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Smartass Spirituality
Let's see - I'm half uber neurotic and half Gandhi. I write - and hopefully touch and move and open humanoids up to spiritual possibilities; to that sense that there's more to us, to the world, than 'meets the eye (or the ear or the nose).
I just extended the contest another day (2nd time) but this time just to work on revisions with Groover.
Think Woody Allen and Buddha or Bart Simpson and Jesus. Somewhere in there is where I come from when I write "right" - that is, when I can connect to that part of me that isn't totally insane.
And, I promise I am the type of humanoid who will leave timely feedback and who appreciates real art, real creativity.
Really any semi-adult human creature who is even slightly open to spiritual insights, who wants to stick a toe in that water and likes some good, raunchy, biting laughs along the way.
This is really an updated version of Zen (which is about as smartassed as you can get), 21st Century Jewish/Buddhist style (or 'JewBu' as I like to call me - yup, I talk to myself all the time).
I think I'm looking for a cartoonish-type character that equally conveys both aspects --the 'smartass' and the 'spiritual'.
At first, I was leaning towards a female character because I use my Mom as both a muse and a foil of sorts; but I'm open to a male if it speaks to me or, like I said before, 'gets me off' - so to speak.
One insight floating around my brain was to have the character sitting in the lotus position (spirituality aspect) with some accessories or symbolism in each hand. In the one hand, something that says (either literally or not) "yeah, I'm being all spiritual and shit" and in the other hand, something that says (again, either literally or not) "Now, exit my space."
However, and I say this as strongly as possible - I am not married to this idea or any idea. So, while it occurs to me that facial expression should be develish, semi-sarcastic, that can be conveyed in ways that haven't been created yet, at least in my mind.
And, while how this is done is wide open, that it is done is crucial to the character; well, to the whole notion of what I'm doing and what I'm centered on.
I am not color restricted but would like the option to change colors. This is largely a "feel" project for me.
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Oregon Tech Wins National Championship
GULF SHORES, Ala. – (FINAL BRACKET) Jackie Imhof made a first-inning run hold up as Oregon Tech (42-13) blanked California Baptist (66-5) 1-0 to win the 2011 NAIA Softball National Championship Wednesday at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.
The Cal Baptist Lancers won Wednesday's first championship game 7-0 to force the decisive game after coming out of the loser's bracket, but Imhof (25-6) was on her game in the finale.
"It was definitely just a dream come true," Oregon Tech Head Coach Greg Stewart said. "To beat the No. 1 team in the country twice by 1-0 scores, you couldn't have scripted it in any better fashion."
The Owls defeated Cal Baptist 1-0 Tuesday to advance to the National Championship round.
Imhof struck out seven batters and walked none while twirling a four-hit, complete-game shutout. Tory Ferreira was tagged with the loss after giving up one earned run on three hits in 3.1 innings of action.
After a 6-4 double play erased a one-out Cal Baptist single in the top of the first, the Owls turned a pair of singles into the game-winning run in the bottom half of the frame. Shauna Collins started the inning with a single, and moved to second two batters later on a ground out to set the stage for Jess Plummer's two-out at-bat. The sophomore infielder came through with a two-out RBI-single up the middle.
The closest Imhof would come to surrendering a run came in the second and fifth innings. In the second, the Lancers recorded back-to-back two-out singles before Imhof escaped trouble with a big strikeout. An error kept the fifth inning alive and put two Lancer runners on with two outs, but Imhof again delivered a strikeout pitch to end the frame.
She retired the final seven hitters she faced to cap a standout performance after she allowed three earned on eight hits in 4.2 innings of work in the game one loss.
"It shows the resiliency and natural toughness our kids have," Stewart said. "In the first game we made some mistakes and weren't able to get the momentum back against Emma Holden. For them to regroup and for Imhof to come back and pitch like that, I just couldn't say enough. I'm just blessed to have been able to coach this group of kids."
For her efforts in the tournament, Imhof was named the 2011 NAIA Softball National Championship Most Valuable Player. In the 2011 tournament, the senior tossed 47.1 innings with a 0.59 ERA and a 6-1 record.
Mara Rodriguez led Cal Baptist with a 2-for-3 performance at the dish, while Briana Corral finished 1-for-3 at the plate. Collins finished 1-for-2 with one run scored for the Owls, while Plummer finished 1-for-3 with one RBI.
2011 NAIA Softball National Championship All-Tournament Team
Kim Frazier 1B Lubbock Christian (Texas)
Libby Munson P Shorter (Ga.)
Sarah Burns P Belhaven (Miss.)
Christina Jaques SS Belhaven (Miss.)
Anna Ard P William Carey (Miss.)
Judy Barber 3B William Carey (Miss.)
Tori Joyner SS Oklahoma City
Lily LaVelle P Oklahoma City
Brenna Sandberg P Cal State-San Marcos
Alyssa Dronenburg 1B Cal State-San Marcos
Emma Holden P Cal Baptist
Kayde Schaefer C Oregon Tech
Sloan McHann 1B Cal Baptist
Jackie Imhof P Oregon Tech
Nicole Shoemaker C Cal Baptist
Shauna Collins SS Oregon Tech
Most Valuable Player: Jackie Imhof, Oregon Tech

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Rizzo, Renteria reflect on Wrigley's history
CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo knows how special Wrigley Field is.
"Hall of Fame players have played here, a lot of world champions have played here," the Cubs first baseman said of the ballpark, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Wednesday.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo knows how special Wrigley Field is.
"Hall of Fame players have played here, a lot of world champions have played here," the Cubs first baseman said of the ballpark, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Wednesday.View Full Game Coverage
"I'm standing in the same box that Babe Ruth stood in," Rizzo said. "As a kid growing up, everyone mimics Babe Ruth. It really is an honor to play here on a daily basis and not just today, but every day and hopefully for the rest of my career.
"This stadium was built 100 years ago; there's still steel from 100 years ago. How it's still standing, I don't know. It's unique."
There is some steel and concrete remaining from when the ballpark was first built in 1914, located mostly in the dugout area.
"I was here before they started with the lights and some of the other transitions they made," Cubs bullpen coach Lester Strode said. "We were close to getting to the World Series [in 2003] and I was here for that one as well. This is a big day not only for me, but a lot of fans and players, past and present. I'm glad to be a part of it."
The Cubs and Diamondbacks players both wore throwback uniforms. The Cubs had on versions from the 1914 Chicago Federals, and Strode needed a little help from infielder Luis Valbuena on how to wear his stirrups.
"I still don't have the feel for back in 1914," Strode said. "I know a few guys have an idea, so I'll roll with it."
Rick Renteria, in his first season as the Cubs' manager, says Wrigley has played fair, and he has no complaints.
"I think pitchers need to keep the balls down in the zone," Renteria said. "If they execute just like in any ballpark, they can get outs. We have to make sure we stay on our toes and catch the ball. Obviously, this is a park that when the wind is blowing out, you have a chance to drive the ball out of the ballpark."
The manager remembers his first day at Wrigley back in September 1986. He had been called up to the Pirates that month.
"I just remember being in the clubhouse, and the visiting clubhouse is significantly smaller than the home clubhouse, but nonetheless, you're in the big leagues and you're in a ballpark that has a lot of history," Renteria said.
"I wanted to get on the field and take it in. There's a lot of history here, obviously, and it's a great city. I think it's a nice ballpark to play in. The fans bring a lot to the table. Hopefully, we can give them a lot to cheer for."
Said Rizzo: "It'll never get old playing here."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill.


