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August 25th, 2009You just knew that, as soon as Apple announced the actual shipping date for Snow Leopard, some media scribes would come out of the woodwork and deliver their reviews. Only the actual copies of the finished product have yet to reach anyone's hands, except, perhaps, for a favored few journalists who have already been sent copies by Apple. Thus you wonder just what they are reporting on.
Well, after reading a few of the stories, it's painfully obvious: They got ahold of a prerelease version, perhaps the one that is rumored to be the Golden Master, and they are providing their stories based on same. Unfortunately, you have to wonder where they got their copies. If they are authors or developers who were seeded by Apple directly, have they been released from their confidentiality agreements prematurely? It would seem unlikely, since the usual methodology is to prohibit such parties from talking about anything other than what's already public knowledge until the product is actually shipping.
Now it may be that the copies of Snow Leopard in question all came from other sources, so the writers aren't directly bound by any Apple NDA. Or perhaps I'm just being charitable about the whole thing. At this point, just a few days before millions of Mac users get their copies, perhaps Apple will cut them all some slack in order to get some additional advance publicity. Since we're in the dog days of summer, and the only other story of note is whether Steve Jobs is really taking a hands-on approach to the rumored Apple tablet computer, any other publicity is good publicity.
In any case, you can be assured that, even though Apple has been pretty descriptive in its online information about Snow Leopard, some Mac sites will somehow get their facts wrong anyway.
I read, for example, a story claiming that, even though PowerPC based Macs couldn't run Snow Leopard, they'd get all the features anyway. How so? In Leopard? Would Apple suddenly go back to the drawing boards and attempt to graft those 100 or more "enhancements" into 10.5 so people who can't upgrade won't lose out? Really?
If Apple could do that in the first place, why dump PowerPC support? Why indeed!
This is a story that surely doesn't past the logic test, and I can only assume that the author of the piece in question, which shall remain unnamed in the hope it'll soon be corrected, doesn't understand what's really going on or what Apple did to make Snow Leopard leaner and meaner.
You can take this to the bank: There will not be a plain Leopard Finder based on Apple's Cocoa development environment. There won't be expanded Exchange Server 2007 support, a faster installation process and a smaller operating system footprint. Apple is not in the business in taking features from new operating system and duplicating them in an old system. Much of the underpinnings of Snow Leopard have been reworked in order to provide many of those new features. Why would Apple charge for Snow Leopard and then give Leopard users the very same thing as a free maintenance update?
At the same time, I expect Apple will continue to deliver security and other critical fixes for Leopard until 10.7 arrives. It's not at all certain there will be similar support for Tiger, though I expect there will be for a short while.
One thing you can count on: As the uptake to Snow Leopard expands, app developers will ditch regular Leopard support to take advantage of the new features. This is particularly true for software that exercises the limits of your Mac's processor cores.
As far as PowerPC-based Macs are concerned, there will be a rapidly diminishing selection of new software. Where just building a Universal version presents no compromise, I suppose they'll continue to appear. But Adobe set the bar here. The next Creative Suite will be all-Intel, and you can probably assume that future major upgrades to QuarkXPress will be as well.
Remember when the PowerPC took over in the mid-1990s? It took a few years for things to settle down and software compatible with older Macs to be phased out. Nowadays, you can expect that a trickle will become a flood almost overnight. Indeed, I'd be extremely surprised of the forthcoming Office 2010 for the Mac isn't Intel-only. Microsoft may not tell you that now, but there'd be no point in doing otherwise a year or so from now. Do you disagree?
Now I'm not willing to talk about prerelease software either. Why should I look down on the process if I don't follow my own advice? I will, however, suggest that Snow Leopard is not being rushed to market. There's no real need to get it out a few weeks early, right? This does mean that, while a 10.6.1 is inevitable, it won't come quite as quickly, because there will be fewer fires to put out.
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So you're 35 and dress like a mum
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#1Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:37 PM
How do you transition from boring school mum to trendy 35 year old?
Links greatly appreciated, preferably something suitable for DD boobs so v necks always work. #2Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:40 PM
How do "mums" dress LOL
Are we talking trackies & over sized shirt/floppy straw hat and dress or tights and mickey mouse shirt with food stains on it lol #3Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:40 PM
I have found pepperberry.co.uk great for clothes that go over the bust.
#4Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:41 PM
Gawd I need to stalk this thread...You have just described me down to the bra size!
#5Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:44 PM
I guess what I'm asking is what do trendy 35 year old women wear? And yes trackies do sometimes make an appearance as do 3/4 length black pants *sigh*.
#6Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:45 PM QUOTE (lsolaBella @ 07/12/2012, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have found pepperberry.co.uk great for clothes that go over the bust. Oh, I have never seen this online store and I just had a quick look and it is exactly the style I like. (As a 35 year old mum). #7Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:50 PM
Beautiful soft chiffon style blouses and a great pair of (full length) black pants are a must. Find the styles that suit you and go crazy with the accessories.
#8Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:53 PM QUOTE go crazy with the accessories. See here's the thing, I own one pair of earrings. And one ring. I'm scared of accessories! #9Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:56 PM
This just-turned-36-year-old mum wears dresses by Leona Edmiston, they're always very flattering. I also like Veronika Maine, Seed Woman and Sussan.
#10Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:59 PM QUOTE (chubba_bubba @ 07/12/2012, 08:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How do "mums" dress LOL I was going to ask the same question. Well I don't dress like my mum did at the same age. I'm 44 so definitely no bare midriff. I dress for comfort so i wear a lot of leggings and skinny jeans with long tops which I find slimming. I usually team them with flats or moccasin style slip on shoes. #11Posted 07 December 2012 - 07:59 PM
Throw out all of your three quarter pants, always wear lipstick and accessorise every day.
