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Aya Batrawy and Sarah El Deeb
CAIRO: The official approval of Egypt�s disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress.
In a clear sign of anxiety over the economy, the turbulence of the past month and expected austerity measures ahead have some Egyptians hoarding dollars for fear the currency is about to take a significant turn for the weaker.
The battle over the constitution left Egypt deeply polarized at a time when the government is increasingly cash-strapped. Supporters of the charter campaigned for it on the grounds that it will lead to stability, improve the grip of Morsi and his allies on state institutions, restore investor confidence and bring back tourists.
�In times of change, politics are the driver of the economy and not the other way around,� said Mourad Aly, a media adviser for the political arm of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood, the backbone of Morsi�s presidency and the main group that backed the constitution.
But there are already multiple fights on the horizon.
The U.S. State Department bluntly told Morsi it was now time to make compromises, acknowledging deep concerns over the constitution.
�President Morsi, as the democratically elected leader of Egypt, has a special responsibility to move forward in a way that recognizes the urgent need to bridge divisions, build trust, and broaden support for the political process,� said Patrick Ventrell, acting deputy spokesman. �We hope those Egyptians disappointed by the result will seek more and deeper engagement. �
He said Egypt �needs a strong, inclusive government to meet its many challenges.�
After a spate of resignations of senior aides and advisers during the constitutional crisis, Morsi appeared to have lost another member of his government late Tuesday night when his communications minister posted on his Twitter account that he was resigning.
The minister Hany Mahmoud said he �couldn�t cope with the culture of government work, particular in the current conditions of the country.� The resignation could not be immediately verified because it came so late at night.
Morsi signed a decree Tuesday night that put the new constitution into effect after the election commission announced the official results of the referendum held over the past two weekends. It said the constitution has passed with a 63.8 percent �yes.� Turnout of 32.9 percent of Egypt�s nearly 52 million registered voters was lower than most other elections since the uprising nearly two years ago that ousted authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak
Morsi is expected to call for a new election of parliament�s lawmaking lower house within two months. In the meantime, the upper house, the Shura Council, will hold legislative power. But the chamber is overwhelmingly Islamist-dominated so any laws it passes could spark a backlash from the opposition. Many fear a legal crackdown on independent media, highly critical of Islamists.
In a bid to reach out to opposition, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood said he hoped the charter will be a �good omen� for Egyptians.
�Let�s all begin to build the renaissance of our country with free will, good intentions and strong determination, men, women, Muslims and Christians,� Mohammed Badie said on his Twitter account.
But the opposition said the passing of the document was not the end of the political dispute. Critics fear the constitution will usher in Islamic law in Egypt and restrict personal freedoms.
�This is not a constitution that will last for a long time,� said Khaled Dawoud, a spokesman for the main opposition group, the National Salvation Front, vowing to fight for more freedoms, social and economic rights.
In a sign that the new front for the opposition against Morsi�s policies may be the economy, Dawoud said the Morsi administration was �confused� both on the political and economic fronts.
�We want stability and economic prosperity like everybody else. But we don�t believe that the policies of Morsi and the Brotherhood will lead to more stability,� he said.


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Who we are:
Bryntum AB develops JavaScript tools and components based on Sencha's libraries - ExtJS and Sencha Touch.
Company was founded in 2009 and is based in Helsingborg, Sweden, though our team is international.
Main product line of the company consists from the set of scheduling tools: Ext Scheduler, Ext Gantt and Touch Scheduler. Recently we've added Siesta - testing tool for JavaScript and UberGrid - a grid component for SenchaTouch to the stack and we are looking for talented ExtJS developers to help us!
We�re currently looking for:
ExtJS / JavaScript Developer
Summary: You will help develop and maintain our Sencha-based components and make sure they keep pushing the limits of what can be done in the browser. You will be involved in every aspect of product development, adding features, documenting code, fixing bugs, supporting our forum users etc.
Conditions: This is a telecommute position, you will be working remotely. But it is considered "full time" - you are expected to be online 8 hours per day. We offer competitive compensation, depending on experience and delivered results.
Technical skills wish list:
- 3+ years experience with JavaScript, 1+ year experience either with Ext JS or Sencha Touch.
- Experience in creating custom ExtJS / Sencha Touch components
- Ext JS v4+ experience
- Knowledge of browser quirks, and aware of that IE is not like the rest of the gang.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Not afraid of CSS
- Perl, PHP or other scripting language experience is a plus
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- Good English skills (at least written) and good will to improve them.
- Positive attitude to work.
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A cute image. I made it for the website I'm putting together. Stay posted for more details.
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Can you hear me now?
I would say, based on experience, that this is not entirely accurate. Most people do not wear noise-cancelling headphones when out on the street. Soon to be on my website.
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I'm sorry this sort of entry is needed. I hope you all can look at your options and get excited about your other schools. If your immediate reaction is "I'll transfer", don't let that plan keep you from getting involved in campus life at the school you choose. I think many students come to think of their next choice as "home" and can't imagine leaving it after a little while. Give yourself time to explore you options.
Remember that this decision is probably about our numbers. You didn't do anything "wrong" (a common question). I'll leave you until tomorrow, when I'll be back to answer questions.
Please be polite and respectful of others when posting.
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If you want a watch that will not only tell you when it is, but where you are -- in terms of the cosmos -- the Patek Philippe Celestial is the stargazer of choice. The sublime Celestial wristwatch features an accurate moving display of the stars and the moon (even during daylight) from the perspective of the northern hemisphere. No telescope needed.
This is no simple miniaturized mural of the stars. The star chart delineates the nocturnal sky precisely from a photograph taken at the Geneva observatory. The ellipse etched within the outer sapphire crystal actually frames the angular part of the sky that can be seen from most points in the northern hemisphere sharing the same latitude (46 degrees, 20 minutes).
The Celestial features three layers of sapphire crystal discs, which create depth above the deep blue watch face. Each disc plays a role in the watch's astral timekeeping by acting as a gear that uses hundreds of tiny teeth surrounding the outer rim of the crystal.
The discs revolve ever so slowly, rotating the canopy of stars one revolution over a period of 23 hours, 56 minutes and several seconds; rotating the moon one revolution in 24 hours, 50 minutes and nearly 30 seconds; and creating the appropriate phases of the moon for a complete lunation (29 days and nearly 13 hours).
Each Celestial wristwatch is composed of 301 unique parts. And according to Patek Philippe, it has the one combination out of about 25 trillion available that most accurately tells time, rotates the star chart, and records the moon's orbit and lunation. Of course, a computer was used to crack the combination…no Geneva watchmaker is that good.
About 18 months are needed to create each watch; only 30 to 35 are built each year. The Celestial's body is 18K white gold, with two knobs at the edge of the case: one winds the watch and adjusts the time; the other adjusts the astronomical indications. A user-friendly CD-ROM is included for adjustment instruction.
Available at select jewelers worldwide, the Patek Philippe Celestial retails for $137,500, which may seem a bargain next to its "big brother," the watchmaker's double-faced $620,000 Sky Moon Tourbillon. This wristwatch tells standard time on the front and has a celestial calendar on the back. However, as only two or three Sky Moon Tourbillon watches are manufactured each year, might we suggest the Celestial?
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Online Check-in
You may check in online and obtain your boarding pass or Check-in Confirmation from 48 hours to 70 minutes prior to departure at our official website to save your time at the airport.
If you have printed your boarding pass and do not have bags to check in, please arrive at the boarding gate no later than 30 minutes prior to departure and have your travel documents inspected by our staff.
With a Check-in Confirmation, you must report to the airport counter to obtain your boarding pass and check in your bags no later than 1 hour prior to departure.
- In compliance with government regulations, passengers traveling to the US and Australia must still perform a traditional check-in.
- Passengers who purchase a ticket online or by phone with a credit card cannot print their own boarding pass. The credit card used to purchase the tickets must be available for inspection at the airport during check-in for the first flight segment.
- Passengers whose route includes a sector that is not eligible for the self-print boarding pass service will not be able to print boarding passes for any sectors of their voyage.
- Passengers whose booking class does not match their original ticket cannot print their own boarding pass.
EVA Air and UNI Air international flight passengers who are departing from one of the cities listed below are eligible for lounge access can view relevant information on their self-printed boarding pass.
- Taiwan : Taipei (Taoyuan, Songshan Airport), Taichung, Kaohsiung
- Mainland China / Hong Kong / Macau : Macau, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang, Harbin
- North America: Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver
- Europe : Amsterdam, London, Paris, Vienna
- Northeast Asia : Tokyo (Narita Airport), Fukuoka, Okinawa, Osaka, Nagoya, Seoul (Incheon, Gimpo Airport)
- Southeast Asia : Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta
Yes. EVA Air and UNI Air international flight passengers who have already checked in online and who are departing from one of the cities listed below may print a boarding pass online.