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These instructions pertain to Windows and Unix-like operating systems other than Mac OS X. For Mac OS X instructions, read InstallationOSX. There are also simpler instructions available for OSes that use Debian-style packaging, like Debian and Ubuntu. For those operating systems, read InstallationDebian.
Install XULRunner
Conkeror depends on XULRunner 1.9 or higher. If you are running a recent Linux distribution such as Debian Testing (Lenny, 5.0), Debian Unstable (Sid), Fedora 9, or Ubuntu 8.04 or higher, you should be able to install it from your distribution's software repositories. For Debian or Ubuntu:
apt-get install xulrunner-1.9
or for Fedora:
yum install xulrunner
Then continue to Install Conkeror below.
If your distribution doesn't have xulrunner 1.9 or greater, you can obtain compiled binaries here.
Download an archive appropriate for your operating system. Conkeror does not require the SDK package, and these instructions describe the steps appropriate for the non-SDK package.
Unpack the archive somewhere, and then enter the new directory in a shell and,
If you are in Windows, type the command:
xulrunner --register-user
Otherwise (i.e. for unix-like operating systems), type the command:
./xulrunner --register-user
Note: the commands above register XULRunner in your user account. If you want to register this copy of XULRunner for all users, use --register-global instead of --register-user while logged into the administrative account.
Install Conkeror
You can obtain Conkeror either with git or by downloading a snapshot archive. Note that if you intend to make changes to the Conkeror source code, using Git will be enormously more convenient than using a snapshot, particularly if you may want to contribute your changes back to Conkeror. Git is fairly small, and is easy to install, even on Windows.
To use Conkeror from the git repository, first clone the repository, using the command:
git clone git://repo.or.cz/conkeror.git
Later on, when you want to update:
git fetch git log HEAD..origin #optional, shows you the changes git merge origin
If you want to be able to edit web page text fields in an external editor, you will need to build the included program, conkeror-spawn-helper. Please read ConkerorSpawnHelper for more details.
Last step
Due to recent changes in XULRunner, there are two alternate methods for putting a conkeror launcher in your executable PATH.
New way
If you are using a distro-installed 1.9 release, you should use this method. Simply create a symlink from /path/to/conkeror/contrib/run-conkeror to your desired executable location. For example:
ln -s /usr/local/lib/conkeror/contrib/run-conkeror /usr/local/bin/conkeror
Old way
If you installed your own xulrunner binary, you should use this method. Copy1 xulrunner-stub (on Windows, xulrunner-stub.exe) from your xulrunner installation directory2 into the Conkeror directory, and optionally rename it to something informative like conkeror or conkeror.exe. That executable will launch Conkeror. On Unix-like operating systems, you can create a symlink to it, or write a short launch script to change directories and run it, in for example, /usr/local/bin/. On Windows, make an icon. In some cases, this method may not work, and you will need to use the above method.


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Congressional Democrats Introduce National Energy Tax
Will Obama Embrace It or Run From It?
Washington, D.C. - Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, commented on the introduction of Representative Jim McDermott's carbon tax bill in the House today.
"It's hard to believe that Democrats in Washington are introducing an energy tax on consumers, especially as Americans are out of work and the economy remains sluggish," Senator Inhofe said. "A carbon tax will mean consumers will pay more at the pump and more for energy in their homes. An energy tax is the last thing that Congress should be considering.
"President Obama and the Democrats' efforts to achieve their dreams of a fossil fuel free economy have been rejected time and time again by the American people, yet they remain determined. Despite the overwhelming bipartisan opposition in Congress over the past decade to global warming cap-and-trade, President Obama has pushed through a barrage of regulations with the goal of killing fossil fuel production in the United States. But he doesn't want the American people to know that he's imposing the greatest tax increase in American history through regulations because he couldn't do it through legislation. Again, what would Americans get for all this economic pain? Even EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has admitted that global warming regulations will have no impact at all on the climate.
"With an upcoming election, President Obama is running as far away from global warming as possible. So the question today is: will he support his friends' efforts in Congress for a carbon tax or stay silent?
"This week I also welcomed my Senate Democratic colleagues back to the global warming debate - it will be interesting to see if they choose to support this carbon tax or try to dodge this politically toxic issue. With an election on the horizon, that will be a tough choice. Senator Boxer toyed with the idea of a carbon tax this week, but tellingly refused to discuss it at a hearing on global warming yesterday.
"We've been through this debate for years and the American public has rejected an energy tax every time. It's time for my friends on the other side of the aisle finally to get through the grieving process on cap-and-trade, move on from these failed, dead policies, and begin to embrace the enormous potential of America's abundant energy resources; in doing so we can turn this economy around, achieve energy independence from the Middle East, and ensure energy security for years to come."


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The Supremes' marriage play: Punt?
Activists on both sides of the Supreme Court battle over California's gay-marriage ban want dramatic action, but it looks like the justices might do something else — punt.
During oral arguments Tuesday, conservative and liberal justices peppered proponents of the same-sex marriage ban with one type of question more than any other: Should this case be heard at all?
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While it's impossible to predict with confidence how the court will rule before it rules, the 80 minutes of arguments suggest that procedural — not substantive — questions were upfront in the minds of at least five justices.
( Also on POLITICO: Justices wary of sweeping vote on gay marriage)
And if they decide the case on procedure, the impact could vary widely — from a narrow victory for gay-marriage supporters in California to opening a door for its opponents to retry their case with the public.
That makes the technical legal questions in front of the justices just as pressing as the emotionally heated debate over whether states can or cannot deny a gay couple the right to marry.
Still, it's difficult to infer what route a majority of justices will settle on.
"If you get a straight answer from a lawyer about what's going to happen, I'd love to know," said University of Richmond law professor Kevin Walsh, a former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia.
Legal experts pointed to two main ways to wiggle out of a definitive ruling on same-sex marriage.
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The first: Dismiss the petition as "improvidently granted" — DIGing it — in Supreme Court parlance.
That would amount to a win for the officially stated goals of the challengers to Prop 8 because it would leave in place the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling last year striking down the ban.
"The DIG would leave the 9th Circuit decision in place. It's a nice, clean result," Walsh said. "Everyone else in California who's a same-sex couple who wants to marry would be able to."
It's at least possible that the court's liberal justices, rather than seeing gay marriage endangered in California, would agree with Kennedy to DIG the case.
( Also on POLITICO: Supreme Court gay marriage oral arguments transcript: Prop. 8)
The other option is to rule that Prop 8's defenders had no right to stand in the shoes of California officials who declined to defend the ballot measure in court.
"There is a big difference between DIGing it and finding there was no standing to appeal," said Seton Hall law professor Ed Hartnett.
Ruling that Prop 8's proponents lacked standing to appeal could produce a messy result. The 9th Circuit's decision would most likely be nullified and the case would be returned to the district court. Its ruling that Prop 8 is unconstitutional would presumably stand, but it could end up being limited to only the couple of counties and state officials named as defendants in the lawsuit. That could leave same-sex couples seeking marriage licenses in more conservative parts of California with no clear right to get them.


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Top 5 biggest transfer swap deals - Winners and losers
Rarely in the complicated world of modern football is anything straightforward. When it comes to transfers in particular, it is often not as simple as just one team paying another a lump sum of cash in order to secure their preferred target.
Rather, deals often involve staggered payments, promises of add-ons and various bonuses if projected targets are met. Also, as we have seen a few times up and down the years, some clubs even offer their own players in attempt to seal certain deals.
There has been a lot of talk of swap deals in the British media this week, with reports suggesting that Chelsea may have been offered two mega deals involving highly-rated young Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Atletico Madrid duo Koke and Diego Costa.
While this only rumour at the moment, this particular piece of transfer gossip did get us thinking here at GMS about similar swap deals that have taken place in the past involving one or more teams in the English top-flight.
Here, GMS looks at five transfer swap deals that have gone through involving Premier League teams in the past.
In order to make things a bit more interesting, we've also decided to rate each swap and determine which team was the 'winner'.
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PAINESVILLE, OHIO -- Steve Gartelman, a former all-conference goalkeeper at Limestone College, is joing the Lake Erie College men's lacrosse staff as a graduate assistant beginning with the 2012-13 school year and the 2013 season.
Gartelman comes to Lake Erie following a standout career at Limestone where he was a three-year starter at goalkeeper for the Saints, including the team's 2012 national runner-up season. He was a two-time Conference Carolinas All-Tournament selection in net and posted a career record of 44-6 (.880).
"Steve is a great addition to our staffas he brings a wealth of experience," said head coach Greg Stocks. "He played at two top-notch programs and is very familiar with the level of competition that we play. Having been an on-field leader for one of Division II's top programs as the starting goalie - a unit that was ranked third nationally in scoring defense and had the nation's top man-down defense - he will immediately take over the role of defensive coordinator."
Prior to playing at Limestone, Gartelman was a member of the lacrosse team at St. John's University for two seasons, including a redshirt year. He also served as a volunteer coach at Seaford High School in his native Seaford, N.Y.
Gartelman earned his bachelor's degree from Limestone this past spring in strength and conditioning. He is enrolled in Lake Erie's Parker MBA program.


