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From Information Technology Manager at a leading international energy management company to entrepreneur in the additive manufacturing industry to… college graduate, Glenn Adams took the "road less traveled" toward earning his college degree.
Adams, 38, will graduate at the top of his class from Penn State Berks on December 21, 2012, with a 4.0 grade point average and a bachelor of science degree in Information Sciences and Technology (IST), as well as a few Engineering Entrepreneurship courses under his belt.
However, Adams was no stranger to the fields of information technology and entrepreneurship when he enrolled as a student in the spring of 2010. At that time, he was employed as an IT Manager at Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, at their Leesport, PA location. Schneider Electric had acquired RAM Industries, LLC in 2008. Adams had worked in various information technology positions for RAM Industries since 1997.
As is often the case when companies merge, the organization restructured and Adams was laid off in 2011. However, he made the most of this unexpected development and devoted all his energy to completing his degree in record time.
Not only was he a diligent student, but he was also a budding entrepreneur, dabbling in the additive manufacturing industry. He had ordered a three-dimensional printer online and began tinkering with it–and ideas for a future business–in his spare time.
He brought the printer in to share with Dr. Sadan Kulturel-Konak, coordinator of the Engineering Entrepreneurship minor, and she asked him to set it up in the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in the Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building. In addition to printing cool three-dimensional action figures and novelties, Adams also prints actual parts for the printer itself. He also taught fellow students to use the technology.
Adams also had the opportunity to share the printer with an enthusiastic group of fifth graders at the Lauer's Park Elementary School in Reading, through a connection he made with someone in the private sector through the Entrepreneurship program at Penn State Berks. He said he hoped the technology got the fifth graders thinking about all the possibilities that exist for the future.
While his ultimate goal is to put his ten years of experience in information technology and fifteen years of experience in manufacturing to the work in an enterprise resource planning consulting position, he is also brainstorming ways to use his entrepreneurial skills within the additive manufacturing industry.
"I see myself as a technology and life architect," explains Adams.
Adams actually began his academic career at Penn State University immediately after graduating from Fleetwood High School in 1992, but his restless entrepreneurial spirit led him to also start a car stereo business at the same time. The business consumed more of his time attention and he left the University, but he always regretted not earning his degree.
He credits Chancellor Emeritus Susan Phillips Speece, his former neighbor, with convincing him to enroll at Penn State Berks and complete his degree.
When asked how he thinks earning his degree from Penn State Berks will give him a competitive edge in the workplace, Adams explains, "I got to know the professors here in a different way. The environment at this campus is so completely different. The open door policy with professors and that communication lead to so many new things and new opportunities."
And so, for Adams, taking the "road less traveled" really has made all the difference.


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A South Florida teen who flipped off a judge was back in court Friday, but this time it was to apologize for her outburst.
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On Friday, an emotional Soto told the judge she was sorry.
"My behavior was very irrational. I apologize not only to you but to my family," she said.
Soto was then released from jail after the judge vacated her 30-day sentence for contempt of court and her $10,000 bond.


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LISBON - The Columbiana County Board of Developmental Disabilities acted on several personnel and personnel-related matters during its recent meeting.
First, the board approved new employment contracts for Pam Elkins and and Carrie Lawton reflecting revised job descriptions. Elkins is an MUI support specialist, while Lawton serves as quality assurance manager and habilitation manager.
BDD Director Bill Devon said both perform combined jobs and in the past were given stipends for their additional duties. The stipends were eliminated as part of the new job descriptions, and Elkins will now be paid $44,791 under a contract that expires September 2017. Lawton's salary is $57,988 under a contract that runs until September 2016.
Later in the meeting, the board voted to rehire Jacob Lawton to his old job as production manager at Beaver Creek Candle Co., one of the BDD's client business enterprises. Devon said Lawton quit nine weeks ago to take another job but changed his mind and decided he wanted to come back. He was rehired at his old salary of $54,389.
The board also voted to retain Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield as its employee health insurance carrier, with a 5.9 percent rate increase. Devon said this will raise the insurance premiums to $1,290 per month for family coverage and $702 for single coverage.
The 140 employees share in the cost of monthly premiums, depending on the union agreement, with some paying a flat 10 percent. Devon said others pay $90 per month for family and $45 for single. His goal is for all employees to eventually pay 10 percent of their monthly premiums.
The rate hike will result in a net increased cost of $100,356 to the BDD.
Finally, the board switched to a company by the name of The Village Network to provide residential placement services for at-risk children clients. Devon said the company they had been using charged $405 per day, while the fee for The Village Network is $254.
In addition to the savings, Devon said the new contractor has a home in the county, whereas the closest home before was in Zanesville, making it much more convenient for parents to visit their children placed in residential care.


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|Randy Weaver joins
the Army
and becomes a member of the Green Berets.
|While back in Fort
Dodge, Iowa, on leave from Fort Bragg, Randy resumes dating Vicki
Jordison, a confident 21-year-old from Coalville, Iowa.
|November 1971
|Randy and Vicki
marry in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
|March 1976
|Living in Cedar
Falls, Iowa, Vicki gives birth to the couple's first child, Sara.
|Vicki begins having
visions of her and her future family living on a mountaintop where they
would be safe from the coming Apocalypse. The Weavers form a Bible
study group and begin to worry about "ZOG" (Zionist Organized
Government). Randy starts collecting guns and Vicki studies
self-sufficiency and survivalist techniques.
|As the Weavers begin
a search for a mountaintop retreat, Vicki gives birth to a son, Samuel.
|Vicki gives birth to
a second daughter, Rachel.
|The Weavers sell
their Iowa home and head west, finding and buying a 20-acre parcel on
Ruby Ridge in northern Idaho.
|The Weavers complete
construction on their cabin and begin living on Ruby Ridge. The
Weavers home school their children.
|The Weavers take in
a fatherless and troubled teenager named Kevin Harris. The
Weavers begin adopting racist views, finding justification for them in
their interpretations of the Bible. They begin limiting their
association to those who hold like-minded views.
24, 1989
|Randy meets an
undercover ATF agent and allegedly sells him two sawed-off
12, 1990
|Government agents
offer to drop firearms charges against Randy if he agrees to be an
informant concerning illegal activities of members of the Aryan
Nations, a white supremacist organization with a stronghold in northern
Idaho. Randy refuses the offer and notifies the Aryan Nation
headquarters that the government is attempting to infiltrate their
13, 1990
|Randy is indicted on
federal firearms charges.
17, 1991
|Federal agents
arrest Randy at gunpoint as he and Vicki traveled down the mountain to
purchase supplies. Randy is jailed for a day, then released on
21, 1991
|Randy receives a
letter informing him that his trial has been scheduled for March 20,
though the actual date was February 20.
|When Randy fails to
show up for his court date, he is declared a fugitive and a warrant for
his arrest is issued.
|Vicki Weaver writes
threatening letters (e.g., "The tyrant's blood will flow") to federal
agencies. The Weavers do not leave their land during the 16
months after Randy was declared a fugitive.
24, 1991
|Vicki gives birth to
a third daughter, Elisheba.
