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Sprint has released its Q3 2012 earnings today, and things aren't looking too great. Right off the top, Sprint posted a $767 million net loss for the quarter on $7.3 billion in revenues. That's an increase in losses from the previous year, where Sprint only lost $301 million. Revenues, fortunately, are up 6-percent year-over-year.
Now onto the good (or at least better) news. A large portion of this quarter's losses can be blamed on accelerated depreciation of assets mostly related to Sprint's "Network Vision" project. On the customer side, Sprint postpaid subscriber numbers were up (for the 10th consecutive quarter), and churn was down. It also noted that the carrier surpassed the 1 million LTE smartphone sales number prior to the iPhone 5 launching, which Sprint sold nearly 1.5 million of.
You can take a look at the full press release at the source link below.
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The road to publication?is well-traveled,?rife with potholes and detours, and yet the journey is different for every author.?
Today, I?m happy to introduce?debut author, Susan Boyer. Susan?talks about?her publishing journey and reveals?why she chose a small press.?Susan is also giving away a copy of her book,?LOWCOUNTRY BOIL, to one lucky commenter!
Welcome to the RU, Susan!
The first thing I need to tell you is that my knowledge of publishing is limited to my own experience, and I don?t have much. But I will happily share that experience in hopes that it?s of help to someone.?
In February of this year, I was a very frustrated writer. I?d played by all the rules. I polished my manuscript until my
characters begged me to leave them alone. I?d queried agents?forty-nine of them to be exact?until I found one who loved my manuscript enough to offer me representation. My agent was on a second round of submissions. ?The rejections were virtually all a mix of ?not right for our list,? ?love a, b, and c about this project, but we don?t have a place for it in our list at this time,? and ?I?m just not passionate enough about this project to make it a must-have for our list.? It was all about their lists. This was not something I could fix.?
I spent a lot of time mulling over my situation. I remembered the day I first saw Darci Chan?s self-published novel, The Mill River Recluse, on the USA Today bestseller list. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the book, priced at 99 cents, had earned $130,000 as of December, 2011. The Mill River Recluse had not fit a publisher?s list, either.
I weighed the pros and cons of self/independent publishing. My self-published friends spoke of the freedom they enjoyed and this aspect appealed to me.?I confess, I?m a bit rebellious, and the notion of writing with the goal of fitting neatly into someone?s list chafed. And the alternative, continuing to write what I wanted in the hopes that somewhere down the line it would fit someone?s list seemed foolish. It was like trying to hit the bulls-eye on one of several moving targets.
My agent still had a few submissions outstanding when I left for Sleuthfest in early March. While there, I spoke to two editors who wanted to see the full manuscript, and followed up with another who was considering it. These were reputable, mid-sized, independent publishers.
One only accepted exclusive submissions, so I?d have to have my agent pull the outstanding submissions before he could submit to them. Another had a list so full they were looking at eighteen months after signing a contract to publication. The third also had an eighteen-month time frame, but had the additional not-right-for-me policy of not considering a second book until six months into the royalty period on the first book. This meant there would likely be two years between books.?
I came home from Sleuthfest with a clear vision of the three things most important to me.?
I also knew at this point that, while some aspects of independent publishing were very attractive to me, I could not manage all the technical aspects myself without taking my eye off the ball relative to the two things I had to focus on: writing strong stories and publicity.?
Knowing what I wanted gave me clarity. The best fit for me was a small press. Generally speaking, small presses are more nimble than their larger counterparts. Larissa Reinhart wrote a post on small presses in August that outlines all the things one should consider in looking at small presses, as they are not all created equal.
Because the founder of Henery Press was a fellow member of Sisters in Crime, I knew a bit about her?that she was a successful entrepreneur in another business. She?d also been doing freelance covers and editing for a while. She had savvy business sense and a skill set that made this new press seem viable. And their niche was mysteries and romance, which are the genres I write.?
I think Stephanie Laurens?s keynote address at the RWA National Convention holds a lot of truth. If you weren?t there and haven?t read it, here?s a link: http://www.stephanielaurens.com/rwa12keynote.html. To briefly restate what I took away from her speech, authors have more choices than ever before. While not very long ago there was only one route from author to reader, now there are several viable routes. An author need only decide which one is the best fit for her.
For me, that was the key?figuring out which path best fit my goals. I could not be happier with the results. I signed my contract in late March. My debut novel, Lowcountry Boil, was published September 18th. At every step of the process, Henery Press has exceeded my expectations.
The next book in the series will be out in early May, and could have been out earlier but for my own failure to accurately estimate how much time would be invested in certain aspects of publicity.
We learn as we go.
Thanks so much for your time!?
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What three things relative to publication are most important to you? Is the prestige of publishing with a Big Six (or Seven) house worth whatever it takes? How have the recent (and ongoing) industry changes impacted your goals?
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Private Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle: she blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides shotgun in her hybrid Escape.
When her grandmother is murdered, Liz high-tails it back to her South Carolina island home to find the killer. She?s fit to be tied when her police-chief brother shuts her out of the investigation, so she opens her own. Then her long-dead best friend pops in and things really get complicated.
When more folks start turning up dead in this small seaside town, Liz must use more than just her wits and charm to keep her family safe, chase down clues from the hereafter, and catch a psychopath before he catches her.
For a chance to?win a copy of Susan?s book (print or e-book format),?leave a comment!??? ?
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On Friday, October 26th, Trish Milburn presents: Setting as Character.
