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Reviewing My Short Term Goals
Whether you realize it or not, my posting frequency has slightly drop in this blog. As an indirect result to that, my Alexa ranking has dropped as well. Actually, I have been doing some deep thinking. What is it actually that I want to achieve from my online adventure? What is it that I want to achieve from blogging? Let's recap my personal short term goal that I set at the end of last year:
1. To have an online income equivalent to my fix monthly salary job. Therefore I can have more money… My online income is presently (at the time I made that entry) accounting only about 14% of my salary. I need to double my effort to ensure I can have both off line and online income. Would that be nice! It's not easy but it's not impossible too.
My comment: It's not easy to be successful in this business. It is possible but I repeat, it is not as easy as it seems. You look at international probloggers like John Chow and Caroline Middlebrook; and local IM like Zul Smartusaha and Team SaifulSham. Do you think those people arrived at their current state just like that. Nope…. They are committed and they worked hard. I'm not sure whether they think they are already successful or not, but surely a lot of us do recognize and would love to be like them. OK, back to me, my situation… Really it is not easy. Often, I found something interesting in a form of video, audio, ebook but I just haven't had the time to allocate to absorb the information lying beneath it. I hate to say I'm busy… I'm trying to avoid that word. I'm trying to be a little bit positive.
So, what have I been doing for the past few days, or perhaps the past few weeks? Continuous learning… I've been listening to the audio and video that I saved in my hard disc. Why? To create a strategy to speed up my online success – to have an online income equivalent to my monthly salary. Is that possible? Can I realize that? Can I achieve that? Short answer is yes. Long answer: it is a matter of my hard work, consistency and perseverance; and it's a matter of time. However, I have targeted to achieve that goal by the end of this year. It is now almost end April and that leaves me with approximately another 7 months plus to prove myself and my family something. I'm now pressuring myself!
How am I going to do it?
I'm going to expand my pay per click activities, learn some opt-in-list building and slowly involve with some affiliate programs. I'll try my very best to squeeze my time and energy to work on those lists… And I must not forget to stay FOCUS on what I'm doing. I can't let other programs or offers distract me. I must discipline myself and stay laser FOCUS. Wish me luck guys… 🙂
2. To get myself a decent laptop for my online activities. I'm not looking for something super or marvelous. A decent laptop with a good processor with a 1 Gb RAM or above, hard disc around 80Gb will make me smile. The laptop that I'm currently using belongs to my wife and she need to use it for her work.
My comment: Well, nothing much to comment here. I got one already and I'm using it now. This goal has been achieved.
3. To learn and become well verse in WordPress, CPanel, Photoshop and creating websites. I really need to master them in order to be successful in the early stage of my online career. I wish there's a teacher or 'sifu' beside me who can teach the techniques and secrets of internet success.
My comment: I haven't really covered this part yet. I'm still exploring and mastering wordpress. Haven't really touched CPanel and Photoshop. Still not sure when to learn those stuffs. If there's a mentor to guide me, I would jump 🙂 !!!
4. To publish a book (or e-book). I've been dreaming to publish a book since my university life. However, I haven't done so due to time limitations and various other factors. I think this coming year will be a good time for me to push myself publishing a book with my name as the author. It's not the money that I want; it's the pleasure of publishing my own book that I'm looking for.
My comment: I'm still working on it. It will be something related to my niche. If I can't produce an Ebook this year, I may produce a report instead. I'll be very happy to release a report via an opt-in-list. The most important thing is to work on the article content which has value, real value to my target audience. The draft is in my laptop, off course 😉 .
5. To reduce 20% of my weight. I don't dare to reveal my weight here but this year is a record breaking high. I look ugly in the digital photos taken by my wife. In order to achieve this goal, I need to control my diet and exercise regularly and effectively. Sometimes I just don't understand why I'm craving to eat every hours!!!
My comment: Hmm… I guess I need to revise the target from 20% to 10%. That will be a more realistic figure, physically and mathematically 🙂 .
Out of 5 goals, I have online realized one. I have another 4 more to work on. I need to:
1. Stay focus
2. Work consistently
3. Use all the time that I have efficiently and effectively = optimum
What about you?


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Monday, December 29, 2008
Ugly Sweater Party Pics
On Saturday we had our first Ugly Sweater Party. It was more difficult than I thought to actually FIND ugly sweaters, but everyone did a pretty good job. Even had a few people end up with the same ones! We had a gift exchange, games, and oh so much food. It was a lot of fun.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Successful Christmas!
When I say successful, I mean it was relaxing, fun and stress-free. Luckily I got most of my Christmas shopping done pretty early this year, so on Christmas Eve we got to focus on just wrapping the gifts and preparing delicious food. We had the Christmas music going and it was raining outside, so it really
like Christmas this year - ya know? Sometimes there's so much hustle and the weather doesn't quite match the season, so its hard to get in the zone. But not this time. It was so nice. My brother helped me bake cookies and my husband's family came over for dinner and presents.
Christmas Day was still raining and we rolled ourselves out of bed around 11:30 to go eat some french toast. We spent the afternoon relaxing and watching movies before joining in the festivities with some of the other relatives. We played White Elephant and got to see a new baby (she is sooo cute!) What a great holiday. Even yesterday we had our HomeView Holiday Party and got to spend the day freezing our buns off at the race track. It was fun to bet on the horses, but even more fun to come home and get cozy for the evening.
Usually I am very sad to see Christmas go - and this year won't be any different - but it's not over yet. We still have the gift exchange with our friends tonight, so we are cooking again and getting ready for everybody. Hubs has all of this week off too, so we will get to spend some more time together cozy by the fire, watching movies. And to top it off, some of my family is coming to visit next weekend for Mom's birthday, so we will exchange more gifts and get to see Disneyland all decorated for the holidays. I just love this time of year!
Hope all of you had a Merry Christmas too!
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Friday, December 19, 2008
P.F.T. (Pretty Frickin' Terrible)
PFT actually stands for Pulmonary Function Test. I had one of those today. I went in not really know what to expect, just that they would be monitoring my breathing. I had no idea what a traumatic experience it would be! They put me in a little glass box with just a chair and a machine that you blow air into. The mouthpiece was exactly like one you'd use while scuba diving. Then, they plug your nose and make you take a lot of normal breaths, then a lot of deep breaths, then empty out your lungs, etc. Just lots of different types of breathing.
