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Speech by SEC Staff:
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Observations from annual reviews of registrants' disclosures of material weaknesses make me wonder whether registrants and auditors are identifying and reporting all material weaknesses. In an attempt to assist registrants and their auditors improve ICFR reporting, I would like to share some observations and provide suggestions where improvements might be possible. Specifically, I will discuss material weakness disclosure observations and test of control design considerations. In addition, I will address one specific issue related to the inclusion of consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) in managements' reports on ICFR.
The first topic I would like to discuss relates to observations about reported material weaknesses. The left axis of the chart above indicates that despite what has arguably been one of the most challenging financial reporting environments of recent times, the number of registrants reporting material weaknesses continues to decline. This decline could be due to registrants, on average, having addressed previously reported material weaknesses, while also having controlled all of the unique financial reporting risks introduced by recent economic conditions. Although this is possible given the focus and significant attention by registrants on managing financial reporting risks, another skeptical view is this trend could also be due to material weaknesses not being identified or reported.
A review of other information, such as the October report of the Senior Supervisors Group to the Financial Stability Board, could also indicate that not all material weaknesses are identified or reported.1 Although this report focused primarily on operational risk management in the financial services industry, it identified certain internal control deficiencies that appear to be related to ICFR, including "inadequate and often fragmented technological infrastructures that hindered effective risk identification and measurement."2 Specifically, the report indicated inadequate IT infrastructures affected firms' abilities to consistently value complex products throughout the organization.3 A possible extension of these findings is that other financial institutions beyond those surveyed for the report could have experienced similar results, and findings like these may indicate material weaknesses that were not identified and reported. Despite this, only three U.S. financial institution registrants with assets in excess of $50 billion reported ineffective ICFR in 2008.4
Another observation that I would like to share is depicted on the right axis of the chart above. This indicates that the correlation between the reporting of a material weakness and the existence of a material adjustment continues to increase over time. One possible reason is that registrants and auditors may not conclude deficiencies in ICFR are material weaknesses unless they identify material adjustments. If this is true, other questions are raised, such as whether the material weakness existed in a prior period, whether all material weaknesses were disclosed in the current period, whether material weaknesses in monitoring and/or risk assessment should have been reported, and whether previously identified deficiencies were appropriately evaluated for severity. These matters were addressed at this conference in 2007, and I refer you to the staff remarks made at that time for further insights in this regard.5
However, the progression of this trend since 2007 may indicate that more attention on evaluating "what could go wrong" when testing the design of controls could be appropriate. Therefore, I now want to move to my second topic and discuss test of control design considerations.
Registrants and auditors have a responsibility to evaluate the ICFR implications of changes to accounting requirements. A few areas that warrant special attention are changes to the requirements for business combinations and changes to revenue recognition for multiple-deliverable arrangements.6 Although not all inclusive, a critical assessment of the design of controls in these areas might raise questions such as the following:
Have risk assessment or other controls been implemented throughout the entity to identify transactions that could require business combination accounting in the future as a result of the change in the definition of a business combination, such as the acquisition of a development stage entity or gaining control through contractual rights or the lapse of veto rights?
Do personnel responsible for reviewing significant accounting conclusions and authorizing or reviewing manual journal entries continue to possess the knowledge necessary to detect material misstatements given the changes in business combinations accounting?
Do controls exist to mitigate the risk that the registrant may not identify all of the effects that the changed definition of a business may have on other areas of accounting, such as components that were not previously considered reporting units because they were not considered businesses as previously defined in EITF 98-3?
Do controls exist to address the risk that estimated selling price is inappropriately used to determine the value for each deliverable when vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence exists?
Are risk assessment and monitoring controls designed to identify circumstances that require updates to estimates of vendor-specific objective evidence, third-party evidence of fair value, or estimated selling prices for each similar type of arrangement?
Have processes and controls been implemented to identify and accumulate the required quantitative and qualitative disclosure information, particularly those requiring the accumulation of information not typically contained within the accounting system, such as the general timing of delivery or performance of service and performance, cancellation, termination, and refund provisions?
These questions are brief examples of test of design considerations that are intended to demonstrate the types of questions registrants and auditors should think about when evaluating the design of controls to assess whether ICFR is effective.
The third and final topic I will address today relates to the inclusion of variable interest entities consolidated upon adoption of FASB Statement 167 in managements' reports on ICFR. Registrants that consolidate VIEs upon adoption of Statement 167 will do so because they control these entities, and therefore, registrants will be expected to include those entities in managements' reports on ICFR. Further, the consolidation of VIEs under the transition provisions in Statement 167 does not constitute a business combination transaction for the purpose of determining whether the newly consolidated entity may be excluded from managements' reports on ICFR. The guidance contained in questions one and three of the September 2007 SEC staff frequently asked questions describe situations where the staff would not object to registrants excluding certain VIEs and material business combinations from their reports on ICFR.7 However, with one exception, registrants will not be able to justify excluding VIEs consolidated upon adoption of Statement 167 from their reports on ICFR using this guidance. This is because the staff believes registrants that consolidate VIEs under Statement 167 will likely have the right or authority to assess the internal controls of the consolidated entity, and since the consolidation will occur as of the first day of the fiscal year, registrants will have sufficient time to perform that assessment. The one exception, which the staff expects to rarely occur, relates to registrants consolidating VIEs that were in existence prior to December 15, 2003 for which the registrant, despite having control, does not possess the right or authority to assess the consolidated entity's internal controls and also lacks the ability, in practice, to make that assessment.
In closing, trends in material weakness disclosures and other information can raise interesting questions about whether all material weaknesses are identified and reported. Although various regulatory actions encourage registrants and auditors to make these disclosures, actions such as the increased focus on ICFR compliance in the Division of Corporation Finance filing reviews and the focus by the PCAOB on inspecting auditors' performance in conducting ICFR audits are backward-looking. Registrants and auditors add credibility to the profession and improve the overall confidence of investors by fulfilling their responsibilities to provide the increased transparency about ICFR that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules demand. Accordingly, I encourage the profession to continue focusing on internal control over financial reporting to ensure the design of controls is evaluated appropriately and all material weaknesses are identified and reported. Thank you.
1 Risk Management Lessons from the Global Banking Crises of 2008, Senior Supervisors Group, October 21, 2009.
2 Ibid, transmittal letter.
3 Ibid, p. 5.
4 A query of information reported by Audit Analytics for registrants with SIC codes of 60XX-67XX was performed on October 22, 2009. The results of that query indicated that three of the 101 registrants with assets in excess of $50 billion reported ineffective ICFR in their 2008 fiscal year.
5 See Remarks Before the 2007 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments by Josh Jones, December 10, 2007, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2007/spch121007jj.htm.
6 Refer to the following for the relevant accounting requirements:
7 Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports Frequently Asked Questions, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, September 27, 2007, available at http://www.sec.gov/
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The Preserve
The Cosumnes River Preserve consists of over 50,000 acres of wildlife habitat and agricultural lands owned by seven land-owning Partners. The Partners include The Nature Conservancy, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Sacramento County Regional Parks, Department of Water Resources, Ducks Unlimited, and the California State Lands Commission. The Preserve is centered along the Cosumnes River, its floodplains and riparian habitat. This habitat is buffered by a variety of agricultural operations. The Preserve provides numerous social, economic, and recreational benefits to local communities and to people residing in the larger Sacramento and San Joaquin areas. The habitat supports wildlife, including birds that migrate throughout the Pacific Flyway.
