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I was shooting Ni'ma recently for a commercial project. Every day she came to the studio, she was cuter than the day before.
Monday, August 13, 2012
I was shooting Ni'ma recently for a commercial project. Every day she came to the studio, she was cuter than the day before.
87 comments
Beautiful. The yellow cab just makes her, and the whole shot, pop. Love the colors of her sweater and band too.
I agree, the inclusion of the taxi makes this photo so cool!
I also love the bandana.
Wow! I simply adore this photo! So great!
She is pretty darn cute. And this is a fantastic shot!
Such a great shoot, i love the composition – the placement of cab and her in front of it. And her style is awesome, so cute.
me gusta! :)
Her style is so great for everyday, so comfy and so stylish!
what a awesome pic!!
She is very cute indeed! I can't get enough of this converse-pretty skirt and print look, it has some kind of freshness which is quite inspiring. Her hairband complements the look with a nice quirky touch.
Wandering Minds fashion
She is so adorable…
Even though I would never go blonde myself I love her hair
I wonder what is this project… suspense…!
ÔŁő The adventures of a fashion designer…
Love the sneakers with the feminine skirt and colorful top! Flirty in a tomboy kind of way. And her hair scarf tied up in 40s fashion is adorable!
So cool!
Love the photo and the moment!
She's naturally chic
I like her blouse, beautiful colors :)
I like her backpack, looks like she travels in style
For some reason, this reminds me of Singapore.
her outfit is indeedvery cute! love the inclusion of the iconic nyc cab!
Lov it ,I want to be u ,jus so I can see
All the beautiful women u do ,WOW WHAT
a PICTURE
love her headscarf! I need to try that.
Great Look! http://www.modelovers.com
oh she's precious!
Looks so FRE$H, I love it. The bandana and the tropical print are my favorite.
So cool!!!
She looks pretty cute here and I love the staging – so New York.
really like the band in the hair. Should also try that ;-)
The set is so beautiful. Love her attitude.
Love the pop of yellow in this photo. Cute sneakers…
a beauty
Love how you capture her look and her style is amazing.
Great capture of the moment: I really like this shot!
Great photo and great colors!
She's so adept at mixing and matching, like a living, breathing Romare Bearden collage.
I love her style!!!
such a great and perfect 'new york' moment!
LOVE this shot. BEAUTIFUL girl!
-Daisy Nguyen from PS BANANAS fashion blog:
she also looks really cute here! love the colors of this photo!
she is pretty darned cute. love the colors in the cardigan with her skin tone, scarf color, and hair color.
…and this is a perfect combo of decades. Influence of 60s, 80s and present. …and this lipstick!
She is gorgeous!
She looks confident, grown up and still cute. Great woman!
She just showed up to the shoot looking that adorable everyday?? Must be nice! Love the hair wrap – I don't know many who can pull off that look with a lace skirt no less, but she does it. Thanks so much Sartorialist – you're the best!
OMG, she is really cute. A nice mix between her polka dots skirt and flowered cardigan
She's really too cute! :) That outfit is adorable!
She looks great, very New Yorkish.
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Traveling beauty. Is the meter running while the picture is being taken?
She is so beautiful! I love her jacket teamed with the pretty dress. Very inspirational!
Such a relaxed look, great headband and lip colour -not too keen on the outfit
amazing photo. love the bright sweater against the gauzy white skirt. she is the picture of picture perfect new york summer dressing!
ny and those yellow cabs! great pic!
She's effortlessly chic! And what a classic New York image.
I love the skirt!!!!
Take me….anywhere.
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The sneakers don't quite work with the (also white) skirt, but otherwise, fabulous!
Beautiful photo, girl and outfit ;)
Man, I'm loving those "We can Do it!" headbands…
Me too–they're a great touch.
She's absolutely chic and beautiful!
Great photo
xo Jennifer
Love this photo! Great blend of laid-back and chic.
Nice outfit! Love her skirt!
The yellow cab has to be one of the most iconic pieces of NY. Fashionable people jumping in and out of taxis while it rains is so NY. Great shot.
