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Northern Illinois University is strongly committed to artistry and scholarship in all areas of music. Admission to any undergraduate program in music is determined by specific criteria, which must be met by all applicants.
Admission is a two-part process. Prospective students must apply for admission to the university through the Office of Admissions and are subsequently admitted to an undergraduate program by the School of Music after performing an audition and meeting other entrance requirements. Undergraduates who are admitted to NIU cannot declare a major in music without School of Music approval.
Initial requests for information about undergraduate degrees in music and/or application materials may be made by contacting the School of Music Coordinator of Admissions. Further information about the baccalaureate experience and university undergraduate programs can be found in the School of Music Student Handbook and in the Undergraduate Catalog. Application forms, current costs, and other important information can be found on the web page of the Office of Admissions.
Advanced Placement (AP) credit for music courses taken in high school is not automatically accepted by the School of Music. In the area of music theory, students who have high AP scores may take the transfer student evaluation examination for possible advanced placement in core courses through proficiency credit.
The School of Music offers a Bachelor of Music degree with emphases in music education, performance, and composition.
The B.A. is designed for students who wish to study music in the context of a comprehensive liberal arts experience.
The B.G.S. degree is offered by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and allows students to construct individualized programs of study that are different from the university's regular major and minor programs. Typical B.G.S. programs in music might include computer music and new media studies, recording techniques, and other music-related topics. For information about the B.G.S., contact the Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. While some courses for a B.G.S. program may be in the School of Music, application and admission is made through the college, not the School of Music.
A minor in music is not currently offered at NIU.
The School of Music has a limited amount of tuition dollar awards (for undergraduates) and endowed cash scholarships (for both undergraduate and graduate students). To apply for a scholarship, you must submit the following to Lynn Retherford in the Music Office (MB 140): a letter on your behalf including name, Z-ID, current contact info, current large ensemble assignments (including non-for-credit ensemble participation). In addition, you need to include your current GPA and reasons for requesting the music scholarship (e.g. leadership in studio and ensemble, economic hardship, participation in multiple large ensembles, etc.).
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Courtesy of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Water vapor rises hundreds of feet into the sky above the Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station in the Arizona desert.
The white cloud looks like smoke, but it contains no toxins or radiation.
Below the cloud, nuclear fission takes place in three dome-shaped reactors. The heat produced inside the reactors is used to make steam, which drives massive turbines connected to generators that make electricity.
It is the same process used in coal-fired power plants, the only difference is the fuel used to make heat.
Unlike coal plants � which spew mercury, carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere � nuclear plants are largely emissions-free.
�There are no greenhouse gases or other gases that you would get from the operation of a fossil-fired unit,� said Mark Fallon, spokesman for Palo Verde.
Still, many environmentalists remain opposed to nuclear power.
The mining and milling of uranium ore can be destructive and dangerous to human health. There is no long-term solution for permanent storage of radioactive waste. And the consequences of a catastrophic mishap at a nuclear plant are too high to justify its continued use, said Dan Randolph, executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance in Durango.
�We�re not willing to trade off one devil for another,� he said. �It is a human endeavour, and humans make mistakes. When the consequences are so high, it is a bad proposition to go forward.�
He added: �We firmly believe that renewable energy is what we need to move to.�
Palo Verde is the closest operating nuclear plant to Durango, about 400 miles to the southwest and 50 miles west of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert.
It produces more electricity than any other power plant in the United States � 3,800 megawatts per hour � enough to serve about 4 million people.
The electricity feeds the Western Interconnection grid, which stretches from Western Canada, south to Baja California in Mexico, and eastward over the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains.
The Arizona Public Service Co., which owns the largest share of Palo Verde (29.1 percent), also owns a majority share of the Four Corners Power Plant, the No. 1 emitter of nitrogen oxide in the United States.
The 50-year-old plant, which generates 2,040 megawatts, is 15 miles southwest of Farmington and is about 15 miles from the San Juan Generating Station, another coal-fired power plant in the Four Corners that produces 1,800 megawatts. Together, they emit a constant haze.
�The air down here continues to be pretty bad � a large brown visible cloud,� said Mike Eisenfeld, New Mexico energy coordinator with the San Juan Citizens Alliance.
No greenhouse gases
Nuclear power supplies 20 percent of America�s electricity. Other power sources include coal (45 percent), natural gas (24 percent), hydro (6 percent), renewables (4 percent) and oil (1 percent).
Of the power sources that do not emit greenhouse gases, nuclear power makes up 69 percent of the output, said Tom Kauffman, spokesman for the Nuclear Energy Institute, a lobbying group for the nuclear industry.
�Nuclear energy is by far the single largest source of clean electricity in the United States,� he said.
But that doesn�t take into account the mining and milling of uranium or the radioactive byproduct that is produced, which is hazardous to most forms of life and takes tens of thousands of years to diminish.
�While it may be very clean at the reactor, it�s very dirty in the field where the fuel is produced and where the waste will remain forever,� said Travis Stills, a lawyer with Energy & Conservation Law in Durango.
Uranium mining has all the challenges as other mining endeavours, including impacts to air, roads, habitat and ground water, Stills said.
But uranium mining has the added problem of radioactive emissions that need to be stabilized in perpetuity to prevent radiation from being released into the air or leached into ground water, he said.
�It�s an extraordinary challenge to handle these uranium mines in a safe manner,� Stills said. �And usually what that means is it�s really expensive to do it right.�
Nuclear waste presents another challenge.
The United States has about 65,000 tons of nuclear waste in temporary storage waiting to be put into geologic storage. But finding a waste repository has proved difficult. A proposal to bury the waste in Nevada�s Yucca Mountain was scrapped in 2009 after years of controversy and legal wrangling.
At Palo Verde, nuclear waste is stored inside massive concrete cylinders, called dry casks, that are stacked side by side on-site awaiting permanent burial. The plant has filled 94 of these casks in the last 25 years.
Safety a concern
The potential of a nuclear meltdown is low, but the results can be catastrophic, which is why the nuclear industry is one of the most regulated in the world.
A nuclear meltdown can release radioactive gases, resulting in poisoning of nearby people, animals and plants.
Last year�s Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan released large amounts of radioactive isotopes into the Pacific Ocean as well as trace amounts around the world.
The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 released a plume of radioactive smoke fallout that drifted over large parts of the western Soviet Union and Europe. The accident is blamed for thousands of cancer cases.
Nuclear power plants take every technological precaution necessary to ensure safety, but they also must guard against terrorist attacks.
At Palo Verde, private security guards search every entering vehicle. Visitors and employees must show identification, even to go to the visitor�s center. A second layer of security exists around the reactors, which include cameras, motion sensors and high barbed-wire fences.
Officials said they are prepared to handle terrorist attacks from the air, but they wouldn�t elaborate on what precautions are in place.
Palo Verde, located in an area with a �low� earthquake hazard, is the only nuclear plant in the world not located next to a lake, ocean or river.
Instead, a 36-mile pipeline carries wastewater from Phoenix to the plant, where a reclamation system can recycle up to 90 million gallons a day. Huge reservoirs on-site hold a year�s supply of water should anything happen to the piped-in water.
Diverse power a plus
There are 442 nuclear reactors operating worldwide, including 104 in the United States. Many have been shutdown since Fukushima, but they are still considered operational until they are decommissioned.
More than 60 nuclear reactors are under construction, mostly in China. A few have been approved recently in the United States.
Because renewables such as wind and solar can be intermittent in their production, it is good have a variety of energy sources that feed the grid, said Fallon, the spokesman at Palo Verde.
�It�s got to be a good blend of sources,� he said. �They really sort of complement each other.�
An earlier version of this story said Palo Verde produces 3,800 megawatts per year. It produces about 3,800 megawatts per hour.
Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald
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UNIVERSITY PARK - How many hundreds of times have you heard this before: Penn State won with defense and the running game, while the passing game did very little.
That's essentially the history of the Nittany Lion football program.
It's not, however, what we've come to expect since coach Bill O'Brien took over last year.
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Penn State running back Zach Zwinak leaps over fullback Pat Zerbe and Kent State's Jordan Italiano (23) and Dylan Farrington (14) for a touchdown.
Saturday's 34-0 win over Kent State looked more like traditional PSU football than the efficient aerial attack we've seen during the brief O'Brien era.
Penn State couldn't throw the ball effectively, but it didn't matter because the defense dominated and the tailback trio of Zach Zwinak, Bill Belton and Akeel Lynch had its way against the Golden Flashes.
Lynch ran for 123 yards, Belton 90 with a touchdown reception and Zwinak 65 with three TD runs as the Lions rolled up 287 yards on the ground.
"It was definitely a good game for all three of us," Lynch said. "We had close to 300 yards rushing as a unit, and that's what we want to do week in and week out because all of us have the ability to break one and all of us have the ability to go over 100 yards."
The Lions bounced back from last week's 34-31 loss to Central Florida and earned their first shutout since a 24-0 win over Kent State in 2010.
O'Brien, knowing people were concerned and critical after the loss to UCF, claimed afterward, "Penn State football is alive and well."
It's just not clicking on all cylinders yet, despite a 3-1 start.
O'Brien constantly talks about playing complementary football, but so far the Lions haven't been able to get all facets going at the same time. That was true once again Saturday as heralded freshman quarterback Christian Hackenberg struggled mightily, completing just 13-of-35 passes for 176 yards, while playing in the rain before an announced crowd of 92,371.
At no point, though, did it feel like PSU's passing problems could actually cost them the game against Kent State (1-3).
The Lions' defense had complete and total control of the game, something that was never the case a week ago against Central Florida.
"After you give up 34 points, you're always going to take that to heart," PSU defensive end Deion Barnes said. "We definitely wanted to go out there and prove ourselves and pitch a shutout like we did."
"The defense played a hell of a football game today," O'Brien said. "They pitched a shutout, and I think [coordinator] John Butler and [the players] did a hell of a job."
The Lions allowed only 190 yards - 56 on the ground - and held Kent State to just nine first downs. The only hope the Golden Flashes had all day came on a solid first drive that stalled at the PSU 14 and netted no points as Anthony Melchiori pushed a 31-yard field-goal try wide right.
The defense played superb collectively, but safety Ryan Keiser stood out the most with a huge game that included an interception, a sack and three pass breakups. Keiser was a walk-on player before earning a scholarship.
"He did a heck of a job," O'Brien said. "What a fantastic kid. He's from Selinsgrove, Pa., a very mature guy. He's married. He just has a great perspective on life, and he's a great Penn State kid."
Hackenberg's struggles led to PSU scoring just 14 points in the first half, but the running game picked things up in the second half as the Lions turned it into the expected rout.
"I know some teams want to use one back, and sometimes we do, we try to go with the hot back," O'Brien said. "But we think that all three of these are good football players, they're practicing well, it's a competitive spot."
The rotation of Zwinak and Belton carried the load to help build a 21-0 lead. Lynch didn't get in the game until there was 1:38 left in the third quarter, and he immediately made a big impact with a 43-yard run the first time he touched the ball.
"I was just ready for my time to go in," said Lynch, who added he's always in the game mentally and knows what the offense is trying to do even when he's on the sideline.
Lynch gained his 123 yards on only 14 carries (8.8 average), and he entered the game with fresh legs at a time when Kent State's defenders were getting worn down.
"To have multiple running backs is a big part of the game," said Zwinak, who had three TD runs for the second straight week, "because everybody has fresh legs, everybody does a little something different."
Zwinak is the power back and Belton the shifty back. Belton put his quick feet and cutting ability on display as he averaged 6.9 yards on his 13 carries, plus he caught a 15-yard TD pass.
Lynch has a combination of Zwinak's power running ability and Belton's shiftiness. He gives the offense the best of both worlds, and does so as a third-string tailback.
"He has the wiggle, and he has the speed to hit the home run," Belton said.
All three running backs could start for many teams, but they don't see splitting time as a negative. The competition, Belton said, "pushes us to be at our best at all times."
"As a competitor, you want to get in," Lynch said. "But as a team player, you want to make sure [the offense] is effective. We were winning the game at the time, those guys were hot, and I was just ready for my time to come up."
Penn State now gets a week off before starting Big Ten play at Indiana on Oct. 5. The defense will need to play well in that one against a Hoosiers offense that's capable of putting up a lot of points, and Penn State's offense will have to play better than it did Saturday.
"It's great timing," Barnes said of the bye week. "It gives a lot of the banged-up guys a lot of time, a lot of rest, get our bodies healthy again and get our mind right for the Big Ten."


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Friday, October 7, 2011
Pumpkin Bread with Brown Sugar Glaze
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That looks sooo good! I have a pumpkin bread recipe that I just love (actually from a Gooseberry Patch cookbook!), but I think I might use this glaze on it to jazz it up a bit! Thanks for the great idea!ReplyDelete
Okay, you sold me, I won't make this without the glaze.ReplyDelete
Wow!! This looks amazing, the brown sugar glaze looks and sounds like pure heaven over this pumpkin bread.ReplyDelete
This looks so delish! I don't always like pumpkin but man this bread looks so moist and that icing, oh that icing!!! I just buzzed this on foodbuzz and bookmarked it to make :)ReplyDelete
I was thinking of cooking up something pumpkin-ey myself today. This looks great...love the glaze!ReplyDelete
I love how you took this pumpkin bread to the next level with that delicious-looking glaze! Yum!ReplyDelete
Wow..that looks really delicious...Thanks for the recipe dear..ReplyDelete
American Classic Carrot Cake is my post today...
Thanks so much for posting this! It looks absolutely stunning.ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend Brandie!
Bran- this looks AMAZING! I bet that glaze just makes this super duper delish! Cant wait to try this out!ReplyDelete
This looks so good! And yes, why would you bake it without the glaze? Yummy! Enjoy your weekend!ReplyDelete
Oh, man, if you weren't in VA, I'd be at your door hoping you'd offer me a slice! Amazing pumpkin bread...the glaze is fantastic!ReplyDelete
Have a great weekend! xo
Great pumpkin bread... the glaze is wonderful!ReplyDelete
I love the glaze idea and agree with you, "why would you not?" Great recipe!ReplyDelete
I love making pumpkin bread but have never done a glaze before. Love the idea!ReplyDelete
Great looking pumpkin bread, especially with the glaze. I just made my first pumpkin recipe of the season yesterday, and have several more in mind. We have lots of leaves to rake, if you would like to come and help:)ReplyDelete
The glaze and chopped pecans seal the deal. Super tasty Brandie!ReplyDelete
I hear there is a apple festival up your way? Half my family is visiting my brother in Culpeper. It is pumpkin season so this would be great with a cup of coffee.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, this goes into my "gotta try NOW" pile. YUM!ReplyDelete
I love soft,warm pumpkin bread..I would have never thought to top it with a glaze..good thinking!ReplyDelete
Mmm pumpkin bread is the best! I really need to try this brown sugar glaze next time I bake a loaf!ReplyDelete
Just beautiful. I have to go my bland breakfast now. =(ReplyDelete
Wow this bread looks beautiful! Love the flavors and the addition of the pecans too. Yum!ReplyDelete
Okay, so. My family has what I term the best pumpkin bread recipe ever. However, our recipe doesn't have the brown sugar glaze that yours has so, perhaps not. So much. I can't imagine how much further over the top that takes the recipe for pumpkin bread from ordinary to extraordinary. I really really cannot get over the simplicity of this idea considering what a great impact it would have on an ordinary loaf of pumpkin bread.ReplyDelete
Going to have to give that a try. Just wow.
