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It's that time a year again. Love it or hate it, Apple, Inc. (
) no industry player is perhaps as much of a showman as this Cupertino company. P.T. Barnum once remarked, "Without promotion something terrible happens... Nothing!"
Apple tirelessly promotes itself year-round. But, of all the events on Apple's yearly calendar, one name has
come to dominate
in recent years -- the
Worldwide Developer Convention
While much of the attention, as always if fixated on the company's iPhone/iOS announcements, at this year's WWDC 2012 keynote address Apple also announced a slew of new additions to its personal computer line, including the release of its new version of OS X,
OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"
, new MacBook Pros/Airs (and maybe even new iMacs...waiting on that).
Here's a taste of what
new Apple CEO Tim Cook
offered up:
I. Laptops
i. MacBook Airs (11-/13-inch)
Of all categories laptops are a place where Apple is most competitive in terms of cost versus deliverables versus its rivals. While Apple has delivered on certain fronts (e.g. small form factors with the Mac Mini), it's hard to deny that there's a big "Apple Tax" on Mac Pro desktops.
Laptops are a place where that "Apple Tax" is largely a case of you get what you pay for. Apple has long competed with another pricey player -- Sony Corp. (
) to deliver the thinnest, lightest, most full-featured ultrathins. Now with
ultrabooks coming from a slew of other companies
, Apple has to put on its 'A' game.
At the 2012 WWDC keynote Apple announced new 11- and 13-inch MacBook Airs. The new designs pack a new dual-core 1.7 GHz (11-inch) or 1.8 GHz (13-inch)
Ivy Bridge
third-gen Core i-Series CPU
from Intel Corp. (
), up to 8 GB of DRAM, and up to 512 GB of NAND flash storage in the SSD-driven designs.
The base configuration comes with a 64 GB (11-inch)/128 GB (13-inch) SSD and 4 GB DRAM (both).
The new Airs also add USB 3.0 support to the two onboard ports that grace either side of the laptop (legacy USB 2.0 support is also maintained). The USB 3.0 inclusion isn't exactly glamorous, but it at least fills in a long criticized lack in Apple's line. A 720p FaceTime camera is also added, for those who use Apple's video-chat service.
The bad news for those Apple fans who have been blasting laptop makers for their "garbage" "low-resolution" displays, is that Apple is sticking with its low-resolution 1440x900 pixel LCD units in the MBA line (but wait, there is a silver lining, read on) -- not even bleeding edge by its own standards. Unlike many upcoming Windows 8 designs, there's still no touch on the screen -- for better or worse.
There's also no discrete graphics, MBA owners will have to make due with integrated HD 4000 graphics from Intel. The 11-inch starts at $999 USD (filling the slot once occupied by the defunct MacBook) and the 13-inch starts at $1199 USD.
ii. MacBook Pros (13-/15-inch)
Next up is the MacBook Pro refresh.
Apple first unveiled a 13- and 15-inch models -- relatively ho-hum designs, with 1280x800 and 1440x900 pixel (respectively) displays and new
Ivy Bridge
CPUs. The pair start at $1199 and $1799 a pop, respectively. The 13-inch has 2.5 and 2.9 GHz dual-core CPU options, while the 15-inch model's processor options are bumped to 2.3 and 2.6 GHz quad-core chips.
The base configurations comes with 4 GB DRAM and a 500 GB HDD. The new Pros are 0.95-in. thick and weigh 4.5 and 5.6 lb, respectively.
An upgraded 17-inch model was not mentioned, it's possible Apple is eliminating that SKU.
iii. "Next Generation" MacBook Pro (15.4-inch)
But wait -- Apple packed a surprise -- a much more impressive single new entrant into the MacBook Pro line. Tim Cook teased, "With the MBA, the team did something bold. There were aggressive in embracing new tech. They also got rid of stuff that was trending out. That enabled them to do something bold. So we've been asking the team to think about what would make the next gen MBP?"
"Want to know the answer? You want it to have a killer new display. You want an architecture built for the future, you want it to be light. You want it unlike anything else. Want to see it? Let's show it now. The most beautfiul computer we have ever made."
Remember those dashed "Retina Display" hopes with the Air? Well Apple is including an incredible 15.4-inch 2880x1800 pixel display on its high-end laptops. So MBP gets double the resolution, while the MBA gets a miniscule bump.
MacBook Pro's flagship model indeed received a Retina display.
Tim Cook remarks of the new screen on the 'Pro, "The pixels are so small that your retina cannot discern them."
Among the apps promised to make good use of that impressive resolution are Apple's own Mail, Safari (browser), iMovie, iPhoto, Aperture, and Final Cut Pro. Apple's frienemy Adobe Systems Inc. (
) is also offering
HD Photoshop
, while AutoDesk, Inc. (
) is giving the high-resolution treament to its AutoCAD app.
For the gamers out their Activision Blizzard, Inc. (
) Retina display
Diablo III
was briefly demoed.
The new "Next Generation" 15-inch MacBook Pros are also as thin as the Air (0.71 in.) and only weigh 4.46 lb. What's more they also feature GeForce GT 650M graphics (1 GB GDDR5) from NVIDIA Corp. (
) (
This new super-ultrathin packs up to a 768 GB SSD (yes, you read that right). It gets the same 7 hour battery life as its lesser 'Pro brethren, despite its 220 ppi screen. The discrete graphics remain unchanged, but it supports an upgrade to a 2.7 GHz CPU and support for up to 16 GB of DRAM. Bluetooth 4.0 is onboard.
The base configurations comes with 8 GB of DRAM, a 256 GB NAND SSD, and a 2.3 GHz quad-core chip. That variant costs $2199 USD, a cost Apple promises is due to all its custom components like "asymmetrical fans" and other ultrathin oddiities.
All the new laptops are available immediately to ship, according to Tim Cook
II. OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"
Microsoft Corp. (
) has received
much criticism
including from Apple
) for boldly importing pieces of its mobile operating system du jour (namely
the Metro UI bits
) into its
upcoming Windows 8
. In many ways Apple is following a similar approach, bring onboard more iOS-like features, after first opening up the App Store expansion
Mac App Store
That said Mountain Lion's new features mark slightly less of an extreme makeover than Microsoft's arguably, and thus should be a bit less of a system shock to veteran users (though on the flip side potentially passing on the benefits of a more extreme redesign).
