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Comment CS not even viable? (Score 4, Insightful) 306

People SAY that CS is this big thing - but is it the real computer SCIENCE part - or do they mean code monkeys? CS was always meant to be much more theoretical than practical. About solving really hard problems in operating systems, efficient new kinds of hardware resource management, compilers, programming languages - not just writing the next web app.

I think computing is undergoing just as big a change now as it did when the .com era came for the first time in the last 90's. Programming is actually getting EASIER and more accessible to everyone. Heck, we've got game makers almost exclusively using engines off the shelf to make massively successful games - and most of them are barely programmers at all. They're script monkeys in Unity. Web companies are making online applications solely from java/ruby and other high-level script and database languages. None of these things require nor touch the difficult problem computer science traditionally focuses on. They're technology jobs - not science.

If I had to predict, the more traditional need of CS degrees are going to shrink and shrink as advances no longer require the bit-twiddling madness of the early years of computing. Hardware will easily have advanced so-as even the most inefficient algorithms for daily tasks will be just fine. No special knowledge needed. The small blobs of very high-perf code that will be needed will be done by small, very skilled CS majors (drivers, OS's, database cores, distributed memory systems, etc), but the majority of code/apps will be simply scripted/assembled together on top of these high-perf, highly-accessible API's. We already see it with abstractions like PhoneGap, Unity, etc.

Comment Re:Lie-fest from the NSA (Score 1) 504

No matter how slick or how polished their lies be, NSA's lies are still LIES

Amen. Let's remember how many times they've been busted for COMPLETELY LYING in front of congressional panels, in quotes, and most of their other public statements. Even if everything they've said is 100% true, it could (and likely is) completely neglecting to bring up any un-mentioned ways in which they are spying on the average US citizen.

I have stopped believing the NSA, FBI, and Homeland security is at all telling the truth about what they are doing. We probably aren't even seeing 1/10th of what they're actually doing; and both Obama, Bush, and Hillary are all on board with expanding these programs and the agenda as a whole.

Comment Re:GPU Programming Requires a Different Mindset (Score 1) 198

| This runs counter to the level of abstraction that most CS majors are used to dealing with

That's very unfortunate to hear. I know when I studied CS in the 90's, the foundation was always based on understanding the underlying hardware. My OS class focused on hardware interrupts, protected mode operation, cache and memory hierarchies. The whole basis for strategies and methods of making fast algorithms depends on knowing how the underlying hardware works.

How can you call yourself a computer scientist if you don't understand the different fundamental architectures you run on?

Comment Easy and GPU programming (Score 1) 198

Simply don't go in the same sentence. You inherently need to know a lot about the underlying hardware and programming models to take advantage of that hardware - and none of that is easy. Best advice? Maybe use C# and start with a good sample tutorial. After that, you're going to learn a lot more about image algorithms/etc. That's why I can still make amazing amounts of money knowing how to program for GPU's.

Comment Re:Not actually a bad idea. (Score 1) 368

Retirement is happiness... plan for it.

Wrong, wrong, wrong my friend. Life is what happens while you're making plans. Your tomorrow is never guaranteed, nor your investments, nor your health. It's the great American lie that you should bust your b*lls doing stuff you hate for 30-40 years just so you can maximize earning for the HOPE that you can enjoy 20+ of in in retirement. Doesn't that sound stupid to you? It does to me. I'm sorry - but one of my life goals was to climb a mountain or two. I can't do that at 70. I can do it now at 30. So I do it - and have experienced something great by climbing a few of them already. It's opened doors to my life that I never would have known about.

You are taking a HUGE risk that your health, investments, happiness and stamina will last until you're 65 and then 'magically' start living life. Have you not listened to all the people in serious accidents or those that get cancer/etc? They all wish they had lived more each day and not wasted so many days. Live your life NOW; don't wait and make the ultimate gamble you'll actually be able to live life later when you're old.

Comment Luddite? (Score 1) 439

While I love our post office system - this smacks of protectionism and not re-orienting with the times.

We don't have the Pony Express around because the telegraph came along. The telegraph was universally better in terms of speed, efficiency, etc. Should we have taxed telegrams more just to keep around an obsolete system for ???? not sure what. Physical delivery of mail is wasteful from a fuel, resources, and time. Granted, there will ALWAYS need to be package delivery of goods (even more so in an internet economy) and a system that works when crises' happen; but it sounds to me like it's time to do what every business and natural/biological system does when the fundamental environment changes occurs in some way - you must change too. Find the things our society still needs from a postal service.

Yes, this is painful, and all efforts should be made to help transition workers and the systems. However, it's just prolonging the problem and compounding the pain later when this will have to be addressed. It sucks - but life is change. Change is challenging and difficult and we should help ease the transition for people as best as we can. But when gently moving with the shifts in our economy and way people work is MUCH better than trying to iron-fistedly stick to the past.

Comment Yo dog.... (Score 1) 252

I heard you liked an editor in your editor, so we put and editor in your editor so you can edit while you edit!

While funny for slashdot - it's basically like watching people arrange deckchairs on the Titanic. These are tools - tools to get your job done. Use the best tool and stop circle-j-ing about this over that/etc. I use both whenever it suits me; but don't do any serious development in either anymore. There's so, so, so much better tools out there than these tired old things.

Comment The general rule to BIOS upgrades is... (Score 2) 467

...unless you're experiencing a problem expressly fixed by a BIOS patch - do NOT update your BIOS.

As much as I like to upgrade like the next guy - I've experienced far more problems than fixes with most bios updates. The only time I update now is when they specifically fix a problem I'm having.

In the case of your 'really expensive' stuff or essential hardware - if it's just a security patch - get a nice $50 router with firewall and plug your device into that. No use risking or destroying a piece of essential hardware on a BIOS update that is ALWAYS a risky operation.

And shame them. Shame them publicly on reviews and on their forums. Be courteous by not using foul language or being irate - but state the facts and how they treated you. If they don't realize this is super-bad PR, then these guys likely don't deserve your business.

