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Mossberg said Jobs expressed surprise that "people traded quality, to the extent they had, for convenience or price." |
An Apple Inc. spokesman declined to comment. |
Young, a 66-year-old singer and songwriter, was full of other surprising opinions, including his defense of recording labels such as his own Reprise Records, a unit of Warner Music Group Corp., as being a nurturer of artists, even as he said recording companies had botched the transition to digital music. |
Young also said that "piracy is the new radio," suggesting that illegally copying low-quality songs was an acceptable way for fans to sample music before buying higher-quality versions. |
San Diego, California - Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) hosted a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training, Feb. 26-March 2, as the command continues its roles as a cost- and time-savings leader. |
The Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Team from the PEO C4I Front Office trained seven students who work for both the command itself and some of its partners. Green Belts learn to support advanced projects by analyzing and solving quality problems, and they can lead quality-improvement projects. More plainly, Green ... |
At PEO C4I, Green Belts and Black Belts have led or participated in projects that have saved millions of dollars and hundreds of manhours. A major success story involves reducing thousands of administrative labor hours associated with the procurement of new information technology systems. A different, ongoing project i... |
"Process improvement doesn't happen in a bubble," said John Pope, executive director of PEO C4I. "To see the big differences we've seen, you need a focused team. A team of people can identify small projects we can complete quickly that add up to big savings overall. Every dollar matters. A team is also necessary for la... |
To that end, the PEO C4I Front Office CPI team aims to have trained personnel in as many offices, on as many projects and from as many teammates as possible. Participants can be military or civilian. |
One of PEO C4I's closest partners is the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and two students in this week's class were SPAWAR personnel who sit embedded with the PEO on a daily basis. |
"Having people doing this type of work across the command allows them to identify many different problem areas," said Mike Dettman, PEO C4I Front Office Black Belt and a training instructor. "The CPI Leads in each program office funnel the issues they identify through our executive steering group. Then that group gains... |
Students in the class were eager to do well and to get started on their improvement projects in their workgroups where they can use their new skills. |
"I applied to receive this training because I have experienced projects without formal guidance in place and seen delays because of that," said Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Width, a student in the class who works in the Navy's Tactical Networks Program Office (PMW 160) at PEO C4I. "I have some ideas about where we can increase e... |
Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I) provides integrated communication and information technology systems that enable information warfare and command and control of maritime forces. PEO C4I acquires, fields and supports C4I systems which extend across Navy, joi... |
A $1.6 billion initiative to benefit Colorado schools, paid for by higher taxes on corporations and wealthier individuals, will appear on the ballot this November. |
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said on Thursday that supporters of the measure had more than met the signature requirements. |
Supporters of the effort, dubbed Great Schools, Thriving Communities, turned in 179,390 signatures last month, of which 130,022 were deemed valid. They needed just 98,492 valid signatures to get on the ballot. Under more stringent requirements adopted by voters in 2016, those signatures also needed to represent 2 perce... |
Initiative 93 represents the third attempt in seven years to raise money for education. Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights requires that voters approve any tax increase, and voters have twice before rejected statewide school funding measures by wide margins, most recently in 2013. To pass, Initiative 93 would need ap... |
The measure could share the ballot with a major tax increase for transportation, as well as a measure that would require the state to spend more on roads without raising taxes. |
In addition to raising taxes for schools, Initiative 93 would fully fund all-day kindergarten and increase funding for preschool and for students with particular needs, such as those learning English and those who have disabilities. School districts would have broad discretion, though, about how to spend the new revenu... |
Conservative critics of the measure say that’s one problem with it. In their view, it amounts to putting a lot more money into a system that has not significantly improved student achievement, without clear mechanisms to change that. |
The group also criticized the measure for introducing a tiered tax system to replace Colorado’s flat income tax. That’s one key difference between this attempt and Amendment 66 in 2013. The last effort would have raised taxes on everyone, while this tax increase would affect those earning more than $150,000. |
Colorado ranks 28th among states in per-pupil spending, when all state, local, and federal dollars are combined, according to the most recent ranking from the National Education Association. However, school funding varies considerably around the state, and half of Colorado school districts, most of them in rural areas,... |
