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We've been having a blast getting all the content ready for our second installment of the X-Equals + Digest.
For those of you that haven't yet signed up, you're still in luck, because today we're releasing the second issue here as well so you can see EXACTLY how we're mixing things up!
And remember, there's a free Lightroom Preset included in the deal (scroll down for the goods) so everyone wins!
We won't be offering a sneak peek and link to the free Presets in future posts so now is the time to get onboard.
If you like what you see, here's the link to signup. All we ask for is an email address … we promise to take good care of of you!
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Killer content from across the web that not only makes our life easier … but yours too.
- Things To Do When You're Feeling Stale
- Get Better JPEG Images
- Use The (Photoshop) Marquee Modifier Keys
- Canon Powershot G11
- Using Water to Lighten Landscape Photos
- 40 Impressive Flash Photography Websites
- At last, An End to Megapixel Madness?
- Build Your Own Photo Booth
- Manual Mode – Overcoming the Intimidation
- How to Resize an Image in Photoshop and Keep It Sharp
Correcting Color Cast with Photoshop
Michael W. Gray – LifeInDigitalFilm
Alright, last time we met we discussed removing color casts from images using the tools presented to us in Lightroom. Although Lightroom can do an admirable job in that respect, Photoshop can handle everything Lightroom can and then some. Today we will look at a few quick and simple methods for removing even the most stubborn color cast from your images.
Before we move on, let me say that these are only some of the most basic and simple methods for dealing with color issues in Photoshop. For each method to do anything in Photoshop there are likely ten more methods just as good, if not better. These methods I am describing work best as part of a Lightroom workflow, using Photoshop as a final correction tool.
For reference as we work through the different methods, here is the starting image. The photo was shot on Ektar film in adverse conditions, and severe color casting occurred due to pushing the film and the environment it was shot with.
Auto Color and Fade
Many of you will find this method sacrilege, but I assure you that it often works and is quick and simple. Our first step will be to create a duplicate layer of our image {Ctrl +J/Cmd + J}. Select the new layer and then simply apply "Auto Color" from the "Image" menu {Shift+Ctrl+B/Shift+Cmd+B}.
Once Photoshop completes the Auto Color process, you may find that it has over-corrected, applying too much color. Simply select "Fade Auto Color" from the "Edit" menu {Shift+Ctrl+F/Shift+Cmd+F}.
Make sure the "Preview" box is checked in the "Fade" dialog box and start adjusting the opacity slider until your image looks right to you. Once right, click "Ok" and you are done.
While very automated, Auto Color can get reasonable results quick, especially when applying a fade right afterward.
However it does not offer you a lot of control over your image. For that we will use the same method Auto Color utilizes and manipulate the levels of the image.
Using Levels to Correct Cast
Using Levels provides you with even more control than Auto Color. In fact Auto Color simply applies a levels correction to you image for you. There are two methods by which you can use levels; as an adjustment layer or directly applied to the working layer. Either method will produce the same results, but I prefer to work with adjustment layers whenever possible.
First, make a duplicate layer of your background image as you did before. Afterward, select "Layer" from the menu bar. Now select "New Adjustment Layers" and select "Levels".
In the "New Layer" dialog box keep everything at default settings. Click "OK".
Your new adjustment layer will be applied, and now you are ready to customize it. From the layer toolbox, select the Black eyedropper and select a black point in your photo. Next, select the White eyedropper and select your white point. Finally, choose the Gray eyedropper and select a neutral mid-tone in the photo.
Between the three selections, your image's color cast should be mostly alleviated. If not, try setting the points again, in different areas of the photo. If you want to bring a touch of the original color back, you can lower the adjustment layer's opacity to allow some of the original image to come through, much like the fade option from before.
Of note, you can also do this procedure with the Curves Adjustment Layer, in the same manner you just did with the levels. On some images, correcting cast may be easier when doing so with a curve layer as opposed to levels. I always start with levels though, just a personal preference.
Sometimes, when either of the preceding methods does not produce suitable results or when you are dealing with a severe color cast you have to take extreme measures.
Blur the Color Away
Again start by copying the background layer of you image. Once that layer is created, select "Filter" from the menu, select "Blur" and then select "Average".
Average Blur will average out all the colors in the image, bringing out the "average" color. The resulting color from the "Average Blur" is the offending color creating your color cast.Now to negate it, simply "Image" from the menu, the "Adjustments" then "Invert" (or just press Ctrl+I/Cmd+I). This inverts the average color to create its contrasting color.
Now change the Layer type from "Normal" to "Overlay". Then back off the layer's opacity until the image looks right to you (I find 50% to 70% to be best). And now you have canceled out the effect of the color cast.
If you still feel corrections could be made, feel free to utilize a Levels or Curve adjustment layer on top of you inverted average layer. Again, apply and fade until your image looks right.
As you can see, correcting casts in Photoshop requires much less effort than doing so in Lightroom, with superior results. However, the more correction you can do in Lightroom means less altering your images pixels in the end.
So keep trying to get it right in Lightroom, and when you can't, fire up Lightroom's best plug-in: Photoshop.
Cool Free Stuff
Michael W. Gray – LifeInDigitalFilm
This issues preset was inspired by the work of the photographic genius Tom Hoops. I spent a few hours trying to get an image I was working on to get some of his style infused into it, and this was the result. It is a single preset that converts your image to a harsh monochrome, bringing out the minute details in your subject. For portraiture it brings out a hard edge many would not consider flattering, but the impact of the conversion cannot be denied. The black and white tones are lifted from a Fuji Neopan 100 Acros preset from the Cold Storage Collection available at LifeInDigitalFilm and was adjusted to bring out harsh details and strong contrast. Once again the preset comes with both Lightroom and ACR versions.
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Photo © Michael W. Gray
Here are a few tips to know when using this particular preset.
- Exposure is not set in the preset. Apply the image and adjust your exposure slider until the image gets the tone your desire.
- Do not adjust Recovery, Fill Light or Clarity unless you need to. Those three sliders produce the graphic detail that makes this preset what it is.
- The tone curve is pretty steep and if it causes artifacting in your image you may want to flatten out the curve a bit. However, the stark contrast is the heart of this preset, so bring town the curve just enough to correct any artifacts.
- If you want to push the detail in your image even more, apply some heavy sharpening with high detail and masking. Doing so will enhance fine detail more and the masking lessens the effect where extra detail is not desired.
- To throw some extra punch in your image, you can take the Black slider much higher than where it is preset to.
- Don't forget to use the White Balance Selector to test out different tones in your image. Try setting the white balance at different points in the image, you will find a multitude of different tones by just playing with the white balance.
These tips should get you up and running with the new preset. Get creative and have fun!
Adorama Pix Photobooks – A Great Product From Great People
We've previously written about how much we like Adorama's Photo Book service, so we though it would be a good time to give Ingrid Spangler over at Adorama a chance to discuss the Photo Book Product and how they differentiate themselves from other vendors.
What are AdoramaPix Photo Books?
They are professionally bound, hand crafted hardcover photobooks that are *real* photo books. Printed on Fujifilm Crystal Archive Album photo paper, so whether you're printing your portfolio or offering the books as a product to your clients, this is optimal – high-quality image presentation.
How does this service differ from other services available on the web?
PixPublisher is completely web based. This means that not only is there no memory-draining software to download, but that you can work on editing your book anywhere: home, office, or studio! We are working on a downloadable version of the software, too, but that's down the road a bit.
