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A gunman was carrying about 100 rounds of ammunition in five magazines when he set out on a bloody rampage through a Brooklyn apartment, killing two brothers who played in an Iranian indie rock band and another musician, police said Tuesday.
Ali Akbar Mohammadi Rafie fired several rounds early Monday before he used his rifle to kill himself on the roof the apartment building where four members of the band Yellow Dogs lived together, police said. Afterward, investigators recovered 81 unfired rounds, some of them in magazines stashed in a guitar case found on an adjoining rooftop.
Records show the Spanish-made assault weapon was purchased by someone else at an upstate New York shop that went out of business in 2006, said Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.
"We don't know precisely how Rafie obtained it," Kelly said.
Investigators believe the shooter was upset about being kicked out of the Free Keys, another Iranian band with close ties to the Yellow Dogs. Kelly described him as "despondent" about no longer being in the band.
A fourth man was still hospitalized with arm and shoulder wounds, police said.
The two slain members of the Yellow Dogs were brothers Arash and Soroush Farazmand. Two other members weren't home at the time of the bloodshed and weren't harmed.
The row house in the industrial neighborhood of East Williamsburg where the victims lived had been a hangout for artists who attended parties there. The musicians all knew one another, a band manager said.
Originally from Tehran, the Yellow Dogs were the subject of a 2009 film, "No One Knows about Persian Cats," which told the semi-fictional tale of a band that played illegal rock shows there. After coming to New York, the group played at small but hip venues like the Knitting Factory and Brooklyn Bowl.
"They were great kids who people just loved," said the manager, Ali Salehezadeh. "They looked cool and they played great music. ... They wanted to be known for their music."
The third man killed was identified as Ali Eskandarian, an Iranian-American singer-songwriter who had been living in the apartment above the Yellow Dogs.
MORE COVERAGE: Mourning "Iran's Most Famous Indie Group:" Fans React to Murder-Suicide Involving The Yellow Dogs


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Whew! Two big conventions, both in July, and we're back and in the office ready to rock and roll! Though we didn't exhibit at SDCC, we still walked the halls, and we still had a book talked about! How cool is that?!
So more about what we'll be doing in 2011 ~read on!

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Boxed set of 6 bespoke coasters, each with a different image on and presented in a bespoke Tottering Hall box. These quality coasters are made in England, using eucalyptus board and have a dark grey boarder and superior gloss finish with black baize back.
Coaster 1: "...and this wine is best in volume with a good romantic comedy..."
Coaster 2: "Aah, yes - a heady bouquet of dry rot and wet labrador..."
Coaster 3: "Oops! The bubbles have gone up my nose, madam..."
Coaster 4: "What did you shay, went into thish cocktail?..."
Coaster 5: "Frankly, no - I wouldn't like baked bean flavoured crisps with my Petrus '82..."
Coaster 6: "Let's have a look - Yup - it's definitely red wine..."
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DisplayMate has released its analysis of the Surface RT display comparing it to the iPad 3 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
The displays were compared in the following categories: Screen Reflections, Brightness and Contrast, Colors and Intensities, Viewing Angles, Display Backlight Power Consumption, and Running Time on Battery.
The display on the Microsoft Surface RT outperforms all of the standard resolution full size 10 inch Tablets that we have tested in our Display Shoot-Out series. The Lab tests and measurements documented in the Shoot-Out Comparison Table below indicate that Microsoft has paid a lot of attention to display performance for the Surface RT. In particular, on-screen text is significantly sharper, it has a better factory display calibration, and also significantly lower screen Reflectance than the iPad 2 and all full size 1280x800 Android Tablets. But it is not as sharp as the iPad 3 or 4, nor does it have their large full Color Gamut. We'll have to wait for the high resolution Windows Pro Tablets that will be launching in early 2013 for direct comparisons with the high resolution iPads and Android Tablets. This is a great start for Windows Tablets and brings much needed competition to the Tablet marketplace.
Take a look at the chart below or hit the link for the full analysis.
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DisplayMate has released its analysis of the Surface RT display comparing it to the iPad 3 and the Galaxy Tab 10.1.


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Yesterday, March 1st, marked the end of the 2012 KSP riders application period, which is now closed for all riders aspiring to compete on the 2012 KSP world championship tour. A total of 55 male and 18 female applications were received and the IKA will now start the selection process in accordance with their qualification system that was released on February 6th.
Within the IKA's process, the PKRA and KSP will be given the right to select their two male and one female wild cards, each of which will be added to the final list of confirmed tour riders. All applicants will be awaiting the official announcement of the IKA, which will unveil the list of riders to receive the highly coveted spots on this year's KSP world championship tour, joining the pre-qualified top seeds.
In the mean time, top 8 male riders (Airton Cozzolino, Mitu Monteiro, Guilly Brandao, Mauricio Pedreira, Sky Solbach, Jesse Richman, Juan Pablo Diban, Patri McLaughlin) and top 4 female riders (Ines Correia, Marie Gautron, Kristin Boese and Melissa Gil) of the 2011 world ranking will be contacted by the KSP to be offered this year's tour license. Each of these riders will have until March 15th to accept their tour license. Any pre-qualified rider not accepting their spot will open up a slot for one of the riders going through the application process.
For riders interested in applying for a local wild card, application will be open until March 15th. The list of applicants will be forwarded to the relevant national association/organization once the period has expired. To apply for a local wildcard please go to: www.kspworldtour.com/about/the-riders/2012-riders-application.html
A full list of male riders that have applied for a tour license or single event entry reads as follows:
Bastien Bollard, Ewan Hill, Austin Brosnan, Frederick Zamora, Cameron Biehl, Pedro, Henrique Menezes, Tomaz Vilardebo, Ryan Coote, Jose Djo Silva, Luis Fernando Padrino Mata, Lee Harvey, Marius Hoelter, Arild Kristiansen, Keahi De Aboitiz, Christian Winkenjohann, Jon Modica, Jon McCabe, Nuno Figueiredo, David Romeu, Luke McGillewie, Etienne Lhote, Christophe Meletiou, Christopher Armitage, Sebastian Ribeiro, Andre Nery, Manuel Adela Vicente, Colin Heckroodt, Marciel Lopes Almeida, Paulino Pereira, Joao Stopani Santos, Solo Solinski, Cruser Putnam, Gustavo Foerster, Gonzalo Gomes, Nick Ward, Jan Marcos Riveras, Arturas Shimanskij, Rui Tiago Oliveira, Mark Moore, Filippe Ferreira, Richard Gowers, Juan Ricci, Jan Korycki, Sebastian Schmitt, Gonzalo Ribba, Abel Lago, Jakob Appel, Ian Owczarzak, Keith McGeown, Toni Zupanicic, Oscar Borawski, Grant Baker, Ryan Oates, Top Hat, Diogo Paes Fernandes
A full list of female riders that have applied read as follows:
Angela Peral, Maria Celina Guardati, Jalou Langeree, Milla Ferreira, Kelly Strachan, Marina Marselli, Steph Bridge, Erika Lindberg, Kari Schibevaag, Kirsty Jones, Suzanne Kuiper, Ainhoa Garcia, Carol Bolstad, Ninja Bichler, Lilian Malschaert, Muriel Vandenbempt, Kalia Aguera, Glennel Warren.
2012 KSP World Championship Tour Schedule
June 1 to 10 — Cascais, Portugal
September 7 to 16 — Le Morne, Mauritius
October 19 to 28 — West Coast, Ireland
November 29 to December 8 — Maui, Hawaii, USA
Sanctioned by the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA), the Kite Surf Pro (KSP) is the official World Championship kite surfing tour, an e.V. non-profit association launched in 2011 by a visionary group of World Champion kite surfers, aiming to showcase the pinnacle of kite surfing in the best conditions on the planet.
A class association within the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the IKA governs the sport of kiteboarding, which is broken up into three main disciplines: freestyle kiteboarding, kiteboard racing and kite surfing (surfing with a kite).


