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By S. Thomas Coleman
For the AJC
North Gwinnett junior kicker Michael D'Angola calmly drilled a 34-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Bulldogs to a 16-14 win over Colquitt County, Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Game 3 of the Corky Kell Classic.
North Gwinnett head coach Bob Sphire said he and his staff never mentioned the 17-7 loss, at home, that his Bulldogs suffered at the hands of Colquitt County last season in the second round of the state playoffs.
He didn't have to.
"We studied the film so we could prepare, but that was it," Sphire said. "This is high school football and it's important to these kids. They want to compete with the best. I'm sure [the loss] was on their minds, but eveything was unsaid."
The Bulldogs let their play and effort do the talking in the rematch. North Gwinnett's defense was stout throughout the contest, holding the Packers to less than half of the 30 points per game they averaged last season.
"It was an unbelievable effort," Sphire said. "We did the same thing last year. I can't say enough about the way [the defense] played."
Offensively, along with D'Angola's heroics, Bulldog junior quarterback Michael Haynes outdid his more heralded counterpart, Colquitt's Cole Segraves, who is being recruited by several FBS (formerly Division 1A) schools. Haynes completed 13-of-20 passes for 125 yards with one interception, while Segraves was 10-of-23 for 124 yards and two interceptions.
"Micheal's a great athlete, a heck of a baseball player," Sphire said. "He misses a lot of time in the spring and summer because he plays baseball, so he's been a bit of a project. But he competes and he came up big for us."
Haynes also rushed 12 times for 51 yards, and saved his biggest run for when the Bulldogs really needed it. Trailing 14-13 with 1:42 left in regulation time and no timeouts, North Gwinnett took over on its 46 yard line. Haynes hit receivers Nate Brown and Russell King, both juniors, for gains of 10 and 11 yards, respectively, but neither player could get out of bounds.
On the next play, with :46 seconds left, Haynes rolled to his left, tucked the ball away and sprinted 22 yards down the far sideline before he was knocked out of bounds at the Packers' 11 yard line. Haynes was sacked for a loss to the 17 yard line on the next play by Colquitt defensive end Jamiyus Pittman.
But with the clock ticking down, the Bulldog field goal unit sprinted on to the field, lined up properly, and D'Angola did the rest, nailing the 34-yarder with plenty of room to spare. In a cruel bit of irony, earlier in the fourth quarter Pittman, who was dominant at times, dropped an easy two-point conversion pass on a "tackle eligible" play after Deonte McCain scored from five yards out to give Colquitt a 14-13 lead at the nine minute mark.
Colquitt County 3 2 3 6 14
North Gwinnett 7 0 6 3 16
CC – Roberto Vega 43 fg
NG – Andrew Westbrook 32 fumble return (Michael D'Angola kick)
CC – Safety; Hayden Sphire sacked in end zone by O'Shay Williams
CC – Vega 30 fg
NG – Donnie Miles 77 run (pass failed)
CC – Deonte McCain 5 run (pass failed)
NG – D'Angola 34 fg
August 25th, 2012
7:27 pm
WOW! Colquitt looked horrible.
August 25th, 2012
7:30 pm
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August 25th, 2012
7:46 pm
BEEN TELLING EVERYONE THAT COLQUITT IS NOT THAT GOOD! Here's proof
August 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
They hyped up the Cole Seagraves kid too much…he is not that effective on the move as in the case with several R1 QBs this year…..these coaches are not allowing the most athletic kids play that position.
August 25th, 2012
7:57 pm
Keep thinking that Colquitt isn't good region 1 fans lol
August 25th, 2012
8:00 pm
They're not gonna win the Region 1-AAAAAA Title this year executing like that….
August 25th, 2012
8:00 pm
Congrats NGHS. You guys did what you had to in the last 5 minutes.
August 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
NG found their identity, but Colquitt will be ready by playoff time.
August 25th, 2012
8:09 pm
Hopefully Region 1 can go 1-1 at the "CKC"
August 25th, 2012
8:14 pm
Hopefully Colquitt got all the trash playing out of there system today. They looked flat all day cept for the play of a few indivisuals. I don't know why they didn't go for the field goal in the first half on that fourth down, they would given the ball back on the 20 if we had missed it.
Camden is looking really good so far in this game
August 25th, 2012
8:18 pm
There was a time North would've been totally outclassed by such a tough opponent. Since Coach Sphire's been in charge, the Dogs have become the team to be feared. Both teams looked like they were playing their first game of the season, but I'll take a sloppy "W" any day! Sweet revenge for the hounds! (Looks like our friends on the other side of Suwanee are getting their heads handed to them by another 1AAAAAA team: 21 – 0 at the half.)
