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Experts who keep, analyze, audit, and inspect financial statements, records and transactions. Prepare and review statements concerning the assets, inventory, liabilities and operating results of a business. Accounting experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Hawaii legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Hawaii.
The listings below are of Accounting experts serving Hawaii.
Featured ListingsWhite, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt
Barbara Luna
Sherman Oaks, CA
100s of times as Expert Witnesses for Business, Real Estate, and Personal Injury Litigation & Marital Dissolution; Damage Analysis of Lost Profits/Earnings, Business Valuation,Forensic Accounting and Investigative Analysis of Liability & Fraud. Offices in Sherman Oaks and Irvine. Second office: 4 Park Plaza., Suite #200. Irvine, CA 92614
Zivetz, Schwartz & Saltsman CPAs
Lester J. Schwartz
Sherman Oaks, CA
Expert witness, litigation support for Business Valuation and Appraisal, Forensic Accounting, Damage Claims, Estate and Trust Accounting, Financial and Economic Analysis, Goodwill, Loss of Earnings, Marital Dissolutions, Fraud and Tax issues.
Gould & Pakter Associates, LLC
Forensic Accounting Expert
Chicago, IL
Mr. Pakter has more than 40 years of experience in accounting, forensic accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, business economics, fraud examinations and investigations, including more than 15 years of experience in economic damages and business valuations. Courts and arbitral bodies have recognized him as an expert in accounting, financial analysis, financial forensics, economic damages, business valuations and business economics. He is a Certified Public Accountant, registered and licensed in the State of Illinois. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has recognized him as additionally Certified in Financial Forensics and Management Accounting. He earned the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts Certified Valuation Analyst designation and its Master Analyst in Financial Forensics designation. The Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors has awarded him its Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor certificate and its Certification in Distressed Business Valuation. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and he earned a Chartered Accountant credential.
Expert ListingsPhillips, Fractor & Company, LLC
G. Michael Phillips
Pasadena, CA
Our expert witnesses and consultants provide services in economics, finance, statistics, valuation, and forensic accounting. Strategically located in Southern California, our firm enjoys an international clientele. Visit our website at www.rule26.com for more information on how we can help address economics, statistics, finance, valuation, and forensic accounting issues you may face.
Jack W. Harris Inc.
Jack W. Harris, CPA, MBA, CVA, CFE, CFF, CIA, MAFF, CGMA
Denver, CO
We provide forensic accounting services in construction, real estate, energy, mining, insurance, surety and related areas. We have completed numerous domestic and international engagements. Our work is planned and executed with the objective of providing opinions as to the reasonableness and reliability of the costs and damages within the standard of a reasonable degree of accounting certainty.
DiGabriele, McNulty, Campanella & Co., LLC
James A. DiGabriele Ph.D/DPS, CPA/ABV/CFF
Fairfield, NJ
Economic Damage Valuation, Business Interruption, Lost Profits, Lost Wages, Fidelity/Performance, Due Diligence, Property Damage Losses, Fraud Examination, Matrimonial Accounting, and Business Valuation.
Ruslan Magidov
Magidov CPA Firm, An Accountancy Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
Financial executive with over 15 years of experience in private and mostly public accounting providing tax, accounting, certified financial statement audits, and business management services to high net worth individuals and their privately held businesses ranging from start-ups to already established, and not-for-profit organizations. Extensive experience in financial statement audits and tax enabled him to develop expertise in family law matters. His family law expertise includes cash flow analysis, marital standard of living analysis, business valuations, tracing of separate property assets, and child and spousal support calculations using the DissoMaster. In addition, he has been involved in insurance cases involving loss of earnings and other damage analysis. He loves to play sports, outdoor activities and spending time with his family.
HP Accounting
Robert Bates, CPA, CFO, CVA, CFE
San Francisco, CA
Bob Bates is a CPA, CFE, CVA and CFO and has worked with dozens of lawyers on over 50 cases in various states. Sometimes he provides financial support for a client in litigation, or pre-litigation, and other times he provides a report, such as a damages calculation, which can be used in litigation. He also has experience providing testimony in depositions and trials.
Finaxstrure Associates, LLC
Frank Tirelli
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Frank Tirelli (CPA) had a 30 year career with Deloitte, both in the US and Italy. Frank was a Senior Partner serving some of Deloittes most high profile clients, both publicly traded and private companies. Such services included significant experience in stock option planning and valuation, business valuations, merger and acquisition planning, post merger integration planning, International tax planning, professional service firm management, personal service firm mergers and post merger integration, revenue enhancement strategies for professional services firms, and human resource strategies for professional services firms.. Office locations in Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County.
MCS Associates
Norman Katz
Tustin, CA
Natl banking, financial services, insurance & real estate consulting/expert witness group. Expertise in: Forensic accounting, Damages, Economic / statistical analysis, Accountant standards & practices, GAAP / RAP principles, Fraud investigation
Sullivan Company Cpa Inc.
Brian Sullivan, CPA/ABV, CVA, CBA, CFE, CMAP
San Mateo, CA
Forensic accounting services include: financial/shareholder/trustee disputes. Civil/Criminal controversies.
Alerding CPA Group
Michael P. Alerding, CPA
Indianapolis, IN
A 45 year CPA with over 25 years litigation support experience. Specialties include Lost profits Lost wages and Lost Value. Also very experienced in Accountants Malpractice matters representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants. Have worked with and against national regional and local CPA firms and law firms on these matters. Will travel.
Sequence Inc. Forensic Accounting
Tracy Coenen, CPA, CFF
Chicago, IL
Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF practices exclusively in the area of forensic accounting and has completed several hundred financial investigations and fraud examinations. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin, and is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF).
Thomas Neches & Company LLP
Thomas M. Neches, CPA
Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Neches & Company LLP provides Expert Testimony, Forensic Accounting, Business Valuation, and Computer Database Analysis. Litigation issues include Fraud, Economic Damages, and Lost Profits.
Fulcrum Inquiry
Los Angeles, CA
Careful economic analysis and industry research, presented through effective witness testimony and graphics, gives juries basis to determine proper damage amounts. Accounting fraud and other financial investigations are thorough yet quick because our experts ask the right questions at the beginning. The combination of appraisal research and experience provides valuation conclusions that withstand scrutiny, even for intangible assets, closely-held businesses and other difficult-to-appraise interests. Computerized data analysis cost-effectively extracts valuable hidden data. Our consultants know where to look for insights that provide proper royalties, insurance recoveries, and other payments due under your contracts. Our experts help you win.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- Move over Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez, a veteran singing diva is joining the ranks of judges on reality TV: Gladys Knight.
BET's sister network Centric announced Wednesday that Knight will work as the "lead judge" on "Apollo Live." The new series is a singing competition at New York's famed Apollo Theater and puts a new spin on the venue's popular "Amateur Night" showcase. It will debut in the fall.
Knight joins previously announced judges Doug E. Fresh and Michael Bivins of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe.
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2 tablespoons butter
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1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon mint extract
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
6 drops green food coloring
1 jar of hot fudge
Chop cookies finely in a food processor and mix with melted butter. Press cookie mixture into the bottom of a pie tin or spring foam pan. Microwave the jar of hot fudge and pour on top of the cookies. Place crust a in freezer to harden while making the pie filling. In large saucepan combine marshmallows, milk, and mint extract. Stir over medium heat until the marshmallows are completely melted. Chill until mixture holds its shape when dropped from a spoon. Beat the whipping cream in a chilled bowl until it forms stiff peaks. Fold whipping cream into marshmallow mixture, mine didn't fold so easily so I beat them together for a couple seconds with the mixer. Spread into pie crust. Cover and refrigerate or freeze. My pie seemed to melt (as you can see in the picture) so I would suggest serving it semi-frozen at least.
