don't know what going to happen. No one really does know what's going to happen. All I know is that I am sick of seeing people post comments with the same arguments countless times, like it doesn't matter that we've all heard it before. Let's just watch Knicks basketball - that's really all that matters here.


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5 August 2011
Workshop equips Caribbean journalists to better inform the public of life-threatening NCDs and to influence policy-makers
Journalists from the Caribbean will this week put the spotlight on the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) epidemic, at a workshop organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Pan American Health Organization.
The workshop in Barbados on 5-6 August 2011 aims to equip journalists with the capacity to report on the NCDs epidemic and to raise public awareness, ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in September 2011.
NCDs kill 35 million people every year. They include: diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases.
The main risk factors that contribute to the development of NCDs include tobacco use, unhealthy diets, harmful use of alcohol and physical inactivity.
Yet despite NCDs being the leading cause of death in almost every country across the world, it is still unclear about the level of public understanding on NCDs.
The Director in charge of Health at the Secretariat, Dr Sylvia Anie, noted that the media is a potent tool for health advocacy and to effect action and to alter peoples view on issues.
The Commonwealth Secretariat recognises that sustainable and targeted media advocacy can bring a desired change in behaviour, in this case to address non-communicable diseases, she said.
To ensure accurate and timely reporting on NCDs journalists must be equipped with adequate tools and information, hence this media training in the Caribbean.
In 2010 Commonwealth health ministers agreed on a roadmap on NCDs to identify activities to increase change in this area.
The health adviser for the Secretariat's Social Transformation Programmes Division, Vanessa Baugh, said one of the responses was a media strategy to promote awareness on the impacts of NCDs.
This workshop seeks to increase journalists knowledge in the region on NCDs, and to prepare them for the forthcoming UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs.
Participants will be equipped to better communicate on this health crisis and ways in which the public can reduce their risk of acquiring an NCD, she explained.
The workshop will introduce journalists to topical issues such as NCDs risk factors and policy changes.
Journalists will also have the chance to interview experts on NCDs and look at advocacy initiatives already underway in the Caribbean.
We hope that as a result of the workshop, participants will return to their home country and increase reporting on the NCDs epidemic. We hope they will be better equipped with technical knowledge, said Ms Baugh.
During the workshop journalists will view the Secretariats new video campaign on the risks of NCDs to young people.
The film Non-Communicable Diseases - The Worlds Biggest Killer asks governments to address the main risk factors that contribute to the development of NCDs.
Dr Anie said the Commonwealth will roll out training across the Commonwealth, in collaboration with regional media networks.


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Well, we're at 1-1 in conference play. .500. Split. So far, so good. The Badger offense had an amazing day, racking up 30 first downs, and both leading Badger backs eclipsed 100 yards today, Clay with 3 TD runs to complement his efforts.
Overall, this was a fairly complete win. Adam Weber goes out 0-4 against Wisconsin; he completed less than 50% of his passes but got a ton of long bombs down the stretch after Wisconsin took a big lead. While the Badgers didn't record an interception, they came close and contested many of Weber's throws, making life very difficult.
Scott Tolzien had a solid game, the reappearance of Braylon Edwards Nick Toon really helped the passing game, and Jared Abbrederis scored the first touchdown of the day on his first reception of the game (he had 3 overall).
This day has so far seen Wisconsin beat Minnesota for the 7th year in a row, Illinois's first EVER win in Beaver Stadium, and it could see who's really the best team in the state of Michigan (say Wolverines and I call BS, they have no defense). Oh, and an Ohio State slaughter of a hopeless IU squad. Depending on how USC-East does against 'Bama, we could have a top ranked Ohio State team coming to town next week...
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Michigan emergency manager law could privatize jails
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 12:51 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger
In addition to allowing previously negotiated union contracts to be voided, Michigan's new Emergency Manager law gives appointees the authority to privatize police services and jails.
Indeed, voiding labor contracts and outsourcing government services is a key aspect of how they are expected to balance the budgets of financially stressed towns.
