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They're forming in a straight line. They're going through a tight wind. But unlike the "Blitzkrieg Bop" in the classic Ramones song, the kids aren't losing their minds. Instead, they're losing their money – and it's possible you could too. Software firm McAfee has just recently confirmed that Project Blitzkrieg – a rumored cyber attack on U.S. banks this coming spring – is actually legit. The intent of the Russian hacker project is to steal millions of dollars from U.S. customers, bit by bit and dollar by dollar. It's believed that some computers are already infected with the hack. Should you be worried?
Project Blitzkrieg is the brainchild of an infamous Russian hacker who goes by the screen name "vorVzakone." Initially, officials were skeptical of the hack because vorVzakone flagrantly broke the first commandment of cyber crime – he showed his face. In a bizarre six-part video release, he discussed Project Blitzkrieg and also offered to help cyber criminals avoid jail time for a fee of $40,000. Weird, right? But apparently, it's the real deal.
Perhaps in case this protection racket doesn't pan out, vorVzakone has been working on the huge hack that is Project Blitzkrieg since April of last year. According to McAfee, although no fraud has been committed yet, at least 500 US bank accounts have already been infected with the supercharged Trojan virus. The malware enters personal computers via email and collects user names, passwords and account data when people sign in to online banking sites.
On top of that, vorVzakone has devised a way to flood bank fraud hotlines via Skype for hours after the attack so that people are unable to report suspicious activity and so that he can make off with as much money as possible. If everything goes according to plan, Project Blitzkrieg will funnel $100 million dollars into vorVzakone's pocket. This is all scheduled to go down sometime this coming spring.
The good news is that the scope of the attack appears to be pretty limited: vorVzakone appears to be targeting the very wealthy for the most part. He's not playing Robin Hood – it's just easier this way. As the McAfee report says, "A limited number of infections reduces the malware's footprint and makes it hard for network defenses to detect its activities." So unless you've got an investment bank account, you probably don't have much to worry about. At least this time.
But Project Blitzkrieg does raise some valid concerns for the average person. The hacker was able to infect 500 big-money accounts before authorities caught on, so it's certainly easy enough for vorVzakone (or other hackers) to get into the average account. Not only that, he's been totally brazen, revealing his face, home and car online, and he still hasn't been stopped. He's stolen $5 million in past schemes, and it stands to reason that if he pulls off this big heist, he's only going to get bolder and broaden his reach. In some of his videos, he's even reached out to fellow cyber criminals to ask them to join his ring.
So what can you do to keep yourself safe from such an attack? Well, there's the obvious stuff that everyone knows – be wary of weird emails, don't click on strange attachments and make sure your antivirus software is up to date. Beyond that, pay attention to potential threats in the news and monitor your bank account activity like a hawk. You might also create throwaway email accounts for posting in online forums. Any online fraud safety tips we missed? Let us know in the comment section.


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Team Rigondeaux Fire Back at Donaire's VADA Claims
By Reynaldo Sanchez
Since Saturday, WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux has been training in Boca Raton in Florida. The boxer is training for his unification on April 13th with WBO king Nonito Donaire. The match takes place at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Boris Arencibia, CEO of Miami-based Caribe Promotions, who co-promote Rigondeaux, is upset with the recent claims that have appeared on BoxingScene.com from Donaire and his wife Rachel Donaire.
Donaire has claimed that Rigondeaux is playing games by not providing his contact information to VADA [Voluntary Anti Doping Association], who are conducting the random drug tests in the match. He also stated that he heard Rigondeaux was working with controversial conditioning coach Angel Heredia.
"We are focused on this fight against Nonito Donaire and we have no other purpose than that. It's the biggest fight for Rigondeaux and we want to provide our fighter an environment where there is harmony. We still have no idea what's going on with Nonito Donaire's team. Every day we read something about VADA tests and ultimately we do not know what they intend to accomplish with this attitude. Guillermo Rigondeaux already signed, in front of Bob Arum and everyone else, all of these VADA documents and met the requirements of this organization," Arencibia said.
"Caribe Promotions and Guillermo Rigondeaux's team wish to clarify that they do not work with Mr. Angel Heredia and that no one has made any contact with that individual. We have no idea where Nonito Donaire got that information, to link the name of Guillermo Rigondeaux with Mr. Angel Heredia, who worked with the great Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight."
"We hope that Nonito's team understands that they and we have less than two months to prepare for this fight. We agreed on everything requested by Donaire, and from Tuesday, the 26th of February, we will be in Boca Raton training to get in shape. We are professionals and we can not disappoint the audience that also wants to see this great fight. We do not want to believe that Nonito is trying to get out of the fight. We do not want to waste time in fruitless discussions, and from next Monday we are going to enter the crucial stage of our training camp, and we do not want to interrupt the planned camp of trainer Pedro Luis Diaz."
To further provide proof of their position, BoxingScene.com was provided a copy of an email that was sent by Pedro Diaz to VADA, with all of the necessary contact information for himself and Rigondeaux.
[QUOTE=TheHook84;13084321]There is real bad blood between these two camps, they both hate each other.[/QUOTE] That's not a bad thing as long as the fight doesn't get scuppered.Comment by TheHook84 on 02-25-2013
[QUOTE=KING MEAT;13083943]wont really help if they do there high school bullsht on twitter. theyre camps need to sit down in the same room and iron this sht out in private.[/QUOTE] There is real bad blood between these two camps, they…Comment by KING MEAT on 02-25-2013
[QUOTE=ИATAS;13079215]Either team Donaire are trying really hard to make Rigondeaux look bad or there is a ton of miscommunication between two camps.[/QUOTE] wont really help if they do there high school bullsht on twitter. theyre camps need to sit down…Comment by fceeviper on 02-25-2013
The day Nonito leaves Conte, I will believe Nonito is clean.Comment by royjonesjrKTFO on 02-25-2013
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I'm tacky.
This statement is, of course, a "well, duh!" to anyone who happens to know me in real life. I like to blame this on genetics, considering that every time I walk into a room at my parents house, someone remarks "WOAH, NICE SHOES," and then blathers on about how I'm "just like my grandmother" who had "the same garish taste," but considering my parents find teak to be the most lovely decoration material ever, I take it as a compliment.
I don't doubt that one day, along with finding the gene markers responsible for male pattern baldness, scientists will unwittingly find a "tacky gene" which I can only pray to the Good Lord of Butter that they name something like, "The Sparkle Gene" (which goes neatly along with my six-year old desire to rename our car "Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle Car," to which my parents abjectly disagreed with)
(Never DID say I was any good at naming things, considering I own a cat named "Basement Kitty," and I have no basement)
The Sparkle Gene has been neatly passed down to my daughter who, despite her ability to kick ass at a moment's notice, loves all things sparkly, although she, like me, is not interested in Princess Gear. In fact, she's now calling herself Bat Girl, which goes along neatly with my nickname: Good Catwoman. She'll happily wear her superhero cape while collecting those shiny gem things you can get at craft stores for like a buck (I assume – never did buy any), which means that she too, has the Sparkle Gene.
I like to imagine that the Sparkle Gene is, in some small part, related to the reason I've never decorated a home before, excepting for our failed condo, which I painted all colors of the rainbow, just to turn around and sell it. When we moved into the house formerly known as mine, we decided that decorating and painting wasn't really in our best interest.
