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What is the meaning of the numbers '13-13-13' and 12, 111? What
significance can be found in the Torah Codes? Could the Torah Codes
pose as a modern Ephod, used by the high priest at the time of Moses?
Is there a cover-up spanning generations to hide the truth about
the Nephilim? Is there any evidence that the Giants actually lived in
the world, even in North America? Could Ancient cities built on the
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Ancient Peruvian cities show evidence
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Antichrist; the very fact that their reporting is so dramatically
increased can only mean that the appearance of Antichrist is very,
very close.
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each. Could we be seeing a big clue on how the
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there is the other world view that embraces The
Holy Bible or The Guidebook to the Supernatural
that takes the opposite stance on all of these
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There are signs that those who have eyes to see
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HAPPIEST Halloween, friends!
Waverly Maye & I hope you are having a festive-filled holiday!
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We are totally feeling the excitement over here. It obviously would be nice for the holiday to fall on a weekend so we didn't have to work the next day, but it actually has been a welcome FUN addition to the week. And let's be honest, my holiday celebrations have obviously changed from late night partying with friends to pumpkin patch dates with this cutie!
And I wouldn't have it any other way. :) I actually feel that we are professional pumpkin patch people now, seeing that we visited three this month, each one available in our area. I realize that's most likely over the top & completely unnecassary, but I can't help but to soak in every holiday moment now that I am a mom. That, & the pumpkin patch is the perfect place for wild Waverly to get some energy out.
I typically send cards out for each holiday & we used these pictures for our Halloween card this year. It's crazy to look back on last year's photos when Waverly Maye was just three months old, both from the ones we used for our cards & from Halloween night.
Last year definitely was special. It was Waverly Maye's first official holiday ever, & our first as parents. But this month has already been so memorable, we have had the best time celebrating with our toddler who is learning & growing by the day! We can already tell she loves a holiday as much as her mama, & that Halloween might just be one of her favorites. That would make sense, since we are pretty sure she was concieved during our final Halloween as a family of two. :)
And we are so glad she was, we got the best TREAT ever!!!!!
We wish everyone the BEST day & hope you have fun tonight adorning your COSTUMES. We can't wait to share ours! Trick or Treat! :)


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Walking tracks
Burralow Creek (difficult, 2 km return, 1 hr return). From the Burralow Trail east of Burralow Creek Camping Area, this track descends steeply to the valley. It is a more interesting way of approaching the area and combined with the Bulcamatta Track and exploration of the creek and valley makes an excellent day in the bush.
Bulcamatta Falls Track (easy, 3 km return, 1 hr return). The delightfully flat track is signposted on Burralow Creek on the western side of the camping flat. It leads along alluvial flats through tall forest with prominent clumps of sawgrass (Gahnia sp.), beside deep, sedge-lined pools of Burralow Creek. A pit constructed from sandstone blocks (part of the original settlement) and a natural stone grotto are passed. The track then leaves the main creek to follow a smaller side-creek through increasingly moist vegetation. In a narrow gorge with a small waterfall at its head, shelter and moisture reach their peak to nourish warm temperate rainforest of sassafras (Doryphora sassafras), coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum), lillypilly (Acmena smtthii) and cedar wattle (Acacia elata). Clumps of umbrella ferns (Sticherus flabellatus) grow on the shaded floor of the forest. This is a good example of the numerous rainforest gorges found throughout the sandstone country.
The Gorge (moderate, 2 km return, 1 hr return). From the Waratah Native Garden, The Gorge track sidles around the hillside to overlook the deep mossy gully of a tributary of Hungerfords Creek. Koalas have been reported from this area, but you are more likely to hear the piercing mimicry of a lyre-bird. Return the same way.
Mount Banks (difficult, 2.5 km return, 1 hr return). From Mount Banks Picnic Area, a narrow track winds up the ridge to the 1062 metre basalt summit—the highest point in this precinct and the end-point of Caley's 1804 explorations. At first the walking is through beautiful low heath of sedges and dwarf casuarina (Allocasuarina nana), with excellent views over the cliff-girt valley of the Grose River. The track steepens towards the summit where forest takes over, and then the basalt is reached. The ground becomes covered in grasses and herbs, contrasting with the typically bare ground of sandstone soils. The 'montane basalt cap forest' here is quite a rare community and includes ribbon gum (Eucalyptus viminalis), brown barrel (E. fastigata) and narrow-leaved peppermint (E. radiata). Many wombats are found in these rich, moist forests. There is an old picnic area in a slight clearing near the summit, but no views. An alternative but longer way back to the car lies down an overgrown vehicle trail to join the Banks Wall Trail (see below) and complete a circuit.
Banks Wall (moderate, 11 km return, 4 hrs return). The Banks Wall Trail (management track) leads from Mount Banks Picnic Area, around the side of Mount Banks to the very brink of the Grose Valley cliffs. It winds around, dipping in and out of numerous gullies coming off the slopes of the mountain to maintain an even grade. The track passes through open woodland of hard-leaved scribbly gums (Eucalyptus sclerophylla), grassy heath and other communities before emerging onto a narrow ridge-crest of low heath at the edge of the Banks Wall cliff. A small foot pad leads onto the top of Frank Hurley Head, named for the great Australian photographer who went to Antarctica with both Shackleton and Mawson and also photographed the Blue Mountains. The spacious vista looks out over the tall tree crowns of Blue Gum Forest, 500 metres below, and straight up the Govett Gorge arm of the Grose Valley towards Katoomba. To the right, the multi-tiered ochre cliff of Mount Banks curves away. This largest cliff in the Blue Mountains, 400 metres high, cuts through the complete sandstone sequence from the top of the Permian slopes—Burra Moko Sandstone at the base, then Banks Wall Sandstone to complete the Narrabeen group, with some remnant Hawkesbury Sandstone just below the capping basalt. Layers of siltstone show as bushy terraces that separate the main layers.
