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Defensively the Tigers had a strong showing in the match holding Elon to a .151 hitting percentage. Standout senior setter Erika Moss returned to the court with a bang recording 35 assists on the afternoon.
In the first set the Tigers got off to a fast start taking the early 10-7 lead. Tennessee State and Elon would battle back-and-fourth with TSU pulling away late to take the set, 25-18.
Tennessee State would continue their momentum into the second frame sprinting out to a 6-2 lead. Elon would bounce back with a run of its own and eventually take the 23-20 lead. TSU would score three straight points to knot the score before the Phoenix took the set 25-23.
The Tigers and the Phoenix would once again match each others rallies in the third set. After going down 16-12 TSU would storm back regaining the lead late in the set, 23-22. Elon would battle back to take the set 27-25
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For the fifth match in a row junior outside hitter Naomi Wells led the team in kills with 13 on the day.
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Good Magazine recently published a quite interesting article on how social networking is changing the way we identify ourselves, leading to a behavioral shift. For the last hundred years, we've distinguished ourselves by our car, clothes and houses. Now we'd rather spend our time expressing our ideas, opinions, the causes we support and showing photos of our life, instead of tending to the lawn. Read more and join the conversation..


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Welcome to Stringbabies
'Stringbabies' by Kay Tucker - a great way of teaching young children to enjoy playing the Cello, Viola or Violin well & to sight-read happily. Now in our 16th Year!
MMA - Music Master Association. In this category; 'The judging panel search for outstanding practice in primary or early years music provision that can be held up as a model on a national scale.'
Stringbabies is our umbrella name for the closely related Cellobabies, Violababies & Violinbabies methods. On this site you can:
- find out more about Stringbabies - see video clips
- find an accredited Stringbabies teacher near you
- purchase our teaching materials [teachers & parents]
- see when you can attend a teacher training day & other events
- learn how to become an accredited Stringbabies teacher
- see the accredited syllabus for Stringbabies awards
- find out about partnerships for music services and schools - ideal for helping to implement the National Plan for Music Education!
"The children learn so much during Stringbabies' lessons, both musically and personally. Stringbabies offers potential life changing opportunities for children providing developmental skills at such a young age, through fun and enjoyable activities that encourage children's personal and social skills, fine motor skills and musical development. I really enjoyed watching the session - it made me feel both humble but also inspired to learn and play an instrument. Keep up this inspirational programme."
Yvonne Rees
Strategic Director for Customers and Communities, Surrey County Council
[Surrey Arts is a Stringbabies Partner]
About Stringbabies - what is it?
Stringbabies helps younger ones:
- learn to play the cello, viola or violin
- overcome the sight reading barrier
- acquire the very best techniques right from go
- develop singing, rhythmic, composition and aural skills
- really enjoy themselves in the process
Stringbabies Teaching Materials
There are two Stringbabies manuals for each instrument:
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Discover how easy it is to teach Stringbabies and why it is so effective!
You can purchase the books on this website [via PayPal].
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Want to see if there is a Stringbabies teacher in your area?
You can look through our up to date list of accredited Stringbabies teachers.
Each teacher has a webpage of their own, giving their biography with photo[s] etc.
Teacher of the hour: Danielle Jones - Cello
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Stringbabies is being used more and more by music services and music departments in individual schools.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Red-winged Parrots.
I often hear Red-winged Parrots (Aprosmictus erythropterus) flying over my place but they seldom come down into any of the trees. The other day I heard one - then saw it fly down into a Grevillea bush. This particular Grevillea bush had almost finished flowering and had set seed. The Red-winged Parrots are seed eaters and these seeds must have been just right to their taste! I went closer as carefully as I could and there were two of them in the bushes. I stayed down there for nearly an hour trying for photos where the birds were not half hidden among the branches.
Finally one of the birds hopped down onto the fence - unfortunately in the shade and with a background of my neighbor's shade house. It looked at me as carefully as I was looking at it.
It sat and ate seeds and used its left foot to do this - in typical parrot fashion!
Finally it reached down towards some seed pods lower down and I could get a good look at the feathers on its back. The color was rather splotchy - only just beginning to get the dark color of the mature male.
Then the second bird hopped down to the same place and this one had the typical color of a mature male.
I kept waiting and taking photos and finally it hopped up higher into the bush and into the sunshine. There were some branches and leaves in front of it but the sunshine really showed off the colors beautifully.
I still didn't get the "perfect" photo - one without anything in front of the bird and in full sunshine! - but it was worth waiting for what I did get!
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gorgeous looking birds! so cool to see them in the wild! your patience paid off!ReplyDelete
What a bobby dazzler. Well worth the wait.ReplyDelete
The last series is good and the last one is excellent!! Take a bow. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.ReplyDelete
Beautiful birds to see... the blue skies make me so jealous though.ReplyDelete
It isn't about perfect..it's about wonderful and those are wonderful!!!ReplyDelete
Fantastic colors, Mick! Very nice! I'm not used to seeing birds that brightly colored.ReplyDelete
What a stunning bird Mick.ReplyDelete
Great to see such colourful birds.
Definitely worth the wait.ReplyDelete
I'm not fond of the prickly leaves on the grevillia but the hummer's like the flowers so I have several in my garden.
Beautiful parrots!ReplyDelete
Well worth the wait.
Lucky you who can see them in the wild.
I love parrots, they are beautiful birds. Wonderful photos.ReplyDelete
That is what I call a kickin' bird post. The unexpected sighting, the drama of the chase, excellent dynamic pictures and still the frustration of not-quite-getting-the-perfect-shot. Devine!ReplyDelete
fabulous photos; colour is so vibrantReplyDelete
ooooohhhh i think they are wonderful!! the colors are so very vibrant!!ReplyDelete
Wonderful images and such brilliant colours, Mick!!ReplyDelete
It must be Australian Parrot week. I managed to snap some Australian King Parrots.
Such beautiful photos, Mick! I actually prefer the half-shade pics - so intriguing, a little mysterious... Great captures!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2011 at 2:16 AM
These are great shots of such a beautiful, colorful bird!ReplyDelete
the photos are awesome! that last shot is so beautiful ... well worth the wait! Hope you have a great T-day!ReplyDelete
they are so cute. Lookong liek flying colorboxes for children. And so soft looking. Great shots Mick.ReplyDelete
They're stunning birds, mick --- like king parrots in negative!ReplyDelete
these are great! I love his messy bill :)ReplyDelete
Hi there - what a great bird. Even after over 15 years in Australia parrots still amaze me!ReplyDelete
Splendid pictures!
