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on February 21, 2011 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship
This past Friday I was surrounded by entrepreneurship education leaders from all sectors the Future of Entrepreneurship Education Summit, a gathering held at the University of Central Florida where actors of our entrepreneurship ecosystem met alongside established entrepreneurship educators to discuss current trends and ideas to nourish the entrepreneurship mindset.
The summit was typical in as much as it focused on sharing ideas. However, it was different from others in that it brought together both the traditional players in entrepreneurship education with some of those driving a few of the latest grassroots initiatives aimed at supporting aspiring growth entrepreneurs. The breadth of stakeholders is natural. As the Kauffman Panel on Entrepreneurship Curriculum in Higher Education concluded in a recent report, a canon or single approach to entrepreneurship education is unrealistic given the wide array of educational models, practices and institutional types. But it also made sense for another reason. It was clear to me that the older attendees—such as myself—had much to learn from the younger thinkers in the room as to what interventions and help are necessary to have impact.
Serial entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman, founder of firms such as Priceline.com, told a story illustrating how much things have changed by sharing that Yale threatened to kick him out for starting a business as a student. However, it is not enough anymore to simply celebrate how "many" universities and high schools offer an entrepreneurship curriculum or degree. It is apparent to me the challenge has not been one of societal acceptance for some time now, but rather of the quality of the entrepreneurship education being offered.
The wisdom came from legends like David Cohen, founder of TechStars, who spoke at lunch about the gaping hole between what is formally taught now and what matters in accelerating more startups. I found myself scribbling more insights from the Young Entrepreneur Panel with folks like:
And of course we have much to learn from the folks who organized the conference from Extreme Entrepreneurship, an organization that brings the country's top young entrepreneurs together to help spread the entrepreneurial mindset on hundreds of college campuses through conferences, virtual broadcasts, and a virtual business incubator.
The corporate sector, as the beneficiary of a stronger talent pool and productivity-enhancing innovations, also shared insights at the Summit. For example, we heard from leaders of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute, which has taken part of the responsibility for developing a skilled workforce. The Institute supports entrepreneurs by working with local government and business organizations to foster the growth and success of small businesses and start-ups.
The U.S. government has also increased its entrepreneurship education efforts. It is also interesting to note that many of these efforts are now, for example, spearheaded by former business founders (rather than career bureaucrats) who have a clearer understanding of the talent needs of entrepreneurs and their teams than their predecessors. The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, created in 2009 and represented by Paul J. Corson at the summit, focuses on the commercialization of university technology developed through federally funded research. The White House's Startup America initiative is in turn led by many entrepreneurial people like Doug Rand, a policy advisor who was co-founder and CEO of the innovative publishing company Playscripts, Inc.., as well as a co-founder of the review aggregator StageGrade.
What is certain is that entrepreneurship has been recognized as a key element in not only undergraduate and graduate curriculum, but also in the evaluation of faculty, co-curricular activities, and the management of universities, businesses and other organizations. This potential has been tapped lately in many institutions, perhaps in large part as a response to the recent turbulent economic times. Like companies themselves, colleges and universities have responded through programs that prepared their graduates to create jobs and opportunities. But it is the likes of the University of Miami's Launch Pad that are springing up across the country and seem to be making entrepreneurship the fastest-growing field of study on campus.
Enthusiastic university faculty have not been left behind. Take the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA), for example. This grassroots group of university faculty has grown to an internationally known knowledge base and resource center that supports and promotes technology innovation and entrepreneurship to create experiential learning opportunities for students. The NCIIA provides a linked sequence of grants and programs that move student entrepreneurs from innovative ideas to launching start-up companies. No wonder media publications, such as the StartupDigest, has expanded its content to cover events of interest to university members, along founders and investors.
It seems self evident that earlier exposure to entrepreneurship is vital. Who hasn't as a kid been shown the inventiveness, enthusiasm and drive of great entrepreneurs—either through a school science project, a neighborhood lemonade stand, a lawn mowing businesses, or a growing babysitting clientele? We should not let the young lose their natural entrepreneurial proclivity. But we need to be more sophisticated now about how we teach it.
The growing movement to plant the seeds of entrepreneurial thinking beyond our borders may have new answers in the future. While one can narrowly view international advancements in entrepreneurship education as competition, my own experience mustering all kinds of organizations from around the world to host Global Entrepreneurship Week activities tells me they can teach us something. In many countries, people have looked beyond the constraints of conventions and traditions to find new opportunities for young people to apply their business ideas to real world problems and challenges.
Discussions about these endeavors at the Future of Entrepreneurship Education Summit were archived. I recommend it for individuals or groups interested in helping develop more innovative strategies for funding and promoting the entrepreneurial mindset. We might not all prefer one approach or the other, but we can all agree that investments in elevating the quality of entrepreneurship education can lead students on a path to self-sufficiency and to become productive citizens that sustain economic growth.
Another area where there should be broad agreement is in advancing student achievement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Researchers have often found a strong correlation between advanced education in a STEM field and high rates of entrepreneurship and innovation. This is illustrated by the fact that students who understand the logic of math and science often become the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Clearly, we need new approaches to advance the number of students who will excel in math and science and become the next generation of entrepreneurs.
