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Traces of narcotics and hypodermic needles found with the bodies of two American security officers on the container ship Maersk Alabama suggested the deaths resulted from drug overdoses, a Seychelles government official told CNN on Thursday. –CNN
Sad deal. This is the second death report I have done here on the blog recently, and this is never fun to put out there. My heart goes out to the friends and family of the fallen.
As to the cause, the Seychelles government says there were narcotics and hypodermic needles found with the bodies. If true, perhaps heroin was the cause of death? I say this drug, just because there has been an increase in heroin related deaths in the US and around the world. Most notably the actor Seymour Hoffman just died from a heroin overdose. The only way to confirm that these guys died from an overdose or from tainted drugs is through an autopsy.
Also, where did the drugs come from? Were they locally bought when they came into port or did they transport them from the US? Who knows…
What is significant is the company reaction, which leads me to believe that they know more than what is openly being said. Here is the quote:
The Maersk Alabama's owner, the Norfolk, Va.-based Maersk Line Ltd. also has said the deaths were not related to security duties or ship operations. The ship has since left the African port. Speers statement says the company has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to drugs and alcohol, and that based on past experience working with The Trident Group, it believes this is an isolated incident.
Still, the company is responding by requiring reviewing its personnel records to confirm that drug tests and background checks are current, among other things. Speer said The Trident Group will also implement a random drug testing program to increase the frequency it screens security personnel.
There is a problem with drug screening and contracting that needs to be emphasized here. If guys know that they will be tested as a requirement of work, then they will simply not take the contract until they are clean. When they accept the contract they know they are ready to take the test the company gives 'randomly', because they waited an adequate amount of time for the drugs to clear the body. That is the problem with drug testing and independent contractors. You might get a clean contractor upon hiring, but have no idea about their history. That, and as soon as they pass the test, they go right back into drug use mode when they get on that contract. That's if they have access to those drugs and they are not able to control their craving or dependence.
The same goes for alcohol. Companies do not test for alcohol and it is very difficult for companies to maintain a 'zero tolerance' for alcohol use out in the field, if their leaders don't care. Or the leaders are drinking as well, and could care less about the policy. It all goes back to how strong of a leadership program the company has, and are the leaders in the field truly aligned with the company's policies/strategies/goals?
Back to the dynamics of contracting, if these guys are actual employees that are employed 'full time' with the company, then I could see random drug tests as being effective. They could administer the things at any time, and know that they could truly catch those folks. But still, people are all the same, and they will always find a way to bypass these tests. Or the leaders out in the field could care less about what the company wants and will give a heads up to the guys that a test is coming.
You know, I can't emphasize enough how damaging that kind of environment is. Weak leaders, or leaders that could care less about holding their people accountable, is a recipe for disaster when it comes drugs or alcohol. Fitzsimmons comes to mind as a reminder of why contracting and alcohol doesn't mix. Or the AGNA episode. Or the Jorge Scientific video.
Another thing to remember is that some tests are not able to pick up all drugs. Or certain drugs are taken by contractors because they do not last in the body, which makes it easy to play the system. For example, there are some types of steroids that last in the body for 4 days. So a contractor could do a cycle, and time it for when they would be accepting a contract, and then they would take the drug test at the right time when they are clean.
Then of course there is the management of contractors and being aware of the signs of drug and alcohol use. Does the company's leaders pay attention to this stuff, or are they looking the other way? Who knows what happened in this deal, but if guys are standing post on a ship and high on drugs or drunk, then that just doesn't sit well with fellow guards or the client. It's the type of thing that gets people killed or it leads to companies losing contracts and gaining poor reputations.
I also want to talk about that last part. Reputation is everything, and the competition out there is fierce. There are numerous companies worldwide, all fighting for contracts in the maritime security industry, and the members of these companies can sometimes act pretty negatively (trash talking) towards other companies that are on the skyline.
Trident Group was the victim of this kind of trash talking after their contractors were involved in a shooting incident awhile back. The video of the incident went viral and numerous companies and contractors out there were trying to depict the men involved as out of control, even though they had no idea about the context of what was seen. That the boat had actually been attacked by the same pirate group twice in 72 hours! But hey, Trident Group still had a peanut gallery out there trying to talk down the company and make them out to be reckless or out of control.
With this current incident, this just gives the competition the ammunition they need to steal Trident Group's business. That is the reality of it, and the speed of new media and social networking is relentless when it comes to spreading rumor or half truths.
Although with this particular contract, Maersk owes the Navy SEALs big time for the rescue of Capt Phillips, complete with a movie to document the whole thing. Given that quote about the company's response to this incident, I imagine they are doing all they can to restore Maersk's trust in the contractors they send out to protect them. I hope the company is taking a good look at it's leadership out in the field as well.
When the autopsy comes up, I will make the edit. A big hat tip to everyone that contacted me via Facebook and sent me emails about this. I don't think I have ever had that many people forward a story like that, and this really was some unique news for our industry. Everyone was trying to give me the heads up on this and I really appreciate that. –Matt
Drugs on Maersk ship where 2 ex-SEALs died
February 20, 2014
Drugs were in the room where two former Navy SEALs were found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama, a ship that was the focus of a 2009 hijacking dramatized in the movie "Captain Phillips," a company spokesman said Thursday.
Police from the African island nation of Seychelles have given no cause of death for Mark Daniel Kennedy, 43, and Jeffrey Keith Reynolds, 44. The Americans were security contractors who were found dead Tuesday in a cabin on the ship while berthed in Port Victoria in the Indian Ocean.
"We are saddened by the tragedy and our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased men," Maersk Line Ltd. spokesman Kevin Speers said in a statement.
Speers said the Seychelles police report includes observations about the presence of drugs and paraphernalia in the room where the two men were found dead, although the type of drug is unknown.
On Thursday, police spokesman Jean Toussaint, noted that officials were awaiting autopsies and said, "As far as I know there is no evidence of physical trauma" on either man's body. Speers said the Maersk Alabama was cleared to leave Seychelles following the onboard investigation and that it is already underway.
The Maersk Alabama is a Norfolk, Va.-based container ship that provides feeder service to the east coast of Africa and employs security contractors to provide anti-piracy services. The two men who were found dead worked for a Virginia Beach, Va.-based maritime security firm, The Trident Group.
In a statement posted on its website, The Trident Group President Thomas Rothrauff said there "is no immediate indication as to the cause of death, but the deaths were not caused by operational activity." Rothrauff wrote that the next of kin have asked that no further information be released and that their privacy be respected.
