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Founders4Schools has the support of many stakeholders from the worlds of education, philanthropy, banking that support our important work.
Executive Chairman and Founder, Founders4Schools
Sherry is the executive chair and founder of Founders4Schools.
Sherry has decades of experience in the technology and education sectors which include serving as a non-executive member of the University of Cambridge (Finance Board) where she chairs the Financial Strategy Advisory Group and is a member of the Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press boards and chair of their Remuneration Committee.
Other boards, she currently serves on include Raspberry Pi Foundation, The Royal Society (Science, Industry & Translation Committee), Zoopla and the London Stock Exchange plc, Chesterton Community College, (Cambridge).
Previous Non-executive roles in the education sector include teaching at London Business School, serving as a Trustee for NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) and serving RM plc as a NED where she chaired the Remuneration Committee and was the Senior Independent Director.
As an entrepreneur, Sherry founded a number of businesses and charities in the past. As a philanthropist, in addition to Founders4Schools, she is a supporter of the Crick Institute.
Sherry was honoured with a CBE for "services to entrepreneurship", from HM Queen in 2013, serves as an ambassador for London and the YourLife Campaign and is the author of 'The Scale-up Report' on UK economic growth.
Chief Executive of WES (The Women's Engineering Society)
Kirsten Bodley has significant experience in engaging young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects and careers, successfully raising their motivation, aspirations and employability skills.
Most recently, Kirsten was the Chief Executive of STEMNET, a UK-wide charitable organisation that works with thousands of businesses and schools to enable young people of all backgrounds and abilities to be inspired in STEM: to meet inspiring role models, understand real world applications of STEM subjects and experience hands-on STEM activities that motivate, inspire and bring learning and career opportunities to life.
Kirsten began her career in industry working as a Research Development Chemist for Courtaulds (Coatings Division) for 9 years after graduation. Following an MBA, she then moved on to become a Management Consultant at KPMG Consulting supporting the R&D areas for major chemical and pharmaceutical companies.
She subsequently changed her career path and became a teacher; continuing with her deep interest in education, she embarked on a career as STEMNET Regional Director for London before becaming Director of Networks in 2008.
Kirsten has completed degrees in science, education and business, obtaining her MBA at Imperial College London and studying Chemistry at King's College, London.
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Stephen has been a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants since 1992, and is an experienced finance director.
He has over 30 years' experience of investor relations, M&A, audit, risk and compliance and operational and strategic finance, coupled with a strong understanding and experience of international markets, gained by working for two major blue chip companies: Stephen worked for Unilever plc for over 20 years, and is currently the Group Controller of Diageo plc, where he has worked for the last nine years. Stephen has a passion for talent development, has an Honorary Doctor of Business from Solent University and is a member of the Board of Governors at the university.
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Mary Curnock Cook is an independent educationalist.
From 2010 to 2017, she was Chief Executive of UCAS, the universities and colleges admissions service.
Mary is a non-exec Director at the Student Loans Company and a Council member of the Open University. She Chairs the Access Project and is a Trustee of National Numeracy and multi-academy trust, United Learning. She is an investor and/or mentor to a number of edtech entrepreneurs and provides ad hoc advisory services to a number of organisations in the education sector.
Mary has an MSc from London Business School and she was awarded an OBE in 2000. She is an honorary Fellow of Birkbeck and Goldsmiths, both University of London colleges, and has an honorary doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire.
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Melissa Di Donato is the Chief Executive Officer at SUSE
Prior to SUSE, Melissa was an Area Vice President of Sales for EMEA and APAC at salesforce.com and has spent more than 20 years in technology as a leader in the digital space delivering innovative and transformative enterprise cloud solutions for customers around the globe. She is dedicated to building high performing sales teams, ensuring diversity across the business and developing multi-channel go to market strategies.
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Head of Regulatory Affairs for EMEA, The Bank of New York Mellon
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In the U.S.A., Jonathan oversaw Sony's Law Department, IPR, Compliance, Information Security, Trade Affairs, Government Affairs, Technical Standards & Corporate Security functions. He managed a team of over 60 professionals based in San Diego, New Jersey, Miami and Washington D.C., supporting the electronics businesses in the Americas.
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Jonathan has been Company Secretary of several U.S. and Japanese legal entities and was a member of the Executive Management Teams of both organizations.
Before he joined Sony Ericsson in 2005 as General Counsel, Jonathan spent 12 years working at Sony Electronics Europe, prior to which he worked at Apple. From 1986-1990 Jonathan trained as a U.K. Solicitor and worked in private practice as a company commercial solicitor at Bates Wells & Braithwaite, the UK's leading Charity lawyers.


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Friday, February 2, 2018
Openly Transgender
I've been having some odd conversations as of late.
One of them was with my neighbor, who is approximately 65-70 and a retired teacher. She and I have a funny relationship together. Mostly we see each other while walking our dogs at 5 in the morning in the pitch black along our small backcountry road that people drive way too fast on. I think we earned each other's respect when she and I banded together and took care of most of our neighbor's estate when nobody else would, including those who stood to inherit the estate, who was not either of us!
Anywho…. In regards to me, and how I live, ya know, that whole transgender thang, right? Well I have no idea if she has ever seen me fully dressed as a woman in real life, but she has certainly seen me dressed in full girl clothes and clearly visible breasts, cause ya know, that's me.
So, she's seen me, but I had not had the official talk with her until very recently, like say maybe about 3 months ago. And if you don't know - the official talk - is when I use very specific language, like transgender, estrogen, doctors, therapy, blah, blah, blah! I don't know what prompted the initial official talk, but one day I just said what the heck and had the talk. Since then, nothing in our relationship has changed. She has continued talking to me and treating me in the same respect as she had prior.
Okay, so the odd part of this story is supposed to be the odd conversation right?
She and I were both doing our regular thing when we see each other, walking our dogs. Only it wasn't super early in the morning, but more like 7 or so. We stood and chatted for a bit when she asked why I was up so early on a weekend when I could finally sleep in instead of going to work.
I hesitated only briefly, so that it was only really noticed by me, and then explained that I had a therapy appointment. Which then prompted a side of the road conversation about me going to therapy, taking estrogen, and being openly transgender, and how it was all going.
I know I live in California and pretty much everyone thinks this entire state is nothing but liberal hippies who eat granola and surf all day and they all accept everyone regardless of who they are, but I'll tell ya what, that is certainly not the case. It is much more that way in the main cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, but if you basically go away from the coast, California is a much different place. And I live in that place.
So, my neighbor and I are hanging out on the road, across from one of the many small family cattle rancher's places. Our retrievers are hanging at our feet being pet as the rancher's border collies are yipping at us from their kennels. Occasional trucks go zooming down the road, and we all stop and wave. It is small town USA, where apparently everyone knows everyone, and I am chatting it up with a woman who does indeed know just about everyone that drives by. And furthermore, I am openly talking to her about things that I never thought I would ever do, let alone ever tell somebody about. Unbelievable.