Since the Great Recession, state lawmakers have held back $7.5 billion in money that would have otherwise gone to schools under a formula in the state constitution. The 2018-19 state budget included a 6.95 percent increase for K-12 education, but those who want to see more money for schools say it doesn’t begin to addr... |
Earlier this summer, Denver-based pollster Floyd Ciruli told Chalkbeat that statewide tax increases remain a tough sell in Colorado, but the prominence of education in the contentious Democratic primary for governor may have “primed” the electorate on this issue. |
Some school districts are already talking about how they’ll spend the money. Denver Public Schools, which is currently engaged in negotiations with its teachers union, announced Thursday that it would put $36 million toward teacher pay if the tax increase passes, including raising starting pay and offering larger incen... |
This isn’t just wishful thinking: It’s also part of marketing the tax increase to the public. |
» Raising the corporate income tax rate from 4.63 percent to 6 percent. |
» Raising the personal income tax rate from a flat 4.63 percent to between 5 percent and 8.25 percent for people earning more than $150,000. The highest tax rate would be paid by people earning $500,000 or more. |
» Setting the residential property assessment rate at 7 percent of market value for schools. That’s lower than it is now but higher than it is predicted to be in 2019 because current law has the unintended effect of gradually reducing the residential assessment rate. |
» Setting the non-residential property assessment rate at 24 percent of market value, less than the current 29 percent. |
According to an initial fiscal analysis by the state, the average taxpayer earning more than $150,000 would pay an additional $519 a year, while those earning less would be unaffected. The average corporate taxpayer would pay an additional $11,085 a year. The change in property taxes would vary considerably around the ... |
What exactly? A measure of the change in the production of the nation's factories, mines and utilities. Also includes a measure of their industrial capacity and how much of it is being used (commonly known as capacity utilization). |
Released when? Around the 15th of the month at 9:15 a.m. Eastern. Data for prior month. |
Market importance: Much. Frequently moves markets. Timely. Considered a key factory-sector gauge. Capacity utilization considered a telling inflation indicator. |
Other notes: (a) The level of industrial production divided by the level of industrial capacity equals the capacity utilization rate. (b) The headline numbers are the percent change in production from the prior month and the capacity utilization rate. We also graph the year-on-year change in both production and capacit... |
Sydnie Bayles kicks off 3-week fundraiser with Suzy's Swirl staff. |
GURNEE, IL (July 15, 2013) – She’s raised more money for charity before the 4th grade than most people will in their entire lives. Now, Sydnie Bayles is raising her own bar by partnering with Gurnee-based Suzy’s Swirl to spread her fundraising prowess beyond her home state of Pennsylvania. |
On Sunday, July 7th, Sydnie and her mother, Morreen Bayles, held a pep rally for the staff at Suzy’s Swirl on their life’s passion, the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Then, they officially kicked off Suzy’s Swirl’s three-week campaign to raise funds for the national movement dedicated to finding a cure for all child... |
Suzy’s Swirl is providing a variety of ways for its loyal customers to support Alex’s Lemonade from now until July 31st. That includes donating proceeds from the sale of its lemon sorbetto, fun lemon toppings and lemon pies to Sydnie’s operation in support of the charity. Customers can also stop in and make a donation,... |
Now in her eighth year of fundraising, nine-year-old Sydnie has already raised more than $106,000 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand from her home base outside Philadelphia. This year alone her goal is to raise $50,000, so she decided to expand her fundraising network. Her ever-supportive mother Morreen, who introduced Sydnie t... |
Suzy’s Swirl is making every cup count as the frozen dessert restaurant swirls the highest-quality frozen yogurt, sorbetto and gelato while serving up plenty of craveable yellow treats. |
Suzy’s Swirl is located at 6310 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, in Gurnee, next to Five Guys. For more information on its July fundraiser for Alex’s Lemonade, visit www.SuzysSwirl.com. Donations to Sydnie’s fundraising effort may also be made online at www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/111199. |
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for Childhood Cancer emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). In 2000, 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that ... |
Suzy’s Swirl (www.suzysswirl.com) is a Chicago-based frozen dessert restaurant dedicated to offering the highest-quality frozen yogurt, sorbetto and gelato with craveable, bold flavors. Sisters and co-owners Kathleen Wood, Sue Tierno and Sue’s daughter Jen Tierno have a vision of creating a small business model to fran... |
Important things always happen at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), known in common parlance as the Detroit Motor Show. Last year the big story was certainly the awesome C7 Corvette Stingray, and this year a few more sweet cars are in the line up. |
From the latest version of the top-selling vehicle in America to electric cars to one of the most anticipated race cars in the world to every 'Murican's favorite cheap performance car, we've got you covered with The Great Detroit Motor Show Preview. |
