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Criticism is a part of writing, and though it can be constructive, it's also exhausting at times. I can spend a long while writing a piece I think is particularly good, only to have it torn apart online by savage commenters who seem bent on crushing my very soul. Such instances are why these last two weeks have been surprisingly refreshing.
Forum threads, comments, tweets and emails have been full of tremendous support and kind words for myself and the other Forbes gaming contributors, due to our coverage of the Mass Effect 3 controversy. So much so, the internet has even spawned images like this one, which is both humorous and heartwarming, as it's always nice to be recognized for your work, and it really does mean a lot to us as writers.
But parts of the conversation have turned to a subject that's bothered me for a while now. While I appreciate the comments that our pieces are honest, objective and well-written, I see many saying that such things are rare to see because all the other mainstream gaming journalism sites are "beholden" to game companies for ad dollars, free games and such. Therefore, unbiased gaming journalism is all but nonexistent.
I wrote about a conspiracy theory yesterday which has the *real* ending of Mass Effect 3 explained by a series of blog posts and YouTube videos that turn it into something else more intelligent. It's kind of a stretch in parts, but it's completely rational compared to another gaming conspiracy, that all journalists are in the pockets of EA, Activision and the other major corporations, and are therefore capable of producing unbiased pieces.
Such thinking was brought up when many of the big sites, Kotaku, G4, IGN and so on began publishing pieces or writing tweets that were mocking fans for wanting a new ending to Mass Effect 3. Meanwhile, my initial post suggested that if Bioware didn't want to lose the good will of its fans, a valuable, fast-shrinking commodity, changing or updating the ending would be good for both fans and the brand. In a follow-up piece, I made a simple statement that "fan service is good business." My pieces were well received by the community while theirs were not.
But does that make Kotaku, G4, IGN and other agents of EA? Were they really influenced to defend the ending of the game and lambast those who questioned it? No. Such behavior might make them look like jerks in many people's eyes, as it's never wise to outright mock your readership, but it hardly makes them servants of the corporations. I honestly believe many of them just didn't care. They either didn't see what all the fuss was about, or really do believe that "art" is sacred, and should never be changed for an audience.
I'm a freelancer for Forbes, and have only recently gotten my start in the gaming industry a few years ago . As such, I am not an entrenched figure on the scene, and only rarely do I receive products or press invitations from companies, as I don't yet know all the right PR people. I never get advance review copies of games.
Perhaps it makes me more passionate about a title when I've spent $60 of my own money on it, or if it's a series that has cost me over $200 to date. But the fact remains that if EA had shipped me a free early review copy, none of what I said would have changed. I think it's a bit disingenuous if you truly believe that the industry as a whole is corrupted to a degree where ads and review copies are really changing people's opinions and review scores.
Many are upset with game critics for giving Mass Effect 3 high review marks, and it's another avenue of criticism that I think is unfair. If a game is absolutely astonishing for twenty nine hours and fifty five minutes of its 30 hour runtime, does it deserve to be given a low score because the last few minutes are such a letdown? You could argue that, if you believe the ending negates your enjoyment of the entire game, but I think the stronger case is that the game on the whole is a pretty stunning accomplishment, even if the ball is dropped through the floor in the closing moments.
I'm not saying that journalistic bias or corporate influence never happens in the industry. We all know the famous story of the Gamespot editor who was fired because of a low score given to a crappy game whose publishers were in league with the site owners. And there have been a handful of threats of sites losing privileges like free games or press invites based on certain stories. But you have to admit that these instances are quite rare, especially considering the massive amount of gaming articles that go to print across thousands of sites every day. And with writers who love to talk as much as they do, if there really was a big conspiracy or scandal, don't you think someone would have blown the whistle by now?
But if there's a perceived problem, there is usually an actual problem behind it. It just might not be the one you think. The main issue I think gaming journalism is suffering from right now is fatigue. Some of the veterans in the industry have been doing this so long, they've forgotten what it's like to be a fan, which often results in a very strong and obvious disconnect with their readers. At many sites, it seems that the writers are at times purposefully picking fights with their audience now, either through baiting or just poor attempts at trying to have "attitude." It's strange and sad to see, and is a problem that needs to be addressed at many of these places.
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Joe Sharp, CEO of The Thread Marketing Group, always wanted to be a pilot. His father was a pilot. His son was a pilot. Sharp's office is full of airplanes, dominated by large prints of World War II dogfights signed by the aces.
The same nod to personality characterizes the spaces of many of Thread's team members.
System administrator Wanda Stuart has a bullwhip hanging in her office, given to her by a client who thought she was a tough boss — she has never actually used it, as it's easier for her to press a button and disconnect a network card if anyone gets unruly.
The centerpiece of creative director Jacqueline Barchick's wall is a vivid multicolored poster collage of graphics— "visual candy" to inspire ideas and conversation.
Production coordinator Nikki Hale's desk is surrounded by calendar cutouts of '50s-style couples with captions like, "I feel a sin coming on" and "She could hardly wait to regret this."
And while Sharp's office is pristine and orderly, its glass and leather softly lit by cool blue lamps, his sister Judy McFarland's space is a charming disaster.
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McFarland, the company's president, is the right brain to Sharp's left. When she graduated from Bowling Green State University, she assumed her big brother would hire her to work in his hip graphics company. But he turned her down, and she got a great job in corporate marketing.
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Thread has accomplished this growth with a unique combination of business strategy, technical expertise and creative graphics tailored — design, build, host and maintain websites from the company's high-powered data centers.
"They really get it. I know that they have a track record, a long one, but I find that overall as an agency they're very hip, they're really with it," said Susan Maxwell, director of marketing communications at Uckele Health and Nutrition. "However, they do apply the marketing fundamentals. You can feel that foundation."
The company has the perfect subcontracting situation — two sister companies under Thread Corporation's larger domain. VIS Alliance is a "logistics/communications business providing customer service support from project management to on-site staffing and administrative services," according to Thread's website, and eMerge specializes in electronic content management.
"They've taken the time to really understand what my business is and ask good questions. They've done some good research," said Ryan Hacker, president of TruePoint Laser Scanning. "They've been able to work with me a lot after-hours and on weekends and stuff like that. I think that's great that they understand small business and what needs to be done."
Thread also helps manage companies' social media presence. Kevin Cesarz is Thread's director of social media. If consumers complain about a company's products on sites like Facebook and Twitter, Cesarz said, that places a data point in the minds of all their friends or followers.
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But although social media offers a significant relational opportunity for companies, Cesarz, who writes a social media column for Toledo Free Press, stressed it is not a storefront.
"You have an opportunity to share in the discussion," he said. "You don't want to sell products on social media. What you want to sell on social media is your reputation."
The key to creativity is being bold, telling bad jokes and drinking wine in the middle of the day, McFarland and designer Rebecca Booth said.
It keeps the constantly hectic process — "Our normal is rush," McFarland said — light, stress-free and respectful.
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"Probably too much," Sharp said.
That's not to say creating the finished product is easy.
"It's going to be very challenging and at times it's going to be hard, but it should also be fun," Sharp said.