There are lots of affordable fun ways to accessorise. A brightly coloured necklace or bangle is always good, or a pretty summer scarf. I love Mimco scarves. Edited by Orangedrops, 08 December 2012 - 04:46 AM. #12Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:12 PM QUOTE (~~~~!eternity!~~~~ @ 07/12/2012, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> See here's the thing, I own one pair of earrings. And one ring. I'm scared of accessories! You just have to decide what you like. I don't have "loud" accessories. I have delicate chains with pendants, tennis bracelets, pearls and I don't do dangly earrings (not just as I have a baby). #13Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:16 PM QUOTE (Orangedrops @ 07/12/2012, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Throw out all of your three quarter pants, always wear lipstick and accessorise every day. Oh... this is my sin... 3/4 pants are so comfy and perfect compromise between shorts being too short and long pants being too hot. (I am so middle aged). What should women wear instead in hot weather (where they are going to be bending over picking up toddlers etc? #14Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:19 PM
I am a huge leona Edmiston fan in my 36 year old D boobs mum body. so many great styles and they don't need ironing. oh the bliss. I also buy some monsoon from the UK
#15Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:19 PM
Accessories don't have to mean jewellery, either. I have a collection of wraps/scarves in a rainbow of colours. And a good belt can do wonders for an outfit. For example, I bought this to wear over otherwise solid black outfits (which I tend to wear a lot):
http://www.etsy.com/listing/96904634/ivory...=af_you_favitem #16Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:21 PM QUOTE Throw out all of your three quarter pants uh oh, thats what I planned on wearing tomorrow. I'm 32 though so do I still have to throw them out ? LOL
#17Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:23 PM
I'll wear 3/4 denim pants if I want!
Skirts are useless for playing with toddlers and picking them up etc. I'm also over a sz 12(well over lol) and my legs just don't look great in a shorter skirt anymore, longer skirts get in the way of day to day stuff. I'll fancy up once my child is a bit older, I promise!! i do make sure I wear lipstick though. #18Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:26 PM QUOTE (EBeditor @ 07/12/2012, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This I always wear make up, red lipstick being my signature colour. When I wear jeans, I wear heels with them, never runners, that is about as casual as I get. Apart from Leona Edmiston & Veronika Maine, I like Boden for separates. I try to never dress like a 'mum'. #19Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:33 PM
birdsnest Styled Outfits They have a lovely and large range of styled outfits, including shoes and other accessories. And they are for all body types and they are reasonable prices. Their service is brilliant - if something isn't right, then you can send it back and get a refund. So returns are easy as. I love their jewellery. Have fun #20Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:34 PM
Interesting thread - will read with interest. Not sure I'm ready to let go of the 3/4 pants though. The world isn't ready to see my legs in shorts and skirts don't work for me.
Pepperberry looks good thanks for the tip! Had a laugh at the website though: "clothes designed with your boobs in mind" nice to know someone's thinking about my boobs while they work? Earnings solve a bad hair day in my opinion. Dangly ones if you can - distracts the eye from you hair! #21Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:35 PM QUOTE (CupOfCoffee @ 07/12/2012, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh... this is my sin... 3/4 pants are so comfy and perfect compromise between shorts being too short and long pants being too hot. (I am so middle aged). What should women wear instead in hot weather (where they are going to be bending over picking up toddlers etc? Try to find a pair of linen black pants or a pair that have a "silky" feel to them, that way they are cooling. The problem with 3/4 pants is they stop at the widest part of the calf, I don't mind some 3/4 pants but you have to pay a lot of attention to the proportions of the outfit #22Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:37 PM
Ruby Olive have great accessories.
#23Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:37 PM QUOTE (CupOfCoffee @ 07/12/2012, 09:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh... this is my sin... 3/4 pants are so comfy and perfect compromise between shorts being too short and long pants being too hot. (I am so middle aged). What should women wear instead in hot weather (where they are going to be bending over picking up toddlers etc? 3/4 pants are unflattering and aging. I'm 44 and have short legs. During summer I fitted (but not too tight) capri pants (ending just below the knee cap). Much more flattering and they give a longer leg line. You can buy them in fabric or denim. Katies have a range which flatten your tummy too. The only time 3/4 pants are flattering is if they are fitted (like skinny jeans but ending mid calf). And FTR i'm not skinny - i'm size 12-14. #24Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:39 PM
It will be a cold day in hell before I ever give up MY 3/4 length trousers !!
OP - I am short and plus size. What suits me will probably not suit you. What do you like wearing ?? I like 3/4 length pants because the regular length ones are too long for me. I like nice tops - I don't really wear dresses because they don't suit me. Try lots of different stuff on and be honest when you ask yourself "does is suit me". I - for one - am not buying coloured jeans this season - even though every other person / man / woman / teenager and small child seems to have them. Short, chunky legs like mine do not suit them. (edited for spelling) Edited by Freddie'sMum, 07 December 2012 - 08:39 PM. #25Posted 07 December 2012 - 08:43 PM
Ahhh, my calves aren't a problem, so I'll stick with my 3/4 pants. I have some long linen pants too, which while comfortable are sometimes too casual. I have long silk pants as well but they are strictly for when there is no toddler in sight.
I'd like to know how a 'mum' dresses too. A dag is a dag no matter the age. I have always been a minimalist with accessories and make up. You just need to work out your own style. Not everything will suit everyone. The trick is to find what suits YOU. 1 user(s) are reading this topic0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users |
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By Mark FordhamITV's wartime drama Downton Abbey has been nominated for the main prize at the 2012 Primetime Emmys.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- With Danica Patrick in North Carolina racing stock cars, the Indianapolis 500 will go off on Sunday without an American woman in the field for the first time since 1999.
That's just one of the problems facing her former series, but it's not really her problem.
Patrick has moved on to NASCAR, and can't worry about what she left behind.
"I was ready to leave IndyCar. I wanted to be here," she said from Charlotte Motor Speedway, where she'll race in Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600.
"When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much. It's like that girlfriend you didn't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. Or ex-husband. You just don't. Indy, I have lots of great memories from there and probably the part of me that doesn't feel quite as longing for it is that there is still a chance that I could do it again. It's not gone."
