'Tis The Season For (Other People's) Self-Improvement

?Ahhh?perfection at last,? I said.

And then I had an idea. While I may be perfect, my children could certainly use a little improvement - so I thought up a few resolutions for them to work on in the coming year. (You?re welcome, kids.)

For little four-month old Marie, you must resolve to stop spitting up so frequently and disgustingly. Or, at least stop spitting up on me. You will never land a husband or find gainful employment if you continue in this manner.?

?Gee, I would love to hire that lovely Marie woman for the job, but she kept spitting up during the interview,? they will say. Again, it is disgusting and will only get more disgusting as you graduate to adult foods.

For David, my amazing 11-year-old superstar, I?m giving you two resolutions ? because I know you can handle them. First, you must resolve to stop growing taller. Dear old dad here is only 5?4 and 1/16th, and this growing bonanza you?re currently on smacks of disrespect.?

Growing horizontally is fine, but vertical growth is a no-no. If you choose to ignore my resolution and continue skyward, I ask that you start slouching or develop terrible posture.

Second, you shall resolve to stop mocking me with your flowing, full head hair. Notice that I said ?head? hair. I have no problem with you sprouting ear, back, and nose hair. In fact, I would like that very much. But cool it on the head hair.

For Caitlin, I ask that you resolve to stop bringing your homework home. It?s not that I don?t want to help you, it?s that I can?t help you. As you too will realize one day, most of the things you?re being taught right now will be of absolutely no use later in life, which is why I have purged everything you?re currently being taught, and why, when you ask me a question about theorems or hypotenuses, I say ?Excuse me for a minute? be right back,? and then sneak off to bed. So let's take the ?home? out of homework, and instead call it ?schoolwork,? and then, you know, do it AT school.

For Eddie or Jimmy ? my beautiful, not-identical-yet-still-oddly-indistinguishable three-year-old twins, I ask that one of you (yes, only one of you need undertake this resolution), develop a tick, foreign accent, or limp which will help me identify you more quickly.?

Ideally, this fun new character trait will be both physical (a limp), as well as oral (the accent), so as to aid in your identification over the phone. Despite Doctor Wong?s assurances that confusing the two of you would cease to be an issue this far into your development, this has not turned out to be the case, as you have likely noticed.

Last, but not least, for little TBD (we?re considering Elmira if you?re a girl, and Scott if you?re a boy), I ask that you resolve to stay off your mother?s bladder as often as possible. I realize that space is tight down there, but if you could see your way to maneuver yourself out of that particular spot, it would mean a whole lot less discomfort for your mom which, in turn, will spare me the aggravation of having to hear about her bladder every thirty-eight seconds.

Should you think of any additional resolutions that might make 2013 even more super, don?t hesitate to add those to your resolution list!?

Happy New Year, kids!

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Published December 31, 2012 at 11:13 AM

About James Clunie

James is the Founder, Editor, and Writer/Designer of the parody parenting newspaper,?The Parenteer. ?Founded in March of 2012, The Parenteer is the first and only parody newspaper focused exclusively on parenting. Prior to founding The Parenteer, Clunie was a Senior Vice President/Creative Director at the advertising agency BBDO in New York. There, he produced award-winning campaigns for such brands as FedEx, eBay, AT&T, HBO and Red Stripe Beer. Clunie?s work can be found in advertising textbooks and in the Museum of Modern Art?s permanent collection.?

He lives in Manhattan?s Upper West Side with his wife and children. ?

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Washington dodges the 'dairy cliff,' avoids spike in milk prices

The House's Agricultural Committee reached an agreement with the Senate to extend the US farm bill ?that will keep milk prices in check in 2013. Without the compromise the price of a gallon of milk may have reached $7.

By Jim Wolf,?Reuters / December 30, 2012

Jim Mitchell selects a gallon of milk at a Milwaukee grocery store Dec. 4. As the nation teeters on the brink of the economic ?fiscal cliff,? Washington has reached one compromise, extending the US farm bill, which if expired could have doubled the price of milk.

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Farm-state lawmakers have agreed to a one-year extension of the expiring US farm bill that, if enacted, would head off a possible doubling of retail milk prices to $7 or more a gallon in 2013.

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The compromise measure resulted from bipartisan discussions in the?House of Representatives' Agriculture Committee?and talks with colleagues in the US?Senate,?Frank Lucas?of?Oklahoma, the?House?panel's chairman, said in a statement Sunday.

"It is not perfect - no compromise ever is - but it is my sincere hope that it will pass the?House?and?Senate?and be signed by the President by January 1," Lucas, a Republican, said.

It was not immediately clear whether?House?and?Senate?leaders would bring the measure to a vote soon enough to avoid putting the so-called "dairy cliff" milk price spike into action.

Separately, lawmakers are working on a last-ditch effort to avert the similarly timed "fiscal cliff," when the biggest tax increases ever to hit Americans are set to start, paired with significant federal spending cuts

US Agriculture?Secretary?Tom Vilsack, in an interview with CNN taped Friday and aired on Sunday, urged?Congress?to come up with such a solution, if only an extension of the old law that expired nearly three months ago, lest milk prices start rising after Jan. 1, 2013.

Absent a new bill or an extension of current law, milk prices would revert to rules set in 1949, the last "permanent" farm legislation in the?United States. Government price supports would kick in, based on production costs 64 years ago, plus inflation. The potential retail milk price has been estimated at $6.00 to $8.00 a gallon versus current levels near $3.50.?

Lucas said in the statement that time had run out in?Congress' current session to enact a new five-year farm bill, as farm-state lawmakers and the dairy lobby had hoped.