I kept watching the therapist's face as she was looking at my results and it was sort of a grimace. Like this:
And I thought "Well, that can't be good".
part was one particular test in the middle of my session. First, I had to breath
- as normal as I could with my nose plugged and breathing through a scuba mouthpiece, by the way. Then all of a sudden, the therapist would say "Ok, let all the air out! Go, go, go, a little longer, keep going, let it all out, a little longer, a little longer.... OK!" and when you were completely out of air, they would block the mouthpiece and you would have NO AIR AT ALL. Just when you want to take the biggest breath of your life, you can't! I had to sit like that for a couple seconds, but it seemed like an eternity. I started getting totally panicked because I was sitting in this little box, with no air - I just couldn't do it! I pulled away from the machine and completely ruined the test. So we had to start over.
Then second time wasn't much better. The third time, she got frustrated with me because I wasn't breathing NORMAL in the beginning of the test. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BREATHE NORMAL, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT IN A FEW SECONDS I WILL BE COMPLETELY WITHOUT AIR?? My heart was racing and my hands were sweaty and it just made me so nervous and uncomfortable. Finally, the fourth time I guess I did it well enough that I didn't have to start over. PHEW! But seriously, so scary. I mean, I knew she wouldn't kill me or anything, but in the moment it was so upsetting.
I began hating the therapist. I hated her face and the way she talked - all because she was the poor lady adminstering the test. Once it was over, I had no ill feelings toward her at all. She was actually quite nice. But while it was happening I wanted to pull her scraggly brown hair out.
: (Get ready for this shocker)
I have asthma that is out of control.
Thanks Dr. Obvious! Why do you think I came here in the first place? I swear, these fancy doctors with their fancy titles and fancy coats are YET to tell me something I don't already know. Unbelievable!
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Monday, December 15, 2008
New York State of Mind
First, let me preface this entry by saying that I was originally keeping a little notebook of all the things we did, because I have the worst memory of anyone I know. But the notebook was lost somewhere in the shuffle. So I will try to remember as much as I can off the top of my head. Brace yourselves, this will be kind of long...
I had my "New York Moment" as soon as we arrived in the city. It was Thursday at 5:30 in the morning. We grabbed our bags and waited in line for a taxi. It was cold. And it was raining. The cabbie started heading toward the Manhattan/Midtown area. He was quiet most of the ride, but then started playing Michael Bolton and singing and whistling along to the music, which was cracking me up. Then, no joke,
New York State of Mind
started playing. I wiped the fog from my window, pressed my face against the glass and looked out to see the Chrysler building and the lights from the big city. I sighed and realized immediately that I was going to love New York. Just as I was completely wrapped up in my moment, the driver rolled down the windows and the cold knocked me right out of my haze and back into reality. That breeze was no joke. It was FREEZING! And he left the windows open for like 5 minutes. Do they not have a defrost button for the windshield??
We arrived at the hotel a little before 7am and woke up the other couple traveling with us. They had arrived the night before and I'm sure were just cozy in their beds when we barged in. Hubby and I laid down and swore we'd be up in a few minutes, we just needed to rest for a bit.
Three hours later, I think we finally rolled out of bed and got ready to see the town. We immediately hit a Dunkin' Donuts for some breakfast treats and walked over to Times Square. Our hotel was just 5 or 6 blocks away so it was really convenient and easy to get everywhere.
Times Square was pretty much the
way I imagined it, except for all the rain. And it did not stop all day. It rained long into the night, past the time that our jeans and shoes were soaked through. But what are you going to do? We only had 3 days to see everything,
so the rain did not stand in our way! We walked through Bryant Park, the NY Public Library, the Empire State Building, the enormous Macy's (I have never seen a bigger shoe section in my life!), Jekyll and Hyde's - and eventually wound up at Rue 57 for a yummy dinner with my cousin. He was super nice and paid for ALL of us and it was fun to see him after so many years. After dinner, we ran over to FAO Swartz and then decided the rain had sufficiently kicked our butts and it was time to go back to the hotel. We still had a little ways to walk, so we got to see quite a bit of the city at night with all the Christmas decorations everywhere. We also thought it would be a good idea to invest in ponchos in case the rain didn't stop - luckily, we never even had to open them. (That always happens!) We had some good laughs in the hotel room that night, kind of like one of those slumber parties where you can't stop giggling. And it was just nice getting caught up with some old friends.
We got to move all our stuff over to the apartment that was very generously offered to us by some relatives of my girlfriend. The apartment was located in the Financial District and had the most awesome view! Just beautiful. And it was small, but that made it all the more cozy.
rst, we got bundled up and walked a couple blocks to Ground Zero. It sure doesn't look like much because there is so much construction going on. But it was very sobering to see all the dedications and memorials hung up around the area. I wish I had seen the towers before they fell because its hard to imagine how tall they were. All the buildings around it are tall, but the towers apparently dwarfed them all by a lot. They are in the process of building a few new towers with one extra huge "Freedom Tower" in the center of it all. That will be such a sight!
to stop for hot dogs from a street vendor and even though its just a hot dog, its so darn good! Then we walked a couple more blocks to Wall Street and the NYSE, all the while bracing ourselves against the freezing wind. The tall buildings almost act as a wind tunnel and it sometimes takes your breath away with how cold it is. We also saw Battery Park and got a little more familiar with the subway before heading to Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center. We took an elevator up 70 floors to the Top of the Rock Observation Deck and that was amazing! You could see the whole city and it was just so beautiful. Then we took an NBC Studios tour and got to see the SNL set as they prepped for Saturday's show. We went down to the front of 30 Rock and saw the ice skaters and the Christmas tree. Across the street was Saks 5th Avenue and St. Patrick's Cathedral. We ended up going down into Little Italy for dinner and got totally stuffed on all you could eat pasta and bread. We took a cab back to the hotel and didn't last long before our exhausted bodies just knocked out.