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Lavender Lane Occoquan Virginia iphone x case by Tom Harris. Protect your iPhone X with an impact-resistant, slim-profile, hard-shell case. The image is printed directly onto the case and wrapped around the edges for a beautiful presentation. Simply snap the case onto your iPhone X for instant protection and direct access to all of the phone's features!
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Beautiful! Feels like home coming.... Have you seen Reids book Painting what you (want to) see!
Very nice Tom. I love the shadows in this. Excellent work.
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This is a gift shop in the quaint town of Occoquan Virginia about 50 minutes outside of Washington DC. The original is framed under glass with a double mat and a gold frame.
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I don't know if this is in bad taste or not, but I saw other people doing it...so...
My comic is really new, all told only about six months old. So really, My chances of getting a nomination for anything is slim, at best.
I don't like to describe things, and I'm not going to beg for awards I think I don't deserve, so I'm not going to say much about my comic or what have you. You can look at the somewhat random sampling of pages and then visit the site if your interest is at all peaked.
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Then I started reading more about the benefits of raw milk. Even though I balked at the high price tag ($10 for a gallon!*), I firmly believe that fresh food is the healthiest food. I also became leery of the powdered milk that Nancy's uses to thicken its yogurt. The GAPS diet mandates homemade, raw milk yogurt for this reason.
I contemplated buying a fancy yogurt maker, but decided I had enough ingenuity to figure something out using only some towels and a heating pad. If you prefer a nice looking appliance to a pile of towels with a cord sticking out on your counter, I do recommend the yogurt maker.
I think I've done it. Easy, fool-proof, made in glass (no hormone-leaching plastic or lead-leaching glazed stoneware) yogurt. Every time.
A note on starter culture: you can either buy starter culture and follow their usage instructions or use a tablespoon of plain live culture yogurt (Nancy's works well) per half gallon. I just use Nancy's that I buy at my local grocery store.
Raw milk
Quart or half gallon mason jars
1 T plain, live culture yogurt per half gallon
- Heat the milk in a saucepan over medium to between 105 & 115 degrees F. This usually takes around 10 minutes for 1/2 gallon of milk.
- While the milk is heating, find two large, clean bath towels, a hand towel, and a heating pad.
- Lay one bath towel on the counter (or some place it can sit undisturbed for 24 hours) and set your jars on it. Plug in your heating pad and set to "Medium".
- When the milk is ready, pour a ladle full of milk into a small bowl and add your starter yogurt. Whisk well. This is called "inoculation."
- Pour the heated milk into your mason jars. Distribute the inoculated milk evenly to each of your jars.
- Wrap the jars loosely in the hand towel, wrap the heating pad around that, and bring the ends of the bath towel up and over all of that.
- Take the second bath towel and wrap it around and over the top of all of that.
- Let this whole thing sit UNDISTURBED for 24 hours. (I'm serious. Don't touch it.)
- butter muslin and a fine mesh colander. I prefer draining because then you've kept your raw milk truly raw. Raw milk yogurt is very thin; it has an enzyme that prevents the yogurt from thickening too much. You have a choice if you want thicker yogurt: you can either heat the milk to 165 degrees in step 1 and then let it cool to 105-115 degrees or you can drain it using coffee filters or
*I now obtain milk for a much better price through a small, local farm.
This post is part of Fat Tuesday, Traditional Tuesday, Simple Lives Thursday, Probiotic Food Challenge, Full Plate Thursday!


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Bureaucracy and Regulation
Tax bureaucrats are very useful in helping politicians abuse their power. Presidents have long used the IRS to harass and attack their political opponents.
Taxes and Spending
Including both government-funded abortion and war.
Political Theory
Money and BanksMoney and Banking
La inflación está viva y coleando, y actualmente se está desatando el aumento de los precios de los activos.
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"It was a whirlwind," says Paula, a retired GM autoworker and recent guest at Dinner with Barack, "and it started right from the time I found out I had won. There was this constant sense of being on the brink of something important. That same energy followed me right up until I was sitting in the restaurant with the other winners—it just kept gaining momentum. We were all trying to chat with each other, to do anything we could to give each other some sense of calm—but there was this happy anticipation running under everything.
"I could feel the energy shift, and then he came walking through the door. The thing I was immediately aware of is what a warm welcome we got from President Obama. He immediately leveled the playing field, because he communicated with us about the things that mattered to us personally. I realized this was less about questions we would ask him and more about average citizens just sitting there, having these exchanges, talking about what was important to us—our family, our work, our country.
"At one point he started talking about the first time he was in an auto factory and how much things have changed since then, and he said, 'You must have seen some of those changes, Paula.' And I realized: It's true—today, auto factories are much more state-of-the-art and energy efficient, and it's a quiet operation unless you're in the stamping plant. He just had such an astute interest in each of us individually."
Paula says meeting the President lived up to her expectations—and surprised her at the same time:
"When I first thought about what I wanted to ask the President, I had a hard time coming up with something because he's so transparent to me—he seems so genuine. I know everything he's about. Meeting him in person, he was exactly the same.
"But my level of awareness was raised a notch—I think all of ours was. Having the opportunity to have the exchanges we shared with each other and with the President gave me a clarity and a confidence that I can share with others; it kind of catapulted me out of myself. I've worked phone banks and supported him and other politicians however I could for years, but being there really moved me forward. It was like sitting down with my family, or with a really smart, funny friend. So when I think about getting to vote for him in November, I feel privileged in a way that maybe I wasn't aware of before."
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Ferrari the strongest brand in the world
Maranello, 18 February
Brand Finance awards Ferrari second successive year
Once again this year, Ferrari is the strongest brand in the world. That is the finding of Brand Finance, the British company, a leader in brand evaluation, which today published the annual Global 500 report.
Calculated on the basis of criteria such as financial revenue, but also elements such as fame, customer loyalty and the quality of human resources, the classification saw the Prancing Horse brand take the prize ahead of international colossi such as Coca-Cola, Goole, Hermes and Disney.
"I am pleased and proud of this recognition, which we have been given for the second consecutive time" said Luca di Montezemolo, in Modena for the reopening ceremony for the Museo Casa Natale Enzo Ferrari di Modena. "I am particularly pleased the announcement was made today, as we remember the anniversary of the birth of our Founder and just as we are approving at the end of our Board Meeting this afternoon, record financial results for 2013, and great efforts in terms of technological investment."


