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See also: Paper Trail - presented as a a student project
The basic model of the web is a world of information. Theoretically, a mapping between URIs and representations of the resources they identify, and experientially fro a person a space one can navigate.
Interestingingly, trends at the leading edge of user interface development, and at the semantic web development both point to a world which uses a different model. Human interfaces are moving from screens to conversational mode. The semantic web, while very exciting when viewed as a
Human user interfaces use more and more devices such as speech, gestures and so on, which are not screens. What is special about a screen? A screen with a window system presents a large amount of informatoin at the same time to a person. In practice, more or less everything which a person is concentrting on at one time can be presented in its current state. When the number of pixels on a screen broke through a certain threshold (roughly the 640x320 VGA limit) this led to the development of direct manipulation interface metaphors: folders one could open, and drag and drop. The essential things about this is that the computer is at every instant presenting the current state, whether it or the human is manipulating it. The communication betwen personand machine is in terms of the mutual manipulation of a shared state. The web was intended to extend that form of communication by mutual manipulation of a shared state to remote human-human interaction. While the tools and protocols have their limitations (see UI) much of its effectiveness derived from this model. Because fundamental thing is a shared space of information, one can talk about navigation around within the space, and use all the primaval facilities that the human memory has for navigation.
This is all very well, but it was not always so. When computer terminals had only 24 rows of 80 characters, even when they were addressable, there was a tendency for most jobs to use command line interafaces, for example when manipulating files and directories. The interface was conversational, in that the exchanges were small commands and responses. There was a shared abstract state, but it was imagined in the abstract by the person, and held in some unvisualized form by the computer. This too has itas advantages, in that the imagination of a person can well exceed (on a good day) the capacity of a screen in its ability to hold complex interrelated structures. The interesting thing is that now there is a tednedncy to use many devices which do not have the large screen. The screens on cellphones are currently so small that, while one can scale a web page down and adapt it to a small screen, this might be chosing simply the wrong interface metaphor. When the audio phone only is used, then the shared state becomes zero and the interface is completely conversational again.
The characteristic of a conversation is the state is the set of utterances, or messages, which have been conveyed. This is differenet from a shared expression of a commonly agreed state. The Paper Trail concept links these two modesl in the Semantic Wee Semantic Web, by formally defining the overal agreed state as a function of messages to date. A service which allows a phone user to browse the web converts the other way: it conveys part of the the space of information by means of a conversation. It is is important for a number of reasons.
It is not as though the web today itself perfectly matches the stateless model at all. The moment it was created as a basically stateles system, many web site designers took it as their challenge to get around this model in order to create a conversational interface -- and many still do Our concerns about privacy stem largel;y from the knowledge that our "reading" of documents is in fact done by a series of protocols which leave a trace. The P3P project involves quantifying the information transfer which actually takes place. Our handling of HTML forms is getting more complex, and a form itself, becomes, on many sites, the definition os a protocol - a set of valid sequences of information actions..
This was written as a note to accompany a talk to the W3C Advisory Committee of November 2000. At such times, we discuss the status of existing work and look ahead to feel the direction in which we will need to move in the future. Often, we notice that Web technology is now entering a field new to the Web but old of itself. In these cases, we can view the process we need to go through either has extending web technology into this field, or of Webizing the field. This has happened, more or less, to hypertext to SGML, and is heppending to knowledge representation. Now an interesting field is teh formal specification of protocols. There is much out there to build on, but is has not been applied yet to the exchange of XML documents conveying RDF graphs. However, it seems to be a relevant direction in which to look when predicting where the leading edge, and therefore the Consortium, should be in a few year's time.
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@@ Reasons for formalizaing protcols a la Paper Trail.: uses concepts of validation and will be able to resuse tools - extends semnatics of documnets to semnatics of conversaions. - Creates a formal basis for defining conversaionsal systems of all kinds, including indirctly human language oriented systems.
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Sparkle. Shimmer. Glimmer. Bling. Don't those simple words put a smile on your face? I personally don't think this world can have enough bling! But if the thought of glitter doesn't have your face grinning from ear to ear then just wait until you see what guest blogger Sarah Eclavea has done with today's steal, the Doodlebug Designs Glitter Alphas. Clever, crafty, innovative, fresh, fun and DARLING if you ask me!
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Hi everyone! I was so honored to be asked to guest blog here on Scrapbook Steals. Then to make things even better I found out I was going to be working with these Doodlebug Glitter Alphas. I thought I liked them when I saw them online, but I knew I loved them when I saw them in person! These are just too cute to stuff away in an album somewhere so I decided to put them on display for all to see. I created three pieces of wall art that are now hanging in my daughters' bedrooms.
This first one is for my daughter Isabel's room. I trimmed a piece of patterned paper to 8 x 10 inches focusing on the pattern and leaving room for her name. I layered some stickers and chipboard with foam tape and added some jewels and pearls. Super cute and super quick!
For this next one I trimmed four different patterned papers into 2 x 2 inch squares. I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 8 x 10 inches and then adhered the squares to it. Add the glitter alphas and done!
Now I couldn't leave my daughter Frances' walls bare so here is one for her too. I trimmed a piece of patterend paper to 8 x 10 inches, layered and added the Doodlebug glitter alphas.
These three pieces took just one night and I have lots of letters left for all my other projects. Next up will be a N - Z wall hanging to match my A- M one above. And lots of scrapbook pages of course!
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What is the depth shift operation? How to write it in OpenGL? what is the depth chipping and clipping test?How to write it in OpenGL?
By depth shift I assume you mean depth offset. It's provided by an OpenGL extension called EXT_polygon_offset, which you can look up.
For depth clipping, just set the near plane and far plane to the appropriate distances.
Alternatively you can use glDepthRange.
glDepthRange doesn't actually *clip* depths, just rescales depths from the [0, 1] range into the subrange you specify.
In fact, I know the functions about depth buffer in OpenGL as follows:
glDepthMask glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST); glDepthFunc(GL_GREATER); glDepthRange
I don't know how to implement the above operation with these functions.What other functions exists?How to code?
The near and far plane are determined when you set up the projection matrix. Probably using glOrtho, glFrustum, or gluPerspective. As for the depth offset stuff, I already told you you'll have to look it up yourself, and gave you the specific search term to do so. We're not going to write code for you, if you want work done you'll have to do it yourself.
Reedbeta,thanks for your reply.