Walls Lookout (moderate, 3 km return, 1 hr return). From the parking area at the top of Pierces Pass Road, the track leads over stony ground to the edge of the Grose Valley, first through open woodland of silver-top ash (Eucalyptus sieberi), hard-leaved scribbly gum (E. sclerophylla) and Sydney peppermint (E. radiata), then low heath. It is best to take in the view from one of the rises well back from the edge of the cliff, which is overhanging and unfenced. Heath is not widespread in the Greater Blue Mountains, favouring places where thin, stony soil and exposure to strong winds prevent the growth of trees. Here on the windswept cliff-tops of the Grose Valley, heath covers large areas. This also reflects the fire history, with frequent burns exposing the ground to the blast of wind and rain which further depletes what little soil there is.
Rigby Hill (moderate, 1.5 km return, 1 hr return). From Pierces Pass Picnic Area, a steep track leads to the top of Rigby Hill, another heathy, windswept viewpoint over the Grose Valley.
Pierces Pass (difficult, 5 km return, 3 hrs return). Pierces Pass is a relatively gentle way into the Grose Valley, but still involves many steps and a steep and long descent and ascent. Once called Hungerfords Track, it was used to get stock into and out of Hungerfords lease at Blue Gum Forest - which was purchased by bushwalkers in 1932 to ensure the forest was protected forever. Being a natural breach through the cliffline, the pass was almost certainly used by Aboriginal people long before the arrival of white man's cattle. The track winds down into the delightful rainforest gorge of Hungerfords Creek before emerging suddenly at the base of the main cliffline with views over the valley. Old coal adits in this area suggest that the track may be associated with exploration of the coal seams that lie at the top of the Permian sediments. The descent to the river down the friable Permian slopes passes through tall forests nourished by the better soils and higher availability of moisture. Mountain grey gums (Eucalyptus cypellocarpa) are common here, and waratahs (Telopea speciosissima) sometimes flower along the track in spring. At the Grose River, cross carefully to the other side to reach the rough track that goes upstream to Victoria Falls Lookout (about 4 hours) and downstream to Blue Gum Forest (2 hours). These unmarked routes require a topographic map and navigation skills.
Mount Wilson Several short walks explore the forests and views around Mount Wilson. See the booklet Mount Wilson Walks by Elizabeth Raines. A highlight is the Waterfalls Walk which includes a cascade over a basalt cliff.


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Shoes - Dr. Martens
I just love the material, the green works great with the small pink and yellow detail, which I think you can just make out in the pictures.
It has taken me a while to get used to the whole arm and bag situation and the movement restriction caused by wearing a cape, but now I find it so comfortable and relatively easy to wear.
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Those who believe the old maxim that there's never a cop around when you need one probably haven't been on McGill's downtown campus lately.
Since the beginning of the fall semester, a now familiar face has been walking the beat as the university's first Community Relations Patroller—a position created to make campus security more visible and accessible.
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If you've ever dreamed of working away on your laptop, while sitting at the beach and drinking margaritas, I'm here to tell you that your fantasy stops here! First of all laptops and sand? Margaritas and spelling? Neither are a good mix unfortunately. Not to mention the glare from the sun, which makes you unable to make out anything on your computer screen. Believe me, I've tried. I had that working by the beach dream too!
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I had to start with my very favourite link, since when you're traveling it's easy to get out of shape. With Gaia you have no excuses (sorry, but if you are going to be wearing a bikini all the time, you'll thank me later!). They offer streaming of hundreds of yoga videos that you can watch on any device, along with various programs throughout the year – all included in your monthly fee. Thanks to this site I discovered Kundalini yoga, which I love and do it at least three times a week both at home and on the road. You can try it for just .99 cents to see if you like it. I personally buy the yearly plan which saves me 20% and costs only $95.40 – SO much cheaper than going to yoga classes! (Affiliate)
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This is my go-to place for premium plugins. In the past, I rarely used paid plugins, but the old saying You get what you pay for, is often true. Now, I don't hesitate to buy a premium plugin that has good reviews as I know there's likely to be fewer conflicts with other plugins and more support if I do run into trouble. A few of the plugins I've bought from here include: Interactive World Maps, which you can view on my Destinations page, the WordPress Social Stream, which is featured on my Social Streams page and Visual Composer: Page Builder for WordPress, which I use to create custom pages or posts, like my About page. If you've ever asked yourself, Is there a plugin that can do …..for me? Be sure to check out Envato Market! (Affiliate)
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One of the biggest challenges that all entrepreneurs face, and not just location independent ones, is finding talented and affordable designers and developers. That's where Envato Studio comes in. They connect you with hand-picked designers and developers. So, for example if you needed a new logo, you would search the designers offering that service, review their previous work, comments and pricing, then choose one! They have designers and developers that do everything from create Facebook covers, to landing pages to video editing, and even WordPress plugins. I like the large selection of people they have for you to choose from. Rates vary depending on the task. (Affiliate)
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Confession, this is an online course that I designed in response to hearing so many people say I don't get Twitter and Twitter is such a waste of time. I didn't get it either for the first six months, I was on it, but then through a lot of trial and error I figured out how to make it work for me. Now it's one of my top sources of business referrals! The course focuses on getting you results on Twitter and fast. It's a compact, straight to the point set of tools that I personally developed and use to grow my 58,000+ Twitter following. It will save you time, milk your existing content, and increase your number of followers! (Price: $89)
This is a fantastic tool for discovering the most popular and relevant hashtags for your tweets so that they get noticed and don't disappear into oblivion. Insider Tip: Use 1-2 hashtags per tweet. Anymore looks spammy and decreases engagement.
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I'm obsessed with this tool. You enter in your potential headline and it gives you a score and suggestions for improvement! I have spent hours revising headlines with this tool, trying to create the one that will results in tens of thousands of people clicking on my post. OK, it's a great tool, but it's not a miracle worker! (Free)
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Occupational Disease & Toxic Torts
A tort is an injury incurred by an individual due to the carelessness of another. A toxic tort is considered injury incurred by a toxic substance due to the carelessness or negligence of another. These toxic torts are often work related injuries and or diseases. In both cases, the law deems the injured party in entitled to compensation, be it financial or health care oriented.
Advances in technology and industry have led to brilliant developments in the world's economy and structure. Unfortunately, the advancement comes at a high price. Individuals in certain industries are exposed to toxins on a daily basis. Constant or overexposure to materials such as asbestos, lead paint, dry cleaning fluids, pesticides and more have irreversible and often fatal consequences. Toxic torts of this type can include injuries such as brain damage, kidney problems, birth defects, cancers and other health issues.