Stewart M - Melbourne
What amazing colors! Wonderful birds and superb shots!ReplyDelete
Beautiful captured! I love these colorful parrots, but have to find a Zoo, and then the fence is mostly disturbing! Great job!ReplyDelete


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• A daily summary of global reports on security issues.
American missiles targeting suspected militants in Pakistan along the Afghan border killed 18 today, just one day after Pakistani authorities met with a United States diplomat to protest drone strikes in the country.
The US drone campaign has been a serious contributor of tension between the US and Pakistan, and today's attacks were the fourth in one week, reports the Associated Press. All of this week's attacks took place in North Waziristan, an especially restive area where the Pakistani military has yet to conduct any operations against militants.
Pakistan sees the use of drones as a violation of their sovereignty, but the US argues that drones are vital in combatting militants, including members of Al Qaeda and Taliban, active along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The drone strikes are unpopular in Pakistan for other reasons as well – many believe they kill mostly civilians, something the US disputes.
Pakistan's foreign ministry said yesterday that an unnamed American diplomat was told that drone strikes are "unlawful, against international law, and a violation of Pakistan's sovereignty," adding that the attacks are "unacceptable." Pakistan has long been a vocal opponent of the drone strikes.
In 2010 the US conducted 117 drone strikes in Pakistan's border region, according to the Long War Journal. In 2011, that number dropped to 64, and there have been an estimated 33 so far this year, including today's.
According to AP, despite the Pakistani government's public opposition to the drones, it has surreptitiously backed their use.
The [Pakistani] government is widely believed to have supported the attacks quietly in the past. That cooperation has come under pressure as the relationship between the two countries has deteriorated.
"This is a product of sleeping with the enemy," wrote a reader in a comment on a story in the Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune on a drone strike earlier this week.
The debate over the use of drones is heated in the US as well. In an International Herald Tribune blog post this week, Mark McDonald explores whether drones are worth their cost – not just militarily, but socially and politically as well.
Drones are seen as more efficient than sending in US troops, Mr. McDonald notes:
Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that drones are a useful and effective way of combating the likes of the Taliban and Al Qaeda, especially in remote terrain and difficult warscapes. Get in, gather the intel, launch a surgical strike, get out, no troops lost.
"Any time you can use a drone instead of using a Marine, I think it's a good thing," said Stephen A. Cheney, a retired Marine general who is CEO of the American Security Project, a research group in Washington.
"Policymakers like drones because they are considered an efficient, effective way to gather intelligence and target suspected terrorists," said a fact sheet recently published by the security project.
Drones also can be deployed (or reassigned) quickly. Their missiles are relatively precise. They are seen as better data collectors than ground-based sources. And they don't get tired.
But despite all the potential "pluses" to implementing drone strikes, there are many costs, McDonald points out. Targeted killing can have large social and political costs in the country where they take place, and some question whether the potential negatives are worth the security achieved.
Are drone strikes legally and morally defensible? There has recently been some reporting that suggests drone pilots are now carrying out "double-tap" attacks, firing on people who arrive to help the wounded from an initial strike, or to carry away the dead, or to salvage vehicles and equipment.
And what of the collateral damage at home? Even thought they fly their drones remotely, nearly half of all Reaper, Predator and Global Hawk operators report "high operational stress," as my colleague Elisabeth Bumiller has reported.
Another issue concerns targeting. Is the intelligence on the ground reliable? Men with weapons "acting suspiciously" – is this reason enough to fire at them?
"What did the person do that made them drone-worthy?" says Christine Fair, a South Asia scholar and professor at Georgetown University…
And what about compensation for collateral damage and civilians being killed in drone strikes? Merely establishing that real, identifiable innocents have been killed can be problematic, especially in the tribal areas where physical access is difficult and census records are unreliable.
"If we kill someone innocent, there should be compensation," says Ms. Fair. "We do it in Afghanistan."
Pakistani intelligence said today's drone-fired missiles hit three suspected militant hideouts, and that each of the compounds were hit by two missiles. These hideouts are frequently used by militants crossing into Afghanistan, reports AP. An additional 14 people were injured in the attacks.
Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesman Muazzam Khan said today that it has been in contact with the US over the use of drones and that they are reviewing different options, according to Pakistan's News International.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Day after day for the past month, you may have noticed gas prices have gotten higher and higher at gas stations.
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The Church and Forgiveness
John Calvin comments that Christ "does not convey to [the Apostles and their successors] what is peculiar to himself. It belongs to him to forgive sins… . [Instead, He] enjoins them, in his name, to proclaim the forgiveness of sins, ...Read More
Sending Away our Sins
In Christ, our guilt has been dealt with. When we trust in Jesus alone, we are forgiven of our sins. They are sent out of God's sight, not in that He pretends they never happened but in that they are ...Read More
Faith and Repentance
Repentance is serious business, but it is required only when actual sin has been committed. Knowing the difference between true sin and what others falsely assume to be sin demands the faithful study of Scripture. So, we should read God's ...Read More
Repenting of Our Righteousness
Today's passage reminds us that God does not grade on a curve. We may consider ourselves better than others on a human level when we evaluate ourselves by imperfect human standards of justice, but the Lord evaluates us by His ...Read More
The Struggle With Sin
How is your personal walk with the Lord? Have you become calloused to the evils of sin manifest in you own life? Have you forgotten to spend time with Him? It is as we love Him more and more that ...Read More
The Forgiveness of Sins
Those whom God forgives are forgiven indeed. He does not actually forget what we have done, but He no longer holds our wickedness against us when we trust in Christ. Through the blood of Christ, He sees us as righteous ...Read More
Luther's Search for Assurance
Do you continue to feel guilt for the sins you have committed but have confessed to the Lord? If so, know that you need no longer feel this guilt if you have trusted in Christ alone for your salvation. He ...Read More
A Hunger for Righteousness
Jesus' life illustrates the kind of passion for righteousness that all the people of God are to emulate. He said that His food was "to do the will of [God]" (John 4:34). For Christ, His very survival depended on obeying ...Read More
The Deception of Empty Words
There are men and women struggling with sexual sin in all of our congregations. They want to please God and are seeking to mortify the flesh, and we should do all that we can to help them. This means creating ...Read More
A Call to Kindness
The steadfast love and kindness for other believers that make us eager to forgive them define the true Christian. "Whoever … hates his brother is still in the darkness," as John tells us (1 John 2:9). Do you love your ...Read More


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Shlomo Benartzi, the UCLA professor and Allianz behavioral economist, opened his session at the Center for Due Diligence's 2011 conference on Wednesday with a short survey for the audience rearding 401(k) participation.
