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Since Photography is literally "drawing with light" and the season of lights is upon us... how about you SONY camera jockeys shoot some Christmas lights and show some creativity?
Just a suggestion...
Don Schap - BFA, Digital Photography
A Photographer Is Forever
Look, I did not create the optical laws of the Universe ... I simply learned to deal with them.
Remember: It is usually the GLASS, not the camera (except for moving to Full Frame), that gives you the most improvement in your photography.
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He lives !! lol
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Welcome back Don. Thought it had been a bit quiet round here lately. I look forward to the Don/Rooz "discussions" continuing in the future. It's good to have knowledgeable folks with differing opinions.
Around every picture there's a corner & round every corner there's a picture
- the fun's in finding them
Thanks Guys... I've been in a rare funk, dealing with the Nation's depressed economy. Day after day, the government reduces the quality of national life. Someone is diverting the funds from the USA, making it very difficult to transact business on a smaller level. Taxing and business licensing is ridiculous for the "start-up" company. All that... and the digital environment has not done us any favors, either, as camera phones seem to have replaced the need for professional assistance. People are willing to "compromise" their photography for the instant gratification they get with these crappy, limited capability cellphones. It's hard to fight the "insta-matic" society we live in, now, where you don't even have to pay for any developing.
SONY is really driving the customers nuts, as the continual threat to the ALPHA lensing system continues down to a horrible end. The mere idea of having to replace all my lenses for the E-mount equivalent, to make use of the new camera bodies, is not attractive in the least. I really do not need to say more about that. I invite other alternatives, though.
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good to see you back Don. sorry things aren't working out great for you at the moment, although I would caution anyone who externalises all their problems and not internalising any of them. pro photography is a tough gig and the amount of uber-talented young folk is mind boggling.
as for sony...well...the are on fire so doubt we'll agree there.
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Looks like Canada is trying to reinvent the chill of the Arctic! I can't keep my camera warm enough to take winter shots w/o heat tape! Maybe I should get a SONY a55 and heat the planet?
Welcome back Don. Making a living capturing images is definitely difficult. After a few successes my photo income all but vanished. Shooting gatherings (weddings and reunions) has become a very hit-or-miss proposition due to exactly what you pointed out. Crappy cell phone pics seem the be the norm now.
Sony? Don't know what their problem is, but they do make great sensors. The one on my D7000 works great. And from what I've seen the D610 sensor does as well. The lens mounts haven't changed in quite a while.
We are pretty chilly here in Northern CA as well. In the 20's here by the sea and getting family reports of 4 deg. F up by Shasta.
Life has it's ups and downs... I've had several. Keep the faith.
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50mm f/1.8, Sigma 18-125, Sigma 24-70 f/2.8, Nikon 18-105 VR, Nikon 55-200 VR, Nikon 43-86 f/3.5 AiS, Vivitar 28-90 F/2.8-3.5 Macro, Vivitar 75-205 F/3.8-4.8, SB800.
Ha! See, I can change...
people seam to think instagram is wonderful photography...wonder why we even bother any more
That's a pretty negative outlook of things ! lol
Well, I was trying to wait for a nice night to photograph my Christmas decorations on the house... and lo' and behold, we had another water main detonation in the front yard. It was 3-degrees Fahrenheit all night, as the Public Works department repaired the rupture.
I used the unbelievable amount of encircling water as a reflection pool. (It's all frozen solid, now - 20131224 - 11:00AM)
Many images not-so-simply create themselves.
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Mike D'Antoni
Born: May 8, 1951 in Mullens, West Virginia
Playing career: After playing at Marshall University, D'Antoni was drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the second round of the 1973 NBA Draft. Had NBA stints with both the Kings (1973-76) and San Antonio Spurs (1977-78). Also played in the ABA with the Spirits of St. Louis (1976-77) and in Italy with Olimpia Milano (1978-1990). On the Italian team, D'Antoni finished as the team's all-time leading scorer, won five Italian League titles, two Euroleague titles, two Cups of Italy, one Korac Cup and one Interconintental Cup
Coaching career: Has coached extensively in Italy and the NBA. D'Antoni's coaching stints in Italy include Philips/Recoaro Milano (1990-94) and Benneton Treviso (1994-97, 2001-02). He led Philips/Recoaro Milano to a 1992 European Championship and 1993 Korac Cup. With Benneton Treviso, D'Antoni won the Cup of Europe and Coppa Italia in 1995, a national league title in 1996-97 and league championship in 2003. D'Antoni's NBA head coaching experience includes the Denver Nuggets (1998-99), Portland Trail Blazers (2000-01), Phoenix Suns (2003-08) and New York Knicks (2008-12). D'Antoni has compiled a 388-339 record. He led the Suns to the Western Conference Finals in 2005 and 2006. D'Antoni was forced to resign last season with the Knicks after an 18-24 start.
Connections to Lakers: Kobe Bryant played for D'Antoni when he was one of Team USA's assistant coaches in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. Steve Nash played four seasons and won two MVP awards under D'Antoni with the Phoenix Suns (2004-2008).

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Nov 7, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Great looking Bird. Best of luck!
Sep 11, 2009 at 12:21 pm
A Mopar/Ford man. That sounds like my story. I like 'em all (and I do mean all) but my head is all about pentastars and blue ovals. Looks like you used to have my other fetish for little Brit cars as well. It takes a true masochist to walk that line. Cheers!
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Wannabe Bernardo bride may be seeking fame and comfort: Author
LONDON, Ont. — A city woman planning to marry Paul Bernardo seems an unusual case of someone seeking both fame and comfort, says the author of a book on women who choose killer husbands.
The woman is likely both a victim and willing participant in the shocking relationship, added Sheila Isenberg, author of Women Who Love Men Who Kill.
"Whatever she sees in him or finds in him is answering her deepest psychological needs. I do feel for her."
Isenberg may be in a minority, as Canadians from coast to coast reacted with shock and horror Thursday to news of the wedding plans revealed by QMI Agency.
An independent source confirmed the 30-year-old woman, whom QMI Agency has decided not to identify at this time, took steps to advance a plan to wed Bernardo.
The bright and university-educated woman admitted to QMI Agency she's been writing letters to Bernardo, and told friends she was going to marry a man named Paul who'd served time "for the most horrible crimes you could imagine," while sporting a tattoo that reads "Paul's girl."
Since being told by QMI Agency of the wedding plans about three weeks ago, the woman's family has been trying to convince her she's making a mistake.
Family members and the woman declined comment Thursday, but the rest of the country had plenty to say.
Isenberg said the woman is hardly to blame and not the first to want to marry a manipulative killer.
"They're cons but they're also con-men," she said of killers behind bars. "They have a lot of time on their hands, so they learn to be good manipulators."