And we must not stop there. The explosion of entrepreneurship education programs cannot stay as a collection of personal anecdotes. This is why the Kauffman Foundation formed an educational research consortium to build an infrastructure to collect data and uncover the most effective teaching and learning methods.
At a time with record unemployment levels and unprecedented environmental and social challenges, integrating entrepreneurial thinking into education at all levels is vitally important to give people the opportunity to create their own jobs and bring to market life-changing innovations. But it appears this is now commonly acknowledged. The new task at hand is to retire dated methodologies and put their talented advocates into the same mindset as the organic startup ecosphere they are trying to propagate.
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Jonathan Ortmans is president of the Public Forum Institute, a non-partisan organization dedicated to fostering dialogue on important policy issues. In this capacity, he leads the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, focused on public policies to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, he serves as a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation.
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After eating a Sweetango apple which was fantastic, I would like to grow them, but don't see any listed for sale by the online fruit tree sellers. It appears this tree may be under some type of patent, and is a cross between honeycrisp and zestar apples. Do you know where i can get a tree or do you think it is being sold under another name?
If not available, what would you say the odds are if i planted several of the apples i would get at least one tree with apples tasting like the seed fruit? Would it be easier to graft branches between honeycrisp and zestar apple trees hoping one branch may result in fruit tasting like sweetango? Just wait until the patent expires and then buy online? |
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You won't be able to get SweeTango trees for a few more years. Even the big orchards can't get them, for example I think there is just one orchard in Wisconsin that is licensed to grow them. You won't get similar apples by planting the seeds or crossing your own trees -- the odds of getting a similar apple are something like 1 in 10,000 or in that neighborhood. If you want to grow your own, you'll just need to wait. I'm not sure how long, but probably very many years. |
Thank you. The apple purchased from a local grocery store was delicious , and i have to wonder at the rate the selection and quality of produce has improved at the local store, perhaps in 10 years there may not be much benefit of growing it ourselves from a taste and quality standpoint! |
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I was really wanting a Jazz until I tasted my first Rubinette. I have no need to look further for a really great apple now. Funny but I bought a bag of Sweetango at Sam's Club and I was not impressed at all. |
Funny... Jazz is one of my favorite apples, too. And SweeTango was great here in Wisconsin this year, but last year I didn't think it was so great. SweeTango might be another of those varieties that are hit and miss based on who knows what factors. I am going to have to seek out Rubinette as I have never tasted it and have heard great things! |
- Posted by milehighgirl CO USDA 5B/Sunset 2B (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 16:10
Cummins has Rubinette. I don't recall seeing it anywhere else. |
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- Posted by RichinRichmond 7a (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 19:51
I bought some Rubinette fruit from Applesource, a mail-order place. I loved it so much, I immediately purchased a tree and planted it even though I don't really have any more room. The tree was from Vintage Virginia Apples. They were very nice, but the tree was kind of small. I bet you would get a bigger tree from Cummins. |
- Posted by milehighgirl CO USDA 5B/Sunset 2B (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 12 at 20:31
My Rubinette has been my first to fruit. I got a really nice crop of about 20 apples in it's 3rd leaf. Mine is on G.11/MM.111. |
My notes on SweetTango: 10/15- 10/20- I had another (from the same batch). It was also very good to great, with a brix around 17.5. When writing this, I decided to go looking for the 3rd (and last) apple from the 10/15 purchase. It was also all-red and medium sized. It seems that letting it sit almost 2 weeks in the fridge increased the brix a bit to 18.2-20- or it was just an outlier from when I bought it. Strangely, it wasn't any better than the first 2. In fact, it seemed a bit less intense. Still a very good apple. Maybe it was the very flavorful pomegranate I had an hour or two ago that jaded my senses. But it was definitely a top quality apple- how often can you get fruit in the grocery store which has 20 brix? The only other apples I've seen hit 20 this year are Golden Russet (21.8 high from an orchard visit to Averill farms)) and Jonathan (just making it at 20 flat from a Farmer's market). Goldrush just missed a few days ago at 19.7, but it has 2 more shots in the next few days, as I'll pick the last couple apples before the hurricane gets here. |
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I am on a sewing jag right now, but I have all my clay stuff waiting for me.....But today I went to the dentist for the first time in 8 years, yes I know, bad mommy, bad mommy...but childhood phobias die hard (and I digress).