Comment The problem of no transparency (Score 3, Insightful) 266

I'm glad someone wrote up an article about this. I'm actually for the kind of transparency he's promoting; and I think his work has shown that governments cannot and should not be allowed to hide from the truth. He's a brave new pioneer into the kind of work the 'free press' should be doing - but do not because of their limitations (should all reporters know basic hacking techniques in the future - question for another time). WRT the article, referring to his org as a cult is a bit much (but I'm sure there's elements in there as there always are), but here's the real problem with his organization:

His organization has and gets very secret information. This information is often so powerful/secret/damning that could potentially bring down banks, companies, individuals, or maybe even countries or at least their regimes. There are a number of problems with a sole person with this much power.
How do we know if he's not 'cherry-picking' information and just releasing what he wants to cause the reaction he wants? Does he fact-check anything he releases at all? We know news organizations Fox/NPR/et al can do exactly this to sway public opinion. Just because he's releasing information doesn't mean he's releasing ALL the information that would paint a full picture. It doesn't tell us if he's at all modified or tampered with that information. Unless the person who's accused comes out with counter-proof (if there is even a way if the leaked info was purely made up anyway), there is no way to know without a LOT of fact checking of likely terribly secret stuff. But the damage would be done by then. At best it turns into a credibility war; and with no transparency on either side - who are we to believe?
With information so central and key to financial and government systems, what is to keep Assange and co from going rouge and extorting or holding companies, countries or people for blackmail? "Just leave me alone Obama or I'll dump all that stuff about those drone strike kills you ordered". "Ok Goldman, give me 5 million dollars/year and a Lear jet or I leak how you knew about the housing collapse and fed into it" He very well could have information right now that could upset major governments and/or financial institutions, bankrupt huge corporations, and plunge the world into chaos/worse recession. With as somewhat unstable as he seems at times - do you really trust one man bouncing from country to country - living in hotel rooms - to make decisions to 'do the right thing' at all times?
These are all the exact same problems that news organizations have. They must fact check, and release information in a way that promotes truth in our organizations without destroying the very things we need to survive in a modern world. He has none of these burdens.

Comment Re:DOA.. (Score 1) 377

I have. I hate using touch on my desktop. I hate going back and forth between keyboard and mouse and then touching. It's just not a good desktop metaphor. Don't believe me? Apple, Android and MS confirm it. None of their IU's for mobile/touch devices have desktop metaphores. Single app open at a time, fixed spacing icons for starting apps, no documents/folder/tree hierarchies, etc. I'm not a lover of Apple at times, but I think they're completely right on this point.

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    Event:  How to increase your business credit score

    CommunityTeam Adventurer
      You've got a great idea and the capital and know-how to implement it. But entrepreneurial success also depends on something many small-business owners don't pay enough attention to: your business credit score.

      The current economic climate makes it more important than ever for small-business owners to understand their business credit score. A strong business credit score and up-to-date information on the business credit report can help small-business owners access additional capital and even gain customers during difficult times.

      Experian will be on SBOC to answer questions like:

      • What will a business credit report tell you?
      • What can impact a business credit score?
      • How can monitoring your business credit score help your business today?
      • What are the advantages for maintaining business credit separate from personal credit?
      • What steps can be taken to protect and improve your business credit score?

      Experian's Business Information Services enables organizations to make better decisions through each phase of the Customer Life Cycle. Its business database provides verified information on U.S. companies, including the industry's most extensive data on small businesses. Experian® leverages more than 30 years' data management experience to provide market-leading blended risk products and services.

      This interactive session will be led by executives from Experian's Business Information Services group:

      Allen Anderson
      President, Business Information Services

      Adam Fingersh

      Vice President, Strategy and Innovation

      Post a question now, and then join us on April 28 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a response. Or join us during the event and post a question. Experian will try to answer as many questions as possible, but they may not get to all of them. Note, you do not need to register for the event. You simply need to be a member of SBOC to post a question. If you don't have a user ID, join now, it's free.

      Experian will not be able to comment on other credit scoring companies and their policies, nor will feedback be provided to specific credit scores. So, please do not post your personal or business credit score on this public forum. For your information protection, these type of posts will be removed.

      To learn more about your business credit report, visit
        • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
          brunoeisenhow Newbie
          I am a new business owner and would just like to know how to get my business registered to obtain or start a credit score or rating. Also is it good to do just the Dun and brad thing or both that and the experian?
          1 of 1 people found this helpful
          • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
            A credit card can help with your business credit score. Not just any credit card......

            A true business credit card is a line of credit that is taken in the name of the business, under the business' credit. Activity, whether good or bad, is reflected on your business' credit report through D&B and other financial institutions, and the liability for any debts incurred and bills owed is with the business.However, some companies out there offer "business" credit cards which they require a person guarantee for. These institutions will often ask for a personal guarantee, and will almost always ask for a social security number from the person applying for the card. If this is the case, the credit card is not a business credit card, but is simply a personal credit card which is used for the business. The business is not liable for bills and debts - you are.When applying for a credit card for your business, watch out for areas asking for your SSN (and not your TaxID or EIN) and be wary of any credit card that asks for a personal guarantee. By ensuring that your credit card is in the name of your business, you can help to build your business' credit, while avoiding creating problems with your own.

            Many companies offer a list of credit cards that are issued under the business name only. Those lists typically run $300-$900, depending on the quality of the information inquiring. I would suggest starting your search online via google or yahoo. Search for "strong business credit" (just like that in quotes) to find services that sell the information.

            Good luck,

            Ilya Bodner

            Small Business Owner

            Initial Underwriting Group
              • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                tomgaz Wayfarer

                I appreciate your comments but my question is this. Other than the Home Depot Mastercard business card that's available without a PG do you really think there are multiple lenders out there who will offer visa/mc business credit cards without a PG? If you mean vendor lines of credit that don't have visa/mc option then of course there are many options but I wouldn't consider those to be business credit cards.

                I'm not sure that I agree with you that a business credit card that requires a PG is not a "true" business credit card but we can probably just have a difference in opinion on that one. Unless you're running a multi-million dollar business I don't think it's very realistic to think there are lots of lenders who will issue their business cards without the PG. I would love to be proven wrong on this one but I do agree with you that if the goal is to get the credit card to help build a D&B paydex score then that's usually not going to work. Very few business credit cards report to D&B.

                Perhaps I misunderstood you but please clarify if you know of multiple lenders who are currently offering business credit cards without PG's.