I simply want to study which function can implement the depth shift operation?
Okay, you're not listening to me. I already told you what to search for in my post earlier in this thread. You can find the function yourself easily.
I know you told me,EXT_polygon_offset.I have looked it up,but it can not satisfy my need I think.So,I need others' opinion.
Of course,if you have more opinions,I will thanks a lot.


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Creed took root in 1995 in Tallahassee, FL. Founding members Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti had been classmates in high school and both attended Florida State University, where Stapp studied law before dropping out to pursue music (a decision that led to conflict with his anti-rock & roll parents, as his father was a Pentecostal minister). Stapp and Tremonti began writing songs together, many of which obliquely addressed themes of Christian spirituality, and added a rhythm section consisting of bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. As an alternative to the band's original moniker (Naked Toddler), Marshall suggested the name Creed, having previously played in another band dubbed Mattox Creed.
Now boasting a new name and a muscled, modern rock sound, Creed went on to form their own label, Blue Collar, before entering the recording studio in 1997 with producer John Kurzweg. Recorded on a shoestring budget of $6,000 and initially self-released in a limited run, the debut album My Own Prison was soon picked up by Wind-Up Records -- a fledgling imprint with distribution through Sony -- and treated to a beefy remix that gave it a heavier, radio-friendly punch. The trick worked, as My Own Prison subsequently spun off no less than four number one singles -- "My Own Prison," "Torn," "What's This Life For," and "One" -- on Billboard's mainstream rock radio charts, making Creed the first band to accomplish the feat with its debut album. My Own Prison proved to be extremely popular, moving over five million copies over several years' time despite little MTV exposure or media coverage.
Although Creed saw a good deal of competition from their post-grunge contemporaries, the band's sophomore album demonstrated their staying power. Released in the fall of 1999 (when tracks from My Own Prison were still peppering the Billboard charts and radio playlists), Human Clay turned out to be a blockbuster, entering the charts at number one and selling a whopping ten million copies over the next two years. The album's leadoff single, "Higher," spent a record-breaking 17 weeks at number one on rock radio, and the follow-up singles "What If" and "With Arms Wide Open" topped the chart as well. This gave the band seven consecutive chart-topping hits on rock radio. "With Arms Wide Open" also gave Creed their first number one pop hit; several months later, the song won a Grammy for Best Rock Song.
During the summer of 2000, bassist Brian Marshall made headlines for criticizing Pearl Jam's recent songwriting style during a radio interview; he later apologized, and Stapp distanced the rest of the band from Marshall's comments on Creed's website. Months later, as the band readied itself for an American tour, it was announced that Marshall was no longer a member of Creed. He was quickly replaced by touring bassist Brett Hestla (also of Virgos Merlot) and later formed a new band, Grand Luxx, with his old bandmates from Mattox Creed. That same summer, Stapp was goaded into a brief media feud with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, who launched into a profane tirade against Stapp at a summer festival that both bands were playing. Although Stapp later blasted Durst's business tactics (as senior VP at Interscope), claiming they stemmed from a "mobster mentality," things soon reverted to normal as the band returned to the studio.
Creed worked on their new album for much of 2001; although Hestla remained in the touring lineup, Tremonti chose to handle the bass parts himself, preserving the band's initial core. Weathered was then released in November 2001, entering the charts at number one and tying a record (among other number one debuts) by remaining there for eight straight weeks; during that two-month time, it also sold a staggering five million copies. The first single, "My Sacrifice," was a Top Five pop hit that spent nine weeks atop the rock radio charts. "One Last Breath" also demonstrated the band's crossover appeal by faring well on both charts.
Stapp was involved in a car accident in April 2002 and suffered both a concussion and vertebrae damage. Creed initially canceled the rest of their tour, but Stapp recovered quickly, allowing the band to reschedule most of their show dates during the summer. Stapp's health was slipping in other ways, however, as he developed an addiction to Percocet and began taking a host of other medications on the road, including Xanax and throat steroids. The tour concluded with an infamous performance in Chicago, during which an obviously intoxicated Stapp performed one song while lying on his back. Such problems quickly led to the band's unraveling.
Wind-Up Records officially announced the breakup of Creed in June 2004. Over the course of ten years, the band had sold over 30 million albums worldwide and became one of the biggest touring draws of the '90s. Founding members Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall went on to form Alter Bridge with ex-Mayfield Four frontman Myles Kennedy. Scott Stapp went on to issue a solo record, 2005's The Great Divide, which included a collection of rock songs inspired by Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ.
Three years later, Stapp and Tremonti reconvened at the Hard Rock Hotel in Florida, where they began to reconcile past differences. Shortly thereafter, the two persuaded Scott Phillips and original bassist Brian Marshall to band together once again, thus cementing Creed's reunion. The band booked a series of shows for the summer of 2009 in support of the album Full Circle, which was released later that year. ~ Andrew Leahey & Steve Huey, Rovi


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New video with nice graphics to illustrate the meaning:
Bhante Anandajoti: Devolution and Evolution
This video is built around a talk given in the Vivekavana Buddhist Society, Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia on January 6th 2013.
The talk is illustrated with infographics describing the planes of existence and with photographs and complimentary text.
The talk describes the various ways the universe comes to destruction, and how it re-evolves.
It also talks about the moral devolution of humans, before a reversal happens which eventually leads to the emergence of Metteyya (Maitreya) Buddha.
The talk is mainly based on two discourses in the Dīghanikāya, Aggaññasutta (DN 27) and Cakkavattisīhanādasutta (DN 26).
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Yolo County officials diverted air traffic away from the Sacramento International Airport and shut down a rural road south of Woodland Tuesday afternoon when it appeared a bomb had been wired into a pickup.
Fortunately, after several hours it was learned the suspected explosive device wasn't.
The unusual set of circumstances began around 12:30 p.m. when sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a medical aid call in the area of County Road 124, just north of CR-126, which is south of I-5 adjacent to the Sacramento River and just west of West Sacramento.
Sheriff's Capt. Larry Cecchettini said West Sacramento firefighters initially found a man lying on CR-124 and while trying to treat him the person became "physically uncooperative." The fire department then requested an emergency response from deputies.
"While en route, a deputy witnessed a black pickup on CR-124 with one end of an electrical cord sticking into the fuel tank and the other end of the cord leading into the bed of the truck," reported Cecchettini. "The deputy continued on to where the fire department had the subject. The subject was combative and uncooperative."