Vilsack told CNN that soaring milk prices - if it comes to that - would ripple throughout all commodities "if this thing goes on for an extended period of time."

The price of milk will not double on Jan. 1, if?Congress?fails to act. Instead, prices would rise gradually as supplies are removed from normal markets and land instead in US Department of Agriculture storage facilities.

With supplies more scarce in normal marketing channels, some milk distributors and dairy product manufacturers could have turned to imported supplies.

The Department of Agriculture is reviewing a range of options for administering programs should a permanent law become legally effective on Jan. 1, a spokesman said on Friday.

The?Senate?passed its new five-year farm bill in June, and the?House Agriculture Committee?followed with a version in July.

But the?House?bill, with large cuts in food-stamp funding for lower-income Americans, has never been brought to a vote by the full?House. The?Senate?and?House?have for months remained far apart on the issues of food stamps and crop subsidies.

Lucas said the year-long extension "provides certainty to our producers and critical disaster assistance to those affected by record drought conditions."

It would also mean another round of the direct subsidies to farmers that cost about $5 billion a year, and that both sides of debate had agreed earlier to eliminate.

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China HSBC PMI in Dec up, highest since May 2011

Beijing: The pace of activity in China?s vast manufacturing sector hit its fastest rate in December since May 2011, a survey of private factory managers showed, with a sub-index for new orders pointing to continued strength in the new year.

The final reading for the HSBC Purchasing Managers? Survey rose to 51.5 in December, well above the final reading of 50.5 in November and the preliminary reading of 50.9 published in the middle of the month.

A sub-index tracking new orders showed even more room for optimism, rising to 52.9, its highest level since January 2011. Reuters

November marked the first time in more than a year that the survey crossed above 50 points, the line that demarcates accelerating from slowing growth.

The survey results fit with a growing consensus that the Chinese economy revved back up in the fourth quarter, after growth slowed for the seventh consecutive quarter to 7.4 percent in the third.

A sub-index tracking new orders showed even more room for optimism, rising to 52.9, its highest level since January 2011.

?Such a momentum is likely to be sustained in the coming months when infrastructure construction runs into full speed and property market conditions stabilise,? Hongbin Qu, HSBC?s chief economist for China, wrote in a note accompanying the survey.

?This, plus Beijing?s reiteration of keeping pro-growth policy in place into the coming year, should support a modest growth recovery of around 8.6 percent year-on-year in 2013, despite the ongoing external headwinds.?

In another sign of strength, a sub-index tracking output rose to its highest level since May 2011.

The improving economic picture seems primarily linked to domestic demand, as China?s export sector continues to grapple with a slowdown in its biggest markets. A new export orders sub-index retreated below 50 in December, after rising into expansionary territory in November for the first time in seven months.

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China is on course to achieve growth of 7.7 percent in 2012, according to forecasts in a benchmark Reuters poll, the slowest full year of expansion since 1999.

While that is way above the world?s other major economies, it is far below the roughly 10 percent annual growth seen for most of the last 30 years.

The government so far has relied on fine-tuning policy settings in its efforts to combat the worst downturn China had faced since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, studiously avoiding any hint of repeating the 4 trillion yuan stimulus package it launched back then.

Measures to boost growth included injecting liquidity into the financial system through money market operations and accelerating approval of infrastructure projects.

However, while the central government has pledged to continue its strict property market controls, land prices have ticked up in many regions and developers are once again openly marketing luxury second homes, even in the capital. China?s property sector directly supports over 40 industries.

Chinese Vice Finance Minister Li Yong, in comments published on December 26, warned of rising risks in the banking sector and pressure on government revenues in 2013.

Regulators are increasingly concerned over the risks posed by investment products that offer higher returns to depositors and investors, and help channel money into China?s higher-interest rate shadow banking system.

Economist Michael Pettis of Peking University?s Guanghua School of Management warned that even if regulators act to limit the proliferation of wealth management products, China will still see shrinking returns unless it moves away from its investment-led growth model.

?The problem is the inexorable tendency of the current development model to generate debt faster than it generates debt-servicing capacity,? Pettis wrote in a recent newsletter.

?Growth in China is currently dependent on an unsustainable increase in debt.?

The final HSBC reading precedes a similar survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, which is due to be released on Tuesday, Jan 1.

Reuters

Source: http://www.firstpost.com/economy/china-hsbc-pmi-in-dec-up-highest-since-may-2011-573691.html

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The Best Ways To Market Your Business Online - Maynas Eric

At the present time, your online business needs a strong focus on Internet promotion. Online promotion has become imperative in these times. This can be the perfect time for you to start with Web marketing! Here are some tips that you can use to get you started with your Internet promotion plans.

Coupons are a great way to entice your customers. This can increase customers? appreciation of your products and give them an additional reason to return to your site.

Creating a blog is an excellent method of attracting users to your website. Regularly posting fresh content is a great thing for attracting viewers. Keeping your content fresh and updating it often will help to draw repeat visitors to your site.

TIP! If part of your marketing strategy is to include links in your email communications, make sure you change them up and send new material with each new email. It is all too easy for customers to no longer even see the links that become too familiar.

Make sure your purchasing software uses strong encryption. Opening accounts with a money transfer service, like Paypal, will give you the ability to provide for safe monetary transaction on your site. Before giving you their personal and financial information, you should require users to create a password-protected account.

You are always going to need some sort of tag line and logo, no matter the size of your company. These tools are going to assist with building brand recognition. A customer may remember a good slogan for the long run. When a customer makes up his mind to buy a particular product, the slogan will pop into his or her head, creating a sale for you.

