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Text Treatment and the User Interface
Published: January 22, 2009
Before graphic user interfaces, text was the primary means of both input and output defining human-computer interactions. Even today, much of the information user interfaces present is textual. Therefore, we should not underestimate how the right text treatment can measurably improve user productivity and increase user satisfaction. As new technologies become available—for example, larger monitors with higher resolutions—a good foundation of knowledge about effective text treatment can help designers create usable user interfaces for them more quickly.
Font Type
Content developers have hundreds of serif and sans serif fonts at their disposal. Serifs are small lines at the ends of the main strokes of characters. Serif fonts improve readability in continuous text, because the serifs help readers to structure and discriminate characters [1]. Times New Roman, for example, is a serif font, as Figure 1 shows. Typically, newspapers, magazines, and books use serif fonts.
Figure 1—Examples of serif and sans serif fonts
Sans serif fonts like Arial do not feature these little strokes, as you can see Figure 1. On computer screens, sans serif fonts are preferable, because relatively low screen resolutions—typically around 100 pixels per inch rather than the 800 dots per inch of print—make serif fonts look fuzzier, especially in small sizes.
The new generation of e-books such as the Kindle from Amazon have much higher pixel densities than current PC monitors—around 170 ppi. This makes it possible to use serif fonts—as in a real paper book—improving the overall user experience. So the choice between serif and sans serif fonts depends on the capabilities of the target output technology.
Letter Cases
In the mechanical printing process of the past, printers manually assembled individual letters into words and sentences. Miniscule letters—a, b, c, and so forth—were stored in cases that were placed below those that held majuscule letters—A, B, C, and so on. Hence, we now call them lowercase and uppercase letters.
There are three major ways of using letter cases in text, as shown in Figure 2: lowercase, mixed case, and uppercase. We see all three in our daily lives. Ergonomists have consistently recommended using mixed case letters and shy away from using all uppercase letters, especially for continuous text.
Figure 2—Examples of different letter cases
Their reason for recommending mixed case is that the ascenders—extensions toward the top, as in b, d, f, h, k, l, and t—and descenders—extensions toward the bottom, as in g, j, p, q, and y—create the typical shape for a specific word [2]. It is, therefore, easier to recognize words in mixed case while reading. Mixed case also allows better comprehension of the sentence structure, since uppercase applies only to the first letter of the first word at the beginning of a sentence or to proper names.
Interestingly, recent research yields opposing findings. Experiments show that, because of its sheer size, all uppercase is more legible, in terms of reading speed, than the other letter cases, especially for visually impaired persons. [3]
Now try reading the previous paragraph in all uppercase.
You can judge for yourself what letter case style is easier and faster to read. I personally believe that mixed case is superior, at least for users without vision impairments.
Text Alignment
When displaying continuous text on informational Web sites or in online Help, there are two common ways of aligning the text, as shown in Figure 3:
- justified—The text body has clean edges at both the left and right.
- ragged right—The text body is left aligned.
Although justifying continuous text provides a nice block of text, the extra spaces that appear between individual words often create continuous vertical spaces that can appear meaningful—like vertical rivers of white. This can be distracting to readers [4]. It is, therefore, recommended to use ragged-right text alignment.
Figure 3—Examples of justified versus ragged-right text alignment
Text Orientation
Different layouts may require different text orientations. Figure 4 shows standard horizontal text; marquee style text, in which each individual letter is horizontal, yet the letters are vertically aligned; and text that is rotated by 90° to the right or left.
Figure 4—Different text orientations
Obviously, in the western world, it is best to use horizontal text. After all, our books are not printed in marquee or rotated text. Though this may not be the case for other cultures.
Research confirms that people can read text with a horizontal orientation the fastest [5]. It has also shown, from a usability standpoint, that it does not matter whether text is rotated to the right or the left—for example, on vertical tabs. Reading speed is a function of where the items appear on the screen. However, for aesthetic reasons, the font should be directed inward. Of all text orientations, marquee is the hardest to read and yields the poorest reading performance.
Font Size
Font size is a crucial factor in determining character legibility. Software developers often simply use the common font sizes countless Web sites recommend—for example, 10-pixel Verdana or Arial. While it makes sense to recommend standard font sizes for software or Web sites, keep this in mind: Font size is just one determinant of the physical size of a character on a computer screen. Thus, it is more appropriate to base our recommendations for character size on physiological measures. In other words, what matters is what a user actually sees on the screen, not what a product team has designed and developed. Explaining why this is so is going to get a bit technical, but please bear with me.
Different guidelines recommend slightly different character sizes. ISO standard 9241-3 [6] states:
"Character heights from 20 to 22 minutes of arc are preferred for most tasks. The minimum character height shall be 16 minutes of arc."