4, 1992
|U. S. marshals (in
plain clothes) drive up the road to Weavers' cabin, but are stopped at
gunpoint by Randy who informs them they are trespassing. The
marshals leave.
17, 1992
|A U. S. Marshals
Special Operations Group ("SOG") sets up a command post and begins
active surveillance of the Weaver property.
21, 1992
|As a three-man SOG
team, armed with cameras and weapons, hikes around Weavers' property,
the Weavers' dog begins barking. The Weavers leave their cabin to
investigate. When Kevin Harris and Sammy Weaver come to within a
few yards of agent William Degan, he points a gun at them and shouts,
"Stop! U.S. Marshal!" Harris responds by fatally shooting Degan
with his rifle, prompting fellow marshal Larry Cooper to fire three
times at Harris. A third nearby marshal, Arthur Roderick, shoots
and kills the Weaver dog ("Striker"), fearing that it would give away
his position. The shooting of the dog prompts Sammy Weaver to
fire at the marshal. Cooper then fires at Sammy, killing the boy.
Harris retreats to the Weaver cabin. By nightfall, Ruby Ridge is
crawling with agents from U. S. Marhsals Office, the county, U.S.
Border Patrol, the State Police, the FBI, and the Idaho Ntional Guard.
22, 1992
|The FBI revises its
rules of engagement to allow agents to fire at Weaver if he can be shot
without endangering others. A crowd on spectators,
including many anti-government activists begins gathering near Ruby
Ridge. Television crews set up camp. When the Weavers
decide to leave their cabin for a nearby shed, where they had put
Sammy's body, FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi fires at Randy, hitting him in
the right arm. The Weavers run back to the cabin. As Vicki,
holding her baby in her arms, stands next to the cabin door, Horiuchi
fires a bullet that passes through Vicki's head and hits Harris in the
23, 1992
|As agents are in the
process of destroying out buildings around the Weaver cabin, they
discover Sammy Weaver's body.
24, 1992
|An FBI negotiator
calls out to the Weavers, asking Vicki (who he does not know has died)
whether she would like to let her children out for pancakes. A
government robot tries to take a telephone into the Weaver home, but
Randy warns that he will shoot the robot and the robot retreats.
28, 1992
|The FBI brings
Colonel Bo Gritz, a decorated Viet Nam vet associated with right-wing
causes, to Ruby Ridge to negotiate a surrender.
31, 1992
|On the day after
Kevin Harris has surrendered to get desperately needed medical
attention, and after Randy had been promised representation by famed
defense lawyer Gerry Spence, the Weavers surrender to federal
14, 1993
|The murder trial of
Randy Weaver and Kevin Harris opens in the federal courthouse in Boise
before Judge Edward Lodge. U. S. Attorney Ron Howen offers the
opening statement for the government.
19, 1993
|On the fourth day of
the trial, during a siege of a religious compound near Waco, Texas, a
fire breaks out and eighty members of the Branch Davidian cult are
killed. Jurors in the Weaver trial are told to ignore the
16, 1993
|Jury deliberations
begin in the Ruby Ridge trial.
8, 1993
|After a lengthy
deliberation, the jury acquits Harris and Weaver of charges relating to
the murder of agent Degan. Weaver is convicted on the minor
charge of failing to appear in court on his 1991 weapons charge.
18, 1993
|Randy Weaver is
sentenced to 18 months in prison (14 of which he had now served).
17, 1993
|Weaver is released
from jail.
|Randy Weaver and
Kevin Harris file a $300 million civil suit against the U. S.
government for the wrongful deaths of Sammy and Vicki Weaver.
|A 542-page
Department of Justice report on the Ruby Ridge case is leaked to the
|The U. S. Government
pays Weaver $3.1 million in compensation for the killing of his wife
and son.
|The Senate Judiciary
Committee holds hearings on the Ruby Ridge case. Weaver testifies
and says, "If I had it to do over again, I would come down the mountain
for my court appearance." He criticized the government for
bringing no one to justice for the shooting of his wife.
|The District
Attorney for Boundary County charges FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi with
involuntary manslaughter in connection with death of Vicki Weaver.
5, 2001
|The Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals allows prosecution to go forward against Lon Horiuchi,
holding that federal agents are not necessarily immune from state
14, 2001
|Boundary County
prosecutors drop involuntary manslaughter charges against Lon Horiuchi
in connection with the shooting of Vicki Weaver.


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The actors from the hit '90s sitcom posted some potentially telling photos on Instagram Wednesday, suggesting Dave Coulier (who played Joey on the beloved sitcom) is tying the knot.
In announcing their engagement, Coulier, 54, indicated he and fiancée Melissa Bring would exchange vows in Montana on July 2.
And costars Candace Cameron Bure, John Stamos and Andrea Barber are posting photographic evidence that they're together in Big Sky Country.
"This boy is very happy today – know why?" Stamos, who played Uncle Jesse on the show, captioned a snapshot of Coulier grinning while holding a piece of paper – a marriage license, perhaps?
Bure, known to Full House fans as D.J. Tanner, posted a series of pictures from Montana, including one where she and Stamos pose in a classic Western accessory.
"Thanks Uncle J for placing my cowboy hat on my head the wrong way. #Cityfolks," she wrote.
Last but certainly not least, the actress behind next-door nuisance Kimmy Gibbler uploaded a photo from her jog on – where else? – Montana's picturesque trails, writing, "Morning run in Montana."
Missing from the social media frenzy? Tanner family patriarch Bob Saget. But fans needn't fret: Bure promised he'd deliver an unforgettable toast when Coulier says "I do."
"Dave and Bob have been best friends since they were in their early 20s … so it will be funny," Bure told PEOPLE in June. "I'm sure we will have the tissues out because there will be tears streaming down from crying and laughing so hard."


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My Mother Was Nuts: A Memoir
By Penny Marshall
New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
326 pages, $26
By Jim Bisco
She will always be Laverne with the big L embroidered on her wardrobe and a Bronx whine as thick as salami. But who knew she would also become the first woman to direct a film that made more than $100 million?
Writing in her passive shrug of a voice, Penny Marshall's memoir is one of a career that was built on no great striving but instead on stepping into fortunate situations. Her mother ran a dance studio and put on shows in the family basement. She was the talent pusher for her children, leading 9-year-old Penny to make her TV debut on "The Jackie Gleason Show" in 1952 as part of a junior troupe kicking in step with the June Taylor Dancers.
After a youthful marriage with child, Marshall went to California where brother Garry first established himself as staff writer on "The Dick Van Dyke Show." He paved the way for her with small parts in his other sitcoms, including her breakthrough role in "The Odd Couple" as Oscar's whiny secretary Myrna.
Then, again at Garry's bidding, a guest pairing with Cindy Williams as two loose girls on an episode of his "Happy Days" series led to the development of Laverne and Shirley – a working-class comedy with lots of Lucy-like knockabout. The show became a seven-year success story. Marshall added bits from her Bronx childhood such as Laverne's milk-and-Pepsi concoction and a nonsense song she used to sing with her friends on the way to school which became the show's opening (Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!).