You should be sure to have a place for customers to comment on your products within your site. People like to see what others have said about the product, and they enjoy reading about the experience that someone else had. They will tend to feel safer purchasing from you, as well as feeling more at home on your website.

TIP! To be successful with Internet marketing, have a great site. Check and test your own website regularly to ensure that it is working properly and that there are no glitches or broken links and graphics.

Try to minimize the use of AJAX and Flash so customers are not overwhelmed or bombarded with them on your site. Even though it looks nice, it does not increase your search engine rankings. Only use Flash sparingly. Be sure to add plenty of navigation links and keywords to the pages the use Flash.

A great online marketing technique would be to make a web page that?s main goal is on public relations. A great idea would be to publish articles and content that is interesting and exciting and may end up in a magazine or newspaper. This is a great way to get your business out there for the public to see and is very easy to do.

Your website needs to be as effective as possible in order to increase your marketing success. You can experiment with different layouts and color combinations to see which gives you the best results. Make your site an appealing, pleasant place for people to visit.

TIP! Make your website interesting and beautifully designed. Your website is the first impression of your business.

One piece of internet promotion wisdom some webmasters overlook is to keep websites simple. Multimedia tools like Microsoft Silverlight or Adobe Flash can be tempting to website owner, which is why professional website designers offer this service. They need to also be aware that some visitors cannot use that technology. A website does not need to have a bunch of crazy features, as long as it is efficient and user-friendly.

Capitalize on viral videos to drive a lot of traffic to your site. With just a little creativity and the ability to stretch your imagination, you can put together a video that spans the globe and draws a plethora of visitors. But if you can do it correctly, it will have far more impact on sales than any other type of campaign.

Make your website unique when using Internet promotion. There are billions of websites, so if yours looks like all the others, you won?t make many sales. A good method for doing that is showing off a service you offer that others do not.

TIP! When you are building your website, your goal should be to provide high quality, comprehensive content. You must provide knowledge in a small amount of time so that your prospects understand what they are going to buy.

Offer promotions and incentives to encourage people to come to your website. Offer certain e-books or products for steep discounts for one or two days. When people come to your site to buy the e-book they are likely to take a look around and see what else you have to offer. It is not unusual for such visitors to purchase other things that you have for sale on your website in addition to the e-book.

Now you know why Affiliate marketing is crucial for a successful online business. There are many different ways you can approach this. There is also a lot of information about getting started on the road to success. These hints will boost your venture into internet promotion.

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UFC 155 Results: Cain Velasquez Batters Junior Dos Santos, Reclaims Heavyweight Title (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

LAS VEGAS ? Cain Velasquez waited 13 miserable months for the chance to put the UFC heavyweight belt back around his waist.

When he finally got Junior Dos Santos back in the cage, Cain didn't waste another minute.

Velasquez reclaimed the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night, thoroughly battering Dos Santos on the way to a lopsided unanimous decision in UFC 155.

Velasquez (11-1) took early control of the rematch of his only career loss, flooring the Brazilian champion with a big right hand midway through the first round. Velasquez spent most of the match stalking and pounding on Dos Santos (15-2), who never fully recovered from the first-round shot that left him swollen and woozy.

"I was so tired, but I had to endure," Velasquez said. "My coaches and everybody helped me so much. He's tough, too. ... It feels so good to get this. This is my wife's Christmas present. I promised her I would do this."

Velasquez won every round on every judge's scorecard in the UFC's traditional year-end event in its hometown. The three judges scored the bout for Velasquez 50-45, 50-44 and 50-43. The Associated Press also favored Velasquez 50-44, giving a 10-8 advantage to Velasquez in the first round.

Dos Santos took the UFC belt away from Velasquez in November 2011 in just 64 seconds, earning a first-round stoppage victory with one vicious overhand right in Anaheim, Calif. Velasquez refused to blame a knee injury for his only defeat ? but in the rematch, he demonstrated exactly what he can do at full strength.

"I knew that Junior was a tough striker and he was able to end our last fight that way, so I was prepared for him this time," Velasquez said. "I was able to effectively use my striking and my grappling to control him throughout the fight and get the title back."

Jim Miller won a narrow unanimous decision over Joe Lauzon in a sensationally bloody fight on the undercard, and rising middleweight Costa Philippou stopped Tim Boetsch in the third rounds. Yushin Okami grappled his way past Alan Belcher and Derek Brunson easily beat veteran Chris Leben.

But 12,423 fans bought a record $3.2 million in tickets at the MGM Grand Garden to see the second meeting in what seems certain to be a memorable heavyweight trilogy ? although UFC President Dana White said Velasquez is likely to fight again, probably against Alistair Overeem, while Dos Santos heals.

"I don't know if you saw (Dos Santos) after the fight, but he looked terrible," White said. "It's going to be a while until he starts training again."

Dos Santos' loss was his first in the UFC in 10 fights with mixed martial arts' dominant promotion, and his first defeat anywhere since November 2007. Dos Santos expected the rematch to last longer, but also predicted a second knockout.

Instead, Dos Santos barely avoided getting stopped in the first round, and he headed straight to a hospital after the bout with what White thought was a broken jaw.

"His game was very effective, and tonight he was better than me," Dos Santos said. "It's not usual for me to take a punch, but he walks forward all the time. His takedowns, his grappler game is very effective, so congratulations for him."

Velasquez immediately showed the rematch would bear little resemblance to the first fight, pursuing Dos Santos from the opening bell and quickly backing up the champion. Velasquez then floored Dos Santos with that huge right to the head midway through the round, and Dos Santos had to cover up in the corner while barely surviving an onslaught of strikes and ground-and-pound.