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1969 GMC Pickup - Jaw-Dropping - Jimmy
Mark McDonald's Sweet '69 GMC
Knowing when to say when is a tough thing to learn, and once learned, exercising it is even tougher. Mark McDonald grew up around old cars and was fascinated by watching his dad, Mark Sr., build street rods his whole life, which ended up rubbing off on the impressionable lad. Well, to the joy of any gearhead dad, albeit a few years later, his son decided it was time to build his own ride, which would include a little help from the old man, of course.
Mark had the hankering to build a classic truck, but done his way, so he wound up buying a one-owner '69 GMC shortbed he found in his local Porterville, California, newspaper. He initially planned on making a daily driver out of it until he could tear it apart for a full-scale rebuild, but his better judgment told him to leave it alone until he was good and ready to tackle such a project.
Four years later, in '98, the GMC's number was up. Mark took the truck to KRZ Kustoms in Fresno, California, so then owner Jeff Zanders could raise up the front crossmember and steering two inches in an effort to put the pickup on the ground without having to perform a body drop. Stock upper and Chisholm lower control arms bolt to the modified crossmember and hold the Early Classic Enterprises dropped five-lug/disc-brake-conversion spindles and corresponding 11-inch brakes. Jeff also cut the frame off behind the cab and built a new back half that would lower the truck and hold the stock 12-bolt in place by means of a custom three-link and airbag setup. The unique system's third link locates off the back of the rearend, runs forward, and splits in a wishbone fashion, then terminates at each framerail, so really it's somewhere between a three- and a four-link, but we'll stick with the previous.
All the body mods to the truck would be subtle but necessary, according to Mark. Shaving the driprail was one of the most difficult tasks Mark encountered during the build, and one that most people might not even notice until it's pointed out. The same goes for the '98 Chevy truck hood center section spliced into the stock tin by Bob Grant at Grant Kustoms; it's almost shocking how natural the later skin looks on the '69. Mark also shaved every emblem, the gas filler, all the marker lights, the stake pocket holes, and the tailgate handle. The bed floor was raised to accommodate its new lower stance, and the rear wheel houses were widened two inches to make room for the 20-inch Boyd Coddington Smoothie wheels with their centers painted to match the unique GMC grille. Mark meticulously took care of the finish bodywork before having Lee Millinich at Luis Millinich Body Works in Hanford, California, spray the almost electric DuPont Hot Hues Red Hot Meltdown paint. About the only things left to touch the flawless paint are the tasteful beltline and tailgate stainless trim-classy. Mark's brother-in-law Loren Johnson cut and finished the white oak for the bed floor that was left open in the middle to show off the unusual underpinnings.
Inside the '69 is a stock bench seat lowered by sectioning its mounting brackets to suit Mark's comfort. Red leatherette by Big Daddy's in Porterville covers much of the interior, including the seat, headliner, door panels, smoothed and shaved dashboard, and the not-so- ordinary gauge panel. It's actually the glovebox door that was no longer being used-they drilled it out to mount the TPI black-face gauges with chrome trim rings that really stand out against the red leatherette on the panel and the chrome ididit tilt column. Mark bought door handles and window cranks from Billet Specialties along with their steering wheel to round out the Spartan interior.
Mark is glad the truck is on the road and thanks his dad for all his help and wisdom, his wife Michele for her support, his friend Mike Fusco for all his detailing insight, and Stan at Early Classics for more help than one can hope for from any company. Even with the immaculate results Mark got from the Jimmy, he's a perfectionist and has already started building another truck based on all the lessons learned along the way with the '69-guess it's not time to say when yet.
|Mark McDonald
|Porterville, California
|custom rear back half by KRZ Kustoms, Fresno, CA
|Rearend / Ratio:
|stock 12-bolt / 3.73:1 Posi
|Rear suspension:
|custom 3-link w/Firestone 'bags
|Rear brakes:
|stock drum
|Front suspension:
|crossmembers raised 2", Early Classic Enterprises 2" dropped spindles, Chrisholm Enterprises lower control arms
|Front brakes:
|Early Classic 5-lug disc conversion
|Steering Box:
|stock, raised 2"
|Front wheels:
|Boyd Coddington Smoothie 20x8 1/2
|Rear wheels:
|Boyd Coddington Smoothie 20x10
|Front TIRES:
|BFGoodrich Eagle GTII, 255/35R/20
|Rear TIRES:
|BFGoodrich Eagle GTII, 275/40R/20
|Gas Tank:
|Shocks Front / Rear:
|Belltech Nitro Drop/Pro Shock Chrome
|'69 GMC 350ci V-8
|Valve covers:
|Billet Specialties
|Manifold / Induction:
|Edelbrock Performer combo / 650cfm
|stock, re-curved
|stock, coated
|Exhaust / Mufflers:
|custom 2 1/2" / Flowmaster 40 Series
|'69 Turbo 400
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|1/2 -ton
|door locks, gas filler, marker lights, stake pockets, tailgate handle, and driprails all shaved and filled by owner
|Fenders front / rear:
|stock w/'98 Chevy center section by Grant Kustoms, Oroville, CA
|stock, painted
|stock, raised floor, 2" tubs
|Bed wood:
|white oak by Loren Johnson
|Body / paint by:
|owner / Luis Millinich Body Works, Hanford, CA
|Paint type / Color:
|DuPont / Hot Hues Red Hot Meltdown
|Headlights / Taillights:
|stock, Early Classic
|stock, Early Classic
|custom, smoothed, upholstered
|TPI black face
|Air conditioning:
|Steering wheel:
|Billet Specialties
|Steering column:
|ididit chrome tilt
|stock bench, cut-down brackets
|Upholstery by:
|Big Daddy's, Porterville, CA
|Material / Color:
|leatherette, red
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Geraldine Ferraro, Vice-Presidential Nominee
The daughter of first-generation Italian American immigrants, Geraldine Ferraro would later remember her mother's fierce insistence that her talented daughter continue her education through college. "Gerry" kept the family name to honor her mother's principles and sacrifices. Ferraro earned a Fordham J.D. at night while teaching elementary school and later had three children of her own. She was a tough and accomplished prosecutor and headed New York's Queens County Special Victims Unit before winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978.
As Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984, she faced unprecedented scrutiny as both the first woman and the first Italian American to appear on either major party's presidential ticket. Ferraro's humor and thick skin served her well, but could not ultimately change the outcome of the race. After the historic but unsuccessful run, she remained an active and visible supporter of progressive and women's causes. Ferraro later practiced law, offered her distinctively feisty political commentary on Fox News and served as a U.S. ambassador during the Clinton administration. Bill and Hillary Clinton perhaps captured her best in a joint statement released following her death in 2011: "One of a kind—tough, brilliant, and never afraid to speak her mind or stand up for what she believed in—a New York icon and a true American original."


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By Ryan Ngala
Along with the latest Apple products bringing to the next level for the 5th generation iPod Touch, The new iPad and the iPhone 5, brings us to the world's most advanced mobile operating system, that is so fun and more enjoyable to play with, making it more reliable, and with many Apple customers just willing to get their hands on, and with two hundred features to choose from, there are ten features that will just surprise customers and that it just gets even better.
Along with the new iPhone 5, being released anytime soon the new version of the next iOS mobile operating system has gone full throttle, with the new redesigned of iTunes, AppStore and the iBookstore. According to Apple officials the newly improve redesigned iTunes has better improved performance, preview while browsing, improved search results and share instantly on facebook and twitter for the latest music, movies and tv shows you like and tweet, the same redesigned software for Mac OS X mountain Lion.