August 25th, 2012
8:34 pm
@ Jammer…Colquitt's first FG should have never happened. There was no muffled punt. It was illegal contact and the refs blew the call, just like the TD pass by NG that got called back. Terrible officiating.
August 25th, 2012
8:35 pm
NG also had an opportunity to kick a field goal on their first drive.
August 25th, 2012
8:39 pm
Colquitt could not get there offense too wait until the ball was snapped to go. They had a ton of false starts. North's QB really played a good game.
Colquitts QB took a pop early in the game and looked a little shaky the rest of the way.
@5-time They didn't win the region last year either but come playoff time they will be hard to handle.
August 25th, 2012
8:44 pm
Its early. Colquitt County has great tradition and a huge following. They play in what I call the TOUGHEST region in the country. Camden – Lowndes – Valdosta and Colquitt will beat each other up during the regular season an limp into the playoffs. Newcomer Camden will get to see what South Ga Football is all about.
August 25th, 2012
8:49 pm
Good point….But this is what I'm saying – They are favored to win the Region Title this year as opposed to last year….They still can, but not by what I saw today.
August 25th, 2012
9:07 pm
Great game North Gwinnett. Don't count the Packers out. I think we are all SHOCKED that our defense played so well and the offense….well SUCKED. If the defense continues this the rest of the year, we may be WAY better than anticipated. Propst will get the offense on track. Hats off to the Bulldogs!!
August 25th, 2012
9:34 pm
Interesting game. Lots of basic execution errors in not just this game but all of them. I started counting in the Grayson game and through halftime in the Camdem/PTR game there had been 17 bad snaps! Amazing! I know this is the first game of the season but really! I thought Rush wasn't going to have a cow when he had to call time out to avoid a delay penalty. I know he was wishing he had that time out back later in the quarter. I was really surprised that Seagraves did not look sharper than he did. I could tell that he is a great athlete but seemed to struggle today.
August 25th, 2012
9:36 pm
GoPackGo….I think a certain individual has a bone to pick with you!! It's gonna be a "Mouth Full"….
August 25th, 2012
9:37 pm
Under Propst Colquit is usually a slow starter but strong finisher. Don't know why but it seems to be a given. Having said that Colquit will have a lot of improving to do to even look by the end of the season as good as Camden looked in their first game of the season.
August 25th, 2012
9:43 pm
What type of bone? We got our asses handed to us. No excuses at all. I am man enough to admit it. That was UGLY!!!! Penalties, turnovers, etc. VERY undisciplined football by the Packers. If they don't work things out…they won't make the playoffs.
August 25th, 2012
9:46 pm
Colquitt Fans! Just another case of RANKINGS INTOXICATION!!!! I still believe Colquitt is the team to beat in Region 1 6A……. Go Camden County Wildcats!!!!
August 25th, 2012
10:22 pm
I was hoping Colquitt would get the win for R1-6A, but hey things happen. I'm sure they will get it together.
August 26th, 2012
12:10 am
Valdosta will win 1AAAAAA
August 26th, 2012
12:15 am
Either them or Lowndes lol….
August 26th, 2012
12:52 am
I'm really happy you guys are over looking Camden!
August 26th, 2012
3:48 am
I don't think they are overlooking Camden. It's obvious they have completely damn forgotten that Camden is even in the region. Not to mention that neither Valdosta nor Lowndes has yet to play a real game this year. Camden looked very good today. Colquitt was a little shameful to watch. Yes it is going to be tougher for Camden in 1-6A but from what I saw today they are at the very least just as good as any team in 1-6A. See you guys the fist weekend in October.
@ You Camden folks. We in 1-6A always rag on each other. No matter what. Come on and join in the fun.
August 26th, 2012
7:23 am
CORRECTION: The person who scored on the 32 yard fumble recovery for North was Tony Bradford not Andrew Westbrook. Tony's uniform number changed after the roster was printed. He had an outstanding game and deserves the recognition.
August 26th, 2012
7:45 am
I watched them all! I saw no team that can stand up to Camden.
August 26th, 2012
7:56 am
Exactly, Gamer. I'm no fan but Camden is in a different world. Hope the seeding has Wildcats vs Grayson in the final this year.
August 26th, 2012
9:12 am
One game does not make a season. Some of these teams may not even make it out of the region let alone state. Big time offense is nice, but a balanced team that gets better as the season moves along is the one to keep an eye on.
August 26th, 2012
9:43 am
There is still time for Rush Probst to come up with more excuses and who to blame (playing on a NFL sideline?). Thought I had heard it all. Come On Man!