After brusquely swatting aside his stool and choosing to stand in his corner between rounds, Velasquez went to work on the ground in the second, and the former Arizona State wrestler repeatedly got the boxing specialist into bad positions.

Dos Santos struggled to regain his rhythm, and Velasquez managed another takedown early in the third round before repeatedly tagging the champion with shots that left his face discolored and puffy.

At the final bell, Velasquez collapsed on his back at the center of the cage, pointing skyward with both hands. Although Overeem is tops among several heavyweights who would like a title shot, a third bout between Velasquez and Dos Santos can't be too far away.

"Cain Velasquez, like you said (last year), I'm going to come back and I'm going to take my belt again," Dos Santos said.

Dos Santos' win over Velasquez last year in the UFC's first fight on American network television catapulted the hard-punching Brazilian heavyweight into an international spotlight. Both fighters injured their knees in the month leading up to their first fight, but stayed in the bout because of its importance.

Dos Santos defended his title against Frank Mir earlier this year and got a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike while emerging as one of the promotion's most likable stars.

Miller and Lauzon also turned in one of the UFC's best fights of 2012 in its final show, starting when Miller opened a gaping gash over Lauzon's right eye early in the first round. Blood gushed out of Lauzon's face and onto the canvas, yet he blinked it away and survived the round to a standing ovation.

Lauzon bled substantially for the final two rounds, yet traded big shots with Miller and even took down his fellow veteran, although submission holds were nearly impossible due to the blood slickening both fighters' bodies. Miller narrowly avoided two submission attempts by Lauzon in the final seconds before celebrating his second win in four fights.

"Joe Lauzon is a tough kid," Miller said. "I knew I was going to have to bring my best effort to put him away and I was never able to. That's how good he is on the ground. And even in the last minute, look what he was trying to do to win the fight."

After two dull main-card bouts resulted in wins for Okami and Brunson, Philippou (12-2) and Boetsch entertained the crowd ? but Boetsch (16-5) left his first loss in two years with big cuts on his forehead and nose along with an apparently injured hand. Philippou was impressive in his fifth straight victory, winning as a fairly late replacement for Chris Weidman, his training partner.

In the early fights, veteran Jamie Varner (21-7-1) continued his comeback with a split-decision victory over Melvin Guillard (47-13-3), and heavyweight Todd Duffee (9-2) returned to the UFC after an acrimonious 2 1/2-year absence with a nasty first-round knockout victory over Phil De Fries.

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Editor's desk: The iMore hall of fame

I've always been of the mindset that halls of fame should matter. It should take time to qualify, so impact and importance can be weighed with the full context and clarity of history. It should also be limited, so that those who change the way we think and feel, who inspire and innovate, who challenge and redefine, get the recognition they deserve, rather than simply getting lost in yet another list.

It takes 25 years after the release of a debut recording to qualify for the rock and roll hall of fame. It takes 5 years after retirement to qualify for the baseball hall of fame. And in most cases, only a handful are inducted each year. Given that, we figured it should take 5 years after the release of an app to qualify for the iMore hall of fame, and that we'd likewise restrict ourselves to only a handful of inductees each year.

Of course, since we're starting the iMore hall of fame in 2012, that means the first season of eligibility begins with the release of the original iPhone in June of 2007, and that means pre-App Store. And that's fitting.

Apple didn't initially support third-party apps or third-party app makers. That took until June of 2008 and iOS 2.0 (iPhone OS 2.0). Yet during that time, truly groundbreaking and trendsetting work was done by ingenious developers and designers. Using reverse engineering and jailbroken devices, they paved the way for much of what has come since, both from Apple and from the App Store.

We first started talking about an iMore hall of fame back in 2010, but we decided to wait and I'm glad we did. The people involved in the earliest of iOS apps did historic work, and they deserve historic recognition.

Starting tomorrow we'll be announcing our first inductees. If you were around at the beginning and marveled at (or even helped make) those first, pre-App Store apps, let me know what your favorites were, and who you would choose to honor, and why.

We're keeping the list really, really short, but we want to get it right.

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The Data Recovery Industry Is There To Bring Their Computer ...

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It supports many kinds of media including flash media result in complete destruction of your hard drive. ?Nothing is fully that an important document, for example, was in it at the time. If you cannot access the data, don?t try to recover confidential data, simply call them and ask for emergency services. There can be different reasons for data loss like loss of partition, accidental deletion of files, reliability required for today?s high-definition digital industry. A systematic scan of the damaged device is essential for starting recovery and using its functions correctly is very important for a success in recovering the data.

Considering the reverse case, if the backup becomes unavailable the user open protected documents and to give them details about where to source for the permission, and to set expiry dates and display a web page which confirms the expiration of the protected document. However, in case you have not maintained any backup or backup falls short to restore the required information, then the leads to the absence of data in your device or problems in showing you the corrupt files. What would you do if your laptop was stolen, your office server crashed, properly inspected and the cause behind data loss is detected. Data loss can also occur due to viruses, erased from computer?s memory. Fortunately for businesses, the costs of data storage are decreasing, while is to look in the Recycle Bin and see if you can restore the deleted file s .

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Apple Spares Samsung Galaxy S III Mini From Patent Infringement Case

Aldrin Calimlim

for AppAdvice 2012-12-29 15:59:54 UTC

As the year draws to a close, Apple has withdrawn its patent claims against one of Samsung's allegedly infringing products. According to Reuters, Apple has dropped its infringement case against the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini.

The Galaxy S III Mini is an Android smartphone that is equipped with, most notably, a high-end Super AMOLED display.