[Image Source: HD Wallpapers]
i. Yay Cloud
Craig Federighi previewed the new OS.
Apple claims that there are 65 million Macs in the wild, with 26 million of those on OS X 10.7 Lion. Humorously Apple bragged that its own OS outsold Windows 7. Of course it's talking about percent adoption within its drastically smaller user base, but in Apple's world it's the
"fastest"* selling operating system in history
(*=some restrictions may apply). So take that, reports of slowing OS X Lion adoption.
Mountain Lion brings iCloud integration. Apple has added "Documents in the Cloud" to iCloud, which allows you to use Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Preview, and TextEdit options to present or edit your content on the go.
The new OS also supports cloud data backup (AirPlay mirroring) when its in "sleep" mode. The process is done silently and power-efficiently, according to Apple.
Airplay mirroring [Image Source: The Verge]
ii. New Apps
The new OS introduces 3 new apps -- messages, reminders, and notes -- whose purposes are pretty self-explanatory. Apple also has integrated dictation with a Siri-like icon into Mountain Lion. It even works, as Apple humorously notes in Microsoft Word.
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion also introduces 3 new core apps. [Image Source: The Verge]
Then there's the notifications -- a feature some disliked in preview builds. (Apple has added the ability to turn them off at least.) Sharing has also been made easier with Apple's GUI offering many options such as Twitter, Facebook, AirDrop, or Message.
A new build of the Safari browser is also onboard with unified search (like Google Inc.'s (
Other new features include the "Gatekeeper" security app, offline reading lists, Mail VIPs, LaunchPad Search, and more -- 200 in all by Apple's estimation. Apple is also looking to woo Chinese buyers with freshly added Baidu.com, Inc. (
) support and an improved Chinese dictionary.
iii. Availability
Apple is releasing Mountain Lion next month for $19.99 USD. The license is good for installing on any supported existed (Apple) system. For those buying the aforementioned fancy new laptop designs, they will receive a free bump to Mountain Lion, so early adopters won't be burned (not that $20 USD is a big deal after you've ponied up $2200 USD for that new MBP).
The Verge
"Well, we didn't have anyone in line that got shot waiting for our system." -- Nintendo of America Vice President Perrin Kaplan
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New York • Rose Wang looks at her staff of 70 employees and wonders if she'll have to lay off some of them to comply with the health care law.
The owner of Binary Group Inc., an information technology firm based in Alexandria, Va., is one of many small-business owners who will be required to provide health insurance for her staffers under a provision of the law that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2014. Wang already provides insurance, but she has struggled with premiums that have soared as much as 60 percent annually, so she requires employees to contribute to their coverage. She's worried because she doesn't know how much she'll have to pay under the Affordable Care Act.
Wang's worry is a gut-wrenching dilemma that many small-business owners are concerned that they may face. Now that President Barack Obama has won re-election, the health care overhaul, which presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised to dismantle, is marching forward.
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If Wang can't afford it the insurance, she says that some of her staffers may have to go.
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Not providing insurance and paying the penalty is another alternative. "That's what we're going to decide by 2014, if the math is so obvious it's cheaper for us to do the $2,000 per head," she says.
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In some industries, owners are considering cutting employees' hours to under 30 a week, which would take those workers out of the jurisdiction of the law. Restaurant owners are looking at that option after Darden Restaurants Inc. said in October it was going to try changing the mix of full-time and part-time workers at its restaurants, including Red Lobster and Olive Garden. When full-timers leave, Darden will considering replacing them with part timers, spokesman Rich Jeffers says.
Hurricane Grill & Wings, a restaurant franchise with five company-owned restaurants, is also thinking of lowering the number of hours that its servers and other hourly employees work. That would exempt them from having to be covered under the law. President Martin O'Dowd says the company would have to monitor the quality of its service and food to be sure there's no impact on customers if workers are unhappy with their shorter work-week. But he's not anticipating any problems.
Hurricane CEO John Metz recently said the company was considering adding a 5 percent surcharge to customers' bills starting in 2014 to cover the costs of health care for full-time workers. But since the plan was reported in the news media and generated negative comments on some websites O'Dowd now says that it was "hypothetical."
"That is not in our plans," he says.
Even though some key details of the health care overhaul haven't been worked out like how much insurance offered thought the exchanges will cost there is already a lot of information to sort through. Figuring out the details is keeping human resources consultants and benefits brokers busy.
"It is like a sleeping giant woke up," says Pamela Ross, owner of New York-based Atlantic Human Resources Advisors. "They are very much paying attention because so many regulations kick in for 2014."
There are so many unknowns about the law that Campus Cooks is hiring an employee to determine what the company's options are and how much they'll cost. The provider of dining services for fraternity and sorority houses in the Midwest, Florida and Texas, has 125 employees.
"I don't know what's in the law," says Bill Reeder, president of the Glenview, Ill.-based company. "I'm really hiring someone whose job, in part, for the next six months is to figure out this thing."
Reeder says he can't afford to offer insurance now and that's something he regrets. And he says he might have to pay the penalty if turns out to be cheaper than providing coverage.
He says he knows this much: "I'm not approaching this by cutting hours or raising prices."
Whether Reeder pays the penalty or buys coverage, Campus Cooks will have to come up with money to cover the expense. "We have to look at our business and see how to run it more efficiently, We have to renegotiate our food costs, cut office expenses, streamline our technology," Reeder says.
Some small business owners, who already provide insurance, are looking at the law and weighing paying penalties against continuing to provide insurance that is more expensive. One risk though is that dropping coverage may send a message to employees that the owner doesn't care about them. That could lead some workers to quit.
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Mad Rupert juggles graduate studies with "Adventure Time," "Regular Show" comic book miniseries
Savannah College of Art and Design M.F.A. sequential art student Madeline Rupert has some advice for her peers looking to break into the world of comics: start your own.
Her webcomic "Sakana" is what got her noticed by publisher BOOM! Studios, eventually leading to two comic book miniseries that spin off from popular Cartoon Network programs "Adventure Time" and "Regular Show" — all while she's still in grad school.
As with most do-it-yourself projects, it didn't all happen at once. Instead, "a few small things turned into something big," says Madeline, who publishes as Mad for comic effect.