"[C]ertain functions of police work, such as jails, can easily be privatized," said Louis Schimmel, executive administrator for the city of Warren.
Schimmel has deep experience with applying private sector solutions to economically struggling towns. In 1986 he was appointed receiver for the city of Ecorse, where his efforts to cut costs through privatization were dubbed by the Mackinac Center, "a major, although tentative victory for market forces."
As emergency financial manager in Hamtramck from 2000-2006 Schimmel sold off the Dept. of Public Works.
Schimmel said that Warren is considering following the example of Sterling Heights, which contracted out the management of its jail last year. Sterling Heights replaced the police officers at their jail with the Danish private security company
G4S — once known as Wackenhut.
Schimmel said that a lack of private sector alternatives makes it difficult to privatize whole police departments but communities can consolidate services and costs with neighboring municipalities or purchase services from the county.
This is underway in the city of Pontiac, where the police, under pressure from emergency financial manager Michael Stampfler, voted to dissolve their union in expectation that some would be hired on by the Oakland County Sheriff's Dept.
Some are worried that the rush to cut police labor costs will impair public safety.
According to Michigan Association of Police Chiefs executive director Tom Hendrickson, there is no requirement for minimum level of police services in Michigan communities. "There could be literally no police," he said.
Privately run jails and prisons have created controversy around the country as they have become more common. A report from the Sentencing Project says that cost savings from privatization are illusory:
Research to date has concluded that there is little evidence that privatization of prisons results in significant public savings. In a 1996 General Accounting Office (GAO) review of several comparative studies on private versus public prisons, researchers acknowledged, "because the studies reported little difference and/or mixed results in comparing private and public facilities, we could not conclude whether privatization saved money." A study by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) released in 2001 had similar conclusions, stating that "rather than the projected 20-percent savings, the average saving from privatization was only 1 percent"8 and "the promises of 20-percent savings in operational costs have simply not materialized."
Critics also argue that private jails and prisons have significantly more safety problems, including escape attempts and assaults on guards and other inmates.
More problematic is the BJA study's further assertion that "the rate of major incidents is higher at private facilities than at public facilities." A survey of the prison industry conducted by analyst James Austin also found 49% more inmate on staff assaults and 65% more inmate on inmate assaults occurred in private minimum and medium security facilities than in comparable publicly run facilities.
Michigan Association of Police executive director Fred Timpner said he feels its important to maintain public control of policing
Regardless of the practicalities, however, Hendrickson argues that privatizing police work will put a crucial public function under the control of corporations and take us back to a time few would like to revisit.
"[E]arly police or sheriff's (sic) in England were the feudal lords army," he said via e-mail. "As a result they were controlled by the local nobility. Abuse was rampant. To this day in Europe there is fear of a private police force … they are mercenaries."
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Comment posted March 21, 2011 @ 6:47 pm
it is amazing how much some areas are hurting for money I guess they thought it would last forever
Comment posted March 21, 2011 @ 8:15 pm
No, during the financial crisis of 2008 the Federal Reserve added trillions of dollars to our money supply. This has greatly devalued the money supply.
Furthermore, most of these funds were given to large banks and financial organizations, to cover their loses, from their own reckless endeavors.
In conclusions, while the money supply has been devalued, the banks continue to hoard cash, and the common man is forced to go without a standard of living our fathers and grandfathers worked and fought for, decades prior.
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After releasing two generations of iPhones with exactly the same form factor, Apple is expected to show off a new chassis design -- and possibly new materials -- in its sixth-generation smartphone.
As the year draws to a close, it's not the promise of a new year that brings us the most joy. No, it's the chance to reflect on the past year's most memorable work stories that gives us the most delight. This year's selection of workplace tales ranges from ingenious to inspiring to just plain weird, but they all left their own special mark on pop culture.
If there were a quote that best describes the nature of the earnings season so far, it would be, "The obvious rarely happens. The unexpected constantly occurs."
Usually a cause for techno-euphoria, Apple's iPhone-a-palooza event on Tuesday had an unintended and unlikely effect: It made some corners of the Internet mad.
Apple marketing SVP Phil Schiller explains the features of the new iPhone 4S.