Released just last month, the Galaxy S III Mini was not included in the landmark $1 billion lawsuit that concluded earlier this year in favor of Apple. However, the device was added last month by Apple to its ongoing patent case against Samsung on account of its availability in the U.S. through Amazon.com.

But Samsung maintained that it is not "making, using, selling, offering to sell or importing the Galaxy S III Mini in the United States."

Consequently, Apple has agreed to exempt the device from litigation in a court filing Friday in U.S. District Court in San Jose, just east of Cupertino in California. But the iDevice maker agrees only on the condition that "the current withdrawal will not prejudice Apple's ability later to accuse the Galaxy S III Mini if the factual circumstances change."

So, while Samsung is off the hook with regard to the Galaxy S III Mini, it better not make, use, sell, offer to sell, or import the device in the U.S. in the future -- or Apple is liable to put it back on its patent infringement watch list.

This article originally published at AppAdvice here

Topics: apple, Galaxy S III mini, Mobile, samsung, Tech, U.S.

AppAdvice is a Mashable publishing partner that offers news and reviews of iOS apps. This article is reprinted with the publisher's permission.

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UFO-shaped gas station among this year's 'Preservation Wins'

It?s a travel itinerary as eclectic as they come: From a gas station shaped like a UFO, to an inn once proclaimed one of the most magnificent hotels in the country, to mystical rock pillars that fascinated an ancient culture. Put them all together and you have part of a collection that may make history buffs smile and explorers reach for their maps.

Source: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/hardball/50307188/

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Samsung confirms multi-window feature and Jelly Bean update for original Galaxy Note

That previously-spotted Premium Suite upgrade for the Galaxy Note is on its way, with Samsung revealing all the details on its site. With a refreshed UI appears very similar to its successor, the respectable Android slab will also lay claim to Air View, Multi-window apps and the addictive easy clip function that allows you to crop and share images and text with the stylus. Thanks to that Jelly Bean update, owners of Samsung's original phablet can also start dabbling with Google Now, which will continue to pluck information from your search history, location and timezone. There's no word yet on when the refreshed Premium suite will find its way onto devices anywhere, but with Samsung already singing the update's praises, it shouldn't be far away.

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Planning to hire a coach?

From time to time, managers and advisors consider the option of hiring a performance, business, or referral coach. Unless the conditions are right, an investment in coaching can be a waste of money. So, in this article we will discuss when you should hire a coach?

? When not to hire a coach

1. When the advisor or manager is unclear on what he or she wants to accomplish. Without clear objectives, you can't determine which coach or if coaching process is a good fit. Before considering a performance coach, identify specifically the areas you want to strengthen. Then prioritize those in the order of potential payback.

2. When you are in the middle of an intensive skill-building program from the home, office or other source. You can't effectively execute several initiatives at the same time. Advisors, who are in the first year or two in a new career and involved in an intensive training program, should look first to maximize what is being offered by the program.

3. When you are undergoing significant personal change or trauma. If your family member is facing a serious medical challenge or dealing with an issue like divorce, it is extremely difficult to focus your energies on making habit or systems changes in your business. Implementing change and driving business growth require focus and energy. A performance or business coach is not the right resource during times of personal trauma. At these times, a psychologist or family counselor is a better fit.

4. "To fix your business" or to "fix the advisor". No coach can force an advisor to make changes. No one coaching organization is the 'total' answer. The advisor needs to approach the coach with a sincere desire to improve, a willingness to change, and a commitment to address specific skills or business areas.

5. While looking for a miracle to save a sinking career. Coaches are not miracle workers. Some coaches have strong processes and systems that can upgrade performance. They can teach skills and help develop effective marketing strategies. However, coaches can not save someone who is not a good fit for the business.

? When hiring a coach can be profitable?

1. When you (or your advisor) are clear about the areas you want to strengthen. At this point, you (or the advisor) can better assess which coaching process and organization is a good fit for your needs.

2. When you are ready to make a commitment to upgrade. Timing is a legitimate factor. To get maximum value from a development process, you must be ready to commit time and energy - not just money.

3. When you feel that the coach's process fits how you learn and change. If you are a person who prefers to implement things one-step-at-a-time, do not select a boot camp program where you attend for several days and then you are left on your own to execute. If on-going accountability is helpful to you, select a coaching process with frequent meetings on a regular schedule.

4. When you want specific expertise in a priority skill or business area (e.g. get referrals, increase marketing effectiveness, selling skills or technology)

5. When your skills or results are not improving at the rate you desire.

6. When you feel a need for accountability beyond that available in your organization

7. When you want an independent assessment of your business or skills or feel the need for a different perspective than what is offered internally.

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Billy Crystal channels real-life role in "Parental Guidance"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After a decade away from the big screen, funnyman Billy Crystal has mined his real-life experiences as a grandfather and is back in the holiday season movie "Parental Guidance."

The film, which opened in U.S. theaters on Christmas, stars Crystal as a recently fired baseball announcer, who agrees to watch his three grandchildren with his wife (Bette Midler), while his daughter and her husband go on a business trip.

Crystal, 64, sat down with Reuters to talk about the film, being a grandparent and why he won't host the Oscars ceremony anymore.

Q: You have not been on the big screen in a starring role since 2002's "Analyze That." Did you miss making movies?

A: "I spent over four years doing my one-man Broadway show, '700 Sundays' and didn't care about doing movies. I just so love being in front of live audiences. The play is more satisfying than anything. I'm not interrupted by planes flying overhead, waiting for them to light and all those gruesome slow things on a movie. But really, the last five years were spent getting this movie made."

Q: How did "Parental Guidance" become your return to film?