Vision Statement
The Cosumnes River Preserve Partners envision the permanent protection of a continuous riparian corridor extending from the Cosumnes headwaters to the Delta, including adjacent floodplain and wetland habitats and a vast vernal pool grassland complex supporting endangered species. The Partners will utilize stewardship and compatible ranching and farming activities as methods to sustain native plant and wildlife communities and the processes that perpetuate a dynamic mosaic of habitats. We will provide opportunities for people of all ages to appreciate the flora and fauna of the Cosumnes River Preserve and to experience being part of a natural landscape.
Our Mission
The Central Valley once contained one of the largest expanses of streamside forest and wetland habitat in North America. Along with cottonwoods, willows, ash, and other flood-resistant trees, great forests of valley oaks studded its fertile floodplains. But the rich riverbottom soil that nourished the oaks was also coveted by private farmers who cleared most of the land. Today, only tiny remnants of these magnificent oak groves are to be found in the Central Valley. Along the lower Cosumnes, small but significant stands of valley oaks have survived. These groves cover some 1,500 acres, and along with the remaining riverside forests and wetlands, they provide habitat for the wildlife that still flourishes here. The Cosumnes River Preserve is a project aiming to preserve 46,000 acres of this historic land in its natural state. We seek to protect and enhance the habitat within the Cosumnes River Preserve project area, including riparian forest, wetland, vernal pool grassland, oak woodland, riverine, marsh, and farm habitat, in order to preserve biodiversity and benefit declining, threatened, and endangered species of wildlife and plants. We attempt to accomplish this using a cooperative management approach by developing both short- and long-term integrated conservation and management projects, as well as supporting policies compatible with our goals. We believe that effective conservation integrates the preservation of natural lands as well as agricultural lands and practices.
Our History
The Nature Conservancy, an international non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity since 1951, first became active in south Sacramento County in 1984. The organization purchased a conservation easement on 85 acres of valley oak riparian forest. In 1987, with the acquisition of more than 1,400 additional acres, the Conservancy officially established the Cosumnes River Preserve. Since then, the Preserve has grown with the aid of our many supporters. Ducks Unlimited, the leading non-profit wetlands conservation organization in the U.S., joined as a partner in 1988, along with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The California Department of Fish & Game, working with the Wildlife Conservation Board, joined as partners in 1990 by purchasing 840 acres of valley oak woodland and seasonal sloughs, followed shortly by the Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks in 1993. The California Department of Water Resources officially became a partner in 1996, with the purchase of agricultural land.
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When a prescription is written for a drug or treatment, the next step for the patient is usually a visit to the pharmacist. And while for most people, that often means going to the local drug store, hospitals and community clinics have pharmacies as well.
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he day standing at a counter, dispensing medication. They may also compound the medication, though this is now a much smaller part of a pharmacist's practice. While many of the drugs they handle are pre-packaged by manufacturers, pharmacists are expected to understand the ingredients and how they might interact with other medications.
This is a profession that requires careful attention to detail. Making a mistake and dispensing the wrong medicine could have life-threatening consequences. Part of the job is being able to explain to people how the prescription should be taken or administered, and providing information on drug interactions and side effects. There's also a lot of paperwork involved.
To study to become a pharmacist, you must first prove your aptitude in science and math by passing the pharmacy college admissions test. After earning a doctor of pharmacy degree at a college or university, pharmacists then need to be licensed by the state.
With additional education, pharmacists can move into administration or teaching. They can even do research to develop new drugs. But the goal is the same - helping people get the medications they need to get well and stay healthy.
This is a profession that requires careful attention to detail. Making a mistake and dispensing the wrong medicine could have life-threatening consequences. Part of the job is being able to explain to people how the prescription should be taken or administered, and providing information on drug interactions and side effects. There's also a lot of paperwork involved.
To study to become a pharmacist, you must first prove your aptitude in science and math by passing the pharmacy college admissions test. After earning a doctor of pharmacy degree at a college or university, pharmacists then need to be licensed by the state.
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|Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for their graduation or licensure.
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Just as you flip your closet with every season, your makeup and your toiletries need to undergo that seasonal metamorphosis as well. Summer is more about fresh, fun, flirty and floral fragrances and in winter the warm earthy notes rule. But finding the right scent for your personality can be daunting. With so many options to opt from, one can easily get lost. So let not the options galore intimidate you, use the questionnaire below ( c/o COSMOPOLITAN Oct issue ) to find the right scent for you this fall.
So grab a pen and paper, match your options, make a list and have fun SCENT shopping:::::
You are Romantic and Feminine.
Fave scent: Sweet florals
Dolce and Gabbana Floral drops
Chloe Fleur de parfum
You are Confident and Sophisticated
Fave scent: exotic amber
Burberry my Burberry black
Narsico Rodriguez Narciso
You are Fresh and Flirty.
Fave scent: Citrus
Calvin Klein Eternity
Marc Jacobs Daisy
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Sunday, 19 May 2013
Harry Potter A-Z : E is for The Epilogue
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Great pick. I for one loved the epilogue, it was a total sob-fest for me. I loved the finality of it all, the unmistakable the end. Because we have been with the books for years, half my life to be exact. And I wanted a final, happy ending. I would not be happy with an open, imagine-it-yourself sort of thing.ReplyDelete
I do have questions just like everybody else, like yes - what happened to DE? Why are Harry and Draco sort of okay now, what happened there? But I always wondered: where are Harry's grandparents? It was terrible to think he only had Petunia and her snotty fam. :L
And I'd love to find out the lives of the characters in the missing 19 years, that'd be fantastic. Apparently she already wrote a biography on Lupin or something! :DReplies
I just cried a little reading the second quote. :)ReplyDelete
And yes, it would be amazing if she could share info about what happened to all the characters in the 19 years.
You're writing a dissertation about HP? That's amazing! :)Replies
I am!! It's going to be so amazing. :DDelete
I liked the epilogue. It made me very happy that Snape got his due. And that the three were still close friends.ReplyDelete
I agree, when I first read the epilogue I thought it was unnecessary and kind of abrupt, but as I've reread the books I've grown to love having that glimpse into the future of the characters.ReplyDelete
There had to be an epilogue.. if there wasn't fans would've went nuts!ReplyDelete
Please leave a comment, I love reading each and every one of them :).
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Scope creep is very easy to have happen; currently I am in a project where I am the lead instructional designer. We were tasked to bring in-house training that was offered by the LMS vendor. Current state is the LMS administrators are sent to Nashville to attend a three-day learning event, which covered all aspects of the Administrator's duties. As we are a not for profit organization, the strategy behind bringing the learning in-house is to be stewards for our financial resources. The original scope was to create 1 – 2 hour virtual classes set up in modules so the students could attend from their geographically diverse offices. The project charter was created and in hindsight simplified the project.
The first mistake was to not have a WBS, or a resource allocation plan. While the resources were in place, the problem arouse when two of the resources had higher priority projects bump the work for this project out of the time-line. The competing projects were not getting completed on time. Intervention was called for by way of a meeting with the senior management of each of the projects and higher manager to help define the priority of both of the projects. The end results included assigning a project manager to the project where I was the lead ID and a new realistic timeline has been established.
Weekly status meetings have been held throughout this project and continue to this day. As stated in the learning videos and the reading throughout this course Communication is one of the best tools we have as a project manager.
I believe the knowledge I have gained from this class with the tools will greatly help me better manage projects. I realize the time spent in the project planning documents will greatly assist me in the managing of the projects I will be given in the future. I will be sure to communicate with my team and with the project stakeholders on a regular basis. I will also reach out to the team for their ideas on fixing problems and not take that burden on myself.