Sorry I haven't commented in so long! I have kind of fallen off the blogosphere this summer but, I still have been following and still love your recipes and will be a more devoted follower starting now!
Thanks for always posting such awesome pieces :)
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This is cooling on my counter right now. I can't wait to cut into it!ReplyDelete
Yummy! I made a batch this afternoon, and it is delicious. I had to take some to my neighbor to keep me from eating the whole thing myself. This is a keeper!ReplyDelete
Andrea, I hope you enjoyed it! Chris - that is so wonderful to hear! Thank you so much for taking the time to come back & let me know how it turned out for you!!ReplyDelete
I just had to come back and tell you - this is DELICIOUS (I swear there hasn't been anything on your site that I've tried and HAVEN'T liked). And FYI - I haven't had much luck with banana breads, zucchini breads, etc keeping their shape after they come out of the oven - most of the time they fall (high altitude) but this one didn't. It looked beautiful and stayed beautiful.ReplyDelete
This picture/recipe just stopped me in my tracks! It is winter now and I am not waiting to till next fall to make this one, I love pumpkin bread and the glaze just put this recipe to the top of my list.ReplyDelete
Wendy, I hope you like this one!! I just made it again last week. It doesn't have to be fall to enjoy the flavors of pumpkin!ReplyDelete
First let me tell you "I'm your newest follower"! Hope you will peek in on me too, "If you like and MAYBE follow me too"! I LOVE all your wonderful recipes AND this one is WONDERFUL...I'm a big fan of pumpkin anything(year round). I've convinced myself "It's HEALTHY" because it's a vegetable and I'm sticking to that! When the cans of PURE run out "I'll turn to pureed sweet potato"...ReplyDelete
Thank you for all this "Yumminess"!!!
Happy St Patrick's Day to you,
I brought this to work today for a little "breakfast club" we have once a week. Everyone said this was the best pumpkin bread they ever had! Thanks for the delicious recipe!ReplyDelete
- BrittanyNovember 23, 2012 at 5:26 PM
I don't think I've ever commented on anyone's page before, but I had to get back on here to tell you that your pumpkin bread is absolutely delicious! My family said it's the best they've ever had! Thank you for you're blog and all the wonderful recipes you share!ReplyDelete
I'm baking this in the oven now and it.smells.SOOOO.good!! I can't wait to try it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM
I was looking for a special recipe this Thanksgiving for my family. I have made Pumpkin Bread in the past and have used the same recipe for years. I was so excited when I saw your recipe! It looks yummy and sooo easy. Mine does not have a glaze and so I am doubley excited to try this. Thanks you so very much!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2013 at 1:12 PM
Can it be made with sweet potatoes?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM
Yes, I would like to know could it be made with sweet potatoes as well, and taste just as good. I love sweet potatoes! And this looks so scrumptious!!!ReplyDelete
HELLO I just love your site. I tried to enter to win an iPad but the form would not open so I could fill it out.ReplyDelete
This is amazing! I made it twice, the first time I used dark brown sugar for both the bread and the glaze (as that was all I had) and it was ok. The second time I followed your instruction exactly (and had light brown sugar!) and it was WONDERFUL!! Even my non-pumpkin-fan-husband liked it! So wonderful!! Thanks for sharing this, and all of your lovely recipes!ReplyDelete
- Alice CNovember 11, 2013 at 9:31 PM
I made this bread the other day and it is by far the very best pumpkin bread I have ever eaten!! I always thought that my Mom's was the best, but this has it beat!! Thanks for the great recipe!!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, this looks DELICIOUS. I'm so glad to have found your site!! Just like a lot of other moms on here, I am always looking for blogs or websites that show how to make yummy meals with stuff you already have in the pantry. SO helpful. Thank you so much, I'll be checking out your recipes frequently! :)ReplyDelete
Made this today....one word...Awesome! I have never had pumpkin bread that was as moist as this..and the glaze....my my don't get me started on the glaze!!ReplyDelete
- JoleneMarch 2, 2016 at 6:22 PM
Hi! I'm wondering if I could use nuts in it? And would cream cheese frosting taste good on it? Thanks...and I love your recipes!ReplyDelete
Jolene, you can put nuts in it and change up the glaze for a cream cheese frosting if you prefer.ReplyDelete


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5 Ham-Fisted Religious Websites
Yep, looks like heaven.
Even on the websites that clearly took months to produce, you can see the internal struggle of the designers with a newfound skill-set, trying to marry their love of God with their love of being awesome. The following are five examples of that struggle; they are genuine and earnest stabs at being both epic and pious at the same time. You'll notice that all of them are denominations of Christianity, not as a knock against the religion but because they just ended up being the most hilarious. Besides, if I'm going to throw stones it might as well be at the glass houses of people who built them around a belief system of forgiveness.
Warrior Bride International
If you're a woman who loves God but also loves stabbing stuff with a broadsword then this is probably your website. Every page features a woman in a bridal gown wielding a double edged sword, like she just carved her way through a wedding party to have these pictures taken. In terms of a hook, I'll admit to spending over an hour exploring the site for the pictures alone, so in that respect it's successful. However, if you're the type of person who is hung up on logic, and you're looking for the correlation between prayer groups and a bride prepared to kill something, you will be sadly disappointed. The closest the website offers us in terms of an explanation is this:
Then it takes a turn toward the ominous.
That's it. That passage from the bible and offhanded mention of Satan making three attempts to end her life is apparently all we're allowed to know. The relationship between the images and the text on each page is so disjointed that I wouldn't be surprised if someone handed the creator some stock photos and challenged her to make a church around them. That or the author just has a fundamental misunderstanding of the world "Warrior." And "Bride." Also, "International."
Though, there is something distinctly Eastern European about this.
Other highlights include a Warfare Store that only sells one book entitled "Breaking Open Your Alabaster Box" (which I'm loosely hoping is a guide for a warrior brides consummation of marriage) and a year-round events schedule with only one event: Tea with God. To the site's credit, if there is one event to have on a church calendar, that's certainly it.
Internet Church for Christ
As someone whose only brush with religion comes at wedding and funeral services, I'm amazed at how accurately the Internet Church for Christ elicits the same confusion and anxiety I would feel at a real church; nothing is intuitive, the imagery is confusing and it's impossible to tell what on the site is intentional and what's just broken. The home page alone is an exhausting experience; out of context quotes float across a blue sky, "John 3:16" blinks in the upper left corner like a broken VCR clock and a hive of angry butterfly-crosses follows your cursor wherever it goes.
Then all subsequent pages feel like an experiment in man's capacity for reason. They are a maze of false walls with no constants; some buttons only work once and then never work again, and all the backgrounds are tile-patterned duplications of one another providing the sensation of running across the landscape of a cartoon.
I feel like I've been here before.
Finally, the 36 menu buttons running down the side of the page are a true testament of the Church for Christ's dedication to acceptance and equality; the "Bible Study" menu button takes no precedence over "Anti-Aging Secrets," and each button is the same size regardless of whether the text fits or not. Ultimately the entire site is as close to a fever dream as you could imagine except with more GIFs and different Elvis music.
Jesus Is Savior
The Jesus is Savior website is essentially the same as the Internet Church for Christ if it were created by a furious schizophrenic. There are so many fonts, photos and hate-filled, incongruous pieces of information on the homepage that at a certain point the human eye just gives up and stares into the vast expanse of the background. The only unifying theme of the site seems to be contempt and a psychotic distrust of literally everything.