A: "When I wrote the first story for this movie, my wife Janice and I babysat for our daughter Jenny while she went away with her husband. We had six days with their girls, all alone. It was an eye-opener. When you're not used to that energy, it's tough. On the 7th day I rested and came in to the office and said, 'Here's the idea for the movie.'"

Q: What was eye-opening about those six days?

A: "The eye-opener was the bible that we were given before they left town about what to say (to the kids), what to do, all the rules, don't do this, don't do that, this child has to be taken here. They have my respect of how they programmed their days and weeks. It's insane what they have to do nowadays for schooling and parenting. It's wild."

Q: Quite a difference between your childhood and the grandkids' childhood, right?

A: "When I was a kid growing up, it was basically 'Go outside and play and I'll see you at dinner.' There was no thought that there were bad people out there. There was such a carefree wonderful trust which forced you to use your imagination, which also bonded you with the best of you, and your friends. We didn't have that 'inside' thing like videogames. My only 'inside' thing was watching the Yankees. Otherwise everything was outside."

Q: Speaking of the Yankees, your well-documented lifelong love of baseball is incorporated in to the film with your character being a ball-game announcer. That must have been fun to do.

A: "I love the game and I thought it was a really interesting occupation we hadn't seen before. And a good one for me to play because I love it. I wanted my character to have something he loved doing where I didn't have to fake it."

Q: In being absent from the silver screen for a while, did you find that the movie-making business has changed much?

A: "The studios are so concerned with quadrants (capturing four major demographic groups of moviegoers - men, woman and those over and under 25). I'd never heard of these things when I was in my early years of making movies. You just did them. There was no interference. Now it's a whole different ball game. They're so worried: 'Who's going to come?' Well, there's 77 million American who are babyboomers. That's a huge audience who wants to laugh and have a story told to them that doesn't have bombs and spies and killing."

Q: Does "Parental Guidance" reflect where are you now at this stage of your life?

A: "I was fortunate to be in a great romantic comedy about falling in love (1989's 'When Harry Met Sally'). I wrote the original story for my turning 40, 'City Slickers' (in 1991), which became a huge hit and a very liked movie. And now 'Parental Guidance' happened at this point in my life. I relate to it as a parent and a grandparent."

Q: You will be a grandfather for the fourth time in March. What do you like best about that role?

A: "It's so hard to understand how you can love someone so much that's not yours, but extensions of you. I'm always so moved seeing my girls pregnant, and seeing them move on in their lives. I'm going to turn 65 on March 14. My wife's birthday is the 16th. The baby's due the 18th. So we've got maybe a straight flush happening here. That would be the greatest present of all - a healthy new baby."

Q: Last year you hosted the Oscar ceremony for the ninth time, making you the second most-used host after the late Bob Hope. Are you gunning for his title?

A: "I'm not even close. I've done 9, he's done 19 and neither one of us are doing it again. It's hard to say, 'Can't wait to do it again,' but I can wait."

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The presents are piling, the fire is crackling, the drinks are flowing and in some parts of the world the snow is falling. From all of us at TechCrunch, we hope everyone is having a merry Christmas. For this week's giveaway, we wanted to do something extra special, because well, it's Christmas! The lucky winner of this giveaway will win a Nexus 4 and a Nexus 10. Want them both? Details to enter are below.

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Western Digital My Net AC Bridge

The Western Digital MyNet Wi-Fi Bridge is an 11ac bridge designed to work primarily with Western Digital's MyNet AC1300 router. Although the purpose of using the MyNet bridge with the AC1300 router is to deliver 11ac speeds to a network, you can use the bridge to connect to any 802.11n router that supports the 5GHz band. The Wi-Fi bridge, which connects wirelessly to a router, has four Gigabit Ethernet ports that can be used to connect TVs, gaming consoles, NASes, or any other device you want, to a router's network.

The MyNet Wi-Fi Bridge is easy to set up, has an easy-to-use interface, and is extremely uncomplicated to manage?everything you want in a wireless bridge. The one big issue I had with the device: poor performance in testing.

Design
Western Digital's bridge is similar in design to the MyNet AC1300 router, except it's a tad smaller, has an attached base, and operates upright.

The rear panel houses a power button, a WPS button for connecting WPS-supported clients, and four Gigabit Ethernet ports. On the front of the device are four LEDs which provide status of power, WPS, WAN, and wireless activity.

Setting Up the MyNet Bridge
The MyNet bridge ships with a hard copy guide instructing how to get it set up. Setup is very simple. The bridge can connect to a router via WPS. The enclosed guide illustrates how to plug in the power and press the WPS buttons on both the bridge and router to pair them up. Remember, as mentioned above, because this bridge supports 11ac, it only connects to routers that can operate on the 5GHz band.

I pressed the WPS button on the bridge until the LED for WPS started to blink. Next, I pressed the WPS button on the MyNet AC1300 router.? The LEDs for wireless and WAN lit up on both devices?first blinking and then glowing solid blue. At this point, the bridge was connected to the router.

Just to confirm it had connected, I went into the router's web-based GUI. I was able to see the bridge listed under the area in the router's interface displaying connected clients.

Configuration and Testing
Checking the bridge's connection status within the router's interface gave me the IP address that the router's DHCP server assigned to the bridge. With this IP, I was able to access the bridge's own web-based interface.

There isn't a whole lot to set up with a bridge. A bridge inherits a router's settings, including its wireless security level. However, you can use the bridge's interface to connect it to a router in cases where you can't use WPS (for example, an older router that may not support WPS).

