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Is this the right time for you to follow your passion or to reinvent yourself and make a career change? If so, make sure you can put your finger on what you want, so that you can sell yourself to prospective employers.
Carole Redden, director of career services at Brown Mackie College — Phoenix, offers these five career-change tips.
Network with a mission
Networking is vital to reinventing yourself or making a career move, but according to Redden, it should be done strategically and often.
"You cannot wait for the job of your dreams to come to you," Redden says. "There are people who attend networking events and do not maximize the number of people they talk to, or do not ask the right questions. If you are looking for a job, you must have a plan."
Establish your targets before attending networking events and job fairs, and keep the conversation brief and to the point. Develop a relationship with employer representatives you chat with and remember, it's not just about what you can get from them, but what they can gather from you. It's a two-way exchange of information. To learn more about networking strategies read "Never Eat Alone," in which author Keith Ferrazzi contends that you will be more successful if you take the relationship-building approach.
"You should circulate and make multiple new contacts at these events," Redden says. Those who are unsure about how to network should think of it as "purposeful and engaging communication."
Most people have more of a network of friends, family, former co-workers and other connections than they realize. It's important to share your plans with them and ask for help.
"If you don't already have a network, try volunteering or going back to school — both are great ways to meet new people," Redden adds.
Examine skills and resources
You don't have to be stuck in a job. Be proactive. Do a personal assessment and ask yourself: What background, skills and experience can I offer an employer?
"If you've been in a job for 20 years, ask yourself, 'What do I really want to do for a living?' " Redden says. "Make some changes and some tough decisions. It may not be easy, but it's worth it. Job seeking takes patience."
Update your credentials
Many jobs require additional education or training. Take classes at a local college or a community or education center. Some nonprofit organizations offer free or low-cost training. If required, obtain certification for your chosen field.
"Once you have a developed your 'brand,' you've got to make yourself more marketable than the next person," Redden says.
Pursue passion/goal
A career is more than a job; for some it's also a passion, and the career path chosen will require some work.
"Some people get so caught up in life pleasing others and forget they have the option to do what makes them happy," Redden says.
If you are out of work, be more diligent. Until you get to where you want to go, you should be willing to work harder in pursuing your passion. The practice of reinvention takes effort. For people who like delivering babies, they are happy when they go to work every morning because they have a passion for what they do.
Volunteer with nonprofits
Use your weekends to volunteer. "This is an opportunity to support those nonprofits that could benefit from your experience," Redden says.
With reinvention, you can still give back and offer to help those who are less fortunate. You will gain valuable work experience in your career of choice.
You can take the Myers-Briggs professional or similar assessments offered by many college career and employment counselors to measure competencies and areas of interest.
"If you want a life change, then it's up to you to do something about it," Redden says.
Be realistic about your strengths, skills and resources. Within reason and with passion, reinventing yourself is possible.
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A good showman always leaves the audience wanting more, and Nicki Minaj did that Saturday night.
She burst onto the stage at quarter past nine and was done 90 minutes later. Some of her fans would have spent longer than that padding their leotards.
There was no encore, no warm up act, no intermission, and in the case of some songs not much Nicki either. The celebrity rapper could be seen wandering the stage, most notably during her homage to Marilyn Munroe, the microphone by her side as her recorded words filled the stadium.
The support act, American rapper Tyga, cancelled and was replaced by DJ Tim Phin who did a good job of reviving an enthusiastic crowd into life. The curtain was then pulled revealing Minaj cocooned in a tiny spaceship roaring to the crowd that she was a dungeon dragon, the refrain to her song, Roman's Revenge.
For reasons that are unclear, Minaj likes to be called Roman and Roman's Revenge is a full throttle attack on Lil' Kim, a 38 year old rapper many believe is the muse behind the younger singer's persona. With lyrics like "You play the back bitch, I'm in the front/ You need a job, this ain't cuttin it" nothing is held back.
The full song, which we get at the end of the night, is a duet with Eminem and is better appreciated on CD.
There was one stage set, an elaborate video display and occasional bursts of fireworks. It was well constructed but sets are not what the crowd was there to see and hear. They wanted Roman, and when they got her they were ecstatic.
Most songs were truncated, we were teased with a few bars before the music mixed elsewhere. For a generation raised in clubs where songs are sliced and reassembled like sausage meat they danced along regardless but when a full song was played the roof rattled.
Beez in the Trap was an easy song to sing along to and the crowd obliged, with special delight in belting out the more colourful profanities that define much of her work.
Likewise the catchy Super Base, and there was a howl of appreciation as she emerged in a pink car to the tune of Automatic.
Minaj is a skilled rap singer who made her reputation partly off the back of her accents and clever wordplay. None of this was on display last night. The acoustics meant it was never really possible to appreciate these talents. Her music drowned her out.
This was a shame but the audience didn't seem to mind. Vector held maybe 11,000, most who no doubt had downloaded her music for free, they knew the lyrics by heart. They wanted the experience and were willing to pay for it.
It was a good night, but it was too short, the songs merged and melded in a confused jamboree and the lady of the night seemed more of an ambassador for her music rather than it exploding from her. Some artists feed energy from the crowd and the feeling is reciprocated. Last night felt like a power-point presentation. Engaging but not enthralling.
The final set piece was the song most of know her for, Starships. Minaj ran through the motions, as did we, and then lights came on.
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How Much Does File Sharing Really Cost Hollywood?
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The answer? Not a hell of a lot. Now, the report makes a large number of assumptions -- all of which are laid out directly, and whenever possible, they sought to use a number that favored the MPAA. So they assume that every download is a "lost sale" and are extremely quick to inflate how much BitTorrent traffic is movies and TV. They also assume that all BitTorrent traffic is infringing. Again, the idea is to be as favorable as possible to Hollywood. In the end, they find that it's possible the studios might have made about $60 million more under this simplistic scenario. They then point out that the MPAA's own budget is greater than that. We can quibble about the methodology, but assuming that the methodology stands up, it certainly raises significant questions about the true size of the "issue."


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The Kalamazoo Jeter's Leaders hosted a private screening of the movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. This was followed by a surprise visit from Derek and Santa. Each child received a special holiday gift bag generously donated by the Yankees and sponsors of the Turn 2 Foundation.
The Turn 2 Holiday Express is one of the activities created by Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation to reward more than 1,000 children involved in Turn 2's Signature Programs in New York City, West Michigan and Tampa, Fla., who are demonstrating positive behavior, academic excellence and leadership qualities in school and their communities.
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thehackertoyou wrote:Hi all! I'm pretty new to HTS, but I'm really excited to get going! I'm guessing that the answers I'm looking for are somewhere on here already but I don't feel like looking through 50+ pages of a forum... =0
Anyway, I was wondering, I think I have a pretty good Idea of what I need to do on mission 7, (type a unix command into Sam's script so it will show me the password file) but I just wanted to know a few things first. What is Unix? I'm guessing it's a programming language but what is it used for, and how (generally) does it operate and what are a few good commands to start with? That brings me to another question I've been wondering a lot recently, but where is a programming language used? Is it like a computer reads a certain language, a website reads a certain language, a program, all of the above? Or does it depend on wich programming language it is? Thanks in advance guys.