Slowly, I did redo two of the three bathrooms and the kids bedrooms as they were popped from my girl bits. The dining room, which was formerly known as my office, I redid last winter, painting it a lovely shade of Eggplant and replacing the ancient light fixture. I loved that room until Hurricane July hit and it was made clear that I would be moving out.
When I moved into my own space, I made sure to pack the pictures I'd been collecting, the decorations I'd held onto for that one day – the day that would never come – I'd be able to decorate a space to call my own. Could've been my old bedroom or a real office for me, didn't matter. I wanted to be able to look around a room and say, "O'DOYLE RULES!" or, at the very least, "BECKY'S BEEN HERE."
For something so important to me – and it's always been – I never did manage to get around to it.
Until now.
(cue ominous music)
I've been spending a lot of my time thinking about ways I can decorate my new place to make it feel like I've got a home of my own. Don't get me wrong – I'd sooner get mauled to death by a rogue hedgehog before I'll EVER be known for "my style" but I don't care. It's my space to decorate and mine to call home.
While non-traditional, you WILL note that there is nothing glittery on that wall, which means I'm decidedly not done.
(mental note: buy bedazzler)
This painting is probably one of my very favorites. While it looks depressing as hell, the graffiti says, "There is always hope," which is one of those wacky new-age things I have to repeat to myself to get through the day. Well, that and "glitter makes EVERYTHING better."
(Dear Depression: Fuck you. Love, AB)
One of the things I've been doing while recovering from the flu that ate my immune system is to play around on this site:
Which I'm only telling you about because they're running some killer hot deals right now if you sign up. Makes me wish I were a new customer so I could YOINK that ten dollars.
I happen to like this site not only because it appeals to my Sparkle Gene, but because when I go scouring The Internetz for art, I hyperventilate.
Etsy makes me break out in hives because I can only peruse the site if I have something INCREDIBLY specific in mind, which, I'll have you know Pranksters, does not often happen, and searching for "sparkle, sparkle art," NEVER gets me ANYTHING I'd ever want.
This site happens to choose small independent companies and showcase their items at a deeply discounted price (especially if you earn credits, which you do by "peeking" at the prices of various items. It's like a game and it's probably the best time waster ever, besides Monster Pet Shop (Damn YOOOU CRYS!), but you know and you should totally try it. It's a ton of fun, even if I can't afford half the things on there, it's a great way I get ideas for things to put on my walls, until I own a bedazzler.
Or manage to extract the Sparkle Gene from my genetic makeup. Y'know, whichever comes first.
So what about YOU, Pranksters? Where do you find stuffs for your walls? I'm all about getting my house to look as though I live here.
P.S. Inappropriate frog is inappropriate.
It's no secret that I'm the finder of odd things (baggies of diamonds, a child, a can of diet Coke), which, is going to make this story incredibly anti-climactic, so be warned.
I've spent the better part of two weeks on the couch, wearing an Aunt Becky shaped groove into my couch, moaning histrionically while my cat watched from a distance, all, "bitch, you be crazy – ain't nobody here to hear your pitifulness besides me and I don't give a rat's ass." Cats, man, not the most sympathetic of creatures.
I'd thought it was low-grade depression, but no, it turns out that I've had the flu, which is my PSA for "GET A FLU SHOT, FOR THE LOVE OF BUTTER." Being me, I had assorted complications with aforementioned flu, none of which are in the slightest bit interesting (okay, malnutrition is kinda wacky, but that's neither here nor there).
The one thing that kept me sane was playing online games on my iPad (Monster Pet Shop, you are a cruel, cruel mistress) because I was too full of the histrionic to even attempt sitting up long enough to do anything at my computer, which, if you ask me, is the epitome of pathetic. But that is neither here nor there.
Finally, on Saturday night, after tearing myself away from Tiny Tower,
I decided that it was high time to get off my ass and take out the garbage which had been silently taunting me for days. It was all, "I need to be taken out and yooooooouuuuu can't do it. Ha-ha!" and I was all, "We'll see who's the bitch now, motherfucker."
Apparently, the flu makes you weaker than a mosquito in cold weather, because I swear to you, Pranksters, I've never had so much trouble taking out the trash in my life, even WITHOUT household appliances attacking me. I had to take a breather on one of the benches overlooking the river before I could even attempt to crawl back into my house and see what online games required my immediate and undivided attention.
It was then that I saw him.
Now, my neighbors are known for walking their house-pets around, especially cats, which has both befuddled and betwixt me, because, well, who wants to take a CAT for a WALK? Mine would be all, "shit bitch, shut your whore mouth," the moment I tried to strap a dog harness around him (he's not fat – he's just big-boned!)(also: he likes Cheesy Poofs)(then again, who doesn't?). He'd probably sever one of my pesky – yet important – blood vessels before he let me take him outdoors.
But anyway, the sight of my neighbor walking around with a cat isn't nearly as shocking as it should be.
"Hi," he said (my neighbor, not the cat). "Are you missing a cat?"
I looked around wondering if this was a code, but before I could respond, the cat began twirling itself around my ankles all, "I love you," which is a far cry from my own cat, who's all, "I love being fat." I looked down at it and realized it didn't weigh 82,747 pounds, therefore, it was not my cat. Also: it was orange, which my cat is not.
"Um," I said, still a bit winded and more than a bit weirded out by the cat who was now making sweet love to my calf. "No."
"This cat," he explained, "was in my car. I noticed it when I was over at one of those big box stores. I'd bring him in but I have a small baby at home and I don't know what the cat could do."
I didn't have the heart to tell him that I WAS the small baby at my home, and instead looked down at the cat, who had firmly attached itself to my leg like a barnacle. I sighed.
"I can take him in for the weekend," I agreed, knowing that I'd never forgive myself if I didn't and something happened to the cat. "Then I can see if I can track down his owner."
The dude smiled, obviously relieved that he'd passed his stalker onto me. The cat, I swear, grinned like the Cheshire Cat as it sprung into my apartment, all, "lookit me, I'm so damn cute."
I call him Dolomite, rather than "Three-Pete," which is the name I should've given him, in following in my pattern of naming orange cats "Pete."
Upon further inspection, I realized that Dolomite has been traveling quite a bit – his paws are busted from walking and he's in dire need of some food and water.
And I'll nurse him back to health because it's the right thing to do.
Once, of course, I'm done restocking my Tiny Tower shoe store.
Got any better names for me, Pranksters? I should warn you that my other cat? His name is "Basement Kitty," or, as I like to call him now that I've moved, "Basementless Kitty," which goes to show you how badly I name animals.
Two years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I'd just had major abdominal surgery.
But why? I hear the three porn bots who routinely scour my blog to leave hilariously spammy messages crying in their mechanical voice(s). Why would you have surgery? Was it a boob job? A lobotomy? Did you actually find someone to give you a third arm?
No, no, I say, sitting back in my chair and slurping my coffee loudly. Nothing so dramatical.
I'd gone under the knife two years ago (right before a trip to Vegas!) to have a full abdominoplasty.
Well, I hear the porn bots beeping and booping, what on EARTH did you need that for? Are you just a vain bitch?
Yes and no, I reply, still slurping my coffee.
