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A Jones for Design
Whirlpool's design chief Chuck Jones talks to Fast Company about the business case for smart design, the benefits of making customers squirm, and bringing emotion to an emotionless product — a washing machine.
By Chuck Salter
Fast Company: You've designed office furniture at Herman Miller and copiers at Xerox. How did you wind up at Whirlpool?
Chuck Jones: I probably turned this job down three times before I took it. My perception was that Whirlpool was a classic Rust Belt old-school manufacturer that made what looked like white boxes. Is that something I want to get involved in? I could not have been more wrong. When I visited, I got an Introduction to Appliances 101. I didn't understand Whirlpool's global reach. Here was a very forward-thinking company that wanted to harness the power of its 14 brands around the globe, but it was at the beginning of this journey to become more brand focused and consumer focused. I decided to come that first day.
FC: So there was interest in design. How did you convince senior management that it should be a top priority?
Jones: When we were first talking about forming this group [global consumer design] back in 1997, I put together a presentation called Leading by Design. The premise was to put this in a benchmark context. Forget about appliances for a minute. Look at companies in other industries: Apple, Dyson, Swatch, Volkswagen, Chrysler, and some others. I was able to show that there was a distinct point in time when they chose to leverage design as part of the business model and look at the positive effect it had on profitability and market share and stock price. I showed the business rationale for doing this. That opened a lot of eyes.
FC: A lot of designers can't pull that off, translating design into the language of business. How did you become conversant in the financials?
Jones: I came from Xerox, where I had gone from running a global design group to running a business strategy office. I'm a big believer that design leaders have to understand the business pressures and issues facing the company if they're going to be a voice at the table. It's how you make the case for design as an enabler for brand consistency and enhanced speed to market. The analogy I use is a three-legged stool. Sales and marketing is one leg. Engineering and manufacturing is another. Then there's design. Those three give you a foundation for a consumer-facing and brand-driven organization.
FC: Where did design rank at Whirlpool when you arrived in 1995?
Jones: Design tended to be the suffering artists over in one pocket of the company — and frankly at the whim and mercy of the organization. You basically had marketing defining the thing and engineering developing it and then bringing in design at the 11th hour. That behavior needed to be killed very quickly. It undermines the impact that design can have. We had to hardwire design into the business architecture.
FC: How did you do it?
Jones: The first challenge was to get everyone under one umbrella. Get these groups co-located. Get usability and human factors sitting shoulder to shoulder with industrial design. It was like the Brady Bunch. You have Carol and her kids, and Mike and his kids, and you want them to operate as one big happy family. We had to move everyone beyond past experiences, where things hadn't gone as well as they could have. You're getting folks to create a new future with new roles and responsibilities and come together as collaborators.
FC: Whirlpool's most successful new product in recent years is Duet, the front-loading washer and dryer set. What's so special about it?
Jones: There's an appropriate balance between compelling technology combined with a great design proposition. It's an amazing machine. It sets a new standard with capacity. I want to say the amount of clothing you can wash is 15-20% more. It also spins faster, so the clothes are dryer at the end of the cycle. They're not as heavy, and they take less time to dry. There's a fairly dramatic reduction in water and energy, which makes it much more efficient. One of the big innovations we uncovered was around raising the product up off the floor, on a pedestal, so the consumer wouldn't have to bend over as much to load and unload. That was one of the main complaints about front-loading machines before. People would get sore backs from reaching in to get these wet heavy clothes.
FC: Where did that idea come from?
Jones: From a usability study. From listening to consumers talk about stooping over. I'm telling you, our best ideas, the biggest aha's, tend to come from consumers themselves whether they know it or not. The trick, of course, is taking that consumer insight and translating into product benefits.
FC: Duet comes in different colors. Why are most washers and dryers white, and how tough was it to break with tradition?
Jones: I have my own theory about the sea of white. We have tended in this industry to use archaic research techniques to understand consumer wants and needs. Bob Lutz, the vice chairman at GM, wrote a book with a great line that ought to be tattooed on the forehead of everyone in product development. It says, in essence, that you can't focus-group your way to product leadership. This industry, I think, has tended to say if x number of consumers vote for white appliances, then that's what they want. We'll give them white. I'm sorry, but my dog could make that decision. We get paid to make tough decisions and take reasonable risks.
I'm not saying you should ignore consumers or go so far out on a limb that they reject what you do, but you have to strike a balance. There's a sweet spot. As an industry we're groping to find it. If you play it safe all the time, all your products look the same. Duet was a fairly radical design expression.
FC: And how did Duet fare in focus groups?
Jones: Thirty percent of consumers rejected the design. There was a lot of hand wringing around whether this was the right thing. The right color. The right shape. Most people are genetically wired or culturally conditioned to be wary of new things. As a design leader, you're out there trying to lead consumers, rather than follow them. If you're not making anybody squirm, you're designing for the lowest common denominator. You're putting out porridge.
FC: When did you sense that you had a hit on your hands?