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Marvel Studios takes to the stage of the biggest hall of the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con International 2013 in less than two weeks where they will showcase Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World, not unlike they did three years ago in a combined presentation for their respective origin stories.
With filming now underway in London where the Thor sequel previously shot, Guardians of the Galaxy has most of its cast locked down and it's a safe bet they'll have at least a small part to play in Marvel's film showcase as well to clarify many of the rumors and unanswered questions, some of which we may already have answers to.
Chris Pratt is the new lead for Marvel's next hopeful success story and launch of a franchise, but fans who know him from Parks and Recreation may have had trouble picturing him as a superhero. As we demonstrated six months ago when he was first cast as Peter Quill, Pratt showed off his ripped physique for Zero Dark Thirty with a self-portrait. Pratt shared the following (very similar) image yesterday on his Instagram account and Twitter, showing that he's leaned down even more and changed his hair color/style to match the current incarnation of the character known as Star-Lord from Marvel Comics.
As for some of the non-human roles we've heard rumors about for several months, Den of Geek learned from a source who Benicio del Toro, Lee Pace and Karen Gillan are all playing. Below are the unofficially confirmed roles for the three along with my descriptions of each from previous Screen Rant articles on the characters.
Benicio del Toro as The Collector
The Collector is a rather important being in the Marvel Comics universe, and one of the oldest. His real name is Taneleer Tivan and he's the last surviving member of his species, one of the first intelligent races formed after the creation of the universe. That fact made him worthy enough to be granted immortality from "Death" – the character for which Thanos (see: The Avengers) aims to serve and impress. More on The Collector and his family here.
Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
Ronan is a key member of the Kree, one of the alien races rumored years ago to potentially be a part of the story of The Avengers. The Kree are enemies of the Skrulls, and Ronan is a super powerful judge, jury and executioner type figure who began as a villain but turned out to be a hero of his people. More on Ronan and the Kree here.
Karen Gillan as Nebula
We speculated that Gillan could be playing Death but the latest news indicates she's playing Nebula, a villainous space pirate who used her fleet to attack various alien civilizations and The Avengers. The Luphomoid has plenty of history with Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet which will undoubtedly factor into the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
That leaves several key roles still unannounced. Who is playing Thanos and is he the reason Marvel is chatting with Vin Diesel? Who is voicing Rocket Raccoon and Groot? Is Richard Rider's Nova going to be introduced since Nova Corps will be a part of the film?
Rob Keyes blogs at Screen Rant.


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That's according to CBS News, which said the inquiry is being conducted by U.S. Postal Inspectors:
A source has been told that child pornography was found in at least one of Sandusky's computers. According to the source, there is no evidence that the pornography was of his victims. There is also no mention of a ring or sharing of boys with others. CBS News investigative producer Pat Milton reports that a second source said that none of Sandusky's victims have indicated that there was shared sex with them, Sandusky and any other individual.
Also today, Radar Online reported that investigators are looking into whether Sandusky shared some of his victims with others—reviving the infamous Mark Madden rumor from last November—but based on what's in the above paragraph, CBS seems to be refuting it.


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It could be argued that the statement of cash flow is the most important of all the financial statements. It is also the least understood. Understanding the purpose of the statement of cash flow is the key. Once you understand the purpose of the statement, wrapping your brain around how to complete it is much easier.
Most people have a difficult time understanding the concept of accrual accounting. I believe this is because most people live in a cash basis world. As individuals, we do not consider income when it is earned. We recognize our income when it is paid. We recognize expenses when they are paid. It is important to remember that most businesses do not operate that way. Most businesses recognize income when the work is done, whether or not the job has been paid for. These businesses recognize expenses when the cost is incurred, regardless of payment status. In business, we are frequently recording income and expenses when no money has changed hands.
This causes a problem for many people looking at the financial statements. Individuals think in terms of cash so when an individual sees a company with a profit of $500,000, he or she may think that there is an additional $500,000 worth of cash sitting in the bank at the end of the year. Cash might have only increased slightly. It could have even decreased! When that money is not there, the person may believe there is a problem with the income statement.
The purpose of the statement of cash flow is to explain the difference net income and the change in cash over the same period. If there was a $500,000 profit, the statement of cash flow explains why the increase in cash is not also $500,000. The statement begins with net income. Each line on the statement explains where cash is coming from, called a source of cash, or where cash is going, called a use of cash. The statement ends with the amount that cash has increased or decreased over the course of the period and the ending balance in cash.
Every source or use of cash can fit into one of three categories: operating activities, investing activities or financing activities.
Operating Activities
These are activities related to operations or the income statement. In other words, these are items related to income and expenses. There are two main types of operating activities: noncash and those related to current assets and current liabilities.
Noncash operating activities relate to items that appear on the income statement, yet cash was not affected by that item. The most common noncash item is depreciation. Think about the entry recorded for depreciation.
The entry creates an expense, which appears on the income statement but no cash changes hands. On the income statement, the expense lowers net income but there is no corresponding decrease in cash. This leads to one of the differences between net income and change in cash.
Since the depreciation was subtracted on the income statement, we need to add it back to net income on the statement of cash flow. Adding it back removes it from net income, helping us get closer to the change in cash.
Other noncash items include amortization, gains and losses. While some cash may change hands when an asset is sold, the amount of cash received relates to the removal of the asset. The gain or loss on the transaction is considered to be a noncash part of the transaction. It is essentially there to balance the transaction.
Notice that $5,000 in cash was received, not $2,000. We eliminate the $2,000 gain in the operating section. Later, we will see what happens to the $5,000.
Any noncash item that is added on the income statement, a gain for example, is subtracted on the statement of cash flows to remove it. Noncash items that are subtracted on the income statement are added back on the statement of cash flows.
Changes in current assets and current liabilities are the second type of operating item. Think of some common current assets and current liabilities: accounts receivable and accounts payable. Both of these items are linked to the income statement.
Current Assets and Changes in Cash
Accounts receivable is created when a company does work and creates revenue. The work has not yet been paid for. However, the income appears on the income statement. This could create a difference between net income and the change in cash. When trying to determine if there is an effect on the change in cash, we need to look at how much accounts receivable has changed. Let's look at three different scenarios.
Example #1
2012 ending balance in Accounts Receivable was $230,000
2013 ending balance in Accounts Receivable was $230,000
Sales were $3,000,000
If Accounts Receivable was $230,000 at the end of 2012 and is still $230,000 at the end of 2013, that means that $3,000,000 worth of sales were collected in 2013.
The amount of sales and the amount of cash collected are equal. Therefore, no timing difference exists. There difference between net income and cash is not affected by accounts receivable.
Example #2
2012 ending balance in Accounts Receivable was $330,000
2013 ending balance in Accounts Receivable was $230,000
Sales were $3,000,000
In this example, Accounts Receivable decreased by $100,000. Let's see how this decrease affects the amount of cash collected.
The company reported $3,000,000 in sales on the income statement but actually collected $3,100,000 in cash related to sales. The decrease in accounts receivable results in an increase in cash. That makes sense because when accounts receivable balances are paid (and the balance decreases), the company receives cash.
The $100,000 difference creates a positive change in cash. You could also say that the $100,000 decrease in accounts receivable is a $100,000 source of cash.
Example #3
2012 ending balance in Accounts Receivable was $230,000
2013 ending balance in Accounts Receivable was $330,000
Sales were $3,000,000
Now we have a $100,000 increase in accounts receivable. What effect do you think this has on cash? If accounts receivable is increasing, the company doesn't have the cash. Let's look at the calculation.
Only $2,900,000 was collected over the course of the year but sales of $3,000,000 appear on the income statement. The $100,000 creates a negative change in cash. My change in cash in this case is less than net income because the company did not collect those funds.
You might be concerned at this point because this seems like a lot of work to do for every line of the cash flow statement. This is just to illustrate what happens. If accounts receivable increases, the change in cash decreases by the same amount. If accounts receivable decreases, the change in cash increases by the same amount.
When completing the statement of cash flow, calculate the change in the account balance. Ask yourself who has the money resulting from that change. Go back to example #2. Accounts receivable decreased by $100,000. Who has the $100,000? The company does because customers paid the additional $100,000. This results in an increase in cash. In example #3, the customers had the $100,000 because they had not paid their bills. This results in a decrease in cash for the company. This method works for all current assets and current liabilities.
All assets behave like accounts receivable. If the balance in prepaid expenses increases, more cash is trapped in that account, resulting in a decrease in cash. If the balance in inventory decreases, the company used up some of the previous inventory rather than spending cash to purchase more. Cash increases because of this.
Current Liabilities and Changes in Cash
Current liabilities, like accounts payable, react the opposite way that assets do. Again, we are examining the differences in current liabilities to determine how these changes affect the change in cash. Let's run through a few examples just to get the hang of it.
Example #4
2012 ending balance in Accounts Payable was $150,000
2013 ending balance in Accounts Payable was $105,000
Expenses were $2,500,000
Accounts payable decreased by $45,000. Why did accounts payable decrease? Because the company paid all the current expenses and paid off some of last year's balance. The company paid down debt. This has a negative impact on the change in cash. Let's look at the full calculation to confirm.
The company paid $45,000 more in cash than it recorded in expense. This causes a decrease in cash. It can also be said that the decrease in accounts payable is a use of cash.
Example #5
2012 ending balance in Accounts Payable was $150,000
2013 ending balance in Accounts Payable was $175,000
Expenses were $2,500,000
Now, accounts payable is increasing. The company charged more to accounts payable over the course of the year than the company paid off. The $25,000 difference is a source of cash. The company was able to write off expenses that it has not yet paid for.
The company's income statement shows expenses of $2,500,000 but the company only spent $2,475,000. It kept the $25,000. Because of the $25,000 increase in accounts payable, the change in cash increased by $25,000.
All current liabilities behave like accounts payable. When accounts payable decreases, cash decreases because cash was used to pay down the liability. When accounts payable increases, cash increases as well because the company used debt rather than cash to finance its activities.
Steps to Complete the Operating Section
Investing Activities
In this section, we are concerned with investments that the company has made. What do companies invest in? Long-term assets that will help with company increase revenue. This includes buildings, machinery, intangible assets, investments in other companies and other long-term investments.
In the investing section, we are not allowed to explain a difference in an account balance by listing "change in fixed assets." The investing section requires us to explain each change. Let's look at an example.
Example #1
2012 ending balance in Vehicles was $250,000
2013 ending balance in Vehicles was $235,000
In 2013 the company sold a vehicle which was originally purchased for $35,000 for $5,000. The vehicle had $33,000 of accumulated depreciation recorded at the time of sale.
When dealing with assets, we may not have all the transactions listed, but we will always have all the information we need to do the calculation. Let's start with the beginning balance and run through the information we have so far.
This does not make sense because the account balance was $235,000. Clearly, something else happened which was not listed in the information. What would cause the balance in the vehicles account to increase? The company must have purchased another vehicle. How much was the new vehicle? It must have been $20,000.
Now that we have identified all the activity in the vehicles account and were able to reconcile the change in the balance. We now must figure out what we need to record. We must forget for a moment the vehicles and turn our attention to the cash that changed hands.
The company sold a vehicle. How much cash was received? $5,000. It does not matter that the vehicle originally cost $35,000. Now we are only concerned with cash. The company also purchased a vehicle. How much cash was paid? $20,000. On the statement of cash flow, we would record these two items.
Notice, we listed each item separately. We need to explain to the reader what happened.
You might have noticed that there was a gain on the sale of the vehicle. The vehicle had a book value of $2,000 ($35,000 cost – $33,000 accumulated depreciation). If $5,000 was received, there was a $3,000 gain. Remember when we discussed noncash items in the operating section. This gain would be listed in the operating section and subtracted from net income.
You should follow this procedure for all noncurrent assets on the balance sheet.
Financing Activities
In our analysis of the balance sheet, we have covered current assets, current liabilities and long-term assets. The only items remaining are long-term liabilities and equity. Both of these items go into the financing section.
The financing section is similar to the investing section. We must explain what happened, not just list the changes in each account balance.
Example #1
2012 ending balance in Notes Payable was $95,000
2013 ending balance in Notes Payable $75,000
The company borrowed $35,000 in additional loans
Looking at this example, it is clear that there is information missing. The company borrowed additional money but the Notes Payable balance decreased. That just doesn't make sense with the information we are given. There are two ways to work this calculation. we can reconcile the balance, similar to the method used in the investing section.
What is causing the balance to be $55,000 less than anticipated? Think about the reason that the balance in Notes Payable would decrease. Debts decrease when they are repaid. The company must have repaid $55,000 on the debt.
Here is how we would list this on the statement of cash flow in the financing section:
You should follow this procedure for all noncurrent liabilities on the balance sheet.
Completing the Statement of Cash Flows
Whenever I am working on a cash flow statement, I use the balance sheet as a guide.
First, calculate how much each account has changed from the previous year.
Starting at the top of the balance sheet, I work my way through each account. The first account should be cash. We can skip that one since the purpose of the statement of cash flow is to match the change in cash. The next account is most likely accounts receivable. Determine which section accounts receivable would go into: operating, investing or financing (if you said operating, you are correct). Then ask yourself if the change in the balance is a source of cash or a use of cash. Add it to your statement.
Use this same procedure, explaining all the differences and adding them to the correct section of the cash flow statement. When you have explained all the differences, total each section and then add all three sections together to calculate your change in cash. The change in cash you calculate should equal the difference between your beginning and ending cash balance.
Cash Flow Statement Basics
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Software development happens in various scales, right from little applications, hacks and tools that help us do one thing really well to monolithic operating systems, virtual machines and distributed systems that are managed by large teams of engineers. Having worked in most parts of this spectrum, whenever I have to pick a new language or framework, I ask myself at what scale the project I intend to take on is going to operate in the near future.
By now, most people tuned-in to the lean start-up bandwagon already know about the importance of hitting the market first, iterating quickly on a product and so on. If you're building something for just testing the waters, it really does not matter if your tech stack cannot scale beyond 100 concurrent users. It also does not matter if you don't test-drive your application, or if you borrow a free theme or use Twitter bootstrap (still beats enterprise software by miles). Scaling problems might eventually plague you in the future, but from experience, that's often a happier place to be than convincing folks to fork out their cash for something that they don't need.
Whenever someone writes a rant about a technology that they are having pains with (hello MongoDB), I pause to ask myself whether the author is trying to use a knife to chop a tree, as more often that not, most rants expect something to be fast, simple, elegant, horizontally & vertically scalable and also help them paint rainbows in Sahara desert. In reality, that doesn't work, and a lot of people do know it. Yet, somewhere along the way, we get so vested in our tools that we expect it to dynamically grow with our application needs.


