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Anyway I've been eying quinoa as something healthy to add to my diet, but I have really no idea what its benefits are. Is it good for protien replacement? I'm leery about packing meats in my bento since it's Texas, it's getting warm out, and yeah. Quinoa seemed a good deal since it can be cooked in with rice and all. Help? What are some things I can make with it?
Hello Neveth,
I tried posting this once and it disappeared! Anyhow, have you looked at Maki's recipe for quinoa, parsley, and pepper salad? It's yummy!
Ooh, that looks good! Hadn't spotted that yet. Don't have parsley on had but I bet lettuce would work okay if I tore it up in smaaaalll pieces.
One nice thing about quinoa is that it cooks fast, which is nice in the morning. I know you need to soak it ten minutes or so and then rinse it before cooking to get ride of the bitter taste. Thats about the time it takes me to get the water boiling. Then 1 cup quinoa cooks in 2 cups boiling water for 20 minutes. I like to make it with chicken broth and a clove of crushed garlic to add a nice flavor to it. Perhaps a few peas would add some color, texture, and even a little more protien. Mostly I just finely dice vegetables (like carrots or green bell pepper) and toss them in to add some color.
When it's cooked it looks like small rings have come off of the quinoa grains. It has a very soft, delecate texture but the grains are separate, not like oatmeal where they stick together. The taste is also fairly mild.
Yep yep - I love quinoa as a meat replacement, it's actually one of those 'wonder foods' that health food people LOVE - cause it can be a carb and protien in one! And it's actually a pretty complete protien, as compared to other grains.
I make a chili with it - i don't have the exact recipe in front of me and i can't look it up - but basically i take:
1 can black beans, rinse and then heat up in a seperate pot. Cook the quinoa in a seperate pan till done. I combine 1 tbs cinnamon, curry powder, and chilipowder (yes, it's spicy and you put that in the beans) - then I combine the black beans and quinoa together - and it makes a somewhat sticky chili that is GREAT for bentos - or any other lunch really. I actually got this out of Oxygen magazine - So i'll look up the Oxygen link later if they still have it listed.
But yes, the taste is mild and you can combine it with just bout anything. (i've even seen desserts made with the stuff).
Haha, I might try that with mild chili powder. Not much for spicy things myself, but so it goes. It does sound tasty though.
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Soundbar loudspeakers can be sound saviors for living rooms, bedrooms and dens. They can be the answer to a homeowner's home audio prayers, but there's no one-size fits all solution.
At its most basic, a soundbar is a small tube or long box outfitted with a variety of drivers, digital amplifiers, crossover circuits and inputs designed to give you better sound than the array of speakers wedged into your half-inch thick flat-panel TV. Soundbars basically sound better, because they're bigger. They usually have bigger (and often more) drivers than a TV's built-in system. They have a cabinet that was designed for sound rather than designed to keep a big glass panel from falling on the floor, and they offer some placement flexibility.
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Soundbars (not counting the LFE — low-frequency effects — channel) are usually offered as 2-channel or 3-channel systems, though 5- and 7-channel soundbars are also available and wireless subwoofers are often a packaged option. You should consider a 3-channel system (right, center and left fronts) as the minimum because it will deliver the best dialog performance. The more channels also usually means the soundbar will do a better job at simulating a surround experience.
Why Use a Soundbar?
Like traditional speaker form factors, soundbars vary widely in design and performance. Shopping for a soundbar isn't as simple as picking the one that's the same length as your TV (though that helps, and looks nice too). Future soundbar owners need to consider where they plan to put them and how they plan to use them.
People choose soundbars over receiver/speaker combinations for a variety of reasons, including space and budget. "If a soundbar is the right fit [for the client] we recommend them," said Mark Fienberg, VP of sales for The Source Home Theater Advisers (a division of The Source Home Theater). "But if they want it for their main viewing/listening room, or if music is important to them … we will have a serious discussion about it."
Is a soundbar user sacrificing much performance compared to a full speaker system? That really depends on the soundbar and the user. "New soundbars have 80 percent of what a full surround sound has," says Ryan Herd, CEO of One Sound Choice. "They're also a great alternative for a kids' gaming room or the bedroom where the client would like to keep cost under control."
Noah Stein, of Smart Homes Chattanooga also encourages soundbars for clients who are wary of the space that amplifiers and separate speakers take up, especially when in-wall speakers are not an option. "They are really great, and our customers are happy with them. We feel that the tradeoff of sound vs. aesthetics is well worth it."
