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To enjoy the surround sound experience of a movie theater in your home, you'll need a home theater receiver and at least six speakers (including a powered subwoofer).
In this article, we'll give you some rules of thumb on how to assemble a well-matched surround speaker system. Tip #1: It's OK to break the rules. If the ideal solution for sound quality doesn't suit your décor, no problem. Some situations call for creative compromises.
Want to keep it simple?
Consider a pre-matched surround speaker system. Even if you ultimately decide to buy your speakers a la carte, reading the descriptions of matched systems is a good place to start.
Want to do it your way?
If you'd rather mix and match, you'll need to shop for the following:
- A center channel speaker that sits below or above your TV.
- Front left and right speakers that flank your TV. Most people choose either bookshelf or floor-standingspeakers for their main front speakers.
- Two or more surround speakers that go behind and/or beside your seating area. Most people use bookshelf speakers or specialized bipolar speakers for their surrounds.
- One or two powered subwoofers.
- If you have a receiver that can power front height or width channels, you might want to add one more pair of speakers to your shopping list.
- If your receiver offers Dolby Atmos® surround sound processing, you'll want to include one or two pairs ofin-ceiling or specialized Dolby Atmos enabled speakers for overhead surround effects to complete your system.
For a cleaner-looking installation, consider in-wall speakers, in-ceiling speakers, or custom flat-panel speakers that integrate with your TV set.
Unobtrusive speakers can practically disappear into your room.
Matching the system to your room, your TV, and your viewing habits
Where will your speaker system go? In a family room on the main floor? Or in a basement bunker that's far removed from bedrooms and other quiet spaces?
For multi-purpose spaces, where the TV and surround sound system won't always be the main event, think small. Small speakers can blend more easily into your décor and stay out of the way, leaving you more space for other activities. For example, if you plan on using your family room for movie night once or twice a week, and otherwise mostly use it for socializing, helping with homework, and other non-TV activities, you'd probably be quite happy with a smaller speaker system.
On the other hand, if you'd like to use your TV and surround sound system more extensively, you should consider larger speakers, especially if it'll be in a medium-to-large sized room. For example, if you want to add a theater-like quality to your nightly prime-time TV viewing, you'll probably enjoy some high-quality speakers that can really fill your room with sound.
Consider the layout and shape of your room, because where you position each speaker might affect the size or type of speakers you choose. Once you have a good idea of where the speakers should be placed for good surround sound, think about how they will look and whether they might get in the way of foot traffic.
You can learn where speakers should go by watching our video on speaker placement, or find more detailed guidelines in our speaker placement article. For some creative solutions, check out our articles on room-friendly ways to add surround speakers and practically invisible speaker options.
You can take some liberties with the speaker placement guidelines, but only up to a point. For example, you really shouldn't try to hide speakers behind furniture or other such obstacles to proper sound dispersion. Nor should you place your front left and right speakers too far away from your TV screen, because the soundscape will seem unnaturally wide. Instead of pulling you into the story, the sound will draw attention to itself and disconnect you from the on-screen action.
When home theater speakers are properly placed, they work together to create engaging, 360-degree effects.
Big TV? Get big speakers, too
A large TV (say 55 inches or more) pairs best with a speaker system that can create a big soundscape. In general, we suggest leaning toward large floor-standing or bookshelf speakers up front. Some higher-end smaller speakers that can handle more power may also be a good match. On the other hand, if you have a 40-inch TV, a modest subwoofer/satellite system is all you really need.
Is it OK to mix brands?
Purists may cry foul, but there are some situations in which it makes sense to mix brands. Say you already own some stereo speakers. You'd like to use them in your home theater system, but you can't find center or surround speakers to match. Or perhaps the only center channel speaker that will fit your cabinet isn't from the brand you prefer for your front left and right speakers. Go ahead and mix.
If no such mitigating factors apply, you're better off with "voice-matched" speakers, all of the same brand (and the same "family" or "series" within the brand). You'll get a consistent tonal quality and seamless transitions as the sound travels from speaker to speaker.
Know your speakers
Each speaker has a distinctive role to play in your surround sound system. Understanding what each speaker does will help you shop smarter.