She started writing and drawing "Sakana," which stars two brothers who run a fish market in Tokyo, when she was an undergraduate sequential art student at SCAD. (She earned her B.F.A. in 2011.) As her audience grew and she traveled to comic conventions to sell her work, editors at BOOM! who liked her style approached her to hand letter a variant cover for the first "Adventure Time" graphic novel, "Playing with Fire."
The writing and artwork for "Sakana" also attracted attention. Although Mad says she never imagined that she might write as well as draw a comic professionally, that's exactly what happened next. SCAD sequential art alumna Whitney Leopard, an assistant editor at BOOM!, offered her a six-book comic book miniseries starring "Regular Show" minor character Skips the yeti in fall 2013.
"I hadn't originally been trying to write the miniseries or other comics," Mad said. "That was also my first quarter back at grad school, so it was a bit of a rough time, fitting schoolwork back into my increasingly busy professional life."
But as it turns out, her experience self-publishing the twice-weekly "Sakana" proved beneficial in that area too. The webcomic helped her practice what she was learning in class, taught her how to manage her time and, most importantly, showed her how to develop a storyline.
Mad did "everything but the coloring" for the Skips series, with the last issue released this spring. Shortly after that, she got a gig as the artist for an "Adventure Time" miniseries written by Kent Osborne about the Banana Guard Academy, a rag tag team led by Root Beer Guy who patrol the Candy Kingdom. The first issue will be in stores in July 2014.
Both "Adventure Time" and "Regular Show" are hit shows, and their popularity as comics is taking off as well.
"I really enjoyed working on both, and it's heartening to see people of all ages that come up to the booths that I work at the conventions," Mad said.
But Mad thinks webcomics just might be the next big thing. There's more opportunity for diversity in online comics, and there's nothing like your own creation to make you stand out, she said.
"Starting your own webcomic outside of class time on your own initiative was really what helped me take what my teachers were telling me and practice them on my own time," she said. "If you have a web comic, it shows a potential employer very quickly and easily that you can stick with a larger comic and manage your time well.
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Stephen Gutowski said he was excited to exercise his rights for the first time since he moved to the D.C. area five years ago — so he grabbed his pistol and headed to the National Mall.
Gutowski, a reporter for the Capitol City Project who also hosts the webcast "Games & Guns," has a concealed carry license in the state of Virginia, where he lives. That license wasn't valid in the District of Columbia, however — until Saturday, when a U.S. District Court struck down the capitol's ban on carrying handguns in public, ruling it unconstitutional. The ruling allows registered gun owners to carry handguns openly or concealed. (RELATED: Court Strikes Down D.C.'s Ban On Carrying Handguns In Public)
Just got back from legally carrying my firearm in DC on this fine day. May have been the first ever. pic.twitter.com/UNo1lAzYo9
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 28, 2014
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier ordered her officers not to arrest anyone carrying handguns in public starting Sunday. To make sure he wouldn't have any trouble, Gutowski brought copies of both the ruling and the police chief's statement with him.
Time to exercise some God-given natural rights. Bringing these along for the ride. pic.twitter.com/MfyOrpf1dC
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) July 28, 2014
Gutowski said that while he lives in Virginia, he often has to go into the District for work, so it's a relief to know that he can now have his gun with him at all times. "Basically until today [I couldn't carry my gun in] the most dangerous place I went on a daily basis."
According to DC's metropolitan police department, in 2012 alone 88 people were murdered and 236 raped citywide, with thousands of instances of robbery, burglary and aggravated assault.
Gutowski, who also enjoys skeet shooting in his spare time, was carrying a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield pistol, which he was careful to note only holds seven rounds. DC's ban on "large capacity ammunition magazines" — magazines with over 10 rounds — is still in effect, as is the ban on assault weapons.


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Hi everyone. I'm mulling some ideas for a website I'm designing (weight loss related). While I intend for it to be a community site of sorts, I'm debating which would be better: having a forum, or having community groups. I'm reluctant to choose both- I don't want to split my time in too many directions, and I don't want to start the site off with too many website features.
First, I would prefer forums but several facts have me second-guessing myself:1) Websites of similar niches have community groups. While I don't want to copy other sites, if their target demographic is the same as mine, would those website users EXPECT to have groups available?2) Groups double as a even planning utility for users who want to organize outings, get-togethers and meetings in the real world. 3) Users tend to have more control over their groups than they would forums and they may like this kind of control.
On the other hand, I tend to see groups as glorified forums with a different UI. If a group is just a forum with a slightly different look, I'm leaning towards sticking with a well-themed forum.
I'd love to hear any of your experiences with using forums vs. groups. Are there some situations where one works better than the other for community sites?
Lol, no, I think your reasoning is fairly sound.
What you can do with your forum is if you see a particular set of related topics coming up, you can create a sub-forum to accommodate for those. Thus, you could create sub-forums for various types of weight-loss plans, etc.
Well, the problem with community groups can be it is sometimes awkward for people to become a part of them right off the bat. With a forum, it's more public and open.
I'd really vote for both, but like you said, you don't want to split your attention. =p
Really it depends on what you envision for the website. Do you want it to form smaller sub-communities or act as a larger community? You could do forums with some kind of event-planning and grouping features, without having to do full blown community groups.
Thanks for the post. I'm going for a larger community rather than sub-groups; although weight loss is a very diverse topic since there's a million ways to do it, and site visitors may want to reach out to others who are using the same method to achieve weight loss as they are. I suppose I could start out with the forum with loose plans to add groups in the long run (provided the community wants it by that point). I'd imagine groups are somewhat extraneous unless you have a large user base to take advantage of it, and I'd probably be starting out small.
If I'm telling myself what I want to hear, feel free to kick me
Thanks for the advise
I don't think I'll be doing groups, just a well planned forum.
On that note, I'm, tempted to use vbulletin over phpbb but was wondering how well it integrates with drupal.
IMO, Communities provides better entertainment, fun, friends etc.while Forums are best to provide useful information on any topic you search for.
I agree with itdost but of course, forum is an advantage since it is open to public and anyone can participate specially when it is a bout weight loss - such an interesting topic nowadays . Why not make a forum first and then if you can see good people out there who really are loving the discussions, then that's the time for you to make a community. So you'll never have a hard time to who's who to invite to join your group.