With the next release of the world's most advanced mobile operating system, coming to the Apple Store near you, here are some of the ten of the two hundred features being introduced hands on as you update the latest software of iOS 6 on to the PC or Mac computer or to purchase an iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, here's one of the ten new features on iOS six, sources from the Apple website gives us details about just you need for the upcoming mobile software.
1. Maps: The new and updated version of Maps is so much fun and better than ever, it re-imagined how you see the whole map and the state of 50 continents, and explore cities with flyover you can search on any type of city like "Sydney, Australia", and you can see the detail image of the building that is being seen in 3D as you zoom, pan, tilt, and rotate around the city and its landmarks. Turn by Turn directions gives you an insight look on route and a voiceover to know where you are going to, just type in your address and choose your route and follow the locations as you follow along but as you see traffic conditions coming your way, Maps offers alternative routes. Alternate side in parking effect with traffic signals you can see accidents, alerts and under construction, on your iOS device and also with standard, satellite and hybrid view as you see 3D buildings through your very eyes.
2. Siri: One of my favorite components to the iOS operating system, that has both dictation and can ask you for everything you ask for, for sports, restaurants and movies, apps, locations you name it, you can ask questions like for example "How did the 49ers do last weekend?", "Play Angry Birds", Call a name for a stock and so much more, and for facebook and twitter integration
ask siri to post something on your wall or tweet something for you, that you can always listen to your ears, Siri is available for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad (3rd generation), and iPod touch (5th generation).
3. Facebook: The world's largest social networking platform, combine with the great iOS operating system, that allows you to share your favorite websites, like apps and songs from the appstore and iTunes, seeing contacts for people who have facebook and their birthdays coming up and other events to the calendar.
4. Shared Photo Streams: On the photos app, you can share the photos you want select the photos you want to share and name the photo of your album, as you can see the photos on Apple TV, or a Mac that is running on Mountain Lion, you can comment on other people shared photos as they get notified of someone liking their photos, and with a touch of a button you can see your photos on the iCloud website.
5. Passbook: Your boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards, and more are now all in one place. With Passbook, you can scan your iPhone or iPod touch to check in for a flight, get into a movie, and redeem a coupon. You can also see when your coupons expire, where your concert seats are, and the balance left on that all-important coffee bar card. Wake your iPhone or iPod touch, and passes appear on your Lock screen at the appropriate time and place — like when you reach the airport or walk into the store to redeem your gift card or coupon. And if your gate changes after you've checked in for your flight, Passbook will even alert you to make sure you're not relaxing in the wrong terminal.
6. Facetime: With facetime in the palm of your hands, you can make video calls to someone like your friends, grandparents and so many others, but anyway since that facetime runs on Wi-Fi, it also runs on cellular wireless as well, so you can talk to your people anywhere around the world.
7. Phone: With some of the features, being portrait as you use iPhone, the phone app allows you to make phone calls, iOS 6 adds new calling features on the lock screen as you slide to answer there will also be a Decline and the Answer button, but there are six new options such as: Reply with Message, Remind Me Later, Can't talk right now..., I'll call you later, I'm on my way, What's up, or you can custom what you want to say, you can also text messages and all the above.
8. Mail: There's a new feature for Mail, and that is VIP you can put a star on your friends email, to see the messages your friends mail to, whether is your Mom or anybody, you can also put photos and video and send them easily and quickly, it animates the way it makes the e-mail receive new messages, and actually send them again and again.
9. Safari: The greatest enhancements on the number one iOS mobile web browsing, it's actually the coolest web app that i've ever seen, with some awesome features on the safari app you can click the arrow on the right, and put the site now in full screen mode, iCloud tabs so that you can see websites coming to your Macbook Air, iPhone and many other Apple products that you've already open, offline reading list, and also browsing the most popular sites on the web.
10. Accessibility: iOS 6 comes with great features supports with many people who has autism, disabilities like Guided Access, Voice Over, and AssistiveTouch. Guided Access helps students with disabilities such as autism remain on task and focused on content. It allows a parent, teacher, or administrator to limit an iOS device to one app by disabling the Home button, as well as restrict touch input on certain areas of the screen. VoiceOver, the revolutionary screen reader for blind and low-vision users, is now integrated with Maps, Assistive Touch, and Zoom.
iOS 6 supports many of the iOS devices
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iPod touch (4th & 5th generation)
iPhone 5 will be release on Friday, iPod Touch 5th Generation will be release this fall despite all the rumors about whether the new iPod Touch (5th Generation) will be coming out, but I think that this mobile software will be so much better than iOS 5, and with a lot of competition of so many operating software, this could be one of the best mobile operating system yet all over the world.
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For the seventh time this week and the 22nd time this winter, Bay Area residents will be banned from burning wood on Sunday.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued the "Winter Spare the Air" alert for Sunday - prohibiting residents both indoor and outdoor burning of wood, logs or other solid fuels. Homes where wood burning is the only heat source are exempt from the ban.
Also, state fire officials issued a red flag warning this afternoon, meaning fire danger is high.
The ongoing ban is prompted by a prolonged dry weather pattern that is "allowing air pollution to reach unhealthy levels" throughout the Bay Area, air district executive officer Jack Broadbent said.
"Wood burning in these conditions elevates the levels of particulate pollution in our neighborhoods and communities, making it unhealthy for everyone to breathe," he said.
Wood smoke is the Bay Area's main source of winter air pollution and can be especially harmful to children, the elderly and those with respiratory conditions, according to air district officials.
First-time violators must pay a $100 fine or take a wood smoke awareness class. Additional violations are subject to a fine of $500 or more.
Bay Area residents may check the daily burn status by calling (877) 4-NO-BURN or by visiting the district's website at www.sparetheair.org.


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This is the fifth entry in a fourteen part series discussing the time management classic Getting Things Done by David Allen. New entries in this series will appear on Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings through July 16.
Last time, we discussed what exactly you need to have in place to get yourself organized (time, a bit of space, and a few supplies). What's the first step in that organization process? Collecting. In other words, now is the time to corral all of that stuff you've got floating around in your mind and in various places.
What exactly does that mean? To put it simply, you're just going to spend time gathering all of the stuff you need to do and haven't yet completed into one place. A lot of it is going to be in your head, but you're going to want to get it out of there. Other things will be spread throughout your house. Quite a few will probably be on your computer. Some may be in your car. Some may be at work.
It takes longer than you think. Allen, on page 104, estimates a few hours:
When I coach a client through this process, the collection phase usually takes between one and six hours, though it did take all of twenty hours with one person (finally I told him, "You get the idea").
Most people expect that the process will take just a few minutes, but it doesn't work like that, not if you're thorough. The first time I thoroughly did this (sometime in 2005), it took me about four hours to put everything down.
Every once in a while, I do the whole thing again, just to make sure nothing I need to be addressing has fallen through the cracks. It still takes me about two hours to collect everything.
Now, it's important to note that I'm collecting stuff for both my personal life and my professional life. I work from home, so the line between the two in terms of my "to-do" lists is often incredibly blurry. Many days, I practically alternate between "work" tasks and "personal" tasks. Plus, with the type of work that I do (it amounts to being a freelance writer when you bundle everything together, I suppose), there are always lots of little things I need to be remembering, so my collection time for professional stuff might be longer than it is for others.
Still, even if you're unemployed, the collection process should take a good hour, minimum.