What is required to setup, create, and print a book?
Not much at all, it's really pretty easy! All you need are enough images to fill a 26 or 50 page book, an idea for the sequence of the photos and a little bit of time! It helps if you have an idea in your head for the way the book should look, and it's easy to create a custom layout of your own, but if that's not your thing, we have a ton of templates for you to choose from.
Once you go to the photobook homepage and choose your book size, length and style, you're ready to import your images.
If you already have an account with us, you can access your temporary or permanently stored galleries, or upload a fresh batch of images from your hard drive or a storage device. After that, just drag your images from the pane on the left to the position you want them on the pages and drop them. Add a title, add captions to the photos, create custom backgrounds to compliment your images, all the tools are there! After you order it takes about a week, give or take, to produce the book and ship it out.
What sort of quality and durability can I expect?
AdoramaPix has been around for over ten years serving the most demanding photographers in NYC. We're known for producing professional quality prints at the best prices, and now we've brought that same obsession with quality to our hardcover photobooks.
Since the pages are printed on photo paper, they are fully archival (meaning they last in normal home display for 100 years) and are really durable. The bindings are secure and the UV-cured covers stand up to repeated viewings and handling. I think you'll find the paper and quality in general are head and shoulders above the press-printed books that are out there now.
How can I manage color output?
As with image files you send us for prints, files must be in sRGB color space. Also, we have ICC profiles for the books available for download on our website. If you have a calibrated monitor, the profiles are the *best* way to maintain maximum control over your color. We also have a tutorial on using the profiles if you aren't used to working with them.
If you choose to have us do your color corrections, our techs are experts and have been doing this for an average of 10 years. Both the ICC profiles and the color correction is done at no extra charge.
Head on over to Adorama Pix's site for full details and to start your own book today!
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9 Tips for Effective Link Acquisition
Once you have set link building goals then prospected, qualified and segmented your influential link prospects you must begin the actual work of link acquisition. Though tedious, the link acquisition phase provides much of the emotional highs and lows of large scale link building. It is at this stage that you finally test the theories, perceptions, pitches and subject lines of your overall link building strategy.
This article provides 9 tips for effective link building that will improve your efficiency and link conversion rates as well as the overall value that your link building efforts produce. At the end of the article you'll find a checklist of 27 information items we recommend having on hand as you begin your work.
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1) Gather All Relevant and Required Information
The scope of information you require for acquisition depends on the scope of your overall project. For the purpose of this article we assume the widest possible scope, including everything from one touch paid directory submissions to multi-touch threaded conversations to ongoing email exchanges with journalists and bloggers. Brainstorming, gathering and organizing required information in a single spreadsheet reduces time consuming and distracting "scrambling" for information when you need it most. Further, you pave the way for ongoing link prospect relationship management. For your convenience we created a list of most frequently used information for link acquisition at the end of this article.
2) Prepare a List of Your Potential Link Offers
Having a ready list of your link offers handy makes conversational and email outreach much faster. Your offers may include things like a list of how-to URLs that answer common community questions, or the contact info and qualifications for your internal experts. Other offers may be as simple as tshirts and bumper stickers. You will find your acquisition emails and threaded conversation acquisition accelerated by your offer list. Please see 12 Powerful Offers that Build Links in Your Link Acquisition Phase for more link offer ideas.
3) Acquire Your One-Touch Links
Acquiring one touch links such as submissions to niche directories, article directories and other such sites is a tedious process, but one that can you can accomplish in a straight forward manner. We recommend working through this stack of qualified link prospects first to create a sense of momentum. Alternately, hand this grouping of link opportunities off to someone you trust and let them work though them so you can move on to the opportunities that require more deliberation, conversation and finesse. Be sure who ever executes on this grouping of link opportunities is well prepared with anchor text information, proper categories, etcetera. See below for more types of information you may need.
4) Making Link Offers in Conversation Threads
When adding your links to conversation threads you must first and foremost be certain that you contribute to the conversation in a meaningful, valuable manner that reflects well on your brand. Your offer in these cases is a thorough understanding of the context of the conversation and a valuable response that includes a link to more information. This could take place in a blog comment thread, on a forum, in a Q/A site, within a social network or wherever else you've found that search engines AND communities derive value. Always remember that you're a guest in their community, and an ambassador for your company. Read each page you're about to comment on thoroughly and always proceed with the utmost sensitivity to your targeted communities. Because of the impact that conversation participation can have on your reputation we highly advise that you conduct these activities by hand.
5) Making Link Offers in Email
When making link offers via email we recommend doing each and every one of them by hand. Though this drastically increases the amount of time required, it also drastically increases your link conversions. When making each offer by hand you more effectively tie your offer into the specific page you've targeted for a link - and you'll be more sensitive to the agenda of the person you're contacting. This agenda and offer customization along with clear, direct calls to action and easy to copy and paste html means improved link conversion rates. We've also found that shorter is almost always sweeter. Further, when we include phone numbers for contact the few calls we get often open up opportunities far beyond the typical scope of link building.
6) Making Link Offers by Phone/In Person
We recommend making link offers by phone - and sometimes in person - when sites will provide especially high value or you know that an individual is especially influential in his or her space. When making link offers by phone it's often best to leave links out of the conversation until later - perhaps not even in your first call. Focus on identifying informational needs and demonstrating your organization's authority and participation within the community.
7) Manage All Link Offer Follow Ups
As your link acquisition efforts proceed you'll accumulate email and conversation thread responses to your link offers. Stay organized using spreadsheets and dedicated inbox. In the case of your email responses you'll either look for ways to maximize your new link relationship, inquire about the reasons for their rejection, or deliberate on a response to their counter-offer. For conversation threads, whenever possible subscribe to follow up comments. If this isn't possible be sure to create a reminder for yourself to follow up on any further questions or conversation that may arise. You may find it necessary to placate community "watch dogs" who aggressively patrol for spam through demonstrations of authority.
8) Track Link Conversion Rates
If you have access to email marketing software then use its tracking functionality when mailing out your individual link offers. This way you can track opens, click throughs and begin to identify what calls to action are most powerful. In some cases you may treat a conversion as an interview with internal executives or an agreement to review your products or services. You should track your conversation thread links as well to see if they remain, and to learn how much traffic and rank lift they provide over time. Learning what makes people link in your community provides you guidance for your future content projects.
9) Grow Relationships with Linkers
The people who have linked to you in the past should be the people you go to first with new linkable content, relevant company news, and even coupons or sales offers in some cases. Be sure to thoroughly document your outreach email addresses and make note of the conversation thread sites that provide the most traffic and valued communications. Even the people who reject your first link offer may accept future offers you make, especially because you'll have so much more knowledge of what motivates your community to create links. Please read 12 Ways to Maximize Your Link Acquisition Efforts for more ideas.
The link acquisition phase of your large scale link building project requires a profound level of persistence and a strong dose of good customer service skills. Not to mention an agile, strategic editorial mind that can foresee long term link building opportunities but still have near term conversations with influential media and communities. We hope this guide better prepares you for the challenges that large scale link acquisition presents.