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Grey's Anatomy Review: This Is a FamilyCourtney Morrison at .
Even after all of these seasons, you still can't help but love Grey's Anatomy. Especially when it come sout with an episode such as "The Face of Change," an installment that has all your favorite parts wrapped up in just 60 minutes. Let's talk about it.
Sneaking Around. Normally when you think of the docs sneaking around, it's with each other. Not this time. All of the leads banded together to take on a trauma patient without the ER. Even with the new cast, this felt like old times. The group sticking together, covering for each other and doing its best to perform the medicine they were trained to do.
It didn't hurt that Cristina was yelling out her dwarf names: Happy... Mouse...Ponytail...Dopey...
This was a risky move and not totally realistic anywhere other than Seattle Grace Mercy West. The writers did an excellent job in bringing in the patient by way of April and her new potential paramedic boyfriend. Way to tie things in in a sensible way.
Competition Time. In an attempt to sell the hospital to Pegasus, Jackson and Alex were put in the running to be the brand ambassador. This led to some hilarious one-liners that are worth checking out on the Grey's Anatomy quotes page.
The not official girlfriends were into the competition as well. Stephanie and Jo went to bat for their guys regarding who should be the mug of the hospital. Again: hilarious.
But, of course, it was Derek's gorgeous face that made its way onto the elevator doors. Even though it was a little creepy looking, you can't go wrong with McDreamy.
It is not a horse. It's a pegasus. The company looking to buy SGMW owns another hospital that Callie and Webber went to check out. These two have such great chemistry together. First playing husband and wife, then again as reps from Pegasus. I knew it would be Callie that would break about the hospital and come up with the idea to buy it. The thing I didn't expect? That Richard has an early retirement package waiting for him. Personally, I don't want to see a Grey's Anatomy episode without James Pickens Jr. in it.
Jalex? Looks like the worst kept secret will be coming true sooner rather than later. Jo and Alex are definitely on the path towards a couple - and it is a pretty great path. Everyone sees it, Meredith told Alex to go for it and by the end of the hour, it looked like Alex saw it for himself. Seriously, these two need to happen now.
Side Notes
- Alex did the voiceovers in this episode. Pretty cool way to change things up.
- How cute are April and Matthew, the paramedic cutie?
- How much do you hate Cahill?
- Check out the EXCLUSIVE TV Fanatic interview with Constance Zimmer on her character.
Overall, another great episode from Shondaland. What did you think, TV Fanatics? Were you a fan of "The Face of Change?" What do you think will happen next? Will the plane crash victims buy the hospital? Will Richard retire?
Sound off below and don't forget to check out the Grey's Anatomy Round Table later in the week! Here's ABC's first promo for "Hard Bargain" ...


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This question doesn't make any sense to me.
"Potatoes can add more pounds than soft drinks."
Would you kindly Reed-Kellogg?
Thank you very much.
This question doesn't make any sense to me.
I still do not have this computer set up to diagram, but I think that "more...than" is a correlative conjunction and would not be diagrammed as you have done it.
"Than" by itself is not a conjunction here.
Welcome back, Mr. Antonson.
Your remarks were very insightful. I found a similar sentence on
Mr. Eugene R. Moutoux's diagramming website: "We humans get more
bonus points for penitence than we get for kindness."
He analyzes it as:
We humans get more bonus points for penitence than we get many/some
bonus points for kindness.
He shows "than" modifying the understood "many/some."
I believe that is how our heroes, Professors House and Harman, would
diagram it, too.
I (we) am (are) SOOOO hampered by our present inability to R-K online.
I cannot understand "than" to modify "many" or "some" -- e.g. "than many" or "than some" ??? Rather "more... than many can".
I'm not too sure about this, but from your description, I think Moutoux MAY have this wrong.
Correlative conjunctions are REALLT cool -- the way they work.
Thank you for your note.
I know that if anyone else is reading this thread, they must be
wondering: why does anyone care about such a matter?
Well, we do, don't we!!!
According to the great diagrams in Descriptive English Grammar, the
"many" is justified because it is the positive of the comparative
in the main clause.
For example, Professors House and Harman explain that "Tom is taller
than Mona" = "Tom is taller (more tall) than Mona is tall." I notice,
however, that the redoubtable Professor Quirk does NOT buy this view.