You see, I'm built with the approximate proportions of a daddy long-legs spider — all legs with practically no torso. That means that I'm freakish looking on a good day and while pregnant with my kids, that I carry them RIGHT out there — as in, my pregnant torso entered rooms a full five minutes before the rest of me waddled in. (I also appear to carry them in my ass, but that's neither here nor there). The spider-like pregnancies left my abdominal muscles both screaming and groaning, the muscles actually weeping whenever I dared to do such things as "sit up." Laying down, I could nearly sink my fist through the hole left in my abs and grab out my entrails, should I have been so inclined.
(thankfully, porn bots, I never was. I may wear a #1 finger for encased meats, but the thought of all those delicious beef lips and assholes wrapped in my own innards is semi off-putting.)
Let's not even mention that three babies at 8 pounds a piece + 60 pounds of baby weight = loose skin I could probably have worn as a nice skin scarf, should I have chosen.
And I was born, not only with the bladder of a squirrel, but with something my mother affectionately refers to as The Sherrick Pot-Belly, which meant that even if I went the anorexic route, I'd still look 3 months pregnant.
I'd originally gone into the plastic surgeons to see about a boob job — these puppies are huge and with migraines and neck issues, I figured a reduction might be the ticket to a pain-free life (hey, after it's been suggested that you inject botulism toxin into your fucking neck, the idea of a boob reduction seems almost… fun).
He took one look at my melons and informed me that insurance would scoff at my claim. Plus, he said, I'd probably end up looking freakish, unless I got a complete boob job. Which was something like 9+ hours on the OR table.
But he looked down and noted my gut and had me lay back. He sucked his breath in as he noted the gaping space between the abdominal muscles formerly known as mine, and suggested that I may benefit further from a full abdominoplasty.
(quick dance interlude:
Partial Abdominoplasty = mostly liposuction and removal of loose skin.
Complete Abdominoplasty = removes excess skin and reshapes the abdominal muscles in those who have had pregnancies like mine, wherein the muscles of the abdomen are separated.
/end scene)
He then suggested that fixing the core muscles of my abdomen may help with my neck and migraine issues. I could've kissed him. I'd always planned to have a partial abdominoplasty someday in the very distant future, but the suggestion of a life without pain made baby angels weep with the awesome.
The surgery was fine, as far as surgeries go — I didn't die on the table or anything — and I even got some pretty nifty drains sticking out of either side of me, which made me kinda feel bionic and wish that I'd asked him to put in some steel plates or machines in my gut, further allowing me to become partially robotic.
The recovery, though, can best be described as excruciating. Turns out, that even my wonky abdominal muscles had been doing their thang, which meant that I spent many hours laying on the couch, trying to ascertain whether or not peeing myself was a better option than trying to get to the bathroom. It took weeks to be able to stand long enough to shower. It took nearly a year for me to regain full control of my muscles again.
But, I know you porn bots are trying to figure out, was the surgery worth it? Have your migraines stopped?
The answer is somewhere in the middle. The migraines are still there, but they're slightly more manageable, which is FULL of the awesome. And the results, well, I'll leave you to see them (I'm sorry I have no before snaps for you):
And no, this was not shot in softcore mode – I simply don't own a full-length mirror.
Also: I am not colored like an oompa-loompa. Apparently, the lighting in my bedroom is mood-lighting. Which may explain why my cat opts to lick his bung on my bed rather than the floor.


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Inspiring everyone around the world, including open-water swimming enthusiasts and triathletes, Diana Nyad completed her longtime goal.
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LITTLEFIELD, Texas (AP) - The two people who died in a glider accident in West Texas have been identified as a 79-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy described as a budding aviator.
The manager of the Littlefield airport said Eddie Hoglan owned the Alexander Schleicher K-7 and was in the craft with teenager Taylor Brown.
Hoglan was a Plainview resident and Brown lived in Littlefield, about 35 miles northwest of Lubbock. Authorities say a wing snapped from the craft shortly after it detached from the plane towing it Saturday.
Manager Tom Brown, the grandfather of Taylor Brown, said Hoglan and the teen frequently flew the glider together. He says his grandson "just loved to fly."
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SpecificationsNotebook: Gigabyte Q1580V (Q Series)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T6400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels, glossy: yes
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Price: 750 euro
Reviews for the Gigabyte Q1580V
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Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 08/12/2009
Rating: performance: 60% mobility: 60%
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Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
T6400: Entry level dual core processor based on the Penryn core with only 2 MB level 2 cache and a low clock speed.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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This weight is representative for typical laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal.
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I imported my blog (two whole months worth LOL) from typepad. I did that all successfully, but when I began posting in October, none of the previous posts would show up...not even a place to click 'back' to see the previous entry. I tried everything and ended up deleting the theme I was using and re-uploading another. This seemed to work (sort of) as after I added another entry, it showed up above the previous one (the rest of October was still not showing up, but I figured at least if it worked from this point forward it would be fine.) Well, that was short lived because now the blog is back to showing ONLY the latest entry! This is absolutely maddening! I like wordpress.org as I have it hosted through my yahoo website, and I like that it's easy to change themes, etc. And, to change to another blog would mean starting over as I see NO WAY to export the posts so I feel I'm now stuck with wordpress.org.
Does anyone have any idea why my posts won't show more than the most recent one? btw...if I view archives, all of September will show, as will August.


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text: Education (Theses and Dissertations) Education (Theses and Dissertations) http://hdl.handle.net/2262/197 2016-08-29T12:53:57Z 2016-08-29T12:53:57Z Scaling the mountain: The topography of disability and transition to Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland DOYLE, ALISON http://hdl.handle.net/2262/76651 2016-07-07T02:01:28Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Scaling the mountain: The topography of disability and transition to Higher Education in the Republic of Ireland DOYLE, ALISON Recent research evidences that students with SEN encounter complex and circuitous transitions from post-primary settings to Higher Education (HE), and that they should be assisted with planning and recording the steps in the transition process, adapting goals and needs as they progress through school. Currently, inequitable access to Individual Education Plans, and a lack of policy infrastructure to provide a formal Transition Plan, means that transition journeys for students with disabilities are varied and uncertain. Using a theoretical framework that incorporates Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Systems Theory and Children's Geographies, the purpose of this research programme is to further establish the web of interactions between students, parents, practitioners, schools and HE institutions, and to identify junctures that function as promoters or inhibitors to successful transitions for young people with disabilities. Moreover, it aims to provide new insights into interest levels and engagement with a suite of web-based transition planning resources, designed and created uniquely for this research programme, and delivered via a third space Community of Practice. A mixed methodology concurrent-triangulated-convergent-transformative design is employed within three studies: Study One investigates the viewpoints of disabled students, parents and practitioners prior to entry to HE; Study Two investigates post-entry reflections of current undergraduate students with disabilities approaching the end of the first year in HE. Data collection for both studies is captured through surveys and interviews. Quantitative data analysis from surveys is complemented by a deductive thematic analysis of open-ended questions and interviews, both of which are merged within the analysis and interpretation of results. A third study measures visitor engagement with the transition website, usage of a modularized transition planning tool, engagement with a transition blog / discussion forum, and participation in transition planning workshops for students with disabilities and their parents. Data from this study is analysed using a Web 2.0 enterprise class analytics system. Results confirm findings identified in current literatures evidence: (a) disparate levels and quality of support and guidance for students and parents at post-primary level and from HE, (b) a mismatch between academic and personal skills required for post-primary and HE, (c) inequities within the Disability Access Route to Education, and (d) fissures in communication channels between parents, schools and HE institutions. Findings also contribute new knowledge about the efficacy of web-based transition-specific resources for post-primary students with disabilities in Ireland, which were accessed on a global scale and in significant numbers. Empirical and practical implications point to: (a) an urgent need for development of self-awareness, self-determination and self-advocacy skills through a person-centred transition planning tool; this should be made available from the