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Andres Oppenheimer
Andres Oppenheimer: Latin America's economic drama
Latin America's exports fell for the third year in a row in 2015, drawing new attention to a problem that explains much of the region's economic problems: lack of export diversification.
This year, exports from the region fell by 14 percent, mainly because of the steep decline in commodity prices, according to a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). What's worse, the region's exports are likely to continue falling in 2016, the bank says.
One of the key problems is that many Latin American countries are exporting only a handful of products, in some cases the same raw materials that they have been shipping abroad for a century. And when international prices for these exports fall, the region goes bust.
Consider some of these chilling figures that were given to me by IDB principal trade economist Paolo Giordano last week: Venezuela relies on only one product — oil — for 96 percent of its export income, and Ecuador relies on just four products for 75 percent of its exports.
Colombia, Bolivia and Paraguay depend on fewer than 10 products for 75 percent of their exports, while Chile, Peru and Panama depend on 23 goods to reach that 75 percentage, and Argentina, on 50 products.
The exception to the rule is Mexico, a once oil-dependent country that nowadays relies on 132 products for 75 percent of its export income. That's not too far behind South Korea, an export giant where 142 goods account for 75 percent of exports, according to IDB figures.
To make things worse, the bulk of Latin American exports continues to be commodities, which are declining in value. If you exclude Mexico, 81 percent of Latin America's exports are commodities.
By comparison, only a small percentage of the region's exports are services, and even fewer are knowledge-intensive services, such as medical or computer software services, which are increasingly lucrative in today's global economy.
What should Latin America do? It wouldn't make sense for the region to stop producing commodities, or discouraging their exports. Instead, the region should expand its export base by exploring new products and services, as well as by adding value to its traditional exports.
There is a big opportunity for many Latin American countries to export knowledge-intensive services, which currently account for only 0.7 percent of Latin America's GDP, according to the IDB's "Integration and Trade Monitor 2015."
Costa Rica, for instance, has growing numbers of doctors reading X-rays for U.S. hospitals, and Argentina and Brazil have rapidly growing "orange economy" audiovisual, music and digital industries, Giordano says.
Also, Latin American countries should have state policies that encourage innovation in industries where they already have competitive advantages. Chile, for instance, has been exporting salmon for many years and has a lot of technology associated with the salmon industry. It should focus on exporting that technology across the world, Giordano said.
Likewise, Ecuador and Costa Rica export bananas, but they should focus on exporting fruit juice. If they exported fruit juices to top U.S. supermarkets, that could make a huge difference, he said.
My opinion: The fact that the IDB study has drawn little attention in Latin America is worrisome because it suggests that the region is not paying enough attention to its risky concentration of exports.
Most countries blame this year's estimated 0.3 percent contraction in the region's GDP to China's economic slowdown and the resulting decline in commodity prices, but very few are focusing on the fact that much of the region's economic problem is that many countries export only a handful of products.
Unless they put innovation and export diversification at the top of their political agendas, they will continue suffering the commodity boom and bust cycles that have prevented them from growing faster and reducing poverty. And the time to do it is now, before there is another commodity boom that brings about a new climate of complacency.
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Friday File 71
Finally I have a laptop that works. So I'm back in business with my digital scrapbooking. Very happy. But we lost my camera chip – unhappy. I've also been busy this week in my youngest sons' bedroom. I've had new wallpaper for their bedroom for months, but I've been afraid of it. I didn't realize … [Read more…]

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The extinct 'akialoa species were among the most morphologically specialized of all Hawaiian birds in the subfamily Drepanidinae. With inconspicuous yellow-green plumage, their most distinctive features were their spectacular decurved bills, up to half the body length. These large Hawaiian honeycreepers foraged principally by creeping along tree trunks and large branches, probing for insects under moss and bark, and taking nectar from tubular flowers. In behavior and bill morphology, they were broadly convergent with Southeast Asian spider-hunters (Nectariniidae: Arachnothera spp.).
Four taxa of 'akialoa existed during historical times, differing from one another primarily in body size and bill length, with the largest, longest-billed form on Kaua'i Island in the northwest and the smallest, shortest-billed form on Hawai'i Island in the southeast. Birds of intermediate size existed on the islands of O'ahu and Läna'i. Because of this size gradient, and the extreme scarcity of specimens from O'ahu and Läna'i Islands, taxonomists differ on species limits applied to these 4 taxa, recognizing as few as 1 polytypic species or as many as 4 separate species.
The most recent treatment by the American Ornithologists' Union (American Ornithologists' Union 1998a) recognizes 2 species of 'akialoa: (1) Greater 'Akialoa, with 3 sub-species (referred to as groups in American Ornithologists' Union 1998a), 1 each on Kaua'i, O'ahu, and Läna'i Islands; (2) Lesser 'Akialoa, on Hawai'i Island. Because the forms described from each of the 4 islands are distinctive and their taxonomic status uncertain, we treat each separately in this account, to the extent possible given what little is known of these extinct birds. Hereafter, each island form is referred to by name as follows: The 3 subspecies of Greater 'Akialoa are Kaua'i 'Akialoa (H. e. stej-negeri), O'ahu 'Akialoa (H. e. ellisianus, Figure 1, top), and Läna'i 'Akialoa (H. e. lanaiensis); and the Lesser 'Akialoa is called Hawai'i 'Akialoa (H. obscurus, Figure 1, bottom).
Prehistoric forms of 'akialoa have been described from fossil bones, including the Hoopoe-billed 'Akialoa (H. upupirostris), which was similar in size to the Kaua'i 'Akialoa, and found on Kaua'i and O'ahu Islands (James and Olson 1991). Fossil bones of an 'akialoa similar to and probably conspecific with the Läna'i 'Akialoa have also been found on Moloka'i and Maui Islands, along with a second, smaller species on Maui Island and a very large species on Hawai'i Island (H. F. James pers. comm.). All these prehistoric species likely fell victim to human-induced changes (e.g., habitat destruction, predation, and disease), and should be considered part of the modern fauna of Hawaiian Islands. Collectively, these fossil forms and the 4 historically known forms are referred to as the 'akialoa complex.
Common when first encountered in 1779 by the Cook Expedition (which first recorded the name "Akaiearooa"), the historically known 'akialoa species suffered rapid population declines concurrent with the spread of avian diseases and extensive habitat modification and destruction during the nineteenth century. Already uncommon or scarce when first encountered by Europeans, just 2 or 3 specimens of the O'ahu 'Akialoa (from mid-1830s) and 3 of the Läna'i 'Akialoa (from 1892) are known to exist in museums worldwide, and next to nothing is known of these 2 taxa. The Hawai'i and Kaua'i 'akialoa remained common until the 1890s, but the former became extinct in the early to mid-1900s, while the latter was last sighted in the remote Alaka'i region of Kaua'i Island in the late 1960s. All species are now believed extinct.


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Necklace 16 in. (41 cm)
Herringbone unit
1. On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of Fireline, leaving a 12-in (30 cm) tail, sew through both holes of a Tila bead. Tie the working thread and tail together with a square knot, and sew back through the second hole.
2. Working in ladder stitch, pick up two 8/0 hex-cut beads, and sew through the second hole of the Tila bead and the 8/0s (FIGURE 1, a–b). Pick up two 8/0s, and work another stitch (b–c).
3. Working in modified ladder stitch, pick up a Tila bead, and sew through the previous pair of 8/0s, the first hole of the Tila bead, and the second hole of the Tila bead (c–d).
4. Continue working in ladder stitch and modified ladder stitch to add an alternating pattern of a Tila bead and two pairs of 8/0s for a total of three sets.
5. With your thread exiting up out of the end pair of 8/0s, pick up a Tila bead, and sew down through its second hole and the second pair of 8/0s (FIGURE 2, a–b).
6. Sew up through the first hole of the next Tila bead, pick up four 8/0s, and sew down through the second hole of the Tila bead (b–c).
7. Sew up through the next pair of 8/0s, and repeat steps 5 and 6 across the row (c–d).
8. At the end of the row, sew under the adjacent thread bridge, and back up through the end hole of the Tila bead and the corresponding pair of 8/0s (d–e).
9. Work three more rows as in steps 5–8, alternating Tila beads and groups of 8/0s to create a checkerboard pattern.
10. Work the sixth row as in steps 5–8, but pick up an 11/0 seed bead between the two holes of each Tila bead and between each pair of 8/0s (FIGURE 3). End the thread but not the tail.