One minute of arc is equal to 1/60 (0.0167) degree. Therefore, as Figure 5 shows, the respective line-of-sight angles are as follows:
- 16 minutes of arc = 0.267 degree
- 20 minutes of arc = 0.333 degree
- 22 minutes of arc = 0.367 degree
Figure 5—Relationship between line-of-sight angle, viewing distance, and character height
Recommendations for the minimum viewing distance (d) between user and monitor screen range from 400 to 600 mm. ISO 9241-3 indicates a minimum viewing distance of 400 mm for normal office work. Given the fact that the near point of accommodation at the age of 50 is typically already 500 mm [7], a minimum viewing distance of 500 mm is more appropriate and is often recommended in ergonomic literature [8].
Assuming a character is viewed orthogonally—that is, so, as in Figure 5, the viewing distance (d) is at a right angle to the screen—if d is 500 mm, the result of the trigonometric formula shown in Figure 5 gives the following character heights:
- minimum character height—2.3mm
- preferred character height range—from 2.9 to 3.2mm
Usually character height relates to uppercase letters, so an E has to be at least 2.3mm in height.
The challenge is to understand the various parameters that determine physical character height—that is, the absolute height one could measure on the screen by using a ruler. In other words, now that we know the target character height, how can we ensure the characters on a screen really are this height? In addition to font size, the following parameters determine the physical character height:
- an operating system's font size setting—for example, in Microsoft Windows, small or large
- for Web applications, a Web browser's text size setting—for example, in Microsoft Internet Explorer, smallest, small, medium, large, largest
- pixel density—expressed in pixels per inch (ppi), this unit of measurement depends on
- screen resolution—for example, 1024 x 768 pixels
- the physical size of the screen
While we can control the effects of font and text size settings, there is not a definite pixel density, because each user's monitor size and resolution settings can vary. To give an example, consider two people who both use the same software, the recommended 500mm viewing distance, and the same system settings. However, one person uses a 14-inch notebook, with a visible width of 10.67 inches, while the other uses a 17-inch LCD monitor, with a visible width of 14.22 inches. The definition of pixel density is as follows:
Therefore, as Table 1 shows, we obtain the following pixel densities for an assumed screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels for these two people.
Table 1—Calculating pixel density
|Person A
|Person B
To measure this pixel density in inches, use this formula:
The physical height of an uppercase character that is 10 pixels in height would consequently be as shown in Table 2.
Table 2—Calculating actual character height
|Person A
|Person B
So, for Person A, the physical character height conforms only to the required minimum character height stated in ISO 9241-3 for a viewing distance of 500 mm, while that for Person B exceeds the preferred value range.
The appropriate treatment of text is only one of many building blocks that determine the usability and the user experience of a user interface—yet, it is a fundamental component. Unfortunately, as countless Web sites demonstrate, our knowledge about the do's and don't's of text treatment is still underdeveloped. In this article, I hope I have contributed a solid overview that you can apply directly when designing user interfaces.
[1] Wheeler, Susan G., and Gary S. Wheeler. TypeSense: Making Sense of Type on the Computer. Boston: International Thompson Computer Press, 1996.
[2] Dul, Jan, and Bernard Weerdmeester. Ergonomics for Beginners. Oxford: Taylor & Francis, 1993.
[3] Arditi, Aries, and Jianna Cho. "Letter case and text legibility in normal and low vision." Vision Research: September, 2007.
[4] Watzmann, Suzanne. "Visual Design Principles for Usable Interfaces," in The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook, ed. Andrew Sears and Julie A. Jacko. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2008.
[5] Byrne, Michael D. "Reading Vertical Text: Rotated vs. Marquee," in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2002.
[6] ISO 9241-3. Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs)—Part 3: Visual display requirements. Geneva: International Organization for Standardization, 1992.
[6] Grandjean, Etienne. Ergonomics in Computerized Offices. New York: Taylor & Francis, 1986.
[8] Kroemer, Karl H.E., and Anne D. Kroemer. Office Ergonomics. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2001.
Topic: Human Factors | Usability | Visual Design
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Tobias, I haven't read the references you cite for legibility of mixed case versus uppercase text, and I'm curious about the length of the text set in uppercase.
I can see that uppercase might be more effective for headlines or ad copy, but in my own experience and in the anecdotal information I've seen, large blocks of uppercase text are harder to read.
Did the study address that issue? I'm very curious about that point.
Great article. Well researched.
I've tried before to determine the impact of font size and font type, but was thwarted in my efforts. I seemed to always end up at the conclusion that having the right words were more important than having the words formatted properly and stopped there.
So thanks for putting this together. It's going on my reference list.
Hi Glen, here's a link to the article, Letter case and text legibility in normal and low vision.
They used both rapid serial visual presentation and continuous text, which was composed of four text passages of ninth-grade-level reading difficulty—that is, about 400 words in length.
Cheers, Tobias
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No Right to Remain Silent proves to be very informative. But with fleeting details about the actually event, it seems almost to centered around comparison. In the book, the tragedy is often compared to the acts of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris of Columbine and Kip Kinkel of Thurston.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0307409635, Hardcover)The world watched in horror in April 2007 when Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho went on a killing rampage that resulted in the deaths of thirty-two students and faculty members before he ended his own life.