The name of the man is being withheld, Cecchettini reported, because officials were still trying to learn exactly his condition. Regardless, after firefighters and a deputy got the subject calmed down, the deputy returned to the scene where he took a closer look at the truck. The wiring protruding from the fuel tank was connected to a homemade device in the bed of the truck.
"Believing it may possibly be a potential explosive device, a quarter-mile perimeter was set up around the vehicle and the Yolo County Bomb Squad was requested," Cecchettini reported. "The male subject was transported by ambulance to an area hospital where he remains uncooperative with investigators."
While awaiting the bomb squad, investigators made contact with a woman who said she had been out with the man a short the before the medical aid call. The woman told officials the man had been acting strangely for three days prior to the incident and for an unknown reason on Tuesday became enraged and incoherent while the two were in the truck on CR-124.
"The female said the male then began shooting from a handgun into and out of the vehicle," she told officials. "The male had also made some statements about explosives. The female said she then went to Old River Road where she received a ride to her home in West Sacramento."
Cecchettini reported that as a precaution during the investigation, Sacramento International Airport flight controllers reroute flights to another runway after being told the potential danger. A check of all the residences in the area was also conducted to see if anyone witnessed the incident or was hurt by the gunfire. It was determined that no one was hurt.
The incident wrapped up about 3 p.m. when the bomb squad determined that the device in the vehicle was not an explosive and the roadways were re-opened to the public. The airport was also contacted and resumed normal operations.
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You may have noticed this new acronym popping up on some of our products. RoHS stands for Restrictions on Hazardous Substances, and it's a directive that could have a huge impact on the production and disposal of consumer electronics. First adopted in Europe in 2006 (and later adopted in California in 2007), RoHS restricts the use of six dangerous substances in lots of common electronics. According to the official RoHS compliance Web site (www.rohs.eu), the RoHS symbol indicates that "new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain any of the six banned substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), in quantities exceeding maximum concentration values."
While some military and medical equipment is exempt from RoHS compliance, the electronics governed by the standard are among the most common you'll find in your home, from radios to MP3 players to cell phones and (increasingly) computers. In practical terms, the standard protects factory workers at the production level, sharply reducing their exposure to hazardous substances. The standard also has a profound impact on the disposal and recycling of electronics, in that disposed substances will no longer have at least six of the most hazardous chemicals formerly found in electronics, and recycled electronics will not expose workers to toxics as they harvest components.
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I bought this radio because I was frustrated with the various digital radios we have in the house. Those radios glow all night long, will play all kinds of media, from am/fm radio to CD to MP3, have preset stations, have a clock, and are so complicated to use that I waste a lot of time adjusting them - and then the reception is not good. The worst part is when the power flickers or goes out and then you have to reset the everything.
Now comes the C. Crane radio and voila! it works right out of the box! Just plug it in, turn the dial to the station you desired station, turn the dial to the desired volume, and you are greeted with great sound, clear reception, and if the station needs tweaking, just turn the dial a bit and it clears up. I particularly like the light - if you want the dial to light up push a button to turn it on. The dial is placed horizontally at the top of the radio, it has a nice white back light, the numbers are easy to see, the station poiter is a red vertical strip that moves as you turn the knob. Simple, easy to use, easy to see, and it does what it needs to do....
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The portable CCRadio-EP could be considered a super radio; built for ease of use and outstanding long range AM performance.
"Upon receiving this product I was so pleased it stood up to the description provided at the website. This is the third radio I have purchased for my 89 year old mother who wanted a simple am fm radio with very good sound and reception, but the first to have the qualities she wanted. It has those qualities and more, but remains simple to operate and easy to see to operate for a person with slightly impaired vision and hard of hearing. Thanks for your honest description of the product and a price that was worth it." Cinder
Great for listening to Talk Radio, NPR, Music and Sports
The EP has a wide bass and treble adjustment range for defined music and voice reproduction. A large, 5-inch speaker is combined with a hi-fidelity amplifier and a "Music/Voice" enhancement dial to give extra clarity to AM programs.
Just received this great radio in the mail this week and have been enjoying it ever since. Tried three other radios with built in AM/FM antenna and they all failed to get reception of NPR, classical radio stations, and no AM stations at all.....This radio solved all this.....Before I could not get any AM stations, now I can listened to several. T Overton
I'm not one to leave reviews, and this may well be my first, but this radio is awesome. I bought it strictly for the AM function in anticipation of baseball season (GO BRAVES!). I can now pick up stations at my house that I can't even pick up in the city on my vehicle radio. I now have ESPN Radio and all of the stations that broadcast the Braves. No more GameDay Audio for this baseball fan. J Wilburn
For very weak AM stations you can fine tune our built-in Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna.
The fine tuning feature is great for singling out a station when there is interference from a nearby frequency. For instance, when I need 1630 out of Augusta, GA there is bleedover from a gospel station in Columbia, SC and I can twist the little knob and it will take out the gospel. It's also got this nifty music/voice knob that allows me to take a lot of the whistle/whine out of the broadcast when it's just people talking. J Wilburn
The EP is a true "analog" radio with needle and dial tuning, so there will be some variance in the accuracy of the needle and dial. We are constantly working on improving the accuracy of the EP while still maintaining the great reception and reasonable price, but if you need pinpoint precision we would recommend one of our digital radios.
Weight: 4.5 lbs. Size: 11.4" W x 7.3" H x 2.75" D.
|Twin Coil Ferrite (TCF) AM Fine Tuning
The AM fine tuning consists of extra circuitry and 2 extra coils around the ferrite antenna. It should be called the Quad Coil™. It is a new experimental design. You do not have to adjust the TCF knob from the default position to receive excellent AM performance. The TCF knob does have some effect for fine tuning and it will have various and perhaps curious results depending on the strength of the AM signal and the time of day. You should find the EP is one of the best radios you have used on AM.
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This is a bit embarrassing, but we built it for my mother. I asked her one day if she was enjoying her CCRadioPlus I gave her. With a little prodding she looked at me in a way only a mother can and she said: "I don't like all the buttons". About six months later a customer came in the store in a focused rush and asked for a radio "without all the buttons... just a regular radio". I knew at that moment we had to build the EP knowing full well that success was to be measured by customer satisfaction and not necessarily money (most people have no idea of the actual cost to develop a new product, even a simple radio). I told him to come back in a year or two. He probably thought I was blowing smoke!
