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Small businesses may be facing a variety of regulatory changes after January 1.
Payroll service provider Paychex outlined a list of 13 potential regulatory changes for small businesses in 2013.
1. Fiscal Cliff: The unprecedented convergence of several major events at the year-end—known as the "fiscal cliff"—will affect virtually all businesses and have broader economic implications for the nation unless an agreement is reached. The current payroll tax holiday would expire, as would the lower "Bush-era" federal income tax rates (a particularly difficult scenario for the many small businesses set up as "pass-through" entities, wherein business income is taxed at their owner's personal rate). Mandated federal spending cuts will also have direct or indirect effects on many companies. Capital gains and estate tax rates will increase, dividends will be taxed as ordinary income, and several popular current tax credits will end.
2. Tax Gap: The IRS continues to aggressively look at ways to close the estimated $450 billion gap that exists between taxes expected to be collected and the actual tax owed—the large majority of which is believed to come from underreporting, which includes understating income and overstating deductions. IRS examiners are focusing their enforcement resources in those areas thought to have the highest degree of noncompliance, including affluent individuals and small businesses, and are making greater use of technology to more efficiently identify audit targets.
3. Health Care Reform: After the Supreme Court ruling and the presidential election this year, health care reform remains essentially intact. In 2013, Medical Loss Ratio standards will continue, meaning that insurance carriers that don't spend the prescribed percentage of premium dollars collected on actual medical care will be required to provide rebates to policyholders. Large employers (those that filed 250 or more Forms W-2 in the prior tax year) will be required to report the cost of employer-sponsored health coverage on their employees' 2013 Forms W-2. New in 2013 is the $2,500 limit on an employee's contribution to a medical flexible spending account as well as the employer's obligations to withhold and report relative to the additional Medicare tax.
4. Worker Misclassification: More active enforcement efforts are expected from the IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor in 2013 with regard to the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. Pending legislation at the state and federal levels, as well as executive orders at the state level establishing dedicated task forces to look at this issue, continued throughout 2012. Legislative reform as part of the resolution for the fiscal cliff is also expected to include provisions that would impose harsher financial penalties on employers who misclassify their workers. Further national and regional enforcement efforts/initiatives specific to industries in lower wage sectors, such as hospitality and construction, are also anticipated in 2013.
5. Tax Reform: As the country's budget deficit grows, a topic sure to garner much legislative discussion during 2013 is the possibility of sweeping tax reform. Among the tax benefits which could get consideration, especially for high earners, are in such traditionally popular areas as the employer contribution to health care premiums, employer and employee retirement plan contributions, mortgage interest deduction, and charitable contributions. In addition, the current tax advantages of structures such as S corps could also be under assessment.
6. Retirement Savings: Employers should be aware of several developments in the retirement arena. The limits for contributions to retirement plans such as the 401(k) will increase in 2013. Legislation may also be introduced to manage the effects of 401(k) "leakage" that result when employees draw down retirement savings by taking loans and withdrawals from their plans. Separately, Paychex expects that federal policymakers, along with those in some key states, may consider legislation to address the growing view that many workers are not saving enough for retirement. This could possibly include a mandate that certain employers that do not currently sponsor a retirement plan for their employees withhold a modest amount of a worker's pay for deposit into a basic, automatically enrolled retirement investment.
7. National Labor Relations Board Activity: In the wake of President Obama's re-election, a continued pro-labor focus is expected from this enforcement agency. While broad pro-union legislation is unlikely to pass in the next Congress, Paychex expects the NLRB to seek to adopt rules to expedite the election process or further assist unions in their efforts to organize employees. To this end, the NLRB is likely to continue to scrutinize employer protocols even at nonunionized companies, including social media policies, employment-at-will disclaimers, and harassment investigation procedures. All employers should be closely watching the NLRB agenda and be ready to consider changes to their internal practices and policies as needed.
8. U.S. DOL Agenda: The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is expected to pursue an active regulatory agenda with the anticipated release of final regulations for the expanded military family leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and a final rule to substantially restrict current minimum wage and overtime exemptions for companionship services and live-in domestics. The DOL may also revive the rule process for "Right to Know" regulations which could require employers to provide written notification of a worker's status and to deliver required wage statements. The agency is also expected to continue its assertive wage and hour enforcement program, especially in the hospitality industry and others where many employees have tips as part of their compensation.
9. Immigration: Immigration reform is expected to be a top focus in the President's second term, including efforts by Congress to pass legislation to preempt recent state and local laws. The trend of increased enforcement in the area of Form I-9 audits is likely to continue after a record number of worksite inspections in 2012. The release of a revised Form I-9 is expected in early 2013. The pilot program for E-Verify, the federal government's Internet-based employment verification tool, was extended for another three years in late 2012. While its use remains voluntary for most of the country, some states have made it mandatory for some or all employers, and other employers may be required to utilize E-Verify under federal regulations. More comprehensive requirements could be implemented at the federal level as part of an overall immigration strategy.
10. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: With President Obama's re-election, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to play an even more prominent role in overseeing banks and credit unions as well as "non-bank financial institutions" such as mortgage companies, payday lenders, and debt collectors. As these expanded activities evolve, small businesses could see direct or indirect effects on how they interact with their customers and employees, as well as potential changes in their relationships with banks and lenders.
11. Cyber Fraud: The steady increase in cyber fraud, especially against small businesses that may lack the resources to implement sophisticated security methods, will likely continue to be front of mind in 2013. Federal anti-cyber fraud legislation is a distinct possibility to better protect the nation's critical infrastructure against hackers and other criminals. Many states are also likely to further expand or strengthen regulations requiring businesses to employ adequate security over confidential personal and medical information.
12. Business Continuity: Hurricane Sandy vividly reinforced the importance of a sound business recovery and continuity program. Even small businesses should ensure their key vendors have adequate processes to ensure uninterrupted service in the event of extreme weather or other unforeseen circumstances, and have crucial documents maintained at an alternative location for protection and adherence to retention guidelines for materials such as tax returns, business filings, and other financial documents.
13. FDIC Insurance: Without Congressional action, the current unlimited Federal Deposit Insurance Corp coverage for noninterest-bearing checking accounts will expire in 2013, reverting back to the normal $250,000 per account. The discontinuation of this unlimited federal insurance, enacted as part of the original Dodd-Frank legislation, has led many small businesses—who often use smaller, community banks—to consider shifting their operating funds to the perceived greater safety of larger banks or spreading balances out among multiple institutions, keeping deposits under the $250,000 cap in each.