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oh wait, re-reading the last post I think it makes sense. an os operates the computer, and all programming languages are processed by a computer, but not necessarily my computer. so when I type unix commands into the site for mission 7 it sends that code to a different computer, which is probably using unix, and then that computer sends the output of the unix cal command and sends it back to me? I think?
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Usually I don't think of tea parties as particularily gluten-free friendly dining experiences. Oh, I know there are exceptions. Apparently at some very posh hotels in London, if you fork over an exorbitant sum, you can get a lovely gluten-free tea. But ordinarily, in the States, you just can't find a place serving a gluten-free tea very easily. (I do hear that American Girl sometimes will offer gluten-free treats, though.) I hadn't thought about it very much until I heard that an upcoming baby shower for a dear friend was going to be held at a local cafe restaurant that did a tea service. Luckily the party organizer (the expectant mother's sister-in-law) didn't mind contacting the owner about possibly providing gluten-free teas to two of the guests. In a cool coincidence, another guest was also on a gluten-free diet. Luckily, the owner was happy to oblige, and just asked that we bring some gluten-free bread for her to use for the sandwiches. Two nights before, I baked a batch of Whole Foods Gluten-Free Bread Mix at my friend's house (the expectant mother) and the day before, I brought over the pre-sliced bread to the restaurant, along with a copy of the American Triumph Dining Card instructions for restaurants that explained such things as the problems of cross-contamination. I was excited about the party, but a little nervous about the food. The party was beautiful and went off without a hitch. The expectant mother enjoyed every minute of her party. We all wore lovely party hats, provided by the cafe owner, and played silly baby games. The mother-to-be posed for pictures, unwrapped lots of thoughtful and mini-person sized clothing and toys, and of course, enjoyed the tea and tea sandwiches. Me and the other gluten-free attendee enjoyed our own food as well. The first course was scones and jam for the glutenoids, with lots of thick clotted and whipped cream. We had fresh strawberries and a mountain of whipped cream- no scones, but it was still pretty decadent.
The main course was tea sandwiches. To my relief, the gluten-free bread had a decent texture, even untoasted, and its mild flavor went well with the delicate fillings. Despite some initial trepidation that the vegetarian offerings might be limited, the owner had really outdone herself and come up with three fillings for us- one, a traditional dill cucumber sandwich, two, a roasted zucchini,eggplant, and squash sandwich with mayonnaise and mustard, and three, a sandwich with avocado and sprouts. Mmm. To be honest, cucumber sandwiches tend to leave me a little bored, but the roasted veggie sandwich was extraordinary. I did find the portions to be a bit large, so I ate the fillings out of some and left some of the bread. Still, it was a real pleasure to enjoy the sandwiches with tea.
I thought the feast was over, and that was fine because i was really quite, quite full. But then the proprietor came out with desserts- little tea cakes for the glutenoids and, surprisingly- a lovely banana cream pudding with a two layer raw-foods style fudge. I was nervous about the fudge, until she thoughtfully told me all the ingredients- basically walnuts and dates, with raisins thrown in for fun. It doesn't sound like much, but it was actually a delightful sweet treat. It was like a very, very fresh Lara bar. The pudding was also quite nice, although a bit sweeter than my sweet tooth is accustomed to.
Here's a recipe for a vegetarian banana pudding (with eggs and milk)
a vegan southern-style banana pudding- just substitute gluten-free cookies or leave them out!
a raw-foods, gluten-free recipe for banana-choco banana pudding
More interested in raw foods dessert recipes?
Here's the Recipe for Date Nut Torte that I enjoyed at the tea
OR, if you're in the mood for chocolate,
try this chocolate dried fruit raw fudge recipe
And you thought tea and sandwiches were off the menu! No way. I am also happy to report that I didn't feel so much as a twinge from the food- so they must have really taken the CC issue seriously. They did a great job of keeping me, and the other gluten-free girl (a third grader!) safe. So, who knows. The next time you come across a gluten-full event like this- try talking to the manager or owner and see if special arrangements can be made. Believe me, sometimes a little effort results in a lot of fun (and some great food!)
After I came home I was eager to recreate the yummy sandwiches in my own home, so I put together the below recipes for tea sandwiches. They aren't QUITE as good as the ones at the tea shop, but they were pretty yummy all the same.Next time you feel like tea, scones, or tea sandwiches, why not make them at home- any lunch can be special, with a little extra preparation and a teapot full of imported tea brewing.
*Oh, and because we were visiting my friend over Easter weekend, we also dyed some eggs together- the natural way with vegetables and colorful spices. The eggs turned out great and it was lots of fun, so I included the recipe below in case you want to try it. Who needs artificial colors and cardboard boxes with bunnies on them? Not me, now that I know how to make my own super-food-safe coloring liquid. Enjoy and a Very Happy, if Belated, Easter.
Read about gladtobeglutenfree's experience with a gluten-free tea service
Or, make your own tea treats from Milk for the Morning Cake's roundup of gluten-free teatime recipes.
Gluten-Free Vegetarian Tea Sandwich Recipe
1/2 loaf of your favorite gluten-free bread, sliced, with crusts removed if desired.
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Combine ingredients for all sauces in separate little rice bowls and reserve. Take your sliced vegetables for filling one, baste lightly in olive oil and chopped fresh herbs or your favorite blend, and grill them nicely until they look done. Season with salt and pepper. Prepare your bread and spread sauce 1 on two pieces of bread. Next, layer filling 1 on the bread and cut it into a cute triangle. Make your second sandwich with sauce and filling 2, and your third sandwich with sauce and filing 3.
Enjoy with hot, delicious black tea and a light salad if desired.
Naturally Dyed Easter Egg
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To make each dye, bring water, vinegar, and color element to a boil, lower the heat, simmer 30 min and strain dye. You can boil eggs with dye or cold dip, for 5 seconds up to overnight, and dry on wire wrap. For Turmeric, you can just add the powder to hot water without boiling it.
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Atlanta's Luxury Real Estate Market Heats Up
Luxury high-rises are making a comeback in Atlanta. But will they find buyers? Alyssa Abkowitz reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Ben Rose.
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Larry W. Foster
Bioethics and biomedical ethics are defined. Common bioethical concepts, exemplary moral values, fundamental ethical principles, general ethical theories, and approaches to moral reasoning are reviewed. The scope of topics and issues, the nature of practice situations in bioethics, and social work roles on organizational bodies that monitor and respond to bioethical issues are summarized, as are trends in bioethics. Practice contexts, from beginning to end of life, are highlighted with biopsychosocial facts, ethical questions and issues, and implications for social work—a profession uniquely positioned in giving bioethics a social context.