Really the unbelievable aspect is that I am openly talking to this woman about being transgender. Not because of where we live and the arguable amount of conservatism within my area - did I mention many people still have pro-Trump signs up in their yards? No? Hmm? Yeah. Anywho - having the conversation within such an area was not the odd part, the truly odd part was that I was having this conversation at all, with anybody, and especially so with this partial acquaintance, my neighbor. Admittedly she is frequently a mother figure to me, which again makes it a bit more odd. Odd piled on top of odd.
To grow up knowing I could never tell anybody this deep seated nasty little secret and then to be openly discussing it with this woman was more than just a bit surreal. I keep mentioning this "openly" aspect and that is because a part of me still feels as though this is a "nasty secret" that if I am going to talk about it, it should be in some small, dank, dark, dimly lit room, with the door shut and locked. Then maybe, possibly, I might be conned into releasing my shocking truth.
But no. There I was. A bright sunny morning, my dog at my side, my neighbor in front of me, and I'm chatting away about being transgender the same way one might talk about how since the rains have come it's going to be time soon to haul out the spray and begin killing weeds. Odd.
Oh and yeah, a few interesting tidbits came from that conversation. One - she was super surprised to find that I have no intentions of transitioning to living full time as a female. That one set her back a bit, it was obvious that was something she had never considered. Two - she mentioned that since finding out that I am taking estrogen she has done some research on people who have de-transitioned. I tried explaining to her the depths to which many of us suffer, while in hiding, and after coming out. And how many people struggle with transition due to extreme lack of support from anybody. Three - I told her of this blog, - Hiya, are you out there reading this? Ha! Four - She asked if I had made goals with my therapist and how I was progressing in meeting those goals.
The goal part of that conversation reminded me to check in on my goals. Which by the way, my therapist and I reviewed, and it turns out, I had actually met all of my goals at that point. My therapist then gave me a homework assignment of coming up with new goals. One of which is something I feel really weird about, and I actually intended to write this post about that. But, ha! I successfully avoided talking about it! Ha-Ha. Maybe in the future you will hear of my new therapy goals, but that is not this day folks!
Love you!
Love yourself!
Seriously, love yourself enough to be open about who you are with those who are in your life, yes even if _________ .
Posted by Nadine Spirit at 9:00 AM
Labels: acceptance, coming out, society
4 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2018 at 7:24 PM
I have seen a change in your posts. It seems you have finally found your "happy place". I think being honest with yourself and others, plus the hormones have created a much happier you.ReplyDelete
Good thoughts! Thanks. Oh and yeah, much, much happier!Delete
What a great thing to be able to talk freely with your neighbor about your special issues and have nothing change! That would make me think that "life is good". Kudos to her for being accepting of you and if she is reading this, bless her for being so open-minded! Wishing you the best on your journey.ReplyDelete
Great blog and inspiring for others as well.... so much of what you say rings true with myself... there are good people out there who want to be helpful and supportive...ReplyDelete
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Utica Music Fest
It sounded like it couldn't be done; more than 200 bands from all over the country performing throughout the Utica area for three days?
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It was the brainchild of longtime local musician Joe Sweet, and though it had its kinks, the music festival proved that Utica could embrace something new AND support it.
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Memorable quote: "I'm pretty excited to drink beer with a lot more people in Utica," said Jonnie Sullivan of the local band The Crazy Fools on the first day of the Utica Music Fest.
Brewery comeback
Just as the first few beers were being guzzled at the Saranac Thursday season kickoff, things got really hot.
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Memorable quote: "Young people in this community have always supported Utica Club and Saranac products, and this really has made everyone come together." - Megan Fraser, F.X. Matt Brewing Company's marketing coordinator, referring to the outpouring (pun intended) of community support in the wake of the fire.
Roller Derby starts, splits, starts again
It's been more like a roller coaster than roller skating since roller derby made its way into Utica at the beginning of 2008. But after watching its start, its split and now supporting two roller derby leagues, one thing is for sure, roller derby is alive and well in Utica. With two leagues - The Central New York Roller Derby League and The Utica Roller Girls - girls should be rollin' around Utica for as long as you go out and watch them.
Memorable quote: "I don't think anyone in the community is going to complain about having more girls on skates, in fishnets and miniskirts," - vice chairwoman of the Central New York Roller Derby League Jackie Roberts, referring to the split and formation of the new league.
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Red hot or not, Turning Stone Resort and Casino's Lava dance club fired up a lot of press this year with its ever-changing focus (the club was fighting with the state to be able to serve liquor).
First, there was no liquor; then there was the unofficial BYOB rule.
Neither one lasted, making Lava officials scramble for a way around the no-liquor rule. Ultimately, and this seems to be sticking, the club made admission members-only, which allows them to sell alcohol.
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Oh, daddies!
There must have been something in the music in 2007, because 2008 brought local rockers with a whole different kind of screamin': babies. Three of them - Paul Fullem, Rocky Graziano and Joe Sweet - all became fathers, brining three new rockers into the world - Wolfgang Martin Fullem-Marketos, Julian Serafino Graziano and Angelo Joseph Sweet. We can't wait until these boys grow up and spur the next generation of local music.
Memorable quote: "I'm not writing as dark as I was before. I'm not writing stuff like The Wiggles or stuff you would hear on Noggin, but I'm definitely writing not as dark. Now, seriously, I get the guitar and I play in front of him, and he smiles and I write something up and it's like, 'Oh my God, and I didn't even have to get (messed) up for that.' I did it from him smiling. I've never gotten inspiration like that." - Rocky Graziano, referring to how things have changed since his son Julian was born.
Aretha, where's the R-E-S-P-E-C-T?
We imagine when the Queen of Soul goes anywhere people stop, stare and maybe stutter.
Well, Fusion reporter Cassaundra Baber did something way more ridiculous - she told her about all the morons on YouTube making a mockery of her classic "Respect." It didn't go so well … here's a snippet of that interview story:
If I had known I only had 12 minutes with Aretha Franklin I would have thought twice about telling her about all the freaks on YouTube making a mockery out of "Respect."
But I didn't know.
So, I told her: "You know, I was on YouTube watching some of your performances, and did you know there are hundreds of videos of people lip synching to 'Respect'?"
"It's pretty funny."(Did she hang up on me?)
"You should check it out." (I think I stuttered - it's a nervous habit.)
"Hmmm, interesting," she said. (She didn't sound one bit interested.)
OK, so it wasn't the coolest thing I could have said to a legend.
In that column, Baber wrote some mumbo jumbo about Franklin being the greatest diva to ever live, blah blah, blah, and then, well, basically mid-sentence - after exactly 12 minutes - the Queen of Soul had had enough: "Well that will be enough for today," Franklin said.
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At the time, she pretty much wanted to die, but three months later, she's got a great story to tell, especially to drunk people.
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One - well, two - of the best things about our year, is the opening of two spots that have become our favorite new hangouts. One serves lots of beer - more than 150 kinds to be exact. The other serves coffee - and vegan/vegetarian lunches.