But, she added, "it's possible that he manipulated her but it's also possible she was very susceptible to being manipulated. I think she convinced herself Bernardo didn't do it."
She divided the women into two general categories, including those who want the fame.
"Their (killers') faces are all over the newspapers. They're on TV. They're on the news. They are so well known that any woman that gets involved with them also becomes well known."
On the surface, the London woman fits the bill, Isenberg said.
"The first reaction was … I thought it was the usual woman wanting her 15 minutes of fame."
But the fact the woman doesn't want to see her name in print, and avoided talking to QMI Agency for several days, suggests she doesn't quite fit into that category, Isenberg said.
The second category consists of women who've been in past abusive relationships looking for a love that makes them feel safe and special. It's not important to them if the killers are notorious.
"When they get involved with a guy behind bars for life, they see it is a chance, and this all subconscious,to be in control. He cannot hurt them. He is prison," Isenberg said.
Interviews with family and friends reveal the London woman has endured abusive relationships with boyfriends.
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CSDI: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
5010. Procedures in Clinical Management (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Procedures used in diagnostic and treatment of communication disorders. Topics include observation styles, task presentation and analysis, reinforcement techniques, group management, and intervention models. Multicultural communication models and supervised observation experiences in various clinical and public school settings.
5510, 5511, 5512. Special Problems in Speech and Hearing (2,2,2)
For advanced senior and graduate students. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May count toward the CSDI major with consent of chair. Independent exploration of specific areas of interest in communication disorders and research.
6100. Language Disorders (3)
P: Undergraduate course in language development. Childhood language disorders from infancy to school-age period. Principles of assessment, intervention, and classification of various types of language disorders. Specific language impairment, developmental and acquired language disorders, and autism.
6101. Language and Learning Disabilities (3)
P: CSDI 6100. Oral and written language learning disabilities in school-age and adolescent populations. Contemporary theories, assessment practices, and intervention techniques used in management of those with language learning disorders and/or dyslexia.
6103. Research Design in Speech and Hearing (3)
P: Undergraduate statistics course. Fundamentals of research and experimental design and basic statistical analysis in communication sciences and disorders.
6104. Seminar in Voice Disorders (3)
P: CSDI 6121 or consent of instructor. Anatomy and physiology of vocal mechanism and phonatory process. Consideration of influence of pathology on phonation. In-depth study of special voice problems as well as those more commonly encountered in clinical practice and their treatment.
6106. Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Current and historical concepts of nature and etiology of stuttering and other fluency disorders such as methodologies of assessment and treatment of children and adults, parent counseling, and research design.
6108. Seminar in Articulation/Phonology Disorders (3)
P: Undergraduate course in articulation/phonology or consent of instructor. Phonologic/articulatory development and disorders, dynamics of articulatory production, phonetics as clinical tool, and nature and development of normal and defective articulation/phonology. Contemporary scientific methodology, technology, and research in appraisal and treatment of phonological/articulatory disorders.
6109. Motor Speech Disorders (3)
P: CSDI 3020, 3030, 6110; or consent of instructor. Neurophysiology of motor speech behavior coupled with detailed clinical analyses and treatment of various forms of dysarthria and apraxia.
6110. Brain, Language, and Aphasia (3)
P: CSDI 6100 or consent of instructor. Comprehensive study of correlative nature of brain and language. Emphasis on aphasiology, including neurological, cognitive, and linguistic aspects.
6111. Communication Disorders in Infants and Toddlers (3)
Theory and practice in the assessment and intervention of speech and language disorders in the infant/toddler population.
6112. Seminar in Cranio-Facial Anomalies and Alaryngeal Rehabilitation (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Anatomy, physiology, assessment, and treatment of persons with cranio-facial anomalies (including cleft lip and palate) and alaryngeal disorders (laryngectomy).
6113. Linguistic/Cognitive Impairments in Brain-Injured Adults (3)
P: CSDI 6110 or consent of instructor. Relationships between cognition, communicative abilities, and brain in normal aging dementia, various causes of dementia, head injury, and right hemisphere brain-damage in adults.
6114. Dysphagia and Neuromotor Functions (3)
Relationships between brain and neuromotor functions specifically in regard to swallowing function. Identification, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of disordered swallowing.
6117. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3)
Provides an overview of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), including selecting and implementing AAC for children and adults.
6121. Speech Science (3)
P: CSDI 3030 or equivalent. Acoustic theory of speech production and anatomical and physiological aspects of speech-motor production.
6200. Multicultural Communication Disorders (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Speech and language variations in regional dialects, bilingualism, foreign accent, and multicultural populations. Emphasis on assessing disorders and providing therapy to multicultural and multilingual populations.
6225, 6226, 6227. Clinical Practicum in Speech and Language Pathologies (1,2,3)
For CSDI graduate students. Each course may be repeated from 1-3 semesters. P: Completion of 24 s.h. of undergraduate and/or graduate academic course work in CSDI; consent of instructor. Utilization of advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application for speech-language and hearing impaired individuals under direct faculty supervision in University Speech and Hearing Clinic.
6229. Distance Education Clinical Internship (1-9)
May be repeated. P: Admission to the CSDI Distance Education Program; completion of 12 s.h. academic CSDI graduate course work and/or consent of Director of Distance Education program and Director of External Clinical Education. Clinical practice in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures at clinical facilities that have affiliation agreements with ECU/CSDI, supervised by ASHA certified and state-licensed (where applicable) speech-language pathologists.
6320. Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology I (1)
Required one hour clinical methods course addressing basic assessment and intervention issues in Speech-Language Pathology.
6321. Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology II (1)
P: 6320. Required one credit clinical methods course which is a continuation of CSDI 6320 addressing advanced assessment and intervention issues in speech-language pathology.
6520. Master of Science Paper (2)
P: CSDI 6103. Formulation of lab project, a case study, or library research project. Principles and procedures of recognizing and stating problems of scientific, professional, and clinical importance in CSDI.
6521, 6522, 6523. Readings in Speech and Hearing Research (1,2,3)
Each course may be repeated from 1-3 semesters. P: Consent of instructor. Independent exploration of areas of interest in contemporary research in communication disorders and speech and hearing science.
6527, 6528, 6529. Research in Speech-Language Pathology (1-3)
For CSDI graduate students. P: CSDI 6103; consent of chair. Independent studies, lab projects, case studies, and research problems in communication sciences and disorders.
6800. Communication Processes and Disorders in Aging (3) Formerly CSDI 5800
Study of basic communicative processes and disorders of the aging population including anatomic and physiologic changes in the speech, language, and hearing mechanism. Service delivery issues and residential accommodations for the aging also are addressed.
6900. Administration and Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Methods involved in organization, management, and supervision in a public school or clinical speech-language and hearing therapy program.