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On Friday the 13th, November 1970, I was born at the Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, probably the biggest military town in the country. Fort Bragg alone covers 250 square miles, and the used car dealerships and titty bars are like stars in the sky, grains of sand on the beach. The ground is sandy and the woods are open and piney, with tall loblollies, jack oaks, and the longleaf pine.
We left for Fort Worth, Texas when I was about 2 or 3, so that dad could attend Southwest Theological Seminary. My first memory is of crossing the Mississppi in a U-Haul. My dad was excited about the bridge and couldn't stop talking about how it was an engineering marvel and all.
From there, the memories get thicker, catching tarantulas after a rainstorm, putting pennies on the railroad track, barefoot ooching across the Texas road, so hot the asphalt was soft. There was a snowstorm. We've got pictures.
Dad got a commision to preach in an English-speaking church in what was then West Germany, in a little town called Vernheim. Our landlord worked for Mercedes, got a new one every year, and kept a weinkellar like a liquor store. Dad would give me the rent check, I'd walk it upstairs, and the hausfrau would pinch my cheeks and give me a chocolate bar as big as my head.
In church, my father preached and my mother played piano for the services. I learned how to sing in that church and even did a solo of "Amazing Grace" for the congregation. We had a piano in the house and my mom gave me some lessons. I did really well, but I got bored with the workbook/lesson plan style. My brother had a guitar and that was cooler. We moved to Giessen a few years later and he got "The Wall" for a birthday present from a friend. Mom and Dad almost didn't let him keep it, 'cause there were "disturbing images" on the inside. They relented and Gray taught me my first guitar piece, that cool acoustic guitar solo in A minor. I was 8.
When I was about ten, we came back to the states, my daddy lost his mind, divorced my mom, and started drinking and managing Eckerds drug stores. He went through another wife and found the construction industry, wherein he could stay drunk all day. That finally lead him to recovery and he spent the rest of his life building houses for storm victims and Habitat whenever he could. He was a good man with a lot of demons, and he married a third time 'til death did he part in 1999. His favorite song was "Amazing Grace" and his vinyl bluegrass collection influenced me greatly, especially Flatt and Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers. He bought a banjo once and became so frustrated with it that he turned it into a clock.
Mom was a rock through all of that, got a good job at UNC, paid a man to build her a log cabin in the country outside of Chapel Hill, and did her best to raise me. I was a real pain in the ass. Once I got my own guitar, I had a place to put all my teen angst, but it didn't help my schoolwork at all. I probably set records for non-attendance and spent a lot of time running around in the deep woods of western Orange County. Four years in the high school jazz big band program taught me the majority of what I still know about music theory. Along with an early enlistment in the Navy, music got me through and out into the real world, where I finally got my ass kicked.
I spent the next four years touring the Mediterranean on a tank landing ship out of Little Creek Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. The open ocean is a powerful thing to behold. The stars at night are unlike anything you will see on this Earth anymore; it is the last great wilderness. Besides that, being tear-gassed was about the most fun I ever had in the Navy. I carried a guitar behind my bunk everywhere we went and made strange four-track recordings when we were in port and there was an empty berthing to use as a late-night studio. Of all the guys I knew on ship, I still remember the names of the ones I played music with- Robert Thomas, David Saylor, Hadji Henderson.
After my time was up, I spent some days in Virgina Beach, playing in a heavy rock band called Coup d'Etat at first, and then Day 11, which was just a license plate we saw at a grocery store one day. We were sort of prog, like Bad Brains meets King Crimson and we rubbed Tiger Balm on our nads before we took the stage because Fishbone said that they did. They probably said that just to see if anyone would do it. A girlfriend gave me my first acoustic guitar, a Fender; I think she stole it. She stole enough money from me that I think I paid her for it.
Virginia Beach outright sucked, so I came home to work at Weaver Street Market and started another band called Scalliwag. I knew there was something missing from my culinary life (mac'n'cheese, ramen, pizza) and the job at Weaver Street was a cry for help. It turned out to be the social hub of Carrboro, NC and I met a lot of people who are still my close friends today. The rock band thing wasn't working out, so I started playing the acoustic more and met a lot of other acoustic musicians.
My friends Leo Lorenzoni and Michael Kovich told me about an Old-time fiddler's convention up in Buena Vista, VA and it sounded like just a laid-back, weekend-long party. I cruised up there and hung out with them; I can't even remember if I had a tent. It changed my life and it changed my music, just banging away on an A chord for hours at a time and sippin' that corn liquor. I didn't know the songs and I didn't care. Whatever these people had a hold of, I wanted some of it. It shot straight down into my veins like lightning and made my hair stand up on end. The music was intense, lyrically cut down to the bone, no bullshit. They didn't have bridges; bridges were for pussies. People got killed, died or fell in love and then got killed or maybe drank themselves to death. They weren't gonna be treated this way and they'd trade their shoes for a little bottle of booze. They were big, like John Henry and Wild Bill Jones, all fists and whiskey, heartbroken and angry as I was, ready to kill somebody.
I started going to Clifftop and Mt. Airy and finding Old-time jams at home and on the road, anywhere my new friends lived. I got to thinking that I could write songs like that, or maybe one just fell out of me and I thought, "Wow, there it is." Either way, I figured nobody was writing songs like that anymore, at least nobody I'd heard, and I knew that style was just technique. In other words, those songs didn't sound old because they were old; they sounded old because they were written in an old style. There wasn't a reason in the world why somebody couldn't write a song like that, if he wanted to.
"Ashe County Fair" was probably the first song I wrote like that. Another one was "Velma," a song I wrote about the woman who killed my grandfather. I think somebody dies in most of the songs on my first album. Three of them die in "Velma." I was also playing Irish music by the time I recorded, so I played the guitar parts in an alternate tuning, DADGAD. In retrospect, it gives the whole album a dark, open sound that takes the themes over the edge and out into the dripping woods.
I started touring full-time in 2000, realizing that I could do it as a solo performer and actually make a living. Of course, that's what every other singer/songwriter in America was doing, too, but I didn't even know what a singer/songwriter was, so that didn't bother me. I thought I was a folk musician. Over time, I realized that folk got cross-dressed and don't mean what it used to mean anymore. I think my friend Aengus Finnan said it better than anybody I've heard yet, "It's a style of presentation." So that's just it, as long as you don't put on the razzle-dazzle and shake your ass in a sequin skirt, you can be a folk musician. Sit there on a stool and play your tuba, tell a story once in a while and wear some Birckenstocks. Everybody will think you're a folk musician.
In 2002, I went to the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, where there are lots of these folk musicians, only mostly songwriters. I wandered around for a week looking for the dance tent and the fiddle bands before I realized what I've already said about the word "folk." It ended up being an amazing and inspiring experience and I've been for all 18 days every year since. At the 2003 festival, I won the New Folk competition and got hired on as a performer for the next three years. I never took to Birckenstocks and my friend Anais Mitchell helped me find a great pair of boots in Austin. They're Fryes.
In 2004, Dromedary and I recorded an album together called "The Sea and the Sky," which brings beautiful instruments from all over the world into my sound and songwriting. I've toured in Europe and the US with them, including a return to Kerrville and two consecutive years at the Moab Folk Festival in gorgeous Moab, Utah. If you're not familiar with Dromedary, I highly recommend you go to dromedarymusic.com right now- well, after you read the rest of this, anyway. Their music is magic, like the voice of Emmylou Harris, an instant drop in the shoulders, a glaze on the eyes, a trip back to childhood. I'm honored to be friends with them and occasionally share the three-man funk in a rental car.
The next album was a rock 'n' roll album called "This Is The New That." Rock 'n' roll, because I just didn't know how else to play these songs. They're rock 'n' roll songs. It leads off with a revision of "Subterranean Homesick Blues." Dromedary came back into the studio with me and played electric guitars. Rock 'n' Roll Hall-of-Famer and Muscle Shoals session guitarist Will McFarlane sits in on a few. It was amazing to watch him work, a blue-eyed gent in a kilt ripping the blues from stem to stern. When the first take was done, there were no questions and nothing left to be done but get the cat off the ceiling. What a pro.
Texas is a huge influence on my writing. "The Law and the Lonesome" is what might have happened if Townes Van Zandt had made a record with Doc Watson. Tamara Kater of Canada's venerable folk mag Penguin Eggs called "The Law and the Lonesome" her "album of the decade." Co-produced by the brilliant Chris Bartos in Toronto, "The Law and the Lonesome" features a couple of co-writes with my friend Corin Raymond. We wrote the title track together, which was featured in a songwriting class at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
I beat "Radio Soul" and recorded "Cackalack" in six hours with a handful of the best musicians in Toronto, although it sounds like it was recorded in a barn in North Carolina. Ken Whitely, who has gold and platinum records to his name, engineered the record in his converted garage with Nik Tjelios. As of mid-January 2011, "Cackalack" was #1 on Roots Music Reports folk radio chart.
"The Barn Birds" is an eleven-song duet with Chris Kokesh. "…negotiations, proclamations, prayers and conversations between lovers… intimate and poetic, passionate and playful." -Erik Balkey, Hudson Harding Music. Chris and I met in 2007 at the Sisters Folk Festival in Sisters, Oregon. After touring cross country, we went back to Oregon to make our first recording in a barn, but we were foiled by the intermittent noises of the barn's resident birds. We became "The Barn Birds" and did a live re-recording in Texas at Blue Rock Studio. In a day, of course. I still can't believe we got it mixed by John Keane (REM. Indigo Girls) and mastered by Brent Lambert at The Kitchen. My guitar sounds like it's on your face.
"You Can't Outrun the Radio" is a high-energy record recorded with an all-Winnipeg cast of Canadian superstars: Alexa Dirks and Andrina Turenne (Chic Gamine), Grant Siemens (Corb Lund), Joanna Miller (Scott Nolan, Mary Gauthier), and Rej Ricard (Wind-Ups). It sounds like church and sex at the same time. A great record for the last hour of a long drive.
"Mother Tongue" was recorded in Copenhagen with The Sentimentals (thesentimentals.com). We explored Søren Kierkegaard and Bob Dylan to find a lyrical language, so that we could write songs that held together on an album. Dylan and Kierkegaard forced opposing elements into a single idea, "…to separate what is inseparably joined in order to put it together again," says Kierkegaard. Dylan sings, "to live outside the law you must be honest." "I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now." The Mother Tongue project is a sort of audio handshake and international conversation between philosophy and rock 'n' roll.
Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys is my latest record and project. We play every Wednesday at a little roadhouse called The Kraken on highway 54 outside Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The residency has become a community for some and a pilgrimage for others. Tune in on facebook live, 7-10pm Eastern Time any Wednesday, or make the trip to join us. My friend Nathan Brown said, "It's like a Quentin Tarantino movie."
I'm represented by Craig Grossman at Green Room Music Source, firstname.lastname@example.com, 612-703-0151. Contact Craig and check out Green Room Music Source's other great roots artists.
Thanks for reading this far and don't be shy. Send me a message or forward my music on to friends, if you like it.
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Why Taking a REAL Lunch Break Is Good for Your Health
Happy Monday! So, what's for lunch? If you're like many people, you haven't given it much thought ... in fact, you're just as likely to end up munching on a snack while glued to your computer or forgoing lunch altogether so you can either catch up on work or get errands done. Sound familiar? Well, there's a very good reason why it shouldn't -- your health!
A 2011 survey by workforce consultants Right Management found that one-third of respondents admit to eating at their desks, while another third say they rarely -- if ever -- take lunch breaks at all.
Another recent survey by Career Builder found that about a third of respondents take under a half hour for their lunch breaks, while five percent take less than 15 minutes, one in 10 never take a lunch break and nearly one in five (18 percent) typically don't leave their desks during their lunch break and eat in their workspace all five workdays a week.
Step away from the computer, people! Why? Because it's good for you -- and your waistline. According to SELF.com nutrition blogger Sarah-Jane Bedwell, R.D., lunch breaks are important for your health and your weight-loss and fitness goals.
"Taking an actual lunch break allows you to totally focus on your food, which leads you to be more aware of how much you are eating and be more satisfied when you are done," Bedwell says.
Setting aside time to focus on lunch prevents stress eating (like eating faster because you're working on an important project), and, Bedwell says, if you are trying to lose weight, taking an actual lunch break is even more important because studies show people eat less when they are eating mindfully (without distractions).
And here's something to share with your boss -- taking a real lunch break makes you more productive in the long run! The break time, Bedwell says, "gives your mind a chance to relax so that you can focus 100 percent on your work after your break. A 10-minute task might take 20 minutes if you are trying to eat and do it at the same time."
So what exactly counts as a "real" lunch break? Moving away from the computer and phone, sitting at a table and eating off of a plate (instead of chips out of a bag), says Bedwell. She recommends allowing at least 20 minutes to eat, "as that is the amount of time it takes for your brain to know your stomach is full," she says.
If you're like many of us, you know that a "real" lunch break is ideal, but you somehow end up munching on a take-out sandwich in front of your computer most days. What to do? Here are Bedwell's tips for making sure you take the break you need -- and deserve:
Put it on your calendar. "Carve out time for a lunch break on your calendar each day and keep it like you would any other appointment," says Bedwell.
Make a date. "If you have trouble getting in the habit of taking a break on your own, get a colleague to take a break with you," Bedwell says.
Multi-task! And, no -- that doesn't mean getting work or personal emails done while you drop take-out crumbs on your desk. Work another healthy activity into your lunch break plans so you're twice as inspired to make it happen. "You could even combine exercise with your lunch break by walking or riding your bike to a restaurant that serves healthy options," recommends Bedwell.
So -- we'll ask again: What's for lunch?
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By Kathleen Flint Ehm
Planning to start a family can be a challenge for early career researchers, who often wonder when the "best" time might be. During graduate school? While on the tenure track? After tenure? Those considering the postdoctoral years can be constrained by multiple short-term appointments and the general uncertainty of a job market that offers no guarantees of stable, long-term employment.
Recent focus groups conducted by the National Postdoctoral Association spotlighted these concerns among current and former postdoc women. A key concern expressed by participants was how to balance the "postdoc clock" versus the biological clock. One postdoc characterized the uncertainty this way: "You know, having a baby during grad school: maybe not the best idea. Having your baby while you're tenure-track: maybe not the best idea. So does that mean that I have to get pregnant right now because my postdoc is 24 months long, and that's it?"
Underscoring this uncertainty is the fact that postdocs often experience a lack of defined status at their institutions, or, as described by focus-group participants, a feeling of being "in limbo." As neither students nor faculty members, postdocs can feel isolated at institutions that lack infrastructure to support their positions, such as family-responsive policies such as paid maternity leave. Most postdocs cobble together combinations of annual leave, partially paid disability insurance and unpaid leave. Moreover, the details of how such benefits apply to postdocs can be confusing due to the variety of postdoc employment classifications and funding sources.
To demystify the process of maternity planning, the National Postdoctoral Association recently published "A Postdoc's Guide to Pregnancy and Maternity Leave." It provides an overview of planning issues for women who are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant during their postdoc and for their partners, including safety during pregnancy, understanding paid- and unpaid-leave options, and advice for keeping research going during pregnancy and leave. Below are some highlights from the guide.
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Pregnancy safety: Postdoc women considering pregnancy should think about requesting an evaluation of workplace hazards to those of child-bearing age prior to conception. Such an evaluation can allow a postdoc to identify hazards without declaring a pregnancy earlier than needed.
Basic right to maternity leave: Under Title IX, women at federally funded institutions should be entitled to take, at the minimum, job-protected, unpaid leave for a "reasonable" amount of time. In practice, the details of how leave is taken, for how long and how it might be paid depend solely upon an institution's policies. Postdocs should talk to their institutions' postdoc and/or human-resources offices about their options.
Keeping your research going: Postdocs planning family leave should begin making arrangements early for needed research accommodations. A written research plan can help lay out milestones and expectations for this period and provide a mechanism for discussing leave with a postdoctoral supervisor or collaborators who may be able to help keep a project going.
Kathleen Flint Ehm is the NPA ADVANCE project manager at the National Postdoctoral Association. NPA ADVANCE is supported by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
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AACN and the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future Announce Five New Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars
Since 2007, more than $29 million in scholarship funding has been distributed to nursing students through AACN-administered programs
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 9, 2012 – Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce that five new Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars have been selected through a national scholarship program funded by the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future. Launched to address the faculty shortage and enhance diversity among nurse educators, this AACN-administered program provides generous financial support, mentoring, and leadership development to graduate students from minority backgrounds who aspire to teach in our nation's schools of nursing.
Joining the 48 scholars previously selected for this prestigious honor (and a similar program offered by AACN and The California Endowment) are the following students, all of whom are all enrolled in PhD nursing programs:
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- Nakia Charmaine Best, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Anissa S. Buhring, University of Colorado
- Susana J. Calderon, Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University
- Renee McLeod-Sordjan, Adelphi University (NY)
- Esther Smith-Howell, Indiana University-Purdue University
"We applaud this year's outstanding group of Faculty Scholars and are excited by the contributions we know these outstanding individuals will make to nursing education and research," said AACN President Jane Kirschling. "We are grateful to the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future for joining with AACN to address two of the profession's top priorities by helping to diversify the nurse faculty population and support doctoral-level nursing education."
More details and photos of this year's scholarship recipients are posted on the AACN Web site at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students/scholarships/minority.
The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future – AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars Program was launched in September 2007 to support full-time minority students with an interest in teaching. This program invites applications from students in doctoral and master's programs who will serve as nurse faculty after completing their degree programs. Scholarship recipients were selected by a 11-member review committee with awards in the amount of $18,000 each disbursed in the fall. All scholarship recipients are expected to attend AACN's annual faculty development conference and meet regularly with an identified mentor who will assist in preparing Faculty Scholars to assume leadership roles in academia.
Since 2007, AACN has administered programs that have distributed more than $29 million in scholarship funding to nursing students through a variety of efforts sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, and the California Endowment, as well as through co-branded programs with CertifiedBackground.com, AfterCollege, and Hurst Reviews. The majority of this funding has been awarded to students from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds and to those with financial need. To learn more about these scholarship opportunities, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/students/scholarships.
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Hello beloveds. It has come, the time for me to fly. I have been offered my dream job as I partner with Donna Carroll of EcstaticDance.com to travel the world and make change by offering Trainings in how to produce dance events. As I see it it take three things to run a good dance… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: October 2014
UPCOMING SCHEDULE for DC and DTM
Wednesday January 18th Dance the Medicine @7pm as usual Sunday January 22 Dance Church is on as usual. Wednesday January 25 Dance the Medicine @7pm as usual. Sunday January 29 DANCE CHURCH CANCELLED Wednesday February 01 Dance the Medicine CANCELLED Sunday February 05 Dance Church @11am as usual Wednesday February 08 Dance the Medicine CANCELLED… Read more »
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Dance Church CANCELLED February 7th
There will be no Dance Church tomorrow (February 7th) due to a previous studio booking BUT there are a few of the community still going down to the Vienna Cafe around noon for brunch… hope to see you there OR Dance in your living room!! Click on the link below if you want to some… Read more »
Dance the Medicine is POSTPONED by 24 1/2 hours!!
Dance the Medicine happens WEEKLY on Thursday's at 7:30pm. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY I am postponing the class until FRIDAY at 8pm. I will be delivering a class very similar to Dance the Medicine in the JusDance time slot so join me THIS FRIDAY @ 8pm for an exploration into how WE Dance…. as We… Read more »
Dance the Medicine classes begin Thursday November the 26th!
Open to All! a New class… Dance the Medicine… a deepening of the practices of Dance Church. I am looking forward to A LOT of room on the dance floor tonight! A deepening of the practices we touch on in Dance Church is the goal. A WEEKLY class, Thursdays evening @ 7:30pm till 9:00. Doors… Read more »
Dance Church CANCELLED November 15th !
Due to a prior booking of our beloved dance space Dance Church is cancelled this Sunday. I am taking this opportunity to go dance with Michael Skelton in Spokane Washington so join if you like and if you are staying here in Nelson go dance in the newly fallen snow instead!! (If it is still… Read more »
Movement Artistry Workshop with Winky Wheeler and Meshi Chavez
Here at the cross roads of inner and outer, exhale and inhale, alone/together, mystery and mundane, we wait. We breathe. Absorb. Contemplate. The dance arises, infusing each of us with inspiration and deepening our presence in this moment. A luminous path unfolds. Saturday Nov 7th : 1:30-7 pm, Sunday Nov 8th : 2:30- 8pm PLUS!… Read more »
Kootenay Spirit Fest 2015
Join me for Dance Church at the Kootenay Spirit Fest Sunday September 20th @ 1:00 at the Moving Center! This is a preregistered class so please visit http://www.kootenayspiritfestival.ca/ to register. I am very excited to be BEGINNING again after a year of FIRE with the practice of Dancing our Medicine. Please join me for a… Read more »
Starbelly Jam 2015!
Come join us at StarBelly Jam for Dance Church at 10:00 on SATURDAY MORNING. Starbelly Jam is an annual outdoor music festival held in Crawford Bay, BC on the third full weekend of July. In 2015 we celebrate our 16th festival.