In my point of view forums are the best.I love forums, because they allow people to discuss, ask, or debate questions or topics. Forums have at many instances helped to voice the opinion of large number of people.
So thumbs up for Forums (Y)
I prefer forums. I've joined tons of community groups at various sites and promptly forgotten about them even though I've continued to visit the forums. The community groups have a tendency to fragment the community, and most that I've experienced end up being very inactive with maybe one or two people regularly posting anything. I'd suggest starting with a forum and possibly splitting off some community groups later if it turns out there is a real need for them. The last thing you probably want is a bunch of nearly empty, mostly inactive community groups just sitting around doing nothing but taking up space.
forum are more of open discussion and publicize..at the same time the information shared are well organized
Hi everyone,
thanks for the advice. I'm going to be going for a forum, but the site will have more complex user accounts so they can have a friend list function and a profile. Community groups aren't viable unless you've got an large user base that can take advantage of it, so I might add that in later on once the site membership grows.
I think forums would be best, because everyone can openly socialize
In my view community is also not bad but i suggest you to make forum web site. you can add more feature in forum then community. wish you best of luck in web
i think using forums is better idea... rather then communities..
Yep that's the plan, the forum is only going to be one aspect of the site. There is going to be much more then that


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COLTON - Students in chef hats baked quiche. Other students examined microscopic life in pond water or sat in front of computers to learn Microsoft Word.
State education administrators on a one-month tour of California schools hailed those classes at Colton High School on Thursday, while urging support of tax initiatives that they say will keep career technical training alive.
"We heard great things were going on at Colton High School, so we decided to come check it out," said Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction.
Classes through Career and Technical Education, as well as the Regional Occupational Program, could be jeopardized due to already heavy cuts to education funding, officials say.
Such programs have already sustained $140million in cuts in recent years, and more than $50million in the last state budget, officials said.
Jill Wynns, president of the California School Boards Association, said the classes offered at Colton High are actually an anomaly when compared to other schools.
"Programs like this don't exist in other parts of the state," she said. "If you want to keep them, you have to vote yes on (Propositions) 30 and 38."
Both are initiatives that would raise sales and income tax, but also benefit schools, officials said.
While students weren't as aware of the possible fate of vocational training classes, they realize the importance of learning a trade now.
Brian Williams, 15, has been learning welding through the school's ROP program. It's something he says he can picture doing for a living.
"If you want to do something in life, you have to like what you do," he said.
Jonathan Le, who teaches such subjects as biology and integrated physical science at Colton High, said technical training is vitally important for students and the country.
"We, as a country, have to compete on the global market," he said.
Students in Colton High's culinary class have career dreams of their own.
Michael Gregg says he wants to open his own restaurant one day. Margarita Campos and Alex Gonzalez both have their eyes on more culinary education in college.
"If they like your food, it makes them happy," Margarita said.
Torlakson's group visited schools in Los Angeles on Wednesday and plan to make stops in San Jose, Modesto, San Diego and other areas.
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San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich says 'that little spark' will kick in in his team following last night's loss to the Miami Heat.
In an interview with 1200 WOAI news and other leading media, Popovich today said his veteran team doesn't need to be lectured about last night's shortcomings.
"After a game like last night, players are smart," he said. "They don't need to be told how many turnover they had or this that or the other or what they need to do. They feel it, and they will respond in that regard."
One thing that Popovich says he won't do is make major changes in his winning team.
"It's difficult to win an NBA game, let alone a playoff game," he said. "It's not that easy, you just don't draft this player and it's done. When it doesn't happen quickly, some owners take it personally because they are generally very successful people. But if you can have continuity and a good group and a team, and all that entails, and allow it to grow, and the knowledge and understanding continues to grow. You deal with adversity, and don't get too pumped up about success."
Popovich says he also wont' fall back on 'trade slogans' to deal with last night's loss.
"Trust, camaraderie, a feeling of responsibility that each member holds toward the other," he said. "You have to develop territory, be able to discuss, to argue, and come out in the end on the same page, with the same passion."
So what will he do to get ready for Sunday night? He says he won't have to motivate his players, because they know what needs to be done.
"That little spark of intensity, backs against the wall, a little bit of fear, that just seems to kick in when you have lost the previous game," he said. "When you find teams that can get over that, those are the championship teams."


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How are intramural sports different from regular sports?
Intramural Sports are mostly free, anyone can join, and less of a time commitment than team sports at Monmouth College. They also take place on the Monmouth College campus for the most part. You still get to meet people, work together, and compete in intramural sports, but you don't have practice all week or worry about away games.
What intramural sports are offered?
Here are some of the sports that were offered last year:
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You can request that an intramural group be formed for the sport. Badminton is relatively new to intramural sports at Monmouth College, so it will be interesting to see what new sports crop up this year!
Who do I contact for more information on intramural sports?
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(Yahoo!) - Calvin Harris has broken Michael Jackson's long-standing chart record as the artist to achieve the most top 10 hits from the same album.
The Scottish DJ and producer made UK chart history with "I Need Your Love," his dancefloor-packing collaboration with English singer Ellie Goulding, which hit number seven on the UK charts this week.
It's the eighth song from his album 18 Months to make it to the Top 10, beating the record Jackson set with his 1987 album Bad and again in 1991 with Dangerous, which each racked up seven Top 10 hits. It's also the first time in the chart's 60-year history that this feat has been accomplished.
8 top 10s from my album 18 Months now! So happy!!!— Calvin Harris (@CalvinHarris) April 21, 2013
The album has sold more than 543,000 copies in the UK since it came out in October.
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Looking to score some healthy groceries for her family, Anna Paquin showed up at the Farmers Market in Venice, California today (December 14).
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justinfrench said
urbazon said
That's nice to hear. But can you give us some more info about it? What's planned? Or at least ETA for (at least some) changes? What to expect and when?
I can't promise anything at this stage, but here's where we'd like to head:
The work you guys have seen a few fragments of is toward vastly improving and simplifying the process of becoming an author. Part of that goal is making things like author dashboard available to all users — if you're an author, it'll work mostly like it used to (for now). If you're not an author, it can help you become one.