6901. Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology (1)
For CSDI graduate students. P: Consent of instructor. Supervisory processes, certification, licensure, and ethics/legal issues in Speech-Language Pathology.
6990, 6991. Internship in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (1,1)
May be taken concurrently. Each course may be repeated for maximum of 3 s.h. each. P: Completion of a minimum of 1 semester of full-time graduate study at ECU and 100 patient contact hours; consent of the director of clinical operations and the dept chair. Directed experience with communicatively handicapped in clinical facility outside university.
6992. Internship in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology (2)
May be repeated. P: CSDI 6990 or 6991. Directed clinical experience in university-affiliated clinical facility for a full semester.
6993. Full-time Internship in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology (2-9)
Credit hours designated relative to clinical responsibilities of student at their specific clinical site of practice. P: Completion of minimum of 3 semesters of full-time graduate study at East Carolina University and 150 patient contact hours; consent of director of clinical operations and dept chair. Directed full-time clinical experience in university-affiliated clinical facility for full semester.
7000. Thesis (1-6)
May be repeated. May count maximum of 3 s.h.
7001. Thesis: Summer Research (1)
May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting thesis research may only register for this course during the summer.
7004. Research Ethics for a Complex World* (2) Same as GRAD 7004
P: Current enrollment in master's or doctoral program. Introductory graduate course. Case studies, readings, policy review, assignments, and discussions with guest faculty examine areas of ethical concern for researchers. Areas include scientific misconduct, conflict of interest, abusive mentoring, improper authorship practices, protection of human participants, animal subjects of research, and others.
7500. Professional Issues in Communication Disorders (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Contemporary topics in administration of clinical programs in speech-language pathology and audiology, clinical supervision models, theories of leadership, state licensure and national certification standards, and legal and other current issues.
8000. Methods in Clinical Audiology (3)
P: Consent of instructor. In-depth understanding of issues and employment of basic and advanced auditory tests. Emphasis on relationship between these topics and clinical competency required with advanced testing and diagnosis.
8001. Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System (2)
P: Consent of instructor. Functional anatomy and neurophysiology of vestibular and balance systems, from level of inner ear to central nervous system. Emphasis on describing anatomical and physiological bases for both normal and pathological vestibular and balance functions.
8002. Assessment and Management of the Vestibular System (3)
P: CSDI 8001 and consent of instructor. Theory and clinical application of current electrophysiological procedures for assessing peripheral and central nervous system portions of vestibular and balance systems.
8003. Advanced Pediatric Assessment (3)
P: CSDI 6001, 6019. Contemporary developments in assessment and habilitation of hearing loss in infants and children. Includes areas of otoacoustic emissions, auditory evoked potentials, acoustic emissions, and behavioral auditory assessment and auditory processing.
8004. Embryology, Genetics, and the Auditory System (3)
P: CSDI 6000, 6013; or consent of instructor. Comprehensive study of embryology, genetics, and syndromes as related to auditory system.
8005. Methods in Amplification (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Study of the components and functions of amplification systems, hearing aid evaluation and selection, and related regulations and guidelines. Emphasis on current research, software applications, and clinical implications for high performance technology systems.
8006. Auditory Processing (3)
P: CSDI 8000 or consent of instructor. Contemporary theories of auditory processing. Methodologies in assessment and management of auditory processing skills and disorders.
8007. Methods in Clinical Audiology Lab (1)
P: Consent of instructor; C: CSDI 8000. Hearing evaluation laboratory.
8009. Psychoacoustics (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Examines abilities and limitations of human hearing to discover how sounds entering the ear are processed to give listener useful information about the world outside. Specific topics include measurement methods; frequency, intensity and temporal encoding; localization; and speech perception.
8010. Computer and Instrumentation Applications to Speech and Hearing Science* (3)
Knowledge and skills in application of basic signal processing technologies in speech and hearing laboratories. Stimulus generation and analysis techniques as well as physiological recording methods. Emphasis on digital instrumentation training. Analog devices included as needed for certain applications.
8011. Advanced Acoustics (3)
P: Consent of instructor. An advanced study of sound and acoustic vibration in the context of living organisms and hearing.
8012. Physiological Phonetics* (3)
P: CSDI 6121 or equivalent. Physiologic aspects of speech-motor production. Lab experiences include physiological measurements of respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, and resonance mechanisms.
8013. Methods in Clinical Audiology II (3)
P: CSDI 8000 or consent of instructor. Analysis and synthesis of results from advanced audiological testing (behavioral, electrophysiological, and neurological) and differential diagnosis of auditory pathologies.
8014. Acoustic Phonetics* (3)
P: CSDI 6121 or equivalent. Acoustic theory of speech production and acoustic analysis of speech. Lab experiences include modern analytical techniques in speech analysis.
8015. Electronic Instrumentation and Calibration in Speech and Hearing (3)
Advanced study of electronics, circuits, and instruments used in basic and applied research in the hearing and speech sciences.
8016. Auditory Physiology* (3)
P: CSDI 6009, 6010; or equivalent. Functional anatomy and physiology of auditory nervous system, from level of inner ear to cerebral cortex. Emphasis on describing anatomical and physiological bases for both normal and pathological hearing functions.
8017. Advanced Methods in Amplification II (3)
P: CSDI 8005 or consent of instructor. Study of hearing aid selection, verification and outcome measures, fitting of amplification in special populations; includes in-class lab exercises.
8018. Neurolinguistics* (3)
P: CSDI 6101, 6103, 6110; or equivalent. Relationships between brain and language and between brain and other cognitive abilities that influence communication.
8019. Electrophysiological Measures in Audition I (3)
P: CSDI 8000 or consent of instructor. Introduces issues underlying employment of theory and application of clinical use of clinical procedures in electrophysiological measurement of auditory function. Topics restricted to measurement techniques at auditory periphery and early evoked potentials.
8020. Advanced Seminar in Communication Sciences (1-9)
May register for maximum of 9 s.h. May count toward concentration area. P: Consent of instructor.
8021. Aural Rehabilitation (4)
3 hours of didactic lecture and one weekly lab for development and implementation of a community-based program. P: CSDI 8013, 8100; or consent of instructor. Study of aural rehabilitation principles, methods, and technologies.
8022. Advanced Seminar in Audiology (1-9)
May register for a maximum of 9 s.h. May count toward concentration area. P: Consent of instructor.
8023. Advanced Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology (1-9)
May register for a maximum of 9 s.h. May count toward concentration area. P: Consent of instructor.
8024. Advanced Electrophysiological Measures (3)
P: CSDI 8019 and consent of instructor. Latest developments in auditory neurophysiological measurement techniques. Review of test procedures in clinical use and those under research development. Focus on all levels of auditory system, from inner ear to temporal lobe. Intensive review of basic science and clinical research literature as well as hands-on lab experiences with new procedures.