I've been trying to articulate what it is about her style that I'm liking so much. Can't figure it out and I don't care. For now I'll admire.
9 people out of 64 aren't also advertising themselves, I'd listen to them first.
She is a great subject, I like the hard, almost surprised look, or is it more a "is he stalkin' me". The color of the cab leeches nicely to her top. Shame about the grating in the road, bottom right
PS. She's too classy for that suitcase.
She looks very pretty but I must say, the yellow cab stole this shot.
One of my silly dreams it's to get out a Yellow Taxi in New York with a big suitcase with pretty clothes, shoes and accessories to wear around the cit y hahah
I love her style! She deserves to be on the cover of your new book. Congratulations!
Loooooove! x
So no one talks about how serious she looks in every picture… A smile shouldnt kill her
Cute as a button!
Love the photo! And the blouse ;)
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Love this photos, she's great :)
Traveling in style. The yellow cab is almost the perfect accessory to her jacket and pink lips….
Absolutely adorable.
Her honey skin tone with a pop of fuchsia lipstick pulled the entire look together. Perfection. ~CBeauty
So cute…from head to toe!
cute girl but i cant take a woman that dresses like that seriously. she looks comfortable yes but her style is always all over the place. it doesn't match her age quite well, its too common for most women these days to not to dress their age….
She is, in fact, very pretty. She has that sparkle of youth which intrigues men of a , shall we say, certain age.
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska --- Sophomore Alyssa Munson (Summerfield, N.C.) posted a double-double with game-highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Kabrina Truesdale (Wilmington, N.C.) added 17 points to lead the Lees-McRae College women's basketball team to an 82-70 victory over Dominican University (Calif.) on the third and final day of the University of Alaska Fairbanks' North Star Invitational.
Lees-McRae (3-5) shot 42.1 percent from the floor in the game, including a 46.2 percent clip in the first half, while limiting Dominican (0-7) to a field goal percentage of 33.8 percent on the afternoon. The Bobcats won the battle on the glass by a 45-42 margin, including a 32-22 advantage on the defensive boards, as Lees-McRae scored 40 of its 82 points in the paint.
With the double-double, Munson finishes the three-day tournament with 58 points and 26 rebounds, which rank third and fifth, respectively, in the event's history. The sophomore forward connected on 10-of-15 attempts from the floor and 4-of-5 at the charity stripe for a game-high 24 points, adding three blocks and a contest-best 10 boards in just 25 minutes.
Kabrina Truesdale (Wilmington, N.C.) and Layana De Souza (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) tacked on 17 and 15 points, respectively, as Truesdale tallied six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Kerri Belcher (Roanoke, Va.) chipped in nine rebounds and six points.
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Men infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to also become infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause both cervical and anal cancer.
The findings, published Oct. 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, point to the importance of screening HIV-positive men for anal cancer, said study co-author Dr. Eric Engels, a senior investigator with the U.S. National Cancer Institute. "In the United States, fewer than 1 percent of people have HIV infection. Yet when you look at anal cancer, 28 percent of all cases in men are in those who have HIV."
According to background information in the study, anal cancer is diagnosed in about 6,000 people a year in the United States, mostly women, and kills around 700. Early detection, however, can lower the risk of death.
The anal cancer rate has been rising in the United States since 1940, the study authors pointed out, and several groups -- gay men, those with multiple sexual partners over their lifetime, those who've had genital warts, and those who have anal intercourse -- are at highest risk.
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The Foxx-Stern feud began over comments Stern made about "Precious" star Gabourey Sidibe's weight. Stern suggested several times that Jamie Foxx is gay, which the actor denies.
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SARASOTA� Forecasters say winter in Florida and along the Southeastern U.S. coast will be wetter and a tad cooler than normal, but an unprecedented loss of Arctic sea ice this fall could wreak havoc with that prediction.
SARASOTA� Forecasters say winter in Florida and along the Southeastern U.S. coast will be wetter and a tad cooler than normal, but an unprecedented loss of Arctic sea ice this fall could wreak havoc with that prediction.
The experts made a similar long-range forecast three years ago, based on Pacific Ocean temperatures matching those in place now. But instead of a mild chill, Florida got record-breaking cold weather that winter.