We knew we had to see Liberty Island and Ellis Island, so after a quick breakfast, we bought our tickets and waited in line for an hour and a half to get on the ferry. At this point, I can honestly say I have never felt more cold in my entire life. When the wind wasn't blowing, it was barely tolerable. And whenever there was a gust, it would just go straight through to your bones. I was initially worried I'd be sweating under all my layers, but I am fairly certain I did not lose one drop of sweat during the entire trip. Thankfully, we got a seat on the
of the ferry and took the short cruise to the Statue of Liberty. It sort of gave me chills seeing it for the first time (unless that was from my frostbitten toes) because its just sort of surreal. Seeing all the iconic symbols that you've heard about your whole life. So rad to actually experience it. Ellis Island was nice too. I didn't really know what to expect but there is a cool immigration museum and lots of history contained in one building.
By the time we returned from the islands, it was already getting dark. We ran back to apartment to add more layers and then took a subway ride over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or just The Met). That place was enormous and I know we barely saw any of it in the hour and a half that we were there, but it was really cool. Very beautiful also. We had dinner reservations at Ruby Foo's in Times Square so we ran back just in time for a delicious meal and then took a Carriage Ride through Central Park. Our driver was slightly insane, but if nothing else, it was an experience. I remember that he really liked blondes, so he was in luck with my girlfriend and I, but otherwise I just remember laughing at all the weird stuff he would say. We got some hot chocolate and shopped for a few little souvenirs, walked back through Times Square again and took a subway back to the apartment.
The next morning, we were on our way home. We slept quite a bit on the plane - just exhausted from the whole trip. I mean, we walked the heck out of that city and were all over the place for 10 hours every day - and I know we still only skimmed the surface. There is SO MUCH to see and do there. We didn't even go north of Central Park! I had no idea how big it all was. Thank goodness my husband really loved it too, because I know we will be going back. Then we can see what the rest of New York City has to offer. I'm sure we won't be disappointed.
I truly do Heart NY.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
John Mayer: Take 2
After a failed attempt at seeing John Mayer in concert this last summer (which we DID get our money back for, by the way), we thought we'd take another shot and see him at an indoor venue where everyone is guaranteed a seat. He was playing at the new Nokia Live Theater in Downtown L.A. and it was a great venue.
Absolutely loved it. And that John Mayer is one talented cookie. It was an acoustic show, so just him and the guitar, and he did some pretty awesome stuff. My husband pointed out to me at one point, that he had tuned down the top string on his guitar and was playing BASS with his thumb, while his
four fingers were still playing the chords/melody of the song. Amazing right? As a musician, he is top notch.
As a storyteller... well, let's just say he could have been better. One thing I usually love about acoustic concerts is the fact that you get the know the musician a little. They talk about where their inspiration comes from. And things they have seen that touched them. And stories about their families. And tell funny jokes and antectdotes. But poor John - he basically can't get over himself! Mostly shared how awesome he is as a person and how well his life has turned out. He has 5 grammy nominations, he gets followed by the paprazzi, he has an fantastic dating life, he has lots of money, he is super famous, etc, etc. And then closed with "But I'm still the same old John, right?" I couldn't help but think "Highly doubtful!" I really can't imagine that the old John Mayer, whom I have been listening to religiously since the late 90's, was this full of himself. But he HAS dated Jennifer Aniston, so I guess you can't blame the guy. If I had once dated Jennifer Aniston, I would think I was pretty rockin' too. Eh. I still loved show overall.
On Sunday night, we celebrated my big-little brother's 21st birthday. That was really fun and all the friends came out to play. We had pizza here at the house and then went to a comedy club
called the Ice House in Pasadena. I had seen on the events calendar that there was a special
engagement that evening, but no details at all. So we weren't really sure what to expect. Turns out, it was "Comedy for Queers" (stand-up acts by all gay and lesbian comedians). We were a little surprised and had some laughs about that before the show began.
Like, go figure that we came on that night, right? Then we just enjoyed the show. It was raunchy and hilarious, just like a comedy club should be. And I think the bro really enjoyed himself. And he got HOOKED UP, let me tell ya. Our friends are so nice and generous. So it was a successful night and really fun, busy weekend.
Also got my Christmas decorations up! Love it.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
She Deserved It...?
I have never considered myself a work-a-holic, but I have figured out that a lot of my self-worth came from working really hard, being good at my various jobs, making money, and rewarding myself with
. Now, that isn't the case any longer and I am relying 100% financially on my husband. It is really weird and hard for me. I always saw myself as a stay at home Mom, but never a stay at home Housewife. Dream big, right! When I was working my tooshie off at my various jobs, all I could do was imagine the day when I got to stay home, but now that its happened, its freaking me out a little bit.
For the first few months that I was home, the personal business was going really well so I hardly had an opportunity think - I was just keeping my head above water trying to get everything done. Now that things have slowed down, I have to find other ways to occupy my time. (Hence, my three blogs). Anyone who knows me will say "Well this is when she goes shopping!" And I want to. Pretty much every day. But with no income of my own, I feel weird spending my husband's hard earned dough on silly sweaters and shoes. I've been getting by the last couple of months because I was pulling money from my savings account. Money that I had put in there originally, so I figured it was there for me to use. However, I didn't know that whatever I had been pulling out, my husband had been putting back in from his own checking account. Sneaky!
He keeps saying that we just need to get a joined account and share the finances, but I haven't been able to bring myself to do that yet. I can't figure out why, since its always been my anti-feminist dream to have a man take care of me. But I always told him that I wanted my own checking account with some of my own money to buy the things I want without having to justify my purchases. Its not that he ever asks or says anything negative about what I'm buying. Sometimes he laughs when I bring home
jacket, but he's usually very understanding. So he's never given me a reason to NOT want to share the finances.
I suppose the bottom line is that I figured once I was home with OUR children, it would be different and he could take care of
all of us
as a family unit. But taking care of just me - the same me that spends most of the day sitting on the computer, hanging out with the cat and occassionally doing laundry and other chores? I'm ultra grateful, but I just feel like I don't deserve it.
What a goofy thing to whine about. But how do I make this transition?