- Taiwan : Taipei (Taoyuan, Songshan Airport), Taichung, Kaohsiung
- Mainland China / Hong Kong / Macau : Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing, Shenyang, Harbin
- North America: Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver
- Europe : Amsterdam, London, Paris, Vienna
- Northeast Asia : Tokyo (Narita, Haneda Airport), Fukuoka, Hakodate, Okinawa, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Matsuyama, Seoul (Incheon, Gimpo Airport)
- Southeast Asia : Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Cebu, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh
- Oceania : Brisbane
- Charter flights or Code-share flights operated by other airlines.
- Traveling with infant(s).
- Under the age of 12 who are traveling unaccompanied.
- Passengers who are not electronic ticket holders.
- Passengers requiring assistance (such as those with medical conditions).
- Group travel passengers (10 or more passengers in one single booking).
- Online check-in is only available to passengers with ESTA clearance. If you hold a paper visa, you must use traditional check-in.
- Passengers with an upgraded booking cannot check in online.
You may be prevented from checking in online if:
- You or the person you are checking in is a passenger requiring assistance (such as a wheelchair, medical or other special requirements).
- You are a passenger under the age of 12 traveling as an unaccompanied minor.
- You are a passenger traveling with an infant.
- You are a member of a group of 10 or more passengers with a common booking reference.
EVA Air's codeshare arrangements vary among its partner airlines. In some cases, EVA Air operates the codeshare flights and in other cases EVA Air markets flights operated by another airline. Online check-in can be completed for codeshare flights operated by EVA Air. It is also possible to check in for selected flights marketed by EVA Air provided your flight is preceded by and EVA Air operated sector.
Immigration and customs authorities use this data to perform checks before you reach your destination. If you enter false information, you may experience severe delays upon your arrival.
EVA AIR has through check-in agreements with the following airlines, but please note that you will not be able to use EVA Air's website to check in for flights operated by these airlines if they precede the EVA Air sector of your journey.
Aegean Airlines (A3);Air Canada (AC);Air China (CA);Air New Zealand (NZ);
Air India (AI);ANA (NH);Asiana Airlines (OZ);Austrian (OS);Avianca Airline (AV/TA/LR);
Brussels Airlines (SN);Copa Airlines (CM);Croatia Airlines (OU);Egyptair (MS);
Ethiopian Airlines (ET);LOT Polish Airlines (LO);Lufthansa (LH);Scandinavian Airlines (SK);
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH);Singapore Airlines (SQ);South African Airways (SA);
SWISS (LX);TAP Portugal (TP);Thai Airways International (TG);Turkish Airlines (TK);
United Airlines (UA);American Airlines (AA);Bangkok Airways (PG);
China Southern Airlines (CZ);Hainan Airlines (HU);Hong Kong Airlines (HX);
Xiamen Airlines (MF);China East Airlines (MU);Shanghai Airlines (FM);Air Macau (NX);
Hong Kong Express Airways (UO);Dragonair (KA);TAM (JJ);JETBLUE AIRWAYS (B6);
ALASKA AIRLINES (AS);Virgin America (VX);Eurowings (EW);Germanwings (4U);
Juneyao Airlines (HO);airBaltic (BT);WestJet (WS);Interjet (4O);Thai Smile Airways (WE).
You may be able to check in for onward connections operated by other airlines if those airlines have a through check-in agreement with EVA Air and the first sector of your journey is operated by EVA Air.
Our online check-in system is available to all EVA Air and UNI Air international scheduled flights. Code shared flights not operated by EVA Air or UNI Air, non BR/B7 flight numbers, and chartered flights are not eligible at this time.
Sometimes technical problems may temporarily interrupt our ability to offer online check-in. In such instances, please accept our apologies and try again later or check-in at the airport.
You can complete online check-in for your travel companions only if they share the same booking record as you. The maximum number of people you may check-in this way is nine. You may also choose to check-in just certain members of a group. Please note that to complete online check-in for your travel companions, you will need their ticket and passport details.


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An Idea for your Holiday Cards
While this is a sponsored post, I wouldn't write about it unless I really loved it, and I do. I've been getting my Holiday Cards done by Tiny Prints since my son was born. They make great stuff. Here is one of the cards I made when my son was a baby:
I think I will order this style this year:
I like the ornament cards because not only can I send them in an envelope, but I can use them to tie my bags of vegan goodies I make for my co-workers. My Mom and Mother in Law love hanging them in the house or on the tree and really look forward to the cards every year. They have so many designs to choose from your bound to find one you like, they also have a DIY option. I find the quality of printing and paper to be great and worth the price. You can also check their promotions page for deals.
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MEVA counts on your know-how and experience. Not your title or status
We offer interesting professional challenges with the possibility of further development. What we are looking for is creativity, expertise, ability and the willingness to learn. Your title, status, age, gender or positions are secondary.
Every staff member is fostered on the basis of an individual training and development programme with short and medium term objectives. We offer courses for a range of subjects (languages, technical expertise, industrial management, communication, marketing etc.).
Our teams at the headquarter, in the company branches and subsidiaries, the logistics centres and national sales and engineering offices are streamlined and organised around the customer benefit that drives our business. We know that the quality of our human resources is a prerequisite for quality in our products and services. We put a big effort in creating and maintaining a pleasant working environment that gives scope for development and growth.
Human Resources Policy
Achieving the exceptional is not left to chance. Qualified, committed professionals are a backbone for MEVA´s international success. Indeed, MEVA´s organisational structure reflects the company´s strong commitment to a professional and long-term human resources policy. Recruiting, selecting, training, developing and enabling staff is a senior management responsibility. A special personnel team reports directly to the owner and managing director.
Your initiative is welcome. You are welcome to apply.
MEVA Formwork Systems for today's Construction Industry
The MEVA brand stands for technically advanced, high-quality formwork systems, for ongoing development, for innovation and expertise as well as professional engineering and services in concrete contracting. We have influenced and advanced the formwork industry for more than forty years. We are dedicated to developing and improving standards wherever concrete is poured. We are committed to safety and worker protection wherever our products are used and beyond. Many of our own developments have become industry standards in their own right.
Family owned and managed
We are a family-managed company headed by the second generation. Our organisational hierarchy is flat. Despite having grown to over 500 employees, we have cultured and developed our tradition as a family-run company. We deliberately avoid the bureaucracy and anonymity of large corporations. We are and shall remain a global family. Teamwork is a must for us, not an option. We make decisions jointly, quickly and responsibly. Mistakes are chances for learning and improving rather than mere correction.
Centred around customer benefit - close to the client.
The scope of our activities and client base is international. As boundaries soften or vanish, our customers themselves face global competition. We are ready and poised for this development. From a career point of view, this opens up opportunities in an exciting, global community, breaking through language and cultural barriers that seemed impermeable a decade ago. We foster the agility that the present and future require of us.
It's me. It's You. More than just formwork starts with the individual
No one is treated like a number. Our management teams are specially trained to identify and foster personal strengths. Your advancement is explicitly demanded. Your motivation is an essential parameter, not a by-product. Working smart is better than working hard. Quality time is more important than quantity. Flexible working hours are a result of this, not a cause. We called it time trust. Enough said!
Advancement through learning and leadership
Standing still is moving backward. We'll keep you moving, learning and advancing your skills. We'll train you and have you trained in whatever expertise will help you do a better job. And your living and learning will be enriched by the community of colleagues with whom you exchange ideas and know-how on a daily basis. Our engineering conferences are legendary testimony to this.
Your location is where you are. Or want to be.
We are at home in many countries and on several continents. We need your expertise and resources wherever our customers are. Check out MEVA locations and find where you may want to be at home. The headquarter is one option. It's not the only one. The town of Haiterbach is about 10 km away from the nearest bigger town, Nagold, about 40 km south of the state capital Stuttgart. The region is known as the Northern Black Forest which leads down southward to Lake Constance. Heard of the cuckoo clock? It's something like a national symbol. And you'll hear several of them ticking away behind reception at the headquarters main entrance. MEVA manufactures formwork in 4 industrial plants. There are also engineering departments, support units, sales and customer service. We support our clients - concrete contractors - by selling and renting formwork for them to do the job and then return the equipment to us for cleaning and maintenance. We also provide engineering know how for projects to be built successfully. Check out our career openings or ...


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Ohio Dominican University Panthers (2-5, 2-5 GLIAC) at Lake Erie College Storm (0-7, 0-6 GLIAC)
When: Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.
Where: Jack Britt Memorial Stadium (2,500 capacity/FieldTurf) in Painesville, Ohio
Live Stats: http://livestats.prestosports.com/lakeerie
TV/Internet Broadcast: Pressbox Productions (ODU)
Radio/Web Broadcast: ESPN 970 WFUN, Craig Deas (play-by-play) and Mark Richards (analyst) LISTEN LIVE
Tickets/Promotions: $10 general admission, $5 students and senior citizens; Youth Day promotion - youth football players are admitted free by wearing their youth team jersey or in Halloween costume, parents of youth football players get in for half price with youngster. Trick-or-Treat on the Track at halftime for all kids ages 12-and-under.
