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Work As Fun & Personal Growth
Live this Friday with David Firth for "Work as fun"
Work as Fun? Who am I kidding? Well, actually, I'm not. If you could be happy and successful by utterly transforming your work (and not necessarily by quitting your job and living off bean sprouts) - would you want to know how? Then roll up your sleeves...
David Firth takes us from Making a Living to Creating a LIfe in this inspirational show.
David is a consultant, business writer, published author and speaker with more than twenty years of experience. He specializes on the subject of human change in the workplace. He brings a dose of fun and curiosity to the topic of work in all its forms and has authored several books including "How To Make Work Fun" .
Visit David at www.davidfirth.com
David is also offering my listeners 30% off any of his books (just enter ELESE on checkout and voila!)
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When miracles a miracle touches you – it may feel like it's come out of nowhere, but has it really? This week we explore miracle-mindedness as a way of living and in particular as a way of leading.
Stephen McGhee is a unique man living an extraordinary life. He leads people to master a way of life that is filled with integrity, discipline and a view point of unlimited possibility. Stephen is a man devoted to the evolution of leadership and focuses on creating results through clarity, focus and intention... He is a business man, author, outdoorsman, master yoga practitioner, and minister.
You may be interested in Stephen's ebook: Learning to Believe the Unbelievable. Free to download. Just click here. .
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Another star guest appearance as Michael Bungay Stanier joins me as we get to the heart of the problem – too much busywork, not enough work that matters. So, do you have to untether from your job to do innovative, creative, truly satisfying work? We'll find out… Michael will share ideas that will challenge you , and I think shift your mind around this area, for good!
Michael Bungay Stanier is the founder and senior partner of Box of Crayons, a company that helps other big companies like Xerox and AstraZaneca to do more Great Work. Michael, a Rhodes scholar, has an arts and a law degree and an MPhil from Oxford. He was Canadian Coach of the year in 2006. (And he's a super nice guy). Find out more on www.boxofcrayons.biz
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Soul in the workplace?! Anne Perschel joins me as we talk real world, real work, real you. Do think things could be better for you if you could use your whole self at work? Must you be a casualty of the hole in the Corporate Soul or can you be part of the solution?
Last week's show talked about happiness being connected to meaning. What if you could find more meaning in your work life?
Dr. Anne Perschel has over twenty years of experience in organization and leadership development; founder of the Corporate Soul Movement, an association that pledges to bring soul to the work place. Dr. Perschel consults with business and presents workshops that create increased trust and openness so leaders, their people, and the organization continue to learn and grow. Hear about her Work-life flow – it's not only for the corporate folks!
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How to find purpose and meaning when you want to do everything!
Break out of any shackles that have been limiting your life - meet and talk with Barbara Sher, and found out if you are a 'Scanner' – not people who drop tasks they are afraid of success or are indecisive – but a highly intelligent group of multi-talented people who have more interests than the average person. In other words, you Scanners want it all. And according to Barbara, you can have it!
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Become a Magnet for Real Success
Peggy Pepper on the 7 keys to success. We explore our definition of success in a way I hope will open things wide for you. Ever thought - really - about what success means for you? The joys, and the keys to a successful life await - but only if you'll recognize them when they arrive...
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The Soulful Entrepreneur
Julie Blake is a woman who can take just one hour of your life and change the way you make your living. She knows three things are the key to unlocking your life and business: boldly asking, getting real and total authenticity. Julie will reveal how she helps others create real and meaningful success. The kind of success that we all want but either don't think is possible, or don't think is possible without compromising our core values and selves. So is your project or business really developing in the 'soulful' way you intended? Are you madly marketing or are you making a difference?
Julie Blake is an entrepreneur of 17 years, author, singer, graduate of the Byron Katie School and solopreneur coach. She helps her clients unravel untrue thoughts so that they can fully own their value and fearlessly charge what they are worth – and most importantly… create the courage to ask for clients. Julie leads a 10-Day Solo-preneur Bootcamp to work through fear, create courage and get into bold action and bold asking!
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This week two gurus of the power of personal accountability (and awfully nice people) are spilling the beans about what it really takes to achieve what matters most to you. What you hear may surprise you!
Mark Samuel, President and founder of IMPAQ, and Sophie Chiche, COO of IMPAQ are two practical visionaries who have been working on personal and business transformation for decades. Sustainable success in this global marketplace is on our agenda.
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The issue of race in America is a no-win issue for politicians. This is never more the case than with President Obama. In three separate cases he has interjected the Presidency into the discussion. Twice that has led to more fire than resolution. That latest situation, the death of Michael Brown, is turning out to be no different.
Currently there is controversy over the Ferguson, MO, shooting. The controversy is not about the crime potentially committed by Michael Brown before his death. Nor should the controversy be about the alleged altercation with police that factored into shots being fired. Because unarmed criminals should not be killed by police in the street. Even more the case if that criminal, or just a citizen, surrenders. Though there is confusion on if in this case Mr. Brown did surrender (and at what point) as a preliminary autopsy report released August 17, 2014 raises questions.
But we are not discussing the unknown and unresolved questions on how or why the Brown shooting took place. That investigation is underway, and the answers will come out over time. We are looking at why the President is involved.
Like in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., and the death of Trayvon Martin, there is huge media interest in this story of Michael Brown. The media is once again alternating on who the hero and villain of the story may be. But once more President Obama has entered the fray. Why?
In January 2009, Oscar Grant was killed by a police officer at a BART train station in Oakland. Multiple videos of the event showed the cold-blooded murder of Grant, as he lay on the ground with his hands behind his back. This led to days of rioting, a small yet national coverage in the news media (mostly about the rioting), police attempts to minimize the shooting before ultimately firing Officer Mehserle. It would ultimately lead to jail for Mr. Mehserle.
There was no comment from the future President of the nation. Not in January after the event and the riots. Not in the months after the event as evidence piled up showing the incident to be murder. Not after the trial finding Officer Mehserle guilty - of involuntary manslaughter that contradicts eyewitness and video evidence of the incident. In fact, it was not until additional riots occurred July 2010, based on the incredulous verdict, that the Department of Justice suggested a review (which has apparently gone nowhere).
There are other cases that are similar. As covered by a site of M V Consulting Inc. which we quote,
Just like Amidou Diallo (41 shots), like Sean Bell (50 shots), like Oscar Grant (1 shot while he laid face down on the ground), like Robbie Tolan (1 shot as he was on his knees)...
Each time, President Obama was silent. Even as riots raged, he said nothing. Generally these incidents either failed to get the attention of the DOJ, or even when they did the result was nonexistent.
Again we must ask why President Obama is suddenly so involved in the case. Even pressing the DOJ to actively take part even while an initial investigation is underway to learn the facts of the case. What is different?
What we can discern is that President Obama waded into the Gates incident, without information on the situation, and got burned. Given the President's public persona, and the opportunity with the Martin case, President Obama waded in again - raising the levels of anger and animosity in the case.
Is this Brown case an attempt to finally address the issue of police violence towards people of color that the President thinks he can call a universal win? Is it an attempt to have a very public issue finally go into the historical record as a victory for the President, justifying the promises of a post-racial America? Or was the President just shamed into action. As reported by Time Magazine
On Sunday night, as the situation on the ground hit new lows, [President Obama] and First Lady Michelle Obama were enjoying a jazz concert followed by dinner on Martha's Vineyard, where they were vacationing.
Whatever the case, one thing is becoming clear. The Obama Administration domestic policy with regard to race is as incomprehensible and incoherent as it is with international (Middle East specifically) policy. A platform that is neither complimentary nor beneficial to anyone in the United States. Some would even say that the best thing, given the apparent scatter-shot approach, might have been the President staying out of local events and allowing them to resolve on their own.
America deserves an honest and objective discussion on police violence, especially against people of color. America deserves a direct conversation about racism, which continues to be alive and well in the post-Obama era against all the predictions otherwise. As Victor Davis Hanson stated in his December 2012 article,
Stirring up the pot for short-term political gain in a multiracial society is abjectly insane.