Along the way, she tells of her competitive marriage to Rob Reiner and hanging with pals like "Bobby" De Niro,"Ricky" Dreyfuss, John Belushi, Albert Brooks and Carrie Fisher. Add director friends Jim Brooks, Steven Spielberg and, of course, brother Garry who went on to direct features and push her behind the camera.
After a so-so directing debut with a Whoopi Goldberg vehicle, "Jumpin' Jack Flash," she hits pay dirt with "Big" a film she first entices DeNiro to star in as a 12-year-old trapped in a grown-up's body. Ultimately, Tom Hanks lands the part and the $100 million box-office bonanza begins. The same happened four years later with "A League of Their Own," the story of a women's baseball team during World War II.
The behind-the-scenes business of the TV series (the real dish on the Cindy Williams departure) and the films (granting a wish to dying jazz great Dexter Gordon who played a patient in "Awakenings" to play a scene with De Niro) are interesting. The party-hopping, globetrotting, name dropping, drug-taking encounters become tedious and irritating. A serious fling with Art Garfunkel is recounted, complete with awkward encounters with Paul Simon in the midst of their professional breakup.
She recounts a tender experience directing Whitney Houston in "The Preacher's Wife" and how, not long after, she left filmmaking because no studio seemed interested in the kind of heart-tugging films she liked to make. She ruled out indie filmmaking because of the pay.
Marshall also soberly relates her bout with cancer and the rumor of her death. Again, it's all said with a nod and a shrug. No big deal. Life happens. That's Penny Marshall's unremarkable take on a career spinning in celebrity circles and the breaks that came her way with very little effort. Heck, brother Garry even set the scene for her to write—or dictate—this book.
Jim Bisco was a longtime Buffalo News contributing arts reviewer.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - If you have happened to drive by the corner of Donner Pass Road and Northwoods Boulevard recently, you will have noticed quite a lot of action happening there. The old, dilapidated gray building that sat abandoned for more than 10 years has finally been torn down to make room for what will be the brand new office location for Dickson Realty.
This popular corner, located at the base and entrance to Tahoe Donner, was first used in the early 1970s as the sales office for Dart Industries, the developer of Tahoe Donner. Subsequently, the location was used by Boice Countryside Realtors. Having been empty for more than a decade and seeing a golden opportunity for a fantastic location, Dickson owners, the Schaller Family, Ron Hemig and their Reno partners, purchased the parcel out of bankruptcy and closed escrow this fall.
"Don and I really boosted our real estate careers when we joined Boice Countryside Realtors in 1990 at this great location. We are so excited to be coming full circle," said Lil Schaller, broker/co-owner of Dickson.
Jamie Lamoureux of Lamoureux Construction was responsible for the tear down of the current building. In an effort to stay green, his team was able to recycle more than half of the old structure and completed the demolition in just nine days.
The owners are currently selecting an architect and plan to break ground on the new building in the spring of 2013. The new building will house what are currently two separate office buildings for Dickson. Preliminary plans include both a two-story building for Dickson and two additional single-story "shells" for other business opportunities.
"Our new location at Northwoods and Donner Pass Road makes quite the statement," said Dickson co-owner Ron Hemig. "This strategic corner is among the most visible on Donner Pass Road, while also serving as the gateway to Tahoe Donner. Watch the new Dickson Real Estate Center grow on this premier site!"
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Padiddle, a game played when driving at night with a group of people. Someone sees a car with a headlight out and calls "Padiddle!!" Then gets to choose someone in the car that had to remove a piece of clothing.
The headlight car game. Padiddle, Sara take off your shirt!
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The UTB/TSC Chess Team competes at the highest level at state,
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The Chess Team is given the highest-quality training. In addition,
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You will need a UTB/TSC application, cover letter, resume, and a copy of your transcripts.
When you prepare your academic vita outline the following:
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Human Resources has the application and other information on line. On the left-hand bar go to EMPLOYMENT and click on the Faculty Application and Application Checklist. Both forms will be downloaded to your computer.
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Understanding Beef Imports
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Beef imports are a critical component of the U.S. beef sector, but often are misunderstood.
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.


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The Paul Mitchell Schools FUNraising Gala dinner took place on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Co-Hosted by WinnClaybaugh, John Paul Mitchell Systems Chairman, CEO John Paul DeJoria, and Paul Mitchell co-owner Angus Mitchell, with special guests Betty White, Fran Drescher, Megyn Price, and Kathy Buckley, plus representatives of the other supported charities.
For the 10th straight year, the 16,000 cosmetology students and staff members from the nationwide network of Paul Mitchell Schools spent February through April raising money for charitable organizations. In 2012, the schools raised a record-breaking$2.5 million, bringing the combined nine-year total to over $8.5 million. This year, they've set a new record, raising $2.66 million in the 2013 FUNraising campaign.
Congratulations to the Top 10 FUNraising schools:
1. Paul Mitchell Arlington - $88,328
2. THE TEMPLE: A Paul Mitchell Partner School - $85,000
3. Paul Mitchell The School St. Louis - $81,029
4. Paul Mitchell The School - Chicago - $78,675
5. Paul Mitchell Dallas - $76,004
6. Paul Mitchell The School Michigan - $70,650
7. Paul Mitchell the School North Haven - $65,100
8. Paul Mitchell The School - Cincinnati - $62,432
9. Paul Mitchell The School St. George - $59,013
10. Paul Mitchell The School San Diego - 56,321
The charities supporting the efforts and receiving support include:
- Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, represented by Donny and Marie Osmond
- Morris Animal Foundation, represented by Betty White
- Fran Drescher's Cancer Schmancer Foundation
- Magic Johnson Foundation, represented by Earvin "Magic" Johnson
- Gary Sinise Foundation, represented by Gary Sinise
- American Humane Association, represented by Megyn Price
- No Limits, represented by comedian/motivational speaker Kathy Buckley
- Food 4 Africa, represented by John Paul DeJoria
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
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Yo did you see that dude that got hit by 4 cars? he had to have died after the 2nd car hit him. He got porn'd! Imma go to the xxx shop to see his box!
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The Kewanee Boilermakers passed the first of three big road tests last Friday at Sherrard.
After escaping with a 32-26 win over the Tigers, the Boilers earned state recognition as they debuted at No. 8 in Class 3A. To keep that lofty status, Kewanee has to tackle another road challenge tonight in Spring Valley.
The Boilers (6-1) meet a Hall Red Devils (4-3) squad that's coming off consecutive wins — 47-24 over Sherrard and last week's impressive 27-20 win over St. Bede — and playing its best football of the season.
"They are definitely a much-improved team from what we saw of them on film earlier in the year," said Kewanee coach Tyler Nichols of the Red Devils. "Coach (Randy) Tieman and his staff are doing a great job. They're very physical kids and have a lot of weapons, just like we do."
The Red Devils own a win over the lone team to beat Kewanee — Erie-Prophetstown — and turned some more heads with last week's toppling of St. Bede.
"They're five miles apart, so all those kids know each other and the quarterback left St. Bede and now he's at Hall," said Nichols. "It was a high-emotion game over there last week and I wasn't surprised by the outcome."
The quarterback Nichols referred to Taggart Venegas. He left St. Bede last year and played baseball at Hall in the spring. Venegas leads a Red Devils offense that also features fullback Aaron Kerr and tailback Collin Aimone.