Toxic torts and the injuries involved are often due to unregulated use of substances, improper disposal of substances that lead to tainted waters and soils and lack of better-developed alternatives to toxic substances. Often the companies involved that are accused of negligence are proven to have prior knowledge of existing toxins in the workplace and are guilty of ignoring the hazards risked by employees.
Exposure to a toxin and the effects of the toxin are not isolated to one individual. More often, a group of people will suffer from similar medical problems due to the proximity of time and space as related to the exposure. Lawyers will often group the toxic torts of these individuals together and argue what is known as a class action suit. Proving damage has been done to many individuals under the same circumstances is easier than proving environmental damage for just one individual. Many toxic torts are brought to court in this manner.
While large corporations can be intimidating and may have teams of lawyers on hand to combat toxic tort cases, proving a toxic tort is easier than trying a criminal case. An individual or group of individuals with a claim must prove that the medical issues they experience are most likely a result of the negligence of another. Unlike with criminal cases, it does not have to be proven 'without a doubt.'
Because many of the medical injuries incurred via toxic exposure are irreversible, lawyers will often seek financial retribution and compensation for past and future medical expenses as well as compensation for loss or lack of employment due to injury, among others.
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LMAO. Seriously.
Christians go on about the muslim head garb thing but women are supposed to wear some creepy black veil when in the presence of their pontiff lol
Tiny hands are well suited for picking pockets.
Haha. How true.
On the spy scale from Austin Powers to Jason Bourne, trump is somewhere around Joe Klabotnik.
No, he was a different spy - pride of the Polish Foreign Office.
He was the one who, in August 1939, determined that Germany would invade Switzerland.
Klabotnik was a CIA guy, who spent his career masqueraded as "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry. His great stroke was when he predicted, in 1965, that the next nation to fall to Communism would be the Boston Red Sox.
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The following is a guest post by Ericka Ward and originally appeared on her blog. Ericka is currently a student a The Flatiron School. You can learn more about her here, or follow her on twitter here.
ERB stands for Embedded Ruby. ERB is a templating system for Ruby. It allows you to embed Ruby into a text document.
I recently had my first encounter with ERB while working with some classmates on a project. The goal was to make the student profile pages on our school website dynamic. In our first attempt to make the profile pages, we hard coded the HTML for each student. We have 20 students in the class so that was pretty annoying and repetitive. In our last attempt, we used an ERB file in order to make our HTML pages dynamic.
Below is an example of our hard coded HTML:
The code below is an example of erb. It will render the same HTML page:
In the example above, @student_info is an instance of the Student class and we are calling methods on that instance in order to extract the attributes and input them into the HTML. In the code snippet above, <%= %> is the ERB tag. This specific ERB tag is used when the embedded code is an expression and you want the result of the expression to render in the view. There are other ERB tags. For example, if you do <% %> (leaving out the equal sign) the code within the ERB tag will execute, but the evaluation will not render in the view.
As I learn more about erb, I will add more posts about the details of ERB, but this is a really good start for my fellow beginners. You should now understand the core of what ERB does.
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Every year, Tulane's NROTC Battalion hosts one of the largest drill meets in the nation. Traditionally held on the Friday before FatTuesday, the battalion faces one of its most difficult tasks all year–organizing, running, and accounting for the 30+ universities from across the nation that elect to attend. This year's event will be held Friday, February 9th, 2018. The drill meet consists of Platoon Inspection, Platoon Armed Basic Drill, Squad Basic Drill, Color Guard, Platoon Exhibition, and Individual Exhibition. The events will be judged by senior enlisted Marines whose thorough knowledge of the drill manual and drill competitions make them more than up to the task. Tulane's own NROTC battalion assists by volunteering many hours as guides to the schools, and as assistants to the OICs, to ensure that all of the visiting schools have a smooth and enjoyable time while they compete.
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Top 10 Everything of 2010
At the turn of the New Year, it is but proper to come up with a review of the events that transpired over the past 12 months. Check out my Top 10 hodgepodge events of 2010. 10 – You probably had the Last Song Syndrome with Manny Villar's TV Ad, "Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura?" last May. I believe because of its media overkill, it should have been voted in the Billboard Charts and if be mass-produced, would surely be a radio hit.
9 - Last year's election brought us the first ever automated election. Smartmatic's PCOS (Precint Count Optical Scan) is the name; automated election was the game. And did I mention that Joseph Estrada allegedly junked his runningmate, the first black president Jejomar Binay? Photos and TV footage were there to prove it; Erap admitted skipping the VP slot but "returned" and then corrected it.
8 - A pathetic milestone in lawmaking was made by Lito Lapid. His proposed bill: seeking to limit the weight of bags of schoolchildren to three kilos. LOL (for old-timers, this means "Laugh Out Loud")
7 - The seemingly-never ending debate between the RH bill proponents and the pro-life advocates also made the headlines. The president was warned with excommunication, Carlos Celdran was jailed, and there was a scuffle between the two groups outside the Manila Cathedral. And then suddenly, Report: Pope approves use of condom to prevent diseases". I can't help but smile. (Click here, here, and here for my articles about Sex Ed and RH Bill).
6 - Words such as Taamah and major, major were everyone's catchphrases for the year. Thanks to Maria Venus Raj's major, major blunder at the Miss Universe Q & A. Taamah!
5 - The Bar blast that injured 44 people also made the headlines which brought us the question of whether to discontinue the long-standing tradition of Bar Exam Salubong or not. Raissa Laurel, the law student who lost her two legs after the blast, is modern-day picture of resiliency and optimism.
4 – In the world of sports, Manny's eighth world title in eight different divisions made us proud in world sports. His opponent Antonio Margarito looked so awful after the twelve-round pugilism; he had cuts all over his face and a broken facial bone. On the other news, Philippine football team shocked defending champion Vietnam, 2 goals to nil in ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup tournament; finally reaching the semis against the powerhouse Indonesia. Will soccer be our next basketball?