We love Nail Creek Pub and Brewery's (720 Varick St.) English-style pub-feel and it's commitment to serving craft beers.
We equally love The Tramontane Café's (1105 Lincoln Ave.) tripped-out retro, but cozy vibe and commitment to bringing in original and local music acts - specifically a very popular Sunday open mike night.
Memorable quote: "We knew this pub would not take from the pie of Varick Street, but add to it." - Chris Talgo, Nail Creek co-owner, about being a part of the Varick Street bar scene.
Mmmm … pizza!
There is absolutely nothing better about life in the Mohawk Valley than its pizza.
And we will personally fight anyone who thinks they can find better pizza anywhere than right here. (Well, maybe not fight, but we'll get our Italian grandmothers after you with wooden spoons.)
So, basically, we did what most of us natives have dreamed of doing our whole lives - a pizza taste test (and we got the Observer-Dispatch to pay for the pizzas).
We had a group of eight tasters from all different backgrounds come together to choose the best of six randomly selected area pizzas.
The process was gooey and cheesy and way too much fun to be called work, and the results were just as we expected - O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria upside-down pizza came out on top; Little Caesar's failed to make the cut.
Memorable quote: "You can't just bite this, people," said pizza tester Jay Sumner during our taste testing. "It's like tasting wine." (No truer words have ever been spoken.)


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The Advanced Selling Podcast is the world's longest running audio show for sales professionals.
It's hosted by veteran sales coaches Bill Caskey and Bryan Neal. The pair have a relaxed and whimsical style that's always packed with rock solid, practical advice.
It is must-listen weekly content.
The end of the year is fast approaching. But there is still time to get deals done. So this week Bryan and Bill focused on End Of Year Deal Strategies. In other words, their essential advice on how to finish 2016 strongly.
So in our blog post this week we take each of Bill and Bryan's end of year deal strategies and explain how to apply their advice using salesforce.
Here's why you need to do this.
- The data you need to implement their deal tips and finish 2016 strongly is already in salesforce. Don't waste time duplicating information by creating spreadsheets.
- Using salesforce makes your opportunities visible to your boss and / or peers. You're going to need that visibility to follow Bill and Bryan's advice properly.
- It's easy to follow progress and track outcomes in salesforce. You'll want to see just how effective you were in finishing the year with a bang.
So let's get started with their end of year deal strategies and implementing them use good salesforce practice.
1. Be clear where you need to spend your time
Here's Bill and Bryan's first tip on end of year deal strategies.
"Be clear on where you need to spend your time".
To do this, put all of your open deals into one of three categories. The categories reflect whether the deal can be closed before the end of the year.
Bill and Bryan recommend Green, Red and Yellow for the category names.
- Green deals. You're confident these opportunities will close before the end of the year.
- Red deals. It's unlikely these deals will close successfully this year.
- Yellow deals. These might close but you're going to need to work hard on them.
"Take a long hard look at your open deals. Be brutally honest", they recommend.
"One way is to walk through each deals with your boss or a peer. Get them to challenge you a little bit. Work hard to justify why each deal is in each segment".
The natural reaction of most salespeople is to work on the green deals first, then yellow, then red argue Bill and Bryan.
But that's a mistake.
The correct order is Yellow, Green then Red.
If you work the Yellow deals hard and in the right way then some of these deals will close successfully.
And if you've done your segmentation correctly then the Green deals will close successfully without too much effort.
It's those middle deals – the ones that are currently 50:50 – that will determine how strongly you finish the year.
So you've got to be brutally honest about the segment into which each deal belongs. Get a colleague to help you – your boss or a peer. Ask them to challenge you on every deal. And then do the same for them.
To implement this end of year deal strategy in salesforce
It's really easy. Here's what your system administrator needs to do.
- Create a picklist with the values Red, Amber, Green.
- Fix the chart colors associated with each value (otherwise salesforce will assign colors randomly to each picklist value).
- Create a matrix report and dashboard chart.
If you want to be a bit fancier, then implement a color bar (or other visual graphic) to make it even easier on the eye.
Here's what the dashboard chart and report looks like.
In our example we've grouped the report by week rather than month. That's because there's not much time to the end of the year. It's imperative to focus week-by-week on the deals we plan to close successfully before the end of the year.
2. Plan how to get to where you want to be
Here's the second end of year deal strategy from Bill and Bryan.
Create a plan for each opportunity you are going to work on.
The guys acknowledge that planning isn't something that comes naturally to many salespeople!
"You don't need to overdo it", say Bill and Bryan. "A plan is a series of steps that the salesperson will execute between now and the end of the year".
Taking care to rigorously review and categorize each opportunity is a key element of creating the deal-specific plan.
Identify all the stakeholders associated with the opportunity. Don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at the last minute by failing to address the needs of one stakeholder.
To implement this end of year deal strategy in salesforce
- Contact Roles. Use the standard Contact Roles feature on Opportunities to associate everyone in the buying center with the opportunity. Specify the role each person. This really helps with thinking through the close plan for each deal.
- Create a text field for the plan. No need for anything fancy. Create a Text field on the Opportunity to store the details of the close plan for each deal.
Here's how the opportunity might look.
The field '2016 Close Segment' appears in the top left of the Deal Strategy section. Over to the right is an automated custom flag to make the segment easy-on-the-eye to spot.
In this example we have also included some key pipeline quality metrics. These provide valuable input that will influence our confidence that the deal can be closed successfully this year.
The Contact Roles are shown on the bottom of the opportunity. Tagging each person with their Role surfaces thinking and discussion about the influence of each Contact on the Opportunity. You can see in this example that we've even included one external consultant (John Bond) that is also playing a role on the Opportunity.
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3. Amp-up your calendar based language
Here's deal strategy number three. Become very diligent about getting dates into the diary.
"If you agree to call someone next Friday then send the calendar invite in the meeting. Do it there and then.
Because otherwise, Friday comes around, there's no agreed calendar invite, the call doesn't happen and your follow-up has evaporated", says Bill.
The days slip away quickly at this time of year.
At this time of year it's imperative to get dates in the diary. Make dates explicit. In the meeting, send the invite. Be disciplined!
To implement this end of year deal strategy in salesforce
Let's be honest. Most people use MS Outlook for diary management and calendar invites rather than salesforce. We don't disagree with that approach.
So here's a slight spin on Bill and Bryan's advice.
You're going to be busy. There are going to be many non-work demands on your time what with Christmas shopping, kids school performances, family gatherings and social commitments.
So it is imperative to keep track of what you have agreed and the tasks you need to do. Record these notes in salesforce using Activities. It's the best way we know of keeping track of everything. And it will help you stick to the plan.
4. Agree Go / No Go dates
Bill and Bryan's final tip is to agree a Go / No Go date with each prospect. They recommend December 16, for example.
This isn't an agreement that the prospect will say 'yes' on this date. It's a mutual agreement on the date by which both parties will agree whether they will work together on a close this year. You can even ask the question, "If you were me, would you forecast the deal to close one way or the other in December?"