Jones: We got letters from consumers after the launch saying they were thrilled by it and how it made them feel. They were taking guests into the laundry room to see it. People were talking about it like it was a Ferrari. You take a step back and think that's nuts. Consumers never do that. But we worked hard to bring emotion to what had been an emotionless product, and the feedback told us it was making that emotional connection with consumers. That's what design does singularly well. People buy something and think, This is a statement of my style and my good sense.
Even my friend Frank Nuovo, the head of design for Nokia, called and said, "Chuck, what is this cool washer and dryer I keep hearing about? And how can I get one?" When you have your design peers in other industries calling up, it's a good sign.
FC: What sort of impact did Duet's success have on your group and the company's design strategy?
Jones: Nothing breeds success like success. The fact that the product was a home run gave us confidence within global consumer design. And the fact that it went from concept to execution without getting what I call nibbled to death by ducks was important. Typically within most companies, a great idea leaves the design department and by the time it goes through the development cycle, it has been compromised little bit by little bit.
Duet also validated within the organization that design matters. It showed that if the design of a washer and dryer is strong enough, you could drive sales of these two as a suite. That was a new idea. And design could move the price point higher. I think the average sales price for a washing machine in the U.S. was around $499, and when we went to market with Duet our price was $1,399. Yet we sold every one we could build.
One way to measure how design has become more important at Whirlpool is to look at our resources. My staff and budget have increased 30 percent each year for the five years.
FC: How does Whirlpool encourage innovation?
Jones: As part of our company-wide innovation initiative, we have roughly 20% of our time devoted to innovation projects. Anybody in the company — it could be me or my admin — can contribute an idea. If it makes it through the screening process, the business evaluation toll gate, you get seed funding to pursue the idea. Rather than placing bets of millions of dollars on a few ideas, we place a lot of smaller bets on a bunch of great ideas to get one or two home runs.
FC: How do you evaluate new ideas?
Jones: We tend to do studio critiques in groups of eight to 10 early in the process. We'll do cross-studio critiques, so we'll have KitchenAid people critique a Kenmore presentation. The more folks you get involved in the process, the more objective it becomes. We're trying to train everyone in the art of critique and input. It's like painting or riding a bike. You have to do it and do it.
You can be constructive or destructive. I've seen other companies where at the end the designer is de-motivated, because they're not given tools to improve the design. That's not productive. I may say, this form is poorly resolved, but here's something you might think of. That skill is an important part of critiquing. I want to make sure that at the end of the day we're giving honest feedback but in a positive way. Throughout the process, I respect their dignity. Maybe they put in an all-nighter to get it in front of me and here I am ripping it apart. The minute I forget that I'm lost.
FC: How do you learn from products that come up short?
Jones: Usually, if a project doesn't go well at a company, it's buried in an unmarked grave. It's forgotten. We don't do that. We have an honest dialogue about what worked, what didn't, what we learned, and how quickly we can apply that. Look at Pla, which stands for Personal Lifestyle Appliance. It's a fridge for Generation X, people leaving college and going to their first job. At that age, you eat out a lot, and pizza is a staple. But you couldn't shove a pizza box into the fridge, so we designed Pla around the pizza box. We thought we had a home run, but we couldn't find a home for it. Maybe it's an idea ahead of its time. But there are always lessons. I've yet to see any project that's 100% bad. We took a lot of the design cues from Pla and leveraged them into the orange and silver look of Gladiator, a new garage organizing system that's done well for us.
FC: What distinguishes great design from a fad?
Jones: It's about longevity, designs that become icons. I go back to our DNA, the KitchenAid stand mixer. There is a simple elegance, a purity of line in that design. There's not a bad intersection on that product. The aesthetic communicates the product's capability. When you look at it, it communicates that it's robust and heavy and serious, in many ways what I think Duet does as well. That's a hallmark of great design. It's the old saying, form follows function.


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UFP & Cloaking devices (post-singular destiny with spoilers)
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Re: UFP & Cloaking devices (post-singular destiny with spoilers)
I assume the Typhon Pact novels will at least touch on the topic of cloaking devices and their status in the post-Destiny landscape of the UFP. We know that the Federation has cloaking tech. According to JM Dillard's Resistance, each ship's computer is equiped with the spec's to make one with available components, and with permission from an Admiral. Since we don't know the exact wording of the Treaty of Algeron, it's impossible to say whether the treaty is now null and void. With the IRS being an official ally now, it gets even trickier.
Even if it is deemed that Federation ships can have cloaks, I would still prefer they don't use them very often. Talk about a deus ex machina
. The Federation is about exploring out in the open. Not hiding in the shadows. The group within the Federation/Starfleet that could really benefit from cloaking tech is Section 31, but as they are already super secretive and "underground", it's safe to assume they already use some form of cloak. According to DS9, they have their own ships, and they need some way of hiding them during their operations. As a clandestine group who do whatever is neccesary to secure the Federation, it would be ludacris for them to not use cloaking tech.