3 - The biggest bonus in the history of Philippine lotto lured thousands of Pinoys to various lottery outlets all over. People from all walks of life flocked to try their luck for the windfall (which is, 1 in 28 million). in the end, the 741.1 million-peso pot money was won by a New York-based balikbayan.
2 - Who would forget the August 23 Manila hostage crisis? Nine innocent tourists were wasted due to a botched attempt of the Manila Police District. I am keeping my mouth shut.
1 – And instead of PNoy's administration that should be frequently looked into, strange enough, his love life was always brought in the limelight. The bachelor's affairs were always highlighted whether it's with Liz Uy, Shalani Soledad, Korina, Barbara Milano, Bernadette Sembrano and 14 others girls. Let's see who will be the new girls in the stellar president's love life this year.
A Word of Thanks from JR Lopez Gonzales (Part III)
2010 has been a fruitful year for this weblog. The blog started in April at the height of the General Elections and never did I imagine that I would still continue to blog up until this point.
With a schedule so jam-packed with studying law, working as a college teacher, being a member of an international organization, and having a very beautiful girlfriend, I am pleased to have sustained my writing passion.
At the turn of this year, this humble blog had already surpassed its 10,000 view-mark. For the past months, this blog never left the 20th Spot in Philippine Top Blogs under the Politics Category. Last year, the blog entry, Supremely Surprising South Cotabato! Won the 1st SCT Blog-Writing: The South Cotabato Experience.
On this third installment of my thanks, shoutouts to the Admin Nanard Navarro of the SCT website. To the judges, Book author Corie Laraya-Coutts, and to the men & women of South Cotabato Tambayan under South Cotabato Gov. Dodo Pingoy, madamo gid nga salamat sa inyo nga pagsalig.
A fellow blogger even included my blog on his Top 10 Emerging Influential Blog for 2010! Some entries are also featured in some magazines; I've also received messages asking for my permission for my post to be cited in their academic papers. Thank you for not plagiarizing. Lol.
To the politicians, government officials, actors, actresses, musicians, and journalists who, in any way, mentioned on this blog, thank you for your understanding.
To the thousands of readers, visitors, friends and fans (are there?) of this blog in the Philippines and other parts of the globe, thank you for reading and supporting my little space here in the net. Thank you for those enlightening critiques on my critiques, too.
I also would want to dedicate the blog's achievement to my kababayans in South Cotabato, and in my beloved hometown of Tupi. This is humbly dedicated to my alma mater, my glorious Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology which served as my haven for six years now.
Ultimately, to all the Filipino journalists who, because of their dedication and determination, were able to bring about the news to the public. Even if it means threat to life for the sake of work and social responsibility. Maguindanao Massacre victims, you will never be forgotten.
I may be a college teacher. A law student. Yet my heart will always bleed with ink.
Fliptop Battles: The Return of Filipino Hip Hop
FlipTop Emcee Profiles
Real Name: Reymond Abracosa
Age: 21
Hometown: Pasig City
Reppin: Lyrically Deranged Poets, FlipMusic, Team Sunday
Real Name: Alaric Riam Yuson
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Hometown: ?
Reppin: AMPON, Talksic Ways
Age: 17
Hometown: Valenzuela City
Reppin: Rhym Minister, Deepflowmahgik, Hustlin Records
Real Name: Mark Rodriguez
Age: 29
Hometown: Tahanan Paranaque
Reppin: Wild Ones Tatttoo, Kampo Teroritmo, Barangay Tibay, Sultan of Snap, Tha TVC Black
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Hometown: Paranaque
Reppin: Ampon
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Hometown: San Pedro, Laguna
Reppin: Elegante / P3TRecords, RS Production, Bigkasang San Pedro
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Real Name: Wendell de Jesus Gatmaitan
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Hometown: Tondo
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Hometown: Ciudad Grande
Reppin: Kampo Terroritmo / Heavenly Host
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Hometown: Paco, Manila
Reppin: Mack-Town, Taft-Love
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Hometown: Vito Cruz
Reppin: Vito Crew, TL, LD, People's Future, Yo Momma
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Hometown: Pasig City
Reppin: Team Watawat, Schizophrenia, Street Team
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Age: 24
Hometown: Cebu City, Pasig City
Representing: Stickfiggas, 6000 Goonz, Team Watawat, Batangay Tibay, Konektado
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Reppin: Ampon
Hometown: Santa Mesa, Manila
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Hometown: Quezon City
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Hometown: Quezon City
Reppin: Audible MC's, Talksic Ways
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Hometown: Mandaluyong
Reppin: BMG
Real Name: Ric Laurino
Age: 29
Hometown: Paranaque City
Reppin: Familia de Calibre, DC Clan Music, The Real South Pride Production
Real Name: Philip Pacheco
Hometown: Pasig
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Age: ?
Hometown: Las Pinas City
Reppin: Double Cross, DC Clan Music, The Real South Pride Production
Age: 22
Hometown: SouthSide Las Pinas
Reppin: Himself
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Hometown: Las Pinas City / Cavite
Reppin: Vigilante Family, South Radical Production
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An identity crisis is a time in life when an individual begins to seriously look for answers about the nature of his or her being and the search for an identity. 20th century developmental psychologist Erik Erikson developed this term, which is used frequently. He used it mostly to apply to the period of transition in the teenage years when kids begin to define what they will do as adults, and what their values are. It is now thought that an identity crisis may occur at any time of life, especially in periods of great transition.
Most teens go through periods of defiance against parental figures and other authorities. Though kids may make extremely poor choices when they choose to defy their parents, they are often participating in a deep exploration of self that will help them determine what they will do and who they will be as they enter adulthood. For parents, watching a child enter the identity crisis stage is often fearful and difficult, since deliberate disobedience to certain standards may be inherently risky. Kids can, unfortunately, wreck their futures if they push too far away from parental or societal law; they could end up addicted to drugs or parenting children of their own far before they're ready.
Nevertheless, most children must make this fearful passage to find a unique identity. When they are in the midst of it, this may be called the moratorium stage. In this part choices are being evaluated and explored, and there might be high incidence of exploration or various ideas, interests, careers, and sexuality, among other things. Once through the crisis, people have what is called identity achievement. They have set their feet on a path and determined who they are and what they want to be.
