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Stapleton's transformation from airport to mixed-use neighborhood has been nothing short of dramatic. "It's one of the largest infill developments in the nation," says Tom Gleason, vice president of public relations at Forest City Stapleton.
As master developer at Stapleton, Cleveland-based Forest City has a corporate directive for a diverse roster of contractors and suppliers, he adds. "We have as a company always believed in diversity," says Gleason. "Here in Denver, we're striving to meet the expectations of the community to create a full range of opportunities for companies across the spectrum."
Denver-based Mortenson Construction, the Park Creek Metro District's construction manager under Forest City, helps with that mission. "I've been here 11 years," says Kerry O'Connell, Mortenson's senior project manager at Stapleton. "We've been working with a lot of the same minority contractors for all 11 years."
O'Connell says hiring diverse contractors isn't easy in civil construction, because of its capital-intensive nature, but Mortenson brings in minority-owned businesses to work in infrastructure projects ranging from turn lanes and concrete projects to fencing and street-sweeping. "We generally get 20 to 25 percent minority participation," says O'Connell, noting that businesses with diverse ownership are currently in high demand at such civic projects as FasTracks and the Union Station redevelopment."It's a pretty good number considering you don't have a lot of big players."
Last year, O'Connell ran an eight-night class covering project-estimating skills for a student body of more than 20 contractors, most of them minorities, culminating in "Bid Day" for a new left turn lane on Central Park Avenue. The winner actually won the contract for the project. "It was pretty good," says O'Connell. "We still work with six or seven of them."
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Stephi's in Southie is located adjacent to Broadway Station at 130 Dorchester Avenue in the newly constructed Eleven West Building. There's also an entrance facing West Broadway. Take either one – you'll be immediately impressed as you step inside. The hours of service are quite convenient: Lunch from 11:30 to 3 p.m.; offerings from 3 to 5 p.m.; and dinner after 5 p.m. Brunches on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Closing times – 2 a.m., 1 a.m. on Sunday nights (Monday morning, actually).
It's important to note that the three locations in Stephanie's Restaurant Group are each very different from one another. When you step inside Stephi's in Southie through the West Broadway entrance, you'll see a large, comfortable bar area that beckons you to take a seat and order up some refreshment. It's a place to linger, so you can enjoy a leisurely lunchtime break.
Go in through the Dorchester Avenue entrance and you'll find yourself in a tasteful dining area, a relaxed-but-elegant place to enjoy Stephi's "sophisticated comfort food". The two areas adjoin, so you can enjoy a drink at the bar and later on, go to your table for dinner. This flexibility is one of the reasons you can truly "experience" Stephi's in Southie.
Two features of Stephi's in Southie are definitely worth noting. Their floating fireplace overlooks the dining area. A large table in front of this fireplace would be a fantastic setting for your memorable dinner celebration. Check it out. Stephi's also has a unique wine bar. Now, with few exceptions, wine has to be ordered by the bottle (pouring only one glass from a full bottle lets air spoil the rest of the wine overnight). Stephi's in Southie's wine bar has a dispensing set-up that preserves open wines with an inert gas called "argon". This allows you to order superb wines (e.g., Ilatria, Brancai, '09) by the glass in 3-, 6-, and 9-ounce pours.
It's not possible to fully describe the Stephi's in Southie menu in a short article. But here are a few brief, tempting examples: Popular appetizers include ahi tuna tartare and warm naan bread with three spreads. Note that their delicious naan bread, along with all of their baked goods, is made on the premises. Have you ever had lamb osso buco (shank with the bone left in)? Or seared scallops wrapped in salmon? Well, you can at Stephi's in Southie. To round out the "sophisticated comfort food" menu, Stephi's offers a Stephi burger with cheddar and 'shrooms, their famous stuffed meat loaf, and of course that old favorite, mac 'n' cheese.
According to Leo Fonseca, Director of Operations, Stephi's has a growing presence in South Boston. He recently relocated their head office and their entire administrative staff to West Broadway, right beside the restaurant. Leo is a success story on his own. Over the last 11 years, he has worked his way up from the waitstaff at Stephanie's Restaurant Group into its management ranks, while obtaining a degree from Newbury College in Hotel and Restaurant Management. If you are a young person just starting out, you might want to consider a career in hospitality, too. You'll start at the entry level and it's hard work, but there are several pathways leading to promotion and advancement.
Just a few closing tips about Stephi's at Southie. First, the next time you're nearby, simply walk through and take a look. Then, try a satisfying lunch from their luncheon menu. Finally (if you really needed to ask), you can view the games this weekend in elegant, large screen comfort at Stephi's in Southie.


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Twitter v. Facebook: Which Is the Better Marketing Tool for Attorneys?
By Rob Sullivan on July 25, 2012 in Social Media
Everyone knows that attorneys and law firms diving into social media as a marketing tool must at least have a presence on Twitter and Facebook, but which one is the better tool for attorneys? There are pros and cons to both social networks; however, as compared to Facebook, Twitter is the superior social network, at least for trial lawyers like myself.
In terms of visibility to potential clients, the numbers favor Twitter
For trial lawyers, everyone is a potential client. New clients can come from anywhere in the United States and Twitter is well suited to marketing to anyone and everyone in that market. From the mail room clerk to the CEO, from blue collar to white collar, anyone can be a victim of another's negligence. Simply having a large "reach" and number of followers, assuming that both are within the United States, provides a large pool of potential clients for a trial lawyer. If you want to see what your tweet reach is, try the free analytics on tweetreach.com. There is also a paid Pro Report, but for pure reach and exposure (meaning how many people your tweets reach and how many users are exposed to your search term), the free service is more than adequate. The image on the right shows the results of searching the "reach" of @rsullivanlaw, my primary Twitter account.
