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On iPhone 3G Lawsuits: Why They Happen, and How Apple Can Stop Them
Rather than publishing a full editorial on the lawsuits that have continued to be filed against AT&T and Apple regarding the network performance of and physical issues with the iPhone 3G, I wanted to write something shorter and gather some reader opinions on Backstage, instead. The crux of the issue is that seven months have passed since the iPhone 3G's launch, and yet AT&T is still having network issues, and people who bought iPhone 3Gs are still finding cracks in their plastic casings.
To be clear up front, we don't like to see Apple either sued, or suing other people. Lawsuits are generally crappy ways of solving problems. I say this as a former attorney and current member of the Bar: if you think that most lawyers or companies love to file lawsuits, think again. Professionals know that lawsuits should be a recourse only when reasonable, individual requests to fix unlawful or inequitable practices are unable to achieve just results.
Having said that, the situations that consumers have found themselves in with the iPhone 3G are—regrettably—ones that appear to be beyond the ability of such reasonable, individual requests to resolve. A single iPhone 3G purchaser has little if any ability to get AT&T to update its cellular towers to improve network performance; instead, the consumer will continue to receive bills every month for two years regardless of whether data services go down on certain days, stay slow on others, or perform comparatively poorly for months in one area while offering faster, more reliable performance elsewhere; it's up to the consumer to call over and over again for service credits. (Note: iPhone 3G users in some areas are still seeing average transfer speeds much higher than in others; simply changing locations with the same phone can make a huge difference.) Similarly, individual consumers have to request and then hope that a iPhone 3G's naturally occurring hairline-cracked casing will be replaced by Apple rather than argued over or denied. We've heard stories on both sides: some people see their iPhone 3Gs replaced without argument, others have to struggle—or fail—to achieve the same results.
Certainly, Apple has become a hundred or perhaps a thousand times better about handling warranty iPod and iPhone repairs than it was a few years ago. Our editors have noticed a sharp drop in reader complaints on this topic, and our own anecdotal experiences suggest that Apple's Geniuses and Genius Bars have become exactly what they should be: actively helpful advocates for quick repairs and replacements, rather than barriers to solving common, widely understood but Apple-denied hardware problems. My personal feeling is that an Apple product deserving repair or replacement has a better chance right now of being remedied by the company than at any time in the past, and however that happened, it's a tremendous credit to Apple's management. Even if products have issues, which too many products did in 2008, great service builds brand loyalty, and after a bad spell, Apple seems to be getting this again.
But still, there are issues that pop up from time to time and don't get dealt with properly. Whether these issues are due to overaggressive marketing, improper manufacturing, or under-performing services related to Apple's hardware (AT&T, MobileMe, etc.), they create unhappy customers. Most unhappy customers complain, and some take the next step and file lawsuits. The ways to stop lawsuits, as Apple has learned—but not always followed—are (1) to build highly reliable products, (2) underpromise and overdeliver on new features, (3) quickly address and apologize for issues that pop up, and (4) fix them quickly and fully. There would be far fewer lawsuits, far less expensive damages or settlements, and far more universally satisfied customers if these lessons were more consistently followed. Until that happens, Apple may find itself hiring more new lawyers than network and manufacturing engineers, and as everyone knows, no one will be better off if that happens.
Any thoughts, readers? Are you supportive of these sorts of lawsuits? Do you oppose them? In either case, why?
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in regards to all the 3g performance lawsuits, most of them I feel should be tossed out. why? because they are based on a crazy statement that Apple knowing released a phone that wouldn't hit 3g speeds and all tests have shown that the phone is fine and it's ATT that is the issue. but ATT isn't even a co-defendent in the suits. they should be taking the blame or at least some of it. if they have areas without ample coverage, give folks a discount etc.
Posted by lucas on February 3, 2009 at 8:29 PM (CST)
Generally speaking, I tend not to like lawsuits as I think people are too quick to sue for trivial or silly things. However, I believe people should have to right to some kind recourse when all other avenues have been exhausted.
With regards to these 3G performance suits being brought on, I don't think it's really Apple's fault. It'd be like someone suing a light bulb manufacturer for not lighting properly when the real problem is a lack of power to the house. If people are having issues with the 3G performance, then AT&T;should be the one named in the suit.
Though I've read some things online that say the 3G network can often be unreliable or flaky, I have not heard any first-hand complaints from friends or colleagues who actually own an iPhone. I personally do not own an iPhone, as I left AT&T;several years ago over network coverage issues in my local area.
My final thought is that cellular technology is far from perfect. I think people expect too much from cell phones, thinking that they're every bit as good as the traditional landline. That really isn't the case as cell phone signals, and therefore clarity and speed, can be affected by topography, weather, the structure the call is in, etc.
Posted by cxc273 on February 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM (CST)
I get great 3g speeds in my area so I cannot complain about that. What I detest is the fragile back on the iPhone 3g. This phone has not been dropped and I have a crack near the headphone jack, one near the power bottom, a mark on the side that almost seems as if the case is falling apart and finally a crack extending from the docking port up the back about 3/4" long.
Other than calling and talking to an employee at my local store I have not tried to replace it but that's because she said they do not replace hardware for cosmetic reasons.
I would love to get it replaced though, I just haven't driven across town to try.