Center channel speaker
When you watch a movie, the center channel delivers more than 50% of the soundtrack, including almost all of the dialogue. Since its purpose is to keep sound anchored to the on-screen action, a good center channel speaker is crucial for a well-balanced home theater system. Don't skimp on the center speaker.
The center speaker typically sits just below your TV, so make sure your center channel is an appropriate size for the intended placement. If you have a wall-mounted flat-panel TV, and you won't have a stand on which to place your center channel speaker, consider a wall-mountable or in-wall center channel speaker.
When choosing a center channel speaker, consider the other speakers in your system and the size of your television set. Compact subwoofer/satellite systems usually use smaller center channel speakers, and these interact just fine with the smaller mains and surrounds. Tower speakers require a larger center channel model to maintain a balanced and seamless surround effect.
Front left and right speakers
In home theater, the front left and right speakers provide a wide soundstage that blends with the video to create a more realistic and exciting movie experience. In addition to reproducing the musical score, front speakers handle the bulk of the special effects, which move back and forth between the two speakers in sync with the images on the screen.
Front speakers also broaden the soundstage by reproducing the sound of things that are happening off-camera, such as a car or missile that's approaching, but hasn't yet come into view.
The front speakers are important for music listening, too. They do all the work when it comes to stereo music reproduction.
Floor-standing speakers, bookshelf speakers, and satellite speakers all work fine as front left and right speakers.Floor-standing speakers have the most impact and provide great low-frequency response. Bookshelf speakers don't reproduce as much bass and may need a subwoofer, but they're smaller and easier to move.
Compact wall-mountable satellite speakers must be teamed with a subwoofer, but they're ideal if you want big sound from a small package. Bookshelf and satellite speakers can be placed on shelves or tables, and they can often be mounted on stands or walls.
Surround speakers
Surround speakers produce atmospheric, ambient sounds — such as rain drops, the rustling of leaves, or footsteps crunching on gravel. They also work with your other speakers to deliver spectacular directional effects, like a locomotive rushing by, or a bullet zinging past. They help put you smack dab in the center of the action. [Shop forsurround speakers.]
Although a 5.1-channel surround system, with only one pair of surround speakers, is the most common setup, most newer home theater receivers can power more than a single pair of surround speakers. If you've got a larger home theater room, you may buy one or two additional speakers to use as "back surrounds" in a 6.1- or 7.1-channel system.
And, if your receiver can decode Dolby Atmos surround sound, you'll need an extra pair or two of speakers to create a three-dimensional layer of sound above your listening position.You can use either in-ceiling speakers, or Dolby Atmos enabled speakers designed to fire sound upward, where it reflects off the ceiling to deliver special effects overhead.
To learn more about surround sound, including the latest formats, check out our article on surround sound.
Correct surround speaker placement results in a very realistic three-dimensional soundfield; incorrect surround speaker placement or poor calibration can leave people asking, "Are our surrounds even on?" Look for surround speakers that you can easily angle towards your listening area. Pivoting mounting brackets and speaker stands can really help.
Bipolar speakers use multiple drivers to disperse sound throughout the room. Pictured: Definitive Technology SR-8040BP.
Check our speaker placement guide or video and consider where you'll put your surrounds and whether they'll need to be stand-mounted, wall-mounted, or even in-wall or in-ceiling models.
Ideally, your surround speakers should have the same performance capability as your front left and right speakers, but that's not always realistic when you consider room size and space. Most people use either bookshelf or satellite speakers for their surrounds. Both bookshelf and satellite speakers may require stand placement or wall mounting.
For a wider soundfield and greater speaker placement flexibility, consider bipole/dipole speakers. These models take advantage of reflected sound to create more realistic surround effects. Some higher-end surround speakers offer a dipole/bipole switch (sometimes referred to as a "Solid/Diffuse" switch). These speakers feature two high-frequency drivers that either fire in phase (bipole) or out of phase (dipole).