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Bio: Susan M. Boyer has been making up stories her whole life. She tags along with her husband on business trips whenever she can because hotels are great places to write: fresh coffee all day and cookies at 4 p.m. They have a home in Greenville, SC, which they occasionally visit. Susan?s short fiction has appeared in moonShine Review, Spinetingler Magazine, Relief Journal, The Petigru Review, and Catfish Stew. Her debut novel, Lowcountry Boil, is a 2012 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense recipient and a RWA Golden Heart? finalist.
Susan also contributes to several?blogs: Golden Heart? Firebirds, Mysteristas, Get Lost in a Story, and Little Read Hens. To learn more about Susan,?visit her website?or connect with her via?Facebook and Twitter.
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Typical day is 530 to about 3?5. Granted once in the office not a whole lot goes on exactly. Depends on the day.
Why am I so tired? I hate being tired and dragging. It is not all the time though. What can I be drinking(I drink good amount of water) eating or taking to help me?
I also lack motivation a lot to do stuff once I?m off work. Suggestions?
When you say no sugar do you mean at all, because sugars that are found in fresh fruits or fruit juices should help a fair bit.
Eat healthy foods, lots of fruits and vegetables, drink lots of water, get enough exercise and enough sleep. It sounds like you might not be getting enough exercise and sleep.
Take your vitamins, make sure you?re eating a variety of healthy foods and getting enough sleep.
Is it possible you have an underlying health issue?
Try getting out at lunch time and taking a walk. Also, like someone else said, drink some fruit juice or eat some fruit for natural sugar(s).
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While we're waiting for Moogfest to officially kick off this weekend, we stopped by the headquarters of Moog Music in Asheville, North Carolina to catch a glimpse of the analog action. The entire company is housed in one building that includes design, assembly, testing, engineering, service and a warehouse for all of the handmade electronics. Despite having all of its departmental bases covered, the outfit is still only comprised of about 50 folks total. However, the workshop-esque facility is poised to crank out 10,000 instruments over the course of the year that cover synths, stomp boxes, guitars and more. We took a stroll around the factory floor (and we were lucky enough to spot the screen-printed, Moogfest-exclusive Theremins), so dive in to the gallery below for a behind-the-scenes look at the construction process.
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President Barack Obama, left, gives a thumbs-up as he is joined on stage by first lady Michelle Obama, right, at the end of the last debate against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama, left, gives a thumbs-up as he is joined on stage by first lady Michelle Obama, right, at the end of the last debate against Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
RACINE, Wis. (AP) ? As the music of Stevie Wonder pulsated through Racine Memorial Hall, Michelle Obama bounded onto the stage.
"You know what this room feels like? It feels like four more years in here!" the first lady exclaimed as the crowd of 2,500 roared its approval. The audience, including some who had waited overnight to see her, thundered again after Mrs. Obama noted that Racine is just 80 miles north of her hometown.
Until the election, she said, "coming here to Racine is the closest thing I'm going to get to be at home in Chicago."
Her husband's campaign is dispatching her to critical battleground states, high-profile appearances and big-money fundraisers. Her stepped-up schedule, packed with mostly campaign events these days, is a sign of the tight race between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and the Obama campaign's belief that the first lady is a valuable asset.
Mrs. Obama, whose favorability ratings are higher than her husband's, can make the case for his re-election in a way no one else can, said Anita McBride, who served as Laura Bush's chief of staff in the White House.
"The first lady is always good for a couple of important things," McBride said. "One is the human side of the president, seeing who they are personally through the lens of the spouse, which is always unique."
First ladies also can champion the idea that "my husband is fighting for you" in a way that even the president and vice president cannot, McBride said.
The first lady's 35-minute campaign speech mixes the personal and political, offering glimpses of life in the White House and some of the reasons she married the president, along with an impassioned defense of his policies and character.
Most of all, she beseeches crowds to get out and vote and urge their friends and family to do the same.
"This election will be closer than the last one. That's the only guarantee. And it could all come down to just a few battleground states like right here in Wisconsin," Mrs. Obama said.
McBride called Michelle Obama a skilled campaigner who is much more enthusiastic this time around than in 2008, when she initially appeared reluctant to speak out on behalf of her husband.
"She never loved the political game and she was honest about that" in 2008, McBride said. But this year, "she is comfortable on the stump. She brings a lot of energy and she is in it to win it."
While Obama won Wisconsin handily in 2008, the state could be decided by just a few thousand votes this year, the first lady said. It may sound like a lot, she said, but those votes are spread across the state and hundreds of cities and towns.
"So when you break down those numbers, it turns out that just a handful of votes in every ward could make all the difference in the world," Mrs. Obama said. "So that one neighbor you get to the polls, that one voter you register and persuade, that one volunteer that you recruit, understand that will be the one that puts us over the top."
The Wisconsin visit followed campaign appearances in North Carolina and Ohio and earlier visits to Colorado and Virginia ? all battleground states. She also taped an appearance on "Live! With Kelly and Michael" and flew to New York for two fundraisers that brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
She heads to Hollywood on Thursday to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show and raise money with actor Will Smith.
Jeremy Bird, national field director for the Obama campaign, said Michelle Obama is a valuable "grass-roots champion" in early voting states such as Wisconsin. She heads the campaign's "It Takes One" program, which urges supporters to do one thing to promote the campaign ? and to engage someone else to do likewise.
"Your vote matters in places like North Carolina and Ohio and Wisconsin," Bird said, adding that the first lady stresses the importance of volunteer efforts to push people to vote and generate enthusiasm for the campaign.
In Racine, Mrs. Obama repeatedly engaged the audience in a friendly, even intimate way. One of her favorite parts of the campaign is being able to praise her husband without him hearing, she told the crowd: "So don't tell him how much I really love him. I kind of keep that leverage. That's between you and me."