Posted by Ryan on February 4, 2009 at 8:27 AM (CST)
Weird, my first 3G had a crack beside the silent/normal switch. I took it to the Apple store and they replaced it no problem.
Posted by Derek on February 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM (CST)
The contract folks sign with ATT specifically says that ATT doesn't guarantee signal or performance. None of the carriers guarantee anything. It's quite possible to sign up and find you have no signal at all. They allow a few days for testing, and if you have issues, you should return the device and cancel the contract. It's an all or nothing game… accept the service as it is, or don't.
Hungry litigators count on Apple and ATT to settle rather than incur big expenses for defense. It costs them very little to file. Until the civil courts increase filing fees and bond requirements, or set caps on legal fees, we're doomed to an ongoing string of "I'm not happy, so I'm going to sue" claims.
Posted by Aceon6 in New England, USA on February 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM (CST)
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Ja Rule Gets More Prison Time
Ja Rule just can't catch a break. Earlier today, he was sentenced to 28 months in prison on tax evasion charges. The sentence will run concurrent to his two year stint and he will probably serve an additional four months. Also as part of his deal, Loki will have to pay $1.1 million in back taxes. While in court, an emotional Rule told a federal judge.


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Firm has grown from one-man shop to provide innovative service to property insurance carriers throughout the State of Florida
Posted on 07 Jul 10
CatManDo, Inc., an independent property insurance adjusting company and Third Party Administrator (TPA) that services insurance carriers in the state of Florida announced the celebration of its 10 year anniversary. Founded in 2000 by President Chuck Ross, the firm has grown from a one man shop to over 50 employees and a broad network of highly trained and experienced field adjusters that includes 35 core and hundreds more independent adjusters that service insurance carrier adjusting needs throughout the State of Florida.
Known as "The Carriers Adjusting Company" CatManDo was founded with the express purpose of providing a higher quality of claims service than was currently available. It accomplishes this by utilizing the many years of national insurance carrier experience held by its senior management team and through the application of innovative claims practices and technology that provides carriers with sophisticated claims management tools and claims metrics that rival the in-house operations of large carriers. "My goal has always been to be more than just an adjusting company that does fieldwork, stated Chuck Ross, President of CatManDo. We consider ourselves an extension of our clients claim departments and as such, strive to deliver the balance of superior customer service for the policyholder and well managed indemnity" says Mr. Ross.
CatManDo currently acts as a Third Party Administrator for 4 insurance companies and also performs field adjusting services for 8-10 more. Complimentary services have expanded to the auditing of claims processes, file quality and indemnity control. The firm recently held their 10th anniversary celebration for its employees, clients, strategic partners and friends at the Corona Beach Bar at a Tampa Bay Rays game. "It's important to celebrate our success with the many talented people who have helped us reach our goals and I look forward to the challenges and rewards of the next 10 years," stated Mr. Ross.
CatManDo Inc. is a full service independent insurance adjusting company, providing accurate, cost-effective and reliable property insurance claims adjusting and insurance appraisal services to insurance carriers doing business in the State of Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 with the express purpose of providing a higher quality of claims service than is currently available. Known as the "Carriers' Adjusting Company," CatManDo utilizes years of inside insurance carrier experience and maintains a broad network of highly trained and experienced adjusters.
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Eat the Document (Paperback)
Scribner Book Company, 9780743273008, 290pp.
Publication Date: November 28, 2006
Praise For Eat the Document…
"With only her second book Dana Spiotta has become, I think, a major American writer. The ironic connections she makes between the cultural divide of the early '70s and late '90s are chilling and delicious. This scary and often brilliant novel comes together beautifully in the end -- there's an intense satisfaction of seeing everything link up so movingly and with such warmth, and yet Spiotta is the only female writer I know whose prose reminds me of the cool ambient poetry and steely precision of Don DeLillo, and Eat the Document is as darkly exact and thrilling as the political novels of Joan Didion."
-- Bret Easton Ellis, author of Lunar Park
"I like the way Dana Spiotta tinges reality with a dazzling now-you-see-it, now-you-don't quality. She uses her prose like a strobe light to give you enough of a freeze-frame on what's happening to make you stop and wonder whether you might be implicated in this curious, perhaps dangerous dance."
-- Ann Beattie, author of Follies
"Such smart and delicious satire, yet so true and good to its characters too. More, please."
-- Stewart O'Nan, author of The Good Wife
"Like a set of Russian dolls nesting in each other, Spiotta's newest fiction finds the country in the family in a single human heart. Eat the Document -- but read it first."
-- Mark Costello, author of Big If
"Spiotta elucidates the vast gulf between the alternative cultures of the '70s and '90s, as well as the elements that bind them. Fiction as documentary, a coruscating, heartrending fable of struggle and loss."
-- Kirkus Reviews
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"Flashing back and forth across time and between generations, Spiotta creates a mesmerizing portrait of radicalism's decline." -- John Freeman, Seattle Times
". . . brilliant and haunting . . . grapple[s] with modern history and . . . how the great decline of our society has picked up pace." -- New York Observer
"Fascinating . . . Spiotta's writing brims with such energy and intelligence." -- New York Times Book Review
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By Michael O Connor.