Believe it or not, for attorneys, Twitter is far more personal
Social media is all about interaction and engagement. Most attorneys on Facebook have Facebook Pages set up for their law firm or blog. Their persoanl pages are often not specifically targeted toward legal marketing and are limited in reach and exposure to their Facebook friends. As a result, interaction with potential clients primarily takes place through the law firm Facebook Page. This is inherently less personal than interacting with the attorney directly and, let's face it, most of the time it is downright boring. Using a personal Twitter account with an appropriate profile description to interact and engage allows potential clients to get to know the lawyer as opposed to the firm. Personally, I have been contacted several times by followers, or friends of followers on Twitter, regarding potential cases. I have yet to get any case leads through Facebook. I attribute this contrast, in large part, to the numbers alone. Although I have more than one thousand Facebook Friends, there is simply no free way that I am aware of to get exposure to more than eight million people on Facebook—at least not without a very serious time commitment.
Practicing attorneys, a segment of the business community that can rarely make a serious time commitment to social media, can more easily carve out time to engage on Twitter. The 140 character maximum for tweets is an automatic time-saver. Consider the way you interact on Twitter versus Facebook. Typically, Facebook interactions are much longer and much more time consuming than a 140 character tweet. If greater interaction is warranted, potential clients can easily be transitioned from Twitter to email or telephone communication for more detailed information.
In the final analysis, this conclusion may or may not apply to other specialties in the legal profession. But for trial lawyers, the exposure, time commitment, and ease of use favors Twitter as the primary social network for case generation.
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This is a great blog you really laid out the pros and cons of each service. I'm wondering: How often do you tweet? Do you have a particular content strategy? How many fans do you have on your Facebook page? Thanks for the great insight.
Ron Drescher
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Thanks for the comment. I tweet 150 times a day on average. The vast majority of them are scheduled tweets through Hootsuite that include content, blog posts, information about my law firm and website, etc. The remainder are direct responses to people mentioning me or asking me specific questions. I try to respond to every question or comment that calls for a response, however, it can be difficult at times because I get nearly a thousand mentions per day on Twitter. As far as strategy, I tweet new blog posts five times a day (meaning the same post five times). Twitter is a freeway so content should go up multiple times at different times of the day. I also tweet current news. About 50% law related and the rest random stories on tech, psychology or any other area that interests me. I only have about 100 fans combined for my FB blog and firm pages in contrast to 21K+ followers on Twitter. Thanks again for your comment.
That's really helpful information to know. Having 21K plus followers on twitter must've taken you years to accumulate. I've been trying to weigh a Twitter verse Facebook versus LinkedIn strategy and your content was really helpful to me.
Ron Drescher
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Kelsey Nunley handcuffed a potent Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns offensive attack to a first-inning home run and Lauren Cumbess went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs as Kentucky capitalized on a pair of errors and earned a 4-1 win on Thursday at the 2014 NCAA Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium / OGE Energy Field.
Kentucky (48-14), the No. 14 seed and making its first-ever trip to the WCWS, advanced to face the winner of the Alabama-Oklahoma contest on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Louisiana (49-9-1), the No. 6 seed which was making its sixth trip to the WCWS and first since 2008, will face the Alabama-Oklahoma loser on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Nunley (30-9), who fanned seven batters and walked five, kept the Cajuns off-balance in allowing four base runners past the first inning while earning her sixth victory in the NCAA postseason in eight decisions.
Cumbess gave Kentucky a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning after the Wildcats capitalized on a two-out fielding error to score the first of two unearned runs in the game. Griffin Joiner drew a walk to put runners on first and second for the Wildcats before Cumbess doubled to the center-field fence to drive in Nikki Sagermann
The lead for Kentucky would be short-lived as the Cajuns answered with some two-out magic of their own in the bottom half of the frame.
After Nunley retired Natalie Fernandez and Hayley Hayden to open the inning, Lexie Elkins connected on a 3-and-2 pitch for a towering blast to left field - her 23rd of the season - to knot the game at 1-1.
Kentucky reclaimed the lead for good, 2-1, in the top of the second inning as Krystal Smith led off with a double off Cajuns starter Christina Hamilton (29-3), moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Ginny Carroll's sacrifice fly to left. The Wildcats increased their lead to 3-1 in the fourth inning when Cumbess led off with her 10th home run of the season
Nunley, who retired eight straight Cajuns from the second through the fourth innings, allowed a pair of lead-off walks in the final three innings but kept Louisiana from getting the timely hit. Kelsey Vincent drew a lead-off walk in the fifth inning for the Cajuns before Nunley retired the next three batters, including Christian Stokes' snare of a Fernandez liner to end the inning.
Hamilton, who joined Elkins as an NFCA All-American on Wednesday, scattered five hits and allowed two earned runs for the Ragin' Cajuns.
Elkins' home run, her 23rd of the season, tied her with former Ragin' Cajuns standouts Christi Orgeron (2011) and Holly Tankersley (2008) for the second-most in a single-season in school history. Elkins' RBI, her 73rd of the season, moved her to within one of tying Tankersley (74, 2008) for fifth on the school's single-season list.
The Cajuns were held to one hit in an NCAA postseason game for the first time since May 20, 2011 against Houston in the Austin Regional. During the season, the Cajuns were held to two hits in games against James Madison (Feb. 21) and at Troy (Apr. 19).
Redfearn, a Stillwater, Okla., native, made her second appearance in the WCWS after playing for Baylor as a freshman in 2011.
The Cajuns' three errors were the most committed in a game since Feb. 15 when it recorded four in games against Michigan and Memphis.
The NCAA Women's College World Series will continue to take place in Oklahoma City through 2020, and significant improvements to the Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame Stadium will be made during that time that could enable the championship to extend its stay through 2035.
The agreement between the NCAA and Oklahoma City includes a four-phase renovation process to improve facilities for student-athletes, access for media, and hospitality for fans. A new television compound also has been completed. The city is currently in the process of improving and enlarging dugouts, team rooms and training rooms attached to dugouts -- improvements which were completed before the start of the 2014 Women's College World Series. The next phase for 2015 includes expanded press boxes, a new building for game operations and upgraded guest service areas, with future phases that include expanded concessions, a new concourse and ticket area and an upper deck that will add 4,200 additional seats to the arena.