Outlining her husband's efforts to rebuild the economy, she said manufacturers have added 500,000 jobs. "Do you hear me?" she asked, one of 11 times she used the phrase.
Interviews with voters produced enthusiastic reviews. Nearly all used the same word: "inspiring."
"I'm ready to go to work," said retiree Melissa Warner, of Caledonia, Wis. A member of the Sierra Club, Warner said she will volunteer at phone banks for the environmental group and the Obama campaign.
Shanon Molina, 32, of Kenosha, Wis., also was ready to volunteer. She said her favorite part of the speech was when the first lady said, "Don't let anyone talk down your dreams."
"I put that on Facebook" even before the speech ended, Molina said.
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BAGHDAD (AP) ? A series of attacks struck Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad early on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding 26, according to Iraqi officials.
The attacks came as Iraqis prepare to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which begins later this week.
Although violence has ebbed since the heights of the insurgency, Baghdad's Shiite areas remain favorite targets for Sunni extremists who seek to ignite nationwide sectarian conflict.
The deadliest attack happened when four parked cars packed with explosives detonated simultaneously in the northwestern neighborhood of Shula early on Tuesday, killing seven people and wounding 16, a police officer said.
The twisted and charred remains of vehicles, including what appeared to be a minibus, could be seen near a damaged house in a narrow residential street after the explosions.
Another police officer said two mortar rounds landed in the capital's northern Chikok district, killing two people and wounding 10.
Two health officials in nearby hospitals confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
While there was no claim of responsibility, coordinated bombings and related attacks are a favorite tactic of Sunni insurgents, including Iraq's local al-Qaida offshoot, known as the Islamic State of Iraq.
Tuesday's attacks occurred three days after back-to-back bomb blasts in a crowded Baghdad market near a revered Shiite shrine and a string of shootings targeting government officials left 17 people dead in what was Iraq's deadliest day this month.
Militants in the past have targeted civilians before and during public holidays, when many employees are off work and families gather in mosques, parks and restaurants to mark the occasion. Iraqi authorities typically beef up security measures during the holidays to try to thwart the attacks.
In August, a relentless wave of attacks rumbled across Iraq shortly before another Muslim holiday, the Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, killing more than 90 people.
Also in Iraq on Tuesday, the Cabinet approved a draft budget for next year of 138 trillion dinars ($118.5 billion) ? an 18.5 percent increase over this year's budget. The budget must still be approved by parliament.
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Associated Press writers Adam Schreck and Bushra Juhi contributed reporting.
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Oracle Direct, a sales, planning and marketing function of Oracle Corporation, will be hosting a videoconference information session tomorrow (Tuesday, October 23) from 7:00-8:00pm in room 4151 Grainger Hall.
This is the company?s first official recruitment endeavor in the Wisconsin School of Business, so we are hoping for a strong turn-out. Information about their available position is below.
We hope to see you there!
Analyst, Business Strategy & Planning ? OracleDirect
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
Business Strategy & Planning is responsible for managing strategic and tactical planning for Oracle Direct; working to identify and develop key sales strategies, identify and resolve operational issues, assist with implementation of new programs, policies and procedures, drive organizational change, and minimize disruption as change is introduced.
OracleDirect is the inside sales division of Oracle North America Sales and Consulting. It is chartered with selling hardware servers and storage, database, middleware and applications software technologies to enterprise, commercial and public sector entities in the United States and Canada and is the largest and most innovative inside sales force in the technology industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
? Participate in strategic and tactical planning for OracleDirect Sales Division ? Work closely with OracleDirect Management to analyze sales programs and operating procedures, make recommendations for improvements, and assist with the implementation of new approaches, methods, plans, etc ? Manage multiple projects simultaneously utilizing a logical, efficient approach for meeting strict deadlines ? Develop and maintain strong working relationships with other Oracle Departments ? Report to Senior Manager / Director level, Business Strategy & Planning
QUALIFICATIONS:
? BA/BS required; MBA preferred
? 2-4 years business development, sales management, sales operations or management consulting experience ? Proven leadership and teamwork skills ? Ability to function effectively and flexibly in fast-paced, changing environment ? Strong problem solving and analytical skills ? Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidate should have experience presenting to executives ? Solid time management and prioritization skills ? Expertise with Excel and PowerPoint ? Working knowledge of Oracle?s products and services
LOCATIONS:
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? Reston, VA
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Nintendo's Wii U isn't the only gaming console launching this holiday -- portable Neo Geo hardware is arriving on December 6, and it's called the Neo Geo X. The somewhat pricey handheld is now available for pre-order, and incentivizing that pre-order is the promise of an extra game (ADK-developed fighting game Ninja Master), bringing the total of pre-loaded game software to 21 titles. This "limited edition" version still costs the same $200 that the normal version does, and it still comes with the same variety of supplementary hardware we've seen before (that $130 standalone remains date-less, sadly). For the full list of games in the LE, head past the break (spoilers: it's all the previously revealed 20 games, plus Ninja Master).
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Gilles Marini reveals he'll be wearing next to nothing for his team freestyle dance.
By Anna Chan, TODAY
Gilles Marini is getting his wish on "Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars." Well, sort of.
Last week, he explained he wanted to put together the sexiest group of dancers for his upcoming team freestyle performance. Though his collection of dancers -- Peta Murgatroyd, Kelly Monaco, Val Chmerkovskiy, Kirstie Alley, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke -- is certainly steamy, most of the spice may be coming from himself.