Connection Issues
Most, not all, soundbars offer one or two digital audio connections (usually an optical input) as well as a set of analog inputs. When hooking up you connect all your audio sources to your TV (ideally via HDMI) and then use your TV's digital audio return channel (ARC) output (usually an optical output) to connect to the soundbar. Then all the audio going into the TV will come out of the soundbar. Unfortunately most TVs downconvert an incoming surround-sound signal to stereo when sending out via ARC, which means the 5.1 audio from your Blu-ray player or DVR may be turned to stereo by the time your soundbar gets it. This may not matter a whole lot depending on how your soundbar creates its soundstage, but it's worth considering if you hope to get a simulated surround-sound experience.
A few soundbars include HDMI inputs, which will usually preserve the full multichannel audio signal. Some are even able to decode Dolby and DTS formats properly.
While most people select a soundbar to play back their TV and movie soundtracks, a great benefit of many models is their smartphone and tablet connections. Bluetooth is the most common wireless connection you'll find on a soundbar because nearly every cell phone and tablet includes the technology. With a Bluetooth connection you can play back your stored music as well as streaming apps such as Pandora or Spotify. Apple's AirPlay as well as NFC (near field communications) are sometimes found on soundbars. These features extend the soundbar's functionality beyond just a TV accessory.
Remote Options
Most soundbars operate as a separate product in your A/V system, rather than like a speaker (passive soundbars need to be connected to a receiver/amplifier). The system will likely come with a remote, but most users will be happier either configuring the soundbar to operative with their DVR or TV remote, or will want to integrate the soundbar control with a separate universal remote or third-party control system. Better-designed soundbars will automatically turn on when an audio signal is detected in the input. Some soundbars also include an IR pass-through to make control easier.
Mounting Issues
So where do you put your soundbar? The most obvious place is on the wall directly under your TV, but the truth is that most people don't put their TVs (at least not all of them) on a wall.
If you're not going to mount the TV on the wall, make sure the TV's base doesn't get in the way of placement of the soundbar, and likewise make sure the soundbar doesn't get in the way of the TV or its IR sensor. Sometimes a soundbar resting on a low table can benefit from small wedge feet to help angle the sound up toward the listener.
Some soundbars also don't sound well when placed in aside a TV cabinet, so make sure you talk to your dealer or integrator about placement.
Standard on-wall installation, for the most part, is fairly straightforward. Many include the mounting hardware. The main concerns are hiding the connection wires and AC cable (an Insta Outlet can be useful here) as well as making sure the wall can support the system. The Atlantic Technology PB-235 can be mounted on top of a TV with an accessory shelf kit.
Fireplaces can pose the same problems for soundbar mounting as they do for TV mounting. "Most people like to tilt their TV down [to improve the viewing angle], so we have to mount the soundbar to the TV instead of the wall," says Dan Hong, of Global Custom Integration. Stein notes that if the wall above the fireplace is stone, placing the soundbar on the fireplace mantel can be a good option. Otherwise, he attaches the soundbar to the TV.
Articulating mounts are attractive options for people who want to be able to move their TV into different positions, but that poses a problem for soundbar mounting. How do you hang a soundbar on the wall when the TV swings away from the wall? As with tilted TVs over fireplaces, the best option is to attach the soundbar to the TV with a mounting device such as the OmniMount OCSBA universal soundbar mount or the Sanus VMA202.
While soundbars are big improvements over a TV's built-in speaker, their slim profile and small drivers make them ill-suited for bass. Some soundbars today come with separate, active subwoofers. Often these subwoofers are wirelessly connected to the system, which makes them very flexible in terms of placement. When hooking one up, it's a good idea to test it out in a number of locations to see which gets you the best performance, because things like corners or floor material can make a difference in how the bass sounds. Usually the subwoofer in a soundbar system has a higher crossover than a typical home theater setup.
Feinberg says that he usually incorporates a wireless subwoofer into systems because they're flexible and less expensive to install. "We always suggest a subwoofer with a soundbar to give the customer more bass," says Stein. Hong adds that he usually suggests an in-wall subwoofer, so there's nothing else to clutter up the room.
What about tabletop TV speakers?