This means the dashboard UI has to deal with a few more states and variations than it used to. Authors see an upload box, but others will see a different box, with varying height content. We tried that all in one place in the UI (shifting it to the left column above the comments), but we'll explore alternatives for sure.
This work got interrupted in a weird spot (hence no promises), but I'd like to get back to it soon. There's a broader vision of the dashboard, but I'm only just starting to research this and talk to authors, so it's way way way too early to go into details.Expect a Notes post in the next day or two from me on our current focus.
You make that sound difficult – as developers you should be able to get that done in a few hours. Sadly my optimism about getting some real much needed features implemented has just died.
The answers from Envato of late seem to be as clear as those offered by politicians…..
Thecodingdude said
You make that sound difficult – as developers you should be able to get that done in a few hours. Sadly my optimism about getting some real much needed features implemented has just died.
No, it's easy, it's just not the highest priority.
EDIT : Ignore me.
jonathan01 said
The answers from Envato of late seem to be as clear as those offered by politicians…..
I'll work on making them clearer then In order to do that, I want to be able to openly talk with the community about some of this stuff even when it isn't clear.
I'm not trying to obscure my answers, but the community has waited a long time for some of these changes, and I don't think it's helpful at this point to talk about or promise features, timelines and details (especially long term) that are still somewhat open.
Hello Justin,
tried to keep my mouth shut, really tried hard (even deleted my previous comment) but I really can't! I know it's not your fault and you're not the decision maker on this case, but do you guys really think it's helpful repeating the same old mantra?
SSDD : "Well, we wouldn't do what you guys need and asked for the last 2-3 years, but Hey, don't worry, we are now focused on making it easier to become an author"
Do you really believe someone cares about this? Do you think it's not easy enough to become an author and there are no other, bigger problems? Isn't it better to concentrate on making this marketplace better and what it was. Looking at the amount of "Why my item was rejected? Please help me!" threads on the forum, how to make it easier to become an author should be your last concern. It's obvious that becoming an author is easy enough even for non-authors and regular author-wanna-be people.
For the last two-three weeks you're flooding the forums with optimistic threads and comments about big changes, but… c'mon…
Once again – don't get me wrong. We all know it's not your fault and you (dev team) are not the final decision makers. However, threads and comments like this doesn't really help.
This was a great community 2-3 years ago when I joined. Collis was constantly in touch and listened… Now it looks like we are no more important because there are so many of us, and they only send you here to calm us down.
^^ What he said….
I've only been around for a year, but still feel the lack of delivery on key things that should have been done a long time ago.
- Ed
I am with Justin on this.
Aside from the time it takes you guys to do stuff.
This issue is , if changes are made …some quite radical, it confuses people. So yes changes have to be made, the users have to be consulted, but the changes need to be "rolling" and not done in fits and farts.
Document changelog, tick them off and continue developing.
A developer, develops meaning he generally never finishes what he starts
Koev said
…do you guys really think it's helpful repeating the same old mantra?
It's not helpful, and I don't want to. I want to talk openly about what we're actually working on and what I have some level of certainty around. I also want to talk about the stuff we need to understand better. urbazon asked a question, and I tried to answer it as best I could.
Koev said
For the last two-three weeks you're flooding the forums with optimistic threads and comments about big changes, but… c'mon… Once again – don't get me wrong. We all know it's not your fault and you (dev team) are not the final decision makers. However, threads and comments like this doesn't really help.
Actually, 2–3 weeks ago I was given quite a lot of decision making power
I've been involved in these threads because I care lot about them, and they're helping me understand what needs to be done and why it's important. Item support is really important and overdue. I want it to be the next piece of work we do, so I'm researching it a lot. I believe the dashboard is a crucial screen for many things that are high on our priority list, and I was involved in the changes made so far, so I'm tuning in, trying to answer questions and learning about it.
I've haven't been "sent in here", this is where I need to be to get this work moving. You're welcome to remain sceptical until you see evidence to the contrary of course
Hey Justin, thanks for the reply. Although things are still fuzzy, I'm glad there are some "visible" efforts. It seems like you're on your way to improve our marketplaces, and I just hope you'll do it soon.
By the way, I just read your Notes post. Since you're the UX guy, I have a question, or better yet – a request.
It always puzzled me why there is an option to browse marketplaces by categories by levels (like here: http://audiojungle.net/category/all in the right column, when you open a category, you get a list of sub-levels) and there isn't such an option in user portfolio listing. There are quite a few of us authors with rather big portfolios and I don't see a reason not to make it easier to browse what we have to offer. If you take a look at my portfolio (for example, AudioJungle portfolio) and try to browse it, you'll end up screaming and running! And there are some authors with even more items than me! Please take a look into it and find a way to make it possible to filter portfolio view into categories and sub-categories while browsing in addition to "show all" like it is now.


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Morrow, GA – The Brevard College men's soccer team was in action on Tuesday night, as the Tornados fell on the road at Clayton State University 2-1 in Morrow, Georgia. The 2-1 loss is the third straight game in which the Tornados have lost by one goal.
With the loss the Tornados fall to 3-13-1 on the season, while Clayton State improved to 8-4-3 on the year.
BC got on the board first, when senior Kyle Hamilton scored the first goal of the game in the sixth minute of play. Hamilton scored on a shot from the top of the box about 40 yards out to put BC up early 1-0. Junior Chris Maness and freshman Ryan Ayers assisted Hamilton on his fourth goal of the season.
However, that the early goal was the only one the Tornados would score on the night, as the Clayton State defense tightened up and allowed BC to get off only three more shots for the remainder of the game.
In the 14th minute of the first half, Clayton State's Ryan Pugh scored to knot the score up at 1-1. Pugh went down the middle of the field off an incoming pass from teammate Kyle Timm to put Clayton State on the board.
The game winning goal would not come until the second half of play, as Clayton State's Jonathan McKeever scored on a header in front of the net off a cross from the right side of the field from teammate Stephen Behan in the 52nd minute of play to go ahead 2-1.
That is where the score would remain until the final horn sounded as neither team could push across a score in the final 38 minutes of play.
BC goalkeeper Jerry Hatsady had four saves on the night, three of which came in the second half, as Clayton State out shot the Tornados 14-4 for the 90 minute match.
Clayton State keeper David Cristofoli picked up the win as he had only one save on the night.