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Whether you have settled as an expat in the UAE or are still living in Turkey and planning your upcoming foreign assignment, InterNations the UAE offers everything you need: Established in 2007, our trusted community soon became the leading platform for international networking among expatriates and global minds around the world. Our network also counts a considerable number of Turkish expats in the UAE, coming from all corners of Turkey - from Ankara, over Istanbul to Antalya.
Attend our monthly events and activities for Turks expatriates to get to know like-minded expatriates in real life.
Get trustworthy advice and local insights from fellow Turks in our UAE expat forums.
Of course, expat living in the UAE is not just about shipping your belongings and filing in some bureaucratic papers. Regular socializing with fellow Turks is an essential part of expat life and helps getting accustomed to the Emirati way of life and mentality. InterNations helps you connect and meet up with other Turks in the UAE, residing in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharyah and many other places throughout the country. Just take a look at our group of Turks in Dubai or Turks in Abu Dhabi.
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Contents Unknown - Snap #411
On the next Snap we are letting our curiosity get the better of us. From NPR and PRX, Snap Judgment proudly presents... "Contents Unknown."
The Cake Shakers
Glynn's youth pastor has just the antidote to a young man's desire for the "cake-shakers."
Producer: Renzo Gorrio
Secrets in Siberia
Mike Ramsdell was a covert operative for the federal government. He was assigned to capture and extract a high level target from Russia, but the mission went horribly wrong. Check out the fictionalized account of the story at potevka.com and you can personally contact Mike at michaelramsdell.com.
Producer: Anna Sussman
Sound Design: Renzo Gorrio
The Lock in the Lord's Lair
Inside that secret box, behind that mysterious locked closet door, sometimes we never want to know what's in there. But other times we're willing to put everything on the line for it. Find out what Trey does when he discovers the secret closet of a televangelist.
Producer: Julia DeWitt
Special Delivery
Alix Wall thought she was doing a good deed for a fellow Deadhead when she took a package for him to Israel. But her real good deed would come unwittingly, 20 years later.
This story was based off of Alix's article for Salon. She's a writer and personal chef in Oakland. Check her out right here.
Genesis, Lady Jaye, and the Pandrogyne
A story about the lengths that people will go to for love. Find out more at Genesis P-Orridge's website.
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Cary, N.C.-based Autonomic Resources LLC became the first company to win provisional approval of its cloud service offerings under the federal government's FedRAMP cloud security program. The 8a company won provisional authorization to market its infrastructure-as-a-service offerings to federal agencies.
FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, is a standard approach for checking the ability of cloud vendors to meet security requirements for doing business with federal agencies. It is designed to provide a common approach for assessing the risks and security of commercial cloud offerings and to save the time and money involved in the process.
"By using FedRAMP and eliminating redundant security assessments, agencies can save an estimated $200,000 per authorization," Dave McClure, associate administrator of GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, said in an agency announcement. "This innovative collaboration with industry will lead to a common and more effective and efficient security authorization process governmentwide," he said.
To receive the authorization, Autonomic successfully incorporated FedRAMP security controls in its cloud services offerings, a process overseen by the Veris Group, a FedRAMP-accredited third-party assessment organization. Accreditation means the Autonomic services are provisionally authorized to contain federal information at a moderate level of security set by Federal Information Security Management Act.
Individual agencies will now be able to review the full provisional authorization package as well as the assessment conducted by FedRAMP-accredited third party-organizations for their own agency specific security authorizations.
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Types of Demonstrations
Classroom experiments
In many disciplines, there are extensive sets of appropriate classroom experiments that allow students to see concepts in action. These experiments can benefit from the Interactive Lecture Demonstration format. Before taking part in an experiment, students can predict the outcome so that attention will be focused on the main concept to be learned. Reflection after the experiment can help students appraise what was learned and transfer this understanding to other contexts.
Classroom surveysSurvey data from students' own lives can show the application of concepts. Because everyone's data is needed, surveys involve all students. And, because the outcome is not predetermined, surveys create a sense of uncertainty that may be absent in textbook presentations. The Interactive Lecture Demonstration format focuses student attention on the underlying concept, often revealing contradictions between student prediction and what the data actually show.
Data analysis
Analysis using data is most effective if the data show a surprising result. Data analyses can be relatively straight-forward, asking students to graph or otherwise manipulate a given set of data, while more sophisticated data analyses may require students to find data on their own, or to conduct statistical analyses.
Small group work can help students work efficiently. By sharing explanations and calculations with others, students frequently self-correct mathematical and graphing errors that could block successful completion of the assignment. More skilled students who might have been able to complete the work on their own will benefit by explaining their understanding to other students. The cooperative learning research literature recommends instructor-assigned groups of 3 - 5 students with written instructions so that groups work more efficiently, and there is individual accountability for all group members.
Classroom instructors often ask "what if" questions that are then answered by a simulation. [add link here to simulations module when live] The Interactive Demonstration approach can be used to engage students in this analysis, first asking them to make a prediction, including, if possible, a description of their underlying economic model even if it is not well specified. The simulation demonstration then will offer concrete results, prompting the student to revise or make for specific their prior view.


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2010: Selected to Madison Bingaman Memorial all-tournament team...Tallied a season high 16 kills August 28 against Rutgers.
2009: Named to All-Northeast Conference second team...Selected to Northeast Conference all-tournament team...Started all 34 games for the Pioneers in her sophomore season at Sacred Heart...Finished second on the team with 298 kills and 2.66 kills per set...Recorded a team high 62 service aces while also chipping in 47 assists...Notched a .191 hitting percentage for the season...Tallied 266 digs on defense along with 49 total blocks.
2008: Played in all 31 matches and finished second on the team with 328 kills, the fifth highest single-season total in school history....tied for the team lead with 46 service aces and was second in defensive digs with 316...third on the team with 52 total blocks....was named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on September 15.
High School: Played four years of varsity volleyball at Temecula Valley high school...Selected to all-league first and took home MVP honors in her senior season...Named "most inspirational" in her sophomore year...Played on SCVA all-star game in Austin, TX in 2004.
Personal: Born: 2/5/90 Nickname: Ash. Parents: Boyd and Mary Trimble. Sibling: Amanda. Favorite Sports Teams: LA Lakers and LA Dodgers. Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant Favorite Book: Harry Potter. Favorite Movie: Talladega Nights. Favorite TV Shows: South Park and Modern Family. Favorite Food: Mexican. Favorite Bands: Rascal Flatts, Sublime, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.


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Email me that photo. Hey don't forget to Facebook those pictures. That kind of nagging you hear over and over from your friends gets annoying. But if you all download Wink, then they no longer have a reason to beg you to post your pics.
What does it do?
One tap lets you instantly share a photo with the other people in it.
Why do we like it?
We're sharing all of our photos all the time anyway, so why not make it easier to pass off your pics to the people who really want them? And sometimes you take photos that are really funny, but just not Facebook appropriate, because you know, you have a job you'd like to keep and all. In that case, you can still laugh over a risque or blind drunk photo with your friends, without your boss seeing it. Or worse—your mother. [TheNextWeb]
Download this app for:
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Instant sharing
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) Tommy Benton posted a triple-double and Eric McAlister scored 22 points to lead Stony Brook to a 79-69 victory over Maine Saturday in America East action.
The first-place Seawolves (15-5, 6-1) had five players in double figures. While McAlister had a game-high 22, Brenton scored 15 points, grabbed 14 rebounds (5 offensive) and had 11 assists. It's Stony Brook's first triple-double in 14 seasons of Division I play.
Also scoring in double figures for the Seawolves were Dave Coley (13 points), Marcus Rouse (11 off the bench, including nine on three 3-pointers) and Anthony Jackson (10).
For Maine (8-12, 3-4), guard Justin Edwards recorded a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Zarko Valjarevic led the Bears with 21 points.
Stony Brook, which led 31-22 at halftime, had a decisive edge at the free throw line. The Seawolves hit 18 of 28 foul shots. Maine was just 8 for 24.