In it he asked advisors what percentage of employees should be participating in their employer's plan; what percentage of their salaries they should be deferring; and what percentage of participants would be better off selecting "one-stop" options like target-date funds instead of attempting to self-construct their own portfolio.
"It's not enough to think about improving outcomes," Benartzi said while attendees' answers were being tallied. "There's plenty of discussion about legal liabilities and fees in plans."
Rather, advisors need to focus on ways to improve employee access. Half of employees do not have access to a 401(k) plan, Benartzi, said. Furthermore, a third of employees who have access don't take advantage of it, partly due to procrastination. And, "as we all know, tomorrow is a different kind of day that never arrives," said Benartzi, professor and co-chair of the behavioral decision-making group at UCLA and the chief behavioral economist at Allianz Global Investors Center for Behavioral Finance.
Further hindering employees' retirement plans are low savings rates that hover around 6% and their tendency to self-construct portfolios.
In spite of all this, advisors largely believe that all Americans deserve access to a 401(k) plan; that at least 90% should be participating in their employer's plan; that savings rates should exceed 10% at least; and that 90% of investors should let an advisor build their portfolio. Benartzi called this 90-10-90 rule the PlanSuccess system.
A successful retirement plan begins with a behavioral audit to evaluate the plan followed by implementation of suggested improvement. Finally, adivsors must measure results to gain a real understanding of the plan's success.
Benartzi described three behavioral obstacles to a successful retirement plan:
- Inertia
- Loss aversion
- Myopia
Advisors and plan sponsors have already started implementing solutions to these obstacles. Inertia can be fought with automatic enrollment. The sequence in which funds appear is also important. The first fund on the investment menu tends to get the most assets. Rather than listing funds alphabetically or according to risk, beginning with the funds that are appropriate for the largest number of people can help direct assets into a more appropriate fund than they might have chosen otherwise.
Providing an employer match helps ease the pain of loss aversion. To demonstrate the power of loss aversion, Benartzi relayed an experiment where one group of monkeys was given an apple and another group was given two apples. The monkeys that received two apples had one taken away and became very angry. Even though they still had an apple, the pain of loss was greater.
One way to beat loss aversion that prevents people from increasing their contributions on their own is to implement auto-escalation at the same time that employees receive a pay raise. That way they are insulated from a perceived loss of income when a greater percentage of their earnings are saved rather than spent.
Myopia is a more difficult problem. People tend to focus on short-term goals rather than thinking about their future, according to Benartzi. They see saving for retirement as putting money away for a stranger to enjoy in the future, he said. He suggested showing participants a picture of how they might look in the future to help them identify with their future selves.
Benartzi warned against measuring a plan's success against industry benchmarks too closely. "Benchmarking, while entertaining, is a very, very bad practice," he said. Quite simply because "if everyone is doing the wrong thing, so are you."
Of the approximately 100 attendees whose answers to the survey Benartzi opened the session with were counted before the end of the session, the average participation rate in an employer-sponsored plan was 97.3%. Attendees believe that employees should be saving an average of 13.2% and that 83% should use target-date funds or model portfolios rather than self-constructing their portfolios.
Benartzi had strong parting words for attendees. "I believe the industry's not doing well and we should set the bar a lot higher."


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I wasn't sure where to post this but: I have an extra ticket for MagicLive!, taking place in Las Vegas from Aug 11 to 14. I had convinced my partner to attend with me (even though she isn't a magician), but a week ago, her father died, and she no longer wants to go, as she expects to be busy for the next couple of months dealing with the estate. Of course, I called MagicLive and asked for a refund. They said that while they could not give me a refund at this late date, I had their blessing to sell my extra ticket. They were quite nice about it. They said that if I do find a buyer, they'll change the name on the registration. And they recommended that I point out to potential buyers that there is a priority system at MagicLive, so if you were to buy a ticket from them directly at this point, you wouldn't have as much choice about which shows and lectures to attend as if you buy my extra ticket (which I purchased in mid-April).
I paid $385 dollars for the ticket in mid-April. I'm asking $300. If you're interested let me know. I'll give you my info, and you can check it all out with the folks at MagicLive!
-David Finkelstein
P.S. If you'd be interested in getting two tickets, let me know. I might sell my ticket as well. (It would make my partner happy if I stayed home with her.)
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Artecnica's Showroom Opens in LA
The socially-reponsible design squad at Artecnica opened their first showroom in Los Angeles last night and designers, architects and artists thronged the simple white storefront in appreciation. Well, and for a glimpse of flower-power designer Tord Boontje during his second-ever visit to LA (even though he's been working with Artecnica for ages). Gracious hostess Tahmineh Javanbakht greeted guests near the bar, her neck layered with chains, charms, beads and bangles to glamorous effect, while Rose Apodaca presided over a pop-up version of boutique A+R in the back.
Freya Bardell told us about luring high-heeled ladies down to the LA River during the Frogtown Art Walk. Modernica's Frank Novak loved the wares but couldn't take the stratospheric decibel-level of the DJ much longer. We speared cheese and strawberries with Metropolis' Jade Chang while reminiscing about the caviar parfaits we'd put away at the media dinner for Philippe Starck-designed XIV the previous night (the food had far outshined the decor).
An adorable Boontje was thrilled to see his Midsummer Light Tyvek cut-outs deconstructed, colored and decoupaged by local elementary school kids, thanks to non-profit LA's Best—and we have to say, some of them were really good! While Boontje talked about his ongoing collaborations with founder Enrico Bressan—including his new Witches Kitchen, scarily appropriate for its pre-Halloween release date—we couldn't help but be distracted by the PDA pair of Adam Eeuwens and Rebeca Méndez, nuzzling near Boontje's Come Rain Come Shine light. We suppose an evening of "design with conscience" could be a turn-on for some…


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GRAND FORKS, ND — Wireless consumers can now become text-messaging experts thanks to the TXT ME(ssaging) dictionary created by Verizon Wireless in TXT lingo. The dictionary, which includes words, phrases, symbols and numbers, provides definitions for the language used most often in wireless text messaging.