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Why Can't D.C. Prosecute the Snipers?
Because it's a penal colony!
Strangely absent from news coverage about the jostling between Maryland, Virginia, Alabama, and the federal government over who will get dibs on prosecuting sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo is any discussion about Washington, D.C., where the snipers killed Pascal Charlot, a retired carpenter from Haiti. The papers are detailing prosecution efforts as far-flung as Antigua, but they're silent about whether or when the District will indict Muhammad and Malvo for murder. The only reference Chatterbox can find is a glancing mention in the Oct. 29 Washington Post that the D.C. police are "working closely with the U.S. attorney's office to bring charges." What those charges are, and when we'll see them, is anybody's guess.
D.C.'s irrelevance to the sniper prosecution irks Chatterbox because he lives just a few blocks away from the corner of Kalmia and Georgia avenues, where Charlot was killed. To be sure, the District can't make the best case for going to the head of the line; in a logical world, Maryland would because that's where the greatest number of killings occurred. But why aren't we even in the running?
Because D.C. doesn't have a district attorney! That's right: Along with no U.S. senator and a U.S. representative who doesn't get to vote on the House floor, living in Washington means doing without a local prosecutor. When somebody gets caught committing a serious crime in D.C., he gets turned over to the U.S. attorney. (Civil cases, traffic violations, misdemeanors, and juvenile offenses are handled by the D.C. Corporation Counsel.) The U.S. attorney works for the U.S. attorney general, whose priority at the moment is to bigfoot all local jurisdictions and seek the death penalty under an obscure federal law called the Hobbs Act. D.C. will just have to wait!
As it happens, there's a referendum next week on the D.C. ballot about giving D.C. its own elected district attorney—or rather, since this is D.C., a referendum about whether the D.C. City Council should ask Congress to let it have its own district attorney. Frank Howard, who is managing the campaign for Referendum A, says that the measure has some support among some congressional leaders in both parties. Given Congress' hostile attitude toward D.C. home rule in the past, it's unlikely this effort will go anywhere. (Though Chatterbox will certainly vote for Referendum A.) In the meantime, the system will maintain its maddening indifference about what is (yawn) just another murder in Washington, D.C.


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After 81 games, the Tigers are 47-34, good for first place in the American League Central and 4.5 games up on the second-place Kansas City Royals.
Last year, Detroit was 43-38 at the halfway point of the 162-game regular season and in second place by a half-game behind the Cleveland Indians.
Yet despite the improvement and a star-laden, $165 million roster, local television ratings for Tigers broadcasts on Fox Sports Detroit have declined nearly 17 percent compared to 2013, according to data provided by the network.
Attendance is down more than 2,200 per game.
The team is averaging a 7.53 average household rating after 72 game broadcasts through Wednesday, versus a 9.02 average household rating at the same point in 2013, FSD's data shows.
Even with the decline, the team remains on pace to lead Major League Baseball again in local TV ratings for the year, said Greg Hammaren, the Southfield-based network's senior vice president.
Detroit led the MLB in seasonlong local ratings average for the 2012 and 2013 seasons: FSD's 152 telecasts in 2013 averaged a 9.59 household rating, topping 2012's record 9.21.
Each ratings point in the Detroit market is 18,564 households.
The regional cable network, which pays the team $50 million annually to air its games, is forecast to see its overall revenue grow to nearly $168 million in 2014 from last year's $154.2 million, according to figures provided in March by New York City-based research firm SNL Kagan.
Hammaren said he is unsure why the ratings have fallen, but noted the Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals lead MLB in local viewership.
"I don't have a concrete answer," he said, speculating that some audience could have been lost to the World Cup.
"That's probably held us down a little bit," he said.
Detroit being atop the American League Central by 4.5 games (through Thursday) also could be a factor, Hammaren said, because the lead gives fans a slightly larger comfort zone.
If the team was in a tighter battle for first place — something that could happen later in the season — the ratings likely would be better.
"Every game means something (in a race)," he said. "Pressure adds to the excitement. There's not a lot of pressure at the moment."
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Detroit is averaging 2,264 fewer fans per game at 41,681-seat Comerica Park at the halfway point of 2014 compared to last season.
The team had played 42 games at Comerica Park after half the 2013 season compared to 41 at the same point this year.
The Tigers are averaging 34,225 fans per game. A year ago, it was 36,489.
Still, Detroit's per-game average is the eighth best in the MLB and fifth in the American League. The Los Angeles Dodgers lead baseball with 46,279 per game, while Cleveland brings up the rear at 16,833 per game.
A witch's brew in April of cold, rainy weather and nonmarquee opponents served to depress attendance numbers somewhat. The Tigers had more home games in April this year than in 2013.
As the weather improved, the school year ended and the team emerged from a 9-20 stretch that disappointed fans and pundits, the Tigers have averaged 38,232 over the past 23 home games. That included nine sellouts.
If Detroit's attendance average remains steady for the remainder of the season — it won't, because myriad factors such as weather and on-field performance affect it — the Tigers would draw 2,772,225 for the season.
That's 311,172 fewer total fans than 2013.
Detroit drew 3,083,397 fans to Comerica Park last season and sold out 33 of 81 home games — despite an increase in most ticket prices.
Last season's attendance numbers were second in the team's 114-year history only to the 3,202,654 tickets sold (41 sellouts) in 2008.
"The Tigers are tracking (in 2014) to have their fourth- or fifth-highest all-time total attendance in the 114-year history of the club," team spokesman Ron Colangelo said.
The Tigers sold about 22,500 full-season season-tickets last season, which is about 1,000 more than 2012 and significantly up from the 15,000 sold in 2011.
Season ticket sales this year are slightly less than last year's numbers.
For single-game ticket sales, the team this year deployed dynamic pricing, using real-time analytics software to adjust ticket prices based on market demand.


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DRAMA CLUB: Tomorrow's Cantabile Episode 1 Recap
Greetings, Music Majors, and welcome to your Thursday/Friday class, Tomorrow's Cantabile. This class—err drama—which is filled with music and humor, had us all rolling in our seats right from the start. Cici, Wendilynn and myself will be your "Professors" this semester. In our first lesson we discuss how our Korean adaptation stacks up against a much beloved series consisting of an Anime, Manga and J-drama.
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Firnlambe: Honestly, this was a near perfect first episode. Spot on with everything I remembered from the manga.
Wendilynn: Yeah, this first episode did a great job laying our worries to rest. We've yet to meet the rest of the wacky cast, but this first episode had a wonderful touch to it.