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You'll heart our Valentine's Day playlist
By Nathan Erb on February 14, 2014 at 6:58 AM
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If you're on the East coast, you're probably spending your Valentine's Day weekend digging out from this week's snow and ice. For others, Valentine's Day could be a day to spend to spend with a significant other or crying into a heart-shaped box of assorted chocolates. Whatever your weekend brings, you shouldn't be without great music.
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HSU baseball sweeps Concordia in doubleheader, takes series
The Hardin-Simmons baseball team drew the curtain on its eight-game homestand Saturday with a two-game sweep of Concordia, 2-0 and 6-2.
The victories move the Cowboys (14-8, 4-2) into a tie with the Tornados for second place in the American Southwest Conference West Division standings.
In Game 1 of the doubleheader, starter James Simmons pitched a three-hit shutout to bring his record to 3-3 on the season. The senior out of Abilene High struck out five batters in the victory while walking two.
The low-scoring affair boiled down to defense, and the Cowboys proved to have the edge behind the right-hander's stellar performance.
Concordia starter Ryan Ullmann's efforts would have been good enough on many days for a win, as he too allowed just three hits and one earned run. But in the fourth inning, Colson Craddick hit a soft looper over the Tornadoes first baseman to bring in Jon Finney for what stood as the game-winning run.
Finney struck out to start the inning but reached base on a wild pitch.
"You know after Friday night the whole team was struggling offensively," Finney said. "So that was huge for us coming off that Friday night loss to come back and win the series like that."
Finney was even more instrumental in the Cowboys' Game 2 victory.
Down 2-1 in the fifth inning, Finney scored freshman third baseman Caleb Jaques on a squeeze bunt, and his two-out, three-RBI double to center made the score 5-2 in the sixth.
"I was just trying to get a good pitch and hit a single," Finney said. "Well, I got my pitch and then that wind kicked up to turn it into extra bases."
Stewart Person came out of the bullpen to relieve freshman Matt Rhodes midway through the fourth inning and worked out of a two-on, one-out jam. And from there, the senior lefty put together two more scoreless innings to earn his second win of the week and stay unbeaten at 2-0.
After Person maintained the tempo for the Cowboys, coach Steve Coleman called upon closer Tyler Brunnemann to preserve the lead and finish the game for Hardin-Simmons. Brunnemann did just that, retiring the side in order in the seventh and eighth inning before working around a pair of singles for a scoreless ninth.
With the three-inning stint, Brunnemann kept his 0.00 ERA intact and improved his strikeout-to-walk ratio to 31-to-0 in 17.1 innings of work.
"We had a good series this weekend. Its always fun to come back out and win after losing the first game of the series," Brunnemann said. "I think we're starting off good (in conference play), being 4-2 heading into Mary-Hardin Baylor next week."
Finney, Craddick and Jacques all finished 2-for-4 in Game 2, combining for two runs and four RBIs.
But it was the Cowboys' pitching that impressed Coleman most.
"The thing that set the table for today was the starting pitching," he said. "James Simmons set the tempo by throwing a shutout in the first game, and then we didn't have to go to our bullpen.
"Then Matt Rhodes got things going for Person, and John (Finney) got that key hit that allowed us to break Brunneman out and let him throw the last three innings. ... We like our chances when we get the lead and we have him on the mound."
American Southwest
HSU 2, Concordia 0
Concordia 000 000 0—0 3 1
HSU 000 101 x—2 3 1
Ryan Ullman and Matt Smith. James Simmons and Zack Patino. W — Simmons (3-3). L — Ullman (3-2). 2B — Concordia: Chance Leissner.
HSU 6, Concordia 2
Concordia 000 200 000—2 6 0
HSU 100 013 10x—6 10 3
Scott Weinschenk, Trey Pledger (5), Bobby Jones (6), Colin Butschek (7), Cade Radley (8) and Tyler Bain. Matt Rhodes, Stewart Person (4), Tyler Brunnemann (7) and Chris Matthews. W — Person (2-0). L — Pledger (0-1). S — Brunnemann (7). 2B — Concordia: Connor Bertsch, Brandon Hollier; HSU: Jon Finney 2.
Records — Concordia 12-13, 4-2; HSU 14-8, 4-2.
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Lou Gramm Considering Retirement
Rumors have recently surfaced about the possibility of a Foreigner reunion between Mick Jones and Lou Gramm. However, they were quickly quashed by Gramm. In fact, a new interview with Gramm suggests that the singer is considering retiring, a concept that crosses his mind from time to time.


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Carthage village President G. Wayne McIlroy and town of Wilna Supervisor Paul H. Smith have declared a state of emergency for the municipalities because of flooding.
And in Lewis County, numerous roads are still closed and some closed bridges will remain that way until they can be inspected.
Following an emergency management meeting that included representatives from the two municipalities fire departments, Jefferson County Fire and Emergency Management and West Carthage Fire Department, Mr. McIlroy said the state of emergency likely would stay in effect until Saturday.
Were concerned about gas and electric with people staying in their homes, he said. People are going down by the river were afraid they will be dragged in.