On the Go / No Go date the prospect might agree that the deal will close in 2016. Or they may say it will never close successfully. Or that the decision can be postponed until the New Year.
Either way, it's a way of bringing matters to a head at this time of year.
To implement this end of year deal strategy in salesforce
- Simply create a Go / No Go Date field on the Opportunity. You can see it on the left hand side of example screen shot earlier.
- Incorporate the Go / No Go Date into your deal-specific plan. There should be actions that lead up to the date, and a calendared meeting for the discussion on the day.
So good luck. Santa will be coming, but not just yet. Implement these end of year deal strategies in your sales team today and finish 2016 in stomping fashion!
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The Apple retail concession in posh London department store Selfridges has been sold to Ireland's largest Apple Premium Reseller, giving it a ready-made route into the wallets of rich Arabs the wealthy elite.
Directors at Square Group last week sold the B2B operation to Nottingham-based Jigsaw24, which is run by channel veteran Martin Balaam and backed by VC NorthEdge Capital.
The retail concession, a stone's throw from Bond Street, was not part of the deal, said Darren King, the former MD at Square.
"Our retail business, Selfridges, went to CompuB in Ireland, the biggest Apple Premium reseller in Ireland, they want to get into the UK," he told us.
The Selfridges business, which turns over around £4m a year and employs 14 workers, is still growing, said King. Not every independent Apple retailer can make that claim.
Life is tough for many in Apple's consumer space; they have to compete against Apple's own stores – and the costly V2 refit programme in 2013 allowed some to pause for thought about their future direction.
Square was one such company that started to exit retail, beginning with the closure of its Oxford Street store. It also handed in its APR badge, deciding it wouldn't be able to sell enough iPads to justify the £100,000 refit costs.
CompuB already has a London office based in Soho. It trades online with UK consumers, education customers and businesses including restaurants and hotels. Jigsaw24 plans to open up an outlet in the locale, too.
Ger Manley, APR country manager at CompuB, said it has retained all the staff in the store and "hope to hire more sales staff very shortly".
"This is our company's first venture in the UK with further expansion planned in time," he told El Chan.
As for King, he is not transferring with either the Selfridges or the B2B operations, and instead will concentrate full-time on his hospitality biz RoomNetTV. ®
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In America, wireless carriers continue to exert a stranglehold on much of the smartphone experience. The features a device brings to the table often matter less than which ones your wireless provider allows you to use. Too often, a flagship smartphone arrives on retail shelves mangled beyond recognition, bearing a customized (read: ugly) casing and an enhanced (read: bloat-filled) software load, "proudly" flying the colors of its host carrier in the form of one or more overbearing logos silk-screened to its shell.
Fortunately, the landscape has shifted in recent years thanks to devices like Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S III. No longer are all devices subjected to the torture of carrier "enhancement." As the various smartphone platforms mature, manufacturers place more and more emphasis on excellent hardware design in order to stand out from the crowd – and they become less and less tolerant of carriers fiddling with that design. For HTC, a company already legendary for its hardware prowess, the One represents a new pinnacle in aesthetic fit and finish – an accomplishment that Sprint, to its credit, has left entirely unmolested. The HTC One for Sprint appears, on the outside, identical to the European version we reviewed several weeks ago.
But there's more to the story. For years, Sprint has positioned itself as the champion of customer freedom. T-Mobile USA might be getting all the buzz these days for its recent "un-carrier" reinvention, but it was Sprint who popularized the truly unlimited plan on a nationwide basis, and who continues to leverage that all-you-can-eat philosophy as a key selling point. Just try to watch this commercial without becoming incensed that capped data plans even exist anymore:
Please note: Sprint has informed us that our HTC One review unit is a pre-production device (note the mislabeled carrier string, which reads "print" instead of "Sprint"). We will continue gathering impressions with official release hardware after this piece goes to press; should any of our conclusions change after release, we will update this review. For those curious about how long we spent with the One: our test period before publication was seven days long.
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As mentioned above, Sprint's HTC One is quite similar to its European counterpart. The quad-core, 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor humming along at the center of the One is unchanged, as is the 2GB of DDR2 RAM backing it up. The connectivity suite retains support for Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11 ac alongside the more-typical a/b/g/n and NFC standards, and the IR blaster is just as ready to flip your TV channels on this unit as it is on the One's siblings. The cellular side has been augmented with support for Sprint's CDMA (800/1900MHz) and LTE (1900MHz) networks, allowing those in one of Big Yellow's 4G markets to experience the company's higher data speeds.
Other changes are minor, with one big exception if you're a memory hog. Sprint users considering the One will have to content themselves with only 32GB of onboard storage, as the 64GB variant will be available exclusively from AT&T in the United States. Sprint users looking to augment their onboard storage will need to look to cloud-based solutions like Dropbox and Google Drive to do so, as there's no more microSD expansion here than on the global edition. Sprint's unlimited data plans will help in this regard, but true road warriors will want to remember that the One's 2300-mAh battery isn't removable, so syncing data with the cloud will need to be a judiciously scheduled affair.
From the moment of its announcement, we knew the One was going to tax the internet's already-strained capacity for hyperbole. There aren't many words to describe the One's hardware, at least none that haven't already been used and re-used across our various reviews, features, and comparisons. So rather than besiege you with a list of results we get from typing the word "beautiful" into thesaurus.com, we'll just ask you to take our word for it when we say this is a stunning mobile phone. In terms of build quality, look and feel, it's the best Android smartphone we've ever handled.
That's the situation out of the box, anyway. We're not really sure how well the One's all-aluminum body will hold up over time, but the reflective finish on our silver version looks as though it would display scuffs and scrapes pretty loudly. Unfortunately, users who opt to forgo a case will probably have ample opportunity to see how the One deals with ground impacts: that aluminum unibody fuselage is very slippery in dry conditions, and we've come perilously close to dropping ours. Like, more than a few times. It's kind of terrifying.
If you can get past the fear of constant droppage, though, handling the One's hardware in day-to-day use is a sublime experience. The aluminum feels luxurious and cool to the touch. At 9.3mm, the thicker center of the casing butts up nicely against the palm, while the 4mm edges give it a sleek and slender look. The weight is perfect at 143g, neither too heavy nor too light. If you're right-handed, the moire-patterned volume rocker sits perfectly under your thumb, and if you're left-handed, your forefinger enjoys easy access to the power/standby key up top. The latter would probably have made more sense as a side-mounted button, and we'd have liked a dedicated shutter release for the camera, but these are minor quibbles in the face of the device's otherwise excellent design.
Also worthy of a quick mention is the HTC One's total lack of carrier branding. We thought this might be a consequence of our demo unit being non-final hardware, but Sprint confirmed for us that even the retail units will feature no Sprint branding aside from the custom splash screen in the software. That's a pretty big accomplishment for any manufacturer, a distinction that only Apple's iPhone has enjoyed up till now, and we think it especially significant that HTC is the first outside of Cupertino to manage such a feat.