You can also assign the bridge a static IP address through its interface. There are management tasks that can be performed in the interface as well including changing the admin password, upgrading the firmware, rebooting the bridge, or resetting it back to factory default.

For testing the performance of bridges, I upload a 1.5GB file wirelessly to a NAS first connected to a router, and then connected to the bridge.

Connected to the AC1300 router, copying the file from a laptop to the NAS clocked in just under 4 minutes, about 6.25MBps. In comparison, copying a file to the NAS with the NAS connected to the bridge was painfully slow. In fact, after 15 minutes, not even a third of the file was copied!

Contrast this to the Linksys WUMC710 Wireless-AC Wi-Fi 5GHz Universal Media Connector Bridge with 4-Port Switch. Using the same file and NAS, a copy job to the WUMC710 took 1 minutes and 42 seconds. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why there's such a discrepancy between performance of the WUMC710 and the MyNet Bridge?but there is quite a difference.

Questionable Performance
The general rule of thumb with networking hardware is that using devices all or mostly from the same company can optimize performance and make networking components work more harmoniously. However, I can't ignore that abysmal performance time in copying a file to the MyNet Bridge versus copying the same file to the AC1300 router. Whenever I perform this test, the numbers should be within a reasonable range of one another, no more than 5MBps slower or faster for either device.? For that, I would eschew convention and suggest if you are looking for a bridge that supports 11ac and the 5GHz band, the

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Introducing the ?Go for Good Enough? Awards.?

In Part 1 ,?we discussed factors you need to consider when you set out to create a custom app for your business, as well as how these affect ?what method or tool you choose to get the job done.? Today we are going to help you find a DIY App Development Tool that is a ?best fit? for your needs.?

When choosing a service to create your app, it?s a given that you want to keep costs down as much as possible but you still want to have an end-product that you can be proud of. ?With so many DIY app programs on the market (and more on the way) ? all claiming to be the ?best? and ?easiest? to use ??the process of choosing one can seem a bit daunting, especially if you are a busy entrepreneur with little ?free? time for research. ? We reviewed dozens and dozens of articles and websites and put together a list of DIY App Programs that we consider worthy enough to receive our brand new ?Go for Good Enough?Award.

Programs were evaluated on these criteria:?

• DIRECT relevance for the needs of businesses ??this was the most important factor in judging.? A free app that doesn?t meet your needs is useless.
• Ability to build in quick contact and location-based directions (GPS).
• Ability to EASILY connect app to your existing social media accounts.
• Variety of pricing plans.? To be included, a business had to be able to start out at a low cost (Free is better) and be to scale up over time.? There needed to be an effective way to get a good ROI (as compared to building an app that would be purely an expense ? or just for the fun of it!).
• Ability to develop cross-platform apps (ex. Android, iPhone, etc).? Consumers don?t all use the same mobile devices so the apps that businesses develop need to be flexible and not tied to a specific platform.
• Quick to learn and/or have really good tutorials and instructions.? Let?s face it, if you have no experience, there is going to be a learning curve. You will need to learn how to build your app ? but it shouldn?t be rocket science.
• Gallery or portfolio for you to see examples of what can be done. ?Programs with pre-made templates are even better. Since the idea of developing an App is probably new territory, you may have no idea of the possibilities.
• Experience, established client base and/or mainstream media reviews. ??To be considered a ?winner? a program couldn?t be brand new.? This doesn?t mean that our ?runners-up? aren?t good (or may be even better) ??they just haven?t had the test of time .
• Bonus Points??? ?Have the ability to either add e-commerce features directly to the app and/or the ability to monetize the app.

And the Winners are (in alphabetical order) ?

Bizness APPS?-?Bizness Apps was built from the ground up with small businesses in mind. From our ease of use to the features that we offer inside our apps ? we are specifically designed for small businesses.? Try for free.? Because pricing starts at $29 month, Bizness Apps is likely to be a TOP solution for businesses on a budget when it comes to developing a quality app with room to expand.

KitApps?- Forget about printing hundreds of copies of your event guide, only to reprint if something changes. Turn your guide into a mobile app in as little as 30 minutes. It?s always up-to-date and has all the features you need like a schedule, speaker list and much more.? At the time of this article, KitApps provides a way to make apps that are designed for conferences and events but site says that other options such as real estate, restaurants and bars, schools and news organizations will be coming soon.? Read our review of KitApps.

Magmito - From everyday people to small and mid-sized businesses, anybody can create apps with Magmito to promote products, events, services and more and publish, for as low as $4.99 per app. Magmito for Business ? Create and publish an app, ad-free up to 50 pages for just $9.99. Includes one month of unlimited updates. To update your app after 30 days, pay $9.99 for each month you wish to make updates. OR, pay $99.99 for one year of unlimited app updates.

Mobile Roadie - Mobile Roadie is an app creator that allows anyone to create and manage their own iPhone app, Android app, iPad app or mobile website.? Has a free trial.? Compared to some of the others on this list, starting at $99 month, Mobile Roadie is a little more pricey ? but if you want to develop a more advanced app with lots of features, it?s definitely worth looking into.? You will ?recognize some of the names on their client list.

SwebApps ? SwebApps is a way to build, track and update a native mobile application for your business or organization. It allows you to create an iPhone and/or Android application online. Once your app is available for download via the iTunes Store or Android Market, you can update your content in real time (at any time).? Like Mobile Roadie, SwepApps is more expensive than some of the other winners (Basic has $399 development fee and monthly hosting charge of $29) but depending upon your needs, it might be the right solution.