The Maersk Alabama's owner, the Norfolk, Va.-based Maersk Line Ltd. also has said the deaths were not related to security duties or ship operations. The ship has since left the African port. Speers statement says the company has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to drugs and alcohol, and that based on past experience working with The Trident Group, it believes this is an isolated incident.
Still, the company is responding by requiring reviewing its personnel records to confirm that drug tests and background checks are current, among other things. Speer said The Trident Group will also implement a random drug testing program to increase the frequency it screens security personnel.
The Trident Group was founded by former Navy SEALs and hires former special warfare operators to perform security. On Thursday, the Navy confirmed that Kennedy and Reynolds belonged to the SEALs, an elite unit of the military's special operations forces who are sometimes called upon to combat piracy. Read the rest of this entry »


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STUNNING! LOVE it all. The rug is fantastic, really warms the space.
It's beautiful! The chandelier is indeed the killer piece, and I love the moldings…and that amazing floor!
It looks awesome!
Brooke! This turned out FREAKING GORGEOUS!
This looks awesome and I totally have those owls! I had 20 dollars in Kohl's cash and they were 50% off. I think I spent 5 dollars for the big one and the little one was free. 🙂
As for the cough, I try to keep my throat as wet as possible. Drink lots and lots of fluids. If it's a wet cough, you can use an expectorant and if it's a dry cough a suppressant. I usually let it run its course without meds. If it goes on too long, you really should see a doctor. Hope you feel better soon!
Brooke…that entry way is GORGEOUS!!!! I love it. I am right with you..I could stare at that chandelier all day. So pretty! You did an amazing job girl!!
I found it! My inspiration for my room. I'm dying over the colors. I pinned that picture so fast. Thank you for ending my torment 🙂 Love ya!
That is just stunning! That said, your entryway is probably the size of the largest room in my house. 🙂
GORGEOUS BROOK! LOVE IT, everything!!! i TOTALLY saw those turq. pieces at Tai Pan and almost grabbed some. Have a great day. hugs, jen
It's gorgeous, Brooke! You did an awesome job! I love the accent colors against that beautiful neutral gray and white. The painted floor is amazing!
Wishing you a speedy recovery and hope you're feeling better soon!
What a gorgeous result!!!! I would DIE for that chandelier! Die, I tell you! Great job!
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Oh my goodness! It is amazing. It really looks like you hired a high-end designer to come in and redo the space. You should be very proud of yourself.
i love the molding. pinning it for later. 🙂
for soothing coughs, ginger tea and honey works wonders for my family.
ammmmmazzzzing job it all looks fabulous from the floor up
What color is the walls? I've been trying to find a gray I like but to no avail. My bedroom color is a disaster.
This looks awesome and so well pulled together great job!
INCREDIBLE!! I'm blown away with the beauty.
Love everything! Especially the molding! Its so hard to know what to do with high ceilings sonetimes, and you made it l look fantastic!
This space looks amazing!! I love that you painted the floor. My husband would veto it if I gave him a choice! Seriously love with those vases.
Just beautiful!! I love the painted floor, and the chandelier is gorgeous!
Love love love!
I am dying over here! Absolutely Gooorgeous! ::said in sing-song:: Those owl are killing me, as are the vases, the table, the chinese lantern sprays…oh, and the molding, the painted rug, of course the chandalier…and on and on. 🙂
For your cough, try a tsp-tblsp of raw honey mixed with 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Take up to twice a day for three days. No joke, it's cured the uncurable cough in our family a number of times. Good luck!
Just found this site and read your cough cure. Sent to my sick daughter immediately. THANKS.
Absolutely beautiful! Love the painted rug!
Love the entry way. If your cough is from post nasal drip try using a nasal wash like Alkalol..like a nettie pot but easy. My girlfriend is a nurse and told me about this a few years ago. It has been a blessing.
I've been eyeballing that same stencil for my master bathroom! I wish they'd just GIVE me one!!!
Love it! I you have had your cough for awhile you might have to bite the bullet and go to the doctor. I have had mine for a week and have tried every home remedy known. I live in St. George too, I have bronchitis so it might be going around.
Absolutely gorgeous! You did an amazing job! Love the floor…love it all!
House on the Way
It looks great! Hope you feel better!
I've heard that suffering often results in greatness…that certainly seems to be the case here.
I'm sending a mom (who is dealing with super high ceilings in her baby's room over from my site) to check out the chandelier!
I think that this will help her make a decision!
LOVE!!! Her entry looks almost exactly like mine, and i love what you did with the moulding all the way up!!! Now to convince my hubby he wants to do that…I need a chandelier or two like that…
Wow Brooke! It all looks AMAZING! Your stenciling turned out beautifully (2nd times the charm!) and your styling of the space is divine. I love the stenciled floor and hopefully you will get to use the stencils again for a wall sometime. 🙂 Brava!
This space is beautiful!!
Love the teal and orange, love the chandelier, love love love the molding, and of course the painted floor.
What color is the wall paint?
Very cool! I love how just making minor trimming changes and accents makes it look so much more chic. It looked great before, but now it's breathtaking! What a welcome for any who comes to your house!
WOW!! I luv it all! That floor oh amazing! The colors on the wall? I see my future hall colors…!!
The Chandelier..ohh where might I find a similar? Great Work!
Looks fantastic! Great work, as always. 🙂
Oddly enough, my girls and I are still getting over Whooping Cough from end of July. Yep. It takes forever! Lots of tea and all the "rest" you can scrounge up.
What a great design. I love everything on it. The mirror, floor tiles, and chandelier. I'm sure the owner feels glad and proud about his dream house.
Just moved into a space challenging one bdrm. from a spacious two bdrm. I have a beautiful olive green sectional that may be too big for the lvrm. area. What do you think about shifting it to the designated dining area which would create a nook (reading?) like feel and moving the blk. round dining table w/6 chairs to the lvrm. The lvrm. has a fireplace, sliding glass door, leading to a small enclosed patio (nice for dining/party overflow). Furniture still in storage, but I want to keep the pieces I love and this kind of reconfiguration is the only thing I can think of to that will keep me from being forced to buy small space sized furniture. Your thoughts, please. Gloria
Did you paint over laminate flooring? It's gorgeous.
I love the entryway table!!! Do you know the source?
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An Afghan refugee has been sentenced to 20 years' jail for murdering his wife, in what the judge described as an "evil act".
A jury convicted Soltan Ahmad Azizi, 48, of beating and fatally strangling his wife Marzieh Rahimi with her head scarf at the couple's Hampton Park home on November 20, 2007.