This isn't only about determining a potential career. Such a crisis can be about exploring sexual identity and deciding what ethics and values are most important. Some people end up on a path that determines their identity without exploration or introspection, and this may be called a foreclosure state. Some social scientists feel that a foreclosure will precipitate an identity crisis at a later point, since little exploration about choices was made. Occasionally, people who live in very restrictive environments have their choices made for them, and an identity is established without much choice or examination of other options.
There are certain cultures that deeply encourage and facilitate an identity crisis. In Amish cultures, some communities encourage older teens to live in the outside world before determining whether they will remain a permanent part of the Amish community and be baptized. Similarly, some Roman Catholic communities now have changed confirmation to a later time, or encourage people to take time to consider whether they truly wish to be confirmed in the Church. Allowing an identity to emerge before making such important decisions seems psychologically sound.
As mentioned, this crisis is not restricted to adolescence and the emergence into adulthood. It can occur at any time, and many people label the midlife crisis as a crisis of identity. Some people find their values, choices, or paths inappropriate after major life changes like a divorce. Furthermore, nations and communities can suffer these crises too as they grow or respond to major changes. How a culture identifies itself and what it wants and holds dear can be part of a national identity crisis that may take a while to resolve and may be somewhat constantly in flux.
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To never truly know who you are, your personality, your strengths and weaknesses, what you want out of life or where you belong in the world as a human being is an identity crisis.
To simply question yourself out of curiosity for a better understanding is just human nature. An identity crisis occurs at the teen age, but tends to trouble the said person more as an adult as the problem becomes more troublesome and noticeable. Also, an identity crisis and a midlife crisis are two different things with some similar characteristics.
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Well I think we should not base identity crisis on being inquisitive, but on the lack of surety about your individuality. An identity crisis arises because by virtue of creation, we are all unique, so it now comes in pursuit of fitting in "to be like anybody else" leaving out the real you unlived.
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What about twins who were close but one controlled the other twin? She did not say anything to her she just went along with it just keeping it inside, so angry with her but saying nothing, then all of a sudden she is the one who is suffering from all this identity crisis stuff, anxiety, depression all sorts of symptoms,and she is not bothered with it. --need to know
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Bhutan- That is so true, but you know sometimes being an adult also causes an identity crisis.
For example, at around age 50, many men start to question their age and attractiveness. This may manifest itself in choosing significantly younger partners in order to feel more youthful.
This milestone birthday can really cause an identity crisis for men. They still want to feel youthful even though their age is advancing.
Sometimes a man facing this conflict may choose to purchase a fast sports car. This also helps them feel younger.
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Icecream17-I think an identity crisis happens any time that you question yourself. Adolescence is a time of many changes in which a child essentially is no longer a child, but not quite in adult.
This poses a dilemma for teenagers which often cause conflict with their parents. Many teenagers seek independence which moves them forward into adulthood, but parents often want to protect them and limit their freedom until they reach adulthood.
Usually this type of identity crisis resolves itself once the teenager becomes a full-fledged adult but it is a painful time for the teenager in the meantime.
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The Superman identity crisis causes the superhero to feel torn between being Clark Kent and Superman.
Clark Kent is an average newspaper reporter with an average life. However, Superman is a superhero and a lot is expected of him. Although being Superman is more glorious, there is also more pressure.
This causes Superman to wonder which lifestyle is better, Clark Kent's or Superman.
This constant pull between the two identities causes Superman to have an identity crisis.
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March 14, 2009 (CHICAGO) --A Chicago man has been charged with killing a 1-year-old girl on Christmas Eve.Henry Myles, 28, is being held in the murder of Promise Hodges.
In December 2008, police were called to a home in the 7100 block of South Champlain, for a report of an unresponsive child. Hodges later died at Comer Children's Hospital. The Cook County Medical Examiner determined that she died of multiple injuries due to child abuse.
Investigators have not commented on the relationship between Myles and the victim. Myles had been in custody since shortly after the girl's death on an unrelated parole violation.


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We don't know how you feel about Adrienne Palicki nabbing the role of Wonder Woman in David E. Kelley's NBC TV series, but even if you hate the idea, we bet you're not hating it as much as Tanit Phoenix, who hoped that SHE would get the part.
But did Phoenix really have what it takes to portray the Amazon princess? Turns out we don't have to wonder. Because her audition tape has surfaced over on YouTube.
We get the idea that this isn't an official audition, but rather that she got her hands on a copy of the script and decided to prove on her own that she was right for the role. Give it a look anyway and let us know what you think.
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|Industry analysts said Mercedes' Smart car, top, diverted resources from the automaker's core models. The CLS four-door coupe, below, may help restore luster to the brand.
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The latest to overtake the once great Mercedes marque is General Motors Corp.'s revived Cadillac, which last year leapfrogged the German brand to move into third place in luxury car sales. And although Mercedes-Benz USA reported the best July sales month in its history with 20,791 units sold, it was still stuck behind Lexus, Cadillac, BMW and even American Honda Motor Co.'s Acura.
Quality issues
"Quality issues put a dent in Mercedes," said Jim Sanfilippo, executive vice president of consultant AMCI. "Everybody else is getting better faster." As if the quality issues were not enough to damage its image, the Mercedes brand was also tarnished by its decision to introduce a number of lower-priced models.
Financially Mercedes-Benz Group's profitability has slipped since 2004's second quarter, and the company posted a first-quarter operating loss of about $1 billion.
Its management is unsettled: Not only has CEO Eckhard Cordes tendered his resignation in recent weeks after being passed over for the top job at parent DaimlerChrysler in Germany, the automaker lost U.S. Vice President of Marketing Michelle Cervantez, who joined Hyundai Motor America.
Decline in U.S. spending
Mercedes, moreover, hasn't been spending at competitive levels in the U.S. The brand spent only $25 million in the first quarter of the year, according to TNS Media Intelligence, some $10 million below outlays for the same period in 2004. One former insider said the budget is being crimped as part of the company's efficiency effort that resulted in a small operating profit of $15 million in the first quarter. Mercedes declined to comment for this story.