That excellence continues in the display. The panel recalls the jaw-dropping performance of the screen found on the One's immediate predecessor, Verizon's Droid DNA, but here it's even more impressive. The SLCD-3 panel has been shrunk from 5 inches to 4.7, but the full 1080p resolution has been maintained. This results in a screen with a ridiculous 468 pixels per inch, making it the sharpest smartphone display we've ever seen. Again, it's overkill: we still can't make out pixels on our Samsung Galaxy S III, which offers a density of "only" 306ppi. But combined with outstanding viewing angles and a lamination process that puts on-screen graphics right at the surface, the extra pixel padding makes the One's display far and away the best in Sprint's lineup – an ideal choice for those who'd use their unlimited data allotment for streaming Netflix or YouTube videos. Whether that holds true after the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S 4 will depend on your individual tastes, but the One certainly held its own in our quick comparison at Radio City Music Hall a few weeks back. Jump to 2:22 for our impressions:
We realize it's unusual for a review to be so effusive, but that's what's important here: the One is unique enough to deserve the praise. From a build quality perspective, the HTC One handily outclasses every other Google-based smartphone in the Sprint lineup. It's sleek, it's svelte, and it's beautiful from casing to display to speakers. If you need to swap batteries or memory on the fly, or take your device dredging beneath the waves, it's not the phone for you – but for most Android shoppers, the One's hardware should fit the bill nicely.
Our HTC One demo unit was running Android Jelly Bean version 4.1.2 during the review period, with version 5 of HTC's Sense skin running on top. As we discussed in the full review, Sense 5 doesn't impair Android as its earlier incarnations did; in fact, it improves on Google's experience and brings the visual components of the software in line with the One's hardware.
Sense on the Sprint variant doesn't differ much from that on the European One. Grays and blacks dominate the interface, with bold touches like the oversized clock/weather widgets and stark, clear lock-screen notifications providing a very modern aesthetic. This is best exemplified by the Messaging app, which combines condensed sans serif fonts, effective placement of bold letters, and the occasional splash of color for an almost magazine-like presentation.
Another high point of Sense's design is the Gallery, which presents images grouped by location, date, or "event," and which selectively animates certain photos and Zoe images (see the camera section for more on that). It can be a little confusing depending on which display mode you select, and those who don't like too much animation or other "business" on their screen might not appreciate all the chrome here, but HTC seems to understand that the Gallery can be more than just a static rundown of photos. The company treats this corner of the smartphone experience more like a repository of memories, and it's upped the ante on its presentation to reflect that. As we frequently share photos with friends over drinks and around the water cooler, this is a touch we appreciate.
BlinkFeed, the Flipboard-style social media aggregator that lives on the One's far-left homescreen, is somewhat underwhelming. That's especially true considering how much attention HTC -and then the tech media- lavished upon it int he weeks following its reveal. BlinkFeed works well enough once you plug in your Facebook and Twitter handles and tell it your favorite news outlets, but it sacrifices usability for visual flair. It's not nearly as efficient to browse, say, a Twitter feed when your brain needs to separate text from a background visual, and waiting for the latter to load over a slow connection gets old quickly. BlinkFeed is pretty, and we like having one place to quickly scan our notifications and recent events, but it's not especially useful in its current form. Hopefully future updates will change that.
Like most carriers, Sprint loves gumming up its smartphones with bloatware, and that's as true of the One as any other device. Though about 25GB of the device's 32GB are available to the user out of the box, don't let that small footprint fool you. The first few hours of use are marked by a near-constant barrage of pitches to try various features, from Sprint's Visual Voicemail ("FREE TRIAL!") to Sprint Zone ("Click to see who won our Android sweepstakes!") to HTC Backup, which warns that enabling it "will disable backup to Google servers." What? Why?
The upshot is that you're going to spend a fair bit of time cleaning up the device's home screen and app tray, and dismissing notifications trying to "help you" (read: sell you things). As mentioned before, that's pretty common, and it's definitely a small price to pay for such a capable, powerful smartphone – but it's still annoying enough that we thought it worth mentioning.
Sense 5 isn't without its hangups; there's still some eccentric and annoying behavior, from the niche stuff like not being able to share a screenshot immediately from the gallery, to more visible shortcomings like the too-wide spacing of apps and widgets on the homescreens. But on the whole, the amount of thought that's gone into building the One's new software overlay is obvious in day-to-day interactions with the device. It's powerful without being complex, beautiful without being stupid. It's what smartphone software should feel like in 2013.
Last week, we spoke with HTC about the construction of the One's "UltraPixel" shooter, and came away with some interesting insights into the phone's 4MP camera. In particular, HTC cleared up its "megapixels don't matter" stance; the company isn't anti-megapixel so much as it's pro-holistic imaging. If that's a little buzzword-y to you, just lay your eyes on some of the photos we took with our Sprint HTC One. It's running a more-recent software build than the One we reviewed a few weeks back, so keep your eye out for what we think is some enhanced saturation and sharpness in the photos below.
There's still room for improvement here, chiefly in situations where a subject is backlit. The viewfinder software is still very aggressive in terms of tap-to-focus: tapping on a brightly lit area will clamp down hard on the exposure, darkening dimmer areas to almost-black levels, and vice-versa. That's true of all smartphone cameras to an extent, but we've found this overcompensation particularly egregious on HTC phones, and the One appears no different in this regard.
Still, the One delivers some excellent results in the right conditions. Low-light performance, which HTC told us was optimized for bars and restaurants, is the most-often-cited high point of the experience, but there's other good stuff here too. HTC's Zoe feature follows in the footsteps of other apps like Cinemagraph to deliver a result somewhere between a photo and a video, a product that really starts to shine in the rebuilt Gallery application and the new HTC Share feature. The latter is a very well-thought-out service, allowing a user to select up to ten photos and Zoes to share via a simple and streamlined browser-based slide show.
There are still enhancements needed to smooth out the experience. Zoes are difficult to share by manipulating raw files, as they appear to a computer as collections of JPEG files – which of course they are. That spells inconvenience for anyone using Dropbox auto-upload or bulk file-management apps like WiFi File Explorer. Here we'll remind you that we weren't dealing with final software during our test period, so you'll probably see some modifications either at or shortly after launch. One thing that doesn't need too much tweaking is the One's front-facing camera, which uses the same 88-degree lens we're accustomed to from our time with the Droid DNA and the Windows Phone 8X: the wide-angle lens mated to the 2MP sensor has made us quite popular at parties full of people with comparatively puny self-portrait cameras.
Video performance is good, with speedy auto-exposure and auto-focus. Audio capture is excellent and so is frame rate, though we wish there were a bit less motion blur with default settings.
Ultimately, the HTC One's camera delivers the same results on Sprint as on the global version: it's neither as game-changing as HTC would like you to think, nor as unimpressive as the resolution-obsessed would have you believe. The One's camera delivers impressive performance that keeps pace with competing flagship devices, and will certainly suit the average user's needs just fine. Those intending to push the limits of Sprint's unlimited offerings by uploading photo after photo to Facebook or Instagram will find little to complain about here.