ANYWAY! LOL! (if you were to actually talk to me, you'd find that I speak the same way. I swear I have A.D.D!) the tech unwrapped this package of all the dental tools, and I started salivating and asked her what they were going to do w/them when we were done. I remember someone on tv saying that they are GREAT for polymer clay. The woman was SHOCKED that someone would suggest something like that. The tools are sterilized, packed in sealed packages and used over & over. She said, can you IMAGINE how expensive your dental appt would be if they weren't?! So. Do YOUR dentists give you their tools for your PC? |
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Diane, do we have a parallel existence going on here? I just went to the dentist a few weeks ago (1st time in 8 yrs for me, too *blush* --but I have great teeth, good home hygiene, and promised not to wait so long anymore...) Anyway, (LOL!) I asked the same question. The people in the polyclay e-group were always saying they got dental tools. Free. But my hygienist told me the same exact thing. :-/ I THINK you hafta bribe 'em. That is, make some cute little clay object for them to set in their office. Or maybe wear a breathtaking necklace and when they admire it, give it to them. Problem is, no one ever admires my work. So I guess I'm outta luck. (Can you IMAGINE your dental visit could be any MORE expensive?!) |
My dentist's assistant gave me three different ones. I asked her (not the dentist)if they had any that were broken that they didn't use anymore. The three she gave me just had small nicks in the handle or side. Great for molding or pressing in small places. |
Hi -- Our dentist re-uses his tools too - after cleaning of course! I hope! You can buy dental tools at many flea markets, rock and gem shows, and I even saw them at this site below under "tools" which has lots of crazy things for around $2.50 each. I get their catalog and it's fun to look through: :0) |
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I got mine at a local farmer market where there are flea market booths. Paid about $2 each. |
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Multicultural counseling - issues of ethnic diversity (1992)
Provides a stimulus for counselors to increase their awareness, understanding, and skills in multicultural issues in counseling.
Susceptible to kindness: Miss Evers' boys and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study (1993)
Examines the ethical issues raised by the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male (1932-1972). Includes excerpts from David Feldshuh's play Miss Evers boys and comments by nurses; physicians; government officials; James Jones, the author of Bad blood; and others on the issues raised by the play.
New Books in PsycBooks
5 recent books have been added to the PsycBooks database. An additional 274 classic titles dating from 1900 and older, have been added. A full list of the new titles is here. The 5 new books are:
Bringing Psychotherapy Research to Life: Understanding Change Through the Work of Leading Clinical Researchers, (2010) Edited by Louis G. Castonguay, PhD; J. Christopher Muran, PhD; Lynne Angus, PhD; Jeffrey A. Hayes, PhD; Nicholas Ladany, PhD; and Timothy Anderson, PhD
The editors contend that many practitioners are unaware of the implications of research on their practices. This book contains work by 28 leading psychotherapy researchers and discusses how their research can impact your practice.
Earning a Living Outside of Managed Mental Health Care: 50 Ways to Expand Your Practice (2010) Edited by Steven Walfish, PhD
This book illustrates 50 strategies for growing a practice that is not managed care or insurance dependent.
Elusive Alliance: Treatment Engagement Strategies With High-Risk Adolescents (2010) Edited by David Castro-Blanco, PhD, ABPP and Marc S. Karver, PhD
Discussion of the application of treatment alliance to work with adolescents
Individual Pathways of Change: Statistical Models for Analyzing Learning and Development (2010) Edited by Peter C. M. Molenaar, PhD and Karl M. Newell, PhD
This book presents and applies cutting-edge time series analysis techniques for analyzing intra-individual change
Prevention of Treatment Failure: The Use of Measuring, Monitoring, and Feedback in Clinical Practice (2010) By Michael J. Lambert, PhD
This book describes procedures and techniques that can be used by clinical practitioners and administrators to identify patients who are at risk for treatment failure so that steps can be taken to avoid such failure
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For those of you who want to search on the go, EBSCO has developed an app (only for Apple devices right now) that allows you to search any or all of our EBSCO databases wherever you are. The app doesn't let you fine tune the search as much as you could on the website but you can limit your searches by date and to full-text only. You can then read the article right on your iPhone. You can save your searches and articles on the app though it doesn't sync with anything you've saved online.
To get started, download the free app from the Apple app store. Once it's on the mobile device you will need to establish that you are an authorized user. To do that, sign into the EBSCO site from your computer or device just like you're doing a regular search. Scroll to the bottom of the search page and click on
It will direct you to provide your email and will automatically send you directions for authenticating your access. Open the email with your mobile device and click on the link provided. That's all you need to do. If the link doesn't work, cut and paste it into your mobile browser and it will work that way.
Once you are authenticated, use "Settings" to choose your databases and limit your search by full-text, date, or publication. The next time you use the app you won't have to sign in or remember your password. Perfect if you often forget it. You will have to reauthenticate your access every 9 months.
Contact the Westwood librarian if you have any questions or problems or view an online guide
A Service That Lets Patients Track Their Moods
Mood 24/7 is a free service developed by a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins. It allows patients to more accurately keep track of their moods between sessions when they might otherwise forget. The service sends a daily text message and asks the patient to rate how they feel on a scale of 1-10. The service creates a chart which can be accessed by the patient or anyone else to whom they give permission. Mood 24/7 is available for free to anyone whether they're currently in therapy or not.
New DSM-5 Organizational Structure Announced
The American Psychiatric Association today announced the new proposed organizational structure for DSM-5, due out in 2013. You can view the new structure here. The new structure takes into account science's new understandings about how conditions relate to each other and reflects the new information we have learned about the brain, genetics and behavior since the publication of DSM-IV. As an example, OCD which was previously considered an anxiety-driven disorder, now has its own grouping to reflect the new knowledge about the distinct neurocircuits involved in the disorder. The chapters are arranged in a developmental lifespan fashion, starting with disorders which are usually diagnosed in infancy and early childhood and continuing on through disorders more commonly diagnosed in adulthood. Within each diagnostic category, the individual disorders are similarly arranged so that those disorders which are typically diagnosed in childhood are listed first.