Former Virginia Tech English department chair and distinguished professor Lucinda Roy saw the tragedy unfold on the TV screen in her home and had a terrible realization. Cho was the student she had struggled to get to know–the loner who found speech torturous. After he had been formally asked to leave a poetry class in which he had shared incendiary work that seemed directed at his classmates and teacher, Roy began the difficult task of working one-on-one with him in a poetry tutorial. During those months, a year and a half before the massacre, Roy came to realize that Cho was more than just a disgruntled young adult experimenting with poetic license; he was, in her opinion, seriously depressed and in urgent need of intervention.
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Several positions were approved for the 2013-14 school year: a special project coordinator, a teaching position, an associate position, and a massage therapy instructor. These positions can now be advertised and posted.
There was a visitor question about the special project coordinator position.
Superintendent William Bush explained that this person would be responsible for bringing in grant funding, coordination of adult programming, development of new programs, and financial aid awards.
Previously, this position was called a "consultant" position, and was filled by Donna Evans Schwartz.
Schwartz's salary was paid through grant funding.
Bush said that he had just come back from a 'Schools that Work' conference, and one of the topics there was, "How do schools make do with less money?" He said that many districts cited grant-funded positions such as this one.
Schwartz will continue in the new position, and will be paid a per diem rate, for 90 days at $35,000.
A visitor asked how many of the SCCTC students were from Elk Lake. Davis said that there are 475 students in all. Elk Lake is sending 186 students this fall, which is less than half of the total student body. Blue Ridge is sending 14; Lackawanna Trail, 36; Susquehanna Community, 41; Mountain View, 63; Montrose Area, 70; Tunkhannock, 31.
There are 34 adult students, not counting the 40 in the LPN program or 15 or more in the massage therapy program.
Davis said that the new Nail Tech program can be completed in only 200 hours.
The board approved the purchase of cosmetology supplies and cosmetologist kits for the classrooms. Burmax bid a total of $16,707.84 for a total of 152 items. 60 cosmetologist kits were bid by Cosmopruf Beauty at $258.64 per kit, each including 49 items, and the grand total for 60 kits was $15,720.


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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Pop Superstar Sarah Geronimo by Jun De Leon in cover story Editorial for Mega Magazine (June 2012)
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Georgina Wilson by Bj Pascual on the cover of Esquire Magazine Philippines (July 2012)
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Rising star Joseph Marco by Lope Navo in Editorial for Garage Magazine (June 2012)
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Monday, June 18, 2012
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Grace Lee by Paolo Pineda on the cover of Look Magazine (May-June 2012)
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Top Model Valerie Weigmann (PMAP) by Bj Pascual in Editorial for Preview Magazine (June 2012)
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Friday, June 15, 2012
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Marian Rivera by Mark Nicdao in Editorial for Rogue Magazine's State Of The Nation Issue (June 2012)
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"Maybe someone else wants to sit in the front," Jeffrey suggested hopefully.
"They don't." I waved behind me. Phil and Priscilla of Florida, who were celebrating their 15th anniversary, were standing far back from the water, while the Spaniard was trying to keep his girlfriend from hyperventilating.
Jeffrey took his seat beside me with a sigh.
"Are there piranhas?" Phil asked and he and Priscilla moved forward and tentatively let the water wash over their feet at the edge of the river.
"Well," our guide said, squinting, "not piranhas exactly. Their cousins. But don't worry, they don't bite."
"Oh, good," Phil said. "They're the nice piranhas." But he let the guide lead him through knee-deep water to a middle seat.
We were supposed to sit on the bulbous edge of the raft, for freedom-of-movement purposes? For safety? I didn't know, but it seemed precarious. Apparently, Priscilla agreed with me, maybe too much, because she spent the entire journey squatting on the floor. When I twisted to look at her, the top of her helmet, about level with my waist, covered her eyes. She'd flip it back with a shake of her head and grin at me. Other boats of tourists swept past us as we drifted to the river's center from the drop-in point. They would raise their paddles, their hands, their cameras in greeting. From a safety standpoint, a populous river boded well. From a potential-embarrassment standpoint, less so. Though it was October, I made an early New Year's resolution: Do not fall out of the boat. I gritted my teeth and grabbed the anchoring rope that snaked along the sides of the raft, determined to follow through.
Rafting, I found, is like long, drawn on sentences punctuated by brief moments of terror. At least in Costa Rica, those sentences are full of descriptive words. Between the drops and twists where the water smashed against sunken rocks, as the river pulled us relentlessly but calmly downward, we had ample time to gaze about ourselves. Along the left bank, a chocolate horse paused in his drink long enough to raise his head and stare curiously at us. Also on the left, a waterfall so high it seemed to start as a trickle, but finished as a torrent, carving a path for itself out of the charcoal cliff face. Lush greenery on all sides, tangled up in itself, letting slip the calls of birds hidden inside.