Those high scores also translate into tangible advantages in everyday use: performance throughout the One's software is snappy and lag-free, despite the far-reaching tentacles of the immersive Sense 5 skin. HTC has finally managed to equal rival Samsung in this regard, crafting an Android skin that touches nearly every aspect of the user experience without imparting stuttering or drag to user interactions.
The speedy performance also owes some credit to a renovated multitasking screen. We weren't entirely sold on the new design at the One's NYC debut -and we still wish it better emulated the webOS approach it draws inspiration from- but HTC's card-based multitasking has taken a real step forward in Sense 5. Improvements include a provision for nine recent apps on the multitasking screen (instead of the three present in Sense 4), and being able to double-tap the home button to summon it (rather than the long-press required by other manufacturer skins). This minor rethinking results in a much more efficient UI "flow" than on previous HTC devices.
Battery Life
The 2300 mAh lithium-polymer battery powering the Sprint HTC One is the same one found in other variants, and its endurance is similar as well. In mixed 3G/4G coverage with polling and push notifications from two Gmail accounts, two Twitter accounts, Instagram, and Google Voice, as well as intermittent browsing, BlinkFeed scrolling, and GPS navigation, the Sprint HTC One lasted us a little over 16 hours.
That figure would have been shorter were it not for the HTC Power Saver, which kicked in during the last hour to crank down CPU cycles, reduce the screen brightness, and turn off haptic vibration. It also disabled the data connection during screen-off time. All of these Power Saver features can be disabled via the settings menu, but considering the extra life it offers, we find the feature useful enough to leave unmolested – but its constant presence in the notifications tray is a "feature" we could live without.
Sprint's HTC One will last the average user a full day. It actually surprised us during one particularly heavy driving afternoon where we used Google Navigation to travel over a hundred miles -a little over two hours- and still had enough power left to make it through an evening of photo-taking and status-sharing. Power users might still scoff at the lack of a removable battery, but the average Joe can probably leave the charger behind without worrying too much about a dead phone on the commute home.
Call Quality/Network Performance
Network performance is where the yellow variant of the One loses a few fractions of a point compared to its contemporaries. We tested the HTC One on Sprint's CDMA and LTE networks over the course of seven days in and around the Greater Boston and Worcester, MA areas. 4G speeds were okay for Boston-area LTE connections, averaging 8.92 Mbps down and 5.35Mbps up. That doesn't differ too much from our average throughput on Verizon Wireless in Boston, but it falls far short of our usual experience on AT&T, which routinely delivers download speeds reaching into the 20s.
Also, while outdoor coverage kept pace with AT&T and Verizon, indoor coverage … didn't. Sprint's version of the HTC One is only equipped for LTE on band class 25 at 1900Mhz, which is, right now, the only spectrum block on which Sprint has deployed LTE (or, for that matter, CDMA). That higher frequency means indoor coverage suffers, and the One frequently waffles back and forth between 3G and 4G inside. Sprint has announced plans to deploy LTE on the 800MHz holdings freed up by dismantling the Nextel network next year, but the One in its current form won't be able to take advantage of that. So if you're buying for the long-term, you'll have to be okay with the One underperforming compared to the Sprint smartphones of 2014 in terms of 4G coverage. Fortunately its 802.11ac compatibility means it should scream on future WiFi networks using that technology.
Getting back to more conventional testing, there's some good news. The One is a very solid performer in the phone-calling department. Callers said we sounded very clear compared to other phones, and even in noisy environments we could still hold a conversation with no problem. Callers did say they could make out more background noise when we rolled down the window in a speeding car, so the Sense Voice noise cancellation might not be quite up to par with Motorola CrystalTalk technology, but it's still very effective. When we switched over to speakerphone, callers said they could tell they were now on a more-public call, but that the effect "wasn't bad."
On our end, the earpiece delivered rich, nuanced, and plenty loud sound, and that effect only grew more pronounced when switching over to speakerphone mode. The combination of front-firing speakers with the amplifier-driven BoomSound technology gives the HTC One almost unreal audio performance in speakerphone calls. If you're planning on using your unlimited voice plan to chat with friends and family, the One offers the best audio experience we've heard from a Sprint smartphone.
+ Outstanding build quality
+ Gorgeous display
+ Excellent audio experience
+ Camera's low-light performance is top-tier
+ Sense 5 is responsive and adds value
– Non-removable battery
– Non-expandable memory
– Camera resolution could be higher
– Sprint 4G network buildout lags competitors
Pricing and Availability
The 32GB version of the HTC One is available for pre-order via Sprint's website for $199.99 on a two-year contract. It launches April 19th, the same day as AT&T's variant.
Additional HTC One Coverage from Pocketnow
HTC One Review
HTC One vs Apple iPhone 5
HTC One vs Droid DNA
Empty Nest: What I Miss (and Don't) About the HTC One
HTC One HDR vs Normal Video
HTC One BoomSound Test
UltraPixels, Photography, and the HTC One: A Chat with HTC's Symon Whitehorn
Whether the Sprint version of the HTC One is the best choice for you will depend, as always, on how well Sprint suits you as a carrier. The nation's third-largest wireless provider definitely has its ups and downs in terms of rate plans and coverage, respectively; only you can answer whether Big Yellow is the right fit for you where you live and work.
But one thing should be clear if you are -or are interested in becoming- a Sprint subscriber: HTC's latest is something very special. The One matches excellent software and features with build craftsmanship we've never seen from a Google-powered smartphone. From display quality to audio performance to photos and video to phone calls, this phone does it all – and does it very well. It reminds us that Android skins aren't always horrible, that mass-produced hardware doesn't need to feel cheap, and that a wireless carrier doesn't have to be first- or second-place in the country to carry a truly premium device.
It also makes clear, for the first time in a while, that those looking for a high-end smartphone experience don't necessarily need to buy a phone with the word "Galaxy" stamped on it. If you're on Sprint and you're shopping for a high-end Android smartphone, the HTC One should be very near the top of your list.
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Galaxy Note II Image source: Ubergizmo
Sprint specific 4G info source: s4gru.com
Sprint coverage maps and info via Sprint Nextel


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While it comes as no great shock (or even a little one) given the fact that he was the one to break the news of the film to the world, it seems as though it is official that Bryan Singer has signed on to direct the next installment in the X-film franchise, X-Men: Apocalypse. That much was confirmed today over at Vulture, but the website had one other little nugget of information that is sure to further fuel speculation about the film that started with last week's rumor from.