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St. Petersburg College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) to award selected bachelor's degrees in science and bachelor's degrees in applied science; associate degrees in arts, associate degrees in science, and associate degrees in applied science; as well as certificates and applied technology diplomas. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of St. Petersburg College.
SACS-COC accreditation means an institution is dedicated to providing quality higher education and ongoing improvement through planning, assessment, and quality enhancement.
In addition, the following programs are accredited or approved by state or national organizations. The last accreditation year indicates the most recent accreditation or approval decision following the completion of a self-study.
+ The Florida Dept. of Education grants approval to individual programs within the College of Education, which currently consists of seven active B.S. programs.
*The American Bar Association evaluates the A.S. degree, B.A.S. degree, and the post-baccalaureate certificate during a single visit. This agency "approves" programs but does not "accredit."
**Effective Spring 2017, the Orthotics and Prosthetics program is inactive and will no longer seek accreditation.
+ The Funeral Services degree program at St. Petersburg College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108, Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097, (816) 233-3747. Web: www.abfse.org
*Ongoing accreditation with yearly completion of Annual Program Assessment Report
^The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at St. Petersburg College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: firstname.lastname@example.com; website: http://www.capteonline.org.
CAAHEP - Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions2
Florida Department of Health - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services1
1Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE)
2Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
3Recognized by the Association for Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA)
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Carnival cruise ship breaks loose from dock, one person missing
Apr 03, 2013
MOBILE, Alabama - The Coast Guard is searching for a man knocked into the Mobile River after high winds hit the area Wednesday, blowing the man's security guard hut into the water and causing the Carnival Triumph cruise ship to break loose from its repair dock.
Photo by Cynthia DialThe call to the Coast Guard came in at 1:45 p.m. CT as near hurricane-force winds smacked the Gulf Coast city of Mobile, Alabama.
An official with the city's fire department said earlier that the missing man and another person were in a guard shack at the BAE Shipyard that was blown into the Mobile River. One man has been recovered from the water.
On the agency's Twitter feed, the fire department said the Coast Guard, Mobile police and the sheriff department's flotilla are now in charge of a "recovery operation." Some of the flotilla's boats are equipped with sonar to find underwater objects.
The Triumph, which was adrift for several hours, was secured at a dock at the Alabama Cruise Terminal on Wednesday night, officials said. Tugboats will remain next to ship as as precaution, Carnival said.
Carnival spokeswoman Joyce Oliva said all of the company's crew members and contractors on the ship have been accounted for.
Wind gusts reached 66 mph Wednesday at nearby Brookley Field, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile, though a Carnival statement said the winds exceeded 70 mph.
The Triumph has been at BAE Shipyard in the Port of Mobile since an engine fire in February left the cruise ship crippled and adrift in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 4,200 people aboard. For four days, tugboats guided the disabled ship into the port as passengers complained about miserable conditions on board.
On Wednesday, it drifted across the shipyard after breaking free. Tugboats kept it from drifting farther down river, the Coast Guard said.
CNN affiliate WKRG reported the cruise ship had a hole on the right side of the stern; Carnival said an initial inspection found limited damage.
Carnival said in late March the ship would be out of service until June 3. In addition to repairs, workers will increase the number of systems and services that the Triumph and other Carnival ships can run on backup power.
Wednesday's incident was the latest in several headline-making issues for one of the world's leading cruise lines. Four of the company's 23 ships have had problems in recent months.
The cruise line has offered affected passengers refunds and discounts on future cruises.
It faces a class-action lawsuit related to the Triumph's last cruise, when passengers reported that food was scarce, cruise goers sweltered in the heat with no air conditioning, toilets overflowed and human waste ran down the walls in some parts of the ship.
The problems have also prompted one U.S. lawmaker to propose a "Cruise Ship Passenger Bill of Rights."
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, said he was asking the cruise industry to voluntarily sign on to a list of guidelines, including the right to backup power if generators fail and the right to disembark a docked ship "if basic provisions cannot adequately be provided on board."
He also called on the International Maritime Organization to investigate whether cruise lines are following existing guidelines, and whether existing standards are being enforced by countries where cruise ships that serve U.S. passengers are based.
"Cruise ships, in large part operating outside the bounds of United States enforcement, have become the Wild West of the travel industry, and it's time to rein them in before anyone else gets hurt," Schumer said in a statement. "This bill of rights, based on work we've done with the airline industry, will ensure that passengers aren't forced to live in third world conditions or put their lives at risk when they go on vacation."
Source: CNN