"The NCAA is committed to ensuring the optimum experience for the student-athletes competing in our championships," said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president of championships and alliances. "This long-term agreement with Oklahoma City enables us to take the time to improve the facilities to ensure an even better experience for student-athletes and fans alike."
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The 10 Dumbest Things on Wall Street in 2012
8. Facebook Foolishness -- published May 11
What in the name of Elvis Presley is happening on Wall Street? We thought Henry Blodget already left the building!
Facebook (FB - Get Report) isn't expected to go public until next week and already a handful of Wall Street analysts are out touting its stock. Among those jumping the gun by officially initiating coverage on the social networking giant in the past week are Michael Pachter at Wedbush Morgan and Arvind Bhatia over at Sterne Agee.
Both research pieces, to nobody's surprise, were sweet on Mark Zuckerberg's yet-to-be-hatched baby. (By the way, did you see the Facebook CEO sporting a hoodie on the company's road show? Get a suit Zuck! You can afford it.) Pachter rates the stock, which will trade under the ticker FB, at outperform with a $44 one-year price target. Bhatia, on the other hand, one-ups Pachter with a buy rating and a one-year target of $46 and a two-year target of $59.
Come on guys, we know the shares are already trading on the SecondMarket and a few other sundry places where bit-chompers swap paper, but chill out would you? Did you not see what happened when BATS Global Markets tried and failed to go public in March? We're not saying things will go batty for Facebook as they did for BATS, but things can and do go wrong. So why tempt fate and jeopardize your reputations for the sake of grabbing a few headlines? Do you not remember what happened to Henry Blodget, Jack Grubman and the other glory-seeking analysts during the last tech bubble? Has it been that long? If not, then maybe you should Google (GOOG) it. (Just a hint, it didn't turn out well.) And speaking of Google, it's worth a quick mention that the search giant -- and Facebook nemesis -- had profits of approximately $10 billion on $40 billion in sales in 2011. Facebook, on the other hand, earned around $1 billion on $3.7 billion in revenue last year. Google, which went public in 2004, currently sports a market cap of $200 billion and has since expanded into things like Android and other people's patents. Meanwhile, Facebook, which is still figuring out its revenue model, is expected to be valued around $100 billion at the high end of its IPO range. In other words, it took the very savvy guys at Google eight years as a public company to reach its current size, and, according to Bhatia and his buddies, Facebook will get there in about two. Talk about putting the hoodie before the horse. Chesapeake's Aubrey McClendon has always been one of our favorite CEOs to watch. Year in and year out, he consistently delivers the dumbness. But the wildcatter truly went wild in 2012, so much so that we could barely keep up with him.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Whimsical art will be prominent this year in Hutch's SculptureWalk
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The 2014 SculptureWalk in downtown Hutchinson will have more than a little touch of whimsy with the return of Wichita artist Nelson Escalante and three more of his imagination-stretching sculptures and the Hutchinson debut of Kimber Fiebiger of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a series of four versions of Humpty-Dumpty.
Local artist Don Lind and Gregory Johnson of Cumming, Georgia, are back for the third time. Lind will have one sculpture along the walk and Johnson two.
In addition to 10 new sculptures, two other popular sculptures from the 2013 SculptureWalk are being held over for a second season: Sondra L. Johnson's "Canteen Lady" and Karen Crain's "Comforter."
The Hutchinson City Council will formally approve display agreements with the artists on Tuesday, and the sculptures will be installed at points along Main Street between Seventh Avenue and Avenue B over the next two weeks, according to Assistant City Manager Meryl Dye.
The sculptures will be on display through May 2015 after a kickoff reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Hutchinson Art Center, 405 N. Washington St. The winner of the Juror's Prize of $1,000, as selected by Reuben Saunders of The Gallery at ARTWORKS in Wichita, also will be announced then.
As usual, a brochure including a map and short description of each sculpture will be available.
In the meantime, these are the sculptures and the locations where you will find them once they are installed:
--"Books Flying Off the Shelf," by Gregory Johnson, will be on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Main.
--"Gathering of the Magnificent," by Gregory Johnson, will be on the northwest corner of First Avenue and Main.
--"Prairie Windsong," by Don Lind, will be on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Main.
--"Egghead," by Kimber Fiebiger, will be the west side of Main near Third Avenue.
--"H.D.," by Kimber Fiebiger, will be on the west side of Main near Third Avenue.
--"Mr. Eggwards," by Kimber Fiebiger, will on the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Main.
--"Eggcited," by Kimber Fiebiger, will be on the southeast corner of Main and Sherman.
--"Biker Schick," by Nelson Escalante, will be on the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue and Main.
--"Musicale," by Nelson Escalante, will be on the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Main.
--"Pink Meditations," by Nelson Escalante, will be north of Avenue A on the west side of Main.
--"Comforter," by Karen Crain, is a holdover from last year, on the southeast corner of Main and Avenue A.
--"Canteen Lady," by Sondra L. Johnson, is the other holdover from last year and it remains on the northeast corner of Avenue B and Main, in front of the Anchor Inn.
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On December 12, 1887, two years before Washington became a state, a fixed white light lens lantern was placed on a white post on Point Brown. It was about twelve feet above sea level and 50 yards from the low water end of shore. In 1901 the first lighthouse and a house for the lighthouse keeper were built. The lighthouse was a wood frame structure on wood pilings off shore. At low tide one could walk to the lighthouse, but at high tide it was necessary to take a rowboat. Read more about the history of Browns Point Lighthouse Park.
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Parking Lot: MPT does not have an ownership position in the two lots to the south of the Lighthouse property that the Brown's Point Improvement Club is on. The Browns Point Improvement Club only allows their parking lots to be used for BPIC events.