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There is big news out today about Andi Dorfman of "The Bachelorette" 2014. Before she went on the show, Andi had a great job as an Assistant DA. Now news is out that she no longer has that job. On Monday, Access Atlanta shared the news that she has quit her job already. Instead of taking a leave of absence she will not be going back at all.
Andi worked for the Fulton County District Attorney's office. She actually seemed to really enjoy the job and was supposed to get to come back to it as soon as the show was over. They offered her the job back but instead of taking is she is actually quitting. This has fans wondering if she is moving to be near the guy that she picks at the end of the show or what is going on with her.
She may have simply decided that she doesn't want to work in a law office anymore. A lot of the time when people leave the show they end up going on to do something else in the media. Ali Fedotowsky, Melissa Rycroft and Jillian Harris are all examples of people who have moved on to doing work in the media.
Reality Steve has already shared this season that her pick will not cause her to move. Stop reading now if you don't want spoilers on this season of the show. Steve has already shared who Andi Dorfman will pick. If he is right about who she picked, then this would not make a lot of sense that she needs to move to be with her man.
He says that Josh Murray is her choice on the show. If she has picked Josh, he lives right by her in Georgia and there would be no reason for her to move on to a new area. This could mean that Josh and Andi are going to move somewhere on their own instead as well.


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2005-06: Sustained a torn ACL in a preseason pick-up game...missed the entire 2005-06 season.
2004-05: Sitting out the 2004-05 season due to NCAA transfer rules and regulations.
Freshman at Oklahoma State (2003-04): Played in 27 games for the Cowgirls, making one start...averaged over 17 minutes of playing time per game...also averaged 3.0 points, 1.4 rebounds, and collected 21 steals and 32 assists.
High School: Attended Brock High School and served as team captain...averaged 13 points, five rebounds and five assists as a senior..closed out her high school career with 2,334 points and 762 assists...led Brock to two state titles and a runner-up finish in her four seasons...four-time All-State Tournament team selection... earned MVP honors in 2002 and 2003...also a four-time All-State selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, Texas Girls Coaches Association, and the Texas Sportswriters' Association...four-time All-District and All-Region selection...high school team record was 132-18 during her four-year career...lettered in tennis, track, and cross country.
Personal: English major...enjoys watching movies, shopping and hanging with friends...favorite dessert is strawberry cheesecake...would most like to visit Italy...favorite store to shop at is Target...favorite non-basketball athlete is Venus Williams...parents are Myron Cole and Kay Cole...has three sisters.


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Located one block off Tomales Bay in the heart of the Point Reyes National Seashore, Ten Inverness Way is a 1904 craftsman era home known as the inn for hikers and readers. The inn provides five guestrooms. All accommodations have queensize beds and private baths, some with daybeds. After a day's hike guests gather in an inviting large living room with stone fireplace. Fresh baked cookies and tea are provided in the afternoon. Guests can enjoy complimentary wine and cheese in the evenings. A hot homemade breakfast is served each morning.
5 on April 27, 2012
Terri was great, the breakfast was freshly made and delicious and the room was just perfect, not sure we could have asked for more, even the location was pretty central to Point Reyes.
3.0 on January 02, 2011
Good location for visiting the park. Not hard to find in the dark. Convenient computer room and printer for printing boarding passes! Owner gave us a great restaurant recommendation near the San Francisco airport. Room had a nice window seat.
4.2 on October 11, 2010
We stayed in the Inverness Ridge room and enjoyed it very much. Bathroom was roomy and the room was comfortable. Breakfast was delicious.
4.0 on September 04, 2010
Like the option of not having to have breakfast and saving a little money.
5 on August 26, 2010
This is the best place to stay in the Pt Reyes area,especially if you like the quietness of the sitting room and the hospitality of the innkeeper. The breakfast is amazing and the afternoon wine and cheese is the best. Do yourself a favor and visit.
3.6 on August 18, 2010
The morning breakfast was wonderful and very tasty. It was nice to have coffee available in the reception room all afternoon.
4.2 on August 16, 2010
We stay for the weekend together with other couple and truly enjoyed the experience: the location, the comfort, the wonderful window seals with cushions for reading, the knowledgeable and lovely host. The breakfast was delicious and the relax atmosphere just what a doctor could prescribe for relaxation.
4.2 on August 08, 2010
My wife and I enjoyed two wonderful days exploring the Pt. Reyes region, highlighted by our stay at Ten Inverness Way B&B. Host Teri Mattson is gracious and made us feel right at home. Her breakfasts include items from her garden - yummy! We will definitely return.
5 on June 05, 2010
From the beautiful surroundings, wonderful - comfortable bed to a special breakfast that made my taste buds sing - this is the place! Your next vacation should be toTen Inverness Way, you will not only find relaxation while re-discovering the fresh scent of nature you will relax your sole. One of the best gifts to yourself!!
5 on May 02, 2008
This is one of our favourite B&Bs we love coming to stay here. The breakfasts are delicious and it is near many good restaurants for dining in the evening. Our last visit [our 2nd stay] we were in the Inverness Ridge room, we opened our windows each morning onto the view of the mountain and the birds singing. We always plan on playing Mastermind in the sitting room, but end up having a glass of wine and nodding off to sleep because we are so relaxed! It is a perfect, quiet retreat after a day out exploring the beautiful surrounds.
Point Reyes National Seashore, Village
San Francisco, CA (SFO) 60 miles
From Golden Gate Bridge--101 north, San Anselmo-Sir Francis Drake Blvd. exit take SFD all the way to Olema in about half an hour-turn right onto Highway 1 then left onto Bear Valley Rd. drive 3 miles
Antique Shopping, Art Galleries, Beach, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Live Music, Museum, National/State parks, Nature area, Ocean, Pt Reyes National Seashore, 100 miles of hiking trails, Outlet Stores, Picnic area, Winery
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Board games, Desk, Fireplace, Library, Telephone , Wine and cheese, Cold drinks, Professional guide services, Guest Services Room, Common area refrigerator, Freshed baked cookies and tea
Alarm clock, Bath robes, Hairdryer, Internet Service, Ironing Board, Radio, Wi-Fi
Bicycle rental, Bicycle riding trails, Bird watching, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Golfing, Hiking trails, Horseback riding, Kayaking, Mountain Bike trails, Library filled with great reads, Local history museum, Sailing, Sight-seeing, Swimming, Water sports
Low fat , Vegetarian
Blackberry Filled Crepes
August is blackberry season in Inverness. Enjoy Teri's crepes filled with berries fresh from the garden. Served with freshed baked orange nut bread and crisp bacon.


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Do you think most women and men know the difference between night and day makeup? Most women wear the same makeup they wear at night during the day and day makeup during the night. Either way you will not have a good result. If you wear your day makeup in the night club, you can look plain Jane. If you wear your night makeup during the day you may look like a street walker. I noticed if you need to wear a lot of makeup during a hot summer day it can make you look old and dirty and not very fresh. If you are playing sports or doing something sporty you should wear only a little makeup if you really need to. Men like women who do not wear a lot of makeup because they really want to see what they wake up to in the morning. Also if you wear the a lot of makeup all the time, when its time to go to an event it will not seem as special because you always look that way. I say try to have different makeup looks for different times of the day and activities, it will not only keep it interesting but also keep your mate on their toes. They have makeup artists at all of the makeup counters that can maybe give you some tips that you never thought about, I know because I use to be a makeup artist. I loved and still love helping women look their best.
When you think of classy women and men they do dress for the occasion and they are always appropriate. If you do not have the talent for style find one at some of your local retail stores that do have personal stylist available. Some women always use a personal stylist and are willing to pay extra for it. The larger retail stores try to offer this service to help women and for better customer service. You may not find these personal shoppers at low end stores. I suggest at least going to a high end store for a special event if you can afford it. If you can even go once to get advice it may help you get a new personal style and get a fresh look for the rest of the year or longer.
My last comment on makeup is for everyone, don't be a BBD (beauty by distance) or a BBN (beauty by night), I have had many friends comment on how the person they thought they were meeting looked better by night and this is why they did not pursue the person after one date after seeing them in the light. I know I have seen people from faraway and then when I got up close they were not as attractive. Everyone can look attractive if they enhance their best qualities and down play their flaws.