11. Make 11 to 13 units, as desired.
8 mm units
1. On a head pin, string an 8 mm round faceted fire-polished bead, and make a plain loop.
2. Using eye pins instead of a head pin, repeat step 1 five times.
3. Open the loop of the head pin unit, attach a loop of an eye pin unit, and close the loop. Open the remaining loop of the eye pin unit, attach a loop of another eye pin unit, and close the loop. Repeat to connect four eye pin units (PHOTO A).
4. Open a loop of the remaining eye pin unit, attach the hook clasp, and close the loop (PHOTO B).
Turn the herringbone units so the edge 11/0s are at the bottom of each unit.
1. To connect the herringbone units, thread a needle on the tail of one unit, and exit the end edge hole of a Tila bead. Sew through the end pair of 8/0s of the next unit and the hole of the Tila bead your thread just exited (FIGURE 4). Retrace the thread path, and end the thread. Repeat to connect all the units.
2. Thread a needle on the remaining tail, and sew through the Tila bead to exit the end edge hole. Pick up an 8/0, the loop of the 8 mm clasp unit, and an 8/0, and sew through the hole of the Tila bead your thread just exited (FIGURE 5). Retrace the thread path.
3. Pick up two 11/0s, and sew under the thread bridge between the two holes of the end Tila bead (FIGURE 6, a–b). Pick up an 11/0, and sew under the thread bridge between the first pair of 8/0s. Pick up an 11/0, and sew under the thread bridge between the next 8/0 and Tila bead (b–c). Repeat across all the units, ending and adding thread as needed.
4. Sew through the end edge pair of 8/0s, pick up an 8/0, the end loop of the connected 8 mm units, and an 8/0 as in step 2, and sew through the pair of 8/0s your thread just exited. Retrace the thread path, and end all remaining threads.
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La mode: I'm tired, full and sunburned. If that doesn't sound like the Monday after a great weekend, I don't know what to tell you. My 10 year old sister Jenny stayed with us this weekend, which is always a great excuse to do fun, kid-friendly activities.
Blouse: Loft; shorts: Loft; hoops: Target; wedges: Old Navy
I learned a few things over the weekend. One, it is impossible for me to score over 80 in more than one bowling game. (I think my ball had some sort of magnetic attraction to the gutter.) Two, those Reese's Minis are good. Three, my shoulders sunburn like crazy even after two applications of SPF 55, but my legs stay as white as a marshmallow. But since it's eighty six million degrees outside, I'm baring them anyway.
La nourriture: Speaking of excessive heat, it nearly killed my dinner last night. Remember the beautiful basil I showed you Tuesday? Well when I stepped outside yesterday afternoon, it looked like a sad, shriveled version of its former flourishing self. However, the problem was solved (magically, it seemed) by taking it inside. It turns out that basil hates the ridiculous heat wave we're having as much as everyone else.
With the rescued basil, I made the Pioneer Woman's Pasta with Pesto Cream Sauce. Pasta and pesto with the addition of butter and cream? Tell me how that could be bad. Actually don't, because it was awesome.


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Report: Google Called to Remove Illegal Ads in the UK
In recent years Google has faced a number of high-profile criticisms from European authorities, but it has always managed to ride out any negative effects. But a new report from the BBC indicates that the search giant may have a new European problem on its hands related to its bread and butter: advertising.
According to a report from the BBC's "5 live investigates" team, Google has been profiting from the promotion of illegal products on its search result pages.
The illegal products included fake ID cards, fake U.K. passports, cannabis, and resellers offering tickets to the Olympics (scheduled to be held in London starting in July). Aside from the obviously illegal nature of the other items, the matter of Olympics ticket resellers is a particularly sensitive topic in the U.K. right now. According to U.K. law, selling tickets to the Olympics without direct permission from the Olympic authorities is a criminal offense.
The report singled out one advertiser in particular operating under the name LiveOlympicTickets. When alerted by the BBC, Google reportedly removed the advertisements. Nevertheless, the investigative team says that when asked about the profits from the text advertisements, Google indicated that it would be retaining any of the money made.
London's Metropolitan Police apparently expects a lot more in the way of online ticketing scams in the coming months, and in response they've created Operation Podium. The initiative is designed to fight organized crime affecting the economy of the London Olympic games. In regards to Internet-specific activities, the task force states, "Podium's E-Crime team, working closely with the Met's Police Central E Crime Unit (PeCU), are making it harder for criminals to operate online. Through using specialist e-crime detectives they are investigating illegal online ticket sales, mass data theft, and fake websites offering non existent goods."
Google's last high-profile brush with this kind of unwanted advertiser attention came just last year in a
This new BBC report claims U.K. police have been in contact with Google regarding this latest incident in an effort to ensure that ads promoting illegal services are removed. So far, in the wake of Google's swift response to the matter, there's no indication that any punitive action will be taken by U.K. authorities.


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How many storylines can you pack into a single race? In one race an era ended, a new era began, and six drivers fought for a championship. Let's get to it!
The King's Last Ride-
Richard Petty is the most successful driver in NASCAR history, with 200 wins, but by 1992 age had took its toll and his talents were dwindling. His last win came 8 years prior in the 1984 Firecracker 400 at Daytona (in front of President Ronald Reagan) and he was struggling to qualify on a weekly basis. By the final race of the year, he had used all of his provisional starting spots and had to make the race on time alone. On Thursday's first round of qualifying, Petty was 36th quickest and was not locked into the race. He stood on his time for Friday's second round qualifying and narrowly made the field, starting 39th of 41 drivers. Because this was no normal weekend, there was an incident involving his crew chief, Dale Inman. The night before the race, Inman was robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of his hotel. The gunman grabbed for Inman's necklace and pulled the trigger, but the pistol did not fire and Inman was uninjured.
In the race, Petty was caught up in a an accident on lap 95 of 328, hitting the rear of Rich Bickle's car, trying to avoid an accident ahead. Petty's car caught fire came to a rest in the infield, badly damaged. The crew worked diligently for the rest of the race, and with only 2 laps to go, the car emerged from the garage. It was missing all of the sheet metal from the front end, but could finish the race. Petty's last race ended with a 35th place finish and after the race completed one last lap as a salute to the fans. In a post race interview, Petty talked about the wreck and fire saying, "I wanted to go out in a blaze of glory; I just forgot about the glory part."
Some Jeff Gordon Guy's First Race-
As things go, people try to keep a bit of a low profile when doing something for the first time, and Jeff Gordon was no different in his first start. Prior to this race, Gordon drove for Busch Series (now Nationwide) owner Bill Davis in the #1 Baby Ruth car. In the 1992 season, Gordon won 11 pole positions, 3 races, and finished 4th in points. After his pole and win of the spring race at Atlanta, Gordon accepted a contract from Rick Hendrick. Gordon's race weekend went pretty quietly, qualifying 21st and finishing 31st after hitting the wall and retiring.
The Championship Contenders-
The 1992 season had six drivers eligible to win the championship at the final race of the season, the most of any pre-chase championship. Now lets get the the contenders
Davey Allison-
The points leader headed into the final race was Davey Allison, a miracle considering the circumstances of the season. Davey started the year winning the Daytona 500, and reeling off top 5 finishes in the next 4 races. He later won North Wilkesboro and Talladega. The first major hurdle came during The Winston, a non points event at Chralotte. On the last lap, battling for the win Davey was spun by Kyle Petty across the finish line, crossing first, and hit the wall hard. With his car crashed in the infield, he claimed to have an out of body experience, seeing the car below and a bright light above. When Allison woke up at the hospital, his first words were "Did we win?" and Larry McReynolds replied "Yes Davey, we did." Allison went on to race in the Coke 600 the next weekend, finishing 5th despite his injuries.
The next few races went fairly quietly, picking up another victory at Michigan, before another incident, this time at Pocono. Allison led 115 of the race's first 149 laps before a lengthy pit stop dropped him to mid pack. Charging through the field, his car made contact with Darrell Waltrip's and flipped violently, before landing on an interior guard rail. Allison suffered a severe concussion, and a broken collarbone, wrist, and arm. The next couple weeks, Allison was able to start the race and have relief drivers take over and finish for him.
He was primed to compete again for a full race when tragedy struck at Michigan. In practice for the Busch Series race, Davey's brother Clifford crashed hard in turn 3 and 4, sustaining fatal injuries. Distraught, Allison drove to a 5th place finish in the race.