If such extremely cold weather hits Florida again this winter, some scientists say the blame may lie nearly 3,000 miles away � in the Arctic Ocean. Sea ice there dropped to its lowest level ever recorded in September, shattering the previous mark set in 2007 by 16 percent.
Many climate scientists see a link between shrinking ice and unusual weather patterns that force Arctic air south instead of east for prolonged periods. The change can bring long-lasting winter weather extremes that cause droughts, floods and brutally long cold snaps.
But there is one big catch.
Although climate scientists expect Arctic air to venture south, they can�t say where. Florida might even end up warmer than normal.
�We�re not sure where the crazy stuff is going to set up,� said Jennifer Francis, a research professor at Rutgers University�s Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
When sea ice shrinks, the Arctic can become warmer than normal, reducing the temperature difference between the North Pole and the equator. The temperature difference powers the jet stream � the river of air that drives weather around the globe. Without as much power, the jet stream meanders farther south than normal and can stay there for months.
�According to what our research has shown, the type of weather patterns that set up this fall should be more slow moving. They should stick around longer,� Rutger�s Francis said.
Unlike sea ice, the weather pattern called El Ni�o � caused by warmer than normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific � has predictable effects on winter weather.
El Ni�o is predicted to take hold this winter, which usually causes the jet stream to push stronger rain and snow storms, and cooler air, farther south over the Eastern U.S. and Florida. That is the main reason forecasters are predicting a wetter and slightly cooler winter for Florida.
But sea ice measurements only go back to 1979, and scientists don�t yet see a definitive link between less Arctic sea ice and extreme cold in any particular place.
�There�s not a lot of sustained evidence that it�s consistently changing things from year to year,� said Paul Pastelok, head of long-range forecasting for Accuweather.com.
Pastelok acknowledges that the sea ice loss could throw a wrench in the forecast. He expects to see more extreme weather during winters that follow extremely low September sea ice coverage.
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The loss of Artic Ocean ice is likely to have some effect on weather if only because the ocean absorbed so much heat.
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That heat has to go somewhere, explains Arctic climate scientist Julienne Stroeve, of the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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I'm not a fan of lawn ornaments in general as they clutter the landscaping, but people around here seem to love yard decorations of all varieties. There's one house we pass that keeps a melange of stone pigs on their front walk. They even go to the trouble of dressing them up for different holidays, which I have to admit, I find amusing.
Stone pigs aside, I usually don't pay too much attention to people's yard decorations, but last night we passed by one that was hard to ignore.
I made my husband go back and drive by again so I could get a photo. Luckily he's used to such locuras and didn't even question me. One summer it was my quest to photograph a cow that liked to wade into a little pond, but every time the cow was in there, I didn't have my camera – and every time I had my camera, the cow was out in the field. One day my husband came home from work saying, "The cow's in the water! Come on!" I grabbed my camera and we rushed over there and I got my photo.
Anyway, this was not a cow in a pond we stopped to photograph this time. As you can see, it is a man in a sombrero accompanied by a burro. The statues reminded me of the episode of George Lopez, when a neighbor put similar lawn decorations in his yard and they smashed them because they found them offensive.
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Are the statues racist, tacky, or funny? Does the intent of the people who put up the statues matter? Does the race of the statue owners change your opinion? What if these statues were in front of a Mexican restaurant rather than in someone's yard?


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If you have never perused the photo-sharing site Flickr for genealogy-related photos, you are missing out! On Flickr you can find everything from photos documenting particular family histories, to photos of historic architecture, clothing, jewelery, monuments, gravesites, and more. You can even search by location, thanks to recent "geotagging" efforts. You'll be amazed at what you can find.
As if that weren't enough, did you know that you can subscribe to RSS feeds of Flickr photo groups and individual users? This allows you to receive a continually updated stream of the photos through your favorite feed reader (Google Reader, My Yahoo Page, browser, Bloglines, etc.). As they do for following blogs, Flickr feeds make it amazingly easy to keep tabs on new photos that are being uploaded to groups that interest you. You can also follow the photostreams of individuals, which can be very helpful for collaborative efforts.