You can comment on the new structure by registering on the DSM-5 homepage.
New Books in PsycBOOKS
The following recent books were added to the PsycBOOKS database in April. In addition, 20 classic books from the late 19th and 20th centuries were also added. A complete list is available here
Clinical Hypnosis for Pain Control by David R. Patterson
This book makes the argument for hypnosis over medication.
Emotions, aggression, and morality in children by Arsenio and Lemerise
This book demonstrates how early affective experiences and relationships provide a foundation for children's subsequent social cognitive understanding of victimization, harm, and moral intentionality.
Evidence-based treatment of personality dysfunction. Edited by Jeffrey Magnavita
This volume is a collection of the most up-to-date research on personality disorder treatment written by leading scholars of psychopathology and psychotherapy. Organized by different therapeutic approaches, each chapter presents a theoretical framework, evidence-based methods, and clinical examples.
Grief in childhood by Michelle Y. Pearlman, PhD; Karen D'Angelo Schwalbe, PhD; and Marylène Cloitre, PhD
This book presents Integrated Grief Therapy for Children—an evidence-based model for treating bereaved children that draws extensively on cognitive–behavioral, family systems, and narrative approaches to therapy.
Using Fonts to Help You Study!
Just in time for the end of the term come tips from researchers on how to more effectively study. Not surprisingly, the more effort you put into it the more you retain. But the problem is that the brain doesn't always cooperate. Sometimes studying something twice feels like a waste of time so you don't do it. But, actually, that second time helps you retain more information. Your brain also tends to forget if you used aids or prior answers to study. This can cause you to get overconfident and feel like you've mastered the material rather than recognizing that you were helped by outside information. Finally, a recent study has shown that you retain more information when it is printed in an unusual font. The researchers believe that the unusual font makes you focus more on what you're reading. So try putting all your notes in a different kind of font and see if it helps. Unfortunately, there's no magic pill. The more time and attention you direct at your studies, the better you'll do.
Helping Children Cope with Earthquakes and Tsuanamis
For children worried about earthquakes and tsunamis get resources to help them from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN . Click on "earthquakes" and "tsunamis" in the "What's New" box on the NCTSN home page. The site, jointly sponsored by UCLA and Duke University, provides a vast array of resources for helping children cope with traumatic stress from many causes.
Animal assistants in therapy
An article in the New York Times discusses research on having animals assist in psychotherapy. The article discusses examples where children have opened up in the presence of an animal. Studies have shown that having pets can improve people's health and well-being but animals can also serve a function in the therapy relationship.


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Wow they all look great sara Ann! Glad your enjoying your classic Peace bloom! :-) |
Gorgeous blooms! Especially like your royal William. Is it a good re-bloomer and is it fragrant? Thanks for sharing. |
Bayourose - Thank you. I've had my Royal William quite a few years. It is a dependable rose, sometimes a little slow to repeat and averages about one dozen blooms per flush, which I consider fair. Mine used to get very tall, but in recent years it probably doesn't get over 4 ft. tall. It has a nice tea fragrance and I consider it a true red, it is a pretty rose in person. Even though I don't consider it a heavy bloomer, I always enjoy the blooms I do get. |
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They all look so picture perfect Sara Ann!! I've tried to grow Peace two times and it died. I need to try one more time. Not sure what the problem is. Your bloom of it is gorgeous!! Judy |
Thanks Prettypetals. I have two Peace bushes in the same bed, but not next to each other, the bush with the rose pictured repeats quickly, but the other one is just sitting there, it looks healthy, hopefully it will bloom again by fall. Roses can be so unpredictable! If you really like it I wouldn't give up on it yet. |
Everyone is beautiful but the Peace is perfect! |
Peace is my favorite too. Not only great colors but perfect form. |
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Wow!!! Peace looks incredible!!!! That is exquisite!!! Did you put it on helpmefind? You should! :) Your Double Delight looks amazing!!! I get frustrated with mine - blooms never look that nice. :) It's on its 2nd year - I'm going to give it another year, then might think on whether I should keep it. Pictures like yours makes me want to hang on to it!!! Lovely!! Carol |
Thank you Seil, Iris and Carol. It almost seems trite for me to say it, but I do love Peace! Carol, I haven't put any roses on HMF yet, maybe one of these days. I hope your Double Delight starts doing better. |
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Demanding taskmaster guided Mariners for three seasons and won two World Series with the Oakland A's.
Dick Williams, who guided three different franchises to the World Series and ended his Hall of Fame managing career with a three-year stint with the Mariners, died Thursday. He was 82.
Williams died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm in Las Vegas, the Hall of Fame said.
"We are extremely saddened by the sudden loss of Dick Williams, a Hall of Fame manager whose commitment to the game was legendary," said Jane Forbes Clark, the chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. "He was an intense leader on the field and a gracious member of the Hall of Fame family, who loved returning to Cooperstown."
The demanding Williams is one of two managers to win pennants with three teams, joining Hall of Famer Bill McKechnie.
But he had his biggest success during three tumultuous seasons in Oakland in the 1970s. Williams led the Athletics to 101 wins and a division title his first year in 1971 before being swept by Baltimore in the AL championship series.