                Thanks Ilya. I certainly hope I'm wrong on this one.
                • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score

                  Ilya and Tomgaz,

                  It's true that many small-business owners fail to separate their business
                  expenses from their personal expenses. The credit card used to take the
                  family out to dinner also gets used to gas up a company vehicle or to pay for
                  supplies used by the business. Half of all small businesses use some form of
                  personal credit to finance their businesses.

                  However, the weakness of relying solely on personal credit is clear. If your
                  business ever becomes at risk, your personal credit score becomes at risk as

                  Additionally, many creditors have begun moving away from relying on
                  personal credit alone when judging the financial health of the owner's small
                  business, as personal credit does not ideally predict future business behavior.
                  Instead, many creditors have begun taking advantage of new blended
                  commercial scoring tools that integrate both personal and business credit
                  attributes to predict small-business risk.
                • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                  Howard Adventurer
                  What makes up a business credit score vs. personal credit score?
                    • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score

                      The score model used to determine business credit is much like the score model
                      used to determine personal credit. However, while a personal credit score can
                      range from 350 to 850, a business credit score ranges from 0 to 100.

                      Don't assume that your favorable personal credit score will be enough
                      to secure a good business credit score. While lenders and vendors
                      may initially consider your personal credit history, once your business
                      pays its first bill, it will begin building its own credit history.
                      • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score

                        Here are some basic facts every small-business owner should know about
                        business credit ratings:

                        Business scoring is much less regulated than consumer credit scoring.
                        The process of scoring your business is much more complicated and
                        less clear than the consumer scoring process.

                        Just because you have a business, don't assume you have a business
                        credit score. Credit reporting companies require a minimum amount of
                        information before they can generate a report and score for your
                        business. To establish your business credit history, encourage
                        vendors to report your payment history to one of the major credit
                        reporting companies. Many credit reporting companies can provide
                        you with information on suppliers who report to them.

                        Don't rely on your personal credit rating to finance your business. If
                        your business becomes at risk, so will your personal credit score.
                        Keep in mind that many creditors are now looking at scoring tools that
                        consider both personal and business credit to predict small-business

                        Access to business credit scores and reports is not restricted like
                        personal credit reports. Business credit reports are available to the
                        public, and anyone - including potential lenders and suppliers - can
                        view your business credit report. This makes it imperative to monitor
                        your business credit score and report.

                        You can proactively manage your business credit score. Ensure your
                        vendors are reporting your business payment history, and monitor
                        your business's credit regularly. Experian's
               provide easy access to business
                        credit reports and information about the business credit scoring
                      • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                        TIRESPLUS Newbie
                        I have been in busisness for ten years now
                        How can I improve my busisness credit score?
                          • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score

                            First, ensure that your company's vendors are reporting your business
                            payment history to one of the major credit reporting companies. The greater
                            the number of vendors who report a good payment history to the credit
                            reporting companies, the greater your business credit score will be.

                            Just as you might monitor your personal credit, it is incredibly important to
                            monitor your business credit consistently as well. Your business credit score
                            is one of the first things lenders, suppliers and even some customers look at
                            before deciding to do business with you. It's used to determine how much
                            money lenders will loan you, how much credit suppliers will extend to you,
                            what interest rates you'll be charged and what you'll pay for insurance

                            By consistently monitoring your business credit score, you can ensure that
                            your business has not fallen victim to business identity theft or fraud, the
                            losses from which cost American companies billions of dollars each year.
                            Furthermore, it's important to scan your business credit file for mistakes. As
                            the business owner, you may request that the credit reporting companies
                            correct any mistakes to ensure that your credit file is accurate.

                            It's vitally important to be aware of possible inaccuracies or negative credit
                            data on your credit file if they exist. By simply increasing your awareness of
                            the factors that drive your current company credit score, you can begin to
                            effectively manage your credit behavior. As always, the best thing that you
                            can do is pay all financial obligations on time.
                          • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                            CommunityTeam Adventurer

                            Questions about your business credit score? Join us for the event with Experian. We are collecting questions in advance, so if you have a question post now, by simply hitting reply.
                            • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                              Menston Newbie

                              Meston is top10 refill cartridge manufacturer in China, I take part in small business today and would like to find some US buyers here.How can a fresh member raise the credit score?And how can I find the business partners
                              1 of 1 people found this helpful
                                • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score

                                  Just as a consumer credit report can help assess credit risk, a
                                  business credit report or score helps identify which businesses you
                                  want to do business with, what credit limits should be, and what credit
                                  or payment terms should be agreed to. The more you know about a
                                  business’s current financial obligations and its past payment history,
                                  the better you are able to either grow your customer list or protect
                                  yourself from risk. Visit to find
                                  creditworthy business partners and customers.
                                • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                  antiques4me Wayfarer
                                  I am thinking about partnering with another company and am concerned about their financial stability.

                                  Is it possible for me to order a business credit report on this private company? Is this information public? If so, what information do I need to obtain or provide to order it?
                                  • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                    504man Newbie
                                    • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                      CommunityTeam Adventurer
                                      Community - please welcome Experian to SBOC. Experian will be with us until 3:00PM ET.

                                      If you have a question, simply login to you member account and hit reply. Please note that the event is moderated so you may not see your question post immediately. Experian will try to answer as many questions as possible but may not get to all of them. Also, don't forget to refresh your browsers so you can see Experian's latest response!
                                      • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score

                                        Welcome to today's forum! Before taking questions, here is a little more
                                        information about Experian and its experience with business credit reporting.

                                        Experian® has been doing business credit reporting and scoring for
                                        more than 30 years. In addition to business credit reports and scores,
                                        Experian also offers commercial portfolio management tools,
                                        commercial fraud tools and collections tools.

                                        Experian holds more demographic and credit information on
                                        individuals and businesses than any other company in the world,
                                        providing power and insight to better understand customer and
                                        prospect needs. We maintain credit information on approximately 215
                                        million U.S. consumers and more than 27 million public and private
                                        U.S. businesses.
                                        • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                          jackzee Newbie
                                          I check my personal credit once a year, but what about my business credit? How often do I need to check/order that? And where can I do this?
                                          • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                            Bluesuit Adventurer
                                            I know that the higher the score, the better & lower risk, but what is the normal/good range to be in?
                                            • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                              franklinplace Newbie

                                              What available credit monitoring tools are at my disposal? How do they work and which ones do you recommend?
                                              • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                                fishnfrogs Newbie
                                                In light of the current economy, how can a business credit report help my business today?
                                                  • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                                    When the economy falters, small businesses face trying times
                                                    • and there's no doubt that this is one of them.