The 33-year-old mother of their five children had wanted to divorce him in the lead up to her death.
In sentencing Azizi in the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday, Justice Stephen Kaye said Ms Rahimi's death had resulted from a violent argument during which her husband lost control during a "fit of uncontrollable rage".
The court heard Azizi struck her multiple times to the face and arms before he strangling her.
"No husband has the right to strike or treat his wife in that way at all, Justice Kaye said. "The act of strangling your wife to death was a particularly brutal, cruel and callous way of killing her. It is unfathomable how, notwithstanding your state of rage, you could have brought yourself to throttle to death your life partner, and the mother of your five young children. What you did to your wife was a singularly evil act," the judge said.
"In her last moments, Marzieh must have been truly terrified, being battered and then strangled to death by the one person to whom she ought to have been able to look to for support and protection."
A neighbour overheard an argument at their house about 1pm on the day the murder occurred. Azizi phoned police just after 2.20pm informing them he had killed his wife and when officers arrived, told them he was ready to be handcuffed.
Claims that his wife had provoked him were rejected by Justice Kaye as "incredible, unreal and contrived" and a "blatant lie".
Azizi was jailed in 2010 for a minimum of 17-and-a-half years over his wife's murder, but was granted a retrial on appeal.
A second jury again convicted him of her murder in December.
In his sentencing remarks, the judge reiterated comments of the initial judge, Justice Betty King, that: "Every man and woman in this county is entitled to the protection of the law. Marriage does not sanction or give permission to any husband to treat his wife in a manner that is inconsistent with her rights as a fellow human being. No man has the right to order or direct a woman to behave in a certain way, merely because he is her husband. And of course the same applies in reverse. Both women and men have a right to be protected within a marriage."
Justice Kaye said he was satisfied Azizi had shown no remorse, but took into consideration the fact his jail time would be more difficult considering no one else in the prison spoke the same language.
He also accepted in mitigation that Azizi would be burdened by the fact he would be separated from his children as they grew up, that he had endured a difficult upbringing which had been marred by violence and the death of family members in horrible circumstances, and the fact he had no prior convictions.
A major sentencing consideration was also the delay in which he was being sentenced, which was due to the appeal and retrial.
Azizi was orderd to serve a minimum of 16 years before becoming eligible for parole. He has already served 1908 days pre-sentence detention.


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The Pittsburgh Steelers have had their struggles against New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in Foxborough.
The four-time Super Bowl winner has led the Patriots to three lopsided home victories against Pittsburgh and he's looking for another. He was cleared to play after a judge overturned the NFL's four-game suspension of Brady last week for his role in using underinflated footballs during last season's AFC championship game.
The Steelers' defense, even after a rough preseason, isn't putting much emphasis on past meetings with Brady.
Instead, the group welcomes the opportunity to open the NFL season Thursday on the road against Brady and the Super Bowl champions.
Brady spoke for the first time on Sunday since the "Deflategate" court ruling, noting that he's ready to move on and focus on Thursday's opener against Pittsburgh.
He's had his way with the Steelers in the past, going 5-2 in the regular season, including a 3-0 mark at Gillette Stadium. Brady has thrown 18 touchdowns to just three interceptions with a QB rating of 109.7, third-best among any team he's faced.
The Patriots have been at their best against the Steelers at Foxborough when Brady's under center. The Steelers have never beaten Brady at Foxborough during his career, losing three times by an average of 20 points, including a 55-31 rout two years ago.


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Ever wonder how Bob spends his day at the mill? I sat down with Bob last week to find out.
Between 6 and 6:30 am, Bob gets up and starts his day off with a bowl of one of our many hot cereals lovingly prepared by his wife, Charlee. He tops it off with half of a banana (split with Charlee, of course), skim milk, nuts, flaxseed meal and date pieces.
Around 7:30 am he arrives at the mill, where he starts his work day off with a cup of coffee (he always waits to have his coffee at the mill) and chats with people during the 8 am shift change. Then, he heads up to his office where he goes over his calendar with his assistant Nancy. There is not a day on his calendar that doesn't have at least a few appointments and meetings. He typically spends the first part of the day greeting folks around the office and razzing whoever is lucky enough to be in his path.
At 10 am, he wanders downstairs to greet our tour guests (learn more about our tours here) and play a song on one of his two pianos (yes, we have two pianos in our mill).
From there, he walks our plant, all seven acres of it. He stops by the shop, one of his favorite places in the mill to see what they're working on and how each project is coming along. He visits our distribution warehouse and drops by the lab. There is always something new to see and someone he wants to catch up with. Working here, you quickly learn how much he cares about each of us. He knows our names and our families. Bob knows something special about each of us, whether we like fly fishing or are working on rebuilding a car, if we just got back from an Alaskan cruise or whether we play in a band on the weekends. It's uncanny, really.
By 12:30 pm, he's walked the plant, visited various people, dropped in on a meeting or two and is ready for lunch at our Whole Grain Store. Nearly every day, he orders two eggs and steamed spinach with a side of corn grits. Occasionally, he'll order a sandwich made on our whole grain bread. He talks to customers and takes pictures with their kids.
By 2 pm he's back at the mill where he sits in on more meetings, if required, or catches up on the day's events. A day is never complete without a trip to our Purchasing Department to learn about different issues that affect our supply of grains.
Around 4 pm, he'll wander back downstairs to chat with folks during the shift change. He feels it is the best time to catch up with people he might not otherwise see during the day. From there, he sits at his piano with Nancy and plays a few pieces with her (and that is why we have two pianos).
He usually knocks off at 5 pm and heads home to Charlee for a delicious meal and a quiet evening at home.
That, folks, is what Bob does Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.


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Dude. I will match on the beer.
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
will match the beer too!
Buy my wife's sea catchers
4 cases so far, JK.
Oh Mighty Wing
People! Stop matching. Start upping the ante.
I'm sure that Sanrio has some nice accessories for JK.
ok I'm thinking Victory or Lion's Head or Flying Fish (all local)... we need to make sure we don't bring two cases of the same thing....
oh or maybe it'll be homebrew...
I tossed in cigar's... and I'm not talking cheapy cigar's...
I know! Point is, he will wear the damn skirt. He's DYING to wear the skirt. He has a right proper excuse now (that's British).
Make him do more. Dance like the monkey he is.
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hmm maybe it needs to be an outfit...