Now back to my mother. I know she is smart. She drove safely until she was over 90 and she still continues to watercolor on a limited basis. She did not start painting until she was well into her 80's. The point is my mother did not want to spend her valuable time learning some sequence of buttons perpetrated by a somewhat insensitive electronics expert.
We've had a great response to this radio. One of the best was a call from a woman in charge of a music department at a university. She said she was prepared to get ripped off with the purchase of the CCRadio-EP but was wildly surprised at the audio quality alone. We have received numerous letters written in long hand in appreciation of the EP. If you're looking for a simple radio with good performance and a reasonable price, the CCRadio-EP is an excellent choice.
The CCRadio-EP has excellent AM reception almost as good as our CCRadio-2. The EP brings simple joy back to radio listening.
A set of D Alkaline batteries rated at 21000 mAh would provide roughly 300 hours of runtime. This is based on AM band usage and if the radio is played at a moderate volume level with the display light off.
They're used as an indicator to help locate a frequency.
Try nulling out the signal by turning the radio in a slightly different direction. You can also modify the amount of signal being let in by adjusting the tone knob from Music to Voice setting. Lastly, try adjusting the Twin Coil Ferrite tuner knob.
First, check the back of the radio and make sure the Internal/External switch is set to Internal. Next check the Twin Coil Tuning Knob to make sure it is in the center position.
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Mariners trade INF Vinnie Catricala to Oakland
Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik announced today that the Mariners have traded minor league infielder Vinnie Catricala to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Catricala, 24, hit .253 (44x184) with 8 doubles, 3 home runs and 21 RBI in 48 games for AA Jackson. He was originally selected by the Mariners in the 10th round of the 2009 June Draft out of the University of Hawai'i.
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Just finished reading a book that I believe was suggested on this board a while ago. The book is Putting Out Of Your Mind by Dr. Bob Rotella. This book is a must read for golfers whether it be ball or disc. It delves into the minds of how great putters think and how they approach putting. It also puts into perspective how important the short game is in general with extra emphasis on putting. I could go on and on. I put this post in the technique section because I after reading this book I see it as a valuable way to improve your game. I regularly practice the gamut of throws but until this book never trained the 6 inches between my ears. Many Thanks to whoever mentioned this book in a past post.


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A new economic analysis of Mitt Romney's jobs plan found that his proposal to eliminate all U.S. taxes on foreign profits made by U.S. companies could lead to the creation of 800,000 jobs—overseas. Take a look at how many jobs U.S. companies could create for foreign economies with Romney's help, and then share the facts with your friends.
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After the 2013 MLL Supplemental Draft, the Machine added 12 talented players to its already bolstered roster including The Ohio State University alum and midfielder Andrew Stimmel, the Machine's 11th round pick and 81st overall.
Stimmel attended Franklin Regional High School in Pennsylvania where he was known for being a three-time WPSLA All-League selection three-time Midfielder of the Year and team captain for three years straight. Stimmel went to Pennsylvania State University for his first collegiate season before transferring to OSU.
At Ohio State, Stimmel played alongside current Machine teammates Stefan Schroder and Mario Ventiquattro from 2008 t0 2010. During his career with the Buckeyes, Stimmel collected 58 ground balls, and 15 caused turnovers, scored four goals and had three assists to total seven points in 46 games. In addition to being captain his senior year, Stimmel was a three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All Big-Ten choice.
The Machine chose Stimmel during the 11th round of the 2013 MLL Supplemental Draft making him the 81st Overall draft pick. This Ohio State alum will not have to travel far to make a statement at midfield with the Machine.
1. What made you choose lacrosse over all the other sports out there?
It was just flat out more entertaining than anything else. Playing baseball in the spring time was pretty common in Western, PA but it just didn't keep my attention enough. Football and basketball were great sports but I realized pretty quickly that lacrosse was my true passion in middle school.
2. When you were little, did you expect to play at the MLL level?
I don't know if there was an expectation to play in the MLL but as I grew older, it was definitely something I dreamed of doing.
3. What is some advice you would give to those youth players hoping to make it to MLL status one day?
Write it down. I'm a true believer that if we don't write down our goals/dreams, it's extremely hard to achieve them. Writing it down is the first step in the process and demonstrates true commitment to that goal.
4. Who has been your favorite person to work with up to this point in your lacrosse career?
Peet Poillon no question. I've never seen someone who is more self-motivated to improve himself every day. I've also never seen someone prove people wrong so many times! He's done it at every level of his lacrosse career.
5. Who is your lacrosse role model?
It's hard not to say Greg Bice, regardless of your team affiliation. The work he does off the field with Lacrosse the Nations and the way he conducts himself as a true professional is inspiring to everyone who meets him.
6. What is one thing that you try to improve on with your playing style?
I really try to focus on the fundamentals of stick skills and footwork.
7. What are you looking forward to the most in the 2013 season?
I'm looking forward to being around a great franchise and a great team
8. How do you usually spend your offseason?
My offseason is mainly spent coaching at Grove City College and Low and Away Lacrosse in an effort to really grow the game in the Pittsburgh area.
9. Do you have any game day superstitions?
I drink a regular black coffee pre-game (if that counts).
10. What is your typical pregame meal?
Chicken Parm
11. How do you prepare for an upcoming match?
I watch film and visualize what I need to do to be successful on the field.
12. How do you categorize a season as successful?
If we've achieved the goals we've set prior to the season.
13. What is the best advice you've ever received?
It's easier to be yourself 100% of the time than 99% of the time.
14. What are three words that would describe who you are?
Ambitious, Determined, Energetic
Additional Random Facts:
Favorite sport outside of lacrosse: Football
Favorite part about lacrosse: Speed & Physicality
Favorite type of food: Mexican
Favorite restaurant: YoRita
Favorite place in the world you've been to: Italy
Favorite place you would like to visit but haven't: Australia
Favorite lacrosse moment/experience: NCAA tournament game vs. Cornell
Most influential person in your life: Parents
Top 3 favorite movies: 1) Home Alone 2 2) Inception 3) Forrest Gump
Top 3 favorite bands/artists: 1) Lumineers 2) Mumford & Sons 3) Pretty Lights
One thing you want to do but never done before: Skydive
Additional Get to Know the Machine: 2013 Supplemental Draft Picks
Art Kell
Diogo Godoi
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The UK court made this call after Apple posted an inaccurate notice on its UK website
After posting a snarky notice on its UK website, Apple was ordered to pay a majority of Samsung's legal fees.