Cici: Well, I am probably the only person in K-drama land who has neither seen the J-drama nor read the manga, so my observations will be free of preconceived expectations or worries. I LOVED the first episode, although it was far wackier than I expected.
Firnlambe: Honestly, until Wendilynn mentioned to me that this was going to become a K-drama I had never heard of the series, but you better believe I read all 136 chapters of this manga in about 2 days when I heard Joo Won was going to be our male lead . . . and boy am I glad I did.
Wendilynn: I fell in love with the series about a year and a half ago. I loved the music. I LOVE things that are narrated. I love wacky humor and this had it all. When I heard Joo Won was cast, I knew . . . KNEW . . . they had cast the perfect person to play our "stick up my butt" Chiaki. Yoo Jin is a wonderful version of our beloved conductor.
Firnlambe: I feel we need to emphasize how EXTREMELY well this musical director utilizes classical music during the drama.
Cici: I was blithely listening to the score when I suddenly realized that the classical music playing in the background actually tied in really well with what was going on in the drama. That was when they started playing The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy here:
Firnlambe: God I wish we could have a sound bite to go with this pic
Wendilynn: Yes, the music was used perfectly to underscore what was going on. If they keep this up, there is an award for musical direction that will need to be handed out.
Cici: Unfortunately, sometimes it worked against me. Every time I hear this music (the tune of "Trepak" from Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker) I find myself singing "The one and only cereal that comes in the shape of animals." Guess that really dates me, huh?
Wendilynn: That is hilarious Cici. I sometimes get that when I hear popular themes used in ways that have nothing to do with the subject it was used for here in the western side of the globe. I've heard Harry Potter's theme in all sorts of things that had nothing to do with magic. But this show is all about the love of classical music and I have full faith we'll be treated to awesome music along the way.
Firnlambe: As well as superb comedic timing. When they slipped in that Baker Kim Tak Goo joke I just about died laughing.
Wendilynn: I love inside jokes. I also busted up laughing. Our actors are doing a great job with the over the top elements in this story. Was it just me or did the outrageousness of the J version seem a little more subdued in this version, but also equally funny? They added or focused on the silly humor in other ways.
Firnlambe: That version certainly played up different facets than this Korean version is doing, that's for sure.
Cici: The way Yoo Jin reacted to the cockroaches in Nae Il's apartment reminded me of Jun Pyo in Boys over Flowers. Is that a normal thing in Korean culture, or just a way of emphasizing how prissy someone is? I about died laughing.
Wendilynn: Totally a prissy thing. Yoo Jin 's expressions were classic.
Firnlambe: Agreed. So what did you guys think of our supporting characters thus far?
Cici: Well, I kind of love the dean. She got Yoo Jin out of a jam and into a really good situation without ruffling anyone's feathers.
Wendilynn: Oh, she ruffled a feather. Since there are rumors of Kang Jae being the next Dean. Played beautifully by Lee Byung Joon, he's one of my favorite bad guys. But in this case, he's more stuck up then a true bad guy. I loved seeing him in his blond streaks. lol
Cici: Um , no. After a certain age, guys just shouldn't do that. But he is playing his part beautifully.
Firnlambe: Hey at least he doesn't look like a honey badger.
Cici: I feel an "I see no difference" meme coming on.
Cici: I beg to differ, lol.
Wendilynn: You can tell these actors are enjoying their characters. They are having fun. I was nervous about our violin player, played by Go Kyung Pyo, but he was better than I expected.
Firnlambe: //pouts// I still think Henry would have been perfect for the role . . . . I mean, he's got to have some talent for acting, he was in a movie after all. Plus as an added bonus he's already a master with the violin.
Cici: YES! Actually, I've played just enough violin to find Il Rak's performance really irritating. And he lacks the charm of Ji Hoo, so he can't really get away with it
Firnlambe: I haven't played the violin, but I know enough to spot a fake when I see it . . . so It bothers me too, but I give him kudos for making it difficult to tell if you're eye isn't trained for it.
Wendilynn: Lets address the simulated playing. In Secret Love Affair, we were really treated to emotional simulated playing and I found myself sometimes thinking that I missed seeing that passion, but then had to remind myself that I was watching different types of characters.
Cici: I thought the simulated piano playing was actually pretty good. I almost wondered if Joo Won was playing.
Firnlambe: If I remember right, he was taking lessons so I wouldn't be surprised if his hands where moving in the correct general way.
Wendilynn: Oh, everyone took lessons. But the comparison I was making was in regards to the sexual passion of SLA piano playing to the simple joy that we are getting in TC. Particularly when Nae ll plays.
Cici: Nae Il is SO joyous when she plays. It makes me giggle a little when she reacts so spontaneously to her own playing.
Wendilynn: Nae ll playing Peter and the Wolf for the kids, she had me laughing with those children. I loved how they introduce her with her playing first. She comes across as so graceful and poised and beautiful. Lying in wait to deceive the unwary of the disaster awaiting you. lol
Firnlambe: Oh God . . a disaster indeed. Her character has always felt a little unnecessary at times until much . . . much later in the series.
Wendilynn: She is what gives Yoo Jin his hope. He starts this story being hopeless. He can't pursue what he loves because the teacher he wants in on another continent. He can't leave due to his traumas. He's wallowing in self pity. Nae ll comes along and points the way to a future that he couldn't see or appreciate before. She becomes important to him beyond reason for that simple fact alone. And I loved that they showed more of his tender heart then you get in the J version.
Cici: When he did the about-face and told her that if it was her, he could follow her lead, my heart melted. That was HUGE for him.
Wendilynn: Warning Music Majors, if you haven't fallen for Joo Won before this, you're going to have a hard time not falling for him now.
Firnlambe: Doesn't hurt that we've already been graced with a shower scene . . . I'm just saying . . .
Well Majors, thus concludes our first music class. Hopefully you've all thoroughly enjoyed it as much as we did. Your homework for today is to let us know what your favorite moments were in the lesson. Were you more of a fan for the over-the-top comedy? Or was the music what really drew you into the story? Let us know in the comment section below and we'll see you in our second class.
Want more from the Tomorrow's Cantabile Drama Club? Check out our most recent Drama Clubs and individual blogs or get in touch with us via the social network of your choice!