Powered subwoofer
If you're assembling a home theater, plan on including at least one powered subwoofer. Many TV show, movie, and video game soundtracks provide a dedicated channel of deep bass (sometimes known as low frequency effects, or LFE). This bass is what makes the entire soundtrack feel larger, fuller, and more lifelike — it gives special effects like thunder or explosions their window-rattling punch.
A subwoofer is also a wonderful way to enrich music listening — it can round out all types of music, from classical to jazz to rock to R&B. Since most speakers can't deliver that level of bass on their own, a subwoofer is needed to ensure that your home theater system delivers crucial low-frequency impact.
Low-frequency sound waves are omni-directional, so you have a great deal of flexibility when it comes to subwoofer placement. If you have a spot in your room picked out, consider the dimensions of the sub's cabinet to make sure it will fit. And remember that placing your sub near a wall or in a corner can increase bass impact noticeably. Though for tighter, more precise bass, you'll want to move it a few inches away from the wall or corner.
To achieve consistent bass coverage throughout your listening area, experiment with different subwoofer locations, and choose the location that sounds best to you. Adding a second subwoofer is another great way to ensure smooth, even coverage.
As a general rule, the larger the driver, the deeper the bass — so go for a sub with a 10″ or 12″ woofer cone if you need to fill a large room. However, there are a number of compact and even ultra-compact subwoofers out there that offer multiple drivers and ported enclosures to produce surprisingly big bass. Compact subs are also a great option if you don't have a lot of room for a sub, or if you want it to be as unobtrusive as possible.
If you have a large room (or if you just crave serious bass impact) then you should look for a sub with more watts in the built-in amplifier. Other convenient features include remotes that allow you to control the sub from your seat, and pre-set modes that change depending on what you're watching or listening to. You can find out more in our article onchoosing a subwoofer.


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Cable TV has become a great refuge for actresses, especially those past the first blush of youth. But it's also an attractive option to younger players testing the waters for that day when the movie roles dry up.
"It's a Renaissance for actresses," says Rose Byrne, one of the stars of the FX series Damages, the legal drama that gave Glenn Close a mid-life career boost. "You get a series like this and you see what's going on for Mary Louise Parker, Holly Hunter, the women of Big Love, what happened with Sex and the City, and you just pray it's still there when you need it."
Byrne, a 29 year-old Australian beauty known for such films as Troy, Marie Antoinette and 28 Weeks Later, opted to test the cable waters despite a film career that seems on the rise. She appears in the indie drama Adam, the "it" film of this year's Sundance Film Festival with Variety's Justin Chang, among others, praising Byrne's "winsome openness." And Byrne co-stars with Nicolas Cage in the supernatural thriller Knowing, which opens in theaters Friday.
"Having the series really frees me up to try things," Byrne says. "I can take a role purely for the love of the character, or a great scene."
Knowing gave her the chance to play Diana, a woman with a dark, complicated past, and a character with that "great scene." Diana has just met a nice single dad. Their kids are hitting it off. But as the children play off camera, the single dad (Cage) reveals that they didn't meet by chance, that he knows who her mother was, that he thinks he knows things about the future thanks to that troubled mom, a woman who had clues about the future.
"Here she is, thinking she's about to have some nice, maybe promising social moment with a man," she says. "He pulls the rug right out from underneath her feet. It's like he knows her deepest, darkest secrets, some deep personal thing that you would never ever tell anyone, much less want mentioned over lunch! This complete stranger hits her with this. How would you respond to a situation like that? What's your first reaction? Is it shock, rage, fear?"
Byrne plays that confusion and relished the scene that, in many ways, made the movie worth making. But she's hedging her career bets. The third season of Damages begins shooting later in the year. And she takes inspiration from the players a generation older than she who are able to practice their trade at an age when Hollywood has, in prior eras, put them out to pasture.
"The actresses who get film work in their 50s, there are, like, three, right?" Byrne says, laughing. "Cable changes that. Why shouldn't we be playing strong, challenging women in our 40s, 50s and onward? That's the age when we're really ready for it!"

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Upgrading JIRA applications
If you're upgrading from a version of JIRA earlier than 7.0, you should consult the Migration hub. The release of JIRA 7.0 contained functionality that affects your user management, application access and log in permissions, and your JIRA installations setup, and it's very important that you understand the requirements and the implications before you upgrade. The Migration hub has all this information in one handy space.