Getting Your Feed On
Subscribing to Flickr feeds is incredibly easy. Here's how to do it:
In this instance, I am interested in the Long Island, NY History photo group. While browsing the page of photos for this group, you can see that the standard feed icon appears in the address bar of my Firefox browser:
If you are using Internet Explorer, you'll find the feed icon appearing in the toolbar below the address bar:
You can also find the feed icon at the bottom of any Flickr photo page:
When you click on the icon, you will be given the option to subscribe to the RSS or Atom Feed for that particular page:
Important: Make sure that you are on the "Pool" page for a particular group, or you may end up subscribing to the group's comments instead of the photostream! To be sure, the click option should read as it does in the image above (note that it says "pool feed"). For individuals, this will read "photostream".
You'll have to follow instructions for your particular reader in order to get your feed setup completely. I use Google Reader, so the setup is pretty easy. Here's the final product, the feed as it appears in my reader:
Voila! I can now follow my favorite Flickr groups without having to leave the comfort of my reader!
This blog discusses items of interest to genealogical researchers, with an emphasis on California. It also focuses on internet-centered genealogy research, and covers tools and techniques unique to that space.
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2 comments:
- Taneya said...
this is a great post! I just subscribed to my first Flickr RSS feed
- July 2, 2008 at 10:31 PM
- Jennifer said...
Awesome! I'm so glad you are giving it a try. It's fun to sit back and browse photos every once in a while, and the feeds give you an excuse!
- July 3, 2008 at 10:49 AM
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|Giraffes at Etosha National Park
At the end of last year I promised to introduce new destinations to Friendly Planet Travel's tour selections. One of the continents we were looking to expand our tour offerings to was Africa.
I'm delighted to keep my promise by unveiling the first new tour of 2011: Discover Namibia. Tucked between the South Atlantic Ocean and South Africa, this country is one of our most off-the-beaten-path tours yet.
It's home to the shimmering salt pan and diverse wildlife of Etosha National Park, the enormous Sossusvlei sand dunes in the heart of the Namib desert, the rugged terrain of Damaraland, the ancient rock engravings at Twylfelfontein, the quaint coastal town of Swakopmund, and more.
The 14-day journey begins in Windhoek, Namibia's capital city. After a good night's rest, you depart north for Etosha, stopping en route in the small town of Okahandja, known for its woodcarvings and curios.
In Etosha, you tour the Etosha National Park. It's regarded as one of most interesting game-viewing reserves in the world because of its abundance of wildlife and its unusual topography.
It sits on a unique combination of an expansive dry lake (salt pan), grasslands, dense brush, and open plains. Combined with the 100 different large mammal species — including the elephant, giraffe, zebra, leopard, lion, and black rhino — and 340 bird species, it's a photographer's dream.
Continue to Damaraland, a huge, untamed, and ruggedly beautiful region, often considered to be one of the last true wilderness areas in Africa. You stop at the Petrified Forest, where you have the opportunity to view enormous fossilized tree trunks that are believed to date back nearly 250 million years.
The following day you tour the remote Twyfelfontein valley, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's home to more than 2,000 rock carvings estimated to be more than 3,000 years old and believed to be the work of the San Bushmen. These engravings are etched in red sandstone and depict giraffes, lions, hunters, and other symbols.
Next you drive along the Atlantic coast to the charming resort of Swakopmund. Its palm-lined streets and seaside promenades give the town a pleasant, laid-back feel, while its colonial German architecture and numerous beer gardens recall a quaint German village.
During your time in the town, you can opt for the Harbor Dolphin Cruise. It takes you to Bird Island and across the lagoon where seals will swim up to the boats and flamingoes, cormorants, White Chinned Petrels, and even the Jackass Penguin can be spotted. Or get a bird's eye view of Swakopmund on a scenic flight.
The next day you arrive in Sossusvlei, home to the massive Sossusvlei sand dunes, reported to be the highest sand dunes in the world. The strong colors of these majestic red dunes change with the sun, making a breathtaking memory.