Direct Social Work Practice
Joseph Walsh
Direct social work practice is the application of social work theory and/or methods to the resolution and prevention of psychosocial problems experienced by individuals, families, and groups. In this article, direct practice is discussed in the context of social work values, empowerment, diversity, and multiculturalism, as well as with attention to client strengths, spirituality, and risk and resilience influences. The challenges of practice evaluation are also considered.
Mary Raymer and Dona J. Reese
Hospice social workers are essential members of the interdisciplinary team that provide biopsychosocial and spiritual care to terminally ill patients and their significant others during the last 6 months of life. Hospice philosophy emphasizes symptom control, quality of life, patient self-determination, and death with dignity. Hospice social workers must be skilled in providing evidence-based interventions including direct client services; collaboration with the interdisciplinary team; community outreach; developing culturally competent services; and advocating for policy change on the organizational, local, and national levels.
Meditation, Mindfulness, and Social Work
Sadye L. M. Logan
Research has shown that social workers and other helping professionals can make use of the contemplative practices from religion and spiritual disciplines. These practices can be utilized as tools that help social workers become more intentional and effective change agents as helpers in their work with individuals, families, children, and communities. This entry discusses the evolution and emergence of the practices of meditation and mindfulness within the helping context, starting with the historic roots in different religions to its usage in the early 21st century with children and families. Additionally, it addresses the limitations and benefits of meditation and mindfulness as practice tools.
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Edward R. Canda and Sherry Warren
This entry provides an introduction to mindfulness as a therapeutic practice applied within social work, including in mental health and health settings. It describes and critiques mindfulness-based practices regarding definitions, history, current practices, best practices research, and ethical issues related to using evidence-based practices, acquiring competence, addressing social justice, and respecting diversity.
Religious Fundamentalist Families in School Social Work
Jennifer Yates
This article describes issues related to culturally competent social work practice with religiously fundamentalist families in public school settings. It addresses the history of religious fundamentalist identities, the complexity inherent in such identities, and the nature of fundamentalism. A review of issues related to culturally competent practice in educational settings is offered. Recommendations informed by spiritually sensitive and strength-based approaches are discussed. Challenges to working effectively with religiously conservative and fundamentalist families in educational settings are also explored. Emphasis is placed upon the practitioner's role in developing spirituality-sensitive therapeutic relationships by improving religious literacy, developing enhanced self-awareness, and approaching clients from a perspective of cultural humility and a lens of intersectionality.
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David R. Hodge
This entry addresses the topic of spirituality in the social work profession, with an emphasis on the American context. Toward that end, the history of the relationship between the profession and spirituality is traced from the profession's origins, through secularization, to the present reemergence of spirituality as a legitimate subject in social work discourse. The diverse ways in which spirituality and religion are conceptualized are reviewed along with rationales that are advanced to support the inclusion of spirituality in social work. The topics of spiritual assessment and intervention are discussed and guidelines for using spiritual interventions in practice settings are presented with a brief review of the research on spiritual interventions from an evidenced-based perspective. Some of the organizations that help support and nurture spirituality in social work are delineated. The entry concludes with a summary of proscriptions for advancing spirituality to the next stage in its professional development.


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Deere Announces Record First-Quarter Earnings of $650 Million
- Earnings per share climb 27% on 10% gain in net sales and revenues.
- Results benefit from healthy farm conditions, skillful execution of business plans.
- Full-year profit forecast increased.
Feb 13, 2013, 07:00 ET
MOLINE, Ill., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Net income attributable to Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) was $649.7 million, or $1.65 per share, for the first quarter ended January 31, compared with $532.9 million, or $1.30 per share, for the same period last year.
Worldwide net sales and revenues for the first quarter increased 10 percent, to $7.421 billion, compared with $6.767 billion last year. Net sales of the equipment operations were $6.793 billion for the quarter compared with $6.119 billion a year ago.
"With our eleventh consecutive quarter of record earnings, John Deere has started 2013 on a positive note and is setting the stage for another successful year," said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and chief executive officer. "These results are further proof of the adept execution of operating and marketing plans aimed at expanding our global market presence while maintaining a tight grip on costs and assets," he said. "As a result, Deere remains well-positioned to earn solid profits in today's fragile global economy and, longer term, to benefit from major trends that we continue to believe hold great promise for the company and its customers and investors."
Summary of Operations
Net sales of the worldwide equipment operations rose 11 percent for the quarter. Sales included price increases of 3 percent and an unfavorable currency-translation effect of 1 percent. Equipment net sales in the United States and Canada increased 18 percent for the quarter. Outside the U.S. and Canada, net sales increased 2 percent for the quarter, including an unfavorable currency-translation effect of 3 percent.
Deere's equipment operations reported operating profit of $837 million for the quarter, compared with $698 million last year. Results benefited from higher shipment volumes and price realization. These factors were partially offset by increases in production costs, selling, administrative and general expenses, warranty costs, and research and development expenses. The increased production costs related primarily to manufacturing-overhead expenses in support of growth, new products, and engine-emission requirements.
Net income of the company's equipment operations was $525 million for the quarter, compared with $416 million last year. The same operating factors mentioned above, along with a lower effective tax rate and increased interest expense, affected the quarterly results.
Financial services reported net income attributable to Deere & Company of $132.9 million for the quarter compared with $119.1 million last year. The improvement was primarily related to growth in the credit portfolio and higher crop insurance margins, partially offset by increased selling, administrative and general expenses. In addition, last year's results benefited from revenue related to wind energy credits.
Company Outlook & Summary
Company equipment sales are projected to be up about 6 percent for fiscal 2013 and up about 4 percent for the second quarter compared with the same periods of 2012. For the full year, net income attributable to Deere & Company is anticipated to be approximately $3.3 billion.
Although Deere is looking to achieve strong results in 2013, persistent global economic and fiscal concerns warrant continued caution. "We're confident our investment in new products and additional capacity will help Deere fully capitalize on the world's growing need for food, shelter and infrastructure in the years ahead," Allen said. "However, the near-term outlook is being tempered by uncertainties over fiscal, economic and trade issues that are undermining business confidence and restraining growth."
Equipment Division Performance
Agriculture & Turf. Sales increased 16 percent for the quarter largely due to higher shipment volumes and price realization, partially offset by the unfavorable effects of currency translation. Operating profit was $766 million compared with $574 million for the quarter last year. The improvement was primarily due to higher shipment volumes and price realization. These factors were partially offset by increases in selling, administrative and general expenses, warranty costs, production costs and research and development expenses.
Construction & Forestry. Construction and forestry sales decreased 7 percent. Operating profit for the quarter was $71 million compared with $124 million a year ago. The reduced operating profit was primarily due to lower shipment volumes. In addition, higher production costs, an unfavorable product mix, as well as increases in research and development and selling, administrative and general expenses were offset by price realization.