Last month, a UK court ruling ordered Apple to
post a notice
to Samsung on its website, saying that the South Korean electronics maker didn't steal the designs of the iPad after all. Apple obeyed the order, but with a snarky tone that made sure to highlight a few facts in Apple's favor.
The UK court found that this notice was "false and misleading," and ordered Apple to take it down at once. Apple was
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to Samsung, and it posted a notice on its website saying that its former "apology" was inaccurate. The new apology even
appeared in UK newspapers
However, a rewrite was not enough. The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has further ordered Apple to pay the legal fees of Samsung on an indemnity basis. The exact amount that Apple must pay is unclear, but reports are saying Apple will pay a majority of the fees.
The Apple-Samsung patent war began in April 2011 when Apple claimed Samsung was an
"iPhone, iPad copycat."
Apple worked pretty hard to ban Samsung's smartphones and tablets around the world, and successfully accomplished this in countries like Germany and Australia. Samsung launched a few lawsuits of its own regarding
3G patents
, and was also able to lift the ban on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia in December 2011. However, Samsung
wasn't so lucky in Germany
, where the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is still banned.
Back in August, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California reached an unfavorable verdict for Samsung, saying that the South Korean electronics maker was
guilty of violating technology patents
. In other words, most of Samsung's smartphones and tablets in question were found guilt of copying Apple's iPhone and iPad designs. It was ordered to pay $1.05 billion in damages to Apple.
Samsung suffered further losses in the U.S. when an ITC judge ruled that
Samsung violated four Apple patents
, including the flat front face with wider borders at the top and bottom, the lozenge-shaped speaker about the display screen; the translucent images for applications displayed on the screen, and the device's ability to detect when a headset is plugged in.
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Located in the heart of Miami, this hotel is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Kendall Regional Medical Center and 2.1 mi (3.5 km) from Frost Art Museum. National Hurricane Center and Florida International University are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, meeting rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
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All 132 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and coffee makers. Free newspapers, free local calls, and safes are among the other amenities that guests will find.
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Comfort Suites Miami - Kendall features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This hotel offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast is offered. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in a common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Comfort Suites Miami - Kendall is a smoke-free property.
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A committee of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority unanimously recommended termination of the auditor who approved reimbursement of its executive's traffic fine.
The executive committee also recommended the full FORA board hire a "forensic auditing firm" to review that reimbursement as well as others questioned in a recent claim filed against the agency by Keep Fort Ord Wild. Among those was reimbursement to Executive Officer Michael Houlemard for his residential DSL service.
A forensic audit typically evaluates financial information for potential use as evidence in court. The committee recommended an outside attorney and an ad hoc committee of Pacific Grove Mayor Pro-Tem Bill Kampe and Del Rey Oaks Mayor Jerry Edelen to oversee the audit.
At issue is the work of Sacramento accountant Ralph Marcello, who has conducted independent audits for FORA since June 2008. Houlemard has claimed his DSL as an expense from 2005 to the present.
Keep Fort Ord Wild, a group of open space advocates opposing much of the proposed development on the former Army base, questioned that expense, the $296 cost of Houlemard's 2010 traffic ticket for running a stop sign in Carmel, numerous "business" lunches at local restaurants and the cost of holiday office parties, among others.
Marcello signed off on random-sample audits in each of the years questioned, but also approved the reimbursement for the ticket in advance.
Monday's recommendations came during an emergency meeting of the FORA executive committee, called at the request of Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett. Burnett said he has asked FORA and the Carmel City Council to terminate Marcello's contracts because of unwarranted comments he made justifying the reimbursement because of alleged misconduct by the ticketing officer.
Marcello's claims, which he refused to explain further, were not borne out by a video of the incident released to The Herald by the Carmel Police Department.
The committee also recommended a review of the FORA expense reimbursement policy and its check-signing practices to require a board member's signature on all checks.
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Now i am an English wrestling fan so obviously this is a bias view! However in this blog i hope to argue my point and show to non believers why it would be a good idea and fairly practical to hold Wrestlemania 31 or after at Wembley Stadium in England!
First of all i would like to explain that it is not the old Wembley stadium that Summerslam 92 was held in but this is a fairly new stadium
First of there are many different events i would like to see! I will divide the events or what i would like to see in categories such as who i would like to see return or come in to WWE, who i would like to see be released, who i would like to see win certain titles, who i would like to be pushed and brought up from FCW, the Hall of Fame 2013 and other events i would like to see!
Now before i start let me state what i mean by the term "greatest". I am not talking about the best technical wrestler but the overall best in terms of popularity, superstardom and how over they where in there prime. I would also like to state i am not including wrestlers before Wrestlemania began due to lack of TV evidence and the sports popularity, wrestlers such as Buddy Rodgers, Lou
So lets just get strait into this! My question/theory is do people actually realy hate John Cena (i know some really do) or do the majority of people love to hate him?
First of lets see where it all went wrong for supper Cena. When John Cena started with that ruthless aggression stunt with Kurt Angle and showed a good showing and then went on to win three US Titles and feud with Brock
First of i would like to state this is not a blog about Goldberg! Even though i will mention him later!
Recently there have been some returning wrestlers to the WWE which in my opinion has brought back some of the "good old days" and with the stars that stuck around, the young talent and future stars things are looking good! However in this blog i would like to just brainstorm


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Today, I went in to a local camping/outdoors store because a friend told me that they started selling discs. I stumbled across some stuff from Daredevil, a Canadian disc company. Having never seen them before, I bought a mid (Caribou) and a putter (Polar Bear), and headed to my usual stomping grounds to give them a try.
The Caribou is like a shark-eagle hybrid, was easily cranking it 325, dead straight. It putts well too.
The Polar Bear was easy to control, and doesn't drop off in its flight at all. Sank a lot of putts that are normally about a 50% success rate for me.
These two discs just kicked about 7 things out of my bag. The Caribou in particular is maybe the best thing I've ever thrown.
Just wondering if anyone else has any experience with these. If not, I recomend giving them a shot.