There are several ways to upgrade JIRA, and the method you choose to use depends on which version of JIRA you use, and the type of environment you use it in. Use this table to determine which steps to follow to complete your JIRA upgrade:
If you need to move JIRA to a new server, or use it in a new environment that has a different operating system, different database type, or different location of attachment or index files, follow the instructions for Migrating JIRA to another server.
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If you are upgrading from JIRA 4.3.0 or later, you also have the option to use the upgrade capabilities built into the installer to perform a rapid upgrade of your existing JIRA installation - this method is the fastest way to upgrade - however due to its in-place upgrade method, having recent backups is crucial for this option.
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6 Battlefields Are Disrupting the Cloud Value Chain
By Wouter Belmans and Uwe Lambrette, Directors, Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group
As cloud computing matures and hype becomes reality, uptake among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises is increasing. And although the cloud is still in its infancy, the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) believes it is an appropriate time to ask: "How is the cloud value chain taking shape, and where are the battlefields I need to be concerned about?"
Cisco IBSG has found that major disruptions are taking place on six battlefields across the value chain:
1. SaaS Will Further Disrupt the Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Landscape
- Barriers to new entrants continue to decrease due to IaaS, PaaS, and cloud brokers.
- ISV incumbents are slowed down by cannibalization.
- The SaaS paradigm is already disruptive in approximately 25 percent of the software market.
- Mobile application access is accelerating SaaS adoption in additional software segments.
2. PaaS: Development Platforms Will Be at the Core of the Cloud
- The advantages of automation are increasing, while the drawbacks of lock-in are being addressed.
- PaaS is winning the hearts of web developers, with enterprise development close behind.
- In just five years, PaaS could be the cloud delivery model that generates the most revenues for cloud service providers.
3. IaaS: Web-Grade and Enterprise-Grade Infrastructure Services Continue To Battle Each Other
- The battle of web- versus enterprise-grade services rages on across hosted and internal IaaS.
- Maturing web-grade cloud enablers will accelerate the entry of more than 30,000 hosting companies.
- Despite the head start of web-grade services, Cisco IBSG expects strong growth for enterprise-grade IaaS.
- The battle of data center (DC) architectures will continue with massively scalable DCs (web) versus vertically integrated DCs (enterprise) co-existing for the foreseeable future.
4. Facility and Infrastructure Strategies Are Often-Forgotten Fundamentals
- Two facility strategies are on the rise, and often compete with each other:
1) On-net cloud delivers the value of WAN / IT integration.
2) Mega-exchanges deliver the value of an ecosystem of players that host services together.
- Cloud computing enhances IT infrastructure buying power and sophistication. This means ICT infrastructure original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must rapidly innovate to avoid commoditization.
5. Commercial Activity Channels Are Being Disrupted by Cloud Brokers
- Everybody wants to be a cloud broker, but only a few companies will attract the required ecosystem to succeed.
- Players that can grow from the core will be more successful in the cloud market.
6. Professional Services Require a Shift to Activities that Add More Business Value
- In the short term, cloud migration services are the main opportunity.
- Longer term, professional services companies must shift their focus to activities that add more business value.
- As the focus shifts to business value, deep industry expertise will become increasingly important.
Network service providers (NSPs) must be aware of these value-chain dynamics when determining their go-to-market strategies, which include:
- Commodity infrastructure services with PaaS support
- Enterprise-grade infrastructure services with developer enablement
- Telco-centric SaaS, including communications, collaboration, and security
- Vertical business process services, with a platform ready for business process as a service
- Network as a service (enriched network to better support the cloud)
- Cloud aggregation and brokerage linked to telco-centric managed services
Across the various go-to-market strategies, NSPs need to make a clear choice about how to address professional service requirements—either by building internally, partnering, or acquiring a company with the needed skill sets. Commercial success will often be greater and occur faster (with less risk) where new cloud business models can be layered on top of existing services. Companies that grow from the core can reuse existing capabilities, including customer relationships and sales channels. For telecommunications companies, it often makes sense to grow a cloud portfolio from a base of hosted communications and collaboration products.