Shares of several tech companies expected to benefit from an anticipated Apple iPhone 5 tumbled from their highs Tuesday when a new version of its iPhone 4 was unveiled instead.
According to CNET an Apple employee left a prototype of the new iPhone 5 at a bar in San Francisco.
Apple is expected to unveil its much anticipated new version of the iPhone on Tuesday.
The iPod classic, a venerable stalwart in the world of consumer technology, may be getting the axe along with its cousin, the iPod shuffle, according to a blog that focuses on Apple news.
Apple confirmed Tuesday that it will hold a press event on Oct. 4 at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. Expected to be the star attraction: The long-awaited iPhone 5.
Facebook will launch its long-awaited iPad app at Apple's iPhone 5 launch event on October 4, Mashable has learned. In addition to the iPad app, Facebook is also expected to release a revamped version of its iPhone app and may unveil an HTML5-based mobile app marketplace.
Apple is well known for being a tight ship, but apparently one of its board members forgot to batten down the hatches. That would be the most famous member of the board: Nobel laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
Another disappointing quarter for Research in Motion.
This time, it only took a plate of tasty-looking raw fish to crank up the iPhone rumor machine.
CNN's Dan Simon reports on Apple's efforts to track down a suspected prototype for the iPhone 5.
Long-term Treasuries are down for a third day in a row, giving equities a boost as investors rotate into other asset classes.
This week, on the Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, Brandon Griggs and Stephanie Goldberg break down and discuss the latest iPhone 5 rumor (as well as the Apple rumor phenomenon itself).
Another week, another round of iPhone 5 rumors. This time, it's an apparent case for the unreleased phone that has Apple fans buzzing.
It's a testament to your brand name and image when a plurality of consumers are willing to buy your product without even trying it... or even seeing it with their own eyes.
Maybe the hotly anticipated iPhone 5 won't be an iPhone 5 at all.
In the tech world, a fraction of a millimeter is enough space to to start an iPhone conversation.
If you're a mainstream Apple fan, you probably got all hot and bothered on Thursday when an e-mail hit your inbox saying the "amazing iPhone 4" is now available in white. Previously the phone only came in black, and tech blogs have been drooling over the possibility of this white whale of a phone for months.
Think the most anticipated iPhone 4 of 2011 was Verizon's? Bzzt.
Apple may be changing its usual iPhone update schedule to the fall, instead of a pre-summer launch in June/July -- the news has popped up multiple times, and a source familiar with Apple's plans has also confirmed it with Fast Company.
So, it might be a while before Apple fans can get their hands on the iPhone 5. But the elusive white iPhone 4 might finally be on the way.
Now that the iPhone is available through Verizon and AT&T, what are the differences between iPhones on the two networks?
It doesn't take much to get the tech world talking about the iPhone.
Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, accidentally told everyone in the world that his company will be supplying image sensors for Apple's iPhone 5.
Apple has traditionally debuted new iPhones at its annual software developers conference, but this year's event in June will be 100 percent software news, according to a report.
"Tweeting Phil Schiller" is the new "emailing Steve Jobs."
It was a magical performance from a consummate performer, on that we can all agree.
The word on the street tonight is that Apple is toying with the idea of a much larger screen for the iPhone 5.
Though there is apparently an iPhone heading to Verizon, and in all likelihood, a new model iPhone next summer, neither model will run on any wireless carriers' 4G networks, according to a report in TechCrunch today.
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Mesquite police made a gruesome discovery at a home in the 1400 block of Paintbrush Street Wednesday.
Officers found four bodies believed to have been in the home since Saturday morning. That's when someone called 911 to report shots fired.
Police had knocked on the door, but no one answered. They returned later to make sure everything was alright.
Then Wednesday morning officers made another follow-up stop and noticed that there was mail in the mailbox and newspapers in the yard.
At that point, officers decided to go into the locked home to check on the welfare of those inside. That is when officers discovered the bodies.
The dead have been identified as 42-year-old Marcelo Vazquez and his
children, 18-year-old Alejandro Vazquez, and 21-year-old Paulina
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A handgun was not far from one of the deceased, according to the police report.