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Android 4.2.2 Update Rollout for HTC One Begins - We Take a Lookby Brian Klug on 7/8/2013 10:55 PM EST
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djw39 - Monday, July 08, 2013 - linkLoving the three clocks in the lockscreen. ASK ME WHAT TIME IT IS!!! Reply
Brian Klug - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkHa, people love Dashclock, thought I'd use that as an example, but you're right, this looks hilarious now.
-Brian Reply
MonkeyPaw - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkYou better get to reading your 133 emails. Fanmail? :D Reply
designerfx - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - linkI imagined your comment being read by Samuel L Jackson.
ASK ME WHAT TIME IT IS! ASK ME AGAIN! I DOUBLE DARE YOU! Reply
LordOfTheBoired - Friday, July 12, 2013 - linkHTC One: The only cellphone approved by Doctor Emmett Brown. Reply
VivekGowri - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkGive me AOSP or give me death. Reply
Mugur - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkAnd give up Zoe and Video Highlights? Never! Reply
DWXDX - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkHonestly I find those to be the features I would give up, but the lack of IR Blaster Apps on the Play Store is what's making me stick with Sense. Google has stated that they'll offer a solution for the IR blaster enabled phones, once that happens hello AOSP Reply
Samus - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkditto. just how touchwiz (Samsung) has those awesome gadgets (especially the calendar and task manager) Reply
mwarner1 - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkAOSP is overrated. It's not bloated, has nice icons and is generally offers a smoother UI but (and it is a big, throbbing but) many of the standard apps are significantly worse than their OEM replacements - e.g. Camera, Calendar, SMS - and some of the third party extensions are actually useful e.g. battery percentage indicator and Samsung's Smart Stay (keep the screen on while looking at it).
Personally I prefer a stock-based ROM with a replacement launcher. Reply
amdwilliam1985 - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkAgree, I mostly use Google version's of the apps with some exceptions such as calendar, Samsung's calendar is so much better and their gallery app is good too.
I'm using Nova launcher so I can get a closer to stock launcher feeling while still getting the benefits of Samsung pull down notification toggle buttons(the best pull down notification system), smart stay, calendar and etc... Reply
bobbozzo - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkThe Sense Calendar Widget on my HTC One with 4.1.2 is much harder to read than the Google Calendar app's (installable from the Play market) Widget.
Sense 5 is also, imho, a big downgrade from Sense 4 (I had an HTC Evo 4G and an Evo 4G LTE); lots of things are missing, and many widgets are uglier. Reply
tim851 - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - linkAgree. For the average user. This is a tech site, however, and Android at its core is the tinkerers' OS. And the best apps are not found in either AOSP or some OEM's ROM, but in the market :) Reply
dishayu - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkI was hoping to get 360 panorama shooting with this update as well. Stock 4.2.2 has it, GS4 has it (thanks to samsung's custom implementation). And there's no reason why the One shouldn't. Reply
Crono - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkAll welcome changes and new features.
I do wish there were more Blinkfeed sources, or the ability to add our own. The current list isn't bad as far as news sources, but I would love to have more. Reply
Dug - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkI agree. I actually use Blinkfeed more than anything else on the phone, even though when I bought it I didn't think I would use it at all. Reply
sakitech - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkDoes 4.2.2 allow you to resize widgets on the home panels? Reply
Despoiler - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkYou could resize widgets with the original 4.1.2 Android/Sense 5.0 Reply
Roland00Address - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkWhy has it taken so long for OEMS to make battery % in the top notification bar? Apps have been doing it for years, and it was always the first app I downloaded from the play store. (The S4 also has this same feature.) Reply
MantasPakenas - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkAn even better question - why has it taken so long for stock Android to still not have one? Given how stupidly obvious the feature is, my best guess would be - patents. Reply
Da W - Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - linkAh! Welcome to the yet unknown world or Android upgrades.
-Former Windows Phone user. Reply
samflorin - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - linkHow do you get rid of the power saver notification? The "Show notification" checkbox is greyed for me. Reply
poisonsnak - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - linkYou can't get rid of it until you get the update. Reply
samflorin - Thursday, July 11, 2013 - linkI got the update. I am on 4.2 with 2.24.401 fw. Reply
Pyperkub - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - linkDid you test bluetooth? One of the huge problems I've seen with Android 4.2.2 has been the changes that google made to the bluetooth stack, and that the implementations (even in Nexus devices, apparently) have been very sketchy. I use bluetooth for hours every day and can't have a flakey implementation. Reply
prinzhernan - Thursday, July 11, 2013 - linkDid you guys notice that the HTC One charges faster after the 4.2.2 update? Reply
goemon88 - Thursday, July 11, 2013 - linkit appears that HTC has enabled quick charge on the One. no more waiting 4 hours for a full charge! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2... Reply
Dtbrewer - Thursday, July 11, 2013 - linkDoes that link really say that? I don't get that from it. Reply
Dtbrewer - Thursday, July 11, 2013 - linkHas anyone with the 4.2.2 update checked to see if Car Dock mode works? As I recall that was removed from stock 4.2 Reply
dkreventon - Saturday, July 13, 2013 - linkHow about the FPS of the low light video recording? Reply
MarkMessinger - Saturday, July 13, 2013 - linkDoes this update fix the HTC accessibility services bug? Without a fix, I'm stuck choosing between Tasker and other apps that use the service, or a lock screen that works correctly. I would like to have both and cannot believe how long it's taking for HTC to fix this. Reply
andypost - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkwe still don't have an update here in the US. this sucks! Reply
Vivek S - Monday, September 23, 2013 - linkI am using the HTC one and i have 4.2.2 running on it, I get a software update notification everyday with the same update ID which is of around 18MB. Not sure why I am asked to install the same again and again. Reply


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HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush is fighting a fever and has weathered what a family spokesman is calling "a few low energy days."
Doctors, who were hoping to release him by Christmas, changed their minds. The 88 year-old has suffered a series of setbacks, but doctors are said to be cautiously optimistic as the fever now appears to be under control.
Bush's wife, Barbara, their son Neil and Neil's wife are visited him in the hospital.They had Chinese food from Gigi's Asian Bistro delivered.
Dinner at Gigi's on Christmas day is a Bush family tradition. The former president was hospitalized over a month ago because of a nagging, lingering cough brought on by bronchitis.
A Bush family spokesman, Jim McGrath, tells local 2 the country's 41st present remains in good spirits and that he's "determined not to get grumpy about this."
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MARK Cooper was unable to provide any update on the potential loan signing of Liverpool striker Michael Ngoo when he spoke to the local press on Thursday.