Cici:@cicikdrama | Discovery of Romance
Wendilynn: As the Kimchi Turns | facebook | Google + | Say I Do Again
Firnlambe- Soju-Like-Kdramas | @firnlambe | Google + | My Lovable Girl


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Dota 2 Now Out of Beta
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One look at my Steam profile will reveal that Dota 2 is my go to game, even though it has been in Beta for the last few years. Valve recently promised that the game would be fully released before the upcoming International 3 tournament at the start of August, and that day has finally come. The game will be completely free to play, though items can be purchased for heroes that have purely cosmetic effects with no impact on gameplay. For players that weren't already in the Beta, the game can be obtained from the Steam Store. Valve has been hard at work preparing for this moment, adding a large amount of server space in areas like Luxembourg, Stockholm, and the US West region in preparation for an increased player base. Valve has also created a series of tutorials for the New User Experience to help new players get up to speed. I would additionally recommend the guide from Purge Gamers as the game has a very high learning curve and it covers some areas that the Valve tutorials might not.
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Scotland v England tickets go on sale to public
Tickets for the Scotland v England World Cup qualifier got on sale to the public today.
The SFA have revealed that a limited number of tickets will be made available to the public for Saturday's clash with the Auld Enemy. A statement by the SFA said " "A limited number of tickets will go on sale tomorrow at noon to the general public for the Scotland v England match on Saturday 10 June, kick-off 5pm". After sales tot the Scotland Supporters Club, the North and West stands have sold-out, leaving seats available in the William Hill and East stands. Prices are £45 and £60 respectively.


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Who Remembers Mechwarrior
I don't too many people who grew up as obsessed with the Mechwarrior games, Battletech universe, and FASA board games, but thanks to my cousin Steve, my brother and I sure did. I have been wanting to recount the awesome Mech memories I have for quite some time now…so on that note:
Mechwarrior 2
Who remembers possibly the most awesome intro video to any game. It took my breath away. I was so stoked to get my ass inside a Mech and start laying waste to the Wolf Clan.
I remember the first time I saw it – on a friends computer, I went straight home and begged my dad to upgrade our system so we could play this game. I had played Mechwarrior 1 so many times, that these graphics literally blew me away.
Mechwarrior 1
This is what got me hooked. Customizing a mech, jump jets, insane loadouts…remember the fucking Battlemaster! The biggest, most badass death-dealing machine I had ever seen, even in poor VGA graphics. Everyone started running a Pheonix Hawk, or a quick but lightly armored Jenner.
God this game changed my life by its sheer awesomeness. I have even loaded it up on DOSBox a few times just to lay some waste.
Battletech – Crescent Hawks Revenge and Inception
These two gave me a taste of some role playing in the Battletech universe. I was Jason Youngblood – out for revenge in the inner sphere. When Revenge came along, the graphics were so sweet!


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William Strachey Signet Ring
This gold ring bears the crest of the Strachey family and is a replica of a brass ring found in the southeastern bulwark of James Fort. William Strachey, Secretary of the Colony in 1610, was shipwrecked on Bermuda during his voyage to Jamestown. He eventually did make it to Jamestown and his accounts of the colony have been invaluable to Jamestown Rediscovery archaeologists. His account of the storm that destroyed his ship, "The Sea Venture" made it back to England and was widely read. William Shakespeare very likely drew from Strachey's account while writing his play "The Tempest." The ring found at James Fort was most likely worn by William Strachey while living in the colony.


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JJ Brine is one interesting character. The universe is a very complex place of which I don't pretend to have all the answers. What I do know is that people don't just randomly open up satanic art galleries and announce that they have seceded from the United States.
Articles by Jonathan Leopoldo
Triangles. Oh, how the occult love their triangles. But it is not just the occult. Triangles and geometry truly are at the heart of understanding the reality we live in.
When Woodrow Wilson stated that he had "unwittingly ruined" his country, he was referring to the Federal Reserve…
So let's get back to electromagnetivity, shall we? In researching what is happening in the world, I came across the Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt in Exmouth, Australia
Today I will cover something I've noticed that might be nothing. But it also might be something. As always, I leave it up to you as the reader to decide.
This country is not to be confused with Holland, which would be like referring to the United States as Texas. This nation though might as well be renamed "NWO-land."
TRIPLE junctions are places where three tectonics plates meet. In this day and age one would assume we would know exactly how plate tectonics work and what exactly is in the core of the Earth, but that is not the case.
It is impossible to discuss what is happening in our society without discussing technology. Technology is something that most people use, but don't really know anything about.


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...at the crack of feckin' dawn, so don't expect the usual volume of wittering. Should be back and firing on all cylinders come Friday.
If I'm not back by then...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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- mike kinsella said...
Hi Dave,
Just wanted to say I got my copy from Amazon of Thrill Power Overload yesterday (on my birthday!) and I couldn't put it down! Its a great read and the first chapters on the putting together of 2000ad were excellent!
It brings back many happy memories. Looking forward to reading the rest of it! Congratulations and every success with the book.
Mike Kinsella.
70s kid.
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Wait longer??
I refuse.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
So before we went to go get the kids from the Ukraine we had purchased these matching pajamas for all the kids. They love that they are the same but it is really crazy to see how big they are on Anna and Vlad. So to compare Allie is 7 years old and only 4 months older then Anna. Vlad will be nine in December and Noah just turned six in September. Amazing to see the size differences. The boys both wear size 6 and we had to split Noahs clothes so that Vlad would have something to wear, he was so generous and picked out some of his favorites to give to him. Anna is just a peanut and she is wearing a size 4-5 clothes and size 8-9 shoes, Allies wears 8-10 clothes and Size 2 Shoes. I guess having good nutrition and milk make a huge difference in growth. They are also doing really great in school Anna is in First Grade and Vlad is in Third, so we have Two First Graders, One Second Grader anad One Third Grader. Anna is picking up sign language very quickly and starting to say the English words very quickly after, she get so excited when you understand what she is saying. SHe is finally calling Kevin Dada instead of MaMa since that is what they pretty much called everyone in the orphanage. Vlad is having a more difficult time with language and communication and we are concerned that he may have a hearing problem so we are going to get the hearing screening and visit the ENT next week. Hopefully we will get some answers to help him out. Things have been going pretty well except the sheer exhaustion of adding two more kids to a two parent working household.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Pics Finally!