Booth, Barchick and Jon Wittes are the design team at the center of the artistic process.
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Barchick has an article titled "How to wear orange" taped to her wall. Thread recently did some marketing of its own, branding itself as "Team Orange," a color Barchick said connotes quirkiness and energy. Even the name "Thread" is intended to create a visual of many strands of information, ideas and designs coming together to create a unified whole — a consolidated strategy for the client.
"It's a two-way street," McFarland said. She and Sharp realize that for their team to succeed, they must excel as bosses.
People farther down the street matter, too. McFarland said anyone may leave work early at Thread to serve the community. She is the board president of the Toledo Humane Society. Sharp is active in the Rotary Club of Toledo. Executive vice president Holly Goldstein gives her time to Toledo Children's Hospital and Chicks for Charity among other organizations.
McFarland said she has even discovered the way to resolve any conflicts among Thread's leaders.
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Coded circles around Google is a bit of an overstatement don't you think? Gmail for Android is better than Sparrow and the web interface is a delight to use. That having been said, Gmail for iOS was a mess. I feel bad sparrow won't update their app further, but as a Gmail user, I look forward to a proper Gmail app on iOS and OSX. I happy the indie dev has money and a new job though.
iPhone and Mac Gmail app, Sparrow, acquired by Google
Sparrow, the elegant, delightful Gmail -- and general mail -- created for the Mac and brought over to the iPhone, has announced they've been acquired by Google. Sparrow CEO Dom Leca announced the deal on the Sparrow blog, saying in part:
Now we're joining the Gmail team to accomplish a bigger vision — one that we think we can better achieve with Google.
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We will continue to make available our existing products, and we will provide support and critical updates to our users. However, as we'll be busy with new projects at Google, we do not plan to release new features for the Sparrow apps.
That last part is the kicker from a user perspective, and immediately brings a few thoughts to mind:
- Congratulations to Dom and the whole team at Sparrow. They made a great product and it got the biggest attention in the business.
- Once again, a small team of indie developers coded circles around a big company, and just like Instagram and Facebook, and Tweetie and Twitter, the big company was smart enough to notice and pounce on it.
- While it's still too early to tell about Instagram, Twitter absolutely destroyed any and all value Tweetie had, completely replacing the iPhone app, and leaving the iPad and Mac apps to languish as abandonware.
- If Google were smart, they'd keep Sparrow as wholly-owned, in-house competitor to the lackluster Gmail for iPhone app, and rather than allowing it to fall into a slow, maintenance-mode driven death (which is sounds like it's doing), they'd keep it vibrant and in active development. They'd let Sparrow be Sparrow.
- Sadly, given Google's abysmal track record with everything from Twitter-competitor Jaiku to the apps spun out of the Slide acquisition, it's probably better this way -- users get quick if brutal closure rather than false hope and drawn out disappointment.
Congrats again to Sparrow, and farewell!
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iPhone and Mac Gmail app, Sparrow, acquired by Google
Talking about an iOS app here. Gmail for Android does not apply (but yes, it is very good on Android). For iOS, Gmail is no where near as nice as Sparrow and that's the sad part.
I'm curious as to why that is. Unless there is some kind of platform limitation with iOS it seems more like they don't really care that much about making a decent iOS Gmail app.
I love Sparrow for iOS -- IMHO, it kicks the crap out of both iOS Gmail and Apple's native Mail.app. I am hoping that part of the "bigger vision" is an option 4a) Rene did not mention -- declare the in-house competition over, release a re-themed Sparrow as Gmail for iOS.next, after incorporating Gmail's notification infrastructure to Sparrow. It sounds like that is not in the cards. But it should be.
If Google is sunsetting Sparrow altogether, at the very least we can say that they acquired a team who *really* understands how to design and implement an efficient, task-focused mobile UI. It remains to be seen if that bigger vision is worth the knifing of a truly great email app.
TheVerge is reporting that the Sparrow team will be joining the Gmail team, which could mean that native Gmail apps are going to be replaced (or at least heavily informed) by Sparrow.
(crossing fingers)
I don't use anything Google except search (without signing in). Bought Sparrow months ago, but as soon as I saw it wouldn't really replace the stock Mail on my iMac (no POP), I never used it. But I kept it on my Mac and phone, waiting to see if Apple improved Mail or Sparrow improved. Sparrow was almost there, but now that they've gone to the Dark Side, I just deleted it forever.
I'm not nearly as pessimistic as you on this one, Rene. I'm excited to see the guys win out with a purchase and, most importantly, excited to see Mail for iOS [maybe even OSX] be relegated to my Apple bloatware folder on my iPad once the new Gmail [with Sparrow sprinkled throughout] comes out.
This is all positive to me; especially considering Sparrow for OSX isn't that hot in the first place [looks great but is limited due to push so I stick with Mail].
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At a local technology event in San Jose, Nexscience, a California based startup, announced the release of a new mobile application 'Document Manager' for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The app is the latest in a series of innovative ideas introduced to the Apple users by the developer community.
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Our recent spawn.com online feature about the upcoming Image 10th Anniversary action figure line (click here to check out the feature) held an online contest to win cool prizes.
All you had to do was send an e-mail and hold your breath waiting to see if you'd won. Exhale, blue-faces, here are the winners:
Grand prize winner (complete set of Image 10th action figures, each signed by Todd McFarlane)Jerry Tant of McDonough, GAFour runners-up each won a single Image 10th fig, also signed by Todd. They are:
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BusinessWeek found some information about Google Voice in a response to an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency of the United States government:
"Google Voice, which provides people with a single phone number that can be used to reach them on their work, home, or cell phones, has 1.419 million users, according to the letter. Of those, 570,000 use it seven days a week, Google says."
The service is still limited to the US and it's available by invitation. Google Voice users can invite other users from the web interface.
Google now offers an additional version of the service for those who want to use their existing phone numbers. This version is more limited and it only offers voicemail-related features and international calling.
"Google Voice charges only for outbound calls to international locations; at present, fewer than 4% of all Google Voice users place outbound international calls," explains Google.
Google emphasizes that Google Voice is not a phone service, it's a Web-based software application. "Google Voice works with mobile phones, desk phones, work phones, and VoIP lines. There's nothing to download, upload, or install, and you don't have to make or take calls using a computer."
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Streptococcus pneumoniae are bacteria that are frequently found in the upper respiratory tract of healthy children and adults. These bacteria, however, can also cause a range of infections—from relatively mild ear infections to fatal pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis (bacterial blood infection).
Serious pneumococcal infections are a major global health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.6 million people—including more than 800,000 children under 5 years old—die every year from pneumococcal infections. Nearly all of these deaths occur in the world's poorest countries.
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Many of the children suffering from pneumococcal disease live in rural areas with high infant mortality rates, significant rates of malaria transmission, and very limited access to health care. In many ways, The Gambia is typical of such regions.
To respond to the threat of pneumococcal infections in children, The Gambian government and the British Medical Research Council (MRC) conducted a study to determine whether a vaccine, which in previous studies had been found effective against pneumococcal disease in urban areas, also would work in the more challenging environment of rural Africa.