He then won World Series titles the next two years with Charley Finley's brash team led by Hall of Famers Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, Catfish Hunter as the A's became the first team to repeat since the 1961-62 Yankees.
But fed up with Finley's meddling style of ownership, Williams resigned after the 1973 title instead of sticking around for what turned out to be a third straight championship season.
Before coming to Oakland, Williams was part of Boston's memorable "Impossible Dream" team in 1967 that won the pennant for the first time since 1946 before losing the World Series in seven games to St. Louis.
The Red Sox had finished ninth in the 10-team American League the previous year, helping form Williams' reputation as a master of the turnaround.
"Dick Williams' lasting legacy will be his innate ability to lead, turning franchises into winners wherever he managed," Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson said. "No one wore the mantle of 'Hall of Famer' more proudly than Dick. We will miss him in Cooperstown."
Williams also led the San Diego Padres to their first playoff berth and first NL pennant in 1984 before that team lost to Detroit in five games in the Series.
Williams had an overall record of 1,571-1,451 in 21 seasons, also spending time with the Angels, Montreal Expos and Mariners. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008 after being elected by the Veterans Committee.
In Seattle, Williams managed from 1986 to 1988, compiling a 159-192 record. After his three seasons, he ranked second only to Darrell Johnson in franchise victories. That was a commentary on the sad state of early Mariners baseball as much as Williams' managing ability.
He now ranks fourth behind Lou Piniella, Jim Lefebvre and Johnson.
Williams was fired June 6, 1988, when the Mariners were mired in last place at 23-33.
Williams once conceded that he was demanding, and that his old-school style wouldn't work today.
"I'd get fired within a week," he said in an interview a few years ago with The Palm Beach Post. "My style of play doesn't fit in with all these millionaires now.
Williams also played 13 years in the majors for the Dodgers, Orioles, Indians, A's and Red Sox. He had a .260 career average with 70 homers and 331 RBI as mostly a part-time player. He retired after the 1964 season and soon began his career as a manager.
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Science of directing a craft by determining its position, course, and distance traveled. Early mariners followed landmarks visible on shore and studied prevailing winds for clues to direction. The Phoenicians and Polynesians sailed out of sight of land and used the stars to set their course. The compass (first used by the Chinese c. 1100) was the first navigational aid that gave a constant reference point, though its accuracy was limited, especially in heavy seas. Modern compasses are stabilized by gyroscopes and housed in binnacles that compensate for the craft's motion. Ship speed was first calculated by dropping overboard a log attached to a reel of line knotted at regular intervals; the number of knots exposed while the log drifted and a sandglass emptied gave the vessel's speed in knots (nautical mph). Charts are another essential navigational tool. Fixing a position requires charts detailing known locations, together with instruments that calculate a vessel's bearing relative to them. The earliest instrument for determining latitude was the quadrant, which measured the altitude of the polestar or the noonday sun. Other early instruments included the sextant and the astrolabe. Longitude (used for navigation with increasing success in the 17th–18th century) was fixed using chronometers and tables showing positions of celestial bodies throughout the year. In the 20th century, radio beacons and satellite networks allowed aircraft and ships to determine their position. Dead reckoning uses an accurate history of a vessel's headings and speeds drawn from gyroscopes and from computerized measurements of the craft's acceleration. See also Global Positioning System.
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A friend of the blog passed along this gem of a news story from the great State of New Hampshire. It seems residents of Mont Vernon are having second thoughts about the name of a local pond:
Residents of a rural New Hampshire town voted Tuesday night to rename a fishing and skating spot that's been called Jew Pond since the 1920s.
The 104-33 vote allows the board of selectmen to ask the U.S. Board of Geographic Names to officially change the Jew Pond moniker, which appears on a 1968 map but not on any town signs.
Residents debated the issue at a meeting Tuesday, with some urging that the name be changed and others saying it should be kept.
"I don't know if it was meant to be offensive or not, but if people are offended by the name I don't see why we shouldn't change it," said Bill Davidson, who has lived in Mont Vernon for 13 years.
Now, like me, you're probably curious as to how the pond came to this moniker. Well, here's the story:
The pond originally was named Spring Pond, said Masters, because the owners of a hotel there created it by digging up a spring to irrigate their golf course. They made clear in a brochure that Jewish guests were not welcome.
The rest of the story is a bit murky, but it's generally believed that the body of water became Jew Pond when two Jewish businessmen from Boston bought the hotel. They intended to make the pond bigger and rename it Lake Serene, town officials say.
Mont Vernon Historical Society member Zoe Fimbel, who has lived in the town for 31 years, said there's nothing bigoted about the Jew Pond name. She said it was more about longtime residents in the 1920s being annoyed by out-of-towners trying to turn the pond into something it was not.
"It's too bad it's gotten to be such an issue when it's never even referred to or portrayed in a negative way," she said. "It's more like, 'It's the Jew's Pond. The new man in town.'"
A comment I made on a post by the Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates prompted a bit of a discussion on what it means to be a Jew in America, and whether and to what extent Jews are viewed as a kind of integrated part of "White America". Younger generations of Americans could be forgiven for not knowing, for example, why there are hospitals all over the country with jewish and/or hebrew names. It's a legacy from a time when Jewish doctors were not welcome to practice in many hospitals and instead banded together to form their own. There are reminders all over the country, Jew Pond being one of them, of a time when many Americans considered Jews a people apart.