So it has been a crazy ride the last few days. Picked up Kevin and the kids Thursday night at Denver International Airport, they came in early so I just drove up and we threw the bags and the kids in the car and took off. No fussing whatsoever about the car seats, they actually think that they are pretty neat and do not try to unbuckle. Thank Goodness!! We went out to eat at Famous Dave's and they are so well behaved out to eat it was amazing. They tried all the new food there and on the plane with no problems. Well that is until the middle on the night when Vlad threw up half his dinner, he had eaten so much food it was crazy. We should have known better but it is hard to say no when you know what they have been eating for their whole lives. We got home and they went right to bed in their new beds no fuss at all and have every night since. Friday we spent the day together as a family and just hung out at home and let everyone get to know each other.All the kids have been getting along so well and not really any jealousy either way. It is amazing how small they are Vlad wears the same size as Noah who is Three years younger and we have had to down size her clothes and shoes several times to finally get her pants to stay up. Seven years old and wears a 4-5 and a size 9 shoes which is still to big. Saturday we took them to the local rec center to go swimming and they thought is was great and did not want to leave, did not much care for the showers though. After that they had the inflatable bouncy castle up and they bounces for quit a while, played basketball and ping pong. Then we went home had some luch and headed to a local Punpkin Run event where we painted pumpkins, took a horse and carraige ride and did a little trick or treating. All of which they really enjoyed. Needless to say they ended up in bed early that night after dinner. Then next morning we took them to church and everyone was so excited that they were home and they were shaking everyones hands and Vlad loved the music and the instruments. We headed home for some lunch and a lazy sunday afternoon nap, very much needed especially for us! Today was columbus day so I had the day off, we figured we would try to get a few things done to get them ready for school, well the day ended up pretty busy. We took both of them to the dentist and got complete x-rays and cleanings, they were amazing!! They said they did better then most kids and they were so proud of their goodie bags with the new toothpaste and toothbrushes. Then we stopped at their school and we figured that we would just drop off shot records and birth certificates. Well they had other plans, when we got there they were totally ready for them, we got to meet their individual special ed teachers, class room teacher and toured their rooms and school. They have each a para ready and two Ukrainian speaking translators to help with their transistion and testing for their IEPs. Then they said so are they ready to start tomorrow and we were so suprised, but said yes since Kevin is still off of work this week so he can be there if he needs to. They were really surprised at how well they did for their ages and they will be Vlad in 3rd Grade and Anna in 1st grade. They plan to have them be in their classrooms as much as possible once they transition. Anna allready says Allie, Lindsay, sit, Dad, Noah and today started saying Hi. After that we ended up heading to the local eye doctor who specializes in children with Downs and figured out what was causing the green discharge for Vlad's eyes, sounds like it will be a life long battle but once we get it under control it will be a minor nightly cleaning and he allready looks and feels so much better. Everything is moving so quickly since they came home and sometimes it just seems unreal, they have acclimated so quickly that it is amazing. We are starting to get a little testing now and I take that to mean that they feel comfortable enough here now to try things out a litte. Sometimes it feels like you are on a emotional roller coaster, you really never know how all of it is going to affect you emotionally. But it is so truly amazing to see how happy the kids are to be HOME!
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Well everyone is finlly home!!!!!!!!!!!! Pictures to follow and when we get settled more I will write some more. Just know that everything is going well.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
So Kevin said that Monday was a really good day! OUr attorney and driver picked them up to go get the kids and they had brought snacks. When they go there the orphanage had planned them a going away party and they gave each kid new out fits and winter coats. Wow was he surprised. They had also purchased a electric fireplace for their room with our donation money. Then he got back and got the passports, he said it was pretty awesome to see the kids, passports and birth certificates all together in one place, made it real. They went to get tickets on the night train and they were sold out so then ended up on the exspress train which left early and they did not have much time to pack and get to the train. Nico picked them up at the train station and then in the morning they went to the embassy, they said that they should have visas ready by Wednesday, medicals are done and they should fly out on schedule Thursday. Kevin definately seemed in a much better mood having the kids with him. He said he had to teach them how to eat a hamburger and drink threw straws. Anna seems to think it is a game to see how many times she can get him to take her to the potty, silly girl. Can't wait to have the whole family together and the kids here are getting very excited to meet Vlad and Anna and also have their Dad home. He has spent a total of 33 days in the Ukraine. Keep the prayers coming until the land at 5pm Thursday.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Desperately Need Help!
Well we are in a bit of trouble. Kevin called and they keep finding additional ways for us to have to spend more money. Right now he is short the money we need now to process the documents at the US Embassy to bring the kids home. We need to have an additonal 800.00 to Kevin by Monday at the latest so that he can get these kids home. He is getting very frustrated and we need to wrap this up and be done with all the red tape. We are desperately begging that if any one can donate any amount to try to make up this difference. Please contact me by E-mail if you would be willing to give us a hand in bringing them home. Keep praying for us that God will be faithful.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Hubby is Frustrated!
I feel so helpless when he calls frustrated with what is happening and he feels like they do not understand what he is saying. They would not let him take the kids today because he was a DAD and he was a MOM they would have, they said he couldn't handle it. If any of you know my husband you would agree that he probably would handle it better then me that is for sure. He is the one who was raised with a downs brother and is way more comfortable in the Ukraine them I was. They are having difficulty understanding the attorney and he wonders what the extra charges are and is not getting anywhere. Another 800.00 for passports that was not expected, I don't know where we are going to keep coming up with this extra money. I guess we will do whatever it takes to get everyone home but as it stands right now I have to come up with at least another $800.00 just to get him home and that is if no other mystery charges come up. Looking like ramen noodles and mac and chees for the rest of the month.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
God is Good!
So they managed to get both birth certificates done today. Kevin said it is pretty cool to see them with our names on them, they are our children!!!!! And also his luggage was returned today so that is a big relief. So now it is up to how fast they turn over their passports, they say three days. But we just saw them do Austin's is the US in hours so I know it can be faster.
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Hi. I've written a unit test that starts up WEBrick in a new thread in the setup method. I was wondering what the best way would be to guarantee that WEBrick is ready to accept connections before leaving the setup method. I was thinking after creating the thread I would attempt to make a connection and if the connection didn't work, do a retry. Here is my (not completely implemented) code so far: class WebTest < Test::Unit::TestCase def setup @server = Thread.new { s = WEBrick::HTTPServer.new( :Port => 0, :DocumentRoot => Dir::pwd + "/htdocs" ) @port = s.config[:Port] s.start } begin # Test to see if the server is up rescue # Sleep, then retry end end end Does anyone have a more elegant way of doing this? Thanks! --Aaron
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Dr. Darrell Arnold
- Completing an edited volume for Palgrave/MacMillan on Critical Theory and the Philosophy of Andrew Feinberg (Winter 2016).
- International teaching in Hefei, China.