We do not permit special events or outdoor weddings at Browns Point Lighthouse Park because it does not have the basic support amenities such as adequate parking, rentable picnic shelters/wedding gazebos, permanent restrooms, etc. If you choose to conduct your ceremony in the park (simple "I dos, no equipment set-up, etc.) you do so at your own risk. Please know that whatever else may be happening in the park may be disruptive to your ceremony – dogs catching Frisbees, kite flyers, etc. We cannot restrict the general public from using the park during regular park hours unless the activity is illegal. We also have future park improvements that will most likely take place before the end of 2015 which could cause areas of the park to be fenced off.
Current/2014/2015 - The 2005 Bond program stated that $500,000 would provide accessible pathways and an accessible promenade, demolish the existing garage, add parking, and provide new park furnishings. We have completed the garage demo and reroofed the building and cottage. The remainder of the budget will allow us to go through a community process to develop a preferred design, permit and build the desired improvements. Construction is anticipated to be completed by December 31, 2015.
2007-2011 - Chimney restored and windows restored and replaced. Removed the small, non-essential garage which improved open space, eliminated maintenance costs and added parking space. Replaced deteriorated roofs on the Keeper's cottage, history center, boathouse and bellhouse with new cedar shakes. Work was funded by the Parks Improvement Bond Measure, approved by the citizens of Tacoma in November of 2005 and a grant received by the Points N.E. Historical Society.
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Back From Baltimore 2011
- Posted by Johanna on August 21, 2011 at 4:49 pm
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Ed and I made a running trip to the 2011 Baltimore Comic-Con yesterday. Since it's only three hours away, we went up and back in one day. That was a bit of a mistake, since I hadn't realized I wouldn't be able to get done everything I hoped to in just a day. This has definitely become a two-day show, and as Heidi pointed out, attendance was high, with long lines for hot creators, including guest of honor Stan Lee, a crowded show floor, and cosplayer photo opps. Due to the costume contest, scheduled Saturday at 3, there were a number of people dressed up as superheroes.
I wanted to do four things at the show:
- Do some shopping from certain publishers and artists attending.
- Attend the Justice League and Legion of Super-Heroes panels.
- Walk through the artist alley and exhibitor areas, checking out new discoveries.
- Look for a couple of Image back issues.
I picked up much of my shopping list early (requiring a trip to the car before I wore out my shoulders — thank goodness for close parking), but I never made it to the retailer area to look for the back issues. Given that many of the boxes I saw were superheroes, I'm not sure I would have had good luck anyway. Things I did get:
The slipcased Stuart Immonen sketchbook set Centifolia as a present for KC, who was under the weather and didn't go to the show. A copy of Gingerbread Girl signed by Colleen Coover and Paul Tobin. I read it online, but the story is such that I wanted to have it in print, so I could flip back and forth more easily; plus, I just love the way Coover draws her characters. Old friend Paul Storrie has written an entry in the "My Boyfriend Is a Monster" series called Made for Each Other, featuring a constructed creature, and I'm looking forward to checking out the supernatural teen romance. The latest Girls With Slingshots book, volume 5, from Danielle Corsetto, who also had cute McPedro plushes.
More Than Books
I bought more art and merchandise than I normally do (which is none). The immensely talented Cliff Chiang had prints of many of the very cool mash-ups he's done, including this one, which I had to have.
I also had the pleasure of seeing Andy Runton, one of the nicest people in comics, who drew this picture of Owly playing baseball. It's a thank-you gift for the son of a co-worker, a boy who loves both Owly and the sport, and I know he'll be thrilled. I was excited to find out that there's another Owly hardcover on the way next year, following up Friends All Aflutter!
At the same time, I got another Owly shirt, my fifth. That's excessive, but I couldn't resist its sunny yellow color. I also discovered that the Perhapanauts shirt line had expanded with two new choices. Each character has their own head shot and color scheme, and now everyone's available, except the Mystery Man. I thought the Witch option would be kind of funny when seen by someone who didn't know the character and what it referenced. (You might not can tell from my poor photo, but the color is royal purple, not black.)
I didn't make it to the Legion panel, because I realized mid-afternoon that I had more to do than I was going to have time to do it in, but I did greatly enjoy the Justice League panel. From left to right, Kevin Maguire, Keith Giffen, J.M. Dematteis, and host Bob Greenberger provided a very amusing hour of jokes and memories. I was astounded to find out that this was the first time the three of them had ever been on a panel together. (Congrats to buddy Roger Ash, who put together the programming!)
I learned this piece of wisdom about working in corporate comics, from Keith Giffen: "If you have these third and fourth tier characters, they leave you alone." As you can see, the Justice League themselves attended the panel, which led to various jokes about "the worst Black Canary costume of them all".
If you'd like to find out more about the Legion panel, Julia has posted a thorough writeup.
Frank Cammuso, part of the giant kids' comic table, was a lifesaver. I found myself feeling as though I'd overdone things right as I found his section, and he kindly gave me a place to sit quietly for a few minutes. We wound up having a fascinating conversation about pop culture and how it changes generationally, springboarded from his new Knights of the Lunch Table book. Ed's working on a review of The Battling Bands now, but I was happy to hear that it introduces a new female character, Melody, a pigtailed library assistant.
In the same area, Jimmy Gownley told me a bit more about the Meaning of Life, his next Amelia Rules volume (can't wait!), while John Gallagher gave me a sneak preview of ComicsJukebox.com, an iPad app they're working on building to provide kids' comics online, and I got to pick up his new collection Buzzboy: Sidekicks Rule!, which should make for some fun escapist reading.
I was very jealous of Sean McKeever, because he had a really cool chair. (See picture to left — it was padded leather office-style.) I didn't know that Laura Lee Gulledge was going to be at the show, but she was, so I got a chance to tell her how impressed I was by her book Page by Paige, which contains some of the most creative cartooning visuals I've seen in a long time.
I enjoyed meeting Conor McCreery, one of the writers of Kill Shakespeare, the comic that puts a ton of his characters together in an action adventure. He introduced me to the title, which completes its first series with issue #12, out next Wednesday. Given my lack of knowledge of many of the bard's works, I'm looking forward to trying it with the eventual annotated edition, which they're hoping to have out in late 2012. Before then, they're working on a quote-based iPhone video game to make literal a "battle of wit".