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Oregon just needed a home win over USC.
Boise State was a last-second field goal away from keeping its national title hopes alive.
All Alabama has to do is beat Auburn.
The first of those three failed to control their own destiny despite being heavy favorites. Is Alabama the next team to blow its chance to play for the crystal trophy at the end of the season?
I doubt it.
But I'm sure that's exactly what Oklahoma State fans said as they headed to Ames, Iowa as a 28-point favorites.
There is one big difference — Alabama has been in this situation before. The Tide has had the bull's eye on its back for the last three years. And when Nick Saban's team is heavily favored — it usually wins and wins big.
Following the Tide's loss to LSU, Alabama had some catching up to do to get back into the national championship picture — or so I thought.
Instead, the pretenders ousted themselves one-by-one, including three teams (Oklahoma State, Oregon and Oklahoma) during a three-day span last week. By the time last Saturday night wrapped up, Alabama was once again in the national championship picture.
Alabama got a second chance.
Alabama's one victory away from a rematch with LSU for all of the BCS marbles.
All that stands in Alabama's way to New Orleans and the BCS Championship Game is a trip to Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Alabama is a gigantic 21-point favorite on the road at the defending national champs, but let's not kid ourselves, the Tide isn't exactly facing Cam Newton and company.
Instead, Alabama's facing Clint Moseley and company.
Auburn peaked in a win at South Carolina in Week 4. Since then the Tigers have alternated wins and losses with each loss getting progressively worse.
Against LSU, Auburn was dealt its worst loss since a 51-10 defeat at Florida in 1996. Two weeks later I heard the same line after the Tigers dropped a 45-7 game to Georgia.
Will this year's Iron Bowl top that 41-point loss? I don't think so simply because it's at home, but Auburn's defense does tend to give up plenty of points.
The Tigers have allowed 113 points (an average of 37.7 ppg) in its last three SEC games.
There is hope for the Tigers. Auburn was supposed to get man-handled in the 2009 Iron Bowl when No. 2 Alabama game to town. Instead, the Tide scored with less than a minute to play and snuck out with a 26-21 win.
That Auburn team played its best against the Tide. This year's team has gotten worse as the year has progressed. Just last week, the Tigers held a 14-13 lead over Samford in the third quarter and didn't put the Bulldogs away until scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns.
To be fair, Alabama hasn't played its best since losing to LSU, earning an ugly 24-7 win at Mississippi State and a 45-21 victory over Georgia Southern. Against Georgia Southern, the Tide allowed more than 300 rushing yards and led by just 10 points until late in the third quarter.
I don't expect the same defense to show up today against Auburn.
The Tigers have nothing to lose — except a 15-game home winning streak — but the other factors line up in favor of the Tide.
Alabama is still stinging from last year's game, which marked the biggest blown lead in school history. If revenge isn't enough, Trent Richardson is looking to put the exclamation point on a Heisman Trophy season. This is his last chance to wow the voters.
For me, the game hinges on Auburn's offense against Alabama's defense.
Through 11 games this season, Alabama has allowed nine touchdowns. The team gives up just 74.6 rushing yards per game and 195.9 total yards.
Alabama is a 21-point favorite for a reason.
Can Auburn win? Sure, stranger things have happened, but not this time around.
Johnathan Bentley is the Sports Editor of the Daily Mountain Eagle. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Tag Archives: Mashups
I Can't Stop Watching This Slightly Disturbing Mashup Of Jason Derulo And The Kid's Show 'The Wiggles'
Is this necessary? No. But can I stop watching it? Nope.
Soccer is very exciting.
With Peter Dinklage as Alice
Couldn't be better.
Keep your eyes peeled for a special cameo.
Here's How Your Favorite Television and Movie Characters Reacted to the "Game of Thrones" Purple Wedding
Spoiler alert.
It's really the perfect mash-up.
Here's the Hood Ratchet 'House of Cards' Theme Remix You Didn't Know You Needed, But Now Can't Live Without
House of Mother Fucking Cards, yo.