Over a 4-year period, a team of researchers vaccinated and followed more than 17,000 young children. The conjugate vaccine contained nine of the pneumococcal serotypes (subtypes) that are most common in The Gambia.
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Findings indicate that vaccinating infants against Streptococcus pneumoniae could substantially reduce death and illness among children in developing countries, including in rural areas with limited access to public health systems. If used widely, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine could prevent hundreds of thousands of child deaths each year.
The study was supported by a broad coalition of international partners, including NIAID, MRC, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WHO, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines, and the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health Children's Vaccine Program.
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The Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Atlantic and the South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) are jointly organizing the 2014 Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition (PCDC). The goal of the PCDC is to energize South Carolina colleges and high schools and their students to focus on the development of technical skills in the areas of networking and cyber security in preparation for exciting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The competition will be conducted April 12-13, in the College Center at the Complex for Economic Development at Trident Technical College in North Charleston. The competition runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day.
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Richard Clarke, an internationally recognized homeland security, national security, cyber security and counterterrorism expert and New York Times best-selling author will be the featured guest speaker on Saturday. President Obama recently appointed Clarke as a member of a review group on intelligence and communications technologies. Clarke had previously served the last three presidents as a senior White House advisor, including special advisor to the president for cyber security.
On Sunday, the featured guest speaker will be Celeste M. Matarazzo, a data science expert with more than 27 years of service at the Lawrence Livermore National Labs Computation Directorate. Since November 2008, she has served as a principal investigator within the Center for Applied Scientific Computing, leading a large LLNL-funded strategic initiative research project in cyber security situational awareness. She is also the associate program leader for Network Exploitation for the Global Security Directorate and deputy director of the Network Security Innovation Center.
During the competition, students from each school will form Blue Teams of six competitors that are responsible for operating a small business network. Each of the teams will be provided with a malconfigured business network at the start of the competition and will be challenged to properly reconfigure the network, add new services and respond to additional requirements, all the while defending against a Red Team of SPAWAR volunteers attempting to disrupt and penetrate their network. Blue Teams will be scored for accomplishing administrative and business tasks while maintaining network/service availability, such as mail, database and web servers, as well as their ability to detect and respond to cyber threats. Teams must also be able to respond to business requests, such as the addition or removal of services, and balance security needs against business needs. Winning schools will be awarded trophies and provided technology grants from AFCEA and individual competitors on the winning teams will be awarded medals and academic scholarships.
The competition will involve teams from S.C. colleges and universities on April 12, followed on April 13 by teams from S.C. high schools who prequalified for the event in earlier cyber defense competitions.
The competition, awards, scholarships and technology grants were made possible through the generous support of many industry and institutional sponsors and volunteers, to include Dell, CACI, Trident Technical College, CISCO Sourcefire, Secure Mission Solutions, AFCEA International, Lockheed Martin, Pro2Serve, the Advanced Cyberforensics Education Consortium, the Rural Technology Fund, ISHPI, Scitor Corporation, Southern Educational Systems, SRC, IMS, Vistronix, ITT Technical Institute, Sentar, the Air Force Association, the Law Office of Leanne M. Innet, as well as competition organizers SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic and the AFCEA South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter.
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According to reports from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:
Cash was stolen from a vehicle parked at Langley Pond on Sunday after a window was broken out.
A laptop was stolen from a Green Acres Park Lane home in Warrenville on Sunday.
A Kindle Fire was stolen from a Kalmia Drive home in Graniteville on Sunday.
A shotgun and a box of ammunition was stolen from an Opal Drive home in Aiken on Sunday.
A revolver, an Xbox 360 and jewelry boxes were stolen from a Morgan Avenue home in North Augusta on Sunday.
A Beech Island woman reported a smoker, mixer, closet rack and table stolen from her Beech Island Avenue home on Sunday.
A Warrenville woman reported her jewelry box holding a diamond necklace and earrings stolen from her Pleasant Pointe Drive home on Sunday.
A Beech Island woman reported a CD player and speakers stolen after her vehicle was broken into while parked on Storm Branch on Sunday.
An icebox and television were stolen from a Womrath Road home in North Augusta on Saturday.
A trailer was stolen from the back yard of a Dunbar Street home in Langley on Saturday.
Deputies responded to an alarm at Tire Kingdom on Whiskey Road on Saturday and found the bay doors damaged.
According to reports from Aiken Public Safety:
A man was seen stuffing clothing into his pants at the Whiskey Road Walmart and leaving on a red moped. The white male was wearing an Atlanta Falcons hat, a yellow T-shirt with "I'm up" on the front, black pants and black shoes with white accents.
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Northridge Invitational Entries
Cal State Northridge is set to will host its annual Northridge Invitational Cross Country Meet this Saturday, Oct. 13. Matador cross country will also add an Open 5k race as part of the festivities on campus. The CSUN Open 5k is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m.
A collegiate field of runners from Central Arizona College CSU Bakersfield, Clendale College LA Trade Tech, Pepperdine, UC Santa Barbara, UNLV and the host Matadors will be joined by several unattached athletes as well as several from the Off the Couch Track Club.
The Women's College Invitational 5k is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and will be followed by the Men's College Invitational 8k at 8:30 a.m.
CSUN students, faculty, family and friends will then participate alongside local runners from the San Fernando Valley community in the Open 5k Run at 9:15 a.m.


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New research confirms something that some of us have known all along: Chinese parents lie.
We're not talking about little white lies—harmless and tactful untruths to make kids feel better about themselves—like when a child accidentally drops a dish: "It's not your fault the plate broke. It broke because it was too old."
We're talking about scar-you-for-life whoppers like "Finish all your food or you'll grow up to be short," "If you don't follow me, a kidnapper will come to kidnap you while I'm gone" or "If you don't behave, I will call the police."
According to a new study published in the International Journal of Psychology, 98 percent of Chinese parents admit to telling their children lies just like these.
Far from fibs, Chinese parents go beyond wild exaggerations to blatant manipulative fabrications designed to get kids to do what they (the parents) want. And if that means scaring the bejesus out of their kids, so be it.
One Chinese parent from the study justified lying by saying, "When teaching children, it is okay to use well-intentioned lies. It can promote positive development and prevent your child from going astray."
To be sure, American parents lie as well. But not anywhere near the extent of their Chinese counterparts.
Sixty-eight percent of Chinese parents reported having told the lie about being kidnapped, but only 18 percent of American parents did, according to the study.
Another lie that far more Chinese parents than American parents (61 percent versus 10 percent) reported telling their kids was, "Finish all your food or you'll grow up to be short."
Forty-eight percent of Chinese parents versus 14 percent of American parents pulled the "If you don't behave, I will call the police" line.
The study examined the lying patterns of 114 American parents and 85 Chinese parents who had at least one child three years old or older.
How all this might translate to day-to-day business dealings with Chinese businessmen is anyone's guess—most of them are parents after all. Just know that, from a Chinese perspective, "lying" to either save or give face is not viewed as a lie.