Other people I was thrilled to see and converse with included Melody Often, Bobby Timony, Rebecca Mock (she'd made a Jughead Time Police fanzine and couldn't believe someone else read Archie Comics), Carla Speed McNeil, and Max Ink (neat to hear he's working on a Blink graphic novel). On the way out at show close, I got to say hi to Ron Marz, Cully Hamner, and Lee Moder (telling him how much I enjoyed the Retroactive 90s Wonder Woman story he drew, since it's the truest Wonder Woman story I've seen in a while). I'd also just found the Simonsons' table right before the closing announcement, where I got to chat with Weezie and snap a picture of this amazing sketch Walt had just finished.
I didn't go to the Harvey Awards. (Tom Spurgeon has the winner list.) Instead, Ed had found us a nifty little pub for dinner with Rob, Erica, and Julia. The Abbey Burger Bistro serves your choice of gourmet burgers. I tried kangaroo, which was tasty, but not that different from beef once you ground it up and put toppings on it. The elk Erica had was more distinctive, I think. Baltimore has a free downtown bus, the Charm City Circulator, that made it easy to get there without too much more walking. And bless Ed for driving us back that night, while I ran the iPod.
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- Dwight Williams Says:
August 21, 2011 at 9:36 PMProof, this is: There are few super-costume designs so horrific that someone can't find a way to make them workable.
Yes, Captain Ultra is still one of the exceptions.
- James Schee Says:
August 22, 2011 at 12:12 AMOdd that I never noticed how similar that Black Canary costume was to Blue Beetle's until seeing that picture. How did Giffen & Co. miss the chance to make a joke of that back then?
Wow I never did art much either at cons because #1 I'm poor:) and #2 was I had to fly back home and it'd rarely hold up. Yet that Chiang print is so awesome!! Wish I could afford to go to a con, or maybe he'll offer those on his website to buy.
- Rob Says:
August 22, 2011 at 10:54 AMI *love* that Chiang print, especially Zatana-as-Slash on bass.
I agree with all the commenters on his page that the image belongs on a T-shirt.
- Johanna Says:
August 22, 2011 at 11:59 AMOh wow yes. I would love that. DC might get a little uncomfortable with the idea, though.
- Rob Says:
August 22, 2011 at 12:44 PMWell, yes, they might have something to say about that. ;)
I'm not suggesting that he print T-shirts with the image…just saying that it would look great on one.
- Johanna Says:
August 22, 2011 at 1:00 PMThe thing I most want to buy from Cliff is a nice hardcover art book collecting all his many designs and prints. I just love his superhero/pop culture mashups.
- Webcomics Worth Reading: What I Found at Baltimore » Comics Worth Reading Says:
August 22, 2011 at 2:56 PM[…] as you're standing there flipping through it. So here are some webcomics I found out about in Baltimore this weekend that I enjoyed reading enough to […]
- James Schee Says:
August 22, 2011 at 11:58 PMI'd buy that. There's a tpb of his stuff from 2009, but I'd like a bigger book.
- Ed's Saturday At Baltimore Comic-Con 2011 » Comics Worth Reading Says:
August 23, 2011 at 7:38 AM[…] Johanna and I made our annual daytrip to the Baltimore Comic-Con (BCC) this year. My focus was on getting at least one commissioned sketch of Astro Boy and Superman done. They are my two favorite heroes, and I wanted a couple pieces of art with them together. […]


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In fact, if it in a rational state of mind to deal with the current graduate unemployment may have been at the edge.
the employment of university graduates is really hard to do?
candidates from a variety of jobs at the number of jobs provided by the employer and the number of comparison, the Graduate Employment indeed difficult, but the former is a real data, the latter case? jobs at a pitiful job that we do on the needs of students in this community is really saturated yet? not! nonsense that: post insufficient number of students to reflect only the number of jobs expected by the lack of demand for community college students is not enough.
from higher education, the proportion of the total population, the United States up to 35%, Japan 23 %, China is only about 5% even if China is a large agricultural country taking into account this factor, the total population of about 60% of the rural population removed, the number of Chinese higher education, the proportion of total urban population is only about 12%. such a low only show the ratio of: the current job market in China is still a potential students but also the over-supply.
but an objective fact is: November 2008 survey, nearly 60% of the students choose Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou as the employment of the city, and even come to be known as the employment of winter now, the latest survey results show there were still 33% and 26% of the students hope to find work in Shanghai and Beijing. On the one hand, hundreds of thousands or even millions of students concentrated in a few dozen big cities job; the other hand, students also makes the intent of this job the students who need small city can devote human and financial resources to participate in job fairs to provide jobs for college students in this situation, employment of university graduates is not difficult to be strange!
However, another objective fact is: 2008 survey of Chinese college students job status, job expectations of college students in 4000-6000 yuan monthly salary accounted for 32.2% expected in 2000 to 4,000 yuan accounted for 48.6%; in 2006 in Shenzhen and Beijing, Shenzhen, the average monthly wage of workers is only 2551 yuan, respectively, and was 3008 yuan. job seekers expectations unrealistically high salary does not cause the employer can not retreat. And with such high expectations to the job, and then along with the financial crisis, the employment of university graduates is not difficult to be strange!
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A riveting, heart-wrenching memoir of Maziar Bahari's brutal interrogation in Iran's most notorious prison, offering insight into Iran's turbulent recent past and uncertain future.