Market Conditions & Outlook
Agriculture & Turf. Worldwide sales of agriculture and turf equipment are forecast to increase by about 6 percent for full-year 2013. Relatively high commodity prices and strong farm incomes are expected to continue supporting a favorable level of demand for farm machinery during the year. Deere's sales are expected to see further benefit from global expansion and a number of advanced new products.
Industry sales for agricultural machinery in the U.S. and Canada are forecast to be flat to up 5 percent in relation to last year's healthy levels. Caution in the U.S. livestock sector is expected to partly offset continued strength in demand for large equipment such as high-horsepower tractors and combines.
Full-year industry sales in the EU27 are forecast to be down about 5 percent due to weakness in the overall economy and last year's poor harvest in the U.K. In South America, industry sales are projected to be up 10 to 15 percent as a result of strong market conditions in Brazil. Industry sales in the Commonwealth of Independent States are expected to be down slightly from 2012, while Asian sales are projected to be slightly higher due to some strengthening in the Chinese economy.
In the U.S. and Canada, industry sales of turf and utility equipment are expected to be about flat for 2013, reflecting a continuation of cautious consumer sentiment. Deere's sales are expected to increase more than the industry due to the impact of new products.
Construction & Forestry. Deere's worldwide sales of construction and forestry equipment are forecast to increase by about 3 percent for 2013. The increase reflects a cautious outlook for U.S. economic growth, higher international sales of construction equipment, and flat sales in world forestry markets. In the forestry sector, further weakness in European markets is expected to offset higher U.S. demand.
Financial Services. Full-year 2013 net income attributable to Deere & Company for the financial services operations is expected to be approximately $540 million. The forecast improvement is primarily due to expected growth in the credit portfolio and lower crop insurance claims. These factors are projected to be partially offset by an increase in the provision for credit losses. Though higher than in 2012, the provision is anticipated to remain below its historical average.
John Deere Capital Corporation
The following is disclosed on behalf of the company's financial services subsidiary, John Deere Capital Corporation (JDCC), in connection with the disclosure requirements applicable to its periodic issuance of debt securities in the public market.
Net income attributable to John Deere Capital Corporation was $105.0 million for the first quarter, compared with $93.3 million last year. Results improved for the quarter primarily due to growth in the credit portfolio, partially offset by higher selling, administrative and general expenses.
Net receivables and leases financed by JDCC were $26.329 billion and $22.486 billion at January 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Safe Harbor Statement
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements under "Company Outlook & Summary," "Market Conditions & Outlook," and other forward-looking statements herein that relate to future events, expectations, trends and operating periods involve certain factors that are subject to change, and important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties could affect particular lines of business, while others could affect all of the company's businesses.
The company's agricultural equipment business is subject to a number of uncertainties including the many interrelated factors that affect farmers' confidence. These factors include worldwide economic conditions, demand for agricultural products, world grain stocks, weather conditions (including its effects on timely planting and harvesting), soil conditions (including low subsoil moisture from recent drought conditions), harvest yields, prices for commodities and livestock, crop and livestock production expenses, availability of transport for crops, the growth of non-food uses for some crops (including ethanol and biodiesel production), real estate values, available acreage for farming, the land ownership policies of various governments, changes in government farm programs and policies (including those in Argentina, Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Russia and the U.S.), international reaction to such programs, changes in and effects of crop insurance programs, global trade agreements, animal diseases and their effects on poultry, beef and pork consumption and prices, crop pests and diseases, and the level of farm product exports (including concerns about genetically modified organisms).
Factors affecting the outlook for the company's turf and utility equipment include general economic conditions, consumer confidence, weather conditions, customer profitability, consumer borrowing patterns, consumer purchasing preferences, housing starts, infrastructure investment, spending by municipalities and golf courses, and consumable input costs.
General economic conditions, consumer spending patterns, real estate and housing prices, the number of housing starts and interest rates are especially important to sales of the company's construction and forestry equipment. The levels of public and non-residential construction also impact the results of the company's construction and forestry segment. Prices for pulp, paper, lumber and structural panels are important to sales of forestry equipment.
All of the company's businesses and its reported results are affected by general economic conditions in the global markets in which the company operates, especially material changes in economic activity in these markets; customer confidence in general economic conditions; foreign currency exchange rates and their volatility, especially fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar; interest rates; and inflation and deflation rates. General economic conditions can affect demand for the company's equipment as well. Uncertainty about and actual government spending and taxing could adversely affect the economy, employment, consumer and corporate spending, and company results.
Customer and company operations and results could be affected by changes in weather patterns (including the effects of drought conditions in parts of the U.S. and dryer than normal conditions in certain other markets); the political and social stability of the global markets in which the company operates; the effects of, or response to, terrorism and security threats; wars and other conflicts and the threat thereof; and the spread of major epidemics.
Significant changes in market liquidity conditions and any failure to comply with financial covenants in credit agreements could impact access to funding and funding costs, which could reduce the company's earnings and cash flows. Financial market conditions could also negatively impact customer access to capital for purchases of the company's products and customer confidence and purchase decisions; borrowing and repayment practices; and the number and size of customer loan delinquencies and defaults. A debt crisis, in Europe or elsewhere, could negatively impact currencies, global financial markets, social and political stability, funding sources and costs, asset and obligation values, customers, suppliers, and company operations and results. State debt crises also could negatively impact customers, suppliers, demand for equipment, and company operations and results. The company's investment management activities could be impaired by changes in the equity and bond markets, which would negatively affect earnings.
Additional factors that could materially affect the company's operations, access to capital, expenses and results include changes in and the impact of governmental trade, banking, monetary and fiscal policies, including financial regulatory reform and its effects on the consumer finance industry, derivatives, funding costs and other areas, and governmental programs, policies and tariffs in particular jurisdictions or for the benefit of certain industries or sectors (including protectionist and expropriation policies and trade and licensing restrictions that could disrupt international commerce); actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and other central banks; actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other financial regulators; actions by environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies, including those related to engine emissions (in particular Interim Tier 4, Final Tier 4 and Stage IIIb non-road diesel emission requirements), carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions, noise and the risk of climate change; changes in labor regulations; changes to accounting standards; changes in tax rates, estimates, and regulations and company actions related thereto; compliance with U.S. and foreign laws when expanding to new markets; and actions by other regulatory bodies including changes in laws and regulations affecting the sectors in which the company operates. Customer and company operations and results also could be affected by changes to GPS radio frequency bands or their permitted uses.