Text messaging has become a phenomenon in recent years. In 2002, text messaging grew 700 percent in the United States. In 2003, the popularity of text messaging showed even more explosive growth. From September to December 2003, more than 1.5 billion text messages were sent and received by customers on the Verizon Wireless network alone.
"Text messaging is becoming more prevalent as consumers discover its ease of use," said Viki L. Radden, president Verizon Wireless' Great Plains Region. "This dictionary gives consumers all of the shortcuts to becoming a text messaging expert."
Text messaging is a cost-effective way to communicate and is most popular with wireless customers age 30 and under. The wireless phone user can save minutes by sending a text message versus placing a call. Text messaging bundles are available through Verizon Wireless beginning at $2.99 per month for 100 messages.
As text messaging continues to increase in popularity, new words, phrases and symbols are popping up in everyday speech, as well as in text messaging. Many people are challenged to keep up with this unique "language." Customers interested in receiving a free copy of TXT ME(ssaging) may pick up the dictionary, while supplies last, at Northstar Telecom, 2100 Columbia Road and at Cellular Communications, 2600 Demers Ave., in Grand Forks.
Examples from TXT ME(ssaging) include:
:-D -- laughingoio -- someone is listening143 -- I love youbfo -- blinding flash of obviouscyhmn -- can you hear me now?ilbcnu -- I'll be seein' youmego -- my eyes glaze overimgc$&#! -- I'm going crazy
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I just moved to South Pasadena, CA from San Francisco. Anyone have a recommendation of where I should shop for a tennis racket in SoCal or even in SF?
I'm just a casual recreational player. I've only played with Babolat or Wilson oversized graphite rackets and I've been happy with them. I'm looking to get a nice one that's on sale for approx <$75.
Otherwise, I was thinking of just shopping at Sports Authority. But I don't like how you can't demo or how they don't have workers that play tennis there.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi Doreen,
Try Racket Doctor, 3214 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039. Their prices are reasonable and they have a knowledgeable staff.
i agree with joe.. they have an area in their rackets area ( to the left) where they have rackets at discounted prices and pre-strung...
There is also a great tennis shop in Westwood, called Westwood Tennis on Gayley next to Helen's Cycle. If you go in the back, on the left side, look down. There are brown boxes of demo racquets for sale for $50, all of last year's models. They are refurbished with new grips and strings. I have bought several from there. Rick and the boys are super nice too. They string Sampras' personal racquets! You can also demo three new models for $3 a day!
that's rite.. that's another great store... but they only take cash there no? I bought a used Wilson PS Classic 6.1 there!
Cash only. They're old school that way.
yeah.. that surprised the heck out of me.. makes sense with that old school cash register they have.. i wish that place wasn't so far.....when I was taking a class there once a week.. i made a point to visit that shop as much as I could...
Sometimes, their new racquet prices are on par with Racquet Doctor.
Thank you for the suggestions!! I'm excited to check out these places! Greatly appreciate it guys!
There's a used racquet store called Danny's Tennis in Rosemead near the corner of Valley and Rosemead across from the Carl's Jr. It is small and hard to see the banner. He has every old racquet you can imagine. Only thing is he wants close to full price for them. But he will take trades. Just don't expect alot for the trade. Nice guy though.
wow thanks Tim, that is close and i didn't even know it existed! lol
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Most celebrate November 11th as Veteran's Day, but it is also the feast of St Martin of Tours. This fourth-century bishop is often touted as a patron of warriors, but his actions tell a different story. Two years after his baptism, Martin, a Roman cavalryman, had an epiphany before a battle: "I am a soldier of Christ," he said, "I cannot fight." He was jailed for his objection, even though he volunteered to go to the front lines naked to prove his devotion.
In many periods, this saint's history has been remolded to glorify the soldier's role in the Christian state, most prominently in France during 19th and 20th century Republican campaigns. But this Veteran's Day, Pax Christi USA points to Veterans for Peace and their much closer likeness to the conscientious, unpopular peace witness of St Martin.
The way to truly honor our veterans is not to pat them on the back and send them back out into unjust, horrifying campaigns with no end in sight, nor to leave them traumatized and poor in the streets of our hometowns. Rather, it is our responsibility to support conscientious objection and "make equitable provision for those who for reasons of conscience refuse to bear arms" (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2311), and to begin to heal the wounds of war at home and abroad. This means standing up for the rights of veterans - both the highly visible members like Scott Olsen, the recent victim of police brutality in Oakland, and the less visible, those impoverished and abandoned by their government despite serious physical and spiritual wounds.
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Almighty God, you are the King of Creation. You created order out of chaos, and you call us to strive for the peace that is not like the peace empires bring. Teach us to drop the weapons we carry in our hands, in our hearts, and on our tongues. Enable us to be soldiers of yours who destroy the weapons of our oppressors with Your grace. Amen.
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The Cost of Being a Soldier: The American Civil War
Studying history can be difficult for students because they have no frame of reference to understand the political, economic, and social forces of a given historical period. Primary documents can communicate a distinct impression of a given era. By viewing documents from a range of perspectives, levels of society, and positions of power, students are able to interpret and compose a more educated evaluation of an era.
Reaching an Understanding
This lesson pushes students to reach a more definitive understanding of the Civil War by evaluating primary documents such as letters, journals, articles, and photographs from the era then writing an essay to answer this prompt: Did the cause of the Civil War justify the risks that Michigan soldiers had to face in order to join the Union Army?
*Going into this lesson, students should already have some background on the American Civil War and be familiar with writing a position paper.
Note: before this lesson, we suggest students complete the lesson on Understanding History, which tries to familiarize students with how to use primary documents and make them feel comfortable doing so.
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Students will:
- examine a variety of primary documents from the Civil War era
- discuss opinions with classmates in debate type setting
- develop a thesis in direct response to the prompt based on their findings
- write a short research paper supporting their thesis with citations from documents, and explanations about why they chose their position
- develop a better understanding of the issues and causes of the Civil War, the role Michigan families played during this time period, and the risks encountered in war
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A small collection of Primary Documents, included below
The Position Analysis Worksheet, included below:
(Multiple copies of the Position Worksheet may be needed to cite evidence as students complete research.)