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Monday, December 1, 2008
We Elfed Ourselves!
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I love doing these every year!
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanksgiving Weekend
We were lucky enough to have two delicious Thanksgiving dinners this year. And each were enjoyable for their own reasons. On Thursday, we headed down to San Diego to spend some time with Husband's side of the family. Several of his uncles, aunts and cousins were there and it was fun seeing everyone again. We usually only see his Dad's side of the family a couple times a year (if that) so it was good to get caught up. Dinner was great and the hosts are always nice about letting so many people invade their home.
We stayed the night in San Diego at a Vagabond Inn (slightly scary) so that we could get an early start the next morning to Utah. Our plan sort of worked - we were out of bed by 6:30am, but by the time we showered, got our stuff together and had breakfast, we didn't hit the road until 9:30am. The trip felt long and we hit some traffic here and there, but besides being bored and having to stop every hour so Hubby could pee, it went fine. The fam is all doing well. My mom and step-dad were on a special diet the last couple months and both lost a significant amount of weight, so they just look awesome! Happy and healthy for sure. My nephew is cute as ever - running around, climbing on everything, giving kisses, throwing fits, clapping and imitating animal noises. I couldn't get enough of him. I still don't think he understands that I'm the same Aunt from all the pictures, but he warmed up to me pretty fast. I miss him already! Here he is really taking advantage of the toy box.
We didn't get to stay long in Utah. We arrived at like 6pm on Friday and were out of there by 9:30pm on Saturday, but that was just because we knew we could avoid the traffic if we left a day early. It was worth it. The last time I drove home on a Thanksgiving weekend, it took over 10 hours. Its just exhausting when the normal trip is only 6 hours. So by leaving the night before, we saved ourselves quite a bit of time.
But the short time we were there, we had fun as usual. Saturday afternoon was our Thanksgiving dinner #2 and it was seriously the bomb. The turkey was so good and the peach cobbler for dessert! Oh, I could have just died. Besides stuffing ourselves, we mostly just hung out, and that was just what we needed.
So much to be thankful for:
Etc, etc, etc... On to the next holiday!
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I've been married to my amazing husband since September '06. Life is great! We added a sweet little boy to our family in December '10. He was born with a Congenital Heart Defect and had open heart surgery at 2 weeks old. It was so scary, but I feel so lucky every day for all we are blessed with. We have a great support system in our friends and family. We work hard so we can play hard - although we don't always have the energy. And we never want to forget where we came from.
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Monthly Comic Gene, 490 yen, 700 pages.
The best way to describe Gene is with the word "average". There's nothing really good or really bad, both artistically or storywise. Which may be the problem. Nothing stands out. Even looking at the cover, ignoring the bright colors, the character designs and poses are simply bland. The one title that seems to have any pull at all is Brave10 S, which is a sequel to Brave 10. Personally, I've never heard of it before.
(Utahen. Ed-era 4-koma gag comic.)
The cover story is Kagerou Disk. a new series starting up in this issue. The story is slow to pick up, and seems to be about a kid writing music on his computer at home. A sprite or fairy of some sort lives in the computer, and causes more problems than she solves in writing the music. The kid is forced into going outside for the day, and carries the sprite on his smartphone. They go to a department store, where he encounters at least one unusual figure. The chapter ends with terrorists breaking into the building. The artwork's not bad, but the character designs are too cartoony. There are two freebies in this issue, one of which is a CD with a track of sample "music" from the manga. The track is about 3 minutes long, and is mainly noise music that doesn't seem to be able to make up its mind as to what it wants to sound like. Very erratic, jarring sounds. I don't mind noise, but this track appears to suffer from too many editors.
(Lucky Dog Blast.)
LOTS of 4-koma manga, interspersed in with the other titles. Nothing that really looks promising to me. Genres include Edo-era drama, horror, fantasy, combat, monsters and vampires.
(Brave 10 S.)
Regarding Brave 10 S - it is a very nicely drawn costume drama set around the Warring States period, with highly stylized versions of various buff warlords and their minions fighting each other with weapons that didn't exist at the time, in clothing that still doesn't exist now. Visually impressive, but rather silly.
(Seishun Gakuen Return!.(Youth Academy Returns!) The freebie insert manga.)
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An open invitation: "Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that President Barack Obama must visit the Texas southern border to see the immigration crisis for himself. 'If he doesn't come to the border, I think it's a real reflection of his lack of concern of what's really going on there,' Perry said on FOX News' 'FOX and Friends,' noting that Obama is planning to be in Texas next week for fundraisers." Smart political move by the governor.
You'd think this would open up the field to new up-and-coming Democrats, but so far the old guard isn't going away gracefully. "By all accounts the Democrats face significant challenges in the midterm elections. It can't help them that the party's two most prominent figures—President Obama and Hillary Clinton —have become tone deaf. . . . After Hillary Clinton left the State Department in February 2013, Gallup tested her public standing that April, finding that 64% of Americans had a favorable impression and 31% unfavorable. By June 8 of this year, Mrs. Clinton's favorables in the Gallup poll had dropped to 54% while her unfavorables had risen to 43%, which were her numbers at the end of the brutal 2008 Democratic primaries. And this was before her book tour."
Obama opened himself up to just such criticism. "He can do some small temporary measures, but think about this: Bush tried to do it when he had all Republican control. Then they tried to do it when there was Democratic control of the House and Senate and a Republican president. Then we had all Democratic control for two years. It didn't get done." He certainly is all bark and no bite these days.
The voters no longer seem open to the "blame Bush" routine. "The public largely blames President Obama for the flood of children who have poured over the border in recent weeks, creating a growing humanitarian crisis, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll released Monday. The late June survey found that the public largely blames Obama policies for the crisis in Iraq and believes the lost IRS emails are an administration effort to cover up wrongdoing at the agency." By a 56 to 41 percent margin, Americans think our premature exit from Iraq caused the current crisis there.