junior cycle of education onwards, (b) CPD and training opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of disability in schools and amongst practitioners, and (c) increased efforts from HE institutions to engage students, parents, practitioners and post-primary schools via structured pre-entry activities. Recommendations include development of a national repository of transition planning resources, further development and piloting of the transition planning tool, and the creation of student-to-student recruitment strategies that will provide positive role models for students with disabilities. PUBLISHED 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Promoting Student Interest in Mathematics: A Framework for Effective Teaching of Algebra at Junior Cycle PRENDERGAST, MARK http://hdl.handle.net/2262/76502 2016-06-17T14:17:01Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Promoting Student Interest in Mathematics: A Framework for Effective Teaching of Algebra at Junior Cycle PRENDERGAST, MARK APPROVED 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The influence of parental education and literacy skill levels on children's achievement in primary school, Moyo district, rural Uganda DRAJEA, ALICE JURUGO http://hdl.handle.net/2262/74406 2015-07-23T02:02:40Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The influence of parental education and literacy skill levels on children's achievement in primary school, Moyo district, rural Uganda DRAJEA, ALICE JURUGO This thesis explores how the different levels of parents education and literacy skills influence their primary six children s academic attainment. The interest in this area was derived from endemic poor literacy abilities among universal primary school children in rural Uganda leading to persistent poor school achievement. The study reviews pertinent literature related to parental education and literacy skill practices in the home setting. The focus is on the nature and quality of support parents provide, the amount of available literacy related resources in the home environment because of parental education or lack of it and the challenges they face. These areas underscore the three research questions guiding the study. Related studies indicate that if parents have well developed literacy skills and practices, and adequate literacy resources at home and in the community, they will positively influence their children s education. However, when they lack such symbolic social capital, they face challenges that are likely to impact negatively on their children s educational achievement. This phenomenon is explored in this study in a development world context, notably the Moyo district in Northern Uganda. Mixed-methods with an ethnographic element is used to gather data from 119 participants across three geographical sites through the methods of questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, document analysis and participant observation involving three primary schools, and nine families of different educational and economic backgrounds. Vygotsky s sociocultural historical theory and the concept of cultural capital in terms of intergenerational transmission of educational success underpins the basis for the inquiry. Data are thematically analysed using a cross-case analysis. The findings indicate that all parents researched, regardless of the different levels of their education, desire that their children succeed in education but they face serious economic and other problems in supporting them to do so. The educated parents are aware of the problems and the advantages of education, but the reality of their lives and the financial challenges they face restrict them in prioritising time for educational activities with their children. Their support remained at the level of paying school fees for their children, and barely providing other school requirements. The semi-literate and uneducated were aware of the broader benefits of education, but were not yet fully aware of the level of interaction that is required to support and encourage their children for school success.; This is compounded by the harsh financial realities in the everyday lives of these families. Their low and irregular income tend to control and hinder them from extending adequate support to their children's schooling. There was evidence of an overly heavy burden of responsibilities on parents that are work related. Salaried parents worked away from home and so did the semi-literate and illiterate (mostly doing casual jobs and cultivation). Whereas a lack of time negatively impacted upon all parents' ability to support their children's education. illiteracy hindered the academic involvement of less educated parents. Overall, the children involved in this study were deprived on many fronts: limited parent-child interaction, lack of home study and own space, play and educational opportunities. The study concluded that parental education and literacy skills exclusively are unlikely to enhance children's achievement. Instead, parental knowledge of school matters and practical engagement with additional external support could make a difference in children's achievement in school. The study makes recommendations for policy and practice in educational, economic and political spheres. It will also serve as resource material for future research. APPROVED 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Participatory Practices in Open Source Educational Software - The Case of the Moodle Bug Tracker Community Costello, Eamon http://hdl.handle.net/2262/71751 2015-04-10T04:23:18Z Participatory Practices in Open Source Educational Software - The Case of the Moodle Bug Tracker Community Costello, Eamon The Moodle bug tracker is a boundary object that faces software developers who write and maintain Moodle's code whilst simultaneously exposing an interface to a much wider public world of ordinary Moodle users. Bugs can be fixed and new features requested by recording them in this boundary object which then tracks their progress. Such tracking has proven a powerful lure for researchers and despite much study of the phenomenon of open source bug fixing and software building, much remains to be answered. Specifically this research sought to analyse the implications of this massively distributed collaborative development process for education and educational technology (which to give it due importance, is referred to here as educational infrastructure). It examined the ways educators - who are defined inclusively as all those involved in supporting the educational enterprise - interface and contribute to the development of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Moodle at this granular level of bug fixing. Two things happen in a successful bug resolution: it is reported and then it is fixed. Only one population is skilled and empowered to engage in the latter but, in theory, anyone can be a reporter. Here data was collected and analysed about these two types of participant. Firstly archival and statistical analysis of thousands of issues contained in the tracker database itself was undertaken. These canonical accounts of bug-fixing contributed to the design and conduct of interviews of both core participants of this community and more casual or peripheral members. A broad spectrum of community participants were interviewed from fringe and casual members to some of the key actors including Tim Hunt of the Open University, Moodle HQ members Helen Foster and Michael du Raadt and Moodle founder Martin Dougiamas. Ethnographically inspired methods were utilised in the interview analysis to uncover rich stories of actual practice that were absent from the accounts of the database itself. This lead to several contributions to research being made by this thesis: a depiction of the dynamics and characteristics of an open source software community of practice dedicated to the enterprise of education; an enumeration of three complexes of factors leading to bug tracker issue resolution elicited from participants themselves; an account of particular unknown or under-reported non-canonical issue resolution factors; a model of the role of bug tracker issue mediators including the novel brokerage act of proxy issue submission and improvement; and a theory of how bug trackers are resistant to predictive models of issue resolution. These findings have implications for educational institutions reliant on VLEs and for developers of open source educational software


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The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in Item 8 below. The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements and estimates that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences from estimates include those discussed under "Cautionary Statement" and "Risk Factors" contained in Item 1A above.
We operate on a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to September 30. For ease of presentation, September 30 is utilized consistently throughout Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to represent the fiscal year end date. 2012, 2011 and 2010 were all 52 week fiscal years. All date references contained herein relate to our fiscal year unless otherwise stated.
As discussed in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Rollmet product line, formerly included within the Commercial Systems segment, has been accounted for as a discontinued operation for all periods presented and therefore certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Unless otherwise noted, disclosures pertain to our continuing operations.
We have a diversified and balanced business, serving both government and commercial markets. Both of these businesses faced challenges during 2012. In Government Systems, a downturn in U.S. defense spending contributed to the eight percent reduction in sales. In Commercial Systems, we experienced strong growth in the air transport market, while sales to the business aviation market were impacted by the bankruptcy of one of our business jet manufacturing customers. The seven percent increase in Commercial Systems revenues during 2012 was not enough to offset the reduction in our defense business, as total Company sales declined two percent for the year. Despite the revenue decline, earnings per share from continuing operations increased five percent and both businesses improved segment operating margins over 2011, with Commercial Systems posting a 150 basis point increase from the prior year and Government Systems posting a 90 basis point increase from the prior year.