August 26th, 2012
11:04 am
I think Camden will win the region and state this year, playing in region 1 they won't have the luxury in getting their reserves in the game like years past
August 26th, 2012
11:09 am
Great job Dogs!!! North Gwinnett will be a force this year. Our D is as great as ever, and our offense may be even better than the last few years. When we hear announcers and the media commenting on how we are down in talent this year, we just have to laugh because this might be the most talented all-around team we've ever had. We may not have a bunch of "4 star" recruits, but every kid who is starting and many on the bench could play D1 ball either at the FBS or FCS level.
Even though we lost most of our coaching staff, the Sphire / Dixon combo is unequalled in high school football. These guys are amazing, and they get the most out of their talent every single year. Kudos to the coaches!
Our play calling was extremely conservative in the first half, mostly because we had terrible field position all night, and I'm sure Sphire was trying to give our QB a chance to settle in. Colquitt's D is one of the best in GA. We were getting no yards after catch and kept coming up with 3rd and 1. Things got fun when we fell behind late, as Coach Sphire opened it up and let quarterback Michael Haynes show what he can do. He throws rifle-shots around the field and then kills you with his legs. He avoided numerous sacks and made several key runs for first downs. He stayed calm under pressure and looked like a 4 year starter, not a first-game starter. The one minute drill at the end of the game is the kind of opportunity QBs dream of.
The O line is solid at both run blocking and pass blocking. The backs picked up all the blitzes. They didn't have a great night running the football, but they will develop. The receiving chor may not be blazingly fast, but they are smart, find holes in the defense, and have great hands.
Colquitt is a very good team. They were sloppy tonight on O. But people don't realize how good North's D is, and how the blitzing and stunting from all angles causes offenses to panic. That's what happened last night, but CC will get it together. They will compete in their region, they will make the playoffs, and they could go far.
I'm not sure how the rosters got all screwed up at the game, but Michael Haynes and Russell King
are both seniors, not juniors. And SuwaneeFB_Fan is right, Tony Bradford had such a great game, and they called his name wrong all night on TV because of the roster screw up. There were many other roster mistakes as well with freshmen getting their names called out instead of the actual senior starters. It was the first production of the season so I guess everyone was sloppy, but to ScoreATL or whoever was responsible for coordinating the rosters, please do a better job next time!
August 26th, 2012
11:43 am
I told you all that North would not lay down for Colquit. I bet Coffee is licking their chops after watching the game. I stated much earlier of a possible scenario that had Colquit starting 0-2. Grayson is not what I thought. Although they won, I did not see the dominating "D" that is supposed to exist. They do not have a passing game and that will cost you when you play a team with a run-stopping defense. You must be able to keep the D honest. Camden on the other hand looked very good. They will be the team to beat in Region 1-6A if Colquit is deemed to be the "class of the region". One thing tough, they have a starting left guard that is 5′10, 165 lbs. This will not work ! This will allow any team with a tenacious DE to have a very big impact on what they want to do offensively. Kell played a good game and needs to work on the mental issues. With those Db's, the front 7 should put their ears back and get after some people. Walton has a special player and any time you have what they do, it makes things a little easier. Tyren Jones is in a class all to himself and if he stays healthy, Walton will be there.
August 26th, 2012
1:04 pm
colquitt,.as i have said all along is not the team they are made out to be……..stop hill……….you stop colquitt bc boatright is not an elite running back by any means………colquitt has size but they dont have the speed they had last year excpet for a few players
August 26th, 2012
2:23 pm
hands down the best looking team from region 16A is camden…they look like there were in mid season form already…Colquit didn't look that good to me..NG had a sloppy game but they had some moments where you could see that they have a chance at state this year…GRAYSON SUCKS if we are measuring them the standard that are contending for a national title..MIAMI CENTRAL will win by to scores or more that is a promise
August 26th, 2012
5:21 pm
Except for the long TD run by Miles, Packer D looked pretty good.
Packer Offense looked horrible!
Bad coaching! Could have won th game with a FG attempt instead of going for the TD pass in the first half.
Maybe we can get it together before Region play.
August 26th, 2012
5:32 pm
This is kind of funny! It's the first game of the season, it's possible to finish 9-1 you know……
August 26th, 2012
6:02 pm
Sportsnut,Lassiter will knock Walton down a few notches. Don't forget this Friday Walton plays McEachern. McEachern will give Walton a much better game than Peachtree Ridge
August 26th, 2012
7:06 pm
BigDave, first, Hillgrove will knock Lassiter down a few notches.
August 26th, 2012
8:12 pm
@BigDave -== I am not sure anyone can stop Tyren Jones. If the Trojans can contain him, they have a chance. Me, I'm waiting for Sept. 7th when Lovejoy travels to Colquit County. I know Hillgrove and McEachern will come out of that region but who else will represent ? Campbell won this past week but it was against Morrow, who have won maybe 5 games in 6 years.