Portny, S. E., Mantel, S. J., Meredith, J. R., Shafer, S. M., Sutton, M. M., & Kramer, B. E. (2008). Project management: Planning, scheduling, and controlling projects. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Greer, M. (2008) The Project Management Minimalist: Just Enough PM to Rock Your Projects! Laureate custom Ed, Baltimore


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Well what a lot of fun! Freddie, with a small amount of help, completed the mammoth challenge of creating a gingerbread house. Having never made one myself I decided that this was not the time for experimenting and used the recipe and templates on kidspot. It provides recipes for the gingerbread and icing and detailed … Continue reading
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Well Christmas has well and truly arrived in the Freddie's Food household with a decorated Christmas tree, Carol singing and even a ride on a camel. To say Freddie is excited would be an understatement! I stumbled across a creative advent idea in The Imagination Tree, a great blog with heaps of ideas to do … Continue reading


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I'm headed south to Santa Monica as the new CEO of Heal the Bay.
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Some might say I am crazy! (well, if you live in northern California). But I'm not! It's easy to take the ocean for granted — it's that big blue expanse over the last horizon. It's also critical to our life — and no where more so than in LA and Southern California.
- IT'S LIFE GIVING The ocean provides 70% of the world's oxygen. Santa Monica Bay, part of a complex ecosystem, is home to thousands of marine species.
- IT'S GOOD BUSINESS Nearly 400,000 jobs in Los Angeles County are ocean-related, responsible for $10 billion annually in wages and $20 billion in goods and services.
- IT'S THERAPY Some 50 million people visit Santa Monica Bay beaches each year, finding recreational value in a myriad of activities. In a highly urbanized metropolis, the shoreline offers needed open space and respite from the busy world.
- IT 'S CONNECTING We are all linked to the sea via L.A.'s network of watersheds. A day on the beach binds us together , regardless of socio-economic background
- IT'S WHO WE ARE When people think of Southern California, they think of sunshine and surf. Beaches are part of our collective DNA and cultural history.
Protecting the ocean is also a complex proposition. Fortunately it's something that Heal the Bay has excelled at for more than 25 years. I am excited to join a great team as it enters its next phase of work. When we get it right there, it will become a model that coastal communities around the world can learn from. Here we go!


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Saturday, September 09, 2006
The Cat with the Dirty Face Returns
He's back! The cat with the dirty face marched up to the front of the house, and tried to break in. Unfortuneately for him, Au was standing guard. When I heard the ritual exchange of insults turning into a big furball fight, I went out to break it up.
Imagine my surprise when Scoop shot out past me, and dived into the scrum. When Scoop gave the cat with the dirty face a big wallop with his paw, the invador realised two against one are bad odds.
My appearance was the last straw. The enemy took one look at the united front, turned tail very slowly, and marched off with both fur and dignity intact.
When Au came in he pretended to be annoyed at the interference but the way he licked my hand when I checked he was OK showed he was secretly quite relieved.
This morning the dirty faced kitty turned up at the back door asking for biscuits as though nothing had happened. Let's hope he stays there!
PS The cat with the dirty face eating breakfast.
Posted by Ellen Whyte at 10:20 AM
Labels: Au, katz tales, scoop
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poor thing. look at the sad face. Take good care of him
- Just Sharlene and the Spice Cats said...
The face looks like it has some bruises on it. Is it just dirty?
- Ellen Whyte said...
Don't wory it's not bruises - he's just very grubby. He came round again this morning and had a big breakfast, so hopefully he'll now spend some time washing himself. i've asked him very nicely to spend some time on this... If he turns up for afternoon buscuits, I might give him a helping hand with a damp cloth - if he'll let me.
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Twenty leading Nepali actors and actresses will receive training at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) at Pune. According to a press release issued by Indian Embassy, in a first-ever initiative, the Government of India is sponsoring a 20-day course from 12 February to 03 March 2018 at for. The participants, hailing from different regions of Nepal, have been shortlisted on the basis of their performances and accomplishments in films and theatre.
During the course, the participants would receive rigorous training in acting through teaching of Rasa Theory, Sense memory, improvisation, scene-work and lip sync playback. The FTII, Pune has specially designed the curriculum based on the needs and requirements of the participating actors and actresses. Apart from their training at FTII, Pune, the participants would also get an opportunity to interact with the leading
The course also entails contemporary dance workshops, yoga classes as well as an exposure visit to an ongoing shooting location at Mumbai. The course provides an excellent opportunity to the participating actors and actresses to further hone their acting skills and capabilities. Through this unique opportunity, the ties between the film fraternities of India and Nepal will be further strengthened.
The FTII, Pune, established in 1960, is a premier film training institute of India and boasts of a rich legacy in quality Indian cinema. The FTII is regarded as a center of excellence across the world and the films made by its students have enjoyed excellent receptions in festivals in India and abroad apart from winning various National and International awards. The FTII alumni have left an indelible imprint across all facets of Indian Cinema and television and have built an excellent reputation in its allied industries. The FTII is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India.
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It's your last chance to win this classic!
We here at Rumsey's are excited to announce that the classic movie Bad Sister arrived today (18th April) in the UK on DVD!
Here's the official text to whet your appetite:
'Naïve Marianne Madison (Sidney Fox) is fed up with the dull routine in her life.. Seeking an escape, she becomes smitten with brooding and handsome con artist Valentine Corliss (Humphrey Bogart), who lands in her small town looking for new opportunities to exploit.
Valentine soon sweet-talks Marianne into gaining her wealthy father's endorsement for his latest money making scheme, and disappears with the profits.
Heartbroken, Marianne returns home and begs her jilted fiancé Dick (Conrad Nagel) for forgiveness. By now, though, he has turned his attention to Marianne's enchanting older sister, Laura (Bette Davis)….'
How to win:
We here at Rumsey's have decided to team up with Simply Media to promote the release and they have been good enough to grant us a DVD copy to give away to one lucky Rumsey reader! To enter all you have to do is answer the simple question below by 24th of April.
Th naive Marianne played by Sidney Fox falls for the troublesome Valentine, but what's so bad about him…? Is he a:
A – man on the run?
C – serial killer?
Remember the give-away closes on the 24th of April.


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This story appears in the December 2003 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Over Here!
Are Internet search engines ignoring you? Yours may be the best darn doughnut shop ever, but when someone checks Google for, say, "doughnut shops," are you even among the 84,400 results that pop up? What's the use of having a Web site if no one can find it?
That's why Dan Bricklin, co-inventor of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program, launched the SMBmeta initiative, a way for some of the unique attributes of small and midsize businesses to rise to the top of search results. His site, SMBmeta.org, describes the new SMBmeta form you can fill out with specifics about your company: its name, address, services, location, hours of operation, nearby transportation and what makes it special. Your webmaster can insert the form onto your home page, and, hopefully, as search engines and online directories pick up on the concept, you'll start to get noticed. Bricklin has posted a demo site (www.overall.com) where you can see the results of a search involving companies that have already inserted SMBmeta files in their Web pages.
So what's the catch? None. The SMBmeta file can be filled in quickly and easily with tools available on the SMBmeta site, and it's free. Try ignoring that!
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A full office-suite software package at a rock-bottom cost? Sounds promising. The OpenOffice.org office suite, a close relative of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice, is designed to rival Microsoft Office. It features word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing components and is available for Linux, Windows and, at press time, as a beta for Macintosh OS X. The program reads Microsoft Office file formats, and the documents it outputs can be read in Office so there are no compatibility problems. And did we mention it's free? You can install OpenOffice.org on as many computers in your business as you'd like.