                                                    After years of cheap and readily available funding, businesses
                                                    are finding credit harder to secure. For example, U.S.
                                                    structured financing - the financing behind the financing -
                                                    went from more than $300 billion per month in June 2007 to
                                                    less than $50 billion per month in November 2007. Rising
                                                    prices have put increased pressure on the cost of doing
                                                    business. Consumers are tightening their belts in the face of a
                                                    rising cost of living, a decline in home values and fears of a
                                                    sharp economic slide being stoked by the press.

                                                    For the moment, one downturn seams to lead to another, and
                                                    businesses - large and small, across virtually all sectors of
                                                    the economy - are feeling the squeeze. While the overall
                                                    business bankruptcy rate is climbing, small businesses -
                                                    particularly those whose owners used home equity or personal
                                                    money to fund their enterprises - are battling for survival and
                                                    are at risk for delinquency or default.

                                                    Business owners need every tool at their disposal in times like
                                                    these to avoid trouble and spot opportunities to grow. When
                                                    success depends on the ability to build capital, business credit
                                                    monitoring can help.

                                                    That's why it's no surprise that we see the use of monitoring
                                                    growing rapidly year after year - especially in the current
                                                    economic environment.
                                                  • Re: Event Apr. 28:  Your business credit score
                                                    CommunityTeam Adventurer

                                                    Experian - thanks so much for sharing your expertise with the Small Business Online Community today. Community - please visit the following websites to learn more about your business credit score.


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Yesterday, May 2d, we watched IronMan2 (which in the comics is also known as WarMachine) and I can only say that it was great, worth your money and time.

However, it is just a plain sequel, in fact I can’t even call it a sequel! It is just a wrapping-up story for Tony Stark on how he ended up working for S.H.I.E.L.D. as was shown at the end of The Incredible Hulk movie. It is just that, an intro to Iron Man (and War Machine) and how they became members of The Avengers.

This post is not a review but a speculation, a view on the correct chronological order of the movies Marvel have released so far, and where the next movies fits in. Remember, these movies are not just solo movies for each members of The Avengers, these are prequels as well.

The movie IronMan2 started right at the “revelation” Press Conference shown on the first movie where Tony Stark revealed his superhero identity to the world. In other words, he is not yet part of “Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division” or S.H.I.E.L.D.

This is interesting (and can be confusing for most people), why? At the end of the movie The Incredible Hulk Tony Stark showed up at a bar where General Ross was drinking. Tony Stark told Ross that a “team” is being put together. Obviously, Tony is already part of S.H.I.E.L.D. at this time.

These events then occurred in this chronological order: IronMan & IronMan2 (a little overlap); then The Incredible Hulk. Cool? But wait! If you saw the last few scenes of IronMan2 (after the credits), S.H.I.E.L.D. agents found Thor’s Hammer.

Now think about this: when Tony Stark was creating his new, perfect, non-poisonous power source, he was visited by Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. and said farewell to him. He received a new assignment (did I hear Mexico? I’m not sure). We haven’t seen him after that until the Thor’s Hammer teaser scene.

Still with me? Factor in The Incredible Hulk incident and next year’s movie The Mighty Thor. We can safely assume then that we have overlaps, it is possible that all these movies were happening all at the same time.

Don’t be confused when I say “all at the same time”. The overlap could be as short as one day only. But I am more inclined to think that The Incredible Hulk and The Mighty Thor storylines did happen at the same time literally. However that remains to be seen.

Next year Marvel is going to introduce us to two more characters that will be part of The Avengers movie (premiere: May 2012) – obviously Thor himself and the other is Loki.

Here are so far the confirmed characters and actors that will appear in The Avengers movie:

  1. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)
  2. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)
  3. Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.)
  4. War Machine (Don Cheadle)
  5. Thor (Chris Hemsworth)
  6. Loki (Tom Hiddleston)
  7. Captain America (Chris Evans)

And the not yet confirmed or rumoured or assumed:

  1. Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg)
  2. The Hulk (Edward Norton; with Lou Ferrigno as the voice of The Hulk)

It appears that the first The Avengers movie will not include the Fantastic Four (in the comics, they became full members of the team) since Chris Evans, who played the character Human Torch, will be donning the armour of Captain America.

Here are the other upcoming Marvel movies that are tied-in to The Avengers universe they created:

  1. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
  2. Nick Fury (2012)

And for the Fantastic Four fans, there is a possible 2013 sequel. There is also a possible The Incredible Hulk sequel after The Avengers movie, but don’t get your hopes up with these two movies.

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Mozilla logo

Mozilla’s new brand identity

I don’t do many posts highlighting new brand identity work, but I really like this. Some might reasonably argue that the design is too clever, but I feel like that’s fine for this company logo. If this were the new Firefox logo, that might be a different matter.

Mozilla logo variants

Our logo with its nod to URL language reinforces that the Internet is at the heart of Mozilla. We are committed to the original intent of the link as the beginning of an unfiltered, unmediated experience into the rich content of the Internet.

The font for the wordmark and accompanying copy lines is Zilla. Created for us by Typotheque in the Netherlands, Zilla is free and open to all. [The font will be made available later.]

Mozilla bespoke typeface

We chose to partner with Peter Bilak from Typotheque because of their deep knowledge of localization of fonts, and our commitment to having a font that includes languages beyond English. Prior to partnering with Typotheque, we received concepts and guidance from Anton Koovit and FontSmith.

Selected to evoke the Courier font used as the original default in coding, Zilla has a journalistic feel reinforcing our commitment to participate in conversations about key issues of Internet health. It bucks the current convention of sans serif fonts.

Anyone can create the Mozilla logo by typing and highlighting with the Zilla font, making the logo open and democratic.

The black box surrounding the logo is a key building block of the design, and echoes the way we all select type in toolbars and programs.