8026. Electrophysiological Measures in Audition II (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Introduces issues underlying theory and application of clinical use of measurement techniques for middle and late evoked potentials.
8027. Cochlear Implants (2)
P: Consent of instructor. Applied and theoretical principles involved with cochlear implants, including candidacy, rehabilitation and programming considerations.
8028. Auditory Pathologies (2)
P: Consent of instructor. Medical/surgical procedures for treatment of disorders affecting auditory and vestibular systems and discussion of prognosis and treatment options.
8030. Doctoral Colloquium (1-9)
May register for a maximum of 9 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Current topics in field of communication sciences and disorders, varying from grantsmanship to health care leadership.
8070, 8071, 8072, 8073. Research Internship: Communication Sciences* (3,3,3,3)
P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
8080, 8081, 8082, 8083. Research Internship: Audiology* (3,3,3,3)
P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
8090, 8091, 8092, 8093. Research Internship: Speech-Language-Pathology* (3,3,3,3)
P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
8100. Advanced Audiology Methods Lab (1)
P: Consent of instructor. Lab experiences in assessment of auditory systems.
8102. Vestibular Lab (1)
P: Consent of instructor. Lab experiences in assessment of vestibular and balance systems.
8103. Electrophysiological Measures in Audition I - Laboratory (1)
P: Consent of instructor. Hands-on lab exercises for clinical procedures in electrophysiological measurement of auditory periphery and early evoked potentials.
8104. Electrophysiological Measures in Audition II - Laboratory (1)
P: CSDI 8019, 8103; or consent of instructor. Hands-on lab exercises for clinical procedures in electrophysiological measurement of middle and late evoked potentials.
8150. Audiology Licensure, Certification and Related Issues (1)
P: Consent of instructor. Current issues related to the laws, regulations, policies, and supervisory processes governing or related to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathologies.
8234. Audiology Clinical Rotation (1-9)
May be repeated for credit. P: Consent of instructor. Observations, readings, supervised clinical practicum, and weekly clinic meetings.
8993. Clinical Residency (6-9)
P: Consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Clinical experience in application of knowledge, abilities, and advanced clinical skills.
8999. Predoctoral Independent Study (1,2,3,4,5,6)
May be repeated. Self-study of a range of topics and techniques relevant to preparation for undertaking dissertation research.
9000. Dissertation (3-12)
May be repeated. May count maximum of 18 s.h. toward the degree.
9001. Dissertation: Summer Research (1)
May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting dissertation research may only register for this course during the summer.
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There's been a lot of speculation surrounding Marc Webb's interpretation of The Amazing Spider-Man. But from what we've seen in the trailer, there is definitely more emphasis on not only the origins of Spider-Man but of Peter Parker himself. In a recent interview, the director spoke to the character's backstory, which he claims will be revealed over the course of several films.
"I wanted to give the audience something new, so that started off with getting underneath the parents' story, which will unfold over probably a few movies," Webb told MTV News. "We don't totally wrap up that story in this first movie. It's sort of an ongoing mystery. That was something that was interesting to me."
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Webb noted, however, that he still intends to uphold certain aspects of the Spider-Man canon, including the spider bite and Peter's relationship with Uncle Ben.
"This is probably a reveal," he continued, "but there is no wrestling match in this movie. The character is evolving in a different way. It's about finding a balance between iconic elements of the Spider-Man mythology -- like how Uncle Ben's death transforms him emotionally -- but it happens in a different way... [Peter] is bitten by a spider, but maybe it's not a radioactive spider. Or maybe it is! You'll have to see."
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LEVEL: A Level – Linear
Media Studies is a fast-growing subject, increasing in popularity at both A Level and degree level. The AS and A Level Media Studies courses give you a broad experience of many different aspects of the media, plus the opportunity to carry out your own research and produce your own print and video products. It equips you with the skills and knowledge to engage critically with the wide range of media you encounter in everyday life.
This course will touch on most of the main media at some point: film, television, advertising and a range of new media, such as websites and video games.
You will carry out studies of specific types of texts. A range of concepts and issues will also be covered: how the media represents particular social groups, who owns the media and how this affects the type of media produced. You will learn to use digital video cameras and digital editing equipment to produce your own video work.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of media concepts, contexts (and critical debates)
- Apply knowledge and understanding when analysing media products and processes (and evaluating their own practical work) to show how meanings and responses are created
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and construct media products using appropriate technical and creative skills
Media Studies combines practical with theory. Emphasis is placed on how media products in the digital age are increasingly reliant on using the different platforms of broadcast, print and e-Media to engage audiences. AS encourages students to develop their understanding of media texts and the wider context in which they are produced and consumed.
A2 challenges students to develop independent research skills. Topics taught in class include politics, identities, capitalism and Marxism. Students must build on this ground-work; developing individualised case studies for use in the exam. The coursework is a combined written and practical project, chosen by the students.
Unit 1 – MEST 1
Investigating Media
50% of As, 25% of A Level
2 hour written examination
80 marks
Two sections: A – four compulsory answer questions, B – choice of one from two essay answers (Case study of Harry Potter).
Unit 2 – MEST 2
Creating Media
50% of AS, 25% of A Level
Practical unit
80 marks
Externally set production briefs.
Unit 3 – MEST 3
Media: Critical Perspectives
25% of A Level
2 hour written examination
Two sections: A – three compulsory questions on unseen stimulus pieces, B – one essay on a chosen identity case study created by the student.
Unit 4 – MEST 4
Media: Research and Production
25% od A Level
Practical unit
80 marks
Two Sections: Critical Investigation(48 marks and 2000 words), Linked production piece (32 marks)
• 5 MacBooks complete with industry-standard software
• 5 iMacs in individual editing suites
• 2 Big Daddy Cameras
• SLR Camera
• 4 compact Cameras
• 12 HandyCams
• GoPro
• 8 individual PCs for independent research
Studying Media can lead to further education in Journalism, Film/Media Studies, Advertising.
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'Walking Dead': Danai Gurira on slaying zombies, Michonne's nightmare
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Michonne (Danai Gurira) fights off walkers in Episode 9 of "The Walking Dead." (Gene Page / AMC)Link
Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in Episode 9 of "The Walking Dead." (Gene Page / AMC)Link
Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) in Episode 9 of "The Walking Dead." (Gene Page / AMC)Link
Walkers and Michonne (Danai Gurira) in Episode 9 of "The Walking Dead." (Gene Page / AMC)Link
"The Walking Dead" returned for the second half of its fourth season Sunday with a gripping episode titled "After," which tracks Rick, Carl and Michonne as they attempt to recover from the crushing attack that rendered their prison sanctuary uninhabitable and scattered the survivors out on the road once more.