The Advertiser understands Swindon Town chairman Lee Power spent Wednesday talking to the Premier League club regarding the possibility of Ngoo joining the Robins but no deal is expected to be concluded before the weekend.
When asked by the Advertiser whether he could confirm that Ngoo was a target, however, Cooper said: "I've not been told that we're signing Michael Ngoo. I've not been made aware of any developments. We have a list and I believe that list remains the same."
Ngoo was signed by Liverpool from Southend in 2009 and has scored five senior goals in 23 appearances spread over loan stints with Hearts and Yeovil, without turning out for his parent club.
The forward enjoyed a prolific spell in the Liverpool under 18 side during the 2010/11 season, where he finished with 15 goals.
Since then he has been selected as part of the England squad for the Under 20 World Cup in Columbia in 2011.
In January last year Ngoo was sent out on loan to Scottish Premier League outfit Hearts where he made 16 appearances, scoring five goals.
Last summer he was given the chance in the Championship by joining Yeovil on a season-long deal, but was sent back to Anfield just three months into his stay at Huish Park where he made seven appearances, five as a substitute but failed to score.
He is seen by Town as a potential replacement for Nile Ranger, who is expected to see his contract cancelled by mutual consent imminently.
Ranger's representatives and the PFA were due to meet with Swindon officials on Thursday but the club provided no update on the results of those discussions by the time the Advertiser went to press.
Meanwhile, Cooper is not expecting a great number of new faces to arrive at the County Ground in January following the acquisition of George Barker from Brighton & Hove Albion.
"I don't think there will be a glut or an influx of new players - I think it may be one, maximum of two," he said.
"We've spoken about a striker and everyone knows we may be light of a striker and maybe another defender.
"But, like I said last week, after the emergence of Rafael Branco, that may not be so much of an issue right now.
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Intel Developer Forum 2012 - Justin Rattner Keynote Live Blogby Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/13/2012 11:51 AM EST
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CajunArson - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkThe comments about Gelsinger are interesting. I was at Carnegie Mellon in 2003 and he came to visit campus and gave a talk on his vision for embedding radios in a huge range of chips. It's pretty neat to see this finally coming into real products even if it took a long time to get there. I think the moral of the story is, if you don't think out ahead 10+ years, then 10+ years later you won't have all the cool stuff. Reply
ssj4Gogeta - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkDo they have a way to notify you if you get an email while your notebook is asleep? Otherwise what's the use of Smart Connect updating your email when you can't be notified? It could just sync as soon as you wake it up. Reply
Arnulf - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkWith the move to ever shorter wavelengths the EM radiation gets more and more invasive. Are these 60 GHz things really safe ? I'm a techmology enthusiast, I use a cell phone, WiFi etc. but I'd be really hesitant to keep microwave band equipment permanently running in my own room, perhaps as close as the nightstand (a place where people might put down their tablet/notebook before going to bed) ... Reply
A5 - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkAt the power levels WiGig is talking about, the waves won't be able to penetrate human skin (or likely even clothing). Given the limitations of the 60 GHz spectrum (LOS only, strongly attenuated in the atmosphere), it's not really a health concern. Reply
ssj4Gogeta - Friday, September 14, 2012 - link"With the move to ever shorter wavelengths the EM radiation gets more and more invasive"
Well the visible light is as short as 1/12,500 times the 60GHz wavelength. Reply
Arnulf - Friday, September 14, 2012 - linkIndeed, and it can burn my skin and cause cancer.
X-rays are shorter still and gamma rays even shorter than X-rays ... your point being ? Reply
geddarkstorm - Friday, September 14, 2012 - linkErr, visible light does not burn your skin and cause cancer. The shorter and non visible ultraviolate (UV) wave lengths do that; not visible light.
60 Gigahertz is completely safe (it's a 5 mm wavelength, water interacts with wavelength bands at 13.48 or 1.64 mm, so it's outside the strongest water absorption points; and of course microwave ovens are at the 2-3 gigahertz range, or 12 cm wavelengths, where water really interacts even more strongly, and we use that in phones and such with no problems; so this 5 mm wavelength is in a nice safe zone), and we aren't talking about pumping in kilo- or megawatts of energy into the waves either.
Even terahertz has not been shown to cause problems biologically. Then of course visible light is much higher frequency (shorter wavelength) than that. Only once you get to ultraviolate do you start doing potential biological damage. Reply
ssj4Gogeta - Monday, September 17, 2012 - linkMy point is that just because it's shorter doesn't mean it's going to do more damage. How much damage it's going to do depends on the properties of the target and obviously on how much energy is being put out. With enough intensity any wavelength light will do damage (eg. magnifying glass focusing sunlight). Microwave ovens operate in the same frequency range as WiFi and Bluetooth. The latter are considered safe as they have much lower power output. Reply
aicom - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkThis is the reason that I love Intel. They've got so much money, but they spend it on R&D which makes the world better off (instead of hoarding it like some company that shall remain nameless). Reply
stm1185 - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkYou take your Smart Phone, you set it down on your desk, it connects with the Monitor, oh wait that monitor has a powerful GPU in it!, it connects with an external HDD, game loads off the external HD, through the phones SOC and then the Monitors GPU. And while it's by the monitor it's also wirelessly charging it's battery.
Then in public places, touch based displays with charging integrated into tables, sit down, take out the phone, tap a connect button, but it pack in your pocket, surf and work off a 20inch screen while eating your lunch and charging your phone. Reply
1008anan - Thursday, September 13, 2012 - linkVery interesting SoC with WiFi.
Could you, Brian or someone else write an article about when we could see SoCs that incorporate application processors, WI-FI and 4G baseband? This is what I thought System on Chip meant back in 2004.
Is WiFi only 21 milliwatts? Is that at low usage mode? What is the TDP at maximum throttle? Reply
dealcorn - Friday, September 14, 2012 - linkBy integrating functionality onto a single piece of silicon and reducing the number of chips a customer must buy, Intel is able to maintain/enhance it's profit margins while offering a tangible cost benefit to customers. This speaks directly to Intel's preferred strategy to out compete ARM and its ilk though the benefits extend past the mobile market. Others will follow in due course. However, the technology appears to scale well with process node. Even if someone else figures out a solution, it will not work as well unless they are able to match Intel's lead in process technology. While it is early to score this, it appears to be a pretty durable competitive advantage: it moves the game to Intel's strength.