Obama gave the jihadists an opening, which they surely will seize."[W]hen America withdraws all its troops by 2016, as President Obama is planning to do, it will not take long for the Taliban to regroup and retake territory it had lost to the Americans. Then al Qaeda will be free to return to Afghanistan and reestablish the safe haven it lost in that country after the 9/11 attacks. Moreover, without bases in Afghanistan, America will be unable to carry out drone strikes in Pakistan, giving al Qaeda freer movement within the trial regions of Pakistan." Read the whole thing.
As Obama's presidency sinks, Democrats open fire on one another. "Alaska Sen. Mark Begich says fellow Senate Democrat Claire McCaskill is investigating contracting practices in his home state because she 'refuses to try and understand the history and culture' of Alaska. . . . Begich, who is up for reelection this fall in a conservative state, called his Democratic colleague's actions 'troubling' and mocked her legislative specialty of investigating waste and fraud, an unusual personal attack between senators of an opposite party and even rarer for fellow Democrats." Yikes.
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His statistics say he'll definitely make an impact. Xavier racked up 117 total tackles last year, including ten sacks, 47 tackles for a loss, and 40 unassisted tackles. He also amassed 68 quarterback pressures, two fumble recoveries, caused four fumbles and was a unanimous selection as all-district defensive tackle.
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It was an error in the GPS system that prompted AirAsia X flight to land in Melbourne when it was en route to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Sydney.
The incident took place on March 10, 2015 when the captain of the plane took an incorrect longitudinal direction to Malaysia, which led to the inaccuracy of the GPS result. The confusion happened just before the takeoff because of the unidentified error in the GPS system.
When the error was identified, the plane could not return to Sydney because of bad and cloudy weather as it did not allow the pilot to see the runway. Hence, he had to land the flight in Melbourne two hours after taking off. The air traffic controller guided the pilot and the crew manually to the Australian city. They used their radar position to identify the plane's current location and accordingly gave instructions.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported on Wednesday that the crew tried to help fix the issue but couldn't resolve it. "Attempts to troubleshoot and rectify the problem resulted in further degradation of the navigation system, as well as to the aircraft's flight guidance and flight control systems," the ATSB said.
After the investigation, the bureau found that the aircraft lacked an upgraded version of the flight management system that could prevent the incorrect data entry. The regulator asked the airport authorities to upgrade the system and offer required training to crew members. The air transport watchdog said that the event has brought into focus the lack of experience of most of the crew members in handling the "data entry errors".
"This occurrence highlights that even experienced flight crew is not immune from data entry errors," News.com.au quoted the ATSB as saying. "However, carrying out procedures and incorporating equipment upgrades recommended by aircraft manufacturers will assist in preventing or detecting such errors."
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Below are the syllabi for all of Chapman's Honors courses in PDF format. These provide a general outline of how the course may be taught—but they should not be relied upon for determining the actual textbooks, exam schedule, etc. That information will be unique to each professor and provided to you at the beginning of each course.
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Artist: Frederick William MacMonnies (American, New York 1863–1937 New York)
Date: 1895–96, cast 1901
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (75.6 x 59.7 x 34.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number: 22.61
MacMonnies's best groups have an exuberance resulting from his affinity for contemporary sculpture in France, where he spent much of his career. Modeled in Paris, "Boy and Duck" depicts a laughing boy delighted at having captured a prize duck. When the work is installed as a fountain, the duck and ducklings spout water from their open beaks, and the implied noise and confusion of the moment are vividly evoked. The theme of a nude boy struggling with a feisty animal dates back to ancient works of art, some of which MacMonnies had admired on a trip to Italy in 1894. The tradition was revived in Italian Renaissance art and carried further in nineteenth-century French and American sculpture.


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Peters & Hunt Q&A
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Last Updated: 14/06/14 12:06am
There are only a select group of Englishmen who can call themselves World Cup-winning footballers.
Geoff Hurst's hat-trick and captain Bobby Moore, holding the Jules Rimmet trophy aloft at Wembley, are the standout memories from that 4-2 win over West Germany after extra time in 1966 but the contributions of others will also never be forgotten.
West Ham United's Martin Peters was England's other goalscorer in the final while Hurst's strike partner, Liverpool's Roger Hunt, had netted twice in the group stages earlier in the campaign.
Roy Hodgson and his current England squad will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of those heroes from the Sixties when things get under way in Brazil and we asked Peters and Hunt what it takes.
What does it feel like to win the World Cup for England?
Blast From The Past
World Cup final: England v West Germany, Wembley Stadium
Date: 30th July 1966
Score: 4-2 to England (AET)
Attendance: 98,000
Final word: "And here comes Hurst. He's got... some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over. It is now! It's four!"
Martin Peters: "I still love it to bits. It was a great time, and such a long time ago now. For me to be in the winning team was quite unbelievable. I get called on quite a bit and people recognise me and say, 'hello, Martin, how are you?'. The greatest thing was we were playing in England; it was fantastic. Having the great support behind us at Wembley in the games was fantastic."
Roger Hunt: "After the final, I went back to club training three days later. Liverpool boss Bill Shankly, being a Scotsman, was not too keen that we had won the World Cup. It did not seem such a big deal at the time; it is only later that its significance has sunk in. As the years have gone on with England having failed to win it again - although we have gone close a couple of times - it has become an iconic sporting moment. I guess if we had won it again since we would not be talking about 1966 now, would we?"
Tell us a little bit about those days in 1966. Are they fond memories?
The pressure was enormous going into the tournament. The whole country expected us to win
Roger Hunt
MP: "It is amazing, really, that in the very first game against Uruguay, Geoff Hurst and myself did not get picked to play and we drew 0-0. I came in the next game and we played a couple more games before Geoff came in for the quarter-finals. It was great for me, because I knew how Geoff and Bobby Moore played from club level with West Ham. I was on the left of midfield and had Bobby behind me at centre-back and Geoff in front of me as a striker. We used to work great goals together. I always tell people that West Ham won the World Cup!"
RH: "When the tournament got under way, I started the first game against Uruguay up front with Jimmy Greaves. We did not play too well and it finished in a goalless draw. Geoff was a bit more physical and better in the air. West Ham with Ron Greenwood had fine-tuned some moves over the years that the England team actually copied. You can see one of them replicated with Geoff's goal against Argentina in the quarter-final. Whenever Martin crossed it to Geoff, he just knew where his team-mate would be. Peters was on the left, and it did not matter where Geoff was, he would just hit it to the near post. By this time Geoff, whenever Martin got the ball in that position, would make his move. If you watch it on TV, it is a fantastic goal against Argentina and one he scored often for West Ham."