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Good Technology, a maker of mobile enterprise software, is undergoing a major shake up at the top.
In December, its chief of marketing, Jim Moise, was out the door, after a year on the job.
In January, it replaced CEO King Lee with former Motorola executive Christy Wyatt.
In that announcement, the company said Lee, who had been CEO for just over two years, was staying on as executive chairman.
But according to an internal email obtained by Business Insider, Lee is only staying with the company for an "interim period" - meaning he's really out the door too.
Plus, as of yesterday the head of sales, Brian Carr, is out, too.
Good Technology is a private company, so it's hard to say what business issues are behind the shakeup.
We do know that the company, and these two executives in particular, Lee and Moise, have been fending off a messy multi-million lawsuit from Susan Vinci-Lucero, a former vice president for Good Technology.
She alleges that Good illegally fired her for having breast cancer. (Vinci-Lucero is on the mend now.) As we previously reported, she's seeking about $6 million in damages.
Good denies Vinci-Lucero's allegations. It says that she resigned and wasn't discriminated against at all.
The winner of the argument is for a judge to decide. But the executive changes at the top are interesting.
Moise was Vinci-Lucero's direct supervisor and is named in the suit. Lee also played a prominent role in her allegations: Vinci-Lucero said that Lee yelled at her in a phone call while she was in the hospital receiving chemotherapy, and later fired her over a lunch after sending a human-resources executive out of the room.
The hire of Wyatt, who previously worked at Motorola, Citi, and Apple, is a coup for Good, and she obviously had nothing to do with the lawsuit.
Sources close to Vinci-Lucero point out, however, that having a woman as CEO can only help the company's image if this lawsuit goes to a jury trial.
Good Technology had no further comment on the executive departures. When asked to clarify if Lee's position as executive chairman was permanent or not, Good sidestepped, a spokesperson merely confirming that "King Lee is on our executive board."
Here's the terse email that announced Moise's departure, sent to us by sources outside of the company:
To All,
Effective December 21, 2012, Jim Moise will be leaving Good Technology. Jim was responsible for the company's end-to-end customer experience and Sales and Marketing.
We thank Jim for his service over the past year and wish him well in his future endeavors.
Effective immediately Brian Carr, Anurag Wadehra, Walt Weisner will report directly to me. Herve Danzelaud, will report directly to Anurag.
Thank you,
King Lee
Here's the email, a few days later, that announced that CEO King Lee was stepping down.
To all my Good Employees,
After more than two years of leading Good Technology, I have decided to step down from my position as Chief Executive Officer. As most of you are aware, I have been on the board of the company since 2003. In the third quarter of 2010, I was asked by the board to step in as CEO with the understanding that I would agree to do so long enough to restructure and position Good to take full advantage of its potential in the enterprise market. At our board meeting last April, I told the board that I felt that I had accomplished what I had initially agreed to do and that it was time for me to once again retire. This was a very hard decision for me to make as I care deeply for all of you and I am very proud of what we have accomplished over the last couple of years. However, this is the right decision for Brenda and myself as we have some things that we would like to do together and I feel strongly that it is the right thing for the company. The board has requested that I stay on for an interim period as Executive Chairman of the board where I will stay closely involved through the transition to impart institutional knowledge and ongoing will consult on new products and service offerings.
After a thorough search, the Board has hired Christy Wyatt as the new President and CEO, and I personally believe that we could not have selected a better person for the position. Christy has tremendous leadership skills, extensive domain knowledge, and a real vision for Good's opportunities in the enterprise. She is energetic, enthusiastic, very technical and very smart.
Christy is an established high-tech and enterprise executive with more than 15 years of executive management and leadership experience with globally recognized brands. Most recently, she served as Global Head of Citi's Consumer eBusiness and Mobile Technology and led the technology teams responsible for leading-edge, high-volume, consumer-facing applications for the Internet, mobile and ATM channels for Citi's entire consumer banking businesses globally.