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• A lack of meaningful letters of recommendation from the auditor concerning the audit process. This could mean an inhibition or a fear to criticize, • Failure by the auditor to assure that unique, significant, and/or con-troversial matters are on the agenda of audit committee meetings. • A particularly close relationship between the auditor and any member of the top management which could compromise the auditor's ability to judge performance. Conclusion Clearly, no single factor is responsible for an effective audit process. Rather, !here is a number of interrelated forces that combine to form an envi-ronment conducive to an audit and reporting process characterized by integrity, candor, and forthrightness. I suggest that the audit committee process is effective when the external auditor uses the process as a vehicle for discussing what management and the auditor have accomplished and how important issues have been treated and resolved. On the other hand, if the external auditor is not satisfied with the resolution of signif-icant matters and issues, the audit committee provides the vehicle through which he must discharge his professional responsibilities. In the supermarket business, we of-fer a wide variety of products, but when we advertise and display them, we try to remember what is impor-tant to our customers' meal plan-ning—and that usually means meat and potatoes, not rutabagas. All of the words written, all of the conferences held, all of the thought given to auditing and controls in cor-porate life today are not the meat and potatoes of our business. We must be careful to maintain our per-spective. Excessive concentration on controls will detract from the most important business functions—the development of people and the pro-ductive employment of human and financial resources. I wonder if we would be in the dif-ficult position that we are in today with respect to foreign competition if the SEC and others in Washington spent as much time worrying about the creation of corporate assets as they do about auditing them. I wonder if we'd have as much of a problem with business credibility in our country today if managements and boards gave as much attention to the auditing of human attitudes and individual development as they do to the auditing of income statements and balance sheets. We are in danger of losing our perspective—of concen- A CHAIRMAN'S VIEW Why Do We Concentrate on Rutabagas? by DONALD S. PERKINS/Chairman Executive Committee Jewel Companies, Inc. {rating too much on rutabagas and too little on meat and potatoes. To me, one of the ironies of the re-cent suggestions by the SEC regard-ing internal controls is that at virtu-ally every audit committee meeting I have attended, committee members have asked external and internal auditors for their up-to-date evalua-tions of the company's accounting talent and control systems. Please notice that the word talent precedes systems. When weaknesses exist, they become a topic for discussion. When weaknesses persist, they lead to changes in people. That sort of inquiry and follow-up fulfills the stewardship responsibility of a cor- porate director without inviting the legal battles that are likely to ensue if we go public with a statement that implies more perfection than human beings can realistically achieve. If it ever should be appropriate to report weaknesses in internal ac-counting controls, such reporting should have two attributes: the weaknesses should be both mater-ial and uncorrected at the time of reporting. Otherwise, the discussion might be described as an overreac-tion to what most companies per-ceive as a nonproblem. Should independent auditors be asked to comment on the adequacy of internal controls? If any member of a board or audit committee is required to represent the adequacy of accounting controls, the independent auditor's opinion will be solicited and included in the minutes of the meeting. Such questions are being asked and answered regularly. I personally like rutabagas, but in the world of business, it seems wise to maintain a healthy perspective about the relative importance of auditing assets compared with that of creating them, as well as to maintain a healthy perspective regarding the importance of people in relation to controls in the building of a success-ful enterprise. 27
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Please, I know all of you love the wonderful kits that Pam puts together at MyCreativeScrapbook, well now she's having her first ever Guest Design Team call. Please read the information below and we would love to have you try for this!!!!
OK, Just because so many of you have asked so many times…
My Creative Scrapbook is happy to announce:
"Our First Ever Public Guest Design Team Call"
The call is open from February 16, 2011 through March 16, 2011.
We will announce the new Guest Design Team on our blog and in our forum on April 5, 2011.
We are looking to fill spots for Guest Design Team positions but hint, hint, we have chosen our permanent DT members from our past Guest DT members.
Within these positions we are looking for skills in creating layouts, mini albums, cards, altered items and sketches.
We would like to have 2 Guest designers per month and we are hoping to find enough fantastic designers to create with us for 6 months. So that means that we need 12 Guest Designers total. Once we have made our choices then we will assign each Guest Designer their month.
We want you…"if"…you are a creative, energetic, and ambitious and want to have fun creating with us.
Our Expectations of Guest Designers:
- Open communication skill.
- Consistent style and range and ability to design and showcase our kit supplies.
- Teamwork, cooperation and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to create layouts, cards and altered projects on a more experienced skill level.
- Ability to teach techniques with written instructions and/or step by step photos or video.
- Photography skills to produce clear and accurate photos of your projects.
Guest Design Team Requirements:
- Active participation in our forum including the message board and galleries. (This is a must for all.)
- 3 Layouts and 1 card/altered item per kit per month.
- Step by step picture or video tutorial to share with our members in our forum on a rotating basis using a kit.
- Head up challenges for our members in our forum on a rotating basis.
- Give a tip each month from a project you created using our kit.
- Note: We ask that you "not" Design/Guest Design for another kit club while with My Creative Scrapbook but MFG teams and Online Sketch sites…etc. are fine.
What's in it for you?
- Each month you will receive a kit packed with the latest and greatest products to create with.
- We will post your projects in our Main DT Gallery.
- We will submit your DT projects to the Manufacturers for appreciation and exposure.
- We have a drama free environment and have lots of fun.
- You will be working with a great group of friendly and talented designers that work together to inspire and uplift one another.
Please submit:
- 3 Layouts and 1 card/altered project that bests represents your style. Files should be 500 pixels.
(Please share any specialties, such as mini albums, sketches…etc.)
- Your Name
- Email address
- Address
- Phone Number
- Link to your Online Gallery
- Link to your Blog
- List of Past and Present Design Teams (list all requirements for the present teams you are on).
- We would like to know a little about you and why you would like to join us here at My Creative Scrapbook.
You need to register in the forum while the call is going on if you're not already a member. Please make your presence known in the forum in the Introduction Thread. We would like to get to know you and allow you to get to know us.
Site Link: http://www.mycreativescrapbook.com/
Please send all submissions to: email@example.com
International designers are welcome to apply.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
February Reveal for MYCREATIVESCRAPBOOK
Okay, here is the full reveal for the Main and LE kits from MYCREATIVESCRAPBOOK for February. Please go to the website and check out the entire DT's gallery with this and the other lucious kits for this month!
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
I'm Finally Back, and have some Sneak Peeks!
I know it's been a while, but we've had a rough couple of months. We lost our beloved and precious baby girl, our English Bulldog "Speckles" on Dec. 27, and then my Father-in-law passed away the following day. Thanks to everyone for all of the prayers, thoughts and support. It is very much appreciated. I never knew how much you could love or miss an animal, she was so much more, she was my best friend.
Anyway, for better news. I have sneak peeks for the Main and LE kits from MyCreativeScrapbook for February. And they are packed with beautiful goodies. Here are a few peeks. Be sure to check back here and on the MCS site for the entire reveal on the 5th.
Anyway, for better news. I have sneak peeks for the Main and LE kits from MyCreativeScrapbook for February. And they are packed with beautiful goodies. Here are a few peeks. Be sure to check back here and on the MCS site for the entire reveal on the 5th.
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Abreu, Angels close to a deal
There is still no official confirmation, but it appears that the Angels and Bobby Abreu are hammering out a one-year deal worth $5 million plus incentives, according to multiple reports. Abreu would provide left-handed balance in a heavily right-handed offense and would join a four-man rotation for the three outfield spots and designated hitter role with Vladimir Guerrero, Torii Hunter and Juan Rivera.
This will give the Angels another crowded outfield,with Gary Matthews Jr. (recovering from knee surgery) and Reggie Willits pushed down the depth chart. Both are versatile outfielders with talents that could play in other cities if the Angels decide to shop them. Matthews will have to prove he's fully recovered from the knee operation, and Willits also needs a good spring to reestablish himself as a quality Major Leaguer after an injury-riddled 2008.
The upshot of the Abreu move is that it pretty much slams the door on any chance of Garret Anderson returning after 14 years as the club's most productive career hitter. With Adam Dunn going to Washington, Anderson is the most attractive hitter left in free agency not named Manny Ramirez.
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Just wanted to say welcome to MLBlogs and have a great spring in AZ, Lyle!
I can only hope you are correct about the 2009 Angels.
I still feel they need another good starting pitcher.
I hope some of their minor league pitchers can step up.I liked the signing of Abreau Regans did a good job with this issue.
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Q&A with Evan Hsiao
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The NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships begin Wednesday in
Q�Given your individual championship a year ago, do you feel any pressure to repeat?
HSIAO� I do feel the pressure to repeat. It's a good thing and a bad thing at the same time, because I have the confidence of a defending national champion, but at the same time I feel like I am heading into the meet with a big target on my back.
Q�Do you feel the 100 breaststroke will be your best event at this year's NCAA's? Why?
HSIAO�Yes, I've been training specifically for this event the entire year. It's been my focus since September.
Q�When you hit the wall last year, did you know you'd won the race?
HSIAO� Ha ha. I actually had no idea that I had won. My vision is pretty bad (hence the glasses that I wear), so once I touched, I looked up to the scoreboard, but I was thinking to myself, "why am I looking up at the clock? I can barely make out the guy's face in the lane next to me." So I pulled myself out of the pool as soon as I could and figured I would go ask one of my coaches how the race went.
Q�What were your feelings immediately after you'd finished first?
HSIAO�The first thought I'd had was "I wonder if I won, I hope I won," but my feelings after finding out that I had won were bittersweet. I was glad that I had won, but I was disappointed with my time. I had wanted to get the national record in the event. I guess you could say I was content with the race�not too excited, not too disappointed.
Q�Besides yourself, who on the UCSD team do you feel has the best chance to win an individual national title at the NCAA's?
HSIAO�Daniel Perdew is going to win two national titles. That's not the chance of him winning, but a guarantee of him winning the 50 and 100 freestyle events. It's only a matter of how fast he's going to go to win those events.
Kendall Bohn is probably going to win the 200 breaststroke, and could possibly win the 100 breaststroke.
Q�What relay teams do you expect to swim on at the nationals?
HSIAO� I plan on swimming on the 200 free relay (each swimmer swims 50 yards of freestyle), the 200 medley relay (each swimmer swims 50 yards, with each swimmer swimming one of the four strokes of swimming) and the 400 medley relay (the 200 medley relay, but longer).
Q�For you, what are the best and worst aspects of swimming relays?
HSIAO�The best aspect of swimming relays is that I can figure out how the other breaststrokers swim and it gives me a preview of who I should be keeping a lookout for.
The worst aspect of relays is that a bad swim on a relay by any of the legs doesn't just mean a loss for one individual, but for the entire relay. Relays are a mixed bag, because it's great to get up emotionally for a relay and just completely destroy another team alongside your teammates in such a team-oriented setting, but at the same time, losing a relay feels four times as bad as losing an individual race.
Q�What are the keys to being a good breaststroker?
HSIAO�Technique is key. This pertains to the ability of an individual to most efficiently propel himself or herself through the water with their arms.
Strong legs are also important because breaststroke hinges around the strength and flexibility of an individual's core and legs.
Q�Has the breaststroke always been your specialty? If so, when and how did you determine that? If not, what other events did you swim?
HSIAO�The breaststroke has always been my specialty. My physical build just wasn't conducive to the other strokes. I figured this out at a pretty young age, when my coach had told me that I was "built for breaststroke."
Q�Swimmers are typically a pretty narrowly-focused group. If you could, what sport would you want to good at? Why?
Q�Outside of swimming where do you derive the most satisfaction?
HSIAO�There isn't one place where I derive the most satisfaction. I get a lot of satisfaction from school, learning different sociological theories and ideas. I also find a lot of satisfaction in surfing, going to the gym, skateboarding, whatever I can do to really challenge myself.
Q�You grew up with your parents and one sister in
HSIAO�My parents and my sister have always taught me to hold myself accountable for all of my actions, because at the end of the day, you only have yourself to answer to.
I also learned the importance of treating others well, despite how they may treat you. This idea is extremely important to me, as it ties well into the whole aspect of team, and treating every team member with respect and such, and treating other competitors with the same respect and decency that you would want.
Q�What would you change about yourself, if you could?
HSIAO�I wish I were more calculative. I need to think more before I act.
Q�What do you hope to be doing 10 years from now?
HSIAO�Social work. Preferably outside of the
Previous Q&A ArticlesEric Rubens (Men's Tennis) February 27, 2008
Melissa Ward (Softball) February 20, 2008
Cameron Sprowles (Fencing) February 13, 2008
Kim Hockett (Women's Water Polo) February 6, 2008
Trevor Decker (Baseball) January 31, 2008
Jordan Lawley (Men's Basketball) January 23, 2008
Jason Spangler (Men's Volleyball) January 5, 2008
Andrew Skewes (Men's Diving) December 26, 2007
Alexis Gaskin (Women's Basketball) December 17, 2007
Aubrey Panis (Women's Swimming) December 2, 2007
Andrew Hatch (Men's Basketball) November 26, 2007
Kevin Klein (Men's Cross Country) November 12, 2007
Kim Adams (Women's Volleyball) November 7, 2007
Ben Miller (Men's Water Polo) October 31, 2007
Alie Avina (Women's Soccer) October 19, 2007
Charity Elliott (Women's Basketball Head Coach) October 15, 2007
Jason Le (Men's Soccer ) October 3, 2007
Rebecca Bailey (Women's Volleyball) September 18, 2007
Amanda Burkhardt (Women's Cross Country) September 10, 2007
Curtis Williamson (Men's Water Polo) September 4, 2007
Ali Lai (Women's Soccer) August 25, 2007
Nate Garcia (Head Coach of Cross Country) August 13, 2007
Tony Choi (Men's Soccer) July 25, 2007
Natalie Facchini (Women's Volleyball) July 9, 2007
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Case Studies By Discipline
NCAT Success Stories [sorted by discipline]
Increasing Success for Underserved Students: Redesigning Introductory Courses , Carol Twigg, NCAT
Grading: Making it Fair, Time Efficient and Conducive to Learning, notes from workshops by Barbara Walvoord, 2005 [includes components on Rethinking Use of Time and Space for Learning]
(PDF) Principles for Blended Learning with Asynchronous Learning Networks, Sloan Consortium workshop, 2004.
Blended Learning, Chuck Dziuban, Joel Hartman, Patsy Moskai, Educause Research Report, 2004
Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education, Barbara Walvoord , Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Anthony Picciano and Chuck Dziuban(eds.), Sloan Consortium 2006.
Honoring the Trust: Quality and Cost Containment in Higher Education, William Massy, Anker Press, 2003.
New Directions for Higher Education: Special Issue on Educational Productivity [issue 103], James Grocci and, Judith Miller (eds.), 1998. Note in particular the chapter by Barbara Walvoord and Kristen Pool - Enhancing Pedagogical Productivity.