How our guide picked out a path through the rocks was beyond me. He followed a line invisible to the rest of us, adjusting the direction of his paddle, leaning his body to the left and the right. He was, just as much as the seats and the safety rope, a part of the boat. That he could deftly manipulate a giant blue whoopee cushion propelled by six clueless, uncoordinated people amazed me, though I decided it was best not to think too hard about it. However, even Superman has his kryptonite – about halfway through the trip our guide underestimated his watery opponent, and we ended up lodged between – and I know it's corny, but I just have to say it – a rock and a hard place. Literally.
I shoved the rock face near me, thinking back to elementary school when I convinced myself I had super powers (flight and telepathy, among others).
"I will push," I thought now, adding super strength to my mental resume, "and I will free the boat and save the day and all will celebrate my name." In actuality, I think my efforts were futile. The guide, who had gotten out of the boat and found his footing nearby, gradually hauled us around, straining the tendons in his neck. He couldn't back us out of the channel because of the current, so he pushed us forward through too-shallow water, scraping the bottom of the raft over a steeply sloping rock. The tail of the boat climbed as its nose dipped lower and lower.
Somebody had made the mistake earlier in the day – while we were floating in lazy circles, waiting for our partner boat to catch up – of asking if anyone had ever died on the trip down the Pacuare River.
"Once that I know of," he replied. "A teenager fell out of the boat and was crushed between it and a boulder."
We had all been silent. I was still silent now, but was screaming in my head as the raft continued to angle. "They are all going to fall on me," I thought, as my head inched closer to the swirling water. I flashed back to my Girl Scout trip to Disneyland, when I was riding in the front of the log boat on Splash Mountain, on the crest, waiting for the plunge. "Hold me in tight," I had told my mom. Kindly, she had waited until we were safely at the bottom to ask me, "So, who was holding me in?" But Mom wasn't here now to act as a seatbelt. "Any minute now," I thought, "Any minute now we're going to tip and I am going to be crushed by a mass of bodies."
I might have been a bit dramatic. The raft, quite anticlimactically, broke free of the boulder and coasted back into the heart of the river. The rest of the rapids didn't hold any major surprises, and we congratulated ourselves on remaining raft-bound.
Near the end of the route, the guide suggested that anyone who wanted to could get out and swim alongside the raft.
"Really," he said, when no one moved, "you can."
Still, no one moved. I was tempted to stay in the boat as well, so as not to be odd man out, but then I mentally berated myself for being a sheep and tumbled over the side. I had wanted to swim this whole time and was not about to miss the opportunity now that it had presented itself.
"Take pictures," I called to Jeffrey. It had been a long week, but he was still willing to take pictures on command – a true gentleman. Photographs are my proof – to others, but mainly to myself – that I have had a good time. Though a poor representation of a real experience or place, they act, I've found, as doorways to memories. As I dog-paddled behind the raft, letting the current pull me along, I knew Jeffrey's $8 underwater camera wouldn't do this vista justice. We had entered the mouth of a gorge, and rocks rose steeply on either side, squeezing the river. A thin light tumbled down through the flora carpeting the rock face and ricocheted off the small ripples in the water. Above us, rickety bridges swooped across the river like deserted spider webs, wooden planks missing and frayed ropes – former handrails – swinging listlessly in the breeze. Ahead, the landscape grew lighter by degrees, promising that once we got through the next few bends we would be bathed in dazzling gold. As we drifted closer to the light – and to shallower waters – Jeffrey hauled me back into the raft by my life vest. I lifted up my face, closed my eyes and held my breath as I waited for the sun's full face to kiss my skin.
I smiled.


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As Tijuana grows at breakneck speed, it also struggles to provide adequate, affordable homes. The city faces huge trade-offs in its sprawling developments.
TIJUANA – At 300 square feet, home is no bigger than a motel room.
But within these concrete walls, Teresa Guzmán and her family fit bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining room and living room. A tight squeeze, barely space enough for four people, but it's a home of their own, a place to hang their dreams at long last.
The light-olive duplex at the city's eastern edge is one of tens of thousands of mass-produced homes rising across Baja California as the state confronts a daunting housing crisis.
New developments surge over hillsides in pastel-colored swells. The city grows at a breakneck pace. About 26,000 homes were built this year, breaking Tijuana's record.
With a population of 1.5 million that is growing by about 80,000 people every year, affordable housing is a huge challenge for everyone – families, government planners and private developers. The hurdles are many, from the irregular terrain to the high cost of bringing water, electricity and sewers to the undeveloped parcels.
"There is no place as complicated as Tijuana, except perhaps Mexico City," said Raúl Bejarano Borboa, head of the Baja California office of Infonavit, the main Mexican federal housing lending agency for low-cost homes.
As tract housing transforms the city, the effects will be felt for generations. Proponents say these developments are giving rise to a property-owning, tax-paying middle class that will strengthen Mexico's democracy.
But this approach to Tijuana's growth has created its own problems.
Poor planning and weak regulation have, in some places, led to overcrowding and traffic gridlock. Open space is scarce, privacy is difficult, maintenance is spotty. The roads and public transportation are inadequate, and as tracts are added, morning commuters must rise earlier to get to work and school.