Even the links that look like they could lead to a page of genuine enthusiasm prove to have some terrible message attached.
The site antagonizes anything it can think of, and when it runs out of ideas, it starts to attack its own opinions. It's fitting that the background of the site is outer space because Jesus Is Savior feels very much like a star consuming itself out on the fringe of some galaxy.
In fact, it's surprisingly gratifying to just imagine the website creator enjoying stuff, like warm laundry or a really good sandwich on a Saturday. Sadly, even that is probably out of the question.


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The Stetson lacrosse team (0-1) returns to action this Sunday playing host to San Diego State (0-0) in the second of seven straight home games to start its inaugural season. The first draw between the Hatters and the Aztecs is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at the Athletic Training Center.
Stetson opened its first ever season of lacrosse in dramatic style last Sunday, as freshman Melanie Fredericks scored the first goal in program history less than 10 minutes into play against Liberty. The Hatter lead was short lived, but with two more goals from sophomore Samantha Akl and a number of other positives, Stetson was excited about moving forward after the opener.
"It was quite interesting to have to watch the game being streamed live since I was stranded from the winter blizzard that hit the Northeast," Stetson head coach Nicole Moore said. "I definitely saw a first year program out there on the field. Some of our decision making was not strong and we definitely went in waves with our consistency. These are all things that we will continue to strengthen, and as our team plays more together throughout this season, those changes will occur. It is always a very special moment for the first game, as it is a game of recorded firsts, no matter what the outcome of the game is."
San Diego State opens its season today, making the trip across the country to play a pair of games in the Sunshine State. The Aztecs, who were 5-10 overall and 2-5 in the MPSF last season, will play at Jacksonville on Saturday before making the trip down to DeLand to challenge the Hatters. SDSU returns its top four starters from 2012, including Maris Walsh, who totaled 47 goals a year ago.
"SDSU is a newer program with a year of experience under their belts," Moore said. "I respect the coaching staff and their abilities, and I foresee a good competitive game on Sunday."
A live video stream for Sunday's game will be available on HatterVision. Live Stats, the @StetsonLacrosse Twitter feed, and Hat-Alerts are also available for in-game updates. Be sure to check out the Stetson University Women's Lacrosse Facebook page for an inside look at this first year program.
"We spoke as a team about our mentality and what it is like out there during the first game," Moore concluded. "We are working on our communication within all facets of the game, as well as our settled attack and defense. For me personally, it will be great to be on the sidelines again with our team."


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As we enter the second half of July, a summer lull in outdoor activities is approaching. It's a time when families squeeze in vacations, or at least head to the mountains, before school resumes; heat and humidity wilts some of the less hardy; and people who plan events avoid it like the plague. But we still have one weekend with a fairly full calendar of events.
Climb for Air
One of the few indoor events that I consider for this column each year is the annual Fight for Air Climb, a stair-climbing event at the North Charleston Coliseum that raises money for the American Lung Association in South Carolina.
The event is in its fourth year, despite the fact that it has drawn about or less than 100 participants in each of the previous three years.
This year's event will be Saturday morning and feature the "Ultra Climb," which is all 5,044 steps at the coliseum and "The Climb," a mere 1,566 steps, as well as the "Firefighter Challenge." The latter consists of "The Climb" but for firefighters in about 50 pounds of gear (except boots) with the option to compete with air on or air off.
Each event requires a $25 registration fee and minimum fundraising of $100 for The Climb and Firefighter Challenge and $150 for the Ultra Challenge. Online registration closes at 8 p.m. Friday. In-person registration on Saturday starts shortly before each event begins. The Ultra starts at 7 a.m. and The Climb at 8:30 a.m.
Melanie Baker Matthews, ALA program coordinator of the coastal region chapter, says the organization hopes to raise $40,000. The event sponsor is East Shore Athletic Club.
Jammer volleyball
The summer hiatus is prime time for volleyball, and The Windjammer is hosting The Isle of Palms Beach Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m. both days.
The tournament is part of the East End Volleyball and Volley America grand prix, which includes events along the East Coast and points toward a national ranking system. So even if you're not a volleyball player, the level of play at the 'Jammer will be raised a few bars.
Divisions include junior doubles (girls 18 and under and 16 and under, girls and boys combined, 14 and under and 12 and under) and all adult.
Capers ECOrun
If you haven't done a Capers Island ECOrun yet, it's like a little day adventure that doesn't require a heck of a lot of work, other than running a 10K or 5K on the island's Boneyard Beach. Capers is mostly wild barrier island, free of cars, pavement and houses.
The umpteenth installment of the ECOrun series is Sunday, with a ferry departure from the Isle of Palms Marina at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $45-$50 and includes the ferry ride, which is always fun. Keep in mind that parking at the marina is $3.
Time to SUP
With the full moon lighting the way Monday, a couple of easy-going stand-up paddleboarding trips are planned.
Half-Moon Outfitters in Mount Pleasant is launching one from the Pitt Street Bridge at 8:30 p.m. The paddle is open to all levels. For those needing a paddleboard, call or email Half-Moon at 881-9472 or firstname.lastname@example.com at least 24 hours in advance.
The trip is $5 with your own board or $20 to rent a board.
For those who'd rather kayak, Half-Moon's Janice Fetter says, "Come on, come on."
Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its Full Moon SUP Paddle 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at James Island County Park. Pre-registration is required at 795-4386 or ccprc.com.
The fee is $30 for county residents and $36 for non-residents.


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It should have been enough that Brian Dwyer, a 28-year-old Philadelphia film student and drummer, was last year named the Guinness World Records holder of "the world's largest collection of pizza-related items."
Yet obsession is a powerful thing. Dwyer's passion for all things pizza is so keen that he was able to persuade at least three other partners to create Pizza Brain — part pizza museum, part pizza restaurant — by purchasing and renovating two 19th-century buildings along Frankford Avenue's battered-but-burgeoning commercial corridor.
The seed for the venture (which includes a Little Baby's Ice Cream shop) was conceived a handful of years ago when the man with dough and gravy on his brain purchased a 1983 Fat Boys album with cover art featuring the rappers downing a pie.


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Bitching about other people bitching.
Did you hear how Mike wrote that article about how stupid people are that are complaining about how bad TV is? That was one great metabitching article.
লিখেছেন- Mike Flynn 22 de সেপ্টেমবার de 2004
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To complain about someone else who complains all the time or to complain about a complaint someone else has made.
So anyway, my friend does nothing but bitch all day, and I'm really getting sick of it. Sorry for the meta-bitching.
লিখেছেন- Kwame Beauvais 28 de জানুয়ারি de 2009
Bitching about bitching.
My sister will never stop metabitching about that bitch Caroline who was all "you should never wear that shirt again."
লিখেছেন- arudnoh 6 de অগাস্ট de 2011


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Sara Gilbert: I Realized I Was Gay While Dating Johnny Galecki
The former child star, 38, who has been engaged to Linda Perry since earlier this year, spoke about her sexuality on Thursday during The Talk's "secret" week.
"I want people to know there can still be a struggle with it and that's okay," says the show's co-host. "It's a process and there can be a part of you that doesn't want to feel different or feel scared."
Gilbert credits ex-boyfriend Johnny Galecki, 38, for helping her through the experience of coming to terms with her sexuality.
"I thought he was super cute and I had a total crush on him," Gilbert recalls of her former Roseanne costar. "And we started dating and he would come over and we would, like, make out, and then I would start to get depressed."
Once Gilbert realized Galecki was offended by her actions, she "eventually told him I thought it was about my sexuality and he was super sweet about it."
"I started dating a woman who was like 18 years older than I was, who was also in the public eye," she continues. "It was something people could have found out about. Like no one knew at the show for years, and Johnny held the secret the whole time. And I always felt so scared. If it came out, what could happen? Could I lose my career? Will I ever be able to play a straight role again?"