Watching this is what perfection feels like.
It's the holidays, which means you'll probably watch at least 20 minutes of It's a Wonderful Life at some point. Tradition!
Yep. EPIC. That's a word that gets thrown around a lot around these Internet parts, but what else are you going to call the six
A while back there was a theory that Walter White was a dream, cooked up by bored house-husband Hal from Malcolm in the Middle.
The comparisons have been made on Twitter ad nauseam. Everyone wants Chris Farley to be alive so he could impersonate Rob Ford. Well, sadly, that isn't
Somehow, the most violent of movies works as the most banal of TV shows.
Stephen Colbert is not a conservative, but he plays one on television. His award-winning late-night program is all kinds of genius and its success is
This is too amazing to be real. The mad geniuses at FX's Archer finally recreated the scene from Top Gun with Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone. Hype is REAL....
What brought about the zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead? Could it have been a bad batch of Walter White's meth? This video's theory is too good
People like this song, huh?
The internet can be predictable. Like, we're not surprised in the least a Blurred Lines and Full House mashup would go viral a few days
You know the drill right now. The top of the pop charts, mixed together as both a summer party jam and half-preview for his year-end
"Blurred Lines" is the unequivocal song of the summer. "The Cosby Show" once ruled television. If you put them together, you get this bit of
Is there any higher art in the world than crafting a catchy commercial jingle? Say what you want, but getting a crappy little diddy stuck
Most of us do. It's the Bro way.
Justin Blau, AKA 3LAU, has been on the scene for quite sometime. At one time both a finance whiz and a mashup sensation, he's now
As a fervent "Law & Order" fan, I was equal parts impressed and depressed at how many of these I recognized. God bless you, Dick
Someone took time out of their life to make this Turtle from Entourage meets TMNT masterpiece. For reasons I can't explain, I took time out of
Friday's the weekend. Thursday's the new Friday. Logic says bottoms up.
This is just the tightest of buttholes.
One doesn't have to be a literature major to figure out the symbolism here. And yet, diligently splicing together the disgraced cyclist's long-ass interview with
Pimpin' out your music library one dope track at a time.
"English muffin...where's my f*cking tea?"
Impending Mayan Doom, now with a crafty twist.
All of these planes landed at San Diego International Airport on Black Friday between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. This time-lapse video shows how terrifying
Solid job, solid effort.
Game of Thrones continues to be a show about nothing.
"Game of Thrones is a show about nothing."
Americans took to the polls in droves yesterday and sent a resounding message: They want to see four more years of Barack Obama singing popular


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Flowers for the aisle
The aisle is a perfect place to make a statement about the feel of your wedding. If you're looking to really make a statement about your modern wedding, here are a few things to try to make your unique.
1. (top left) Use petals to make a design lining the aisle. Use different colors to create patterns.
2. (top right) These floral balls are a perfect way to be modern yet romantic. They're the perfect amount of fun!
3. (bottom left) Sweet and simple bouquets tied to the chairs made with unusual and minimal flowers create a perfect modern statement.
4. (bottom right) Line the aisles with masses of flowers for decadent yet clean look.
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May 8th, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Love the idea of Petals for aisles. EAGERLY awaiting my rose petal wedding aisle runner from Petal Happy! Getting custom colors to match my girls' wedding dresses – every detail counts!
I love the one in the top left. It was really hard for me to decide between getting a petal cutout design or going with the full petal runner, but I think it's a more dramatic look. Hopefully my pics will look as beautiful!!!
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WASHINGTON -- The Nationals have agreed to terms with right-handers Jeff Fulchino and Waldis Joaquin, catcher Carlos Maldonado, infielders Andres Blanco, Jarrett Hoffpauir and Chad Tracy and outfielders Brett Carroll, Jason Michaels and Xavier Paul on Minor League contracts with invitations to Spring Training.
Fulchino, 32, is 9-10 with 21 holds and a 4.84 ERA in 163 relief appearances over five seasons with the Marlins, Royals, Astros and Padres.