Stage 1: Acquainting Ourselves With The Past
Begin the lesson by introducing the prompt: Did the cause of the Civil War justify the risks that Michigan soldiers had to face in order to join the Union Army? Discuss some background of the Civil War to refamiliarize students with the topic. Each student should receive a packet of the included documents and the Position Analysis Worksheet with the instruction to look through the documents and take notes on whatever comes to mind. Be sure to communicate to the students that the purpose of examining the documents is to be able to answer the question based on opinions they form about the documents. Emphasize the importance of trying to put themselves in the time period; ask them to imagine what they would think, feel, want, etc. if they were asked to join the Union Army. This activity stage can generally take as much time as the teacher allows; we recommend two class periods for this stage.
Stage 2: Bringing Our Thoughts to the Table
Give students the opportunity to share opinions and findings through purposeful discussion in the classroom. As the moderator, the teacher is responsible for setting the stage for appropriate sharing of ideas. We recommend prefacing class discussion by cautioning students against taking arguments personally and emphasizing the importance of learning to listen to opposing positions. It is important that the teacher communicate that there is no correct answer to the prompt question.
Students should use their filled in Position Worksheets as well as the primary documents to engage in discussion. Ask specific questions about each document. In response to the questions, students should refer back to the individual document that helped them form that opinion. Demonstrate that differing opinions can be valid. Encourage students to take further notes on their Position Worksheet(s) throughout the debate; they may find other students' arguments compelling and want to use others' points to support their own argument. Notes taken on the Position Worksheet are what the students will primarily be using to support the thesis of their paper.
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Students will develop and support a thesis statement in a short research essay. This activity is meant to show how well students can identify passages that support their thesis as well as assess the students' general understanding of the political, social, and economic issues the nation faced during the Civil War.
Instruct students to use their Position Worksheet, copies of the primary documents, and notes from the previous debate to write a position paper in response to the prompt. Emphasize the importance of citations from the documents to support their position, and be sure to give the students a format for citing sources. This part of the assignment can either be an in class exercise or a take-home project.
Depending on the age group of your students, teaching them some vocabulary can be a great way to spice up the lesson for them. For an extensive glossary of Civil War-specific terms, look here: http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/glossary/glossary.html#K. Teach them some words like bayonet, and Quartermaster, and stockade. That'll make their ears perk up.


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Authorities arrested three men this week in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia on charges of plotting the attack in a joint operation with Abkhazian security services, the Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee said, according to the state-run RIA Novosti news agency.
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Stephen Dick, Chief Simul Arbitrator and owner of All the King's Men said, " I knew it would sell out fast, I just didn't think it would be that fast". Dick attributes the quick sell out to three things: timely and prominent promotion, Alisa's charming appeal, and upgraded prizes (eNotates & DGT chess clocks) generously donated by Sevan Muradian of the North American Chess Association.
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Dude Proposes with Stop-Motion LEGO Animation [VIDEO]
Your girlfriend probably doesn't want you to play with toys, but Walt Thompson figured out a way to get away with it for at least a couple more years. He proposed to his girlfriend of four years using LEGOs and some stop-motion animation.
The 29-year-old Atlanta-based filmmaker asked his (spoiler alert) now-fiancée, food writer Nealey Dozier, to marry him by making a just-over 3-minute video — composed of more than 2,600 snapped pictures. The short film follows the story of the happy couple, set to the folksy tune of Madeleine Peyroux's "Don't Wait Too Long." LEGO Han Solo in carbonite makes a cameo in the video as do Stormtroopers and other famous mini-figures.
The duo plan to marry in spring 2013. Their wedding party will be made entirely of Little People.
[via The Daily Mail]


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My Lottery Fantasy
I decided to get out of the house yesterday during the beautiful Saturday afternoon and drive on down to one of my favorite watering holes to watch the Florida State versus Florida rivalry football game. As anyone who knows me,I am a humongous Gator fan even before I completed my college days. I have a mean spot for the Seminoles, and especially FSU Head Coach Bobby Bowden and my college recruiting visit, but that is too huge a tale to tell for right now.
But a funny thing happen righted after the Gator victory improved their 2009 record to 12-0 on the season. An old friend and I got into a wild discussion on what we might do if we won the Florida Lottery,or Powerball that night. For some weird reason I had an instant idea and a clear definition of where a bulk of my winnings would go, and the Hard Rock Casino never entered my mind.
Now it is not like I do not think about things like this on a daily basis,and I actually fantasize about the possibilities, but hearing the words and ideas that suddenly came out of my mouth actually surprised me. You would honestly think I would bring up the notion of finally committing to that trip I have always wanted to take to Europe and Asia. Or maybe buy an extreme classic car, like a vintage 1969 Chevy Camaro convertible and cruise Route 66 from coast to coast doing my own rendition of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" by eating at great places. But none of those ideas came to my mind at that time.
For some odd reason the only things that came to my mind at that moment was giving back to baseball. Sure I would pocket a bit of money into a 401-K or Mutual Fund account to systematically give me my Tampa Bay Rays Season Ticket money each November,but the rest of the words at that moment were about giving back to the Tampa Bay baseball-oriented community. I began to gush on and on about giving money to the Challenger Baseball Leagues in the area that helps kids with physical limitations take steps to break through that physical wall and play the game I love so much. I was talking about smiles and giggles from kids as parents watched or help them play this glorious game.
I boasted about helping the area Little Leagues where I was their Pepsi Cola rep to upgrade fields and scoreboards, and give added money towards hardship scholarships to kids who's parents want them to play, but do not have the money for equipment or yearly dues. For some reason, for the first time in a long, long time, I only did one solo thing for myself in that conversation.
I envisioned a 20-year payment plan where I could help the Rays Foundation every year with a sponsored event. That I would bid on beautiful baseball memorabilia auctioned off by the Ted Williams Museum during the Rays season and donating each item to baseball-oriented charity raffles and events. I also wanted to get with the Rays and Rays Clubhouse Manager Chris Westmoreland and purchase 5 game and 5 BP jerseys per season with players names on them, get their autographs on the items and then give them to local charities as auction items. I was feeling overly benevolent last night.
I wanted to buy an entire row of 10 seats in my area and give the tickets away before every game. I wanted to dedicate the area to one of my Rays baseball friends and call it "Cursi's Corner". Yes, I envisioned me standing outside before every Rays games and giving either a pair or 4 tickets to a family coming up to buy tickets to the game on game day. Take the ticket price burden off the parents for one day/night so they could make the baseball experience better. I loved going to game with my father up until the time he passed away when I was 16. I wanted others to feel that same love for the game.