The next portion of the season was relatively quiet with Allison trailing Bill Elliott, and both drivers swapping poor finishes while Alan Kulwicki closed in. Allison was able to surpass Elliot in the second to last race of the season, scoring another win at Phoenix. Headed into the final race at Atlanta, Allison held the points lead by 30 points over Alan Kulwicki. He only needed to finish 6th to mathematically lock up the championship.
Alan Kulwicki-
Alan Kulwicki's season was quite a contrast to Allison's, staying relatively quiet most of the year. He was a bit of an odd duck in NASCAR as well, having a college degree, being from the North, and owning his own team. Early in the year, nobody really counted on Kulwicki being in the championship hunt, but victories at Bristol and Pocono kept him in the conversation. As the season drew on, a championship looked unlikely, trailing Bill Elliot by 278 points with only six races remaining. In those final weeks, Kulwicki reeled off a series of top 5 finishes, surpassed Elliott and only trailed Allison going into the finale. Despite being within striking distance for the final race, Kulwicki was mostly written off, and embraced his underdog status running has car as an "Underbird" instead of the normal Thunderbird
Bill Elliott-
As a prior champion, "Winston Million" winner, and being one of the most popular drivers, Bill Elliot was a favorite to win it all in the last race. Elliott's season started fast winning the second, third, and fourth race of the year and running consistently near the front for the first half of the year. By mid August he had taken control of the points standings, passing Allison and stretching the lead to 154 points.
However, over the last five races Elliott's championship hopes began to sink. He finished worse than 26th in 4 of the races and both Allison and Kulwicki surpassed him in points.
The Rest-
Kyle Petty, Harry Gant, and Mark Martin were all mathematically eligible for the championship heading into the final race. However, for any of them to win, they would need all three drivers in front of them to suffer trouble which was unlikely.
The Race-
Throughout the early portions of the race, things stayed mostly uneventful for the top competitors. Allison sustained mild body damage avoiding an early accident, and had some damage from hitting debris that fell off of Jeff Gordon's car. By lap 210 all 3 drivers had led a lap, securing 5 bonus points, and all were running in the top 5. Mark Martin's and Harry Gant's hopes faded as Martin lost an engine and Gant's handling went south.
With 74 laps to go, the real drama began. Coming out of turn 4, Ernie Irvan blew a tire and careened into the path of Davey Allison. Allison's hopes for the championship were finished and his day ended 43 laps down.
As the race winded down strategy came into play for Kulwicki. The leader of the most laps of a race is awarded 5 bonus points on top of the 5 points they receive for leading a lap. Kulwicki was in the lead and changed pit strategy to ensure he would get those points. After both car pitted, Elliott took the lead and stayed there for the remainder of the race with Kulwicki finishing 2nd. Elliott led 102 laps, Kulwicki led 103. Kulwicki was champion.
Because of his pit strategy, not only did he get the bonus points, but he kept Elliott from receiving them. He won the championship by 10 points, and celebrated with his traditional "Polish Victory Lap"
Alan Kulwicki-
Sadly, there was not a happy ending for the newly crowned champion. In the next season, returning to Bristol after an appearance at a Knoxville Hooters, his plane went down killing all four passengers. His team was soon sold to Geoff Bodine and never achieved the same level of success.
Bill Elliott-
Bill Elliott raced in NASCAR full time until 2003, with some success, but never challenging for another title. He now is focused on his son, Chase Elliott, who is climbing up the NASCAR ladder.
Davey Allison-
Sadly, tragedy struck twice in 1993, and Davey Allison was killed in a helicopter crash after testing at Talladega. Prior to that point, his season was relatively quiet with no wins.
After the 1993 finale at Atlanta, race winner, Rusty Wallace and Champion, Dale Earnhardt ran Polish Victory Laps to salute Allison and Kulwicki with flags.


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Think you know your Arial from your Helvetica, your sans from your sans serifs? Then step up to the plate. With three levels of game play from the ease-yourself-in, 'Somewhat Difficult' through to the incredibly challenging 'Exceedingly Difficult', there's lots of fun to be had for novices and typographic experts alike. Check out the Beautifully designed Font Game by John Boardley, Justin Stahl and Kari Kari Pätilä. (via swissmiss)
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Font Game for the iPhone and the iPod touch
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
typo/graphic - a collection of typographic posters to feast your eyes.
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We are Worthware Systems International, developers of CellSell® the multi award winning ERP platform designed specifically for retailers of cellular phones, wireless devices, and telecommunications products and services. CellSell® Cellular Retail ERP Systems, seamlessly integrate our patented POS activation data processing technology, with Carrier specific business rules, CRM and financial accounting, to simplify all aspects of wireless retail. If you are currently running your business with standalone pos software for cell phone stores and a general purpose accounting application, contact us, let us show you how we can help.
CellSell® is a registered trademark of Worthware Systems International Inc. CellSell® brand software, is designed specifically for retailers of cellular phones, wireless devices, and telecommunications products and services, and is available throughout North America. CellSell® Cellular Retail ERP Systems integrate Patented POS activation data processing technology, with Carrier business rules and CRM, to instantly produce accurate, Carrier subsidized suggested retail phone pricing, commission, real-time inventory and airtight, drill down, source transaction level financial accounting, that delivers unsurpassed auditability, efficiency, time and cost savings. CellSell® Retail ERP Systems, support single corporate entities with single or multiple retail locations, or multiple distributed corporate entities with multiple retail locations and once fully implemented, integrate, consolidate and coordinate all the resources, information and activities needed to perform, storefront-to-back-office wireless retailer specific daily business processes including, financial accounting, inventory management, inventory optimization, supply chain management, customer facing interactive retail, digital media in-store advertising, point-of-sale (POS), activation management, channel management, customer relationship management (CRM), sales force automation (SFA), e-mail and social media campaign marketing, commission management, human resources (HR), OLAP business intelligence (BI) reporting and real-time remote Android®, iOS® and Windows® tablet based mobile computing, without the need for separate or standalone systems.
CellSell® Cellular Retail ERP Systems are supplied by Worthware Systems International Inc., under license in Canada and the United States to Wireless Retailers, Master Dealers, Agents and Carriers. Originally introduced in 1991 as an on premises, single, unified, fully integrated Financial Accounting and POS business application for cellphone stores, the latest generation of CellSell® Cellular Retail ERP Systems are available via Private Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) Based Cloud licensing and delivery models and CellSell® is notably the most time-tested and proven, wireless retail industry ERP platform on the market. Take a trip with us through time and review the evolution of the CellSell® platform throughout the years on our history tabs below, visit us on Twitter, or simply click here to watch a short CellSell® Movie that quickly describes some of the key attributes of our current state-of-the-art platform technology.
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Worthware Systems International Developers of the Award-Winning CellSell® Retail ERP Platform Announces Issuance of Patent for its Internet Based Cellular Telephone Service Accounting Method and System
In 1991 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers introduced in Canada. At the time its list of features included fully integrated general ledger, serialized inventory, applications for cellular service agreement data-entry printing and processing coupled with automatic point-of-sale invoice creation, residuals management, network and salesrep activation commission tracking and reconciliation.
Pictured below the CellSell® cellular application interface as it appeared in 1991.
In 1992 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers to incorporate short and long term rentals. At the time its list of features included automated electronic import of cellular carrier airtime usage, cellular airtime contract billing allocation with point of sale contract printing.
Pictured below the CellSell® cellular airtime usage import interface as it appeared in 1992.
In 1993 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers licensed to a leading Canadian cellular carrier for resale to its own dealer channel. This unprecedented license agreement with one of Canada's leading carriers and largest public corporations greatly contributed to CellSell® earning its reputation as the acknowledged cellular industry standard.
Pictured below the CellSell® point of sale invoice interface as it appeared in 1993.
In 1994 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers formally endorsed by what was at that time Canada's only truly national carrier. After careful research the carrier described CellSell® as the most comprehensive integrated software package available to meet the needs of its independent dealers.
For CellSell® this unprecedented endorsement served to bolster even further its reputation as the cellular industry standard.
Pictured below the CellSell® activation history interface as it appeared in 1994.
In 1995 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers to make Canadian wireless industry history when it was successfully utilized to electronically transmit the first ever automated electronic point of sale activation of a cellular phone.
Under licensing agreements signed with a leading Canadian carrier the standard CellSell® cellular application interface was enhanced to support fully automated electronic dealer activation transmitting. This forever changed the customer acquisition process, improved customer service and reduced activation times.
Pictured below the CellSell® point of sale electronic activation interface as it appeared in 1995.