Joaquin, 24, pitched each of the last three seasons with the Giants, posting a 1-0 record with a 5.40 ERA in 19 relief appearances.
Maldonado returns for his third season in the Nats' organization. The 32-year-old has appeared in 25 big league games over three seasons with the Pirates and Nationals (2010).
Blanco, 27, hit a combined .260 with 26 runs, 13 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 16 RBIs over the last two seasons with the Rangers. The switch-hitting infielder has played parts of six seasons in the Major Leagues with the Royals, Cubs and Rangers.
Hoffpauir hit .281 with five home runs and 34 RBIs in 91 games this past season with Triple-A Tucson. The 28-year-old has appeared in 21 games with the Cardinals and Blue Jays.
Tracy, 31, joins the Nationals after playing the 2011 season with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League. The left-handed-hitting Tracy hit 79 home runs over seven seasons with the D-backs, Cubs and Marlins.
Carroll, 29, has logged big league time in each of the last five seasons with the Marlins and Brewers. Last season, he batted .270 with 16 home runs, 63 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 117 contests with Triple-A Nashville and Pawtucket.
Michaels, 35, has batted .263 with 59 home runs and 299 RBIs during his 11 Major League campaigns with the Phillies, Indians, Pirates and Astros.
Paul hit .255 with two home runs, 20 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 128 games last season with the Dodgers and Pirates. Paul, 26, has played parts of three seasons with those clubs.
The Nationals also extended Spring Training invites to right-hander Rafael Martin, catcher Sandy Leon and outfielder Corey Brown. Of the three, Brown was the only one who played with the big league club in 2011. Martin has a chance to work out of Washington's bullpen in '12.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also could be found on Twitter @WashingNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service is located on Roeland Street, Cape Town. It is free for the public to search. If you may like to park in the archive parking you will need to call in advance (021) 466 8100. Otherwise there is street parking around the archives. When you arrive you will sign in at reception. You will receive a badge, a locker number and key and table number in the reading room. Laptops and camera's are allowed. (see recent pot on camera use!)
Record ordering occurs on paper forms. you will need the call number found on NAAIRS database. Delivery of records/books etc is fairly fast, except for a lull over lunch time.
You can search the Deatehr Notices and Estate Files, Wills and Inventories in the paper files there (arranged by years and surname) or online. By searching online you can also search other archives in South Africa.


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I love this piece by Tracie because as a woman and a mother, I can relate to all the thoughts and feelings she wrote about–even if for just a few moments. Haven't we all felt like these characters at some point in our lives?
Here's Tracie…
You are walking down the grocery store aisle. As a mother of three, you are dressed for comfort and mobility as your list of "To Do" things is long and exhausting. Approaching you from the other end is a woman whose appearance is the kind that makes you take a second look. Her hair is done, not overly but naturally, soft curls pulled back into a half bun, her nails are done and her makeup is natural but enhancing. Her fashion is modern and understated yet as a whole she draws your eye in with an almost sense of admiration because she looks so well put together. At first sight, do you take the stand of pride or prejudice in how this woman is presenting herself?
This situation takes an out-of-body approach. Imagine you are watching the scene unfold as an impartial 3rd party. You see the mom, dressed in a combination of stretchy pants and flats with an over sized sweater. As a description goes, frumpy may come to mind. There is a small child in the cart, eating Cheerios from a plastic bag as mom goes over the list she has written so as to not forget anything. The baggy clothes could be hiding anything–a great figure or in the moms eyes, maybe figure flaws brought on by years of neglect, children, or a forgotten sense of self. No one really knows, as it's next to impossible to see through it.
When the mom notices the woman approaching from the other end, she will in that instant make a decision. That mom will either judge this woman with a sense of prejudice due to her own self-confidence issues or she will embrace the pride this woman has in herself and give her some mental applause. Which one are you?
It's all too easy for us as women to take down one another in a setting such as this. Or any setting where one woman forces us to take a good look at ourselves. It's much easier for us to ignore what we know to be the truth and pass that ignorance onto the other person. After all, we don't know them. We won't be hurting their feelings by passing unfair judgment. We have nothing to lose by mentally slicing this person apart because they have gone that extra step to decorate themselves and in turn, in our eyes, make us look bad.