A 27 Item Link Acquisition Preparedness Checklist
We compiled the following to get you thinking about what information you need to have readily available when you begin your link acquisition phase. While thorough, our list is not comprehensive, as in most cases there are variations from project to project.
list of your qualified link prospects
list of link offers you're prepared to make
a link relationship management email address for yourself
list of your site's URLs you're building links to
keywords associated with each URL
ideal anchor text + variations for each URL
spreadsheets for tracking many data points
segment of "one-touch" submission sites
description snippet prepared + variations
ideal categories
physical address of company
credit card billing information
articles/press releases prepared for submission
spreadsheet for recording logins/passwords per site
Multi-Touch Conversation Threads:
segment of conversation thread link prospects
spreadsheet for recording logins/passwords per site
list of how-to URLs that answer common community questions
list of link offers
ready demonstrations of authority for community spam "watchdogs"
working knowledge of company history and key founders
Multi-Touch Email-Based
segment of hubs, resource lists, journalists, bloggers and other authorities
spreadsheet for recording your relationship management
contact email addresses
list of link offers, especially data, white papers and expert access
preparedness to identify needs not expressed in your current range of link offers
contact info + qualifications for internal experts
working knowledge of company history and key founders


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California's Animal Liberation Orchestra, aka ALO, were one of the band's that impressed me most on last month's Jam Cruise 11. I've been waiting for official videos of their sets and others to appear online. Today, a clip of ALO performing Plastic Bubble, a catchy tune they've performed on Jam Cruise 7 and Jam Cruise 9 as well, was uploaded to the JamCruiseTV YouTube channel.
Watch as ALO plays Plastic Bubble on the Pool Deck during Jam Cruise 11…
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ALO is a fantastic group. Solid lyrics and a sweet summer vibe to their music. I believe they are doing a short spring run with the Ryan Montbleau Band in April. Hitting NYC I believe. I'm not going to miss the Philly stop, two of my favorite groups.
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Staff Layoffs
Over the summer, we wondered: what can law firms do to prepare for a possible double-dip recession?
One obvious answer: firms can "right-size" themselves, by making sure that they are as lean and as mean as they can be. And this seems to be what has been happening over the past few months.
We haven't seen much in terms of lawyer layoffs lately, but staff layoffs are another story. In fact, on the staff side, we seem to be looking at a trend of firms reducing their permanent staff positions in favor of outsourcing.
Since August, we've learned of staff layoffs at O'Melveny & Myers (75 positions) and Paul Hastings (45 positions) — both as a result of domestic outsourcing to outside service providers. In addition, Pillsbury Winthrop announced that it might have to cut staffers who aren't willing to relocate to its new Professional Services Center in Nashville. This prompted us to ask: Is On-Shore Outsourcing the Biglaw Wave of the Future?
The answer seems to be yes. Today we bring you news of additional staff reductions, at Fulbright & Jaworski and Goodwin Procter, both involving outsourcing….
We'll start with the Goodwin Procter news, which was announced earlier this month via internal memo (posted in full at the end of this post). A firm spokesperson issued this statement to Above the Law:
This fall, Goodwin made the decision to outsource its Records Management and Accounts Payable functions to Williams Lea, a vendor who has provided administrative support services to the firm in other areas for a number of years. We shared this news with the Goodwin community in an internal memo on October 13, following discussions with the employees in these groups.
(Williams Lea, by the way, is the vendor used by O'Melveny.)
– This decision affected 11 employees in the Records Management area and 7 employees in Accounts Payable. Together, these individuals represent slightly less than 3% of Goodwin's administrative staff.
– As of today, we expect that 6 of the 11 Records Management employees will accept positions with Williams Lea and continue to work onsite at Goodwin offices in their former functions. As mentioned below, affected individuals who do not transition to Williams Lea have been encouraged to apply for other available open positions at the firm. Individuals leaving the firm will receive severance packages, outplacement assistance and other job search support.
– We believe that this decision will provide multiple long term benefits to the firm and its clients and vendors, including increased efficiency and productivity; access to improved systems and technology; enhanced service for internal and external clients; and cost savings.
While unfortunate for the affected individuals, the news is not shocking, given the trend in this direction. It's also worth noting that this seems like a rather discrete development. On the lawyer side, Goodwin is expanding, naming 17 new partners this month and expanding in London.
Now, on to Fulbright & Jaworski. A tipster tells us:
More staff layoffs have hit Fulbright & Jaworski. This time it's receptionists (Houston) … and a billing clerk (Austin).
Out of 17 current receptionists, F&J is getting rid of 12. The reason is "remodeling," which will result in no longer have a receptionist stationed on each floor. Many of the receptionists being laid off have been with the firm over 30 years, and Fulbright has been their only employer. The people being laid off are supposed to put smiles on their faces and carry on until it's their floor's time to remodel, at which time their employment will end.
Burnett Staffing has been brought in to interview them for temporary and/or permanent positions elsewhere. When their employment ends, they will each receive six weeks of severance pay.
(It seems like a good time to be a Williams Lea or a Burnett Staffing.)
The five being kept will be called "concierges" and expected to answer the switchboard while roaming around making attorney/client travel arrangements and cleaning conference rooms.
A billing clerk was also laid off from the Austin office. No other details known.
Some Fulbright staffers seem discontent with their compensation as well:
Support staff has had three years in a row of 2% raises. Their end-of-the-year bonus has been eliminated. Their holiday bonus, which maxes out at 10% annual salary, has been reduced to under $2,000. The pension plan has been phased out and replaced with the new era pension plan, which reduces a staff's annual post-retirement salary dramatically. For example, if the previous pension plan was calculated to pay $2,400/month, the new pension plan will barely pay $12,000/year. With rare exception, anyone who quits is not replaced. Staff is struggling with doing the jobs of 2-3 people.
All the while being told at each January annual staff "roadshow" meeting how the firm operates debt free and how profits have gone above and beyond the previous years' profits.
The firm did not respond to our requests for comment.
It does seem that Fulbright is doing well. In Corporate Counsel's recent report on who represents corporate America, based on a survey of which major law firms are used by Fortune 100 companies, Fulbright came in fourth on the list of Most-Mentioned Firms.
If Fulbright is flourishing as a firm, it's understandable that support staffers who contribute to that success would like to share in the rewards. But if the choice is between no bonus and no job, people will opt for the former.
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. Expect a few more layoff announcements this fall, before we enter the holiday season.
No firm wants to be the Grinch that stole staff jobs.
Ashurst Real Estate Funds Partner Duo to Join Goodwin Procter's London Base [Legal Week]
Who Represents America's Biggest Companies? 2011 Report [Corporate Counsel]
Who Reps 2011: Most-Mentioned Firms [Corporate Counsel]
Fulbright Lawyer Picked for DOJ Tax Job [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]
American Businesses Becoming Less Litigious, Fulbright Survey Finds [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]
Earlier: Is On-Shore Outsourcing the Biglaw Wave of the Future?
Staff Layoff Watch: O'Melveny & Myers Replaces 75 Humans With Technology
Two Partners Leave Paul Hastings for Nixon Peabody (Plus Paul Hastings staff layoffs.)
Last fall, Goodwin Procter transitioned its in-house document and presentation services to outside vendor Williams Lea. Our goal was to increase service levels while managing costs by consolidating functions with a trusted service provider. Feedback at all levels of the organization continues to confirm that this decision has increased quality, efficiency and productivity.
Over the past year, a Business Process Task Force reviewed the full complement of administrative services to determine which, if any, were candidates for process re-engineering, application of new technology, cross-department initiatives or outsourcing. As before, this evaluation focused on the potential for increased efficiency, service level enhancements and long-term cost savings for the firm.