Another important part of this equation is that all you should be focused on is collecting stuff, not actually doing stuff. It can be really tempting when you're collecting together all of the stuff to actually do many of the simple tasks, but that's actually counterproductive because you never actually end up collecting all of the stuff you need to collect. Allen explains on page 105:
There are very practical reasons to gather everything before you start processing it:
1 | it's helpful to have a sense of the volume of stuff you have to deal with;
2 | it lets you know where the "end of the tunnel" is; and
3 | when you're processing and organizing, you don't want to be distracted psychologically by an amorphos mass of stuff that might still be "somewhere." Once you have all of the things that require your attention gathered in one place, you'll automatically be operating from a state of enhanced focus and control.
The interesting part about this really is the sense of control and freedom you get when everything is collected in one place… but I'll get to that again in a minute.
So How Do You Actually Do It?
Rather than go into great detail about how Allen explains it, I think it works best if I explained exactly how I've done it in the past that worked well for me.
First, I just sat down with a big, thick notebook in front of me and started thinking of all of the stuff left undone in my life. Each item took up a full page in that notebook, giving me plenty of room to jot down any notes about it that I need to remember.
As I wrote down a task, I literally tore the sheet out of the notebook and tossed it in the inbox on my desk.
What did I think about? Allen offers a list of things to think about several pages long, starting on page 114 of the book. Here's a sampling from the "personal" part of the list:
Projects started, not completed
Projects that need to be started
Commitments/promises to others:
– Spouse
– Children
– Family
– Friends
– Professionals
– Borrowed items
Projects: other organizations
– Civic
– Service
– Volunteer
Communications to make/get
– Family
– Friends
– Professional
– Initiate or respond to:
=== Phone calls
=== Letters
=== Calls
Upcoming events […]
This giant list goes on for several pages. I simply spent a moment thinking about each item and jotting down everything that came into my mind related to it. I didn't worry about duplicating items, either, because I can deal with duplications later on when I process the pile. My goal is to collect everything, not to worry about organization.
After that was done, I toured my house, visiting every single room in it. I looked into cabinets and closets and dresser drawers. Whenever I saw something that needed to be done, I jotted it down in that notebook (one item per page), and when I returned to my office, I tore out all of those pages and tossed them in my inbox. In some cases, I actually picked up the physical item, like mail and magazines and such.
Key places to look include your email inbox (print off all emails that require some action), desk drawers, countertops, closets, the inside of any and all cabinets, the little drawers in your end tables, the top of your refrigerator, the back of the laundry room, and so on. Every place where you've hidden away stuff because you were unsure how to deal with it is a key place to look. And if you're like virtually everyone else in America, you'll find a lot of stuff you haven't dealt with.
The first time I did this, I had almost 1,000 things in my inbox. I'm not kidding in the least – it was an amazing pile of stuff. And here's the thing – you probably will, too.
In fact, one common problem is that you completely overwhelm whatever you have set up as an "in" basket. Allen is there for the save, on page 108:
If you're like 98 percent of my clients, your initial gathering activity will collect much more than can comfortably be stacked in an in-basket. If that's the case, just create stacks around the in-basket, and maybe even on the floor underneath it. Ultimately you'll be emptying the in-stacks, as you process and organize everything. In the meantime,though, make sure that there's some obvious visual distinction between the stacks that are "in" and everything else.
I certainly had several stacks. At the time, we still lived in the old tiny apartment, so the stacks took up much of the kitchen table for a day.
It's easy to get overwhelmed when you see that kind of accumulation. I was a bit overwhelmed at first, but what I found was that when I realized that everything I needed to take care of in my entire life was in those piles and I didn't have to think about them at all any more, it became much, much, much easier to deal with all of it. I didn't have to have items stuck in my head to remember them any more and for the first time in a very long time, my mind wasn't crowded with lists of things left undone. That filled me with a lot of physical and mental energy as I began charging through the big pile of stuff, processing all of it.
What usually scares people about the pile is that they're not sure what they're actually going to do with all of that stuff. "Where will all of this stuff go?" they'll ask themselves. Allen riffs on this on page 118:
When you've done all that, you're ready to take the next step. You don't want to leave anything in "in" for an indefinite period of time, because then it would without fail creep back into your psyche again, since your mind would know you weren't dealing with it. Of course, one of the main factors in people's resistance to collecting stuff into "in" is the lack of a good processing and organizing methodology to handle it.
And that's exactly what will happen next – building a good organizing and processing methodology to handle all of that stuff in your inbox.
Next time, we'll look at chapter six, which focuses on the "process" portion of this system.


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Henry Luke Orombi
I love the Lord Jesus Christ, and I love the Anglican Communion. So, why did the bishops of the Church of Uganda and I decide not to attend the present Lambeth Conference? Because we love the Lord Jesus Christ and because we love the Anglican Communion.
St Francis of Assisi said: "Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary use words." We believe that our absence at this Lambeth Conference is the only way that our voice will be heard. For more than ten years we have been speaking and have not been heard. So maybe our absence will speak louder than our words.
The crisis in the Communion is serious; our commitment to biblical and historic faith and mission are serious; and we want to be taken seriously. In 2003 the Episcopal Church in America consecrated as bishop a man living in an active homosexual relationship. This unilateral and unbiblical action was directly contrary to a resolution of the 1998 Lambeth Conference.
I participated in that conference and we overwhelmingly resolved that "homosexual practice is incompatible with Scripture" and the conference "cannot advise the legitimising of same-sex unions". As a result, the 2003 action of the American Church plunged the Anglican Communion into a crisis that, as the primates of the Anglican Communion said in 2003, "tore the very fabric of our communion at its deepest level". The crisis is about authority - biblical authority and ecclesiastical authority.
The American decision disregarded biblical authority by violating clear biblical teaching against homosexual behaviour. For this reason, the Church of Uganda and other Anglican provinces broke communion with the Episcopal Church in America in 2003, and we continue in that state of broken communion today.
Even though some scholars have tried to explain away specific biblical passages that refer to homosexual practice, the fact remains that nowhere in Scripture is homosexual practice affirmed or presented as a legitimate alternative to heterosexual relationships.
In every case, homosexual practice is considered sinful - something that breaks our relationship with God and harms our wellbeing. It is something for which one should repent and seek forgiveness and healing, which God is ever ready to do. Not only is Scripture to be taken seriously, but it is to be obeyed, because God intends for us things far better than we could ask or imagine.
If a whole province, such as the Episcopal Church, acts contrary to God's word and the consensus of the communion, who in the Anglican Communion has the authority to discipline that erring province?
We in the Global South believed the Primates' Meeting had this authority - the 1988 Lambeth Conference urged the Primates' Meeting to "exercise an enhanced responsibility in offering guidance on doctrinal, moral and pastoral matters" and the 1998 Lambeth Conference reaffirmed this.
So, it was appropriate, after the American decision in 2003, that the Archbishop of Canterbury convened an emergency meeting of the primates to address the biblical and ecclesiastical crisis into which the Americans had plunged the Anglican Communion. The primates, including the American primate, unanimously advised that the consecration should not proceed. Nonetheless, two weeks later, the primate in America presided at the consecration as bishop of a man living in a same-sex relationship. This was a deep betrayal.
Since that meeting there have been numerous other "betrayals" to the extent that it is now hard to believe that the leadership in the American Church means what it says. They say that they are not authorising blessings of same-sex unions, yet we read newspaper reports of them. Two American bishops have even presided at such services of blessings. Bishops have written diocesan policies on the blessings of same-sex unions. It is simply untrue to say they have not been authorised.