In Carthage, West End Avenue as well as Route 3 into Herrings have been closed, but Mr. McIlroy said people are driving around the barricades. He said there is moving water along portions of that route.
South Mechanic Street also has been closed because of flooding. Mr. McIlroy said the village has stopped pumping out basements since theres nowhere to put the water.
The fire department is helping notify people that we are there to help, he said. The state has offered all kinds of help. Theyre sending a sandbagger; that will be a big help.
The sandbag-filling equipment will cut down on physical labor for the already-taxed first responders, he said. Mr. McIlroy said anyone in need of sandbags should notify the village fire department.
Mr. McIlroy said that as of Wednesday afternoon, there had been no evacuation or injuries because of the flooding.
However, on the other side of the Black River, people were evacuated by boat from Zecher Road in the town of Denmark. The dead end road is accessed from South Main Street, West Carthage.
West Carthage Fire Chief Peter Crump Jr. said a woman in a wheelchair, three other adults, a child and several pets were evacuated by boat from their homes from Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon.
Last night we went around to help people get out, he said, noting only one person accepted the offer. Then, Wednesday morning, a call came from the Herbert Widrick home requesting evacuation due to water surrounding the home. With help from the city of Watertown and Croghan fire departments, the couple was brought to safety. Chief Crump said some of the firefighters, including him, donned insulated Gumby suits and took to the water to assist in the rescue and check on residents.
The chief said there were still about eight residents on a dry knoll amid flooded areas who chose to stay.
Both Mr. Crump and Mr. McIlroy said flooding in these areas was a normal spring event, and they had seen worse during the ice storm of 1998.
Lewis County Emergency Manager James M. Martin reported Castorland as the remaining area of flooding concern, as the Black River had not yet crested there.
In addition to several residents who remained in their homes on Ridge Road, five farms were being monitored. Access to clean feed could be an issue for the animals. Mr. Martin said well water also could be contaminated.
Four bridges were closed in Lewis County, which will require inspection by the state Department of Transportation before they are reopened. That could take a few days, Mr. Martin said, as the visual inspection cannot take place until the water has receded.
Overnight, the Beaver River in Croghan had crested and already was beginning to come down.
In Lyons Falls, the waters were beginning to recede along the Moose and Black rivers, after cresting at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The Black River in the Lowville area was expected to peak by noon.
As of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, the following roads or bridges were closed:
n Ridge Road, Lowville.
n Burdicks Crossing Road from RVI to Greig Road, Greig.
n River Road, Lowville.
n Denning Road, Lowville.
n Moose River Road, Port Leyden, open on Lewis County end only.
n East Martinsburg Road, Bealuck Road to Number Four Road, Martinsburg.
n Henry Road, Diana.
n Blue Street, Glenfield.
n Zecher Road, Denmark.
n Merz Road, Castorland.
n Murphy Road, Port Leyden.
n Shibley Bridge only over Moose River, Lyons Falls.
n Steam Mill Bridge, Harrisville.
n VanAmber Road Bridge over Beaver River , Castorland.
n Number Four Road, Lowville, from Markowski Road to Beachs Bridge.
n Route 126 from Swiss Road to Naumberg.
The following roads were opened with caution:
n Southbound lane of Route 812, Dadville cones present.
n South Bonaparte Road, Harrisville 10 inches of water, but passable.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) clawed its way back
above the 11,200 level on Friday, but the blue chip barometer's
victory may be short-lived. Specifically, futures on the DJIA and
the S&P 500 Index (SPX) are trading 19.5 points and 1.6 points
below fair value, respectively, pointing toward a weak start to the
regular session of trading. European debt concerns remain front and
center, as some on Wall Street believe that a bailout of Ireland
will not be enough to stabilize the region. Additionally, Moody's
Investors Service said that a "multi-notch downgrade" of Ireland's
Aa2 rating is now the "most likely" outcome of its credit review.
Technically, the DJIA should find support near 11,100, with
resistance holding firm in the 11,200-11,250 area. The SPX,
meanwhile, should trade between the 1,200 and 1,190 levels.
In equity news, Tyson Foods Inc. (
) reported fourth-quarter net income of $208 million, or 57 cents
per share, compared to a loss of $457 million, or $1.23 per share a
year ago. Adjusted earnings were 64 cents per share. Sales rose to
$7.44 billion from $7.24 billion last year. Analysts were expecting
a profit of 56 cents per share on sales of $7.71 billion.
Elsewhere, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (
) announced that it will restate its financial performance for
fiscal years 2007 to 2009 and the first three quarters of fiscal
2010 due to errors. The errors were found while the company
prepared for its year-end audit and conducted an internal
investigation prompted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The adjustments are expected to lower cumulative net income by 4
cents to 5 cents per share, the company said. In pre-market
trading, GMCR shares were last seen up nearly 12%, as investors
were expecting the adjustments to be much worse.
