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We have notice d that your account is past due and we have not received any payments for the pa st twelve months. Despite sending monthly bills, no payment has been made. You have an outstanding total balance of $450,000. I would like to get in contac t with you as soon as possible regarding the pending payments. Unless I receive payment by April 20, 2013, the order will not be processed and shipped to the de sire address. Please understand that this will be the last notice before our com pany contacts an outhouse collection agency. We offer a variety of products that can help your business and would love to bui ld a successful working relationship with your company. However, we would very m uch appreciate it if you could inform us on the status of this payment, so pleas e call us to let us know if you have any questions about the balance due on this account. Therefore, if there is any problem, please call us at 800-729-1428 so we can fix this issue. Vice President of Sales Russo Intel 800-729-1428 Parents of elementary schools are often given fliers that prompt them to ask the ir children that one simple, but nonetheless complex question: "What did you lea rn today?" This usually occurs on one of the evenings that parents go to the sch ool for parent teacher conferences regarding the student's progress. After getti ng home, that flier usually ends up in a stack of papers that will never be look ed at again. This is because some parents do not feel the need to become involve d in their student's work. To some, it may seem as if asking that question or ev en checking homework is a redundant duty. Other parents are so busy with work an d other important matters, that they only have time to drop their child off to s chool and pick them up. However, parents need to alleviate some time, no matter how little to their child's education. This is because involved parents definite ly benefit students, not only in the present moment, but also for the future. According to Gurian, parent involvement can have a significant impact on the chi ld's life. Studies have shown that children of involved parents are absent less frequently and they do better academically from pre-school to high school. Moreo ver, not only do they go farther in school, but they also go to better schools. This is because they get more practice and are encouraged to take their educatio n more seriously. For instance, during the elementary years, parents should read to their children daily. They can even have their children read aloud and then discuss the book. This helps the child to realize the importance of reading and expanding their vocabulary, a skill that they can use throughout their life, fro m getting into a good college to getting a decent job. With parent involvement, students tend to realize the future importance of having a good education. Furthermore, research proves that promoting a learning environment is extremely important for a child's education. Henderson and Berla asserted that the most ac curate predictor of a student's achievement in school is not income or social st atues, but the extent to which that students' family is able to create a home en vironment that encourages learning, express high (but not unrealistic) expectati ons, and become involved in their child's education. By volunteering time at hom e for simple activities, such as discussing what they learned that day or checki ng homework, parents are carefully teaching their children that school is import ant. Furthermore, the child develops goals when parents express the academic exp ectations they have, allowing them to grow socially as well. Additionally, Graha m also stresses the fact that when parents are involved, students develop more p ositive attitudes about school, have more self-confidence, and place a higher pr

iority on academic achievement. Once a student feel accepted in a school and in their schoolwork, they can achieve more awards, which will also boost their conf idence and allow them to enjoy school. They will be excited to wake up in the mo rnings and get to school. Therefore, parent involvement is a crucial part in enc ouraging student success, and students benefit in many ways when their parents a re involved in their school work. It is definitely not hard to see that the future is here. Technology, especially , is at its peak. People are searching everywhere for the best devices. Currently, the two m ost competitive phones in the market are the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Apple's iPhone 5. Actually, according to Koetsier, these two companies accounted for nearly seventy percent of all the phones sold during the fourth quarter of 2012. Apple took about thirty-four percent of the sales, while Samsung took about thirty-two perc ent. But which of these companies really manufactured the best phone in 2012? Moreover, w hat can "the best" be defined as? Is it about the features, or the price? The memory size or actual speed of the technology? The operating system or battery life? Clearly, Samsung's Galaxy S3 beats Apple's iPhone 5 due to numerous reasons. For instance, Dennis Publishing Ltd stresses several interesting features the ph one is built with. If a contact is on screen and the phone is brought to your ears, it will dial that person's number automatically. If the phone starts ringing out loud, then flippi ng it over will automatically silent the ringer. A review by Jessica Dolcourt also highligh ts clever programs in the S3. For example, S Beam allows the phone to easily transfer file s by simply putting the phones' backs together and confirming the beam. Also, SmartSt ay scans for your pupils, so that the phone does not dim or lock when you are readi ng, watching media, or even using the GPS that gives turn-by-turn directions. The ph one also runs at a high speed of 1.4Ghz on an Android platform and has a memory card slot, indicating a cheap way to gain more space in the phone. Undoubtedly, Samsung does have its fallbacks when compared to Apple. Though not a negative aspect, the prices pretty much match up. Samsung seems to be only cheaper by a few bucks. Furthermore, in response to Apple, Samsung's S Voice doe s not seem to match its competitor's Siri. In a CNET editor's test, S Voice only w on one out of the fifteen test scenarios, emphasizing how undeveloped the program is. A lso, both smart phones have eight-megapixels cameras. This does level out the competi tion between the two manufacturers. However, as Dolcourt says, "Pumped with highperforming hardware and creative software features, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is an excellent, top-end phone," and it is definitely worth the money it costs. Overal l, Galaxy should be given credit due to its ability to compete so strongly with the alread y famous iPhone.