While the technology is novel, the strategy is a recycled Intel classic. Reply
iwod - Saturday, September 15, 2012 - linkI missed all the Keynotes he did when he was in Intel. Just why he didn't wait and turn into Intel CEO is totally beyond me. Reply
iwod - Saturday, September 15, 2012 - linkI have zero understanding how an Antenna and a Cloud Server got together. What does it do. Why is it needed? How does it work? Benefits? Reply


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April 30, I attended the annual conference for PSC Partners Seeking a Cure www.pscpartners.org in Sacramento, California.
It is estimated that up to 40 % of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis patients may develop Cholangiocarcinoma in their lifetime. Several of our members including, Leo and Rick Kemp both, had suffered from PSC for many years. According to Don, a fairly recent liver transplant patient and close friend to Rick and Leo, many PSC patients are all too familiar with our site.
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Vilsack, speaking during a news conference Thursday at a Hy-Vee grocery store in Sioux Falls, says price comparisons that perpetuate the myth are based on calories. He says it makes no sense to compare a 100-calorie portion of broccoli to a 100-calorie portion of potato chips, and foods should be judged based on weight and portion size.
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When you work on multiple computers, managing and syncing glyph sets, menu customizations, keyboard shortcuts, custom workspaces, and PDF presets among the computers could be a chore.
The new Sync Settings feature enables individual users to sync their settings using Creative Cloud. If you use two computers, for example, one at home and another at work, the Sync Settings feature makes it easy for you to keep those settings synchronized on these two computers. Also, if you have replaced your old computer with a new one and have reinstalled InDesign, you can get the application set up quickly with all your settings in place by just pressing a button.
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PRINCETON, N.J. - In the traditional opening game for the Ivy League, the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team fell on the road to three-time defending Ivy League champion Princeton, 77-47, on Saturday afternoon at Jadwin Gym.
The Tigers looked every bit the league favorite as they jumped out to a 13-0 lead on their home floor. Sophomore Katy Allen ended that spurt with a nifty spin move underneath to set up an easy layup and get the Quakers on the board at the 14:10 mark.
Princeton extended its advantage to 17-2 in the first 8:30, but the Quakers played the Tigers basket-for-basket from there. Junior captain Alyssa Baron had 10 of Penn's 16 points in the opening half, including a pair of three-pointers, as the Quakers trailed by 19 at the break.
A fast-paced second half saw both teams match basket-for-basket over the first few minutes. Penn trailed by 16 after sophomore Kara Bonenberger converted a turnaround jumper and freshman Keiera Ray sunk two free throws.
However, Princeton slowly built its lead up to as many as 31 at the 9:40 mark. But Penn didn't quit. Allen, who finished with 12 points and four rebounds, hit a pair of threes and senior captain Brianna Bradford added another.
But the deficit proved too much to overcome. Princeton held off the Quakers to drop Penn to 7-6 on the year and 0-1 to start the Ivy season. The Tigers are now 1-0 in league play and 10-5 overall.
Princeton was 32-of-65 (49.2%) from the field, while the Quakers were just 15-of-55 (27.3%). From beyond the arc, Penn was 6-of-18 (33.3%) and Princeton connected on 9-of-21 (42.9%). Penn had 17 turnovers to Princeton's 8 and the Quakers were outrebounded, 42-35.
Baron finished with a game-high 15 points, and led the Red and Blue with six rebounds and three assists. Junior Courtney Wilson had four points and three rebounds in 11 minutes off the bench. Senior captain Katie Davis had a rebound and career-best two assists in four minutes.
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By Jakob Wassermann (trans., Michael Hofmann)
Penguin, $29.95
TODAY the German novelist, biographer and essayist Jakob Wassermann is all but forgotten, yet in the 1920s and '30s he was among the world's most translated and popular authors, his works lauded by people such as Arnold Bennett and Thomas Mann, his friendships a who's who of Europe's cultural elite.
Born in 1873, a Jew in a country noted for its anti-Semitism, he was largely self-taught and enjoyed his first big popular success with the novel The Jews of Zirndorf (1897). In 1900, he met the 24-year-old Julie Speyer and married her on January 6, 1901. It was the worst mistake of his life. Unknowingly, he had married a monster. Following their separation in 1919, she pursued him relentlessly with an army of constantly changing lawyers seeking money above and beyond the sums awarded by the courts.
And when in 1919 Wassermann formed an alliance with Marta Karlweis, a married woman, and eventually married her in 1926 after wresting a financially punishing divorce from the implacable Julie, his torments only intensified.
To satisfy his creditors and maintain his ex-wife's alimony, Wassermann, like Balzac and Sir Walter Scott, had to overproduce the fiction that provided his income. That's why his oeuvre is disconcertingly uneven. At its best, as in Caspar Hauser (1924) and especially The Maurizius Case (1928), it is masterly. At other times it is bombastic and formulaic.
Harassed by the formidable Julie, who even after their divorce refused to cease interfering in his life, Wassermann's health swiftly deteriorated. However, before he died on January 1, 1934, he managed to complete his final testamentary novel, Joseph Kerkhoven's Third Existence, intended as a sequel to The Maurizius Case and featuring many of the same principal characters.
About one-third into the book, the narrative is interrupted by a lengthy self-contained work titled Ganna, a no-holds-barred autobiographical account of Wassermann's first marriage: ''Only the names have been changed,'' as the saying goes.
It is this discrete work that now comes to us under the title My First Wife, in a translation by the usually reliable Michael Hofmann, who has done much to familiarise English-speaking readers with the work of Joseph Roth, among others.
Here, though, the text is disfigured by inelegant non-words such as ''squinny'' and ''chunkering'' and anachronistic vernacular expressions such as ''a kick in the slats''. The equivalent 1934 translation by the husband-and-wife team of Eden and Cedar Paul may not be ideal, but to my mind it is altogether preferable to the new one.
Still, the full horror of Ganna-Julie, the spouse from hell, does come through. It's a vivid, pitiless portrait. Its nearest fictional equivalent is probably Ludwig Lewisohn's similarly autobiographical The Case of Mr Crump (1926); odd to note that Lewisohn, an American, translated at least two of Wassermann's novels into English.
Julie reacted badly to the posthumous publication of Ganna, which offered the world a distinctly unflattering portrait of herself. In an attempt to counteract its unsympathetic image, she put together a collection of Wassermann's letters to her written from the time of their engagement in 1900 until the correspondence apparently ceased in 1923. Her evident intention was to show the affection and esteem in which, by implication, he had held her. If so, she failed miserably.
His very last published letter, dated December 2, 1923, complains bitterly about his being ''almost penniless'' and having to send her 10 million crowns (this was at the height of the post-World War I German inflation).