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3 Idiots (2009) lyrics and translation: Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh
Once again, the simplicity of the lyrics are obvious, but that doesn't mean they don't address complex sentiment. Credit Lyricist Swanand Kirkire, whose words are a definite strength, in what is, in my opinion, the best-written song in the album. Here are the lyrics and my translation. (Click the image below to enlarge.) You can listen to all songs at this IN.com link. The album is also available for download at this iTunes link.
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- ajnabi said...
Thank you so much for your translations! It really helps me enjoy the promos so much more when I know *why* they're acting the way they're acting, and what they're singing when they do. :-)
- Thursday, November 12, 2009
Quality blog man...translation is sensitive too...true fan here!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009
- Joanna said...
Thanks so much for your efforts, BollywoodFan!
This is really a beautiful song, and the music along with the lyrics have been successful in making me feel the sadness and longing, without having the visual references from the film. (Although it's not too difficult to guess what's happening at this stage of the plot and who has left.)
I'm imagining some sort of flashback montage for this song.
Looking forward to the next translation. It's much appreciated!
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- theBollywoodFan said...
Ajnabi: Thank you for your note! Always glad to provide some value. It *really* bothers me that there are those who judge motion picture soundtracks without even wanting to understand the lyrics, let alone their purpose in the film. That's kinda ridiculous for any soundtrack in any film (globally speaking), isn't it?
Cultural gaps are inherent in any comedy, I'd love to know your take on how bits of this are translating (and I don't mean lyrically). Wouldn't be surprised if, like Andaz Apna Apna, non-speakers don't 'get it' (just yet, that is, I'm fairly confident the film will work just fine cross-culturally).
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- theBollywoodFan said...
Anonymous: Thank you! Truly appreciate your comment and visit, do come again! :)
Joanna: Thanks! Probably fair to expect a big portion of the film to be a flashback, what do you think? Next translation's up. Love, love the trailer to Zoobi Doobi!
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- Darshit said...
This is really a beautiful translation. Great one tBF. You are not going just word to word translation, but so much into thought process of Lyricist. I would love to read your 'own' work someday.
- Friday, November 13, 2009
- just another frog said...
thanks for the translation! This is probably my favorite song on the soundtrack. Shaan has done an amaaazing job!
- Saturday, November 14, 2009
- theBollywoodFan said...
Darshit: Thank you Darshit, for your kind words. I'm humbled, yaar. I'll have to dig up some of my own poems, there's one in particular I like, called 'Jab saamne tum ho', LOL...but the piece of paper it was written on is not at all mere saamne, will keep you posted. :) Thanks again!
Just Another Frog: Shaan's such a remarkable singer, and he's great here. Besides, he more than anyone gets bonus points for being one of those who carry great positive energy (read smile)...'Chaand Sifarish', 'Aal izz Well', and this song, do that trait some justice too! Thanks for stopping by!
- Sunday, November 15, 2009
- P Chandra said...
thanks for the translation! it really helps to enjoy the song!!!
- Monday, February 15, 2010
- Arun said...
Thank for the translations pal.. am enjoying the song even more
- Thursday, February 25, 2010
- Theresia said...
Thank you. The translation gives even deeper impression on the whole artwork. Will look forward to your posts.
- Monday, April 19, 2010
Thanks for the translation. Great movie, great song :-).
- Sunday, June 13, 2010
- Dee Loner said...
Thanks for the translation yea.. the music in the song is indeed nicely arranged and done..
- Sunday, June 13, 2010
- Casendra said...
Great work. :) I've saw the chinese translation while watching the movie, now i've got the english version.. yeah...
- Monday, December 13, 2010
- theBollywoodFan said...
Thank you, you all! You're very welcome. :)
Casenda: Did the 3 Idiots DVD come with Chinese translation? Are you satisfied with the subtitles?
- Sunday, January 02, 2011
- Mavis said...
Thank you so much for the translation of the lyrics!
Two years after the official release, the movie is finally showing in Hong Kong! Though I do not understand the song in its original language, I got goose bumps when I read the English caption as the song played; it's simply beautiful!
To say i enjoy this movie is an understatement; it's inspiring, touching, hilarious - and I could go on and on - I am not usually that crazy about any movies, but for 3 Idiots, I would not hesitate to watch it the second or third time in the theatre!
I've only watched one Bollywood film before this (if Slumdog Millionaire is considered one) and from now on I'll probably pay more attention to them. Oh and I would proudly admit that I've become a fan of Aaimr Khan :D
- Monday, September 26, 2011