Other factors that could materially affect results include production, design and technological innovations and difficulties, including capacity and supply constraints and prices; the availability and prices of strategically sourced materials, components and whole goods; delays or disruptions in the company's supply chain or the loss of liquidity by suppliers; the failure of suppliers to comply with laws, regulations and company policy pertaining to employment, human rights, health, safety, the environment and other ethical business practices; start-up of new plants and new products; the success of new product initiatives and customer acceptance of new products; changes in customer product preferences and sales mix whether as a result of changes in equipment design to meet government regulations or for other reasons; gaps or limitations in rural broadband coverage, capacity and speed needed to support technology solutions; oil and energy prices and supplies; the availability and cost of freight; actions of competitors in the various industries in which the company competes, particularly price discounting; dealer practices especially as to levels of new and used field inventories; labor relations; acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, the integration of new businesses; the implementation of organizational changes; difficulties related to the conversion and implementation of enterprise resource planning systems that disrupt business, negatively impact supply or distribution relationships or create higher than expected costs; security breaches and other disruptions to the company's information technology infrastructure; changes in company declared dividends and common stock issuances and repurchases.
Company results are also affected by changes in the level and funding of employee retirement benefits, changes in market values of investment assets, the level of interest and discount rates, and compensation, retirement and mortality rates which impact retirement benefit costs, and significant changes in health care costs including those which may result from governmental action.
The liquidity and ongoing profitability of John Deere Capital Corporation and other credit subsidiaries depend largely on timely access to capital to meet future cash flow requirements and fund operations and the costs associated with engaging in diversified funding activities and to fund purchases of the company's products. If market uncertainty increases and general economic conditions worsen, funding could be unavailable or insufficient. Additionally, customer confidence levels may result in declines in credit applications and increases in delinquencies and default rates, which could materially impact write-offs and provisions for credit losses. The failure of reinsurers of the company's insurance business also could materially affect results.
The company's outlook is based upon assumptions relating to the factors described above, which are sometimes based upon estimates and data prepared by government agencies. Such estimates and data are often revised. The company, except as required by law, undertakes no obligation to update or revise its outlook, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise. Further information concerning the company and its businesses, including factors that potentially could materially affect the company's financial results, is included in the company's other filings with the SEC (including, but not limited to, the factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of the company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q).
First Quarter 2013 Press Release
(in millions of dollars)
Three Months Ended
January 31
Net sales and revenues:
Agriculture and turf
Construction and forestry
Total net sales
Financial services
Other revenues
Total net sales and revenues
Operating profit *
Agriculture and turf
Construction and forestry
Financial services
Total operating profit
Reconciling items **
Income taxes
Net income attributable to Deere & Company
Operating profit is income from continuing operations before corporate expenses, certain external interest expense, certain foreign exchange gains and losses and income taxes. Operating profit of the financial services segment includes the effect of interest expense and foreign exchange gains or losses.
Reconciling items are primarily corporate expenses, certain external interest expense, certain foreign exchange gains and losses and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
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One man was killed and a second was shot in the leg.
Ruby Jacobs heard a volley of gunshots early Thursday morning, but didn't want to look outside her Sixth Street window. Having buried her own son who was gunned down on 31st Street more than a decade ago, the Wilmington native knew all too well what heartache could lie at the end of those cracks.
Jacobs was right – about 1:30 a.m. Jeffrey Henry, 17, was shot dead in her neighbor's yard, the fourth victim this year of the violent gun play that haunts the Port City's nights.
"This is Wilmington," she offered as a sad explanation Thursday as she sat on her tidy porch on a quiet, friendly street where the neighbors know one another.
By 8 a.m., the police were gone, and on the block between Marstellar and Meares streets where Jacobs' 5-year-old great-grandson rides his little bicycle, the people who lived there were beginning their day after a sleepless night.
Next door to Jacobs, Hampton Colclough, 63, a retired corrections officer, also was asleep when he heard some 10 rounds of gunfire. Colclough said he did look outside, but not seeing anything, went back to lay down. A short time later, police were at his door.
Colclough pointed to the area of his yard where Henry had died. He surmised the teen had run from the unfenced backyard down the narrow space between Colclough's house and the next before falling just beneath the edge of a gnarly old pine tree out front.
The siding of Colclough's cottage was nicked by a errant bullet. According to police, another man, whose name was not released, was found with a gunshot wound to the leg in the backyard of the same house at 1217 Sixth St.
"I guess they were shooting at each other," Colclough said.
Wilmington Police Department spokeswoman Lucy Crockett said the surviving man was treated and released from New Hanover Regional Medical Center, and was being interviewed by detectives.
Officers recovered two guns from the scene, Capt. Tom Witkowski said. But police are "still trying to figure out" how the incident unfolded.
Henry's death caused a flurry of activity on social media.
"It's crazy how me and DD was just talking to this man. How we was just talking yesterday, laughing and stuff, and now he just gone," one person wrote on her Twitter account.
Other friends of Henry cried out for the violence to stop.
"If you gotta resort to gang violence, that mean you not strong enough to hold your own. And if you gotta shoot, you just weak. Weak mentally an physically an emtionally," one person wrote.
"Not my lil bruh, Jeff, man. Now it's gettin' outta hand. Think about ppl families...Lord be with us," another person wrote..
On Tuesday, it will be 12 years since Jacobs' child, Stephen Wayne Sidberry, 30, was killed. His killer was never found.
"That's why I didn't come outside last night and try to see what was going on," she said.
Even in a new age, the senseless killings just continue, and Jacobs – still grieving her own loss – could only shake her head as she thought of another mother hearing the same words she had so long ago.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Wilmington Police Department at (910) 343-3600. Information also may be submitted anonymously through Text-A-Tip. Enter Tip708 and the information, and send to 274637 (CRIMES).
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Java 1A Practical Class
The Game of Life has attracted its fair share of fans over the years, and keen "Game of Lifers" have built large repositories of game board patterns. Keen pattern collectors are often interested in patterns which are unique or special in some way. For example, finding the smallest board which has a particular characteristic. In this exercise you will write a program to compute statistics about the game boards found in the Life Lexicon pattern collection in order to identify patterns of particular interest. The list of patterns you should analyse is available from the course website at:
Your program should be capable of determining the following statistics for each pattern:
Number of generations before the pattern enters a cycle
Length of cycle (a still-life has a cycle length of 0)
Largest growth rate in the number of live cells in successive generations
Largest death rate in the number of dying cells in successive generations
Largest population of live cells in any generation
Start by copying across your source code from your Tick 4 submission, updating the code so that it is inside package
uk.ac.cam.your-crsid.tick4star and renaming
LoaderLife to
Next, you should create a new class called
Statistics in a file called
Statistics.java to store the statistics for a particular pattern. Your
Statistics class should provide (at least) the following methods:
public double getMaximumGrowthRate() public double getMaximumDeathRate() public int getLoopStart() public int getLoopEnd() public int getMaximumPopulation()
You will need to include some private fields to store data, the design of which is left up to you. If lt represents the number of live cells at time t, then the growth rate is defined as (lt+1-lt)/lt. The method
getMaximumGrowthRate should return the maximum growth rate between any two consecutive generations of a pattern as a floating point value. For example, if a world has 12 live cells at generation t and 24 live cells at generation t+1, then the growth rate is
If lt represents the number of live cells at time t, then the death rate is defined as (lt-lt+1)/lt.The method
getMaximumDeathRate should return the maximum death rate between any two consecutive generations as a floating point value. For example, if a world has 24 live cells at generation t and 12 live cells at generation t+1, then the death rate is
The method
getLoopStart should return the generation at which a pattern cycle begins;
getLoopEnd should return the generation at which a pattern cycle ends. For example, if a world has the same state at generation 5 and generation 15,
getLoopStart should return
5 and
getLoopEnd should return
14. The method
getMaximumPopulation should return the largest number of live cells found in any generation.