Fate played a dirty trick on the hapless Jakob Wassermann. It sentenced him to a premature death caused chiefly by the suffering he experienced at the hands of his first wife, at the same time allowing her to outlive him by more than 30 years and to die at 87 in 1963.
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North American Power Named One of Forbes' "100 Most Promising Companies"
As 2011 comes to a close, Action Against Hunger is thankful for its partnership with North American Power, one of the nation's fastest-growing retail energy suppliers. In addition to its generous "Mission to Millions" fundraising program, which donates $1 to charities like Action Against Hunger each time that customers pay their monthly electric bill and its 100% renewable energy option, American Wind, we're delighted to hear that North American Power was recently named one of Forbes' 100 Most Promising Companies.
Forbes' list highlights 100 "hidden gems with scintillating prospects" that boast convincing business models, impressive management teams, prominent customers, strategic partners, and valuable investment capital. The magazine arrived at its Top 100 by leveraging a proprietary software program that tracks an array of metrics to calculate an algorithmically-derived score of their financial health and growth potential.
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LANCASHIRE County Council is reviewing the effectiveness of this week's gritting of roads in East Lancashire.
And the council hit back at claims treatment of the area's highways was inadequate during and after the snowfall on Monday.
Highways boss Tim Ashton produced figures which he said showed more roads in the East are routinely gritted than in the rest of the county during the winter.
He released the statistics after Barnoldswick county councillor David Whipp spearheaded a host of complaints over the treatment of icy highways in East Lancashire compared to South Lancashire, which comprises Preston, South Ribble, Chorley and Ormskirk areas.
Coun Whipp said: "What I am concerned about is not how much grit the county puts down in East Lancashire but how effective the gritting operation was on Monday in residential areas and what happens in future.
"I am still getting complaints about the state of our roads on Monday and Tuesday.
"The county's own statistics admit that our topography and weather is worse than the West and South of the county. On Monday they should have shifted gritters from low-lying areas round Preston, where they were not needed, to East Lancashire where they were."
The county figures show:
- 71 per cent of all roads in the East are on the gritting network, versus 41 per cent of all roads in the South.
- 43 per cent of all roads in the East are priority routes, compared with 31 per cent of all roads in the South.
- 28 per cent of all roads in the East are on secondary routes, compared with 10 per cent in the South.
Highways manager Duncan Reeve said: "During severe weather we run a 24-hour service that constantly reviews the situation and responds to conditions on the ground.
"For example, last weekend as well as treating primary and secondary routes, our crews treated other roads across East Lancashire that were causing problems for local people.
"At the end of every winter we review our activities and take into account all of the feedback we have received.
"Typically winters in East Lancashire are more severe than the rest of the county which is why we have more resources here. Last weekend we had 26 vehicles out in the eastern area, compared with 14 in the south of the county, putting down nearly twice as much salt."
County highways cabinet member Tim Ashton said: "The claim that we chose to treat more roads in the South than in the East is simply wrong.
"We do all we can to keep traffic moving on the main routes across the county, and our crews worked flat-out to treat priority and secondary routes in all affected areas last weekend."
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Am I just bummed out because my lady wasn't there, or was this the most disappointing Olympics in a long time?
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Dance was a splatfest before giving out the pre-ordained placements.
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The short answer is: of course not. Hell doesn't exist. Hell was invented in the first century AD to keep back-sliding Christian converts in line. Before then there were only vague concepts of an afterlife in the Hebrew Bible; and in the Greek and Roman mythologies Hades was a gloomy sort of half life. And how could hell actually work for humans? We evolved from arboreal lemur like creatures which in turn evolved from amphibians and if you want to go all the way back a billion years ago, our distant distant ancestors were bacteria floating in the primordial soup. Consider these bacteria. If you take penicillin to kill the bacteria in your lungs during a spot of flu do the dead bacteria go to a bacterial heaven? Do house flies and viruses go to heaven? At what point along our evolutionary journey did homo sapien heaven evolve? I hope that you can see that this is a reductio ad absurdum.
The reason I bring this up is because of the gleeful tone of some of the Hitchens obituaries and commentary. Of course it is to be expected from irony challenged, petty crypto Stalinists such as Alexander Cockburn but it's more surprising when you encounter triumphalist bile from theologians. Islamic and Catholic apologists seem to be the most ecstatic about Hitchens's death I suppose because they suffered the most under Hitch's withering attacks. Jewish rabbis who have debated Hitchens (and mostly lost badly) have had praise for Hitch's humanism and intellect. Even the fundamentalist Protesant pastor Douglas Wilson (one of Hitch's better adversaries) wrote a thoughtful commentary on his dealings and debates with Hitch over the years. So what is the religious argument that Hitchens deserves to be in hell? From the doctrinaire Christian theologians it seems to be this: Hitchens refused to believe in a God or an afterlife that his intellect told him was completely bogus. That's it. That is sufficient reason for him to go to hell. For using his brain and following the dictates of logic and for not keeping quiet about it. Personally I'd be ashamed to make an argument like this, but I suppose that this is what passes for philosophy these days in the mighty religion of St Francis, St Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and Alasdair MacIntyre.
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And your first sight of Ulusaba's Rock Lodge and Cliff Lodge will only confirm this. Clinging to a high hill like something out of a fairy kingdom, the Ulusaba lodges promise incredible views.
Rock Lodge set new standards in luxury accommodation when it was built. The style combines traditional and modern African aspects. Think thatch, leadwood, muslin, the finest linen, wide decks, breathtaking vistas.
There are 10 suites, three of which have their own plunge pools where you can lie and dream as game roams the bushveld below. On a clear day you can see all the way to the Drakensberg mountains.
But if you seek that edge in exclusivity, privacy and luxury, consider Cliff Lodge. There are only two suites here. One has a private pool and the other a jacuzzi. Should you book both suites you'll also have your own private chef, your own guide and game-drive vehicle, and you'll have full access to the spa treatment room and the private gym. The views here are superb.
The acclaimed Sabi Sand Reserve shares a long, unfenced border with the Kruger National Park. The Big Five are generally relatively easy to see, even the elusive leopard. You might also see other interesting creatures, like cheetahs and wild dogs.
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it has been a year since I graduated and do not have a job. Is this normal? Or at least is it a really big problem. I am thinking will employers now not hire me with the pretext of "what the hell did he do for a year"
to be honest I wanted a year off, just to do my thing, no real logic behind it, that is just what it is.
I have learned a lot this year and so forth.