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Shooting suspect Alina Sherlin was freed from the Bradley County Jail on Tuesday after posting $100,000 bond in connection with the death of Robert Dewayne Julian, 45, on Sunday night.
Her attorney, James Logan, said the court action came in Bradley County General Sessions Court after she was granted a bond hearing.
Sherlin, 43, was arrested Sunday evening after Cleveland Police Department officers responded to a welfare check at her Greenwood Avenue home. She was charged with first-degree murder.
Sherlin reportedly texted several friends telling them she had shot Julian.
Police arrived on the scene and found Julian inside the Greenwood Avenue residence.
Criminal Investigations Division detective Andy Wattenbarger is leading the investigation into the shooting.
According to the affidavit filed with the court by Wattenbarger, officers Darren Leamon, Jody Musselwhite and others responded to the home and attempted to gain entry after a text message was sent by Sherlin to several of her friends.
One of her friends responded to the residence and attempted to get Sherlin to open the door.
While speaking with Sherlin, officer Leamon reportedly saw Julian's body through a window. Sherlin was detained at that point.
According to the affidavit, officers noted a rifle on the floor near Julian's body.
They determined Julian had died "from a single, small caliber bullet to his chest."
Wattenbarger described the scene as being clean "... and that there appeared to be no evidence of a struggle except apart from a broken table in the foyer near a sole-shell casing."
Logan argued during the bond hearing that Sherlin had no prior criminal history and that she was a lifelong resident of Cleveland.
"Her family ties run deep in the community and her employer vouched for her as well," Logan said. "Ms. Sherlin has worked for a number of attorneys in Cleveland throughout the years."
During the bond hearing, Logan explained police had responded to the residence just a few hours before the alleged shooting referencing a domestic disturbance.
"Defensive evidence was highly visible on her and made available to the court. She had bruising on her upper extremities," Logan added.
The Cleveland attorney stressed, "We are cooperating with law enforcement in this investigation."


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Tray Helper 4.9
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abylon READER 5.6
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Random Signature Changer 1.5
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See also: email, signature, thunderbird, opera, outlook, express, e-mail, client, winamp
WorldCast 22.214.171.124
WorldCast is a free two-in-one tool: A free bulk email software and also an e-mail address validator. It detects many of the invalid addresses that exists on many emailing list, reporting errors like bad email addresses, time-out operations, etc., providing a detailed log of the entire delivering process. Features a syntax-oriented editor, mailmerge capabilities, HTML editing and preview support, attachments, spell-checker, Thesaurus, etc.
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Wed, Jun 22, 11 at 22:53
Somehow, somewhere, water is escaping from the water tank.
My son, the engineer (that's scary), helped to replace the rubber gasket between tank and commode as well as the bolts and rubber washers and the flapper. We cleaned, or thought we did, all around the connection between tank and toilet. The problem persists and the tank refills about every 40 minutes or less. and YES, I keep the water turned off. Give me some other ideas. The float is one that slides up and down the stem. |
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Is there water on the floor, or are you sure it's going into the stool? Do you hear water trickling after the refill valve shuts off? Do you have the correct flapper, does it seat properly and is the chain adjusted to have a small amount of slack when the flapper is closed? Is there too much slack in the chain, permitting it to get between the flapper and its seat? What is the water level in the tank when the refill valve shuts off? It should be a couple of inches below the top of the overflow tube. |
Did you replace the gasket and flapper, but not the entire flush valve? It sounds like the seat on the flush valve is nicked or something, so you should have replaced with a new kit at that point. There is also the chance that you used an incorrect flapper for your toilet if you bought it separately. You could try switching to another flapper. What's the brand of your toilet? (Mention it when you buy the new one.) |
Thanks folks. After your input, I went back and did some more checking on the toilet. There is NO water on the floor. I do not hear water trickle after shut off; we replaced the overflow and flapper (one unit); we did not replace the input part with the float. I did observe that the chain was tight, but after giving it some slack, it still does the same thing. I put coloring in the tank, but did not observe a color change in the bowl until the tank refilled. The water level drops at least 1/2 inch. and the water level stops at about 1.5 inches below the overflow when fuill. I do not know the brand -- new construction--house is 9 yrs old. Time for a new toilet?? Hate spending money, but water bill is too high. Might pay for a new one. |
Maybe the fill valve is messed up, and after a while it's filling to the top of the overflow tube (which leads to the bowl). I'd observe with the lid off for that 40 minutes, and if that is the case, replace it. |
homebound, I did just that, and the water line actually receeds. I saw NO color from the tank coming into the bowl. I'm completely confused on this one. BTW, it's only taking 15 to 20 min. for the water line to drop enough to trigger the float to open. |
- Posted by weed_cutter (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 11 at 12:50
There is a rubber tube leading from the fill valve to the overflow pipe. If this tube is inserted into the overflow pipe deeper than the water level of the tank it can cause a siphon to form drawing water from the tank. |
Good point. That tube is clipped onto the edge of the overflow tube and aimed into it. It is not supposed to be inserted down into the tube. |
Yea!!! Y E S!!! You got it wood cutter! Thanks man. That was driving me crazy, and such a simple fix. MUCH appreciated |
- Posted by weed_cutter (My Page) on Sun, Jun 26, 11 at 20:04
Why is it I can fix someone else's problem from a thousand miles away, but I can't do anything in my own house in less than 4 tries? |
I hear you weed cutter. I think that sometimes we're just too close to the problem. But you sure fixed mine and I thank you for it. |
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We've all heard the phrase 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' Well behold the website BeautyInEverything.com where they are redefining beauty one picture at a time.