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Maziar Bahari is an award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and human-rights activist. A correspondent for Newsweek from 1998 to 2010, he was born in Tehran, Iran, and immigrated to Canada in 1988 to pursue his studies in film and political science. His documentaries have been broadcast on stations around the world, including on HBO, the BBC, and the Discovery Channel. In 2009, he was named a finalist for Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, often described as Spain's Nobel Peace Prize. Maziar lives in London with his wife and daughter. Aimee Molloy is the coauthor of three previous books: Jantsen's Gift with Pam Cope; This Moment on Earth with Senator John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry; and For God and Country with James Yee. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband. Stephen Hoye has won thirteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and two prestigious APA Audie Awards, including one for the New York Times bestseller Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki. A graduate of London's Guildhall and a veteran of London's West End, Stephen has recorded many other notable titles, such as Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong and The Google Story by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed.
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Last week, Arcadia Group CEO Sir Philip Green announced an investment in Australian flash sales site Mysale.com. But the power of the once-hyped business model remains questionable.
Last week, Arcadia Group CEO Sir Philip Green announced an investment in Australian flash sales site Mysale.com. But the power of the once-hyped business model remains questionable.
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LONDON, United Kingdom — Barbadian singer Rihanna on Wednesday won a legal case against British fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on T-shirts it sold without her approval.
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Anatomy of a maison (AFR) "In the Medieval age, the sight of a towering spire signalled a city of splendour. Today, it is cathedrals of retailing that indicate metropolitan status in the global pecking order. The December 3 opening, not of another Louis Vuitton store – there are already 460 of those worldwide – but of a much grander Louis Vuitton 'Maison' (of which there are just 13) proves Sydney must be a very smart town
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Fix a Squished Image with Pixlr
Does a squished image make you cringe? Ever see a comma out of place? A musical note that doesn't sound musical? Have you ever viewed a photo like the one on the right, where the image is there but the portrait looks all squished? Learn what is going on here and how it can be set to look right.
I was helping a friend with a newsletter, and I noticed the image looked like it had been squashed into the spot. There were other images on the page, and those looked all right. It turned out the newsletter had a template that preset all the image sizes. It needed an image that fit exactly into the space. It took whatever size the original photo had and re-sized the photo to fit into the spot. So my friend needed a photo that already had that size.
If you right-click on the photo on the this post, you can then select View Image (in Firefox; in Chrome, you can pick Open Image in New Tab), and you will see the image looks fine. It is really much longer than the space allots. The original image is 319px tall, but it got re-sized to 170px tall. Let's learn how to re-size the squished image using the free online photo editor called Pixlr.
- Go to the Pixlr Editor: http://pixlr.com/editor/
- Upload the image to be re-sized. I chose "open image from computer."
- Select the crop tool in the upper left:
- Where it says Constraint: No Restriction, change No Restriction to Output Size. Change Output Size to the size in pixels that your newsletter requires. In our case, we will choose 200 by 170.
- Drag the crop tool across the photo to get a new composition. You will see a thin box divided into nine smaller boxes:
- Click on the crop tool, and it will ask you if you want to apply changes. If you are satisfied with your new shape, say yes.
- Select File-Save and you will get a dialogue box where you can save the image to your computer. You can use the newly cropped image in your newsletter or wherever else you need it.
Here is the squished image:
Here is the new image:
If you are fortunate enough to have access to Photoshop, you do this in a similar fashion, using the Crop Tool. In Photoshop, there are buttons on top of the screen on the right when you are ready to crop (you don't click the crop tool again to crop).
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Have you ever used Pixlr or another online photo editor? Do you have a favorite? Have you ever struggled with an image that looks out of proportion? How did you solve the problem?
46 Responses to "Fix a Squished Image with Pixlr"
Really useful information, Leora. Will use Pixlr and your guide if and when I need to fix suished picture. Bookmarked it.
That was really interesting. I had no idea and I really should. I haven't run in to that problem as of yet. It's still good know because I may just need this info in the future.
I usually use Photoshop for all my image editing needs, but I have used Pixlr – It is easier to load a website and edit the image (You don't have to load Photoshop or look at all the complicated options available!).
I have also used Pic monkey, not for re sizing though. Just editing images (they do have a great selection of fonts).
Anyways, thank you for sharing this, Leora Appreciate it!
Wow! This is great! I never knew you COULD fix this!!!!This is wonderful information…thanks so much!
I have heard of pixlr but haven't had a need to use it. Most of my editing work is done with snapseed on my ipad. But then there are times when I end up using iphoto or the tools that are readily available on windows.
When I was having issues sizing the cover of my book that is on smashwords I ended up using the most basic editor to change my pixel definitions and bring it up to the size they required.
What a wonderful online (and free) tool for photos. I bookmarked it in the event of, well, seemed like it offers a lot when I scanned it. Thanks Leora.
Great post! Thanks for sharing. I generally use PicMonkey to edit pictures, but I don't know how to do this on that website.
Wow. This is a great tool. I will be using this from now on.
I haven't had any squished pictures lately so I pinned this post for later.
I too love PicMonkey!
I have yet to use pixlr, but now I will have to make a mental not to check it out. I've typically been using PicMonkey or the utltra low-tech MS Paint to crop and resize images.
Hi Leora,
Good tutorial!!
Image editing can easily be done using Photoshop ( I use Adobe photoshop CS4).
Just open the image in photoshop, go to images, image size, uncheck 'constrain proportions, then put in the new height in the height section ( note that it will change, then also chose a sizeable width figure so that it wont look clustered together).
I hope this also compliments the tutorial!!
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Have not run into this issue. I use several image editing apps. I have not used this one though.
what a lovely guide and tool – thanks, Leora – yet another excellent post!!!
Photoshop is way too complex for my taste… Whatever edits or comments i want to leave on an image, i use Paint (duh?!) but once i tried fixing a squashed image in Paint and it was a pain as i had to manually try and fit in a certain size. I LOVE how this tool is web based, free AND let's you set the size you want the image to fit in – and then leads you where and how to crop it, perfect!
Thanks again for sharing – will definitely use it
I've used Pixlr Leora but won SnagIt from a fellow blogger so I've been using that one. It's different in that I don't think it does layering and stuff but I'm not very good at that anyway. I only do the very basics.