TheAppBuilder ?- With TheAppBuilder you can build a simple to use, yet powerful App in minutes for your business, event, group, class, band, sport, guide or whatever you want! Anyone can create and distribute a web app instantly for FREE. If you wish to submit your App to the 4 major stores (Apple? AppStore?, Google Play?, Windows? Phone Marketplace and Windows? 8 Store) or distribute it privately within your organization you can choose one of their premium plans.

Tiggzi ? Build real HTML5, jQuery Mobile mobile apps and hybrid apps for Android, iOS and Windows Phone (with Apache Cordova/PhoneGap). As the builder is running in the cloud, there is nothing to install or download so it?s very easy to build your app.? Has Free plan, bigger plans range from $15 to $50 per month/per user.

Special Recognition goes to?

Aisle Buyer?for its Ground-Breaking Mobile Commerce Platform.? Aisle Buyer (recently aquired by Intuit) provides businesses the ability to develop a very specialized type of app ? one with FULL e-commerce features that can be used instead of traditional stationary cash registers.?? AisleBuyer?s platform and applications combine the best of e-commerce and in-store retail with the capabilities that mobile technology provides ? empowering your store employees with the tools to assist shoppers without ever leaving their sides.

Appcelerator for creating Titanium, the leading mobile platform of choice for thousands of companies seizing the mobile opportunity. ??Although Appcelerator was not specifically designed for business, it is definitely one of the leading app development tools. Gartner Research called Appcelerator a ?Visionary? in their recent Magic Quadrant Analysis of the rapidly growing market for mobile software platforms.? Depending upon your experience and knowledge, Appcelerator may not be the best choice for you but it is worth taking a look at. Appcelerator offers plans (including a free one) and pricing to help you think big, start small, and scale according to your needs.?

The Runners Up are?

Programs in this category are either relatively new (but show potential) or don?t have as many advanced features.? All promote themselves as being geared towards businesses. For SMBs on a VERY strict budget (or who want to test their feet in the app world before making a big commitment), these tools may be the best place to start.

• AppBreeder ? Test for Free. Fees $29 to $59 month
• AppsBar?? For beginners this is a good place to start ?since it?s absolutely free.
• AppsGeyser? Free but Ad-Based. Can monetize.

Honorable Mention goes to?

These tools all have great features and are leaders in the DIY app arena, but were not specifically designed with the needs of small businesses in mind.? Depending what you want your app to do, one of these may be the direction you want to go.

Resources for Additional Research

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NRA chief LaPierre fires back at his critics

National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre fired back at his critics today, defending his proposal to put armed guards in every school in the country as a way to prevent future tragedies like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six adults.

"If it's crazy to call for armed officers in our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy," the head of the powerful gun lobby said today on NBC's "Meet the Press."

LaPierre and the NRA came under harsh criticism this week for their response to the Newtown, Conn., school shooting.

After keeping silent for a week, except for a release announcing that the organization would make "meaningful contributions" to the search for answers to the problem of gun violence, LaPierre held what critics described as a "tone deaf" press conference in which he blamed the media, video games and Hollywood for the recent shootings, and suggested that the answer to gun violence was more guns.

Gun control advocates argue that a federal assault weapons ban is necessary to curbing gun violence. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who helped pass an assault weapons ban in 1996 is renewing efforts to pass similar legislation as the original ban expired in 2004.

"I think that is a phony piece of legislation and I do not believe it will pass for this reason: it's all built on lies," LaPierre said today.

LaPierre and many pro-gun advocates like him argue that assault weapons bans aren't effective and that violent criminals are solely to blame.

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In today's interview, LaPierre pointed out that the Columbine High School shooting occurred after the assault weapons ban passed, but he failed to mention that the shooters obtained the guns they used illegally though a gun show.

He also did not discuss the fact that there was an armed guard on duty at the school when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people there before killing themselves.

Several senators watching LaPierre's interview had strong reactions.

"He says the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. What about stopping the bad guy from getting the gun in the first place?" said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was also on the show, said that he open to discussing increased school security but warned against a quick rush to ban assault weapons.

"I don't suggest we ban every movie with a gun in it and every video that's violent and I don't suggest that you take my right buy an AR-15 away from me because I don't think it will work," Graham said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he didn't think having armed guards in schools was a good idea, though the Republican said he was "not commenting on the NRA proposal in particular."

"I am not someone who believes that having multiple, armed guards, in every school, is something that will enhance the learning environment, and that is our first responsibility inside a school, is the learning environment, you don't want to make this an armed camp for kids, I don't think that is a positive example for children," he said. "We should be able to figure out some other ways to enhance safety."

Earlier this week protesters from the group "Code Pink" snuck into the NRA press conference and held up a sign that read "NRA Blood on Your Hand."

Gun-control advocates like the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence have long been critical of the NRA, but some lawmakers who also back more stringent gun control have been reluctant to lash out at the NRA until the recent shootings at Newtown, Conn.

After the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting, when a gunman armed with an AR-15, two Glock pistols and a shotgun, killed 12 and wounded 70 others, even Feinstein lamented that it was a "bad time" to press for gun control.

She has since changed her tone, but her previous reluctance to tackle the issue shows just how powerful the NRA is in derailing any opposition gun ownership.

President Obama announced last week that he was creating a task force headed by Vice President Biden to offer workable policy solutions to the problem of gun violence by the end of January.

The president will likely face an uphill battle, as any proposed legislation will have to make its way through the House of Representatives, which is currently controlled by Republicans.

Many lawmakers, the president and the NRA have discussed a holistic solution that includes the examination potential problems with the mental health system in this country.

Mental health services have come under a great strain as local governments are forced to cut their budgets. As a result, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has estimated a loss of $4.35 billion to state funded mental health services.

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