Written by Robert Kirkman and directed by Greg Nicotero, the episode features a memorable turn for Danai Gurira and her warrior Michonne. The character's steely demeanor always has served as a kind of emotional armor, helping her to cope with profound, unspeakable loss and survive in the brutal, post-apocalyptic landscape. But in the latest installment of the wildly popular series, Michonne finds herself struggling to suppress painful memories of the time before the dead roamed the earth and wondering whether she should continue to fight to survive in a world where hope is so difficult to come by.
Hero Complex caught up with the actress and acclaimed playwright ("The Convert," "In the Continuum") to dissect the latest episode in more depth — those who missed "After" might want to stop reading now, however, there are spoilers ahead.
Hero Complex: You've been able to reveal so many more sides to Michonne this year – the real emphasis on character overall this season that's been such a focus for show runner Scott M. Gimple has been fascinating to watch.
Dania Gurira: There's a lot of stuff I had to sit on as Michonne for a long time because she was sitting on it. She's not interested in revealing her stuff. That's not how she's built. That's not what she's about. When she transformed into her apocalyptic self, it was a woman who certainly wasn't looking to talk about her feelings. It's a lot to sit on. A lot of her intensity comes from the fact that there are things that are inside her that she doesn't share. That can make you a pretty intense person. It's been great to open up those things. We started teasing them out over the course of the season, and it was really great to be able to play certain aspects of her out and have her crack through a couple of things. It was very gratifying to do that, to do that for her, she's just been such an intense chick for so long.
HC: We've seen her smile, show a sense of humor. She's still a warrior, but she's become on screen a little bit more of a complete person.
DG: It makes total sense that she hasn't been much of a giggler or a smiler. She's just not that person, sometimes it's disarming to see a chick who's like that, but to me there was truth in the fact that she wasn't a smiler or a giggler. That is a truthful way that this woman metabolized who she is outside of society as it used to be. The idea of that made sense to me, but being able to have small moments that she's had this season – she's had moments of joy and ease – have been really enjoyable to do, of course. But she's not that chick. She's not trying to make you feel comfortable. She's not trying to make friends. If she makes friends with someone it's a very genuine thing. It's nothing she needs. She's designed her life in the post-apocalyptic realm to not need people, but then she started to realize that that's just no way to be.
HC: Are those scenes with no dialogue more challenging in some respects?
DG: Not as long as the life of what I'm doing is clear. It was such a beautifully written episode. I really enjoyed working on it with Greg. Me and Greg are pretty close just in general, so working with him and collaborating with him is very easy for me. Of course working with Gimple is also wonderful, so really breaking down what the underbelly of what the entire episode was was really enjoyable. By the time we were actually shooting, it was very clear to me what she was doing and why. And once it's clear to you what your character's doing and why, it's not challenging. You're just living what she's going through in that moment, there's a lot that's churning inside of her, there's a lot that she's experiencing. There's ways she uses this time period, she's tried to stifle a lot of things. She's just pushed them down. She's trying to deaden herself really – until she's not. So those moments when she's just walking in silence, there are two different types of beats. There's a time when she's deadening, and there's a time when she was coming back to life, so those were very clear tracks for me in terms of where she was. The whole, what's-the-point component in the beginning – the idea of committing to people if this is how it constantly results – then the realization that there is a point. There is a point to it. There is joy to be found in human connection and she wants that. She doesn't want to be in isolation forever. She could walk around like a zombie, she could turn into one at any moment quite literally. She's in the realm of actually allowing that to possibly happen because the idea of going on is ceasing to make sense, but the idea that she then switches out of that and chooses life – which makes sense with who she is, she's a fighter. She's not someone who's going to give up but she just goes through that experience of maybe this is the moment where Michonne gives up. But she's too much of a fighter to do that. Her true nature returns.
HC: The scene in which she's walking through the woods and ultimately kills the walkers surrounding her. What's the experience of filming a sequence like that for you, both physically and emotionally?
DG: That was probably one of my most enjoyable days ever as an artist. I was very aware of that scene. I did prep for it. I did think about how she was going to move through the scene. In total, I killed about 23 zombies, but we'd only planned for me to kill eight – the rest was just me letting go and Nicotero not saying cut. We just kept shooting it like that, we didn't know where I was going to go next and it was one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had on set. It was unhinged. It was a very exhilarating day for me in terms of letting this character have that release. I had to get out of her way and let her have her release.
HC: Were you surprised to see a dream sequence in the script? How did you approach that sequence?
DG: I really had to break down what the dream sequence was about for her and why it was there. I dug into it and thought about it and then I went online and researched dream interpretations and then it was like, oh, that's exactly what I thought, which is, the subconscious makes you metabolize and grieve in ways that you won't do when you're awake. That's what she was doing. She was metabolizing grief. While she's awake, she kind of deadens the mind. After she puts Hershel down, she shuts it down, she goes back to who she was before she met Andrea. Only in her sleep can her subconscious get her to really start to deal with the losses. It makes her fall into the depression, but it's a beginning of the process of, are you going to live or are you going to die? And I think that's really the question of the episode for Michonne. She's been through a lot, but is she going to keep going or is she going to stop? We had a wonderful time putting that scene together, but it was a really painful thing to remember who she was and really live in that moment or who she was, being a mother and being in love. Those things that got ripped from her. We had a great time because we got to be clean and pretty. It was like, Oh my god, we're inside, and it's clean in here! Everyone's smiling, there's electricity. It was so fun in a sense but it was so tragic and painful at the same time. I was very thankful for what they did on the page.
HC: I have a theory that Michonne is one of the only characters on the series — along with Daryl and Rick — who cannot be killed off.
DG: [Laughs] I leave that for you all to talk about and think about. That is nothing that goes through my mind in any way.
HC: Please answer this question with the greatest degree of specificity possible. What can fans expect to see in the rest of Season 4?
DG: What you've seen is great moments of really stepping into people's experiences, their minds and their hearts and also the terrain that they're in and the displacement that they're all experiencing. There's a psychic displacement, there's an emotional displacement, there's a physical displacement that's happening through the fact that this group has been so fractured and some people have really been lost from each other that are very close to each other. What you've seen in Episode 9 is just the beginning of how those experiences get portrayed, in ways you wouldn't have imagined. It's going to be a really exciting second half, an alteration in pace and tone that's going to be really thrilling and really rich and allows every character, I think, a great ability for us to get to know them. Who does everyone become as they step out of that prison? Who is everyone going to become? That's what you start to see in Episode 9 with Carl and with Michonne and then you start to see it more and more.
— Gina McIntyre
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The Hamilton girls basketball team won the championship game of the Hudsonville Tournament on Friday night, defeating Caledonia 45-30.
Hamilton led 16-15 at halftime, then outscored Caledonia 17-8 in the third quarter.
"Defensively, we were pretty happy giving up 15 in the first half," Hamilton coach Dan Van Hekken said. "We had some shots that weren't falling."