In 1996 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers to incorporate two-way electronic communication of activation information between the database located at the retail location and the carrier activation center. Under license with a leading Canadian carrier CellSell® was successfully implemented providing users with fully automated electronic dealer activation transmitting, on screen activation status feedback, mobile number downloading, and fully electronic network plan commission importing and reconciliation.
Pictured below the CellSell® point of sale electronic activation interface as it appeared in 1996.
In 1997 CellSell® was the first accounting application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers to incorporate a repair management module linked to real time inventory. Designed to meet the complex needs of level one service centers standard features included tracking of loaners, over the counter exchange of cellular phones from inventory, warranty service claims for handling, repairs, manufacturer warranty claim reimbursement tracking and reconciliation.
Pictured below the CellSell® repair order interface as it appeared in 1997.
In 1998 CellSell® was replaced by an all new 32-bit Windows based fully Y2K compliant version. This new system architecture made CellSell® 32 the first GUI accounting application in Canada designed specifically for cellular phone retailers. The newly designed CellSell® 32 was significantly technologically advanced, easier to learn and more user friendly than its DOS based predecessor.
To ensure market success the software was enhanced with all of the most popular features that had made CellSell® the #1 selling DOS based accounting software for cellular retailers in Canada. That year, "The Cellular Industry Standard™" became "The New Wireless Industry Standard™". The new designation represented the fast evolving industry CellSell® 32 was in service to support and coincided with the introduction of a broadened feature set which included a pager reseller recurring billing system.
Pictured below the 32-bit Windows based CellSell® 32 menu interface as it appeared in 1998.
In 1999 a two-way radio order-entry and recurring billing system was incorporated into CellSell® 32 marking yet another Canadian wireless industry software first in accounting applications designed specifically for wholesalers and retailers of wireless products and services. Unique system features included site and service contract tracking by serial number and unit swaps by active customer contract all tightly linked to the general ledger.
Pictured below the CellSell® 32 order-entry contract interface.
In 2000 CellSell® 32 became the first business application designed specifically for cellular phone retailers and wholesalers of wireless products and services in North America to couple web based e-commerce with fully integrated accounting! This marked yet another in a long line of historic CellSell® 32 wireless industry firsts. As in all previous years since 1991 CellSell® 32 was first to market with innovative and leading wireless industry specific functionality.
This time in the form of state-of-the-art B2B2C web based e-commerce enabling both retail consumers and dealer sub-agents to shop or fill orders on-line leaving them automatically ready for fulfillment within the easy to use CellSell® 32 accounting software. This completely eliminated the tedious double entry normally associated with the acquisition of customer orders over the Internet. Additional application features included detailed customer order history, open order maintenance, auto web-site updating of unlimited network carriers and plans, retail and wholesale pricing, special offers, new products, and order status and messaging via the Internet.
All of which was easily controlled from within the CellSell® 32 accounting software menus and screens.
In 2002 CellSell® became the first accounting application exclusively for wireless retailers to introduce available integrated Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WAP is an open, global specification that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and interact with information and services instantly. CellSell® accounting software enabled with available WAP leverages the Internet to deliver real-time relevant valuable confidential centralized corporate database content directly to devices using WAP-based microbrowsers.
The introduction of WAP technology marks another unprecedented industry first for CellSell® accounting software demonstrating once again why CellSell® accounting software has earned its reputation as "The new wireless industry standard™".
In 2003 CellSell® further enhanced its' position as the the market leader in enterprise wide accounting software for cellular retailers, with the introduction of all new proprietary PATENT PENDING technology, designed to completely eliminate double-entry of cellular carrier subscriber activation agreement data on-line at the point-of-sale.
This unprecedented event marked yet another in a long line of industry leading first-to-market technology introductions spanning over a decade.
In 2004 CellSell® enhanced its' position as the market leader in enterprise wide accounting software for cellular retailers even further by redefining the process of supply chain management allowing users to eliminate double-entry of inventory purchase orders placed on cellular carrier e-commerce web-sites. This ground breaking technology never before seen or experienced by cellular retailers anywhere, eliminates another tedious business process and augments employee productivity to new levels.
Already recognized as The new wireless industry standard™ by well researched industry professionals and retailers. This latest achievement marks yet another in a long line of industry leading first-to-market technology introductions spanning over a decade, available exclusively to CellSell® accounting systems users.
In 2005 CellSell® accounting systems are first to introduce and to make available integrated OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) as the core engine designed to drive business intelligence and analytics functionality throughout the enterprise. The addition of OLAP extends the capabilities of CellSell® accounting systems with an advanced analysis tool built on a multidimensional CellSell® accounting systems database to drive business decisions based upon real-time performance monitoring and forward looking trends. Capable of graphically summarizing years worth of data in seconds decision makers of the organizations using CellSell® accounting systems running the CellSell® OLAP Service can measure performance against planned targets for stores and sales people and help turn corporate goals into reality.
The introduction of OLAP once again enhances CellSell® accounting systems position as a true market leader and innovator and marks this it's 15th anniversary year with yet another industry leading first to market technology introduction.
Pictured below CellSell® accounting systems equipped with OLAP screen from 2005.
In 2006 CellSell® accounting systems are first to incorporate GRNI (goods received not invoiced) functionality exclusively designed for the wireless industry. This advanced GRNI feature set was designed to provide users with an accurate unalterable audit trial of automated inventory accruals and prevent common problems associated with the procure–to-pay process, which if not identified, could quickly trickle down to affect an organizations bottom line.
The introduction of integrated GRNI marked yet another in a long line of industry leading a first-of-its-kind technology innovations credited to CellSell® accounting systems.
Pictured below CellSell® accounting systems equipped with GRNI from 2006.
In 2007 CellSell® accounting systems feature-set is extended further than ever before with the introduction of Stored Value Gift Card POS Technology with unprecedented capabilities, features and functionality. A first-of-its-kind integration never before seen in the wireless/cellular-retail specific software industry. The new Stored Value Gift Card Sales module integrates seamlessly with CellSell® accounting systems POS, Inventory an General Ledger, to measurably increase ROI. Other benefits of the technology include, no per transaction electronic processing fees, no requirements for special third-party integration, connectivity or standalone terminals and improved profitability.
The addition of integrated Stored Value Gift Card Sales functionality in 2007 is another in a long line of first-of-its-kind technology innovations spanning our 17 year history, another example of our continued market leadership and applications software superiority. Further irrefutable evidence of our consistent, relentless, ongoing commitment to delivering unsurpassed effective tools, which create and sustain new revenue opportunities, increase profits and produce a rapid and quantifiable return on investment for CellSell® accounting systems technology platform licensees which enable, assist and support the growth of their businesses.
Pictured below CellSell® accounting systems equipped enabled with the Stored Value Gift Card Sales module in 2007.
In 2008 CellSell® accounting systems introduces a new integrated people counting data retrieval and reporting software. This marks yet another in a long line of first-to-market technology introductions for cellular retailers.
The new integrated people counting data retrieval and reporting module further extends the capabilities of CellSell® accounting systems existing business sales metrics reporting. This technology provides CellSell® Accounting Systems users with fully automated electronic data retrieval and subsequent detailed analysis of their pedestrian traffic to compare against their sales. Analytics include but are not limited to sales conversion rates based on hour, day, and category of merchandise sold.
By comparing the number of visitors per cellular retail location and highlighting any problem locations, management teams can review their sales-to-traffic conversion rates, and always ensure that the right staffing is in place at the right location. Additionally this data can be used to measure consumer response to ongoing direct marketing promotions launched via CellSell Accounting Systems CRM.
The introduction of integrated people counting data retrieval and reporting technology further enhances the CellSell® Accounting Systems brand and it's continued leadership position in the cellular retail specific software market place and is intended to furnish CellSell® accounting systems users with another valuable business tool that can be used to improve business processes and support an even greater ROI.
In 2010 CellSell® accounting systems are the first and only integrated accounting and cellular retail ERP systems to include built-in OLAP Decision Cubes Reporting. Unlike third-party add-on business intelligence tools that require time consuming and often laborious data staging and data replication, CellSell® OLAP Decision Cubes are fully integrated and enable users to analyze corporate data and create their own customized versions of re-usable reports and graphs easily and instantly in real-time in a variety of formats including HTML, Excel or XML.
The introduction of built-in OLAP Decision Cubes Reporting with all CellSell® integrated accounting and cellular retail ERP software marked yet another in a long line of industry leading first-of-its-kind technology innovations that year over year continue to be synonymous with the CellSell® accounting systems brand.