The basics of the program have been around for a while, but recent updates make it more appealing for entrepreneurs. Most notably, it now has the ability to export files in PDF and Flash format. OpenOffice.org also features international language support. The suite as a whole is designed to be familiar to any user who has experience with an office suite. A final release version of the suite will be out by the time you read this. What you won't get is a program equivalent to Microsoft's Outlook or a regular technical support system. There's no toll-free number to call for help, but user help is available via the OpenOffice.org Web site. It's a tempting offer for growing businesses that don't mind that limitation.
If OpenOffice.org sounds good, but you're not ready to give up the help desk support, try Sun Microsystems' StarOffice, which retails for less than $80, or $1,500 for a 25-user pack. It's built on the same code but with some third-party extras, like additional templates and a clip art gallery.
A sister project, dubbed OpenGroupware.org, is working on developing an alternative to the Microsoft Exchange Server software. When released, this will fill a major missing piece in the open source software puzzle. Entrepreneurs who have already adopted the OpenOffice.org suite will find the new software compatible with it. Visit OpenOffice.org to download the software or get involved with the community.
Paul Hyman, a former editor-in-chief at CMP Media, writes about technology. He lives in Long Island, New York.


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HAZEL PARK — CityEdge Church closed out last year with a series of good deeds. As a result of one of them, a Warren man now has a place to rest his head at night.
For some time now, Lawrence Graham has been taking care of his younger sibling, James Graham, bedridden with a thyroid condition. James' medical bed is set up in the living room of their sparsely furnished home, but Lawrence had nowhere to sleep, himself; the bedroom is filled with boxes, and money is tight, so he had to make do sleeping upright in a chair each night. For at least a year and a half, he slept this way.
CityEdge Church found out about the Graham brothers' situation while performing a free smoke-alarm inspection in their house.
"I was kind of taken back a bit," said Lyle Hayman, of Hazel Park, church co-founder. "I had known these two guys for a little while, but I had never gone into the bedrooms. They said things were kind of tough, and they didn't have any money, so I said, 'Let me put this out to the church and see what God can do for you.'"
A call for help was posted on Facebook, and within a couple weeks, people were coming forward with donations: a mattress, box spring, bedframe, new pillow, new and used sheets and even a dresser.
One night last month, Hayman brought two young boys with him and delivered the goods by van to the Graham residence. The Grahams didn't know what was coming.
Upon hearing the news, Lawrence — who was not available for comment — is said to have clapped his hands and exclaimed excitedly before running between the front door and the bedroom, clearing a path for the new bed and dresser, unsure what to do first, and thanking them repeatedly.
"I couldn't tell if he was going to cry or not, but he was grinning ear to ear," Hayman said. "The boys took away a couple lessons from that, like how little the brothers have, compared to them."
Also last month, CityEdge made the journey out to Toms River, N.J., one of the towns hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Their team also included members of Berkley Community Church. There were 18 people in all, including one man in his 80s who worked the full time just like everyone else.
"I don't think anyone knew what to expect when we got there," said Bill Trivett, of Clawson, an associate of CityEdge and one of the volunteers. "It was terrible."
Debris was piled outside of the houses. Inside, there were marks from standing water that had risen up to 4 feet high, leaving lines on the walls and insulation. Much of the homes' contents needed to be removed, floors included, and some houses had to be torn down completely; what was salvageable was dried and treated for mold. At points, the volunteers even had to go into flooded crawlspaces and pull out water-logged insulation.
"I just wanted to help out and be there for the people," said Heidi Cleveland, of Hazel Park, another volunteer from CityEdge. "We would bring out toys and couches, and it was horrible — you could see in their faces that they were devastated, and you just kind of had to be there for them. You had to talk to them as you did the work."
The group teamed up with Samaritan's Purse, an international disaster-relief organization, to get the work done. The volunteers operated out of a local church called The Church of Grace and Peace, which provided them housing and meals.
The trip was paid for by a fundraiser CityEdge held called "Scrapping for Sandy," where they put out a special Dumpster in the church lot to collect metal that they then sold to a local scrapyard. A sizable chunk of metal came from a man in Commerce Township who was cleaning out his house for a move to Texas.
"He knew what our cause was, and he was willing and ready to give to that," said Pastor Craig Brundage, the church's co-founder.
CityEdge, whose motto is "No perfect people allowed," was established last April, when they started having Bible studies in Hayman's backyard. Last September, they started meeting at the Methodist church.
A nondenominational Christian community, CityEdge is an outreach church focused on serving others. They've been painting playground equipment in city parks, and have also renovated the game room in the recreation center. They facilitate a teen drop-in there every fourth Friday of the month. They also helped save the patio project at the library and delivered Thanksgiving dinners to people in need.
CityEdge have more projects on the horizon that they will talk about soon. Volunteers will always be needed.
"I felt I could bring my experience and skills there," Trivett said about the trip to Toms River. "It was an opportunity to help out."
CityEdge Church meets at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday nights in the lower level of Hazel Park Methodist at 315 E. Nine Mile, across the street from the library. For more information, call (248) 765-4361 or visit www.thecityedge.org.


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I often feel like I stumbled into motherhood, rather than coasting in gracefully, and writing about it has helped enormously! I have gotten feedback from other moms and dads that it's been helpful for them to read about my path, which is entirely the point.
Below are links to some of my "mommy blogs"…though I hate that term and would rather you picture me sending out furtive dispatches from the jungles of an overrun island called "motherhood".
So, what I meant to say is: below are links to some of my "warrior-woman-who-runs-with-a-diaper-bag blogs"
Each Moment Is New: Lessons From the Frontlines of Motherhood
Contemplating Death While Creating Life
Spare The Love, Spoil The Child


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Miami tightens the screws in Game 5, taking over in the second half and grabbing a 3-2 series lead
Confidence is a weird, double-edged thing. You mustn't do too much of it, as hubris can lead to a fall, but during the stretch run of Thursday's Game 5 against the Miami Heat, Indiana didn't have nearly enough of it.
The Pacers entered the switch in sides up four after a concise, defensive-minded first half that saw Paul George run freely and the pace swing Indiana's way. Just minutes into the third quarter, though, the Pacers lost their edge – the team forced shots, made poor decisions offensively, while failing to trust the aggressive touch on defense that has made this team so devastating on that end since October. Miami outscored Indiana 30-13 in the third frame, getting whatever it wanted offensively while biding its time on defense as the Pacers lost their nerve.
Miami returned to familiar half court sets in that third quarter, setting LeBron James up with a series of good looks at the elbow-extended in the triple-threat position. Able to peer over Paul George and the rest of the Indiana defense, James looked off cutters and "settled" for a series of mid-range jumpers that weren't nearly contested well enough by George, who also did a poor job at denying James the ball when Miami set up to let LeBron take over. Miami, smartly, had taken Pacers center Roy Hibbert out of the equation.
Those smooth makes led to Indiana taking the ball out of the nets as they attempted to initiate their half court offense in the third quarter, and things quickly went pear-shaped. For one, George (who played well in the first and fourth quarter while the team was either up or well behind, finishing with 27 points and 11 rebounds) went skittish in his attempts to match James. Secondly, the Pacers' offense struggled once lead guard George Hill went to the bench with four fouls. For some reason, Indiana let reserve D.J. Augustin (more of a spot-up shooter) initiate the offense instead of letting George work within a screen and roll attack, and the Heat pounced as the Pacers dribbled away. Literally, and figuratively.