All these years later, Gilbert, who has appeared on Galecki's The Big Bang Theory, is still close to her ex, who she spoke to before Thursday's emotional reveal.
"I called him and I just said, 'Is it okay – I'm thinking of talking about this,' " Gilbert said, adding with a laugh, "The story sort of starts with you. And I've got to say I made out with you and got depressed, which is kind of a bummer."
She adds: "[He said], 'Of course. I love you and I think it's really important and I'm so proud of you … If you want, I will be there and I will hold your hand.' It was so sweet, and this story really makes Johnny look good."


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Word often used in Costa Rica to denotate "coolness". It usually used as an exclamation following the word "que".
Que carro mas chuso!
What a cool car!
What a cool car!
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My name is Dr. Jen Koehl. I am an Associate Professor of Biology, and I teach General Biology, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, and two non-science majors courses: Bacteria, Friends or Foes? and Killer Germs. In addition, I oversee students undergoing their Senior Research Program in Biology (junior proposal, senior research, and senior thesis). I have been at Saint Vincent since 2002 and love it here. I am an avid football fan (Go Bearcats! Go Steelers!) and enjoy teaching my young daughter Heidi about how cool bacteria are.
I am from north of Pittsburgh (Fair Oaks). I did my undergraduate at Lycoming College in Williamsport and my Master's at Clarion University. I then ventured to Normal, Illinois where I attended Illinois State University for my PhD and met my husband Andy.
My favorite thing about Saint Vincent is the sense of community. Nowhere else do you go where you have students, faculty, and staff who interact so well together. I love the fact that in Biology, the senior research groups have names like "The Koehl Staph!" to show the sense of pride and community in the lab group.
My most memorable moment . . . I don't think I could pick just one . . . teaching about inflammation in Med Micro, student songs in BFoF, Koehl Staph picnics, ABASM trips, being an Honorary football coach twice and tailgating at every home game, Homecoming and seeing all the alums, running my first 5K with the cross-country teams and alums, the new Dupre Science Pavilion and all the work that went into it, attending the Bowling Club tourney, and the students, definitely all the students are most memorable!
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MARTINSBURG - Richard Curdie Anderson III, 28, was charged Wednesday with one count of felony grand larceny, according to court documents.
A criminal complaint said a victim who reported jewelry stole from her residence in December 2011 called law enforcement after reading about Anderson's previous arrest in connection with series of burglaries that occurred in September.
Law enforcement officer was able to find, through a database, evidence that suggested Anderson sold to Frederick Coin Exchange the exact items that were taken from the victim with the exception of a watch, the complaint said.
The jewelry was valued at over $1,000.
If found guilty, Anderson faces up to 10 years in jail and a $2,500 fine.
Man charged with possession, obstruction
MARTINBURG - Derek Brichner, 23, was charged Thursday with misdemeanor possession of heroin and obstructing an officer, court documents said. The charges came about after officers responded to a loitering complaint and allegedly found Brichner and three others with syringes and heroin in their possession. Brichner was said to be belligerent at the scene and refused to cooperate with officers during book, according to a criminal complaint. If found guilty, Brichner faces up to one-and-a-half years in jail and $1,500 in fines
Man charged in tool theft
MARTINSBURG - Jeffrey Hazlett, 42, was charged with misdemeanor petit larceny after law enforcement officers were advised he allegedly stole a weed eater from his father's shed. After several days of investigating, Hazlett was contacted by officers and said he took the tool, according to a criminal complaint. Hazlett faces up to one year and jail and a $2,500 fine if found guilty.
Man arraigned on larceny charge
William Myers Estep II, of Hedgesville, was arraigned under one misdemeanor charge of petit larceny Wednesday. An arrest was made after members of the West Virginia State Police were advised the victim's car was entered and two speakers and an amp were taken, according to the criminal complaint. If found guilty, Estep faces up to one year and jail and a $2,500 fine.
Man charged with stealing guns
MARTINSBURG - A Martinsburg man was arraigned Wednesday under misdemeanor charges of petit larceny, conspiracy to petit larceny, destruction of property and transferring stolen property. Christopher Houck, 25, was arrested after a complaint of stolen guns was filed with the Martinsburg Police Department. The victim, Houck's father, alleged a safe in his bedroom was destroyed and two guns were stolen from it. Houck gave a statement to officers that said he allowed his father's guns to be taken and received $80 for them. If found guilty, Houck faces up to three years in jail and fines totaling in $6,500.
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Seneca County
A Fun at Forrest open house is planned 1-4 p.m. Oct. 21 at Forrest Nature Preserve.
Spend an autumn afternoon in the nature preserve by taking a wagon ride (weather permitting), hiking, exploring and enjoying the fellowship of others in the preserve. Refreshments are to be provided.
Preschoolers ages 3-5 with an adult companion can learn the signs of fall during a 4:30 p.m. program Oct. 22 at Steyer Nature Preserve. Dress for the weather and walking the trails looking for signs of fall.
Sandusky County
A monthly stargazing program is planned for sunset Oct. 20 at Wolf Creek Park Campground. All ages are welcome to view the night sky with telescopes set up by Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomers.
Participants are invited to provide binoculars, telescopes and questions about astronomy. Drive to the end of the campground road at the southern entrance to Wolf Creek Park, at 2701 SR 53.
Farm Days is scheduled for noon-4 p.m. Oct. 21 at Creek Bend Farm, 654 S. Main, Lindsey.
Apples take center stage this year at the farm park. Enjoy a wagon ride around the farm, participate in activities for kids, visit the historic 1862 house, enter the apple-cooking contest and see members of Sandusky County Restorers of Antique Power working in the field.


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HTC One lifts company to its best month in a year, but COO leaves amidst employee turmoil
0. phoneArena 04 Jun 2013, 05:34 posted on
HTC has released its financial results for the past month of May 2013, and it has become the company's strongest month in the past year …
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
I wonder what would be the reason for these officials to leave such a brilliant company like htc
7. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
maybe their cover was blown
14. oister85 (Posts: 493; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Maybe is not so brilliant from inside. My girl friend works at sprint and boy I can tell you there's alot of pressure in the job, if you dont do your numbers for the month your job is on the line. I know many people can't live like that and quit.
47. amiroo (Posts: 269; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
YEEEEEESSSS indeed THIS IS RESULT of true way that select by htc..
c`mon htc..
my one is best phone that i see since now ..
great handpeace..
go for best htc.
64. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)
There are dumb people everywhere. Simple.
2. ghanemsam (Posts: 64; Member since: 21 Nov 2012)
good job htc glad that you back
3. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)
Yay! go HTC go!
4. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Employees leaving HTC? As I said earlier, HTC and Peter Chou, don't give up, this is not the end of the world.
Go go HTC! Keep it up!
6. MCrapp (Posts: 318; Member since: 07 Apr 2013)
Yes! Go HTC!and please make Phablet with small bezels and huge battery!
8. special4u (Posts: 63; Member since: 22 May 2013)
samsung gonna end HTC
9. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
lol .....go collect your 50 cents from Samesung now
26. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Hahaha good one :)
10. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Shut up Wendy. :)
20. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Those commenters who troll,hate or do some silly stuff here probably are not the same ones as before. Ip address can be tracked so if someone who spams this website plans to create a second account,it won't take too long before they get banned again
15. oister85 (Posts: 493; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
If they didn't Do it with the s4 forget it. Htc is coming with the phablet. I dont think I see htc gone. Htc is going to get stronger good job.
17. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger "//
28. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
because i got HTC One on sunday that's why. Lol
keep it up HTC.
30. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
I thought you're gonna wait for the Nokia EOS! Why you give up?
38. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
because right now WP missing some features and some apps, so i have to choose htc one right now, but u know what in next upgrade i will get 1080p and quad core with full features WP Nokia Lumia. it's tough to make decision over nokia. :(
63. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)
Good choice.
Lumia EOS will be the new champ
65. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
"New champ" Wtf, Lmao! Stop making a fool of your self!
They don't even have there own Headquarters, let alone progressing.
I believe it will be an "Epic Fail" with the Trademark®
66. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
You can't have those specs, it's exclusive to Android®
And why would you need, require this?
Well tough, you will need to wait a very Loooooooooooooooooooooooooong time, till middle of 2014 perhaps even longer. Lets wait and see....©
67. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
at&t will allow me to upgrade after 1&1/2 year (in 2015 January) so i guess that time Nokia will have Brilliant phone with Mature WP. SO i'm using HTC one right now with full features, and in next upgrade will have full features WP with Great Nokia Lumia.
5. TheBitterrTruth (unregistered)
Back in action!!
11. israinwet (Posts: 47; Member since: 29 Nov 2012)
Way I see it, the bad leaves and the good moves in. Maybe these guys were holding the company back.
24. johnriii (Posts: 238; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
the operative word is "maybe".
12. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Am I missing something?? HTC is down 3.3% compared to the same month last year and they are doing well?? (not to mention, last year was a really bad year for them.)
16. kamejoko (Posts: 203; Member since: 10 Nov 2011)
htc said sell 5 million htc one. That mean last year htc maybe sold 7mi?.
18. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
If htc had sold 7mi or anything close to this number in a period of 1 month last year, then they would have outsold S3. It took like 50 days to sell 10mi S3s last year. And we know htc one x didn't even come close selling like S3 numbers.
19. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Plus, 5mi htc one sold is very questionable. It's an "unoffical" number from an unnamed person.
If in fact htc sold 5mi htc one in May (for them, it must be the bestselling phone ever), why is revenue down??
29. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Agree.. Also if the 5million if true then why don't htc say it officially as that is certainly good news for them again if true but I have my doubt as I expected some sort of confirmation by htc by now.. What better way to cover negative news of eemployees leaving than to say you have just sold this much.
37. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
If you keep think about it, it gets worse. According to the revenue, htc one was outsold by htc one x, s and whatever they were selling last year combined. But the combined htc numbers were horrible last year and S3 easily outsold anything htc, nokia, sony all combined. So, my question is how does htc get 5 mil from selling less than what they sold last year which was a very small number to start with.
Another thing, htc said they're going to double production of htc one. This means they're going to make 10mil per month (if 5mil number is right). This is like saying htc(mid-sized company) has about the same production capacity as samsung(one of the biggest company, and #1 phone maker in the world). Remember, samsung had hard time making 10mil of S4s in May, they were pushing their production capacity to the limit.
40. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I don't think you're doing the calculations correctly. Just because 5 million or even Samsung's 10 million devices were sold in May, that doesn't mean the production started in May.
I think the 3.3% difference from last year may have come from the HTC One S also. Last year there were 3 devices from the One series and HTC One S was selling quite well while the HTC One X was really just mediocre but really bad in the public's eyes. The One S was given a high review for a mid-tier device. So the HTC One X, S and V plus whatever discounted phone before probably made up the $967 million and the extra 3.3%.
As for HTC this year, there's the HTC One, the continuous sales of Butterfly and whatever older devices there is. The majority of the sales went to HTC at 5 million unit sold in May.
42. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Your reasoning only strengthens my points. htc had production delays(around march-april) and camera shortage (around late april- early may), this means their production didn't really get going until May.
Samsumg was preparing for S4 without any major production delays, which means they probably had more made before May than htc. So even with better preparation, samsung had hard time making 10mi during april-may period. For htc to make anywhere near 5mi units during this time(approx. 1month) and now near 10mi per month(since they doubled production), they would have to have not equal but higher production capacity than samsung. Last time i checked, samsung was #1 and htc was like #10(if that) in smartphone.
Now, according to the htc's May revenue, htc one was outsold by all htc phones (including one s) from last year. S3 outsold all htc phones with easy last year. And this year, S4 outsold S3 by considerable margin so far. My point is that htc one probably sold fraction of a fraction of S4, not half as claimed by an unnamed source. (In terms of numbers sold: S4>S3>>all htc phones>htc one) I may be wrong because i'm extrapolating from known facts and news. But It seems to me, all indications are that htc 5 mi sold in May is very unlikely, if not impossible.
43. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Sorry my mistake, htc was ranked #4 smartphone maker in 2012..
44. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Delayed manufacturing does not mean no production process at all. For all we know, the production problem could be near end of production then more production problem arose from other parts of the production process after the 1st batch. There's no argument that Samsung is the number 1 with the highest production capacity, but the ranking between companies will not dictate what their production capacity is. Everyone is thinking HTC produced 5 million in a month and will be doubling production using the 5 million figure, but that's really not the correct figure.
I agree with you that the 5 million sold in May in unlikely and impossible, because the 5 million sale is really accumulated over 2 months. Your comparison based on revenue S4>S3>all HTC phones (2012 devices: X, S, V, XL, EVO 4G LTE, X+), is correct but we're comparing 2012 and 2013 HTC sales. The comparison should strictly be between 2012's devices vs 2013's One and sales continuation from the Butterfly. The quantity of HTC One could exceed the sales of any other One series devices, but revenue will surely be lower because there's less phone models being released this year. You really can't use revenue to compare quantity sold, because revenue involved all other sales not just on a single device and a single device does not stand for all the revenue gained.
46. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
For ex: my current business is selling BBQ chicken. My #1 item is the bowl, but my combination of chow mein and combos exceed the bowl in quantity. The revenue generation from bowl vs combo and chow mein depend on whether the combo sold more or chow mein sold more.
48. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
All my calculations are based on very rough estimations. But, even with my rough estimations htc one seems to come up short by a wide margin. I'm actually being very generous with htc one numbers here because i'm assuming all of htc May revenue comes from only the sales of htc one (I'm overestimating htc one numbers). I'm saying even with the overestimated numbers, htc one failed to outsell S3 by a wide margin, much less S4.
49. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Your conclusion is very correct on a month to month basis and it's a solid fact and S3 and S4 both outsold their competitor outrageously. Over time, the difference will become even greater. The reason why the calculations are incorrect because you're comparing HTC's May revenue/total quantity of HTC one sold of 5 million from March to May to total quantity sold by S4 in it's first month. Once Samsung's revenue report comes out, you'll see that Samsung revenue will still beat HTC by far like it should. There really isn't a problem in amount of HTC Ones sold, because I'm sure once Samsung releases it's revenue report, all the ratios will look correct.
Now back to comparing 2012 and 2013 for HTC. HTC One and with Butterfly on the side is bring them back from death bed and still collecting more momentum and sales, while the One series last year really didn't move them at all.
50. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Your point would make sense if i underestimated htc numbers, but i actually overestimated it.
51. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
I'm sure htc one will do pretty good numbers at the end of this quarter. but i get really annoyed by people and web sites throwing 5mi number as a fact without any proof or verification.
53. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
The 5 million sold was already announced by Peter Chou. I read the Taiwanese news 2 days ago. Everyone's blowing the 5 millions devices sold up like it was all sold in May. The real fact is that's the figure sold in a little more than 2 months.
55. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Well, that shut me up. Well, if it's true, then i was wrong. Good for htc.
56. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
I went to taipei times newspaper, and it said nothing about Peter Chou announcing 5 mi sold. I'm not calling you a liar or anything, but my point still stands unless you can show proof (link to newspaper article,,)
58. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Yeah, I went looking for that article I read, but I couldn't find it. So I'm not going to base any of my arguments on that. The Taiwanese news I read are directly from Taiwan news where everything is original in Chinese and un-translated. We could ignore my post about Peter Chou's announcement but read my post below. I'm trying to explain how HTC One could be outselling 2012 devices, but still causing HTC to gain less revenue compared to last year.
52. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
It's your over estimation of HTC number make HTC One's sales look impossible.
54. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
i don't think you're getting my point. if overestimated number can not beat samsung numbers, how can a actual number(which is less than overestimated number) beat samsumg numbers.
57. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I get your point and I already said your conclusion about HTC vs Samsung is correct. However, the sales figure of HTC One is possible, considering the sales figures is accumulated over 2 months.
Your question was asking how can HTC claim to sell 5 million units while gaining lower revenue compared to last year while all HTC devices last year were completely outsold by Samsung. The comparison should of been done apples to apples with HTC sales. By bringing in Samsung production capability, you made it look more like Samsung vs HTC instead of HTC 2012 vs 2013.
Like I've said in previous comments, the 5 million figure is calculated over 2 months, while you claimed it was in May only due to production and part. The item was launched in different countries since end of March. That means the shipping of the devices has begun but in very limited quantities. There are many parts in production process, we will never know which part is the problem. If the whole production process is the problem and production completed halted, then that's something else. There could be a possibility that only part of the production was having problems while the rest of the production was able to continue what was needed. It caused delay in shipment, but it doesn't stop the production line entirely. So, 5 million produced over 2 months compared to Samsung produced 10 million over 2 months. The ratios is still looking correct.
59. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
So now, let's take Samsung out of the picture because it's a no brainer that it'll outsell HTC on any given ground at this point.
HTC's May revenue is down 3.3 compared to last year.
So HTC's May revenue last year is approximately 998,911,000 with the revenue gained divided by the following devices: HTC One X, S, V, XL and the rest of the old phones.
This year May revenue of $967 million is pretty much HTC One and Butterfly as the main sellers plus the rest of the old phones. The revenue will definitely be lower because there's only two phones really selling at this point but the two phones would have a higher total device sold.
Going back to the total HTC One sold, whether or not if it's 5 million sold, the total of 5 million sold is over 2 month. Therefore not all the 5 million device generated revenue will be applied to the $967 million in May.
60. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I forgot to include EVO 4G LTE, Desire C, and HTC J for 2012 HTC phone sold around May and April.
61. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Okay, htc shipped 32.6mi in 2012 according to estimates. this comes out to about 2.7mi per month. So your statement htc one selling about 2.5mi per month (=5mi in two months) is definitely do-able. So if this is true, you're right, and what i said is right as well(since it's half of half of S4 number/S4 started selling in May I believe).
However, I still have hard time believing 5mi for htc. As you said, htc sold "very limited quantities" in april (i believe htc one started selling in US around beginning of May or just before). I think very limited quantities in april ~ maybe 1mi. which means 4 mi in May. But this year's May revenue is less than last year's. As for last year's May number, we can probably estimate it as 3mi(high estimate). And this 3 mi mostly includes cheaper phones than htc one, meaning htc one number will be less than 3mi. I'm giving very high estimates, but even then htc one number at most comes out to 4mi in two months.
I don't think we're ever gonna agree on 5 mi. so let's agree to disagree. As for me, I don't think 5mi is a ridiculous number anymore, but i still think it's a very unlikely number for them.
62. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
I think you're the first person I had this kind of conversation and actually was able to end the conversation quite nicely on this site. It's great to actually have a sophisticated ending to a conversation without any name calling.
That was my opinion from the beginning that the 5 million is possible, but we'll just have to see whether or not it's really true. Usually HTC quarterly reports doesn't include devices sold, but if we take a look at the revenue gain at the end of this quarter and compare to last year, we should be able to see if HTC One really did the job for HTC this year. Whether or not the 5 million is reach, I won't use that as an argument since I can't find the article to back it up. I think it's safe to assume that HTC One has outsold each (not in total of all the handsets together of course) of HTC's former handsets in 2nd quarter of 2012 (HTC One X sold 2 million back in May of 2012, One S sold well on T-Mobile USA, but I thought it would surpass HTC One X sales at a worldwide standpoint).
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13. sniperdroid (Posts: 146; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Executives leaving the company means there's something happening we're not aware of, I hope the company makes through it though because I usually feel for the regular employees who work there. Not having a job in this economy is harsh.
31. rizevnarastek (Posts: 347; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
Those people that left the company didn't leave, they were let go but the correct term would be that they left. They were the culprits of anti-productivity and they deserve to be booted. HTC is a company that does good and means well. It's their spirit. Going on a spree to give the boot to bad apples and start doing things right is the right way to go. Focus on good and do it better and put some serious marketing behind it with the right people for the job. I'd ransack all the leaders as well because that leakage gives the competition a heads up that diminishes your advances. I mean I love a good leak to keep me waiting all salivating but honestly that does more bad than it does good.
41. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
Usually when there's resignations like this, it doesn't mean the company is doing bad. When the company is doing bad, Peter Chou will be the first to be asked to leave. It's really just politics. You do good, you stay. You don't do good, you're terminated. You don't like how the company is not being ran the way you like it, you quit.
22. leaderpvp (Posts: 17; Member since: 26 May 2013)
We don't really know the reason of leaving... do they leave by themselves or they got fired.
In case they got fired, there probably was a strong arguing about device's success, or, due to First's crash. These who was responsive for the agreement with facebook, and, didn't take in account facebook home release in few days - FAIL, must get fired! this is critical mistake.
I believe inside the company is much more argues on different things, as in any other company...
Personally, I want to believe that these got fired, to hire employers who better suits these positions.
At the end, COO was working for 3 years in HTC. The last 3 years was very poor for HTC, they slided down with every month.
23. indianapple89 (Posts: 47; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
Not to mention they had supply chain problems with the HTC One. Something I guess that the COO is responsible for.
33. rizevnarastek (Posts: 347; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
As far as I saw it the First had a really good chance to succeed with the "young" population... HTC One for the hardcore and HTC first for kids and shallow pockets. It's a great and beautiful device running stock android for a really low price. If they'd put it on sale global it would be a WIN-WIN situation.
25. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Htc did good job making htc one, but now they're trying to compete with samsung straight up by expanding htc one lineup with mini, phablet,,,,, CEO is clearly panicking and trying to do everything at once, but they don't have the manpower nor the money to compete with samsung at this point. People are getting overworked and overstressed.
What they need to do is come up with htc one phablet as soon as possible before samsung note3 and keep building their brand. and perhaps expand their lineup further down the road, maybe next year. Expanding when they should be contracting is going to be their downfall.


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ALBANY – The state's largest teachers union is suing New York State in an attempt to have the property tax cap declared unconstitutional, setting the stage for a protracted legal and political battle.
New York State United Teachers, or NYSUT, said the cap violates the state constitution by perpetuating funding inequalities between rich and poor school districts and violates "one person, one vote" protections.
The 600,000-member union filed a lawsuit Wednesday in State Supreme Court here in an effort to overturn the law that caps the annual growth of local property taxes at about 2 percent, unless 60 percent of local voters agree to tax beyond the cap.
"This is not about raising property taxes," NYSUT President Richard C. Iannuzzi said in an interview. "This is about the state equitably funding education."
Thousands of teachers have lost jobs since the tax cap and economic pressures forced school districts to cut costs. The union timed its lawsuit to the start of budget talks at the Capitol over state aid for public schools.
While Senate Republican leader Dean G. Skelos, of Nassau County, said the lawsuit is without merit, another group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers called on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to increase funding for the state's nearly 700 school districts – 87 percent of which have let teachers go in the last couple of years.