Earnings Preview
On the earnings front, Analog Devices Inc. (
), Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (
), Focus Media Holding Limited (
), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK),
La-Z-Boy Inc. (LZB), and Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. (PSUN)
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Economic Calendar
There are no reports slated for release today, while tomorrow
offers up the second estimate on third-quarter gross domestic
product, accompanied by October's existing home sales and the
minutes from the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
meeting. The Street will be drenched in data on Wednesday, with
October's personal income and spending reports, October durable
goods orders, weekly initial jobless claims, November's University
of Michigan consumer sentiment index, October's new home sales, and
weekly U.S. petroleum supplies. The market is closed for
Thanksgiving on Thursday, and there are no economic reports slated
for release on Friday.
Market Statistics
Equity option activity on the Chicago Board Options Exchange
(CBOE) saw 1,692,728 call contracts traded on Friday, compared to
975,261 put contracts. The resultant single-session put/call ratio
arrived at 0.58, while the 21-day moving average held at 0.58.
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Overseas trading is struggling this morning, as only three of
the 10 foreign indexes that we track are in positive territory. The
cumulative average return on the collective stands at a loss of
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consecutive winning session, as the yen weakened against the U.S.
dollar. Meanwhile, Chinese stocks declined slightly after the
country's central bank indicated that there is room for the yuan to
appreciate against the greenback. In Europe, regional indexes are
trading in the red, but are off their session lows after Ireland
petitioned the European Union and the International Monetary Fund
for aid.
Currencies and Commodities
The U.S. dollar is trading lower this morning, after China's top
banking official said that there is room for appreciation in the
yuan versus the dollar, while Ireland finally petitioned for aid.
As a result, the U.S. Dollar Index has slipped 0.24% to 78.32 in
premarket trading. Against this backdrop, gold futures have added
$3.30 to trade at $1,355.60 an ounce London, while crude for
December delivery had risen 43 cents to $82.41 per barrel.
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J.D. Salinger: Tribute.
One day after Professor Howard Zinn passed away, we lose one of our greatest, and most reclusive writers: JD Salinger. If you haven't read his work, what there is of it, do. Take the time, you'll enjoy and cherish it.
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Thu, January 28, 2010 — 1:17 PM ET
J.D. Salinger, Author of 'The Catcher in the Rye,' Is Dead at 91
J. D. Salinger, who was thought at one time to be the most
important American writer to emerge since World War II but
who then turned his back on success and adulation, has died
in Cornish, N.H., where he lived in seclusion for more than
50 years, his son told The Associated Press. He was 91.
Mr. Salinger's literary reputation rests on a slender but
enormously influential body of published work: the novel "The
Catcher in the Rye," the collection "Nine Stories" and two
compilations, each with two long stories about the fictional
Glass family: "Franny and Zooey" and "Raise High the Roof
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Tuberculosis control and prevention
Plan collaborates with governments on a number of tuberculosis-related activities designed to increase awareness of TB and improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the disease.
TB is highly contagious and, while mostly affecting young adults in their most productive years, results in the deaths of over 1 million people each year.
Reducing TB in Senegal
Between 2002 and 2006, Plan implemented a community-based TB and malaria project in the districts of Khombole, Louga, and Nioro in Senegal.
In partnership with a Norwegian NGO and the government of Senegal, we developed lab infrastructure, trained central level staff, and enhanced its drug supply system. We also supported the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Senegal with community-level activities including providing logistical support and recruiting community health promoters.
In addition to helping strengthen MoH activities in the three districts, the project provided community-based organizations (CBOs) with seed funding, training and support for inventory, logistics, bookkeeping and purchasing.
By the end of the project:
- Number of people who reported hearing about TB increased from 72% to 94%;
- Knowledge of modes of transmission increased;
- Effectiveness of TB treatment dispelled beliefs related to "bad spirits" and led to beliefs of curability;
- Treatment prevented infectivity and thus patients did not need to be isolated; and
- Early screening of the disease made treatment easier and minimized stigmatization.
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Today is another day that he has no motivation to attend any of his classes. School isn't a place for him but neither is his home. From time to time, he'll get up from his bed, get ready for school, and leave while tuning out the shouts and the arguments that his parents constantly have. Then when he's at school, anytime he feels discourage or has no interest, he'll ditch. No one catches him nor does anyone care. Roger is his name and no one-not even his teachers-knows that. His parents didn't really care about his commitment in school; for a boy who is turning fifteen, this is not a good start for him. He didn't care.
The boy grabs whatever pieces of clothing that's near him. He quickly puts on some old jeans, a white shirt that he wore last week, and slips on his worn-out tennis shoes. Then he goes to the bathroom to do his daily bathroom routines-all but washing his face or combing his hair, not even putting on deodorant. No one tells him to do these things because they didn't care so why should he? Once he finishes his daily routines, he walks down the wooden stairs and realizes there is something odd in the atmosphere. It's quiet; too quiet. Just before he takes the last step, he stays still to observe the house.
"Mom? Dad?"
Roger hears no replies. There is nothing. Not a snore, not a sneeze, not a step, and not even a breath. He is alone. It should bother him, but it didn't; he then walk towards the entrance door and leaves his abandoned "home".