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Mozilla’s new brand identity

“At the core of this project is the need for Mozilla’s purpose and brand to be better understood by more people. We want to be known as the champions for a healthy Internet. An Internet where we are all free to explore and discover and create and innovate without barriers or limitations. Where power is in the hands of many, not held by few. An Internet where our safety, security and identity are respected.” — Mozilla

My Type of Beer, a fun typography-flavoured packaging portfolio piece by Alec Hughes.

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Craft and creativity

My Type of Beer

Fun typography-flavoured beer can designs by Alec Hughes, a student of Falmouth University.

How to measure typographic accessibility

Fontsmith: The illustrations use one of our most accessible typefaces FS Me which was researched and developed with charity Mencap and designed specifically to improve legibility for people with learning disabilities.

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Use your words

How to measure typographic accessibility

“Accessibility in typography is not an exact science and there is no such thing as either accessible or not. It is better to imagine a sliding scale where certain speciality typefaces are highly accessible at one end and some eg. script or display fonts are very inaccessible at the other end. Most fonts lie somewhere in the middle.” — Fontsmith

No More Tofu

Google Noto Fonts

When text is rendered by a computer, sometimes characters are displayed as “tofu”. They are little boxes to indicate your device doesn’t have a font to display the text.

Google has been developing a font family called Noto, which aims to support all languages with a harmonious look and feel. Noto is Google’s answer to tofu. The name noto is to convey the idea that Google’s goal is to see “no more tofu”. Noto has multiple styles and weights, and is freely available to all.

Monotype: Creating Noto for Google

Monotype: A typeface five years in the making, Google Noto spans more than 100 writing systems, 800 languages, and hundreds of thousands of characters. A collaborative effort between Google and Monotype, the Noto typeface is a truly universal method of communication for billions of people around the world accessing digital content.

Malayalam and Devanagari in-use on Android devices

Above: Malayalam and Devanagari in-use on Android devices

TechCrunch: To be sure, there was a degree of skepticism when Google and Monotype embarked on this project, in my opinion well summed up in the words of Pakistani-American writer Ali Eteraz (quoted by NPR in 2014, when the project was already well underway):

“I tend to go back and forth. Is it sort of a benign — possibly even helpful — universalism that Google is bringing to the table? Or is it something like technological imperialism?”

Noto color emoji

Noto includes Android’s blobby emoji

Wired: But developing a typeface for 800 languages that feels cohesive yet respectful of each language’s cultural heritage created inherent tension. And making those fonts “unmistakably Google” is nearly impossible. The Tibetan script, for example, draws heavily from a calligraphic tradition, while English is more linear and geometric. The Arabic typeface is emphasized in left to right strokes, while French’s letters carry their weight in their vertical stems. Some fonts, like Runic, are so obscure that typographers at Monotype built the font from scratch using stone engravings for inspiration.

[Steve Matteson, Monotype’s creative director] designed Noto to be modern but friendly, with open counters, soft terminals, and strokes rooted in 5th century calligraphy. He avoided making Noto too austere, mostly because the shapes wouldn’t translate as nicely to other languages.

“It’s not easy to interpret fancy calligraphic languages like Tibetan into a Futura typeface model, which is all circles and straight lines.”

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Google’s Noto Project: a unified font for all languages

Google has been developing a font family called Noto, which aims to support all languages with a harmonious look and feel.

Where the “comic book font” came from

Vox: So…why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox’s Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper.

Comic book fonts

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  • Todd Klein’s websiteI’m best known in comics as a letterer, which I’ve been doing since 1977, working with writers like Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Bill Willingham and many others, and collaborating with a host of artists.
  • Comicraft & Blambot, purveyors of fine comic book fonts.

Title Design: The Making of Movie Titles

Academy Originals: Title designer Dan Perri explains how he designed movie titles for films such as “Star Wars,” “The Exorcist,” and “Raging Bull.”

(via Wired)

Star Trek fonts
Use your words

The fonts of Star Trek

If you’ve ever tried to find the fonts used for a particular Star Trek series or film, you’ll have found that there are thousands of poor imitations on free font sites everywhere. Thanks to Yves Peters at Font Shop, now there’s a guide to the original fonts of Star Trek!

What’s interesting about Star Trek is that it has a number of typical alphabets that are immediately recognisable, and have become an integral part of pop culture. While many fan-made fonts exist based on the logos and title sequences of popular movies and television series, Star Trek is one of the very rare franchises which at one point had officially released fonts. In 1992 Bitstream introduced the Star Trek Font Pack featuring four digital typefaces – Star Trek, the signature face of the original television series; Star Trek Film, used for the credit titles of the Star Trek movies; Star Trek Pi, a collection of Star Trek insignias and Klingon symbols; and Star Trek Bold Extended, the lettering of the name and registration number on the hull of all Starfleet space ships. The Star Trek Font Pack has been discontinued long ago – possibly over licensing issues – yet individual typeface designs are still available under different names. We will run into them in this article, plus some others.

Posters for Star Trek Beyond and the first Motion Picture

In celebration of the upcoming release of Star Trek Beyond and the 50th anniversary of the franchise, Paramount had a poster created that mirrors Bob Peak’s beautiful artwork for The Motion Picture

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Bishops, Families, and Advocates Meet with Congressman to Protect Poor

By Brandon Hook 12-04-2012
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On Monday, three West Virginia bishops joined by families and advocates pressed the state's politicians to protect poor and working families — or, in other words, the “least of these” — during budget battles in Washington.

The budget and tax negotiations are complex and important. They're driven in large part by the expiring Bush tax cuts and steep across-the-board spending cuts set to kick in if Congress does not act.

Congressional Republicans have been demanding deep spending cuts in programs, including Medicaid and Social Security. They've also defended tax cuts for the wealthy. A number of religious figures say those priorities are backwards.

Felicia Thomas, 24, director at Fort Hill Child Development Center, spoke at the meeting. Thomas is a single mother of a five-year-old little girl. Federal programs like Earned Income Tax Credit and child care subsidies have allowed Thomas not only to pursue her dreams of a better future, but also to keep the lights on and the fridge stocked.

“It was because of these programs that my daughter has never come home to a house with no food or electricity,” Thomas said. “These programs are not handouts. They are the opposite of handouts.  They are what give mothers the opportunity to work. Everyone needs a little help every now and then and these programs are what allow mothers like myself to climb out of a horrible pit of guilt, shame, and depression.”