August 26th, 2012
10:12 pm
peachtree ridge was not prepared to shut down the wing t………its not easy to shut down……..they dont go up against it in practice everday………they also did not have the speed to match up with camden on either side the ball……….with that said……..camden is good……..they always are…..but they are going to find out things arent going to be a cakewalk anymore real soon……..i expect them to hang in there though and be a contender…..
colquitt……at this poinit…….i am not to overly concerned about them…..they look out of sort…..and losing the players that they did showed saturday……..but they will get better and be tough…and they will contend as well……….Its about matchups……..some teams match up better against others……sometimes speed outdoes size……….and sometimes vice versa…….
August 26th, 2012
10:33 pm
Sucked it up and just went back and watched the game on Tivo. Both defenses looked really good. But we were lucky, though. That pass in the first quarter looked like a TD, then they had a chance for a second TD or FG in 3rd Q, but we made a nice pick. The difference maker in the second half was North Gwinnett QB Michael Haynes who basically just took over the game. Anyone know who is recruiting him?
August 27th, 2012
7:49 am
@ cccrazy
I think Georgia Perimeter is recruiting him.
August 27th, 2012
8:26 am
@cccrazy– Michael Haynes is getting some looks from some Ivy league schools. He is a very good baseball player as well as an excellent student.
August 27th, 2012
12:35 pm
North played a good game. I do not understand why North had a quarterback switch on the safety to a QB that had no varsity experience. It almost jeopardized the game for us.
North has another issue also. We can not go far with the starting tailback also being the starting DB. He will be tired at the end of every game. Get another DB. We need Miles in the back field.
August 27th, 2012
6:30 pm
I can't stand Propst, so I don't like the Pack. Looked weak from where I was at.
August 27th, 2012
6:58 pm
Colquitt will get better, there's no doubt there. Russ will again go back over to Alabama and get a few more 5th-year seniors…
August 27th, 2012
9:26 pm
Colquitt County is a playoff team bc that's the only time you see play worth a crap and have a fear of losing. So don't be surprise to see a run at the end of the season…


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Jackie Robinson: Beyond the Playing Field
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A search committee will soon begin to review about 60 applications for the next chancellor at UW-Madison.
University President Kevin Reilly and the Board of Regents are expected to get a short list of candidates next month, with a new person to be hired this summer to replace David Ward.
Some business leaders recently said the new chancellor should have a business background – someone who can turn the UW's research into new companies and jobs.
It has also been mentioned that state funding for higher education hinge on the schools' ability to train workers for thousands of jobs for which companies cannot find qualified applicants. But Madison campus neuroscientist Ron Kalil scoffs at such talk. He tells the Madison Capital Times, "The UW is not a business incubator, nor is it a job-training school."
He said the university's role is to prepare students to, "take their place in the ranks of educated citizens, to keep these ranks from disappearing, and to train graduate students for sophisticated academic and professional positions."
Other large universities have brought in pro-business chancellors – including former Alliant Energy CEO Erroll Davis at Georgia, and former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels at Purdue.
Kalil says the approach would not work in Madison.
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September 17, 2013, 8:01 AM — Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is less than a week away, and as usual the vendor is expected to make a slew of new product and strategy announcements.
This year's show is set to be bigger than ever, but it's not clear whether OpenWorld's energy level will match that generated by rival Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference, which occurs in November, said analyst Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research.
"Oracle's challenge is that it has to figure out how to take its current customer base and help them move to become a more innovative customer base," Wang said. "Salesforce has early adopters and people that believe in the religion, and Oracle has people that are just keeping the lights on and trying to cut costs."
But Oracle is making a series of changes for this year's show, according to Wang. "What they're trying to do at OpenWorld is infuse some sense of innovation," he said. "They're really trying to amp up the marketing and be more relevant to newer buyers."
Here's a look at some of the expected highlights of the show, which begins Sunday.
Database detonation: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison built his legendary career around the company's flagship database, and he's set to kick off OpenWorld on Sunday with a keynote discussing the latest release, 12c, as well as upcoming enhancements for in-memory computing.
Expect Ellison to hit the stage with a full quiver of poison arrows to fire at the competition, particularly SAP, which has been promoting its HANA in-memory database as an alternative for customers now running SAP on Oracle.
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Engineered systems: Past OpenWorld events have featured a heavy emphasis on Oracle's "engineered systems," which combine its software with Sun hardware, to the point where it seemed like Oracle was overestimating its software-centric audience's interest in such products.
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Guitar Flipper
The rock 'n' roll flippers for your frying pan turn cooking into a musical experience. Wield your flipper like an axe and flip your meat to the beat! They work just as well as any normal food flipper or fish slice, but they're attractively rendered into the shape of an electric guitar so that flipping your burgers becomes a far more exciting process. And if it teaches you a little rock 'n' roll cooking, then all the better.