Not one soul pays attention to him on the busy streets of the city; occasionally people will unconsciously bump into him. As the Sun kisses goodbye to the city, circular lights blinds him in the overwhelming darkness. A lady pushes her way through the crowd and knocks him hard enough for him to stumble onto a glossy glass window. His hands are on the window and right below his nose are astonishing blue colored suede shoes. He has never laid eyes on something so cool and so desirable before. The shoes have an invisible force that pulls his forehead and makes him press his face against the window as though he can get closer to it. He has never wanted something so badly before until now. There's no one in school that has it and if he shows up to school with those covering his feet, everyone and hopefully a lot of girls will be attracted to him. The thought makes him tremble from head to toe, but one glance at the price, his heart drops. His eyes are focus on the new and never-used shoes before him and then looking down at his abused tennis shoes as he wiggles his toes from within. With a sigh, he walks away from the window. Oh, how he wants those blue suede shoes.
The farther he is from those shoes, the more he wants them, and the more he's getting desperate. Many ideas fill his mind of how to get those shoes. He could steal them and take off the tags; no one will notice him. Or perhaps he could ask his parents but that's a long shot; they hardly buy the things he needs. Maybe he could take some money from his parent's wallets. Or he could beg…or ask. Out of nowhere he laughs at that thought in frustration. He looks up and he sees a large woman standing there with a purse. Or maybe, just maybe he could try stealing someone's purse and make a run for it. The only problem is he has never done that before, does he have any courage to do so? He didn't have any when it comes to asking his parents, so how could he steal anything from a stranger? The lady apparently is by herself and there aren't a lot of people around them at this time of night.
He looks down at his tennis shoes and closes his eyes. "Just one time. And never again." He sighs and stalks from behind.
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Hi,How much for the Marmot Grid 2P? I'm interested in a Giga stove. What do you got?I'm not sure what else you got in your treasure chest, but I'm in the market for lots of gear for snow camping.
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The Marmot grid 2p is $180 This tent has a broken pole that is being repaired. The tent looks new I think they broke the pole setting it up for the first time. Gigapower stoves I have two one is new In its package $40 and a used one for $30
PM sent on FlyCreek.
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PM sent on Copper Spur UL4
If the Synmat is the ultralight variety and $135, I'll take it. It doesn't look like you've sold it yet.You can e-mail me direct at tomdean at gwi dot net
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On that MSR Hubba Hubba tent I see new ones going right now for $200. What isthe condition of the floor. Isent you a PM so let me know the bottom price.
Sold MSR Hubba HubbaSold Big Agnes Copper Spur Ul4 Marmot Limelight 3pStill available Magellan eXplorist GC New $100Hillaberg Soulo New $490Western mountaineering Caribou 5'6 right zip new $250Marmot Limestone 4p....***Limelight 2p ***SoldMSR Reactor $80Brunton ADC Summit $80*****SOLD****Big Agnes Fly Creek U2 $200....Big Agnes Seedhouse SL3 with footprint****sold $180.... *****Sold******REi Kingdom 6 new model zip tech $200REI Hobitat 4 Zip tech model $ 160
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Just added another Fly Creek 2 and another Copper Spur 2
I don't think this has ever been used. Perfect condition.
Lots more available and more coming tomorrow.
Interested in the Copper Spur UL2. Will PM.
Interested in the Fly Creek UL2. My bad.
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1998-05-30 Laurent Boudouani w pts 12 Guillermo Jones, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - WBA. Referee: Richard Steele. Scorecards: 116-112, 115-113, 111-117. Having had a close call against Jones (154) last time out the champion knew what he was up against this time round and prepared accordingly. With that in mind he gave away four of the first five rounds as he kept on the move in order to avoid the long jab. Boudouani (153½) began to come into the fight more from the sixth as he found a way to block Jones' jab, shaking the Panamanian up with heavy blows to the head in the eighth. From there on in Boudouani was outpunching the tiring Jones, who was doing more stalking than fighting, and in the 11th and 12th the latter was badly hurt by overarm rights to the head and solid combinations. How one of the judges could score so widely in favour of Jones was a mystery.


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Honorable ¬¬¬¬___(Guest speaker)____, Mr/Mrs __(Principal)__, Faculty and Administration, honored guests, friends and classmates, welcome to the 2015 ___Rodriguez National High School Commencement Ceremony__.
I am deeply honored for having been given this opportunity of speaking to you today. Being up here in front of the school body makes those nights of endless assignments and sleep deprivation all worth it.
I cannot help but remember the first days of our stay here; we were as young and carefree as we can be, curious as how high school life feels like. We made new friends that now became our 'tropas' /barkadas whom we share most of the happiest and embarrassing moments we had. Our teachers came to be mentors, friends and second parents to us.
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I never dreamt of achieving this far. I was then least concerned about academics but enjoyed doing sports and leading the band. I sometimes made absences usually because I got lazy; I have still projects to make, and many more excuses. But one day came the turning point of my high school life, I (what made you the new Jerome ) … I was surprised that I can achieve more than I expect of me and proved that doing your best and leaving to God the rest would mean success.