It makes for a strange situation this weekend regarding Patrick.
She's not in Indianapolis for the first time in seven years, but she's still been a topic of conversation at various points since the track opened May 9.
James Hinchcliffe, her replacement in the Go Daddy car, flirted with the pole and will start second in Sunday's race. It's been a breakthrough month for Hinchcliffe, who is started to build his own brand and establish his identity as both a colorful character and a skilled driver.
It had been hard in IndyCar for drivers to emerge from Patrick's shadow as she dominated the media spotlight. It exploded in 2005, when she finished fourth in her Indy debut and actual winner Dan Wheldon felt compelled to have a T-shirt made that said "Actually 'Won' The Indy 500" to poke fun at the attention Patrick was receiving.
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NFL Playoff Picture: 11 Ways the Postseason Can Still Change Before January
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With only a few Week 12 games in the books, it's time to look ahead to January and see how the playoff picture could potentially change before the postseason actually comes around.
To give some context, a number of key games this weekend could make or break the playoff hopes of a good portion of the NFL's teams. Make sure to watch games like Minnesota-Chicago, Buffalo-Indianapolis, Seattle-Miami and Baltimore-San Diego to get a better idea of what's to come.
That being said, the postseason scenarios could change dramatically before January.
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Division Leaders
AFC East: New England Patriots (8-3)
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens (8-2)
AFC South: Houston Texans (10-1)
AFC West: Denver Broncos (7-3)
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Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4)
Indianapolis Colts (6-4)
On the Bubble
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Buffalo Bills (4-6)
San Diego Chargers (4-6)
Miami Dolphins (4-6)
Tennessee Titans (4-6)
Pittsburgh (6-4) Could Win the AFC North
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Game to Watch: Week 13, PIT at BAL
The 6-4 Pittsburgh Steelers have an uphill climb to overtake the 8-2 Baltimore Ravens in the AFC North, considering they're without quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, but anything's possible with Mike Tomlin at the helm.
If the Steelers go to Baltimore in Week 13 and take down the Ravens, the former will be in position to grab a lead in the division. Pittsburgh needs to get Roethlisberger back if this is to really happen.
Cincinnati (5-5) Could Jump Pittsburgh, Get a Wild Card
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Game to Watch: Week 16, CIN at PIT
The 5-5 Cincinnati Bengals have had a rough go of an up-and-down season, but the combination of Andy Dalton and A.J. Green is starting to heat up as Green makes his case for the MVP award.
With some NFC East games coming up (excluding the Giants, whom the team already beat), Dalton and Green can prove their mettle on a grand scale in front of big, national audiences.
Buffalo (4-6) Could Jump Indianapolis, Get a Wild Card
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Game to Watch: Week 12, BUF at IND
If the 4-6 Buffalo Bills want to have any chance at making the playoffs, they need to capitalize on the fact that the Colts have been massacred by two other AFC East teams this season (the Jets and Patriots).
Scott Chandler will need to have a big game on Sunday and after watching Rob Gronkowski outmuscle the Colts secondary, it's certainly possible that Chandler takes advantage of a solid matchup.
Miami (4-6) Could Jump Pittsburgh, Get a Wild Card
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Game to Watch: Week 13, MIA at NE
Led by rookie quarterback Ryan Tannehill, the 4-6 Miami Dolphins need to prove they're ready for the playoffs by taking down New England in Foxborough.
It's a tall task that these young Dolphins may not yet be up to and it seems as though this may not be the year for a Miami surge into the postseason, despite the fact that Pittsburgh is on the brink of collapsing.
Denver (7-3) Could Collapse, San Diego (4-6) Could Win the AFC West
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Game to Watch: Week 13, TB at DEN
For the Denver Broncos to maintain their divisional lead over the San Diego Chargers, the team has to capture key victories against surging upstarts like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A win over the Buccaneers could guarantee a winning record for Denver, which may be all it takes to win a pitiful AFC North in 2012.
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Division Leaders
NFC East: New York Giants (6-4)
NFC North: Green Bay Packers (7-3)
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons (9-1)
NFC West: San Francisco 49ers (7-2-1)
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Seattle Seahawks (6-4)
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Minnesota Vikings (6-4)
New Orleans Saints (5-5)
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Washington (5-6) Could Win the NFC East
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Game to Watch: Week 13, NYG at WAS (Monday Night Football)
Considering the fact that Robert Griffin III took down the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, it seems as though the Redskins can go as far as their defense will take them.
If Griffin III can continue to play at the high level he typically does in big games, the Redskins could take down the Giants on Monday Night Football and set themselves up to win the division.
Dallas (5-6) Could Win the NFC East
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Game to Watch: Week 17, DAL at WAS
The Dallas Cowboys are the most frustrating team in the NFL, because they always have the talent to win a Super Bowl and the mental toughness to go 0-16.
I really doubt that the Cowboys pull it together and take down the Giants, because the Cowboys have already dropped a few divisional contests, and it doesn't look like this is the year for a Dallas divisional win.
Chicago (7-3) Could Jump Green Bay for Home Field Advantage in Round One
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Game to Watch: Week 15, GB at CHI
This scenario is entirely possible, considering the Bears have the same record as a 7-3 Packers team that got off to a slow start.
Much like the Steelers, Chicago needs their starting quarterback in the lineup if it wants to even stay in the playoff hunt; it'd be a shame to waste another good season in the Windy City.
Tampa Bay (6-4)/New Orleans (5-5) Could Jump Seattle, Get a Wild Card
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Game to Watch: Week 15, TB at NO
The last time these two met in Tampa Bay, the game ended on a controversial (but correct) call, which should show that these two teams are very similar to one another this season.
Depending on how Seattle plays down the stretch, the aforementioned Week 15 contest could determine who captures the NFC's second wild card slot.