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The Humane Society of Harrison County meets the first Thursday of each month at the Cynthiana Presbyterian Church at 7pm. If you are interested in helping the pets in our county, please come join us and sit in on a meeting. You'll find we are very busy and have lots going on. Everyone can do something, no matter how small and it all adds up to make a big difference in the lives of the unwanted, homeless pets given up to the Flora Shropshire Animal Shelter! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!
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From disaster assistance to tax reform, here is a look at the latest news from Washington:
- Crop farmers won't be able to sign up for new farm programs until next fall, according to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack. It will take that long for USDA to write rules and regulations to implement the complicated new programs. That gives producers more time to weigh the options before making a one-time decision about enrolling in the new ARC (shallow loss) program or the PLC (counter-cyclical) program. Producers that choose the PLC can then buy the Supplemental Coverage Option to enhance their crop insurance protection. Any payments under these new programs won't be made until late in 2015.
- Livestock producers should be able to begin applying for disaster assistance by April 15. The new farm bill reinstituted some key livestock programs retroactively to 2011. USDA hopes to be able to make payments under these programs soon after the claims are filed.
- The World Trade Organization dispute panel is expected to issue a confidential interim report about the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling law on June 20 of this year. The final report is expected to be issued a month later on July 22. The panel heard oral submissions about the law last week. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas predicts that the U.S. will lose the case.
- A tax reform plan that would have significant implications for agriculture has been proposed by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman David Camp (R-MI). The bill, which is nearly 1,000 pages long, would eliminate income averaging and 1031 exchanges. It would set Section 179 write-offs at $250,000, up from the current $25,000, but well below the $500,000 of the last few years. Accelerated depreciation would be eliminated. Seventy percent of the earning for taxpayers who materially participate in an S corporation or partnership would be subject to self-employment tax. The proposal will probably not be passed this year, but tax reform is a real possibility in 2015.
- The president released his budget plan for fiscal 2015 last week, but the proposals are not expected to get very far with Congress. The new farm bill restricts USDA's ability to negotiate cuts in crop insurance as part of the farm bill, but the president's budget proposal calls for cutting rates of returns to insurance companies from 14 percent to 12 percent. The budget proposal also reduces premium subsidies for some insurance policies. Under the proposal USDA's budget would total $140 billion – with $106 billion for nutrition programs, $15.4 billion for commodity programs, and $11.2 billion for conservation programs.
- Closing 250 Farm Service Agency offices around the country is another proposal in the president's budget. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said 31 FSA offices have no full-time staff. Several others have one or two full-time employees but are located within 20 miles of a larger office. Even if the these are closed, there would still be 2,100 local FSA offices in the country. Closing FSA offices has been proposed before but members of Congress usually object if any of the closures would affect their constituents.
- There is little evidence that the crisis in Ukraine is affecting that country's grain exports, at least so far. Major agricultural trading companies have spent tens of millions of dollars on ports, grain facilities and processing plants in the regions and so far the facilities are operating normally. However, the pace of export sales may slow as buyers look for sources where the risk of shipment disruptions is lower. USDA's Chief Economist Joe Glauber says world grain markets may have reacted prematurely to recent events. Glauber said there are no signs that grain buyers are shifting away from the region looking for more stable suppliers.


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Don't Pick Up the Phone, I'm Shopping!
Well, here we are- Cyber Monday. For those of us of a certain age, we remember this as the time we returned to our work computers to shop because shopping on our home computers was, shall we say, a far more challenging endeavor in the days of dial up ("AAAGH, WHO PICKED UP THE PHONE!?").


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Ever since Intel officially launch Sandy Bridge-E new platform in 2011 November,
several motherboard companies successively roll out new motherboard based on X79 chipset to support Intel next generation high-end platform.
Due to the continuous effort of self-own brand management made by FOXCONN, Quantum Force series still dominant high-end motherboard.
FOXCONN X79 Quantumian-1 still provides various choices for the market though the quantities of Quantum Force series are not as various as they are in the past time. Soon after the release of Intel X79 chipset, FOXCONN promptly roll out corresponding X79 motherboard. Quantum Force was naming in a special way which the Intel code won't be shown on the models.
This time, Quantumian-1 which belongs to the series of Quantum Force still follows the high-end style both in material and design.
The patterns shown on exterior packing of high-end product are always different which exhibits the great efforts on art design.
The full picture of FOXCONN Quantumian-1
Quantum Force is common to use black and red to create contrast visual sense.
Currently, there are more and more motherboard brands adopt these two colors to match.
It is known that the market segment of Quantumian-1 x79 is positioned as high-end product line.
Besides, the corresponding specification, design and featured over clocking function have also been highly highlighted.
- Product manual
- easy guide
- nVIDIA SLI 3Way bridge
- IO shield
- SATA connectors and cables both in red and yellow
- DC power cable SATA
Continue reading the rest of this forum review of the Foxconn Quantumian-1 X79 Motherboard!!
Reddit Planning Blackout To Protest SOPA
Subject: General Tech | January 11, 2012 - 02:57 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: SOPA, reddit, protect ip, forum
Popular forum and social website discovery site Reddit is very much against SOPA. They fear that the ease to which the possible law could be abused to censor free speech and take down entire website solely based on allegations without needing to prove anything in court. We reported earlier that some websites were considering the "nuclear option" of protesting SOPA by shutting down their sites and displaying messages imploring users to contact their congressmen and beg them to stop SOPA and Protect IP (the Senate version of SOPA).
Viva la Reddit! (Source: Reddit blog)
Well, it seems as if Reddit is joining the fight to stop SOPA and will be blacking out the Reddit website from 8 am to 8 pm EST on January 18th 2012. They state in their blog that the choice to blackout the website was a difficult one; however, it is a necessary measure to force people into action. "We feel focusing on a day of action is the best way we can amplify the voice of the community."
While Reddit is a popular website with a lot of fans, a good number of them are internet savvy enough to have likely already complained to their congressmen. Until a mainstream site with as much reach as Facebook joins the blackout campaign, I fear that money will continue to speak louder than the words of constituents. More information on the blackout can be found here.
Thankfully John Isner and Nicolas Mahut's match is not still going
Subject: General Tech | June 24, 2011 - 06:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: friday, forum, eliza effect
Upgrading anything on your PC is great fun but it can also invites great pain into your life as you give the sadistic side of your 'puter a chance to mess with your head. Even if the upgrade is external, your internet connection for instance, there is still a chance that somewhere, somehow, the PC will find a way to make you miserable. Here in the the PC Perspective Forums, we don't see this as a reason to leave forehead prints in your desk, we consider it a learning experience, and we do it to ourselves on purpose ... or possibly accidentally? It is not just PCs ether, our mobile devices are getting smart enough to mess with us as well and the customer support can be worse.