"That young man at quarterback throws it very well, and he's very shifty and elusive," said Nichols of Venegas. "It's going to be another big task for our defense."
"They can hurt you either way. They can throw it or run it, and when they do run it there's four or five different players that can run it."
The Boilers enter with a six-game winning streak, and did have to shuffle the starting lineup due to the loss of slot receiver Alan Vervynck, who suffered a season-ending broken leg at Sherrard. Cody Goforth takes over that position for the Boilers.
Also on offense for Kewanee, it's David Washburn at quarterback, Austin Vervynck at tailback, Ryan Hicks at fullback, Jared Nimrick at tight end, and Trayvond Taylor and Jonah Harris shuttling plays at split end.
The offensive line finds Matt Costenson at center, flanked by Dalton Nuding and Donovan Murphy at the guards, and Skylar Finin and Zach Tuttle at the tackles.
The defense has Jack Breedlove and Finin at the tackles, Raful Solano and Armando Herrera at the ends, Hicks and Nuding at inside linebackers, Murphy and Nimrick at outside linebackers, Washburn at safety, and Harris and Taylor at the corners.
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Dual Degree Programs
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Middle East Studies
Welcome to the Middle East Studies program at NC State. This website provides information about the Minor in Middle East Studies, current Study Abroad opportunities in the Middle East, Events scheduled at NCSU, the Faculty involved in this program, as well as other additional resources.
Non-Profit Studies
The Institute for Nonprofits administers the Nonprofit Studies Minor, helping students to make a real difference in the community and world. The NPS Minor is an academically rigorous program of study that involves students in community organizations for hands-on learning. Courses build knowledge and skills for effective nonprofit leadership.


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I got accolades in the company newsletter for a job well done instead of a raise.
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That in which one must shout in addition to a gesture of hands raised, upon the knowledge of an audible exchange of an approbation.
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The Human Resources Department's mission is to serve as the primary human resources unit for the University of Wyoming providing and continuously improving services for employees, students, retirees, applicants, departments and external agencies; thus enabling the University to serve the people of the State of Wyoming.
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The 5 Unexpected Downsides of Working at a Movie Theater
I spent five awful months of my life working the concession stand at a movie theater. The training video described that decision as "Getting close to the entertainment industry!"
I once watched a one-armed man chase a "Cash 4 Gold" sign across a busy intersection and he was closer to Hollywood than I ever was in the summer of 2008.
Going to movie theaters had been so magical for me as a kid, and by choosing to work there as a stupid, stupid teenager, I was retroactively destroying Santa Claus for myself.
These are five things that working at a movie theater ruined for me.
#5. Popcorn
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Movie theater employees work in a state of constant fear over hearing five ugly little words: "Popcorn. No butter, no salt." Why, you ask? Simple: Because popcorn already has butter and salt on it, that's why it's yellow and tastes mostly like salt. As you can probably imagine, whipping up a batch of movie theater corn devoid of these industry standard ingredients is tantamount to reinventing the wheel.
Most people, let's call them the 99 percent, order popcorn not just knowing, but hoping it will also include the delicious parts. The rest, or the 1 percent, if you will, are totally within their right to ask for popcorn with no added flavor, but to that right, I say, "Fuck you, right."
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And you can use the butter as lube.
Here's the problem. When you get an order for unsalted, unbuttered popcorn, you either have to find a popcorn machine that's not in use (which, on busy days, is nearly impossible) or you have to dedicate one machine at the beginning of the day to fulfilling this person's specific request. After that, you drag the sack of unsalted popcorn from the dank corner of the food storage closet that's reserved for foodstuffs no sane person would willingly consume (the Raisinets are kept here also) and wipe down the entire machine, because when someone gets picky about their popcorn, they usually end up on the extremes of pickiness. They don't want any stray traces of butter in their bland bag, and they will CSI investigate that shit until they're satisfied that they've been given untainted concessions.
Even worse, popcorn (the tasty kind) followed me everywhere. The smell stuck to my work clothes in ways that I'd never thought possible, and since I was only given one work polo, rewashing it every time I got the chance didn't save me from becoming popcorn's unwilling mascot. You become sort of a landfill of popcorn smell. You had the oldest popcorn smell, which was smashed down and covered with newer popcorn smell, which was soon to be tamped down and replaced with an even newer popcorn smell. In no time at all, you become the saddest example of stratification ever.
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Imagine smelling like you just got bukakked by the entire Redenbacher family.
#4. Nachos
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Nachos were even worse, which is a statement that rightfully should never need to be said, because nachos are better than almost anything. Not when you work at a movie theater, though.
Nachos should be and usually are one of the easiest foods to prepare because they can be just nacho chips or chips and whatever else you have. There's no clear definition for "nachos." If you have nacho chips covered in centipedes, they are still nachos. Nothing changes.
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"Eh, just throw some extra jalapenos on there and it'll be fine."
Except nacho chips are not necessarily known for their structural stability. It doesn't take a lot of pressure for your bag of chips to become a bag of large, tasty crumbs, and, as luck would have it, management at the theater I worked at dictated that giving customers anything less than a full chip was a straight up slap in the goddamn face. The customer isn't paying eight bucks to have a bottom-of-the-bag assortment. They want complete, round nachos. Thus, making nachos became a needle-in-a-haystack endeavor of carefully picking out the chips that weren't shattered and slowly assembling them into nacho trays.
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Note that this tray will also cost more than your hourly pay.
And while, along with the broken chips, there were usually a decent amount of ones that stayed strong, you often ended up with bags and bags of imperfect chips. These poor chips had no further purpose. There was no discount for nacho trays made up of chip shards, so the dumpster became an Island of Misfit Chips, chips that just wanted a loving family to devour them.
#3. Midnight Releases
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Midnight releases are one of the many things that get worse as you get older. When you're a teen, they combine a number of thrills: movies, late nights, and, hopefully, friends. You're high on adrenaline and ready to bust out your costumes, accents, and excitement on anyone you can, including the theater employees, who have to take it all.
I worked during a superhero-filled summer. Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Hancock, and The Dark Knight came out, and I endured the storm for each of them. Well, for the first and last one, mostly. The Incredible Hulk was made for people to catch it on FX three years later, and seeing Hancock at midnight is kind of like getting a spider web tattoo on your elbow. It's neat, man. Real neat.
"It holds a really deep meaning to me of the time I got a terrible tattoo."
The Dark Knight was nothing less than insanity, as parents figured that a sixth Batman film would be no different from a Jack Nicholson-laden first, and therefore let their children and man-children run amok. Feeling the effects of freedom at 12 a.m. while you're dressed as the Joker leads you to do things that any normal person would think is a waste of time, including testing out your Heath Ledger impression for the people at the concession stand.
"A medium popcorn, no wait, a small. Why so serious?"
Please order your food, you awful nerd.
Plus, all of these people have only seen the trailers, so they're stuck repeating the same four goddamn lines. At certain points, the brain becomes enraged, numb, and a combination of both when exposed to "A little fight in you. I like that" an increasing number of times, and the playful banter you sometimes feel obliged to engage in with the customer is steadily replaced by a stream of "Yep. That's the Joker alright. Enjoy your movie."