So do you think it is a big problem, or will employers not care about that, and just treat the application based on usual criteria
What are you doing to keep in touch with the industry while you aren't working? Do you do any freelance work or manage a portfolio of your own sites? You could build templates to further improve your skills as well as bring in a bit of money and show employers your designs are in demand.
I think employers would still treat your application like they do others, how capable are you, experience, personality fit, good communicator etc..
But you should expect the question of what you've done for a year and know how to answer it.A year is a long time to have a complete break from web development, to me it could seem that it's not really a hobby or keen interest for you.
But I have not had a brake from web development, I work everyday in learning new stuff and have managed to build up a portfolio with few websites (three that I like the most)
Basically I just have not had a payed job. Other than that I could easily say I worked 4 days a week on different web development and design work.
Is just I have had a brake from having a job (as in working for a client or a company)
I have been learning new things and improving on what I already know. I have managed to finish my personal site which is a blog and a portfolio <snip> - so I am saying that I have not had the conventional job.
There's nothing wrong with taking a break from work. The fact that you've continued to learn and build a portfolio without a job shows interest. You don't have anything to worry about
Thanks so much.
The idea behind my brake was that I knew nothing about web dev before going to uni. Then uni was not only web but also multimedia, and so I felt that (for sommeone that knew nothing about web development) I did not learn as much as I should have. So the brake was a genuine plan to learn more about web design/development before hitting the job market. Plus of course the "brake from having to go to work" could be seen as a bonus (sometimes), but that was not the big reason. However, employer would not care about this!!!
Sadly, it has become normal in this current economy.
True. They will. There are employers out there that will not consider hiring any candidates who are currently unemployed. They only want those that are currently employed. In my opinion, this is an idiotic way of thinking.
Employers expect their candidates to be "go getters", someone driven to succeed and willing to work like a dog. Candidates are not going to look to highly on someone who took a year off after college. I, too, was burnt out after college and needed a break. I didn't get one.
The bottom line is that while many employers look for reasons not to hire someone instead of reasons to hire someone, some employers--especially smaller ones--want employees who can accomplish things. If you can show some track record of accomplishment, you can get a foot in the door.
As the old saying goes, once you get hired it's not where you went to school that's important, it's what you can do.
wow, it is really strange as as far as i know web designer is quite wanted. may be it is the very time to try smt new?
What do you mean
As this is the situation. would it be a good plan to just start apply for jobs and if nothing comes, get the experience I need through charity work? if i do that, would employers start seeing my application in a better light?
Of course, because you don't have work experience yet you should be looking at graduate positions as well.The job opportunities are different in each country, where are you looking for a job?
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Hi Akurtula,
In addition to making a nice portfolio, I'd recommend you work on your communication skills as well. Your English grammar and spelling is not too good and I'm assuming this is because you're not a native English speaker. You should work on this.
All the best!
P.S. Could you show some of the websites from your portfolio? I'd like to see some.
At the moment that site you are referring to is in working progress, I do need to look at it for grammer. In terms of the websites, I am working on the description pages where I am going to show screenshots of all three sites I am going to include. In a very near feature I am going to have live link .
I have searched on this topic and found that having screenshots without the live links is not that bad.
btw, when you say that I have grammer problems, are they in the 'about' page - as I thought there weren't any there. Im asking because that is the one page I took extra care on
That would need to be done in the [Reviews & Critiques forum, in accordance with [URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?744418-Read-before-requesting-a-review"]its rules](http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?12-Website-Design-amp-Content-Reviews-amp-Critiques). :)
Oh no! Not in the about page. In general, the posts you've written in this thread. They have a lot of spelling mistakes and grammar mistakes. But nothing to worry about, you could work on it.
Ok, yes my grammer is my weakest point; I hope to get better at it.
Have you considered trying working online in website related field?
If you are self employed , definitely there is not any problem but if you were employed and took a big break of 1 year, you have to mention the details to your future employer ! Simple


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What we found out was, as long as you drop a lot of cash, ANYTHING goes in this place. ANYTHING. Once you're in the "Members Only Lounge", it's a whole new world. Yup, Chris Rock obviously had never been to Market Street Cinema, because…yeah. Even the stripper was real with us, she was like, "You can call this a whorehouse, or a party house, or whatever, but guys come in here and spend thousands of dollars, so, we're still here." I doesn't get more real than that.


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Well, there is a Cool Kujatans thread, so why not a bad Kujatans thread? Just post people who have been known to ***** people over, are just horrible people in general, etc. Let people know that if playerxxx asks to borrow a sword to lvl it, whether or not he'll give it back.
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A man has been taken to hospital with life changing injuries following a chemical incident.
The air ambulance attended the scene in Bramble Road, Witham, but the man was taken to Broomfield Hospital by land ambulance with injuries that are not thought to be life threatening but might be life changing.
A police spokesperson said: "Police were notified by the ambulance service at 10.45 today that a man had suffered injuries at an address in Bramble Road.
"Officers attended to find that the man had suffered injuries to his hands and face caused by the use of a harmful liquid."
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AN alleged gambling addict accused of murdering his partner's grandmother went through hundreds of pounds in minutes on betting shop roulette machines, a court heard.
George Portsmouth, 26, made repeated withdrawals from the bank account of partner Janie Shuttleworth to gamble at the William Hill shop in Keighley, Preston Crown Court was told.
Prosecutor Kathryn Blackwell said he even asked a colleague if he could borrow £5 "so he could buy nappies for his daughter" then put the money immediately into the nearby machine.
It was estimated that he lost around £245 in that session alone, according to workmates, the court heard.
Later he told colleagues that he was going to blame Janie for losing the money by making up a bogus accident to their car and his workmates told him he was "out of order", said Miss Blackwell.
Portsmouth, of Varley Street, Colne, is on trial accused of murdering Miss Shuttleworth's grandmother Connie French.
It is alleged he broke into her North Street home nearby and tried to smother her with a pillow before taking £230 she had kept near her bed.
Mrs French is said to have identified Portsmouth as her attacker in a bedside interview with Burnley CID before she succumbed to her injuries a short time later.
Miss Blackwell said that Portsmouth was also spotted gambling on a roulette machine at the BetFred shop in Market Street, Colne, on March 26, shortly before the alleged attack on Mrs French.
He is believed to have won and lost around £839 in just over 50 minutes while using the machine, the court was told.
But when he was arrested and interviewed about the attack on Mrs French, Portsmouth denied he had a gambling problem, other than placing the odd £10 or £20 stake.
Portsmouth denies murdering 80-year-old Mrs French.