You arrive back in Windhoek at the end of your 14-day day tour. But if you want to spend more time in Africa, you can opt for the 5-day extension to Cape Town. Or start your tour early with our pre-tour extension to Johannesburg.
The 14-day tour includes roundtrip flights from New York via South African Airways wide-bodied jet service, including fuel surcharges; ground transportation and transfers within Namibia; 11 nights in superior, first-class hotels and lodges with private bath; 18 meals, including 11 breakfasts and seven dinners; professional English-speaking tour directors; comprehensive touring program and safaris, including entrance fees.
Right now we only have 10 departure dates available, and space is limited. Each group holds no more than 15 per departure. So if you want to take a walk on the wild side in Namibia, book the 14-day Discover Namibia tour for $4,499 before July 23, or as long as space lasts. If you have any questions, visit our website for the full itinerary. And as always, feel free to leave a comment on this post or call 1-800-555-5765 and speak to our reservations team.


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A member of Canada's U-15 men's national team pool, Aymar Sigue arrives at Whitecaps FC after a stint with FC Edmonton Reserves.
2012: Prior to joining Whitecaps FC, Sigue played with the reserves side of North American Soccer League (NASL) club FC Edmonton.
Sigue began his youth soccer career with St. Albert Impact in the Edmonton Interdistrict Youth Soccer Association in 2006. He stayed at the Impact until 2009 when he moved to Internationale in the same association.
The native of St. Albert, Alberta, represented Team Alberta at U-13, U-14, and U-16 levels between 2010 and 2012.
Sigue is now in grade twelve at Burnaby Central Secondary. His parents are Simon and Magon Sigue.
Sigue's favourite soccer team is Manchester City and his favourite player is Brazilian striker Neymar. His dream stadium to play at is Barcelona's Camp Nou. The most influential person in Sigue's soccer development has been his father and he chose to join Whitecaps FC so he could learn from professional coaches. When's he's not training or playing, Sigue enjoys watching movies and other sports, as well as dancing. His favourite food is chicken fried rice with ginger beef.


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Colon Cancer Screening Saves Lives By Barbara Grassley
March 22, 2013
Is cancer preventable? That's a provocative question. For some types of cancer — like colorectal cancer — the answer is a resounding "yes"; colorectal cancer may be largely preventable or treated with greater success if detected early. However, people must be made aware of the screening guidelines and follow them. Presently, one in three adults of screening age is NOT getting screened. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the perfect time to help turn that statistic around. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. This year, 142,820 new cases and 50,830 deaths from colorectal cancer are expected nationally, with 1,640 new cases and 580 deaths expected in the state of Iowa alone. These numbers are slightly lower than those in 2012, attributed in part to more people being screened. Still, many more cases could be prevented. Recently released research that tracked patients for more than 20 years showed the death rate from colorectal cancer was cut by more than half for those who had a colonoscopy and whose doctors removed precancerous growths. Effective screening tests – including the colonoscopy — identify the presence of cancer early, when treatment is most effective. More than 90 percent of patients with colon or rectal cancer live five years after their diagnosis. Regular screening is especially important because the earliest stages of colorectal cancer often have no symptoms, and about 75 percent of all new cases of colorectal cancer occur in people with no known risk factors for the disease. These screening tests can also detect pre-cancerous polyps (grape-like growths on the lining of the colon or rectum), which can be easily removed before they ever become cancer. People who are 50 or older should be screened. If you have a family history of colorectal cancer, polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease; if you are African American, are obese, have diabetes, smoke or are a heavy alcohol user, you might need to be screened earlier. And do the things we all know we should do: Lead a healthy lifestyle by maintaining a healthy weight through a good diet and regular exercise. Do not smoke, and if you use alcohol, do so in moderation. Colorectal cancer is preventable, beatable and treatable when caught early. This March, commemorate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by talking to your health care professional about screening options and ways to reduce your risk. Encourage those close to you to do the same. When it comes to your health, you never want to do too little, too late. For more information about colorectal cancer prevention and early detection, visit www.preventcancer.org. Barbara Grassley is a member of the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention program of the Prevent Cancer Foundation and the spouse of Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. She is a breast cancer survivor.