Then there's the question of whether Mercedes will seek a new U.S. agency. Two executives once close to the troubled automaker said Omnicom Group's Merkley & Partners, New York, which got the account in 1999 without a review, is in trouble on the account; one gave 50/50 odds a review would be called. Both laid partial blame on the marketer's revolving door of four marketing VPs since 1999. Merkley CEO Alex Gellert didn't return calls for comment.
The Mercedes-Benz Group "had lots of distractions," like its Smart car and the ultra-luxury Maybach brand launch that diverted resources from the core Mercedes brand, said Iceology consultant Wes Brown. This year's launch of the second-generation M-Class sport utility vehicle "wasn't enough to get the word out," he said, and the campaign "got lost" in sea of SUV ads.
Consumer loyalty slipping
Meanwhile, the brand's loyalty rate slipped from 44.1% during calendar 2004 to 42.7% in the first quarter of this year, according to figures from researcher R.L. Polk & Co. In the same period Lexus, the Toyota Motor Sales USA luxury marque, rose from 44.7% to 46.5%.
The brand, moreover, lost some of its cachet by introducing lower-priced models. Mr. Brown's research with owners of pricier Mercedes' models like the S-Class found they disliked the broadened buyer base with lower-priced models like the entry-level C-Class hatchback. Despite that, most said they would continue to buy the brand. Now the one-time pinnacle in automotive luxury is trying to get consumers to fall in love with the brand again by struggling to improve its quality and regain lost customer loyalty.
Restore its luster
Mr. Brown, for one, is confident Mercedes-Benz can restore its luster and "turn it around in a relatively short period of time." What will help, he said, is the new CLS four-door coupe, launched this year, which he called a "smash hit."
Mercedes is fixing its slumping quality of recent years. Despite a setback with its biggest global recall in the spring of more than a million units (including hundreds of thousands in the U.S.), its initial U.S. vehicle quality during the first 90 days of ownership rose in 2005 to sixth place from 10th in 2004 and 15th in 2003, said consultant J.D. Power and Associates based on annual owner surveys.


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Boise State Football: 4 Reasons Nick Patti Will Start at QB in 2013December 2, 2012
Boise State Football: 4 Reasons Nick Patti Will Start at QB in 2013
Boise State quarterback Joe Southwick took over the reins of the Bronco offense under circumstances that were not the best. He was the next QB under center following NCAA record-setter Kellen Moore. Filling those shoes was hardly an easy chore.
The good news for Southwick, though, is that he played 98 percent of the games under center during the regular season, with only backup Grant Hedrick seeing minimal time in replacement. Redshirt freshman Jimmy Laughrea didn't set foot on the field in the regular season.
And because the Bronco offense was a shade of its former self, all bets are off that Southwick will be the guy in 2013. After all, he was pushed for the job by true freshman Nick Patti. Patti has had a year to train, learn and mature.
The Broncos have had a verbal commitment from a 6'4" quarterback out of Arizona named Ryan Finley, but coach Chris Petersen might be loathe to start a true freshman unless there is no way he cannot start him.
There are many things going on, and a lot can change in the next 8-9 months. Keeping that in mind, let's look at some of the reasons why Patti may be positioned to snag the job of helming the Bronco offense while relegating Southwick to a backup role.
1. He Has Had a Year to Learn the System
Nick Patti graduated from high school early and was enrolled at Boise State in time to participate in spring ball. He pushed Joe Southwick for the starting QB job as a true freshman and then was red-shirted.
If you see him on the sideline during a Bronco game, he is wearing a headset, which means he gets input from the coaches throughout the game. With a year under his belt inside the system when the Broncos start to look at who will start in 2013, Patti may be perfectly situated to take the job.
2. Joe Southwick Failed to Cement Job
When it came to throwing the football, Joe Southwick was ranked No. 52 in the nation, averaging only 18 completions per game at a 66.67 percent clip.
His average of 205.5 yards passing per game ranked him at No. 74 in the nation. He did throw 17 touchdown passes against seven interceptions.
It took most of the season for Southwick to stop looking down receivers and then trying to throw the ball into tight double coverage. He was much improved at the end of the season that he was at the start, and though that is to be expected, Southwick still was backup to Moore for a couple of years and had plenty of time to learn under a master of the timing pass.
From a stats perspective, Southwick failed to make an open-and-shut case for being the starter in 2013. Even if coach Chris Petersen didn't believe in having a player win the job in camp, Southwick did leave the door wide open for another player to step in and take the job away from him.
3. He Can Throw the Ball and Move
Joe Southwick proved that when the pocket breaks down and he has to do it, he can. That may be something that Boise State will need in the resume of whoever starts under center.
Patti's high school credentials—which have to be taken with a grain of salt because high school and college are vastly different beasts—proves that he can do both. During his junior and senior years in high school in Florida, Patti threw for 4,414 yards and 51 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1,003 yards and 10 touchdowns.
4. Boise State NEEDS a Consistent Passing Game
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Acer is all set to unveil some new tablets at Computex on June 3rd. Acer has always been the underdog in the tablet market, with competitors like Asus having a much larger share in the industry. However, the company has no plans to give up. Acer has always tried to focus on the budget tablet category and in their latest teaser video on YouTube; the company assures that they have something in store for us at Computex 2013.
The video shows off a studio where their spokesperson is taking a break from the Acer Aspire R7 product film. Then he goes off to tell us that Acer's new tablets will be the 'biggest little news' of the event. So the tablets are going to be budget that's for sure. Further he adds that these tablets will let users do more than just use apps and surf the web.
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We know that Asus has some big plans for Computex this year and now, Acer will also join the party. It would be interesting to see whether any of them ditches android for their latest tablets, but given the popularity of android and the amount of apps on the platform, we think that a firefox tablet or a windows tablet is highly unlikely.
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The fourth fragrance is finally here and Jessica thinks it will lead you down the never-ending path to love! Will you try it out?
Jessica Simpson recently announced the debut of her newest fragrance, I Fancy You — the fourth and final fragrance of her Fancy Collection. The bride-to-be describes the scent in a statement as "…romantic and feminine and conjures up feelings of a first love that makes you realize that love can last forever…" Want to get your hands on this bottle of everlasting love?