Were there days when you would get up, do your hair, have a master plan of what you are going to wear? Did you ever dream the night before an event or situation of what you would put together to get the result you desired? Did you ever like a guy? Someone who you wanted to impress or dare I say it, seduce? Is that man now your husband or boyfriend?
It's a difficult transition to make, woman to wife, wife to mom. As far as identity crises are concerned, I believe these are at the top of the list. You no longer are responsible only for yourself. You now have the reputation of your mate to consider. You have the actions shown to your children to think about. From here on out, everything you do is watched, judged, and maybe recorded mentally by someone else to categorize you as either appropriate or inappropriate. Your opinion of yourself is no longer at the forefront of your mind; you now walk around catering your self-worth to how others perceive you?
Where is it written that because you are now a mom or of a certain age that your clothing or appearance has to take a dive? Where does it say that sweatpants and t- shirts are now your only options where wardrobe is concerned? It's time to self analyze yourselves ladies.
You alone are in total control of your destiny. You alone control how you feel about yourself and you alone control the situations around you. It's your choice to wake up in the morning. It's your choice to take a shower, do your hair, and put on makeup. It's your choice that controls what you see in the mirror every day. If you don't like what you see, sit back, be honest with yourself, and see where your viewpoint changed. Did you gain weight when you got married? When you had children? Do you find it easier to just hide behind your life and not live it? There is a solution to every problem. There is help around every corner. Google is your new best friend. Want to lose weight? Get healthier? Go back to where you were 5, 10, 20 years ago?
Research it. Knowledge is power and with today's access to everything www., You are no longer trapped in the house. You can work out online, you can diet online, and you can talk to others in your situation online. With the internet, you can never use the excuse you are alone. No internet? Try using your phone. Call a friend, tell them how you feel, what you want to do to claim your pride back, and have them hold you accountable. You may find that by swallowing your pride enough to admit your weaknesses that your friend may have those same thoughts and decide to embrace her pride and join you on the new journey to decorate yourself.
There is no one to blame but yourself. When you are able to see that, embrace that, and change that, the next time you wander down the supermarket aisle, you will no longer see that beautiful, well put together person as a threat, because that well put together person will be you.
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Incinerator meeting underwayby Malcolm Robertson
It is arguably the biggest decision councillors in Norfolk have ever had to make.
What to do about the controversial £530 million waste incinerator planned for West Norfolk.
Today the 84 members will try and resolve a situation that has left the council facing a financial mess.
A committee had given the go-ahead for the scheme, but this is the first time the full council gets the chance to vote on it.
Do they scrap the incinerator and risk financial penalties of an estimated £90 million from cancelling the contract, or do they wait and see what the Secretary of State decides following the recent public inquiry - and if he rejects the plan, then the potential losses would be much reduced,to around 35 million.
Former council leader Bill Borrett believes the incinerator should go ahead
– Bill Borrett, Conservative leader Norfolk County Council
"I want to protect front line services and I still believe this is the best way of dealing with the problem of the county's waste, but I support the idea of a proper review of the contract so that the people of Norfolk get the best possible deal, "
But fellow Conservative John Dobson is against the incinerator and believes the council should await the decision of the Secretary of State before making any commitment.
– John Dobson, Conservative councillor, Norfolk County Council
"We deal with our waste far more effectively than we used to and there is no need for this incinerator," he said. "It's outdated technology and it was wrong to ever sign up to it."
It promises to be a long, drawn-out meeting with several proposals to be discussed before it becomes slightly clearer how Norfolk will try and resolve this dilemma.