Minnesota (6-4) Could Jump Chicago, Get a Wild Card
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Game to Watch: Week 12, MIN at CHI
This Sunday will kick off one of the toughest stretches in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings, who will have to play the Bears twice, the Packers twice and the Texans once.
Look for this week's contest in Chicago to be a good indicator of how the Vikings' season will turn out, considering the team still has a chance to jump the Bears for a wild card.
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A movie freak named Tyler(Tad Hilgenbrink), is obsessed with a movie trailer of a film called The Hills Run Red. The film was unfinished and banned 20 years ago due to its graphic content. The director by the name of Wilson Wyler Concannon(William Sadler) vanished without a trace along with the entire cast. Tyler wants to retrieve the film and put together a documentary on it. Together with two of his friends Lalo(Alex Wyndham) and Serina(Janet Montgomery), along with the directors daughter Alexa(Sophie Monk), Tyler sets out into the woods for the film completely unaware of the horror that awaits.-summary
In this day and age, it's near impossible to find any form of entertainment with a shred of originality. But seriously, I can care less about that if a director can take old ideas and add a clever twist to them. Unfortunately, director Dave Parker doesn't really deliver much here. Now in all honesty, the film does feel different from some of its brethren, but for all of the wrong reasons. In addition, the film also seems to be lacking a clear focus and comes off feeling as if it was 81 minutes of completely missing its own point.
Released straight to DVD in 2009, The Hills Run Red is an average slasher film that has a heavily familiar feel, and it began with an interesting premise surrounding the mystery of the lost movie. The pacing, suspense, and the plot is fairly good delivering a little story at a time, and the addition of character development helps quite a bit. I found the characters to be somewhat likable, and the solid acting also helped them to be more tolerable. The killer who goes by the name of Babyface is the most interesting horror villain to come around in a long time. I really like his appearance with the broken doll face being used as a mask. His origin is as twisted as his persona, and it shows by the way he handles his victims.
Although The Hills Run Red appeals to my blood-craving senses. The film appears to suffer from some type of identity crisis and sub-par direction. Its presentation almost felt as if it was a satire of the horror genre, by the overexposure and parodying of certain horror cliches, gimmicks, and character mannerisms. At times, it even ventures off into the realm of a dark comedy, but it makes attempts at being a serious hardcore slasher. This posed a problem for me, because the results weren't satisfying from either angle, and it clearly didn't achieve its desired effect. The so-called revelations leading up to the climax lacked the emotional punch, because certain elements playing into the plot twist was revealed earlier on. Therefore, the surprise twist, wasn't exactly a twist at all.
The Hills Run Red was able to maintain its high tension when the plot picked up. It delivered a good amount of chase scenes, and the action never really let up. The film isn't a slouch in the gore and violence department. The kills can be downright brutal, but in a campy way with pickaxe's to the head and various torture elements. The special effects are decent, but the coolest murders are delivered in the video footage of the mystery movie.
The film was on its way towards repenting its sins, by delivering a very good, yet, seen that before ending. Unfortunately, that was somewhat botched with a rather questionable twist, that the film could have done without. I really don't understand what the directors aim was.
The Hills Run Red is a film that has its issues. However, it's not something that I truly dislike, because it gave me some of what I was looking for. Overall, this is something that mainly the hardcore horror buffs will enjoy. Those who have a disdain for over the top violence and nudity shouldn't even bother.
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Early Exits Reviews
Vegas Valley Angels advisor, May 2009
Early Exits – Bill Payne
A colleague in Vancouver, Basil Peters, has written a book on Early Exits for angels. At the Angel Capital Association Summit in Atlanta, he used the data from the book to create a new 1/2-day workshop on the same topic. I have read the book and attended the workshop and find his to be a fresh new perspective on angel investing.
Basil's premise is that the VC model is broken. There are larger and fewer firms resulting in much larger average investments by VCs. Most importantly (and something I had not considered before), because VCs are investing more money per deal (now nearly $25 million per deal in total), they must wait much longer for exits (now 12-15 years). Why? To get a reasonable return on $25 million, they need to build the value of the company to $500 million or more. Considering the market conditions for most of this decade, that takes a long time. What happens along the way? VCs often block exits that would be quite attractive to angels and entrepreneurs, choosing instead to wait for much larger exits (and increasing the risk of failure along the way).
Basil is suggesting that angels think very carefully before funding deals that will require more money than angels can provide in multiple rounds (say, an upper limit of $3-4 million). He warns that the consequence of investing in deals that will eventually require more than $5 million is a long time to exit and increased risk of failure.
Basil also points out that the sweet spot for M&A deals in now about $30 million. Most of M&A deals are being done in the $15 to $40 million range. Exits in this range are very interesting for angels and entrepreneurs – but not necessarily for VCs.
Basil concludes that we angels should focus more energy on "angel-only" deals requiring $500K to $3 million to get to point where the business model is proven and then begin to look for an attractive exit. Along the way, angels can help their portfolio companies get all the funding they need (in this range) and start early helping to tee the company up for exit.
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StartupCFO, June 2, 2009
Early Exits – Mark MacLeod
Excerpt: "Back in January, I wrote about the oncoming era of the "small exit". I felt then (and still do) that the combination of capital efficiency, the bad fit between traditional VC and today's young startups, the sheer number of startups vs. amount of available capital (especially here in Canada) all pointed towards small exits. Vancouver-based Basil Peters has written a book on this topic which I recently had the pleasure of reading.
Basil lays out a compelling case for early exits. We all know that taking VC is no guarantee of success. In fact, Basil has shown that VC-backed companies have considerably longer time to exit and lower rates of success. There is no question, that his message is anti-VC. And since this comes from a former VC, we should take note."
Read the rest on Mark's website, StartupCFO.ca
EDA Graffiti, June 1, 2009
Early Exits – Paul McLellan
Excerpt: "I came across the book Early Exits recently. It is definitely worth a read, especially for anyone having anything to do with EDA startups. An early exit is one after a relatively small number of years at a relatively small multiple to the original investment. As I discussed earlier, VCs don't like this sort of deal in general. They need big returns on at least a few of their investments and they don't care that much about the rest. Early exits don't interest them."