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Commissioning a Custom Painted Pet Portrait from Wagging Tail Portraits founding artist Sherry Kendall begins with creating a Pet Portrait Quote. Here you can select the size canvas you are interested in or select multiple canvases of the same size to create a Pet Portrait gallery. You will need to provide us with your contact and shipping information so we can determine the the final shipping costs.
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Upon your acceptance of the final Portrait Quote you will need to revisit our website and login to complete your order by uploading your photos and providing us with your payment information. A digital photo of the final painting will be e-mailed to you prior to shipping for your approval.
Our schedule for Pet Portraits painted on canvas has about a 6 month turnaround time for completing the painting. If the painting is being shipped additional time is needed to allow for ample drying time.
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A fire that burned several acres of grass in New Ellenton on Thursday reportedly started after a teenager got his vehicle stuck while off-roading, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
The incident happened about 6:20 p.m. on Chime Bell Church Road, according to the report. The 18-year-old driver took his 1983 Nissan VX off-roading on another person's property.
The teenager told officers he had seen a dirt trail leading onto the property and didn't know where it went, so he decided to "try it out," according to the report.
As the teen drove through the grass field, the vehicle got stuck, "and the heat from him trying to force his way out ignited the grass around him," the report stated. The driver fled the vehicle as the flames consumed it and set the field ablaze.
New Ellenton fire crews responded and extinguished the blaze after it "engulfed" several acres of grass, according to the report.
The owner of the property told officers he had "come to a resolution" with the teenage driver and the driver's father concerning the removal of the "melted" vehicle, as well as possible reimbursement for the damage to the field, according to the report. The owner did not wish to pursue charges.
Teddy Kulmala covers the crime beat for the Aiken Standard. He is a graduate of Clemson University and hails from Williston.
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The Institute
Building on the success of Ricks Center curriculum, The Institute for the Development of Gifted Education was established in conjunction with Ricks Center in 1997. Its focus is to share curricula with a broader audience and to distribute professional research and articles related to the field of gifted education as educators seek more content knowledge.
Today, The Institute is one of only four institutions in the field that combines research, curriculum development, and outreach in gifted education in partnership with graduate education through the Morgridge College of Education.
Curriculum Development
Building on 25 years of extensive experience in curriculum development at Ricks Center, The Institute has produced a variety of curriculum units that utilize an integrated thematic approach carefully matched to the learning characteristics and dispositions of gifted children. At the heart of integrated thematic curriculum for gifted learners is engagement of the learner in discovering, understanding deeply, and using information and concepts to answer their own questions. This approach fulfills their strong desire to know, perform, and produce. In conjunction with the production of curriculum units, The Institute sponsors periodic curriculum seminars for school practitioners, graduate students, and university professors interested in learning about development and adaptation of curriculum to be utilized especially with gifted learners.
Research and Research Publication
Research at The Institute expands the theoretical and conceptual knowledge-base in gifted education and provides an expanded basis for practical applications in educating gifted children. Findings and reports are presented in journals and at meetings of major national and world organizations. Past research projects include perspective-taking, motor development, and information processing styles of young gifted children; current research includes an extensive analysis of the relationships among parent perception and teacher perception and levels of intelligence in gifted children. Future research includes focus on developmental issues among gifted children through early adolescence.
Bringing together the research and thinking of experts in the field of gifted education, The Institute's monograph series, Perspectives in Gifted Education, provides focused information relating to current topics and issues in the education and development of gifted children. New volumes in the series are produced approximately every two years. Five have been published to date, and currently one is in production and several more are planned.
Professional Development
The Institute contracts with a variety of educational organizations to provide professional development for teachers, administrators, and gifted education specialists. Contracted programs are tailored to the needs of the organizations and may include workshops, topical seminars, and graduate course work. For example, students in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver can pursue a Master of Arts or Doctorate in Curriculum Instruction or Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Gifted Education. Likewise, professional teachers, school administrators, and gifted education specialists may pursue a Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education based on professional performance standards established by the Colorado Department of Education and recommended by major national professional organizations involved in gifted education.
In addition to its other activities, The Institute purposefully engages in leadership, service, consultation, and partnership roles in the local, national, and international communities. Outreach efforts have included
- Participating at the local, state, and national levels in leadership and policy development in gifted education;
- Consulting with state departments of education;
- Working with urban-core school districts to increase participation of low-income and culturally disadvantaged children in gifted education programs;
- Hosting fun-filled creativity days for children ages three to eight and their caregivers (open to the general public);
- Engaging parents in events and lectures on a variety of topics relating to parenting and education (open to the general public); and
- Providing useful and timely information for those interested in gifted education through print and web-based media.
The Institute - in following its mission to impact the field of gifted education through research, publication, and outreach--works to help educators, policy makers, and parents have a deeper understanding of intellectual giftedness.
The work of The Institute is not bound by geography; in fact, it is specifically geared to transcend the reach of Ricks Center and have a global impact.
Institute-sponsored research projects in gifted education provide cutting edge information for practitioners and other researchers, building the theoretical basis for further application.
The Institute's curriculum units are in use by teachers throughout the U.S. and in countries spanning the globe, including China, South Africa, Netherlands, Ukraine, England, and Australia, exposing thousands of students to the integrated thematic approach that has been carefully matched to the learning characteristics and dispositions of gifted children.
In conjunction with the production of curriculum units, The Institute sponsors periodic curriculum conferences for school practitioners, graduate students, and university professors interested in learning about the development and adaptation of curriculum to be utilized specifically with gifted learners. These conferences, most recently held in October 2009, host participants from across the country.
The Institute's monograph series has also reached worldwide, sharing focused information relating to current topics and issues in the education and development of gifted children.
Additionally, The Institute's professional development and outreach programs also have a measurable impact on gifted education, as they also work to expose educators, parents, and policy makers to support of gifted education.


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Teah Strozer is a dharma heir in Suzuki Roshi's lineage. She is a practice leader and member of the Elders Council at the San Francisco Zen Center. She has taught music in schools in the United States and Africa. Until recently she taught meditation and ethics at the Bay School high school as the school's Chaplain. She is the Guiding Teacher at the Brooklyn Zen Center.
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A challenge to agency's power to seek damages.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit last week kept intact a key part in the Federal Trade Commission's "arsenal," upholding a $163 million judgment against a woman who allegedly helped dupe consumers into buying computer-security software.
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It's been a couple of weeks since our last construction update on Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Curious how it's going? Well, let us take you on yet another visual sneak peek.
Imagine, if you will, that you're opening the gate of the big, yellow construction wall surrounding the site. Creeeak....(Yes, that's the sound of the gate opening.)
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It was a busy weekend for Palestinian Hamas militants, the Israeli Defense Forces, and the growing army of hackers who seem determined to answer every Israeli barrage of the Gaza strip with a digital broadside of their own.