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Who are the best players you've played against?
Pete Sampras, James Blake
Who would you like to face one-on-one?
Marat Safin
How old were you when you first started playing tennis?
What has been the highlight of your athletic career?
Playing Stanford
Where was the toughest place you've played?
Who inspired you to play tennis?
My father
If you could give advice to a young tennis player, what would it be?
Work hard and keep your head straight
If you could be a professional athlete in any other sport other than your own, what sport would it be and why?
Basketball because of the money and the notoriety
What was your favorite sport other than tennis?
Who is your favorite former UCLA athlete?
Baron Davis
What is your favorite thing to do outside of sports?
Lift weights
What is the TV show you can't miss?
If you could be a character on any TV show, who would it be and why?
The husband on The King Of Queens because his wife is so hot
What is the one movie you must have in your movie collection?
Baby Boy
What celebrity do you admire most?
Brad Pitt
What is the last CD you bought?
Bad Boy - We Invented the Remix
What is the most embarrassing CD in your collection?
Alanis Morissette
What is the most embarrassing movie you've ever paid to see?
Dude, Where's My Car?
What is your favorite place on campus?
My room in Saxon
What class at UCLA have you liked best?
Social Welfare 103
What is your favorite book?
Dennis Rodman's Bad As I Wanna Be
If you could meet any person living or dead, who would it be and why?
Michael Jordan because he is successful as an athlete and businessman
If you could have superpowers, what would they be?
Super human strength
If you were granted three wishes, what would they be?
1. Money, 2. Fame, 3. Health for my family
What is something about yourself that few people know?
I have six tattoos
If you could travel in time, where would you go?
Back to the early 80's to invest in the stock market
Who is the most famous person you have met?
Pete Sampras
If you could have one last meal, what would it be?
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Jamocha Almond Fudge
What would you never be caught dead wearing?
Jean shorts
What is your worst fear?
Losing the use of my arms and legs
What is your worst habit?
What is your favorite color?
What is your favorite childhood memory?
My fifth birthday party
What phrase or word do you use way too much?
You know what I mean? What chu doing?
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Bruce Bondb. 1954
Bruce Bond is a classical and jazz guitarist and professor of English. His poetry combines personal lyric and metaphysical inquiry as well as the influences of music and jazz musicians. Bond is a professor of English at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and a poetry editor of the American Literary Review.


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Version 1. (proactive, media campaign focus)
Dear Editor,
A recent National Academy of Sciences report to Congress on underage drinking sends a long overdue wake up call to parents, communities, legislators, and youth on the nation's costliest -- and most neglected -- youth drug problem.
Approximately 11 million American youth under the age of 21 drink alcohol, nearly half of them drink heavily (downing five or more per occasion). An estimated 3 million teenagers are alcohol dependent, and several million more have a serious drinking problem. Kids who start drinking before the age of 21 are more likely to be involved in a fight, commit violent crimes, fail at school, use other drugs, experience verbal, physical, or sexual violence, drink and drive, and develop an alcohol problem than those who wait to drink legally.
A massive taxpayer-funded youth anti-drug media campaign sounds the alarm on illicit drugs and widespread and powerful anti-smoking messages are beginning to pay off in declining rates of teen smoking. Although alcohol kills six times more youth than all other drugs combined and countless more the cigarettes, we are oddly silent on underage drinking. Due to the absence of comparable media efforts, youth alcohol use continues at alarmingly high rates.
It is time for Congress to act on the report's recommendation to establish a national media campaign to discourage underage drinking.
Version 2. (responsive to other coverage, tax focus)
Dear Editor,
Of the many worthwhile recommendations in last week's National Academy of Science's report on what to do about underage drinking [Date, "article headline"], its proposal to raise alcohol excise taxes -- especially beer taxes -- is the one that might bring the most assured and immediate benefits.
That suggestion has strong scientific support and is long overdue. Such increases would scarcely be felt by most consumers, and heavy drinkers would rightly pay more since their drinking imposes the most costs on society.
Despite a 1991 increase in federal beer taxes, today's levy of about five cents per drink is less than one-quarter of what it would be had the rate kept up with inflation since 1951, the year of the previous hike. This tax stagnation has contributed to steady reductions in the relative price of beer, strong demand for beer among underage consumers, and massive erosion in the value of revenues to the Treasury.
Astonishingly, the beer lobby continues to press Congress to return the tax rate to its 1951 level. Lawmakers should "just say no" to big beer. Raising beer taxes would reduce underage drinking and its harms and raise millions for under-funded prevention and treatment programs.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Alcohol Policies Project
1220 L St. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-332-9110 * Fax: 202-265-4954 * Web: www.cspinet.org/booze


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Ze'ev W Neumann, the artist who created the sculpture of Gumby that is missing since last October, reported today that Stephen Colbert is helping with the search.
That's right, that Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" recently sent an investigative team to Saugerties to try and help crack the perplexing case. Willy, as the artist is known, said he just heard that the video documenting that visit will air this week
As you may remember, a seven-foot statue of the beloved children's cartoon character Gumby was stolen on October 13 from the front yard of Bob Malkin in Saugerties, NY. Malkin reported that he heard voices and a car driving away in the darkness and the next morning Gumby was gone. There is a $100 reward for information leading to the safe return of the 50 pound statue.
Willy further said that "sometime during the week of February 2, The Colbert Report will air a videotaped segment examining the particulars surrounding this case." Referring to himself and Mr. Malkin, Willy added that "We hope this national exposure will help the local police find our missing Gumby."
Willy also revealed that in case it was not found, a replacement Gumby statue has been created and will be seen during the First Friday festivities in Saugerties this February 7th. When questioned about the safety of this statue, Willy said he'd also created a statue of "Pokey", Gumby's sidekick. Together he thinks that they can stay out of trouble.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Saugerties police officer Patrick Hastings at (845) 246-9800 or email@example.com