According to the site, X-Men: Apocalypse will indeed be a direct sequel to the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, confirming last week's report. The site goes on to report that the ending of X-Men: Days of Future Past will set up X-Men: Apocalypse and that the X-Men: First Class cast will be to focus of the film. The rumors from last week, which I've only briefly mentioned on this site for hopes that they are not true, seem to have a little substance to them with this report and it does back-up my speculation that FOX will want to focus on the First Class cast going forward. While James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender are wonderful young actors, FOX does have Jennifer Lawrence, whose star will continue to rise, as a part of its young cast as well, so it is sensible to follow the stories of this crew going forward.


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I love the subject of self-expression. If you do it well, you'll thrive and go far, but if you do it badly, you'll struggle and go nowhere!
Speaking up and speaking well is one of the best forms of self-expression. When I say speak well, it isn't a matter of being well spoken, it is about speaking in a calm and eloquent manner. In other words using appropriate words and actions. It isn't always about she who shouts the loudest gets heard, it is more about what you say, how you say it and the impact you make!
The best example of this is when I ran a workshop a couple of years ago for a group of Family Practitioners around Motivational Interviewing. There were 6 women, and all but one of them were quite vocal and expressive about the work they were undertaking with their clients as well as the challenges they had in moving them forward. Their clients were a mixed bag of people who were coping with mental health issues, addiction, homelessness and parenting.
The group took part in practical exercises then fed back about their experiences, while speaking with much passion and expression. It was the turn of the quiet lady, who was the least senior of the group and had only been in her role for a few months, to speak. She came across as quite shy and at one point I wondered if she had been out of her depth with the group of other women, who were quite strong and expressive with their opinions. This lady paused, took her time then spoke. When she delivered her feedback her voice was calm and measured and her words were appropriate for the situation. She stunned the room into silence and this was gold to me, because I was amazed too. I can't remember word for word what she said, but what I can tell you is that what she said was incredibly thought provoking. In essence she was getting people to raise their empathy, a key component of emotional intelligence (EQ).
This woman stood out from the crowd and dared to think and be different from others. By the end of the workshop she had, in some way, influenced the way other practitioners, including a senior practitioner, thought about the way they worked with their clients and how to better understand them. Speaking and expressing yourself well is just one way of speaking up, being heard and influencing. Here are three more:
- Put your hand up and keep it there until you say your piece and others sit up and listen. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, mentions, in a TED talk, a time when she gave a talk at a conference. After she spoke a woman came up to her and gave her some negative feedback, which had upset her a little. The woman fed back that Sheryl had only taken questions from the men in the room. She then asked the woman why she didn't put her hand up and the woman said she did, but as Sheryl said she wanted one more question the woman put her hand down. What Sheryl said she got from this was that if you have your hand up, keep it there until that person comes to you. I would add that you could be helping someone else in the room to get the answer to the question they may be too afraid to ask. Has this ever happened to you?
- Be calm and measured when you speak, because people who appear to be in rant mode eventually become white noise after a while then get ignored. If you have something to say, say it and make sure people can hear you clearly and understand your words. You'll be much more respected that way, like the lady I mentioned earlier.
- If you don't like something say so then offer a solution. I can remember earlier in my career complaining about something and really going on about it. My boss, at the time, very calmly said to me "If you don't have a solution, be quiet." It was an important lesson for me and one I remember every time I want to see change. We live in a world where change happens on a regular basis and we have the power to make things easier or harder for ourselves or others. When you offer a solution, where others a running around like headless chickens, you are in a much better position to be listened to and influence.
If you are an emerging female leader and this article interests you, follow this blog for more tips on raising your EQ for effectiveness, or like the Impact Coaching & Consultancy page for more up to date information on future workshops and courses, or to sign up to get our newsletter.


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Are you interested in installing Office 365, but aren't sure how to handle the technical and organizational aspects of this project? utilitas conducts a thorough, in-depth discussion with you to explore your requirements in detail and define a timeline for the implementation.
Our highly qualified employees have years of experience in developing clear technical concepts, and will recommend solutions to meet your requirements that incorporate all sub-areas of Office 365. We work with Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, Office Pro Plus and all mobile Office variations, as well as Skype for Business, Yammer and new tools like Delve, with a special focus on hybrid environments. In the end, our Office 365 expert employees implement the concept according to your criteria.


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Is your need for security immediate? If so, we are the answer. Morrison Security can provide emergency services nationwide. We have experience with alarm response, power outages, states of emergency, and employee workplace violence threats. Day or night, we are the response to your emergency situation. We are able to provide security services in all fifty states, often with limited notice.
From construction sites to hi-rise buildings, Morrison Security has the needed expertise in all areas of professional security. Based upon the threat assessment and the initial description of services required, a security program will be designed specifically for the situation. Our Operations team will handle the post order instructions for the service, training and staffing of personnel qualified for that specific need, installation of guard tour system, as well as continue with the onsite supervision and inspections of the staff throughout the term of service. Morrison Security's experienced operations team will be there to manage all aspects of the security detail, allowing you to remain focused on your organization's objectives.
Our guard tour system accurately depicts the activity of the officer based upon the specific post order instructions developed by the Morrison Security Operations Team as approved by the client.


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T. Henry Scheiding was the proprietor of the Aurora Saloon, which was located at 838 Broadway from at least 1887 to 1892.
In 1887, George Jarwart worked for Scheiding as a bartender. Both Scheiding and Jarwart lived at 360 - 7th Street.
[ NB: In the 1884-1885 directory, 838 Broadway was a plumbing business. An 1892 directory still lists Scheiding as proprietor of the Aurora Saloon at 838 Broadway. ]


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Christie's flop
Obama, who clearly made lightning, talked about himself a lot, just like Christie, who is dealing with the blowback from his lightning-bug speech. Obama got half-way through his call for a new brand of politics before mentioning Kerry 13 times.
Cuomo, in contrast, mentioned nominee Walter Mondale exactly zero times. His speech was primarily an attack — written in lyrical, almost elegiac language — against President Ronald Reagan. Some commentators on Wednesday were surprised Christie did not make a more aggressive case against Obama.
What Christie is facing may be something close to what Clinton faced at the Atlanta convention. Clinton, then 42, gave a perfectly fluent speech. But, like Christie's, his appearance had been preceded by great anticipation because the Arkansas governor was being widely touted as the future of the party. It was clear that his words bored delegates in the convention hall, who were shown on TV paying no attention as Clinton droned on (for 33 minutes but it felt far longer) and mocked him with his only sustained applause line when he announced "in conclusion."
Christie may be facing something similar to Clinton. The commentary about how poorly he did grew louder and more scathing as the media echo chamber, including late-night comedians, roared into high gear. He rescued himself from flames with a sterling performance on "The Tonight Show," in which he joked that the speech "wasn't my finest hour — it wasn't even my finest hour-and-a-half."
In Tampa, it is clear the echo chamber is once again kicking into gear.
"He doesn't mention Mitt Romney's name until the 16-minute mark," screamed part of a New York Daily News headline on Christie's speech. "Chris Christie accepts the nomination a bit early," echoed a Salon article.
"Christie will take some (justified) criticism for spending 95 percent of his speech talking about himself and five percent talking about Mitt Romney. (And that's being generous)," wrote The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza.