QUICK NOTES: Coming off its last-second victory at Findlay last weekend, Lake Erie returns home to host fellow GLIAC newcomer Ohio Dominican... Sam Marcotte's (Chardon) 22-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Storm to a 48-45 win over the Oilers, notching the Storm's first conference win... Sean Bedevelsky (Brunswick) threw for 441 yards and 4 TDs while rushing for two scores in the win. He was named both the GLIAC and d2football.com Offensive Player of the Week... Three Storm receivers - Brandon James (Mentor), David Romeo (Eastlake North) and Andre Wells (Cleveland VASJ)- all went over 100 yards receiving last week, with James catching two touchdowns... the Storm had 634 yards of offense at Findlay and are averaging 542 per game over the last three weeks... Ohio Dominican has won two straight, including a 41-21 win at Tiffin last week... this is the second meeting between the two teams. Ohio Dominican held on for a wild 52-49 win last year in Painesville in a game that featured over 1,280 yards of total offense (667 by Lake Erie)... Saturday is Youth Day at Lake Erie. Youth football players wearing their youth team jersey are admitted free (parents of those players get in for half price). The Dept. of Athletics will also sponsor a "Trick-or-Treat on the Track" at halftime for kids 12-and-under.
UP NEXT: The Storm hosts Tiffin University next Saturday, Nov. 6, for the home finale on Senior Day/Parents & Family Weekend. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
ONLINE: During the game, follow the Storm on Twitter at www.twitter.com/lecsports. For a complete recap afterwards, with statistics, photos and player and coach interviews, log on to www.LakeErieStorm.com.


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Below is my Facebook profile. It's a little bit secret. If you google my name you will not find it. And if you search for me in Facebook you will not find it. My privacy settings exclude me from search. So you can only find my profile if you know one of my friends already (or you click on the link in the networked blogs widget at the side!). I've always keep my privacy settings high on Facebook. I get all green lights from the privacy scanner (http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/facebook). And yes, I have no choice but to have a public profile, but I don't mind the level of information it gives about me.
|My Facebook Profile
Sarah Stewart has blogged saying that she won't be leaving Facebook on "Quit Facebook Day". She connects with many midwives there that she would not otherwise. My use of Facebooks is more personal. But in the last few days I also decided to start a Facebook page to support my teaching. I was worried that it would come across 'creepy treehouse', so I sent an email to students making clear that it would only aggregate content that they could already find through Blackboard. I don't expect this page to be interactive as I already use the walled garden discussion forums of Blackboard heavily. And this piece of work involves contact with patients so discussion on Facebook would be completely inappropriate.
As Matt Assay has shrewdly observed, the geek elite may be moving on, but the mainstream (including me) are just settling in.


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Keep your vehicle's oil change reminder sticker on your smart phone or tablet. Simply scan the eStickerID printed on your Paris Express Care receipt or enter your vehicle's VIN to add it to your list.
Stickers for multiple vehicles can be stored by the app so you can keep tabs on all your family vehicles or your company's vehicle fleet. You can even customize your oil change interval preferences individually for each vehicle.
The eSticker app also lets you view a history of all services performed on your vehicles by Paris Express Care at any time, so you'll always know which services have been performed on each of your vehicles, and when they were last performed.
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$ prove t/library/past*.t t/library/pastpattern.t ............. ok t/library/pasttransformer.t ......... ok t/library/pasttransformerdynamic.t .. ok t/library/pastwalker.t .............. ok t/library/pastwalkerdynamic.t ....... ok All tests successful. Files=5, Tests=2161, 18 wallclock secs ( 0.38 usr 0.05 sys + 16.40 cusr 0.66 csys = 17.49 CPU) Result: PASS
2,161 as of right now. That number is probably about to go up significantly as I've recently re-factored the code in question a lot, and I haven't written new tests for some of the new functionality.
It's Not Quite a Perl project, although it is a Not Quite Perl 6 project. It's a optimization and analysis framework, originally for Parrot Abstract Syntax Trees(which Parrot's Compiler Tools framework uses), but now rather easy to extend to any tree-like data structure.
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Biotite Tonalite
Fine- to medium-grained, equigranular biotite tonalite usually occurring as rounded boulders. Tonalites are leucocratic (15 to 25% modal mafic minerals), light gray to buff on fresh surfaces, and locally contain mafic enclaves with reddish rims, the result of iron hydroxide staining. Possibly intrusive into the Perkins Run Gabbronorite Suite.


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health jobs in png
You can get acquainted with the presented collection of health jobs in png to choose suitable ideas for your business or design interface.
Today we have 10 cliparts and vectors for this category.
Advice on how to make a good presentation
Cause emotions
Naturally a presentation is not a drama neither is a comedy. But it doesn't mean that it cannot generate emotions (other than that of boredom of course). Let's see a few ways on how to generate emotions in the audience.
- Concentrate on generating useful emotions: happiness, contentment, inspiration, motivation
- Use motivating or inspirational mantra or key phrases. They can have a surprising effect on the audience. Only make sure you steer clear from the way overused phrases.
- Images when applied in the right place and right time can be utterly inspiring. Learn more about the emotions images can generate and use them in your presentation accordingly.
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Illinois Budget 1.26.10
Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at www.gatehousenewsservice.com. Please check www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/news in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news.
If your paper has a story, digest item, opinion piece or standalone photo to share, please e-mail it to email@example.com.
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BEST OF GATEHOUSE: Contest submissions are due by Feb. 1.
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READER CALLOUT ADS: Ask for readers' love stories this Valentine's Day.
READER CALLOUT: Ask readers what the state of their union is
Deluge of ads sends mixed messages as primary campaign winds down
SPRINGFIELD – The campaign nausea is setting in about now, if it hasn't hit full strength already. Sorting through the clutter of the deluge of campaign advertisements and videos is one of the biggest chores, as candidates talk crossways about who's the best choice and why. It will all be over next week. In the meantime, here's what you need to know about which candidates for statewide office are using television ads and Internet videos to spread their message and what they're saying in those clips. By Ryan Keith of the State Capitol Bureau.
State Briefs. News from around the state. Will be posted this evening.
Small towns concerned about high-speed rail
SPRINGFIELD – Some small communities along the proposed high-speed rail line between Chicago and St. Louis are worried that, while Springfield's concerns about the plan are being addressed, their worries about public safety, traffic and quality of life aren't receiving enough attention. By Amanda Reavy of the State Journal-Register.
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STATE CAPITOL Q&A: A closer look at the new for-profit Web site evoter.com, which touts itself as a one-stop shop for the best way to connect candidates and voters in its national test run in Illinois' primary next week. By John Guidroz of the State Capitol Bureau.
AT&T wants to cut the cord as telecom industry transforms
PEORIA – It's not your grandmother's phone company anymore. Ma Bell, as AT&T was once known, made its name – and its money – on the landline telephone. Now the telephone giant has other plans. AT&T wants the FCC to eliminate regulations required to maintain a landline network while addressing issues on whether individual states or federal government should oversee telephone service over the Internet. By Steve Tarter of the Peoria Journal Star.
More corn acreage crowding wildlife
PEORIA – A recent report from the University of Michigan indicates that planting more corn across the United States can pose a hazard to wildlife. U.S. farmers planted 87 million acres of corn in 2009, up 1 million acres from 2008. By Steve Tarter of the Peoria Journal Star.
Technical schools give students a leg up on a career
SPRINGFIELD – Seventeen-year-old Konner Fenwick doesn't want to go to college. She isn't taking any more history or English classes. The Springfield High School senior doesn't want to get a job after she graduates in June, either. Her plan? Attend a technical school. By Farah Tamizuddin of the State Journal-Register.
Midwestern winter is a perfect time to hit the course in sunny Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The howls were haunting. A surreal symphony of barks, yelps, howls, cackles and calls coming from a pack of coyotes in the middle of the afternoon and not more than 50 yards away. For a Midwesterner, playing golf in the desert of the American Southwest is an eye-opening, and an ear-opening, experience. By Greg Stewart of the Peoria Journal Star.
Naturally occurring radon gas a big hazard
Daryl Steele still talks about that one house south of Morton. Steele, a state licensed radon measurement specialist, tested the house for radon and found the level at 99 pCi/L (picoCuries per liter of air). The level of radon was off the charts, considering that any home at 4 pCi/L or above is strongly urged to have a radon removal system installed. Luckily, the house was vacant. But radon gas is still a big problem. By Jennifer Davis of the Peoria Journal Star.
BRITT: Toon on Obama's one-year anniversary.
Phil Luciano: Kid left in car raises questions
Readers keep asking me: "Am I breaking the law?" That question sprang to many a mind after Friday's column about a 43-year-old Peoria woman who'd left her 5-year-old niece unattended in her car while inside Best Buy. The woman has been charged with a misdemeanor, endangering the life or health of a child. Ever since, some readers wonder if they are breaking any laws by doing something similar. In such scenarios, the laws are clear in many aspects, but ambiguous on others.
Be a better bowler
Sure you've bowled before, but do you really know what you're doing? We've got tips for the novice bowler. We've also defined terms that you might have heard but don't know what they mean. Broken into sections on how to hold a bowling ball, how to throw a hook and a bowling glossary. Suburban Life Publications.
ILLINOIS-PENN STATE PREVIEW: The Illini take a three-game losing streak into Wednesday's game at Penn State. With preview capsule. By John Supinie.