The forecast for Tuesday’s midterm elections called for a blue wave to crash on our shores. What occurred was more of a steady, light blue rain. |
The Republicans lost the House by a comparatively small margin and gained firmer control of the Senate. |
Specifically, with some close races still undecided, Democrats have picked up at least 29 seats in the House. Republicans have picked up at least one seat in the Senate, with races in Arizona and Mississippi remaining undecided. |
By comparison to the 29-seat loss suffered Tuesday by President Trump’s Republican Party, President Obama’s Democratic Party lost 63 seats in the in 2010 midterm elections. |
In fact, the incumbent president’s party has lost an average of 37 seats in midterm elections since WWII. |
While it’s typical for the president’s party to lose seats in the House in midterms, it’s highly unusual for the president’s party to gain seats in the Senate in the same election. It’s only happened three times in the past 104 years – in 1914, 1962 and 1970. |
The GOP at long last needs to work diligently toward an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, since health care was the biggest issue at the polls. |
Four Senate Democrats lost elections Tuesday after voting against the confirmation of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Their seats in Missouri, Indiana, North Dakota and Florida went to the GOP (however, in Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson has not conceded and is seeking a recount in his Senate race agains... |
What’s more, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., won re-election Tuesday after voting to confirm Kavanaugh. This could signal that voters saw the Kavanaugh hearings for what they were: a farce and an outrage committed by Democrats. This consequential mistake by the Democrats will endure. |
In the states of Texas, Florida and Georgia white women supported Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate and for governor. Some 59 percent supported GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas, 51 percent supported the Republican candidate for governor Ron DeSantis in Florida, and 76 percent voted for the Republican candidate for go... |
Despite the far left’s groundswell for women to rebuke the Republican “patriarchy,” this demographic had a strong turnout in red states for the GOP. |
Republicans won governor races in the traditionally blue states of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maryland. Voters are demonstrating a willingness to consider issues and candidates more thoroughly at the state level, not just their own registered party. |
Republicans must also loudly promote their success with two of the country’s most enduring, important issues: the economy and national security. For many Americans, strength in these two areas is substantially more important than anything else that influences their vote. They need to be reminded why. |
Democrats saw wins come in for more moderate candidates. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., was re-elected to the House. Lamb champions bipartisanship and focuses on his legislative agenda, rather than on antagonizing President Trump. In addition, Lamb has resisted endorsing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for speak... |
Also, four Democrats who are military veterans won House seats. |
Exit polls show President Trump’s national approval rating at 44 percent. But in states where it mattered most for Senate races, he had higher support. |
Exit polls also show the primary issues for voters were health care at 41 percent, immigration following at 23 percent and the economy at 21 percent. |
What does this tell us moving forward? |
Democrats are seeing increased support for moderate candidates. However, the party leadership, with the celebration of the media, often positions itself on the far left. |
Will the Democrats embrace a migration towards the middle or undervalue this winning trend at their own peril? |
On the other side, the GOP at long last needs to work diligently toward an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, since health care was the biggest issue at the polls. |
Despite the advertisement of a fierce blue wave from the left, President Trump and the GOP weathered the steady light rain quite well. The midterm elections were supposed to be a referendum on the president. The polls suggest a more nuanced response from the voters. |
William J. Bennett joined FNC as a contributor in 2017. He is the former U.S. secretary of education, under President Ronald Reagan and the nation’s first director of the Office of Drug Control Policy, under President George H.W. Bush. |
HH: And he probably knows American-Israeli relations better than anyone else in Washington, D.C. He has this piece at The Atlantic in which he quotes an unnamed senior administration official as calling Benjamin Netanyahu chicken****. Noah Pollak says he’ll put a thousand bucks on Jeffrey Goldberg’s chicken**** source ... |
JT: Well, there are, I should say first of all, I haven’t read the story. And I talk to Ben Rhodes all the time, and I’ve never heard him say anything like that. So I have no idea if that’s accurate when you hypothesize and speculate that it’s him. There are a lot of, but I mean, what the quote gets at is there are a l... |
JT: When I was in Israel a few months ago, Netanyahu made a comment to the American ambassador, basically along the lines that don’t tell me what to do when it comes to protecting my people. So these are very serious substantive differences. And while the difference might come out in anonymous quotes like that, using e... |
HH: And sure it is. But what surprises me is that it’s a week before an election in which the Jewish vote might indeed make a difference in a place like Florida, or a Senate race like New Hampshire, or a Senate race in Colorado. And these are not large numbers of voters who are motivated primarily by the American-Israe... |