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Simpson has a lot to be happy about recently, with her upcoming wedding to former NFL player Eric Johnson, a spot on the upcoming show, Fashion Star (with Nicole Richie), and a clothing empire worth almost $1 billion! She's even planning to launch a new clothing line with her younger sister Ashlee in the fall. "I love God's plan for my life," the singer tweeted less than a month ago.
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Sunday, 30 December 2007
The Kosciuszko National Park
Bob says: Now you maybe thinking that now we are in OZ we would be buckling down and getting some work done, well you'd be wrong. Here we are camping and walking in the beautiful mountains during our trip back from Melbourne to Sydney. Again, thanks to Andrew and Sue for lending us the camping gear and the car!
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Xmas in Melbourne
Bob says: We spent a superb xmas with a difference, i.e. hot and sunny, with my Uncle Andrew and Auntie Sue. A highlight for the wife was a day at the boxing day test match, I have never seen her so excited! We also toured up to the temperate rainforest north of melbourne where this parrot kindly posed for a picture. Thank you to Andrew and Sue, plus extended family for putting up with us and treating us to a fine xmas.
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Kuala Lumpur
Bob says: Kuala Lumpur, the end of our trip! very sad! Out of interest the buildings above are the Patronas Towers, 2nd highest in the world, although 2nd, as any Aussie will tell you, is only 1st of the losers. Be prepared OZ, Bob and Ru are on our way!!
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Koh Tarutao National Park
Bob says: After Phi Phi, the island of Tarutao was a true Thailand paradise we had been looking for. It is a national park so tourist development is currently restricted, this allied to the fact that it is difficult to get to, meant that we had the island virtually to ourselves. Top picture shows the tent that we hired from the park office. We spent 3 days like Robinson Crusoe, Ruth being man friday but with a nicer ass!
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Koh Phi Phi
Bob says: The top beach picture was where we stayed and the other pics are some islands off phi phi were that movie 'the beach' was filmed. Exactly where I am standing complete with a squirrels tail around me chin, Leo de Crap was stung by a mozzie!
All is not as it seems in paradise. Post Tsunami, Thailand has been re developing this coastline at an incredible rate. Unfortunately, all inclusive resorts, 7 elevens and macdonalds have been given free reign. Ruth visited Phi Phi before the Tsumami and says that the island has lost much of its original beauty, accommodation on the island was pretty much restricted to wooden hut bungalows set amongst palm trees, now there are a multitude of concrete eyesores. And Phi Phi is supposed to be a National Park! This unfortunatly is the tip of the iceberg. Whilst in Krabi our Thai climbing instructor told us that following the Tsunami many people not only lost their houses, friends and relatives; Apparently in Thailand there are few laws relating to land ownership if you do not own a building on that land, so following the destruction the developers moved in and the people had to leave! I kid you not!! Along this coast nearly 9000 people lost their lives. I can't imagine how many homes were destroyed. It is the saddest thing I have ever heard!!
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Thursday, 6 December 2007
A bit more Krabi
Bob says: I think its pretty clear we liked this place, if you judge places on the number of photos posted. Saying that, we were not allowed to take photos in the ping pong show!
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Climbing in Krabi
Ruth says: We had an incredible week in Krabi. It is not really a place where you can away with sitting still for very long. There is so much to do, and all the bodies on the beach are carved muscle. Along with kayaking and jungle trekking we decided to do a rock climbing course, Krabi being one of the top spots in the world for climbing. It was the most exhausting and terrifying and fantastic and painful experience ever. Bob and I are both completely covered in bruises and scratches from the rocks, the ends of our fingers no longer have any feeling in them, and we now know why the bodies on the beach were so fit. The views from the top of all the climbs were stunning and every day we got better and better; by the end of the course we were doing 35 metre climbs (see the pin prick photo, 3rd down, of Bob 35 metres up). The bottom photo was taken after we climbed up into a cave, came through to the other side and then abseiled down. Scary stuff, but so worth it.
Bob says: If you are still trying to find me on the picture, I'm the one climbing....In the grey! At this point a few monkeys were looking up taking notes on how to do it.
Ruth says: the fourth photo is closer up of the 3rd one but a bit higher up the rock. In the third photo Bob is above the tree to the left a bit, and to the right of a shelf in the rock face.
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Wednesday, 5 December 2007
More Koh Tao
Bob says: There is nothing the wife likes better than a good rock formation, how she gazed at the one pictured above!
Ruth says: we went to Koh Tao with the intention of getting Bob to do his scuba diving course. We decided it wasn't as nice as some other places in Thailand so decided to move on.....I know it's not bad, but there are nicer places.
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Koh Tao
Bob says: Firstly, for viewers in England these photos maybe hard to take given the present climate, for that we appologise profusely. If its any consulation, its just too hot here!
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Khao Yai National Park
Bob says: A jungle paradise, home of the fabled waterfall from 'the beach' that movie with pretty boy Leo de Crap of Shitetanic fame. Also home to a few Tigers, supposedly, although you've more chance seeing a giant panda in greenhead park(the hyde park of happy hudders). However, there are monkeys all over the place, look closely a the bottom pic, if you can spot all five there's a special prize.
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Friday, 30 November 2007
Bob says: 'Backpackers mecca', 'Sex trade central', 'a large city in Southeast Asia', whatever you want to call Bangkok it lives upto it. A steaming mix of, cocktails, hookers, street vendors, lady boys and sex shows. And if you fancy buying a crocodile, just pop down the market. One little known attraction in Bangkok is the 'Cats playing Table Tennis' unfortunately we always seemed to miss these shows, on entering the estabishment advertising pussy ping pong we were faced with a whole different ball game!
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Sunday, 18 November 2007
Boat trip to Battambang
Ruth says: To get from Siem Reap to Battambang we took a fantastic boat trip along the river past floating villages and river side fishing communities. There were hundreds of children all along the river bank swimming and playing and messing about in boats. They looked like they were having a fantastic time, a bit of a contrast to some of the incredibly poor children we saw in the cities.
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Information Strategies for Communicators
Kathleen Hansen, University of Minnesota
Nora Paul, University of Minnesota
Pub Date: 2015
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
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A strong introductory text. The content is well-rounded and takes diligent care to address concerns from multiple perspectives without making read more
A strong introductory text. The content is well-rounded and takes diligent care to address concerns from multiple perspectives without making assumptions about culture or the students' baseline knowledge. Some elements fall short of addressing communications challenges with an audience who do not understand the nature of information, or who have been systematically misinformed.