The Tornados will next be in action on Friday, October 24, as Coach Mascaro's team along with the women's soccer team will help kick-off the Brevard College Homecoming Weekend. The Tornados are schedule to play at 4 p.m. against the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters. Clayton State will next be in action on Saturday night, when they will play host to Lander University at 7:30 p.m.


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POMONA - After Pomona police placed Ralph Waldo Emerson middle school on lockdown Friday because of a report of someone with a gun, the incident was determined to be an apparent hoax.
"The report was a false one," said Ryan Hightower, Pomona Unified School District spokesman. Two girls left, or ditched, campus and made up a story to their parents to get out of school, he said.
"It got reported like all reports of this nature and was took very seriously," Hightower said. "A lockdown was conducted for a full search of the campus."
Around 2:15 p.m. the lockdown was lifted, Hightower said.
Police said the original report was a student had went home for lunch and reported to her mother she saw someone with a gun.
"We want to make sure the school is safe and check it out," said Pomona police Lt. Ron McDonald on Friday before the incident was determined to be a hoax. A report was taken at 12:50 p.m. at the school but McDonald said police have searched for more than an hour with unsuccessful results.
"We're going room by room," McDonald said. "The school is on lockdown but there's not too much validity so far" in the student's report.
The school is at 635 Lincoln Ave., Pomona. Hightower said the school had approximately 750 sixth, seventh and eighth graders.
Hightower said he did not know what punishment would be given to the students and he could not give out the information if it was known.
Additionally, Hightower said district policy regarding punishment for students varies from detention, suspension to expulsion depending on number of offenses and personal history.
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WSJ baselessly attacked Time for launching "politically motivated attack" on FDA official
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A September 27 Wall Street Journal editorial (subscription required) baselessly accused Time magazine of engaging in a "politically motivated attack" on Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs. According to the Journal, an October 3 Time article investigating possible "cronyism" within the Bush administration "fingered Dr. Gottlieb this week without offering any evidence of any special connections to the White House -- family or otherwise." The Journal went on to "guess" that "Time got suckered by sources who don't agree with Dr. Gottlieb on policy and used the magazine to try to damage his career." In fact, Time did offer evidence that Gottlieb might not be ideally suited to his position at the FDA and also provided evidence of his "special connection" to the Bush administration: Gottlieb once had extensive ties to the pharmaceutical industry, and he is friends with former FDA commissioner Mark McClellan, brother of White House press secretary Scott McClellan.
The October 3 Time article, titled "How many more Mike Browns are out there?" noted that Brown, who resigned as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the sluggish federal response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, "was discovered to have more expertise about the rules of Arabian horse competition than about the management of a catastrophe," and that "[t]he Brown debacle has raised pointed questions about whether political connections, not qualifications, have helped an unusually high number of Bush appointees land vitally important jobs in the Federal Government." One of the appointees Time spotlighted was Gottlieb -- a former resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute who, at one time, had "quite extensive" financial connections to the pharmaceutical industry. According to Time: "Nowhere in the federal bureaucracy is it more important to insulate government experts from the influences of politics and special interests" than at the FDA. Time suggested that Gottlieb's impartiality may be tempered by his connections to drug companies.
From the October 3 Time article:
Would he ever be involved in determining whether an individual drug should be on the market? "Of course not," Gottlieb told TIME. "Not only wouldn't I be involved in that ... But I would not be in a situation where I would be adjudicating the scientific or medical expertise of the [FDA] on a review matter. That's not my role. It's not my expertise. We defer to the career staff to make scientific and medical decisions."
Behind the scenes, however, Gottlieb has shown an interest in precisely those kinds of deliberations. One instance took place on Sept. 15, when the FDA decided to stop the trial of a drug for multiple sclerosis during which three people had developed an unusual disorder in which their bodies eliminated their blood platelets and one died of intracerebral bleeding as a result. In an e-mail obtained by TIME, Gottlieb speculated that the complication might have been the result of the disease and not the drug. "Just seems like an overreaction to place a clinical hold" on the trial, he wrote. An FDA scientist rejected his analysis and replied that the complication "seems very clearly a drug-related event." Two days prior, when word broke that the FDA had sent a "non-approvable" letter to Pfizer Inc., formally rejecting its Oporia drug for osteoporosis, senior officials at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research received copies of an e-mail from Gottlieb expressing his surprise that what he thought would be a routine approval had been turned down. Gottlieb asked for an explanation.
Time also noted that critics including Donald Kennedy, FDA commissioner during the Carter presidency, consider Gottlieb a deviation from the typical high-level FDA appointee, "who are generally career FDA scientists or experts well known in their field." According to Kennedy: "The appointment comes out of nowhere. I've never seen anything like that."
As a possible explanation for Gottlieb's appointment to a government position for which he may not be ideally suited, Time highlighted his "special connection" to the Bush administration in a box story separate from the text of the article. The box story appears in the print version of Time and in the version reproduced on Nexis, but not in the online version of the article. The text of Gottlieb's box story reads:
WHO IS HE? SCOTT GOTTLIEB -- A 33-year-old doctor, Gottlieb handicapped health stocks and blogged as fdainsider.com before returning to the Food and Drug Administration in July. In the past, he has been a fierce critic of the agency he now helps run, complaining that it is too slow to approve new medicines and too quick to issue warnings about drugs on the market.
WHOM DOES HE KNOW? As a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, Gottlieb befriended future FDA chief Mark McLellan [sic], left, brother of White House spokesman Scott McLellan [sic].
WHAT DOES HE DO? As deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs, Gottlieb crafts broad policies, such as designing ways to improve doctor-patient communication.
Mark McClellan also served in the White House as senior policy director for health care and related economic issues from 2001 to 2002. The Journal editorial criticized Time for "largely ignor[ing]" Gottlieb's experience working under Mark McClellan at the FDA in 2004.
From the September 27 Wall Street Journal editorial:
Which brings us to the politically motivated attack on FDA Deputy Commissioner Scott Gottlieb -- one of the fellow forward thinkers Dr. [interim FDA director Andrew C. von] Eschenbach will find at the agency. In its zeal to find more "cronyism" in the Bush Administration, Time fingered Dr. Gottlieb this week without offering any evidence of any special connections to the White House -- family or otherwise.