Expected result and if all were true in their comments the extent of the victory is not that surprising. Kilmurry Ibrickane learnt most and improved with greater determination in the two weeks since the drawn game. Aidan Moloney's men ran riot against a Cratloe side that are pale shadows of what dominated the club game in 2013 and 2014. The lack of power at midfield is an issue and without doubt Conor McGrath's absence was a telling factor whenthe game could have been won day one.
With the suggestion that Conor McGrath was contemplating a bandaged up return to action a red herring due to his surjourn to sunnier climes the odds lengthened on a Cratloe win.
From the throw in Kilmurry defended in depth and were attacking in numbers from the back and after ten minutes it was simply a matter of how much they were going to win by as Cratloe looked toothless in attack.
Shane Gleeson kicked an eminently scorable chance wide in the 3rd minute as Cratloe were really pushing up on the Kilmurry kickouts as Enda Coughlan was playing from deep. Keelan Sexton was inches wide with his sides first real scoring chance as the ball was travelling with speed from end to end. Kilmurry were operating in the early exchanges with just two men often in the Cratloe half of the field. Peter O Dwyer who was the main target man for Kilmurry Ibrickane in the first half won and quickly released to Keelan Sexton who pointed from the 21 yard line. This was quickly added to by Michael Hogan to send the Western side two clear after 8 minutes action.
The intensity of exchanges suggested a harder game was in prospects than the drawn encounter. Craloe were inventive with possession attempting to play into space but even so their finishing was poor and at best percentage efforts. It took a 11th minute free by Cathal McInerney to open the Cratloe account as soon after Conor Cooney replaced the injured Antoin McFadden. Keelan Sexton was on hand from a free to score his sides third score. The level of movement sadly regressed as the first half. As the game entered the final five minutes of the first half Kilmurry were (0-4) to ) (0-2) ahead as Cratloe spurned a number of scoring chances before Sean Collins kicked over a free to leave the minimum between the sides. Shane Hickey and Ian Mcinerney and a free from Cathal McInerney rounded off the scoring to leave the multi time champions (0-6) to (0-4) interval leaders.
The first major action of the second half saw Michael O Dwyer fluffing a clear front of goal chance by allowing Pierce deloughrey to get a touch to it and have it cleared. Ian McInerney saw two free kicks succeed with a 50% success as the first score of the half emerged in the 37th minute. The Kilmurry half forwards were dropping back with success to gather and bring the ball upfield. The match winning score came from a solo run through the heart of the Cratloe defence and finished to the net by county player Martin McMahon. He turned provider seconds later to Mark McCarthy who popped over the bar and now Cratloe were seven in arrears against a rampant Kilmurry side growing in confidence with every attack..
A seven man Kilmurry movement ended with Keelan Sexton kicking over from 30metres as the game entered the final quarter as Cratloe were fouling consistently in attempts to slow down the Kilmurry juggernaut running at their goal. Cratloe finally got a score in the second half 19minutes into it when Cathal McInerney sent over a free. Noel Downes who had been just been introduced had to retire injured to be replaced by Niall Hickey. The champions elect courtesy of Shane Hickey and Michael O Dwyer stretched their club 9 points clear with 9 minutes left to play. A momentum fuelled Kilmurry Ibrickane would continue to tack on scores culminating in an injury-time penalty for Sexton that ensured that the county star ended up as top scorer in the club championship pipping Cathal McInerney to the honour.
My man of the hour was Enda Coughlan who despite having a loose role was superb attacking and defending with clarity and assurance. Shane Hickey, Martin McMahon and Darragh Sexton were an impeccable half back line as Mark McCarthy, Michael O Dwyer, the busy Michael Hogan and Keelan Sexton kept the scoreboard ticking over.
Kilmurry Ibrickane now host Kerry champions Dr. Crokes in Quilty next weekend in the Munster senior club quarter-final.
Scorers for Kilmurry-Ibrickane: Keelan Sexton 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Martin McMahon 1-0, Shane Hickey, Ian McInerney (0-2f), Mark McCarthy 0-2 each; Michael Hogan, Peter O'Dwyer, Michael O'Dwyer 0-1 each
Scorers for Cratloe: Cathal McInerney 0-4 (0-3f), Martin Oige Murphy, Sean Collins (0-1f) 0-1 each.
KILMURRY IBRICKANE: Ian McInerney, Mark Killeen, Darren Hickey, Ciaran Morrissey, Shane Hickey, Martin McMahon, Darragh Sexton, Mark McCarthy, Keith King, Peter Dwyer snr, Michael O Dwyer, Michael Hogan, Declan Callinan, Enda Coughlan, Keelan Sexton.
Subs: Noel Downes for D Callinan, Niall Hickey for Downes, Evan Talty for Morrissey , Thomas O'Connor for McCarthy (58), Johnny Daly for M. O'Dwyer .
CRATLOE: Pierce DeLoughrey, Sean Chaplin, Barry Duggan, Liam Markham,, Martin Oige Murphy, Michael Hawes, Enda Boyce, Conor Ryan, John Galvin, Antoin McFadden, Sean Collins, Shane Gleeson, Cathal McInerney, Podge Collins, David Collins.
Subs: Conor Cooney for McFadden (inj), Stevie McHugh for Gleeson
Refereee: Pat Cosgrove (Corofin).
After the game Clare county board chairman Joe Cooney presented the Jack Daly cup to Kilmurry Ibrickane captain Thomas O Connor.