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Apple, over the past few months has been improving its shipping estimates for all of it's products and has been pushing the iPad 2 estimate further down. Apple has managed to drop the iPad 2 shipping estimate to "within 24 hours" in the company's online stores for the United States … Read the Full Story →
Rating: Premium Facebook Browser Review: This app might spoil you forever for viewing Facebook. OK, full disclosure, I hate Facebook. But setting aside the policy, privacy, and personality issues, Facebook is still the 800-pound gorilla in social media. Many people spend the majority of their online day at the site. But … Read the Full Story →
Facebook has been rumoured to be working on a native iPad app since the launch of the first generation iPad however, the company has not shown any eagerness to release the app for the iPad. The iPhone version was recently updated to fix a bug and now a simple hack … Read the Full Story →
Apple recently posted a new iPad 2 TV ad "We'll Always" that follows the same theme as in previous advertisements. Just like the ad titled "Now" and "If You Asked" the advert doesn't highlight any hardware features but, focuses on user experience. We'll never stop sharing our memories or getting … Read the Full Story →
Taiwanese rumour site Apple.pro [Google translation] recently posted photos of what they claim to be photos of the iPad 3 dock connector in white, attached to a ribbon cable. The interesting part of all of this is that the dock connector resembles that of the iPad 2, but is all white … Read the Full Story →
Rating: Super Dynamite Fishing FREE Review: A fun spoof of a game sure to bring out the redneck sportsman in you. I'm not going to speak to the morals of making a game of the illegal practice of fishing with dynamite – you can use the comments for that. But … Read the Full Story →
Rating: Monarchia: Second Dawn Review: A new We Rule-style game that adds a 3D perspective. The game begins with an open landscape – a few rocks, some trees, and not much else. Your job is to tame the land and build a kingdom. You begin with a town hall, then … Read the Full Story →
Rating: Skrappy Review: Skrappy is a great adaptation of the scrapbooking phenomenon for the iPad. If you've never scrapbooked before, this app is going to be a fun discovery process for you. But if you've put together a physical scrapbook, you'll be happy to see how that process has been … Read the Full Story →
Rating: The Dungeon Saga HD Review: The game is a mix of World of Warcraft and Bejeweled – which sounds impossible, but is a lot of fun. The interface is familiar to World of Warcraft (WoW) players. It starts with a nice "cinematic" that sets the stage. Then several screens … Read the Full Story →
Rating: eBoo – space adventures HD Review: eBoo is a cute, kid-style game where you pilot a flying saucer through courses in the hopes of collecting stars, flipping switches and levers, avoiding obstacles and eventually fighting battles and saving the world. You are a green, square-ish creature that is recruited into … Read the Full Story →
Rating: FileXChange Review: A great way to move files between your iPad and your computer, whatever flavor they might be. Setting up FileXChange is super simple and the instructions are clear. You open the app on your iPad, and then open a browser on your computer, type in a numeric … Read the Full Story →
Digitimes recently reported that Apple is looking to add a second manufacturer for its tablet computer in order to meet demand for the rumoured iPad 3 / HD, this fall. Media outlets across the web have been abuzz about a rumoured iPad 3 to be released this fall, although many … Read the Full Story →
Rating: The latest in a long line of puzzle games to slime it's way onto the iPad is Astroslugs Deluxe from Bit Barons. There is a back story to the game and this time it's based around the highly evolved Astroslugs who travel around the universe visiting planets searching for … Read the Full Story →
The iPad has been a huge success for Apple and according to data from NetmarketShare, it now accounts for 1 percent of global web browsing. That's quite incredible as the tablet computer was introduced just over a year ago. Mobile web browsing share has been growing year over year as … Read the Full Story →


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To streamline the construction of a new commuter train system, SMART has been given the freedom to design its stations in Marin and Sonoma counties without going through the design review process in each municipality along the route, according to a report in the .
With a bill signed Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown, the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit authority can call the shots, likely resulting in speeding up the construction process by months, the IJ reported.
Were you itching to participate in the discussion? You still can at upcoming SMART meetings. There will also be a meeting Monday, July 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the community room in the Drakes Landing Office Park (next to Jason's Restaurant).
The Station Area Plan/General Plan Update Citizen Advisory Committee will host the workshop, which will feature a presentation by consultant team BMS Design Group and interactive discussion and brainstorming activities.
Do you like this new bill signed by the governor? Do you trust SMART to make sure the station, or stations, look good and fit in well with the rest of the community? Share a comment below.
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