Finally, you should update your implementation of
StatisticsLife. The
StatisticsLife class should iterate through all the patterns found in a file or at a URL provided as the first argument on the command line. For each pattern, your implementation should create a new instance of
Statistics and update the state of the statistics object so that the methods defined above for objects of type
Statistics return the correct results for the given pattern. To create instances of type
Statistics from a specific pattern, your implementation of
StatisticsLife should include a new method with the following prototype:
public static Statistics analyse(Pattern p)
Since your implementation of
StatisticsLife will take some time to run, you should print out the string "
Analysing" followed by the name of the pattern currently under analysis so that you can check progress. Once all the patterns in the given file or URL have been analysed, your implementation should print a blank line followed by the names of the patterns which have: (1) the largest number of generations before the start of the loop, (2) the longest cycle, (3) the biggest growth rate, (4) the biggest death rate, and (5) the largest population. You should include the values which these patterns have in parentheses. Here is an example:
crsid@machine:~> java uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/StatisticsLife Patterns.txt Analysing PatternName1 Analysing PatternName2 Analysing PatternName3 Analysing PatternName4 Analysing PatternName5 Analysing PatternName6 Analysing PatternName7 Longest start: PatternName1 (12) Longest cycle: PatternName3 (8) Biggest growth rate: PatternName3 (2.3) Biggest death rate: PatternName7 (0.7) Largest population: PatternName6 (23)
You should test your program on files containing your own patterns, as well as the set of patterns provided on the course website. Once you are happy your program works correctly, construct a jar file named
crsid-tick4star.jar containing your code and a file
output.txt containing the entire output of your program when run with the URL http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/current/ProgJava/life.txt and email it as an attachment to
email@example.com. Your jar file should contain:
META-INF/ META-INF/MANIFEST.MF uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/output.txt uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/Pattern.java uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/Pattern.class uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/PatternFormatException.java uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/PatternFormatException.class uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/PatternLoader.java uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/PatternLoader.class uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/Statistics.java uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/Statistics.class uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/StatisticsLife.java uk/ac/cam/your-crsid/tick4star/StatisticsLife.class
You should set the entry point of the jar file so that the following works:
crsid@machine:~> java -jar crsid-tick4star.jar \ http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/current/ProgJava/life.txt
Optional: the Game of Life is supposed to be played on an infinite game board rather than one of a fixed size. Extend your tests to work out which patterns are being artificially altered by a finite fixed-size game board. For example, you might like to consider the Octogon oscillator (not affected) and the Glider pattern (affected).


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Will you be tuning into the Grammy Awards on Sunday night?
Here's a good reason: Prince Royce is teaming up with Pepsi to get fans hyped about the Super Bowl halftime show!
The bachata superstar is starring in a commercial with NFL legends Deion Sanders, Terry Bradshaw, Shannon Sharpe, and Mike Ditka to get fans pumped about Bruno Mars' highly anticipated performance at the Super Bowl halftime show! The commercial will air during Sunday night's Grammy Awards on CBS.
The bachatero will also be be participating in Pepsi's three-day celebration of Super Bowl XLVIII with a free performance in Bryant Park's Winter Village in New York City on Thursday, Jan. 30. For more information about the #PEPCITY event and tickets please visit the PEPCITY website.
We chatted with the Dominicano about his Grammy's commercial, his upcoming performance at the #PEPCITY celebration, his new singles, and more. Check it out:
So, why don't you tell us more about this Grammy's commercial?
It's exciting! It's very exciting to work with Pepsi, a brand that's worked with so many global and international artists. The commercials ties together football and music - which I think everyone loves. Everyone loves sports. Everyone loves music. It's basically just about getting everyone hyped up for the halftime show in the Super Bowl. It's a really fun commercial, but it's also very unique, funny, and organic.
So, basically, what happens is usually artists give the halftime show, but for the commercial, the football players give the halftime show. So, I'm just sitting in the audience and Deion Sanders gets behind me and interrupts everything. He's like, "Hey, we're showing people that us football players can also put on a show!" He starts singing and dancers come out of nowhere! Then, there's a battle between the football players about who had the best performance. A monster truc comes out, there's pyro, there's a girl twerking...just a whole bunch of stuff! You've got to see it. It's really funny. It ties music with football, and it's funny seeing these football players playing a different role than we've seen them in before. I think it's going to be a fun commercial that music and sports lovers are going to appreciate.
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My favorite part of the story is when they tell me how birds fly. Their wings have to be strong to fly. My favorite character is the Bald Eagle because it's our state bird. I love animals and like to learn about them. The book shows a lot of pictures of birds and how they live.
I think others should read this book because it tells more details.


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Costa Brava
Earth : Europe : Iberia : Spain : Northeastern Spain : Catalonia : Costa Brava
The Costa Brava (Rugged Coast) is in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain. It has rocky cliffs and a mix of pebble beaches and sandy beaches.
In the early 2000s many Russians acquired villas around Costa Brava, inflating restaurant prices, and bringing many expensive cars to the region.
Get in
Costa Brava's main airport is Girona-Costa Brava airport. Ryanair operate flights to the airport from several destinations in Europe and Morocco all year. Other airlines include Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways and transavia.com (all seasonal). Alternatively, you can fly into Barcelona-El Prat airport. Airport shuttles operate between Girona-Costa Brava airport and the majority of the resort cities, Barcelona and Girona city centre.
Get around
If you want to explore a lot of the coastal cities then renting a car is your best option. There is regular bus service between the towns but nothing compares driving along and stopping where you like.
Get around
The unknown gem of the Costa Brava is Tossa de Mar. This beautiful little fishing village is one of the least developed on the northern Spanish Mediterranean coast. Tossa is still a fishermen's town, with the quaint very-narrow cobblestoned streets, white houses, and beautiful coastline. Tossa also boasts some very well-preserved medieval ruins -- including walls and towers which protected the town between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries.
If you like casinos and more luxurious accommodations, go to Lloret de Mar. However, if you prefer the less developed beaches, and don't mind less ostentatious accommodations, Tossa de Mar is for you.
Also see Girona - old city and Jewish quarter, Cadaques - Dali museum and marine park.
There are scuba diving outings to the "Illes Medes" (Medes Islands) National Reserve Park from L'Estartit. Cadaques also has various dive shops to explore the area.
The Rovers Return - A lovely British pub, serves nice food and a lovely pint. Also recommended for late nights as the hosts are excellent company!