"I think it's going to be my part again (to dance without a shirt on)," the French actor told The Clicker. "I really try hard not to, but they told me, 'Dude, you have no choice. We want you in the minimum.' And when they told me what my minimum would be, it was pretty much nothing. I'm going to have the minimum amount of clothing ever. I mean, nobody ever danced that way."
Though he may be barely clad for the routine, Gilles thinks this is the perfect opportunity for the lack of wardrobe.
"The only time we're going to be able to dance with that minimum is to dance on 'Gangnam Style' because we have to replicate what the video was about," he explained. (Speaking of sexy, check out Gilles in Buitoni's Girls Like Guys Who Can Cook contest.)
As for the team the actor has put together, he couldn't be happier.?
"My dream always was to dance with Kirstie because I believe Kirstie is witty, sweet, sexy, down to earth, loves animals, entertaining, funny ... she has everything," he said. "I will be the proudest man in the room because I chose Kirstie. It's true. It would've been easier to pick Sabrina (Bryan)."
He said he knows that having Sabrina on his team would've meant "an incredible dance," but that that wasn't what he was going for with his freestyle. Instead, Gilles said he put his specific team together because he felt this particular group would be able to portray to the audience what's in his heart.?
"We're just going to entertain," Gilles said. "We're going to make people go crazy. ... We're dancing to a very funny song, and I'm so excited to show the world this. 'Gangnam Style' with Kirstie?!"
His picks and his hopes for the dance all go back to his purpose for participating in "Dancing With the Stars" again.
"I want the public to have a great time when they watch me, no matter whether I win the mirror ball or not," Gilles explained. "For me, it's very important to make people smile. ... My only wish is to make people happy when I dance and nothing else. If I win this, I can turn around, walk away and give my trophy to (my competitors). ... I'm there to make sure no matter what I do, I do it with all my heart and for people to enjoy what (pro partner) Peta and I did."
And putting together the team he chose is part of that. But it hasn't come without some confusion and criticism.
"Some people have been a little bit rough with me," he admitted about his gang, which the other group of dancers has apparently dubbed The Old Team. "'Oh, you didn't pick the best dancers.' No, no! You don't understand. I picked the people I want to be with. I pick people I love. I would've been devastated if I didn't dance with Kirstie -- devastated!"?
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Potluck 6:00 pm
Concert 7:30 pm
at Fort Hunter
Scrumptious harmonies, rollicking instrumentals, sensational songwriting and quirky humor from North Carolina?s Outer Banks.
Molasses Creek?s inspiration arose amidst exotic fig trees and rich tidewater marshes of isolated Ocracoke Island, NC. Only accessible by ferry, Ocracoke is an enchanting step out of modern times into a world of captivating natural beauty, rich maritime history, ghostly shipwrecks, heroic lifesavers, crafty pirates, and a community of 900 independently minded residents.
Molasses Creek?s high-energy performances and phenomenal songwriting bring the love of their coastal home to the stage. The band?s elegant harmonies and arrangements, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world.
Award winners from Garrison Keillor?s ?A Prairie Home Companion,? Molasses Creek has recorded 12 albums over the past 19 years. In April of 2012, Molasses Creek?s new release, ?An Island Out of Time? reached the #4 spot on the National Folk Radio DJ Charts!
Fort Hunter Centennial Barn
5300 N Front St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Potluck 6:00pm
Join us for a potluck supper before the concert. Bring a covered dish to share. Drinks and place settings will be provided. Free, of course!
Concert 7:30pm
Concert Ticket Info:
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GENK, Belgium (AP) ? A union leader says Ford officials have summoned union representatives from its Genk, Belgium, factory to an urgent meeting Wednesday
"We don't know what they're going to say," the union official said. "We can't tell you anything."
Ford Motor Co.has been under pressure in Europe due to the region's dwindling demand for cars.
The plant in Genk, in eastern Belgium, employs 4,300 people, and makes the midsize Mondeo and the S-MAX minivan. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of an agreement among three unions not to speculate before the meeting.
Ford declined to comment. The company expects to lose more than $1 billion this year in Europe, where it gets a quarter of its sales. Analysts say the company has more factory capacity than it needs and will eventually have to lay off workers or close plants.
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Pippa Middleton speaks!
The typically tight-lipped party planner, 29, recently chatted with the U.K.'s Mail on Sunday to promote her new book, Celebrate. Pippa also opened up about being thrust into the spotlight after her sister, Kate Middleton, 30, married Prince William, 30, in April 2011.
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"It is a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom," Pippa said. "One day I might be able to make sense of this. In the meantime I think it's fair to say that it has its upside and its downside."
Pippa added, "I certainly have opportunities many can only dream of ? but in most ways I'm a typical girl in her 20s trying to forge a career and represent herself in what can sometimes seem rather strange circumstances. I am by nature an optimist so I tend to concentrate on the advantages. One of the most attractive has been the chance to publish Celebrate."
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The triathlete hopes her book will give the public an inside look into who she is and what she does for a living. "I know many of you will pick up the book out of nothing more than curiosity," she writes in Celebrate. "I can assure you that it feels even stranger to me than it probably does to you to have seen so much written about me when I have done so little to paint a picture of myself."
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"This is my first chance to do that and I've enjoyed every minute of it," she writes. "The book is designed to be a comprehensive guide to home entertaining, based on my experience in my family's business Party Pieces and work for London-based events company Table Talk."
The Mail on Sunday is running 24 pages of excerpts from Celebrate in its You magazine. Further excerpts will appear in next week's issue.
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Greg Smith wrote the essay that echoed across Wall Street like a thunderclap.