House after house, row upon row, neighborhood after neighborhood attest to the fact: One of Mexico's most dynamic housing markets could become an unmanageable force.
Few good options
Conditions might be crowded, but for Guzmán and her husband, Miguel Angel Cabrera, a factory worker, it beats sharing a room in an uncle's house, as they did when they arrived in Tijuana seven years ago from the state of Nayarit. Or squeezing themselves and their two boys into a two-bedroom apartment with four other relatives, as they found themselves doing for more than a year. Or renting a bedroom, as they did for five years in a relative's house.
"It was a necessity for us," said Guzmán, who is 31.
They paid $15,000 for their house last year, the lowest priced and smallest on the market.
The spurt in low-cost housing is a trend in major cities across Mexico as President Vicente Fox calls for 750,000 houses to be built annually by the time he leaves office in 2006. That's more than twice the number built in 2000, the year he took office.
Baja California, a state with about 3 million residents, expects to build 50,000 homes this year. By comparison, San Diego County, with roughly the same population, is expected to add 15,000 to 16,000 units.
Some liken the housing boom to a social revolution, comparing the developments with Levittown, the Long Island, N.Y., bedroom community where 17,500 mass-produced houses, measuring 750 and 800 square feet, popped up almost overnight to meet the post-World War II housing demand.
Cuauhtémoc Pérez Roman, president of Mexicali-based Urbi, Baja California's largest housing developer, speaks of the transformative power of housing. Residents are not just purchasing a house from Urbi, he said, but also buying a stake in their communities, just as World War II veterans bought their own stake in Levittown.
"The most important thing is that they have a space that's theirs, a surrounding that generates values, principles," Pérez said.


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Jason Aldean Caught Cheating, Issues Public Apology
October 01, 2012 06:19 AM by Lisa Princ
Jason Aldean is one of Country music's biggest stars these days, but with fame comes scandal, right? Aldean, who has won us over with his duet with Kelly Clarkson, happens to be married with two children, and was recently caught cheating on his wife with a season eleven American Idol hopeful. Since the news broke, The Truth singer decided to be truthful himself, admitting to what he did, and he also issued a public apology for his actions.
Jason Aldean's night of partying turned into a nightmare for the Country singer last week, when he apparently had too much to drink and could not keep his hands off another woman. Despite being a married man, Aldean was snagged getting a little cozy with Brittany Kerr, a former hopeful from American Idol. And just in case you have doubts, there is no denying what went down, as TMZ has all the photos to prove it.
Since the photos hit the web, Jason Aldean decided to come clean and issued the following statement on his Facebook page:
"Hey Guys – I wanted to talk to you directly, so you were hearing the truth from me and not just reading allegations made about my personal life on gossip web sites. The truth is that I screwed up. I had too much to drink, let the party get out of hand and acted inappropriately at a bar. I left alone, caught the bus to our next show and that's the end of the story. I ultimately ended up embarrassing my family and myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm sorry for disappointing you guys. I really appreciate being able to work through this privately with my family and for all your continued support."
Aldean has been flooded with support, as well as negative comments, since folks seem to split on the issue of cheating. While, he did not have sex with her, he definitely appeared to be headed in that direction from the looks of the pictures.
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22 Responses to "Jason Aldean Caught Cheating, Issues Public Apology"
sox Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 6:45 am
You should apologize for that crap you call cunt-ry music!!
LISA Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 6:54 am
I love his music- I don't care what he does on his own time-I'm not married to him
Anonymous Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 7:15 am
Hey, Brittany Kerr is in that video "Watch You Fall" by Orion of The Legacy Committee.
H Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 7:31 am
It's time to stop rewarding people who cheat. I'm not his wife, so if they want to work through that, then that is fine, but I refuse to pay attention to someone like this. Far more deserving artists out there.
I have no reason to be nasty to/about him, but my attention will go elsewhere.
Jennifer Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 7:42 am
I have heard that he has been cheating for years. It is definitely not a first for him. A propositioned a friend of mine at a show. Needless to say, she did not meet him after the show, but it is obvious he cannot be faithful.
Lyndye Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 8:00 am
I don't think it is any of our business.
joe the plummer Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 8:23 am
Don't care for JA, I don't believe he is as talented as he thinks he is. Acts like he fell of the turnip truck coming out of GA. Feel sorry for his family.
i Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 8:28 am
i support Jason Aldean 100% and what ever happened is no ones business but his. I think if people would worry more about there own lives and not all these super stars and drama, life would be better for everyone!!!
jess Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 8:53 am
Hey Jason, I am sorry you have to face the music, been there myself.
not an easy thing to deal with. Unfortunatly the punishment will be the memory of the situation for the rest of your life.
Becky Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 8:58 am
I realize Jason made a mistake. Out on the road their is partying and groupies and very much temptation when your lonely and far from home. I absolutely do not condone his actions, but alcohol will make you do many things. He owned up to what he did, we should not judge him. That is between him and his wife. My prayer for him and his wife is that he has learned his lesson and that he and his wife can work through this and keep their family together. I'm sure he has so much remorse. May God Bless him and his family.