Stay safe
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One of the most exciting new products in the lineup from Ligne Roset is the Bouroullec brothers' new Ploum loveseat and sofa. The high-density foam seating is amazingly comfortable and truly iconic in appearance.
The new line of products from Ligne Roset will make it to US stores mid-to-late summer.
• Ploum sofa & loveseat by the Bouroullec brothers — the ultimate lounging sofa!
• Cuts modular shelving by Philippe Nigro — a single shelving unit that is combined to form custom shelving with character
• Stripes pendant lighting by Philippe Nigro — metal pendant lamps that can be used alone or combined in groups for playful and unique lighting
• Saint James chairs by Jean Nouvel — a reissue from the early 90s by the famed French architect
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Thank goodness….
Exams are over for the semester. I have four next semester, which will prove to be a bit of a challenge, but I'm up for it! :o)
The Mongolian BBQ: was better than I thought it was going to be, although I didn't see any kind of nutrition information anywhere. However, I think I did very well: hot chicken (raw with marinade), and shrimp with heaps of veggies, a small amount of garlic oil and 2 small ladels of hot chilli sauces. Best thing about Mongolian BBQ is that you add your own oil, sauces, spices, etc. and they cook while you watch, so you know what's going in it.
Dessert was a pancake drizzled with maple syrup and 2 small scoops of chocolate ice cream with lots of caramel (I love caramel).
And it's buffet, so go up as many times as you want. I went up 3 times: once for a salad, once for dinner and once (yikes!) for dessert. I felt overall that if I had not eaten the noodles with my main, then I would have been much better off, but as it was, I think I did really well. It's SO hard not to overeat at buffets. While they did have chips, I wasn't going to eat no stinkin' chips. Like I said in my last post, I'm sick of eating chips. I had a small one of DH's and it was super salty, so no way that I wanted to eat it.
My best mate left the rest of her lollies in my car: an unopened bag of party mix and some Malteasers (Whoppers to those of you in the States). They're going to DH's office on Monday, along with the unopened bag of sour worms I craved yesterday but didn't end up eating. I just don't want them in my house. Someone else can get fat eating them, but not me.
I didn't go to class this morning: I just didn't feel like getting up and doing much of anything except lounging, finishing the Twilight movie I started last night, and thanking whatever God decided that 12 June was the last day for exams for the semester. But while I was watching Twilight, I noticed something really kind of awkward: does nearly every girl in the movie look anorexic or is it just me? On the one hand it's anorexia, on the other, binging. Where do we find the middle ground in a world of eating disorders?
Day 3, Level 1 30-Day Shred: Making progress. Only times I ever stopped for a quick 2 or 3 second rest was the jump rope in the cardio and the bicycle crunches which are super slow. My endurance is returning. Very happy. Switched out the weights with the 2 tinned peaches for my shoulders and the 3kg weights for biceps and back. I like that arrangement much better. :o)
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DETROIT (WWJ) – More than a dozen dogs were removed from a house in Southwest Detroit — and now volunteers are busy assessing the animals' condition and wondering how to prevent this from ever happening again.
Detroit Dog Rescue Dan Carlisle, with a crew of nine volunteers, worked well into the night on Tuesday, removing 13 dogs from a home where — just last fall — they had rescued 24 other dogs.
"The hoarding … had doubled," Carlisle told WWJ Newsradio 950's Marie Osborne.
Carlisle said the woman who had the dogs has not received mental health treatment for her alleged hoarding issues, and he worries that this isn't the end of it.
Neighbors called authorities — some claiming some of the dogs were lost pets swiped off the street.
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Click to enlarge Senior First Officer John Coward, and Capt. Peter Burkill
These guys, Senior First Officer John Coward, and Capt. Peter Burkill, are heroes, or the answer to my prayers. On the other hand, I long ago developed a healthy distrust of computers, but it wasn't computers per se, it was the software. No matter what brought the 'plane to this perilous but miraculous dream song ending? Coming down that 'chute will have to be everyone's greatest memory of their lives.
You have to think about all those people on board...what did they do when they got home? Go back to work, leave their husbands behind? Decide to move to the country? Quit their job to pursue a life as a poet? If that was me, I don't know. I'd kiss the pilots and then I'd kiss the earth and I'd call Keelin. It would be one of the best days of my life.
Archive British Airways Boeing 777 crash-lands in London, 19 hurt
From The Associated Press: "Both jet engines failed to respond to demands for more power moments before the first-ever crash of a Boeing 777, investigators at London's Heathrow Airport said Friday. The airplane struck ground 1,000 feet short, then plowed on its belly across open grassland and halted when it reached the runway. The 136 passengers and 16 crew members exited through emergency slides. 'It was a very quiet, normal flight. I didn't have the feeling we had crashed until we left the plane,' said Jerome Ensinck."


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2014 Mazda3: First Look Video
As soon as you see the new 2014 Mazda3, it's clear this is an all-new car. The car's look is striking and falls in line with the bold new look of the Mazda CX-5 and larger Mazda6.
At this point, Mazda has only shown a hatchback version of the Mazda3, so we're not sure if a Mazda3 sedan will follow. The 2014 Mazda3 comes with one of two engine choices. First, there's the familar 2.0-liter SKYACTIV 4-cylinder that's available in the 2013 Mazda3. That engine will make 155 horsepower, up slightly from today's model. Fuel economy is unknown.
The big news is Mazda's SKYACTIV-G engine. The new 2.5-liter motor is the same one that propels the 2014 Mazda CX-5 and Mazda6. In the Mazda3, it will make 184 horsepower.
The interior also gets a big upgrade. A stylish interior that looks and feels like a cut above other compact cars is something Mazda has done well recently, and it's clear Mazda followed that theme with the 2014 Mazda3.
It's almost unbeleiveable, but the Mazda3 will have some fairly high-end features avaiable including adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning. Mazda didn't say how much the new car will cost, but we're guessing a base Mazda3 will start in the $20,000 range.
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Summer 2013 Root Beer Project, Post 12
INGRDIENTS: Carbonated Water, Cane Sugar, Natural Flavors, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate, Phosphoric Acid.
The interesting thing about this Root Beer is a strong Caramel-like flavor in the finish. I am not sure if this means Wade's are using natural caramel color from burned sugar (tastes like it), or if it is one or more of the Herbs/Roots.
"In our Root Beer we use only pure cane sugar and no artificial sweeteners or corn syrup. You'll taste sassafras (the root in root beer), vanilla, anise, and wintergreen. Customers enjoy our recipe because it is distinctive yet has the familiar taste of root beer they know and love from childhood."
In any case, this is my favorite "modern" Root Beer so far, and also seems to be the least sweet (no coincidence there!)
Interesting herbs and spices up front and then that crazy Caramel/butterscotch finish.
Just what I want out of a "craft" Root Beer. 5 out of 5 Barrels.