That such blessings continue and seem to be increasing hardly demonstrates "regret", let alone repentance, on the part of the American Church. So, when the Archbishop of Canterbury invited these American bishops to participate in the Lambeth Conference, against the recommendations of the Windsor Report and the Primates' Meeting, and in the face of the unrelenting commitment of the American Church to bless sinful behaviour, we were stunned. Further betrayal.
It was clear to me and to our House of Bishops that the Instruments of Communion had utterly failed us.
Anglicans may say there are four "Instruments of Communion," (the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Lambeth Conference; the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates' Meeting). But de facto, there is only one - the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The peculiar thing is that this one man, who is at the centre of the communion's structures, is not even elected by his peers. Even the Pope is elected by his peers, but what Anglicans have is a man appointed by a secular government. Over the past five years, we have come to see this as a remnant of British colonialism, and it is not serving us well. The spiritual leadership of a global communion of independent and autonomous provinces should not be reduced to one man appointed by a secular government.
It is important that our decision not to attend this Lambeth Conference is not misunderstood as withdrawing from the Anglican Communion. On the contrary, our decision reflects the depth of our concern and the sober realisation that the present structures are not capable of addressing the crisis.
How can we go to Holy Communion, sit in Bible study groups, and share meals together, pretending that everything is OK?, that we are still in fellowship with the persistent violators of biblical teaching and of Lambeth resolutions?
The Bible says: "Can two walk together unless they are agreed?" The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked us to "wait for each other". But how is it possible when we are not travelling in the same direction?
The Church of Uganda takes its Anglican identity and the future hope of the global Anglican Communion very seriously. We love the Lord Jesus Christ, and we love the Anglican Communion. Lord, have mercy upon us.
The Most Rev Henry Luke Orombi is Archbishop of the Church of Uganda


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Straight from the heart: an elastic patch that supports cardiac cell growth
29 April 2013
Scientists are a step closer to being able to repair damaged human heart tissue thanks to a world leading research collaboration between the University of Sydney and Harvard University.
Professor Tony Weiss from the University's new Charles Perkins Centre and his colleague from Harvard, Professor Ali Khademhosseini, led the joint research project from their respective labs.
Their research findings have been released today in two international leading journals, Advanced Functional Materials and Biomaterials.
Professor Weiss said the scientists used a natural elastic protein called tropoelastin, which is found in all elastic human tissues.
"Then, we bathed it in bright light to make highly elastic patches which were made in less than one minute," he said.
"They are amazingly stretchy - up to four times their length. They have superior mechanical properties and usefully support cell growth inside and on their surfaces."
"The patches are patterned to direct the growth of heart muscle cells and allow the cells to beat in synchrony."
The researchers further found the elastic patches then promoted the attachment, spreading, alignment, function, and intercellular communication of heart cells isolated from rat heart by providing an elastic mechanical support that mimics their dynamic properties in vivo. They even beat in synchrony on these elastic substrates and respond to electrical stimulation.
The materials were built, tested and handled by a Research Fellow shared between both the Sydney and Harvard labs, Dr Nasim Annabi. The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council recently recognised Dr Annabi with a prestigious CJ Martin award.
"No other elastic material behaves in this way. It is so powerful because it uses a natural elastin protein. And we can surgically stitch it to help repair tissue," Professor Weiss said.
The international collaborative team has reported their success using the material to successfully engineer cardiac tissue and have applied for a patent.
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|The Roman Forum
|The great St. Peter's
|The Pollock family recreates another great movie moment.
|The Roman Forum
|The great St. Peter's
|The Pollock family recreates another great movie moment.
One of my most favorite movies! Love your recreation, very cute :) Another great tour of a beautiful city!
Wow, I think Rome just moved up on my list of places to visit. Beautiful pictures, and I love all the legends!
I love Rome. Thanks for torturing me with beautiful photos while I sit in the confines of work :)
Checking out the hotel for our trip in September. Any other suggestions?
What an interesting post. No, I have never been to Rome; and I don't think it will happen now. Love reading about your experience.
Rome the eternal city! Can you believe that although Italy is so close I haven't visited Rome yet? We wanted I and my husband to visit but always something came up! But I will do this trip I promise!
Hey there,
I'm tagging you to participate in the ask me anything game :) I hope you will "play along" :)
Well you have one more reason to come back ! A special tour guided by me !
Yet another place I want to visit someday!
Great post, I love the pics!! :D
Rome! Gelato! Yum :) I still haven't tried gelato. I hope you get to visit Rome before 22 years passes ;)
Love Roman Holiday...one of my favorites. Rome=all good. When Matt returned from Rome (after having been in Greece the previous year and walking and eating Greek food which is not all that fattening, etc.), he had Gelato every single day at least twice to the point that he had gained 5 lbs and his swim coaches were calling him Gelato Butt for the rest of the summer as a joke...if you have seen Matt you know there is not a spare ounce on him. He was hooked on Gelato from then on!
I couldn't stay away from the gelato in Rome! I'm waiting for my coin to work its magic so I can return.
I'm pretty sure I was with you in 1987! I've been back since then too!!!
I can't wait to go to Italy--especially Rome. Between the food & the architecture, I may never return home.
This is one of my dream destination. I wish I could visit there one day. Amazing!
Blessings, Kristy
Claudia, I'm thrilled that you'll be visiting Rome this fall! I'll be in touch to see how I can help.
Katerina, I know that when you visit Rome it will be worth the wait. We loved it!
Ruth, I promise that one of these days I'll blog about that 1987 trip. There must be something to that Trevi fountain legend....
And Kayte, I'm very relieved that Matt's coaches weren't in Rome with me!
Thank you for your great tips as always Beth. Rome is on the top of my list when I begin traveling outside the U.S. Your daughters are so lucky to be traveling at such a young age.
You've got me drooling for Rome's history and gelato! It must be surreal to see those sites in person...
Wow, I so want to go! :)
Dear Beth,
Thanks for visiting my blog. Rome must be a grand memory for you. It was my one dream that was never fulfilled. My husband and I lived in Morocco for 3 years and had planned to return to the US, work, learn Italian and then live in Italy. We only did the first 2 and got caught up with suburban life and never made it to Italy. We were so very young when we made the plans but I still think about it. Thanks again for stirring my old memory with your awsome post.
Have a keen weekend
Wanna buy a duck
Absolutely nice pictures, gloria
Hi Beth, I was in Rome between High School and College so let's just say a few decades,LOL.
I know it would be worth the trip to go back just for the Gelato;-)
Thanks for sharing your photos and have a nice weekend;-)
I LOVE re-creating cheese-y movie moments at landmarks as such :) Definitely did it at the Louvre, the last time we were there. It just happens, you know?
Beth, those Rome photos are really great. You make me want to go grab my backpack and fly to Rome!
Never been there, but I'd love to go!
Woo, Rome! I threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain in 2000 and it'll be drawing me back there in June this year. Can't wait! Thanks for the little teaser.
I've only been once, but we made every minute count. I hope that coin in the fountain results in another trip!
Italy is #1 on my bucket list of places to go! Thanks for the visit!
What a lovely way to post a favourite spot. I have been to Rome four times. The ice cream is a must and I have my favourite place near the Trevi fountain. I highly recommend the Vatican museum tour. It was excellent and brought so much meaning to what I had missed the first couple of times. (I know, that is not Rome!) The tour guide makes such a difference, but most are excellent and I would highly recommend paying what it takes to join a guided walking tour for all local sites. Every time, I have learned something a new way. The food is incredible. The city is a live at night. Loved it. Can't recall where I stayed but all were within walking distance of the old town area but one... clearly, nothing to refer anyone to!