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I thought this was quiet expensive for what is it but once it arrived I could see it was actually quiet good quality! Potentially a difficult design for handling eggs but still a great idea!
Quite big!
Really nice quality and bigger than I thought it would be. Edge is not too thin so not sure how well it will pick up thin things like an egg but at least that makes it durable and it certainly looks good and makes a lovely pressie for my Daughter who's a singer/songwriter!
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Bought this for a friend as a gag gift but the quality was amazing. It's well made and has a good weight about it. It's a great prude fir a great item
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Bought 2 of these as stocking fillers for father and son as they both play guitar. They are good quality and quite large.
Surprisingly sturdy for a novelty item, these flippers look good and actually do the job properly as well. An interesting addition to the kitchen. Knocked a star off for not being able to select the colour.
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My best friend was visiting from America and saw the guitar flipper I'd bought for my husband a few years ago. She said her brother would love one too, so I ordered it for her. She was concerned it might not arrive before she left, but I've bought enough items from IWOOT to know it would be two days at the most. The flipper arrived the next day, and my best friend packed it to take back to Seattle to her brother. Great gift for people who are musical and who love to cook!
The Guitar Flipper is an excellent idea for the music lover in your life. It's different and quirky.
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The Guitar Flipper was bought as a present and is a great novelty kitchen item for a guitarist. Although it can be used in the kitchen I feel it is more of a novelty item.
I bought this Guitar Flipper for a guitar player who was amused by the present. It is hanging in the kitchen and has been picked up and commented on by everyone who has visited. This is a fun gadget.
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Is Apple's Tim Cook the Next Steve Ballmer?
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Many Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders, myself included, have been lamenting the poor performance of our stock over the past six months. Even though bullish analysts keep touting the fundamental strengths of the company, the stock seems to have a mind of its own, trading independently from the market and swinging wildly on the slightest rumor.
When Tim Cook took over as permanent CEO in August 2011, investors were worried that Steve Jobs, who departed for health reasons, would never return. When Jobs passed away two months later, he left a void that could never be filled.
Although some will argue whether Jobs was a true visionary or just a talented marketer, there's no question that his product launches were powerful, proactive and disruptive. Jobs was never afraid to take chances in the face of the harshest critics. He didn't care about quarterly earnings and guidance, and refused to play nice with software developers, competitors or Wall Street.
Therein lies the problem.
Although Tim Cook is certainly a capable leader, he has failed to launch any inspirational products. Apple under Cook has devolved into a reactive company, one that caters to Wall Street and fan demands. His Apple is one that is focused on product refreshes, not product launches.
We get new, higher-resolution versions of existing products. We get smaller, more compact versions with higher storage capacities. What we don't get is that new seminal product that stands the chance of turning the industry upside down once again, and breaking out of the Steve Jobs product cycle.
With every step Cook takes, and every opportunity wasted, he is flirting with Apple investors' greatest fear - that he has more in common with Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Steve Ballmer than Steve Jobs.
Is it fair of me to make such a drastic comparison? Let's review some of Cook's decisions since he took over the top spot.
The Wall Street CEO
Right from the start, Tim Cook showed that he was willing to play Wall Street's game. In March 2012, the company initiated a $10 billion stock buyback and introduced a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share, giving in to two investor demands that Jobs had repeatedly declined.
To Steve Jobs, issuing a dividend was a sign of maturity in the tech market - a last resort to appease shareholders as growth slowed. Intel, IBM, Cisco, HP, Nokia and Dell are all prime examples. For Steve Jobs, the massive growth of Apple stock was reward enough for shareholders.
To his credit, though, Cook turned down $75 million in dividends, just to show that he wasn't the "Wall Street CEO" that many critics claimed he was.
The Reactive CEO
In a previous article, I mentioned how Steve Ballmer was a reactive, and not proactive, CEO. Every product release since Cook took over has been an upgrade or modification of an existing one. Let's take a look at the two key product releases in the past year - the fourth-generation iPad, the first-generation iPad Mini and the sixth-generation iPhone.
The fourth generation iPad (or the "new" iPad) had an upgraded A6X processor and "Retina Display". Retina Display is simply a brand name for "very high resolution" displays. In the iPad's case, this was an incredible resolution of 2048x1536, which far exceeded all tablet displays at the time. It also replaced the well-recognized 30-pin dock connector with an all-digital Lightning connector, much to the chagrin of third-party accessory makers, whom accepted the 30-pin connector as an industry standard.
The 7.9-inch iPad Mini was a reactive move to counter the growth of Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet, which had surprisingly captured the second place spot in North American tablet sales due to its low price. It was also meant to compete with the third place, 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab. The iPad Mini features the internal same specifications as the iPad 2.