Meanwhile, Hibbert (22 points on 8-14 shooting) and David West (17 points, eight rebounds) barely touched the ball. It was the Miami Heat's dream quarter, pitched perfectly in a Game 5, historically the NBA's most pivotal contest in a seven game series.
Indiana screwed up. They shrank in the face of a test on the road, and failed to work up what has been a surprisingly effective offense in the Eastern Conference finals properly. The team waited too long to dive into its sets on that end, and the wrong players were left with the burden of creating with the shot clock winding down.
With that in place … dang, the defending champs are good.
Confidence in place with space to fire, Udonis Haslem hit 8-9 shots in the win on his way toward 16 points, daggers that he probably could have hit with the proverbial blindfold on. Norris Cole emerged from a frustrating first four games of the series to hit two of three from the field, including a dagger of a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, while the team's defense remained active and springy throughout. This was a game Indiana could have won, but this was also a win that Miami earned.
James, as you'd hope for and as we've come to expect, was the catalyst. The MVP made half his shots, hitting for 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists in over 44 minutes. There were no highlights on Thursday, just effective work in an area of the court that left Indiana's defense all a-quiverin'. And with each measured, steady 17-footer that James hit, his teammates grew in confidence. While the Pacers – mindful that LeBron could do this for 58 minutes if the task called for it – just could not get over the task at hand on the other end. Miami's suddenly active, sometimes double-teaming defense, aided in that cause.
Adjustments and brilliant execution has been the go-to focus of this wildly entertaining series. Both teams are filled with superb coaching staffs that have talented and willing players working with both perked ears and a willingness to please. The end result has been a fascinating back and forth with both teams running and succeeding with a series of offensive and defensive sets that would put 1200-page textbooks to shame with their brevity.
At some point, though, trust takes over. The Pacers were led astray on Thursday, moved out of its comfort zone in the second half by a Heat team that believed it could do no wrong. Saturday evening will give Indiana a chance to tie the series and extend the Conference finals to a Game 7, and this squad is more than capable of doing as much and moving on from there.
If the Pacers even approximate the sort of play we saw in the second half in Game 5, though, this series will be over by Game 6 and a half. No team has a chance against the defending champs unless it believes it has a chance to unsteady the crown.


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I'd rate that as possibly the best weekend I've had a in a while. In the sense that I managed to get my arse in gear enough to be able to leave the house and go shopping for stuff on Saturday.
Managed to get find a bike machine, although calling it such is a bit of a lie as there's very little "bike" about it. It hasn't got a seat, handle bars or any wheels - it's just the pedals. Had a quick go on it once I'd built it, but didn't have time to do a full work out as I had a LARP game in the evening. It doesn't feel quite right to use yet tho - need to experiment with the right position relative to the chair I'm sat on I think.
The LARP game was pretty good fun and was spent mostly doing a pre-game scene. But not the pre-game scene I was expecting to do, which never happened cos we (me and lucifermourning) figured we should probably play the actual game especially since midnightschilde had shown up.
Sunday was also mostly good. Took my (very) dead wheelie chair to the tip. Had a nomlicious sunday roast. And did a scene for the LA Confidential LARP which unfortunately has meant I've handed over my plans for downtime to someone else. Probably not an issue though as Picocon/engineering works looks like it's going to be eating my Saturday so I won't be able to make the next game. Also watched Knight and Day and failed to spot how the extended edition differs from the one shown in the cinema. I suppose Google might have the answer to that if I could be bothered :)


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I took a break from blogging. Inadvertently and unintentionally, but once I went silent, it was hard to talk about why. 2014 was a tough year. My Husband lost his aunt to cancer. Long standing marriages in my family started inexplicably crumbling causing trickle down anxieties and problems. Some of our life plans were delayed longer than we ever thought. In May I was terminated from my job and replaced by their just-graduated-from-college daughter. I am not proud to say, but it brought on a deep depression that some friends and acquaintances either didn't see or didn't understand. As one does in the hardest times, I learned who I can lean on. My husband has been my rock. I am still learning to adjust my life to surround myself with empathetic and responsive friends. In September I started a new job just a few miles from the house, with some lovely people, exactly in my field, and I know I am very, very lucky to have found something so fast. Yet, the black clouds lurked a little longer than I ever thought they could.
This is not to beg sympathy from the anonymous world of blog readers, only to acknowledge the ups and downs of life. Most everyone understands having a bad week, month, year and more importantly trying to find a way to bounce back. And if you know me in real life, that little woe-is-me story prefaced my apology for the endless yammering I surely have done about this life transition. Sorry, thanks for bearing with me.
I did a 2 day craft fair Thanksgiving weekend which was fairly successful. I did a lot of sewing beforehand and I will trickle these pictures out in the coming weeks. All the regular things for me. Baby quilts, Baby dresses, quilted pillows, and tooth fairy pillows. I did some aprons and drawstring backpacks too, which didn't sell very well, but left me with some good Christmas presents to give. But the best part of this picture, for me, is my 4 year old shopkeeper, getting more clever everyday!


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Authors, artists, and astronauts.
Senators, scientists, and superheroes.
CEOs, COOs, and CTOs.
The GeekWire Summit 2015 featured top executives, entrepreneurs, experts, and more than 800 attendees on Thursday and Friday in downtown Seattle this past week.
This was our first time hosting the Summit for two days, doubling the amount of fireside chats, power talks, and "Inventions We Love" segments.
It ended up being a fantastic time as we heard from technology leaders and innovators in a variety of fields, offering up interesting insights into the past, present, and future of their respective industries. We heard from people of all backgrounds and ages — even some impressive youngsters got in on the fun during the "Kids Tech Panel."
There was also the debut of "The Treasure Trunk" where Summit attendees deciphered a geeky puzzle in order to unlock a trunk filled with fun tech gifts.
I solved the Treasure Trunk puzzle and won the Roomba at the @GeekWire Summit! #gwsummit pic.twitter.com/9zORGvzy3a
— Jim Loter (@jimloter) October 1, 2015
We also enjoyed having Guillaume Wiatr sketch drawings on big murals near the stage inspired by what was being talked about during the interviews and presentations.
And thanks to Bruce Pavitt, the Sub Pop founder and Seattle music scene veteran who was spinning tunes during breaks and intermissions during both days of the Summit, keeping the mood upbeat with his vast catalogue of music tracks.
We'll be posting videos from each session in the coming days, so stayed tuned for that. For now, we've put together a recap of the Summit for those who missed out or those that just want to relive the two-day event. Thanks to Kevin Lisota for snapping these fantastic photos.
And thanks to all of you for attending, and a huge thanks to all of our GeekWire Summit sponsors for helping to make this event happen.
Presenting sponsor: Bank of America, which is partnering with GeekWire on our Geeks Give Back campaign in support of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship.
Gold Sponsors: Wave Business, WSGR, Best Buy, WE, Acumatica, Dice and Vulcan.
Silver Sponsors: OfferUp, Xtreme Consulting Group, EY, Hired, EMC/Isilon, Chef,Flowroute and UPS Connect.
Thursday, 9 a.m. — Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M for new 'startup studio' Pioneer Square Labs
Longtime Seattle investor Greg Gottesman was our first on-stage guest on Thursday morning, joining us to reveal the first public details about his new "startup studio" called Pioneer Square Labs.