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Driving means FREEDOM to teens. While learning to drive is a big step toward becoming an adult, keep in mind that teens are not yet adults. New teen drivers need time and practice to be safe behind the wheel. In Arkansas, teens die in car crashes at a higher rate than the United States as a whole. We can protect teens and others on the road by guiding teens through a step-by-step approach to safer driving. Arkansas has a graduated driver licensing (GDL) law that limits nighttime driving, restricts cell phone use and limits the number of passengers allowed for teen drivers.
The Safer Teen Driving coalition includes members in the fields of education, health care, law enforcement, insurance, safety and parent advocacy. The members work together to reduce injury and death for teen drivers. Through the efforts of this coalition, the Injury Prevention Center offers safer teen driving programs targeting teens, parents and law enforcement.
The Arkansas Drive Smart Challenge is a youth led program where schools compete to demonstrate safe driving behaviors such wearing seat belts and not using cell phones. Supported by The Allstate Foundation in Pulaski County and FedEx Freight in northern Arkansas, teens in the Drive Smart Challenge educate their peers through interactive school activities. The teens also provide outreach to parents and relay messages from law enforcement. Activities are documented in scrapbooks and on the Drive Smart Challenge Facebook page.


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Problems & Conditions
According to the National Institutes of Health's National Eye Institute, more than 10 million Americans have undiagnosed eye problems and conditions that can affect their vision and their eye health. Cataracts, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and numerous other conditions all represent serious threats to an individual's vision if they are left undiagnosed and untreated.
In addition to those conditions, more than 180 million Americans have vision impairment – whether near- or far-sightedness, or both.
Fortunately, many of these eye conditions, as well as vision impairment, have warning signs, and solutions. Protecting eye health begins with having a comprehensive eye exam, by recognizing the warning signs associated with eye conditions, and by acting on them with a visit to an eye care provider.
Because they do not realize that a problem exists, millions of Americans, from infants to seniors, have uncorrected vision conditions, whether it is easily corrected near-and far-sightedness, to something more involved such as such as glaucoma. Some vision problems have no warning signs, but if left untreated, can cause permanent vision loss. That is why these warning signs, such as sudden eye pain, changes in vision, or difficulty with night vision, should never be ignored. Below are some warning signs of potential vision problems in adults and children:
Adult Vision Problems – Warning Signs
- Double vision
- Difficulty reading and performing up-close work, such as sewing
- Changes in the way you see colors
- Impaired night vision, especially while driving and encountering oncoming headlights
- Frequent eyeglass prescription changes
- Experiencing problems with glare from lights or the sun
- Halos appearing around lights
- A white or cloudy spot in the black pupil – the eye's lens
- Trouble seeing things to your side


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TweetAdder was Twitter Users' #1 ORIGINAL Effective Automated Twitter Management and Follower Building Tool of All Time for over 8 years.
TweetAdder 4.0 software is currently no longer available, nor supported, due to an API cancellation by Twitter.
Do you have any other software available?
Instagram has become the fastest growing hot spot for non-stale up and coming audience of all time and rapidly growing at an enormous rate. You can check out our new sister site Followadder.com if you are interested in an Automated Instagram Bot to schedule posts from your desktop, same strong and in depth searches as Tweetadder, grow your REAL Instagram followers base, increase your photo likes and interactions for your Instagram product or band pages on autopilot vs the others who are trying to sell fake profiles as friends to people which does absolutely nothing for your cause.
What happens to TweetAdder now?
We will probably be adding 3rd party alternatives here shortly for beneficial Twitter apps we have found in the meantime, while we decide how we can carry forward with a new business model.


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SANTA CLARA — The 49ers have signed someone from behind enemy lines: former Seattle Seahawks tight end Cameron Morrah.
While Morrah will vie for a backup spot, he also will bring inside knowledge of the Seahawks to a 49ers team seeking its third straight NFC West title.
Morrah, a Cal product, battled injuries in four seasons with the Seahawks. After totaling 16 catches in 27 regular-season games, he spent last season on injured reserve with a toe injury.
Garrett Celek and converted defensive lineman Demarcus Dobbs are the 49ers' only other tight ends behind starter Vernon Davis, at least until next week's draft.
The 49ers and Seahawks have seemingly made several cat-and-mouse moves this offseason in their battle for division supremacy. Both teams have acquired intelligence officers, if you will, about their rival's inner workings. Last month, the Seahawks signed wide receiver Brett Swain, who spent training camp last year with the 49ers, as did Seahawks offensive tackle Mike Person.
Wide receiver Ricardo Lockette played in 2011 for the Seahawks before spending last season on the 49ers' practice squad. He'll vie for a spot on the 49ers' active roster this year, and he's already become one of quarterback Colin Kaepernick's closest confidants.
Last season's NFC West race came down to the end, as the 49ers went 11-4-1 to finish a half-game ahead of the Seahawks, whose 11-5 mark included a 42-13 rout of the 49ers on Dec. 23 in Seattle.


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DirectTV to Pull The Plug on Viacom (Updated 7-11-12)
(Update – As of this morning Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and other cable channels owned by Viacom were taken off of DirecTV's lineup early Wednesday morning, beginning a channel blackout that has angered viewers across the United States. In total 20 million homes lost access to Viacom's channels)
DirectTV® subscribers might wake up tomorrow saying "I want my MTV". DirectTV® and Viacom have been in negotiations and those negotiations came to a halt last night. DirectTV® claims they have made their final offer to Viacom and will be removing Viacom's 22 channels (MTV, Spike TV, VH1, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon to name a few) at midnight tonight.
At the heart of negotiations is Viacom's request for a 30% rate increase that would amount to over $1 billion dollars. Because of Viacom's size they can bundle all of their channels into the negotiations. DirectTV® said, "You should be able to decide which Viacom channels you want and which you don't."
Viacom claims that DirectTV® subscribers have made Viacom the most watched programmer and accounted for 20% of all of its viewing. They also claim that they are only paid for 5% of the viewing and the increase is justified.
Wall Street has been talking about Viacom's value being in decline. Cable and Satellite providers are under attack from streaming videos and Netflix. The ratings decline for networks like MTV and Nickelodeon it is creating a perfect storm for distributors to drop Viacom from its line up. A few years ago this would be unthinkable just based on Nickelodeon. UBS analyst John Janedis recently downgraded his rating on Viacom's due to concerns related to ongoing ratings weakness. He wrote in his report: "We continue to think the concerns related to Netflix/Amazon viewing are overblown in the near-term, but from a content perspective, our sense is that returning series at MTV are under-performing, which will translate to further make-goods and a drag on ad growth in fiscal year 2013".
Why is this important to MMA fans? The loss of DirectTV® hurts the expansion plans of Bellator, who is in partnership with Viacom. Partnership really mis-states the relationship. Viacom owns a large chunk of Bellator. Bellator can't jump ship the way the UFC left Spike, they're stuck until sold off. Bellator goes where Viacom goes.
Many thought the Viacom deal would allow Bellator to become the second largest American Mixed Martial Arts promotion. Suddenly Viacom itself is in danger of The Judgement by the market. With One FC's ten year deal with ESPN STAR for Asian distribution and the DirectTV® Viacom deal hanging by a thread we may see One FC take the number two spot in the sport. Thinking that an Asian distribution deal doesn't threaten Bellator's North American position would be a mistake. The missing facts are: Victor Cui, CEO and owner of One FC, was at one time a senior director for ESPN STAR, and ESPN STAR is a 50-50 joint project between ESPN and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp – the single largest media presence in North America, which includes, yes, FOX.


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Educational Outreach
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The FSFE can help answer questions about Free Software licence adoption or use. Our services in this area range from describing the type of formal structures that can make using code easier through to assisting with community relations or resolving issues with incompliant code. We can also help you find legal and technical experts to provide specialised services when necessary.
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As Turning Point begins, we're told that British diplomat Winston Churchill was killed when struck by a taxi in New York City in 1931 (Churchill really was hit by a taxi that year, but he survived and walked with a cane for the rest of his life). This alternate history provides the conceit by which the rest of Turning Point's story unfolds.
It's a solid introduction and a fascinating question of the type pondered by history nerds the world over. It's all downhill from there.
Despite its lofty ambitions, developer Spark Unlimited has delivered a shallow first-person shooter that largely fails to deliver. Set against such a grand backdrop, the game's thin, trite narrative falls flat. There is little characterization, and I didn't find myself caring about much that happened in the game.
Apparently, my name is Dan Carson, and I'm a construction worker everyman who is unofficially drafted as America's savior after the skies over New York City become black with German zeppelins. If you love zeppelins -- I mean if you really, really love zeppelins -- you'll at least get something out of Turning Point as there's a blimp around every corner.
Apparently, by 1953, when Turning Point takes place, the German Luftwaffe has arrived at the inevitable conclusion that dirigibles are the aircraft of choice for low air support. I'm not sure what bulletproof material they're fashioned from, but the only way I can ground them is to shoot them with six consecutive rockets. They're actually called "assault blimps" in the game, and they made me laugh.