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OK, began the second month of INSANITY. The workouts are longer and the exercises are harder. Yesterday was MAX Interval Circuit - I did that one on the last day of my Fruit Fl...
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It's Been Awhile
Friday, February 19, 2010 1 comments
Well, it's been a while since I last blogged, but I have been true to my program. This week is the recovery week for INSANITY. It's an easier workout but still a good sweat. Sunday I begin the second month - To The Max - the workouts will be ...
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Snowed In
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 0 comments
Well we haven't dug out from the last big snow from this weekend that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on us and now they are predicting another foot or two today and tomorrow. Scho...
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Weigh In
Monday, February 08, 2010 2 comments
Just finished shoveling snow, the drivers side of my car is still buried. I am sweating, sore and tired but... WhooHoo - down 3lbs. Well onward and downward! End of week ...
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Week 3 Day 5
Thursday, February 04, 2010 0 comments
Well, I finished working out just before 9pm, had so much to do today prior to the Snow Storm coming tomorrow. But didn't want to miss my workout so decided to do it late as opposed to not at all. It's amazing how my endurance continues to inc...
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Week 3 - Diet & Exercise
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1 comments
Whew, OK today is Week 3 Day 3 of INSANITY and I really feel energized today as opposed to yesterday. Yesterday I didn't feel well but still decided to workout and it took everything I had but i got through it in a bucket of sweat. Today, how...
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Week 2 Weigh In
Monday, February 01, 2010 4 comments
Well, week 2 is complete and the weigh in was disappointing, only 1lb lost. But if you watch the Biggest Loser then this would be on par and nothing to lose faith in. The body is adjusting and I just need to move forward as planned. Besides a...
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Week 2 - Day 5 and Counting
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Wow, this INSANITY program is definitely testing my will. Days 3 & 4 were grueling, mostly because I didn't want to start, but I not only started I breathlessly finished. Today is Day 5 and then Day 6, and then FINALLY a day of rest! I will p...
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Hi everyone we are going on a road trip on may. and me and my wife have mirrorless cameras what would be the best bag not too big too carry all the equipment on the bag.
2 Sony camera NEX 5R with 18-55 attached AND NEX 6 with 16-50 attached
sigma 19mm lens
sony 35 f1.8 lens
possibly maybe sigma 30mm also if i purchase it.
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International Energy Agency May 2012: Golden Rules for the Golden Age of Gas
Assessing the Greenhouse Impact of Natural gas Cornell University June 2011
Energy 2020 North America the new Middle East Citi April 2012
of America, which already is under way; and a sharp contraction in the U.S. current-account deficit that would significantly strengthen the dollar. And, perhaps most profoundly, the reduced dependence on Middle Eastern oil would have huge geopolitical implications.
The Royal Society June 2012
Balcombe Parish Council May 2012
Energy Market Review, April 2012
The Policy Exchange: Gas Works February 2012
The Impact of Unconventional Gas on Europe: A report for Ofgem June 2011, released February 2012
Fact Based Regulation for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development
Bi Partisan Policy Institute Shale Gas New Opportunities, New Challenges January 2012
National Wildlife Foundation (USA) November 2011 : No More Drilling in the Dark
IHS Cera December 2012: The Economic and Employment Contributions of Shale Gas in the United States
Natural Gas and Renewables: The Coal to Gas and Renewables Switch is on! August 2011
Marcellus Drinking Water: The Centre for Rural Pennsylvania September 2011
This research looked to provide an unbiased and largescale study of water quality in private water wells in rural Pennsylvania before and after the drilling of nearby Marcellus Shale gas wells. It also looked to document both the enforcement of existing regulations and the use of voluntary
measures by homeowners to protect water supplies.
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Carnegie Mellon University August 2011
This study estimates the life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production of Marcellus shale natural gas and compares its emissions with national average US natural gas emissions produced in the year 2008, prior to any significant Marcellus shale development.
The Future of Natural Gas June 2011
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative - The Future of Natural Gas is the fourth in a series of MIT multidisciplinary reports examining the role of various energy sources that may be important for meeting future demand under carbon dioxide emissions constraints. In each case, we explore the steps needed to enable competitiveness in a future marketplace conditioned by a CO2 emissions price. Often overlooked in past debates about the future of energy in the U.S., natural gas is finding its place at the heart of the energy discussion. Natural gas is a major fuel for multiple end uses — electricity, industry, heating — and is increasingly discussed as a potential pathway to reduced oil dependence for transportation. In addition, the realization over the last few years that the producible unconventional gas resource in the U.S. is very large has intensified the discussion about natural gas as a "bridge" to a low-carbon future.
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International Energy Agency: Are We Entering a Golden Age of Gas? June 2011
The factors that drive natural gas demand and supply increasingly point to a future in which natural gas plays a greater role in the global energy mix.The global natural gas resource base is vast and widely dispersed geographically. The Golden Age of Gas Scenario incorporates a combination of new assumptions that underpin a more positive future outlook for gas.
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UK Parliament Energy and Climate Change Committee: Shale Gas. May 2011
The environmental and climate risks posed by shale gas need to be balanced with its potential contribution to energy security. On balance, we feel that there should not be a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing in the exploitation of the UK's hydrocarbon resources, including unconventional resources such as shale gas.
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Study on Unconventional Gas – EUCERS Strategy Paper No 1 May 2011
The Shale Gas Shock, May 2011
A surge in gas production and use may prove to be both the cheapest and most effective way to hasten the decarbonisation of the world economy, given the cost and land requirements of most renewables.
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Duke University Research and Policy Recommendations for Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale‐Gas Extraction July 2011
Cornelll University: Methane and the greenhouse-gas footprint of natural gas from shale formations
We evaluate the greenhouse gas footprint of natural gas obtained by high- volume hydraulic fracturing from shale formations, focusing on methane emissions. Natural gas is composed largely of methane, and 3.6% to 7.9% of the methane from shale-gas production escapes to the atmosphere in venting and leaks over the life- time of a well. These methane emissions are at least 30% more than and perhaps more than twice as great as those from conventional gas.
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La sécurité des approvisionnements stratégiques de la France Mars 2011
Le livre blanc sur la défense et la sécurité nationale, publié au mois de juin 2008, évoque la « croissance économique des nouvelles puissances [qui] va de pair avec celle de la consommation d'énergie, ainsi qu'un besoin accru en ressources naturelles et en matières premières stratégiques.
Tyndall Centre, February 2011
Shale gas: a provisional assessment of climate change and environmental impacts
The analysis within the report addresses two specific issues associated with the extraction and combustion of shale gas. Firstly, it outlines potential UK and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from a range of scenarios building on current predictions of shale gas resources. Secondly, it explores the health and environmental risks associated with shale gas extraction. It should be stressed that a key issue in assessing these issues has been a paucity of reliable data.
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Oxord Centre for Energy Studies December 2010
Can Unconventional Gas be a Game Changer in European Gas Markets?
Although unconventional gas development will not be a game changer for European gas markets overall it could have a significant impact in individual countries although probably not this decade. Florence Gény's study argues that much more stringent European environmental standards difficulties of access to land and fresh water and lack of incentives for landowners to allow companies to drill will require a completely different business model for unconventional gas development in Europe compared to what has been seen in the US. Although the impact could be greater in Poland and Germany overall it would be surprising if unconventional gas provided more than 5% of European gas demand before the early 2020s.
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Energieraad: February 2011 'Minder zorgen om voorzieningszekerheid aardgas
In nauwelijks vijf jaar is het aanbod van aardgas in de wereld structureel veranderd door de commerciële ontginning van onconventionele aardgasreserves in de Verenigde Staten. Er is momenteel geen sprake meer van een verkopersmarkt. En mits er voldoende wordt geïnvesteerd in de productie van onconventioneel aardgas, naast de investeringen in conventioneel gas en LNG, zal een nieuw omslagpunt (naar een verkopersmarkt) vele jaren op zich laten wachten.
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Chatham House September 2010 The 'Shale Gas Revolution': Hype and Reality
The 'shale gas revolution' - responsible for a huge increase in unconventional gas production in the US over the last couple of years - is creating huge investor uncertainties for international gas markets and renewables and could result in serious gas shortages in 10 years time.This report casts serious doubt over industry confidence in the 'revolution', questioning whether it can spread beyond the US, or indeed be maintained within it, as environmental concerns, high depletion rates and the fear that US circumstances may be impossible to replicate elsewhere, come to the fore.
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Global Shale Gas, What Now, What Next November 2010
This is a report I wrote on shale gas published in November 2010. I include it here as an introduction to the subject, and to highlight how the most beautiful words in the English language are not " I love you" but "I told you so". Hope you like it.
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US Energy Information Administration: World Shale Gas Resources outside the United States April 2011
One of the best introductions for those who have never heard about shale gas comes from the US Energy Information Administration. Includes history and technology of shale gas in North America and resources worldwide.
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement September 2011
Is natural gas a climate change solution for Canada?
David Suzuki Foundation/ Pembina Institute July 2011 - Does a "bridging" role for natural gas stand up to scrutiny? For instance, might im- provements in energy efficiency avoid the need to use more natural gas, even if there is a delay in moving to large-scale non-fossil energy? Could investing in long-lived natural gas infrastructure leave us "locked in" to that energy source, creating a barrier to moving to deeper GHG reductions? Or would power producers willingly accept the retirement of gas-fired plants after a couple of decades? Is the urgency of cutting GHG emissions such that we should move very quickly to end the burning of all fossil fuels? Or might continued combustion of natural gas with carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) remain viable?
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World Economic Forum February 2011 A New Era for Gas
What a difference a few years can make in one of the world's major energy markets. Advances in the production of unconventional gas – shale gas, tight gas and coalbed methane (cBm) – coupled with growing lNG capacity have changed longstanding assumptions about natural gas markets around the world. Gas has long been recognized as the preferred fossil fuel from an environmental standpoint, with lower emissions of GHG and other pollutants than coal or oil. recent advances in gas production technology mean that gas is also likely to be more available, and even potentially less expensive, than was assumed just a few years ago.
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Making the Green Journey Work: European Gas Advocacy Forum April 2011
Europe can reach its 2050 80% greenhouse gas reduction target at lower cost, with less risk, and with less challenging implementation than has been suggested by other recent studies such as that of the European Climate Foundation's Roadmap 2050.I The solution lies in defining the most economically attractive technology mix to meet the targets in the first twenty years, including the 20/20/20 targets, while avoiding any restriction of the available options or any increase in costs for the continued abatement in the second period to 2050
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Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers September 2011 - Shale Gas: A UK Energy Miracle?
The phenomenon of shale gas is both topical and controversial. Its proponents claim that it is a clean, environmentally friendly and abundant source of cheap natural gas; its opponents believe the opposite. In various countries it is a fast growing industry and operations have begun in the UK.
Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec Mars 2011 - Développement durable de l'industrie des gaz de schiste au Québec
L'analyse et les constatations de la commission d'enquête reposent sur les faits recueillis à partir du témoignage de citoyens, de groupes et de municipalités, de documents scientifiques et gouvernementaux, d'avis d'experts ainsi que sur l'expérience des personnes responsables d'appliquer la réglementation au Québec, en Alberta, en Colombie-Britannique ainsi que dans certains États américains.
Certaines législations en vigueur au Canada et aux États-Unis ont été examinées. La commission d'enquête a également observé, lors de missions, l'application sur le terrain des cadres réglementaires dans les États du Texas, de la Pennsylvanie et de New York.
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Harvard Kennedy School: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs October 2010 -Water Consumption of Energy Resource Extraction, Processing, and Conversion
This paper provides an overview of water consumption for different sources of energy, including extraction, processing and conversion of resources, fuels, and technologies. The primary focus of is consumptive use of water for different sources of energy. Where appropriate, levels of water withdrawals are also discussed, especially in the context of cooling of thermoelectric power plants.
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Finally, a venue in downtown Orlando is hosting a weekly GLBT night. It's not a full-time club or bar, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.
The Monkey Bar at 26 Wall Street (inside Wall Street Plaza and above WaiTiki) will be hosting "Jungle Sundays" every Sunday from 4 p.m. – 2 a.m. There is no cover and there will be drinks specials and live entertainment weekly. The new night (late afternoon) started last Sunday and is a very welcome change to the downtown nightlife landscape. Go to Jungle Sundays Facebook Page to find out more information.