Pictured below is an example of CellSell® accounting system OLAP Decision Cubes Reporting from 2010:
In 2011 CellSell® client app for Android™ delivers first-ever combined mobile POS and cellular retail ERP application to Android-powered devices. Introduced on the Android™ Market, the newly minted CellSell® app for Android™ is a device based thin-client that uses the mobile internet to connect users to dedicated CellSell® for Android™ server sessions that are fully optimized for low bandwidth connectivity and provide authorized users with the full interface richness, personalization and specialized functionality of CellSell®, North America's leading cellular retail ERP platform enabling sales associates to finally break free of being tethered to a POS terminal in order to execute a POS transactions and use Tablets instead. In addition CellSell® Client for AndroidT delivers the full promise of the mobile internet on 3G/4G networks allowing users to connect from any Android-powered device irrespective of screen resolution including Smartphones and hold an entire CellSell® permissions based Retail ERP system in the palms of their hands.
In 2012 CellSell becomes the first Retail ERP platform purpose built for retailers of cellular phones to offer support for iPad. Introduced in February 2012 the new iCellSell app available on the Apple® App Store allows CellSell software licensees to remotely connect to their own dedicated CellSell application servers and to login to and run their CellSell systems remotely using their iOS devices. The iCellSell App offers iOS device users a unique reimagined CellSell POS touch screen interface optimized for iPad and provides additional peace of mind of knowing that their CellSell system and their data resides only on their dedicated remote CellSell application servers and not on their iOS devices.
In 2013 CellSell® becomes the first Retail ERP to offer industry-first POS payment processing technology for wireless retailers. The new CellSell® integration with the Genius® Customer Engagement Platform enables CellSell® licensees the unique opportunity to capitalize on the new opportunities presented by mobile payments and integrated loyalty and commerce by seamlessly enabling the acceptance of any payment type running CellSell® POS, including traditional credit/debit, near field communication (NFC), QR, EMV along with any and all payment and commerce applications including but not limited to, ISIS, LevelUp, gift, loyalty and others, providing wireless retailers running an integrated CellSell® Retail ERP system with ultimate flexibility to activate the payment solutions that best support their business needs.
In 2014 CellSell® is the first Retail ERP platform that offers integrated support for Apple Pay™ POS payment processing for wireless retailers. Having Apple Pay™ integrated as a POS payment processing option, provides CellSell® licensees with a competitive advantage in the market place and allows them to serve their customers better and to capitalize on the latest trend in mobile payments for the newest generation of tech-savvy wireless shoppers.
In 2015 CellSell® is the first Cellular Retail ERP platform to offer support for integrated POS, Accounts Receivable and CRM database driven SMS. CellSell® makes texting customers easy and cost-effective, because there is no longer a need to export data and upload it to third-party software products in order to communicate with customers via SMS. Statistics show that Text open rates are 95% compared to 14-28% for e-mail and CellSell® SMS support helps wireless retailers ensure that their messages are being seen by those customers that want to see them.
In 2016 Patent CA 2515486 is issued by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office covering the core features and functionality built into the CellSell® Retail ERP Platform. The field of the invention relates to point-of-sale and accounting systems. More specifically, the Patent relates to customer subscriber information keyed in on wireless carrier on-line activation websites and used by cellular retail stores, the registering of subscribers for cellular phone service with a wireless carrier on-line activation sites, and the extracting of the subscriber identification data, according to a data extraction routine specific to the wireless carrier on-line activation site, and importing the extracted subscriber identification data into a retailer database and using this imported subscriber identification data in and by the retailer management system.
In 2017 CellSell® is named Retail ERP Platform of the Year at the 2017 Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards.


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A ribbon cutting was held Friday afternoon to welcome 21st Century Rehab to Knoxville.
The company took over physical therapy services at Knoxville Hospital and Clinics earlier this year. Steve and Michelle Cassabaum started the company in 1995 in Nevada. KHC is the sixth hospital the company serves.
Steve Cassabaum was inspired to go into the Physical Therapy field after sustaining an injury in high school. The best results he had in his recovery were attributed to the therapy he received. This therapy allowed him to play football for two more years. He earned his doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2009 from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Michelle is the Chief Financial Officer of the company. She attended Iowa State University to earn her business degree and received her pharmacy school training at the University of Iowa. She holds a Master's in healthcare administration.
Dr. Susan Woodle is the primary contact for 21st Century Rehab at KHC.


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The Turkish high-profile corruption scandal, whose fallout has so far resulted in the jailing of the sons of the Turkish minister of the interior Muammar Guler, just escalated sharply following the abrupt resignation of three key ministers from PM Erdogan's government. Earlier today, first Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and then Interior Minister Muammer Guler submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday morning. A few hours later, they were joined by Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar who also tendered his resignation as a member of parliament, however instead of doing so in a complacent manner, he lashed out at the PM and called for his resignation which roiled markets following an earlier relief rally.
As a reminder, Turkey has been shaken by three sensational corruption investigations last week that led to dozens of detentions and 24 arrests of people ranging from influential business leaders to senior bureaucrats and the ministers' sons. Caglayan's son Salih Kaan Caglayan, Guler's son Baris Guler and Bayraktar's Oguz Bayraktar were among those arrested in the sweep, which Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, called a "dirty operation" to smear his administration and undermine the country's progress.
Today's developments are likely the beginning of the end for the current Prime Minister, because the shakeout "signaled a deepening rift in Mr. Erdogan's government." As the WSJ reports, while the economy and interior ministers joined the premier in condemning the bribery investigation as a plot to weaken the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Mr. Bayraktar lashed out at Mr. Erdogan for forcing the resignations, and in doing so also called for Erdogan's resignation.
"I don't accept being pressured because of this investigation, which involves bribery and corruption, and being told to 'resign and issue a comforting statement,'" Mr. Bayraktar said, according to his office. The minister, whose son was questioned in the probe, denied wrongdoing. "To soothe the nation, I believe that the prime minister should resign, too," he said.
Earlier in the day, the other ministers who quit echoed Mr. Erdogan's allegations that the probe was politically motivated.
"It is very clear that the operation performed as of Dec. 17 is a dirty setup against our government, our party and our country. I have resigned from my post of economy minister to help bring out the truth and spoil this ugly game, which has included my child and my close colleagues," Mr. Caglayan said in a written statement, according to his spokesman, who declined further comment.
The local markets were whipsawed by the developments, first rallying after the first two resignations, but falling sharply when Mr. Bayraktar called on the prime minister to quit.
The benchmark BIST-100 stock index reversed gains, falling 3.5% to 66555.3 in afternoon trading. The lira declined 0.5% to 2.0876 against the dollar, creeping toward Friday's record low. The government's borrowing costs rose as its benchmark two-year bond yields pared gains to 9.60% from 9.42%, after closing at 9.68% Tuesday. Bond yields decline as prices rise.
"With the two ministers' resignations in the morning, the lira gained because the market saw it as a positive step that would reduce prevailing political uncertainties. But the third minister's resignation, and call on the prime minister to step down, deteriorated investor sentiment," said Gokce Celik, an economist at Finansbank in Istanbul. "Turkey's lira has been under extra pressure recently due to domestic political uncertainties... it's going to be difficult for it to stabilize as the year draws to an end."
What may be behind the ongoing scandals? According to Al Jazeera, the investigations are widely believed to be linked to the recent tensions between the United States-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement and Erdogan's AKP that, many analysts say, used to be allies in the past in a struggle against Turkey's politically dominant military. The tensions, which have been festering for months, peaked after the government's plans to abolish private prep schools. Gulen owns a large network of such schools. Erdogan recently said that those behind the investigations were trying to form a "state within a state", an apparent reference to Gulen's movement, whose followers are influential in Turkey's police and judiciary.
Corruption in state tenders, money laundering, bribery, gold smuggling and distribution of prime land among favourites are among the accusations put on the suspects, sources at Istanbul chief prosecutor's office told Turkish media. Formal criminal charges are going to be revealed after the prosecutor's office announces the actual bills of indictment for the three simultaneous investigations it has been carrying out.
Those detained include the sons of Interior Minister Muammer Guler, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Environment Minister Erdogan Bayraktar. Various well-known businessmen were also detained, including Suleyman Aslan, the chief executive of Turkish state bank Halkbank, and Ali Agaoglu, a construction tycoon, as well as Mustafa Demirand, the mayor of Istanbul district Fatih. Some of these prominent people were arrested while others were released by court order, all pending trial (much more on the tensions within the Turkish government here).