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Secure phpMyAdmin
If you would like, add an additional layer of security by enabling Apache's authentication when accessing phpMyAdmin. Follow these steps:
Edit the /opt/bitnami/apps/phpmyadmin/conf/httpd-app.conf file and add the following lines outside the Directory directive.
<Location /phpmyadmin> AuthType Basic AuthName phpMyAdmin AuthUserFile "/opt/bitnami/apache2/users" Require valid-user </Location>
Change or set the phpMyAdmin access password using the following command and replacing PASSWORD with the new password:
$ sudo /opt/bitnami/apache2/bin/htpasswd -cb /opt/bitnami/apache2/users administrator PASSWORD
Restart Apache to have the changes take effect:
$ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache
Now, when accessing phpMyAdmin, users will be prompted to log in twice: first, with the username administrator and second, with the username root. The password for the first is the one set in the second step above. The password for the second can be obtained from the server launchpad or control panel.


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BLU Products announces the VIVO 4.65 HD, as follow up to VIVO Series of smartphone devices with Super AMOLED Displays
New device meant to capitalize on the explosive growth and demand for unlocked smartphone devices in the United States Online Retail Channels
Dec 27, 2012, 06:20 ET
MIAMI, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BLU Products, one of the fastest growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world, announced the new VIVO 4.65 HD, as a big brother to the already popular and bestselling VIVO 4.3 which launched earlier this year. Improvements on the VIVO 4.65 HD, include an increased screen size to 4.65", as opposed to 4.3" from the previous model, as well as improved display resolution with an HD Super AMOLED display, and increase to 1GB of RAM.
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"We are thrilled as we continue to add to the successful series of VIVO smartphone devices using Super AMOLED Technology displays, resulting in remarkably bright and vivid color reproduction, with the best viewing experience available on a mobile phone today," said Samuel-Ohev-Zion, CEO of BLU Products. "BLU is determined to continue to bring the best technology and specs available on mobile devices, with several incredible product launches coming in the first half of 2013."
The VIVO 4.65 HD, continues with its predecessor's design language, which features no physical hardware buttons on the front to ensure a seamless elegant design, and is run by a MediaTek MT6577 dual core 1.2 GHz Cortex™-A9 CPU with 3G/HSPA connectivity, running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Operating System. Additionally, the VIVO 4.65 HD is designed to deliver high-end multimedia capability, with an 8MP autofocus camera, and HD video recording and playback. The highlights of the phone include the rich viewing experience of the brilliant HD Super AMOLED 4.65" Display, along with true dual SIM capability allowing both SIMs to be active and receive calls simultaneously.
The unlocked VIVO 4.65 HD will begin shipping to major US Retailers in January of 2013, with an MSRP of $299.99 and will soon follow through Latin America, and parts of Asia.
About BLU Products
BLU Products, founded in 2009, designs affordable, attractive and innovative mobile devices to suit a wide variety of consumer needs. Over five million BLU mobile devices have been sold in over 40 countries. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, BLU is one of the fastest-growing mobile phone manufacturers in the world. For more information, visit: www.bluproducts.com.
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Biography EditEditEdit
Squirtle was the sixth Pokémon Ash caught. He was originally the leader of the Squirtle Squad but took a liking to Ash and decided to travel with him. Squirtle was one of Ash's most commonly used Pokemon throughout his travels in Kanto and the Orange Islands and proved to be a powerful fighter despite his small size. Squirtle was good friends with Ash's Bulbasaur and like Bulbasaur he has shown no interest in evolving despite the fact that he was certainly strong enough to have evolved. Squirtle kept the glasses he had while he was a member of the Squirtle Squad in his shell but rarely wore them.
Shortly after their adventures in the Orange Islands, Ash asked Squirtle to go back to the Squirtle Squad to help them stop fires.
Squirtle returned when Ash's battled Macy in the Silver Conference, defeating Macey's Electabuzz and Quilava. Squirtle's latest appearance was when he joined Ash's team, along with Bulbasaur and Charizard in order to battle against Brandon. Squirtle defeated Brandon's Ninjask but was defeated by Solrock. After the battle, Squirtle returned to the Squirtle Squad and has not been seen since.
It is set to reappear in the Pikachu short airing with the 15th Pokemon movie. It will also reappear along with all of Ash's Pokemon in an upcoming episode of Best Wishes Season 2, where it pays Ash a visit in Pallet Town along with Ash's Primeape and Ash's Charizard.
Known moves EditEditEdit
|Water Gun +
|Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
|Fire and Ice
|The Misty Mermaid
|Mewtwo's revenge
|Skull Bash +
|The Kangaskhan Kid
|Hydro Pump +
|Misty Meets Her Match
|Enter the Dragonite
|Rapid Spin +
|Gathering the Gang of Four
|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*
- indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 113 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
We are a group of four entrepreneurs working on a fantastic idea to create a new online education platform geared towards professionals. Our website will eventually host courses on a variety of topics that our clients will purchase and participate in.
Our company name, "Fuzayo", (pronounced Few-zey-o) is actually a misspelling of the word "Fusao", which is Portuguese for the word "Fusion". The idea behind this name comes from our mission to fuse the knowledge that our customers obtained during schooling with new information that is important to them now that they are out in the "real" world.
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This is a really sweet FCG. I used one on my build and really like it.
For furniture check this site out.
Hi guys, where can I find US FAL stock sets? I know tapco used to have them, and DSA has them too (but, pricy), then who else?
also, other than a different lower/stock, does the para also use different internal parts comparing to a fixed FAL?
And who makes good US FAL FCG sets? are they expensive?
This is a really sweet FCG. I used one on my build and really like it.
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I have an FSE in mine and will buy another for my next build
thanks guys, how about some info on the para? does para use a special bolt/carrier set?
The para bolt carrier is different. The topcover is also. The topcover has a tab on the back, there is a recoil spring guide rod sticking forward from it. The recoil spring fits over the rod and rides in the little tunnel at the top of the cover. The top of the carrier that normally would ride in the tunnel is cut away except for a section at the front with a hole in it that lets it ride over the guide rod. You drop the bolt and carrier in without the topcover in place, slide the recoil spring over the guide rod, then install the topcover. IIRC, the cutout at the front of the receiver is different for a Para topcover as well, but you can modify the cover to fit a standard receiver.
thanks, so on a Para there is no way to take out the bolt/carrier for cleaning unless the top cover is removed, am I understanding it right?
Yep, the topcover has to come off if you want the carrier out. IIRC, there is at least one scopemount that replaces the topcover that has a removeable recoil spring guide for use with a Para. On that one you can leave the topcover/mount in place and the mounting tab for the recoil guide rod comes out for bolt removal.


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"A Cinderella Christmas" Opens For Second Year, DWTS Mark Ballas Choreographs
Back by popular demand this Christmas season in North Hollywood, CA is the stage show "Cinderella Christmas". The Bonnie Lithgoe production features Baron HardUp as Willard, recording artist "Bean" as the fairy godmother, American Idol's David Hernandez as Dandini, and more fun stars. Even more cool is that Dancing With The Stars pro Mark Ballas updated and choreographed the dancing. I would so like to see what he came up with for the songs below….
The production is helmed by Bonnie Lythgoe from So You Think You Can Dance (Australia) and choreographed by Dancing With the Stars' Mark Ballas, with American Idol's Michael Orland serving as Musical Director. Bonnie Lythgoe, Kris Lythgoe, and Becky Baeling are producers. An updated version of the classic tale, "A Cinderella Christmas" features family-friendly updates, a comedic twist and modern music, including "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez, "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga, Michael Buble's "Just Haven't Met You Yet" and Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway."