- Developed two public lectures for Fathom Cruise Line's Impact cruise to the Dominican Republic. This was part of the "Mindful Living Lecture Series" of their onboard spa by Steiner.o Pathways to Wellness: Ancient Chinese Philosophy and Its Connection to HealthyLiving; and Nurturing the Eco: Well-being of Self, Society and Environment.
Susan Buzzi
- Arts Educator for 21st Century Programming with North Miami High School.
- Contributor to the Miniaci Family Lead Now Summer Institute program, and STU's Human Trafficking Academy with "Healing Through Art" art work.
- Created a series of posters for the STU's Human Trafficking Academy and film entitled "Responsibility and Vigilance."
Dr. Walter J. Cegelka
- Text has been accepted for publication: Cegelka, W., Payne, J. and Harges, A. (2016) Fearless Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Masterful Presentations. Sentia Publishing.
Fr. Alfred Cioffi, STh.D., Ph.D.
- Published a peer-reviewed article on The Bioethical Distinction between Assisting or Substituting Vital Organs at the End of Human Life, in the journal Ethics and Medics.
- Launched a new Master's in Bioethics at St. Thomas University, starting this Fall 2016. For more information, click here.
Dr. Eugenia Ferrero
- Ph.D. conferred August 9, 2016 – titled "Case Study of the "No On 37" Coalition Against the Deceptive Food Labeling Scheme: Public Relations Strategies & Tactics, Ethically Problematic Communication, and the First Amendment.
Dr. Bryan Froehle and Sr. Ondina Cortes, Ph.D.
- Presented papers at the Latin American Studies Association Congress in Puerto Rico.
Dr. Hagai Gringarten
- Served as a judge during an annual marketing competition at the American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference, New Orleans, 2016.
- Conference presentation: "Marketing Student Research: From Thought to Print." In Mint Your Future: AMA International Collegiate Conference Faculty Proceedings 2016, ed. by Donna Coelho. Chicago, IL.: American Marketing Association, 2016.
- Forthcoming publication: Hagai Gringarten, Raúl Fernández-Calienes, and Nina Q. Rose. "Publication Talks and Book Review Workshops: Spotlighting Faculty Publication, Emerging Authors, and Book Reviews as an Effective Personal Branding Strategy." In Library Outreach to Writers and Poets: Interviews and Case Studies of Cooperation, ed. by Carol Smallwood and Vera Gubnitskaia. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2016.
- Developed, planned, promoted, organized and led a highly successful study abroad trip to Israel.
Dr. Gurvirender Tejay
- (Co-author) "Examining Information Privacy Paradox Through Cognitive Perspective." Poster presented at 24th European Conference on Information Systems, Istanbul, Turkey, June 12-15, 2016.
- (Chair for Mini-track titled "Cybercrime and Information Security Strategy," 23rd Americas Conference on Information Systems, San Diego, USA, August 11-14, 2016.
- (Co-author) Completed research manuscript titled "Improving Information Security Through Reduced Incongruity of Risk Perceptions: A Dialogical Action Research study."
Msgr. Terry Hogan, S.L.D.
- Asked by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to speak on the History and Practice of Liturgical Ministries in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Giselle Jamison
- Contributed to: Jamison, G. D. Cambio en Cuba: ¿Económico, democrático o cultural? In Convivencia #51 p. 42, May-June 2016. Also in www.convivenciacuba.es.
- Submitted for publication to the Florida Political Chronicle - Jamison: G.D. The U.S. Immigration System: Broken, but Can't Fix It! Why any Comprehensive Immigration Reform Law is D.O.A. under the Obama Administration.
Dr. Jennifer Kryszak
- Published in Ecclesial Practices - "A Theology of Transformation: Catholic Sisters and the Visual Practice of Church."
- Attended the Science for Seminaries Retreat in August 2016, which is sponsored by the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dr. David Quesada
- Coordinator of the SRI 2016. A total of 64 students, 44 from STU and 20 from MDC, participated in the 2016 edition of the Summer Research Institute. As a result of the partnership with MDC, a sufficient amount of instrumentation was purchased and will benefit different programs we offer at the School of STEM. For more information on the SRI program, click here.
- Coordinator of the Science Lecture Series "Moving Into the Future." A lecture series organized for the first time at the School of STEM on a weekly basis. A total of 10 external speakers were invited in kind to present at the School of STEM.
- Presented three oral presentations for the Ibero-American Conference on Nanotechnology to take place in Peru Aug. 1 - 5, 2016. The titles of the presentations are: "Nanotechnologies plus Informatics: Nanoinformatics;" "Learning about Nanosciences through Modeling and Simulations;" "Impact of nanoparticle size distribution on the performance of quantum dots-based solar cells."
- Nominated an award in education and technology, presented by the Wolfram Research, one of the leading companies in the use of computer technologies in science, education and industry.
- Two oral presentations were accepted to be presented during the Annual Conference on Science, Education and Technologies, organized by the Wolfram Research, taking place Oct. 18 - 21, in Urbana-Champaign. The titles of the presentations are: "Understanding the associations leading to the asthma prevalence in South Florida;" "Analysis of brain networks and its association with epilepsy."
- Liaison person and USA representative for the network NANODYF, a scientific organization aimed at promoting Nanosciences among Hispanic serving institutions, and operating over the entire Ibero-America.
- Per appointment of Dr. Vynne, coordinating the efforts with the College of Engineering of FIU to update the requirements of the 2+2 program in engineering. Additionally, he presented a feasibility study on the implementation of an engineering track at STU.
Dr. Pilar Maul
- With the assistance of Mr. Carlos Vazquez, received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The iCATCH grant (Innovative Curriculum for Agriculture Training and Career for Hispanics) was written and developed in collaboration with Florida International University. This grant is a follow-up of the agricultural grant that was awarded to STU from 2011 to 2015 called the Florida Caribbean Consortium For Agriculture Education and Hispanic Workforce Development (FCCAgE). With total funds of $250,000 for 4 years, iCATCH will strengthen institutional education capacities to respond to the needs of underrepresented students and prepare them for careers in food and agricultural sciences. In addition, it will strengthen cooperative initiatives between two or more Hispanic-serving Institutions. The iCATCH grant will begin Sept. 1, 2016.
- As part of the SRI 2016, Dr. Maul's students have worked throughout the summer to finish experiments on the identification of genes associated with drought tolerance in native potatoes from Peru, a project lead by the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. A draft of the results for publication in a peer-review journal is underway. Dr. Maul just came back from visiting her Peruvian collaborators and has secured two additional research collaborative projects with them. This will allow STU students to travel to Peru for internships at the Genomics Laboratory in that University.