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"You quote one more line, and you actually will have to tell people how you got those scars."
For small midnight premieres, it's not a problem. When The X-Files: I Want to Believe was released, the movie theater became the first episode of The Twilight Zone. I imagine that, in my manager's eyes, an X-Files movie released eight years after anyone gave a shit about that particular stack of files was going to bring hundreds of eager ticket buyers out from under their porches. If you're able to guess that she was very wrong in her assumption, I think I might've found a decent career for you that's close to the entertainment industry! No one showed up and I just shot the shit with my friends until the manager gave up and sent me home.
For larger openings, where people are constantly going in and out of the theaters, you stay the entire time, standing behind the counter and marveling that a blockbuster film about a shut-in who dresses like a bat could fill two-and-a-half hours.
Either way, the only thing you want to do is get the fuck out of there and go to sleep.


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When Michael Morgan started conducting at age 12, there were not a lot of people in the field who looked like him.
There still aren't.
"There are not a lot of African-American conductors and not a lot of women conductors, but not so much because of overt racism," he told students at the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts. "Often people don't see themselves in that position because there are not a lot of people doing that who look like them."
Morgan spoke Tuesday as part of a role model project called "Success Looks Like Me." Developed by the Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative, it provides children in low-income communities of color with opportunities to interact with successful adults who look like they do.
Undeterred as a youngster, Morgan has been leading orchestras and symphonies for the past 43 years.
Setting a goal and marching toward it was the message he conveyed to about 75 students at Performing Arts plus others throughout the Buffalo Public Schools watching his presentation by videoconferencing.
Morgan will be a guest conductor Friday when Kathleen Battle joins the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for "The Underground Railroad: An Evening of Spirituals" at 8 p.m. in Kleinhans Music Hall.
But on Tuesday, he shared his personal success story with students.
"Keep going forward toward the goal," he said. "Many [performers] may not be the best at what they do, but they had the determination to get there. If you have that determination, you can have a career."
A native of Washington, D.C., the 55-year-old Morgan is no stranger to Buffalo. He did a stint as an apprentice conductor with the BPO when he was 21 years old.
"It's always sentimental to come back here. Buffalo is really important to me," he said.
Morgan, the music director at Oakland East Bay Symphony for the past 23 years, decided as a third-grader that he wanted to be a conductor. From there, he took every opportunity to see people doing what he wanted to do.
One of his "biggest gigs" was as a student conductor for the D.C. Youth Orchestra when he was 12.
"No one had done it before, and I don't believe anyone has done it since," Morgan said.
He achieved another milestone as a fellowship conductor at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he met Leonard Bernstein, he said.
Early on, Morgan had set a goal to reach Tanglewood by age 20. He made it at 19, another first in his career.
"I was told that no one had ever been there at 19 as a conducting fellow," he said.
"The thing I want to stress is, I decided I wanted to do something, and I kept telling people that I wanted to do it," he said.
Morgan explained some of the keys to his success with students in the question-and-answer session following his talk.
"There is no rule," he told Christopher McMillan, an 11th-grade African-American at Performing Arts who also wants to be a conductor and sought advice from Morgan.
"The most important thing you can do is see as many conductors as you can and then look for every possible opportunity to conduct anything," he told Christopher.
"Out of the places you've conducted, where was your favorite and why?" asked Naomi Yanik, a senior who is an instrumental/vocal major at the school.
Working with orchestras in Birmingham, Ala., Cairo, the Congo and Paris were among his favorites.
"I love Paris. I could stay in Paris all the time," he said.
At the end of his presentation, Morgan was given the Pay it Forward award from Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative, artwork created by eighth-grader Angel Galarza.
He also made an impression on the students, especially the ones who surrounded him when the program concluded.
"It was good," 11th-grader Tiera White said of the presentation. "It was interesting. It kept my attention."
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HAPPY VALLEY - A cold front bringing heavy showers drenching areas between Wailuku and Kahakuloa on Monday morning caused flooding at the Living Way Church of Maui in Happy Valley.
"It happened really fast. It was pouring like crazy," said Youth Pastor Aaron Najera, as firefighters were busy running a water pump to suck up the rainwater that had flooded at least four areas on the church grounds along North Market Street.
Najera said that a drain on the property had clogged and rainwater rushed into the area from nearby Mokuhau Road, causing water to fill up the low-lying courtyard area. Firefighters estimated the water in some areas to be 2 to 3 feet deep.
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Living Way Church of Maui member Audrey Kekahuna (left in white shirt) and Nick Drose pick up debris in water on the Living Way Church of Maui grounds in Happy Valley on Monday morning. Firefighters estimated that flooding in some areas was 2 to 3 feet deep.
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Aaron Najera, youth pastor of Living Way Church of Maui in Happy Valley, surveys the water damage in the church courtyard behind the old T.K. Supermarket building Monday morning.
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Najera added that the water went into the church's basement, two rooms and a laundry room.
The water did not appear to reach the chapel, which sits above the courtyard. The church is in a portion of the old T.K. Supermarket building. Two rooms that had flooded sit underneath the church clergy residence in back of the old supermarket.
Fire officials said that rainwater from the property and surrounding buildings was overwhelming the drain on the property. Debris also was obstructing the drain.
The Wailuku fire crew responded to the flooding call at 10:57 a.m. Crews utilized a floatation pump to take water out of the courtyard and yard area. Two other pumps were used to drain water from the church's basement, which contained about 6 inches of water at its deepest point, fire officials said.
Around 11:30 a.m., as firefighters continued to use the water pump and had the flooding under control, Najera, a friend and a church member picked up soaked rugs and other drenched items from the courtyard.
Najera stayed positive and said that he was sure church members would come together to clean up and restore the grounds. He didn't know how much it would cost to make repairs.
The cold front that was passing through the state also apparently caused some snow flurries atop Haleakala on Monday morning, but it wasn't cold enough to stick, a park official said. She reported that the weather on the mountain was usual for this time of year.
During the several hours when heavy rains fell along Kahekili Highway between Wailuku and Kahakuloa, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for the island that lasted until 12:30 p.m. Monday.
The heavy rains washed out a portion of the asphalt surface of Kahekili Highway just before Kahakuloa, county spokesman Rod Antone said Monday evening.
The highway is open but motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible. If driving in the area, motorists are asked to exercise caution, he said.
Department of Public Works crews were expected to be working to repair the road either Monday night or today. If road crews are working, drivers are asked to obey all traffic signs and instructions while driving through the area, Antone said.
Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga and police Lt. Wayne Ibarra said there were no other major reports of rain damage or injuries on Monday afternoon.
From 8 to 11 a.m. Monday, the National Weather Service reported that 2.24 inches of rain fell in the Kahakuloa area. In the same time period, 0.87 inches fell in Hana.
On Molokai, where the front had stalled, 4.73 inches fell in Makapulapai in the 24-hour period that ended at 11 a.m. Monday.
Molokai police reported no weather related calls as of Monday afternoon.