After careful study and consideration, the firm has decided to outsource two additional functions at this time: Records Management and Accounts Payable.
In addition to cost savings, we expect outsourcing of these two functions to improve service delivery and provide us with access to enhanced technology and systems support.
Both the Accounts Payable and Records Management functions will be transitioned to Williams Lea. Accounts Payable will be handled through their facility in Wheeling, WV. [xxxx], Director of Finance-Operations, will oversee our Accounts Payable relationship with Williams Lea and [xxxx] will work with [xxxx] to coordinate the day-to-day relationship.
Williams Lea will also assume management of on-site Records services firmwide. [xxxx], Director of Firm Real Estate and Administrative Services, will oversee our Records Management relationship with Williams Lea. [xxxx], in addition to continuing to serve as the firm's Manager of Conflicts, will coordinate the day-to-day Records Management relationship.
Yesterday, we informed our Accounts Payable and Records Management team members about the firm's decision and discussed the impact of the change. We anticipate that some, but not all, of the affected Records Management staff members will be offered onsite employment by Williams Lea. With the exception of one supervisor, all current Accounts Payable employees will be leaving the firm, although we expect that Williams Lea will discuss employment opportunities at their Wheeling, WV facility with these individuals.
As with former Document and Presentation Services employees, affected individuals who do not transition to Williams Lea will be given the opportunity to interview for relevant open positions at the firm, and we will provide comprehensive severance packages, outplacement services and other support to them. In addition, we will pursue all available channels to assist them in finding new jobs.
We have already taken steps to begin transitioning these services to Williams Lea and we expect to complete this process in December 2011. Initially, we anticipate that all Records and AP procedures will remain the same. We will be updating you as the process continues. In the interim, please don't hesitate to contact [xxxx] or [xxxx] with any questions.
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If Its Spring, National Membership Day Cannot Be Far Behind
For Larry Chimenti, the membership director of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties in Washington, the signs of spring are easy to discern.
People are happy, again, Chimenti says. Thats a certain sign that spring is here. That, and weve all been gearing up for National Membership Day.
This year, National Membership Day the federation-wide membership drive is Tuesday, May 23. Its theme is, "Driven to Be the Best.:
Having the drive helps local associations revitalize and grow their memberships. It can also help them to energize their members, create excitement, build momentum and even enter into a few friendly cross-state, cross-country or member-to-member rivalries.
Let the Battle of the Sexes Begin
The Charlotte Desoto Building Industry Association in Port Charlotte, Fla. has thrown down the gauntlet, and this year it's waging a battle of the sexes.
Im the first female president of this association in 20 years, so this National Membership Day its the men against the women, said Susanne Graham. Were just making it fun and trying to involve everyone.
Her associations goal is to have 100 new members.
Members, Start Your Engines
Dayle Flint, the executive officer of the Forgotten Coast Home Builders Association in Apalachicola, Fla., doesnt pit team against team in her association. Its too small an association for that. Instead, she says, everybody gets their own project and this year its NASCAR.
Every participant gets a six-pack cooler filled with NASCAR-themed items, including checkered flags, streamers, Matchbox cars, brochures, new member applications and other things that are in line with the years auto racing theme, Flint says. The cooler gets hand delivered to their store, warehouse or showroom by a member of our membership committee, and they are asked to set it up in their space to attract new recruits. This is my first year working on a campaign like this, so well see how it goes.
Pass the Word, the Chips Are Back
In Tampa Bay, real clay poker chips are earned one for each new member. Each poker chip is worth $50 for the associations trip to Las Vegas in the fall.
In addition to the incentives local associations are creating for participating members, NAHB is awarding double Spike credits during May.
The Momentum Grows
National Membership Day has gained in popularity in recent years, a trend made clear by the growing number of associations pledging their commitment to participate 150 to date and organizing fun campaigns around the event.
I participate because its the right thing to do, said Stephen Gidus, CGR, CGB of the Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando, Fla. Its good for us to all rally around membership for one day of the year and do whats right for our associations. Wed be nothing without a strong membership. NAHB knows that, so they do a nice job of making this work rewarding.
Membership Day Webcast and Prizes
New this year are prize opportunities for Webcast viewers, including a Chillerator provided by Whirlpool, NAHBs official membership sponsor.
The Webcast will air on Tuesday, May 23 from 2:00-5:00pm ET at www.nahb.org.
For more information about the 2006 Driven to Be the Best campaign, visit www.nahb.org/membershipday, or call the NAHB Membership Team at 800-368-5242 x8440.


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In its current form, this is not a competitor to Joost , Babelgum and the other time-shifted TVIP startups. The service shows live television only, although presumably it could also be used to stream time-shifted content as well. And while it is certainly an excellent demonstration of the flexibility of Silverlight, it�s not even close to being productized and launched. For now, consider it little more than a pretty video.
The platform would work like a Slingbox without the box, as it would eliminate the need for both a separate media streaming hub as well as installing custom software. The solution requires broadcasters to work with LiveStation and would allow subscribers view and change channels online simply by connecting to a remote server. The company hopes LiveStation will eventually become a free or low-cost addition to existing cable, IPTV, and satellite services.


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Although you may not think of these two as a likely duo, Doe and Sobule performed an excellent set of tunes that was part acoustic, part electric, but always right on point. Filling the room with a beautiful blend of guitar work and vocal harmony, these seasoned veterans had the crowd singing along to many of the songs, and laughing at the off the cuff stories they told in between numbers. With a very apparent comfort level playing together on stage, they took turns commanding the spotlight, and put on a show that was extremely fitting for an early Friday evening.
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The Wisconsin mens soccer team heads to St. Louis this weekend for its first road contest of the spring. The Badgers and Billikens are set to square off at noon on Saturday, April 3, at St. Louis Hermann Field.
Wisconsin and St. Louis have met four times previously in regular season play, with the last matchup in 1987. The Billikens lead the all-time series 3-0-1.
St. Louis finished the 2003 season with a 15-4-3 record, ending their season with a 4-2 loss to No. 2 Maryland in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
The match at St. Louis is the third exhibition event of the spring for the Badgers, who have already hosted two round-robin competitions.
Following the match in St. Louis, the Badgers have three more events on their exhibition schedule.
Wisconsin and Marquette are slated to square off in Milwaukee on April 17. The two teams last met in the 2003 regular season with the Badgers earning the 2-1 victory over the Golden Eagles. Freshman forward Matt Jelacic netted the game-winning goal in his first collegiate start.
On April 25, the Badgers go back to Milwaukee for a full-sided match against the A-League Wave United. Wisconsin competed against Milwaukee on March 28 in a college and professional nine-a-side round robin at the McClain Facility.
The Badgers return to Madison to wrap up their spring season with an alumni game on Friday, April 30, at the McClimon Soccer Complex. Fans interested in seeing their favorite Badger soccer players, past and present, are encouraged to attend this free event.
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'Breaking In' Still Alive at Fox ... Sort Of
Premiering to close to 10 million viewers and fizzling to just over 3 million, the series was as good as dead ... until Fox picked up the actor's contracts for a possible Season 2.
According to Deadline, the actors are contracted until Nov. 15, making 'Breaking In' a possible mid-season contender. Fox is splitting the cost of keeping the actors under contract with producer Sony Pictures TV.
Also on the docket for possible mid-season debuts are the Rob Thomas comedy 'Little in Common' and the Mike O'Malley-fronted 'Family Album.' Both shows are undergoing recasts and additional shooting.