- Dr. Maul has established a collaborative project with Dr. Jose Lopez from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Oceanographic Center to study the microbial community associated with the use of organic fertilizers in the STU Organic garden. Mr. Carlos Vazquez and SRI 2016 students have carried on a study on a novel vegetable used in Asian and Hawaiian cuisine called the Okinawa Spinach, which has high nutritional and medicinal values. The collaboration with NSU will allow the study of microbial communities that enhance the cultivation of this crop optimal and will open possibilities of summer internships for STU students.
Dr. Stephanie Maynard-Patrick
- Co-Authored, "Contextualizing Work Relationships through Barriers and Pathways to Reciprocation: When Context Determines Direct Payback Isn't Enough" and was submitted to the Academy Of Management Review Special issue for Work Relationships.
- "Student Led Learning in Human Resource Development" - sole authored and was submitted to the Management Education Review.
Dr. Michael Mulvey
- Mulvey, M. (2016, March). The Problem that had a name: French high-rise developments and the fantasy of a suburban homemaker pathology. Gender & History, 1954–73. Dr. Mulvey's article studies the intersection of Catholicism with real estate development in postwar France.
- Mulvey, M. (Summer 2016). Jules Vallès and Séverine: French political culture and a late-nineteenth century subversive cross-sex friendship. Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques. The article explores gender, revolutionary politics, and Catholic mysticism.
- Book review of Nicole C. Rudolph's At Home in Postwar France: Modern Housing and the Right to Comfort to appear in the peer-reviewed Franco-American H-France Review (June 2016).
- Dr. Mulvey spent the month of July at the Institute for Advanced Studies on the campus of Indiana University: Bloomington and in New Orleans at Loyola University thanks to the generous support of a competitive fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He worked with a group of 25 scholars from across the United States of America and the African continent on the theme of "Arts of Survival: Recasting Lives in African Cities". Dr. Mulvey presented on a research project entitled "Spaces of Tropical Freedom: Architecture, Citizenship, and Property in the Francophone Caribbean after Slavery."
- Selected by the American Committee on Minority Historians to represent the nation's Hispanic Serving Institutions in Denver, Colorado at the 2017 American Historical Association Annual Conference. Dr. Mulvey will represent the only HSI on a panel with faculty from HBCUs exploring the theme "History at Minority-Serving Institutions: Strategies and Opportunities."
- Continued working on an introduction for his major project, The Moral Moment: Catholics and the Housing Question in Postwar France, in preparation for the submission of a book proposal.
Dr. Josie Oramas
- Became certified as a clinical trauma professional.
- Completed a literature review on Haitian Immigrant children and youth (as a Research Assistant)
- Review of the book Driven by difference: How great companies fuel innovation through diversity, by David Livermore (to be published by the end of August in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Research).
- Currently working on article regarding ethical issues in school counseling.
Dr. Jose Rocha
Projects in progress to be completed in the Fall 2016 semester:
- Networks to Connect People and Communities Of Practice: The Competitive Advantage Of Organizational Culture And Knowledge Management. Authors: Jose Rocha, Lisa J. Knowles, and Paul D. Maxwell.
- A Literature Review in Knowledge Sharing in Highly Dynamic Changing Environments: Social Media, StartUps, and Innovation. Authors: Jose Rocha, Justin Peart, and Lisa J. Knowles
Dr. Frank Sicius
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- Wrote a review of a new biography of Dorothy Day by Peter Jordan for the Journal of The American Catholic Historical Society.
- Completed a chapter on his current work on the building of the Key West extension Railway.
Dr. Alberto Varela
- Accomplished the MOU with UCM, Spain. This collaboration will bring new opportunities to STU such as research, student and professor exchange programs, and international recognition.
- Participated as a guest host on a radio talk show highlighting the community's voice (Voces de las Comunidades, La Poderosa 670 AM) in which he discussed solar energy options for the community and promoted the Solar Energy Project at STU.
- Provided a guided tour of the Solar Station for local students and other members of the community.


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I think I'm turning into a werewolf. Or, at the very least, the scary old lady who lives in the basement of that one crooked rowhouse you hold your breath every time you pass lest its cooties waft through the air and get you. That would explain why I've been wearing the same clothes for the past week and why I haven't washed my hair in three times as long.
I won't ruin my rep by showing ya'll a picture. Remember me this way:
But know that this woman disappeared nearly a month ago. She's given over to her evil, sloppy and frazzled fraternal sister. The one who forgot to brush her teeth a few days ago, has no clue where her mascara is and who's been too lazy to put on "real clothes" so sweats are now evening wear. I'm in a spiral, ya'll. The thought of putting any extra effort into my existence just makes me sigh -- longingly. "The way I was."
In high school we had this dean -- "Mrs. Davis" I'll call her. Mrs. D wore the same outfit. Every. Single. Day. Black stretchy pants, a red and orange striped short-sleeved top and thick-soled black orthopedic shoes were her uniform. In four years, I never saw Mrs. D crumble under the social pressure to do anything but her. She was the most strict and possibly the smartest woman I'd ever met. To get out of a Mrs. D-monitored detention early you had to answer any question she posed correctly. I still recall my golden ticket -- "sans culottes." Funny.
Back then we racked our brains trying to figure out why Mrs. Davis didn't just put on another damn pair of pants. Or maybe even a nice blouse from The Limited?
It'd been suggested more than once that she had suffered some extreme physical and emotional trauma that kept her locked in a never-ending sartorial loop ala "Groundhog's Day."
Now I'm thinking Mrs. D was just over everything.
She'd been married, had a kid and run a high school bursting with too-smart-for-their-own-good brats. And presumably had a whole life before all that. So by the time she got up to the chalkboard, Mrs. D was done -- at least with the superficial stuff.
These past few weeks have been like a super storm of responsibility for me. We're moving apartments, which loses its fun factor after freshman year of college. I'm in yet another wedding in two weeks, after that we've got friends in town two weekends in a row, then I have a professional conference, mad deadlines and family obligations that can't be postponed another minute and so on and so on. The last thing on my mind has been what I look like. Each day is an endless loop of to-do lists, which always end in another, much longer list for tomorrow.
And so my hair has gone the way of the condor.
Along with my wardrobe choices outside of "yep, it's clean" and my will to do anything but hang on.
None of this bodes well for when and if I ever decide to add kids to my mix.
Having it all? Ha! Just give me half of the stuff and I'll be happy.