Man, I sure could have used this several months ago. There is a girl that I wanted to share her photo but it was really warped like that and I didn't know how to fix it without it still being out of shape but just changing the size. I'm definitely not a pro in graphics programs.
I'm keeping this post because I KNOW I'll need it in the future.
Thanks Leora and Happy Halloween.
Leora — this post is so timely because just today I needed to crop a photo. I searched "photo resizer" and the first free site I came across was pic resize http://www.picresize.com/. I uploaded my image and then just dragged the crop tool across the image to the size I wanted. Real easy. But glad to know about Pixlr.
I used Photoshop to manipulate my images. How does pixlr do in batching out different size images to fit the size you need. Between Photoshop and Illustrator the price is getting out of hand. As I need to create vector art I have to keep up with the latest versions of the Adobe products. It is nice to see a program like this.
I too, recently discovered pixlr as I was re-designing my website and wanted to put up new pics. I re-did my header and it just screams "awesome". I feel like a true graphic designer …and the service is free!
For heaven's sake, you make it all sound so easy! I'll have to check into pixlr and a few of these other programs mentioned in the comments. All I've ever used are the apps that came with my MacBook – photoshop is SO intimidating! Thanks for this good info.
I had no idea about pixlr. So glad you shared this as I think I may be using it a fair bit in the future
This is very cool! I love the step-by-step instructions, too. I need those.
I have not had any experience with this site, but I have heard of it. Images are not really my thing, and are my weakness when it comes to blogging.
I think I will have to play around with this tool!
Great information, the squishy image stuff drives me nuts, I find it completely distracting. My corporate logo is a circle and I can't count the number of times it has shown up as an oval (ugh!!).
I like this tool. I do use PSD for these stuffs but I will give this tool a try too. Nice info Leora.


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BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team will take to the road this weekend in Connecticut, and Polar Bear fans around the nation will be able to follow the action as D3Hoops.com will broadcast both the Connecticut College and Wesleyan games live on their website.
Bowdoin is currently ranked seventh in the D3Hoops.com national poll and is off to a 13-1 start on the year. The Polar Bears will look to stay unbeaten in NESCAC play when they travel to play the Conn. College Camels (2-9) on Friday night at 7:00 and conference co-leader Wesleyan (14-1) in a battle for first place at 3:00 on Saturday.
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Maggy is back, this time in charge of a coffee trade show, and once again, finds herself involved in a murder. Who knew coffee could be deadly? She bounces ideas about the murder off her friends, at least the ones she doesn't suspect, and manages to always irritate the new sheriff, Jake Pavlik. If you want a fast, good read, these are the books for you.


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This is the list of characters from The Idolmaster game franchise.
The primary characters in The Idolmaster from 765 Production, a small, rising studio located in a small office.
Project Fairy is an idol unit introduced in The Idolmaster SP, produced by rival studio 961 Production. The group was specifically created so that each of its three members harmonize perfectly, and have different specialties in singing. In The Idolmaster Dearly Stars, the members of Project Fairy have become part of 765 Production.
Three new idols from 876 Production that were introduced in The Idolmaster Dearly Stars. They also appear a few episodes of the anime.
An all-male idol group introduced in The Idolmaster 2. It was formed and produced by 961 Production to counter 765 Pro rise in popularity. In the anime, they are an established and popular idol unit. Sometime in Episode 21, they left 961 Pro to start on their own after finding out about Kuroi's dirty tactics.


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Name: Lenalee Lee
Age: 16
Known as: Lenalee
Nationality: Chinese
Occupation: Exorcist
Hobby: Making and serving coffee. Kicking the soul out of Akuma.
Abilities: Utilizes her anti-Akuma weapon, Dark boots.
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Lenalee Lee is the beloved sister of Black Order Supervisor Komui Lee. Her anti-Akuma weapon is called Dark Boots that are capable of killer kicks and gives her ability to run extraordinarily fast and jump amazingly high.
Loneliness knows this girl by name, which nearly makes her insane when Akuma killed her parents and she was forced to become an Exorcist. Good thing his brother joined the Order and her sanity was restored. This is also the reason why she values family and friends so much.
She is mostly seen going around, holding a tray full of coffee and serving it to sleep-deprived staff of Black Order.
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The Digital Skeptic: Amazon Dries Up Under California Tax Heat
NEW YORK ( MainStreet) -- The Colorado technically lost its status as a river back in the mid-1960s when states such as California stopped it from reaching the ocean. Today Amazon (AMZN - Get Report) might go through a similar demotion for, well ... the exact same reason.
California politicians recently decided the giant Web retailer must do exactly what every other store in the state does: collect sales taxes.
Starting this week, the land of Arnold Schwarzenegger will take what in some cases is up to a 9.75% markup on the online retail action within its borders.
Amazon tried to sound upbeat about what will almost certainly be higher costs passed onto consumers. Scott Stanzel, an Amazon spokesman, was widely quoted saying the company will continue to offer lower prices and "the operation is not worried about losing business."
Analysts close to the stock also tried to sound positive. I've seen Colin Sebastian, senior research analyst with Milwaukee-based wealth management firm Robert W. Baird & Co. making the rounds saying that Amazon has operational room to lower costs and can keep what it charges customers near the current, usually lower-than-competitors' levels. Sebastian specifically talked up something called Amazon Lockers -- essentially, a gizmo'd drop-off container that lets FedEx (FDX) or UPS (UPS) deliver items en masse, thereby shaving shipping fees and keeping the total cost to customers closer to Amazon's current no-sales-tax levels. "On the financial side, they have the potential to save on shipping costs," Sebastian told CNBC. "The savings could be as much as 10% to 15%." That might sound like Amazon can remain the undisputed low-cost Web retail champion it has always been. But even a casual ride down this retail river shows it will probably be parched by the state taxation sun. Not just in CaliforniaAmazon's -- and the Web's -- increasing tax woes are most definitely not limited to California. According to Cromwell, Conn.-based credit card fee research firm Cardfellow, there are nine other states with similar so-called Amazon taxes. Biggies include Colorado, Pennsylvania and New York. And these 10 Web tax-collecting states are just the leading edge of states wanting their cut of the online action. Approximately three dozen are in the middle of moving to so-called "streamlined online sales tax" collections that almost certainly will mean Amazon will need to collect more fees rather than less.