Diane Kimble, a local retired teacher who lost her dad at a young age and consequently who grew up in a low-income family, also spoke at the event. Kimble reiterated that vulnerable families and citizens should not be neglected in budget talks.

“Looking at the fiscal cliff deliberations is one scary thing because we have to protect the youngest and the oldest as we balance the budget,” Kimble said. “Americans like me don’t want handouts, we want fairplay for the vulnerable youngest and oldest as well as our poorest populations. The Congress cannot balance the budget on the backs of poor children and the elderly who have worked their entire lives. Our economy cannot thrive unless see through the politics to the real people behind the numbers.”

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Susan Rickey Van Cleve, Sixth Grade

At Van Cleve, there is a certain Social Studies teacher who I has the pleasure of observing with. I asked her a few questions during my last day with her, and I compiled her responses here. The first question I asked was "What are the major parts of your job?"

"The major parts of the job are planning and presenting lessons to students."

What are the most important resources for you? "The most important resources for me are the other social studies teachers, both current and former."

What kinds of rules and regulations do you have to abide by?

"We have to follow guidelines and curriculum set for us by the state and national governments."

What are the important qualities that you have found in this field? "The important qualities that we need to be successful are patience, willingness to learn, being understanding, and being creative."

What interpersonal qualities are the most important in this career?

"The most important interpersonal qualities we need to have would be getting to know the kids, because if they see that you care about them, they will start to care about school."

What did you wish you knew before you started teaching? "Before I started teaching, I wish I had known exactly where I needed to be. I started out teaching first, second, and third grade, and not to say I didn't enjoy that, but when I came to the sixth grade I knew 'This is where I need to be.' And it's so great to see that people are getting that chance to experience all of the different grade levels before they lock in their choice."

What kind of certification did you have to get as a teacher?

"When I was certified, we had to take the PRAXIS test, which determined if we got our license or not. If we passed, we could get the license, if we didn't we would have to test again."

What is the most rewarding thing you have experienced as a teacher? "The most rewarding thing is when students come back and tell me that I made a difference, no matter how further down the road it may be. If a student I had years ago emails me or calls me to tell me that something I taught helped them later on in their education, then that is reward enough."

Is there anything you would change about your career?

"If I could change anything as a teacher? Less government involvement, less of the paperwork and jumping through hoops. More focus on the teaching."

What is the biggest problem you face as a teacher? "The biggest problem I face as a teacher? Students that refuse to work, no matter how much you push them. The challenge is trying to get them to work."

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Review: Gospel Truths

Gospel Truths
Gospel Truths by J.G. Sandom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is not your run-of-the-mill religious, historical, chase, search, code-breaking, discovery of some ancient artefact that proves Christianity is based on a myth or a lie, type of thriller. It’s quite a step up from that.

Passages reminded me of books I’ve read by Alan Furst or Olen Steinhauer. The introspection, the uncertainty, the slightly tainted or regretted past, the feeling I got of the main character just being along for the ride in certain sections of his or her own life.
Gospel Truths is written from the point of view of a middle-aged English police officer, with a slightly troubled past personal and professional life. He is originally from the English counties, but after a high-profile success, he is now working in London. He is handed a bit of a hot potato of a case, involving a suicide they suspect is murder but can’t prove, international banking scandals, The Vatican and various highly un-savoury international underworld figures. His investigations lead him to France, to cathedrals, the possible involvement of the Freemasons, a Gospel that could be written using Jesus’ own words and the long tendrils of freemasonry organisations, with more fingers in more pies than they have fingers. I think I’ve covered the most of it.

The funny thing is, that while the book is called The Gospel Code and the story is ostensibly woven around a murder and a search/chase for an ancient gospel, that isn’t really what (I think, as least) the book is about. It’s more about a personal and introspective search, by the main character Nigel Lyman. We learn more about him, his background and history, than we do about the searched for Gospel. And it’s all the better for that.

If I were to be critical, i’d say that there some background passages were a little too oblique. I liked the style of colouring in his past with some passages which, on the surface, seemed to have little to do with the plot, but were there to illuminate how the reasoning he applied to plot developments, came about. However, sometimes I was struggling to see how exactly they helped me understand him any more than getting on with the story would have done.

Overall, you are going to have to put in a bit of effort into reading this one. It’s much more than an ordinary, airport shop, holiday-reading, page-turning blockbuster, no matter how much the cover blurb would like to convince you you’ve got another Dan Brown in your hands. It’s much better than that.

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Fantasy Baseball Daily Leagues: Sleeper Picks and Advice for Upcoming Matchups

April 8, 2016

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Today marks the beginning of the weekend series in the MLB, and those games will lead to a lot of fantasy baseball options as we get our lineups set. With that in mind, let’s check out the waiver wire and see what kind of sleeper and lower-end players are trending as adds right now.

Adonis Garcia, 3B/OF, Atlanta Braves: Garcia didn’t earn much buzz going into the season, but his first couple of games have at least a few fantasy owners’ attentions focused on him.
Garcia is 4-for-7 thus far with a home run and two RBI. Don’t expect him to go bashing the lights out every game, but for a lower-end sleeper he’s a nice grab hitting cleanup for the Braves. He’ll be at home against the Cardinals starting today.

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Nick Hundley, C, Colorado Rockies: All things considered, Hundley had a pretty good series against the Diamondbacks. Sure, he went 0-for-3 in the final game, but before that put up a 3-for-6 line with a homer and three RBI.
Provided he can stay healthy, Hundley has a reasonable shot at hitting double-digit homers this year--and that’s about all you can ask for out of a catcher in fantasy. He’s at home against the Padres this weekend.

Jeanmar Gomez, RP, Philadelphia Phillies: If you’re betting on the roulette wheel of Phillies’ closers, Gomez is the guy to try. He was reportedly next in line to get a save opportunity in Cincinnati, but the Phillies lost once again in the final game.
Philadelphia’s closer role is a mess right now, but Gomez is as good a horse as any to hitch your wagon to if you’re desperate for saves. He’ll be in New York for the Mets this weekend.

Tyler White, 1B/3B, Houston Astros: White had a great series in New York against the Yankees, going 6-for-9 with a homer and four RBI.
With White playing well, it’s doubtful the Yankees would pull him out once Evan Gattis comes back. With that in mind, you can probably stick with him at least through this Milwaukee series and likely beyond.