Smith was a vice president at Goldman Sachs until March. He announced his departure from the investment bank with a blistering essay in The New York Times, accusing Goldman of routinely deceiving clients and relentlessly pursuing profit at the expense of morality.
And he struck a nerve. The essay, on the Op-Ed page of The Times, went viral in the financial world and beyond. Smith was praised for uncloaking corruption that was crying out to be addressed, and also derided as a disgruntled employee.
Goldman Sachs denies Smith's allegations about deceiving clients. The bank says it took his concerns seriously, thoroughly investigated them, and found no evidence to support them.
Smith's book, "Why I Left Goldman Sachs," is being released Monday. It's a window into a company that is notoriously tight-lipped, with stories about a swaggering place where interns arise for 5 a.m. meetings and business trips mean slapping down $150 for one person's dinner.
What Smith hopes to do, he says, is educate people about how Wall Street works, and fuel a public conversation about what went wrong ethically, and how to fix it. The practices that caused the financial crisis, he says, were never really resolved; they're just lying dormant.
Smith, 33, gave his first text interview to The Associated Press. Excerpts have been edited for clarity and length.
Q: Tell us about March 14, the day you left Goldman. You were working in the London office, and you say you had already cleaned out your desk and had been told the essay would go online at 7 a.m. your time.
A: I get up at 6 a.m., and I type a very heartfelt email to nine people in Europe, including the CEO of Goldman Europe, and express in very personal terms why I'm leaving. I talk about exactly what I thought was wrong with the place, this obvious deceit of clients.
Within five minutes I get an email back from someone on the management committee in Europe who says, "I'm really surprised to hear this. I'm in London today. I'd love to meet with you." I get two voice mails from two other people. And then at 6:57 or 6:58, the piece comes online.
Q: What did the bank do?
A: My work BlackBerry stayed on for about three more hours, and I started getting emails from clients who were saying, "We completely agree with you, we don't trust Goldman Sachs, we do business with you guys with a 'buyer beware' attitude." I started getting text messages from Goldman managing directors who were supportive as well. And Goldman reached out to me in formal fashion and said, "We're sorry to hear you resigned; we'd like to air these concerns out."
Q: The bank denies everything you've charged about its ripping off clients.
A: The thing that disappoints me most is that management is denying there's a problem. Why not try to repair the trust instead? Clients are telling you they don't trust you. There's been an SEC fraud suit that was settled for half a billion dollars.
(The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the bank of selling investments to clients when the bank believed the investments were going to fail. Goldman paid $550 million. It remains the largest SEC penalty paid by a Wall Street firm.)
I'm not some lone voice who thought there was a problem, a change from a client fiduciary model (doing what's best for the client) to use-the-client-to-extract-wealth model. It's a problem that many, many of my colleagues felt and that the public feels as well, borne out in SEC suits and congressional testimonies and clients saying publicly that they don't trust us.
Q: Were you just disgruntled? Maybe you didn't get the bonus or the promotion you wanted?
A: I was actually doing well in my career at Goldman. My bonus, I was told I outperformed my peers by 10 percent. I'm a competitive person, and my goal was to get promoted, and I was told by multiple partners that I was two years away from getting promoted. So it certainly was a goal of mine. And on the compensation side, I was earning a lot of money and had a very good living, so I was grateful for what I was earning. It allowed me to have a good life and to support my family and to do things that I thought were valuable.
Q: But you were at Goldman for almost 12 years, if you start with your summer internship in 2000. Weren't there times when you should have stood up, should have said something about what you thought was morally wrong?
A: I actually made a conscious decision not to sell toxic deals to clients. I didn't think it was the right thing to do, but I also saw the idea that if clients' trust is being burned and they're getting blown up, you're not going to have a career for very long.
Now that does not mean I was not part of a system that was doing things that were unethical. In the book, I try to show some of the conflicts I noticed that gave me pause. For many years, I gave the firm the benefit of the doubt.
It absolutely could have happened quicker. But one can always see things earlier and sooner.
Q: OK, but isn't the purpose of any capitalist company to make money? You certainly made a lot of money at Goldman. (Smith says he made in the "high hundreds of thousands of dollars" in his best years but declines to be more specific. His publisher declines to say what he was paid for the book.)
A: Capitalism should be where everyone competes hard and makes money, in an environment where there is fair play and competitiveness. Right now the system is stacked against everyone else in favor of the banks.
It's a little like a casino. A real casino is regulated and there are cameras everywhere and the casino cannot see your cards. With Wall Street today, the bank can see what every government, every pension fund, every hedge fund in the world is doing. They can effectively see everyone's cards. Then, instead of facilitating the client's will, they're trying to get the client to facilitate their will.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your book?
A: People know there's this huge conflict, and that things are being done that are unethical but are not necessarily illegal. But nobody can put their finger on exactly what the problem is. My goal with the book was to write it to a general reader who knows nothing about finance. By the time someone reaches the end of the book, they can say, "I can now speak more intelligently about where the conflicts of interest are, and I can lobby my congressman or I can speak about it more." If people are not educated about what the issues are, they're powerless. That was the problem with Occupy Wall Street ? they didn't know what they were protesting.
Q: The banks are going to say any bad practices were caused by just a few bad actors, and that those guys are gone.
A: This is not some conspiracy of five people sitting in a room plotting to destroy the world. This is far more boring. This is where people have created a perverse incentive system.
If someone can overcharge a client by a million dollars, their leaders are going to say, "Great job, we just made an extra million dollars off this pension fund."
Q: So the endemic part is that people don't speak up?