In addition to the soundbar, another category of speaker solution has gotten popular lately. These TV speakers or tabletop speakers look something like soundbars, except they're much deeper—18 inches or so—and also act as a base for the TV to stand on. SpeakerCraft, AudioXperts, Onkyo, Pinnacle, Z-Vox and others offer tabletop TV speakers.
Most tabletop TV speakers deliver better bass than a stand-alone soundbar, because they have the cabinet space for bigger drivers (often including passive bass radiators). If you know your TV is going on a table, then a tabletop speaker may be able to save you from needing a separate subwoofer. However, a tabletop speaker will raise the height of the TV by a few inches, so if you're putting it inside a cabinet, make sure you've accommodated for the extra height.

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With the inclusion of a stylus, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 attempts something different for full-size tablets. In certain apps the S Pen (as the stylus is called) does improve precision and can make note taking a much faster affair. Also, if you're willing to put in the time learning the apps and gestures, the S Pen can deliver a useful and rewarding interface experience. But if you've no artistic aspirations and typing out your notes is your preferred method, does the S Pen offer any real benefit?
Not really. For general tablet usage your finger is still the best tool for the job, and unless you have a specific need for an electronic pen (say, you're an artist) or are willing to a take long hike over a slow, steep learning curve, there's really no benefit to using it.
Thankfully, even if you don't use the pen, the Note 10.1's fast overall performance, sensible design, great-looking screen, and useful features make it the best Samsung tablet yet.
Editors' note: Due to the increasingly changing tablet landscape, we've lowered the score of the Note 10.1 from 7.5 to 7.3.
If you've ever held the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 in your hands, then you'll have a good idea of what to expect from the Galaxy Note 10.1. Aesthetically, the tablets are nearly identical, with only a few physical differences to speak of: the Note 10.1 comes in a white model and a black model (as opposed to only gray), sports a wider bezel, is a bit thinner, and weighs slightly more than the Tab 2 10.1. Speakers grace the right and left bezel and the top bezel sports a 1.9-megapixel camera that sits right next to an ambient light sensor. Directly opposite, on the back, is a 5-megapixel LED flash-supported camera (up from 3 megapixels on previous Galaxy Tabs). The top edge holds a power button, a volume rocker, a microSD slot (supporting cards of up to 64GB), an IR blaster, and a headphone jack. On the bottom edge are the dock connector and a microphone pinhole. The tablet is fairly light and comfortable to hold and while it does feel like smooth plastic, it doesn't feel unpleasantly plasticky or cheap.
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Lastly, there's a 4-inch-long, ill-placed holding space in the tablet's bottom-right corner for the S Pen Stylus. The problems with this placement are, one, the S Pen can easily fall out if you're holding the tablet up while removing it, and two, when the tablet sits in a docking station, the holding space is too close to the desktop for the S Pen to be removed unless you undock it first. Not a huge design faux pas, but just a strange choice not to place the holding space on the top.
The S Pen has gotten a redesign since its appearance on the original Galaxy Note. The new stylus is longer and thicker, and has its sides squared off to keep it from unexpectedly rolling away. Also, the pen button is now grooved to make it a bit easier to find with your fingertips; however, I found myself consistently pressing the button by mistake.
The point of the S Pen is to give you an alternative to using your fingers, and while this feels fine for navigating menus and swiping through pages, when it comes time to type, I prefer using both hands, as it's faster and more comfortable than the search-and-peck routine the S Pen forces you into. Also, the stock S Pen is a little too light and thin for my tastes. I much preferred using the original S Pen encased in the S Pen Holder Kit with its extra weight and mass making it feel much more like a actual, quality, ink pen.
Samsung also built some shortcut gestures into the pen, making tasks like screen capture, calling up an app's menu, and going back to the previous screen a simple act of holding down the pen button and swiping or tapping the screen in the appropriate way.
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The Note 10.1 ships with Android 4.0.4, the latest version of the OS before Jelly Bean (version 4.1). Samsung says the tablet will be upgraded to the new OS in 2012, however. If you're familiar with Samsung tablets, the inclusion of the company's custom UI, TouchWiz, on the Note 10.1 will probably not shock you. Thankfully, Samsung toned down the oppressively Fisher-Price-ian look, giving a more natural, quieter aesthetic. Along with TouchWiz comes the only reason for the UI to exist, in my opinion: the mini apps tray, now upgraded to support limited customization. You can now swap apps (chosen from an increased, but still very small pool) in and out from the tray, and the Task Manager, which lets you kill apps and clear the RAM, is still the most useful app in the tray.