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These are sort of ancient (two and a half years old), but I just ran across them today and found them to be emblematic of a cultural defect that plagues many open source projects. These are a couple of feature requests (for the same feature) filed against the file-transfer utility FileZilla:
#2648: Feature request: Support Amazon S3 (closed)
#2741: Feature request: Amazon S3 (closed)
How many things are wrong with this? The fact that the person who shut down the feature request did so unilaterally, immediately, and with absolutely no discussion? The fact that the person used a pseudonym that doesn't link back to any kind of profile or policy, so there is no way to get context on who this person is or why they made their decision? Or the arrogant tone of the response, which almost ensures that the people who took the trouble to file these feature requests will never do so for this project again?
For commercial products, feature requests are gold. Clearly, for some open-source projects, feature requests are an annoyance at best. It may be possible that FileZilla's mission is "support dessicated IETF and W3C standards only," but there's no way for a civilian user to know that. Most civilians look at FileZilla's mission as "transfer files from one place to another." In that context, this kind of feature request is not unreasonable, particularly since many other file-transfer utilities (including the commercial product Transmit, which I use on OS X) have supported Amazon S3 for some time. If it's really unreasonable to support a mode of file transfer because it wasn't part of an IETF standard codified in the 1980s, then I have a new feature request for you: plugins. Just like Firefox does. Duh.
Ultimately, the technical solution to the problem isn't really the issue here. Maybe providing this feature is too hard or outside the scope of the project's mandate. But if that's the case, then say that (and take a second to link to more information about your rationale). If somebody who worked for me provided such glib, dismissive responses to a feature request, they would be fired. The fact that we're probably dealing with a volunteer here is not the issue. The fact that FileZilla is a free/open source project should also not make a difference. The snotty attitude (for this and many other open-source projects) poisons the ecosystem and ensures that the software remains second-rate.
Your open-source project is not your fiefdom.


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If I were to say "Metal Gear Solid" to you, what would you think of first? Many would naturally think of one of the many video games by Hideo Kojima, perhaps the one of that name exactly, or maybe the most recently released, or your favourite in the series. But MGS has expanded far and wide and exploded beyond the boundaries of the video game world. It has toys, music and soon a film associated with it, but one area where very few video games venture is into the world of literature and graphic novels. This page illustrates the official MGS publications on the market.
In 2004 MGS started being released in comic format on a monthly basis. Ashley Wood was hired produce the artwork and the storyline was written by Kris Oprisko. The twelve issues were later collected into two volumes, and eventually one complete book. Following the graphic novel's success, Ashley Wood returned to draw the pictures for a Sons of Liberty graphic novel, this time written by Alex Garner. Again they were initially released as a series of comics, followed by two volumes and finally one complete book. It is unknown whether there are any plans to make any more graphic novels, but Snake Eater could be expected to be next. I personally am not a big fan of the graphic novels as I find the artwork incredibly disturbing and nightmarish and out of sync with previous MGS merchandise. I would have preferred the artwork to be by Konami artist Yoji Shinkawa, or a good Japanese manga artist. That's my own personal taste though, and many people do genuinely adore Ashley Wood's art...
Check out the comics on BBM's SkyDrive here.
The complete graphic novel for MGS was also released in a digital format for the PSP. It's not a game as such, nor a UMD video but more like an interactive book. Some of the pictures have been animated, and music has been added, but otherwise it's no different from the paper novels. There are plans to make a Sons of Liberty Digital Graphic Novel next.
I hoped it would happen one day. It took a good ten years, but finally, in 2008, Metal Gear Solid was turned into a novel, and rather successfully I believe (though of course that's just my opinion - you must read it for yourself!) The man who wrote the book, Raymond Benson (a James Bond novel writer), did so under the full authority of Konami, making the novel completely official. It sticks incredibly closely to the video game, with a few differences (I'm thinking primarily of what happens during Snake's encounter with Psycho Mantis!) and the ability to see things from other characters' points of view. What I like about it is its subtle references to events in MGS2, 3 and even 4 (mention of Emma Emmerich; Ocelot reminiscing about Big Boss [Naked Snake]; and Mantis predicting Snake will put a gun in his mouth one day, rather "Old"...). These references obviously couldn't have been made when the original game was released since Kojima-san hadn't even dreamt of them!
Raymond Benson returned to write up a novel of the second game in the series, Sons of Liberty. It reads much like the first novel, but there is very little intertextuality with the other games in the series this time. I personally found the novel quite good to read (and it made me want to play the game again!) I am particularly delighted that it helped me to get a firm grip on the plotline, something which was of secondary imporatance to me when I was playing the game and having so much fun knocking out guards and stuffing them in lockers that I forgot the serious (and complicated!) message behind it all. The novel is good, but it will never replace the game, but I'm sure it was never intended to. A worthwhile addition to any fan's bookcase.
MGS is one of the few video games on the market to devote so much attention to artwork. Normally artwork is merely a promotional tool - something to put on the front of the box, on posters or in the instruction manual. But Yoji Shinkawa, Konami's MGS artist has kept the artwork vibrant and alive for art's own sake. His works are extensive but some of his best works are compiled into MGS artwork books. Ashley Wood, artist behind the MGS comics, is also releasing an Art of MGS book.