As part of our continued response to these challenges we recorded a restructuring charge to reduce our cost structure and position us for improved performance in 2013 and beyond. We also exercised the flexibility of our balance sheet during 2012 and issued $250 million of 3.10 percent fixed rate debt. We used the proceeds from this debt, supplemented by available cash on hand, to repurchase approximately 13 million shares of common stock during the year, reducing our outstanding share count by 7 percent from 2011. In addition, in April 2012 our Board of Directors approved a 25 percent increase to our quarterly cash dividend paid on common stock, raising the amount to $0.30 per share.
We generated the following results for 2012:
• sales of $4.73 billion
• diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $4.15
• operating cash flow of $534 million
• capital expenditures of $138 million
Looking forward to 2013, we anticipate the following:
• total sales in the range of $4.6 billion to $4.7 billion
• diluted earnings per share from continuing operations in the range of $4.30 to $4.50
• cash provided by operating activities in the range of $500 million to $600 million
• capital expenditures of about $140 million
Our Company remains financially strong and looking out over the next three to five years, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of improved market conditions when they arrive. In Government Systems, we expect U.S. military budgets to eventually stabilize and we continue to enhance our international strategies and adjust our infrastructure when necessary. In Commercial Systems, we have key positions on several air transport platforms with Boeing and Airbus and expect to benefit from strong order backlogs for these aircraft. In the business and regional jet market, we have expanded our market share over the past several years, winning positions on a variety of aircraft with customers around the globe, including Bombardier, Embraer and Gulfstream.
We believe our Company has a proven ability both to react quickly to changing business conditions and to execute its business plans. Our fundamental strategies continue to serve us well: the balance between our commercial and government businesses; the diversification of our customer base and product offerings; our focus on innovation through R&D; and the integration of our business through our shared service operating model.
Balance-We feel our business is characterized by its balance, in terms of market segment, geographic regions and product and customer sales mix. We strive to maintain a balance between our Government and Commercial Systems businesses, believing that the segments are complementary to one another. Over the past three years, we have restored some of the balance between our business segments, as about 55 percent of our sales were attributable to the Government Systems business in 2012, compared to 62 percent in 2010. Looking forward to 2013, we expect this trend to continue as we anticipate Commercial Systems to account for nearly half of our revenues.
Diversification-Our business derives its revenue streams from a large number of customers, products, solutions, geographic regions and markets. Our Government Systems business executes against numerous programs every year for a variety of customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense, state and local governments, other government agencies, civil agencies, defense contractors and foreign ministries of defense. Our Commercial Systems business serves customers ranging from the world's largest aircraft manufacturers and airlines to individual aircraft owners within the general aviation marketplace. This diversification of revenue sources enables us to pursue numerous growth opportunities as business conditions vary across our portfolios.
Innovation-A well-funded and comprehensive R&D program is a foundational aspect of our Company. Our focus on developing unique solutions to address our customers' needs is evidenced by the large investment we dedicate towards R&D programs. This investment in R&D has allowed us to develop new systems, products and software solutions for our customers which will continue to be the growth engine for our Company.
Integration-We have a highly integrated business reliant upon a shared service operating platform. Under our shared service operating model, certain functions and processes are utilized for the benefit of the entire organization. The integrated nature of our business also allows us to leverage product and service capabilities across our segments in a manner we believe is unique in our industry. This integration is evidenced by our product and technology centers of excellence in areas such as displays, communication, navigation and surveillance, through which we apply our core competencies to solutions in both Government and Commercial Systems. Our cost structure includes substantial investments in company-funded R&D expense, leased facility and equipment costs and other non-variable items such as depreciation and amortization of intangible assets. By applying common tools and systems across our businesses, we can better manage our fixed cost structure and maximize our R&D investments as technological advancements developed by one side of our business may be shared with the other.
One of the key metrics that we often use to describe changes in operating income for each segment is the incremental (or reduced) earnings derived from higher (or lower) sales volumes. Similarly, the variable gross margin derived from these incremental (or reduced) earnings is often used to describe changes in operating margins (computed as segment operating earnings as a percent of segment sales). By leveraging the fixed costs present in our shared service operating model, we typically can deliver higher earnings on incremental sales volumes as variable gross margins for our core products and services in Commercial Systems tend to be approximately 40 to 50 percent. Variable gross margins in our Government Systems business can often approximate those realized in Commercial Systems, as a significant portion of Government Systems revenues are derived from firm-fixed price contracts with commercial terms. The variable gross margin realized by Government Systems on cost-reimbursable contracts and early stage development programs, however, tends to be lower. We calculate our variable gross margin as segment sales less direct cost of sales, which includes direct materials, labor and applicable overhead allocations. Other components of cost of sales, such as company-funded R&D expense are excluded from variable gross margins. In this regard, variable gross margins are typically in excess of total segment operating margins, as total segment operating earnings contemplate all segment costs, including company-funded R&D expense and selling, general and administrative costs.
See the following sections for further discussion of 2012 and anticipated 2013 results of operations. For additional disclosure on segment operating earnings see Note 24 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 below. Please also see our Risk Factors and Cautionary Statement in Item 1A of this Form 10-K.
The following management discussion and analysis of results of operations is based on reported financial results for 2010 through 2012 and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in Item 8 below.
As discussed in Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Rollmet product line, formerly included within the Commercial Systems segment, has been accounted for as a discontinued operation for all periods presented and certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Unless otherwise noted, disclosures pertain to our continuing operations.
Consolidated Financial Results Sales (in millions) 2012 2011 2010 U.S. $ 3,169 $ 3,356 $ 3,284 Non-U.S.(1) 1,557 1,450 1,347 Total $ 4,726 $ 4,806 $ 4,631 Percent increase (decrease) (2 )% 4 %
(1) Sales are attributed to geographic region based on the location of our customers.
Sales for 2012 compared to 2011
Total sales decreased $80 million, or 2 percent, primarily due to a $222 million reduction in Government Systems sales, partially offset by a $142 million increase in Commercial Systems sales. Refer to a detailed discussion of sales by segment in 2012 and 2011 in the Government Systems and Commercial Systems Financial Results sections below.
Domestic sales decreased $187 million, or 6 percent, primarily due to lower sales to the U.S. Government resulting from the adverse market conditions described in the Government Systems sales section below, and a reduction in sales to a domestic business jet manufacturer, Hawker Beechcraft, who declared bankruptcy in 2012. This reduction was partially offset by higher sales to Boeing across various platforms and increased sales of aftermarket products and services to commercial airlines and other domestic customers, as discussed in the Commercial Systems sales section below.
Non-U.S. sales increased by $107 million, or 7 percent, as sales to non-U.S. aircraft manufacturers like Airbus and Bombardier increased and aftermarket revenues to commercial customers outside the U.S. were higher. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in Government Systems sales resulting from lower sales to foreign ministries of defense.
Sales for 2011 compared to 2010
Total sales increased $175 million, or 4 percent, primarily due to a $223 million increase in Commercial Systems sales partially offset by a $48 million reduction in Government Systems sales. Incremental sales from acquisitions, principally the December 2009 acquisition of AR Group, Inc. (Air Routing), contributed $15 million, or less than 1 percentage point of revenue growth. A more detailed discussion of sales by segment in 2011 and 2010 is found in the Government Systems and Commercial Systems Financial Results sections below.