Daily Beast/Newsweek's Howard Kurtz said the speech made it seem like the two did not even know each other. "Romney was almost an afterthought. There wasn't a personal line about Mitt. It was as though the two had never met," Kurtz wrote.
"Christie's prime time address seemed as much about positioning himself for 2016 and polishing his still developing national image," read the National Journal's analysis on the speech, while a Yahoo News roundup on voter reactions summed the address up as "likable, honest but lacking Romney focus."
A prominent GOP strategist told POLITICO that "if Democrats had a drinking game for every time he mentioned Romney, they all ended up sober [at] the end of the night."
"This speech not only was a bad speech. I think this was one of the most remarkable acts of political selfishness I have ever seen," said MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Tuesday evening. "He waited 1,800 words into a 2,600-word speech to even bring [Romney] up."


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Just picked up this one.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine Section of the Duluth News-Tribune, July 29 1956.
Cover art by Al Taliaferro. The interior features special artwork by Walt Kelly, Chic Young, Al Capp and others. I wonder how many of these that have survived?
PS. The image above is pretty similar to this one from 1954.
(Image taken from Inducks.).
And it just re-appeared as a "new" cover in Holland. (Thanks, Gerben!)
Monday, 23 January 2012
Duluth's Centennial Year - 1956
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This week's parshah contains a very rare occurrence. A group of Israelites come to ask Moses a Halachic question, and Moses does not know the answer. This happens only four times in the entire Torah, but the occurrence in this week's parshah is truly unique. In the other three instances, God immediately provides Moses with an answer, but in this week's parshah, we are specifically told that "Moses brought their claim before the Lord (Num. 27:5)." This is the only time in the entire Torah where Moses goes to God and says, "I don't know the answer to this question. Can you please tell me what it is?"
As is evident from even a basic reading of the Torah, Moses was an extremely wise and learned man. The fact that of all of the questions asked to him, there were only four times that he didn't know the answer demonstrates that he has a dept of knowledge about Jewish Law that has rarely, if ever, been rivaled. But not even Moses knows everything, and as this week's parshah shows, even Moses has to ask for help every once in a while.
The Torah specifically includes the verse "And Moses brought their claim before the Lord (Num. 27:5), " to teach us that there is no shame in not knowing everything. Shame is found in realizing that you don't know everything and still acting out of ignorance instead of consulting someone knowledgeable enough to guide you down the right path.


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Craft Magazine's Recycle Your Heart Contest
If the pre-packaged, monotonous gifting and "gag me" Hallmark cards around Valentine's Day has you ready to physically assault Cupid, CRAFT Magazine may be able to help. Their "Recycle Your Heart" Valentine's Day Card Contest invites you to make a DIY card that just oozes with your creativity and imminently lovable personality. To enter, you must craft your own Valentine's Day card, a portion of which must be made from recycled materials. A picture of your card must then make it to the CRAFT Flickr pool with the tag "craftvdaycontest" by 5pm this Friday, February 9th. Up for grabs to the winners is a CRAFT t-shirt, the last edition of CRAFT magazine, and a one-month subscription to The Sampler (which sends you samples from small, independant businesses). Happy craftings, and be sure to share your creative mojo with us - post a link to your recycled V-Day card in the comments!


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The Way Forward
North Carolina is a Vision Zero State—even one fatality is too many on our roadways. This Plan articulates the way forward to achieve Vision Zero. The Plan's vision, mission, and goals guide the development and implementation of strategies and actions to achieve Vision Zero.
Through our partnerships, we foster safety awareness and provide safe access throughout North Carolina for all users and modes of travel such that everyone arrives safely at their destination.
Establish a collaborative, strategic approach to the identification and implementation of safety improvement programs and policies to achieve the statewide goals to reduce fatalities and serious injuries related to crashes on North Carolina's transportation system.
Cut the fatalities and serious injuries in North Carolina in half based on the 2013 figures, reducing the total annual fatalities by 630 fatalities and the total serious injuries by 1,055 serious injuries before 2030.
The vision provides the long-range guiding light for the Plan. The mission articulates the motivation of the safety stakeholders who developed the Plan and undertake the responsibility of implementation. The goals provide an aggressive but achievable measure for the safety of all users on North Carolina's highways.


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Specialty Practices Overview
The Veterinary Referral Center of North Texas consists of five referral veterinary practices that treat animals referred to the clinics by veterinarians in general practice in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding areas. The five clinics act as an extension of the referring veterinarian's practice providing the highest quality care for clients and their pets with unusual or hard to manage conditions.
To learn more about each clinic, click below or select a specialty practice from the list above under Specialty Practices.
- Animal Dermatology Referral Clinic
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The new app is being developed by the same team that is responsible for Final Cut Pro and iMovie, yet will offer simplified video editing that appeals to the Snapchat and Instagram generation, reports Bloomberg:
Now Apple is starting to develop a video-sharing app that allows users to record video, apply filters, and drawings to the media—much like Snapchat does—and send it to contacts or via existing social networks such as Twitter Inc., according to the people familiar with its development. The software is currently being designed to be used mostly with one hand and with the intention that video could be shot, edited, and uploaded in less than one minute, the people said. At least one of the prototype designs for the app would shoot video in an Instagram-like square shape, one of the people said.
But don't expect the app this year—if ever. Bloomberg says a 2017 launch date is more likely, and that's if Apple ever decides to release the app at all. Bloomberg says "the project could be killed" if it fails to progress accordingly or doesn't end up meeting Apple's expectations.


text: Voices from the People's Tribunal on the Iraq War. The tribunal was sponsored by Code Pink Dec. 1-2, 2016 in Washington DC at the University of the District of Columbia Law School. The first day focused on the lies used to invade Iraq. The tribunal is an ongoing project that can be reached, joined and viewed in full at www.iraqtribunal.org


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Join The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust at mass services for All Souls' Day in October and November.
On Sunday 16 October Friends of Coburg Cemetery will hold 'Lawyers, guns and money', a walking tour exploring the stories of some of the cemetery's most infamous characters.
History Week will be celebrated in Victoria from 16-23 October and we invite you join us in exploring the rich history of GMCT cemeteries.
As we wait for our cemetery gardens to show their beautiful spring colours, our horticulturalists offer some tips to help you get the most out of your own garden during the season.
The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust supports transparency in the funeral and cremation sector between the service provider and the public. This ensures families and individuals are able make informed decisions about their own or a family member's burial, cremation and memorial needs.
GMCT is pleased to share with you our strategic vision and road map for 2016-21.
Members of GMCT's community advisory committee (CAC) recently convened at the Quang Duc Monastery in Fawkner for their quarterly meeting and a special tour of the grounds.
A group of enthusiastic volunteers recently spent the afternoon preparing more than 1400 historical Williamstown Cemetery burial records as part of GMCT's first records digitisation working bee.
The winner of GMCT's 'Win Flowers for a Year' competition has been announced.