What bothers me about the iPad Mini is that Apple fans, bloggers, and those people who make mock-ups of Apple products in Photoshop have all predicted that this device would arrive one day. It's as if Apple suddenly decided to create a "fan service" product, one that Steve Jobs had refused to create.
The iPhone 5, introduced in September, added a 4-inch screen - what I believe to be a reaction to the popularity of the Samsung's Galaxy S's 4.3-inch screen. It also added 4G LTE connectivity, an upgraded Apple A6 chip and a new version of its operating system, iOS 6.
So there you go - three refreshed products, two of which were modified reactively to counter additional features offered by competitors.
People always said Steve Jobs gave us what we wanted before we knew we wanted it. In contrast, Tim Cook appears to give us what we "might" want since it's a newer and shinier version of what came before.
For now, Apple's product cycle is steady and iPhone sales remain strong, but the first blemishes have already started to appear in its iPad sales numbers. By the end of 2012, Apple's North American market share of tablets dropped 7.14% to 78.86%, while Amazon's Kindle Fire gained 3.03% to end with 7.51%.
What's Next?
That brings us to the question that is on every Apple investor's mind right now: "What's next?" Wall Street seems obsessed with this riddle, and here are the top rumors - the smart watch, the smart TV and the iPhone Mini.
The Smart Watch
I'm surprised by how long it's taken Apple to visit this idea. The first time I saw the small iPod Nanos with their watch displays and straps in the Apple Store, I thought, "Wouldn't it be cool if these Nanos could sync with an iPhone, like a heads-up display for the smartphone that's in your bag or pocket?"
Anyone who's seen Knight Rider or Dick Tracy would immediately have thought of it too. Unfortunately, Tim Cook didn't.
Meanwhile, the Pebble Watch by Pebble Technology beat Apple to the punch. It is set to be released on January 23, 2013, and will sync with iOS and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android smartphones via Bluetooth. The Pebble Watch, which features a GPS, a media player, and messaging apps, will be competitively priced at $150 for pre-orders.
The Smart TV
The fact that Apple kept touting its "Retina Display" led many speculators to assume that an ultra-high television was in the works. Then analysts, especially Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, started to fan the flames with rumors of Siri voice-activation, FaceTime, integrated iOS video games, and more.
However, Apple stayed quiet, with only rumor mills stating that it was in "no rush to launch" a TV in 2013. However, these "rumors" gave Samsung quite a few ideas of their own.
Samsung recently released its voice and gesture activated, Internet-enabled smart TV (S Recommendation). At CES 2013, Samsung charmingly told the audience that its voice activated hub would be able to understand English-speakers of all different accents, even Australians.
If Apple intends to release a full-featured set, as Munster so adamantly claims, then would it discontinue its Apple TV set-top media streaming box, which was released in 2007?
Although the Apple TV, which received second and third generation updates in 2010 and 2012, hasn't been a runaway success like the iPad and iPhone, Apple managed to sell 5.2 million devices in fiscal 2012. Will it squander the potential growth of this product - which can easily be converted into a "smart device" in the next iteration - in favor of chasing Samsung's full-featured smart television?
Margins for full-featured televisions are very poor (just ask Sony or Panasonic) which is the very antithesis of Apple's high margin products. On the other hand, if all of Apple's competitors create smart televisions, then why would you need an Apple TV set-top box?
iPhone Mini
Since Apple released the iPad Mini, defying Steve Jobs' vision, some speculators have believed for a long time that an iPhone Mini (or iPhone Nano) must be in the works. It turns out that they might be right. Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal reported that a smaller, cheaper iPhone would be available in late 2013, in order to combat the rise of cheaper Android phones from Samsung, Sony and HTC.
The phone may retail for as little as $99 in the United States, putting the pressure on Samsung to defend its lower-end offerings. However, Apple's Pete Schiller recently shut down these rumors, stating that cheaper phones "will never be the future of Apple's products," but stopped short of denying plans for a smaller iPhone.
I honestly don't think an iPhone Mini can succeed in today's smartphone market. Samsung's Galaxy Note has given birth to a whole new niche market of "phablets" - large screen smartphones that resemble small tablets. Samsung's flagship Galaxy S series prides itself on its large display, ideal for today's applications.
The current market has a taste for larger screen devices, not smaller ones, and a smaller iPhone could find it locked out of mainstream applications due to its incompatible screen size - which cancels out the need for a smartphone altogether, even with budget users. This was a major issue with smaller devices such as the HTC Wildfire and Motorola Admiral.
My problem with each of these rumored devices is that, if released like the iPad Mini, they would be exactly what the public expects. Even worse, they would trail their competitors, rather than lead them as the iPad and iPhone originally did.