Mike Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:19 am
Wow…a big musician is cheating on his wife??? NO WAY!!!!!! How is this news anymore??? Isn't country music all about bad relationships and bad times in life??? I bet he writes a few good songs about this…
notjason aldean Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:21 am
I'd hit it in a second. good call on apologizing… too bad he didn't nail her first though….
my guess is he'll get sum next time… pound it pound it pound it
Tommy Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:23 am
OK I am a big fan of Jason. He made a mistake we have all made mistakes in life. and a lot don't admit them. at least he admits he made a mistake and his true fans will forgive him and go on with life. Its the ones that want to hold on to the negative that will keep bringing it up. Let him and this family deal with it there way its there life not ours.
bonn Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:26 am
he got caught in a photo (a given when celeb). he then "blames the booze" needs an intervention (wife leaving w/kids till he gets help) admit he has an alcohol problem, and rehab. Then, learn what a "family man" looks like! Live and be an example to his children of what a father is like.
Kathleen Spaeth Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:32 am
Jason is a married man and he should be acting appropriately. A committed, and married man does not get so drunk that he put his hands, lips, and who knows what else all over another women (while his wife is at home raising his two daughters). He should be ashamed of himself, completely embarrassed, and so remorseful (that he recks of it, instead of the booze)! If you don't want other people to know your "personal business", than don't go around inappropriately acting out in public for us all to see what a "scoundrel" that you are! I feel so bad for his wife and I would be so hurt and angry if I was her that I would file for a divorce!! Also, Brittany Kerr is nothing but a "home wrecker" and a whore for pursuing a married man (and don't tell me that she didn't know he was drunk and try to take advantadge of that).
Shonda Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:46 am
He's a great singer & puts on a great show. I love his music! Anyhow, what he does in his personal life, is none of our business….if he were just an ordinary guy, no one would care. It's just because he's famous everyone has to make a big deal about it! Let him & his wife deal with it because nothing we say is going to matter.
J Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 9:58 am
Jason Aldean is a great artist and like he said he's not perfect and he does make mistakes i think its great that he published what he published it doesn't make it right but he's not trying to hide it. Again, he's a great artist and this shouldn't effect his music and it should stay between him and his wife.
Sandy H Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 10:06 am
I have always liked Jason Aldean's music and will continue to. Respect him? No! I feel so bad for his wife!! I hope she will be able to continue her life with him. Its a hard road. I've been there. As for the skank that was a part of this horrible act, I hope she was taught "What goes around comes around" Because karma will get her! And 10 times worse.
not shocked Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 10:15 am
He is sorry. Sorry he got caught. Ive also heard he cant be faithful. His wife needs to stand up for herself and kick his cheating butt out. Since they have been together since high school and married years before he made it.. she owns his ass…
donna d Says:
October 1st, 2012 at 1:55 pm
drinking too much seems to be every ones excuse.. POOR excuse.. he got caught this time, how many times before didnt he get caught. Its too bad, men(and woman) ruin a whole family for 10 minutes of pleasure(?).. people should stop thinking of them selves, and stop and think about the families being destroyed because of these meaningless affairs, you will always be the mistress, always the one a lone, or they can leave their wife and be with you.. but remember, once a cheater always a cheat.. and there is always another YOU out there waiting… Good luck to him in putting his family back together, because if it was me… hed be gone… you have nothing without trust.. takes years to gain it and seconds to lose it.
patty Says:
October 4th, 2012 at 11:45 am
wish it was me
heather Says:
October 4th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
omg! Leave them alone and mind your own business!! Our opinions dont matter and its between him and his wife (who is the real victim here!) We are just sensationalizing everything now and should just leave it alone and she can forgive him in her own time! It could have been much worse!


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its national pancake day!
pillage like a pirate and quench your carb fever!
putting the pi back in pirate!
Its an upstanding member of the solar system
Apply the laws of earth and make it a victim
Of Proposition 187
Obviously you didn't get the memo. It is now National Oolong memorial day!
mancakes? who wants to go get some mancakes with me? mmmmm! yes!
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Buckwheat pancakes are the best, I may have to make some tonight.
Broken until next season
pancakes where now???
I wonder what prompted this thread spud...
if you're in the 215, it oughta be right around the corner...Originally Posted by Jserse
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oh i know, that's why im asking. im all about some panqueques
oh, of course. there's only one thing about pancakes, though...
"...all exciting at first, but by the end, you're ****ing sick of 'em".
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144 bcd 3/32" 49t sugino track chainring, possibly 75.
want: risers, light, stiff, 1", black if that can be
144 bcd 46t or 47t chainring any kind or width
I thought this was another brakeless thread.
i think it is irresponsible and gives eaters a bad public image to go pancakeless
Yes, it IS National Pancake Day at IHOP. Go get your free fresh short stack of buttermilk pancakes guys - it is on ALL DAY long and if you are so inclined, you may also donate to a very worthy charity (they'll have a box for donations up front). You need those pancakes for your rides today on those fixie bikes.