You can read more on the show here as well as on information on how you can obtain tickets. "Cinderella Christmas" will run from December 22 to January 8 at the El Portal. Also, if interested, follow and watch this Facebook page closely as they may post coverage of the show and production as it unfolds more in the coming days.


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BOULDER — Boulder County commissioners on Thursday approved an intergovernmental agreement with Broomfield and Lafayette that's to result in building a trail on the Mountain View Egg Farm Open Space to connect Broomfield's Anthem community to the Coal Creek Trail.
Under the agreement, Broomfield will pay Lafayette nearly $462,000.
Lafayette is to apply the money toward the costs of removing four abandoned egg-laying chicken barns, constructing the trail connecting Broomfield to the Coal Creek Trail, and defraying Lafayette's previous expense in the joint purchase of the 142 acres southwest of Colo. Highway 7 and the east Boulder County line.
Boulder County will maintain the connector trail.
Broomfield will not get an ownership interest in the open space property, but Broomfield residents will have the same right to use the trail system on the property as Boulder County residents now have.
Boulder County and Lafayette paid $5.25 million in 2009 to buy the onetime egg farm, with Lafayette contributing $3,125,000 of that amount and Boulder County, $2,125,000.
The agreement will give Broomfield residents cycling and hiking access to the open space and to a network of trails throughout eastern Boulder County through a trail Lafayette is expected to complete by year's end. The trail would directly link Broomfield's Anthem development to the Coal Creek Trail, which, when completed in the next few weeks, will span 27 miles from Superior to Erie.
Broomfield and Lafayette's city councils already have approved the agreement. Boulder County Commissioners Deb Gardner and Elise Jones voted to sign off on it on Thursday. Commissioner Cindy Domenico was absent.
Said Jones: "I appreciate the fact that we're doing more regional connectivity."


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Trent Hodkinson celebrates the only try of the second State of Origin match. Photo: Anthony JohnsonIt's over. NSW's 6-4 victory in Origin II was far from pretty but Trent Hodkinson's winning try is set to be remembered alongside John Aloisi's goal against Uruguay as the greatest post-Olympic moment at ANZ Stadium.
After eight years of Queensland domination, NSW are finally State of Origin champions again and the players, the 83,421 crowd at the ground and the millions of Blues supporters watching on television couldn't care less how they managed it.
For 70 minutes, it appeared as if the match would be the first try-less Origin since a Wayne Bartrim-penalty goal gave the Maroons a 2-0 victory in 1995 but Hodkinson's show and go to beat Ben Te'o and score ended a drought for NSW that extends back to their last series win in 2005.
Blues superstar Jarryd Hayne demonstrated what it meant to the players as he raced over the army of Blues supporters sitting at the northern end at full-time and then broke into tears while being interviewed on the field. ''Its been a long time, a far too long time but we fought hard,'' Hayne said. ''We have just been through so much these years and we have got so close a few times. That is what Origin is about.''
It was clear from the way the game was played that both teams believed this was the series decider – even though there is a third match at Suncorp Stadium on July9. With so much at stake, the players adopted a conservative approach that focused on minimising opportunities for the opposition by maintaining possession in attack and slowing the play the ball in defence.
NSW completed 15 of their 20 first half sets, while the Maroons made just one error in the opening 40 minutes – a sloppy play the ball by centre Justin Hodges – but conceded six penalties to three against NSW.
Most of the 14 penalties during the match were for niggling tactics and NSW five-eighth Josh Reynolds, second-rower Anthony Watmough and Maroons playmaker Johnathan Thurston were placed on report as both teams refused to give an inch.
Aware that Queensland playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans had gone into the game carrying a knee injury that restricted him to just one full training session with the team, NSW hooker Robbie Farah was assigned the task of testing him out after every kick.
Maroons five-eighth Thurston was also targetted by NSW second-rower Beau Scott and five-eighth Josh Reynolds, while Blues skipper Paul Gallen reminded Billy Slater of the shoulder injury he suffered in Origin I when he smashed him with a swinging arm in the early exchanges.
But the concern about committing a mistake that could cost the game detracted from the standard of the match and if Origin I was one of the best Origin games, this was one of the worst.
Sure there was desperation shown by Jarryd Hayne to knock the ball out of Sam Thaiday's hands as he crossed for what looked certain to be a try and Daniel Tupou stopped Brent Tate just short of the tryline, but the Blues did not make a single line break and only offloaded on three occasions.
Since the Blues last won an Origin series, Australia's domination of international rugby league has ended and resumed at last year's World Cup, Melbourne have won premierships, been stripped of them for salary cap cheating and won another legitimately and Sonny Bill Williams has walked out on the NRL, returned and is poised to leave again.
Off the field, News Limited has relinquished control of the game to the Australian Rugby League Commission, Russell Crowe and Peter Holmes a Court have taken a majority stake in South Sydney, Nathan Tinkler has bought and lost the Newcastle Knights and the Gold Coast Titans have been admitted to the NRL premiership.Elsewhere, the smart phone has been invented, fans were able to tweet about the Blues victory for the first time. And the Socceroos have played in three World Cups.


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Subaru has used the 2014 Detroit motor show to finally lift the lid on details of the STi version of its all-new WRX hot-shot.
But if you were expecting the 1.6-litre high-pressure turbo engine rumoured a couple of years ago, you're in for a disappointment.
In fact the engine is the same 2.5-litre unit carried over from the previous model STi - and it's less powerful, too.
Admittedly, the new model's 227kW at 6000rpm is a slight jump over the existing version's 221kW, but torque - or pulling power - for the new STi manual has dropped from 407Nm at 4000rpm to a less impressive figure of 392Nm, though the final number is yet to be determined for Australian market models.
And if the retro-hued Launch Edition with its classic World Rally Blue paint and gold wheels appeals, again, Australian buyers won't be happy.
The Launch Edition will be restricted to just 1000 units and all those are slated for the North American market. It will be on sale for only three months, but expectations are that it will sell out long before that.
And while we're on the subject of bucking global trends, the new STi is also about 30 kilograms heavier than the car it replaces, although much of this is down to a more complex driveline.
Unlike previous incarnations of the STi, there will be no hatchback version this time around with Subaru concentrating its development dollars on a single model; the four-door sedan.
Subaru claims to have stiffened the STi's bodyshell and has added some tasty touches to bring the vehicle up to speed with the expectations of STi buyers.
Subaru's familiar Si-Drive system returns in the MY2015 version but there are now four differentials on board.
As well as the normal front diff and the familiar Torsen rear diff, the STi gets both a mechanical and electronic centre diff to make active torque split a reality. There's also torque vectoring on the front wheels only and big Brembo brakes.
Steering has been upgraded with a faster, 13:1 ratio rack (for just 2.5 turns lock-to-lock) which remains hydraulically assisted rather than following the trend towards using a more fuel efficient electrically powered steering system.
The STi's wheels are 18-inches in diameter, but thanks to the car's deep flanks and slightly slabby look, they actually appear smaller than that.
Interestingly, the new STi is available exclusively with a conventional six-speed manual transmission with no dual-clutch or two-pedal option of any sort. The new-generation standard WRX is offered with a CVT automatic as an option.
Again, this smells of budget restraints and Subaru of America's product communications manager, Dominick Infante, admits that's the reason there's no hatchback version.
"We had the choice of building both hatch and sedan or concentrating on making the sedan the best it could be," Mr Infante said.
But he did refuse to rule out a hatchback STi at some point in next model cycle.
Prices are expected to be line-ball with the previous model STi (which starts at $59,990 plus on-road costs) give or take a few per cent. Australian deliveries are expected to begin in April this year.