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Quick and Easy Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp
This angel hair pasta dish features shrimp and colorful vegetables — appealing to the eye and to the palate! Angel hair pasta is an extra-thin type of spaghetti that cooks quickly, so this dish is easy to pull together. You can add a variety of herbs to this hypertension-friendly recipe. Fresh chopped parsley, basil, or mint taste great. Children may or may not be accustomed to the herbs, so this recipe goes easy on the seasonings. You can always offer to toss in fresh herbs at the table.
Angel Hair Pasta with Shrimp
Preparation time: 10–12 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
2 large garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups assorted julienned vegetables: carrots, yellow squash, zucchini, red bell pepper, mushrooms, red cabbage
20 cooked and frozen shrimp, medium size (about 3/4 pound)
1/2 pound angel hair pasta, cooked according to package directions without salt; save 1/4 cup cooking water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil and sauté the vegetables and garlic for a minute or two, just until the vegetables are tender crisp; add the remaining olive oil to the pan and sauté the shrimp just until they heat through, about a minute.
Pour the cooked, drained pasta into a serving bowl (being sure to reserve 1/4 cup liquid). Toss the cooked shrimp and vegetables with the cooked pasta and the water saved from cooking. Blend in the fresh herbs before serving. Garnish with Parmesan.
Per serving: Calories 349 (From Fat 111); Fat 12g (Saturated 2g); Cholesterol 48mg; Sodium 96mg; Carbohydrate 45g (Dietary Fiber 3g); Protein 16g; Potassium 302mg.