Eating for free tonight. Yes!
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Uggghh "I have to Hop" to get free pancakesOriginally Posted by merider1
"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb."
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Ahh Shrove Tuesday, the one religious holiday that'll always be relevant.
I believe you are mistaken. It is National Pancake Week--February 21-27
National Pancake Day is September 26.
I LOVE pancakes! I like them rather thin with butter and grade b maple syrup. Some sausage or black forest bacon is also nice on the side. I generally eat pancakes on Sat. morning.
screw you all im gonna go get some crepes
Why grade B? If you're gonna go, go all out.Originally Posted by h_curtis
I personally get the fakey stuff, because it's less than a dollar.
Mostly I make Belgian waffles with various things on top, though.
Originally Posted by Shiznaz
Well, for IHOP Corp., it is National Pancake Day.Originally Posted by h_curtis
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going to ihop after classes tonight with my roommates.
here is some overkill on PAncake day (the genesis)
a la Fat Tuesday
---------------Shrove Tuesday is the term used in the English-speaking countries of the United Kingdom[1], Ireland[2], and Australia[3] to refer to the day after Collop Monday and before Ash Wednesday (the liturgical season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday). In these countries, and amongst Anglicans in Canada, this day is also known as Pancake Day, because it is customary to eat pancakes on this day.[4][5][6] In other parts of the world—for example, in historically Catholic and French-speaking parts of the United States and elsewhere—this day is called Mardi Gras, and in areas with large Polish-immigrant populations (for example, Chicago and Detroit) it is known as Paczki Day.
The reason that pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent is that the 40 days of Lent form a period of liturgical fasting, during which only the plainest foodstuffs may be eaten. Therefore, rich ingredients such as eggs, milk, sugar and flour are disposed of immediately prior to the commencement of the fast. Pancakes and doughnuts were therefore an efficient way of using up these perishable goods, besides providing a minor celebratory feast prior to the fast itself [2].
The word shrove is a past tense of the English verb "shrive," which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by confessing and doing penance.[7] Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the shriving (confession) that Anglo-Saxon Christians were expected to receive immediately before Lent.[8]
Shrove Tuesday is the last day of "shrovetide," which is the English equivalent to the Carnival tradition that developed separately out of the countries of Latin Europe. In countries of the Carnival tradition, the day before Ash Wednesday is known either as the "Tuesday of Carnival" (in Spanish-speaking countries, "Martes de Carnaval," in Portuguese-speaking countries, "Terça-feira de Carnaval", in German "Faschingsdienstag") or "Fat Tuesday" (in Portuguese-speaking countries "Terça-feira Gorda", in French-speaking countries, "Mardi Gras," in Italian-speaking countries, "Martedì Grasso").
The term "Shrove Tuesday" is not widely known in the United States[9][10], especially in those regions that celebrate Mardi Gras on the day before Ash Wednesday.
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This website has it from the 18-24th...Originally Posted by h_curtis
but it is followed closely by
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week from Feb 25 - to March 3rd...
Women think they're so clever because they can fake an orgasm for the sake of a relationship, but men can fake a whole relationship for the sake of an orgasm.
hahaha i saw this thread earlier....and i went and got pancakes. blueberry...soooo good
Pancake grades don't refer to quality but instead color/darkness.Originally Posted by veggiemafia
Also, if you really want pancakes and live in philly you can pm me within the next hour and I may actually make lots of pancakes.
BUT I'm out of maple syrup so bring yer own an share you commie ****s.
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How to get in: Rotman Commerce for 2013
Rotman Commerce is offered jointly by the Rotman School of Management and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts and Science and is one of the oldest and best business programs in Canada (for our rankings of best business schools in Canada, please click here).
It is also very difficult to get into as it has some of the toughest entry requirements in Canada. We at UniversityHub have outlined the essentials in order to get into Rotman Commerce. UniversityHub has extensive experience in Rotman Commerce applications and if you require further assistance with your application, please contact our Admissions Consulting services. For further information about U of T as a whole, please take a look at our review.
Please note, Application Deadline for 2013 was April 1 for the Supplemental Application. This submission costs $50 in addition to the U of T application fee. Once you have applied to U of T and gotten your application ID and PIN, go to this website.
Course Requirements
As previously mentioned, Rotman Commerce has tough entry requirements. In addition to simply graduating and getting an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (or equivalent), the applicant requires 6 U or M level grade 12 credits.
This is all pretty standard, but there are additional course requirements. These 6 credits though include English 4U AND Calculus & Vectors 4U. Thus, unlike other schools, Rotman looks at your top 4 credits after ENG4U and MCV4U, meaning your entry average is AVERAGE OF ( ENG4U + MCV4U) + (4 highest grade 12 U or M courses). It is important to note, Advanced Functions is usually a prerequisite for MCV4U, but it itself isn't isn't a requirement and won't be automatically used to determine your average, unless it is in your top 4. Make sure you consider this when planning out your high school career.