Super-zeppelins and tepid storylines would be somewhat forgivable if Turning Point played like a dream, but it does not. Most of the levels are dull, and the ones that are interesting are plagued (like the rest of the game) with bad artificial intelligence. Except for the last act of the game (there are three), enemies are rarely aggressive and seem heavily scripted.
I was never once flanked or otherwise outmaneuvered by Nazi forces, many of whom were wearing bright orange goggles that made them ridiculously easy to spot at a distance. Multiple times I was able to walk directly up to enemies who were facing me but seemed to not even realize I was there. I dealt them death, but my victories were hollow. That's because there's no blood or body damage of any kind in Turning Point. There are Nazi flags, swastikas and the twin lightning bolts of the SS at every turn, but I can't have blood?
It's usually no more fun killing enemies from a distance in Turning Point, either. I found the aiming controls to be jerky and inconsistent, and they often changed wildly in feel from one weapon to the next. The game uses a grenade detection system like the one used in Call of Duty 4, but it's also imprecise and tells you little about how close you are to a grenade or where it landed.
In the wake of recently-released FPSs like CoD4, BioShock and Halo 3, Turning Point feels archaic. But that's not to say it doesn't work fundamentally as a shooter. If you're a hardcore gotta-play-em-all shooter fan and have been longing for a return to the WWII themes popularized by series like Medal of Honor, Turning Point will grab your interest. The game works, start to finish, and there is a cohesive (albeit thin) story to be told along the way.
Unfortunately, the straight-up playability of the game is marred by some examples of sloppy execution, the worst of which is the "hand" icon that is supposed to appear over usable items in the environment. It works well enough on doors, but in many levels of the game trying to get the icon to appear over levers, valves, elevator buttons and ladders is maddeningly difficult. I'm not playing a point-and-click adventure here, and I'm not interested in moving my reticule pixel-by-pixel over a lever handle until the hand icon appears. Glitches like these kill Turning Point's pacing, which is already spotty at best.
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Castilla is an important region in terms of size, located in central Spain. It made up of Castilla y León region in the north and Castilla La Mancha in the south, with Madrid encompassed between them.
Given its size, the largest in Europe, Castilla y León naturally offers an enormous variety of landscape. The permanent snowy caps of the highest peaks provide a background of eternal beauty, while the deep valleys pass from leafy green to gold with the change of seasons, perpetually shielded by hills on whose crests old castles watch over the passage of man and time. Valladolid, the capital city of Castilla y León can easily be reached from Madrid (1 hour trip) thanks to the AVE high speed train.
Castilla La Mancha is one of the least populated regions of Spain. The diversity of the region is such that visitors will have the opportunity to discover flat, undulating plains of henna-coloured earth striped with olive groves, wheat fields and grape vines complemented by the drama of hilltop castles and deep canyons sliced into the landscape. However the region is mostly known for the story of the famous Spanish novel, Don Quixote.
Madrid, the capital of Spain, is the gateway to both regions thanks to the high speed AVE trains.
With over one thousand years of history, Madrid is one of the Spanish cities that best reflect the mixture of cultures that have passed through it. Start in Old Madrid to see the imprint of the Royal House of Habsburgs at the Plaza Mayor (main square). Over time, the square has served as market place, outdoor theatre, bullring and even a place for executions. From the Plaza Mayor, walk through the southern arch (Arco de Cuchilleros), to arrive at the Calle de Cuchilleros. This street symbolises the Old Madrid, with old-fashionned shops, old bull-fighting posters and bodegas (wineries). Look out for the oldest restaurant in the world, Sobrinos de Botin. Continue to Plaza de Segovia Nueva, passing in from of the San Isidro cathedral, before arriving at Plaza de la Cebada, southward. Next to it is the Latina district, famous for its market and tapas bars. Take the Carre San Fransisco street to reach the Basilica San Francisco, before walking northward on Calle Bailen to reach the Cathedral of Almudena and the Royal Palace. From this place, you will get the best view of Madrid.
One of the things that most characterises Madrid is its intense social life. There are countless options for having a good time: going for a beer and eating tapas, enjoying a tasty cocido (typical stew), a concert or a show… And of course, this city offers interesting museums such as the Thyssen Bornemisza museum, if you like impressionist paintings from painters including Van Gogh, Matise, Monet and Pissarro.
Madrid > Valladolid > Segovia
Take the AVE to travel from Madrid Chamartin railway station to Valladolid, in the heart of Castilla León in less than an hour. Enter a land immersed in culture, castles, cathedrals and endless plateaus. Valladolid is the region's capital and an indisputable wine tourism destination. With five denominations of origin (Ribera del Duero, Toro, Rueda, Cigales and Tierra de León), you cannot leave without tasting one of its prestigious wines accompanied by a dish of succulent lamb or some of its many pinchos (appetizers). Valladolid is not simply a delight for the palate but for all five senses. Discover genuine architectural jewels such as its cathedral, its university or its churches, and enjoy an intensive cultural agenda visiting its museums, such as the Museum of Contemporary Art or the house museums of Cervantes, Zorrilla, or Columbus. If what you want is to relax, nothing beats going down to the Pisuerga river; a cruise or a stroll along its banks will leave you feeling utterly refreshed.
Continue to Segovia with the AVE train (30 min trip), to discover its Roman aqueduct, medieval streets, the Alcázar (fortress) and its Romanesque churches, together with the contrast of its landscapes. Segovia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a unique destination where you will have an absolutely worthwhile trip, and be able to savour a unique traditional dish of roast suckling pig.
Head back to Madrid to spend the night.
Madrid > Cuenca > Ciudad Real
Taking the AVE train from Madrid Atocha railway station, you will discover all the secrets of Castilla La Mancha, a magical land rich in wine and windmills. A land that inspired none other than Cervantes and that gave birth to Don Quixote!
In Cuenca (30 min trip), a UNESCO World Heritage site, medieval and modern architecture go hand in hand and can be seen through the symbol of the city: the hanging houses, but also in the narrow streets. Take a stroll through the main square or the Plaza de la Merced, including the cathedral and the City Hall.
Another of the main cities of La Mancha is Ciudad Real (1h15 trip), founded in 1255, and immersed in history and in the Don Quixote culture. The Gothic churches of San Pedro and of Santiago are spectacular, as well as the cathedral of Santa María del Campo, the Puerta de Toledo, the museums, and of course the figure of Don Quixote in the streets and squares. Its gardens, the archaeological park of Alarcos and the volcanic lagoons in the Calatrava country side are unparalleled sites, while hiking is another of its attractions.
Ciudad Real > Puertollano
Spend your last day in Castilla La Mancha to visit Puertollano (15 min trip), a city which boasts a mining heritage and medieval past. The church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the Assumption) and the Paseo de San Gregorio are landmarks not to be missed. If you enjoy good food and drink, Castilla La Mancha is the place for you. Taste the exquisite cheeses, the ajoarriero (typical dish made with potatoes, garlic, eggs and oil), and of course its lamb accompanied by wines from the region. Several denominations of origin are protected here, such as Dehesa del Carrizal, La Mancha, Jumilla, Ribera del Júcar or Manchuela.
Madrid > Toledo
Toledo is a city located in central Spain (30 min trip by the AVE train from Madrid). It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a great cultural and monumental wealth. Known as the City of the Three Cultures due to the legacy of the Christians, Arabs and Jews who inhabited within its walls, Toledo is a real open-air museum with preserved mosques, churches and synagogues that will amaze all who visit it. Toledo is also a city linked to deep popular traditions. The annual procession of the Most Holy Corpus Christi, a festival declared of International Tourist Interest, is a clear example! Many famous people and artists were born or have lived in Toledo, including Al-Zarqali, one of the leading astronomers of his time; Eleanor of Toledo, a Spanish noblewoman; and Alfonso X, a former king of Castilla.
Take some time to lose yourself in Toledo's maze of medieval streets in the Old Town. Start in the north of the Old Town to discover the Bisagra gate, which forms the main access to the city. Built in 838, the magnificent gate is presided by a great imperial shield and includes a central courtyard. Less than 300 metres away are found the Santiago del Arrabal church and the mosque of Cristo de la Luz. Head to the town centre to visit one of the marvels of the city – the Toledo Cathedral, one of the masterpieces of Gothic art. Inside, the choir stalls, located in the building's central nave, are outstanding. The Cathedral Museum houses a rich collection of works by painters like Goya, El Greco, Lucas Jordán and Van Dyck.
Next, go to the west of the Old Town to visit church of Santo Tomé. Not far is the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, a flamboyant Gothic style building. Afterwards head to the south to visit the Museo Del Greco. The museum houses some of the best works of the El Greco, a painter who made the city world famous.
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"Sightseeing" seems like such a passive word; Massachusetts sightseeing should really be called "sight-experiencing". How else would you describe retracing the steps of the colonists, soaring through the trees on a canopy tour, reliving the excitement of the Revolutionary War, quacking like a duck on an amphibious land vehicle, seeing Boston by Segway, cruising Buzzards Bay, or taking a spooky Dead of Night Ghost Tour? You can even munch your way through the Cape Cod Potato Chip factory tour, take the most delicious ride during a Bike Farm Table weekend, or treat yourself to the Boston Brew Tour. Hey, is there such a thing as sight-eating?