'Little in Common' is dropping Paula Mashall, Lombardo Boyar and one child actor. 'Family Album' has extended the contracts of O'Malley, Rachael Harris and Rob Huebel.
Meanwhile, Ethan Hawke's 'Exit Strategy' is officially dead.
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Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda speaks while gold... News PhotoGold Medal,Horizontal,Japan,Listening,Medallist,Press Conference,Sport,Talking,Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu,Tokyo - JapanPhotographer The Asahi ShimbunCollection: The Asahi Shimbun 2013 The Asahi ShimbunTOKYO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda (C)speaks while gold medalist Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu listens during a press conference at Kishi Memorial Gymnasium on February 13, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. International Olympic Committee's decision to drop wrestling from 2020 Summer Olympic stuns Japan, as Japan won six medals in Wrestling including four gold at London Olympic. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)


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Mr. and Mrs. Billy H. Breland of Wiggins announce the engagement of their daughter, Kortney Nicole Breland, to Clint Dewayne Woodard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Woodard of Wiggins.
Wedding vows will be exchanged on September 3, 2011, at First United Methodist Church of Wiggins with reception following in the Family Life Center.
Miss Breland is the granddaughter of Ms. Carole Pearce, Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pearce, the late Joyce Pearce, and Mrs. Luella Breland and the late Arlin Breland.
Mr. Woodard is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stewart, the late Mr. William "Joe" Gray, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Woodard.
Kortney is a graduate of Stone High School and currently attends The University of Southern Mississippi.
Clint is a graduate of Stone High School and is employed by A&C Remodeling.
The couple will reside in Wiggins.
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text: This week Titanic steams for our screens in iceberg-sharpening 3D. With his production partner decompressing after his trip to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, Jon Landau sat down with Empire to talk about the newly relaunched event movie. Naturally we couldn't resist the urge to get a status report on their other major epic.


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On October 9, 2013, we entered into an agreement with Liberty Media Corporation to repurchase $500 million of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from Liberty Media at a price per share equal to a 1.5% discount to the average of the daily volume weighted average price per share of the common stock during the ten-day period beginning on the third trading day following the date of the public release of our third quarter 2013 earnings. On November 14, 2013, we purchased $160 million of our common stock from Liberty Media at a price of $3.66 per share (which was calculated as described in the prior sentence) pursuant to this agreement.
On January 23, 2014, we entered into an amendment to the agreement with Liberty Media to defer the previously scheduled $240 million repurchase of shares from January 27, 2014 to April 25, 2014, the date of the final purchase installment under the agreement. As a result of this deferral, we expect to repurchase $340 million of our shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share. We entered into this amendment at the request of the Special Committee of our Board of Directors that has been formed to review and evaluate Liberty Media's proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of our common stock, not owned by Liberty Media.
On January 24, 2014, we also announced that the Special Committee of our Board of Directors had retained Evercore Group L.L.C. to act as its financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP to act as its legal counsel to assist and advise it in connection with its evaluation of Liberty Media's proposal. Our Board of Directors selected Joan L. Amble, James P. Holden and Eddy W. Hartenstein to serve on the Special Committee. The Special Committee is chaired by Mr. Hartenstein.
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The Special Committee intends to work with its financial and legal advisors to, among other things, review and evaluate whether the Liberty Media proposal is in the best interests of SiriusXM and its stockholders, other than Liberty.
In addition, in light of SiriusXM's receipt of Liberty Media's proposal, the Special Committee has authorized Sirius XM to enter into an agreement with Liberty Media to defer the previously scheduled $240 million repurchase of shares of SiriusXM common stock from Liberty Media from January 27, 2014 to April 25, 2014 (the date of the final installment of share repurchases from Liberty Media pursuant to the October 9, 2013 agreement with Liberty Media, as amended). As a result of this deferral, SiriusXM will repurchase $340 million of its shares of common stock from Liberty Media on April 25, 2014 at a price of $3.66 per share.
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The reasons behind a Earth-based show not working are pretty obvious. We know everybody. We know the Romulans, we know the Klingons, we know the Cardassians, we know the Vulcans, we know the Breen and so on and so on.
Ah but do we really? We got to know the Andorians much better during Enterprise than we did in any other Trek shows.
We've seen very little of the other species that make up the Federation there is a lot of stuff we dont know, lots of alliances, old grudges, species who have had disagreements in the past.
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PHOENIX (AP) - Alvin Gentry had a successful run with Steve Nash and the previous version of the Phoenix Suns, leading them to the 2010 Western Conference finals.
Gentry didn't mesh quite as well with the new bunch at Planet Orange and it cost him his job.
Unable to get a revamped roster headed in the right direction, Gentry and the last-place Suns agreed to part ways on Friday, ending the five-year run of one of the franchise's most popular coaches.
The team said an interim coach from within the organization is expected to be named in the next 24 to 48 hours.
"Alvin Gentry is a good coach and a good person," Suns vice president of basketball operations Lon Babby said from the US Airways Center. "He was the perfect coach for our previous group. But with the current group, all of us, including Alvin himself, realized that it just wasn't working, the pieces just weren't fitting."
Phoenix's head coach since Terry Porter was fired at the All-Star break in 2009, Gentry got the Suns back to the freewheeling ways of former coach Mike D'Antoni, his one-time boss.
Led by Nash, a two-time league MVP, the fast-paced style worked early on, with the Suns going 54-28 and reaching the Western Conference finals in Gentry's first full season as coach.
After that, Phoenix had mixed results, struggling to find a go-to scorer when power forward Amar'e Stoudemire turned down a deal to return to the desert and signed with the New York Knicks.
The Suns underwent a complete overhaul over the summer, when Nash went to the rival Los Angeles Lakers in a sign-and-trade deal, All-Star forward Grant Hill left for the Clippers and nine new players were added to the roster.
The new-look Suns struggled from the start and went into a deeper tailspin over the past month or so, losing 13 of 15 and four straight at home. Their 13-28 record is the worst in the Western Conference and leaves them 18 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Clippers in the Pacific Division heading into Friday's games.
After a 98-94 loss to Milwaukee on Thursday night, one that ended the Bucks' 24-game losing streak in Phoenix, Gentry met with Babby and Suns managing partner Robert Sarver, coming to the conclusion that his tenure in the desert should end.
Gentry went 158-144 during his stint with the Suns.
"After nine years with the Suns, the organization and I came to a mutual agreement to go in different directions," Gentry said in a statement. "I have the utmost respect for Robert and what he's done with the organization. It's unfortunate that I was unable to accomplish what I set out to do here."
Gentry, who was in the final year of his contract, has been in coaching for three decades, including stints as head coach of the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat.
He came to the Suns as an assistant to D'Antoni and stayed on Porter's staff when D'Antoni left for the Knicks. Gentry was named interim coach when Porter was fired and stayed on as the permanent head coach.


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DEAVER CREEK. Deaver Creek rises six miles northwest of Dorchester in central Grayson County (at 33°37' N, 96°42' W) and runs northwest for thirteen miles to its mouth on Big Mineral Creek, with which it forms a finger of Lake Texoma six miles northwest of Southmayd (at 33°42' N, 96°47' W). The stream, which is intermittent in its upper reaches, traverses flat to rolling prairie surfaced by dark, commonly calcareous clays that support mesquite, cacti, and various grasses. The area has served as crop and range land.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article."DEAVER CREEK," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbddy), accessed October 10, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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2002. Italy. Marco Bellocchio. 105 min.