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March 12, 2007
Junior David Sender (Arlington Heights, IL/Buffalo Grove) of the Stanford men's gymnastics team was selected as the Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Mar. 5- Mar. 11.
Sender helped the team to a victory over No. 2 Penn State and No. 9 Iowa on his way to capturing the All-Around title. The junior co-captain claimed victories on the floor exercise (9.60) and the vault (9.20), while also taking second on the still rings (9.60). Sender recorded a season high score of 55.55 on the six events to claim the All-Around title.
This is Sender's first Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honor. Sender and the rest of the Stanford men's gymnastics team return to action on Saturday, Mar. 31 for the MPSF Championships.
Past Stanford/Muscle Milk Student-Athletes of the Week
Feb. 26-March 4 Joseph Bramlett
Feb. 19-Feb.25 Ben Wildman-Tobriner
Feb. 12-Feb. 19 Brook Lopez
Feb. 5-Feb. 11 Cassidy Krug
Jan. 29-Feb. 4 Elaine Breeden
Jan. 22-Jan. 28 Shaun Phillips
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Changing Climate, Changing Coasts
Experts now agree that many of the risks of climate change are no longer just potential—they are inevitable.
About the Event
On February 5, 2009, the New England Aquarium and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution brought together a diverse group of climate change experts and business leaders, policy makers, and representatives from non-governmental organizations to bring the issue of global climate change closer to home. The interdisciplinary group gathered at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston for "Changing Climate, Changing Coasts," a day-long symposium on the local impacts of climate change.
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Speakers described the potential impacts of climate change on coastal development, real estate, fisheries, marine animals and their habitats. In New England, sea level rise may cause dramatic changes in the coastline, and in Boston's harbor the 100-year flood zone will move inland, flooding and erosion will increase, especially along Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, and barrier islands will disappear.
The symposium examined the implications for the local economy and environment and—with a pragmatic bias—explored ways to adapt to climate change. Steps to be taken include revisiting current zoning requirements and development regulations along the shoreline, protecting urban waterfront property, bringing insurance premiums in line with new levels of risk, and implementing measures that will make natural areas more resilient.
Symposium Materials
- List and description of symposium speakers (pdf 188 KB)
- Schedule of events (pdf 1.5 MB)
- "Biological Impacts of Climate Change in the Gulf of Maine" by Scott D. Kraus, Ph.D., New England Aquarium (pdf 1 MB)
- "Ocean Chemistry is Changing" by Scott Doney, Ph.D. , Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (pdf 880 KB)
- "Changing Climate, Changing Coasts: Some Economic Considerations" by Porter Hoagland, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (pdf 348 KB)
- "The Rising Tide in Boston: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Due to Climate Change" by Ellen M. Douglas, PE, PG, Ph.D., Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences University of Massachusetts, Boston (pdf 340 KB)
- "The Necessity and Economics of Adaptation" by Gary Yohe Ph.D., Wesleyan University (pdf 2.5 MB)
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The 4th of July lands on a Friday this year and that means many businesses and government offices will be closed. Banks, the DMV, Social Security offices, the US Post Office, the stock market and even Costco will close their doors on July 4, 2014. That leaves many people searching to find out what is open on Friday.
The good news? According to The Opinionated Nation, most retail stores like Walmart and Target will be open for business on Independence Day, with many stores running big "America's Birthday" sales. In addition to retail stores, liquor stores and grocery stores, most restaurants will be open on Friday.
Costco is just about the only major retailer that closes down on the 4th of July. The membership-only warehouse club is closed on six major holidays each year, a nice perk for employees who want to spend the holidays with their families. Their competitor, BJs Wholesale Club, is open regular hours on Friday.
Here's a list of retail stores that will be open on July 4, 2014, courtesy of SavingsAdvice.com:
BJ's Wholesale - Open 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Friday.
Best Buy - Open regular hours in case you're in need of a new laptop, TV or gadget. Many items will be on sale during during the holiday weekend.
Home Depot and Lowe's - If you have a "honey do!" list to tackle or want to build a deck really fast before your cookout starts, both stores are open regular hours so you can shop 'til you drop for home and garden supplies.
Sears and KMart are both open on Friday. Call ahead for store hours as some locations will only be open special holiday hours.
Target - Open all day, with an Independence Day sale in full swing. Check with your local Target for store hours or find them here on Target.com.
Walmart - Open all day for fireworks, barbecue supplies and food. There's a big July 4th savings event going on all weekend. Many Walmart Super Centers are open 24 hours a day.
Most malls are open on Friday, so that means Old Navy, GAP, Macy's and other popular mall stores will be open.
CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreen's will all be open for business. Some locations are open 24-hours.