What does it take to win a World Cup with England?
MP: "It is important for everyone to be in form; not just one particular person. From right-back to left wing, you have all got to be playing well. You have all got to help each other and make sure you get out there and score some goals."
RH: "The pressure was enormous going into the tournament. The whole country expected us to win. Alf Ramsey had said before it got under way that we would win the World Cup. We had not lost a game for quite a while and had a good record of consecutive wins and draws dating back to the previous World Cup. Having not really been beaten for a long time, there was no escaping that level of expectancy."
How important is an inspirational captain in a World Cup-winning England team? Can Steven Gerrard emulate Bobby Moore?
MP: "Bobby was a great guy and a great player and I was lucky to play with him. Steven Gerrard is a really nice guy and plays well. He is in good form at the moment."
RH: "When you are standing in the dressing room before a World Cup final there are a lot of emotions drifting around but you are nervous first and foremost, you cannot get away from that. Bobby was the captain and he led by example; he was a great, great leader and helped us all."


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For all its video-game bedazzlements, Attack of the Clones suffers from severe digital glut, periodically relieved, if you can call it that, by amateur theatrics.
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An insider's guide to funding afterschool: Collaborating with communications
By Maria Leyva
The Afterschool Alliance is pleased to present the latest installment of "An insider's guide to funding afterschool," a blog series by the development team at the Afterschool Alliance, featuring strategies to successfully fund and sustain out-of-school time programs.
As fundraisers, we know that projecting the best information about our organizations is a key way to win new supporters and keep existing ones. The right messaging strategy can bolster support from donors and funders, and establish and increase your organization's credibility. A close partnership with your organization's communications team can make that happen.
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Consistency is key
When writing a grant application, an annual letter of appeal to donors, or an email to a prospective new donor, it's crucial to produce fundraising messaging that is consistent and aligned with the overall language and messaging of your organization. Delivering clear, consistent, and accurate messaging builds interest and trust in your organization while keeping current donors connected and loyal to your mission.
Because effective fundraising materials aim to inform prospective or current donors about the work of your organization, make an effort to coordinate with your communications, media, or quality control team to review your content. These staff are skilled in message framing, proofing, and polishing, and can review the accuracy of the information you're presenting. Additionally, they can ensure your fundraising materials use the organization's color palette, images, and logo. Details like visual branding and effective copy are foundational to conveying the best possible impression of your organization to prospective funders and external audiences.
Current events lead to currency
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Collaboration with your communications team ensures you'll capture the latest and most compelling information in your fundraising materials. These efforts will keep your current donors engaged and informed about your work, while also piquing the interest of new donors.
For year-end appeals in particular, a common strategy is to use short stories or quotes from your field to demonstrate the need for your organization's services. This is a compelling way to show the impact your organization has on communities, and can effectively motivate donor interest and support. In using this strategy, make sure to obtain approval from the individual(s) you will be quoting or highlighting in your stories.
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Fundraising and communications are a natural fit for cross-departmental collaboration. Communications professionals can bring their skillset to bear on your materials and help you present prospective and current donors and funders with the best possible version of your organization's messaging and voice. When planning your next initiative, reach out and see what you can create together!
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Sensex Closes Up 146 Points, Nifty 0.61 Pct Higher As IT, Pharma Stocks Rise
MUMBAI: Snapping a two-session losing run, the Sensex surged 146 points on Thursday to close at 28,301, powered by IT stocks, after bellwether TCS said it will consider a share buyback proposal next week. Value-buying in pharma and other counters and upbeat macroeconomic data also supported the rebound. Sentiment got a lift after the country's largest software company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said its board will meet on 20 February to consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares of the company.
The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong note at 28,223.85, succumbed to profit-booking and slipped to hit the day's low of 28,146.19, before bouncing back to close higher by 145.71 points, or 0.52pct at 28,301.27. It touched an intra-day high of 28,327.84. The gauge had lost 196.06 points in the last two days. The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61pct to 8,778. Intra-day, it shuttled between 8,783.95 and 8,719.60.
"Positive macro data gave support to buoyant market sentiment. Exports rose 4.32 pct to USD 22.11 billion in January and imports rose 10.7 pct to USD 31.95 billion," said Karthikraj Lakshmanan, senior fund manager, equities, BNP Paribas Mutual Fund.
In the IT space, shares of TCS rallied 1.29pct to Rs2,446.90, while Infosys soared 3.01pct to Rs1,011.90 and Wipro rose 1.36pct to Rs 481.05. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs225.84 crore on Wednesday as per provisional data released by the stock exchanges.
Shares of SBI and its associates soared after the Cabinet approved their merger, a step aimed at strengthening the sector through consolidation of public banks. Seeking to create a global-sized bank, the Cabinet on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to the merger plan of SBI and its five associates.
The scrip of State Bank of Mysore soared 4.51pct, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur gained 3.48pct, State Bank of Travancore jumped 3.85pct while SBI gained 0.65pct on the BSE. Sun Pharma, which had been under pressure in the past few sessions on disappointing earnings, emerged as the top gainer among Sensex constituents by recovering 4.31pct to Rs649.30 on value-buying.
A mixed trend at other Asian bourses, tracking another record closing at the US markets yesterday after President Donald Trump reiterated his promise to unveil a tax reform plan soon, too influenced sentiment, brokers said.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.47pct and Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.52pct, while Japan's Nikkei fell 0.47pct. European markets, however, were subdued in early deals as London's FTSE fell 0.44pct, Paris CAC 40 shed 0.29pct and Frankfurt was down 0.22pct.
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I threw myself into the room, announcing I was there and the party could start.
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I knew quickly that we had a similar sense of humor. We both liked movies a lot.
His blue eyes were easy to dive into.
That day I shook his hand and it felt electric.
Amongst all those praying and meditating, I found him.