I was growing a sentimental heart right in front of my increasingly drunk friend and it kind of freaked him out a bit. You see, I am the guy who always seems to get the "special" stuff. For some odd reason I have good things happen to when I am around baseball. Yankee starter/reliever Joba Chamberlain came over and chatted with me for a bit towards the end of the 2009 season, and actually signed a ball for me. Sure we sat there chewing the fat about the playoffs, and hoping the best for him, but these kinds of moments happen spontaneous to me. It is not like I can predestine a foul ball coming to me and I catch it….Can I?
While my friend was talking about a possible beach front condo,or even a smooth luxury ride,I was talking the thrills of seeing a kid light up if he gets a foul ball, or gets a wave or autograph from a Rays player. As my friend was talking about buying a round for the entire bar on a busy Friday or Saturday night,I was talking about pizza parties and maybe talking a Rays player into coming to a local school to talk Rays baseball with the kids during the yearly "Teach In" days. Funny, I was sitting there thinking about the next Rays generation loving the game like I have the last 13 years.
I could of had anything in the world at that moment when all 5 numbers of the Lotto were on my little paper ticket. I could reward myself and fly to every Rays away game/series and stay in the Team Hotel, but giving back to baseball was firmly on my mind. Maybe this is why men of power and wealth give to charities and foundation later in life. Maybe I am finally understanding that spirit for which "those that have" give so much to "those that have not" and ask so little in return.
Maybe it finally dawned on me while I was sitting in that dark bar thinking about untold possible wealth and drinking my cold Coors Light that maybe I do not give enough back to this wonderful game for all it has ever given to me. Well, my buddy still sat there discussing his needs and wants if those mystery 5 numbers were dropped into his lap. Around 12 am I popped open my cellphone and hit the web looking for the Lottery results on the state run website.
Really not wanting to fantasize anymore about the possibility, but wanting the reality to sink in of the whole situation. As I glanced at the numbers quickly, I noticed two numbers pop right out at me, and they were on two of my tickets. As I slowly marked down the rest of the numbers on a bar napkin, I glanced at the Lotto form and noticed those two numbers were the only ones I had that night. Reality had bitten me again, but I w
as not sad at all.
Sure I was a bit bummed, but enlightened by the whole conversation, and I vowed to help more around the local baseball community. I decided to offer the Rays my services to volunteer for anything they might need people for in 2010. And I decided to again every Wed. and Sat. night to purchase Powerball or Lotto tickets, because one day this dream might end up coming true.
For when, and if it ever happens that all 5 numbers gleam back at me from a single ticket, I will repay baseball for everything it has given me in my life by helping others. But in the mean time,I will sweat,get dirty and work towards helping the Tampa Bay baseball community grow every day. They say if you work hard enough, dreams come true.
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I really hope you win that money! All your ideas are wonderful and I'm glad you'll be volunteering on a smaller scale even before you get filthy rich! The Rays are lucky to have you on their side.
Volunteering is good for the soul :O) Good luck in the lottery! I think we can all share in that dream ;o)
Actually, I think I am the lucky one.
I have been blessed with great friend within the organization and on the field.
I would not trade a moment.
But I do feel a kinship to my community, and with my love of the game, it feels pretty natural.
Rays Renegade
Someone sent me an email saying that when people get near a landmark birthday they sometimes re-prioritize their lives a bit.
Maybe that is it.
But I also know that I have been lucky, and should "pay it forward" a bit right now.
Rays Renegade
Tim Tebow is just plain awesome. He may be seen as overrated or overplayed but he has earned all the honors and respect. he is not only the best college football player of my generation he too is such a great guy.
speaking of Bobby Bowden. it looks like my Mountaineers will be playing the Noles in the Gator Bowl. FSU doesnt deserve that new years day bowl by any means but itll be a fitting goodbye for Bowden. He is a native WV'n and former coach.
Got to agree with you on the Gator Bowl.
If FSU is selected or accepts, it would be a fitting ending game for Bobby Bowden.
Guess it is up to karma right now.
Tim Tebow was also called by Bowden last week, " the best example of leadership ever in the NCAA".
Now that is a big honor to hear that from a rival coach.
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Well, I know this is pretty much, mostly, very dead...but I felt inspired to stop by since there may be a...Shootz in the making! What is a shootz? A sheetz moot. Sort of long story, but not really.
Anyway, I may be trying to collect with wild and wily Tooks and Iris for a little get together sometime in the future.
In other news, I want spring.
Waaaaaaay delayed, I'm glad you enjoyed the concert, MithLuin!


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Man Robbed by Three Assailants in Sioux Falls' North Spring Neighborhood
Three people are accused of robbing a man as he walked in a residential area of Sioux Falls early Wednesday.
The man came to the Public Safety Building around 1:45 am, and told officers he had been walking home from the 12th & West area and was headed to the 700 block of North Duluth Avenue when he was jumped.
Information Officer Sam Clemens says police believe it happened in the 300 block of North Spring:
Police later arrested 20-year-old Alexis Mason, 23-year-old Xander One Star and 22-year-old Bryan Hutcheson, all of Sioux Falls, for second-degree robbery. Clemens says the 18-year-old victim's injuries were not serious.


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I am using twonky media server with my NAS device Zyxel NAS540 storage on home network to use with samsung 55ju6470 smart tv.
My storage is on Firmware Version V5.10(AATB.2)
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My problem is media server can not read any kind of subtitle (srt, sub, txt...) file on my storage. All the subtitle files' file names are exactly same with the video file and both of them in the same folder. If I copy same video and subtitle file to usb and connect it to directly to tv's usb, subtitle works with the ideo file.
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2.5.3 Water Vapour
Although measurement problems hinder the analysis of long-term water vapour changes (Elliott, 1995; Rind, 1998), several recent studies tend to confirm and extend the findings of lower tropospheric water vapour increases reported in the SAR. Furthermore, new analyses indicate upward trends in near-surface humidity. Knowledge about changes in water vapour at upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric levels is of great importance because strong alterations in radiative forcing can result from small absolute changes in water vapour at these levels (Chapters 6 and 7). New data presented here from the SPARC WAVAS (Stratospheric Processes and their Role in Climate / Water Vapour Assessment) project (Kley et al., 2000) are starting to cast light on changes at these levels. Note that water vapour pressure, and specific humidity (for a constant relative humidity) increase non-linearly with increasing temperature.