Time seems bothered that Dr. Gottlieb is young and recently worked in the private sector part-time as editor of a medical technology newsletter. Largely ignored by Time is Dr. Gottlieb's previous experience in a substantial policy-making FDA role under Dr. McClellan. Dr. Gottlieb is also one of the few senior FDA officials who still practices medicine, which has kept him attuned to the latest in best practice and to the needs of patients.
The Time piece is "irresponsible journalism," says Frank Burroughs of the Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs. "Dr. Gottlieb has tried to bring much needed scientific modernization to the FDA and responsiveness to the needs of seriously ill patients." Our guess is that Time got suckered by sources who don't agree with Dr. Gottlieb on policy and used the magazine to try to damage his career.
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North Korea Pulls All Workers Out Of Kaesong
North Korea says its suspending all activity at the Kaesong industrial park, cutting one of the last links of cooperation between the reclusive north and South Korea. The move raises speculation that country, ruled by Kim Jung Un will undertake a provocative act, which it has been threatening to do for weeks.
Concern in the region is rising, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying any nuclear conflict would make the Chernobyl disaster look like a "child's fairy tale." Just yesterday, a South Korean official added to that growing concern when he suggested there were clear indications that some sort of test was coming soon from the North. Today, he says he misspoke.


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WATCH: 35ft Stage Dive Gone Wrong
American rapper George Watsky broke a woman's arm, injured a male concert-goer, and hospitalized himself in a reckless stage dive attempt at Warped tour London.
Watsky has since issued an apology via his facebook page, he says "I jumped off an extremely tall lighting tress during my last song, and was taken to the hospital for examination. I was released, and I'm fine, besides some nicks, bruises, and the shame of endangering the crowd."
He continues, saying "the jump was not awesome, it was not bad***, and it was not ballsy. It turned what should have been a great day for the people who got hurt into a nightmare. It was stupid and wildly irresponsible, plain and simple."
The rapper is very apologetic, stating, "I have no excuse for my actions, and the only way I can explain my mindset is that it was a huge overreach in the heat of the moment." Watsky concluded his statement promising to stop stage diving. Adding that he is "deeply sorry" and promises to learn from the experience.
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University releases economic forecast for 2010
South Carolinians can expect job and income growth in 2010, according to a presentation Dec. 2 by University of South Carolina economists at the Darla Moore School of Business' 29th annual Economic Outlook Conference.
Dr. Douglas P. Woodward, an economist in the Moore School's Division of Research, presented the economic forecast for South Carolina in 2010 to business and government leaders who attended the conference. Woodward did the analysis for the forecast with Dr. Paulo Guimarães, also an economist at the Moore School.
Woodward said that after this year's painful job losses, the job base in South Carolina is expected to improve slightly, by 0.2 percent, in 2010. Personal income, another broad measure of the state's economic activity, should reverse course and climb by 3.3 percent next year, up from -1.4 percent in 2009, he said.
However, Woodward said that the jobless rate will remain high even though the recession appears to be ending.
"The projected small rise in job growth will not be high enough to make much of a dent in the state's historically high unemployment rate," Woodward said. "We are again entering the Christmas season with great concern about the status of the economy.
"Yet many of our economic indicators suggest that South Carolina's long recession is now over. Continued growth will depend on moderate energy and fuel costs, a housing rebound, and a steady stock market. Consumers, who have been sharply cutting spending, will have to get back in the market to have a vigorous recovery. It will be important to see how retail sales perform this Christmas."
It may take more than a year for South Carolina's double-digit unemployment rate to head back down, Woodward said. In 2010, the state's unemployment rate should average 11.2 percent. It could drift higher in early 2010 if spending by consumers and businesses remains subdued.
"There is still considerable economic uncertainty," Woodward said. "Another financial shock and the whole economy could be in trouble again. We could face a relapse. Even so, we diagnose a healthy recovery for early 2010. The positive effects of the federal economic stimulus will be felt through mid-year."
Housing, office, and retail construction, a major source of growth in the last economic expansion, could start to show signs of life, Woodward said. Single-family housing activity for 2010 should expand, but from a low base.
"Boeing will definitely have an impact in North Charleston, but the state as a whole cannot count on the construction sector contributing many jobs, as it has in past recoveries," Woodward said.
South Carolina's manufacturing employment is another problem, with projected declines. It is forecast to fall 11.2 percent at the beginning of 2010 and then taper off to -4.3 by the end of the year, Woodward said.
"Make no mistake: The recession has been agonizing. Yet some South Carolina companies like Sonoco are emerging leaner and meaner and could potentially add to the job base in South Carolina, especially if stronger foreign sales add to an uptick in U.S. demand," Woodward said. "In general, a depreciating dollar will be good for the state's exports by making South Carolina products, including manufactured goods, forestry, and agriculture, more competitive internationally. The cheap dollar could also boost the state's tourism, notably from Canadians who could take advantage of a relatively strong currency and vacation in South Carolina.
"With the falling dollar and higher energy prices going into the economic recovery, there will be upward pressure on consumer price inflation in 2010," Woodward said. "Moreover, if the economy sputters again, we can expect that Washington again will consider more deficit-financed stimulus spending. The size of the federal budget deficit and its effects on higher prices and interest rates will then become a grave concern."
The annual conference, sponsored by the Darla Moore school, also featured a keynote address by Harris E. DeLoach Jr., chairman and president of Sonoco Products Company. The direction of the state's economy also was discussed by a panel of state economists that included Dr. Frank Hefner, College of Charleston; Dr. Don Schunk, Coastal Carolina University; and Bruce Yandle, Clemson University.
2009 Economic Outlook ConferenceForecast 2010: South Carolina Communities at a Glance
- In 2009, employment was down in all metropolitan areas (through October, compared with job activity through October 2008). Myrtle Beach (-3.8 percent) and Sumter (-3.6 percent) posted the largest declines, followed by Greenville (-3.3 percent), Spartanburg (-3.3 percent) and Charleston (-2.6 percent). Columbia (-0.8 percent) and Florence (-0.8 percent) had the smallest loss of employment.
- Retail sales for the first 10 months of 2009 compared with the first 10 months of 2008 were down in all metropolitan areas: Anderson (-14.3 percent), Charleston (-14.9 percent), Columbia (-11.9 percent), Florence (-11.6 percent), Greenville (-15.1 percent), Myrtle Beach (-13.3 percent), Spartanburg (-4.1 percent) and Sumter (-12.3 percent).