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My Mother's Smile
2002. Italy. Written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. With Sergio Castellitto, Jacqueline Lustig, Chiara Conti. A celebrated author of children's books who also happens to be a dedicated atheist, Ernesto (Castellitto) is astonished to discover that his emotionally distant mother, murdered years earlier by his psychotic brother, has been proposed for sainthood by the Vatican. Here Bellocchio creates perhaps the most spectacular of his dysfunctional families, adding the political power of the Catholic Church to his ongoing study of Italy's eternally oppressive institutions. In Italian; English subtitles. 105 min.
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Friday, July 5
The Noguchi Museum offers extended evening hours on the first Friday of each month from 5 to 8 p.m. First Friday programming includes "Center of Attention," an extended conversation around a single work of art at 6 p.m., followed by a film presented in collaboration with the Architecture and Design Film Festival, at 7 p.m. First Fridays also feature pay-what-you-wish admission and a cash bar with wine and beer. Call 718-204-7088 or visit www.noguchi.org for more information.
Saturday, July 6
Families and children are welcome to join local artists in Socrates Sculpture Park for a summer series of sculpture workshops. Each week's workshop will have a theme and teach a certain skill. The workshop on July 6is Upcycled Art, where kids will make a collaborative piece of art while recycling plastic materials. They will learn sculpture techniques that will let them transform plastics bottles and containers into beautiful urban art. Workshops run each Saturday all summer long and start at 3 p.m. For a full listing of the workshops visit www.socratessculpturepark.org.
Nothing says summer in New York like a street festival. Come and stroll through lanes of vendors selling all sorts of delicious foods, crafts, and much more at the Woodside Festival. Going on from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. the festival will take place on Woodside Avenue from 63rd Street to Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside. Call 646-230-0489 for details.
Sunday, July 7
The Urban Park Rangers are holding a saltwater fishing workshop in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The experienced rangers teach not only the skills and ethics of fishing, but also the ecology of New York's waterways. Takes place at the World's Fair Marina Pier 1 at 1 p.m. Call 718- 846-2731 for more details.
Thru September 7
Every Saturday of the summer through September 7, MoMA PS1 presents its highly anticipated outdoor music series Warm Up. Warm Up is celebrating its 16th year and is keeping its tradition of introducing audiences to an array of musical styles, such as experimental live music, DJs both local and international, and emerging artists. The event is planned by a curatorial committee, selected by the museum to represent a wide spectrum of experiences in music, sound and the performing arts. Warm Up will feature a variety of musical performances, art/stage installations and a temporary urban landscape called "Party Wall." Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door for each Saturday. For more information call 718-784-2084 or visit www.momaps1.org/warmup


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Propensity to Pay Dividends: Evidence from US Banking Sector
Using Fama and French's (2001) methodology, this paper attempts to shed light on dividend policy and propensity to pay cash dividends implemented by U.S. commercial banks as a possible alternative choice for dividend-seeking investors. The results show that most banks pay dividends at increasing rates, more banks have started paying dividends, while a few have stopped paying dividends. The findings also indicate that the main explanatory variables in predicting cash dividends are: the total assets, return on equity, and equity to liability ratio.
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SAO PAULO, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Telefonica Brasil - (Bovespa: VIVT3 [ON = Common Shares] / VIVT4 [PN = Preferred Shares]; NYSE: VIV), announces its consolidated results for the first quarter 2012 (1Q12). Combining accelerated growth in mobile revenue and important progress in the integration process, we recorded 90 million accesses and EBITDA Margin of 34.2%. AND PROFITABILITY, TELEFONICA BRASIL RECITDA OF R$ 12.0 BILLION AND NET PROFIT OF R$ 5.1 BILLION IN THE YEAR.
R$ million 1Q12 4Q11 1Q11 Net Revenue 8,314.3 8,600.1 8,017.5 Total Operating Costs (5,467.0) (5,292.5) (5,177.6) EBITDA 2,847.3 3,307.6 2,839.9 EBITDA Margin (%) 34.2% 38.5% 35.4% Net Result 956.6 1,462.3 1,128.5 Number of accesses (thousand) 90,036 86,864 77,124 Mobile accesses 74,784 71,554 62,061 Fixed accesses 15,252 15,311 15,062
Total accesses reached 90,0 million in 1Q12 (+16.7% y-o-y), 74.8 million of which in the mobile business (+20.5% y-o-y) and 15.3 million in the fixed-line business (+1.3% y-o-y);
Growth in net additions in the mobile business, which totaled 3.2 million net additions in the quarter and growth of 82.6% y-o-y;
We increased our leadership in all businesses in the mobile market. Mobile market share totaled 29.8% (+0.3 p.p. y-o-y and q-o-q). Increased leadership in data, in which we reached a market share of 43.8% (+2.2 p.p. y-o-y), and also in postpaid, with respective market share of 36.5% (+0.9 p.p. y-o-y);
Mobile broadband accounted for almost one half of the new market additions (49.2%) and accesses with data plans or packages grew by 126% y-o-y. Fixed broadband accesses moved up by 9.1% y-o-y to 3.7 million accesses;
Corporate business was the first to obtain positive results with the integration of services, increasing accesses by 14.3% y-o-y;
Net service revenues of R$8,133.0 million in 1Q12 represents annual growth of 5.4%, affected by regulatory changes which reduced growth in around 1 p.p.;
Mobile Services Revenue has accelerated its annual growth, recording a positive variation of 12.8%, driven by the Data and VAS revenue, which recorded + 33.9% y-o-y. In the quarter, Data already represents about 27% of the Net Services Revenue;
EBITDA Margin of 34.2% in the quarter (-1.2 p.p. y-o-y);
Operating cash generation reached R$2,133.5 million, +29% y-o-y.
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|Burlington, Vt. - Senior Jordan McBride (New Westminster, British Columbia) tallied four goals and junior Robbie Campbell (Delta, British Columbia) added three as the #14 Stony Brook men's lacrosse team held off Vermont, 12-9, in America East lacrosse action on Saturday.
The win gives the Seawolves (9-3, 5-0) an outright America East regular season title and undefeated conference season for the second year in a row. Stony Brook, which earned the top seed in conference tournament, will host a semifinal game at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Its opponent will be determined after tonight's other America East contests.
"Now we're looking forward to Wednesday," coach Rick Sowell said. "Give Vermont a lot of credit. They haven't quit all year, and that's a testament to their coaching staff and players. I'll take a win any day."
McBride scored three of his four goals in the first quarter. He has 165 career goals, which is tied for 16th all-time in Division I history with Doug Knight of Virginia. Campbell scored two of his three goals in the second quarter, giving him 11 goals in his last four games. McBride's 29 career hat tricks also lead all active players.
After Campbell's goal at 9:58 of the second quarter gave Stony Brook a 7-3 lead, Tom Frasca's goal off the face-off was as close as Vermont got until its final goal of the game. Goals from McBride, senior Timmy Trenkle (Commack, N.Y.), Campbell and junior Graham Adams (Royal Oak, Mich.) allowed the Seawolves to extend the lead to 11-4 with 11:44 left in the game.
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Geoff Worley led Vermont (6-9, 1-4) with two goals and two assists.