As for just how the CIA is involved, as it always tends to be in any strategic government destabilization process, we will likely find out shortly.


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Sharing the Share: CSA Week #3
More great stuff! Here's the rundown of what our share included this week:
- more strawberries (!) I expected last week to be the last of them, so I was thrilled to find out that there were more for us this week.
- rainbow chard!
- spinach
- Napa cabbage – I love this cabbage variety. I have a favorite salad using Napa cabbage and romaine that I keep meaning to share…this coming week will be a good excuse, because we also got
- Romaine
- more Asian braising greens
- lots of turnips (yay!)
- a few more garlic scapes
- scallions
We've been busy lately, between tending the garden and other various summer things — so while I've still been cooking a lot, I feel like I can't quite gather my thoughts enough to write anything extensive and coherent about any one particular topic. So, I'll just give you a rundown of a few random ideas:
1. Got more strawberries than you know what to do with? How about making strawberry vinegar? I made some last week. I canned a few jars of it, and am planning to squirrel one away for the dead of winter. I kept some out in the fridge, and have been mixing it with equal parts extra-virgin olive oil, maybe a minced shallot, and coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to make a delicious vinaigrette. It's great over arugula with goat cheese, or maybe some spinach with toasted nuts.
2. Another use for garlic scape pesto: how about a twist on garlic bread? I spread some slabs of baguette with the garlic scape pesto I made last week, topped each with a little shredded parmesan and mozzarella, and popped them under the broiler for a few minutes. Mmm.
3. I think rainbow chard is one of the prettiest things I've ever seen. Rather than storing it in the fridge, I snipped the ends of the stalks to make clean cuts, then arranged them in a vase. To me, they're just as beautiful as any flower bouquet, and it should keep them fresh for a few days until we eat them. Beautiful and tasty!
That's all for now…TGIF!
ttfn300 permalinkJune 27, 2008 6:14 pm
and i was just wondering what to do with the last of my garlic scapes picked up at the farmers market last week! fantastic 🙂
Amanda G. permalinkJune 28, 2008 11:38 pm
The strawberry vinegar is lovely, and I can't wait to see your napa cabbage salad recipe! I went to a spa a few years ago that served a garlic scape hummus, with chopped up scapes throughout – delicious.


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Rent, buy or lease temporary structures, lightweight halls and tent systems
With more than 40 years of sound experience, Eschenbach Zeltbau develops and builds much more than tents.
Eschenbach products are no provisional arrangements, but - as temporary tent systems and hall systems - structural solutions that both correspond to the requested use and are fully usable, modern and of outstanding quality. Maybe not forever, but for a longer time with pleasure – regional, national and international.
We design and build real function and interaction spaces for our customers all over the world. Therefore, we call our offer by its name: Temporary architecture.
Eschenbach tents, halls and stages are flexible regarding their intended purpose and "easy to use" respectively "easy to build". Moreover, Eschenbach offers comprehensive consulting and full-service for its products.
The company's headquarters is located in Bad Königshofen, in Lower Franconia. With our subsidiaries and related companies in Schkeuditz near Leipzig, Mühlau near Chemnitz and Ludwigsfelde/ Genshagen near Berlin, we are located right next to you.
There you can buy or rent all our company's products for industry, storage and agriculture sector, for communities, associations, sports and events.
Tent systems and hall systems: Temporary architecture from exclusive events to disaster relief
Eschenbach: The specialist for tent systems and temporary structures
Bad Königshofen
The Eschenbach Group is headquartered in the Lower Franconian Bad Königshofen. The headquarters are the largest with regard to both area and personnel. All production areas offered by the Eschenbach Group are gathered under one umbrella in Bad Königshofen: Steel construction of the locksmith's shop, production and maintenance of the tarpaulins in the saddlery as well as advertising print and labelling of your tent and hall system
Ludwigsfelde near Berlin
The Eschenbach exclusiv GmbH was founded in 2000 and is an independent subsidiary of the parent company with head office in Ludwigsfelde near Berlin. With the sale and renting of tent systems as well as the production and repair of tarpaulins, the Eschenbach exclusiv GmbH primarily carries out regional tasks and is thus a "capital supplier". The Eschenbach exclusiv GmbH is a full-service specialist regarding your event - thanks to individual advice and long-standing experience. From all kinds of anniversaries, foundation stone ceremonies, special events up to trade fair events - Eschenbach exclusiv GmbH supports you with perfect planning. The location has an own saddlery and provides the full range of services concerning the field of technical manufacture.
Mühlau near Chemnitz
Since 1991, Eschenbach GmbH in Mühlau has been providing you with full service regarding your event, individual advice and professional expertise. From the big birthday party, special events up to the fair trade events - Eschenbach GmbH supports you with perfect planning. Here, tent systems, lightweight-construction halls and furniture are offered. Mühlau has its own saddlery. Tarpaulins, awnings, covers and even individual custom-made products are produced here according to the requirements of the customers. Labelling is another service at this location. The company-owned graphics department puts your ideas concerning stickers, advertising print and truck tarpaulins into practise, and the production and installation are also performed at the location.
Schkeuditz near Leipzig
Production and renting has been carried out at the location in Schkeuditz near Leipzig since 1991. Since 1996, the business is a 100-percent subsidiary of the Bad Könighofen headquarters. The steel construction plays an important role at the location. All steel and metal parts for our tents and hall systems are manufactured in the production halls. Modern production technology ensures constantly very high quality. Of course, all Eschenbach products are rented out and sold here as well.
Financing of hall and tent systems
You can purchase, rent and lease the products of Eschenbach. We provide an overview for the right form of acquisition of your new tent or hall system. In addition, we will be glad to advise you individually.
Reasons for and benefits of buying tent and hall systems
- Your space problem is permanent.
- More space is required as quickly as possible.
- A cost-effective solution for long-term space requirements is needed.
- You wish immediate property.
- You want to have the free choice of colours and dimensions.
- The investment costs are significantly lower than with conventional solid structures.
- Nevertheless, you want to be permanently flexible regarding the size of the storage space.
Reasons for and benefits of renting or leasing
- More space is only required in the short or medium term.
- You do not yet know for how long you will need additional storage or sales space.
- You only want to leave the tent standing as long as you really need it.
- Rental costs are considered as "amortisation". Make use of these tax benefits for yourself.
- You preserve your liquidity and your investment budget and thus avoid wrong investment decisions.
- You want to remain flexible regarding size and location since renting allows a quick adaptation to rapidly changing framework conditions.
- You do not want to make a final decision as to whether to buy the tent/ the hall after renting or not.
If you are not dependent on immediate property, we will be happy to submit a leasing or rental offer with an option for a later purchase. If the tent purchased from us is no longer required someday, we will be glad to buy it back upon request.


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Toss the Turtle
Toss the Turtle Info
Toss the Turtle is a great arcade game where the aim is to fire that turtle just as far as you can.
To aid you are various canons, bombs and jetpacks. You can use the cash you collect on the way to buy upgrades and increase your distance.
Control the cannon with your Mouse, Hold down the Left Mouse Button for power and use WASD to control the turtle in the air. Be careful where you land.
The game auto saves so you do not need to worry about losing your place.
Toss the Turtle is a really good looking game and a lot of fun to play. Watch out for chainsaws!Autosaur updated this game on 11 Aug , 2015.
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Be the light that brightens the room,
not the mirror that reflects it.
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Asbestos - Still the silent killer, still found in Schools
As a Specialist Mesothelioma Solicitor for twenty years I have been acting for clients that have been through difficult times and unpleasant experiences. I see people who have been exposed to asbestos in all walks of life. But I can still be surprised when I read about new cases of Mesothelioma that happen in the unlikeliest of places to the unlikeliest of people.
We know that Asbestos was used extensively in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s even though it had been known to cause serious health risks since the late 19th Century.
There are three main types of asbestos - Chrysotile, Amosite and Crocidolite; they are usually called white, brown and blue asbestos respectively. However, they can't be identified just by their colour.
Blue and brown asbestos (the two most dangerous forms) have not been imported into the UK for nearly 20 years. White asbestos was banned (except for a small number of specialised uses) in 1999.
Asbestos was used in many industrial applications, but it is perhaps less well known that it was also used in commercial buildings such as schools, hospitals and offices. This put the unlikeliest of people at risk of developing cancers later in life.
Recently there was the case of a retired teacher who spent 11 years working in classrooms containing asbestos. Unfortunately she was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Her employer paid her compensation of £210,000 after she made a Mesothelioma personal injury claim .