The only other notable included apps are the ones most compatible with the S Pen: S Note and Photoshop Touch. However, while these apps reward those willing to deal with learning how to use them, jumping right into it feels like the equivalent of diving 30 feet off a cliff into an ocean only to find a bed of jagged rocks, just under the water's surface, waiting for you. Figuratively speaking, of course.
In S Note, while there are eight templates to choose from, there's no clear way to open a new, completely blank sheet of "paper." Also, there are icons in the app that have no obvious purpose. I know that the pen icon in the upper right corner has a function, but the app doesn't explicitly let me in on the secret and only after attempting to draw with my fingers did I discover that the icon turns on pen-only mode. It may have other functions, but I don't know. Other tools like formula match, shape match, and text match were initially not the easiest features to find. The functionality is there, but it's unfortunately hidden under a thick veil of inhospitableness.
While Photoshop Touch thankfully has a very useful tutorial and according to Samsung is optimized for S Pen use, it's strange that the pen's pressure sensitivity features isn't turned on by default. This is a feature Samsung should want to be completely obnoxious in touting, but the only reason I know about it is because a Samsung rep told me about it during a demo. Samsung needs to bring this level of education to the masses of people interested in this product who have never used Photoshop or a tablet. Let's hope the company finds a way to do so.
There's a general writing-to-text feature that works across most apps that include a typing component, but again, though it's a simple thing to enable, it's not turned on by default and instead I found it necessary to go to the reviewer of the original Note, Jessica Dolcourt, and have her show me how she enabled it on the phone. Even then, I still had to translate that procedure to a tablet interface. After a few minutes of near-apoplectic teeth grinding, some yelling, and maybe a few tears (yes, from me), we discovered the procedure: when the Samsung keyboard is onscreen, hold down on the gear icon and select the "T" symbol. Like I said, it's simple, but not obvious. It should be both.


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BOONE — Iowa men's basketball coach Todd Lickliter anticipates filling at least one of his three available scholarships but not at any cost.
"I'd rather have an open scholarship than to have somebody who's either unhappy or doesn't fit," said Lickliter on Wednesday at the Boone-Story County I-Club event. "So we'll be patient and continue to recruit hard — if it's the right one. I'm not opposed to signing all of them, and I'm also not opposed to not making a move. I anticipate we'll make another move."
Wednesday, Iowa officially signed Schaumburg (Ill.) prep guard Cully Payne. Iowa still is waiting for the official letter of intent from Vincennes (junior college) forward Devon Archie. Iowa's scholarship availability comes after four players with eligibility left the program shortly after the season.
Iowa originally had a visit scheduled Friday with Chipola (Fla.) Junior College guard Malcolm Armstead. But Armstead canceled the trip and instead will visit St. John's in New York City.
Lickliter wouldn't discuss Armstead or any player not officially signed with Iowa, per NCAA rules.
"All I can really say is they've (the visits) been postponed," Lickliter said. "I can't comment any more than that, but they've been postponed.
"It's a funny thing. You have to deal with what is, and just deal with the facts and be thankful for what you do have. What I continue to say is the group we have, I'm so excited about and so that's where my focus is right now."
Lickliter couldn't comment on Archie, but he raved about Payne, a 6-foot-1 point guard. Payne originally committed to DePaul while in eighth grade, but changed his mind last year. Payne then signed with Alabama but was released from his scholarship after Alabama Coach Mark Gottfried resigned.
Lickliter said he targeted Payne last summer when Iowa held a basketball camp. But the camp was cancelled when floods devastated Iowa City last June.
"It was somebody that (Iowa assistant coach) Chad Walthall had known about him," Lickliter said. "We knew him, we were always impressed with the way he played the game and what he brought to it and when the opportunity came, it made a lot of sense. It makes sense to him, and I love that. When it makes sense to both of you, and you agree, then we knew it was a great fit.
"You never know what's going to happen, and so we didn't anticipate it (Payne becoming available). But I think it was probably a benefit of Chad's efforts through the years."
Payne averaged more than 22 points and seven assists last year before suffering a stress fracture in his back. Payne told The Gazette last week when he committed to Iowa that he compares his style of play with perennial NBA all-star Steve Nash.