A: People don't like being asked or compelled to make morally dubious decisions. But unfortunately a lot of people's livelihoods are tied up in this, and it's not an easy thing to unwind. Their lives are caught up in this system where they're sending their kids to private schools ? it's almost like the machine for them is working so well that there's no way to undo it unless you want to change your lifestyle.
Q: Why should we care about what happens on Wall Street?
A: You see a lot of commentary that Wall Street is just rich people gambling with other rich people's money. I want people to know that it ultimately affects everyone. In 2008, banks had to be bailed out and that hits taxpayers. If you're a teacher or a fireman or a charity, and you have an investment fund that is trading with Wall Street, and Wall Street is not being held accountable and behaving ethically, then that directly impacts everyone.
Q: What about the reaction of your family and friends to all this? You didn't tell them about the essay beforehand.
A: No, my mother would have been really upset, and frankly my mother is still very upset. She's mostly worried about how I don't have a job right now. For my parents' generation, the idea of stability is very important, while my generation is a little more idealistic about wanting to actually change things, even if it involves some kind of personal risk. It took me a while to show my mother that I was actually very proud of this.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/why-greg-smith-left-goldman-040638006.html
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Published: Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012
"The family is ordained of God. It is the most important unit in time and in eternity" (Handbook 2: Administering the Church [2010], 1.1.1). For this reason, each of us has a significant role in strengthening families and as President Gordon B. Hinckley taught us, "When you save a girl, you save generations" (January 2004 Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting).
Sister Mary N. Cook
As I have served, I have witnessed and pondered the tremendous impact our young women and young men can have in strengthening their homes and families through their righteous living. I have also observed their great contribution in uniting families eternally as they participate in family history and performing baptisms for the dead in our temples.
Turn the hearts of Young women to their families
The standard of "Family" in For the Strength of Youth states: "Share your testimony with your family through words and actions. Your righteous example can make a difference in strengthening your family."
When I was a baby, my father was involved in a serious mine explosion which resulted in many health and financial challenges for my family. With the heavy responsibility of caring for my father, providing a living, and raising two small children, my mother depended on extended family and members of the Church to help her teach us good values. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, priesthood and Young Women leaders encouraged us and many were my examples of righteous living. My brother and I "took the teachings home" and as a family we practiced patterns of righteous living.
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Young Women general presidency is encouraging LDS young women to participate in family history.
The testimony of my older brother and his example of righteousness had eternal consequences for my family. In one of his missionary letters home, he expressed his love and confidence that my parents could prepare and be worthy of the sacred ordinances of the temple. During the next year, our family made some changes to prepare for his return and to be ready to receive these temple blessings. Just two weeks after he returned from his mission, a prayer that I had uttered for many years as a young woman became a reality as we were sealed as a family for eternity.
Over and over, I hear stories of youth who have been examples of righteousness in their homes. For the Strength of Youth states: "If your family does not do these things together, pray and study the scriptures yourself. Your example may encourage your family members to join you."
One of the purposes of Personal Progress is to help young women develop these holy habits and turn their hearts to their families. (See Joseph Smith?History 1:39). Often when I ask young women to describe a challenging value experience, they will cite Divine Nature #3: "Make your home life better. For two weeks make a special effort to strengthen your relationship with a family member by showing love through your actions. Refrain from judging, criticizing, or speaking unkindly, and watch for positive qualities in that family member. Write notes of encouragement, pray for this family member, find ways to be helpful, and verbally express your love. Share your experiences and the divine qualities you've discovered with that family member or with a parent or leader" (Personal Progress, p. 23). I delight in hearing young women testify of the tender feelings of love that come from serving a family member and looking beyond their own needs.
Heed the words of Latter-day prophets
Because of the importance of family and its vital role in the plan of salvation, family is a frequently addressed topic in general conference. For example, Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve counseled us that "the moral issues of our day must be addressed in the family" ("Can Ye Feel So Now?," October 2012 general conference). We should point our young women to these timely messages and help them determine what they will do to hearken to these prophetic words.
Young Women leaders, you may wish to take time during Sunday lessons for a general conference review. You could have the young women study Elder Cook's talk or read Elder L. Tom Perry's address and come prepared to discuss the five practices to strengthen the culture of a family: prayer, family home evening, communicating with Church leaders, sharing testimonies and following clear, simple family rules and expectations. Invite the young women to "take it home" and lead a discussion at family home evening about Elder Cook's counsel or how Elder Perry's five practices might strengthen their families.
Participate in family history work
Elder David A. Bednar and Elder Richard G. Scott, both of the Quorum of the Twelve, have both recently extended invitations to the youth to participate in family history work. Elder Bednar reminded the youth of the immense contribution they can make in uniting eternal families. Said he, "It is no coincidence that FamilySearch and other tools have come forth at a time when young people are so familiar with a wide range of information and communication technologies. Your fingers have been trained to text and tweet to accelerate and advance the work of the Lord ? not just to communicate quickly with your friends. The skills and aptitude evident among many young people today are a preparation to contribute to the work of salvation" ("The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn," Ensign, November 2011).
I loved Elder Scott's suggestion that being a part of family history and temple work will be a protection to our youth. He said, "Do you young people want a sure way to eliminate the influence of the adversary in your life? Immerse yourself in searching for your ancestors, prepare their names for the sacred vicarious ordinances available in the temple, and then go to the temple to stand as proxy for them to receive the ordinances of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. As you grow older, you will be able to participate in receiving the other ordinances as well. I can think of no greater protection from the influence of the adversary in your life" ("The Joy of Redeeming the Dead," October 2012 general conference).