In that case it was revealed that between 1973 and 1984, the teacher worked in two secondary schools and taught in classrooms containing asbestos that was present in the pre-fabricated buildings, in ceiling tiles and on wall panels.
Teaching staff would often have to pick up the falling tiles from the classroom floor since the buildings were in a dilapidated state. These tiles then would be replaced. This process released of asbestos dust into the atmosphere.
Commenting on the case, a National Union of Teachers (NUT) spokesperson said it showed that "nearly 90 percent of schools still contain asbestos", and that there was still "a long way to go in raising awareness" of the presence of the potentially deadly substance.
The real tragedy is that in many cases injury could have been avoided if the employer had taken proper notice of the available scientific and medical literature.
in each case followed good employment practices and executed appropriate health and safety procedures,
Many cases of mesothelioma, and therefore many claims, could be avoided if the proper warnings and protective equipment were provided and if the right precautions were taken. Kris Keats of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) said: "Instead, teachers have their careers, lives and health blighted and millions of pounds of public money has to be spent in compensation."
The answer to a recent Freedom of Information request shows that 291 teachers have died from mesothelioma since 1980. Three school teachers died on average each year in the 1980s but this has now risen to 19 deaths a year.
Today, the Governments advice to schools is that they must:
- Know if their building contains asbestos and what condition it is in
- Tell anybody who might disturb the asbestos where it is located
- Refrain from pinning, stapling or tacking displays to walls and ceilings that might contain asbestos
The current rate of 19 deaths a year may mark the early stage of an increasingly severe problem amongst teachers because mesothelioma can remain dormant for between 10 years and 55 years before symptoms arise: the graph above shows that the number of teacher deaths may accelerating. Many people who have mesothelioma don't survive more than 1 year beyond diagnosis.
It's sobering to realise that, alarming though these figures are, teachers are not considered a "high risk" population for mesothelioma when compared with other trades and professions. Plumbers, electricians, telephone engineers and carpenters suffer higher rates of mesothelioma because they often worked with asbestos directly.
In the UK about six people die from mesothelioma each day and the incidence of the disease is only now reaching its peak, having been growing for thirty years or more:
- About 2,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year.
- At least 70,000 British people will develop mesothelioma in the next 30-50 years from past exposure to asbestos.
- Mesothelioma most commonly occurs in people aged between 40 and 70 years.
- In women, mesothelioma is the cancer most rapidly increasing in incidence
According to a document produced by the HSE, Asbestos is likely to be in a building if:
- It was built or refurbished between 1950 and 1980 and particularly:
- If it also has a steel frame; and/or
- It has boilers with thermal insulation
There will be many more deaths from asbestos diseases in the years to come, because of exposure many years ago.
We are now better prepared to handle this killer material. Larger employers tend to be more aware of the risks and of their responsibilities than in the past. But there are still many schools, colleges, universities and hospitals that contain asbestos-based materials. This asbestos continues to pose a risk to tradesmen such as electricians and plumbers who work on the buildings and also to other occupants such as teachers, students and members of the public. Careful management, monitoring and sometimes removal of asbestos are needed to keep our communities free of asbestos disease.
By Andrew Morgan:
Andrew Morgan is a partner in Fieldfisher's asbestos and personal injury departments. With more than 20-years-experience, Andrew's claims cover many areas, including:
- Mesothelioma claims
- Catastrophic work accident injury claims
- Overseas claims
Andrew now specialises in highly complex cases such as the case of Elizabeth Bradford, a school teacher who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001.
Some other Fieldfisher cases where mesothelioma has affected the least likely people:
- Mrs S, a nurse who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after working in a hospital in Leeds
- Sheila, a mesothelioma victim who was exposed to asbestos because she simply lived near and asbestos factory


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Mistakes To Avoid When Putting Your Infant To Bed
As a parent one thing you need to be very careful about is your baby's sleep. If they don't get enough sleep then they will be cranky and also will not have enough energy to play either. When your child is crying it is natural for you to try your best in putting them to sleep just to get a peace of mind. Here are few mistakes most parents make while putting their infant to sleep and make sure you avoid it.
The sleeping patterns change overtime
You need to know that sleeping patterns of your infant will have its moods. Some days your newborn will sleep as soon as you feed him/her, however, breastfeeding takes a long time and can be painful. Other days they might need more in attention so after feeding you could put your baby to the cot and keep swinging it till he/she falls asleep. If your newborn shows major change in the sleeping cycles then do not ignore it. There could be something wrong so you should rush to a baby sleep specialist Melbourne. However, if you are a lucky parent whose infant doesn't trouble while sleeping, then you should know that it won't last and overtime you might have to make few changes in their bed time routine.
Avoid Dangerous positions
As mentioned above breastfeeding is a time consuming process and most of the time even mothers' end up sleeping while feed their newborn. It is natural for an exhausted new mother to fall asleep with her baby in her arms. This can be a very dangerous position as there is a risk of you dropping the baby. So make sure while breastfeeding you are always on the middle of the bed and not on the edge of it. It would be even better if you have someone else in the room so they can look after the baby when you are napping.
Check on your sleep
Parenting is a tough job and initial few months after giving birth are very hard on mothers. It is likely that you are sleep deprived especially if your child wakes up at night. You should make sure that you have adequate amount of sleep in order to take care of your infant. This could be difficult because according to baby sleep therapy your infant should be in the same room as you which means your sleep gets disturbed when the infant cries. So take turns, you could feed the baby and then leave it on the father to put the baby to sleep. Most of the new mothers exhaust themselves so much which affects their child as well.
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More typography linkage
Alan told me (presumably by way of Daring Fireball again) about Adobe's brand new geometric sans serif typeface Hypatia. However, I'll do both of them one better and note that the designer, Thomas Phinney, talks about it on his blog too. Phinney also mentions on his blog that there Adobe has also just released a new typeface by Slimbach called Arno. It looks pretty nice; it would be interesting to compare it with Minion Pro. I couldn't find any pricing information, but if it is anything like the pricing for the other »Pro Optical« typefaces it is out of my league for the moment.
While checking out more of Daring Fireball myself I saw an entry about photos of an 1923 American Type Foundry specimen book on Flickr. I'm not sure whether there are any copyright issues with that, but it is there for now.


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[A] superb biography. . .[the authors] have produced a definitive study of Fermi's life and work.ANDREW CRUMEYThe Wall Street Journal
First popular cradle-to-grave biography in English of the most famous Italian science investigator since Galileo Galilei. Segrè and Hoerlin seek a new perspective. They quickly hit their stride….NATURE.
[An] impressive new biography...[Segrè and Hoerlin] have combined sophisticated understanding of Fermi's scientific achievements with intimate, often charming stories of the famed physicist's personal life, to create a book that's both intelligent and extremely engaging...a story filled with drama, creativity, adventure.THE WASHINGTON POST.
Few writers are better positioned than that duo to bring Fermi's story to light....Combining family lore with intensive research, Segrè and Hoerlin offer unique insights into Fermi's life and work, set against the background of politics and the early years of the Atomic Age.DALLAS MORNING NEWS.
Fermi, who excelled in so many areas . . . resists simple iconization . . .a quick-paced and highly readable account that manages to distill Fermi's rich and productive life into a little over 300 pages....[a] welcome and admirable biography.NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE.
Had Fermi turned his intuition to the problem it is likely that fission would have been discovered in Italy in early 1935, and not nearly four years later in Germany. Were that the case, Segrè and Hoerlin point out, it is possible that Hitler would have had an atomic bomb to use during the Second World War.NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW.
- Editor's Choice, New York Times Book Review: THE POPE OF PHYSICS: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age. An assured and informative biography of the pioneering nuclear scientist.
- Amazon Best Book of Month (Nonfiction) for November 2016
- "By placing stunning scientific advances into historical context, this engaging biography of Nobel Prize–winning Italian physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954) captures the life and times of one of the 20th century's most creative and hard-working scientists…fans of pop science and history will thoroughly enjoy this entertaining and accessible biography of a scientist who deserves to be better understood." ―Publishers Weekly, starred and boxed review
- "[An] illuminating biography of the immigrant genius who earned a prime place among the elite scientists who watched the planet's first mushroom cloud rise above New Mexico sands…By exploring Fermi's friendships, his marriage and family life, and his postwar concerns about morality in an atomic age, the authors also give readers glimpses into something of Fermi's personal, nonscientific attributes. A balanced portrait, rich in revealing anecdotes." ―Booklist, starred review
- March 27, 2017 Reading at Collected Works Bookstore, Santa Fe, N.M.