An upstate business group that helped push for enactment of the tax cap sharply criticized the union's lawsuit.
"Once again, NYSUT is showing its disdain for taxpayers. New York State continues to have some of the nation's highest property taxes, and the tax cap was the first step toward addressing this crisis," said Brian Sampson, executive director of Unshackle Upstate.
He noted that 95 percent of the state's schools stayed within the cap level in their first round of school budget votes last year.
With personnel costs amounting to at least 75 percent of district expenses, school officials for years have been pressing Albany to reduce state-imposed mandates, such as the Wicks Law, which drives up construction costs by requiring multiple prime contractors on projects.
Another mandate, the Triborough Amendment, permits salary "step"' increases to proceed when teacher contracts expire, giving little incentive for NYSUT locals to cut deals to help reduce wage and benefit costs.
By setting caps on how much a district can raise in property tax revenues, the tax cap law keeps in place "funding inequities" between wealthy districts and those that serve low-income families in urban and rural districts, NYSUT contends.
The lawsuit alleges seven causes for the action, including that the provision allowing 60 percent of a district's voters to override the cap is unconstitutional. During the tax cap debate before the law was passed, the union had sought to override attempts to be successful on a simple majority – 50 percent plus one vote – in annual school budget votes.
The union says the 60 percent rule means that someone wanting to override the cap has only two-thirds the voting power of opponents.
Voter anger over rising taxes, implementation of the tax cap and a sour economy have prompted districts across New York to cut programs and staff positions over the last couple of years.
The New York Council of School Superintendents recently reported that districts, on average, have cut 9 percent of their positions over the last two years and that 59 percent increased student class sizes this year.
Eighty-four percent of schools are getting less state aid than they did in 2008, and 9 percent of superintendents statewide – and 12 percent of those in Western New York – believe that their districts could face insolvency in the next two years.
Many localities, which are also subject to the tax cap provisions, say they increasingly are feeling fiscal strains during a period of flat-line state aid and limits on how much they can ask local voters to fund state-imposed costs for expenses such as employee pensions and social service programs.
Cuomo, the prime backer of the tax cap, has insisted that the property tax program is not a cap, since it does allow local voters to exceed the level if 60 percent of them say so.
"People have a right to go to court. God bless America. God bless our system," Cuomo said.
But he defended the tax cap as one of the most important changes that his administration has achieved and rejected NYSUT's call for more state aid to schools. "The answer can't always be putting the hand in the pocket of the taxpayers of New York," Cuomo said. "… The answer that it's more money, more money, more money, I reject."
The cap is not a straight cap on each homeowner's property taxes, but rather on the total property tax levy for a district or locality in a given year. There are also spending exceptions to the cap, which means that the actual cap can – and has gone – above the 2 percent level in most communities.
The NYSUT challenge is a serious one because it is a well-funded union with the resources to see the court challenge through to the end.
If the courts reject the cap, it would be a political blow to Cuomo, who is up for re-election next year and who made the tax cap plan one of his signature policy initiatives in his first term.
NYSUT says the state has failed to live up to the decision of an historic school funding lawsuit resolved in 2007, when Albany agreed to spend an additional $7 billion on "low-wealth" districts by 2011. Only $2 billion of that level was spent, NYSUT alleges. Cuomo's 2013 budget proposal allocates about $300 million less on public schools than the 2008 level, the union contends.
Most school districts were averaging tax increases of about 3 percent per year in the few years before the tax cap was enacted, but Albany's funding commitment to schools is inadequate, according to the union.
"There needs to be a very serious discussion that New York keeps punting down the road on how to fund education," Iannuzzi said, adding that schools have shed 30,000 positions in the last few years.
While NYSUT wants the state to increase aid to schools as a way to help districts rely less on property taxpayers, districts over the years have said NYSUT has made the situation worse by opposing state mandate relief that would reduce expenses for schools.
In its legal challenge, NYSUT says funding differences between schools is attributable to assessed property values that vary dramatically across the state.
It noted that the amount districts spend per student ranges from $23,000 at one North Country school to $36,000 at the Southampton district on Long Island.
The way the tax cap is structured, NYSUT says, local control of school financing is undermined, a protection that the state's highest court has upheld in past cases.
The union says the cap is also flawed because wealthier districts can afford to break the tax cap, leading to further inequities between rich and poor communities.
The union also calls illegal the tax cap law's "poison pill" that sets spending levels if 60 percent override results are not achieved in two separate referendums. That, according to the union, has a "chilling effect" on voters who want to spend beyond the cap's level.
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In the garden, green is generally good.
Green foliage uses sunlight to make food, a process known as photosynthesis. Brown foliage means senescence, a process where nothing happens. Brown leaves, however, do not mean the plant is dead.
As winter arrives, turfgrass slowly goes to sleep. In other words, it goes dormant. The leaf blades wither and the lawn goes from green to tan. In spring, new leaves will emerge from the crown of the turfgrass plant and once again be happy and photosynthesizing.
I typically stop mowing our lawn at the end of September. Well, technically, my kids stop mowing. This way, the turf goes into winter with extra foliage to prepare for dormancy. I don't mind the uniform tan color of our yard but, I've got to admit, a lush green lawn in December is quite appealing. There are a couple ways to achieve a green winter lawn.
Synthetic grass. I never thought I'd like artificial grass. I'm not recommending to sod your lawn with fake grass, but in areas where grass is impossible to grow, artificial turf is a viable option.
Deep shade, compacted soil, sloped topography and foot traffic are difficult conditions for turf.
My preference is real grass but sometimes that's just not possible and the latest synthetic turf products are convincing.
Overseeding. The second, and preferable, option to get green winter grass is to overseed with cool-season grass such as ryegrass.
Ryegrass germinates within days and is relatively inexpensive. Both annual and perennial ryegrasses are acceptable. Perennial won't survive our summer due to heat and humidity. There are likely some exceptions but, by and large, ryegrass fades away in summer.
Prepare to overseed your lawn about the first week of October. Be sure not to apply a pre-emergent herbicide because it will prevent the grass seed from emerging as well as weed seed.
For best success, the grass seed should make contact with the soil. Begin by mowing the lawn one inch or less and collect debris such as clippings and leaves. If the lawn is thatchy (soft and spongy), then consider dethatching it to allow seeds to make soil contact. Dethatchers can be leased from equipment rental stores.
Ryegrass should be applied at 5 to 10 pounds per 1,000 square feet with a rotary or drop spreader. If you know the square footage of your yard, you'll be able to estimate the total pounds. For instance, if you have 3,000 square feet, you'll need, at most, 30 pounds of seed.
To achieve uniform distribution, make the application in two directions at half rate.
For example, if you spread three pounds per 1,000 square feet on the first pass, go perpendicular on the second pass for a total of six pounds per 1,000 square feet.
Lightly irrigate a couple of times a day (as long as there is no rain) until the seedlings emerge, which, under normal circumstances, is within a week.
Once ryegrass is up, water as needed. Begin mowing when turf is 1/3 taller than the height you want to maintain. For instance, if you want to maintain lawn at 2 inches, mow when it is 3 inches tall.
While winter applications of nitrogen on dormant turf are discouraged, an overseeded lawn will benefit from monthly applications of ½ pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet until February to keep ryegrass lush and green.
Be prepared to encourage ryegrass to go away in March. Lower the mowing height to an inch to stress ryegrass as well as to encourage the warm-season grass to emerge from dormancy.
One last note, overseeding can be stressful on warm-season turf, in particular centipedegrass and St. Augustine due to stoloniferous growth (runners) and semi-dormant winters.
Bermudagrass and zoysia tolerate overseeding the best. Some sources even recommend skipping overseeding centipede and St. Augustine lawns every third year to allow recovery.
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