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Denver Broncos Swallow Tough Loss To New York Jets, but Brighter Days Are AheadOctober 19, 2010
As the final seconds ticked off the clock in a game between the New York Jets and Denver Broncos at Inversco Field at Mile high, Josh McDaniels and his disappointed players made their way across the field to congratulate Rex Ryan and his New York Jets team.
The Denver Broncos had just had their hearts ripped out again.
It was a game which the Broncos seemed to have wrapped up after Renaldo hill broke up a 4th down desperation heave to Santonio Holmes in the waning moments of the contest.
For a moment, as a Broncos fan, I was ecstatic. But the joy would only last until both players got off the ground, revealing a yellow flag that had been thrown by the nearby side judge.
And as Santonio Holmes screamed and cried to the referee, I knew what would happen next.
The Jets would be handed the game on a silver platter, and the Broncos would have to eat another tough loss.
It was a shame to see the Broncos lose in such a fashion, especially after watching the replay which showed that Holmes had put his hands on Renaldo Hill before the "pass interference" call, but my spirits were raised a bit when I saw that every other team in the AFC West had lost that day as well.
A loss always hurts, and moral victories won't help in the standings, but I am very encouraged about the Broncos chances to win the AFC West this season after they were clearly the better team against the Jets, the self proclaimed "best team in the NFL".
As the Broncos prepare to open up divisional play against the Raiders this week, I can't help but think that Denver is primed for a breakout performance. One that will not allow Oakland to win the game, or even make the score close in the 4th quarter.
Denver has played a brutal schedule this season, as they have played arguably three of the top four defenses in the NFL over the past three weeks:Tennessee, Baltimore, and the New York Jets. The Pittsburgh Steelers, or course, would be the other team I would place in the top four defenses in the NFL. Probably the nastiest of them all, in my humble opinion.
They also had to face the defending AFC Conference Champion, Indianapolis Colts in week three.
Interestingly, the Denver Broncos have been in every game they have lost this season, save for their disastrous trip to Baltimore.
They could easily be at 4-2 or 5-1, but they have unfortunately found ways to lose games they should have won, while falling to a disappointing 2-4 record after six weeks of play.
Denver is an angry and disappointed team that could take out all their frustrations on a Raiders team that has been predictably bad so far this season. This could be a "Get Right Game" for the Broncos.
An offensive explosion is bound to happen with Kyle Orton becoming a masterful field general for Denver, and once they get it rolling, they could be a very dangerous team over the course of November and December, and in the AFC West, where everyone but the 3-2 Chiefs is an identical 2-4, you've got to like Denver to be the team to take charge.
They are a team on the verge of being unstoppable once they start having things go their way.
So far it has been a year in which almost everything has gone against Denver. Despite frequenting the red zone more than any other team in the NFL this season, Denver is ranked as the 6th least efficient team inside their opponents 20-yard line.
If Kyle Orton can further develop his chemistry with his receivers, and more importantly, have his offensive line come together and give the running back some lanes to run through, Denver could vault to the top of the NFL in terms of scoring.
This past Sunday's game against the Jets, in which the Broncos ran for over 150 yards, is very encouraging.
Could Denver's offense finally be finding it's balance, six games into the season? One could only hope so, and with six out of ten games remaining against a very weak AFC West, it seems safe to assume that the worst is certainly over for the Broncos this season.
In addition to their six games remaining against AFC West opponents, the Broncos will travel to London to face the extremely disappointing San Francisco 49ers, play at home against an improved St. Louis Rams team, travel to Arizona to face a bad Cardinals team, and face the so-so Houston Texans at Invesco Field.
In other words, with the Broncos sitting a game and a half out of first place in the division, the season is far from lost for the Broncos. With San Diego's struggles, this could be the year the Broncos finally get back into the playoffs.
San Diego should still be considered denver's number one threat to winning the division, but Denver already has a distinct advantage againt the Chargers, in that San Diego has already lost two games within the division, which will come into play for a tie- breaker, should the Broncos and Chargers split their meetings this season and finish with identical records.
Looking at the schedule, and overall quality of the AFC West, anything less than the playoffs should still be a great disappointment.
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Forms sit at one of the most critical points in your marketing funnel - the point at which a visitor can become a lead.
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When Microsoft released Windows Vista, fewer people shut down their PCs. Why?
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People use forms to achieve an outcome. The outcome your users are trying to achieve has a large impact on your conversion rate.
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The first impression that your form creates helps visitors decide whether or not the outcome is worth their time and effort in filling out your form.
So, first impressions matter. A lot.
When we changed the lead capture form on the BrokerNotes homepage from a dropdown question box to a full-page clickable image select box, we saw a 212% increase in people using the lead capture form.
In addition to simplifying the questions, we tested adding large amounts of social proof and text to manage the visitors' expectations (e.g. indicating they're on step one of two).
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TopTal could say "we keep your Skype details private", but instead it places a subtle padlock icon in the 'Skype username' field implying that this will be kept private and secure.
TopTal could use text in the dropdown question box, like most other forms.
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In the form on this web hosting guide, you can see how without even having to read the questions, it's clear what is being asked just from scanning the images.
Images also make a form appear more engaging and less form-like.
From my research studying high-converting forms, I've found that these kinds of forms, which appear more like 'tools' or 'quizzes', typically convert best.
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Form optimisation can be overwhelming. With so many opportunities and elements to test, it can be difficult knowing where to start.
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Start at the bottom by brainstorming everything that can be done to increase the motivation your users have to use your form.
For example, you might want to test using strong imagery or different copy to communicate why people should use your form.
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Is your form accessible to people who are colour blind? Is it easy to use on a mobile device in bright light? What about for users who like to navigate through forms using the tab key?
Once your form passes this phase, you can then focus on ideas to improve the user's peace of mind, ease of using your form, and how engaging your form is to complete.
Most form optimisation advice focuses on usability and ease of use.
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Re: "Our brains process images significantly faster than text. In fact, recent research from MIT found that the brain can identify images seen for as little as 13 milliseconds!"
Aha! The same as my undergraduate research about 40 years ago at Cambridge, so it's not "the first evidence of such rapid processing speed". From memory, I found that that the brain can identify features of images seen for as little as 10 milliseconds.
If only I'd thought this was important I might have been a famous scientist! But it's not.
The reason it's not important is that the experiment measures the minimum exposure time of the image (which is arguably the the "clock speed" of the brain), but it's not the processing time of the brain. Yes the image is seen for a very short time,, but then the person has a much longer time before they report on what they just saw - and during this time the brain is still working. The experiment isn't measuring how fast our brains process images - start to finish - or the relative speed of processing images and text.
Some very interesting points and strategies in this article.