Read the rest on Paul's blog, EDA Graffiti
"Early Exits" – a UK academic's perspective, July 3, 2009
Colin Mason
Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
"I have been involved in studying and observing the angel investment market for some 20 years. In recent years I have observed what I call the bifurcation of the venture capital market (bifurcation = to fork into two branches, for example, rivers) in which angels and venture capital funds are increasingly operating in separate markets. This bifurcation has been driven by two key developments. The first is the breakdown of the 'relay race model' of investing, described by Benjamin and Margulis in their book Finding Your Wings: How to Locate Private Investors to Fund Your Business (1996, Wiley) as follows: "angel investment runs the critical first leg of the race, passing the baton to [the] venture capital [fund] only after the company has begun to find its stride." Others have preferred a baseball metaphor, seeing angel investors as the farm team for venture capital funds – the major league investors. This development has largely arisen because VCs have raised their minimum investment threshold and reduced their commitment to making early stage investments.
The second development, which is partly related to the first, has been the emergence of angel groups. Individual angels have found it advantageous to work together, notably in terms of better deal flow, opportunities for diversification, superior evaluation and due diligence of investment opportunities. And by aggregating the investment capacity of individual high net worth individuals angel groups are able to make larger investments and follow-on investments to avoid dilution.
Basil Peters' book Early Exits adds an important third strand to the bifurcation story. His argument is that it costs less to start a technology company so they can be financed by angels, and can achieve an exit within a few years of start-up so follow-on finance from VCs is not needed hence the initial angel investors are not at risk of being diluted. Peters develops this second point at length. Because VCs are investing more in each company this drives up the returns needed from successful investments to generate an acceptable return for the fund as a whole. The consequence is that VCs need to wait longer before they seek an exit, which adds to the risk and reduces the chance of success. One implication is that they may block an exit opportunity that generates an acceptable return for an angel as they strive for a 'home run'. This behavior is likely to discourage angels from investing in companies that are likely to need a VC round of finance. A further implication for angel investors, which Peters discusses in the second part of the book, is the need to give much more emphasis to exit planning. This discussion complements the writings of Australian entrepreneur, academic and consultant, Tom McKaskill who has written extensively on 'the art of the exit' (www.tommckaskill.com).
Peters tells a coherent story. It resonates with what I read and hear from investors. It is consistent with other trends in the VC market. It should be essential reading not just for all angels but also those involved in policy and practice (e.g. university technology transfer offices, economic development officers).
But I do have one caveat. How widely applicable is Peters' early exits thesis? How relevant is it beyond the Web 2.0 economy? Does it apply to life sciences or clean technology for example? And how relevant is it beyond Silicon Valley? A critical part of the process of early exits is the presence of large technology companies with 'buy to build' strategies which spend more on buying small innovative companies than on internal R&D. A cursory reading of the VC media identifies frequent reports of small companies being gobbled up by Microsoft, Cisco, Google, Yahoo! and the like all Silicon Valley-based. But geography matters! Will young technology companies located at distance from Silicon Valley appear on the radar screens of these large acquisitive businesses? If they are, will their location reduce their attractiveness as acquisition opportunities? And, if such companies are acquired, then what are the economic development implications? Will their IP and know-how simply be uprooted and transferred to Silicon Valley, leaving nothing behind in the locality, region and country in which they were spawned?"
Biographical details
Colin Mason is Professor of Entrepreneurship in the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. His research and teaching are in the area of entrepreneurship and regional development. His specific research is concerned with venture capital and regional development and with the availability of venture capital for entrepreneurial businesses. He has written extensively on business angel investing and has been closely involved with government and private sector initiatives to promote informal venture capital, both in the UK and elsewhere. He is the founding editor of the journal Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance (published by Taylor and Francis Ltd) and a Consulting Editor for the International Small Business Journal (Sage).
Some of his recent papers can be found on the Hunter Centre's Working Papers page: http://www.strath.ac.uk/huntercentre/research/wp/


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GGF Plans Torrent Site Assimilation
Global Gaming Factory (GGF) is set to acquire The Pirate Bay by the end of August, but once the deal is closed they will set their sights on other torrent sites, in the hope of expanding their business even further. In time, GFF hopes to buy as many torrent sites as possible and turn them into 'legit' businesses.
As if the plans for the Pirate Bay haven't generated enough publicity and controversy, GGF's CEO Hans Pandeya is already preparing his next move. Aside from The Pirate Bay, the company aims to take over several other larger torrent sites.
"We will try to buy as many torrent sites as possible," Pandeya told TorrentFreak. In common with their plans for The Pirate Bay, GGF hopes to turn these sites into large media stores where users can download content with the full permission of copyright holders.
TorrentFreak has confirmation from one of the major torrent sites that they have been approached by GGF. The owner of the site – who prefers to remain anonymous – told us that the contact was informal and that no deals have been closed thus far.
This isn't the first time a company has targeted torrent sites in the hope of building a large network of traffic and potential customers. Three years ago Searching.com came up with a similar idea, and although they managed to get some advertising partnerships, none of the torrent sites were taken over at the time.
Things will be different this time around though. According to Hans Pandeya there are plenty of investors who are willing to partner with the company, and the entertainment industry is also following the latest developments with great interest.
The real problem for GGF is one of a different nature. They can buy dozens of sites and cut deals with all the big movie studios and record labels, but they have to find a way to keep downloading free, or at least dirt cheap. If they can't pull this off, their newly acquired userbase will flock to the next torrent site in a snap.


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Bethesda promised that Skyrim will be getting a lot of post-release support in the vein of downloadable content and constant updates.