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This week�s predicted rare heavy snow storm turned into mostly ice, with a layer of white powdery delight.
This week�s predicted rare heavy snow storm turned into mostly ice, with a layer of white powdery delight.
But, even a little snow should be enjoyed. That was the consensus of many local residents.
�We�re excited about the snow and ice. It�s like a winter wonderland. It�s kind of magical,� said David English, who lives in the Brices Creek area and is a familiar face around New Bern art events with his Black Owl Guitars. �Being from the South, you don�t see a lot of snow in your lifetime. It�s always nice to get snow. It makes you feel like a kid again.�
Kathy Cayton, who lives near Oriental in Pamlico County, was relieved there were no power outages.
�We were hoarding firewood ... now a fire,� she said.
Cayton, the clerk to the Pamlico County commissioners, had the day off with county offices closed.
�I have a pork roast and sweet potatoes in the crock pot and will be making peach cobbler,� she said Wednesday morning. �I am a Southern girl; when you get me stranded, I cook.�
Her husband, Steve, put out seed for their bird feeder, with appreciated results.
�The cardinals kept going to it,� she said. �Now that is beautiful � bright red cardinals against the snowy background.�
Lisa Gunn, who lives in downtown New Bern, joined a lot of city residents early Wednesday at Country Biscuit on Broad Street.
�It makes me miss home (New York),� she said. �And my friends� Florida car made it to Country Biscuit.�
William Gorges, who lives in Craven County and owns the New Bern Civil War Museum on U.S. 70 East, also enjoyed the snow event.
�For sure a pill for lots of folks, but a treat for us and a yellow Lab who loves to run and slide in it,� he said. �I�m taking the day off, the shop is closed. But, I don�t want it to linger, just a nice annual decoration.�
Janet Francoeur has been a staple of the downtown New Bern business community for 25 years at Carolina Creations.
Her shop on Pollock Street stayed open until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, with several special guests on hand.
�We had visitors here for their 30th wedding anniversary from Virginia. The last time they were here was 25 years ago,� she said. �We had several guys shopping for birthday and Valentine gifts and the Google photographer came and shot a walk-through of Carolina Creations. It�s pretty cool, just like Google maps, you can walk in the front door and all through the gallery.�
Some folks just enjoyed looking at the contrasting beauty of the white landscape.
�I�m out in Spring Garden and we are blanketed with the most beautiful picturesque snow I have seen in the 8-plus years I have lived in New Bern,� said Meg Wethington, a local poet. �I�m happy to have the snow. It�s beautiful.�
There was some disappointment and mixed feelings.
�I was so hoping for more snow. Ice makes everything more dangerous and increases the chance of power outages,� said Jayne Robb, who lives in New Bern and works as economic developer in Jones County. �But, it ended up enough to make it beautiful outside. Everyone, stay home and be safe - ice is under that pretty snow.�
Abigail Leffler is one of countless local residents who came from areas North and has seen her share of snow.
�I�m from Pennsylvania and happily moved to North Carolina,� she said. �So, I am a Scrooge about it all. My husband is excited and loves the snow. He is disappointed the 10 inches didn�t come. But he�s happy with any snow. I can�t wait for it to warm up.�
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Microsoft wants to make sure that its customers don't suffer the fate of Wired's Mat Honan.
Today they acquired a tiny 50-person company, PhoneFactor, that turns your cell phone into a password-verification device for an undisclosed sum.
Hackers nearly destroyed Honan's digital life two months ago. On the hunt for a Twitter password, they got into his Amazon account, which helped them gain access to his Apple and Google accounts. They remotely erased all his data, even on his iPhone and Mac.
Honan admitted, "Had I used two-factor authentication for my Google account, it's possible that none of this would have happened."
Two-factor authentication means that you need more than just a password to log in—you need something extra to verify your identity. A lot of these security schemes rely on your phone.
One example of two-factor authentication at work: After you type in a username and password, your phone is sent a code via text or an automated phone call. You have to enter that code when you sign in. So hackers can't just know your password—they'd have to get your phone, too.