"We're building on top of the great startup ecosystem that exists here in Seattle" @greggottesman @pioneersqlabs @geekwire #GWSummit
— Julie Sandler (@juliesandler) October 1, 2015
Dear @greggottesman and the Geekwire folks, Katie Holmes rose to stardom in Dawson's Creek not 7th Heaven. #GWSummit
— Dina Bass (@dinabass) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 9:20 a.m. — Former Amazon execs: Working at Amazon a cinch compared to startup life
Former Amazon.com executives Nadia Shouraboura, Dave Cotter, and Sandi Lin shared insights into what it was like working at the Seattle tech giant during a panel moderated by New York Times reporter David Streitfeld, co-author of "Inside Amazon, Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace."
This #gwsummit panel is with the @nytimes reporter who wrote the Amazon expose and three former employees. Saucy!
— ashmatty (@ashmatty) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 10:20 a.m — Join our Geeks Give Back campaign and help raise money to fund STEM education
Naria Santa Lucia, executive director of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, and University of Washington computer science student Rutha Nuguse kick off the annual Geeks Give Back campaign, a new program GeekWire launched with Bank of America that will help support low and middle-income students in Washington state to pursue STEM degrees. Later on Thursday, Seattle angel investor Gary Rubens said he would match donations to the effort up to $125,000.
Rutha Nuguse, @UW #compsci, & WA @OppScholarship recipient:
"In 10 years, I'll have my own innovation center. And I'll be hiring." #GWSummit
— Frank Catalano (@FrankCatalano) October 1, 2015
"Obsessed with the possibility the computer represented." Inspired by @RNuguse's journey – tears in the 3rd row! #GWSummit
— Roxana Nelson (@roxanameiko) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 10:50 a.m. — For Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, creating a softer workplace culture was always the goal
Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff discussed everything from the culture at Zillow, his company's future, and why he likes to tweet.
"Always hire better than yourself. You should want those reporting to you to outshine you." – @spencerrascoff #GWSummit
— Becauz.com (@BecauzLLC) October 1, 2015
Spencer Rascoff gave shout out to @JohnLegere engagement to social media as part of his transparency in leadership #GWSummit @Logic2020
— Jason Fujioka (@Fuj_in_Seattle) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 11:25 a.m. — Xbox chief Phil Spencer on how Microsoft recovered from early Xbox One blunders
Xbox chief Phil Spencer discussed a number of interesting insights into Microsoft's gaming arm, touching on topics like Minecraft, Halo 5, and the company's early mistakes with the Xbox One launch.
The humility of Phil Spencer (@XboxP3 ) from @Xbox is making me a @Microsoft fan again! #GWSummit
— Salim Hemdani (@shemdani) October 1, 2015
Phil Spencer, Microsoft, on buying #Minecraft & its players' role: "You don't own Minecraft. You manage, you curate it." #GWSummit #edtech
— Frank Catalano (@FrankCatalano) October 1, 2015
Great to so many people from the local Seattle tech community at #gwsummit today.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 1 p.m. — Nick Hanauer to tech community: Step up your social and civic engagement
Nick Hanauer, co-founder of venture capital firm Second Avenue Partners and founder of Civic Ventures, offered up opinions on minimum wage, gun control, and a number of other topics he is passionate about.
@NickHanauer Fireside chat at #GWSummit is brutally honest and fascinating.
— David L. Allen (@cougardave92) October 1, 2015
Inspiring wisdom from @nickhanauer encouraging tech community to be engaged in civic challenges @geekwire #GWSummit
— Penny Harwood (@PenelopeHarwood) October 1, 2015
.@NickHanauer giving an amazing talk. "The minimum wage is the most powerful tool we have to raise everyone up" #GWSummit
— ⎝ EvangelistNinja ⎠ (@EvangelistNinja) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. — Reporter John Markoff and Microsoft Research head Peter Lee talk self-driving cars, robots taking the SAT and the AI of Hollywood
In one of the more geeky chats of the day, New York Times reporter John Markoff and Microsoft Research VP Peter Lee dove deep into the world of artificial intelligence and its potential impact on our future.
Loved hearing about the future of deep-learning and AI with @peteratmsr and @markoff #GWSummit
— Roxana Nelson (@roxanameiko) October 1, 2015
Peter Lee and John Markoff talking about laundry folding robots! #gwsummit @geekwire
— Charles Gust (@CharlesMGust) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 2:10 pm. — Red planet vs. blue planet: Lori Garver looks ahead to Mars and the future of space
Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver joined freelance journalist Alan Boyle on stage for a space-related chat that included topics like sending astronauts to Mars and discovering a blue planet around an alien sun.
.@Lori_Garver: What a rover on Mars can do in 100 days, a human on Mars could do in one. #GWSummit
— Sol Villarreal (@solv17) October 1, 2015
Former NASA Deputy Administrator @Lori_Garver
on #space and the search for life, the strategy is summed up as, "Follow the water." #GWSummit
— Frank Catalano (@FrankCatalano) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 2:55 p.m. — GeekWire Summit 2015: Here are 4 inventions we love
It was so fun hearing four Pacific Northwest-based entrepreneurs describe their products on stage during our first "Inventions We Love" segment. Participating companies included Excy, Wigl, PebbleBee, and You Kick Ass, which ultimately won the audience favorite award.
New products featured on the inventions panel at #GWSummit – @wiglbot @mypebblebee @excyfit and @YouKickAssHero – awesome products!!
— Allison Milton (@allisonmilton) October 1, 2015
Very clever company, http://t.co/2iD5YiFhpU feels like 3D Barbies personalized for geeks. #GWSUMMIT
— Buzz Bruggeman (@Buzzmodo) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 3:30 p.m. — Glassdoor CEO Robert Hohman
Glassdoor CEO Robert Huhman talked about his 8-year-old company, a leader of the online employment community on recruiting and managing top employees, and building successful businesses in the modern tech economy.
Takeaway from yesterday's @bobhohman from @Glassdoor People want to work for leaders that inspire them and care about them. #GWSummit
— Catherine Waszak (@CatherineWaszak) October 2, 2015
"You can't ask people to sacrifice relationships."@Glassdoor's @bobhohman on the importance of work-life balance #futureofwork #GWSummit
— Denny Mountain Media (@DennyMountain) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 4 p.m. — 500 Startups co-founder Dave McClure: 90 percent of VCs are going to look like idiots in 10 years
Brady Forrest, Vice President of Highway1, and Dave McClure, Co-founder of 500 Startups, wrapped up Thursday with an energetic discussion about venture capital, a potential tech bubble, and their new Syfy reality show, "Bazillion Dollar Club."
.@brady on what the Seattle startup scene needs most: more angel money invested in early-stage startups. #GWSummit
— Sol Villarreal (@solv17) October 1, 2015
Dave McClure, @500Startups on good #startup areas: "There are opportunities in education … we just haven't tapped into." #GWSummit #edtech
— Frank Catalano (@FrankCatalano) October 1, 2015
.@davemcclure predicts visual marketing via @Pinterest, @YouTube on #mobile will be top tech in 2018 #GWSummit
— David Rollison (@OhHaiDRol) October 1, 2015
Thursday, 5 p.m. — Opening Night Party at Sullivan's Steakhouse
GeekWire Summit speakers, attendees and other VIPs gathered after Thursday's sessions to eat, drink, and network at Sullivan's Steakhouse. We also brought in a fun retro gaming arcade, where people played pinball, Pac-Man, and more.
Friday, 9 a.m. — DocuSign's Tom Gonser on his decision to be founder and chief strategist, but not CEO
DocuSign founder Tom Gosner joined GeekWire reporter Tricia Duryee on stage to talk about handing over the CEO reins of his electronic signature company and the transition for DocuSign from a startup to a multi-national.