"For Fallout 3 we did five DLCs, that was a very aggressive path for us. Our plan now is to take more time, to have more meat on them [for Skyrim]. They'll feel closer to an expansion pack." Lead designer Todd Howard told Kotaku at the DICE Summit.
Bethesda will also be releasing free content in the middle of waiting for the DLC release. "Because that gap is going to be bigger, we want to put litle things out for free in between. We've already done that for PC with the high-res pack. We're trying to figure out what those things are."
Remember the video that was featured all the amazing things the team worked on after the game got released such as dragon mounts and undead butlers?
Todd said that 'some' might make it into the game as DLC, "There are definitely things in there that we are planning on exploring,".
"That wasn't all of it. It's probably 60% of it. The other 40% doesn't show as well in a video or we didn't have good footage." he added.
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Tobacco users wanting to quit have a new Web site for help.By: Associated Press,
BISMARCK — North Dakota's Health Department is launching a Web-based service designed to help tobacco users quit.
Tobacco cessation director Michelle Walker says state residents can log on to www.nd.quitnet.com and get free help.
QuitNet services include access to online counselors, support from other tobacco quitters and free nicotine patches, gum or lozenges.
The Health Department also continues to sponsor the North Dakota Tobacco Quitline, a free telephone-based service.
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Kiraly's experimental music stems from two sources, the first of which is his country's traditional folk music, while the second is Edgard Varese, whose '+'"'+'Poeme Electronique'+'"'+' had an incredible impact on Kiraly when he first heard it. Thus the high pitched gypsy violin, the energetically strummed guitar and the eerie rumble of electronic music come together to create a marriage of sounds that are both ancient and modern.
Kiraly (like Partch) is also an inventor of musical instruments, two of which are the electrified zitherphone (made up of five zithers of varying sizes) and the tablophone, a creation that is part instrument and part drawing table! The zitherphone can be heard in action here on "Perpetuum Mobile", a composition which brings to mind the explorative playing power of Keith Rowe and Fred Frith. Complete with score diagrams, drawings, photographs and an informative essay on Kiraly and his work by Stevan Kovacs Tickmayer, PHOENIX is an important addition to any serious contemporary music collection. - ReR Megacorp


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Mixed conditions hamper second day of Valencia test as Smith debuts
Riders and teams were greeted with sunny conditions yet a wet track for the second day of the first 2013 season MotoGP™ test in Valencia, prompting only a few riders to head out of track, among which, however, was premier-class debutant Bradley Smith.
Power Electronics Aspar's Aleix Espargaró was first out on track to assess the conditions on the very slow drying track. The sun lasted only an hour, as soon clouds and sporadic spots of rain appeared, making a dry track an ever less foreseeable occurrence for the day. Espargaró continued work on his upgraded chassis, putting in 40 laps by 1pm, with his best time of 1:43.517 seeing him in second place.
Pramac Racing's Andrea Iannone was the second rider to brave the conditions, gaining yet more valuable experience on his Ducati in damp conditions. After 23 laps he was in third spot with a 1:44.452, as the MotoGP™ prepared for the afternoon. His stand-in teammate Michele Pirro was the fastest rider at this point, setting a time of 1:43.287, having gone out for 15 laps.
All eyes were however on Monster Yamaha Tech 3's premier-class debutant Bradley Smith, who simply couldn't wait any longer to get on a MotoGP™ bike for the first time. By the 1pm mark he was only 3.2s off Pirro's time, and looked to be enjoying himself – with his first comments to crew-chief Guy Coulon after getting off the bike being "It's fast!".
The final rider to head out was Avintia Blusens Héctor Barberá, who was continuing to dial in the settings of his new BQR-FTR machine. He only went out on track around 12:00, and within six laps was fifth on the timesheets.
Many other riders, such as Repsol Honda's Marc Márquez, the last rookie to still be waiting for his debut, GO & FUN Honda Gresini's Álvaro Bautista and LCR Honda MotoGP's Stefan Bradl are all waiting for some potential dry time, as they cannot evaluate improvements on their respective new, or upgraded, machines.
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Using the FCKEditor HTML Editor with PHP
Posted August 20th, 2008 in FCKEditor and PHP
FCKeditor is an in-browser WYSIWYG HTML editor and I use it on a number of websites including in the blog admin for this website. This post looks at how to put FCKeditor into a web page using PHP. In future posts I will look at some of the other functions and features of FCKeditor. You can download FCKEditor from Sourceforge.
Version Used
Note that this article was written when FCKeditor was at version 2.6.3 and the advice offered here may not work for later (or even earlier) versions of FCKeditor.
Basic Usage
After you have downloaded FCKeditor, extract it to a directory under your publicly visible web root. The PHP class and function calls put the necessary Javascript code into the HTML and in order to work these must be in a web visible place.
At its simplest, this is all you need to do to get a working FCKeditor with PHP:
require_once('actual/path/to/fckeditor/fckeditor.php'); $FCKeditor = new FCKeditor('myfieldname'); $FCKeditor->BasePath = '/web/path/to/fckeditor/'; $FCKeditor->Value = $myvalue; $FCKeditor->Create();
The path in the require_once (you can also use include(), include_once() or require()) is the actual path on the server to the fckeditor.php script and can be absolute or relative.
The value passed when the class is created is the name you want the field to have and is what will appear in the $_POST array when the form is submitted.
The BasePath value is the path to the fckeditor files from a web browser.
The Value variable is the initial value you want to appear in the HTML editor and will likely come from a database.
Calling Create() then outputs the necessary HTML code to add the editor to your web browser.
Default Settings
Without any other configuration you'll get an HTML editor which is a wide as the space it has been placed allows, and will all the available toolbars and buttons. This is shown in the first screenshot below and has been scaled down from about 700px wide to 520px wide.