Ashley Overbeek led the Hawkeyes with 29 points, including four 3-pointers.
Courtney VandeVorde added six points for Hamilton (6-1).
Overbeek made the all-tournament team as did Rachael Tolsma, who scored 19 points in Thursday's win over Hudsonville.
Calvary 36, Howardsville Christian 31
Calvary won its fifth consecutive Crusader Tournament on Saturday.
The Crusaders jumped out to a 23-11 halftime lead.
Rachael Davis scored 14 points. Tori Dogger added 10 points. Meagan Piefer had 10 rebounds.
Black River 64, Fennville 42
Alicia Castorena 25 points, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range.
Grace DuMez added 19 points and Anna Stubbs scored nine points for the River Rats (4-2).
"It was our best game of the year," Black River coach Brent Rowe said. "We played well."
Megan Phillips scored 14 points to lead Fennville.
Holland Christian 40, Grand Rapids Christian 29
The Maroons won the non-conference game.
Ellery Mast and Hope Leppink each scored 10 points to lead the Maroons.
Autumn Rooks added nine points for Holland Christian (5-1).
"It was a great game for us," Holland Christian coach Crystal Strickland said. "We did a great job of taking care of the ball. We only had eight turnovers the entire game. Limiting them to two points in the third quarter was a huge confidence boost for our defense."
Muskegon 53, Holland 22
The Dutch hung with the Big Reds for the first half, but allowed 23 fourth-quarter points and dropped to 1-5 on the season.
Morgan Ricketts had nine points and 12 rebounds. Mariah Stewart added seven points.
Rachael Starr had two points in her first game of the season after recovering from surgery.
Coopersville 37, Zeeland West 32
The Dux kept within striking distance but couldn't overtake Coopersville in the non-conference battle.
Haley Hoogenraad led Zeeland West with 13 points. Kiri Tiemeyer added eight points.
"It was a close game from start to finish, but we came up short," Zeeland West coach Amy Edwards said.
Calvary falls in OT, then gets first win
The Holland Calvary boys basketball team lost 61-58 in overtime to Howardsville Christian in the first round of the Crusader Tournament on Friday.
It was the second consecutive overtime loss for the Crusaders.
Howardsville Christian hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go in regulation to force overtime tied 52-52.
"It was close within about four points the whole game," Calvary coach Jeff Johnson said. "They hit a nice 3 at the end. They converted two old-fashioned three-point plays, which was the difference in overtime."
Aaron Johnson scored 34 points and made eight 3-pointers. Luke Harris (eight rebounds) and Steven Dogger (nine rebounds) each added nine points.
The Crusaders then got their first win of the season Saturday, a 61-22 victory over West Michigan Aviation in the consolation game of the Crusader Tournament.
Johnson scored 23 points. Alex Kniowski added 12 points.
"This win was well-needed after losing two in overtime," Jeff Johnson said.
Zeeland West 51, Coopersville 48
The Dux claimed the non-conference victory.
Luke Dreyer scored 13 points, while Jordan VanDort had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Dux (3-2).
"It was an ugly game, but we'll take it," Zeeland West coach Kevin Towne said. "We didn't shoot the ball well, but made some key stops defensively."
Holland Christian 54, Grandville 32
The Maroons won the non-conference game at the Holland Civic Center. The game was tied 22-22 at halftime.
Jared Dykstra scored 15 points and Kyle Steigenga added 13. Justin Dykgraaf had seven for the Maroons (3-1).
"In the second half, we made a few adjustments and were more aggressive from the perimeter," Holland Christian coach Jason Mejeur said. "We were able to push in transition."
Hamilton 70, Middleville 60
The Hawkeyes scored 25 points in the third quarter to cruise to the non-conference win.
Elijah Walker scored 19 points to lead Hamilton. Dylan Buresh and Connor Davis each added 14 points and Grant Wolfram had nine.
Fennville 73, Black River 33
The Blackhawks rolled to the non-conference victory.
Aaron Overhiser had 20 points to lead the Blackhawks (4-1). Derrick Bradley added 14 points.
"We really were focused on correcting things that have not been up to par in the early part of the season, and we did a good job," Fennville coach Joe Rodriguez said.
Hoops rewind: Hamilton wins Hudsonville tourney
The Hamilton girls basketball team won the championship game of the Hudsonville Tournament on Friday night, defeating Caledonia 45-30.


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Guru Granth Sahib (Granth is Punjabi for book) or Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji or SGGS for short, is more than a holy book of the Sikhs. The Sikhs treat this Granth (holy book) as a living Guru. The holy text spans 1430 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the founders of the Sikh religion (the Ten Gurus of Sikhism) and various other Saints from other religions including Hinduism and Islam.
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The SGGS was given the Guruship by the last of the living Sikh Masters, Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1708. Guru Gobind Singh said before his demise that the Sikhs were to treat the SGGS as their next Guru.
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Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the general laws of the United States as to the punishment of offenses committed in any place within the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, except the District of Columbia, shall extend to the Indian country.
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Section consolidates said sections 217 and 218 of title 25, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Indians, and omits section 215 of said title as covered by the consolidation.
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Robert Samuelson has a good piece in the Washington Post about "the phony jobs debate." As Samuelson explains, presidents can't do much to influence short term job creation. Indeed, Samuelson argues, "John Kerry and John Edwards must grasp a president's modest job-creating powers; otherwise, they wouldn't be fit for the White House. Their jobs obsession is dishonest expediency."
Nonetheless, as Samuelson seems to recognize, presidents will always be held accountable for the employment situation during "their watch." But this doesn't mean that there's no hope for President Bush on this issue. Trial lawyers sometimes say that if you have to explain more than two very bad facts, you're probably in trouble no matter how good the explanations are. And increased unemployment is a very bad fact. But it seems to me that the following explanation (if consistent with the facts as they continue to develop) is straightforward enough to carry the day — the bleak jobs picture during the first half of the Bush administration couldn't have had much to do with President Bush because (a) he wasn't in office long enough to affect the economy and (b) 9/11 happened. The relevant period to examine is 2003 and especially 2004, during which time the employment picture has improved markedly. In this connection, Samuelson notes a recent survey that found, on average, that economists expect 2 million jobs to be created this year.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Mar 2008 10:07 UTC, submitted by gonzo
"We've decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from what we've posted previously. Microsoft recently published a set of Interoperability Principles. Thinking about IE8's behavior with these principles in mind, interpreting web content in the most standards compliant way possible is a better thing to do. We think that acting in accordance with principles is important, and IE8's default is a demonstration of the interoperability principles in action. While we do not believe any current legal requirements would dictate which rendering mode a browser must use, this step clearly removes this question as a potential legal and regulatory issue. As stated above, we think it's the better choice." Ars has more.