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Unity Announces Appointments, New Roles
Rochester, N.Y. (May 1, 2012) – Unity Health System is pleased to announce new roles and appointments for several of its longtime leaders.
Stewart Putnam
Stewart Putnam has been appointed president, Health Care Services Division for Unity Hospital. Putnam has over 30 years of experience in health care administration and has held key leadership roles at St. Mary's and Unity since 1984, serving most recently as executive vice president/chief operating officer of Unity Hospital. Putnam lives in Brighton.
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Dr. Michael Nazar has been appointed senior vice president, Clinical Service Lines for Unity Hospital's Health Care Services Division. Dr. Nazar has been with Unity since 1985, most recently as vice president of Primary Care and Community Services for Unity Health System. Dr. Nazar lives in the City of Rochester.
Joyce Zimowski
Joyce Zimowski has been appointed senior vice president of Operations for Unity Medical Group. Zimowski joined Unity Health System in 1981 and has held various positions since that time, including controller, vice president for Finance and, most recently senior vice president of Unity Hospital. Zimowski lives in Pittsford.
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Skype Correspondent Jason Zone Fisher goes from beach bum to surfer dude with a style refresh, courtesy of Lifestyle Expert Pippa Lord and surf-style authorities, the Faherty Brothers. Surfing is hotter than ever this summer, but even if you don't know how to hang 10, you still can create a stylish wave. Pippa chatted with Mike and … Read more
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Reflecting on Change
- January 16th, 2012
- WoA Feature Articles, World of Apple News
- Alex Brooks
There's no easy way to say it, 2011 was a bad year for this website. Such a statement isn't easy for me to write because it isn't easy for me to hear; in July World of Apple will be seven years old and anyone who has ever run a website will know that it's not all dissimilar to bringing up a child. And this child is now at the ripe old age of seven. What follows is a short reflection of those seven years, the lessons learned and the experience garnered and a hopeful punt at where I'm heading.
Those seven years taught me a lot but the last 12 months taught me so much more than all of those years put together. In my personal life I excelled in areas that are vital to my future life, I gained knowledge, experience and friends that will see me go far. I was featured on TV and in magazines for the first time, I completed my first major political campaign, I started renting my first house and I went from thinking I was grown up to knowing I was growing up, a key distinction in decision making. In fact, all age does is make you realise the decisions you've made today may not be the right ones later. But, you never know until it's done.
Whilst I, myself was doing all this changing this child was suffering. This child that has been nurtured with thousands of hours of my life. This child that has seen me slave all day and all night, ruin relationships, make holidaying impossible but also the same child that has seen me at my happiest, flown me around the world, seen beautiful places and products and made some amazing friends. It's incredible to suggest that this non-material collection of words, code and pictures can have such incredible power never mind being able invoke such emotion in me.
It took me too long to realise that I was neglecting this child and it took me even longer to realise what I was doing wrong. With the benefit of hindsight it seems obvious now and I've outlined it clearly above, this child grows only with dedication and time and in 2011 I supplied neither of those things. But there is a third ingredient and that ingredient is me.
I started this website in 2005 for the simple reason that I wanted a website that reported on Apple in a sensible, objective and concise fashion. Put simply I wrote the website for me and by doing that everything else came naturally. Then came the growing pains and I've only realised now that this is where the trouble began. A website with thousands of uniques a day needs powerful servers, developers and designers and the only viable option to pay for that is advertising, ugly and ineffective advertising—the ineffectiveness can be combatted with a dose of quantity.
Success brings many things and greed is certainly one of them and being young certainly makes it worse. A simple formula for a website running advertising is that the more people who turn up on a single day then the more money the website will make on that day, so the website quickly goes from two lengthy, well written posts a day to six short and badly written posts.
The best way to know how much money a website is making is to watch the stats and watch them like a hawk I did. The first time I got linked from Slashdot (remember that place?), Digg and many other big sites, the rush was incredible. That child of mine had benefited from the work I put in, had flourished and went to its first school play and was a huge success. I couldn't have been a prouder parent.
But I had cheated.
Instead of carefully crafting my child's outfit for the school play I took the easy route, I went out and bought the best outfit I could find. On stage in front of an audience of onlookers it looked fantastic and the applause and words of congratulations from other parents felt incredible but it wasn't real.
I never realised though, I just loved the high and relished the attention. Problem is, the highest high never comes again and day after day I began seeking the same feeling, only it was duller every time. So the tactics got worse.
Those of you familiar with this author will have witnessed some of those very tactics. From the likes of posting NDA screenshots and details to raving about the number of cease and desists I'd received. They were great for the pocket and those line graphs showing uniques leaped month after month.
As the bars on the chart grew higher the content got worse, its effects on my reputation and on Apple became stronger each time and it was damaging behaviour. Then the charts began to level out, the previous behaviour was having effect and I and this website were now suffering. 2009 saw two million uniques, 2010 saw one and a half million and last year saw just over 500,000. I grew out of love with the stats when they no longer fed my hunger, if I hadn't then maybe I would have noticed before.
The stats weren't the answer though and they never should have been. The big charts were merely an extension of big money, the real happiness was in the content. The whole experience is actually a reflection of a wider problem in online publications across the entire internet and maybe I'm flattered to have made it out the other side but I'm by no means unscathed.
So the solution?
As many of my friends would tell you and thankfully a lot of advisers will also contest I didn't know the answer to the problem because I couldn't see the problem. By the time I realised that the charts were flat and the money had all but dried up it seemed too late to reverse the trend. Should I just pump out more content? Should I take on more writers to help? Maybe I'll run some giveaways to bring in quick rushes of traffic, I thought. All of this is time consuming though and time is not something I had, I needed a quicker solution. Frankly, I needed a miracle.
"I'm going to pull the plug" I said somewhat teary-eyed to a number of friends. I had the excuses to hand when they vehemently encouraged me to stick with it. I'd tell them that an explosion of sites and big media corporations interested in Apple had fragmented the audience too much and competing with $100 million corporations with hundreds of writers was impossible. Honestly it was just a fancy way of covering up my own faults and self-defeat.
The content began slowing up before October but the death of Steve Jobs helped put it all in perspective. I was deeply touched by Steve's death, as I remarked at the time it felt strange to feel grief for someone you couldn't even call an acquaintance. How can you miss someone you've had the briefest of encounters with? It opened up some questions on life and death, and fed my philosophically inquisitive mind. The coverage of Steve's death was often moving and many reflected on his genius, his vision and other talents related to Apple and technology. I noted that he had another talent, one often overlooked, the talent of thought. The best example of such is his Stanford commencement speech that he made in 2005. There are some fantastic points to relish in those 15 minutes but here's one of my favourite takeaways and something I now subject myself to:
I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "no" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
October saw the last post I made to World of Apple for 2011, the days and weeks that followed were some of the strangest I've ever experienced. Whilst my life progressed in ever greater ways an invisible force was eating away at me. Whilst it had been staring me in the face for a long time the answer to how to feel happy about this website was working its way to the surface.
The real answer to the problem had in fact been obvious all along; it all began floating to the surface at WWDC in June when respected Apple-veteran Jim Dalrymple (originally of MacCentral, now running The Loop) offered some on-key words of wisdom to me over some greatly enjoyed Heineken.
Put simply, World of Apple is a brand but more succinctly an extension of me, my thoughts and my opinions. These words are my voice, these pages are my work. And my happiness isn't about the money, the traffic or even the trips around the world and playing with Apple's latest and greatest. The happiness is in hitting the publish button on 1,000 words of my branded content. The feeling of producing and watching others enjoy quality, original thought is one of the greatest I could ever experience. Engaging in conversation with those who agree or disagree, exploring individual ideas and producing original content is what makes me look into the mirror and make me want to do it all.
The conclusion wasn't easy, the changes go against what I've seen as natural but it all fits with the original concept I thought up seven years ago which was to produce a site I would want to read.
The site I want to read doesn't churn out the same news and rumours that thousands of other sites have, the site I want to read doesn't post fanatical rumours from idiotic sources. To make matters worse this churn effect often comes with a form of chinese whispers, led mainly by eccentric, traffic seeking asshole bloggers who are unable to distinguish fact and fiction, unable to pick up the phone to a public relations team to check a detail or more unbelievably spend the time to produce something thoughtful.
The site I want to read and will produce will post thoughtful commentary on Apple. The kind of commentary and prose that that's sensible, articulate and adds value to a wider discussion happening across the internet. There are already a handful of sites just like this, authors who have in some cases taken grave risk to quit their day to day lives to produce content just like this. I value those sites, I enjoy reading their content.
The changes have also inadvertently seen me join a sort of ongoing blogging revolution, one in which many sites have opted to remove commenting. World of Apple has over 6,000 comments, many of which are relevant and informative. Whilst the ability to comment has now been removed I hope to keep those comments attached to their relevant posts.
The argument of whether to keep or remove comments was an easy one for me. The number of readers who emailed between October and December to ask about the status of the website was proof enough to me that a conversation can be held without the bloating workload that is moderating and maintaining comments.
I've also removed all forms of advertising from the website and RSS feed. The Apple rumour mill is constantly full of outlandish rumours that are only being spurred on by sites seeking traffic and advertising money. Removing this metric will not only remove ugly distractions from the readers view but also from my writing eye. The only reason to write will because I want to not because I want clicks.
It's difficult to scientifically state exactly how ridiculous the Apple rumour game has become. Anyone with a level head for these things can spot a good rumour a mile off, they come from certain sources and they have a certain feel about them. The reasons why the majority of websites are willing to run any rumour from any source is obvious, those clicks equate into money.
2011 was a tough year, 2012 will be better. As I've put a generation of this site behind me I should take some time to thank the people that have made it possible to get to this stage. Most notably Liam Gladdy who has stood by my side for many years helping with site development and server management. Liam's skills are second-to-none and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending him for web work, not to mention that his calming British accent can steer anyone round a crisis. I've overworked and poorly remunerated Liam many a time but I am eternally grateful and beyond our professional relationship I've gained a great friend.
Also special thanks to Jon Kokke who has had little involvement with the site of late but the design that you see today is his and I love it as much now as I did when he first showed it to me in 2009 (and frankly that's all that matters).
This site has also seen many pairs of hands tap out some incredible content over the years. The content and discussions that preceded the writing done by Luke, Dee, David, Dean and Nishant to name a few have helped me no end.
Also of course thanks to those friends, whether they be virtual or not, who I bounced ideas off about what to do with the site, especially Jim. Big thanks to readers who encouraged me to stick with it, knowing the words aren't just going into an ether does make a difference. I hope you all keep reading. As Dylan would say, the times they are a-changin'.
Let's continue the discussion on Twitter. Follow @worldofapple or @alexbrooks.