"He plays at a great pace," Lickliter said. "He's very competitive. He's a very capable scorer, but he's not defined by that. He doesn't have to score to feel like he's successful. So I think he's somebody who gives us a lot of poise in the back-court and our other guys are working extremely hard.
"I think we've got positions filled that are going to complement one another, and I'm excited about the chemistry of this team. And he adds to that."
Archie, a 6-foot-8 sophomore from Indianapolis, averaged 6.8 points and six rebounds last season for Vincennes. He started 19 of 30 games. Lickliter wouldn't comment about Archie.
"We're expecting one other (signing) but the rules are until it's in hand, you can't make comments," Lickliter said.
Iowa signed two players last fall: Dubuque Wahlert guard/forward Eric May and Sioux City Heelan center Brennan Cougill. Returning to the team next fall are incoming sophomores Matt Gatens, Aaron Fuller, Andrew Brommer and John Lickliter; junior Jarryd Cole and senior Devan Bawinkel. Current freshman Anthony Tucker, who was ineligible for the second semester, is on pace academically to rejoin the team.
Leaving the program were guards Jeff Peterson, Jake Kelly and Jermain Davis, and forward David Palmer. Cyrus Tate and J.R. Angle have graduated or will graduate in May.
Lickliter joined wrestling coach Tom Brands and other Iowa coaches at the first I-Club stop this spring. About 175 people showed up at the event. The Boone-Story I-Club includes Ames, home of Iowa State.


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Homejoy Raises $38M for House Cleaning On Demand
Homejoy Inc. raised $38 million in new venture funding to sell professional home-cleaning services for $20 per hour online and via mobile apps.
The San Francisco startup will offer other home-related services, from plumbers to babysitters, in the future, executives said.
The $38 million in new funding comes from a combined Series A and B round. Redpoint Ventures led the Series B investment, joined by the company's Series A lead investors Google Ventures, First Round Capital, Max Levchin and others. A graduate of the Y Combinator accelerator, Homejoy earlier raised $2 million in seed and venture funding, bringing its total capital raised to $40 million.
Homejoy Chief Executive Adora Cheung, a co-founder with her brother Aaron Cheung, said the startup operates as a marketplace rather than employing cleaners directly. It strongly vets professional cleaners before allowing them to sell on the Homejoy platform, she said.
The cleaners dispatched by Homejoy are all bonded and insured professionals, meaning if something goes wrong at a house, Homejoy's insurance plan should cover it, rather than a homeowner's insurance, for example.
Cleaners are willing to go through reviews and tests by the startup because they like the ability to tap into demand locally and via the Web or their smartphones, Ms. Cheung says. The Homejoy apps allow cleaners to specify when they will be available exactly, and where they will or won't go to clean a house.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Ms. Cheung said, some cleaners don't want to commute from the city across the Bay Bridge, for example.
With its new round of funding, the 82-employee startup will expand beyond the 31 U.S. cities where it already offers cleaning services and into neighboring cities and suburbs, ramp up its saturation in major U.S. cities and expand beyond North America, the CEO said.
Redpoint Ventures Partner Geoff Yang says his firm backed Homejoy at what he called a "full valuation," because the company is "reinventing" an industry that represents a $400 billion global market opportunity, using new generation mobile and Web tools to make it more efficient, affordable and pleasant for customers and suppliers.
The investor said that competitors who offer cleaning services online or via mobile apps have not achieved the same scale or have not offered services from bonded, insured cleaners at an affordable rate.
While he declined to name competitors, Homejoy's challengers include sites like Care.com, Iamexec.com, Handybook.com, MerryMaids.com and HipsterMaid.com.
The company has more than 1,000 professional cleaners using its platform regularly and its services are available in 31 cities already. "If somebody gets comfortable with your service, enough to let you into their homes--after that initial relationship, they won't need a reason to switch," Mr. Yang said.
A few days ago, Homejoy established a 501c3 (The Homejoy Foundation), which aims to help needy people, especially veterans. Homejoy will donate hours of cleaning services and a portion of its profits to the company's charitable arm.