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The high dividend payouts in the REIT sector relate to two aspects of these securities. First, REITs, as their name implies, own real estate or real-estate related securities (in the case of mortgage REITs). This asset type is known for its cash flow generation. Second, REITs are structured as pass through entities for tax purposes. This allows these companies to avoid corporate taxation, but requires that the vast majority of earnings be "passed" on to shareholders as dividends. Potential investors should note that dividends shareholders receive from a REIT are taxed as ordinary income.
Just because REITs, in general, have a tendency to pay material dividends, doesn't mean that all REITs do. Just as with other sectors, some REITs are geared toward growth and others toward income. To highlight those that fall into the latter category, we used the online screening tools of The Value Line Investment Survey to highlight those neutrally ranked or timely REITs with yields above the current median of 4.49% (see list below).
It is important to keep in mind that an above-average yield can be an indication that the market believes the dividend payment is at risk. That said, a high yield could also present a good buying opportunity if a company is merely misunderstood. The screen turned up several interesting REITs (see list below), including Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) and HCP Inc. (HCP).
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
Digital Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires, develops, and manages technology-related real estate, such as Internet gateway datacenters, corporate datacenters, technology manufacturing properties, as well as regional or national offices of technology companies. As of December 31st, the company's portfolio consisted of 131 properties (or 24.5 million net rentable square feet), including 12 held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and developable land, which are located throughout North America (104 properties), Europe (22), Australia (3), and Asia (2).
The company ended the year on an admirable note, posting record leasing results and higher rental rates. This improvement stemmed, in part, from large cloud requirements in Ashburn (Virginia) as well as Dallas and Richardson (Texas) during the fourth quarter. Over the long term, we expect Digital Realty will further capitalize on large-scale cloud deployments, which represented a hefty 60% of lease signings in 2013, in addition to its colocation offerings. This outlook largely stems from higher usage/demand for cloud infrastructure and applications, data management, and data analytics. In fact, global business spending for closed-based services is expected to increase 20% in 2014, to $174 billion (according to an IHS press release). For example, IBM (IBM - Free IBM Stock Report), Digital Realty's second-largest customer (accounted for over 5.5% of total revenues), plans to spend $1.2 billion to open 15 new cloud datacenters globally. On a similar note, we anticipate this REIT will continue to expand its portfolio of assets through acquisitions, especially for data center locations.
Digital Realty has the fourth-highest dividend yield for all REITs covered under the Value Line universe. The board of directors recently raised the dividend by 6% to $0.83 a share, equating to an annual rate of $3.32 a share. Notably, the quarterly payout has a compound annual growth rate of 14.3% (since its 2004 IPO). Looking ahead, we expect additional dividend hikes over the 3- to 5-year horizon.
HCP, Inc.
HCP, Inc. invests in real estate, primarily related to the healthcare industry, throughout 46 states. Indeed, the company has roughly $22 billion of assets under management. Its portfolio, which is comprised of 1,079 properties (as of December 31st), is separated into five segments: senior housing (444 properties, 36% of 2013 revenues), post-acute/skilled nursing (302 properties, 29%), life science (111 properties, 14%), medical office (206 properties, 17%), and hospital (16 properties, 4%).
Expanding through acquisitions is a fundamental part to any REITs growth strategy. In fact, HCP invested $598 million in 2013, of which, the most notable was the May purchase of $198 million of UK-based Barchester Healthcare's debt investments. Despite the company's past buying behavior, the REIT decided to reduce its investment activity, starting in the back half of 2013. This largely reflected uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies, the acquisition of the aforementioned Barchester real estate portfolio, and recent management changes. As a result, the company anticipates results will be relatively flat in 2014, with FFO per share pegged to land in the $2.96-$3.02 range, as compared to the $2.98 posted in 2013. Meanwhile, HCP has been active on the disposition front, selling 13 properties for approximately $111 million last year (gain on sale of $68 million).
Nevertheless, the company has already taken steps to increase acquisition activity down the line both in the U.S. and internationally. We expect this activity, coupled with the baby-boomer generation's move toward retirement, which should drive demand for healthcare facilities, to be the leading growth catalysts over the long term.
The board of directors recently increased the quarterly distribution by 3.8%, to $0.545 a share, or an annualized rate of $2.18 a share. To wit, the company has raised the dividend for 29 consecutive years, making it the only REIT to be included in the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index. The company's trend of "improving the payout ratio, while simultaneously increasing the dividend" will likely persist over the 2017-2019 time frame.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci are meeting Tuesday in Brussels with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. It is the fifth meeting between the prime ministers.
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Congress currently is working to pass a huge energy bill. The centerpiece is a system to force energy utilities to purchase government credits to offset their greenhouse gas emissions. This would in effect be an energy tax on the American people as the utilities pass the increased costs along to consumers and small business owners.
The plan is called "cap and trade" and it refers to a new trading market that Congress wants to create. The government will set limits on the amount of greenhouse gases businesses are allowed to emit (the "cap"), and then businesses will purchase credits to offset their emissions.
Businesses that reduce their emissions below the cap will be free to sell their credits to other businesses (the "trade"), a system with the potential to make trading mortgage derivatives look like a good idea.
However, in the initial phases, more than 80 percent of the credits will be given away by the government, rather than auctioned off as originally planned. The credits will go to big businesses hand-picked to garner enough support to pass the bill out of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Even President Obama admits current cap and trade proposals will cause energy rates to rise. "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket," he told The San Francisco Chronicle last year. At the same time, the House Committee on Ways and Means estimated we would lose anywhere from 1.8 million to 5.3 million jobs.
That's because big businesses will pass the cost on to small businesses and consumers in the form of higher prices. An analysis by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of a less-restrictive bill in the last Congress estimated electricity rates would go up at least 40 percent.
And that would be devastating to small businesses. Consider the stories we've already heard:
€¢ A trucking company owner in Ohio spends more than $4 million a year on his energy bills. If his costs increase 40 percent, he'll be spending $5.6 million a year just on electricity and fuel. In order to absorb the new energy costs, he said he would have to raise his prices, as well as cut hours and employees.
€¢ A marketing and exhibit company annually spends about $120,000 on energy costs, seeing no decrease despite investing in a $40,000 "smart technology" heating-ventilating-air conditioning system. This company wants to open a second location in Illinois, but the owner says with expected cost increases, including healthcare, property insurance and legal counsel, it may be impossible to expand.
€¢ The Pennsylvania owner of four athletic clubs spends about $600,000 a year to power the heating-ventilating-air conditioning systems and lighting the facilities. If that cost goes up 40 percent to $840,000, he says his only choice will be to close his business.
Everyone wants cleaner air and a better environment. But we all need to do our part to help. Putting the burden on those who can least afford it is not the way to go.