.@DocuSign @tgonser "You don't have to be the CEO when you found a company." Do what you're passionate about within the company. #GWSummit
— Megan Nelson (@megannels) October 2, 2015
@tgonser glad to get a glimpse of your vision for @DocuSign. Your passion is remarkable #GWSummit #technology #change #founders #Seattle
— Ashley Hum (@Ashley_Hum) October 2, 2015
Friday, 9:30 a.m. — Asteroids, plagues and why science needs more sex appeal: Our futurists take on the good and bad in tech
Science fiction writers, technologists, and a former astronaut came together for a fascinating chat about the future of science and space in a discussion moderated by GeekWire columnist Frank Catalano. Panelists included Hugo-award winning sci-fi writer Nancy Kress; computer scientist, futurist, and award-winning author Ramez Naam and former NASA astronaut and Sentinel Mission CEO Ed Lu.
We are overdue for the next new plague – vastly underprepared- Nancy Kress #GWsummit
— ⚡Kathy E Gill (@kegill) October 2, 2015
"I think California already claimed that water they found on Mars," – @ramez at #GWSummit
— ashmatty (@ashmatty) October 2, 2015
"I think we need to motivate kids to WANT to study Science" – Former Astronaut @astroEdLu gets the importance of #STEMeducation #GWSummit
— WA Opp Scholarship (@OppScholarship) October 2, 2015
Friday, 10:20 a.m. — Geeks Give Back announcement with University of Washington student neurobiology student Mahdi Ramadan
Our second Geeks Give Back announcement featured UW stuent Mahdi Ramadan, who told his personal story and how, with the help of Washington State Opportunity Scholarship, he overcame struggles to make it to the UW.
Another inspiring speech by a recipient of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship – Mahdi Ramadan. #gwsummit #damascusrose
— Psalm Terry (@psalmterry) October 2, 2015
Friday, 10:55 a.m. — Power Talk with Dr. Jim Olson of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The serial startup founder and cancer researcher discussed the latest breakthroughs in the fight against one of the world's most vexing diseases.
@DrJimOlson talking cancer technology at #GWSummit Fascinating and gives me hope. Plus gritty photos of cancer tumors. Cancer sucks.
— David L. Allen (@cougardave92) October 2, 2015
Amazing and jaw dropping work with highly targeted cancer therapies by Dr Jim Olsen of Fred Hutch – #GWSummit
— Deep Dhillon (@zang0) October 2, 2015
Friday, 11:15 a.m. — Here's what changed — and what didn't — at Concur after its $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP
Fresh off the company's purchase by SAP, the leaders of tech powerhouse Concur shared insights from building a successful company, and life after the acquisition.
#GWSummit "If we want to live in a world of diversity, we have to push up to create it." Elena Donio @elenadonio – Concur
— Jen Mallory (@jenmallory) October 2, 2015
"Great software and great solutions are invisible. They happen automatically." — @Concur CEO Steve Singh. #gwsummit
— Taylor Soper (@Taylor_Soper) October 2, 2015
Always enjoy #GWSummit. Thx @toddbishop @johnhcook for helping build Seattle tech community. @elenadonio you are as always incredible.
— Steve Singh (@SteveSSingh) October 2, 2015
Friday, 1 p.m. — Tech-savvy Sen. Maria Cantwell says Hillary Clinton needs to respond faster in the digital age
Sen. Maria Cantwell dug into her tech background to offer presidential candidate Hilary Clinton some free campaign advice: "I think you have to respond more rapidly."
Maria Cantwell says we used Al Gore for our first 14.4k streaming because he is so monotone @SenatorCantwell #gwsummit @Logic2020 @algore
— Jason Fujioka (@Fuj_in_Seattle) October 2, 2015
Friday, 1:15 p.m. — Power Talk: Analyzing disasters on social media
Kate Starbird, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, discussed the emerging field of crisis informatics — the study of how information-communication technologies are used during crisis events.
Here's former @WNBA star @katestarbird teaching us about social computing during crisis events. What a talented woman. #GWSummit
— ashmatty (@ashmatty) October 2, 2015
Friday, 1:35 p.m. — Head engineers talk about hiring, innovating and building world-class products in Seattle
Top technical leaders shared insights on hiring, innovating and building world-class products in an ultra-competitive industry. University of Washington computer science professor Ed Lazowska led the discussion with top technologists, including Redfin CTO Bridget Frey, Socrata CTO Deep Dhillon and Tim Prouty, head of Seattle software engineering at Uber.
Amazing talk on engineering mid day at the #gwsummit!
— ⎝ EvangelistNinja ⎠ (@EvangelistNinja) October 2, 2015
Friday, 2:15 p.m. — Kids Tech Panel
We invited four special guests to share their unique insights on technology and the future.
Kids Tech Panel #GWSummit these kids are incredible!!!!!!
— Laura Doehle (@LauraDoehle) October 2, 2015
"Don't speculate, rely on data" – Rebecca, age 10. Wise words from a future innovator! #GWSummit @geekwire
— Redfin (@Redfin) October 2, 2015
Friday, 2:55 p.m. — Inventions We Love
Our second "Inventions We Love" segment included presentations from Glowforge, Vicis, Illumagear and the MSR SE200 Community Chlorine Maker, which ultimately took home the audience favorite award.
"Well, I don't think we need the app for that one." SE200 wins @geekwire Inventions We Love Vote with roaring audience applause! #gwsummit
— PATH (@PATHtweets) October 2, 2015
"Inventions We Love". Vicis. New philosophy in head protection equipment. @DamonHuard has a sledgehammer! #gwsummit
— Charles Gust (@CharlesMGust) October 2, 2015
Friday, 3:30 p.m. — Nike COO: We're talking about opening a Seattle engineering center
We closed out the Summit with a sports-filled chat that featured Nike COO Eric Sprunk, who shared insight into the culture and innovation at Nike.
On Nike's future in tech: No matter the device consumer wears, Nike wants to own the ecosystem + build better experience for them #GWSummit
— Natalie Beaulieu (@NatalieBeau1ieu) October 2, 2015
"Leaders create an environment where everyone feels they can show up and do their best." @Nike COO Eric Sprunk #GWSummit
— Megan Nelson (@megannels) October 3, 2015
I love that @geekwire is asking @Nike COO about work-life balance. Did I mention it's a man? #leanintogether #leanin #gwsummit
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Texas Trial Lawyer with an emphasis on Personal Injury in Texas, including Dog Bites, Auto and Trucking Accidents, Catastrophic Injuries and Wrongful Death Cases, and National Representation in Cases involving Defective Medical Devices and Drugs.
Our Firm represents individuals who have been harmed by the neglect and carelessness of others. Our Clients include victims of Dog Bites, Auto Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Plant and Refinery Accidents, and Defective Medical Devices and Drugs, including Transvaginal or Pelvic Mesh, Fosamax, Actos, Avandia, Pradaxa, Mirena, and others.
Areas of Practice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
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- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
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Certified Legal Specialties
- Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2014
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1993
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
- J.D. - May, 1993
- American University-Washington D.C.
- B.A. - May, 1989
- Cy-Fair High School - May, 1985
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association
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*This is the classic paper pattern version;
if you want the print-at-home version on
Arch E, A4 & letter sized paper, click here;
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Super-simple cool-girl style with these great knit
pieces, designed for light or medium weight drape-y
knits...think bamboo, rayon, modal, tencel, viscose,
burn-out knits, or even a silk jersey.
Semi-fitted Dress, Tunic or Top has a center back
seam, 'V' neckline with self or rib trim and center
front seam with ruched detail.