Previously, Christy served as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Motorola Mobility's Enterprise Business Unit where she interfaced with customers as well as representatives of the telecommunications industry around the world to create and distribute industry leading mobile enterprise products and services globally.
Motorola Mobility promoted Wyatt after she served for several years as Corporate Vice President of Software and Services Product Management where she was responsible for Motorola's software strategy and the development of applications and services as well as building a vibrant solutions economy for customers.
Prior to joining Motorola, she served as Worldwide Developer Relations Director at Apple Computer where she was responsible for developers, partners, global alliances and evangelism. Before her time at Apple, she was Senior Director at Palmsource Inc. responsible for its OS licensing, global alliances and developer relations teams. She has also held key technical, sales and business development roles at Sun Microsystems, JavaSoft and ESRI.
Over the last few years, we have worked extremely hard to create a unique and strong workplace culture. We have built an accepting, invigorating and encouraging environment that I believe has fostered success in all of us, and I do not expect that to change. This culture drew Christy to Good, and I know that she will do her best to protect our culture and identity. She will need your full support as I have in the past.
I am truly appreciative of your tireless efforts during my tenure as CEO. Thanks to all of you, Good Technology has become the leader in mobile enterprise management, and we have great things to look forward to in the future.
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That's right, it's football. Another season ended in heartbreak for our Ravens in 2010, as the team choked away a 21-7 halftime lead at Heinz Field on their way to losing to the Steelers 31-24 in the divisional round of the AFC Playoffs at Heinz Field (fortunately, the season also ended in heartbreak for those shithead Yinzers as well.)
Well, after seven long months, we finally get to watch the purple and black take the field again. While it's just "practice" for this and the next three weeks, with the Orioles again pushing the limits of suck, we're more than thrilled to have the other team in town back in action.
This will be the debut of the "new look" Ravens. You all know the names by now – no Todd Heap…no Derrick Mason…no Willis McGahee…and no Kelly "Buddy Lee" Gregg. Instead, Ravens fans will have to get used to watching guys like Ed Dickson, Dennis Pitta, Torrey Smith, Tandon Doss, Ricky Williams, and others fight the good fight against the evil forces of the AFC North.
This first game of the 2011 preseason finds B'More traveling just a short distance up Interstate 95 to take on the NFL's newest "dream team," the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles were far and away the "offseason winners," adding such big-name free agents as Nnamdi Asomugha, Jason Babin, Vince Young, and others, as well as trading for the likes of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. With game 1 of the preseason typically being the second-most useless of the four "scrimmage" games (only number 4 has historically been more lackluster), we aren't likely to see many of those big names for any significant amount of time, which is actually probably not a bad thing. The Ravens' mostly unproven group of wideouts running around trying to get open against Asomugha, DRC, and Asante Samuel? Not fun. And likely not exactly what the doctor ordered for a very jittery at the moment Ravens nation.
Still, there is plenty of reason to pay close attention on Thursday night. So what should Ravens fans be on the lookout for?
I thought you'd never ask….
Offensive Line
One of the Ravens' biggest weaknesses in 2010 was their offensive line play. Their yards-per-attempt when rushing the ball was down near the bottom of the NFL, and Joe Flacco was sacked 40 times, the most in his three-year career. Moving newly resigned Marshal Yanda back to guard from tackle gives the team an instant upgrade, as does adding free agent fullback Vonta Leach. Still, questions remain.
- Will Michael Oher rebound from his disappointing 2010 campaign and start to become the elite left tackle the Ravens thought they were getting when they chose him in the first round of the 2009 draft? Oher will, first and foremost, need to learn to stop jumping the snap count and killing his team five false start penalty yards at a time.
- How much tread is left on Matt Birk's tires? The center will miss this game and most – if not all – of the preseason after having an operation on his injured knee. The Ravens' lost their go-to backup center when Chris Chester took off for Washington a few weeks back, and they have yet to find an adequate replacement. Filling in Thursday will be rookie Ryan Bartholomew. An undrafted rookie center going up against the AFC North's nose guards? No thank you.