- April 12, 2017 Reading at Labyrinth Bookstore, Princeton, N.J.
- May 10, 2017 2016 Book Prize winner: ceremony and reading, Athenaeum, Philadelphia, PA
- June 3, 2017 Author Event, World Science Festival, New York
- June 21, 2017 Reading at Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, Martha's Vineyard
- September 15, 2017 Public lecture at FermiLab, Chicago
- November 5, 2017 Talk at Dorothea's House of Italian Culture, Princeton
- February 23, 2017
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- March 8, 2017
Program on Science and Global Security
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Princeton University
- March 28, 2017
Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe, New Mexico
- November 13, 2017
University Club
New York, New York
- November 28, 2017
Italian Cultural Institute, Chicago
- November 29, 2017
Argonne National Laboratory
- November 30, 2017
Physics Department
University of Chicago
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There's a lot of focus on the November election.
But the future of Florida's kids will be directly influenced by an election on August 30th.
Only YOU can protect your children's or grandchildren's future.
Public education (AKA "Government Schools") is a disaster. The U.S. has slipped from the top 10 internationally to the mid 30's in reading and math. In national ACT tests, Florida has steadily declined and is now 45th in the nation's failing K-12 Public School system.Don't waste another school year. You can and must act now! Here are a couple ways you can make a difference:
Participate in School Board Elections
General elections for Florida school boards will be held on August 30, 2016. These elections are referred to as primary elections in Florida but are functionally general elections; if no candidate wins a majority of votes cast at the "primary" election, a "general" election is held on November 8, 2016, effectively serving as a runoff election.
Your responsibility: VOTE INFORMED! Seriously vet your candidates. Here is a questionnaire you can use to objectively evaluate the candidates:
Consider Your Options
Patti Cohen is Florida Citizens Alliance's expert on educational alternatives and options. You can visit her section of the FLCA website here. In addition to her contributions to the website, Patti is available for discussion and advice.
Government schools are NOT your only educational choice!
Copy of the Questionnaire for your review. Use link to download: DOWNLOAD QUESTIONNAIRE
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There was only one change I had to make for the build. This:
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because clang is now the default compiler (vice gcc) starting with FreeBSD 10.
I could have `pkg install`ed gcc first, then built newlisp, but hey I didn't really need gcc anyway; so why bother. :)


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The date was October 22, 2008, the T-Mobile G1 (built by HTC) was the first device to go to the public running the open source OS that is Android, Internationally it was known as the HTC Dream. It may not have been your first Android device, but for many people it was theirs. But it'll still hold a place in every Android enthusiasts' heart.
The HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1 had, what today would be terrible specs, but for it's time was top notch:
- 528MHz Qualcomm processor
- 3.2-inch display
- 192MB of RAM
- 256MB of internal storage
- 1150mAh battery
- 5-row QWERTY Keyboard
It's amazing to see how far devices have come in the past four years. The standard processor is now 1.5GHz and either dual-core or quad-core, typical display is about 4.3" and above, RAM is between 1GB and 2GB, internal storage is typically 16-32GB, and the battery is normally 2000mAh except for the budget devices. What about the Android OS as a whole? It's come so very far since Android 1.5 – Cupcake.
This was back when HTC was one of the few manufacturers making devices. About a year later the Motorola Droid came out on Verizon, which was my first Android device and my introduction into the best mobile operating system around (okay, that might be a bit biased). HTC also launched the HTC Hero on Sprint which is actually surprisingly still up for sale, but it is a pre-owned version. Then about a year after Motorola introduced the Droid, HTC launched the game changer which was the HTC EVO. The first device to sport dual camera's and a 4-inch display. But that's enough talking of the history of Android devices.
Now let's take a trip down memory lane and check out this review of the T-Mobile G1 by the folks at Phonedog.


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5 things Clemson must do to beat Alabama tonight
1. Protect Deshaun Watson
Clemson's offensive line has played well for the most part this season, but it will face by far its toughest test of the year on Monday. Jonathan Allen and company are relentless pressuring the quarterback. The Crimson Tide are sixth in the country in tackles for loss with 112, and they do not have to blitz a whole lot to wreak havoc. If Alabama can get pressure with three or four rushers, it could be a long night for Clemson.
2. Slow down Alabama's rushing attack
The Crimson Tide have three running backs averaging at least 6.6 yards per carry in Damien Harris, Bo Scarbrough and Josh Jacobs. Scarbrough was the star in Alabama's semifinal win over Washington, rushing 19 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He's a bigger back and Clemson will need to meet him at or near the line of scrimmage because once he gets going he is a load to bring down. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is also dangerous in the run game with 891 yards and 12 touchdowns.
3. Cover the backs and tight ends
When Clemson's defense has struggled this season, its linebackers have allowed running backs and tight ends to run free. That was the biggest reason for the Tigers' 43-42 loss to Pitt, and it nearly cost them in other close games. Clemson's linebackers will be key to slowing down Alabama's running game, but they can't get sucked in and allow O.J. Howard and company to get behind them. Howard had 208 receiving yards and two touchdowns last year against the Tigers.
4. Protect the football
Alabama is one of the best teams in the nation at forcing mistakes, with 27 turnovers gained entering the national title game. Clemson is near the bottom of the country in turnovers lost with 26, which is tied for No. 117 out of 128 teams. The Tigers have been better at protecting the football down the stretch with only five turnovers in their past four games after having 21 in their first 10. That trend will need to continue tonight for Clemson to come out on top.
5. Win the special teams battle
While Clemson's defense feels like it cost the Tigers last year's national title, the special teams unit certainly did not help. Alabama turned the game around with an on-side kick early in the fourth quarter before returning a kickoff for a touchdown later in the period. Alabama has dangerous returners and enters the game with four special teams touchdowns on the year. Greg Huegel will need to get his kickoffs into the end zone and make his field goals for the Tigers to win a game that should be lower scoring than last year's 45-40 shootout.
National championship
Who: Clemson (13-1) vs. Alabama (14-0)
When: 8 p.m. Monday
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
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TheEnergy Policy Act of 2005 called for the highly criticized extension ofDaylight Savings in an effort to reduce energy use, particularly the use of incandescent lighting.
Incandescent lamps (ILs) have taken a lot of heat over the past few years across the globe, and are starting to be replaced with newer, more efficientlighting technologies like compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).
Recently, at climate change negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, the United Nations Environment Programme's en.lighten initiative released findings that by replacing these energy guzzlers, the U.S. could save $9 billion and help to avoid approximately 45 million metric tons of carbondioxide emissions — the equivalent of removing 11 million vehicles fromthe road.
Percentage of national savings in electricity consumption obtained from the change of ILs to CFLs
The findings were part of a 100 Country Living Assessment, that assessedthe energy, financial, and CO2 savings potential of efficient lightingif utilized in 100 countries that have not yet initiated the transitionas of 2010.
Findings for other countries included:
Mexico potentially saving $900 million, reducing 5 million tons of CO2 emissions
Indonesia potentially saving $1 billion and cutting 8 million tons of CO2annually — the equivalent of taking two million cars off the road;
Ukraine, an economy in transition, potentially saving $210 million withgreenhouse gas reductions of 2 million tons of CO2 a year
"A switch to efficient lighting in Indonesia, for example, would avoid the need to build 3.5 coal-fired power stations costing $2.5 billion andsimilar findings come from other country assessments," said AchimSteiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP executive director.
"Such calculations do not include the wider environmental, health and 'GreenEconomy' benefits to communities and countries of switching away from,for example, fuels such as kerosene and reducing emissions from sourcessuch as fossil-fueled power stations — an estimated 1.8 million deaths a year are linked with indoor and 800,000 with outdoor air pollution:more efficient lighting has a role to play here, too."
Steiner also noted larger savings could be achieved if other inefficientlighting technologies are also substituted, such as inefficient tubelights or inefficient halogens.
en.lighten is also convening experts from over 30 countries to develop a draftroad map for the global phase-out of inefficient lighting.
It will include policy, technical, and financial recommendations tosupport this transition and is expected to be tabled for globalconsultation in the second half of 2011.
Until Next Time,
Angela Guss
Energy Efficient Lighting Could Save U.S. $9 Billion originally appeared in Green Chip Stocks. Green Chip Review is a free 2x-per-week newsletter, is the firstadvisory to focus exclusively on investments in alternative andrenewable energies.
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