JT: IT’s quite possible that there are going to be a couple of run offs. |
JT: But it’s going to be exciting. I’m really excited. |
HH: Well, you’ll be on in the corner of my radio studio. We’ll be going that night. But I hope you’ll find some time to talk about the President. We’ve got 30 seconds, Jake Tapper. It’s just been enigmatic to me how he’s conducted the last three weeks of this campaign. Do you agree? |
JT: Well, I completely agree with you that Rick Scott and others in tight races, where there is a significant vote of people who support Israel, not just Jews, but Evangelicals, will be making huge hay out of that comment. And I bet it becomes a big issue in those Israel-supporting communities, absolutely. |
HH: Jake Tapper, we’ll watch on Election Night. We’ll hopefully talk to you before that broadcast begins. |
Hachiya persimmons are widely grown in California and yield peach-size fruit. |
1 How Old are Persimmons Trees When They Begin to Set Fruit? |
3 When Is the Best Time to Graft a Persimmon Tree? |
There are two types of persimmons: Native persimmons (Diospyros virginiana) grow to heights of 30 to 40 feet and produce round, plum-sized fruit. The main type of persimmon grown in California is the Oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Oriental persimmons grow to heights of 20 to 30 feet, producing larger, oblong-shap... |
Water the persimmon tree one to two days before taking the stem cutting. Stem cuttings taken from trees that do not have enough moisture in their systems will not root as well as cuttings taken from recently watered plants. |
Use sharp pruning shears or a clean sharp knife to cut a 5- to 6-inch stem from the persimmon tree in autumn, before the first frost. The cutting can be taken from 1-year old shoots, side shoots or root suckers. In general, the cuttings should be taken from firm, semi-hardwood or hardwood stems since softwood dries out... |
Cut the base of the stem, placing a 1- or 2-inch vertical cut on each side of the stem. This can help stimulate rooting, enhancing the stem's ability to absorb water and rooting chemicals. Immediately place the cutting into a container such as a plastic bag to prevent it from losing moisture. |
Fill a pot or a propagation container with your preferred rooting medium. According to North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, there is no perfect rooting medium. Some of the most important considerations in choosing a rooting medium include sterility, drainage and aeration -- essent... |
Poke a hole in the center of the rooting medium before placing the persimmon stem into the container. Water the cutting thoroughly and cover it with clear or translucent material. This humidifies the air, keeping it moist and preventing the cutting from drying out. |
Place the plants under a fluorescent or incandescent light bulb for two to four hours every night to supplement the light they receive during the day. The plants need a total of about 12 hours of sunlight and/or supplemental lighting daily. |
Transplant the persimmon cutting after it has developed roots. Place it in a 4- to 8-inch pot with potting soil. Water thoroughly and maintain even moisture levels. Once the danger of frost has passed, begin hardening the young plant by placing it outside, in a shady area, for several hours a day. Gradually move the pl... |
Thoroughly clean and sterilize the pruning shears or knife used to take the cutting to minimize the risk of introducing any fungi or bacteria to the persimmon tree. |
Anderson, Caryn. "Propagating a Persimmon by Stem Cuttings." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/propagating-persimmon-stem-cuttings-34126.html. Accessed 22 April 2019. |
YOKOHAMA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said Serena Williams’s row with the umpire during the U.S. Open final had not altered her feelings about winning a Grand Slam largely because she had no idea how she was supposed to react, the Japanese said on Thursday. |
At Flushing Meadows on Saturday, the 20-year-old world number seven was reduced to tears during the presentation ceremony but on her arrival back in Japan on Thursday, she said she had not been saddened by the incident. |
“For me, I don’t feel sad because I wouldn’t even know what I’m expected to feel,” she told a news conference in Yokohama. |
The family of a 6-year-old kindergartner who died after he was shot on the playground of his South Carolina elementary school last month is pushing for state officials to require that a police officer or armed guard be placed in every school. |
The family hasn't yet found a state lawmaker to sponsor "Jacob's Law," named for Jacob Hall, who was shot alongside a classmate and a teacher before the gunman failed to gain access to the school building, reports Fox South Carolina. Their proposal joins a plan by State Rep. Joshua Putnam to introduce a bill that would... |
It's common for lawmakers to propose increased security measures after school shootings, which remain statistically rare. Those proposals often include calls to arm staff or increase the presence of security in school buildings. |
In the year after the 2012 school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., lawmakers around the country proposed hundreds of bills that would boost school emergency planning, tighten gun restrictions, allow teachers to carry weapons in schools, and upgrade physical-security measures in school buildi... |
But calls to increase police and armed personnel in schools trouble some civil rights organizations, who argue such measures lead to overly harsh and inequitable discipline that violates students' civil rights. |
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