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Yesterday, I talked with Libby Beiler of the Time Warp team from Montour County, which won their second consecutive Sheep to Shawl competition.
The team works pretty much year-round to design and perfect their technique for the Farm Show, she said.
There's selecting the sheep, selecting the theme, practicing new techniques, making sure everything's lined up and sketched out.
Apparently, the Valley rocks at this competition, taking home 4 of the top 6 places.
Read more at dailyitem.com.
Here's what all that hard work looks like when it comes down to it, courtesy of tweets from the scene:
Farm Show Youth Sheep-to-Shawl competition underway. The grownups compete live on PCN at 3. @pcntv #pafarmshow twitter.com/BrianLockman/s…
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In last month's Observations column (see "Observations: Memorable Hard Copy Advertising Taglines—Part One"), I explored some printer industry taglines, after being inspired by an article in Forbes magazine on the "25 greatest advertising taglines." The list was the result of voting by a group of corporate CMOs, including Xerox's Krista Carone, who shared further thoughts about some of her company's greatest (and longest lasting) advertising achievements. The column just did not seem to offer enough space to go beyond Xerox, so in this second part of my "tagline" observations, I look at some advertising experiences with HP and our industry at large.
HP's "Set Your Lasers On Stun" and Dalmatians
HP's Garage is perhaps the most enduring symbol of the "original" Silcon Valley company.
HP's LaserJet celebrated its 25th anniversary last year (see, "Observations: 25 years of the LaserJet") and has certainly earned a role in the "product Hall of Fame," for the printer industry and for products and marketing in general. But what about advertising? Some long-time HP employees recall an early ad, put together with Microsoft, touting the crisp, clean laser-printed copy available by combining the mid-1980 wonders of Microsoft Word (pre-Windows) with the new HP LaserJet. The ad carried the tagline, "Set your lasers on stun," and while that line did not endure, it was a favorite with Star Trek fans. (I admit to not being a Trekkie, so I took a few years to make the association to one of Captain James Kirk's favorite lines, "Set your phasers on stun.")
And it was just a few years later, with the advent of new LaserJet models around the beginning of the 1990's, when HP seemingly struck gold with the "Dalmatians" theme to advertise its new LaserJet printers. The theme was a natural, with the lovable black-and-white-spotted dogs featured in print and television ads associated with the latest and greatest monochrome-only printers of the day.
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As last month's interview with Xerox's Carone pointed out, there are "taglines" per se, and then there are other advertising-industry descriptors for other themes. For example, Xerox's successful "Document Company" phrase was never a tagline but a "signature statement." So at the risk of over-simplifying, how did these two HP themes size up? While they are warmly remembered by insiders, neither has stood the test of time in the minds of the public, as HP continues to roll out new themes and taglines on a regular basis—see, for example, this year's "Let's Do Amazing" effort (see illustration below).Carone's wisdom on what makes for "great" or at least memorable taglines included "an ability to transcend generations and markets." She explained that they tend to strike a societal chord, which in turn, gives them long-term staying power and relevance. As mentioned, the Star Trek-themed "stun" ads were not meant to transcend generations but were quite focused on a techy (and trekkie) early-adopter segment, very important in the early days of a new product. But HP rolled out the Dalmatian theme to appeal to a much broader and more mainstream audience, five years following the first LaserJet printers, and the firm may have missed the opportunity for that theme to live on longer than it did.
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Doesn't Ellie look like Kyle as a baby?
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Kyle's life
Doesn't Ellie look like Kyle as a baby?
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
No-stink Durian?
Recently, the New York Times published an article about the new genetically engineered Thai Durian fruit that has effectivly eliminated that nasty fermented fishy garbage scent native to Southeast Asia. Natural durian farmers are pretty upset because the more pungent the smell, the higher the price they can get for it. They aren't too scared though; they say it won't sell. Personally, I don't think any kind of durian should sell, but I've been wrong so far.
Natives go crazy about this stinky plague and deny that there is anything unusual about it. Soon after I got to Cambodia, my friend Anh Tuấn offered me a segment. After he convinced me to stick that disease in my mouth, he called the whole neighborhood over to watch me gag. If there wasn't anything weird about it, why was everyone so enthusiastic to watch me eat? (When I didn't finish my early-death fruit, they scavenged over the abundance I left on the table.) On subsequent and unfortunate occasions, I learned on many occasions that they hid this junk in many varieties of innocent foods: cookies, ice cream, hard candies... I'd take their notorious raw ginger root candy over durian any day.
Here are some signs I found on the internet prohibiting Durian from certain locals (like hotels and subways):
This sign from Singapore below is my favorite.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Easter at the Williams'
Ellie was almost as excited as I was that it was finally time to wear her beautiful new Easter dress from Grandma and Grandpa Larsen. These days she is getting quite bossy and independent, so insisted on picking out her shoes for church--she decided on Kyle's walking shoes.
The Williams' (my old roommate Michelle's parents) were generous enough to invite our whole gang over for a beautifully delicious Easter dinner and festivities, including Ellie's first Easter basket. She and Kimberley (Michelle's daughter), of course, were only interested in items from each other's baskets.
Ellie voluntarily dunced herself here, but we thought this might be a favorable alternative to "time-outs." What do you think?
There is never a dull moment for Ellie at the Williams' due to the abundant presence of felines. This one is particularly tolerant of Ellie's tugs and pokes as she chases it around the house exclaiming, "wow! whoa! wooooooow!"
Bryce, Mish, and Kyle did a fair job at hiding the eggs in the backyard, but could not outsmart our little Elle, who pleasantly filled her basket with plastic eggs until she realized there was candy in them, at which point the "hunt" was over. We came home with more jelly beans than even Ronald Reagan could handle.
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Sunday, April 08, 2007
Loopy Ellie Day
When we woke Ellie up from her nap, she was as loopy as a little schoolgirl sucking helium ballons at the carnival. Here are some shots:
Posted by Kyle at 12:23 AM
Saturday, April 07, 2007
General Conference- Apr 07
I learned many things this General Conference, about life and about myself. Though I unfortunately can't say that I've always enjoyed GC, I feel spiritually uplifted with an increased understanding on what I can do to be a better husband, father, and human! This was probably the last session I will ever translate for, so it was sentimental for me.
In translation preparations this year, my main focus was to not only keep up with the speech, but to match the delivery style of the speakers. (We get the talks beforehand so we can practice.) I did Elder Tingey and President Monson's talks during the Saturday Afternoon session. If you want, you can listen to me by clicking here (skip to about 31 minutes or 1 hour 24 minutes).
This was the translation team Saturday Afternoon (from left to right): Hương, Minh, Me ̣(Hiệp), Joseph (Hải), Troy (Vũ), Sean (Vinh).
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Friday, April 06, 2007
Keep the Monkeys Away from my Hands
This dark German techno video changed my life.
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007
This is a video Seth Hill showed me a couple months ago... Just to warn you, it is quite weird, and you possibly need to be younger than 35 to think that it's absurdity is even moderately entertaining. It is best viewed in groups of 2 or more. When Seth first showed me this video, my stomach hurt for an hour, but you all know how strange I am. If you push play, consider yourself warned...
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Sunday, April 01, 2007
Look out China--here we come!
Well, we met with a couple who just came back from Tianjin, China, this year with their three kids and have been exceedingly helpful as we've tried to materialize our own plans to live there. They live about two hours away so we met in Salt Lake at P.F. Chang's (a Chinese bistro chain so delicious and classy that you don't mind the lack of authenticity in some dishes such as "the Great Wall of Chocolate") and chatted it up deep into the evening about every angle of life in Tianjin.
They were very honest with us--we realize it will not necessarily be an easy adjustment when we move there in August-- but mostly we just feel excited and anxious to get our plans rolling! We're starting to look for jobs for Kyle, and then we'll get into travel plans, living arrangements, etc., and then we'll start reserving our tickets for the 2008 Olympics, so make sure to book yours through us and plan to pay us a visit!
Anyway, I don't blame any of you skeptics out there--we have been known as "the couple who called China" with plans falling through at least twice in the past. However, things are looking more promising than ever this time, especially since I will NOT be giving birth in China. =) Our only hesitation in going is how much we will miss seeing familiar faces. If you've ever dreamed of visiting the Great Wall, here's your perfect opportunity to get free housing and amateur tour guides while you're there!
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I recently heard the call of the mountains. I think we can all agree that every car enthusiast – old or young, tall or short, iPod or Zune – hears this call at some point or another. "Get your ass up here," the mountains say. "And drive on us." The mountains can be jerks sometimes.
So I decided to listen to the mountains, and I went up there last weekend. This will surprise those of you who read my book, because I haven't always had the best of luck driving in the mountains. Here I am referring to the time I attempted to flee the Cherokee Indian Police in a spider-infested pontoon boat, the result of which was that I got a ticket for unsafe driving even though the police officer admitted that he didn't know whether I was, in fact, driving. That was an interesting evening, and I immediately vowed that I would never return to the mountains, under any circumstances, at any time, for the rest of my life. I've been back every few months since.