The National Weather Service said that the threat of heavy rainfall should diminish beginning today. There still will be residual moisture that will fuel windward and mauka showers, especially across the Big Island and Maui County as trade winds build back in by the middle of the week, the weather service said.
A high-surf warning for north- and west-facing shores of Molokai and north-facing shores of Maui has been posted until 6 a.m. today. A large swell that was building in the waters across the Hawaiian Islands on Monday produced giant surf in the range of 25 to 35 feet.
Beachgoers and swimmers were warned of significant shore break and rip currents.
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It's either a much-needed rescue or a hostile takeover, depending on whom you talk to.
There doesn't seem to be much middle ground on the proposal to close East High School and Waterfront Elementary as district schools and reopen them as charter schools.
The proposal for these two schools seems to have stoked passions around the charter issue here in Buffalo in a way this community hasn't seen in years.
The community conversation over the plans for East and Waterfront will continue at a public information session that Chameleon Community Schools Project is holding at 6 p.m. today in the Belle Center, 104 Maryland Ave.
Those working with the charter group say it's high time the district tries something new at the two schools. Both are considered among the lowest-performing in the state.
"We believe it's time to stop talking about what we can't do and start talking about what we can do – because we can't keep losing our children," said Valeria Aldridge, a board member of the charter group.
What's more, the charter group says, the School Board has refused to meet with it to hear its proposal for more than five months.
And, they say, district officials have blocked their access to parents at the two schools, to ensure they could not organize parents in support of the charter plans.
On the other side of the debate, some East supporters are accusing the charter organizers of targeting their school so that they can curtail black students' access to the school's bioinformatics program.
One School Board member, Sharon Belton-Cottman, who represents the Ferry District, suggested that some people locally may have intentionally sabotaged the district's improvement plans for Waterfront specifically to make it more vulnerable to a charter takeover.
And some people have alleged that the state Education Department was working directly with the charter supporters behind the School Board's back to develop the charter plans.
"What infuriates me is that someone has a contact with someone in State Ed that has been working with you," longtime School Board member Florence Johnson told the charter group.
The level of distrust that the debate over East and Waterfront seems to have stirred is atypical even in Buffalo, which has one of the highest charter penetration rates in the state – and one of the least amicable relationships between the district and local charter schools.
That's largely because Chameleon's plans for these two schools are unprecedented in the state: Never before has a group asked the state to approve plans to close existing district schools and reopen them as charters – without the support of the district.
While the School Board has not taken a formal vote on Chameleon's proposal, it became clear at a public hearing the board held last week that it has no intention of closing the two schools to clear the way for them to reopen as charters.
"At this point in time, it is really premature to pre-empt the new superintendent, who we believe has the abilities, the talent and the vision to make the changes that we need to increase student achievement," said Barbara Seals Nevergold, an at-large board member. "We are working on change as we speak."
That leaves only one other possible way the plans could move forward: State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. would have to recommend to the Board of Regents that the state revoke the schools' registrations, which would effectively force them to close.
It is a step the state has never taken.
King has threatened it repeatedly with Lafayette High School – for two years running, in fact. But closing Lafayette would have meant reassigning more than 700 students – most of them recent immigrants in need of additional support – to other district schools, making it a logistical challenge that seemed nearly insurmountable.
The difference with East and Waterfront is that rather than dispersing students throughout the district, students would have the option of applying to return to their own school, operating as a charter – although there would not be enough room to accommodate all the existing students.
What also remains to be factored into this situation is the fact that the district has submitted improvement plans for each school.
The state a few months ago rejected the plan to hire Canisius College to run Waterfront. The district now has until the end of December to submit a new plan.
The state did, however, approve the plan to hire Johns Hopkins University to run East – and the district has signed a transitional contract to bring the group into the school in some capacity.
But the state will not release funding for the plan to hire Johns Hopkins until Buffalo submits a satisfactory teacher evaluation plan. That has not happened yet, and the district and the teachers union are currently in a stalemate.
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HTC's big rival in the Windows Phone 8 space is Nokia with its Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. It's interesting then that HTC's flagship smartphone is priced at around £400, the same as the Nokia's lower-spec 820. See also: Group test: what's the best Windows phone?
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Design
HTC has done a good job of the HTC Windows Phone 8X design with its flat front, rounded edges and smooth curving back. The handset would feel more comfortable in the hand if it wasn't for its slightly pointed edges. The rubbery finish is pleasant to the touch and aids grip.
A plus point for us, especially when compared to Nokia's Lumia 820 and 920, is the size and weight of the 8X. This smartphone is more up to date and manageable with its thickness and scale figures of 10mm and 128g.
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The HTC Windows Phone 8X is available in black or some Win-8-esque bold colours too. There's 'Flame Red', a sickly 'Limelight Yellow' and 'California Blue'. Our review model came in the latter blue colour. In certain lighting it looked quite purple.
We liked the design of the HTC Windows Phone 8X but weren't so keen on the buttons. Located on the side and top, they sit almost entirely flush with the shell, making them difficult to locate without looking. They also have a very little travel and it's hard to know when you've even pressed one correctly.
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Build quality
Like the Lumia 920, the HTC Windows Phone 8X uses a one-piece polycarbonate shell which meets the Gorilla Glass front perfectly. For this reason the handset feels strong and well put together.
A couple of small niggles stop it from getting top marks, though. Firstly the Micro-USB located on the bottom of the 8X moves around a fair bit when you plug a lead in. And the SIM card tray release mechanism rattles in its slot, audible if you should shake the phone.
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Hardware
HTC has opted for the same core components as Nokia's new Lumia duo for the Windows Phone 8X, namely a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and 1GB of memory.
We weren't surprised, then, to find performance to be at the same level as those rivals. Since Microsoft issues minimum specification requirements for Windows Phone 8 devices, you can be assured that the OS will run as well as Microsoft allows.
The 8X performed slightly better than the Nokias in the SunSpider JavaScript test, with a result of 910ms. There was a negligible difference of a few milliseconds.
One key difference that we noticed was that apps didn't have the lag when opening that we sometimes experienced on the Lumia handsets.
There are good and bad points when it comes to storage. At 16GB, it sits between the Lumia 820 and 920, a reasonable amount, but there's no storage card expansion slot. That could prove to be a problem for some users, even if SkyDrive provides 7GB of cloud storage.
The main feature of the HTC Windows Phone 8X is the excellent 720 x 1280-pixel screen. At 4.3in across, it means a resolution of 342ppi, which is higher than the iPhone 5 and the Nokia Lumia 920. But unlike the Lumia phones you won't be able to use non-smartphone gloves, and colours are much duller.
Connectivity is standard fare of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.1 and NFC (near-field communications). Physical ports are the usual microUSB and headphone jack. In the UK, the 8X doesn't support EE's 4G mobile network.
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Cameras
For photography the Windows Phone 8X is off to a good start, with a dedicated two-stage camera/shutter button like Nokias'. It's specified as 8Mp, although 6Mp is the default setting. With an LED flash, it matches the Lumia 820 and high-end smartphones.
Being able to half-press to focus is a boon and, on the whole, we found still images to be of good quality. Colours were natural but the camera tended to overexpose shots more than we'd like. It's certainly better than the Lumia 820 but not quite up to the standard set by the 920.