In other Subaru news, American daredevil Travis Pastrana has returned to the Subaru rally fold.
The stuntman-turned-race-driver competed in various rallies as part of the North-American Subaru rally team in the last decade, but left in 2010 to drive in the 2011 NASCAR series.
That didn't go well, however, with Pastrana breaking his foot in a motorcycle stunt gone wrong just two days before he was due to enter his first NASCAR race.
In 2012, he announced a deal with Dodge's rally-cross team but his return to Subaru for 2015 is being hailed by Subaru of America boss, Tom Doll, as the "return of the prodigal".


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On the Mac, you could do this using Apple's Calibrator WIHTOUT altering any settings on the display. Don't move any of the sliders in the software and set it all for native. ...
Just had to ping Dr Karl on all this. His response:---[...]The simple answer is you can't really know. Manufacturers don't give you enough information in most cases.[...][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=67460\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Meanwhile I came across a very convincing post by Sergey Oboguev (at Pro Photo - I don't feel like paying to join) arguing against using RGB buttons adjustments on 8 bit LUT monitors. One of the points is that by adjusting in two places (buttons for WP, LUTs for gamma) you may drop more than one adjacsent RGB values...http://www.prophotocommunity.com/ubbthread...ge/0#Post422964[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=67814\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Oh, that Delta E is about higher bit monitors... In the first couple of paragraphs he was talking about 8 bit ("dumb" in his words) monitors. [a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=67821\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I use dual monitors that have different Native white points. So I do need to adjust one of them. They are not highend monitors so I do see artifacts like banding and non-uniform color temperature on the greyscale ramp.But the question is also important because most software solutions bundled with colorimeters guide you to go ahead and adjust LCD buttons if you have them. From what I learned so far it only makes sense if you have a 10 or more bit internal LUTs monitor that for some reason does not work with your software via DDC.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=67827\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I'm not familiar with Basiccolor. What's software LUT mode? Do Match 3 and Basiccolor have DDC control over the monitor?If "LUT mode" means adjusting videocard LUTs, are the resulting curves (which I assume are correction curves like in Match 3) close to 1 (run straight down the center)?[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Even if Spectraview does not work for your monitor it should come with some kind of utility allowing you to adjust RGB sliders and whatnot from your computer. Also, theoretically even if you do adjust RGB buttons on that monitor the resulting quality should be better than LUT adjustments.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=68277\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
That's a big problem with displays these days. The LCD market is still very young and little info is given making it difficult to find decent displays for our use. And, as unnecessarily confusing as people let things get in calibrating LCDs today, just wait until the next technology SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) spills into the monitor market in the next year or two. Then after that, OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode).The future promises even better color reproduction and added confusion!


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Countess becomes fashion patron
The Countess of Wessex has become the first patron of the London College of Fashion, it was announced today.
Sophie, who has won praise from fashion commentators in recent years for her revamped style, will take on a three year patronage and support the college's Better Lives programme.
Its projects include working with women prisoners to produce a magazine entitled The Beauty's Inside to give the women skills to help with their rehabilitation.
Professor Frances Corner, head of college at London College of Fashion, said: "We are very proud to have the Countess of Wessex's support and look forward to working with her.
"This is a very exciting time for the college and HRH's patronage strengthens the innovative work that we do and the contribution we will continue to make to the future of the fashion industry."


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David Perdue was on his way to sneak in some surfing before work Thursday morning when police flagged him down. They asked who he was and where he was headed, then sent him on his way.
Seconds later, Perdue's attorney said, a Torrance police cruiser slammed into his pickup and officers opened fire; none of the bullets struck Perdue.
His pickup, police later explained, matched the description of the one belonging to Christopher Jordan Dorner — the ex-cop who has evaded authorities after allegedly killing three and wounding two more. But the pickups were different makes and colors. And Perdue looks nothing like Dorner:
He's several inches shorter and about a hundred pounds lighter. And Perdue is white; Dorner is black.
"I don't want to use the word buffoonery but it really is unbridled police lawlessness," said Robert Sheahen, Perdue's attorney. "These people need training and they need restraint."
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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Trade Deadline is...well...dead
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- AnonymousAugust 18, 2011 at 5:33 PM
What's your take on the rotation next year?ReplyDelete
Well, I wish I had a few pearls of wisdom on that question, but for now I'll just slip on my Captain Obvious Hat. It's clear that 3 rotation slots should be locked up.
It's obvious that Cueto and Leake should each get one based on their performance. And, of course, Arroyo is going to get one based on his track record and salary. And, unfortunately, Arroyo is completely untradeable. If the Reds trade him then the $15M that he is currently deferring becomes immediately due and owing. So, he's going nowhere.
That leaves 2 slots and there's really no obvious candidate. Wood, Homer, and Edinson all imploded this year and it seems increasingly unlikely that the Reds will move Aroldis into the rotation, especially with Cordero likely leaving town after this year.
Personally, I'd like to see Wood land one of the spots. I like what he brings to the table and I don't put too much stock in his 94 inning sample size from this year.
As for Homer and Edinson, I haven't been all that impressed with either, but it's obvious that Homer has been significantly better. Still, is either worth slotting into the 2012 rotation? I really don't know at this point.
If you want a dark-horse candidate, then I'll throw out a name: Mark Buehrle. He's a free agent after the season and, despite making some noise about retiring, I think he'd be a very good fit for the Reds. He's about as risk free as you can get, he throws from the leftside and should come at a somewhat reasonable price.
Of course, given how passive the Reds were last offseason, they probably won't throw around that type of cash, but I certainly wouldn't mind seeing Mark Buehrle on the mound for the Reds. It would give the Reds much more certainty of production out of their rotation than they have had in recent memory.
Anyway, thanks for the comment!
Just to see what it would look like:ReplyDelete
1. Johnny Cueto rhp
2. Mark Buehrle lhp
3. Bronson Arroyo rhp
4. Mike Leake rhp
5. Travis Wood lhp
That's not too shabby.
Cueto and Buehrle at the top is very solid. If Arroyo bounces back, that would give the Reds 3 starting pitchers they could reasonably rely on. And, Leake and Wood are guys with solid stuff and plus pitching IQs.
All in all, seems like a well-rounded staff, good L/R balance, with much less risk and a correspondingly higher floor than recent rotations. Unfortunately, it wouldn't have the same type of upside as the rotation I wanted with Zack Greinke, but maybe this is more the Reds speed.
It's still early, but that's an off the top of my head take on 2012. I'll definitely give it more thought this offseason, but that's where my thoughts are right now.


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It may sound like the latest trend in showy barista techniques, but a "suspended coffee" is much more heartwarming than a snazzy latte. Born in the cafes of southern Italy, the "caffe sospeso" (which literally means "suspended coffee") is a tradition in which someone pays in advance for an extra cup or two, which can then be consumed by a coffee-drinker-in-need later in the day.
At cafes that participate in the custom, customers can ask if there are any "suspended coffees" available, and if so, they are supplied with a beverage, thanks to the kindness of a stranger.
The Raw Story reports that cafes use a pot of small cards or bottle caps to count the number of coffees already paid for that are available for claim.
In Bulgaria, where deepening poverty is sparking tensions, the tradition is taking off. More than 150 cafes across the country are taking part, and the movement has even spawned several Facebook pages.
It seems unlikely that the tradition will gain traction in trendy coffee houses here in the States. But maybe if we spread the word, our local cafes may take up this "kindness in a cup" initiative and start "suspending" coffees of their own. What better way to instill a little goodwill than with a warm cup of Joe?
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