To compound matters, although they do not explicitly have grade requirements for ENG4U and MCV4U, they do look at these grades individually, and not just your combined average. As a result of this, getting high 90's in your top 4 and low 70's in MCV4U and ENG4U will not suffice as they recommend at very least low 80's for these (which subsequently make the load on your other courses less).
Rotman recommends a high 80's average which means their actual grade entry requirements are higher. Universities like Queen's and Western recommend a low to mid 80's average to apply, but realistically the acceptance average is generally in the high 80's or 90's. Therefore, the generally acceptance average for Rotman is generally around 90. Last year the average entry average was 89.7%. However, these grades are not the only thing that are taken into account.
In fact, these are simply just the first process of filtering out students so if you do have an average of 87 or higher, don't worry too much about improving your grades, but rather focus on your EC's so that you can submit a better Supplementary Application. This is discussed below:
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Aside from the entry requirements and the grades, the supplementary application is the most important part of your application. In fact, providing you do have strong enough grades to be even considered for Rotman Commerce (85%+), this is the single most influential part of your application. Therefore, it is essential you knock this out of the park in order to differentiate yourself and ultimately get into Rotman Commerce.
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There is a section of the Supplementary Application that explicitly asks to describe 3 extra curricular activities. As such, for your EC's in high school, focus on quality over quantity. Meaning, rather than doing a little bit of everything, take an expanded role in a few areas. For instance, rather be involved as a member of every club in high school, instead be the coordinator, or captain, or organizer for a few clubs.
Therefore, you can really highlight your leadership or other skills more so than simply being loosely involved. This comes very in handy for this section of the supplementary application since you are limited to just three EC's.
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- Complete ECO100Y Introduction to Economics with a mark of at least 67%
- Complete MAT133Y Calculus and Linear Algebra for Commerce (or equivalent) with a mark of at least 50%
- Accumulate a minimum of 4.0 credits
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By Jessica Rawden 3 years ago
Every time I listen to Britney Spears new song Work Bitch, I feel a little bit like Im going to stroke out. Regardless of whether you like the fast-tempo of the pop singers newest single, theres one thing that we can be certain of while watching the video for Work Bitch: Spears did indeed work to really whip that body into shape. The song may not make me want a Maserati, but it does make me wish I had the abs the 31-year-old mom of two is rocking.
The video for Work Bitch was directed by Ben Mor and it premiered on the CW on Tuesday evening before hitting the Internet, where the video has already earned well over 3 million plays. Theres not a lot of work actually being accomplished in the music video, but Spears looks as fit as a fiddle and almost as fantastic as she looked dancing around in knee socks and a short skirt in her Baby, One More Time video.
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Work Bitch is the lead single off of Spears upcoming eighth studio album, which is set to drop on December 3. I havent given you the title of the album, not because Im trying to keep it a secret, but because Brit Brit and co. havent come up with one yet. Its getting pretty close to crunch time, so Im assuming that title will come sooner than later and well keep you posted along the way.
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Hanover routs Quakers on homecoming
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Hanover hit Earlham early and often and rolled to a 55-10 football homecoming win over the Quakers Saturday at L.S. Ayres Field. The Quakers, fresh off their first victory in 27 games, were aiming to win back-to-back games for the first time in three years. But Hanover had other ideas.


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As I recall who left all the Celtics and most of you babys crying last year? What was your excuse, thats right, the refs and Perkins injury. 3 Finals appearance and 2 championships!! The most important team in the NBA!! The Lakers have three assets that they can trade. L.O. Gasol and Bynum. I prefer to keep Bynum but oh well. So we can be back all we need is a quick point and Jamal Crawford. The celtics other then PunkPierce need everything!! You better hope Rondo work on his jumpshot!!!
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Wing it – have a flutter with the trend for butterfly prints
Like most interiors trends, butterflies only have a lifespan of about a day (DISCLAIMER: this may not actually be true, and could be merely a mis-remembered fact from a Biology lesson 15 years ago. However, the "stat" about interiors trends is almost certainly correct). One minute we're all over a look, the next it's discarded like an empty trolley in the IKEA car park. But the butterfly motif has been bubbling under for a while - covering everything from cushions to cupboards – and this season it is emerging, well, butterfly-like as one of the most prominent trends. Use it to inject a bit of girlie prettiness into your home, its whimsical charm being an easy way to play with colour. Here's our favourite pieces:
Bed head (above): the All A Flutter range from Laura Ashley
Pretty in pink: Red Admiral cushion from Jan Constantine
Prints charming: Andy Warhol print from John Lewis
In the frame: Butterfly wall hanging, Graham & Green
Bowled over: Butterfly salad bowl by Jasper Conran for Wedgwood at Mulberry Hall
Dressed to the nines: Madame Butterfly 9 drawer chest from French Bedroom Company
Fluttering fabric: Butterfly design from 009 Textiles
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