Domestic sales increased $72 million, or 2 percent, primarily attributable to higher Commercial Systems sales to Boeing and increased sales of our aftermarket products and services to commercial airlines and other domestic customers, including incremental service sales from the Air Routing acquisition, partially offset by lower sales to the U.S. Government resulting from the adverse market conditions described in the Government Systems sales section below.
Non-U.S. sales increased by $103 million, or 8 percent, primarily due to the combined impact of higher Commercial Systems sales to non-U.S. business original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Bombardier and increased aftermarket revenues to commercial customers outside the U.S.
Cost of Sales (in millions) 2012 2011 2010 Total cost of sales $ 3,324 $ 3,427 $ 3,353 Percent of total sales 70.3 % 71.3 % 72.4 %
Cost of sales consists of all costs incurred to design and manufacture our products and includes R&D, raw material, labor, facility, product warranty, depreciation, amortization and other related expenses.
Cost of sales for 2012 compared to 2011
Total cost of sales decreased $103 million, or 3 percent, primarily due to the following:
• $44 million decrease in cost of sales resulting from the $80 million reduction in sales volume, as discussed in the Government Systems and Commercial Systems Financial Results sections below
• $56 million reduction from lower employee incentive compensation costs
• $35 million reduction in company-funded R&D expense, as explained below
• above items were partially offset by
? $12 million increase from higher restructuring and asset impairment charges recorded in 2012 as compared to 2011. For 2012, $38 million of restructuring and asset impairment charges were classified within cost of sales, compared to $26 million in 2011, as discussed in Note 23 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ? $20 million increase primarily attributable to the $11 million increase in warranty cost detailed in Note 19 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and higher retirement benefit expenses, as described in the Retirement Plans section below
The decrease in cost of sales as a percent of revenues was primarily attributable to the lower employee incentive compensation costs and reduction in company-funded R&D expense.
Cost of sales for 2011 compared to 2010
Total cost of sales increased $74 million, or 2 percent, primarily due to the following:
• $59 million increase resulted from the $175 million of net sales growth discussed in the Commercial Systems and Government Systems Financial Results sections below
• $27 million increase was attributable to higher employee incentive compensation expenses
• $26 million increase resulted from the restructuring and asset impairment charges recorded in 2011 which were classified within cost of sales, as discussed in Note 23 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
• above items were partially offset by a $31 million reduction to cost of sales attributable to lower defined benefit pension expense, as discussed in the Retirement Plans section below
The decrease in cost of sales as a percent of revenues was primarily due to a favorable change in sales mix resulting from higher Commercial Systems sales and lower Government Systems revenue.
Research and development expense
R&D expense is included as a component of cost of sales and is summarized as follows:
(in millions) 2012 2011 2010 Customer-funded: Government Systems $ 420 $ 460 $ 437 Commercial Systems 83 90 79 Total customer-funded 503 550 516 Company-funded: Government Systems 82 116 115 Commercial Systems 238 239 230 Total company-funded 320 355 345 Total research and development expense $ 823 $ 905 $ 861 Percent of total sales 17.4 % 18.8 % 18.6 %
We make significant investments in research and development to allow our customers to benefit from the latest technological advancements. Total research and development expense is comprised of both company-funded and customer-funded R&D expenditures. Customer-funded R&D expenditures are incurred pursuant to contractual arrangements and are typically accounted for as contract costs within cost of sales with the reimbursement accounted for as a sale in accordance with the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Company-funded R&D expenditures relate to the development of new products and the improvement of existing products and are expensed as incurred, as disclosed in Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Company-funded R&D expense consists primarily of payroll-related expenses of employees engaged in R&D activities, engineering-related product materials and equipment and subcontracting costs.
In addition to the R&D expenditures shown in the table above, we defer the cost of certain pre-production engineering effort incurred during the development phase of programs when the customer has provided us a long-term supply arrangement and a contractual guarantee for reimbursement. Refer to the Research and Development section found in Item 1 and the Critical Accounting Policies section found in Item 7 below for further discussion of our incremental investments in pre-production engineering effort.
Total R&D expense decreased $82 million from 2011 to 2012. The customer-funded portion of R&D expense decreased $47 million from 2011 to 2012. Government Systems accounted for $40 million of this decrease, as certain development programs were terminated for convenience by the U.S. Government and spending on other programs slowed during a transition out of the development phase into production. The $35 million decrease in company-funded R&D was also driven by Government Systems and was attributable to the completion of development effort for networked communication, airborne communication and navigation products, as well as savings realized from our previously announced decision to cease further discretionary investments in the public safety vehicle product line.
Total R&D expense increased $44 million from 2010 to 2011. The customer-funded portion of R&D expense increased $34 million from 2010 to 2011, primarily due to a $23 million increase within Government Systems that was largely attributable to effort on new development programs such as the KC-46A Tanker, E-6 special mission aircraft and the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) programs. An additional $11 million increase resulted from Commercial Systems, driven by increased effort on various business and regional jet platforms. The $10 million increase in company-funded R&D was primarily within Commercial Systems and was largely driven by increased effort towards development of next generation avionics for business aircraft and incremental effort related to our content on the Boeing 747-8 aircraft.
Looking forward to 2013, total R&D expense is expected to be approximately $800 million. We expect a reduction in customer-funded R&D expense, primarily within Government Systems, and anticipate company-funded R&D expenditures to be relatively flat when compared to 2012. In addition, we expect a $210 million net increase in pre-production engineering costs during 2013. Refer to additional discussion of pre-production engineering costs in the Critical Accounting Policies section found in Item 7 below.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (in millions) 2012 2011 2010 Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 543 $ 533 $ 476 Percent of total sales 11.5 % 11.1 % 10.3 %
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses consist primarily of personnel, facility and other expenses related to employees not directly engaged in manufacturing or R&D activities. These activities include marketing and business development, finance, legal, information technology and other administrative and management functions.
Total SG&A expenses increased $10 million, or 2 percent, in 2012 compared to 2011, primarily due to the following:
• $29 million due to higher bad debt expense resulting from the customer bankruptcies described in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
• partially offset by a $19 million reduction from lower employee incentive compensation and other savings attributable to headcount reduction and restructuring actions
Total SG&A expenses increased $57 million, or 12 percent, in 2011 compared to 2010, primarily due to the following:
• $29 million from higher employee incentive compensation costs and merit pay increases
• $18 million increase resulting from the combined impact of pursuing international business opportunities (including the opening and staffing of new offices internationally), higher bid and proposal costs and an increase in other selling costs and activities
• $3 million of incremental SG&A expense from acquisitions, primarily Air Routing
Interest Expense (in millions) 2012 2011 2010 Interest expense $ 27 $ 19 $ 20
Interest expense increased by $8 million in 2012 compared to 2011, primarily due to additional interest expense associated with the $250 million of long-term debt issued in November of 2011. See Note 10 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 below for more detail regarding outstanding debt.
Other Income, Net (in millions) 2012 2011 2010 Other income, net $ (25 ) $ (28 ) $ (14 )
For additional information regarding the fluctuations in Other income, net, see Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 below.