Joey Rickard, OF, Baltimore Orioles: Rickard has been a great story for Baltimore so far this season. He’s hitting 5-for-11 so far, with two runs, a solo homer and two RBI.
Rickard has earned the praises of his teammates and his coaching staff already, and is off to a great start thus far. He won’t be slapping homers every game, but he’s worth a look for the Rays series.

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Reflections on Being a Community Partner

by Merith Weisman

Last semester, the CCE had the great pleasure of serving as a community partner to a pair of excellent Santa Rosa Junior College service-learners. Service-learning is a pedagogy, or teaching method, that utilizes community service projects within the context of an academic course. Students are expected to use the service as a text for their class, so that they learn the content of the class through experience. They are also expected to collaborate with a nonprofit or governmental agency and reflect on how doing so not only impacts their academic learning, but their civic learning. Finally, they are expected to have a positive impact on their community partner’s mission and/or operations. Supporting service-learning is central to our mission and a professional and functional website is imperative for operations.

As part of their CS 50.31/CS 50.32 Business of Web Design class Carolyn Warren ( and Lisa Glover did the much-needed and extremely challenging work of overhauling the CCE website. The CCE’s new site is launching later this week and we’re really excited about it. But we weren’t the only ones to benefit. The students learned a lot both about web design and from working with a mission-focused organization. “The most important things that I learned were the soft skills of communication, time management, and teamwork. I also learned the hard skills of working with Dreamweaver and the nuts and bolts of building a website. Because it’s a big site and it’s so intricate, I came to appreciate the complexity of the CCE and the work done there.” Carolyn explained.

I’m guessing they really didn’t know what they were getting into, and I greatly appreciate all they did for the CCE and for me personally. Serving as a community partner provided me with some important personal and professional lessons.

Carolyn Warren in the CCE receiving her thank you gift. Thanks, Carolyn and Lisa!

This all started several years ago when I heard rumors of amazing SRJC students developing websites for local nonprofit organizations. In fact, I mentioned this resource in a blog post last summer. Then three years ago, I saw a posting on the Latino Service Providers listserv and considered applying. I was well aware of how outdated and challenging to navigate our site is and was finding myself increasingly embarrassed by it. I was informed that SSU was planning a University-wide overhaul of all websites with new templates and support and that moving forward on my own could be a waste of resources. A year passed and when the posting came up again, I decided to apply. I filled out and submitted multiple forms, some with redundancies. I never heard anything so when the semester was well underway, I assumed I’d been rejected. I didn’t know how decisions were made and if there was anything I could do to improve my application. So when this year’s post appeared, I made virtually no changes and re-submitted. I was thrilled to get the email telling me my project had been selected.

My persistence had paid off, but then the work really began. The instructor’s application paperwork warned all the clients that virtually all past clients had underestimated the amount of work they would have to do. This turned out to be absolutely correct in my case. I spent several weekends and many nights writing, reviewing and communicating with Carolyn and Lisa. Due to the extreme time constraints of the semester schedule, we worked hard to make every deadline. As a service-learning professional, I’m aware that the challenge of the differing schedules of the academic and “real world” is often the greatest concern that community partners share about service-learning. That this was also a challenge for me, from within academia, was an irony that I did not miss. I have to assume that this was even more challenging for the other clients.

Another irony is how rare it is for service-learning professionals to take on the community partner role. Occasionally we work with service-learners from our own campuses, with whom we may have a different level of real or perceived authority than other community partners. But most of the time, we espouse the value of experiential education, while rarely participating in any of our own for professional development purposes. Generally, we facilitate other partnerships and keep up with research on partnerships, so serving as a community partner was a rare, authentic professional development experience for me.

Best practices in service-learning and studies of the experiences of community partners encourage a strong relationship between the community partner and the instructor. But I didn’t even meet the instructor until the last day of class when the students presented their projects. In fact, throughout the experience, neither their instructor nor the students referred to themselves as service-learners or to me as a community partner. I was the “client.”

But we functioned more like a team. “The new CCE website would not have been possible without the complete collaboration we shared amongst us. Our “client” was our teammate; a teammate whose contributions were invaluable. The three of us worked together with a great synergy, functioning as well as the three legs of a milking stool,” said Lisa. In fact, at the class presentation, Lisa and Carolyn insisted that unlike the other student presenters, I go with them to present. It was an honor to serve in this way and I felt that I both got an excellent product and contributed to the students’ learning; a mark of a true partnership.

I personally enjoyed the lesson in humility that I gained from working with Carolyn and Lisa. Because I’m the only professional staff member in my office, I’m accustomed to getting my way with day-to-day decisions. With this project, I compromised again and again. I am not a visual person and have learned to trust others’ guidance in this area. Additionally, the technological requirements and University rules are well beyond my knowledge base, so I also took a backseat role there. For example, at one point, they warned me that a decision I was making would be redundant and space consuming. I couldn’t “see” it until I “saw” it. They were absolutely correct. Overall, I found each compromise to be increasingly rewarding; not threatening. Working collaboratively made a better result and “letting go” is a healthy exercise for me.

It seems obvious, but I couldn’t “see” it until I “saw” it.

I greatly enjoyed the final presentations at the SRJC. I got to see the work of the other teams with organizations like Extended Child CareSalvation Army Double Punch, Russian River KeepersPaws As Loving Support, US Green Building, and the Sonoma County Family YMCA . Each organization was extremely appreciative of the work of “their” students and were excited about the potential of their new websites for outreach and fundraising. Like me, many of them had applied before and understood that even without a guarantee of success, the work and wait were worth it. While the longtime instructor Linda Hemenway is no longer teaching the course, if you are interested in applying for support please contact Scott Rosen (srosen@SANTAROSA.EDU) at SRJC.Thank you Lisa and Carolyn for your tireless work and support of the CCE! Thanks also to Linda and the SRJC for supporting this incredible gift to Sonoma County for so long. Finally, thank you to all the other students, from this year, previous years and future years for all your incredibly valuable contributions to the nonprofit sector of Sonoma County!

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  1. Extended Child Care was pleased to have a similar experience with the web design class. The students worked hard to redesign our website and we all learned a lot together. I felt it was a wonderful way to introduce students to the world of non-profit administration. It was a good experience for us all!