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LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 18, 2010) - ServiceMesh, a provider of enterprise software and services that enable Agile IT operating models for Global 2000 clients, today announced it won the UP-START 2010 award for Fastest Growing Cloud Computing Company. The award was given at UP 2010, a premier cloud computing event that brings together business leaders, IT professionals and industry luminaries in a unique forum designed to showcase innovative cloud computing companies and technologies. ServiceMesh was selected as the award winner from a crowded field of over 230 submissions and 25 finalists.
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Discussion in 'Ebay' started by Maalik, Apr 17, 2012.
what the hell???????????????
hii friend,
if you have new account this right what you tell ,
PayPal keeps their money, starting with sales restrictions, after a while it all goes if you work right without mistakes.
Good luck
i have the same issue right now paypal sucks
You need to provide id and address proof and information about the transactions such a invoice, tracking code. and after few conversations with paypal you must bee good to go ..
Yeah it definitely sucks for sellers first starting out.. Its good to have money in there as a back up along with a bank account. My advice is to do everthing you can to keep your customers happy which will keep ebay happy and willing to work with you.
Paypal just holds your money for 21 days, if the buyer hasn't got any problems with the item and no disputes arise within that 21 days then you will receive your money. The buyer doesn't have the money, paypal does.
If you know your item is legitimate and you've described it at the best of your ability then would you be worried? The buyer can't take the money back all they can do is raise a dispute and that would only happen if there's something wrong with your item.
Yes it's true, depending on the item that you're selling (normally high valued items or electronics) they'll hold your money to make sure there are no issues. I've had this happen many times, and unfortunately it's just part of the business now with all the scams going on.
You'll get your money in the end, as long as it's a legitimate product and you've provided tracking you'll be fine.
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Sustainability will be a key differentiator and value driver over the coming decades for the brewing industry, where efficient use of raw material and energy go hand-in-hand with taking environmental responsibility. Exogenous enzymes are flexible tools for meeting the increasing demands for sustainable and cost-effective beer production. However, to make the correct business decisions, the sustainability and economic advantages of enzyme technology should be made explicit and quantifiable on a case-by-case basis. Based on internationally recognized IPCC GWP 100 and Eco-indicator 99 methodologies, a full beer life cycle analysis quantitatively illustrates how enzymes can lower the beer production carbon footprint through efficient use of raw materials, reduction of energy needs, reduction of water usage, and creation of opportunities to remove process steps in malting or brewing operations. The concept of life cycle analysis methodologies and results are presented and discussed. Subsequently, two quantitative examples are given on how to obtain simultaneous financial and environmental benefits. The first example demonstrates how replacing up to 100% of malt with unmalted barley and exogenous enzymes can reduce the carbon footprint of the beer from 17.9 to 14.3 kg CO
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A lot happens in a week! We cruised back into 'school' a week ago. Funny to say that though, as it's been such a fun week, punctuated by so many 'extras'.
We played the 'we're at school' game for an hour (the kids like the routine in short bursts ... lucky dip scripture, prayer, daily sentence, brain teasers, phonics review, rhyming word card game, traced laminated cards for handwriting, wrote (dictated to me then traced) in new journals and did spelling with magnetic letters). It sounds like a lot but only took an hour.
After a break we got into Matchbox Maths - collected all the matchbox cars, sorted them by colour (there was vigorous debate over the nuances of yellow, gold, orange), coloured a column graph, interpreted results, and spoke about other ways the cars could be grouped. The kids decided on work vehicles, sports cars and family cars, then continued while I went to make lunch. After lunch, we relaxed with lots of non-fiction reading together (Medieval History, Ancient Egypt, anatomy). The kids also watched their 'Moses Egypt's Great Prince' DVD ... this sparked a few days of intense role play, involving Kings, Pharoah, babies and Knights!!
A quick combined maths and handwriting exercise at the breakfast bar, then we met friends at a play cafe. Hours of bouncing, sliding, climbing, squealing and playing. Scenic drive around the lake and beaches (I wanted Jasmine to have a power-nap, but she didn't) followed by swimming lessons. Jasmine gave it her all, but let's just Elijah didn't show his best colours today!! The irony is he wouldn't do it because people were watching, but his tantrums drew much more attention than quiet compliance would have. On a brighter note, they've been playing 'Posties' for ages, so we made a bright red letter box after dinner.
There was mail for the kids to read (from me). Elijah wrote a letter to Uncle Joe (dictated then traced in Artline pen). They both made many pretend letters (with real names on the envelopes) and played 'Postie' for hours. Nanna (my mum) came to visit at lunch time and spent the afternoon helping me cut out maths games I'd laminated. The kids road-tested a few of them. Then they did a show for us with lots of dancing and singing and silliness.
Freestyle Friday
After a tired, slow morning we went to our friend's house for lunch. I felt really vague, but the kids had a great, long play with their friend (playdough, dolls house, mums and dad, trampoline) and stayed to greet Miss M. when she came home from Kindergarten. We brought home fresh fish (speared by our friend that day ... Elijah loved seeing the spear gun and the fish in the tub). Dinner was easy and delicious!
Saturday and Sunday
I shopped for craft suuplies. Pete took the kids to the pool while I did more preparation for the FBI (Fun Brain Institute), ready for our first day (on Tuesday). I taught Sunday School, which was fun and relaxed. We went to Mum's place for dinner for her Birthday.