As the shelling of Gaza in exchange for rockets fired into Israel reached its sixth day Monday, hackers from the collective Anonymous released a new "Phase II" list of more than three hundred Israeli government websites they intended to knock offline, at least dozens of which were unreachable Sunday night, including sites devoted to trade, immigration, and the office of the president. Beyond mere "denial of service" tactics that blocked sites with floods of junk data, the hackers also ramped up their attacks to penetrations of any vulnerable target available to them, resulting in tens of thousands of Israeli citizens' and supporters' private data dumped onto the Web.
"It has come to our attention that the Israeli government has ignored repeated warnings about the abuse of human rights, shutting down the internet in Israel and mistreating its own citizens and those of its neighboring countries," claimed an Anonymous press statement Sunday, though an Internet shutdown in the Gaza strip wasn't confirmed by other news reports. "November 2012 will be a month to remember for the Israeli defense forces and internet security forces. Israeli Gov. this is/will turn into a cyberwar."
The statement then linked to what the group claimed was the personal data of 5,000 Israeli government officials. In fact, the hacked data was actually a much larger collection of 35,000 names, phone numbers, addresses and emails of Israeli citizens, taken from an unknown origin and posted to a collection of compromised domains Friday night by a hacker using the pseudonym "Gaza Hacher."
Another three thousand email addresses, phone numbers and addresses of those Anonymous described as "Israeli supporters"–again taken from an unknown source–were posted online Sunday, including the information of some U.S. congressional representatives. And several thousand more users' email addresses and other personal data were taken from seemingly random Israeli targets like the real estate website Dirot Modiin, Connections Magazine and the mailing list of what another Anonymous release described as the "Israel Coalition."
"We dislike Israel, we dislike Jews even more," read the statement posted with the last of that list of data spills, which consisted of mostly government officials' email addresses. "So, all you fucked up baby-killing government officials can get spammed back to the 90′s when your router got fried."
The hackers' stream of attacks, which they're calling "OpIsrael," began on Wednesday, just as Israel's military began its artillery assault on the Gaza Strip. After Anonymous published a list of 91 target sites, many were quickly taken offline or defaced. One allied hacker group calling itself the Muslim Liberation Army vandalized sites with a message that "we are outraged at the Palestine present condition and the illegal occupation of Palestinian Land By the Zionist Israelis," which continues to display on several of the hacked sites.
Anonymous' attacks, of course, hardly register compared with the physical damage inflicted by both sides in the Gaza conflict. At least 95 Gazans have died as a result of Israel's attacks and 740 have been wounded, by NBC news' count. The Israeli Defense Force's twitter feed has boasted that it's fired artillery at more than 1,300 Hamas' rocket launching sites, tunnels, training bases and police headquarters, even broadcasting several strikes on YouTube. On the other side, three Israelis have also been killed by Hamas rockets and dozens injured.
But the mass-hacking of Israeli targets has at least gotten the attention of the country's authorities. In an interview with the AFP Saturday, Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said that the attacks had opened a "second front" in the Gaza fighting, claiming that the government had "deflected 44 million cyber attacks on government websites."
But Steinitz, speaking Saturday, said that the government remained nonplussed by the horde of hackers, and claimed that only one of the targeted websites went down for "six or seven minutes."
"This is an unprecedented attack, and our success has been greater than we anticipated," Steinitz said. With many more than that one site downed or breached by Anonymous' just a day after his comments, Steinitz may now be wondering just how much more "unprecedented" the hackers' attacks will become.
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The Pisgah Program has a premier ropes course spreading over 50 acres of woods just outside of Beaver Falls, PA (40 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA and 40 miles east of Youngstown, OH). The course includes both high and low ropes courses, a variety of other high and low elements, as well as a number of initiatives.
Our Challenge Course experiences are specifically designed to meet your group's goals. It is our hope that the individuals within your group will learn, grow, and be stretched in a number of ways in order to have a meaningful experience. We custom design half-day, full-day, multi-day, and portable challenge experiences based on achieving your group's goals.
The Pisgah Program is designed to accommodate a diverse population of participants. In the past, we have provided facilitation for; athletic teams, college, high school, corporate staff teams, church youth groups, mission trips, leadership development, marriage enrichment, drug and alcohol prevention, and more! The minimum group size required for an event is ten participants. In the past, we have facilitated groups in excess of 100.
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New England's Belichick talks football with the JCJC BobcatsMarch 27, 2013
By Shawn Wansley, JCJC Sports Information Director
ELLISVILLE – Bill Belichick is one of the most successful head coaches in the history of the National Football League.
And the head coach of the New England Patriots is quick to credit Jones County Junior College head coach Ray Perkins with being a major influence on his career.
"I owe an awful lot to Coach Perkins for the opportunity he gave me in 1979 to coach special teams for the (New York) Giants," he said during a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Bobcat Fieldhouse. "I then coached linebackers for Coach (Bill) Parcells, then became defensive coordinator and that led to some other opportunities, but it all started with Ray and I appreciate everything he did for me and my family.
"He has been a great friend and I learned an awful lot from him – discipline, consistency, teamwork and attention to detail."
Belichick was in town to help raise money for the JCJC Foundation. "An Evening with Coach Bill Belichick" was held Tuesday night at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg.
But before that, Belichick came to the JCJC campus.
He spoke briefly to the Bobcat baseball team before their doubleheader with Hinds and then addressed the Bobcat football team in the meeting room of the fieldhouse. Belichick talked to the team for about 15 minutes and then answered questions for about 40 minutes.
"We just talked about football and the opportunity it brings," Belichick said. "The players asked some great questions. It was fun and I consider it an honor to be asked to talk to someone else's team."
Belichick told the players to take advantage of every opportunity they can.
"I told them you earn what you get," he said. "That's one great thing about football and sports – you don't get any handouts. It does not matter what kind of car you drive or where you live or what kind of watch you wear. You get to go out there and earn it on the field through your performance, practice, participation and attendance at meetings.
"That's a great life lesson. You're not entitled to anything. Nobody gets anything on the football field unless you earn it."
Belichick has been in the South scouting players for next month's NFL Draft. He is familiar with the area because former Bobcat wide receiver Deion Branch plays for the Patriots and has told him about Jones. Plus, former Southern Miss stars Bobby Hamilton and Adalius Thomas played for Belichick with the Patriots.
"I've been to Hattiesburg a few times to Southern Miss," he said. "We've had some kids from down here play for us. Deion is from Jones and played at Louisville. Bobby Hamilton did a great job for us. Adalius came in and played a couple of years for us and he had a great career with Baltimore."
Hamilton's work ethic still stands out to Belichick.
"Bobby was with the Jets," he said. "When I got the job at New England, he was one of those guys we brought in and he did well because of his toughness, work ethic, dependability and team attitude.
"He was not the greatest player we had, but he was a good player and the intangibles he brought to us were exemplary."
Belichick noted that the Patriots scout all over the country, but he knows there is plenty of talent in the South.
"We really don't look at teams, we look at players," he said. "Obviously, there are a lot of good football players here. It's a great football area and you know they come from great high school football programs. There are a lot of good players down here in the Gulf Coast states: Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
"If they work hard and improve, they can become potential draft choices and pro prospects. But mainly we focus on individual players and how they fit into our program."