Top finishes at the low hip with a deep hem; Tunic
& Dress have separate hem facings, plus a gently
flared A-line silhouette with a center front flare
from waist to hem. Tunic finishes mid thigh; Dress
finishes below the knee, with a slightly longer hemline
at the back.Complete your look with classic cap,
rib-trimmed cap or elbow length sleeves.
Wear these gorgeous pieces whenever you need a
relaxed, chic and comfy look...layer the tunic over
some skinny cropped pants; team the dress with chunky wedge
sandals; and try the top with your favorite slouchy pants.
Shopping list
For the dress, all sizes need around 3 yards / 2.75m fabric.
For the tunic, all sizes need around 2 1/4 yards /2.05m fabric.
For the top, all sizes need around 1 3/4 yards / 1.6m fabric.
If you wish to use a contrast rib to finish the neckline and/or the cap sleeves,
you'll need just 1/4 yard / 22cm of contrast or self colored stretchy rib.
All fabric amounts are for 60"/150cm wide fabric
Constant compliments!
This dress is the best of both worlds - it fits like a dream and wears like a nightgown. The construction is clever and the instructions are easy to follow. Everyone wants this dress every time I wear it. I might size down next time, but there will definitely be a next time. It's distinctive enough that it will be obvious it's the same dress in different fabric, but I couldn't care less, it's that great.
Perfect for all sizes!
I have made 2 dresses and one t shirt in this pattern. Really easy and lovely style! I used my full bust size (42) sz (16). This style does run a bit large. I could probably size down to a 12-14. I think I will next time. I plan to make several tunics for the fall/winter. Even with the extra ease room my garments are still very flattering. The trickiest thing about this pattern is the neck band. It is supposed to be smaller than the opening. No problem there. But with knits that roll at the edges as you stretch them, it is a PITA. Go slow. Mark the CF of your neckband too. Match the CB seam in the back and the CF mark to the CF. Gives you an idea as you are working how much stretching you need to do. The end result is lovely.
Flattering Plus Size Design
This top is so flattering on my pear shape body.It lays prettily, skips over my belly and lays nicely at hip length (I made the top, which was plenty long). I always alter patterns so it was easy to recut the chest size 22 to hips a size 26. The neck band was a little short as Donna reviewed but I liked the highness just landing at my collar bone which flatters smaller chests. I did not band the arms because it looked so nice almost like flutter sleeves. A warning, do not expect the Free Download Hot Patterns to be as well designed. I made the Flutter-by Tank Top in size 24 and it was way too small, had to throw it away.
Neckline band
Fit is great except that the piecevforvthe neckline band is way too short. I did cut it on the fold and in case u made a mistake i rechecked it several times. Has anyone else had this problem?
Gorgeous and fits perfectly
I am completely blown away at how flattering this style is. My body shape is rectangular, but this pattern is cut so well that it gave me curves in all the right places. I made the tunic length version.
The gathering in the center front uses a hidden placket to hold the gathering precisely in place. I had never seen technique before and was amazed at how well it works.
The shoulder and the sleeves fit me perfectly. I take a 12 in RTW and made the 12 in the pattern with no adjustments. The only thing that I didn't do was use the hem facing piece, but after making it, I can see why it was included. The hem flares out at the center front, and using a facing piece would make it lay nicer.
I didn't use as much fabric as was called for. For the size 12, I was able to get it on 1-5/8 yards.
This is my second Hot Pattern and completely sold. I love the sizing.
Flattering top for work or play
I've make two tops so far, fabric for the third is in the dryer. It's crazy-flattering, covers up enough at the neckline for work and makes a nice little t for jeans. Once it warms up a bit I'll make a dress. This is a really nice pattern!
Versatile, flattering, and fun pattern
This is a really easy, fast to sew pattern that produces great results. I've only made the top so far, but it has shaping in all of the right places and is very flattering. I plan to make the top several more times and want to try making the dress as well. (The top only took a few hours to complete.)
I'm not great at getting my gathers even in my sewing projects, but this pattern has a guide piece with multiple notches to help evenly distribute your gathers. I'm very happy with how they look in the finished top.
I'm looking forward to sewing this again trying some of the other design options.
Love this dress!
I made the dress in a matte jersey from my stash intended to be a muslin to perfect the fit. Except for shortening the dress, it fit right out of the envelope! I cut an 18 in the shoulders/neck area and a 22 in the body. I am 5'4" and I ended up shortening the dress 6 inches so the front hem is just below my knees.
I love this dress! It feels great to wear and I think it is very flattering on me! I'm finishing a second dress in a better matte jersey, but I will wear both! I will also be making the top with the longer sleeves for fall.
Here's my review at PatternReview.com http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=66383
Thanks Hotpatterns!


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IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference in Hangzhou, China.
Our board member, Kavita Shah, is attending the IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference in Hangzhou, China from September 22 – 26, 2015.
The Impact 9 International conference will be organised by China Academy of Art. The conference theme is 'Printmaking in the Post-Print Age'.
The event will follow the conventions of IMPACT by focusing on an academic conference with a range of peer-reviewed papers for publication along with artist/illustrated talks and panel discussions. The programme will feature a number of presentations from invited keynote speakers, a series of technical demonstrations as well as specialist interest and peripheral events such as a portfolio and trade session.
Kavita will be exhibiting prints by 80 international artists in a show titled "Games People Play" in the Museum of Contemporary Art of CAA. She will be in China between September 19 – September 27, 2015.
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China Academy of Art
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During an exclusive interview on Extra between Ryan Reynolds and Mario Lopez, it was officially announced as an April Fools joke that Deadpool will remain PG-13. At the end of the video, to all the loyal comic book fans enjoyment we get confirmation of the true R rating. Be sure to check out the full interview below. And if you missed the previous test footage for the Deadpool movie, we also posted that for you below.
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Self-rated health (SRH) predicts future objective health and summarizes information in a way that goes beyond the biomedical health model. Low-grade inflammation contributes to poor SRH, but previous findings rely on cross-sectional analyses. We therefore studied the relationship between SRH and IL-6 in a longitudinal study of elderly. Participants (m = 74 years; range 60–93; 41% male) were studied in 6-month waves over a period up to 5 years. SRH was measured with a one-item question (excellent to poor). Serum was collected following the interview visit (median interval 40 days), frozen at −80 °C and later analyzed with high-sensitivity ELISA for IL-6. Overall, 999 observations were available for analysis. When analyzed as a between-subject effect, a stable relationship was observed between SRH and logIL-6 (β = −.088; p < .001). However, the within-subject effect of SRH on IL-6 was not significant. The effects were not explained by gender, age, BMI, neuroticism, or statin use. There was no main effect of interview-to-blood sample interval, neither between nor within subjects. Putative variations over time in the relation between SRH and IL-6 could thus not be captured with the present design. With the advantage of a longitudinal design and multiple sampling occasions, the present data strongly support the stability of the previously reported cross-sectional relationship between higher levels of inflammatory cytokines and less favorable health appraisals across individuals.
PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society's 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting


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Taylor Swift - People's Choice Awards 2013
Taylor Swift is a vision in white as she arrives at the 2013 People's Choice Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday (January 9) in Los Angeles.
Once on the carpet, the 23-year-old musician stopped to chat with actress Mae Whitman.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Taylor Swift
Taylor is nominated for three awards tonight – Favorite Song of the Year for "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Favorite Female Artist, and Favorite Country Artist!
FYI: Taylor wore a stunning Ralph Lauren gown with Christian Louboutin shoes, Sutra earrings and a ring by Le Vian.
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