184.108.40.206 Surface water vapour
Water vapour pressure, dew-point or relative humidity at the surface is conventionally measured using wet and dry bulb thermometers exposed in thermometer screens at climate stations. The quality of these data has been little studied. Wet bulb thermometers are not usually aspirated, so that the cooling of the wet bulb, and therefore the deduced specific or relative humidity, depends on the flow rate of air within the screen. This may often differ from the assumed airflow. Occasionally wet bulbs may dry out. Thus it is not possible to judge fully the accuracy of surface vapour pressure trends presented here.
Schönwiese et al. (1994) and Schönwiese and Rapp (1997) found small increases in surface vapour pressure over most of Europe from 1961 to 1990. The annual trends are weak. Statistically significant changes are confined to increases of about 0.5 to 1.5 hPa (relative to mean values of 12 to 15 hPa) in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region (with the largest increase in summer) and decreases of about 0.5 hPa over parts of Turkey (mainly in springtime).
Specific humidity trends over the United States were overwhelmingly positive for the period 1961 to 1995, with magnitudes of several per cent per decade, and with the largest and most statistically significant trends in spring and summer (Gaffen and Ross, 1999). Night-time specific humidity trends were generally stronger than daytime trends. Relative humidity showed smaller increases, especially in winter and spring. The specific humidity and derived dew point trends are broadly consistent, both spatially and in their day-night differences, with temperature trends. Schwartzman et al. (1998) found that the diurnal dewpoint cycle is changing over North America, with a relative decline in late afternoon and a small rise at midday.
Increases in water vapour over the former Soviet Union, Eastern China, the United States and tropical Western Pacific islands have been found in some seasons by Sun et al. (2000) in the second half of the 20th century, but with decreases in Canada in autumn. The selective character of the findings prevents any assessment of statistical significance. Wang and Gaffen (2001) found that specific humidity trends over China were overwhelmingly positive over 1951 to 1994, with the largest and most statistically significant trends in north-west China north of 35°N and west of 105°E. Trends were larger in summer and night-time trends were generally larger than daytime ones.
Recently New et al. (2000) have estimated linear trends for annual and seasonal values of surface vapour pressure over land using calculated monthly vapour pressure data from climate stations. Figure 2.26 shows trends for the 21 years from 1975 to 1995, corresponding to much of the recent period of global warming described in Section 18.104.22.168. Although the uncertain quality of the data prevents any definitive conclusions about statistical significance, nominal significance of trends at the 5% level was estimated after smoothing the annual data to reduce the influence of outliers at the beginning and end of this short series. Few Southern Hemisphere data have been analysed, but Figure 2.26 shows that there have been widespread nominally significant increases in annual mean water vapour in the Northern Hemisphere. These increases are reflected in the individual seasons, although nominally significant annual mean increases are more extensive. Regional decreases over eastern Canada are explained by colder conditions in the winter half year associated with the increasingly positive phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (Section 2.6.5).
184.108.40.206 Lower-tropospheric water vapour
Radiosonde and satellite observations of water vapour above the surface have been analysed for evidence of long-term change. Both data sources have had serious data quality and temporal homogeneity problems (Elliott, 1995), although recent work to determine trends in water vapour from the surface to 500 hPa since 1973 has been based on radiosonde data judged to be largely unaffected by these problems (Ross and Elliott, 2001). Published satellite data are insufficiently homogeneous or too short in length to deduce reliable trends or low-frequency variations.
Radiosonde observations
Zhai and Eskridge (1997) found increases of about 1 to 3%/decade in surface-to-200 hPa precipitable water over China for 1970 to 1990. Increases were most significant in spring. Percentage trends were larger over the 700 to 400 hPa layer than the surface-700 hPa layer. Gutzler (1996) found that specific humidity data at 1,000, 700, and 300 hPa at four western tropical Pacific radiosonde stations from 1973 to 1993 gave increases of 3 to 9%/decade, with larger percentage increases at increasing height above the surface. In contrast, Peixoto and Oort (1996) found decreases in zonal mean relative humidity between 1974 and 1988. The decreases are more marked at 300 hPa, where they are more likely to be associated with instrument changes than at lower levels, and are more pronounced at higher latitudes than in the tropics.
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Every two years, state employee pay and benefits are a big part of the budget battle, yet most policymakers have only vague concepts of whether state workers are the largest expense in the budget and how well compensated they are.
The new state budget includes a 6.2 percent raise brought in at the last minute with some incentives to try and control health care costs. The state employees eventually turned down the contract their leaders negotiated, but the money is still part of the budget document.
The average state legislator will tell you that state employees are the biggest cost in the budget. Most think employees make less than private-sector workers in salary, but considerably more in benefits. Each of these bits of conventional wisdom has an element of truth, though each also can be misleading.
State employees are the biggest budget cost if you aggregate them and don't aggregate other expenditures. But that tells us little. What do we know about employee costs and growth?
In 2012, the average state employee made $46,559, and there were a few more than 9,200 of them. In 2005, the number of state classified employees (not political appointees) was about 9,600. It increased to 10,300 in 2008 and then declined each year through 2012 (we don't have data yet for the year ending this week, but employment is up probably to 2005 levels).
Add together the current 9,200 and other employees not counted in that number, and salary costs were about $500 million (a little more if we add in federal payroll taxes). Health benefits are self-insured by the state and cost $175 million for current employees (and another $75 million for retirees). Add to that roughly $700 million another $50 million or so in annual payments into the retirement system to not quite cover the future cost of currently accruing pension benefits.
Those items together aren't actually the largest cost of government. For example, aid to cities and towns comes in at more than $1 billion each year, but that is spread over 15 different programs. Regardless, employee costs are a large and very visible expense.
State government in 2012 spent about $4.9 billion, so employee salaries and benefits amount to approximately 15 percent of the state's budget. Fiscal hawks are wise to pay attention to salaries but should remember that 85 percent of potential savings lie elsewhere.
The negotiated employee pay raise in the current budget has led to some focus on salaries. Employee compensation has increased every year in recent history. In fact, from 2004-2012 the average state employee salary increased by 40 percent — about twice as fast as private-sector salaries.
Inside that number are two very different periods: In the five years from 2004-2009, state workers saw an astounding 36 percent increase in pay, rising quickly to salaries higher than in the private sector. However, in the following three years, salaries increased by a scant 2 percent. There's fodder for either side in those numbers.