- Across most areas of South Carolina, residential construction activity plummeted in 2009. Residential construction (measured by square footage) through October 2009, when compared with activity through October 2008, dropped 57.9 percent in Anderson, 56.9 percent in Myrtle Beach, 37.9 percent in Charleston, 33.7 percent in Florence, 30.8 percent in Greenville and 29.2 percent in Columbia. Spartanburg was flat, with no increase or decrease while activity in Sumter increased 19.5 percent.
- In October 2009, the unemployment rate in all metropolitan areas was much higher than one year ago. It was 13.9 percent in Sumter (up 4 percentage points compared to October 2008), 12.5 percent in Anderson (up 4.7 percentage points), 12.2 percent in Spartanburg (up 4.3 percentage points), 12.1 percent in Florence (up 3.4 percentage points), 10.9 percent in Myrtle Beach (up 2.2 percentage points), 10.4 percent in Greenville (up 3.6 percentage points), 9.7 percent in Charleston (up 3.2 percentage points) and 9.4 percent in Columbia (up 2.5 percentage points).


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St. Patrick's Day Events Schedule
St. Patrick's Day Parade
The St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Tuesday, March 17th. The Parade begins at 10:15 a.m. following celebration of Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Parade Route Map
Road Closures List
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Twitter/Facebook St. Patrick's Day updates
The City of Savannah will be using the social media Web sites Facebook and Twitter to broadcast St. Patrick's Day information and news. The City anticipates posting timely announcements that impact attendees and local businesses, such as street closures. Visitors, residents and business owners can visit www.facebook.com/cityofsavannah to become a Fan of the City and receive the St. Patrick's Day notices. City of Savannah Facebook entries also automatically appear in the City's Twitter account, which the public can follow at www.twitter.com/cityofsavannah.
St. Patrick's Festival on Historic River Street
The Savannah Waterfront Association hosts a festival along the waterfront, including River Street from East Broad Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Festivities include games, food, beverages, and live entertainment. http://riverstreetsavannah.com/events/
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River Street will be closed to traffic throughout the festival. The Parade Route will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. through 2 p.m. Bay Street will be closed during the Parade. Vehicles will not be allowed on Bay St. during these times. Vehicles parked on the parade route must be moved by 1:30PM on Sunday, March 16. The affected areas will be those blocks of Bull Street from Oglethorpe Lane to Harris Street, including the west side of Chippewa Square. Also affected are the blocks of Abercorn Street from Liberty Street to Gordon Lane. This includes the west side of LaFayette Square and the east side of Calhoun Square. Vehicles remaining in the area may have to be towed to provide access for the barricades. For more information visit: savannahsaintpatricksday.com or http://www.savannahga.gov/
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St. Patrick's Day is packed with events to celebrate the holiday. Join in the fun at Forsyth Park as the flowing clear waters become a sparkling emerald green, take in the traditional sights and sounds of the Tara Feis festival, and show up early to find a great spot along the parade route. Visit www.savannahsaintpatricksday.com or savannahvisit.com to find dates and times for events throughout the celebration.
While St. Patrick's Day is a wonderful celebration, it can be a disruption to downtown residents and businesses. In an effort to keep you informed about those disruptions, or any other changes, the city is using the tools of Facebook and Twitter. If police must close a road, the city will send you a message to your computer or mobile device. If the service delivery schedule changes, we'll let you know, 24 hours a day. To receive these alerts, "like" the City's St. Pat's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/savstpat or follow the City's St. Pat's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/savstpat. Registration on both sites is free.


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SMWC senior wins USCAA cross country championship again
December 7th, 2012 | SMWC
For the second year in a row, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) senior Stephanie Runyon has won the title of national champion for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) 2012 Cross Country National Championship. The SMWC cross country team raised in the ranks, taking second place this year over their third-place holding last year. The team won the championship title in both 2009 and 2010.
Despite the snow on the ground, the 6K race was held in November at an Olympic training facility in Lake Placid, N.Y. Runyon, an education major from Noblesville, Ind., said that this year before the race was different in that she had won it last year. Now she told herself she had to defend and own that title. "It was my race to win or lose and I knew that," she said. With that in mind, she gave it her all.
At the beginning, Runyon's plan was to be patient and watch her competitors, but once she felt she knew their tactics, she slid into the lead that she would hold for the rest of the race. She jokingly commented, "It was a cat and mouse game and I was the one being chased!" Near the end of the race, when she hadn't seen any of the other 168 competitors for ten minutes, she decided to just enjoy the last quarter. Tears streamed down her face as she crossed the finish line; she knew she had won it again. When asked what she did after she crossed that line, Runyon replied, "I always like to do a fist pump," and she did just that. She then waited for the rest of the team to finish.
Runyon said the team and coach Danelle Readinger were "ecstatic about second place." The team also had two runners, Runyon and Logan Fry, an SMWC junior who placed fourth overall, who earned All-American status.
Throughout the race, Runyon said she recalled tips, both technical and motivational, the team had given each other before the start. "The most important thing about working as a team is remembering that your teammates are there with you [even] though you are separate," Runyon explained.
Runyon is no stranger to teamwork. Being a resident assistant on campus, as well as the student senate president, she said, are both great leadership roles that help her with teamwork in her sport. These positions have showed her how to take the initiative in a group and to organize and motivate the team to do their best. Runyon added, though, that "it's been cross country that has helped me in my other roles; it's taught me dedication, perseverance and the value of working as a team."
This ability to work well in a team, she believes, will help her greatly in the future, especially as she heads into a career in education. Runyon thanks SMWC for embracing athletes and making students feel valued as individuals. The school's community, she says, knows her as Stephanie the athlete, the leader, the future graduate; they know her for the different things she has to contribute.
"They let me have more than one identity and let me find my identity for myself," she said. After graduating this coming spring, Runyon hopes to keep running. "I love running on a team. I've been running for ten years and I would love to find a club that runs in competitive marathons," she said. "Running is a social thing for me but I do it for the competition because I am a competitive person."
Jessica Claycomb is a sophomore at SMWC, studying graphic design and interning in the Office of College Relations.
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