- Who will play right tackle? Third round draft pick Jah Reid has been taking most of the snaps with the first team offense in training camp, but Oneil Cousins and Ramon Harewood will also be in the mix. Reid looks like an absolute monster on the field. Let's hope that translates to being a serviceable right tackle in his rookie season. Look for the coaching staff to try to get Reid as many snaps as possible this preseason, so they can judge whether or not he is at all ready to stare across the line at LaMarr Woodley on September 11. Reid will probably play the majority of the first half, with Cousins taking over thereafter. John Harbaugh, it should be noted, has stated that Cousins "has the edge" currently.
Wide Receiver/Passing Game
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Sergio Kindle
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Kids Craft Area
118 comments:
- Pink Daisys Blog Spot said...
That is AMAZING! WOW I want to come craft there and I want my craft area to look like this.. I think you need to design these and install them.. I LOVE IT!
- February 23, 2010 at 6:08 PM
- Embellish-Vintage Home Embellishments said...
As I mentioned, I have craft area envy. Your craft area looks like it is straight out of the ikea catalog. I am most impressed with the shakers full of glitter. It is all around AWESOME!!!
- February 23, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- bonFlourish.com said...
Kids craft area!?!! That is wahay to cute!! They are some lucky girls. I love the color of your peg board, so pretty.
- February 24, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Shelly said...
Wonderful!Can you come to MY house and help with the organizing!
Love it!
- February 24, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- Lara Harris said...
LOVE it!
I wanted to let you know I have 2 more issues of Flea Market Style that I am giving away on my blog:
Lara :)
- February 28, 2010 at 7:53 PM
- Tamara said...
OMG!!! This is awesome! Definetely something I need to consider when my little one is older!!
- March 2, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- Beach Vintage said...
Wow, wish I was a kid in your house! Thanks so much for dropping by Beach Vintage.
- March 3, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- this blessed nest said...
omg! i am about to do a peg board for my office/craft space. in turquoise/tiffany blue as well.
when you say attach the peg board to a board. do you mean just nail/screw it to the board & then to the wall. wouldn't the board interfere with the screws & the attachments for the peg board? just want to make sure i understand what i am doing before i hang up mine.
- March 6, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- Embellish-Vintage Home Embellishments said...
Alex just saw your craft area on my blog and said."see what she does for her kids" our area is not measuring up! I notice you haven't posted. I guess you have been busy with the auction. Hope to see a new post soon. I miss your creativeness!!
- March 15, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- Krissy said...
Hi! I found your blog through The house that Jade Built blog. I saw this post and had to stop by and check it out. Im super intrigued to create an area like this for my kids now!!!
- March 16, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Trish said...
i love this idea! you've given your kids an awesome space to be creative! i'm sure you've got lots of art to display!
- March 21, 2010 at 8:38 AM
- this blessed nest said...
i'm so glad you came over for the party!
it wouldn't be the same without YOU! especially since you helped me create some of my "party space" per say. lol. ;)
as i look again at this post...it makes me even more excited to visit an ikea store someday soon!
your area is a dream for the young & old at heart.
i'm following you now. i really don't know why i didn't before - but anyways, thanks again for your help.
- March 22, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- this blessed nest said...
just re-read your profile statement...made me come back to say ~ did you happen to visit the link from the #1. spot on the spring fling party??? being that you are a lover of all animals...it's a video.
it screams spring...
it brought tears to my eyes...
since you love that sort of thing...
like i do. just thought i would share.
- March 22, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- M.O.T.B said...
Very cool! Come by and visit if you get a chance. I am having a give-a-way!!!!!
- March 22, 2010 at 2:59 PM
This is awesome - so organized! Your children must love to craft here - and what adult wouldn't :)!
- March 23, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Beautiful and so organized! Better than my own.
I am new to your lovely blog via The Blessed Nest and will be returning.
- March 23, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- kylie said...
Hi Stephanie,
I came across your post when I was looking for organising kids craft areas. Love your ideas... we have the same chairs! Hope you don't mind I borrowed your pic for my post.
Best wishes,
- October 4, 2010 at 8:11 PM
- Creative Escapes said...
I love this! I am looking to expand and re-do my kids craft area - I love this!