Customising Width/Height/Toolbar buttons
If you wanted to set the width and the height of the editor, there are properties available to do this. The following example sets the FCKeditor to 520px wide by 100px high:
$FCKeditor->Width = '520px'; $FCKeditor->Height = '100px';
If you want to create a customised set of buttons for the editor you can add a custom configuration file with your own definition and set the toolbar set to that instead. The following example shows how to do this, telling FCKeditor to load the custom configuration at /js/fckconfig.js (although it can be called anything you want) and to use the "Custom" toolbar set.
$FCKeditor->Config["CustomConfigurationsPath"] = "/js/fckconfig.js"; $FCKeditor->ToolbarSet = 'Custom';
The easiest way to create a custom toolbar set is to open up the default fckconfig.js file and copy and paste the default toolbar set into your new file and then remove the things you don't want.
A fairly minimal example might look like this:
FCKConfig.ToolbarSets["Custom"] = [ ['Source','-'], ['Bold','Italic','Underline','StrikeThrough','-','Subscript','Superscript'], ['OrderedList','UnorderedList','-'], ['JustifyLeft','JustifyCenter','JustifyRight','JustifyFull'], ['Link','Unlink'], ] ;
The following screenshot shows an FCKeditor window using the custom toolbar set above and a 520px x 100px setting for width and height. This screenshot has not been scaled down and all and is the actual size it would appear in your browser.
Future Posts
That's all for now for this post, but I will write further posts in the future looking at how you can do other functions with the FCKeditor, such as enabling the file and image management functions.
Related posts:
- Add an FCKeditor with Javascript only (Sunday, July 12th 2009)
- Language selection with FCKEditor (Sunday, February 22nd 2009)
- Insert HTML into FCKEditor (Friday, February 13th 2009)
- FCKeditor after capital letters and colons (Wednesday, January 7th 2009)
- Always make FCKEditor paste as plain text (Tuesday, November 11th 2008)
- FCKEditor: Using a custom configuration file (Saturday, August 9th 2008)


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Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a very unusual sort of criminal. Along with his sharp-suited sidekick Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), he breaks into other people's dreams and 'extracts' their secrets. After what seems to be a failed job, he is approached by businessman Saito (Ken Watanabe), who has a startling proposition. Instead of stealing information, he wants Cobb to plant information in the mark's mind - an untested and near-unfeasible process called inception.
Assembling a new team, including talented architect Ariadne (Ellen Page) and wisecracking forger Eames (Tom Hardy), Cobb sets about doing the impossible. The mark is unsuspecting young business heir Fischer (Cillian Murphy). The method is a bafflingly complex subconscious heist. And, with the shade of the mysterious Mal (Marion Cotillard) lurking in the wings, the stakes are far higher than Cobb's letting on.
Writer and director Christopher Nolan has been fascinated by dreams from a young age. Intrigued by what the implications might be if it were possible to share dreams and have access to another's subconscious mind, he originally envisaged Inception as a horror film, before settling on a heist structure. However, since conventional heist films are heavy on plot twists and light on emotional content, he had to rewrite the script several times before he was satisfied that the film would appeal to the heart as well as the mind.
Though he originally pitched Inception to Warner Brothers in 2001, it took the huge commercial success of the Batman films for the studio to trust him with the budget that Nolan felt he needed. Inception was filmed at locations across the world, from Tokyo to Tangiers, and premiered in London on July 13th 2010. Though some critics have expressed reservations about the film's derivative elements and overly cerebral feel, the majority have been hugely impressed.
Justin Chang of Variety magazine wrote, 'If movies are shared dreams, then Christopher Nolan is surely one of Hollywood's most inventive dreamers, given the evidence of his commandingly clever Inception.'[1]
What was your initial reaction to the film? Do you feel that you were able to follow all the twists and turns of the plot? How would you outline the story to someone who hasn't seen it?
Christopher Nolan, the director and screenwriter behind Inception, also made Memento, Insomnia and the two recent Batman films. If you're familiar with these films, can you see any similarities to Inception? What themes and what kind of protagonists seem to interest Nolan?
What did you make of the film's final shot? Why do you think that the director chose to end it this way? What questions or frustrations were you left with?
To what extent do you think Inception is a reflection on the process and purpose of filmmaking? How important is it for you to be completely absorbed in a film's reality when you're watching? Do you think that the recent trend for commentaries and 'making of' documentaries ruins the illusion?
Ariadne is a figure from Greek mythology who helped lead Theseus through the maze. What other character names might be significant and why?
'Je ne regrette rien.' How does this song, which features prominently, reflect the key themes of the film? How does the team use Fischer's regrets to their advantage? What are Cobb's regrets, and how does he deal with them throughout the film?
Cobb's guilt, and the way that it manifests in his subconscious, puts him and the team in danger. But it also helps to ground him in reality. How can guilt be damaging in our lives? In what circumstances might it be right and healthy?
Every team member carries a 'totem' which allows them to distinguish reality from dreams. How can we know that the world around us is real, and what do we mean by 'real'?
Do you have 'totems' (people, ideas, experiences, memories) which help to reinforce what you believe about reality? How do you know that you can trust them?
'Take a leap of faith.' (Mal) What does it mean to have 'faith' in a particular version of reality? Under what circumstances do you find yourself calling your beliefs about reality into question?
'We had our time together.' (Cobb) What lessons does Cobb learn about love and grief? What might Inception be saying about death and the possibility of an afterlife? Do you agree with the film's perspective?
'We built our own world.' (Cobb) In 'Limbo', Cobb and Mal spend a lifetime constructing their own perfect dream-world. How might this reflect the way that many of us live our lives? Why do we so often prefer to impose our own meaning on the world, rather than receive meaning from outside ourselves?
Why do you think it was important to Cobb that they held onto what was real and woke up? Are there areas of your life where reality might need to intrude? How can we know whether or not God is the ultimate reality?
[1] Justin Chang, Inception, Variety Magazine accessed 20/7/10
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Owners' plea for help finding missing parrot from Flackwell Heath
11:10am Sunday 18th August 2013 in News By Pete Grant
A PARROT has left his owners in a flap after escaping from his Flackwell Heath home, sparking an appeal for his safe return.