Help our young women turn their hearts to their fathers by encouraging them to exemplify in their families the words in For the Strength of Youth. Invite them to take their learning home by pointing them to Personal Progress and to the words of latter-day prophets regarding the family. Provide opportunities for them to participate in family history and temple work. As "the hearts of [our young women] turn," (See Malachi 4:6) they will not only be protected as Elder Scott promised, but also they will be a blessing to their families now and in the future.
Source: http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/62864/Family-The-hearts-of-the-children-shall-turn.html
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My 6,128 favorite books >?http://on.wsj.com/RbSI8Z
No matter what they may tell themselves, book lovers do not read primarily to obtain information or to while away the time. They read to escape to a more exciting, more rewarding world. A world where they do not hate their jobs, their spouses, their governments, their lives. A world where women do not constantly say things like ?Have a good one!? and ?Sounds like a plan!? A world where men do not wear belted shorts. Certainly not the Knights Templar.
I read books?mostly fiction?for at least two hours a day, but I also spend two hours a day reading newspapers and magazines, gathering material for my work, which consists of ridiculing idiots or, when they are not available, morons. I read books in all the obvious places?in my house and office, on trains and buses and planes?but I?ve also read them at plays and concerts and prizefights, and not just during the intermissions. I?ve read books while waiting for friends to get sprung from the drunk tank, while waiting for people to emerge from comas, while waiting for the Iceman to cometh. (?)
I?ve never squandered an opportunity to read. There are only 24 hours in the day, seven of which are spent sleeping, and in my view at least four of the remaining 17 must be devoted to reading.
I do not speed-read books; it seems to defeat the whole purpose of the exercise, much like speed-eating a Porterhouse steak or applying the two-minute drill to sex. I almost never read biographies or memoirs, except if they involve quirky loners like George Armstrong Custer or Attila the Hun, neither of them avid readers.
I avoid inspirational and self-actualization books; if I wanted to read a self-improvement manual, I would try the Bible. Unless paid, I never read books by or about businessmen or politicians; these books are interchangeably cretinous and they all sound exactly the same: inspiring, sincere, flatulent, deadly. Reviewing them is like reviewing brake fluid: They get the job done, but who cares?
I do not accept reading tips from strangers, especially from indecisive men whose shirt collars are a dramatically different color from the main portion of the garment. I am particularly averse to being lent or given books by people I may like personally but whose taste in literature I have reason to suspect, and perhaps even fear. (?)
Until recently, I wasn?t aware how completely books dominate my physical existence. Only when I started cataloging my possessions did I realize that there are books in every room in my house, 1,340 in all. My obliviousness to this fact has an obvious explanation: I am of Irish descent, and to the Irish, books are as natural and inevitable a feature of the landscape as sand is to Tuaregs or sand traps are to the frat boys at Myrtle Beach. You know, the guys with the belted shorts. When the English stormed the Emerald Isle in the 17th century, they took everything that was worth taking and burned everything else. Thereafter, the Irish had no land, no money, no future. That left them with words, and words became books, and books, ingeniously coupled with music and alcohol, enabled the Irish to transcend reality.
This was my experience as a child. I grew up in a Brand X neighborhood with parents who had trouble managing money because they never had any, and lots of times my three sisters and I had no food, no heat, no television. But we always had books. And books put an end to our misfortune. Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons.
I wish I still had the actual copies of the books that saved my life??Kidnapped,? ?The Three Musketeers,? ?The Iliad for Precocious Tykes??but they vanished over the years. Because so many of these treasures from my childhood have disappeared, I have made a point of hanging on to every book I have bought and loved since the age of 21.
Books as physical objects matter to me, because they evoke the past. A M?tro ticket falls out of a book I bought 40 years ago, and I am transported back to the Rue Saint-Jacques on Sept. 12, 1972, where I am waiting for someone named Annie LeCombe. A telephone message from a friend who died too young falls out of a book, and I find myself back in the Chateau Marmont on a balmy September day in 1995. A note I scribbled to myself in ?Homage to Catalonia? in 1973 when I was in Granada reminds me to learn Spanish, which I have not yet done, and to go back to Granada.
None of this will work with a Kindle. People who need to possess the physical copy of a book, not merely an electronic version, believe that the objects themselves are sacred. Some people may find this attitude baffling, arguing that books are merely objects that take up space. This is true, but so are Prague and your kids and the Sistine Chapel. Think it through, bozos.
The world is changing, but I am not changing with it. There is no e-reader or Kindle in my future. My philosophy is simple: Certain things are perfect the way they are. The sky, the Pacific Ocean, procreation and the Goldberg Variations all fit this bill, and so do books. Books are sublimely visceral, emotionally evocative objects that constitute a perfect delivery system.
Electronic books are ideal for people who value the information contained in them, or who have vision problems, or who have clutter issues, or who don?t want other people to see that they are reading books about parallel universes where nine-eyed sea serpents and blind marsupials join forces with deaf Valkyries to rescue high-strung albino virgins from the clutches of hermaphrodite centaurs, but they are useless for people engaged in an intense, lifelong love affair with books. Books that we can touch; books that we can smell; books that we can depend on. Books that make us believe, for however short a time, that we shall all live happily ever after.
Via Manrepeller
Source: http://donttouchmymoleskine.com/podemos-ama-los-do-amor-tactil/
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Please help
us spread the word in your community about our GRAMMY in the Schools programs
for U.S. high school students and schools! The programs are described in detail
below, but I'll give you a snapshot here: GRAMMY Camp is a residential summer
camp for teens interested in a career in the music industry, GRAMMY Camp
? Jazz Session brings together
talented young jazz musicians for an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles for
GRAMMY Week 2013, and GRAMMY Signature
Schools provides cash grants for high school music programs. October 22 is the
deadline to apply for GRAMMY Camp ? Jazz Session and GRAMMY Signature
Schools, and it's the early decision deadline for GRAMMY Camp. Please let me
know if you need any other information.