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Tulloch helps Harvard claim a national title in 2005 (photo courtesy GTSphotos.com).
PORTSMOUTH, R.I.—Former Harvard sailor
Genny Tulloch '05 is one of five nominees for the 2009 Rolex
Yachtswoman of the Year award, the United States Sailing
Association announced this week.
Tulloch, a San Francisco native, won the 2009 U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship in November. She was an All-America skipper at Harvard, helping the Crimson win the 2005 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association women's national championship.
It was an outstanding year of achievement on-the-water during the 2009 calendar year: American men won nine world championships, while competitive excellence was achieved by American women in both fleet and match racing events.
The nominees will be reviewed by a panel of noted sailing journalists who discuss the merits of each nominee and vote to determine US Sailing's 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. The ultimate winners will be announced in mid-January and honored on February 26, 2010, during a luncheon at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan, when they will be presented with Rolex timepieces.
Established in 1961 by US Sailing and sponsored by Rolex Watch, U.S.A. since 1980, the annual presentation of US Sailing's Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards are considered the sport's ultimate recognition of an individual's outstanding on-the-water achievements for the calendar year. Over its history the coveted award has been presented to 37 men and 33 women, including these notable sailors who have claimed the honor multiple times: Ed Adams, Betsy Alison, Sally Barkow, Dennis Conner, JJ Isler, Allison Jolly, John Kostecki, Buddy Melges, Ken Read, Lynne Shore, Jody Swanson and Ted Turner.
Nominees shortlisted for US Sailing's 2009 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award: Lightning World Champion Matt Fisher (Columbus, Ohio); CST Composites International Moth World Champion Bora Gulari (Detroit, Mich.); Sheehy Lexus of Annapolis Melges 24 World Champion Chris Larson (Annapolis, Md.); Sunfish World Champion David Loring (Charleston, S.C.); SAP 505 World Champion Mike Martin (Newport Beach, Calif.); Finn Gold Cup Silver Medalist Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.); Rolex Farr 40 World Champion Jim Richardson (Boston, Mass./Newport, R.I.); 2.4 mR World Champion John Ruf (Pewaukee, Wisc.); DN Iceboat World Champion Matt Struble (San Diego, Calif./Bay City, Mich.); and Star World Champion George Szabo (San Diego, Calif.).
Nominees shortlisted for US Sailing's 2009 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award: ICSA/Laser Performance Women's Singlehanded National Champion Anne Haeger (Lake Forest, Ill.); Kieler Woche Laser Radial Champion Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.); U.S. Women's Match Racing Champion Genny Tulloch (San Francisco, Calif.); Rolex International Women's Keelboat Champion Molly O'Bryan Vandemoer (San Diego, Calif.); and Semaine Olympique Française Laser Radial Champion Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, Fla.).
For highlights from the year's racing results for each nominee, please visit: http://about.ussailing.org/Awards/Rolex.htm.
About Rolex Watch U.S.A.
Since Rolex Watch U.S.A. first presented timepieces to America's Cup defenders in 1958, the company has consistently recognized and encouraged excellence in every important arena of competitive sailing, including US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics preparation, US Sailing championships, disabled sailing, offshore, one-design and women's events.
About US Sailing
The United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership for the sport in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US Sailing is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. US Sailing offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.