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I'm using Upstart 1.5 in Ubuntu 12.04 to manage a process created by some user but needs to be managed as system job as starting on boot, respawning if it fails and we been able to start/stop it at any desired time so, I create it's .conf file in /etc/init and is as follows :
description "Start face services recognition and monitors it"
version "1.0"
start on runlevel[5]
stop on runlevel[06]
expect fork
normal exit 0 TERM STOP
exec sh -c /home/verstand/facefeatures
end script
post-stop script
if [ ! $EXIT_STATUS && ! $EXIT_SIGNAL ]
exec sudo -u $USER "/sbin/shutdown -r now"
end script
The signals here are intented to reboot the system in an emergency case where Upstart fails to respawn the process.
Now, the problem is when we start the process it runs fine, with
sudo initctl start facefeatures but when we try to stop it, it hangs and we need to use Ctl+C to return tty control.
Even more, if we try to start it again or restart it, Upstart reports it's already running:
start/running facefeatures but, if we use
initctl list Upstart reports as if the process was killed:
stop/killed facefeatures
Also, if we reboot the first time it runs the process normally but if we reboot a second time it does it no more...
What is the problem of my conf file? What is the correct way of doing this?


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The 2011 MTV EMAs, hosted by Selena Gomez, will be broadcast live from Belfast on Sunday.
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Among the scheduled performers are Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Coldplay.
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Palm in talks with Huawei for acquisition?
Palm has put itself up for sale, and we've already heard that it may be acquired by Lenovo. However, it looks like Palm is in talks with another giant Chinese company – Huawei.
According to Reuters, Palm and "Huawei's investment bank" had preliminary discussions in February. The companies haven't reached any agreement until now, and Huawei has obviously declined to comment – but it did issue the following statement: "Huawei is always open to consider opportunities that will further enhance its business development."
Although its main business is making networking equipment, Huawei also manufactures phones, many of them being sold in Europe though partnerships with major carriers like Vodafone and T-Mobile. Snatching up Palm would allow Huawei to tap into the smartphone market – the company already makes Android smartphones, but it didn't manage to make a strong impact on the market yet.
Reportedly, Palm's current value is of about $1.3 billion.
Huawei had contract sales of more than $30 billion last year, and a net profit of more than $1 billion, so I assume it has the money for Palm.
Another Chinese company seen by analysts as a possible Palm buyer is ZTE, China's second largest telecommunications equipment maker, after Huawei. Of course, in the end, any company (read: any company rich enough) could buy Palm, including HTC and Nokia.


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hi, having just acquired JK 2 i was wonderin how to go about playing it on the net?
Make sure you have the latest patch (1.04) first, then:
Go to the JKII launcher and select Multiplayer. When it starts up, go to "Play" then "Join Server". It should show a list of servers. If you don't see them, there's a button on the top edge of the screen that says "Source:". Make it go to "Internet". Then pick a server and unleash destruction. ;)
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Feb. 4, 2012
DENTON, Texas - The Arizona women's gymnastics team posted a new season high team total of 195.875 to overtake Texas Women's University who earned a score of 193.725.
"It finally feels good to get back on track. Was it a clean meet? Definitely not. Overall though, this meet was far better and far more what we expect out of ourselves," head coach Bill Ryden said.
The team started the night out on bars, improving last week's event total by 0.875 to post a 48.925. Sophomore Jordan Williams was the leadoff, earning a new career high 9.750. Other contributors included junior Molly Quirk, with a 9.775, and Aubree Cristello and Katie Matusik with matching marks of 9.825 to tie for second place.
The highlight of the event was senior Rebecca Cardenas, who posted yet another career high (for the second week straight) to tie for first place with a score of 9.850.
"Becca had a great set, even though she didn't have the best warmup," Ryden said. "Becca has been doing great on bars in general. She's definitely been doing her job. As a senior I'm really proud at how much she has been progressing and contributing."
The Wildcats then rotated to vault, totalling a 49.025 on the event. Sophomore Shana Sangston began the lineup with a score of 9.725. Junior Mykle Douglas posted a 9.750, Williams earned a 9.825 (to take second place), and Aubree Cristello earned a 9.775.
"Vault was stellar. I was very happy. Shana had the best vault of the year for her so far, and everyone stepping up for the event was something that was one of my highlights tonight," Ryden said.
One of the most pleasant surprises on the event was freshman Amber Wobma, who competed for the Cats for the first time. Not only did she drill the landing of her vault, but she earned a score of 9.850 to win the event.
"Amber's performance was what we had been expecting, but not what we had been seeing in the beginning of the season. It was just finally this week that something clicked, and oh my gosh, that just shows you the value of her to the team," Ryden said.
The momentum only continued on floor with yet another season high total of 49.250. Cristello was the leader for the team once again, taking first with a score of 9.90. Taking second place was freshman Kristin Klarenbach, with a score of 9.875.
"Kristin is the real deal. Obviously we knew that last week, and we confirmed it this week. She really is going to be a major contributor to the team in her career," Ryden said.
Matusik posted a 9.850 on the event for third place, followed by Quirk with a 9.825 and Douglas with a new career high score of 9.800.
"Floor was great, I mean with that high of a total what can you say? When you can start out with a score of 9.8 life's going to be good. It was by far the best total floor effort of the season so far," Ryden said.
Arizona rounded out the night on beam, under the leadership of Quirk (first place with a 9.850), Sangston (second place with a 9.775) and Matusik (tied for third with a 9.750). Senior Britnie Jones tied for fourth with a score of 9.725, and Cristello earned a 9.650 to total a 48.675 on the event.
"Tonight wasn't the best beam. Shana did a great job, we changed her routine and she definitely showed up. Starting out with a fall takes a lot of guts for the rest of the team, so all things considered we did alright on beam tonight," Ryden said.
In the all-around competition, Cristello took the gold with a season high 39.075, and Quirk took third with a 38.300.
"We were happy with the performance, we obviously have some improvements to make, but people really rose to the occasion this week. I'm very happy with the overall team effort tonight," Ryden said.
Up next for the Cats is the first of three home meets, as Arizona welcomes ASU to Tucson for the annual "Flipping for the Fight" meet in honor of breast cancer awareness.