As we expect from a high-end smartphone, video footage can be recorded in up to full-HD size. The auto-focus sometimes took a while to kick in, but we found video footage excellent. However, the Lumia 920 pips it thanks to its floating lens technology.
The 8X has one of the best front cameras we've seen, able to shoot 2.1Mp stills and full-HD video.
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Software
Windows Phone 8 looks largely the same as Windows Phone 7 but offers a few new features. The Start Screen, made up of live tiles, is more customisable than before with more sizes available. The larger you make a tile, the more information it can display. Other new features include Rooms which enables you to privately share content from within the People Hub and Kids Corner which puts the handset into a customised mode for children.
The main issue with Windows Phone 8 is a lacklustre app store. Big names are simply missing from the Windows Store making the platform look far less attractive than iOS or Android. Microsoft promises the situation will improve but it's got a fair bit of catching up to do.
HTC provides a handful of its own apps including Converter, Flashlight and Photo Enhancer. Another one, simply called HTC, provides weather information, stocks and news. Like HTC's Android smartphones there is Beat Audio 'enhancement'. This annoyingly just cranks up the volume and adds more bass.
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Battery life
We found battery life from the 6.7Wh fixed battery to be typically short. At the end of a long day (testing the handset and filming our video review) we had 15 percent power remaining. Days of lighter use left us with around 30 percent. Either way we felt that the 8X needed charging at the end of each day.
The battery inside the Windows Phone 8X isn't removable and unlike the rival Lumia handsets there's no wireless option.
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Nokia's Lumia 920 is expected to give the Windows Phone platform a significant boost when it hits the market in the coming months, but HTC is still committed to Microsoft's mobile OS, too. Its latest effort is the Windows Phone 8X, a unibody polycarbonate slab finished in bright, vibrant colours. See Nokia Lumia 920 review.
First of all, that name. HTC has partnered with Microsoft to promote the 8X as a "signature Windows Phone", so the Windows Phone branding is positioned before the model number. It doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, but this partnership suggests that the Windows Phone 8X will be a huge focal point for Microsoft. That may be concerning to Nokia, but the more exposure for Windows Phone the better, in our opinion. See HTC One X review.
HTC has clearly put a huge amount of focus on the design of Windows Phone 8X. The company claims its designers based the case of the 8X on the Windows Phone 8 live tiles, hence the vibrant colour options. The device will come in California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Yellow colour variants and each model will have a matching Windows Phone 8 interface theme to suit. Visit Group test: what's the best smartphone?
The HTC Windows Phone 8X is constructed from a single piece of polycarbonate, otherwise known as a unibody design. HTC says the edges of the phone have been sculpted to fit comfortably in a users hand and said it worked hard to produce a phone without bumps or protrusions. All the physical buttons on the 8X are completely flush with the body. At 10.1mm thick and weighing 130g, the 8X isn't the thinnest or lightest smartphone on the market, but its design is definitively distinctive.
Despite a big emphasis on design, HTC hasn't neglected specifications. The Windows Phone 8X comes with a large 4.3in super LCD2 display with a 720p resolution of 1280x720. This gives the screen a pixel density of 342ppi — that's higher than Apple's iPhone 5, the Lumia 920 and the Samsung Galaxy S III, so expect the Windows Phone 8X to display super crisp text.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera, but it's the front camera that is the real interesting feature here. There's an ultra-wide angle 88 degree lens that HTC will capture almost triple the area of most other front-facing smartphone cameras. The 2.1-megapixel front camera will support full HD 1080p video capture, whereas most other smartphones offer a maximum of 720p.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X will support the 1800MHz 4G networks used in Australia by Telstra and Optus. Perhaps the biggest downside is storage — there's only 16GB of internal memory but HTC hasn't included a microSD card slot to expand the on-board memory.
Other features of the Windows Phone 8X include the Beats Audio sound profile that will work in all applications and built-in NFC connectivity, while the handset is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and has 1GB of RAM.
Microsoft has already released some details of the new Windows Phone 8 operating system that will power the 8X, but we'll learn more closer to its release date. What we already know is that there's a completely new interface with support for small, medium and large tiles, more colour customisation options, built-in Skype integration, a data use monitor, and a revamped backup system that now includes the ability to backup SMS messages.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X will be available from November, but no specific date or pricing has been announced.
The HTC Windows Phone 8X is a unibody polycarbonate slab finished in bright, vibrant colours. As a "signature Windows Phone", the 8X appears as though it will be a huge focal point for Microsoft as it launches the latest Windows Phone 8 operating system in the coming months.
A video detailing the design of the HTC Windows Phone 8X can be seen below:
HTC Windows Phone 8X: Specs
- DISPLAY: 4.3 inch touch screen with Gorilla® Glass 2
- RESOLUTION: HD 720p
- Processor: Qualcomm® S4 1.5 GHz, Dual-core
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Memory: Total storage: 16 GB, available capacity varies RAM: 1GB
- Size: 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm
- GPS: Internal GPS antenna with GLONASS
- Connectivity: 3.5 mm stereo audio jack,NFC capable,Bluetooth 2.1+EDR,Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n: Main camera: 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, and BSI sensor (for better low-light captures)
- Front camera: Capture more with the ultra-wide-angle front camera, 2.1 megapixel front camera
- Batter: Embedded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery, Capacity: 1800 mAh
- DISPLAY: 4.3 inch touch screen with Gorilla® Glass 2
- RESOLUTION: HD 720p
- Processor: Qualcomm® S4 1.5 GHz, Dual-core
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Memory: Total storage: 16 GB, available capacity varies RAM: 1GB
- Size: 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm
- GPS: Internal GPS antenna with GLONASS
- Connectivity: 3.5 mm stereo audio jack,NFC capable,Bluetooth 2.1+EDR,Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n: Main camera: 8 megapixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, and BSI sensor (for better low-light captures)
- Front camera: Capture more with the ultra-wide-angle front camera, 2.1 megapixel front camera
- Batter: Embedded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery, Capacity: 1800 mAh
The HTC Windows Phone 8X is the best all-rounder of the Windows Phone 8 smartphones we've tried. It has a different and less comprehensive selection of pre-loaded apps to Nokia models, but the hardware is better than the identically priced Lumia 820.
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Video and photos by Henry Frederick / Ray Catheline, who works at Kokomo's Salon, 521 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach, washes and styles customer Kim Poole's hair during the wildly successful Sunday Cudas Unhooked hair-a-thon fundraiser, which he organized.
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Mass of Christian Burial for Mary E. Smith Morton, age 85, who died Saturday at South Seminole Hospital, Longwood, will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, New Smyrna Beach, with The Reverend John S. Murray, officiating.


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Junior Master Gardener Program – Hidden Lake Gardens in Tipton
July 31st – Aug 28th (Wed) from 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Junior Master Gardener Program
Calling all budding gardeners entering 3rd through 5th grade!! Join Hidden Lake Gardens for a 5 week course that will turn your thumbs and all of your fingers green. We'll study the different parts of what makes up a good garden, make crafts, and have snacks from the garden. A harvest party will be the final event!