Google has a piece of software called Google Authenticator which generates these codes without needing to bother with a text or phone call.
PhoneFactor is an app that does similar things for enterprise apps. It already supported a bunch of Microsoft software, including email and Active Directory. (Active Directory is how enterprises keep track of employee passwords to Windows apps.)
Interestingly, it wasn't the Windows Phone team that made this acquisition but the Server and Tools business unit. They are going to add PhoneFactor's tech into Microsoft's cloud apps like Windows Azure Active Directory, a Web-based implementation of Active Directory, and Office 365, an online version of Microsoft's productivity-software suite.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- National issues in Lebanon won't be resolved through reactionary stances by opposition leaders, the country's prime minister said.
The opposition March 14 movement, led by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, announced plans to boycott the administration led by Prime Minister Nijab Mikati.
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"National issues are not resolved via stubbornness, arrogance or reactionary stances but through dialogue in order to develop common goals shared by Lebanese to fortify the nation under these dangerous regional circumstances," said Mikati.
The Syrian civil war has threatened to spill into Lebanon. A mid-October car bombing in Beirut killed former Lebanese intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan, an attack March 14 officials blamed on Damascus.
The opposition slate announced a total boycott of the Mikati government but said it wasn't an act meant to bring down the government or its allies in Hezbollah.
"The battle is to face the dangers that beset Lebanon and that cannot be faced by a government which lost the confidence of the majority of the Lebanese," a March 14 statement read.
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Major Requirements
Our graduates develop skills for communicating effectively with diverse audiences through the variety of channels available today. They have insight into audience analysis, are familiar with technology, are able to think about problems clearly, and demonstrate the ability to write and speak with precision and power. Additionally, our students consider the field from a Christian perspective, understanding what it means to be an ethical communicator.
Entry into the Major
A student desiring to enter the communication major will make a formal application to do so at some point following the successful completion of three college semesters.
Entry to the major will be granted based on the following qualifications:
- Achievement of at least a 2.8 GPA in all of the pre-major communication requirements.
- Successful completion of Major Admission Application and portfolio submission. Special circumstances may be considered by the communication division faculty. Download Application (.docx) - Download Declaration Guidelines (.docx)
Pre-major requirements should ordinarily be taken in the first two college years:
- COMM111 Fundamentals of Speech
- COMM212 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM230 Argument and Advocacy
- COMM240 Introduction to Mass Media
- COMS101 Computer Applications
- ENGL110 College Writing
- ENGL210 College Writing II
Declaration of major process can begin here.
- COMM362 Social Media Communication
- SOCL320 Research Methods in Social Sciences
Core Requirements
All communication majors will be required to pass each of the following six core courses with at least a "C–" grade, while maintaining a 2.8 GPA requirement in Program Courses:
- COMM318 Small Group Communication
- COMM340 Rhetorical Traditions
- COMM389 Intercultural Communication
- COMM440 Communication Theory
- COMM475 Media Ecology
- COMM499 Communication Internship
Major Electives
At least 33 upper division (300–400 level) communication (COMM) credits are required for graduation with a communication major. Students may with advance planning create "Areas of Emphasis" consisting of groups of three or four upper division courses focusing on a particular aspect of communication studies. Emphases may consist of COMM offerings combined with courses that deal with communication in other disciplines — these courses all count toward the 33 credit requirement.
Areas of Emphasis
"Emphases" (groups of three or four upper division courses also focusing on a particular aspect of communication studies) provide communication majors maximum flexibility in tailoring programs to fit their interests and needs. Emphases make the communication major truly interdisciplinary, since courses can be drawn not only from communication (COMM) offerings, but from other curricular areas as well.
Internship Requirements
An essential component of the communication program, fieldwork experiences (internships) provide opportunities for students to apply classroom learning in real-life situations, explore career options, and build meaningful resumes.
Communication internships are available only to communication majors (COMM 498/499). At least three internship credits are required for graduation and count toward major requirements. As many as seven additional credits may be earned as upper division electives.
Students who minor in communication and desire an internship experience should pursue one within their chosen major.