Not just me, but all of us, batch 2015 made our earnest endeavors of completing our secondary education not only to make us qualified to study for college but to prepare us for the simple to the toughest challenges we may come across during college and even in our future chosen careers.
Today is the day of achievement, a time of celebration for concluding the 4 long years of intellectual struggles. And yes! Our handworks paid off and we are closer than ever in reaching our dreams. But this success is not ours alone. The persons who helped us and stood by us in our high school journey deserve as much recognition, if not more.
Above all, to our Almighty God I give my utmost thanks and praise for giving us his wisdom and strength to keeping us throughout our stay in Rodriguez National High School.
I owe my life to my family. Especially to my father, Daniel Decena and my mother, Mary Decena words cannot express my gratitude for the nurturing love, care, patience and guidance you gave to each one of us. Thank you for being with me at my worst and not giving up on me. I want to apologize for being a hard-headed son and now I am growing up to understand more and think more mature. Thank you for everything and I do love you so much.
I would also like to thank my siblings, my ate, Krystalene for being one of my inspirations to study hard and do my best. To John and Kaye for being my 'kalaro at kaaway'. They helped me enjoy even if I have lots of school works to do and cheering me up when times are rough.
To my uncles, aunties and cousins for their love and words of wisdom. They helped me in countless ways.
Like most families here this morning, my family sacrificed as much as most families have. I know we did our best and some even better than our best but what matters more is that we are all champions. Because of this we all want today is to recognize their undying efforts and hard work to provide us good education have borne fruits. Their motivation gears us to achieve even more. Hence, I congratulate all parents here in our midst. Without you we will not be wearing our togas and receiving our diplomas.
In this graduation ceremony, we express our deepest thanks to those who acknowledged our potentials (in academics and extra-curricular activities) and gave us opportunities to hone our talents and skills. To our mentors, thank you for the gift of knowledge you imparted molding us holistically as a person. We owe you our success today for your dedication in teaching and guidance for we are now equipped to take the higher step in our education.
And certainly to our Alma Mater. We have been shaped by you and now we stand ready to take on the world with all its challenges. We will carry with us not only the book learning but also the life lessons that you taught us.
Last but not the least, I would like to extend earnest gratitude to my friends, classmates and colleagues for showing the other side of high school life. We found lasting friendships and enjoyed get-togethers which spiced up our teenage days. We have been through the good and hardest times but the best is yet to come. Countless opportunities and challenges await us. And what will become of us depends on our choice.
Our future lies in our hands. I hope that we will make right choices not afraid of going all out. For if we pour the best of our efforts to something we are determined to achieve or we are passionate to have, we will succeed. I'll quote words from a movie I like best, "Follow excellence and success will chase you."
Thank you all for coming here today and for listening to me. Rather a final goodbye, I would like to wish the best of luck for us, my fellow graduates. Once again, thank you all and good morning.
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Nokia Xseries was introduced at Nokia World 2009 and now includes around six different models. Xseries handsets are all about the music. Each and every one comes with separate media controls, Stereo speakers, FM radio and a 3.5mm headphone jack. An interesting fact is that Nokia X6 is the first Nokia handset to feature a capacitive touchscreen, Nokia N8 being the second.
Nokia X2 is one of the less featured Xseries handsets, but is also recommended for those that are looking for a music phone. Most of the Xseries handsets offer access to Ovi specialized services, such as Ovi Music, Ovi Store, but also Comes with Music.
Announced in April 2010, Nokia X2 was launched on the market in July 2010 and can be bought for about USD130 without subscription. Potential customers can choose from two available color schemes: Red on Black or Blue on Silver.
Nokia X2 isn't among the best looking music phones on the market, instead it distinguishes through its ergonomics. The phone measures 111 x 47 x 13.3 mm and is perfectly pocket-sizable. At first glance, you would expect the bar phone to be very light, but the metallic battery cover on the back adds to the total weight, 81g (including battery). X2 features the same rounded edges, specific to the Xseries. Even though it's a low-budget handset, the phone doesn't look too miserable.
The metallic cover on the back, as well as the plastic on the front and sides gives him a tint of elegance. Unfortunately, the first good impression that I got was suddenly destroyed when I touched the dedicated music keys on the phone's left side and when I noticed how cheap is the plastic that covers the microUSB port. Otherwise, the phone looks solid and compact, which is remarkable for a low-end phone.
The front part of the handset is divided in two parts by the 2.2-inch screen and the keypad. It may seem weird, but because of the reduced size of the phone, the screen doesn't look small anymore, even though it is. The keypad's plastic is shiny and well polished, so it may retain grease occasionally, but you won't notice any fingerprints. Unfortunately, I wasn't too excited by the keypad, which is a little bit harder to press. Even those with normal finger will have to use the tip of their finger to use the keys. The big D-pad is much easier to handle.