Miss Ollie's is just about my favorite restaurant right now, and this version of Salt Fish & Ackee with "Bakes" is my favorite dish I've had there to date. We were mopping the plate with our Bakes (basically fried biscuits) and defending it furiously from the servers' attempts to take it away. Mmmm…


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Supervisors OK resolution seeking to expand emergency alert system
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Former Menlo Park mayor Dee Tolles dies at 79
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New Facebook bus stop approved
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LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings is smiling nervously and shifting his weight from foot to foot.
He's not trying to read a defense just before taking a snap on fourth-and-goal with the game on the line.
No, the guy who calmly came off the bench late in last year's regular season finale and guided LSU on a 99-yard game-winning drive against Arkansas, is standing in front of someone peppering him with questions.
"There's a big controversy at quarterback this year, who's going to start?
"How good can Brandon Harris be?
"Is he better than you?
"Is he that good?
"You made throw of lifetime against Arkansas and then led the Tigers to a bowl game. Don't you think you deserve to be a starter?"
The questioner, LSU marketing professor Dr. Tommy Karam, is doing his best on Wednesday afternoon on the first week of the Tigers' preseason practice to accelerate and jumble Jennings' thought process. He wants him to slip and say something that would be immediately tweeted, igniting a juicy controversy that would give media an unexpected, but welcomed storyline.
Karam, an LSU graduate, is the school's athletic media trainer. It's his job to educate athletes on adapting their roles as public figures and becoming adept dealing with the media.
"Most of these kids are very uncomfortable, maybe even intimidated by doing interviews," Karam said. "They are leery, because they've seen so many athletes get burned in interviews."
Karam's challenge gets greater every year, because of the growth of social media, which has meshed with traditional media.
Almost anything a coach or player says or does in just about any situation, on or off the field, can be on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Vine within seconds.
Social media has skyrocketed paranoia to unparalleled levels.
It's why practices and locker rooms that were once open to the media are now closed. It's why head coaches are kings of controlling the message by (in some cases) not allowing assistants or true freshmen to speak with the media.
It has created an "us vs. them" environment between schools and the media which almost every college sports information director like LSU's Michael Bonnette has to referee.
Once upon a time, probably back when Louis Bonnette, Michael's dad started his legendary 46-year career as McNeese State's sports information director, the charges of a SID were to assist the media as much as possible and publicize athletes.
But as college sports became all about making millions of dollars and public image, the SID job description changed. The SIDs first priority now is protecting a program's brand.
Caught in the middle are the athletes. They've seen and read enough about players saying the wrong thing, drawing the wrath of their head coaches and getting sauteed by the media and fans.
So for the sake of the school and the athlete, the SID and media trainer have to work together to encourage skittish athletes to become media savvy.
Bonnette and Karam made this perfectly clear at one of this past week's media training sessions held in the Tigers' team room at the Charles McClendon practice facility.
"You're forever an LSU Tiger," Bonnette told a group of players before introducing Karam. "With that goes a responsibility to deal with the media ... use the media to tell your story.
"These are all opportunities to enhance your image, increase your brand and do something that will carry you for a lifetime."
Added Karam, "On the Forbes 500 list of the most valuable college football programs in America, LSU is No. 4. The value is astronomical. It means people like you, people watch you.
"Who wants to leave here with your brand tarnished? If that happens, pro scouts, owners and coaches will wait longer to draft you and employee you. If you end up working outside of football and your brand is good through the way you handled the incredible exposure you had, employers are able to see you in a positive way."
Few athletes enter college feeling confident about handling media. Hardly any are like future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, who probably grabbed a rattle in his crib and held it to his mouth like a microphone.
Peyton watched his dad Archie all those years as the Saints' quarterback deliver postgame interviews, win or lose, with poise and class. It was a perfect example to follow.
But since most players don't have that luxury, it's up to media trainers like Karam to pass on some basic tips. Take note future college athletes. These are things you can start working on immediately such as:
The art of the pause: When a question is asked, pause for a second before you speak.
"Football is a game of speed, and you have to think quick," Karam said. "But before answering a question, take about a second or so before you answer. Sort out the question, give an answer and you've got to know when to stop."
Have a default look that helps people see you in a positive light: A default look is the expression you have when you're not paying attention to how you look.
"Likeability is the key element for personal branding, especially when being interviewed," Karam said. "The No. 1 fact you need to be likeable is personality. The only way your personality is going to be seen is through your facial expression. Since athletes never know when the camera is on them, they must develop a likeable default look."
Be engaging: Keep a pleasant tone in your voice when you answer the question. Face the questioner. Make it conversational. Engage with the reporter, not the microphone (or tape recorder).
"David Beckham and Michael Jordan do something called the two-touch rule," Karam said. "Both guys will touch reporter or photographer in the room twice. It could be a handshake, it could be a wink, it could be a tap. There's something in behavioral sciences that says a touch in some way endears you to a reporter."
Stay poised: Don't be offended if a reporter asks a rude question. Maintain your poise, rely on your default look. Be gracious.
LSU senior running back Terrence Magee, one of the three Tigers' who represented LSU at SEC media days in Birmingham, vouches for the training.
"I thought I was comfortable dealing with the media until the first day I came to media training as a freshman," Magee said, "He (Karam) started interviewing me, and before I knew it, he had me arguing back and forth with him. He said, 'Now, I got you.'"
These days, Karam uses Magee as an example of how to flawlessly handle an interview in the face of pointed questions.
In Wednesday's training, Karam asked Magee in a mock interview, "How long do you think before Leonard Fournette (the Tigers' freshman signee who was the nation's No. 1 high school recruit last season) replaces you as a starter?"
Magee paused a beat and then said, "To be honest, we don't have a starter. We have a first starter, a second starter, a third starter and a fourth starter."
Every player in the meeting room started applauding.
Karam will be the first to say all players have different comfort levels, no matter if they are a freshman or a senior.
For instance, Fournette, thoroughly seasoned at handling interviews as his prep fame increased, breezed through a mock interview with Karam so effortlessly Wednesday afternoon he drew claps of approval from his teammates.
But in the morning session, another freshman answered one of Karam's questions with such a naive lack of humility that there were audible gasps throughout the room.
That's okay with Karam. It's why he's there.
"You don't have to love dealing the media," he said. "But you've got to be good doing it."
For most athletes like Jennings, it's a work in progress. The more snaps he takes in practice to become at ease as a starting quarterback candidate, the more questions he'll get to answer to comfortably hone his responses.
Going back to the beginning of this column, here are Jennings' answers to Karam's questions:
"That's not for me to decide. I come in everyday at practice and try and get better. Competition makes all quarterbacks better. Whoever comes out first at the beginning of the season I think we'll be in great hands.
"I think he'll be one of the top quarterbacks ever (at LSU) with his skill set.
"I come in every day to better myself.
"Yes, he's very good.
"Those games are in the past and we're looking into the future. We have quarterbacks now and running backs here competing for jobs. It's about coming in and competing."
View the LSU photo gallery of the media training HERE.