Oscar, an African Grey parrot, flew out of the window as Kat Keen and housemate Sophie Robinson were loading their belongings from the flat in Ring Road to move house on July 25.
The pair bought the five-year-old bird together when they ran Ammerslee Pet Shop in Swains Lane.
And the worried bird-lovers are appealing to anyone who sees their feathered fugitive pet to get in touch so they can be reunited with their beloved pet.
Kat said: "There were lots of people helping us move and it was quite chaotic. Someone must have left a door open and Oscar just flew out.
"We haven't had his wings clipped and he is in very good physical condition so he can definitely fly a long way if he wanted.
"It's summer he will be able to find fruit to eat, and he's probably quite enjoying himself at the moment to be honest. But he is likely to try and find people as that's all he knows.
"We are desperate to get him home and have the family together again."
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… had access to textbooks! Anything worth knowing is worth writing down and lots has been written. Textbook after textbook, edition after edition, author after author, ideas, concepts, stories, theories and facts have been poured onto paper world over. But how many have access and at what cost? Kytabu was created for access. Text-book access.
Here is a presentation of the initial concept on Vimeo.
Kytabu – Textbook Subscription from Tonee Ndungu on Vimeo.
In the last 100 years, more has changed in the world than in any other century before it. Everything from medicine to transport and architecture to knowledge has accelerated at a phenomenal pace. Technology has played a very big role in it, but has not been the back-bone of all the advancement. People have!
In all our achievements, education has been at the core of our advancement. Sadly, the manner in which it is delivered has predominantly stayed the same for 3000 years. Think about it. Flat screen Tv sets, 4D theaters, interactive media and artificial intelligence..yet we still learn the same way Pharaoh did. Odd!
No part of the world has a greater challenge and need for education than the developing world. Everything from food security and governance to health and social equity depend on it. Yet that education is stored in textbooks far from the reach of many average students. It simply makes no sense. Not to Us at least! So we built it..Kytabu.
Kytabu was built to solve the problem of access; textbook access.
Kytabu is a textbook subscription application built to create the cheapest and most widely used form of text book access to middle and low income families in the growing economies of the world starting with Africa.
The subscription application is initially being built for cheap android tablets such as the Indian Aakash tablet and others like it. The application would encrypt learning institution text books courtesy of publishers and use a credit based buying system than can be topped up using sms-based money transfer systems or normal credit/debit card purchases to allow users to 'rent' books daily, weekly, monthly, over a (school) term or annually to access a book on the [around] $50 tablet. The application also allows the subscription of pages and chapters of books instead of entire books only. This reduces the cost even further.
For more on the execution of the application, please go to The Specifics page, but that's Kytabu in a nutshell! You can read through the rest of this site for more and you can find us on the social hook ups here too. To know more abut what we are up to and how far we have gone, follow us on twitter or RSS our blog (which is still a work in progress).
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Strike OK'd as option in Mars Area
October 4, 2012 5:00 AMThere was nothing but bad news for the Mars Area school board Tuesday night.
A negotiator for the Mars Area Education Association announced that members authorized their negotiating team to call a strike if negotiations break down.
And a crowd of more than 200 parents and teachers watched as a parade of parents complained about the effects of cuts from the current year's budget.
The district is negotiating separately with its teachers and support staff unions, whose contracts expired June 30. The support staff did not authorize a strike vote.
Mark Lewandowski, a teacher on the negotiating committee, said Saturday's strike vote was overwhelming.
The teachers' negotiators have met five times with Superintendent William Pettigrew and Business Manager Jill Swaney.
Beginning Oct. 10, talks will become more formal with Solicitor Tom King and board members joining negotiatons.
"The association is committed to resolving these contract negotiations. We want to see real change on Oct. 10th," Mr. Lewandowski said. "We should meet every day, every hour, until we get this thing resolved."
Mr. King said negotiators will increase the frequency of meetings and that a state mediator will be called if needed. Meanwhile, the next negotiating session is Oct. 23 with the support staff.
"At this point, we are very, very far apart with respect to those negotiations," Mr. King said. "There needs to be a lot of work."
The district has received proposals from firms to outsource the support positions, including secretaries, paraprofessionals and custodians. Outsourcing will save $2.4 million the first two years, Mr. King said, and negotiations have centered around those savings.
"If they meet the savings, the district is required by law to accept it," he said.
Laurie Dufford, president of the support association, said the proposal to outsource their positions immediately followed the union's vote to reject a fact-finder's agreement without any negotiations in between.
Both unions rejected fact-finder's reports in May, while the school board had accepted the reports.
The teachers stood in support each time a parent told board members that this year's cuts were adversely affecting education.
"Over the past year, the school board has made significant cuts to programs and services," said Doug Herold, including increasing class sizes in high school math and cutting guidance counselors and technology support. "Each and every one of these cuts is having a significant impact on my children's education."
Danielle Mannella said the loss of the technology support staff means that kindergarten and first-grade teachers are spending half of the class time just logging students into the computers.
William Smith said the furloughs of some guidance counselors will impact anti-bullying and other programs that counselors supervise.
"Gone are the days of school counselors just sitting in their office handing out college applications," he said. "They are vital members of the education team."
Mr. Herold and other parents said they would support a tax increase to bring back eliminated programs and personnel. "We all know that this is not a destitute community. In fact, it is a thriving one," he said.
School board President J. Dayle Ferguson said the cuts have not been as severe as in other school districts, and said the combination of reduced state funding, increased state mandates and an underfunded pension plan are wreaking havoc with budgets.
"We are at a time where there is a lot of stress and anxiety," she said. "We are all worried about the future of public education. We are working in a new fiscal reality that is forcing change. The economic challenges that we face are bigger than a single year. They are not going to go away any time soon."
Sandy Trozzo, freelance writer: email@example.com.