Now does that strategy of "following the leader" sound more like Steve Jobs, or Steve Ballmer?
My Foolish Take
In the tech world, timing is everything. Steve Jobs had impeccable timing and the ability to peer around the curve. Unfortunately, Tim Cook's opening strategies in his first year suggest that he is looking straight ahead, rather than around corners.
One of these "straight ahead" strategies - the patent battles against Samsung - is extremely bad for the company's PR. This strategy constantly reminds us of two painful facts:
- Apple is afraid of Samsung.
- Our beloved underdog has evolved into a bully.
For Tim Cook, it's high time to stop playing the part of the reactive CEO. Apple needs to refine its vision for the future, and use that massive cash hoard - $121 billion at the time of this writing - for proper acquisitions and R&D to excite consumers and investors again, instead of spending it in the courtroom.
Steve Ballmer failed to live up to Bill Gates' legacy because he spent too many years believing that Microsoft's cash cow product cycle - Windows and Office - would last forever. Let's hope that Tim Cook avoids that fate.
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How about a VIRTUAL classroom?
What do you imagine as the perfect classroom?
Me and my students were wondering ...
Is it big and full of light?
Is it in the middle of the jungle?
Are there many books in it?
Is there music in it?
What about a VIRTUAL classroom where you study in a virtual environment as if in a video game? Can we learn more from the virtual world than we actually think? Please, share some ideas and opinions ...
Waiting for your replies: Radina, Iliana and Silvia Marinova (teacher) from Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Thank you all for answering our question! It's been a pleasure answering and reading all the suggestions. :) We learned a lot as well. So you guys were very helpful and gave us some great insights!
A classroom has to be most of all effective and fun for both teachers and students. :)
Have a great time and enjoy the lifetime learning.
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Jan 25 2013: The perfect classroom to me is one that is molded to the students it houses. The class size is like...5 kids to every 1 teacher. The building itself is just there for mailing purposes, because there are field trips constantly. Exploring and watching education happen in context, in the real world....and pizza....I don't know why...but...pizza
I've basically described an episode of The Magic School Bus
As for a virtual classroom. I've always imagined that if we went into an educational system where we were only in front of a computer screen watching lessons from our homes, it would cut down on the sense of community in education. Interestingly enough the world has changed so much that online IS a community now. The virtual classroom is already doing incredible things. The Center for Disease Control here in Atlanta used World of Warcraft to learn how viruses spread. We're opening up our minds.
To sides of the coin, I guess
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ASAT Responds to PETA Billboard
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Ms. Ingrid Newkirk, President
Ms. Tracy Reiman, Executive Vice-President
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501 Front Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Dear Ms. Newkirk and Ms. Reiman:
Thank you for your response to our letter. We would like the opportunity to provide further information on what has been learned from the scientific study into causes for autism.
While we appreciate your efforts to educate the public, it is important to point out there are no peer-reviewed studies showing that dairy consumption has any role in causing autism. Moreover, removing dairy products from the diet of individuals with autism was found to have no benefit at all in the only peer-reviewed study with an acceptable design, such as a double-blind, placebo-controlled study (Elder et al., 2006, JADD).
We suspect that the information you are using is based on pseudoscience, anecdotes and subjective testimonials. However, since you make these claims with such conviction, would you be so kind as to provide us with a list of research – not internet testimonials, not anecdotes, not self published "studies" by those who are trying to sell their treatments and interventions to a vulnerable public – but peer reviewed, credible, professionally vetted research – to support such claims?
The Board of ASAT, along with our Advisory Board, has studied these questions, and taken them very seriously, for years. We hope to persuade you to look closely at the assurance you place in the milk/autism connection and to avoid misleading parents of children with autism.
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September 13, 2008
Ms. Ingrid Newkirk
PETA President
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Dear Ms. NewKirk:
We write in response to PETA's recent installation in Newark, New Jersey, of a billboard connecting the consumption of cow's milk to autism.
The third, fourth, and fifth prongs of the PETA credo declare that animals are not "ours" to experiment upon, to use for entertainment, or to abuse in any way. Presumably PETA's mission stems from a belief that humans and animals are members of a continuum of interdependent beings who are all deserving of "ethical" treatment. It would follow, then, that children with autism are also not "ours" – and certainly not PETA's– to use or abuse in any way.
Yet PETA's new "Got Autism" billboard blatantly exploits both children with autism and their families in service of PETA's opposition to the dairy industry. This is reprehensible abuse of the very sort your website and other public activism decries.
Ethical treatment of those affected by autism begins with responsible representation of the science supporting effective treatment. It also entails responsible education of the families who – while stalwart in their hope and love for their children – are vulnerable to junk science and opportunistic misinformation as they confront the challenges of a daunting disorder.