If you are looking for something more than jsut sharing tech advice, you can blow people away or blow their arguments away. If you are feeling more altruistic you can Fold@Home and try to save lives or pick up a BOINC project or 12 and contribute to our scientific knowledge. Then again if you want to be entertained while you learn, we didn't quite make the length of a double podcast but Epsiode 159 of the PC Perspective Podcast runs 1:27:10.
Do yourself a favour and look up Kevin Warwick ... if you don't know who he is
Subject: General Tech | June 10, 2011 - 05:45 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: friday, forum
With all the news from E3 it seems topical to check out the Fragging Frogs and the Gaming Forum, as there is a lot of buzz there right now. You can share your thoughts on a game who's release was once predicted to herald the end of the universe and the latest incarnation of a game that ranks among the favourite of the Frogs, Battlefield 3. (Not that it should be 3, not even counting Bad Company or addons there are more than three Battlefield titles.) That release is a perfect reason for you to play with fellow forum members on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8PM EDT, where you can get in a real flame war with them! Not everything is good news however, if you own a Codemasters game you should know they've joined PSN in the 'Recently Hacked Club'.
In the General Forum is a fellow looking for a PC to go to college with, so don't recommend a mobile GTX560. The Motherboard Forum is hopping as well; not only because of the new Intel Z68 board but also because of AMD's new 990 chipset ... though there isn't much action in the CPU Forum as AMD released the new chipset and socket but we are still awaiting the arrival of the Bulldozers. The Cases & Cooling Forum members are quite excited by the new self contained water cooling systems Corsair announced at Computex and the Storage Forum is up in arms about the problems with OCZ's Force 3 SSDs, though you nust admit that OCZ has done a stellar job of letting people know what happened and providing a fix.
The people in this Forum may seem a little 'off", but once you get to know them they are a friendly and funny bunch, while all the serious people looking for a debate are hanging out at The Lightning Round. On the other hand, if your fingers are tired out after a long week, why not grab a pint and sit back and watch the newly bottled PC Perspective Podcast, this week we take it to #158!
Drop by the forums, but don't miss the Eastern Conference final!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | May 27, 2011 - 06:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: friday, forum
Our Tech Talk Forum is a great place to hang out and discuss general technology questions, such as the eternal question of which screwdriver to use, since we can't get hold of a working Sonic Screwdriver, do you have a preferred electric screwdriver or do you prefer the traditional one like mpulliam and I do? Perhaps you are more interested in moving to SoCal where NewEgg is apparently opening up a pick up location.
Head over to the Processor Forum for speculation on Bulldozer, since the recent leaks have given us a bit more information; or maybe a laugh at the Apple fanatics and the price they pay for the same hardware we use? Especially considering that while some of their designs are nice, they can never match the imagination of a dedicated modder!
There is a lot more inside, take a walk through the forums and see what you can find or even better ... what you can offer! For a more laid back way to catch up on the latest tech news you should catch the new PC Perspective Podcast, #156 even has Ryan in it!
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Subject: Editorial | April 15, 2011 - 04:41 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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As you may or may not have noticed the front page of PC Perspective is loading a little funny today. However we've decided we like it and are sticking with it, hoping it will soon spread to the forums like some sort of positive virus and once it does that the front page will recognize your forum user and allow you to use it on the front page. It does have one small negative side effect, but the Hardware Leaderboard is expected to make a full recovery very soon, whereupon it will be revamped with the new picks for April. That one negative effect is somewhat mitigated by the wonderous mutation the SSD Decoder underwent, which offers new ways of viewing it like a Lightbox or pop up window. If you have any comments, you will be pleased to know that you can now comment on posts to the front page; we do request that comments about the new site design are aimed here, so that we can reference them at the same time.
The Forums are currently unchanged, both in design and in content. Users having problems with their new kit or simply looking for feedback on their new purchases are still in evidence. We even have some experimentation in virtualization going on in the Motherboard Forum and you can help with the birth of a new HTPC over in the Video Cards Forum. You can also grab our 150th PC Perspective Podcast from the obvious tab.
Enjoy the new look of our front page, but please don't neglect our Forums as they might feel a little self conscious of their old look!
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Sarcoid and Cosmetic Surgery
I have sarcoid and have little red nodules in my arms in the spots where you would normaly have blood drawn. It`s the only skin issue I have. Is it ok to have plastic surgery such as face lift or chemical peels, etc.
In the literature there are several reports of sarcoidosis detected or occurring in scars. Therefore there is no guaranteed way of predicting whether surgical procedures could be complicated by sarcoidosis or not. There is a risk that needs to be taken into consideration. Chemical peels vary in depth and level of invasiveness. While superficial peels may be all right, deep peels that have the potential for scarring are probably best avoided, too.
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About Pimlico
Pimlico sits directly to the south of Victoria train station and is sandwiched between some of the most famous parts of London, like Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the River Thames as it flows south and then west. The area is characterised primarily by its large garden squares and many buildings listed as having cultural or historic significance. Pimlicos development as a small but renowned residential and commercial district was undertaken as an extension to the areas of Belgravia, which sits among some of the most exclusive parts of London, lying immediately to the west. Famous former residents of the area include British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, novelist Joseph Conrad and the actor Laurence Olivier.
Setting up your business here
Office space in Pimlico puts businesses in a very central location within West London and in easy reach of anywhere within the City of Westminster, as well the City of London or Canary Wharf. Among the businesses based in the area are finance company Oceanlink Investments, the public relations firm Robertson & Associates and the structural engineering experts Stanley Fyffe Associates. Pimlico benefits from its own Tube station, which connects residents to the Victoria line and from there towards either north or south London. Victoria and Vauxhall train stations are both within very close proximity and so much of Greater London is easily accessible from Pimlico itself.