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Inventory problems look to drag down share prices for a couple of high-end retailers, Brad Lamensdorf of the Ranger Equity Bear ETF said Monday on CNBC.
On "Fast Money," he revealed short positions on Tiffany, Coach and Fossil .
"We feel like all of them have inventory problems," he said. "All of them are going to have margin compression over the next several quarters."


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Show: I think that's a smile that shows my *joy* of wearing The Social Outfit, and inside our actual shop!
Here, I'm wearing the 'Nina Maya x The Social Outfit' print in yellow. Nina also *super kindly* designed the interior of our space at 353 King Street Newtown, and she sits on our charity board, too. We *love* the support of talented people, far and wide, in our work…
My smile may also be about the love and *fun* of wearing plastic fried-egg jewellery! Nothing quite like 'food fashion'!
Tell: Glasses from op shop, handmade earrings, Uniqlo skivvy, handmade bead necklaces, plastic fried egg from Japan, The Social Outfit x Nina Maya silk tunic (available for sale, right now!), Sportscraft sample belt, skirt from op shop, The Social Outfit x Nina Maya leggings, retail socks, Fluevog boots.
With The Social Outfit retail store now open, and our team getting all our systems up and running… these are my outfits for last Friday, Saturday an Sunday, in the space. (And including a mirror selfie!)
Tell: Glasses from op shop, handmade earrings, Uniqlo skivvy, 'Nurturing Threads' Cambodian silk beads sold at The Social Outfit, vintage leather belt from second-hand store, 'Mona Davis Haute Couture Sydney' silk dress from op shop, retail tights, Fluevog boots.
At store, we stock beautiful silk beads from Cambodia, made as part of The Tabitha Foundation social enterprise work. The colours are brilliant, and these electric blue ones will be just the start of my collection!
Another outfit below… but ooooooh, look at the lovely interior of our store more! As we like to say, everything here for sale is "Good to Wear. Made for Good." And the Newtown, and wider community, has been super-welcoming and lovely about our opening.
Tell: Glasses from Japan, handmade earrings, Uniqlo skivvy, Tatty Devine necklace, 'Rom Australia' 'jacket' from op shop (I'm pretty sure it's actually a night gown!), Miss Shop dress from op shop, Black Milk velvet leggings, Fluevog boots.
So as I post from inside The Social Outfit, I hope this blog sees you very well, and see you round soon! xo xo


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Soccer star David Beckham is waging a new battle, but it's outside of the stadium.
Attorneys for the star athlete filed a lawsuit yesterday in Los Angeles Supreme Court that alleged a magazine published false claims that Beckham had sexual relations with prostitutes, The Associated Press reported.
The lawsuit accused Bauer Publishing, based in Delaware, of libel, slander and emotional distress stemming from an article published in the celebrity magazine In Touch.
It also named Irma Nici, 26, who said in the article that she was a prostitute who had slept with the athlete three years ago. Nici alleged that Beckham was also involved with another prostitute.
Other suits are being filed in other administrations, among them Germany, where Bauer's main company is headquartered, according to Jeff Raymond, Beckham's publicist.
The Associated Press further reported that an e-mail to the publisher on Friday was not returned.


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AT&T and union extend talks after contract expires
AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, and one of its unions extended negotiations to reach a deal after four labor contracts expired.
AT&T, based in Dallas, will resume talks with the union today, Marty Richter, a spokesman for the carrier, said today in an e-mail. AT&T and the Communications Workers of America didn't agree before the expiration of the East, Legacy T, Midwest and West contracts over the weekend, the carrier said in a statement dated April 8.
The Communications Workers of America is renegotiating four separate contracts with AT&T, affecting 40,000 workers. On March 31, union members voted to let CWA call strikes if agreements on new contracts weren't be reached. The parties "have agreed to continue to negotiate," AT&T said in the statement.
The union is focusing on local and economic issues such as health care, pensions and pay, said Candice Johnson, a spokeswoman for the CWA. "We're just going to keep pushing," she said in an interview yesterday afternoon.
The union, which represents about 16 percent of AT&T's 256,000 workers, has been organizing rallies and meetings to help push for a deal to address issues ranging from guaranteed weekend days off to health-care benefits. In 2004, it led a four-day stoppage at SBC Communications Inc., which bought AT&T the following year.
AT&T fell 1 percent to $30.64 at the close in New York. It has advanced 1.3 percent this year.
Seeking Resolution
"Unions are trying to maintain many things they've gained over the years, and it's hard," Ivan Smith, a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, said in an interview. "In general, the strike is the last thing a union wants. If the employer can withstand a strike, you lose all the leverage you had. You don't make that move unless there's no other recourse."
AT&T and Verizon Communications Inc. are negotiating new union contracts amid declining margins and rising network investment costs. In 2011, AT&T's total operating revenues rose 1.9 percent to $126.7 billion while capital expenditure climbed 3.1 percent to $20.1 billion.
Last August, CWA called an end to a two-week strike by 35,000 members at Verizon and Verizon Wireless, when the companies agreed to extend the workers' current contracts and resume bargaining. Verizon and Verizon Wireless, the unit it co- owns with Vodafone Group Plc, and the union are yet to reach a new agreement.
AT&T and Verizon regularly negotiate with unions representing larger parts of their workforce. About 55 percent of AT&T's employees are represented by CWA, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers or other unions, according to the company's annual report.
Contracts covering about 120,000 employees will expire during 2012, according to AT&T.


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