We enjoyed the return of the ABC schools TV shows. There was a great show called Designers, about inventing new icecream flavours. We did the marshmallow science experiment, which I've already written about (out of order, I was so excited). My kids also love BTN (which I watch with them, Music Moves and the "high school" science shows. The Winter Olympics are nice to flick on once in a while just now, pretty exciting and inspiring. I spent parts of the day sorting out my games and my brain, for ...
We had our first meeting of the FBI (which my next post will be about). It was awesome!!!
And here are MORE highlights from various days ...
* The kids had turns doing 'Reading Eggs', a learn to read program on the computer.
* They played with plasticine for hours, making funny faces on paper plates, and little cups and pots.
* We read assorted Bible stories, as requested by them.
* Jasmine read a few easy-readers to her Nanna.
* We borrowed and read some books towards the Premiers' Reading Challenge (Jasi is doing it too).
* We read a few more chapters of 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator', which we're all loving.
* Jigsaw puzzles have been popular again.
* My kids are also experts at making a BIG mess - they have excelled in it this week!!
This is a blog about the home ed. adventures I have with Elijah, 13 and Jasmine, 12. It's also a journal of my reflections on family, teaching, writing, faith and life.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
What a week!
Labels: freestyle, homeschooling
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Sounds like a fun week! I can't picture sweet Elijah throwing a tantrum though :)ReplyDelete
Yeah, but you thought Jasi was quiet too!ReplyDelete
Everyone who was there believes it : )
But I'm THRILLED to say this week was much better!!
After encouragement, coaxing, coaching, consequences and bribery, Elijah joined in, was brave and happy at his lesson. AND he's feeling great about swimming AND he knows he can have a good attitude if he chooses to. Hooray little Aussie champion!
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Dr. Gabbard says most doctors and spouses he has interviewed about their marriage and relationships say the same thing, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are not staggering under the weight.
"For reasons that aren't clear to me, medical couples feel they need to put up a good front about their relationships," he says. "I see this everywhere I go. By and large the couples won't admit they are having trouble."
Kennelly, who is working on both her internship and her dissertation to obtain her degree from the California School of Professional Psychology in Berkeley, is one spouse who talks with uncommon candor about the pressures that may come to bear:
"When Gary decided to go to medical school. I was not happy. It took me a long time to get used to that decision. My friends and family, everybody, was non-supportive of my working and of Gary being in school. They questioned when he was going to get out and make some money.
"The hidden message about our marriage was that I was supporting him and that that was not the right thing to do. And I listened to that more than I listened to my heart and to Gary. We were both feeling pressure about his not pulling weight in the way that men are supposed to support their families."
But over time, she says, "it became clear to me that it was the right thing for him to do, absolutely the right decision. In a marriage, if the other person is getting what they want, then you're getting what you want."
Says Dr. Gabbard, "For the male medical student whose wife is supporting him, it is hard not to feel that his masculinity is threatened, thus leading to a breakup of their relationship and maybe even divorce." For these reasons, he recommends that couples purchase a self-help relationship book called "The Magic of Making Up". The author is TW Jackson. Here is a video of him describing one of the book's techniques for getting back together after a breakup.
Today, though, women have careers of their own, sometimes even medicine. That compounds the situation, during school and afterward.
In general, "there tends to be strain around the connection between income generation and power in the relationship," Dr. Gabbard says. "The person who is bringing in the most income may feel that he or she has the right to call the shots about how to spend the money. If that's the female, the male is not comfortable. It goes against the classic stereo-types."
Aren't young couples these days beyond those stereotypes? Well, no, says Dr. Gabbard.
"Everyone internalizes parental lifestyles. We have these unconscious scripts, and there is a lag, psychologically and emotionally, in accepting that those stereotypes have been overturned. For example, we have found that 75% of female physicians do all the housework."
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St. Louis Cardinals Let Another One Slip Through Their FingersJanuary 11, 2009
"And another one's gone, and another one's gone..and another one bites the dust.."
These familiar words seem to ring true when it comes to how the Cardinals have treated this past offseason. With the list of available closers already down to the bargain basement, that very list got even shorter Saturday.
Takashi Saito signed a one-year contract with a 2010 club option with the Boston Red Sox. Now, Saito was never a name I was high on, but as teams continue to bolster their bullpens with former closers one has to wonder just how much longer can St. Louis can wait.
With the way things are going, it would seem that anyone in the St. Louis area should try out for the closer's role at Busch Stadium. Open tryouts I say!
I was one of the first voices to scream my displeasure at the Redbirds for even thinking about signing a closer with critical health issues. Cardinals brass echoed my sentiments by refraining from inking a multi-year deal with such an injury risk. There must have been something left in the tank if the Red Sox deemed him worthy.
"He's done an amazing job since coming over from Japan three years ago," said General Manager Theo Epstein of the former Dodgers closer. "If you look at his performance and how he's gone about it the last three years, he's been just about as good as anyone in baseball. We were pleased to see him available in free agency, and we engaged and wanted to see if we could work out a contract that made sense for all the sides, and we did."
Saito had an obvious down year last year with his lingering elbow injury but, the man does have 88 career saves with a 1.95 ERA in 180 games. Epstein saw the upside in him, but St. Louis won't commit or take any risk it seems.
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NPA welcomes the Minister's confirmation that
the Government aims to ensure that the UK response to European
rules is broadly of the same magnitude and level as that of other
EC governments.