Income Tax Expense from Continuing Operations (in millions) 2012 2011 2010 Income tax expense $ 248 $ 240 $ 239 Effective income tax rate 28.9 % 28.1 % 30.0 %
The effective income tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory tax rate as detailed below:
2012 2011 2010 Statutory tax rate 35.0 % 35.0 % 35.0 % State and local income taxes 1.3 1.1 0.8 Research and development credit (1.7 ) (4.7 ) (1.2 ) Domestic manufacturing deduction (2.1 ) (1.9 ) (1.1 ) Tax settlements (2.2 ) (0.4 ) (2.4 ) Other (1.4 ) (1.0 ) (1.1 ) Effective income tax rate 28.9 % 28.1 % 30.0 %
The difference between our effective income tax rate in 2012 and the statutory
tax rate is primarily due to the benefit from the settlement of certain tax
matters, the tax benefits derived from the Federal Research and Development Tax
Credit (Federal R&D Tax Credit), which provides a tax benefit on certain
incremental R&D expenditures, and the Domestic Manufacturing Deduction under
Section 199 (DMD), which provides a tax benefit on U.S.-based manufacturing.
The effective income tax rate in 2012 increased from 2011 primarily due to the differences in the availability of the Federal R&D Tax Credit which expired December 31, 2011. This increase was partially offset by the favorable impact in 2012 of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) completing its examination of the taxable years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009.
The effective income tax rate in 2011 decreased from 2010 primarily due to the retroactive reinstatement of the Federal R&D Tax Credit which had previously expired on December 31, 2009. On December 17, 2010, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 was enacted which reinstated and extended the Federal R&D Tax Credit from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 and reduced our 2011 effective income tax rate by about 2 percent.
The effective income tax rates for 2012, 2011 and 2010 include a tax benefit related to the DMD. The DMD tax benefit available in 2010 was being phased in by statute and was therefore lower than the full DMD tax benefit which became effective beginning in fiscal year 2011.
Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share (in millions, except per share amounts) 2012 2011 2010 Income from continuing operations $ 609 $ 615 $ 557 Percent of sales 12.9 % 12.8 % 12.0 % Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes - 19 4 Net income $ 609 $ 634 $ 561 Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations $ 4.15 $ 3.94 $ 3.50 Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations - 0.12 0.02 Diluted earnings per share $ 4.15 $ 4.06 $ 3.52 Weighted average diluted common shares 146.8 156.1 159.2
Net income for 2012 decreased 4 percent to $609 million from net income of $634 million for 2011. Diluted earnings per share increased 2 percent to $4.15 for 2012 compared to $4.06 for 2011. The rate of increase in diluted earnings per share benefited from the positive impact of our share repurchase program.
Net income and earnings per share for 2012 includes a $38 million charge, or $0.26 per share, attributable to the net restructuring and asset impairment charges described in Note 23 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Net income and earnings per share for 2011 includes a $17 million gain ($0.11 per share) from the divestiture of the Rollmet product line and also includes an offsetting charge of $17 million ($0.11 per share) related to restructuring actions.
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Marketing Pilgrim have an interesting post on podcasting that looks at some research that suggests that podcasting is on the rise. The post is based around some findings that Edison Media Research have published.
My take on it
I think the biggest challenge podcasting faces is making itself accessible to the masses. It's still not as straightfoward as it could be to subscribe to a feed and find it available when you have time to listen to it. There's still an amount of planning for pod-casting-savvy users to go through and the reality is that most people out there jut aren't bothered.
For podcasting to be a success it needs to be as available as listening to the radio – available at the touch of a single button – whenever and wherever the listener wants it.
What do you think?
I love to do podcast, if only it is not so much of a chore to me 'cos of all the files conversion etc. Hehehe, I dream of becoming Oprah! LOL.


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Complaint Review: National Real Estate Investors
National Real Estate Investors2230 N. University Parkway, Bldg. 5 Provo, Utah U.S.A.
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I attended such a seminar in June and there were so many things that didn't add up that I'm willing to take legal action. Even if they have an army of attorney's I still feel that it would be worth trying to 1) get back my money and 2) try to put an end to their nonsense,
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You gotta track yer ute in Australia, mate!
Diesel Or Petrol, Just The Way You Want It
Welcome to Paper Jam, a new feature where we highlight the best automotive advertisements from the past! Print might be nearly dead, but our scanners are just getting warmed up.
How Is The Six-Time Winner Of Australia's Greatest Race So Fast?
Today, Craig Lowndes claimed his sixth ever Bathurst 1000 win with help from codriver Steven Richards. It was also a thirtieth win for Holden at the Australian endurance classic, and it came after an unbelievable six-car melee for the lead at the end. How is this man so fast? Let's hop onboard his car and see.
Can A Tesla Model S Beat An Australian V8 Supercar In A Drag Race?
My Aussie friend Dave is a real muscle car fanatic who doesn't take kindly of some electric car claiming to be the fastest sedan on the planet. To prove Elon Musk wrong, he went for a drag race between a Tesla and a V8 Supercar.
Watch An Aussie Cop Drift His Holden With The Local Hoons
Australia is the birthplace of the term 'hoon,' and has a host of strong anti-driving laws to keep bogans from drunkenly doing donuts on peoples' lawns. Here's one effort to reconcile a bit.
Holden May Have The Best Take On This Whole Dress Color Thing
So you know how everyone's going batshit about the ambiguous color of a dress? Because now that everyone in the world can now talk about the same shit at once, we're going bonkers? Well, Holden's quick-acting ad team may have made the best advertising-bandwagon-jumping response yet:
Massive Burnout Immediately Goes Wrong
That's not gone well, has it?
Watch Chris Harris' Tire-Smoking Ode To The Last Legendary Aussie V8
Watch our tamed racing driver Chris Harris flog the insanely powerful "El Camino-esque" Holden HSV Maloo GTS ute around an Australian race track and see why he reckons; there's no greater honor than introducing a very fast car that can tow [3,500 pounds].
The Triple Eight Sandman Is An Ass-Hauling Australian 'Panel Van'
As a "tribute" to the iconic two-door station wagons of Holden Australia's yesteryear, Red Bull and Triple Eight Engineering have cooked up this insane shooting brake with 705 BHP, full racing suspension, and... surfboard racks.
This Aussie Suzuki Swift Commercial Is The 80est of 80s Ads
The music! The clothes! The hair! If you loved the 80s, this Holden Barina commercial might just be too 80s even for you. And if you're glad that particular decade has been consigned to the dustbin of history, well you might just find this the stuff of nightmares. This just may be the 80est of 80s Suzuki Swift…
Holden Is Making The Fastest 'El Camino' Ever Before It Gets Shut Down
GM's Australian automaker Holden, famous for beastly "El Camino"-style cars with pickup beds and massive engines, is shutting its doors in 2017. But before the company goes out of business, they're reportedly cranking out their fastest-ever utility car.
This Is The Best Commercial For The Crappiest Car
An Australian man is selling his 1999 Holden Barina Limited Edition City. Rather than park it on the side of the road with a "For Sale" sign, David Johns used his experience as a digital ad director to create a commercial that "redefines" how to sell a beater.
Holden Laughs Last As Aussie-Built Pontiacs Dodge GM's Recalls
Whenever we write about a new General Motors recall — which is often, these days — one of you jokers inevitably says "Wouldn't it be faster to make a list of GM cars that HAVEN'T been recalled?" Well, after going through today's infographic, it seems the Aussie Pontiacs are safe so far.
What If The Chevy SS Was A Supercharged Beast With A Manual Trans?
It's a Vauxhall VXR8 GTS against a Mercedes E63 AMG, but while the Merc is slightly faster off the line, that's not what I care about. Given that the Chevrolet SS is getting a manual next year, would you buy that or the Vauxhall if you could?