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Raise the Steaks! Beef Prices Soar

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Cattle prices are breaking records as ranchers rebuild their herds after the drought.

If you’re getting ready for summer grilling season, be warned. You can expect the price of steaks and hamburgers to be higher this summer. The reason is that cattle prices are nearly double what they were last year.

The drought that struck Texas in 2011 caused the state cattle industry to lose over three billion dollars. With little rain, grass simply didn’t grow, and ranchers had to buy hay at record-high prices from as far away as Montana. Many ranchers sold off their herds, which resulted in the largest decline in the beef cow inventory in Texas history.

But as that dry weather reduced supply, recent wet weather has increased demand.

Seeing rains across much of the state, ranchers are now trying to rebuild their herds. That’s brought the price of cattle higher than it’s ever been. Cows that would have cost $1,800 dollars last year sold for nearly $3,000 at a recent auction, according to the Associated Press.

The price hike isn’t unexpected. In December, Peter Bonds, Vice President of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, predicted this would happen. “When it does rain, we ranchers will start retaining heifers to build these cow numbers back. There’s going to be a time there when there’s actually going to be less beef on the market,” he told StateImpact Texas at the time.

Adding to the demand end are increasing exports to Canada, Mexico, Korea and Japan, says Stan Bevers, an Economist with the Texas Agrilife Extension Services at Texas A&M University.

“Over the last six to eight months, a lot of other countries want to import our beef and when you get low supply and high demand that  tends to make prices go somewhat ballistic,” Bevers told StateImpact Texas.

He expects it will all translate into higher prices at butcher counters and in grocery stores for the next two to three years.

“I think it’s been pretty well documented. From last year beef prices were up seven, eight, nine percent higher at the super markets. We could probably see that again over the next couple of years very easily,” Bevers said.

  • Rusty

    BTW it is called Texas Agrilife Extension Services at Texas A&M University.  Not ”
    Texas Afterlife Extension Services at Texas A&M University”

    • http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/author/thenry/ Terrence Henry

      Thanks for catching that, Rusty. We fixed the misspelling. (And are having some fun envisioning what an “Afterlife Extension Service” would be.)

    • Mose Buchele

      Thanks for the catch! We’ve fixed the problem (curse you auto-correct!)  but we can’t help wondering what would happen at the Texas Afterlife Extension Service.

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CPL to bring top level cricket to the USA

CPL to bring top level cricket to the USA

Cricket followers in the USA will have the chance to watch some of the greatest players in the world this summer in the HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved the staging of Twenty20 (T20) fixtures in the forthcoming 2016 season.

Six fixtures are planned to take place in July, with full fixture and ticket information for the coming season to be announced in due course.

Commenting on the announcement, CPL CEO Damien O’Donohoe said: “Today is a landmark day for the CPL and a massive boost for cricket followers across the USA ahead of the CPL Player Draft in Barbados on Thursday.

“This project has been in discussion for many months and we are grateful to the ICC for supporting this move which enables us to step up our planning and open up opportunities for the cricket-hungry American public.

“I would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support of Dave Cameron and our partners in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in this process. The participation of the ICC Americas team in the recent Nagico Super 50 has proven to be a hugely important step forward and we are committed to providing more opportunities for players and that experience will certainly count for those six ICC Americas players who will be selected in this year’s Draft.

“The CPL has already had a positive impact in the Caribbean and we are excited about bringing top quality cricket to the USA. We are committed to developing the next generation of cricketers and we believe that by exposing the best talent from across the Caribbean and the Americas region in the CPL, we can inspire a new generation of cricketers in the USA.”

ICC Head of Global Development, Tim Anderson, said: “In partnership with the US cricket community the ICC has recently established a strategic framework for the future development of cricket in the USA.

“The staging of high level international cricket is a key part of this strategy, therefore we see the approval of several CPL matches in the USA as a positive step forward for all cricket followers in the US.

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Sometimes I amaze myself.

For someone who reads a lot, I find myself searching for words or terms that I often use, but just can’t get out of my head when I need them. There are also times when I look at a word and suddenly find it unfamiliar, like I spelt it wrongly or something.

Just recently, I was trying to figure out the term we use for the girl version of bachelor parties. I couldn’t, for the life of me, remember it! I had to settle reluctantly for Bachelorette Party because I knew I was wrong but was too lazy to think further. That’s until I received an sms telling me about the Hen Night that was gonna happen tonight. Oh yeeeeeeah. Hen Night.

That’s the word I was looking for. Why are we hens and guys stags?

So what do people do at Hen Nights except get drunk? I’m not exactly a fan of getting drunk and I’m shy about hiring a muscly, yellow suited fireman/stripper to get the bride-to-be’s rocks off. At such last minute notice, how can anything fun be prepared?

I hate it when things are unorganised, so I usually like to take things in my own hands. But the thing about volunteering means that the responsibility is all invisibly(and gratefully) pushed to you. That’s the thing I don’t like, and that’s what J always warned me about. So everytime my hands start to itch and I start to pick up the phone to arrange something, J turns to me with a You-sure-ah? look. Then I’ll shrink back into the background where I tie my hands up and bite my nails in anguish.

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I also learned that the old cliche “honesty is the best policy” always works. I learned that the time has come for the accounting profession to adopt a zero telerance policy against wrongful and dishonest behavior. This assignment also made me realize that not all good intentions are laudable. Doing a good job does not necessarily mean that it is laudable act. There are orders from our superiors that are illegals such as “coooking the books” that should not be followed. Being a good soldier will not absolve an employee from such criminal act. I learned from the article that our employers cannot pushed or forced us to do it and we cannot be bullied into submission because we are protected by law against the commission of such illegal acts. Corollary to this, whistleblowing and stopping the act right there and then could be detrimental to the employee. It is better that to stay in the organization and just quietly collect evidences and approach a lawyer who has an experience in litigating such cases. Obtaining evidences that we do not have access to, even if our intention is good, will not hold in court because because one’s hands are also dirty. Above all, the motivation of those who whistleblowed was not necessarily out of monetary reward, but out of their conscience to stop the illegal act. 2. ...
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Configures the local the local pkgutil installation to point at the Open Community Software Project (OpenCSW) package repository. The optional cryptographic verification will also be enabled for the repository.

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