Senior Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, British Columbia) added a goal and three assists, upping his career-point total to 224, tops among all active Division I players.
Stony Brook's defense was led by senior goalie Rob Camposa (Syosset, N.Y.), who finished with 13 saves, nine in the second half.
"Our senior class has led us to this point," said Sowell. "Jordan and Kevin and Rob have played such key roles for us this year."
Stony Brook leads the all-time series, 11-0, with today's victory. Trenkle, who finished with a goal and two assists, has 24 points this season, a career-best.
Tickets for Wednesday night's game will be available by calling (631) 632-WOLF or can be purchased online at GoSeawolves.org.


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New Yorkers Mixed As Iowa Caucuses Near
On Tuesday, Iowans will go to the polls for the Iowa caucuses, the first major electoral event of 2012 presidential elections. And while the open field of GOP presidential hopefuls has amped up nationwide media coverage of the caucuses, here in New York, some voters say they're suffering from caucus fatigue.
"I just tune it out," said Bronx resident Raoul Busanet of all the media coverage.
Busanet, a Democrat, said what happens in Iowa won't really affect him or his vote.
But Elinor Lipman, a fellow Democrat, said her reaction has been just the opposite. "I'm obsessed with all the primaries and what's happening," said Lipman. An essayist, Lipman is even writing a rhyming tweet each day until the 2012 election.
Lipman wanted to hold a dinner party on Tuesday night to listen to the results roll in from the Iowa caucuses. "But then I realized that probably no one would come!," she said.
Other New Yorkers believe it's their duty to pay attention.
Nkomo Morris, 35, of Brooklyn admits she's no political junkie, but she has been following news of the Republican hopefuls. "I'm a high school teacher, and so it's been kind of fun to watch all the craziness that's been going on with the candidates and to see who gets whittled off," said Morris. Morris said the caucuses could be a great teaching moment.
Gotham Gazette editor David King thinks that to some extent, any fan of good government will be interested in what happens in Iowa on Tuesday. As for those who complain of too much coverage? "I think they should take comfort in the fact that these candidates are being scrutinized. That's the way this is supposed to work," said King.
King said if Ron Paul were to win the caucuses, the Tea Party faction of the New York GOP could gain prominence. "There was a lot of concern during the last gubernatorial cycle that the state Republican party was falling apart, and being mismanaged, and a lot of that sentiment comes from the Tea Party members," said King. "If a candidate supported by the Tea Party wins in Iowa, that could force the state party to put more Tea Party leaders into leadership positions," King said.


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A common sense approach to Internet safety
(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)
Over the years, we've built tools and offered resources to help kids and families stay safe online. Our SafeSearch feature, for example, helps filter explicit content from search results.
We've also been involved in a variety of local initiatives to educate families about how to stay safe while surfing the web. Here are a few highlights:
- In the U.S., we've worked with Common Sense Media to promote awareness about online safety and have donated hardware and software to improve the ability of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to combat child exploitation.
- Google UK has collaborated with child safety organizations such as Beatbullying and Childnet to raise awareness about cyberbullying and share prevention messages, and with law enforcement authorities, including the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, to fight online exploitation.
- Google India initiated "Be NetSmart," an Internet safety campaign created in cooperation with local law enforcement authorities that aims to educate students, parents, and teachers across the country about the great value the Internet can bring to their lives, while also teaching best practices for safe surfing.
- Google France launched child safety education initiatives including Tour de France des Collèges and Cherche Net that are designed to teach kids how to use the Internet responsibly.
- And Google Germany worked with the national government, industry representatives, and a number of local organizations recently to launch a search engine for children.
Users can also download our new Online Family Safety Guide (PDF), which includes useful Internet Safety pointers for parents, or check out a quick tutorial on SafeSearch created by one of our partner organizations, GetNetWise.
We all have roles to play in keeping kids safe online. Parents need to be involved with their kids' online lives and teach them how to make smart decisions. And Internet companies like Google need to continue to empower parents and kids with tools and resources that help put them in control of their online experiences and make web surfing safer.
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With the Internet so central to our children's lives, it is vital that companies like Google do everything possible to support online safety.ReplyDelete
However, Google has more work to do.
Through its anonymous Gmail service, Google is making it easier for bad people to abuse and attack children, and it is making it harder for families to protect their kids and investigate possible safety breaches.
Unlike other free email providers -- such as Microsoft and Yahoo! -- Google's Gmail does not include the originating IP address of the sender in the email code. This flaw effectively makes Gmail an anonymous email system that can easily be used for evil purposes.
Anyone can use Gmail to target a child and there is no way for a parent, a school or a law enforcement officer to find out who the sender might be without the laborious process of getting a court order to compel Google to hand over the information. The extra time required to find out the originating IP address of a sender prolongs the agony of victims and increases the stress on traumatized families.
With Yahoo or Microsoft's products, finding out the IP address of the person who sent an email takes less than a minute, and an IP whois trace can be done in a few seconds. Often, this information will do nothing more than put a victimized family's minds at ease. For example, knowing that a perpetrator is located in another city or country can make a world of difference to a victim who does not know who is targeting them.
Admittedly, originating IP addresses don't always identify senders and there are ways to spoof them. But having access to the originating IP address is one important tool parents and schools increasingly need to investigate cyberbullying and other online assaults on children.
I only know about this issue because of having recently investigated a case of a young girl (my daughter) being bullied online by another child who just happened to use Gmail (along with several other email services.) In investigating the case, I discovered that Gmail is entirely anonymous. This made it harder to track down the instigator and prolonged the victim's agony of not knowing who was targeting her.
Without any help from Google, I was eventually able to capture the instigator's IP address and identify the perpetrator. But I realized that someone who is less tech savvy than me would still be trying to get a court order to make Google hand over information that is not privileged in the first case.
I'm not saying Google has deliberately created this situation, but the lack of response I've received from the company to this issue certainly raises serious questions about its willingness to do the right thing.
Please, please, please fix this before more kids get hurt.
I too, would like a safe email address for my kids. My daughter is JUST starting to email her friends (she's ten) and my son gets email from Grandma. My son (age 5) had 600 spams, mostly about sex, in his spam box. As he doesn't use his email with anyone publicly (except Grandma, and we're pretty sure Grandma didn't sell him out), then how they got it is shocking. Even more so, what they are sending. I don't want him or my daughter to see any lines about what they are selling, and WHY.ReplyDelete
I wish there was a safe way for them to ONLY receive mail from their contact list, and everything else go to trash, before it even made it to their page.
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The Efficacy Of YouTube
Many of my "detractors" dub me 'old-fashioned, reluctant to enjoy the fruits of latest technology, etc – actually all this is false. My perspective has always been that we should not be slaves to technology. Common sense, integrity, empathy must always have primacy, after all our ancestors (even those in the western world) some hundred years ago never had access to all these marvels we enjoy today; yet they lived full lives! However, I was reminded of how wonderful modern technology is the other day.
I was in Pretoria city in South Africa, briefly, meeting some young writers. One of them, who loves football a lot, told me that he had read a book of mine (of essays). He said: "I particularly enjoyed the few chapters there dealing with soccer. It was wonderful the way you were praising a former great Nigerian footballer…" he struggled to remember the name.
"You mean Segun Odegbami?" I asked.
He smiled. "Yes, the former winger, striker, for Nigeria, decades ago. You praised him so much, even calling him the best player you have ever seen in your whole life! Despite the likes of Pele, Maradona, Messi," The youngster grinned. "Surely sir," he went on, "that praise was too much. You were very young then, hence your exaggerated worship of Odegbami."