On this particular trip, I went with a cadre of high-priced exotic cars. You'd know this if you followed me on Twitter, because I spent most of Sunday posting photos of my car next to various expensive, wedge-shaped exotics that, frankly, made my car look like a 1998 Toyota Camry. And I'm not referring to the Camry XLE with alloys. I mean the base-level, stripped-down Camry CE; the one you got when your insurance company gave you a fat check after your Geo Metro was totaled.
So anyway, for those of you wondering how it went, here's what happened.
Getting To The Mountains
The main problem with these mountain drives is that I don't live in the mountains. Only a few people actually live in the mountains: retired grandparents, rural mail carriers, banjo enthusiasts, the Blair Witch, etc. So we all meet up at an exotic car dealership near Atlanta, and then we travel in a huge convoy of loud, brightly-colored, wide, low-slung exotic sports cars through some of Atlanta's wealthy northern suburbs. (Motto: "We have so much tax revenue that we buy radar guns like you buy toilet paper!")
Now, if you think this would be a time where you might want to show some restraint, you would be right. But that's not what happens. What happens is, everyone drives very quickly on the theory that maybe, if we drive too slowly, the mountains will not be there when we arrive. Occasionally, we stop for bathroom breaks.
Driving In The Mountains
But eventually, we reach the mountains, and that's where the real fun is supposed to begin. Unfortunately, it doesn't, and the culprit is traffic.
The problem with going up to the mountains on a spring or summer weekend is that you will inevitably encounter dozens of locals driving ancient pickup trucks completely covered in road grime dating back to 1993; road grime that cannot, under any circumstance, be removed from the truck, because it's the only thing holding the truck together in the first place.
Normally, this wouldn't be a problem: you're in an old pickup and you see a dozen exotic cars in your rearview mirror; maybe you pull to the shoulder and you let them pass. But the problem is, these locals are tired of pulling to the shoulder to let sports cars pass. They've lived up here since the '40s, and they've let thousands of sports cars pass. These people let 275 GTBs pass in the '60s. They let DeLoreans pass in the '80s. And by God, now that they're 74 years old, they're going to go whatever speed they like, dadgummit!
So you end up sitting there, behind these slow pickups, going the speed limit most of the time. Of course, you could pass them, but this can be very difficult. Just ask the people driving those seven or eight cars we ran off the road.
Oh, and there was also a lot of this:
The other problem on these mountain roads is motorcycles. Not the motorcyclists themselves; they seem to be lovely people who thoughtfully pound on their head like a gorilla with mental problems whenever they see a police car. No, the problem is that getting large numbers of bikes together on such narrow, curvy roads only leads to one outcome: collisions. We passed no fewer than three.
The bikes don't collide with cars, mind you, but rather with basically anything else: shrubs, trees, guard rails, bushes, ditches, the Blair Witch, etc. In fact, we discovered early on that we really didn't have to worry about the police ticketing us, because they were too busy dealing with the numerous motorcycle accidents that seem to happen up there at a near-constant pace. Imagine being a police officer in the North Georgia mountains: weekends are packed with motorcycle crashes and speeding tickets, while you probably pass your weekdays sipping coffee at Uncle Herb's Diner and Bail Bonds, and responding to the occasional lawnmower dispute.
Other than these minor issues, though, I want to say that the mountain drive was excellent fun, and we really enjoyed pushing the cars hard, rev matching, accelerating quickly out of turns, darting around corners, flooring it in tunnels, and taking the engines to redline on nearly every upshift, all of which was done entirely within confines of the posted speed limit.
And The Ferrari?
Every time I post about the Ferrari, there is a small but vocal minority of people who seem to be incredibly upset that I would dare write about the vehicle that I purchased solely to write about. This tends to irritate me. Part of the reason I'm irked is that I post about the Ferrari less than I used to post about my Cadillac, and no one seemed to complain about that. But mostly, it's because the people who complain have clicked on an article about the Ferrari just to complain about how they don't want to read any more articles about the Ferrari. This is mind-boggling.
So anyway, fair warning: in the next few paragraphs, I'm going to talk about the Ferrari. If you don't like it, you can – and I know this is surprising, but laboratory research has confirmed it's true – click on something else. For example, you can pick up the stapler that's sitting on your desk, open it up, and click it right on your face.
For those of you who are curious about how a ten-year-old Italian sports car handles 200 miles of hard driving on a warm day, I have the answer. And it is: beautifully.
That's right: 65 miles up to the mountains, 65 miles back, hours of hard driving at various elevations, air conditioning running the entire time, and the car didn't skip a beat. It started every time we took a break, it didn't throw any warning lights, and it didn't make any funny noises. We didn't even have a fire, which all of you warned me was inevitable when I bought this thing.
And it's a good thing there weren't any issues, because all the tow trucks were busy with the motorcycle accidents. Not that they would've been able to reach me anyway. They would've been stuck behind a local driving a pickup truck.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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Chlorizidine A
Posted by naturalproductman on February 20, 2013
Chambers Hughes and co-workers at Scripps have reported in Organic Letters on the isolation of chlorizidine A, which had low micromolar LC50 values against some cancer cell lines from NCI. Another interesting point in this paper is the way they assigned the chiral carbon stereocenter as S from an X-ray crystal structure of the molecule, which also incorporated a benzene molecule. They determined the stereocenter using the Flack parameter.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Balkans? Does ANYONE teach there? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Balkans? Does ANYONE teach there? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Macedonia and the Balkans View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message TDL999Joined: 08 Aug 2006Posts: 10Location: Brighton Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: Balkans? Does ANYONE teach there? I am really surprised at the lack of responses for info on the Balkans. I'm looking for info on Albania inparticular and am beginning to wonder if anyone teaches English there at all!! I realise that the pay isn't that of somewhere like Korea or Saudi Arabia, but surely there must be some teachers out there willing to share their experiences? I'm looking for a reasonable standard of living (don't expect to save, but do expect to be able to afford an apartment with flush toilet!). Is this possible in the Balkans? My priorities are too be able to afford to enjoy myself, to saviour a difficult culture and to be near enough to the UK for friends to visit. Any advise would be most welcomed. (Beginning to think its a conspiracy to keep other teachers out of the Balkans cos the ones there already have it sooooo good!! LOL). Tracey Back to top mistaelJoined: 25 Sep 2006Posts: 16 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: From what I read about the balkans is that to find a job, it's never over the phone or internet. I think you just have to go look. I too want to know what the job market is like for esl teachers.. Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11534Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: 'saviour a difficult' did you really mean this??!! Back to top ytuqueJoined: 08 Feb 2006Posts: 55 Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:55 am Post subject: I have been teaching in Serbia for 2 years now. I have had discussions with teachers who have worked in the Serbian parts of Bosnia and Kosovo. Still haven't been able to find anyone who has taught in Albania or the Albanian part of Kosovo. It is unlikely that you can find a job from outside the Balkans without connections. Once here, there are quite a few possibilities, but keep in mind, the economy here is very weak. There is also a very strong preference for British English at the universities and many language schools. However, most younger students seem to prefer the American version. Without a degree, getting hired by a university or a reputable language school would be nearly impossible, but private lessons and other language schools could keep you going. Let me know if you have any questions. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject: Peace Corps. For UKanians - VSO. Back to top ramble rightJoined: 31 Jul 2007Posts: 8 Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: English Language Fellows A friend of mine was offered an Albanian university position through English Language Fellows (http://elf.georgetown.edu/), sponsored by the good ol' US Department of State. 10-month contracts, MA TESOL required. Apparently, Albanian TEFL jobs exist! Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:15 am Post subject: It exists and is controlled by the spooks from Langley, Virginia. Back to top csfekJoined: 09 Aug 2006Posts: 41Location: USA Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject: Actually it's controlled by Georgetown University. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: Plenty of people teach English in the Balkans. Most of them are nationals of the country they are teaching in and busy working in three jobs to try to earn enough to live. Too busy teaching to post on a forum like this ! Back to top AdelaJoined: 30 Jul 2006Posts: 40 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: does anybody teach in the balkans I teach in Bosnia, town pop. is about 80,000. My furnished flat is modern and costs about 100 euros/mo. I'm working fulltime for peanuts but the cost of living here is not expensive. Found this job thru a TEFL school. Send pm if you've got specific questions. Back to top csfekJoined: 09 Aug 2006Posts: 41Location: USA Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: I'm teaching in Macedonia. Seems like most of the language teachers here are locals. Also, the native speaker teachers that I've met to seem to have gotten their jobs after getting here. It seems like you need to have contacts. I guess it's like that in a lot of places! Back to top sheikxhoniJoined: 28 Jun 2009Posts: 48Location: Bangkok Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: Albania I am retired from the US Dept of State and, first, the Teaching Fellows have nothing to do with the CIA. That is silly talk. Please note that the CIA does have a proper role with the knowledge of the host country in most places. It sometimes seems silly to hear what the general public says and thinks about those guys. Second, the English fellows program is great but they want people with masters in ESL, linguistics, or similar qualifications. I suspect they attract academic types with their elite qualifications, but also people with little real world experience. Theyd on't really teach themselves, I think. There are a lot more people who speak good English in Albania then in a lot of other places I've been. Few people speak Ship (Albanian) and so most people learn more than one language - usually Italian and English. There is a great hash house harrier group there - family friendly too - and lots of Albanians improve their English there. There are several English schools in Tirana but nothing like you see in Thailand or Vietnam, for example. Unlike so many other places people seem to have enough desire to learn Italian, English and sometimes Greek on their own and in their public schools without a lot of native speaker help. That is my observation - - Back to top scottie1113Joined: 25 Oct 2004Posts: 375Location: Gdansk Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:52 pm Post subject: Does anybody have any experience in or knowledge of teaching in Montenegro? Back to top shutupjusttravelJoined: 28 Jul 2010Posts: 5 Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Thanks for the info so far. Does anybody have any further information on livng and working in Podgorica? Back to top spiral78Joined: 05 Apr 2004Posts: 11534Location: On a Short Leash Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 5:05 pm Post subject: Second, the English fellows program is great but they want people with masters in ESL, linguistics, or similar qualifications. I suspect they attract academic types with their elite qualifications, but also people with little real world experience. I have an MA TESL/TEFL from an upscale British uni - and 12+ year of hands-on experience teaching language. What about post-grad quals indicates that their holders don't have 'real world experience?' I beg to differ. 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A newlywed couple on their honeymoon prepares to see each other naked for the first time.