The studies PETA has cherry-picked from among the available science on autism and its treatment do not represent state-of-the-art research. Mass-marketing of such "studies" misrepresents the complexity of autism and undermines critical efforts to advance responsible scientific research into its causes and treatment.
Your billboard may serve scores of abused dairy animals, but it does so, shamelessly, at the expense of children who already face enough challenges.
Children and families with autism surely must deserve the same ethical treatment PETA demands for the animals on whose behalf it advocates. The
undersigned urge PETA to show its commitment to the ethical treatment of children affected by autism by removing the "Got Autism" billboard immediately. Surely PETA can find a way to advocate for its cause without turning children with autism into casualties along the way.
David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA
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It is a known fact that in order for a man to raise his own child, he will have to make a lot of sacrifices. For instance, the financial sacrifices, because a father will have to minimize his own expenses in order to have enough money to raise his boy. Responsible fathers do not think twice before they make such sacrifices because they know that the wellbeing of their own boy or girl is the most important thing in the world. This is exactly the reason that when the 20th of June arrives; one has to buy the perfect gifts for dad, because Father's day gifts will show your father how much you appreciate him for all what he has done for you.
Celebrating Father's day is basically celebrating the memories of past years where you were still a child. This is why one of the amazing ideas for gifts for dad on father's day is to give him a trip down memory lane. You can do that by creating a book of memories, get old pictures, family photos, graduations photos, etc. Then write comments under each photo. Doing so will make your father realize that you remember and appreciate all what he has done for you as a child.
The effect of the father's personality on his Father's day gifts
There are many ideas for Father's day gifts and in order to choose one of them, you will have to know your father's taste and preferences. This is because your father's personality will have tremendous effect on the type of gifts for dad that you should get him.
For instance, if your father is a reader then getting him books of his favorite author would make a wonderful gift. If your father is a big fan of power tools and he likes to fix things around the house, then getting him the latest model of the power tools he needs would be the perfect choice. So, before you buy gifts for dad, make sure you know his personality and character.
After you have decided on the type of gifts you are looking for, you will have to start shopping. A lot of people tend to buy Father's day gifts over the internet and it is becoming a popular trend. The reason behind this trend is very simple; the internet will offer you a wide variety of gifts for dad without having to leave the comfort of your own home.
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When Father's day comes, one has to think of perfect gifts for dad which he can present for his father. So when you decide to start looking for Father's day gifts, you have to know that there is no perfect gift, because not all men are alike. There are men who are into watches and luxury items, other are into gadgets and electronic devices and others like to use power tools to fix their own house. So, when looking for Father's day gifts, make sure to know what kind of character is your father, what is he into and his likes and dislikes.
It is a known fact that buying gifts for dad is much harder than moms; on Mother's day, for moms, things are easy, its either flowers and chocolate or home appliances, but for dads it's a whole different story. This is why finding Father's day gifts can be a daunting task and requires extra care and attention.
Looking for Father's day gifts online
These days everything can be found on the world wide web, and gifts for dad is no different. You can carry out a small search; find a trustworthy website that offers different gifts for Father's day. Always make sure that this website is secure and safe, you can judge it by the reviews and the feed-backs of previous customers.
Once you find a good website, start to look at the collection of gifts it has in the Father's day gifts section. Of course, before you start picking gifts for dad, make sure you have set a price range in your mind. There are a lot of websites that can classify the gifts they have according to their prices, so you can type the price range you are looking for and the website will automatically show you the gifts within your price range.
Another classification that is quite useful is by genre. As many websites will classify the gifts for dad that they have by genre. Luxury and watches for the men who like to wear expensive and branded watches. Sports, for men who like baseball cards and signed items and of course, one of the most popular genres for men is, "power tools", as almost many men like to use their own power tools to fix their own houses, it is a masculine thing.
Apart from above mentioned classifications, there are various gifts can be found online under different classifications, price ranges and etc, for Father's day. I would strongly suggest to use "Google" to find the best gift for dad to present for Father's day, other than Google, you can use other resources like YouTube, Yahoo and etc as well or even go back with recommendations to buy online gifts for dad from your friends on Face-book, Twitter or MySpace. Good luck to find the best gift for your caring and ever-loving daddy.
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Westfield State University trustees are trying to call a special meeting to consider suspending embattled president Evan Dobelle, who is facing intense criticism for his lavish spending and violations of university credit card policies — including a new letter from state officials threatening to intervene in the school's finances.
Kevin R. Queenin, the trustee board secretary, has told others that he has four of the six votes he needs to call the meeting — and perhaps suspend Dobelle with pay until various investigations are done. Numerous school officials say that the controversy surrounding Dobelle's use of university credit cards for travel, luxury hotels, and personal expenses is creating chaos on campus.