Think of the site as Flickr for the gifted. Photographers submit pictures of anything and everything. The only criteria seems to be high quality images that definitely allow the viewer to see the beauty in everything. From someone taking a pee in the shower, to rush hour traffic, to the most nefarious of beasts, beauty is definitely being redefined here. So log on and enjoy.


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Distressed homeowners flood hotline for Maryland mortgage relief
100 calls per hour Monday morning
BALTIMORE - Foreclosures have already changed the face of many neighborhoods here in Maryland.
"A lot of people in my neighborhood had a whole lot of times where they either had to get put out," said Patrice Tyler of the Belair-Edison community, "A lot of colleagues of mine are homeless at this point, right now, because of that."
Volunteers manning the Attorney General's Mortgage Settlement Hotline handled almost a hundred calls per hour Monday morning, as Marylanders jumped at the chance to save their homes.
"They've tried to refinance," said Kim Cammarata, who handled a few dozen calls, "They've tried to deal with the banks on their own and have been unsuccessful in dealing with the banks. Most of them talked about really getting the runaround every time they've contacted the bank."
With $960 million coming to the state to help people refinance or lower the amount they owe, Consumer Protection Division Director Bill Gruhn says the first order of business is seeing if you qualify.
"Well, the settlement was with the five largest servicers---Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank,\ and Ally GMAC," said Gruhn, "This settlement isn't going to cover everyone even with these five servicers. Most significantly, it's not going to cover people whose loans are owned by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae."
It could be three months or more before any mortgage holder gets any assistance, but operators at the hotline are offering these tips.
If you don't have one already, you shouldget a housing counselor attached to your care by calling the Maryland HOPE Hotline at 1-877-462-7555.
Keep making your payments if you can and make sure you open any letters or answer any calls from your bank.
"The banks have an incentive if they get this relief out to people quickly under the agreement and then there are penalties if they delay," said Gruhn.
You can call the Maryland Attorney General's Office for help at 410-576-6300.
If you lost your home to foreclosure over the last three years to one of the banks listed in the settlement, you may be eligible for up to $2,000.


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Dell Achieves Industry Leading Global Share of 19.3 Percent in Second Quarter
Q2 FY'07 Financial statements in .pdf Format (Acrobat File)
Dell reported revenue of $14.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, an increase of 5 percent year-over-year. Operating income was $605 million, or 4.3 percent of revenue, which includes $119 million of stock-based compensation. The company priced aggressively in a slower market resulting in operating income which was lower than its May expectations on similar revenue. As a result, EPS for the quarter finished at 22 cents.
"While we are disappointed with the results for the quarter, we are taking the necessary actions to correct missteps and improve our results for the long term," said Kevin Rollins, Dell chief executive officer. "Key actions include accelerating cost initiatives, increasing investments in service and support, and better pricing management."
Dell Achieves Record Global Share
Dell achieved a record, industry-leading global share of 19.3 percent with units up 6 percent for the quarter. International sales, up 11 percent for the quarter, were led by the Asia- Pacific and Japan region, where Dell moved to the No.2 position. The emerging markets of China, Brazil and India were led by strong unit growth of 37, 77 and 82 percent, respectively. In both China and Brazil, Dell expects to be No. 1 in servers with nearly 26 percent and 41 percent share, respectively.
Cash flow from operations was almost $700 million and Dell ended the quarter with $10.8 billion in cash and investments. Dell spent $1.0 billion in the quarter to repurchase 43 million shares of common stock.
Turnaround in Customer Experience
The company's intense focus on leadership in customer experience has resulted in a significant turnaround in all aspects of customer experience, including satisfaction, purchase and repurchase preferences and support. These improvements have been validated by recent high-profile industry satisfaction surveys as well as Dell's own internal data. For example:
"While we are not yet satisfied, we are seeing a clear turnaround in service, support and purchase preferences for Dell," said Rollins. "Our response is to increase our investment in the customer experience throughout the world and continue this positive momentum to create the best experience for all of our customers. This is a top priority for us for the long term."
Dell will increase its investment in customer experience – spanning the buying experience through service and support – by an incremental amount of $50 million to $150 million for the fiscal year. The additional investment will accelerate customer experience initiatives throughout the organization.
Dell Announces Extension of Relationship with AMD to Build Best Product Line in Company History
Dell is extending its relationship with AMD, first announced last quarter. Dell will launch Dimension desktop computers with AMD processors next month and will introduce a two-socket and multi-processor server using AMD Opteron processors by the end of the year.