The husband exposes his knotted and twisted feet. He explains, "I had tolio as a child."
The wife asks if he means polio. He says, "No, it only affects the toes."
He removes his pants and reveals deformed knees. He admits, "I had kneesles, too."
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Meyer Mailbag: Better Kentucky class
Jerry Meyer is the national basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. He tackles your questions in his weekly mailbag feature.
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Which No. 1-ranked recruiting class is better, Kentucky's 2009 class or the 2010 class?
Which point guard prospect has a feel for the game similar to Rajon Rondo?
What about Illinois commitment Mycheal Henry makes him a five-star prospect?
These questions and more are addressed by National Recruiting Analyst Jerry Meyer in this week's mailbag.
Kentucky's better class?
With the recent recruitment of Terrence Jones, how do you compare the 2009 Kentucky No. 1 recruiting class to the 2010 No. 1 recruiting class?
- Allen from Jacksonville
It is pretty amazing how closely the two classes resemble each other. Both classes have four five-star prospects and two four-star prospects. Both classes are well-balanced, with all the positions covered.
By the ranking numbers, the two classes are pretty much a wash. The difference between the two, however, is the star power at the top of the 2009 class. John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins were the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked prospects in the Rivals150, and both were named All-Americans as freshmen.
Kentucky's top two recruits in the 2010 class - Enes Kanter and Brandon Knight - are ranked No. 3 and No. 6 in the Rivals150. They will be major impact players, but it is difficult to envision them having the impact that Wall and Cousins had.
For this reason, I'd give the nod to the 2009 class as the better recruiting class.
A Rajon debate
I remember you pointing out how amazing Rajon Rondo was in high school with his passing and overall court feel at the point guard position. I feel like a lot of point guards in the high school point guard rankings are primarily scorers and do not possess these attributes. Seeing Rondo's success in the NBA playoffs has made me wonder, who do you feel most resembles his court feel and passing sense most in any class right now?
- Ryan from Cedar Rapids
I will be the last person to discount the importance of a point guard, or any position for that matter, to be able to score. A player who can't score is simply a liability and better have exceptional skills in other areas.
Rondo does have these exceptional skills. He has used them throughout his career to compensate for not being a scorer. Now, Rondo is scoring - which is why his overall game is blossoming. Being a threat to score is opening up the rest of the game for him and making it easier for him to excel in other areas.
Texas signee Cory Joseph is the point guard prospect who impresses me the most with his feel for the game as a point guard. Joseph does a lot of things that go unnoticed by most observers. He has a great feel for distributing the ball to teammates with timing, precision and touch. He also has a feel for chemistry in regards to keeping teammates happy by appropriately sharing the ball.
In short, he makes everyone on his team better by maximizing their opportunities to play to their strengths. There are not that many point guards who can recognize that a teammate could potentially score and then make it a reality by breaking down the defense or by quickly getting the ball to that teammate in a position where he can successfully finish the play.
On top of all this, Joseph can score and has a great feel for when he should hunt for his points and when he should distribute the ball.
Aid instead of LOI?
What was the reason for Brandon Knight to sign a financial aid agreement and not a National Letter of Intent?
- Jim from Louisville
Prepare for more and more top prospects to go the route of only signing a financial aid agreement and not signing a letter of intent. Knight chose this path, as did Terrence Jones.
Why would a prospect want to restrict himself by signing a letter of intent if he has the option to just sign scholarship papers? If a school values a recruit enough, it will be more than happy to just have that prospect sign scholarship papers.
It is all about leverage, and the high-level prospects have all the leverage.
The primary reason a prospect would not want to be bound by a letter of intent is the possibility of the head coach leaving for another job. With so much talk about coach John Calipari potentially leaving UK for the NBA, it only makes sense for Knight and Jones to steer clear of a letter of intent.
Oh, Henry
What are your thoughts on Illinois' recent commitment of Mycheal Henry?
- Jeff from Chicago
Along with Anthony Davis, Michael Carter-Williams and Ben McLemore, Henry is one of four prospects who has taken the travel circuit by storm this spring and catapulted into five-star status.
At 6 feet 6, Henry has everything you look for in a big wing. He is long, strong and athletic. He shoots the ball well from deep, has a midrange game and gets to the rim. He also has a back-to-the-basket scoring game. His feel for the game is strong, and he is an above-average ballhandler and passer for his position. Defensively, he is solid and versatile.
I think very highly of Henry as a prospect. He has upside and will be college-ready as a freshman. I wouldn't be surprised if he moves even higher up the rankings this summer.
From overlooked to NBA?
Are any of the players likely to be drafted this year [that were] three-star recruits (or less) coming out of high school? With so many people scouting, how is it possible for talented players to be underestimated?
- George from Naples
Gordon Hayward is a prime example of an under-the-radar high school prospect who will likely be drafted.
In our case, Rivals.com "missed" on Hayward because we never saw him play. That is usually why prospects fly under the radar. There are certain tournaments and events that are primary scouting opportunities, and if prospects don't play in these, the chances increase that they will go unnoticed.
Certainly scouts make mistakes, and also some prospects are late bloomers. Hassan Whiteside is a great example of a prospect who was ranked by scouts, but as a late bloomer will go down as being significantly under-ranked.
Jerry Meyer is a national basketball recruiting analyst for Rivals.com. Click here to send him a question or comment for his mailbag.


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There's nothing fun about credit-card debt. An outstanding balance of $5,000 that is subject to 19.99 percent interest means you're paying about $1,000 a year just in interest. Imagine if that $1,000 could go directly to repaying the balance instead. You could pay it off in record time instead of stringing it out for many years.
If you're carrying credit-card debt, playing the balance transfer game could be the way out of your heavy debt situation. Just beware: There are pitfalls in the balance transfer game that, if not avoided, could end up making your situation worse, not better.
Playing the balance transfer game well requires financial maturity and personal discipline. Are you up to it? Should you wish to play, you'll need to adopt this strategy to come out a winner:
Find a balance transfer credit card application. You want one that offers at least 15 months of 0 percent interest, has no annual fee and a small, if any, balance transfer. Search at IndexCreditCards.com.
Fine print. Read the application very carefully. Know exactly what is in the terms and conditions before you apply.
Divide to conquer. Once you have the account and you transfer the balance, divide your outstanding balance by the number of months in the 0 percent introductory period. Lock eyeballs on that number. That is the amount you must pay each month for this to work.
Do not use the new card. This account is for one thing only — to facilitate paying the balance to $0.
Cancel the account from which you transferred the balance. Just close it and do not look back. Yes, this could knock a few points off your credit score for a few months. But paying off the new account quickly will help to recover those points.
Sounds easy enough, but let's not fool ourselves. Paying the balance quickly is going to take a lot of hard work and discipline. And there are pitfalls you must avoid:
Switcheroo. The terms and conditions will state that you may not qualify for the account for which you are applying, and in which case the bank may offer you a different account. This could be a big problem if you do not notice and then go ahead and transfer your balances to that account that may not have $0 interest and may also be subject to huge transfer fees. If this happens, you are not obligated to accept a different account.
Double trouble. If you fail to close the first account once you transfer the entire balance, prepare for trouble. Emergencies happen, and if you keep that account active, you'll find a way to use that account for something. Gradually the balance will creep back to what it was before.
Transfer fees. Ideally, you will find a balance transfer account that has $0 transfer fees. They do exist, but you have to search. Most have a transfer fee of $5 or 3 percent of the balance transferred, whichever is more.
Pulling off a credit-card balance transfer can offer a fabulous opportunity to pay off your credit-card debt. But it requires a steady hand a strong mind. You must be focused, determined and fully committed to a strategy that gives you the best chance at winning the game.
Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com and author of 23 books, including her 2013 release, "The Smart Woman's Guide to Planning for Retirement." You can email her at [email protected], or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2099, Cypress, CA 90630. To find out more about Mary Hunt and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.