Many of the instances the Minister apparently
refers to, are ones where a Member State Scheme, although legal,
fails to comply with the criteria for EC co-funding. Such situations
have no direct effect on the farmer since all that happens is
that their government recovers a smaller proportion of what it
paid farmers from the EC than it anticipated.
The Minister is correct in saying that in farming
there are disease risks of animals and plants. She is probably
also aware that a common precaution is to vaccinate the animals
or spray the crops. However, she seems to have overlooked the
fact that in the case of Swine Fever that action would be illegal
as a result of the ban on vaccination in the UK and other countries
where the authorities have declared swine fever to be non-existent.
It is rather misleading to say that the original
Scheme had industry agreement since the industry was still seeking
full compensation.
Although reported as "a new scheme"
in an animal health context the "Pig Welfare Disposal Scheme"
was actually rather similar to the "Pig Welfare Compensation
Scheme" relating to the Ballymoney abattoir disaster in Northern
We cannot find details of instances where the
Commission has prevented the Netherlands from paying compensation,
nor can we find the details of the "different Community rules"
which the Minister states come into effect depending upon the
size of the outbreak. Perhaps the Minister would share this information
with the Committee and the NPA?
We can however find several instances where,
not only has approval been granted for smaller national market
support schemes for pigs, but also a contribution has been made
from EC funds towards the cost of them.
About 191,000 pigs were submitted onto the UK
scheme in 2000. Belgium, which has a similar pig population, took
only 35,126 pigs on their scheme for zone locked pigs in 1997,
even though the EC agreed to co-fund a somewhat greater number
if necessary. The agreement for this Belgium scheme was given
prior to the confirmation of any clinical CSF in the country,
and reflects the assumption that a major outbreak could occur.
Similar measures were available in Germany in 1997 and re-opened
in 1998 when swine fever reappeared. Even combining the numbers
from both instances gives a total of only 172,493, which is smaller
than in the UK, despite their pig population being more than three
times the size of ours. EC Regulations have also been passed in
earlier outbreaks relating to smaller numbers of pigs.
Such measures were introduced at a time when
only a relatively small number of pigs was anticipatedfor
example the German scheme was re-opened at a time when it was
anticipated that only 15,000 piglets would need to go onto it.
The larger Dutch and Spanish schemes were the result of amending
the original regulations 15 and 18 times respectively.
Germany regularly has uncompensated isolated
outbreaks in areas where CSF is endemic in wild boar populations
but these are generally only short in duration and arguably this
is a risk which could have been foreseen and commercial insurance
is available for protection.
The Minister's use of current market price to
assess the impact of pigs under restriction and unable to enter
the market, is an inappropriate measure of the need for Exceptional
Market Support when it is proposed as a result of measures which
threaten serious future disturbance of the market upon
the release of a backlog of pigs onto the market. The UK market
for heavy pigs is small and fragile at best. If the pigs had been
retained on farm (in the absence of the Welfare of Livestock Regulations
1994) their release upon de-restriction would have seriously overloaded
In response to the Minister's rebuttal here,
the East Anglian Pig Advisers Association have sent us details
of the Pigmeat Management Committee meetings during 1998 (see
Annex A). We cannot fault their analysis and there seems to be
no doubt that in 1997 and 1998 this Government's representatives
did vote in favour of schemes providing full market value compensation
for the disposal of pigs locked in surveillance and protection
zones. As far as UK outbreaks are concerned, Government policy
did not have to previously handle the issue of pigmeat from herds
under restriction in surveillance areas being banned from the
food chain, except where heat treatment took place.
We are interested to note the Minister's observation
that as this is an Animal Health matter, which she will not be
fully informed on. The fundamental principle of the Animal Health
Act is that the Minister pays full compensation for any healthy
thing seized, caused to be slaughtered, or ordered to be destroyed,
buried or disposed of, which in our view includes Disposal Scheme
In the light of the confirmation by MAFF in
their Memorandum M14 that the Disposal Scheme, although conceived
originally purely as a welfare management measure, was subsequently
redesigned into one for reducing the risk of spread of disease
as the outbreak developed, we invite the Minister to comment.
In the light of the discovery of:
We invite the Committee to consider whether
it is appropriate for them to recommend to the Minister that the
Pig Welfare Disposal Scheme be amended to provide retrospective
compensation at full market value at Government's expense.
1. Further commitment at Q.73/74, not only
to ensure the application of European rules in other Member States
but also where the rules permit a response of varying degree to
ensure that the UK response is broadly of the same magnitude and
level as that of other Member States. Unless corrected by the
Minister this general statement may be useful for the future and
confirms that what Nick Brown said regarding equal treatment for
Swine Fever at the start of the outbreak is still in effect.
2. Contrary to previous assertions that
Animal Health Act compensation was not designed for dealing with
the removal of pigs locked in zones, confirmation at Q.110 and
M14-21 that removal of such pigs is an animal health measure (and
therefore ought properly to be dealt with under the Animal Health
3. Rebuttal is required that the Government's
use of market price is not an appropriate measure of the need
for Exceptional Market Support when it is proposed as a result
of measures which threaten serious future disturbance of the market.
Also remember that the heavy pig market, which is the main one
being protected, is smaller in the UK in relation to our pig population
than it is on the continent.