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New Schwab study finds that investors are embracing innovation and choice but still have an appetite to learn more about ETFs
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles Schwab:
- 66% of investors say there is room for more ETFs on the market today
- 71% are confident in their ability to pick an ETF that's right for them, yet nearly 40% still want a better understanding of how to choose and use the products
- Investors' understanding of ETFs is improving: 40% of investors say they know more now than a year ago
- 40% of investors today consider themselves ETF "novices" vs. 45% in 2013
- 20% of ETF owners say ETFs make up at least a quarter of their total investments
Even with a perceived proliferation of ETFs on the market today, two-thirds (66 percent) of investors say there is room for more, according to a new study by Charles Schwab. Among them, nearly 60 percent say more ETFs will lead to increased competition and lower prices, and that continued product innovation is necessary to keep up with a changing market and economy. More than a quarter (28 percent) say that more product choice is the industry trend that has most benefited investors in the past few years.
The 2014 ETF Investor Study by Charles Schwab is the fourth installment of an annual online survey of more than 1,000 individual investors between the ages of 25-75 with at least $25,000 in investable assets who have purchased ETFs in the past two years or are considering doing so in the near term.
The study found that seven out of ten investors say they are confident in their ability to choose an ETF that is right for their investment objectives. Yet, even as investors are embracing choice, a surprising 38 percent of investors say they want a better understanding of how to choose an ETF. Thirty-nine percent would like to better understand how to best use ETFs in their portfolio.
"It's clear that investors expect innovation and choice when it comes to ETFs, but that enthusiasm is coupled with a desire for a deeper understanding of how to choose and use the products," says Heather Fischer, vice president of ETF platform management at Charles Schwab. "Although 40 percent of investors still consider themselves ETF novices, that group has been steadily shrinking and is down from 45 percent in 2013. What this means is that education remains a top priority but as ETF investors are becoming increasingly savvy, they are seeking products, strategies and access that go beyond the basics."
A leader in the retail ETF market, as of May 31, 2014, Schwab had $210 billion in ETF assets custodied on its platform. Its proprietary Schwab ETFsTM had $20.5 billion in assets as of May 31, 2014.
A Healthy Serving of ETFs
ETFs make up an average of 18 percent of portfolios among those who own them. One in five owners says that ETFs account for 25 percent or more of their total investments, up from 16 percent who said the same thing in 2011.
Investors use ETFs to accomplish a variety of investment goals. Forty-four percent primarily use ETFs for core or long-term holdings, while 22 percent use them for tactical or short-term investments. And 34 percent of investors like ETFs for both long- and short-term holdings.
When asked to imagine their investment portfolio as a dinner menu:
- 57 percent of investors compare ETFs to a side dish
- 30 percent of investors look at ETFs as an optional dessert
- 13 percent view them as the main entrée
While the majority of investors see ETFs as a side dish now, there is evidence that the portion is growing, and more are likely to see it as an entrée in coming years. Half of all investors expect that their portfolio will have a higher proportion of ETFs in the next five years.
When it comes time to buy ETFs, funding will come from cash: 44 percent will tap existing cash from money market or other accounts, and 40 percent will invest with new cash.
Confidence is Key
As investors gain a deeper understanding of ETFs their confidence grows. The most confident ETF investors– the 16 percent of all investors who say they are extremely confident in their ability to choose an ETF – see ETFs playing a more significant role in their portfolio:
- 38 percent view ETFs as the main entrée of their investment portfolios
- 63 percent expect to increase their ETF investments in the next year, compared to 46 percent of all investors
Education: Beyond the Basics
Forty percent of investors say they know more about ETFs today than they did last year. Sizable numbers of investors say they "have a good understanding" of many ETF basics, such as how they differ from other products (45 percent), the benefits and risks of investing in them (37 percent and 36 percent), and how to use ETFs for targeted exposure to certain asset classes (34 percent). The study shows that investors are looking for what is next and want education to advance their understanding of ETFs. The topics of highest priority, where perceived knowledge is low and a desire for more understanding is high, are as follows:
ETF Education Priorities
|Don't understand
|Would like to better
|How to choose an ETF
|21 percent
|38 percent
|How to best use ETFs in a portfolio
|20 percent
|39 percent
|The tax implications of ETFs
|27 percent
|45 percent
How to best use more sophisticated Exchange Traded Products (ETPs)
|52 percent
|34 percent
New Frontiers
This year's study reveals that 39 percent of investors are curious to learn more about 'smart beta1' products that use fundamentally weighted indexes, low volatility or equal weight strategies, among others. Of that group, three quarters want a better understanding of the differences between smart beta strategies and nearly eight in ten want to know how to best use them in their portfolios. Nearly a third of investors are interested in learning more about Exchange Traded Notes and commodities ETFs.
Product and Strategy Interests
Don't know
Would like to learn
anything about
|Commodities ETFs
|40 percent
|32 percent
|Exchange Traded Notes
|63 percent
|30 percent
|Smart Beta ETF strategies
|67 percent
|39 percent
Investors are also interested in new ways to access ETFs. Three out of five want ETFs in 401(k) plans. The most attractive benefit, according to these investors, would be the ability to invest in market segments that are more accessible than mutual funds (37 percent). The appealing low cost of ETFs (24 percent) and their intra-day tradability (24 percent) followed. One in five respondents predicts that increased availability of ETFs in 401(k)s will be the most positive ETF trend for investors in the next several years.
"ETF investors welcome innovation and as they look ahead they believe that better education, more products and choices and the availability of ETFs in 401(k) plans will be one of the most critical developments for ETF investors over the next several years," noted Fischer. "The future of ETFs certainly appears bright, but as an industry it is our responsibility to keep the flame alive with the right education and resources so investors can keep pace."
About ETFs at Schwab
Schwab offers a range of resources to help clients choose ETFs that fit their investment needs, including the Schwab ETF Select List™; tutorials, education, research and tools available via Schwab's online ETF center and the ETF Education Exchange®; and live events at local Schwab branches.
In addition to the 21 proprietary ETFs from Charles Schwab Investment Management, which can be bought and sold commission-free online in Schwab accounts, Schwab ETF OneSource offers investors and advisors access to the most commission-free ETFs anywhere in the industry2. Commission-free online trading is available to individual investors at Schwab, to the nearly 7,000 independent investment advisors who use Schwab's custodial services and through Schwab retirement accounts that permit trading of ETFs.
About the 2014 ETF Investor Study by Charles Schwab
The 2014 ETF Investor Study by Charles Schwab is the fourth installment of an annual online survey of more than 1,000 individual investors between the ages of 25-75 with at least $25,000 in investable assets who have purchased ETFs in the past two years or are considering doing so in the near term.
Conducted by Koski Research from May 8 – 14, 2014, the study has approximately a 3% margin of error. Survey respondents were not asked to indicate whether they had accounts with Charles Schwab. All data is self-reported by study participants and is not verified or validated.
About Schwab
At Charles Schwab we believe in the power of investing to help individuals create a better tomorrow. We have a history of challenging the status quo in our industry, innovating in ways that benefit investors and the advisors and employers who serve them, and championing our clients' goals with passion and integrity.
More information is available at www.aboutschwab.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and our Schwab Talk blog.
Through its operating subsidiaries, The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; compliance and trade monitoring solutions; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through Schwab Advisor Services. Its banking subsidiary, Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender), provides banking and lending services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com and www.aboutschwab.com.
Brokerage Products: Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value
Investors should consider carefully information contained in the prospectus, including investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. You can request a prospectus by calling Schwab at 800-435-4000. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investment returns will fluctuate and are subject to market volatility, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Unlike mutual funds, shares of ETFs are not individually redeemable directly with the ETF. Shares are bought and sold at market price, which may be higher or lower than the net asset value (NAV).
Commodity-related products carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Commodity-related products may be extremely volatile, illiquid and can be significantly affected by underlying commodity prices, world events, import controls, worldwide competition, government regulations, and economic conditions.
Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are distinct from Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). ETNs are debt instruments backed by the credit of the issuer and as such bear inherent credit risk. ETNs are not generally appropriate for the average investor.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. receives remuneration from third-party ETF companies participating in Schwab ETF OneSource™ for record keeping, shareholder services and other administrative services, including program development and maintenance.
Schwab ETFs are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SIDCO). SIDCO is not affiliated with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Learn more at schwab.com/SchwabETFs.
1 'Smart beta' strategies are non-market cap weighted strategies that include fundamentally weighted index strategies, low volatility strategies, equal weight strategies and others.
2 Conditions Apply: Trades in ETFs available through Schwab ETF OneSource™ (including Schwab ETFs™) are available without commissions when placed online in a Schwab account. Service charges apply for trade orders placed through a broker ($25) or by automated phone ($5). An exchange processing fee applies to sell transactions. Certain types of Schwab ETF OneSource transactions are not eligible for the commission waiver, such as short sells and buys to cover (not including Schwab ETFs). Schwab reserves the right to change the ETFs we make available without commissions. All ETFs are subject to management fees and expenses. Please see Charles Schwab Pricing Guide for additional information.
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The Homeland Security Department has alerted government emergency communications centers of a rash of attacks flooding Public Safety Answering Points, ambulance services and other critical phone systems with calls in a scheme to extort money.
In an notice sent out in March, DHS said there have been about 600 of these telephony denial of service attacks, as many as 200 of them targeting government public safety offices. "It is speculated that government offices/emergency services are being targeted because of the necessity of functional phone lines," the alert says.
So far, the attacks against PSAPs have been on administrative lines and not 911 emergency lines.
DHS is working with the FBI National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force to investigate the incidents and is soliciting call logs and any other information about these attacks from offices that are hit.
David Kahn, CEO of command and control systems vendor Covia Labs, said the attacks appear to come from Asterisk PBXs that have been reprogrammed to make floods of calls against targeted numbers.
"It's quite easy to do," he said. Asterisk is an open-source software private branch exchange that runs on a variety of operating systems. A denial of service attack against a phone line does not rely on consuming system bandwidth like a conventional IT attack, he said. "It's a human bandwidth issue," and it is not hard to generate enough calls to tie up a line and block legitimate incoming and outgoing calls.
Although many PSAPs have been reluctant to link their traditional voice-based telephone systems with the Internet because of security concerns, "our telephone system is actually easier to attack than an IT system," Kahn said. "We don't have a defense. The main thing you can do is move your number," which is simple to do technically but can be impractical if people need to know the number.
DHS said the attacks start with a phone call to the target number from someone — usually with a heavy accent — allegedly trying to collect a past due debt from an employee. This is followed by intermittent floods of calls that can last for hours and recur over a period of days or weeks. The attacks are followed by another call — with the same accent — demanding payment of $5,000.
"The attacks resulted in enough volume to cause a roll over to the alternate facility" in some cases, DHS said.
Victims are being asked to report any such incidents to the FBI through the website at www.ic3.gov, using the word TDoS in the title of the report and include as much detail as possible.
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Muzzling Our Economic Negotiators
Op-ed from The Washington Post
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Treasury Secretary John Snow returned home apparently empty-handed from his publicized visit to Asia last week. China rejected any rise in the value of its currency against the dollar now, pledging only to let it float more freely at some undefined point in the distant future. Japan would not agree to let its currency move upward either, and in fact resumed intervention to weaken the yen as soon as the secretary left Tokyo.
The only feasible remedy for the huge U.S. trade deficit, now approaching $600 billion, is a substantial decline of the dollar. Such adjustment is especially required against the major Asian economies, which have piled up the world's largest surpluses in recent years. If the results of the past week are permitted to stand, the United States will lose additional high-paying manufacturing jobs. Pressures for trade protection will increase substantially.
So will the risk of financial crisis, leading to higher U.S. interest rates, when the dollar ultimately crashes due to the implausibility of continuing to attract $ 4 billion of foreign capital every working day to finance our external imbalances.
The big and largely unnoticed story, however, is that Snow was not really permitted to try. The administration wants China to keep North Korea from going nuclear. It wants Japanese troops in Iraq. Hence the secretary of the Treasury was blocked from the aggressive effort that would be necessary to correct our massive trade problem via further orderly adjustment of the exchange rates.
This was not the first time that short-term foreign policy concerns trumped U.S. economic interests within the administration. Snow had already been dutifully giving Japan a pass as a reward for its supposed support in the Middle East. Despite his frostiness toward "Old Europe," President Bush pandered to his continental hosts in June by declaring that the decline of the dollar against the euro "was contrary to U.S. policy." The dollar started rising immediately thereafter and has since given back about one-third of its previous move against the only major currency where it had achieved significant correction.
Never mind that France and Germany are still stiffing the administration on Iraq. Never mind that Japan shows no signs of sending troops to the Middle East. Never mind that China blames the United States for the impasse with North Korea. The key questions are whether it is correct to subordinate legitimate U.S. economic concerns to such foreign policy goals and whether it is even good foreign policy to do so.
Throughout the Cold War, it was charged that successive U.S. governments placed overriding importance on international politics and, when necessary, shored up friends and allies at the expense of U.S. firms and workers. The termination of that conflict for global supremacy was supposed to end such practices, especially with the globalization of the U.S. economy and hence the growing impact of trade and international finance on our own welfare. Yet the current administration, while claiming concern about the economy, and especially its workers, has restored the old priorities to an extreme degree.
Ignoring serious domestic economic concerns is not even good foreign policy. The most important reason is that burgeoning trade deficits, and especially an overvalued exchange rate for the dollar, trigger protectionist forces that poison U.S. relations with all of this country's major trading partners, which also happen to be its chief friends and allies.
The growing storm over China is the latest example. Congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle, the business community and labor agree that the administration must take forceful action to bring that country into the center of the international adjustment process. Remarkably, there is a strong consensus that this should happen via revaluation of China's exchange rate rather than new trade barriers. But Snow was precluded from pursuing the issue forcefully and was even instructed to ask the Chinese to "float their currency," when everyone knew they would rightly reject such an approach because it requires that they open themselves to the vagaries of global capital markets. The inevitable result of this impasse will be new assaults on China's exports to the United States, badly undermining a Chinese leadership that overcame enormous domestic resistance to join the World Trade Organization. Similar dynamics would play out with Europe and Japan.
The president and his foreign policy officials should recall that huge economic imbalances can be as destructive of relations among nations as traditional security disputes. Ignoring such problems until they reach crisis proportions will in fact inflame our domestic politics (especially in the run-up to a presidential election in which jobs and trade will be major issues) and force the administration to lash out against key countries later in ways that cause far greater conflict than seeking modest adjustments now. In the case of the current administration, any such campaign would deepen worldwide perceptions of bullying and unilateralism. It would also jeopardize laudable current foreign policy initiatives such as the Doha Round in the WTO and the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
It is time for the foreign policy team to let the economic team pursue legitimate U.S. goals through tough but legitimate means, pressing China to accept a substantial one-shot currency revaluation and directly countering Japan 's intervention to block dollar correction. If they will not do so on their own, the president must force a rebalancing of economic and foreign policy considerations to promote the overall national interest.