A typical office in Pimlico
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Things to do in Pimlico
One great thing to do in Pimlico is to simply walk along the banks of the River Thames as it snakes through the city, alongside Grosvenor Road at the southern edge of the district. A cultural highlight in the area is the Tate Britain, one of the most popular and renowned museums in London, which houses exhibitions of historic and contemporary art throughout the year. Plus there are numerous other great museums a short distance from Pimlico in South Kensington, where youll find the Natural History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal Albert Hall. Pimlico isnt as famous for its restaurants and bars as neighbouring Belgravia or Sloane Square but there are plenty of friendly and sophisticated eateries and pubs to choose from. The Pimlico Pub and the Grosvenor for example have a lot of charm and good service to offer and they each take visitors slightly off the beaten track and into relative tranquillity by the bustling standards of West and Central London.
Local transportation
- Tube lines: Victoria, Circle, District
- Mainline stations: Victoria, Vauxhall
- Nearest motorways: M25, A4
- Nearest airports: Heathrow, City, Gatwick, Stansted
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Employers upbeat on Q4 amid global gloom
Despite uncertainty in many of the world's economies, Hong Kong companies remain generally upbeat regarding fourth quarter recruitment objectives.
A recent survey involving more than 800 employers, by Manpower Group recruitment specialists, showed that companies in six sectors anticipate solid headcount gains in the fourth quarter (see below).
On a quarterly basis, hiring prospects improved in three of the six industries. The services sector outlook strengthened by 13 percentage points, while 2 percentage point increases were reported in both the finance, insurance and real estate sector, and in mining and construction. For wholesale and retail, outlook fell by 6 percentage points.
Year on year, employers reported stronger hiring intentions in four of the six industry sectors.
"Of course, in any forecast, there are monthly fluctuations driven by various events, but similar to the third quarter, hiring prospects remain fairly stable across the six sectors we polled," says Ian Strutton, director of talent resourcing firm Experis, part of the Manpower Group.
Strutton says in the service sector, in particular, catering and cleaning firms are hiring again, having factored in the minimum wage requirement.
Separating information technology (IT) in banking and financial services from commercial organisations, Strutton says the demand from commercial firms for permanent IT staff remains strong. A trend is also emerging in the banking and financial services sector to hire IT professionals on a contract basis.
"Banks and financial services firms are not cutting back on full-time IT employees. Hiring contract workers provides banks with the flexibility to complete projects without putting pressure on their permanent headcount budget," says Strutton.
He adds that within the financial services sector, hiring candidates with technical financial modelling skills remains an on-going challenge.
In the private banking sector, Strutton says there is a noticeable increase in the number of mainland banks seeking to hire experienced accounts personnel. "There is a battle to attract talented [client relationship managers]," says Strutton.
He adds that in luxury retail, demand for upmarket products from mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong has created a niche market for service personnel capable of providing exemplary levels of customer service.
"We see quite a bit of hiring movement from the hospitality industry moving into the luxury goods environment," says Strutton.


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Issue 2 of Theme Park Geekly is Live
This issue features an in-depth interview with Joel Rogers from CoasterGallery.com. Joel shares his experiences running the site that now has more than 3,000 roller coaster photos. Also, since he's a pilot, I asked him to compare flying to riding roller coasters.
The Debut of the Seasoned Pros List Show
I'll be joining Doug, creator of The Season Pass Podcast, and Arthur (from About.com's Theme Park Guide) for a special new sub-series called: The Seasoned Pros List Show. Each show will include a list of our favorites in the theme park world. We kick off the series with special guest, Robb Alvey from Theme Park Review. Having ridden hundreds or roller coasters all over the World, we asked Alvey to keep his picks to North America. In the first show we discuss and debate our top ten steel roller coasters. Download and discuss the first show here: Our Top Steel Roller Coasters
Other Articles from Issue 2
Britain's 5 Worst Theme Park Rides – Sebastian from Theme Park Tourist gives us a look at 5 rides in Great Britain that he deems the worst.
Line Cutters Should Be Arrested – I let off some steam in this rant about the most annoying thing I encounter at theme parks: line cutters. Some people have already left some pretty interesting stories of their own.
The Classics: 4 Essential Flat Rides – Nate from Coasterdom gives us his 4 must have, classic flat rides.
Katie's Most Awe-Inspiring Rides – Katie from ThrillNetwork shares her most awe-inspiring coaster moments.
The 5 Most Disappointing Haunts of 2011 – Matt from ValleyFairZone recaps the 5 Halloween Haunts that were hammered on the message boards the most. I was sad to see my home park's Fury on the list.
History of Roller Coasters Infographic – This is a neat infographic showing the progression of roller coasters throughout history.
Geek Speak: Reactions to the Golden Ticket Awards – Had enough complaining about the GTA's? No? Well, good this edition of Geek Speak encompasses a range of opinions on the controversial awards.
Every two weeks through out the off-season, look for a new issue of Theme Park Geekly covering a variety of theme park-related topics.
What's Your Take?
Have you checked out Issue 2? What were some of your favorite articles? Leave a comment below.


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Minicozzi wins Giants' spring Jordan Award
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Giants sprinkled a dash of glory upon Mark Minicozzi's remarkable baseball potpourri Monday when he received the Harry S. Jordan Award in a vote among teammates and coaches.
Named in honor of a former longtime Minor League athletic trainer for the club, the award is given in recognition of the player in his first big league camp whose performance and dedication in Spring Training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit.
Minicozzi's spirit might be unparalleled. He underwent three significant surgeries, nearly quit as an active player due to health reasons, spent three years with independent-league teams after sitting out a season to heal himself, went to Nicaragua to remain active as a ballplayer and rejoined the Giants organization in 2012, mostly due to a well-timed phone call, after a four-year absence.
That's a highly abridged version of his saga.
"There's nothing better than to get an award from your peers and coaches," said Minicozzi, a non-roster invitee to big league camp who edged right-hander Derek Law in the voting. "... Like I said before, two years ago at this time I was sitting on the couch, hoping to have a uniform."
Said manager Bruce Bochy, "[With] his attitude and enthusiasm, [the award] was well-earned."
Minicozzi, who was sent to Minor League camp last Friday, expressed excitement over his assignment to Triple-A Fresno. The 31-year-old never has played above Double-A, where he was an All-Star last year with the Giants' Richmond affiliate.
Minicozzi owns a .238 (10-for-42) batting average with two home runs and three RBIs in 19 games for the Giants this spring.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Haft-Baked Ideas, and follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Name: Kianna Alhstrom
Residence: San Rafael
Agency: Marin History Museum is a multi-campus organization that celebrates Marin's history through rotating exhibitions, programs and collections.
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