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Oct. 22 is the Deadline to Apply for GRAMMY
Camp? ? Jazz Session, GRAMMY Signature Schools and Early Decision for GRAMMY Camp
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Oct.
1, 2012) ? The GRAMMY Foundation?is currently accepting
applications for its 2013 GRAMMY Camp?, GRAMMY Camp ? Jazz Session, (formerly GRAMMY? Jazz Ensembles), and GRAMMY
Signature Schools programs for high school students and high school
music programs. These programs are part of the Foundation's GRAMMY
in the Schools? offerings and are supported in part by Best Buy and Converse.
"GRAMMY Camp and GRAMMY
Camp ? Jazz Session allow high school students to experience firsthand
what it feels like to have a career in the music industry, and our
GRAMMY Signature Schools program provides generous financial resources to high
schools for the benefit of their music programs," said Neil Portnow,
President/CEO of The Recording Academy? and the GRAMMY Foundation.
"These GRAMMY in the Schools
initiatives are helping to inspire and educate the next generation of
music makers."
Students and schools interested
in participating in the 2013 GRAMMY Camp
? Jazz Session and GRAMMY Signature
Schools programs can apply at www.grammyintheschools.com. Completed
applications are due Oct. 22 for both
programs. Oct. 22 is also the
early decision deadline for students interested in attending the 9th annual
GRAMMY Camp to be held in summer 2013. Early decision applicants will
receive a 10 percent tuition discount if selected to attend GRAMMY Camp. They
receive this discount whether they are selected as part of the early decision
process or drawn from the regular applicant pool. Applicants not selected via
early decision will be reconsidered with the final pool of applications. The final
GRAMMY Camp application deadline is March 31, 2013. In the past, approximately
75 percent of GRAMMY Camp participants who have applied for financial aid
received assistance.
The GRAMMY Foundation is also
pleased to announce that recordings from the jazz program can now be purchased
on iTunes, Amazon.com and other quality online music outlets. Albums released
from 2007?2012 are now available for download. These projects were recorded at
the world-famous Capitol Recording Studios (EMI Music)
in Hollywood, Calif., by GRAMMY-winning engineers Manny Marroquin and Al
Schmitt, and mastered by GRAMMY winner Bernie Grundman.
GRAMMY Camp
The program offers selected high school students an interactive residential summer
music experience. Focusing on all aspects of commercial music, this unique
opportunity provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive
creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional facilities.
The program offers seven music career tracks: Audio Engineering; Concert
Promotion/Production; Electronic Music Production; Marketing & Management, Music
Journalism; Songwriting and a Performance Track for Bass, Drums, Guitar,
Keyboard, Vocal, and Winds & Strings. All tracks culminate in media
projects, recordings and/or showcase performances.
GRAMMY Camp ? Jazz
Session
High school (public, private, parochial, home-schooled,
etc.) singers and instrumentalists are encouraged to audition for GRAMMY Camp ? Jazz Session (formerly GRAMMY
Jazz Ensembles). Selectees will receive an all-expenses-paid
trip to Los Angeles, the host city for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards?, Feb. 1?11, 2013. Students
will perform in high-profile GRAMMY
Week events and recording sessions and will attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY
Awards telecast on Feb. 10, 2013. Musical directors for the GRAMMY Camp ? Jazz
Session are Justin DiCioccio
(Manhattan School of Music), Dr. Leila Heil
(Colorado State University) and Dr. Ron McCurdy (USC Thornton School of Music).
Students are also eligible for college scholarships through the college
incentive program (more than $2 million available) offered by program partners
Berklee College of Music, USC Thornton School of Music, the New School for Jazz
and Contemporary Music, and Manhattan School of Music. The school of each
selectee will receive a professional cymbal courtesy of Zildjian. The GRAMMY
Camp ? Jazz Session program receives additional support from the Ella
Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Zildjian, Capitol Recording Studios (EMI Music), CenterStaging,
and Guitar Center.
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GRAMMY Signature Schools
Just as the GRAMMY Award recognizes excellence in
recording, the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY Signature Schools program
recognizes top public high schools across the country for outstanding
commitment to their music education programs. Each of the GRAMMY Signature
Schools will receive a custom award and a monetary grant to benefit its music
program. The top programs are designated Gold recipients. The best of the Gold
recipients is designated the National GRAMMY Signature School. For schools that
are economically underserved, the GRAMMY Foundation established the Enterprise Award category to recognize
the efforts in music education made by these schools.. GRAMMY Signature Schools
recipients are determined by the Blue Ribbon Committee, a panel of top music
educators and professionals.
The GRAMMY Foundation has also established
the GRAMMY Signature Schools Community
Award, an extension of the GRAMMY Signature Schools program in partnership
with Best Buy Mobile and the Hot Topic Foundation. To celebrate the
opening of new Best Buy Mobile stores, the GRAMMY Foundation identified
deserving public high school music programs to receive the award and a $2,000 grant.
During the past year, approximately 100 schools have received the GRAMMY
Signature Schools Community Award, and total dollars granted were in excess of
$200,000. For a list of schools, visit www.grammy.com.
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1989 to cultivate
the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded
music to American culture ? from the artistic and technical legends of the past
to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music
professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and
activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the
general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its
founder, The Recording Academy?, to bring national attention to
important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and
the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. Campbell's Labels for
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