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Akkogate Guest Hostel
Welcome to the Akko Guest Hostel. We at the property are at your service 24 hours a day to fullfil your needs to assure that your stay with us is enjoyable.
Our facility is located close by to all of Akko's great sites; such as the old city and the ancient Akko port - both places are a 'must' to see (the tourist information is 2 minutes away, the beach 1 minute).
Also situated close by are some of Akko's great restaurants and our City's famous market-place (2 minutes walking).
There are plenty of interesting day-trips that can be reserverd, such as tours of the Galilee or the Golan Heights. The surrounding area is also full of exciting attractions and activities.
We would love to have the opportunity to welcome you to our Property and to supply you with our very best service, and assure your stay be nice and comfortable.
I am looking forward to welcome you in our property.
Walid (owner & manager)
Additional information:
- You can park near the property for free if you come by car.
- Check in starts at 11 am.
- Check out is at 10.30 am.
- We accept credit cards.
- WiFi is available in the lobby and in most of the rooms.
- Feel free to use our lovely garden (barbecue possible)
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
B&B Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Mini Bar
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Towels Included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Guesthouse InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check in starts at 11 am.
Check out is at 10.30 am.
We accept credit cards.
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Akko train and busstation, 15 minutes walk.
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Restart your device
Restart your device, then try to stream or download your content again.
Learn how to restart your Apple TV, iOS device, or Mac.
Check your Internet connection
If you're currently using a cellular connection, try to connect to Wi-Fi.
Make sure that your Wi-Fi router is 802.11a/g/n/ac compatible. Slower tiers of Wi-Fi connections might not be fast enough to stream the highest-quality video content (8 Mbit/s or faster for HD content).
Check the activity on your home network
If family members or friends are using the same Internet network, ask them to temporarily pause their Internet activities.
When multiple devices use the same Internet network for intensive activities such as gaming, video streaming, or backing up, it might slow down the speed of your local network.
Try watching on another device
See if you can stream your movie or TV show on another device using the same Wi-Fi or cellular connection. If you can't, the issue might be with your network and not your device.
Check for service interruptions
Check to see if the iTunes Store has a service interruption, or check a third-party provider's website to see if they list any interruptions.
If there are service interruptions, try to stream or watch the video later.
Try downloading the video instead
If you're having trouble streaming your video content, you can also download the video1. Purchases from the iTunes Store and some third-party apps can be downloaded in the background instead and watched later. However, your ability to download the video depends on the file size and the amount of storage available on your device.
To download a purchased video, tap or click . Downloading a video might take longer before you can start watching than if you stream it, but will allow you to watch the video all the way through without interruptions.
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Learn more
- Your Apple device automatically streams the highest-quality video content available from the iTunes Store. If you want to lower the video playback quality:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Go to Settings > TV or Videos > iTunes Videos.
- On your Mac or PC: Open iTunes, then choose iTunes > Preferences > Playback from the menu at the top of your computer screen or the iTunes window.
- On your Apple TV: Go to Settings > Apps > iTunes movies and TV shows > Video Resolution.
- Learn more about streaming 4K video, or video content with HDR or Dolby Vision.
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- If your purchased movie, TV show, or rental content still won't play after trying the steps in this article, you can report a problem.
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Recording the wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland
All images on this website have been taken in Leicestershire and Rutland by NatureSpot members. We welcome new contributions - just register and use the Submit Records form to post your photos. Click on any image below to visit the species page. The RED / AMBER / GREEN dots indicate how easy it is to identify the species - see our Identification Difficulty page for more information.
For information about the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland guidance on what to record for flora, see our guidance page.


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How to Find Excellent Amateur Actors for Your Marketing Video
When you start looking at people from your professional or personal life as possible actors for your marketing video, you have to adopt a director's eye. The next time you interact with them, for example, try picturing whether that person can believably carry off a role. Watch and listen as they talk to other people, study their facial expressions, and observe their body language.
When casting from within your own business, you may find a great deal of natural talent. These people have personalities and public speaking abilities that you're familiar with. You may have an early idea of who can play specific roles in your video, and approach them. You may even consider crafting the roles in your script to fit the personalities within the ranks of your business.
To find natural talent, look for people who have these three traits:
A knack for performing: In the office, this person may deliver spellbinding presentations and win over clients. In casual gatherings, she may be the life of the party, telling jokes and stories and holding court like a seasoned entertainer. She may carry herself with self-confidence and easily connect with everyone around her.
These charismatic traits make the person compelling to be around, and it also makes her a natural choice for the first non-actor to look at for your video.
The right look: Determine whether this person can pass physically for the character. As always, be flexible about race and gender.
Reliability: Ask whether this person can step up and deliver the performance you need or whether he'll freeze up on camera? Determine whether he's easy to work with and can take direction without complaint.
Sometimes, natural performers want to do things their way — or no way. You may find a better actor in someone who is more dependable and avoids showboating.
To recruit non-actors, especially people who may feel shy or overwhelmed about being on camera, reassure them that you know they will perform well in the video. People can easily become self-conscious, and if you're confident that they're right for a role, you must instill that confidence in them.


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Welcome to Stoke Park School. We are a values-led school that has a strong sense of purpose in delivering an inclusive education for all our students. We promote a growth-mindset and believe that all can succeed given appropriate support, self-belief and challenge. It is important that we work together to create a climate that ensures our students feel safe, secure, confident and cared for. We will have a relentless focus on high standards. We are one team, one voice and one community. We aim to bring out the best in everyone.
Keep up to date with our latest news stories and events. Stoke Park school is a hive of activity, with a multitude of events and activities taking place every day. Our news feed reports on these activities will keep you abreast of upcoming events.
Working together is a key ingredient in enabling your son or daughter to gain excellent qualifications and a future that he or she deserves. We hope that in partnership we can facilitate a successful school experience and this website forms one of those essential links.
It is vital that you are fully informed about all the opportunities available to you, the pathways and the enrichment opportunities you can choose to take to make the most of your time here at Stoke Park.
Stoke Park School and Community College is a secondary trust school in Coventry. We are a fully inclusive school where all pupils are supported to achieve and to be highly successful in a caring and happy learning community, students learning comes first, learning is at the heart of what we do.
Stoke Park Sixth Form is a high quality educational community that focuses on academic success and offers a range of extra curricular opportunities to all of our students.
Thank you for exploring employment opportunities here at Stoke Park School. We are a values-led school that has a strong sense of purpose in delivering an inclusive education for students in our community. We promote a growth-mindset and believe that all our students can succeed given appropriate support, self-belief and challenge. Stoke Park is a school built on positive relationships.
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