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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom brings city builders inside the Great Wall of China. Leaving the Mediterranean behind, the city-building series makes its first foray into Asia and immerses the player in brand new surroundings. China has existed for over 4,000 years, but its 4,000 year history has been marked with new technologies and ideas replacing - or enhancing - the old. This is the world in which the player will take the reigns of leadership and take their cities through the twists and turns of Chinese history. Read more to check some screens and sign up for the BETA TEST


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Firm chosen for its passion and commitment to look for innovative ways to succeed in a downturn
SINGAPORE, APRIL 9, 2010 — Jones Lang LaSalle's client focus has been recognized as a key to the company's adaptability to changing market dynamics in the Harvard Business Press book "Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Organization." In this book, Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati explains how pioneering companies have overcome their built-in institutional obstacles by reorganizing their structure and capabilities to be proactive, flexible and truly customer-centric.
Jones Lang LaSalle is featured prominently for embracing an outside-in perspective that focuses on creatively delivering value to customers instead of pushing its own offerings.
"In good times and bad, successful companies immerse themselves in the business of their clients with a focus on problem solving for the client, rather than selling a suite of services," said Lauralee Martin, Chief Financial and Operating Officer for Jones Lang LaSalle, who was interviewed for the book.
According to Gulati, this focus on rallying around customer problems results in the resilience that protects businesses from economic storms. In the book, Gulati also highlights Jones Lang LaSalle's ability to break down barriers and to create a nimble business architecture that enables greater flexibility through increased client service coordination.
"Shaping our business around the needs of our customers has kept us at the forefront of corporate real estate in Asia Pacific for 15 years," said John Forrest, Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle's Corporate Solutions business in Asia Pacific. "We are consistently focused on aligning our firm to enable our teams to create the most innovative solutions to our clients' challenges."
Mr. Gulati created this book through interviews with more than 500 executives over a decade of boom-and-bust economic cycles. Gulati uncovered five key levers that pry open silos, expand mindsets, build partnerships and help an organization recognize and shift internal barriers to move toward ongoing resilience:
In "Reorganize for Resilience" Jones Lang LaSalle is featured alongside eight elite companies, whose outside-in perspective has enabled the flexibility to adapt and thrive in changing market conditions, including: Harley-Davidson, Starbucks, Target, The Tribune, Best Buy and Cisco, Lafarge and GE Healthcare. These companies were chosen for their passion and commitment to look for innovative ways to succeed. Gulati notes these diverse companies are poised to emerge from the recession stronger than ever as a result of using the five levers to shape their organizational strategy and structure.
To hear more from Gulati at how to create a customer-centric company, watch this podcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3tyEsTed4k
About the AuthorRanjay Gulati is Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and an expert on strategic and organizational issues in firms. His research has been published in leading journals such as Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, strategy+business, and Academy of Management Journal. The Economist Intelligence Unit recently listed him among the top business school scholars whose work is most relevant to management practice. He appears frequently on CNBC and other networks and lives in the Boston area.
About the bookREORGANIZE FOR RESILIENCEPutting Customers at the Center of Your OrganizationHarvard Business PressJanuary 19, 2010$35ISBN: 978-1422117217
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I know my entry is a week late, but I wanted to participate in this one anyway, since I tend to forget about enjoying the moment I'm in since I'm worrying about the next moment. Here are a few things that bring me real joy …
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5 Ways You Have Exposed Your Bigotry On Facebook
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haus, that's kool buddy. I was more intending to hint, nicely, to the OP that he has a ton of research to do. Saying you want to apply to all 4-tier schools from Yale to Columbia (or whatever top 14 school he mentioned) shows a serious miss/dissunderstanding of the system. 6 schools is normal, but to apply to say 50 is $5000 in fees and somewhat aimless. Granted $5000 is chump change considering the overall cost, but still not many of us have $5000 in disposable income lying around, hence the need for a strategy. There are schools that no one should go to based on accreditation, location, employment, cost just to name a few important factors. Why waste resources (money) applying to schools you have no intention of going to?
Good luck tito. Like the rest of the posters I doubt your online degree will be a problem, that doesn't mean it is an asset though. Have you taken the LSAT yet? While your online degree probably won't be a problem (i.e bar), the field is still very competitive. You'll need a killer LSAT score. Aiming Tier 1 and 2 is ambitious for everyone, including people who got their Bachelor's brick and mortar Ivy style. I wish you well.
Hello Everyone,I'm new to this website and looking forward to your help and discussions. Here's my situation, I'm currently attending an online university called American Public University (not sure if any of you have heard of the school) It is part of American Public University System. It is Regionally Accredited by the North Central Association for Schools and Colleges. I'm pursuing my B.A. in History with a minor in Middle East Studies and would love to move onto to Law School, But I'm very concerned Law Schools won't take my on-line degree into consideration for Admissions. I want to apply to all 4-tier ranking law schools from Yale, Columbia, to Whittier, University of Southern California, and University of Texas. I need your help and advise. Thanks.