The authors go out of their way to present unbiased perspectives, and take diligence to describe the nature of bias.
Some elements fall short of addressing communications challenges with an audience who do not understand the nature of information, or who have been systematically misinformed. Greater address of educational challenges, 508 compliance/accessibility, and confirmation bias would be helpful.
Well written with overarching ideas presented first and details rounding out the picture.
Ideas, language, and scope are consistent.
Readers are not compelled to skip around to tie information together due to implementation of accessible language. The lessons behave well in modular fashion. Instructors who teach communications courses for specialized fields/industries will find this very helpful as a supplement to texts that address more specific content areas.
While each lesson moves from large ideas to smaller supportive concepts and details, a stronger approach to doing this with the entirety of the book would add another layer of precision.
The PDF version is less comprehensive than the online versions; table of contents and appendix not included, but resources available with the online version are well structured. Images in the PDF version are glitchy in the page layout.
Minimal grammatical errors. Some sentences read awkwardly, but in some places it encourages the reader to review the content to positive effect.
Authors establish trust and credibility by building a humanistic lens that embraces psychology, ethics, and responsible stewardship.
Overall a strong text for an introductory course in communications, or a supplementary text to communications related coursework.
It's difficult to try to cover, in one text, the basic roles of journalists, advertisers and other professional communicators. However, the authors read more
It's difficult to try to cover, in one text, the basic roles of journalists, advertisers and other professional communicators. However, the authors cover these various professions well, providing examples in each chapter to help students see these roles. The authors explore each topic thoroughly. An example: the authors detail what a public library is. While this might cause eye rolls from instructors of a certain age, the authors realize that the audience -- college students -- might very well not have the context that we might expect them to have.
The authors provide accurate information, supplying sources when necessary (although they use Wikipedia for one reference). The authors present each subject in an unbiased manner.
The authors start the book by providing the basic attributes all employers seek when hiring people -- attributes that will never be obsolete. The analogies and references used by the authors ensure minimal updating of the text will be necessary. I would suggest more moments from journalism, PR, etc., that would engage students and present fodder for class discussion -- whether it's Time magazine's decision to alter OJ Simpson's mug shot on the magazine's cover, or PR person Justine Sacco's tweet that got her fired, these examples highlight real-world decisions and consequences.
The authors write in a breezy narrative, creating easy-to-read sections. The authors provide graphs when necessary to help students visualize concepts, and any jargon / technical terminology is explained clearly.
The text maintains a consistent tone, and the authors provide a framework that never alters, giving comfort to readers, who like to know what to expect.
All chapters first begin with key concepts: bulleted items detailing what students will learn. The next section highlights learning outcomes: what students will be able to do. These two sections offer a clear understanding for students in a concise format. The authors keep the chapters -- and the sections within each chapter -- short, bowing to today's audience. The shorter sections make reading palatable, even when students might find some of the content dry (the light at the end of the tunnel is never far away).
The authors begin the textbook with life skills before detailing any specific writing, research or interviewing skills needed by professional communicators. This strategy helps answer the question all students ask when introduced to a text: "Why should I care about this?" The authors then logically present their topics, following the opening section with the various types of media messages, before getting into the specific skills that great communicators must possess. The format does allow for instructors to jump around if they desire -- the text doesn't have to be presented in linear fashion.
There were no interface or navigation problems in this text.
The authors struggle at times, mainly with: * commas after introductory phrases * the Oxford comma * pronoun agreement with the subject * relative pronoun use * weak sentence structure (e.g. "There are" sentence constructions)
The text isn't culturally insensitive or offensive in any way.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1. Personal / Professional Skills of Successful Communicators
1.1 EQ vs IQ
1.2 Attributes Employers Desire
1.3 Team Membership Skills
1.4 Values for Success
1.5 Resources
Lesson 2. Information Strategy Process and the Needs of Communicators
2.1 Information for Messages
2.2 The Information Strategy Process
2.3 Information Tasks of Communication Professionals
2.4 News Messages
2.5 Advertising Messages
2.6 Public Relations Messages
2.7 Storytelling and the Information Strategy
2.8 Resources
Lesson 3. Question Analysis: From Assignment to Message
3.2 Assignment Clarification
3.3 Message Purpose
3.4 Time / Space
3.5 Formats / Channels
3.6 Resources
3.1 Understanding the Gatekeeper Audience
Lesson 4. Question Analysis: Who's the Audience?
4.1 Types of Audiences
4.2 Gatekeepers
4.3 Colleagues and Professionals
4.4 Target Audience
4.5 Audience Segments: Demographics
4.6 Audience Segments: Geographics
4.7 Audience Segments: Psychographics
4.8 Combining Segment Data
4.9 News
4.10 Advertising
4.11 Public Relations
4.12 Who's the Audience for News?
4.13 Who's the Audience for Advertising?
4.14 Who's the Audience for Public Relations?
4.15 Summary / Resources
Lesson 5. Question Analysis: What's the Topic?
5.1 What's the Angle?
5.2 News Angle
5.3 Strategic Communication Angle
5.4 Key Questions to Answer
5.5 Idea Generation
5.6 Observation for Idea Generation
5.7 Types of Observation: Routine
About the Book
Written by two nationally recognized experts in information strategy, Information Strategies for Communicators leads students step-by-step through the information search and evaluation process for news and strategic communication message production. The book includes a conceptual model of the information strategy process, case studies to illustrate the process in action, and links to current examples throughout.
The definitive text for the information search and evaluation process as practiced by news and strategic communication message producers. Currently used at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication; JOUR 3004W/V, Information for Mass Communication.
About the Contributors
Kathleen Hansen is a professor and director of undergraduate studies at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. She received her M.L.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her research centers around the preservation of digital and print news archives, information access and serious games in the news.
Nora Paul is the Director of the Institute for New Media Studies at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. She received her M.L.S. and B.A. degrees from Texas Women's University.


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This bitesize video follows on from our successful first agile development video, in which Doug Michael analyses ways in which organisations may misconstrue the agility of their projects.
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