How Australia's Coolest Little Truckets Are Showing Up In America
The hoonalicious Australian car-trucks known as "utes" Down Under are slowly starting to proliferate in the US, thanks to a Colorado outfit dramatically underselling them as "modern-day El Caminos." This is how they're making dreams come true.
Aussie Tire Murderers Holden Special Vehicles Could Come To America
Massive supercharged V8s, ridiculous horsepower figures, and the wholesale genocide of rear tires: Australia's Holden Special Vehicles does these things extremely well. But what are they to do with the end of General Motors' unique Australian market cars in sight?
This V8 Chainsaw Makes Every Other Tree Removal Method Obsolete
Oh, you have a two stroke chainsaw huh? Think it's cool, do ya? Well, we see your little two-stroke and raise you a 4.1-liter V8 chainsaw.
Did GM Leak Buick's Next Flagship Sedan In Australia?
GM will no longer be building Holdens in Australia, but in their eagerness to prove to Australians they haven't been forgotten, they may have produced another very valuable product of the auto industry: a leak. In this case, what may be a future Buick/Holden sedan concept.
Holdens Could Be Built In US And Shipped Down Under, World Upside-Down
With GM wrapping up auto manufacturing in Australia by 2017, those newer GM RWD cars like the Chevy SS and Caprice cop car need to be built somewhere, and that somewhere could be America. That means after years of getting secret Holdens in the US, we'll be doing the opposite, sending US-built GMs as Holdens.
2017 Holden Commodore Could Be Chinese-Made, 4 Cylinder, FWD, Boring
What could make the news of GM phasing out Australian production worse for Holden fans? Maybe it'll be when the beloved Commodore line is turned into a, gasp, front-wheel driven four-cylinder sedan. From China, no less. Bad news for hoonage fans.


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East Stroudsburg South's Zee Roberson signed his letter of intent on Wednesday to play at the University of Albany.
The wide receiver was recruited by former Stroudsburg coach Joe Bernard, now an assistant at Albany.
"I recognized the face, but I couldn't put a name to it," Roberson said of meeting Bernard. "He said, 'You remember me? I coached over the bridge.' At that point we had a connection."
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Locking, popping and hip-hopping has never been so good for you. Street dance or urban dance is a combination of different dance styles from 70s funk to new skool hip hop. Although it emerged on the streets, studio classes in this style are becoming more and more popular – so even the stuffy and straight-laced can tone up, get fit and learn how to lock and pop like an MTV star.
Street dance is a general term that covers all sorts of super-cool dance movements. The types of dance your class includes will depend very much on the tutor – most have their individual style and will lead their class with their own energy and personality. The main dance styles that are likely to be included are:
A typical beginner's class will involve an ice-breaking warm up to get you moving. If you're really nervous about dancing, this is a chance to lose the inhibitions a little bit, getting into the simple movements and getting swept up in the funky hip-hop music.
After the warm up, you'll move on to putting together some short sequences of moves, or learning some of the most common basic footwork. These will then be built up into a continuous dance so that by the end of the lesson the whole class has mastered some basic choreography and can do a dance sequence in time – just like the backing dancers in a music video.
The class will be held in a mirrored studio so you can see how you're moving and mimic your tutor as closely as possible. It also means that you'll be able to check out the moves of other people in the class, which can really help you to improve your style.
A beginner's class will normally last for an hour, but workshops and more advanced classes can last for as long as 3 hours of high-energy moving and grooving. You should take a bottle of water, wear loose baggy clothing to make sure you can move freely and wear trainer-style shoes to start off with. As you get better, you might want to invest in a pair of shoes that have slightly less grip than your average running shoe, because it helps with spins, slides and all the spectacular moves you're going to wow your friends with.
Generally street dance classes tend to be quite informal, unlike more classical forms of dance like ballet and jazz which are stricter on form. One of the benefits of this is that you can launch quite quickly into doing the moves rather than spending months perfecting positions and posture. So, if you like quick progress and you have bags of energy, this could be the class for you.
Street dance isn't just good for looking cool on the dancefloor – it's a fantastic workout. If you're the type of person who hates the treadmill and would rather not exercise for the sake of it, street dance will use muscles you didn't even know you had and without you being aware how hard you're working.
You'll need to be reasonably fit before you start street dance classes, but a beginner's class should take it easy with both the intensity and the technique. More than fitness, it's coordination that most beginners find difficult, but luckily that comes with time – so keep it up and it won't be long before you're back-flipping with the best of them.


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Hailed as a rising star by the magazine International Piano, Scottish pianist
Christina Lawrie has performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, on BBC Radio and at the Cheltenham Music Festival. Here she offers a romantic, fiery and virtuosic programme, concluding with Schubert's epic 'Wanderer Fantasy'.
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Her debut CD was released in July 2010.
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Marengo, OH- Sportsmen and women from across the U.S. converged outside of Columbus, Ohio last weekend for the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation's (USSAF) annual Local Field Director meeting to discuss how better to serve the USSA and the Trailblazer Adventure Program.
The 9th annual Local Field Director (LFD) meeting had 32 LFD's present and began Friday, January 11 with dinner and mingling of new and old faces to the program. Business was as usual on Saturday to discuss the roles of the LFD's in the USSA's and USSAF's day to day business.
LFD's, volunteer sportsmen and women dedicated to protecting hunting, fishing and trapping, provide expert guidance to youth and their families at Trailblazer Adventure Days and play a vital role in the recruitment of club memberships for USSA. The roll was first developed in 2004; beginning with 10 LFD's and has since grown to over 80 sportsmen and women from 34 different states across the country.
"We had 18 states represented at the meeting alone, from Maine to Washington, Minnesota to Texas," said Field Services Director, Jeff Watkins. "USSA events impact thousands of Sportsmen and women and without the help of these dedicated Local Field Directors from around the country our mission would not be as successful as we are now."
LFD's serve as liaisons between Trailblazer Adventure host groups and Trailblazer staff to help with volunteer recruitment, logistics of the day, and the shipping, handling, and distribution of all Trailblazer equipment. The Trailblazer Adventure Program is a youth outdoor program of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation that introduces youth and their families to our outdoor heritage through one day events aimed to familiarize youth with target shooting, fishing, archery, and other conservation groups and methods.
Along with helping run the Trailblazer Adventure Program, LFD's work with USSA club membership staff to help with sportsmen's club visits across the country to recruit new sportsmen's clubs and individuals to become members of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance.
"The chance to meet and visit with other LFD's is always welcome and the exchange of ideas and information between them and staff always makes for a great meeting," said Howard Robinson, LFD from Mansfield, Arkansas.
The meeting provided new and useful information for LFD's present, including instructions on how to run a successful Trailblazer event, advice on where to search for volunteers, and training on how to communicate USSA's message during club visits.
"Trailblazer is really our best hope of reaching the new generation of young people with the message that hunting, fishing and trapping are fun and important," said Robinson. "We have to get clubs involved in order to get this program and our message in front of more young people."
USSA staff openly seeks sportsmen and women across the country who would be interested in becoming Local Field Directors to assist in Trailblazer Adventure Days and for club recruitment. If interested in becoming a Local Field Director contact Jeff Watkins at firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information regarding the Trailblazer Adventure Program, visit www.trailblazeradventure.org. For more information on the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation visit www.ussportsmen.org.
By Kali Parmley, USSA