As long as the school is regionally accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. government the fact that the degree is online shouldn't hurt you - though as many stated, it really isn't a big plus. Your most important factor will be the LSAT, take a prep course if you possibly can.


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Gene Watson Talks 'Farewell Party,' 'Country's Family Reunion' and Ray Price
Gene Watson gave country radio some big hits from 1975's 'Love in the Hot Afternoon' through 1988's 'Don't Waste It on the Blues.' Now, the country veteran has re-recorded his greatest hits for the ultimate fan collection, titled 'Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits.'
In an exclusive interview with Taste of Country, Gene Watson, 68, said that unlike other re-recorded packages, "We tried everything in our might to get them so much like the originals."
Fans will be delighted to hear 'Fourteen Carat Mind' and 'Paper Rosie' in their original arrangement -- and happy that they will finally be able to get all of Waston's big hits in one collection "I had so many of these songs coming out on so many greatest hits packages, because these songs were recorded by more than one label," the Palestine, Texas native says. "So I decided to go back and do it on my own label, and that way I could control where they went, and bring them up to date with what I wanted to do. It was a little over a year in the making."
Every major hit is in the collection, including Watson's signature song 'Farewell Party.' "That was a song that I had been singing in clubs for several years before I recorded it, and I knew that everybody really liked the song," he says. "It didn't seem like anybody wanted me to record the song as they thought it was too sad, but it was as a song I had in my mind that I had to record."
Shockingly, Watson's classic tune may not have been a hit if he hadn't had some extra time left in the recording studio. "We had 20 minutes left at the end of session and I thought that I wanted to give the song a run. What you hear on the original recording of this song was the first cut," Watson reveals. "It was just one of those magical things that happened."
In addition to his new album and busy touring schedule, Watson has become a regular face of RFD-TV's 'Country's Family Reunion' series. The reunion of legends, hosted by Bill Anderson, is one event he always looks forward to.
"All of us artists that are on that show are usually all working at the same time in different places. That's one of those times we get together and visit, compare stories, talk, it's such a pleasure to do," Watson says. The classic country TV show has become a huge hit with old-school music fans, he explains. "I've heard so many comments and compliments on the show on how people like to watch it. They say, 'It looks like you're all having so much fun' -- and we are. We have a great time singing the songs that we think people want to hear. It's an all around good avenue for all of us artists to be seen on TV."
Gene Watson is currently singing several selections from the new greatest hits collection on the road, including on his recent tour stops with 86 year-old Country Music Hall of Famer Ray Price. Watson is thrilled anytime that Price is on the same ticket, because in his words, "he's part of a passing era, one of the greatest eras in country music."
Of Price, Watson adds, "Ray Price spans the gap all the way from the beginning days of Hank Sr. and man he's still out on the stage and he's just phenomenal! If there's one thing I know, it's great singing. Ray Price still hits those notes so nicely, he's just great."
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UPDATE: Malaysia: Warrant of arrest issued for woman drinking alcohol
The court also granted the prosecution's application for Kartika's caning to be carried out within the seven days of her detention at the women's prison in Kajang, that it be carried out by a female officer and for her to be released as soon as the punishment was meted out.
The application was heard before Syariah High Court Judge Justice Datuk Abdul Rahman Yunos in chambers.
On July 20, Kartika had been ordered to be caned and fined RM5,000 for consuming alcohol at a hotel night club in Cherating.
She was arrested by a team from the state religious department at 1.20am on July 12, 2007.
Although Kartika paid the fine, she did not appeal against the whipping order.
The mother of two was charged under Section 136 of the Pahang Islamic and Malay Traditional Practices Enactment (Amendment) 1987.
Under this section, those found guilty of consuming alcohol can be fined up to RM5,000 or jailed for a maximum of three years, or both, and sentenced to six strokes of the rotan.
The sentence for consuming alcohol was made stiffer when the Islamic Religious Administration and Pahang Malay Tradition Enactment was amended in 1987.
The punishment is provided for under Section 125(4) of the Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2002, which spelled out how the caning should be carried out.
In Islamic law, the cane should not be thicker than the little finger on the hand and the cane cannot be lifted so high that the upper arm is away from the armpit.