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When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act this past June, Justice Antonin Scalia dissented, warning that the decision inevitably would be replicated in the states.
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For the second time in a week, a federal judge embraced U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's dissent from this summer's ruling overturning the federal Defense of Marriage Act in a case challenging a state's ban on gay marriage.
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Penn State linebackers coach Ron Vanderlinden, one of the most successful position player coaches in the country, and quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher have resigned.
News of Vanderlinden and Fisher leaving the staff first broke Monday afternoon on social media, but Penn State officials remained silent about it until releasing a statement Tuesday night. The school says the two resigned "to pursue other opportunities."
"I appreciate all of Ron and Charlie's hard work and thank them for their dedication and service to Penn State," coach Bill said O'Brien in the statement. "I wish them well in all their future endeavors."
The Vanderlinden news caught many people by surprise given his immense success developing linebackers at Penn State since joining the staff in 2001. No details have been made public about why he is leaving or if he was forced out, but Vanderlinden's body of work at PSU has been stellar to say the least.
Sean Lee and NaVorro Bowman are considered two of the best linebackers in the NFL, and both learned under Vanderlinden at PSU, along with NFL standout Paul Posluszny and Nittany Lions career tackles leader Dan Connor. Vanderlinden also coached Michael Mauti and Gerald Hodges, who are in their first year in the NFL.
"I've greatly enjoyed my 13 years at Penn State and all the student-athletes I had an opportunity to work with," Vanderlinden said in the university statement. "I wish Coach O'Brien and Penn State nothing but the best in the future."
O'Brien and Vanderlinden did not return messages from the Mirror seeking comment about the move.
Vanderlinden also has been one of the best recruiters on the PSU staff, and he was the lead recruiter on at least a half-dozen members of the Lions' 2014 recruiting class.
Vanderlinden previously served as head coach at Maryland from 1997 until he was fired in 2000, posting a 15-29 record with the Terrapins. He also was the linebackers coach at Northwestern from 1992-96 and coached Pat Fitzgerald, a two-time winner of the Bednarik and Nagurski awards as the best defensive player in college football.
Vanderlinden was one of two holdovers from the Joe Paterno coaching staff, and his departure leaves defensive line coach Larry Johnson as the lone holdover.
Fisher served two years as the Lions' quarterbacks coach. It's unclear exactly why he won't return.
"I want to thank Penn State and Coach O'Brien for the opportunity to be a part of the program the past two seasons," Fisher said in the university statement. "It was a great experience, and I am very proud of what we accomplished. Now I'm looking forward to the next chapter and making a positive impact on the next group of players I have the privilege of working with."
Fisher had been considered instrumental in Matt McGloin's development and substantial improvement in 2012. McGloin is now the Oakland Raiders' starting quarterback.
Fisher worked this season with Christian Hackenberg, who on Tuesday was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
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Counterfeiter Reproduces One 5,000-Won Note Too Many
77246 is a popular number, but it isn't an area code in trendy Gangnam or the birthdate of a K-pop starlet who's past her prime.
It's the serial number of a banknote that a South Korean man reproduced more than 50,000 times over a period exceeding eight years until he was caught early this month.
Known only by his surname, Kim, the counterfeiter produced and used some 250 million won ($215,000) "worth" of the fake 5,000-won ($4.30) bills since March 2005, according to police and the Bank of Korea. That's the largest counterfeit sum produced by any individual and the longest period over which any one serial number is known to have been continuously counterfeited.
The central bank said Tuesday it is rewarding the shopkeeper who reported Mr. Kim with a 2 million-won prize. It will also reward the police officers who caught him and the precinct they work out of with a 3 million-won prize.
The counterfeiter majored in computer graphics at college, according to a Yonhap news report, and was so skillful that it was hard for people on the street to tell the fake notes from real ones.
The latest central bank data show there were 2.2 fake banknotes per million in circulation as of the end of 2012. This is pretty low compared with per-million figures 42.8 for euro notes and 133 for U.K. pound bills in 2011.
"Counterfeiting attempts are declining here after we strengthened antiforgery features such as color-shifting ink and holograms on banknotes," said an official at the BOK's currency-issuance department.
That's true for the 5,000-won notes, but not for the highest denomination in the country, the 50,000-won note, which is increasingly a favorite among counterfeiters.
The number of fake 50,000 won bills that were detected last year almost tripled to 329. Counterfeit 10,000-won and 5,000 won notes declined 11% and 20%, respectively, last year.
"Just take a little extra care, and you can easily tell fake bills" from the genuine articles, the BOK official said.
If you get a suspicious banknote, you can always use a tool on the BOK website to check it out by typing in the serial number in the appropriate box.


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3 Things We Have to Accept About Life After Nolan's Batman
#1. Nolan's Next Movie
According to Fandango, tickets for the The Dark Knight Rises made up over 91 percent of all ticket sales that took place yesterday (7/19/12), and it is already outpacing The Avengers in terms of advanced ticket sales. There's not a doubt in anyone's mind that this movie is going to make a lot of, if not all of, the money. And that's terrific news.
I don't want to sound like too much of a fanboy (but I just wrote 1,200 words about Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, so I'm assuming that ship has sailed at this point), but Christopher Nolan is one of the most exciting and inventive directors working today. He may not be my favorite current director, but he certainly knows how to make huge and impressive blockbusters that are also clever and thought-provoking, like Inception, plus smaller, more intimate films that are equally clever and thought-provoking, like Memento. He's got great sensibilities.
Meanwhile, he's ALSO got lots of freedom, because in Hollywood, money = freedom. Once the Dark Knight trilogy makes more money than any other trilogy in the history of trilogies, Nolan will have all of the freedom in the world. He couldn't have made Inception if the studios didn't completely trust him to deliver, and now he'll have even more trust after The Dark Knight Rises succeeds, which it clearly will. How exciting is that? The guy who will have unlimited budgets and trust to make movies isn't Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich, but Christopher Nolan! The guy who made Memento and Following!
Nolan's next movie isn't even announced yet and I'm already excited about it, because I can look at his IMDb credits and see that he hasn't made a bad film. The last non-Batman film he made was about dreams, and the creative process, and spinning tops, I think, and it was one of the most exciting action movies of the last 20 years. He's in a position where literally every studio will open up their wallets to fund any idea he has, and every single A-list actor will want to work with him.
At this point, Nolan represents the ideal director: someone who can make big-budget, crowd-pleasing action movies for the thinking man. Even though Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is ending, that doesn't mean that Nolan, as a symbol, is going away. He'll still be out there, making the movies we're too afraid (or dumb!) to make, and fighting the creative fights that need to be fought. He'll make the movies that other directors can't, because they're merely "people," and he is Nolan. He'll be the director we need, not the director we deserve.
And he'll make some really kickass films.
(The Prestige 2? A spinoff sequel starring David Bowie as Tesla and Joseph Gordon Levitt as Edison? I'm just spit-balling here.)
Daniel O'Brien is Cracked.com's senior writer (ladies), and he hasn't washed his underwear since The Dark Knight Rises was announced (people sitting around him in the movie theater). Follow him on Twitter to find out about spontaneous San Diego Cracked meet-ups.
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