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The Sweetwater Ripple Effect
You wouldn't think a corruption scandal in San Diego's South Bay could have repercussions 700 miles to our east in El Paso, TX.
However, the same night Mitt Romney clinched the GOP nomination, 8-term Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes was denied a return pass to Congress — despite recent high-profile endorsements and events hosted by former President Clinton, and President Obama.
Former El Paso City Councilman Beto O'Rourke defeated the embattled Reyes by less than 3,000 votes.
Why does this matter? The Sweetwater connection.Former Sweetwater Union High School superintendent Jesus Gandara was originally brought to South Bay San Diego from the El Paso region where his family has long held various political positions. Gandara, who was fired from the school district last year, is currently facing multiple felony charges (along with Arlie Ricasa and others) in the largest public corruption case in San Diego history.
Gandara's son, Jesus Gandara Jr., serves as a city councilman in Socorro where voters have been pressuring him to resign. The elder Gandara's brother, Willie Gandara Sr., served as Mayor of Socorro until a May 2011 recall election ousted him from office. Willie Gandara Sr. was indicted in 2010 for corruption charges by the FBI.
In February, Willie's son (Willie Gandara Jr.) who served as an El Paso County Commissioner and was a candidate for the Texas legislature, was arrested with two others on charges of drug-smuggling. Their trial is expected in late October.
So, now that we've determined this family has seen better days, how does it relate to a Congressional race? Why was a Latino Democrat like Silvestre Reyes defeated in an urban, Latino, Democratic stronghold? Corruption.
Members of the Gandara family had donated up to $9,500 to Reyes' campaigns over the years. His challenger, O'Rourke, rightfully pounced on it and was successful last night.
Political repercussions continued last night, however. Due to Willie Gandara Jr.'s arrest on drug-smuggling charges, he was forced to resign his position as a County Commissioner. In an election for his former seat, two candidates will enter into a run-off — both having defeated Gandara-backed former staffer Dora Oaxaca by a combined 41 points.
Results like these certainly lend credibility to the fact that voters are waking up. They are simply tired of the self-service politics has become. When it is no longer about the interest of public service and good public policy, voters have found the will to reject the pigs denigrating our system of government. Call me an old softy, but that's how I see it.
The only disappointment regarding the political successors throughout this unnecessary drama is that they've all been Democrats. So, in a way nothing will really change for the people of El Paso except putting a new face from the same party in an old, familiar position.
However, the underlying theme in all this could be a voter education lesson for both parties down the road. The ever-growing emergence of more educated and sophisticated minority voters rejecting corruption even in their own communities. Of course, it could also be an emerging trend of more educated voters, in general, rejecting corrupted politics as usual for a new, definitive direction in transparent government. Time, as they say, will tell.
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The GCR lawfirm including Yuri Calderon stirred the pot in Sweetwater. Now he is in Calexico. Before that, he was in El Paso with Gadara. Socorro-Horizon wastewater fight goes on
by Aileen B. Flores \ El Paso Times
Posted: 03/28/2011 12:00:00 AM MDT
SOCORRO — A fight between the Horizon Municipal Utility District and the city of Socorro over a wastewater discharge project here continues.
Most recently, a district judge ruled the Horizon Municipal Utility District has to get proper permits to continue with the project.
However, Benny Davis, president of the Horizon Municipal Utility District board of directors, said the district is appealing the court's decision.
The Horizon Municipal Utility District sued Socorro in November for allegedly not letting them finish a $2.2 million wastewater discharge project in the Mesa Spur Drain, an irrigation canal owned and operated by El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1.
In a written statement, the city of Socorro said a judge ruled the utility district has to apply for the permits in order to discharge three million gallons of wastewater per day through a pipeline that flows into the Mesa Spur Drain.
Socorro officials said these rules are designed to protect the Lower Valley community's public health and safety.
Davis said the project would not harm Socorro's citizens. He said Socorro officials are using false statements to scare residents.
"In the first place, they should not have people playing in the drain," he said. "They have no facts to support their statement."
Manny Soto, interim city manager, said the utility district believes it is above the law.
"The city must protect the health and safety of our residents and will not be shaken by these bully tactics," he said.
Socorro officials said the Horizon utility district would force the city to spend more taxpayers' money in defense against the appeal.
The city of Socorro hired attorney Yuri Calderon, who practices law in San Diego and has offices in Houston, Los Angeles and Denver.
City officials do not have the exact amount the city is paying Calderon, but it could be up to $100,000.
Calderon has worked for the Sweetwater Union High School District in Chula Vista, Calif., where Jesus Gandara, father of city Rep. Jesse Gandara and brother of Mayor Guillermo Gandara, works as superintendent.
According to the lawsuit, Socorro asked the Horizon utility district to comply with a series of permits, including the application for a zone change, for the construction of a rock wall and the installation of a pipeline within city limits.
The document states that Socorro has denied these permits and the utility district has not been able to complete the project, which was due to be finished by the end of 2010.
Davis said because the Horizon Municipal Utility District has not been able to complete the project in Socorro, the utility district faces additional legal issues.
The Horizon Municipal Utility District sued the owner of a golf course in Horizon where the district is currently discharging wastewater.
Davis said the owner is not cooperating with the district to meet Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requirements.
The city of Socorro has also asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to revoke the Horizon Municipal Utility District's permit to discharge wastewater in Socorro.
Socorro officials said they found out about the project last year by accident.
Davis said the state was in charge of making any necessary notifications.
Even though there was not an official notice given the city of Socorro, it is hard to believe Socorro officials were not aware of the project, Davis said.
Davis also said there were several legal notices published in the newspaper.
Aileen B. Flores may be reached at email@example.com; 546-6362.


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I do not say that Byron took the idea (of the wicked and clever remarks in "Don Juan") from Mephistopheles;1 it is unhappily easy for many a one to find such ideas nearer home if he is blackguard enough to indulge in them. I only meant to say that Byron might have found his fundamental conception realised already in Goethe's play. The Diable Boiteux (of Le Sage)2 is a very pretty little fellow but no devil, rather a smirking little French Abbé.


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Earlier today, manga and anime publisher Viz Media announced four new titles that fans can look forward to from its Viz Signature and Shonen Jump imprints during the fall and winter.
In November of 2014, manga fans can look forward to the release of "One Piece box set 2: Skypeia and Water 7" from Shonen Jump. The box set includes volumes 24-46 of the "One Piece" manga series, which contain the third and fourth story arcs, along with the "Strong World" mini-comic and a full-color double-sided poster. The box set has an MSRP of $185.99.
Also available in November of 2014 will be the first volume of the five volume "Resident Evil" manga series from Viz Signature, featuring story and art from Naoki Serizawa. The series is a prequel to Capcom's "Resident Evil 6" video game and follows the progression of the C-virus, as a female student at a prestigious school in Singapore suffers a terrible transformation and Professor Doug Wright and his nephew Ricky are called in to investigate. Chris Redfield and the BSAA also make an appearance, as things grow rapidly out of hand.
In December of 2014, Shonen Jump will release the first volume of "Assassination Classroom", in both digital and print editions. The action-packed and comedic series follows a class of misfits who are trying to kill their new teacher, an alien octopus with bizarre powers and super strength. He is the best teacher the kids have ever had, but after having just destroyed the moon, he is now threatening to destroy the Earth, unless his students can stop him.
Following in January 2015, will be the debut volume of "Jaco the Galactic Patrolman" from Shonen Jump in print and digital versions. A new series from legendary "Dragon Ball" creator Akira Toriyama, the series follows Jaco, a galactic patrolman who crash lands on a deserted island, home to retired scientist Omori, who is continuing his research on time-travel. After the crash, Jaco decides to move in with Omori, but can the two get along with one another long enough to save the Earth from a dangerous threat. The first volume also features new, bonus "Dragon Ball Z" content related to Goku's parents.


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ELECTRICAL store Currys has held a reopening ceremony after being re-branded as Currys and PC World.
The store, at the Peel Centre, Harborough Hill Road, had a ribbon cutting ceremony with radio DJ Simon Hirst.
The merger of the two bands under one roof follows the closure of PC World across the road. Staff from PC World have transferred to the refurbished dual store.
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