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Jillian Michaels is the hot trainer on Biggest Loser and just to show us all that she is still in fantastic shape she stripped down to a bikini for Shape magazine. Jillian looks amazing her, her body is tight, fit and she looks like she would wrestle you to the ground and have her way with you. So long as she didn't try anything too kinky I'd be up for it. The word is she will be leaving her show at the end of this season so It will be interesting to see what she does after. I have a feeling a few more bikini shoots will be in order as she gets out there and publicizes whatever she is going to be working on. Nothing sell fitness like a tight ass and she has one.
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Well. Hello again. Been a while since my llast entry. I know, I know... But.. God, everythings's become sooooo complicated!
My best friends in the world dosn't like eachother. Okay, I can live with that. But I can't handle that they can't be in the same room without getting into some sort of argument over nothing, and talking behind eachothers back to me. Even though I constantly tell them that it isn't the best idea to tell me as I don't feel the same way?
But. Yesterday I was drinking with two of my good friends, a couple that I was friends with before they started dating. (alcohol limit in Denmark is 16.) And today we had a day off. Which was fine. We figured it might be fun getting drunk, have a bit of a sleepover and buying breakfast together.
And it was really fun... We drank, and laughed and listened to great music. Then later when we were all pretty wasted the guy gives me a hug, looks at me and kisses me. Well, I was drunk, and I know he was too, but still... then, cheers on his girlfriend to kiss me... I mean... whoa? They have some sort of agreement that it's okay kissing with me for some reason. "Oh well, she's gay, dosn't mean a thing!"
I've kissed them before (again, in drunken fun) But the girl leans into me and says: 'it's so sweet that you think I'm the hottest girl you've kissed'!
I told him that she was.. But she wasn't supposed to know that! God, I felt awkward.. But It's okay, we all know that it's only in a friendly manor, and I don't mean anything by kissing either of 'em.
Buuut. We can't leave it there now can we? I woke up this morning and to to the bathroom, and while looking in the mirror what's looking back at me? A HUGE set og hicky's... Thanks for that... ARGH! I then ask who of them had done it.. and she raises her hand.. To make matters worse, I'm going to see my mom next weekend, and I have a feeling they won't be gone by then... Damn...
My best friend seriously hates my friends from last night... So I'm not sure at all what I'm gonna tell her... Hicky's? What?! I dunno what youre talking about.. Oh that.. I um... had a fight with a vacumer? :S
I'm just really torn.. I mean I don't want her to think I've chosen another girl over her... (Though she really is beautiful?)
This is just too weird... I'm at a total loss... Too much weirdness for my taste
This has future three-way written all over it.
"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there." -- Josh Billings.
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This episode also tarnished Beijing, which managed once again to appear both devious and useless. The Chinese seem capable and willing when it comes to sheltering North Korea diplomatically and economically from the consequences of poor international citizenship. China consistently tries to bargain down United Nations Security Council sanctions against Pyongyang and then undercuts those sanctions through deepening trade with and investment in the DPRK.
On the other hand, however, China lacks either the capability or the willingness to persuade North Korea not to carry out frightening acts such as missile launches and nuclear weapons tests.
Clearly, the biggest loser is the Kim Jong Un regime. Kim has been plagued by doubts about his leadership capabilities since taking the place of his deceased father as paramount leader in the last days of 2011. The curious sequence of events leading up to the rocket launch, which seemed to indicate a lack of coordination between competing domestic agendas, raised questions about the Kim government's ability to pursue a coherent foreign policy.
First, Kim threw away the Feb. 29 American offer of food aid. And then Pyongyang's announcement of an impending rocket launch contributed to a surprise victory on Apr. 11 in South Korea's legislative elections by the conservative ruling coalition, which takes a tougher line on North Korea than the main opposition party.


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F-Secure Mobile Security is an all-encompassing service that provides antivirus scanning, parental controls, and anti-theft solutions in an attempt to provide an all-encompassing protection package.
Upon installation, the app will walk you through a series of steps that include accepting some guidelines and allowing permissions, like the ability to wipe your device without warning, check your location, and other sensitive administrative actions. It'll then guide you through an anti-theft setup process, first with Android's stock security and then with F-Secure's own security code. You'll then be asked to add an optional trusted number to send an SMS notification in case someone steals your phone and removes the SIM.
Though the level of malware on Android phones hasn't hit PC levels, that doesn't mean it's worth ignoring. F-Secure includes on-demand and scheduled scans for malicious apps or activities on your Android device. There's plenty of factors that can affect how long scans can take, based on how your Android system is set up. For example, the Transformer Pad Prime finished an AV scan in less than three minutes, whereas the Galaxy S3 variant got held up for closer to six.
There's a slew of anti-theft features that makes F-Secure pretty worthwhile. Remember all those authorizations that you agreed to prior to installation? Anti-theft mode is precisely why. This mode lets users perform a series of actions in case your phone gets lost or misplaced. By texting certain commands to your phone, you can perform actions like triggering an alarm, locating your device similarly to Find my iPhone, and even remotely triggering a factory reset to wipe any sensitive data. Though they're more likely useful for cutting your losses than actually preventing phone theft, they're features that just plain work... so long as you know the code, which is hidden in a faint information screen.
There are a few things to keep in mind: first off, the best deterrent to any harm on your phone, whether it's avoiding malware or preventing theft, is establishing good practice and phone habits. Don't download software you don't recognize, and if your phone gets stolen, don't try to pursue the thief; chances are you aren't Batman and your phone isn't worth risking your life for. But for everything else, F-Secure is a practical, lightweight precautionary measure that's worth investing in, especially if you're the type to keep sensitive files on your phone.


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