But the main reason Belichick was on campus was because of Perkins.
Belichick said Perkins wanted players and teams to be champions – not just good.
"It was great for me," he said of coaching under Perkins. "Coach Perkins taught me a lot about toughness, discipline, how to handle a team, how much he expected from them and how they responded.
"A lot of coaches I've been around demanded a certain level and got that level. I would say Coach Perkins demanded a higher level and he got the higher level. One of the many things I learned from him is to set the expectations high. You are not trying to put a good team out there, you are trying to put a championship team out there."
Belichick said he learned a lot about decision-making from Perkins.
"I learned from Coach Perkins about being decisive, being firm and doing what's right," he said. "You can't be wishy-washy about it. You've got to take a stand – take the information, make a decision and go with it."
Belichick said Perkins' decision to draft quarterback Phil Simms out of Morehead State in 1979 and linebacker Lawrence Taylor out of North Carolina in 1981 – and the decision to play them quickly – was not popular at the time.
"He drafted Phil Simms in 1979 and that was a pick that was met with a lot skepticism," Belichick said. "He made those kinds of decisions based on what was right for the team and not what everybody on the outside thought.
"We had a veteran group of linebackers when we drafted Lawrence Taylor. We had Brad Van Pelt, Brian Kelley and Harry Carson. There was some sentiment that we should let LT learn from the guys in front of him and gain some experience.
"I remember after the first scrimmage we had out at Pace University (N.Y.), Coach Perkins came over and said, 'Just get him in there. He is going to be one of the greatest players who has ever played. Get him in the lineup. He ain't sitting behind anybody.'
"It's easy to look back at those decisions now and say, 'Oh yeah. That was great.' But at that time, it was not so clear cut."
Belichick has led the Patriots to three Super Bowl championships and was an assistant coach under Parcells when the Giants won two. He said winning the Super Bowl is the ultimate, but he gives credit to the players.
"That's what we play for – we play to win the last game of the season," he said. "Those were great years and great teams – two with the Giants and three with the Patriots. I've been fortunate to coach a lot of great players and those are the ones that win the games. A coach is only as good as his players and the way they perform.
"I enjoy what I do. I enjoy the team-building part of it and I enjoy the preparation. It beats working."
Perkins was thrilled to have Belichick on campus.
"First I want to say much we appreciate your presence here, Bill," he said. "He is one of the greatest coaches of all time and a certain Hall of Famer. He is a man I've gotten to know since 1979 and I consider him a friend."
Belichick was happy to be at JCJC. He was particularly excited when he saw the "Deion Branch Player Development Center" sign in the Bobcat weightroom. He took out his Smartphone, snapped a picture of it and immediately emailed it to Branch.
"I appreciate the opportunity to come down to Jones," Belichick said.
"It's a great facility here and the school has a lot of tradition I've heard so much about from Deion."
Top photo: New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick smiles during a press conference Tuesday afternoon in the Bobcat Fieldhouse.
Photos/Shawn Wansley, JCJC Sports Information


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Week 3
It's official: you're pregnant now! Continue to follow healthy pregnancy habits.
What Is Happening To Your Body
When fertilization occurs, the tissue surrounding the fertilized egg begins producing the hormone progesterone, which keeps your uterus from contracting. About four days after fertilization, you begin producing a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG. HCG is the hormone used to detect pregnancy in a home pregnancy test.
You may experience a little vaginal bleeding or discharge, which occurs as a result of the fertilized egg implanting itself into your uterus. This is known as implantation bleeding.
You should already be taking a prenatal vitamin that includes folic acid. This nutrient is especially important right now in preventing neural tube defects like spina bifida and anencephaly.
What Is Happening To Your Baby
Your fertilized egg (zygote) has already started to undergo the process of cell division. Within 12 hours, one cell divides into two cells and continues to double every 12 hours. As the cells continue to divide, the egg moves through the fallopian tube, towards the uterus.
The cluster of cells is now called a morula, which comes from the Latin word for 'mulberry,' which is what it resembles. When the morula enters the uterus it fills with liquid, converting it to a blastocyst, or a hollow sphere of cells. Around 6 to 7 days after fertilization, the blastocyst embeds itself into the thickened uterine lining. This process is known as implantation. In addition to providing nutrients and oxygen to the blastocyst, the uterine lining, called the endometrium, will also support healthy growth by removing your baby's waste. Over the next week or two, the implantation site will turn into the placenta.


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Fri., Nov. 21
at Quad City Flames (6-10-1-0)
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Sat., Nov. 22
vs. Grand Rapids Griffins (8-3-2-1)
Allstate Arena
7 p.m.
Saturday's 4-2 loss at Syracuse snapped Chicago's season-high five-game win streak; the Wolves rank first in the West Division with 22 points and fifth in the AHL with a .733 winning percentage (10-3-1-1).
--- Joe Motzko: Ranks first on the team with seven goals and 12 points in 15 games this season ... Tied for fourth on the team with a +8 plus/minus rating ... Tallied a point in three straight games (G, 2A) ... Recorded at least one point in 25 of his 39 career regular-season appearances with the Wolves
--- Matt Anderson: Paces the Wolves with seven assists and ranks second with nine points in 12 outings this year ... Shares second on the team and 11th in the AHL with a +10 plus/minus rating ... Tallied two points (G, A) in 14 games with the Wolves last year and 14 goals, 15 assists and 29 points in 37 matchups with Gwinnett (ECHL)
--- Brett Sterling: Registered a goal and 14 penalty minutes in four games since being assigned by Atlanta on Nov. 7 ... Recorded a goal in three NHL games with the Thrashers this season ... Ranked second on the Wolves with 38 goals and 71 points in 70 contests last year ... Shared second in the AHL with 38 markers in 2007-08 after leading the league with 55 as a rookie
--- Dan Turple: Turned away 32 of 34 shots in regulation and overtime plus all five attempts in the shootout at Rochester on Nov. 14 ... Posted a 3-0-0 record, an 1.30 goals-against average and .956 save percentage in three starts this year ... Accrued a 33-25-5 record with a 3.49 goals-against average and .891 save percentage over the last two seasons with the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators ... Appeared in one game for the Grand Rapids Griffins last season, notching a 3.00 goals-against average in 20 minutes of action in his AHL debut.
--- Grant Stevenson: Shares second on the squad with five goals and third with eight points in 14 games this season ... Tied for second with 21 penalty minutes ... Paced Quad City and ranked 10th in the AHL with a career-best 73 points (30G, 43A) last season
--- Joey Crabb: Ranks fourth on the team with four goals and shares third with eight points in 15 games this season ... Tied for fourth on the club with a +8 plus/minus rating ... Posted a career-high 26 assists and 35 points in 72 contests with the Wolves during his second pro campaign last year
--- The Wolves have held their opponents to just 26 goals through the first 15 outings this season (1.73 per game), which leads the American Hockey League and includes allowing two or fewer goals in 12 of those contests.
--- Chicago has outgunned its foes 10 times this season, which includes outshooting Syracuse, 46-38, on Saturday. With the loss to the Crunch, the Wolves failed to earn a point for the first time this season in which they have outshot opponents (7-1-1-1).