19 August 2009
Source: The Star
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"Uncoling faster than a snake striking, the whip lunges forward, tail singing in the air. Its journey ends with a crack as distinct as lightning, punctuated by a scream so profound it rips the sound barrier.
Could this be the syariah whipping that theoretically awaits part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, sentenced to six lashes for consuming alcohol?
Er... no.
The reality of whipping under syariah is that it is actually rather light.
In fact, the term "whipping" is inaccurate, because in Malaysia it is done with a rotan (rattan cane).
It is not flogging or flaying, and broken skin is not allowed, says Wahid (not his real name), who metes out 100 strokes every week as a Kajang Prison whipping officer.
"Syariah whipping is more like caning naughty schoolboys.
"In syariah, the punishment is not in the force of the whipping, but to bring shame."
Under the Criminal Procedure Code, caning is physical punishment in the strictest sense and the officer must use as much force as he can muster.
So, the power behind an ordinary criminal whipping (in civil law) comes from the wrist, arm, shoulder and the swing.
But, for syariah offences, it comes from a fairly limp wrist.
In the syariah whipping administered by the prison authorities, the rotan has the diameter of a little finger and is thinner than the one used for criminal offences, which is as thick as a thumb.
The officer has also to exercise a great deal of restraint.
"In syariah whipping, you cannot raise your hand so high that your upper arm moves away from your armpit." An imaginary book clutched under his armpit would not drop, he said.
Unlike in the civil criminal whipping, in which the offender is bound to a frame and his buttocks exposed, syariah whipping only requires a man to stand and a woman to be seated.
The offender must be properly dressed according to Islamic precepts.
The whipping can be inflicted on any part of the body, except the face, head, belly, chest or skin. A pregnant woman cannot be caned until two months after delivery.
But while a syariah whipping may be milder, it still requires a great deal of discipline and training, says Wahid.
"Prison officers are called to execute syariah whippings in Kelantan because we are trained to do it."
And even though the whipping can be administered by a civilian, Wahid thinks this is not a realistic move.
"I think it would be very difficult, unless you practise often. Even (someone) who has witnessed whipping many times wouldn't be able to do it properly."
A syariah whipping would not need a great deal of accuracy, not being limited to just the buttocks.
But Wahid feels that somehow, it would be an imperfect execution.
"It would be lacking in skill; in art," says Wahid.
Islamic Development Department (Jakim) director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz says the ideal method of syariah whipping is even more gentle than the syariah whipping that is practised in Malaysia.
"In Malay, whipping is rotan (caning), so people think that the whipping implement must be a rotan (rattan cane). But actually, originally, the whipping implement should be just a switch, or even cloth twisted together, since it is not meant to physically harm the person," says Wan Mohamad.
In fact, in a story told of Prophet Muhammad, who wished to express his anger at the behaviour of his wife, he is reported to have hit her with a handkerchief, which caused both of them to laugh, and this resolved the issue between them.
Because of this, Wan Mohamad says the hardness of the rotan used by prison authorities is an issue. Although the rotan adheres to the condition of being not longer than 1.22 metres, excluding the handle, and not thicker than 1.25cm in diameter, in syariah, the rotan cannot have ruas dan buku -- that is, it must not have joints, since a branch that has joints is considered mature and hard.
But the rotan used has ruas dan buku. "The whipping implement is supposed to be soft and supple, so as to inflict the least pain," says Wan Mohamad."
26 July 2009
The New Straits Times


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Hey HIV,
I want to say so many things to you -- maybe curse at you, maybe tell you how much you hurt my body, mind and soul.
You have lived inside of me since I was 16 years old! You thought you were going to destroy me didn't you? As you did to so many friends and people that were family!
You thought, Oh she has always been told she's a nothing and will never amount to nothing ... so she might just take her own life, destroy it with drugs or destroy others by giving it on purpose out of hate and bitterness. But no!!!!! You never won, never will win!
Because I am one of those people that have been through it all, and still manage to have a pure soul and good spirit. So you actually helped me. Thank you HIV ... Thank you from the bottom of my heart because you actually formed me and changed the little girl and teenager that was full of hate, an uncompassionate, angry kid that didn't have any direction but to do bad things, and felt so worthless that she had to find the worst to feel the best! That is why I joined that gang: because I felt that I actually was going to have a family after all! Until you found, or I let, the opportunity for you to come and invade my blood.


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