The fact that we both went to the retreat was fate. Wasn't it?
I rode in his well loved and used Volvo on a trip to the convenience store.
I followed him around the rest of the evening. Yes, like a puppy.
I'd NEVER done that with anyone before.
I made sure he remembered me.
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In the next few weeks we started dating and we talked a lot and learned about each other's families, lives, beliefs.
We each have three siblings, both from families of three boys and one girl. At the time we were both in college and working too.
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Fiscal Policy With Intertemporally Non-Separable Preferences
In this paper, we show that Ricardian equivalence does not hold in a representative agent framework if one considers goods whose current consumption affect future marginal utilities. We find that, when the intertemporal elasticity of substitution changes over time, the timing of lump sum taxation has an asymmetric effect on current and future consumption. This in turn induces distinctive welfare consequences even if the government and individual budget constraints are unchanged in present value terms.
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How to ensure the security of open source projects is a concern for many open source users including individual users and companies. But it's not an easy task to ensure the security of open source projects. Because everyone can see the source code, there is much higher possibility that a bug may be found by someone. Once a bug is disclosed, people may exploit it and do evil things, this may cause loss of money either for individuals or companies, some of the bugs may even have big impact to the...
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Google is missing in the photo with Chinese president Xi Jinping
Chinese president Xi Jinping has started his formal visit to US on 22nd September. The first stop is Seattle where Microsoft and Amazon headquarters are located. On 23rd September (Wednesday), Xi Jinping attended a forum named "The 8th US-China Internet Industry Forum" in Seattle. On this forum, president Xi expressed the attitude of Chinese government to Internet. He advocated to build an peaceful, secure, open and collaborative Internet environment so that every country can benefit from ...
10 super useful PHP snippets you probably haven't seen
When working with PHP, it is very useful to have a "toolbox" of handy functions and code snippets that can save lots of time when needed. Today, I'm going to show you 10 super useful code snippets that you probably never heard of. Text messaging with PHP using the TextMagic API If for some reason, you need to send text messages to your clients cell phones, you should definitely have a look to TextMagic. They provide an easy API which allow you to send SMS to cell phones. Plea...
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Steve Jobs attacks Android just for show?
Steve Jobs has a famous statement which says Android is a stolen product. What does Google CEO Larry Page think about this statement? Recently, Page said in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek that Apple hates Android just for show. He believes people should not look only to the competitions, but should focus on the potential cooperation opportunities to make the world better.The following is overview of the interview:Q: When you took over as CEO, one of your goals was to take the cle...
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Google Allo - Changing the way people chat
Google released a new smart messaging application a couple of weeks ago -- Google Allo. At first glance, it has no much difference than other mature messaging applications on the market such as What's App, Line, WeChat. It has a concise and easy to use user interface and comes with stickers, doodles, and HUGE emojis & text. But do we really need a new messaging application which is similar to others in most aspects? The answer is MAYBE. From its description, it claims it's a SMAR...
10 Questions with Facebook Research Engineer – Andrei Alexandrescu
Today we caught up with Andrei Alexandrescu for a "10 Question" interview. He is a Romanian born research engineer at Facebook living in the US, you can contact him on his website erdani.com or @incomputable. We will talk about some of the juicy stuff that going on at Facebook, so let's get started. Hello Andrei, welcome on Server-Side Magazine. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who are you? Where and what do you work? Who am I? Ah, the coffee breath of one talking about hims...
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Failed merge and acquisition cases in the Internet history
Bebo founder sold Bebo with 850 million US dollars in 2008, but later he bought it back with just 1 million US dollars. This news lets us think about those failed merge and acquisition cases in Internet history. Let's summarize some of them here. 1. Bebo Buyer : AOL Acquisition price : 650 million US dollars Sold price : 1 million US dollars Loss: 849 million US dollars In 2008, AOL was still belong to Time Warner. It made a decision to acquire the third largest social networking site Bebo, The...
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Use of Erlang in WhatsApp
After many years, people are still discussing whether Erlang is a small language. People have all sorts of doubt about it, but with the appearance of WhatsApp, we may change our mind. What is WhatsApp, from its official website: WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. The more funny thing is the main developer of WhatsApp Rick Reed worked in Yahoo and SGI before he joined WhatsApp and he didn't have any know...
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Twitter service down incidents summary
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5 Signs of a Great User Experience
If you've used the mobile social network Path recently, it's likely that you enjoyed the experience. Path has a sophisticated design, yet it's easy to use. It sports an attractive red color scheme and the navigation is smooth as silk. It's a social app and finding friends is easy thanks to Path's suggestions and its connection to Facebook. In short, Path has a great user experience. That isn't the deciding factor on whether a tech product takes off. Ultimately it comes down to how many ...
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I hear it all the time and see it all the time over social media.
The demonization of Monsanto as the bane of the earth. Monsanto this, Monsanto that – obviously it was Monsanto's fault because somehow they caused all the bad in the world.
The comments on anything not even remotely related to Monsanto literally become Monsanto related.
A general Facebook post can be put up about the benefits of genetically modified food, etc. and suddenly some variation of this comment appears with colorful language and lots of random conspiracy theories no one has actually proven "Well don't you know Monsanto's destroying the world?"
Well don't you know there are other companies committed to new technology development to help farmers continue to improve at what they do best including pesticides and genetically modified organisms that aren't Monsanto? As if this is even a bad thing – to find ways to make food more accessible to the consumer.
Apparently Tech Times decided they wanted to fearmonger today. As in creating fear without any actual scientific evidence. Which happens a lot in general. They've been fairly successful I would say as their article's been shared over 4,000 times.
Here's the catch though.
You read the whole article and get down to the bottom and it admits "there is no solid proof yet that the larvicide causes microcephaly".
So lets back up – we actually have no evidence of this but we wrote it anyway.
Also it's not even Monsanto's pesticide. They don't produce it and they don't sell it. The company that does is a business partner as stated on Monsanto's blog. The "Association" Tech Times mentions is literally a press release talking about Monsanto's efforts to help with weed management. Not control mosquito populations.