It was my turn to grin. "Is that so? Well let me tell you, I stand by what I have written in that book, a personal opinion, yes, but one I still believe; having published countless articles on world football around the world,"
He said: "Such a pity it can't be proved. That was over 30 years ago; and where would we get old reels of the player in action? You said he played in the late 70s and 80s, mainly in black Africa...."
"It can be proved, to a certain extent," I said, "even if it's just a few clips. I know as a matter of fact we can see him in action on YouTube on the internet."
"YouTube?" the young writer looked incredulous. "Isn't that for music?"
I grinned again. "More or less everything is on YouTube," I said, "movies, sitcoms, music, and sports. You the young ones should know that!"
So we went to YouTube on the internet. I went straight to "Nigeria winning the 1980 Nations Cup" section. As luck would have it, the very first few seconds of the reel showed Segun Odegbami on a typical fantastic run down the right flank, with his uncanny speed, feints, and curling crosses. A few minutes later, the focus was on Odegbami scoring his two cracking goals against Algeria in the 1980 Nations Cup final.
Afterwards, the young writer stared at me with some disbelief. "I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before," he vouchsafed. "What dribbles! And such incredible speed for such an omotelele (very tall man)."
"That's nothing," I said. "You saw only a few minutes of him in action. People like me watched him for 90 minutes in many games for club and country,"
"A great player indeed," the young man reiterated, squeezing my hand.


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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Five retailers are teaming up to get some crib tents and play yard tents out of your home. This impacts about 330,000 of the products, and if you have one with the Tots In Mind logo, stop using it.
You'll know if your tent is impacted, if you see the "Tots In Mind" logo located on the non-mesh part of the portion near the top of the tent.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says babies and toddlers could strangle or become entrapped.
Atwo year old boy died in 2008, when he got trapped between the bottom rail of the play yard tent and the top rail. One year earlier, in 2007, a two year old boy sustained a catastrophic brain injury when the crib tent inverted, and trapped his neck.
Tots In Mind is now out of business. But retailers who sold the products are willing to offer refunds or store credit for use.
They are Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond / Buy Buy Baby, Burlington Coat Factory, Toys R Us / Babies R Us and Walmart.
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is one of the most underrated games of all time, especially if you're talking to myself or our video producer Ben Hanson. That's why we decided to give it some attention and sing its praises via a new Super Replay. Watch below as we try to convince a rotating cast of guests of its greatness.
Note: The first episode is lacking sound effects due to a technical mishap.
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That thing looks wicked! That ain't no slalom board. Excellent, I need someone to bomb hills with. My friends snowboard, but they won't do that, Pussies.
Do you got buddies that will do that with ya?
I got another crew, these guys like to do big hills & they just started to organize some weekend slide jams. There is maybe 5 or 6 hills out here in Maple Ridge, where you can get up in the 80-100km/h zone.
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What makes it even scarier, when you can't stop. I just went out about 2 weeks ago & put some time in learning to slide, cause I can't/couldn't either.
Right after I got a foot long 3 inch wide strip of road rash on my arm & a baseball sized gooey one on my hip, I decided I should probably wear the pads that I brought.
I can now do Coleman slides to a stop, but only up till about 40-50km/h.
Anything faster than that & I'll just try & ride it out.
It's real easy to bite off more than you can chew, once you get to a certain speed, sliding is no longer an option.
Then what do you do? That's when my stomach drops. As long as there are no hairpin corners or stop signs, you shouldn't have a problem.
It's the exact same as snowboarding down some super icy slope as fast as you can, you just have to pay attention.
Slalom is a cool part of longboarding, & I'm sure the more you do it the better ya get then it becomes more fun & so on....
IMO though nothing beats hauling ass, too the point where it scares the shit out of ya. Fuck, I live for that. You can't get that with slalom.
& you can do that right out of the gate. Roads are, for the most part always smooth, if you got the balls you can go just as fast as any mother fucker out there.
Theoretically used, since I got it for half price from one of the guys in the longboarding club, but brand new. Tip of the hat to Timmytard for pointing me in the right direction.
Hey, no problem. I told you you'd like it. Have you been going out with those guys since the time I saw you there? I showed up late & I think you took off early.
Have to admit, so far I like longboarding a lot more than skateboarding. Feels more like snowboarding. And the larger wheels are less likely to jam on small obstacles.
Now try & ride as many other peoples boards as you can. There is so any diff types of setups.
I love tryin' new/dif shit just too see.
I have a couple sets of wheels, if your interested?
An almost new set of Hawgs, 85mm. Big ass, roll over anything wheels.
Huge wheels work better on drop throughs, flush mounts & dropped decks, so you'll be laughin'
Ya slide gloves are an absolute must, I'm gonna get some leathers too.
The big scab on my hip, my pants didn't even rip or even really get damaged. @ first it just felt like a snowboarding wipe out, just sliding down the road. Not so much the after affects.
Can you tell I just smoked a big bomber?
I could go on & on....
So I think I'll pack her in for now.
If whatever doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger.
Then I am so close to immortality
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Originally posted by DragonCobra:Originally posted by varnine:Originally posted by DragonCobra:Originally posted by varnine:
So why is there the word 'Sniping' on the title?
ussually i think all of your posts are stupid
Actually, Most people are just too stupid to understand them.
my skill of understanding is quite great and the reason i think most of your comments are stupid is because they or dont have a point or the point is totaly different(sorry about spelling issues) then aimed for.
in this comment you wanted to point out how i dont understand your comments(obviously) and how im stupid, but thats only because i wrote that the reason of some comments being stupid is because they dont have a point and so you concluded i dont get them. but i also said that the reason of some other comments being stupid is because their point is going in a different direction then aimed for which prooves that i get the comments and where they are heading. sincerely, suckadick.com
Your posts look idiotic as hell because they have improper capitalization, spelling and punctuation,
you may say you don't care because your foolish teenaged friends don't care, but your opinions are taken more seriously when written in proper English.


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Local 6 Vice President and General Manager Skip Valet discusses the Holiday Concert.
Friday night at 6pm, Local 6's Matt, Bridgett, and Troy will join Mayor Buddy Dyer as they light Orlando's Christmas tree. It's a new tree, and it is a spectacular addition to Lake Eola Park. (Graphic) Then Saturday at the band shell at Lake Eola, join all of your Local 6 favorite News Team members as we stage the fifth annual Holiday Pops concert to benefit The Salvation Army's Angel Tree program. The music is festive and fantastic thanks to the talented Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra. The music starts at 4pm and for entrance, please bring a gift or a cash donation to ensure thousands of local children will have a Merry Christmas. And I hear Santa Claus himself will drop by for part of the concert and to meet your children. (on cam) We'll see you
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Museum: Renwick Gallery
Location: Special Exhibition Gallery, 1st Floor
On view are works by glass artists Paula Bartron and Beth Lipman, paper artist Jocelyn Chateauvert, and ceramicist Beth Cavener Stichter. The artists were chosen by Susanne Frantz (former curator of 20th-century glass, Corning Museum of Glass, New York), Lloyd Herman (founding director, Renwick Gallery), and Jane Milosch (exhibition curator). The Renwick Craft Invitational is a biennial exhibition series established in 2000 to honor the creativity and talent of craft artists working today.