- March 31, 2011 at 1:26 PM
I can't seem to locate the little hanging baskets and bins on the Ikea website. Do you think they possibly don't carry them anymore (if you purchased a long time ago?) or maybe I'm searching in the wrong area. Any help you can give in locating items like those would be wonderful! Thanks!
- June 29, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Heidi said...
nice work!
saw your post featured on Organizing...your way - i 'pinned' it to my 'organized spaces' board on pinterest. :)
happy organizing!
heidi of:
- July 13, 2011 at 7:23 AM
- Taylor said...
just found this on pinterest and I LOVE IT!
i am doing a series on my blog about unique craft spaces and would love for you to link this up!
I will be doing a ton of features!
- November 1, 2011 at 8:01 PM
- April said...
I am looking for the white/cream crayon containers that are hanging. Can you tell me where you got them? Looked through IKEA but couldn't seem to locate them....thanks
- January 16, 2012 at 1:17 PM
- Steph said...
This looks great. did you have to do anything to convert the ikea storage items?
- May 31, 2012 at 11:07 PM
- Emily said...
Can't find the ikea storage either!
- September 20, 2012 at 12:56 PM
- Sunny said...
I'm looking for something similar to the lamps, need lamps like that for my homeschooler.
- October 22, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Forgotten said...
Can you please tell me where to find those cups that hang across the bar? I have looked and looked for them!
Thank you so much!!
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5 The Acme Financial Statement Insurance Company Inc.: A Case Study Stephen J. Aldersley Ernst & Young (Canada) Prologue At the 1992 Kansas Symposium I made some serious judgmental errors, particularly during the discussion of Jerry Sullivan's article on Litigation Risk Broadly Considered. I made the silly observation that in this quagmire of auditor litigation, there was a business opportunity. It seemed to me that the auditing profession was running an insurance business while not really having any idea as to what the loss ratio was. Why not form an insurance company to offer financial statement insurance rather than audit opinions? After all, the market seemed to want someone to pay for their losses and the auditor was apparently the only party left with any money in a financial failure. It seems when I open my mouth I often get something caught in it. Almost a year ago, Raj Srivastava asked me to develop the idea more formally and present it at the 1994 Symposium. I accepted the invitation. So much for common sense. Well, here is the result of that analysis, a case study built around a business plan for a financial statement insurance company. If one considers the number of audits performed on an annual basis, one can only conclude that auditors actually make very few mistakes. In fact, as reported by Palmrose (1988) in her studies of auditor litigation the actual rate at which auditors fail in such way as to cause financial loss is extremely low, much less than one percent of the time. Notwithstanding this remarkable performance, the costs of auditor litigation, including direct payments, legal costs, and liability insurance premiums (when available), have risen to amounts that are now very significant costs for public accounting firms. As reported by Mednick in a speech at the American Accounting Association's 1993 Annual Meeting, the litigation costs of major U.S. auditing firms have risen to 11 percent of revenues in 1992 and continues to trend upward. This cost does not include the costs that are being added to each and every audit as audit firms react to the increasing exposure by seeking increasingly burdensome auditing standards and by following defensive auditing strategies. Should auditor legal costs continue to grow, it will probably not be long before auditing becomes uneconomic. What will evolve to replace the existing framework? Before attempting to answer that question, it is important to recognize that the current litigation environment and the public's expectation of auditors do not exist in a vacuum but as part of society's evolution. In the past, auditor litigation often led the evolution of the audit both in technical terms but more importantly in terms of what should be expected of an audit. While the auditing profession's attempts at bridging the expectation gap are highly worthwhile, they may reveal a more fundamental issue, and that may be a need that the existing framework cannot satisfy. 95
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Acme Financial Statement Insurance Company Inc.: A case study
Aldersley, Stephen J.
Srivastava, Rajendra P., ed.
Financial statements -- Auditing
Auditing Symposium XII: Proceedings of the 1994 Deloitte & Touche/University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems, pp. 094-108
|Published by: University of Kansas, School of Business
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|University of Mississippi Library. Accounting Collection
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|Auditing Symposium XII 1994-p94-108