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In a review of linear programming solvers from 1987 to 2002, Bob Bixby says that solvers benefited as much from algorithm improvements as from Moore's law: "Three orders of magnitude in machine speed and three orders of magnitude in algorithmic speed add up to six orders of magnitude in solving power. A model that might have taken a year to solve 10 years ago can now solve in less than 30 seconds".
A million-fold speed-up is impressive, but hardware and algorithms are only two sides of the iron triangle of programming. The third is programming itself, and while improvements to languages, tools, and practices have undoubtedly made software developers more productive since 1987, the speed-up is percentages rather than orders of magnitude. Setting aside the minority who do high-performance computing (HPC), the time it takes the "desktop majority" of scientists to produce a new computational result is increasingly dominated by how long it takes to write, test, debug, install, and maintain software.
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The steps of segmentation are Segment, Target, Position (abbreviated STP).
Segmentation involves the initial splitting up of consumers into persons of like needs/wants/tastes.
Four commonly used criteria are used for segmentation, which include:
Once a segment has been identified, a firm must ascertain whether the segment is beneficial for them to service.
The DAMP acronym (meaning Discernable, Accessible, Measurable and Profitable) are used as criteria to gauge the viability of a target market. The elements of DAMP are:
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concerns how to position a product in the minds of consumers and inform what attributes differentiate it from the competitor's products.
A firm often performs this by producing a perceptual map, which denotes similar products produced in the same industry according to how consumers perceive their price and quality. From a product's placing on the map, a firm would tailor its marketing communications to suit meld with the product's perception among consumers, and its position among competitors' offering.
Marketing communications is an audience-centered activity designed to engage audiences and promote responses. It is defined by actions a firm takes to communicate with end-users, consumers, and external parties.
Marketing communications encompass four distinct subsets, which are:
Oral presentation given by a salesperson who approaches individuals or a group of potential customers:
Short-term incentives to encourage buying of products:
An example is coupons or a sale. People are given an incentive to buy, but this does not build customer loyalty or encourage future repeat buys. A major drawback of sales promotion is that it is easily copied by competition. It cannot be used as a sustainable source of differentiation.
Public relations (or PR, as an acronym) is the use of media tools by a firm in order to promote goodwill from an organization to a target market segment, or other consumers of a firm's good/service. PR stems from the fact that a firm cannot seek to antagonize or inflame its market base, due to incurring a lessened demand for its good/service. Organizations undertake PR in order to assure consumers, and to forestall negative perceptions towards it.
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Ethics Resource Committee: Q&A with Valerie Campbell
October 9, 2017
AFP Greater Toronto Chapter hosted its (now) annual Ethics Panel last spring, focusing on "Your Ethical Leadership from Arriving to Departing an Organization." After receiving rave reviews, we are thrilled to bring it back for Congress 2017! To give you a sneak peek at what's in store, we sat down with the Panel's moderator, Valerie Campbell, chair of the AFP Greater Toronto Chapter's Ethics Resource Committee.
Q: What ethical considerations should be top-of-mind for fundraisers in today's environment?
VC: That's a very interesting question because the more the Ethics Resources Committee (ERC) reflects on the key ethical issues in our sector, and as we try to understand and respond to the needs and feedback of our members, we realize that ethics is an everyday experience.
Your ethics guide you in every decision you make, small or large. When it comes to ethical dilemmas, one of the key insights gleaned from the 2016 panel was that an ethical dilemma often arises as the result of cumulative—and compounding—poor decisions made in response to challenges. It is important to remember that poor decisions are often made because of a lack of understanding of best practices or financial illiteracy, or even fear. I think it is fair to say that it is rare when someone in our profession intentionally acts unethically.
The issues that the ERC is hearing the most about can be categorized along the lines of typical or historical issues, as well as emerging issues. Typical and/or historical issues relate to the topics that have been more openly discussed, while emerging issues seem to be those that are coming to light in new ways. Here are a few examples, which are just a beginning to this important discussion:
- Typical and historical issues appear in the areas of gift agreements, financial reporting and transparency, and use of funds being consistent with promoted needs.
- Emerging issues are being seen in the areas of compensation (this has been a typical and historical issue, but there are new concerns around transparency around types of executive compensation beyond pure salary); bullying and intimidation by boards and senior executives; understanding the concept of public trust; and recruitment (e.g. expectations of some hiring charities that new fundraisers will "migrate" donor relationships from past employers to new employers and/or fundraisers promoting their ability to do so during job interviews.) A final issue is lack of transparency or outright misrepresentation by charities when they are hiring.
The biggest ethical consideration is to cultivate an awareness of your own "ethical self" so that you have an ethical "reflex" in order to both identify issues in real time, as well as take action. The biggest issues arise as a result of non-action in the earliest stages, again typically because of lack of understanding or fear.
Q: The panel you are moderating focuses on ethical leadership. What makes this topic particularly important this year?
VC: This year's panel is based on the previous two years. We are trying to create a layering of knowledge and education to help deepen people's understanding and confidence in the ethics arena. The first year provided an "outside looking in" perspective whereby donors and volunteers shared their views on what it is like to experience ethics in the charitable sector. The purpose was to develop this important notion of who we serve, and understanding the concept of "the other"—that is, who might be affected, how, and the impacts, as a result of poor ethical decision making.
Last year, we went a step further to demonstrate ultimately what leads to ethical dilemmas, and trying to identify them and take action before they get out of control and actually become legal problems.
Bringing all that together for this year, the goal was twofold: first, to respond to feedback to continue to delve ever deeper into the issues, provide case studies, and expertise to gain advice. Second, we wanted to empower people to become conscious ethical leaders to take stands where needed, promote a high values organization, and feel really good about themselves in their profession.
In the face of increasing competition, continuing polarization of wealth and giving, the emergence of social enterprise, and (in some cases) a focus on dollars above mission, ethical leadership will define organizations, their reputations, and their success. In fact, we believe ethics will become the defining factor of our sector in the near term.
Q: If you could provide one tip to fundraisers to keep them on sound ethical ground, what would it be?
VC: I believe the answer is really quite simple, and it comes down to two things we all learn as children: follow the golden rule, and listen to your gut.
If you want to go further, here are a few key practical actions:
a) Educate yourself! Become familiar with the basics such as AFP's Code of Ethics and Donor Bill of Rights. Go a step further and read Marilyn Fischer's Ethical Decision-Making in Fundraising.
b) When in doubt, talk with someone.
c) Take a fact-based approach. We all make judgments and have a particular lens, so be objective when assessing what you believe to be an ethical dilemma.
d) Try to talk it through. The mantra of the Ethics Resources Committee is to "enliven the ethics conversation." The more we talk, the more light we shine on the good work we do, and the more we build trust and therefore success—which is what ethics supports in the first place.


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