It is worth noting that benefits are quite generous, in fact the most generous in the country by far. Family coverage for New Hampshire state employees costs $26,000 while the statewide average for private citizens is about $17,000. New Hampshire's benefits are 50 percent more generous than the average for state employees nationally, with less cost-sharing than all but two states.
Health insurance is more expensive in New Hampshire than in any state but Massachusetts, according to the recent Kaiser Foundation survey, but the significantly greater-than-average cost for the state plan despite a large pool and the advantage of self-insurance is an indicator of the generosity of the plan.
When the state switched to self-insurance in the Benson administration, health care costs had been increasing by 20 percent per year. The average growth under the new system is 6.2 percent per year, a dramatic improvement, but still faster than most compensation categories.
In addition, only 22 percent of private workers have defined benefit contribution plans like the generous (and almost bankrupt) state retirement plan.
State employee compensation will always remain a focus of budget policy, as it is one of the largest cost drivers. But at 15 percent of the state budget, it is only one factor in managing the growth of government.
State worker compensation is about more than salaries. Salary numbers are easier to control and understand. Health care costs increase significantly each year, limiting the amount of money available for salaries. In negotiating a salary and benefit package, negotiators on both sides need to create incentives for employees to help manage health care costs or salary changes won't be possible.
Charles Arlinghaus is president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, a free market think tank based in Concord. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Can Sony be saved? Stock near 32-year low.June 5, 2012: 12:44 PM ET
Business journalists are having fun chronicling the stock market woes of Facebook (FB). I call the phenomenon Zuckenfreude. But when it comes to technology train wrecks, Facebook can't hold a candle to the disaster that is Sony.
Shares of Sony (SNE) are trading at a more than 3-decade low, dipping below the 1,000 yen mark in Tokyo on Monday for the first time since 1980. That's four years before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was born!
The problems plaguing Sony for the past few years are well known. The strong yen is taking a huge bite out of overseas profits. The company hasn't had a gadget catch fire like its ubiquitous Walkman did in the 80s and is now trailing the likes of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Korea's Samsung and LG in the consumer electronics market. Sony owns a major record label and it's no secret that the music business model is broken, if not dead.
Adding insult to injury, the massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 as well as flooding in Thailand last year caused major manufacturing shutdowns and supply chain disruptions.
Last month, Sony reported that sales in its latest fiscal year (which ended this March) fell 10% from a year earlier. The company's flagship consumer products division, which includes PCs, TVs, cameras and the PlayStation gaming business and accounts for nearly half of all of Sony's revenue, posted a sales decline of 18.5%. As a result, Sony recorded a loss for the fourth consecutive year.
All this begs the question: Is it time for Sony to consider selling itself? Or, at the very least, breaking itself up to save the company? Sony's market value is now only about $13 billion. So it's not unthinkable that it could be a takeover target. Several tech giants, including Apple, Microsoft, Cisco (CSCO) and Google (GOOG), have much more than $13 billion in cash.
There were some fanciful rumors back in the fall of 2010 that Apple was interested in buying the company. The speculation didn't last long though. And it doesn't make that much sense for Apple to buy Sony -- especially if the chatter about an imminent Apple iTV turns out to be true.
But you could argue that some of Sony's businesses, if not the whole company, could be attractive to a buyer. New CEO Kazuo Hirai, who took over for Howard Stringer earlier this year, has already announced 10,000 layoffs and has not ruled out asset sales or other restructuring.
Related: Howard Stringer's long, strange trip
Sony owns a movie and television studio that has been doing quite well lately. That division, which Sony quaintly refers to as Pictures, reported a 10% increase in sales last year. Operating profits were down 11% -- but at least the unit is profitable.
The company has already predicted that revenue in this division will be up again this year. Sony's studio has had box office hits this year with "Men in Black 3" and "21 Jump Street" and could have two more summer hits with the upcoming re-launch of the Spider-Man franchise ("The Amazing Spider-Man") as well as a remake of "Total Recall." (Sorry. But Colin Farrell is no Ah-nold!)
But the film unit has long been considered a division that doesn't really mesh with the others. Sony may eventually have to come to a decision similar to General Electric (GE), which after years of shareholder pressure, finally sold its NBC Universal unit to Comcast (CMCSA).
So would a leading Hollywood company be willing to buy Sony's movie and TV unit? Perhaps.
It might make sense for Disney (DIS) to take a look. Disney already owns Marvel and buying Sony's movie studio would allow Disney to have full control of the Spider-Man franchise, which is arguably an even bigger draw than any of the other Marvel comic book stars in "The Avengers." Heck, a Chinese firm might be interested in Sony's film unit. A big Chinese conglomerate has already scooped up American movie theater chain AMC after all.
Sony is also still a leader in the video game market and won some raves for announcements it made about its PlayStation Vita handheld device and Move motion controller at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) gaming trade show in Los Angeles Monday night. In fact, shares of Sony gained nearly 3% on Tuesday following the news.
Now the gaming business does fit better within the rest of Sony's consumer gadget businesses. So it may not seem like the best candidate for an asset sale. But at the same time, Sony may be fighting a losing battle with a console-centric strategy in a world where games are increasingly migrating to smartphones and tablets.
Look no further than Japanese rival Nintendo for evidence of how tough it is to be in the video game business. Shares of Nintendo (NTDOY), like Sony, are down nearly 50% in the past 12 months.
Nintendo has a lot riding on its new Wii U console but investors have bemoaned the fact that Nintendo refuses to release app versions of games tied to popular franchises like Super Mario Brothers, Zelda and Donkey Kong for non-Nintendo devices. It wouldn't shock me if Nintendo's name started popping up more frequently on the merger rumor merry-go-round.
But back to Sony. The speculation about some sort of Sony shake-up is likely to grow even louder if Hirai is not able to turn things around soon.
Jason McRae, a senior analyst with the Forester Discovery Fund (INTLX) in Lake Forest, Ill., said his firm sold its stake in Sony earlier this year (the fund had owned Sony since late 2008) due to concerns that sales would continue to fall. He said that even after the stock's big drop, it would have to fall further before he'd feel comfortable investing in Sony again.
Sony may never be able to duplicate the success of the Walkman. That's asking a lot. But if it doesn't come up with something cool soon, it may be time for the company to find a buyer to help it out.