--- The Wolves have tallied three or more goals in four of their past six games; Chicago ranks 21st in the league with an average of 2.67 goals per game.
--- Chicago has allowed a power-play goal in five straight games after giving up only one man-advantage strike in the previous four contests; the Wolves rank 17th in the league with an 84.3 percent efficiency rating (75 of 89).
--- The Wolves potted a season-high two power-play goals on Saturday, snapping an eight-game streak in which they failed to net a man-advantage strike; Chicago ranks 29th in the circuit with a 6.1 percent efficacy rating (5 of 82).
--- The Wolves will host their 11th annual "Get Fed by the Wolves" lunch at Cheeseburger in Paradise, 1472 Market St., in Des Plaines on Sun., Nov. 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. Players will serve as waiters at the event and proceeds from the luncheon will benefit several nonprofit organizations, including the Tim Breslin Scholarship Opportunities, First Step Foundation, Interfaith Council for the Homeless and other Chicago-area charities.
Sat., Nov. 15
(at) Syracuse 4, Chicago 2
--- The Wolves skated out to an early 1-0 lead but then let up four straight markers before falling 4-2 to the Syracuse Crunch at the War Memorial at OnCenter Saturday night.
--- Forwards Joe Motzko and Joey Crabb each netted a power-play goal.
--- Goaltender Robert Gherson turned away 34 of 38 shots.
Fri., Nov. 14
Chicago 3, (at) Rochester 2 (SO)
--- The Wolves watched a 2-1 lead slip away late in the third period before recovering for a 3-2 shootout win over the Rochester Americans Friday night.
--- Left wing Brett Sterling potted the lone goal in the shootout and forwards Junior Lessard and Grant Stevenson tallied for the Wolves in regulation.
--- Goaltender Dan Turple stopped 32 of 34 shots in regulation and overtime and all five attempts in the shootout.


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Apple's vice president of AppleCare and technical support initiatives, Tara Bunch, held a Town Hall meeting for for AppleCare employees earlier this week, according to several employees in attendance who asked to remain anonymous. During the meeting, Bunch, along with a few other Apple executives, spoke about Apple's progress in customer service and support over the past few years, improvements from 2013 to 2014, and future plans.
Throughout the meeting, Bunch noted that customer satisfaction numbers from AppleCare and Apple product users are at the top of the industry. Going into the 15th year of AppleCare, Bunch asked employees to celebrate and be proud of their accomplishments, but she also noted that Apple still has room to improve its support practices. Employees in attendance during the meeting have shared some details regarding Apple's future plans for its support initiatives…
According to Apple employees, a large area of focus for Apple is the AppleCare+ protection plan. AppleCare+ is Apple's premium support service for iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone. Unlike the standard AppleCare protection plan, AppleCare+ supports users with accidental physical damage to their devices. As Apple details on its website:
Every iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair coverage through its limited warranty and up to 90 days of complimentary support. AppleCare+ for iPhone extends your coverage to two years from the original purchase date of your iPhone and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a $79 service fee plus applicable tax.
Bunch told employees that AppleCare+ has been doing well in terms of both sales and customer satisfaction. She said there have been over 30 million signups for AppleCare+ and this has created over $2 billion in revenue for Apple. AppleCare+ is currently in 14 countries, and Bunch noted that expanding AppleCare+ to additional countries is a tall task due to the inconsistent insurance and government-related legal processes across the globe. However, she hinted that further expansion will soon occur.
Even with the success of AppleCare+ thus far, Bunch focused on sharing information about major changes coming to the program. Currently, AppleCare+ must be purchased within 30 days of the purchase of a supported device. Bunch says that Apple has begun piloting an expansion of this timeframe to 60 days, and that the company in the future may ultimately completely move the 30 day time limit to 60 days. Currently, a customer must purchase AppleCare+ at the time of purchase online or in a store, but she said that Apple is experimenting with new online diagnostic tools to make the purchase process of AppleCare+ simpler after the time of the device's purchase.
Bunch also noted that Apple is considering further pushing AppleCare+ as a subscription service via Apple's iTunes-based billing program that is used for iTunes and App Store content. Bunch said that Apple is also looking into a version of the AppleCare+ program for Mac computers, but she noted that such program may never appear because the economics are not prime for such an offering. Bunch also addressed the competition from third-party and carrier insurance/support programs. Many carrier programs offer support in cases of lost and stolen devices, and Bunch noted that in order to remain competitive in that space, Apple will have to move to offering those services in the future as well.
Besides changes to AppleCare+, Apple will be rolling out a significant new iOS device support feature this fall, according to Bunch. Late last year, Apple rolled out the ability for AppleCare support technicians to screen share onto a customer's Mac in order to diagnose or fix problems. This fall, that functionality will roll out to iOS devices. This sounds quite similar to Amazon's MayDay feature which allows customers to get instant technical support from their devices, but it does not appear that Apple's offering will include a dedicate key on future devices or that the Apple service will be a core element of iOS.
Apple is also working on improvements to its 24/7 chat support service. Last summer, Apple rolled out 24/7 chat support for AppleCare in the United States. This week's Town Hall announcements to AppleCare employees reportedly hinted that Apple is looking into 24/7 phone support for some regions. There are apparently is no firm time-table on this and the service sounds far off into the future, but it is interesting to hear that Apple is considering this.
Speaking of phone support, Apple is said to have played a recording of Tim Cook's now famous support call during his visit to Apple's Austin-based offices earlier this month. According to employees who listened to the recording, the call between Cook and a lucky Apple customer was short, but Cook asked the user what he thought of Apple's announcements at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier in the month.
Even while Apple is still working on improvements to its phone support, Bunch also told employees that significant enhancements would be coming to Apple's online support site. The AppleCare executives reportedly said that they imagine a time in which all Apple support will be solely handled through online resources, and the changes coming to the support service in the near-future indicate that Apple is serious about that belief. Apple is said to be developing new tools for customers to more easily self-diagnose and troubleshoot problems with Macs, iOS devices, and other Apple hardware, software, and services. Apple is also working on complete redesigns for the user-facing support tools website and discussion forums for debut later this year, according to employees who attended the Town Hall. One of the major focuses will be improvements to social networking integration with the support tools as well as much improved searching.
Apple is also reportedly working on significant enhancements to Apple IDs and how support for the IDs are handled. Approximately a quarter of Apple's technical support calls are in regards to Apple services such as Apple IDs, iTunes, and iCloud, so Apple feels that it is important for more self-help tools to become available for troubleshooting minor annoyances such as password resets and login problems. Bunch also reportedly promoted a recently launched "One Apple" program that serves to more closely align Apple's support offerings between online, phone, and in-store Genius Bar support. With Angela Ahrendts now running both online and physical retail stores, it is likely that the One Apple concept will be pushed even further in the near-future.