During the quarter, the company introduced new ninth generation (9G) PowerEdge servers with Intel's latest Xeon 5100 series processors. These systems deliver a 152 percent performance increase over the previous generation and can lower power consumption by up to 25 percent. Dell is enthusiastic about Intel's recent launches of the Core 2 Duo for desktops and Xeon 5100 Series processors for servers and workstations, and the upcoming Merom processor Laptops, which help Dell provide great technology for its customers. Dell's partnerships with AMD and Intel will greatly enhance its ability to end the year with the broadest and best product line in its history.
Total enterprise revenue, which includes servers, storage and associated services and software and peripherals, grew 11 percent year-over-year, led by storage revenue, which was up 36 percent. In Storage, Dell had its first full quarter shipping our new Dell/EMC CX midrange storage systems. Dell also launched two new Network Attached Storage (NAS) storage servers designed on its 9G server platform.
Enhanced services revenue was up 21 percent year-over-year to $1.4 billion. During the quarter, Dell announced Platinum Plus, a new service for enterprise customers that allows customers to compare critical IT performance metrics to historical results. Customers can also use the Real-Time Tracking Window using Google Earth to view around-the-world, real-time status of service progress. Initial results show customers are immediately benefiting with a significant reduction in resolution time.
In mobility, revenue was up 8 percent year-over-year on 22 percent unit growth. Dell is a leader in embedded wireless broadband. The company has finished a major upgrade of our Laptop portfolio, including the 3-pound Latitude D420. The increased security, connectivity, and durability features of these Laptops reflect extensive input received from customers.
Dell's Inspiron E1505 recently received the Best Buy award from Consumer Reports, citing solid multi-media features and competitive price. Additionally, the E1505 and the XPS M1210 were both selected as Top 10 Back to School Systems by Laptop magazine. Desktop computer revenue decreased 4 percent year-over-year on a 1 percent decline in units.
In software and peripherals, revenue grew 10 percent with imaging revenue up 5 percent year-over-year. Consumables were up 46 percent and accounted for more than 50 percent of Dell's imaging revenue mix.
Total laser printing revenue was up 34 percent. Dell launched its third generation of laser printers, including six new color, multi-function, and mono lasers, delivering superior cost per page results for our customers. The product line refresh is led by the 3110cn printer, which is three times faster than its predecessor and delivers enterprise level color laser performance at less than half the price of a comparable competitor model.
Dell's Record Global Share Gain led by International Markets
In the Asia-Pacific and Japan region, Dell had unit growth of 27 percent; almost triple the rate of the industry, excluding Dell. This allowed the company to move into the No. 2 position in the region with 11.1 percent share, up 1 percentage point year-over-year. In Japan, Dell also moved to the No. 2 position with 16.1 percent share.
In Dell's Americas region, revenue was up 3 percent year-over-year, led by 29 percent growth in Americas International as the countries outside of the U.S. approached a $4 billion run rate. In the U.S., revenue growth was 1 percent. Dell gained two share points sequentially and has 34.2 percent share for the U.S. market, which is larger than its next three competitors combined.
In Western Europe, the market's overall revenue decreased due to a slowdown in commercial, but Dell's share in the overall region reached an all time high of 14 percent with revenue up 3 percent year-over-year and unit growth of 6 percent.
Informal Investigation
In August 2005, Dell received notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it was conducting an informal investigation of the company. The notice stated that the investigation is not an indication that any violations of law have occurred. The SEC has requested information relating to revenue recognition and other accounting and financial reporting matters for certain past fiscal years, and Dell has been cooperating. In the course of responding to the requests, the company recently discovered information that raises potential issues relating to certain periods prior to fiscal 2006. While the company does not believe that these issues have had or will have any material impact on its financial position or the reported results of operations for the relevant years, the company's audit committee, upon the recommendation of management, has initiated an independent investigation. Management is committed to addressing any questions, concerns or issues the SEC or the audit committee may have.
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell sells more systems globally than any computer company, placing it No. 25 on the Fortune 500. Company revenue for the past four quarters was $57.4 billion. For more information, visit www.dell.com. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS.
Special Note
Statements in this press release that relate to future results and events (including statements about Dell's anticipated financial and operating performance and the impact of the informal SEC investigation) are forward-looking statements based on Dell's current expectations. Actual results in future periods could differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including: the outcome of the investigation into Dell's revenue recognition and other accounting and financial reporting matters, general economic, business and industry conditions; the level and intensity of competition in the technology industry and the pricing pressures that have resulted; local economic and labour conditions, political instability, unexpected regulatory changes, trade protection measures, tax laws and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the ability to accurately predict product, customer and geographic sales mix; the ability to timely and effectively manage periodic product transitions; reliance on third-party suppliers for product components, including dependence on several single-source supplier relationships; the ability to effectively manage operating costs; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the level of demand for the products and services Dell offers; the ability to manage inventory levels to minimize excess inventory, declining inventory values and obsolescence; and the effect of armed hostilities, terrorism, natural disasters and public health issues on the economy generally, on the level of demand for Dell's products and services and on Dell's ability to manage its supply and delivery logistics in such an environment. Additional discussion of these and other factors affecting Dell's business and prospects is contained in Dell's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Consolidated statements of income, financial position and cash flows follow.
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