My heart hurts for those in countries where the Zika virus is rampant. We actually had to write a mini-paper in my economic entomology class describing the symptoms and prevention. Microcephaly is a potentially awful consequence for the child a pregnant woman is carrying that is infected with the Zika virus. Microcephaly can cause seizures, delay, disability and hearing or vision loss it is truly debilitating.
While you rarely die from the Zika virus you can have symptoms including rash and muscle pain among other things. The Zika virus and consequence of potential microcephaly is serious and shouldn't be trivialized by spreading misinformation that doesn't actually have any scientific backing.
Furthermore, let's take a moment to realize some of the noteworthy efforts Monsanto is making to help better the health of the planet overall worldwide. They're helping bees, monarch butterflies and are continually learning innovative ways to use less water, and keep soils in awesome shape.
We also need to realize that pesticides aren't inherently bad. They're simply tools to help us enjoy food that's not infested with bugs. There are guidelines for utilizing pesticides that are established based upon thorough scientific research so they can be responsibly used. You can read up more about the research done on this specific pesticide and several other reasons Tech Times assumption is not fact here.
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"As 3 studies of journalists show, they use the Web as a major research tool, exhibit high search dominance, and are impatient with bloated sites that don't serve their needs or list a PR contact.
Journalists often work under tight deadlines.
While certainly not a novel insight, this statement leads directly to many of the guidelines for how to design corporate websites that are usable for journalists and deliver the desired PR impact. Most of the PR sections of sites we've studied fail to support journalists in their quest for the facts, information, and contacts they can use to write stories about companies and their products.
Websites must be painfully clear about a company's purpose, products, and services. Websites for high-tech start-ups are particularly notorious for presenting generic, buzzword-filled mission statements that could apply equally well to both their worst competitors and companies producing completely different products.
If journalists can't find what they're looking for on a website, they might not include that company in their story. Journalists repeatedly said that poor website usability could reduce or completely eliminate their press coverage of a company. For example, after having a difficult time using a site, one journalist said:
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Another journalist described what he'd do if he couldn't find a press contact or the facts he needed for his story:
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Many journalists work from home. Many also have old computer equipment and aren't exactly obsessed with downloading the latest software. Thus, non-standard data formats or cutting-edge technologies tend to clog their Internet connections and sometimes even crash their computers. It's therefore wise to ensure that all your press materials work on low-end home computers running software that's 2 versions behind the latest release. We recommend that sites present all press information as simple, standard HTML. Journalists dislike PDF just as much as other users do.
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To find out how journalists use websites, we conducted 3 rounds of user research over a period of several years. We conducted most of the sessions in the United States, but also ran sessions in Denmark, Hong Kong, and the U.K. to ensure the international applicability of our findings.
A total of 40 journalists participated in the studies. They worked for a wide range of publications — from large national newspapers and magazines with millions of readers, to mid-sized local newspapers and specialized magazines with 100,000–500,000 readers, to smaller and highly targeted publications. In addition to print media, participants also wrote for radio shows and websites. Some of the participants were staff reporters, while others were freelancers.
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We tested 42 different websites and their press areas across the 3 research rounds. Sites ranged from huge companies — such as American Airlines, Bayer, and China Mobile — to smaller companies, B2B vendors, startups, non-profits, and government agencies." (Continued via Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) [Usability Resources]


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State-owned passenger train operator Elektriraudtee and rail network operator Eesti Raudtee have agreed on new timetables for the brand new trains.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, Chris Paul had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Detroit Pistons 104-98 on Wednesday night.
Blake Griffin added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Clippers, who outscored the Pistons 32-25 in the final period. Crawford, one of the NBA's top reserves, and Paul combined for 31 points in the second half.
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The existence of gangs in the United States of America is believed to start after the Mexican revolution in 1813. Initially, the gangs began with small member groupings which got used to hanging out and partying together. However, in the 1950s this trend changed. The activities of the gangs began evolving with each passing time. The gangs started acquiring lethal weapons and engaging in drugs trafficking. This led to gangs being characterized by the violent behaviours. The most common gangs in the United States came up in the 1950s. It is during this time that the West Side Story Era came to the lime light. This period was characterised by terror being inflicted onto the streets by the gang members; the gangs became steadily increasing (Bartollas & Miller, 2011).
Changes have been taking place in the gangs found in United States of America. The so called evolution of the gangs can be observed. Gangs were initially formed by youths who went to school and played together within the same neighbourhood. These youths developed a sense of identity and formed their own closely-knit groups. The activities, the gangs were involved in, were constantly shifted with time. Previously the gangs were hanging out and spending most of their time partying. This trend was changed, and most of the gangs got involved in criminal activities, the use of addictive substances or drugs. The gangs carried out the trafficking of illegal drugs and substances in the urban communities. The gangs became synonymous with inflicting terror to the neighbourhoods in which the gangs existed. These gangs carried out muggings, robberies, and extortion. The social composition of these gangs has also undergone a transformation. More adults form the majority of the composition in the gangs. This is because the youths who entered into the gangs did not leave the same neighbourhood, and as a result, they became adult members of the gang. Therefore, the youths who joined the gangs just added to the previously existing gang population (Bartollas & Miller, 2011).
There are three types of gangs in United States of America. The types of gangs were based on their motives in the society and the day-to-day activities that the gangs were engaging in. This includes the territorial, scavenger, and corporate gangs. Just like many organisation, the gangs too had leadership structures put in place. The establishment of leadership structures meant that the sustenance of the gangs is enhanced. These gangs to provide leadership adopted various models. Most of the gangs either adopted the horizontal, vertical or influential structures of leadership. The new members of the gangs are recruited after initiation rites are performed. The rites of passage of an individual varied in accordance with sex and family member involvement in the gang (Bartollas & Miller, 2011).
The gangs have been steadily increasing in number over time. The increase is attributed to changes in the social and the political climates in the United States of America. These changes brought about the variations in their livelihood. Those who could not cope with the changes resorted to join the gangs in order to make ends meet. It is for this reason that the numbers of those who joined the gangs kept on rising with time. Migration also contributes to the rising number of gang members from larger cities and suburban counties (Bartollas & Miller, 2011).
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