Bunch reportedly ended the meeting by saying that Apple is due for a "Super Bowl" of a fall in terms of product launches, and that these new enhancements will assist Apple in helping new customers learn how to use Apple's new products. Apple will be debuting new versions of the iPhone, iPad, a new wearable device, iOS 8, OS X Yosemite, and many new Macs, and Apple's AppleCare support staff will be critical in ensuring that the new Apple customers have smooth product experiences.
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I can imagine the technical nightmare it would be to accomplish, but Apple should really let people merge multiple Apple IDs into one. There was talk of this in 2011 but it never happened. So many people have different IDs created over the years for iTools/.Mac, iTunes, MobileMe, iCloud, FaceTime, iMessage, etc. It would be nice to be able to consolidate those IDs and pick and choose what you want to keep. (For example, combine all iTunes purchases, pick which email address to keep and which ones to discard/turn into aliases, which account's iCloud data to keep, etc.)
Maybe they can work on making it so you can finally change your Apple ID. I've been stuck with an unfortunate choice I made way back in my .mac account 10 years ago.
While this is all good and dandy Apple needs to fix the mess that is called Apple ID / iCloud ID. Before iMessenger my entire family (3 kids and a wife) used my Apple ID to purchase music/movies/apps. Then came iMessenger and now all the kids were getting copies of my SMS messages. So I gave each of them their own Apple ID, created myself a new one with a different email address. That fixed the SMS issue. Now everyone uses my old email address to make purchases and they get their SMS at their iCloud ID's. Now, with the new "Family iCloud thingy" they have going on I really don't have to have a separate Apple ID for purchases, but how do I go back and combine my old email/iCloud address with my new one? They have fixed the problem but they haven't told us how to fix our "Work-arounds" for the mess they created in the first place.
Don't sign in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on each phone. Just use the phone number for each iPhone. Only be signed in to your own personal iPhone, MacBook, etc. with your Apple ID fro iMessage. you can still be signed into the Apple App Store and iTunes with the other Apple ID, and you can even use two different Apple IDs, one for iMessage and one for iTunes.
What I do is log each phone into it's own iCloud account. Me, my wife, my kid, all have our own Apple IDs. Then go into the App Store, log out, and log in with the common account (mine) for purchases. All phones share the same purchase account. Do the same with iTunes if necessary.
The key is that for messaging, facetime, etc. each person has their own account.
Also, one thing you can do is go into the iCloud account, turn off certain services (like find iPhone) and then go into "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" > "Add Account" > "ICloud Account" and log into another iCloud account. You can then enable certain services on the 2nd iCloud account.
This is how each phone can have it's own iCloud account, but all phones can be on the same account for Fine my iPhone (if that's what you desire.)
But for starters, log each phone into it's own account. Then go into the store, log out, then all log in with the same (dad's) account for sharing.
I should really put this info on a blog, but the new family sharing feature is going to make it somewhat obsolete.
I haven't thought of adding two iCloud accounts to the same device before but I can think of a number of potential problems that would introduce if the wrong setting is changed or a mistake is made. I wouldn't recommend this. If you're doing that solely so you can see all devices in the same place for Find My iPhone, I would use the Find My Friends app instead. If you lose the device just log into iCloud.com with the Apple ID signed in to that particular device.
Why would you create a new Apple ID for yourself? Creating new Apple ID's to be used with iMessage/FaceTime and iCloud for your kids would have been sufficient and would have avoided your mess.
Apple ID is the most broken thing about Apple. They punish long time supporters of Apple by locking us into Apple ID's using old @mac.com email addresses that no longer work. Why can't I use my current email address? Is it difficult for some reason? I'm tired of having one more thing to store because Apple can't make such a simple fix.
Changing the Email address associated with your Apple ID takes 5 minutes and can be changed to any email address that ISN'T already an Apple ID….
I am still baffled how people can not understand iCloud and Itunes (apple ID's) and how they work.
Take about 5 minutes and research it on the web to have a full understanding.
Glad someone informed Michael Pearson that he should have never created a new iCloud acct for himself, just for everyone else in the family.
How hard is it to understand that iCloud is basically a back up and contacts/calendar syncing. iTunes is for purchasing Audio/Video and Apps… wow, that is so complicated.
Hey, let me log in my account that is backing up my phone and remembering all my contacts and important other items on my 5 year old iPod and wonder why I don't have contacts 15 minutes later… duuuhhhhh.
Pull your heads out of your a***** people. This is super simple. A child should be able to understand how Apple ID's and iCloud/iTunes works…
I made a whole new ID and I bought $1000 of music on each, you mean I can't use both…. umm No.
SMH jeez common sense and comprehension in America is just sad….
my 5 year olds* iPod (as in your childs device) no edit feature….
Here is how you change an email address associated with your current Apple ID.
The new email address can NOT already be an Apple ID.
Go To: appleid.apple.com log into manage my Apple ID.
Click EDIT on the email address that is already there. Enter the new one and hit SAVE CHANGES.
Now, go to EVERY device that has the old Apple, iphone, ipod, ipad, mac, iTunes, App store etc
Log BACK in with the New email address on ALL devices that had the OLD email address logged in.
This is extremely helpful for the people who were smart and used comcast, knology, or other non permanent email addresses they no longer have access to because they moved to a different company.
USE PERMANENT EMAIL ADDRESSES PEOPLE. STOP USING COMCAST TEMPORARY EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR IMPORTANT THINGS…. omg that should be common sense ….
If you switch from comcast to knology you LOSE YOUR COMCAST EMAIL ADDRESS!!!!
Why is that so hard for people to understand…
also don't use your Work email address either, if you quit or get fired, you lose That email address too.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A local woman is attending the Democratic National Convention, preparing to cast her ballot in the Presidential nomination process.
The Convention is Canterbury's fifth, and she says. She said she voted for Clinton and Dole at her first convention in 1996.
"My favorite convention was in Boston in 2004," Canterbury said. "That city just has so much history. But I always have so much fun."
Toni's daughter, Paula Gillman, accompanied to the current convention, which Toni says will be her last due to health concerns.
"There are things to do every day and every night," Toni said. "There are luncheons and after parties, we definately go to those!"
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A glimpse back at TCU recruiting efforts from 35 years ago.
Welcome to #ThrowbackThursday, a weekly glance back into the Dave Campbell's Texas Football archives for the unforgettable, the legendary and the often amazing items across DCTF's 55-year history.
For better or for worse, recruiting has become more and more a center-stage act of football. But before star ratings and "news" about scholarship offers and echo chambers devoted to telling fans exactly what they want to hear, recruiting was a lot more simple.
Which brings us to the 1979 edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, whose cover was graced by then-Texas Longhorn defensive lineman and soon-to-be NFL mainstay and professional wrestler Steve "Mongo" McMichael.
These days, recruits are pretty quickly identified by the schools and pursued subsequently. But back then, recruiting often involved a lot more give-and-take. In fact, many schools took out advertisements in magazines to solicit interested recruits into learning more about their school.
Which is why we have this gem of an ad from the 1979 edition, featuring TCU coach F.A. Dry. There's so much to love here, but my favorite part is the "space-age weight room" line. Just another relic of a bygone, simpler recruiting age.
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