The phone's right side features a dedicated camera key, a microSD card slot for memory expansion and a dual volume key. You will have to check them out very closely, because the icons imprinted on each of the buttons are of the same color as the cheap plastic. The phone's left side include three dedicated music keys, which are controlling the music player when the headphones are inserted. On the top side of the handset there's a micro-USB port, a 3.5mm audio jack port, as well as a small charger port.
The backside of the phone is covered by a metallic plate, except the top and bottom parts, where the Stereo speakers have been placed. The 5-megapixel camera includes a LED flash, but is totally unprotected and exposed to scratches.
Overall I would say that Nokia X2 looks pretty decent for a low-budget device that has been manufactured in Romania. The mobile phone has no major flaws in its build.
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The X2 features a 2.2-inch TFT display that supports 262K colors and a 240x320-pixel resolution. As the device is a low-budget phone, the size of the screen doesn't bother too much, but if you want to take advantage of the full Internet browsing capabilities, it may look a little bit too small. The colors, contrast, as well as the quality of the image displayed are pretty standard for a Nokia phone, which means they are very good. While sunlight eligibility is not perfect, you will be able to use your phone outdoors successfully.
The 5-megapixel camera included comes as a wonder for a low-end phone, and it features big LED flash. The module camera features 4x digital zoom, full focus, fullscreen viewfinder and noise reduction. The maximum resolution that can be used for pictures is of 2592 x 1544 pixels, while clips can be recorded with a maximum resolution of 320x240 pixels at 20fps, and can be saved in 3gp, MPEG-4 formats.
In terms of picture quality, the camera is a nice surprise. Even though it lacks any fancy features such as autofocus, face detection or geo-tagging, it does excellent pictures. Especially if you get the right light conditions, the results will be amazing for a low-budget device. The only drawback is the dedicated camera button, which is a little harder to press, so I recommend using the D-pad as shutter.
The camera interface is standard with the usual options: Effects, White balance, Landscape. Overall, the 5-megapixel camera performs exceptionally for a low-budget handset.
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Nokia X2 runs on an S40 6th Edition interface, which is the latest user interface coming from Nokia. The icons of the menus have been changed, but the 3D animation has been taken off. The firmware includes the Flash Lite player 3.0, and MMS version 1.3. Message support has been also improved to accept 600KB attachments.
There is better support for WMA and WMV codecs, the most important improvement embedded in the S40 6th Edition interface of the new web browser. It now includes the Web-kit-based browser, which you won't be able to use though. Instead the Nokia X2 is using Opera Mini browser when you want to access a webpage.
The candybar includes some useful applications, such as Web Search, Alarm clock, Converter, Calendar, To-do list, Notes, Calculator, Countdown timer, Size converter, World Clock and Stopwatch. The menu is fully customizable and you can designate any MP3, MIDI or AAC file as a ringtone. The phonebook can store up to 1,000 contacts. The fonts can be customized, but only those displayed when opening the Contacts, Web browser, messaging sections, as well as Menu fonts.
Users have access to Ovi Store, as well as Facebook, through dedicated applications. Also, some Java games come preinstalled – Bounce Tales, Rally 3D, Sudoku, Diamond Rush, City Bloxx, Brain Champion, Block'd and Snake III. The phone is compatible with Java MIDP 2.1 applications, but there is a limit to the size of any application that you might want to install on it, and that's the usual 1MB. This might be the case with most Java-compatible applications.
The low-end bar handset is fully compatible with GPRS and EDGE Class 32, but lacks 3G data compatibility. Benchmarks reveal that the device performs pretty decent when it comes to data-transfer speeds (EDGE 150 Kbit/s download and 60 Kbit/s upload, but that may greatly vary depending on location and carrier.


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by John Scott Lewinski, posted Mar 7th 2010 10:00AM
Sometimes morning TV can be more than perky weather girls and middle-aged anchors with over-sized coffee mugs.
One of the U.S. Marshal's most wanted criminals is now in custody thanks to the unlikely partnership of Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and John Walsh.
Just a week after being added to the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted list and one day before his case was to be profiled nationally on FOX's 'America's Most Wanted,' former state corrections officer Albert James Turner, Jr. is now in custody.
Walsh visited 'Live with Regis and Kelly' Friday morning to discuss the 1,000th episode of the long-running true crime show and his interview with President Obama. He previewed the upcoming cases Friday morning, and the right person was watching.
As a U.S. Marshal's press release states, "a viewer tip led to Turner's arrest this morning at a mall in Concord, N.C. He was taken into custody without incident."
"The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force, along with the Rosenberg (Texas) Police Department, had been searching for Turner for the Dec. 27, 2009 murders of his wife, Keitha Turner, and mother-in-law Betty Joe Frank. Turner's wife and her mother died from stab wounds to the face and neck – injuries inflicted in the presence of a number of Turner's children. Turner fled the Texas crime scene and had been on the run prior to his arrest this morning."
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BackgroundDetective inspector Hector begins his investigation to identify the terrorist causing havoc in Clappers Wreake. However, Hector must deal with unusual citizens of all kinds before he can discover the identity of the crook.
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