4. Rebuttal is required of the Government's
argument that "different Community rules" apply to small
and large outbreaks (unless they can prove references to the relevant
EC documents) and a statement that this outbreak was somewhat
larger than measures which have been supported elsewhere.
5. Rebuttal is required of the Ministers
suggestion that UK was not in favour of market-value compensation
for zone-locked pigs in 199-98. Clearly at least in the case of
continental farmers it was. Observation that the principle
of UK law was that any healthy thing seized, destroyed or ordered/caused
to be so to prevent the spread of disease is compensated in full
would also reinforce Point 1.
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Book Notes - Josh Bazell ("Beat the Reaper")
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published books.
Josh Bazell's debut novel, Beat the Reaper, has been on my radar for years. I first heard of the book when Littlle, Brown bought the North American rights in 2007, then the wonderful trailer for the novel popped up online, and I recently read that the forthcoming film adaptation will star Leonardo DiCaprio.
Beat the Reaper lives up to its considerable hype. Fast-moving, violent and surprisingly thoughtful, Bazell's debut novel is even charming at times, especially the protagonist, a hitman turned intern. Peter Brown has done many bad things, but his introspective nature shares his surprising moral compass clearly and often endears compassion from the reader. The book's humor combined with its quick pace made Beat the Reaper one of the most enjoyable books I have read in a long time.
The Washington Post wrote of the book:
"Beat the Reaper is a hypochondriac's nightmare but a reader's dream. After I gulped down the doctor's story, my pulse was racing so fast I didn't know whether to recommend his outrageous first novel or sue for malpractice. Bazell has sutured together Alan Alda's Capt. Hawkeye and James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano, and so long as he keeps everything operating fast enough, it's too much fun and too much gore to take your eyes off the page. Beware the risk of dependency."
In his own words, here is Josh Bazell's Book Notes essay for his debut novel, Beat the Reaper:
I just came out with something of mafia epic, Beat the Reaper, so the use of music to evoke particular time periods has been on my mind.
When I was growing up in the 80s, a few people listened to good new music. like the Smiths or the Cure, a lot of people listened to top-40 putrescence, like Marillion or Phil Collins, and everybody listened to classic rock – which back then was 50s to 70s. Yet a movie made about the 80s today will almost always feature only "80s music" – which somehow means music like the Smiths or the Cure.
Part of this is practical. It's hard to say "1985" by showing a kid in a 50s button-down short-sleeved shirt listening to Led Zeppelin on LP, even though that's what you would have seen in, say, my room in 1985. And part of it is aesthetic, in that it's a lot to ask of a song that it be top-40 now and also a classic later on. As the Bible says, the fashionable now will be the unfashionable soon, which may refer specifically to Mike and the Mechanics.
But as rare as it is to see someone attempt to portray an era's true smear of music, it can be beautiful when it happens. I just read Ethan Coen (of Coen Brothers fame)'s short story "Destiny," about a boxer caught between two feuding mobsters. It's an awesome story, but the high point is when the protagonist has to watch a video of one of the mobsters' wives at an orgy, and realizes the music in the background is "Fire and Rain," by James Taylor. The story is from 1998, and "Fire and Rain" is from 1970, but somehow a song like "All My Life," by K-Ci and JoJo – number 7 for 1998 – just wouldn't seem as real.
Josh Bazell and Beat the Reaper links:
the book's website
the book's video trailer
excerpt from the book
Goodreads page for the book
LibraryThing page for the book
Bibliophile By the Sea review
Booking Mama review
BookLoons Reviews review
Bookmarks Magazine review
BookPage review
Cleveland Plain Dealer review
Curled Up With a Good Book review
The Drowning Machine review
Entertainment Weekly review
Fantasy Book Critic review
Fantasy Debut review
Flavorwire review
Fredericksburg Fee Lance-Star review
The Mystery Site review
New York Observer review
New York Times review
The Oregonian review
Powell's Books review
Reading With Monie review
San Francisco Chronicle review
Seattle Times review
USA Today review
Washington Post review
GalleyCat interview with the author
The Millions' Year in Reading essay by the author
Newsvine interview with the author
Today show interview with the author
also at Largehearted Boy:
Previous Book Notes submissions (authors create playlists for their book)
Online "Best Books of 2008" Lists
Largehearted Boy Favorite Novels of 2008
Largehearted Boy Favorite Graphic Novels of 2008
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)
Why Obama (musicians and authors explain their support of the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign)
guest book reviews
musician/author interviews
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2008 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2007 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2006 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2005 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2004 Edition)
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ITCCS.org is reporting that Joseph Ratzinger resigned as Pope this week as a result of pending charges for criminal conspiracy to aid and protect child torture and trafficking. The report reveals that the organization has procured an arrest warrant from an unnamed European nation against Ratzinger, and will move to place a commercial lien against all the financial assets of Vatican, Inc effective Easter Sunday, 3/31/13 via international law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
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I'm interested to see how this pans out in March. I would not doubt for a minute that he has had a hand in covering up more than just what's stated. Though now since he is resigning can they still put a lien on the Vatican if he is no longer the Pope?
Please advise as I don't know all procedures (some) but not all when it comes to liens and so forth.~
S&F I will look forward to updates.
The 'state' is Eurostaete, a small patch of uncontested ditch between Germany and the Netherlands claimed as a 'sovereign' nation.